According to the custom of the small town of Lizhudongtian, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, every household will stand on their broomsticks, and it is not advisable to travel far.
Chen Pingan asked Ma Duyi to give guidance on Zeng Ye's practice. After spending time together day and night, Chen Pingan thought about it. At the end of last year, he handed over the paper detailing the secret method of ghost cultivation to Ma Duyi, allowing her to read it.
, if you have any doubts, you can ask Zeng Ye. As they are also cultivators, the difference in cultivation qualifications can be seen at a glance. Regarding the practice of this secret technique, Ma Duyi quickly surpassed the newcomers. In less than a month, he
Can give Zeng Ye some guidance and solve the crux of the problem.
Fortunately, Zeng Ye was accustomed to this. Instead of being discouraged, disappointed or jealous, he became more diligent in his practice and became more determined to make up for his shortcomings with diligence.
This makes Chen Ping'an somewhat gratified. Being able to accept one's fate but not accept one's fate is an extremely valuable trait for a person who practices Taoism. As long as one perseveres and becomes a late bloomer, it is not a luxury.
Today, Chen Ping'an was basking in the sun in the lonely courtyard of the inn. He opened the book box left in the mud and snow and recorded the books one by one. He thought that if there was a chance, he would exchange it with Zeng Ye in the future.
The original owner's private seals for the collection of books were stamped on the pages, both of which had the two seals "水水云来" and "Rugged old man". Zeng Ye would follow the clues in the future and find the scholarly family who fled south. It should not be difficult.
At noon, Chen Pingan received another flying sword message from Qingxia Island, saying that it was a flying sword from Piyun Mountain in Longquan, Dali. Since Chen Pingan was not in Shujian Lake, he had to temporarily stay in the sword room of Qingxia Island.
Liu Zhimao used Feijian to ask Chen Pingan how to deal with it. Chen Pingan replied, telling Liu Zhimao where the three cavalry were currently staying, and asked Island Master Liu to make a trip in person to bring the Feijian.
On the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Zhimao rushed to the Zhoucheng Inn and personally delivered the flying sword from the Beiyue Zhengshen of Dali to Chen Pingan.
Chen Pingan did not open the Piyun Mountain Flying Sword in front of Liu Zhimao. A Nascent Soul Earth Immortal, especially an old Yuanying like Liu Zhimao who is expected to reach the fifth realm, has endless magic and magical powers. Both parties are just gathering for profit.
allies, not friends, the relationship is not that good.
The two sat opposite each other in the inn room.
Liu Zhimao got straight to the point: "According to Mr. Chen's instructions before leaving Qingxia Island, I have quietly removed the ban on Hongsu in Zhuxian Mansion, but I did not take the initiative to send him to Gongliu Island to show his goodwill to Liu Laocheng. Now Liu Laocheng and
Mr. Chen is also an ally. Even if a friend of a friend is not necessarily a friend, the relationship between our Qingxia Island and Gongliu Island has been eased thanks to Mr. Chen. Tan Yuanyi has made a special trip to Qingxia Island and has obviously expressed his feelings for Chen.
My husband has become more respectful, so I personally ran an errand this time. In addition to bringing the Dali Communication Flying Sword to Mr. Chen, I also had a small gift, which was regarded as a spring New Year gift from Qingxia Island to Mr. Chen.
Don't refuse, this has been the rule of Qingxia Island for many years. In the first month, the island worships, and everyone has a share."
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "The size of Qingxia Island and the old rules are clear to me, so even if Island Master Liu doesn't give it, I will remind Island Master Liu."
Liu Zhimao took out a slightly sparse walnut bracelet. It seemed that due to poor storage over the years, less than half of the walnuts had been lost. Only eight walnuts were carved with the images of gods such as the Rain Master, the God of Thunder, and the Mother of Lightning.
The walnuts are about the size of a thumb, full of ancient meaning, and the ancient gods are lifelike. Liu Zhimao smiled and said: "Just pick them off and throw them on the ground. You can command wind, rain, thunder, lightning, fire, etc. The power of a walnut after it explodes
, which is equivalent to a powerful blow from an ordinary golden elixir. However, each walnut will be destroyed after use, so it is not a very good magic weapon. However, Mr. Chen is now damaged in appearance and spirit, and it is not suitable to fight with people often. This thing
Just right.”
Chen Ping'an gently put it into his sleeve and thanked him: "That's true. Island Master Liu is serious about it."
Liu Zhimao smiled and said: "Three things happened recently, which shocked the Zhu Ying Dynasty and all the vassal states. One was that the Nine Realm Sword Cultivator lurking in Shujian Lake was chased by a woman in green and a boy in white for more than a thousand people.
Here, they finally joined forces to kill him. The woman in Tsing Yi was the unknown monk who destroyed the Furong Mountain Ancestral Master Hall during the previous Gongliu Island Alliance. It is rumored that her identity is Da Li Niangan Lang. As for the one who turned out to be
The young man in white clothes has great Taoism and is equipped with a dazzling array of magic weapons. He chases him all the way, as if he is strolling in a courtyard. The Nine Realm Sword Cultivator is in a very embarrassed state."
