Sword of Coming

Zhengyang Mountain, Guoyun Tower.

After the rain, the sky is clear and the weather is fresh.

At Bailudu outside the mountain, clumps of reeds have bloomed, and the rice on the other side of the terraces is golden.

The tops of Zhengyang Mountain further away seem to be busier, with civil engineering and construction and repair work.

There were no guests in the familiar A-shaped room, so Chen Pingan went inside, moved a wicker chair to the viewing platform and sat there, overlooking the nearest Qingwu Peak, and gently shook the sword in his hand. Gourd.

Once something starts, it's hard to stop, such as someone you like, or drinking.

At the wine table, Chen Ping'an has seen a lot of people and the world. Drinking can make a taciturn person talkative, make a person who usually likes to speak loudly whisper, make people smile but have tears in their eyes without realizing it, and turn an old man into a child.

I don’t know what kind of situation my Chief Zhou will be in when he arrives in the wild world, and how much noise he will make.

A willow leaf kills the immortal.

As for the magical power of Jiang Shangzhen's flying sword, Chen Pingan never asked.

Cui Dongshan mentioned it casually, saying that Chief Zhou's flying sword was of a very high rank and was extremely sharp. It could be rated as first-class even in the summer palace. .

What was more surprising was that Ni Yuerong, who was supposed to go to the boundary of Dali Zhongyue, was actually in the inn at the moment, seeming to be checking the accounts.

Ni Yuerong noticed the abnormal energy here, immediately put down the account book, which became more and more sad as she read it, and quickly came to check the truth. Before she left, she silently prayed in her heart, don't be that person, never be that person. …

Probably because she didn't go to the temple to burn incense enough on weekdays, and she was afraid of what might happen. Ni Yuerong turned slightly sideways and said a blessing to the uninvited guest. She hesitated, thought about it carefully, and deliberately used a more informal title. "I have met Master Cao."

Chen Pingan turned his head, raised the sword gourd in his hand, and said: "First of all, I have to congratulate Master Ni Xian for being the God of Wealth of the Zhengyang Mountain Sect."

Ni Yuerong quickly gathered her clothes and gave a blessing again.

If you really want to think about it, she can be promoted to the third in command of the next sect in the future, thanks to this Luo Shan Sword Immortal for making such a big fuss.

Otherwise, it would be a turn of events for her, who is not a swordsman in the Qingwu Peak Dragon Gate Realm, to occupy an important position in the Lower Sect? Beautiful things that I never dreamed of.

She, the former shopkeeper of Guoyun Tower, is not a sword cultivator like her senior brother Wei Yueshan. The two senior brothers and sisters who used to be very close to each other are now too close to each other. A shared weal and woe that almost destroyed the sect made the two senior brothers and sisters really do each other. Before Ni Yuerong left the sect, the two sides had a frank and heart-to-heart talk that had never been seen before. They made up their minds to get along and support each other in the future. Wei Yueshan was in charge of Qingwu Peak. She is now in charge of the money of the lower sect. I will take care of my peak as much as possible in the future.

Ni Yuerong said cautiously: "The matter of the next sect has not yet been decided."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "You guys in Zhengyang Mountain are famous for having good friends all over the world. This little thing doesn't matter."

Ni Yuerong didn't seem embarrassed at all. Year after year, she had treated people and treated her well, and her face had long been as thick as overlapping account books.

Chen Ping'an asked in confusion: "Why is Master Ni still here at Guoyun Tower?"

It stands to reason that there are many things involved in preparing for the establishment of the next sect. As the person who settles accounts and manages money, Ni Yuerong is a new official and should be the most involved.

Ni Yuerong looked a little dazed, a little unreal, as if she was politely chatting about family matters, but here before, when Chen Pingan had an appointment with the sect leader Bamboo Emperor, she didn't dare to take a breath. At that time, she didn't dare to look at either of the two sect masters sitting opposite each other.

When Ni Yuerong heard the question, she immediately calmed down and carefully weighed her words and replied: "Replying to Master Cao Xian, Yuerong has something to do temporarily this time and needs to go to the Shangzong Ancestral Hall. Regarding the Yunxiaxiang trade, I hope that Master Zhu can Make an idea, because the price offered by Yunxia Mountain..."

"Don't say anything specific. I'm an outsider, so don't break the rules."

Chen Ping'an waved his hand, stopped Ni Yuerong's words, and said casually: "It seems that the business of the inn has become quieter."

Ni Yuerong just said softly and didn't dare to curse.

Why is business so slow and there are so few customers? Who is to blame? Of course it's because she, the shopkeeper, doesn't know how to make money.

Otherwise, it would be the fault of the polite and considerate Shanzhu Chen. It's so unreasonable.

The first sect leader of the future sect of Zhengyang Mountain is Yuan Bai, the sword cultivator of the old Zhu Ying Dynasty. Because he once had a sword fight with Fengleiyuan Huanghe, Yuan Bai hurt the foundation of the avenue. Not surprisingly, the old Zhu Ying Dynasty A genius swordsman who is one of Ying's two swords, his swordsmanship will stop at the Nascent Soul realm in this life.