Having said this, Liu Zhimao looked at Chen Pingan with a smile.
Chen Pingan asked: "What do you say about Oriole Island?"
Liu Zhimao said: "After the Oriole Island Dixian couple learned the news, they visited Tan Yuanyi that day and prayed for protection. They completely surrendered to Dali."
Chen Pingan nodded and said, "That's good news."
Liu Zhimao continued: "The second thing is that General Su Gaoshan threatened to break through the capital of Shihao Kingdom before the Lantern Festival in the first month of this year. Those who do not want to be buried with the Han family of Shihao Kingdom only need to leave the family in the first month of this year."
As long as a portal with someone serving as an official is posted with the statues of the two door gods, Yuan and Cao, they can avoid the disaster of war. If the powerful portals of the powerful have not posted the door gods when the cavalry of the Great Li invade the city, they will all be regarded as Han's desire.
Damn it. After the city was broken, within three days, people in the streets and shops were replaced with the Great Li Gate God, which would also avoid all disturbances. After three days, all large and small houses that did not have the Great Li Gate God hanging there were recorded in a book for the purpose of settling accounts in the future.
"
Chen Ping'an said softly: "The temple comes first, and attacking the heart comes first."
Liu Zhimao's eyes were playful, "As for the third thing, if it were a peaceful and prosperous era, it would be a big news, but now it is not so conspicuous. Han Jingxin, the most favored prince of the Shihao Kingdom, died suddenly in the local area.
In a wilderness in the mountains, the bodies were missing. Mr. Zeng, who was enshrined by the royal family, was nowhere to be found. Hu Han, the number one martial artist in Shihao Kingdom, was also beheaded. It is said that Xu Mao, a poet in Hengshan, used two heads as a certificate of surrender.
On a snowy night, I dedicated it to the general of the Great Li, Su Gaoshan, and was promoted to General Qianwu Niu, the fourth-rank official of the Great Li Dynasty. It can be said that he has reached the sky in one step. It is really not easy to earn the military merits of the Great Li."
Liu Zhimao took out two wine bowls and put them on the table. Chen Pingan took off the sword gourd and smiled. Liu Zhimao wisely put away one of them, knowing that the accountant opposite would not use his own wine bowl.
, but there are still some rules at the wine table. Chen Pingan poured a bowl of wine for Liu Zhimao, while he drank from a sword gourd.
Then Chen Ping'an took a sip of wine and said slowly: "Island Master Liu, there is no need to doubt it. I was the one who killed him. As for the two heads, they were cut off by Xu Mao. If I don't kill Xu Mao, he will help me prevent the disaster."
, each takes what he needs.”
"As expected."
Liu Zhimao laughed heartily and said: "Shi Haoguo is not big or small. If he can hit the tip of Mr. Chen's sword, Han Jingxin should not be the emperor in this life. But to be honest, a few
Among the princes, Han Jingxin has the highest hopes from the Emperor of Shihao Kingdom, he also has the deepest personal wealth, and he originally had the best opportunity, but it is a pity that this little guy is seeking his own death, so there is nothing he can do about it."
Chen Ping'an asked: "Master Liu, there is one thing that I still can't figure out. There are so many vassal states in the Zhuying Dynasty including Shihao Kingdom. Why do they all choose to fight to the death with the Great Li Cavalry? In Aquarius Continent,
As a vassal vassal of a great dynasty, we shouldn't be so decisive. We shouldn't have such a small voice of opposition above the temple. Starting from the Great Sui vassal of Huang Ting Kingdom to the north of Guanhu Academy, the entire northern territory of Aquarius Continent...
"
Chen Pingan tapped the table with his fingers, "This is the only place, it's unreasonable."
Liu Zhimao hesitated for a moment, raised the wine bowl, took a sip of wine, and said slowly: "Hundreds of schools of thought, each has its own bet. Although Aoping Continent is small, Da Li can obtain the main lineage of the Mo family, the Yin Yang family, and the Aoping Continent.
The military strategists headed by Zhenwushan, etc., all chose the Song family of Dali. As the most powerful Zhuying dynasty in central Aquarius Continent, it is reasonable to have the support of the main lineage and side branches of hundreds of schools of thought.
As far as I know, there is strong support from farmers, pharmacists, merchants, strategists and other branches. There are many sword cultivators in the Zhuying Dynasty, which can be said to be prosperous. They are also close to Guanhu Academy, and the Great Li Cavalry is here.
It’s not surprising that it’s blocked here.”
Chen Ping'an suddenly understood, he raised his sword gourd, and Liu Zhimao raised his wine bowl, and each drank.
Liu Zhimao is dressed in plain linen white clothes. He looks simple, like a hermit living in the cold mountains and forests. If you look closely, you will find that he has an air of immortality.
Chen Pingan suddenly sighed: "Unconsciously, I almost forgot that Island Master Liu is a Nascent Soul monk."
Liu Zhimao drank slowly and contentedly. Through the window, the roof ridges outside the window were still covered with snow. He smiled and said: "Unconsciously, I almost forgot that Mr. Chen was born in Mud Bottle Alley."
Chen Ping'an suddenly leaned forward and handed over the sword gourd. Liu Zhimao was stunned for a moment and bumped it lightly with the wine bowl.
Chen Ping'an took a swig of wine and said seriously: "I was wrong earlier. You and I can indeed be regarded as half-confidants. It has nothing to do with whether we are enemies or friends."
Liu Zhimao took back the wine bowl and was not in a hurry to drink. He stared at the young man in the blue cotton robe. His appearance and spirit were gradually getting darker. Only a pair of eyes that were once extremely clear and bright became more and more faint, but less and less turbid.
, instead of the kind of deep undercurrent surging in the city, Liu Zhimao drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, stood up and said: "I won't delay Mr. Chen's business. If Shujian Lake can be improved, there will be no friends between you and me.
It’s an extravagant hope. I just hope that we will have a chance to sit down and drink together again in the future. After drinking, we can separate, chat for a few words, and then part ways. We can drink again when we meet again in the next year, that’s all.”
Chen Ping'an shook his head: "Farewell to Shujian Lake. Once Island Master Liu reaches the upper five realms, there will be a world of difference, but he may not be in this state of mind."
Liu Zhimao smiled and said: "Mr. Chen cultivates his mind and makes great progress with each passing day. By then, he may not be in the same state of mind as he is today."
The two said in unison: "You are a close friend."
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After Liu Zhimao left, Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye came over and sat down cautiously.
Liu Zhimao neither used the earthly immortal power to isolate the small world, nor did Chen Ping'an talk to him, nor did he deliberately hide him.
So Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye could still vaguely hear the chatter and laughter here.
Ma Duyi's eyes were complicated.
Zeng Ye looked puzzled.
Chen Ping'an didn't explain much. He just asked about some key issues in Zeng Ye's practice, and explained them thoroughly to the young man one by one. In addition to being meticulous, he occasionally broke through the topic with a few sentences and gave some advice. Although Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye strengthened each other, they were even able to help Zeng Ye.
Ye solved his doubts, but it was still slightly lacking compared to Chen Pingan, at least Chen Pingan felt that way. But those words that Chen Pingan thought were plain and ordinary fell into the ears of Ma Duyi, who had better qualifications than Zeng Ye, and everything was awkward.
open.
It was as if a fairy was pulling the waterfall, but she and Zeng Ye could only stand at the bottom of the waterfall, using basins and bowls to collect water to quench their thirst.
After Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye left, Chen Ping'an opened the ban on the Great Li Piyunshan Flying Sword.
It's unexpected news.
A minister of the Rites Department of the Song Dynasty in Dali came to Longquan County in person. In addition to inspecting the Wenwu Temple in Longquan County, he secretly visited Wei Bo, the god of mountains, and put forward a new suggestion.
The Dali court has recently "redeemed" many hills abandoned by the Xian family, and plans to use this to make a big deal with Chen Pingan. Dali owes Chen Pingan the remaining gold and fine copper coins on credit, and Chen Pingan can use this to buy those
Even the Xian family's mansion has been opened up, and there are "mature" hills with ready-made embryos for the mountain protection formation. Once Chen Pingan agrees to this, plus the existing hills including Luolu Mountain and Zhenzhu Mountain, Chen Pingan will occupy nearly 100,000 yuan in one go.
30% of the territory of the mountains to the west of Longquan County, regardless of the amount of aura nurtured by the mountains, only the scale, Chen Ping'an, the "big landowner", is almost comparable to the saint Ruan Qiong.
Wei Bo admitted in the secret letter that this was a great good thing, but it contained a lot of hidden dangers. The entanglement between Chen Ping'an and the Song family in Dali would become deeper and deeper, and he wanted to distance himself from the relationship in the future.
, it is not as simple as the Xu family of Qingfeng City before, who saw that the situation was not good and just sold the hilltop to others at a low price. The Dali court also had words in advance. Once Chen Ping'an owns Longquan County, which was demoted from Dongtian to Blessed Land, it has such a large jurisdiction.
At that time, a special contract will need to be signed, with Beiyue Piyun Mountain as the object of the mountain alliance. The Dali court, Wei Bo, and Chen Ping'an will jointly sign a mountain alliance belonging to the second highest rank of the dynasty.
The mountain alliance is the simultaneous appearance of the Five Mountain Gods. It also requires the seal of Emperor Da Li to form an alliance with a certain monk. However, only monks of the upper five realms and involving the Song family's country Zuo can make Da Li do this.
Raise troops and mobilize people.
Wei Bo said frankly, "Believe it or not, Wei Bo, whether or not to sign this alliance with Chen Ping'an can be one of the considerations, but the weight should not be too heavy."
When it comes to the road, you must be very careful.
At the end of the secret letter, Wei Bo also said that there was no rush in this matter. He could help delay it for half a year to a year and just think about it slowly. Even if the situation in Aquarius Continent had become clear by then and the Song family of Dali had defeated the Zhu Ying Dynasty,
If we continue to go south, whether it is Wei Bo, the middleman, or Chen Ping'an, the buyer, they will just be shameless and shamelessly sign the contract with Da Li. This is how business should be done up and down the mountain, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about.
Chen Ping'an then opened the small wooden box. Feijian sent the message to Liu Zhimao's exclusive small sword tomb. The island owner helped send the message to Piyun Mountain. He only needed to reply with two words on the letter, "Yes".
After Chen Ping'an finished doing this, he came to the window. Xu Mao and his ilk, the Changshang generals of the Shihao Kingdom, were very likely to rise in troubled times. Once Dali was able to conquer the Zhu Ying Dynasty, he would take advantage of the trend and move south. Now he has
Xu Mao, who was a powerful middle-level military attache of Da Li, was able to command and dispatch an elite cavalry army of Da Li, which was like adding more wings to a tiger. On the way of the army going south, there was a lot of military glory waiting for him to seize. The key was Xu Mao's character.
In terms of skill, he was far superior to the prince Han Jingxin, and Xu Mao's difference was just his innate identity.
Su Gaoshan is said to be from the Han tribe in the border area, which is exactly the same as Xu Mao from the Shihao Kingdom. I believe that Xu Mao's exceptional promotion is related to this. In his place, it was Cao Ping, the commander-in-chief of another army, and Xu Mao joined this army.
A general with one of the surnames of the Zhu Kingdom will also be rewarded, but he will definitely get the status of a fourth-grade military general directly. Maybe he will be reused in the future, but Xu Mao's career in the army will definitely increase at a higher speed.
Slow down a bit.
This time on his way north, Chen Ping'an passed through many prefectures and counties. The cavalry under Su Gaoshan's command naturally cannot be said to have committed no crimes, but many rules of the Dali frontier army can still be seen vaguely, such as the previous Zhou New Year. In the dilapidated state city where his hometown is located, there was a violent conflict in which a righteous man from the Shihao Kingdom risked his life to assassinate Secretary Wen Lang. Afterwards, Da Li quickly mobilized a team of elite cavalry to aid the state city and joined forces with the monks who accompanied the army. Afterwards, the principal culprits who were arrested were executed on the spot. , heads were hanged on the city walls, and several high-ranking local officials from the Shihao Kingdom, including the governor and governor, were all imprisoned to await their retribution, and their families were banned from the mansion, but there was no one without them. Necessary involvement, during this period, something happened that made Chen Pingan and Su Gaoshan the most impressed. That was that a young man went to the top of the city on a snowy night and stole one of the heads of his mentor. As a result, he was discovered by the military soldiers at the head of Dali City, and the young martial artist escaped, but was quickly intercepted by two military secretaries. This matter could be big or small, and it was an isolated case on the way of the army going south. It was reported at all levels. , finally alarmed the general Su Gaoshan, who asked the young warrior from Shihao Kingdom to be brought outside the commander's tent. After a conversation, he threw a large bag of money to the young man and allowed him to bury his master's body in a dignified manner, but the only The request is that the young man knows that the real culprit is Su Gaoshan. He is not allowed to cause trouble to the Dali border troops, especially the civil servants. If he wants revenge, he can come directly to Su Gaoshan if he has the ability.
This matter was widely circulated in the officialdom and Jianghu in the hinterland of the central Shihao Kingdom.
Then there is the first big thing Liu Zhimao said.
The woman in green and the boy in white.
Chen Pingan smiled.
His mind moved slightly, and he jumped up to the window sill, tiptoeing slightly, and jumped onto the roof ridge. He walked slowly and aimlessly, just walking on the roof ridges.
The sword-raising gourd was still on the table, and the bamboo knife and the large imitation canal yellow sword were not carried.
Follow your heart's desires and do not exceed the rules.
The sky is big and the earth is big, you can go anywhere.
Finally, Chen Ping'an stopped, stood on the eaves of a roof, closed his eyes, and began to practice setting up sword stoves, but soon he stopped insisting and listened carefully. There seemed to be the sound of melting snow between heaven and earth.
There is a Secretary Lang of Da Liwu who is stationed in this city, and a monk accompanying the army who does not know which mountain in Da Li comes from. Of course, it is also possible that he comes from Zhenwu Mountain, one of the ancestral families of Yizhou military strategists.
He was a young man wearing light armor. He was also walking on the roof. He had nothing to do today and he was not in the military anymore. He came here with a pot of wine that had been boiled on the stove in the house. He stopped outside the eaves dozens of steps away and reminded Yizhou Yayan with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you enjoy the scenery. It doesn't matter if you want to go to the top of the city. I just happened to be out to relax, so you can accompany me."
This is a very kind and polite word. As the Great Li cavalry surges like splitting bamboos and is crushed by the hoofs of the horses, naturally all the people outside the Great Li are foreigners and vassals. However, the foreign words of the young monk are also warning. The meaning is in it.
Chen Pingan smiled and shook his head: "No, I'll go back right away."
The young monk was shocked, then laughed, and raised the wine bottle high. It turned out that the young man in the blue cotton robe actually spoke in the most proficient Dali Mandarin.
So Secretary Wu, who was young but had served in the military for nearly ten years, said loudly: "Yizhou Yun is in the county, Guan Yiran!"
Chen Pingan looked hesitant, not suitable for self-registering, so he had to hold his fists at the person and smile apologetically.
Guan Yiran laughed and said: "If you encounter difficulties in the future, you can come to our Da Li cavalry. Wherever the horses' hooves go, it will be my Da Li territory!"
Chen Ping'an looked dazed and didn't know how to answer.
After that, on the third day of the first lunar month, Chen Ping'an and his three cavalry left the city and continued north, approaching the northern border of Shihao Kingdom.
The snow melts.
The spring light brings out the willow color, and the sun shines with the smoke of locust trees.
I picked up a lot of good things along the way, such as a stone seal with "Made by Li Cao" engraved on it, and many antiques and treasures thrown by the roadside as bottles and jars, mostly large vessels and
Pocket objects are scattered all over the place. It is estimated that those that are not too big or too small and suitable for carrying have been selected by the fleeing people. In fact, they are all expensive items worth tens or hundreds of gold in the peaceful and prosperous times, but now they are
Abandoned, there are also some valuable calligraphy and paintings, calligraphy and copybooks on the road that have been soaked by the mud and almost destroyed, or treasures sold at low prices to pawnshops in counties and counties that have not been affected by the war. I never thought that Ma Duyi was still a
Money lovers, especially Zeng Ye, would set up a local porridge and medicine shop. Whenever they had free time, the two of them would go and pick up the leaks. They had already borrowed money from Chen Ping'an twice. The money from the gods was not much, and the total amount was twelve.
It's not easy to convert the snow money into the gold and silver of the secular dynasty. You have to go to the Xianjia Ferry or the Immortal Inn. Fortunately, there is a woman in the fox-skin beauty talisman who was born in the first-class Shihao country.
Unable to find the top fairy cave, after Chen Pingan fulfilled the woman's wish for a fetus, he exchanged some gold and silver with the fairy money and gave it to Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye to deal with. Ma Duyi specially pestered her for this.
Then Chen Ping'an built a large bamboo box specifically for storing gold and silver.
Chen Ping'an had no objection to this, and let them go as long as it did not delay their respective practice and business.
On this day in a small county near the border, after Chen Ping'an took the lead in taking the lead with the local government, Zeng Ye and Ma Duyi, who were familiar with each other, started busy setting up the porridge and medicine shop.
After doing their own duties, they dared to go to major pawnshops to pick up pawnshops happily, because although Mr. Chen did not interfere in specific affairs and almost never even spoke, the two of them had been with the accountant for so long and already knew what Mr. Chen was doing.
Style, Mr. Chen will see everything, and will only see deeper than them.
As for the antiques and treasures they picked up from pawnshops with the money they borrowed from Mr. Chen, they are all temporarily stored in Mr. Chen's possessions.
This is due to the fact that Ma Duyi was born into an aristocratic family and was a steward of the treasure shop on the island where she lived. She has a good eye, which is far from what the young Zeng Ye can match.
Later, Chen Ping'an was worried that Ma Duyi would miss the mark. After all, the objects they purchased were mostly miscellaneous items. They were wandering among the people from the wealthy and wealthy gates of the country. There were all kinds of strange things, so he invited a middle-level five-level person who lived in the imitation Liuli Pavilion.
The ghost of the monk helped Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye hold their eyes, but the ghost object was refined by Ma Yuanzhi of Zhu Xian Mansion into a ghost general sitting in a well. He became addicted all of a sudden, and first picked up the objects that Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye had missed.
, was devalued to the point of being worthless, and then he had to show up in person to leave the imitation glass pavilion and help these two idiots Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye buy real good things. For this reason, he did not hesitate to use fox skin talisman paper.
The woman's face appeared in the world. An old man who was a cultivator in the Sea Viewing Realm during his lifetime was able to make such a big sacrifice. It seems that Chen Ping'an's records in the account book are not lies. He is indeed a man who has a hobby of collecting ancient artifacts and other slips in the eyes of the monks in Lake Lake.
"Idiot, the account book also records a comment made by a certain Earth Immortal monk in the early years, saying that this monk in the Sea Viewing Realm, who was always short of money, might have reached the Dragon Gate Realm if he had not spent carelessly on those items.
Chen Pingan also let the old monks, in front of them every day, he was obviously a graceful beauty, but he would assume the bold and bold posture of sitting with a golden sword and a big horse. Anyway, Chen Pingan had never seen similar scenes. To be honest, at the time
In the scene, a "Du Mao" is squirming all day long, and when walking, his slender waist is swaying, which is actually even more disgusting.
In the evening of this day, Zeng took one of them and two ghosts together, and went to the major pawnshops in the city to pick up leaks. In fact, I often walked by the river without getting my shoes stained. It was an item that even an old ghost in the sea view could admire. It was an ordinary thing.
Of course, Yamazawa Yexiu will also be tempted, and even the Genealogy Immortal Master will make a special trip to those war-torn countries, taking this as a rare opportunity to make money. Among the family heirlooms that have been passed down in an orderly manner by many wealthy families, there are indeed a few.
A spiritual weapon that contains spiritual energy but has been ignored by the family. Once you encounter this kind of weapon, it is possible to earn more than a dozen snow coins or even hundreds of snow coins. Therefore, Zeng Ye and the others will also meet fellow practitioners.
People, we almost had a conflict in a big city before. The other party was several genealogy masters from a top cave in the Shihao Kingdom. Both sides said that they had the same reasons, and no one could talk about taking it by force. In the end,
It was Chen Ping'an who went to clean up the mess that made Zeng Ye and the others voluntarily give up the spiritual weapon. The other party also gave in and invited the wild cultivator "Mr. Chen" to have a drink and have a pleasant chat. However, for this reason, Ma Duyi privately
I have complained about Chen Pingan for a long time.
Chen Pingan went to a dog meat shop in the market. This was his second time here. In fact, Chen Pingan didn't like to eat dog meat, or he had never eaten it.
It's just that the shop also sells other food. He, a foreigner who doesn't eat dog meat, is sitting alone at a table, not drinking, speaking in unfamiliar Shihao Mandarin, and the table next to him is filled with steaming dog meat stew.
The young man in the green cotton robe is more eye-catching. Fortunately, the shop is a century-old shop that has been passed down for several generations, and there is no snobbery. The old man is the front desk manager, and his son is a cook.
His grandson is said to be a famous young scholar in the nearby streets, so customers often tease him about how to open this shop in the future. The funny old man and the dull man just say that it is their fate, what else can they do, but even that honest and honest man, listen to
Even when someone is being ridiculed, there is still a bit of pride on his face. At home, there is smoke coming from the ancestral graves, and finally there is a scholar who has the hope of gaining fame. Is there anything luckier than this in the world?
No matter how chaotic the world is, there will always be a day when it becomes less chaotic.
The dog meat shop opened in the back alley was still full of customers tonight, and the business was quite good. In the midsummer last year, although the Dali barbarians broke the city, there were actually not many people killed at all. The army continued to move south, leaving only a few people who were said to be extremely
Da Li Manzi, who is proficient in the Mandarin of Shihao Kingdom, guards the county magistrate's residence and does not show much publicity. This is also due to the fact that the local magistrate is afraid of death and has long since packed up his gold and silver and ran away. It is said that he did not even take the official seal.
He left, changed into a blue Confucian shirt, and late at night when the horses were still far away from each other, under the escort of his personal guards, he quietly left the city and headed south. Obviously, he had no intention of returning to the imperial court to serve as an official.
There is a dark-skinned mute boy in the shop, who is skinny and thin. He is responsible for welcoming people, serving food, and serving tea and water. He is not smart at all.
I heard that he was a refugee who had escaped from the border. The old shopkeeper was kind-hearted and took the boy as a shop assistant. More than half a year later, he was still an unpleasant boy, and the regular customers of the shop did not like to deal with the boy.
In the dusk that day, the number of customers was getting thinner, and the smell of dog meat still lingered in the shop.
Chen Ping'an ordered a pot of local wine from the county town and sat near the gate. The old shopkeeper was drinking with a group of regular customers. He was very drunk and his face was red. He told everyone about his precious grandson, which really made only
The old man who could drink one pound had enough to drink two or three pounds. As he drank, he did not forget to tell himself silently in his heart that he could not be charged less if he drank too much. The world is not peaceful now, no matter the county or city,
In the nearby villages and fields, it is difficult to go out and buy a dog. The number of customers is not as good as before, and the money in the pockets of the guests is far less than before. So now we have to be more careful with our calculations. My grandson’s education is a big expense, so we can’t be too busy with everything.
If you are in a pinch, you will be looked down upon by your children's classmates.
Reading gentlemen all have that kind of face.
The thin and dark young waiter was still busy cleaning up the mess of food and wine on a table, with his back to Chen Ping'an.
Chen Ping'an finished the dishes and two bowls of rice, and ordered a few more plates of wine and side dishes. He didn't drink much and kept using his chopsticks, so the dishes were almost empty.
Chen Ping'an suddenly called out the boy's name, and then asked: "I'm going to entertain a guest later. In addition to native chickens, are there any freshly caught river carp in the water tank in the backyard of the shop?"
The young man nodded indifferently.
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Then go tell the cook that the dishes are ready. When the dishes are ready, my friend can serve them. By the way, add a side of roasted pork with spring bamboo shoots."
The young man nodded anyway, went to the backyard, and made gestures with the man who was sitting in the kitchen to rest. The man who had just been able to take a breath smiled and cursed, shook his head, stood up, and went to kill chickens and fillet fish. He had to be busy again.
, they are just doing business, who is willing to have trouble with money? The young man looked at the back of the man looking at the water tank with complicated eyes. Finally, he left the kitchen silently and went to the chicken coop to catch the biggest one. As a result, he laughed and cursed at the man and said
This was reserved for his son to replenish his body, so he had to change it. The boy went to the chicken coop to change it, and simply picked the smallest one. The man was still not satisfied, saying that for the same price, the guests would not be able to taste the dishes.
The portion was big and small, but businessmen should be kinder, so the man simply went to the chicken coop to pick out a larger one and gave it to the young man. The young man was quite familiar with killing chickens, so the man went to fish for a live chicken himself.
of river carp.
The young man glanced at the dog cage in the corner and quickly looked away.
The first pot of braised river carp was served on the table.
The young man discovered that the friend the guest mentioned had not arrived yet.
Chen Pingan just said to wait until the second dish was served.
When the roasted pork with spring bamboo shoots and chicken nuggets with onion and ginger were served, the boy discovered that the guest's friend still hadn't come.
The young man is leaving.
The sickly man in cotton robe suddenly smiled and said: "The dishes are ready, waiting for you to sit down."
The young man looked confused.
There was only one table of customers left in the dog meat shop. The old shopkeeper was already slurring his words and was still trying to persuade him to drink. Of course, he drank a lot. Judging from the situation, the idea of not giving a discount on this meal was probably forgotten.
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Chen Pingan said to the young man: "You must already know that I guessed your identity, and you also guessed that I am a practitioner, otherwise you wouldn't have intentionally or unintentionally bypassed me last time except serving wine and food to the table.
I also deliberately don’t look at me. In this case, it’s not a big deal for me to invite you to have a meal. You brought the food and drinks, so I should be afraid and worried. What are you afraid of?”
The young man hesitated.
Chen Pingan glanced at the table in the distance and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old shopkeeper is already drunk. The guests at that table are ordinary people and they can't hear the words between you and me."
The young man sat opposite Chen Pingan, but did not pick up chopsticks.
Chen Pingan picked up a chopstick of river carp meat, leaned forward, and placed it in the rice bowl in front of the boy. He also picked up dried bamboo shoots and braised chicken nuggets, and placed them in the boy's bowl.
The young man frowned and stared at this strange foreign guest.
Chen Ping'an then picked up a chopstick dish for himself, took a mouthful of rice, chewed it carefully, and then asked: "How many people do you plan to kill? The man in charge of the spoon will definitely die. The old shopkeeper has the unique skill of 'touching dogs'
, I don’t know how many dogs I have bought from shops or stolen from the countryside in my life, and they will even die. What about the ignorant child, do you want to kill them? These familiar customers who are used to eating dog meat in this dog meat shop
, how many of them have you remembered, do you want to kill them too?"
The young man put his hands on his knees and clenched his fists. His eyes were cold, he lowered his voice and said hoarsely, "You want to stop me?"
Chen Pingan asked back: "What will happen if I stop you, and what will happen if I don't stop you?"
The young man said solemnly: "If you dare to stop me, I will kill you!"
Chen Pingan held the chopsticks in one hand to pick up the vegetables. He smiled and stretched out his free palm, indicating to the young man to eat the vegetables first. "Not to mention your incompetence, can you kill me as well? Why don't we eat the food and drink first?"
Now that I'm full, let's try it again to see whether we live or die. According to today's market price, this table of dishes should cost seven or eight yuan. This is a reasonable price in this dog meat shop. If it were replaced by those restaurants in the downtown area in the county, it would be worth it.
I guess it costs only one, two or five cents, but I dare to raise a price. If you like it or not, if you don’t have money, get out."
The young man stared into the young man's eyes, and after a while, he began to immerse himself in eating, including picking up vegetables. He really wanted to slay the demons of the monk in front of him today, so he had a full meal at least!
The boy started eating, but Chen Pingan stopped using his chopsticks, poured the last bit of wine in the flask, took a small sip of the wine, and directly picked up the few peanuts left on the plate with his fingers.
Chen Ping'an finished his wine and food, and sat there with his hands in his sleeves.
The young man wiped his mouth and put down his bowl and chopsticks.
Chen Ping'an said slowly: "You see the shop killing dogs and the customers eating meat, so you want to kill people. I can understand it, but I don't accept it."
The young man sneered.
Chen Pingan continued: "Because you have your reasons and principles, and you are even willing to pay the price of your life for it. But I hope you know more about the world. For example, you have eaten river carp and native chicken in this meal.
and pork. In the future, when you embark on the path of spiritual practice, you will eat more delicacies from the mountains. As a half-god on the mountain, as long as you don’t die, you will have such and such banquets and wine bureaus. Maybe you are a guest, maybe
You are the master, and you will have nothing to worry about except dog meat for the rest of your life, right?"
The young man looked dull.
Chen Pingan said slowly: "As long as you take this step today, even if I don't stop you, you will be hunted down by the Dali monks who monitor the whole city, and you will die. Even if you successfully escape from this county.
, how many people who kill dogs and eat meat will you kill next, ten or dozens tonight, and a hundred or a thousand in the future? Anyway, you will die, you will not regret it, right? "
The young man lowered his head.
Chen Pingan said: "Since I have seen it, I will not let you kill people here. Maybe you will think that I am unreasonable and just bullying others. It doesn't matter. In this world, being reasonable is a very complicated and unpleasant thing."
.In fact, in your eyes, in the eyes of the dog meat shop that kills dogs for meat, the old shopkeeper and his son, the customers who died inexplicably, and the children who may have survived in the end but can no longer study, they will all feel that you are not good enough.
Reasonable, too unreasonable. You should know this little bit of truth before killing someone."
The young man raised his head.
The man seemed to really feel sorry for the little money. Seeing that he didn't want to eat it, he started to pick up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of fried pork with spring bamboo shoots. After eating, he picked up a piece of braised river carp and said: "The reason why
I do this and tell you this because I see hesitation and struggle in you. The old shopkeeper and the cook who you think deserve death actually have a good side. You know, I have met many, many people.
, even humans are less human than you, the Taoist spirits who have worked so hard to become humans. They are even inferior to you, far inferior. So I am willing to treat you to this meal, and..."
Chen Ping'an smiled, took out a piece of broken silver and put it on the table, then took out a small summer coin and put it on the table. He flicked it with his fingers and just slipped it near the boy's rice bowl. "I'll tell you a possibility.
This little summer money is considered a loan from me. If you don’t want to pay it back, it’s up to you to pay it back to me in ten or a hundred years. And if you don’t kill anyone first and endure the inner torment you are feeling right now, I know it will be very difficult.
It's hard, but as long as you don't kill people, you can spend money to save more people of the same kind. There are many ways to do this. For example, relying on your cultivation, you can first become a mountain god in the eyes of the county magistrate of a small county and help him deal with some ghosts.
Small things like ghosts and ghosts, after all, in a small place, you won't meet an 'unreasonable' monk like me. You can deal with all the ghosts and ghosts that cause trouble, so you can take the opportunity to tell the county magistrate that dog meat is not allowed to be sold in the territory.
... You can also become a wealthy gentry and buy all the dogs in every county and state at a high price, causing many dog meat shops to have to change careers... You can also practice diligently and create your own mountains, and the territory is thousands of miles away.
Within, you decide the rules, and one of them is to be kind to dogs..."
The boy asked: "Why did you do this?"
Chen Ping'an thought for a while and smiled: "Although I am very disappointed with the world and myself, I have only recently suddenly realized that no matter how high the cost of being reasonable, I still have to speak out."
The young man asked again, "Sir, are you a disciple of Confucianism?"
Chen Pingan was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "Not yet. But I am a swordsman."
The young man was slightly stunned.
"If you don't have enough money, you can borrow it from me again, but after that, we will have to settle the accounts."
Chen Pingan stood up slowly and said, "Think more about it, I don't want you to pay me back a small sum of money so soon. Even if you are smarter, you can move to a distant county. As long as I can't hear or see,
That’s it. But if you can find another way to go, I will be happy to treat you to this meal and it won’t be in vain.”
Chen Pingan walked out of the dog meat shop and walked alone in the alley.
The young man suddenly ran out of the shop, followed Chen Pingan, and asked: "Sir, you said that I can borrow money from you in the future, but you didn't tell me your name or your place of origin. How can I find you when I have no money?"
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"That's it."
Chen Ping'an stood there, scratching his head, "I'm just being polite to you, saying some polite words that don't cost any money."
The young man smiled brightly.
This is the first time it has had the opportunity to laugh so heartily since it transformed into a human form.
Chen Ping'an stretched out his hand and rubbed the young man's head, "My name is Chen Ping'an. I am wandering in Shihao Kingdom now, and will return to Qingxia Island in Shujian Lake. I will practice well in the future."
Chen Pingan continued to move forward.
The young man shouted loudly: "Mr. Chen, the old shopkeeper and his family are actually good people, so I will first offer a very high price that they can't refuse, and sell the shop to me. Their grandson and son,
Then I can study hard, have my own private school and library, and hire a good teacher! After that, I will return to the mountains and practice hard!"
The man in cotton robes, who neither wore a sword nor carried a sword on his back, but claimed to be a swordsman, just turned his back to the boy, raised his arms high and raised his thumb.
The young man finally shouted and asked: "Sir, where is your sword?"
The man just strode forward, "In my heart."
After a brief pause, the young swordsman laughed and left, adding something more.
In the night, only three words echoed gently in the alley.