The Bamboo Emperor is indeed a tolerant person. On the way to watch the ceremony, Yuan Bai publicly announced that he was withdrawing from Zhengyang Mountain in front of everyone. He made it clear that he would not be removed from the genealogy of your Xianfeng Patriarch Hall, so Yuan Bai took it as his own initiative to cancel it.

Of course, it's just a so-called lower sect at the moment. Just like Ni Yuerong said, I can't say it's a sure thing yet. After such a storm of viewing the ceremony, there were more surprises.

During the previous discussions at the Chinese Confucian Temple, Song Changjing asked for at least three additional sect quotas from the Confucian Temple. Among the sect candidates in Aquarius Continent, in addition to Zhengyang Mountain, there is also Yunxia, ​​who only lacks a monk in the upper fifth realm. Mountain, an ancient Buddhist temple located near Dalongqiu in Yandang Mountain, the Taoist temple in the mountain where Cao Rong, Lu Chen's direct disciple, lived in the past, and the Shen Gaozong hoped to have an additional sect, plus the Changchun Palace, the local immortal palace of Dali, all in all The forces on all sides are now competing for these three places.

Originally, Zhengyang Mountain was the most promising place to add a Zongxian Mansion with the title of Zong. Even though Song Mu, the king of the Great Li vassal, deliberately obstructed the matter and blocked the matter, and also showed a non-negotiable attitude, in fact, it was Singing a double act with His Majesty the Great Li Emperor, one with a red face and the other with a white face, prevents the Zhengyang Mountain monks from being too arrogant, lest they become too big to be restrained in the future, and allows Zhengyang Mountain to reveal more of the true sect's heritage. At the same time, It can dispel the resentment of some of the immortals on the mountain, especially the old sects, and the Song family of Dali for their efforts to build Zhengyang Mountain.

In addition to killing three birds with one stone, the Dali court also had a back-up plan.

It's not that the Dali imperial court favors Zhengyang Mountain, but that the Song clan of Dali and Aquarius Continent need to gather more of their swordsmanship luck that was originally scattered across the mountains and rivers of the continent.

Therefore, there is actually not much suspense about the establishment of the next sect in Zhengyang Mountain.

In Chen Ping'an's view, Yunxia Mountain, which has always had the best reputation and the highest voice, is the least likely to officially join the ranks of sects. It is not only the lack of a Yupu Realm sitting on the top of the mountain, but also the fact that Dali has a deeper planning.

Shanya Academy and Linlu Academy have both been ranked among the seventy-two academies of the Confucian Temple, and together with a temple and a temple among the sects, then the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have truly taken root in Aquarius Continent, and the fate of mountains and rivers in the continent is , it can gradually stabilize and the weather will be on the right track.

The most important thing is that the founder of the Three Religions will be able to get a greater gift of luck from the Aquarius Continent. I believe that these have long been part of senior brother Cui Han's established plan.

Chen Pingan considers himself like a chess player who memorizes some so-called tricks and formulas and pieces them together on the chessboard. He is good at dismantling and cutting, but bad at sewing and gluing.

This is also the reason why Chen Ping'an must be careful and plan before making any moves during a ceremony at Zhengyang Mountain, because he must have the upper hand and be the first to place a piece on the chessboard.

So compared to senior brothers Cui Chan, Zheng Juzhong, and Wu Shuangjiang, they are far behind.

He is so merciful that he can't even notice it, and he is so cunning that no trace of his calculations is revealed.

Song Jixin in Mubo Alley is actually growing.

It is said that there are several landscape newspapers in Zhongtu Divine Continent now, and all of them have begun to specialize in studying the young people in Lizhu Cave Heaven.

Bamboo shoots spring up after the rain and grow vigorously, and bamboos are cultivated into forests.

Just now, Ni Yuerong mistakenly thought that Chen Ping'an was making a mockery of Zhengyang Mountain and adding salt to the wound by saying that founding the next sect was a trivial matter.

In fact, it is really a small thing. Of course, the premise is that Zhengyang Mountain himself will stop being a monster, bow his head and beg for help, provide money and people, and the sword cultivator will join the army obediently, serve as an accompanying monk, and follow the Great Li cavalry to the wild wilderness to participate in the war. Then, naturally, the matter of joining the sect will be It will fall into place.

It's not that Ni Yuerong is not smart enough, but it's because Guoyun Tower and Qingwu Peak are not high enough. Even if the monk is standing on the top of the mountain, he can't see far.

The real surprise is that Chen Ping'an is determined to let Zhengyang Mountain disappear within hundreds of years. For example, the site of Luoluo Shanxia Sect is placed on the boundary of Zhongyue on Aoping Continent instead of Tongye Continent. Everything is different from Zhengyang Mountain. If Yangshan is tit for tat, then the latter will soon become a sourceless water, sitting on nothing.

Chen Pingan cannot compete with the smartest people in the world for the time being, but it is more than enough to deal with old swordsmen like Zhuhuang and Yan Chu who like to sit in a well and watch the sky.

Ni Yuerong asked: "Master Cao Xian, would you like me to prepare some wine, water, fruits?"

Not long ago, she received a square-inch object from the Patriarch Hall, called "Shu Feng Qing", which contained the white jade scroll. She actually had one at Qingwu Peak, but her senior brother was the master of the peak. , it’s not her turn.

According to the ancestral precedent of Xianxian Peak, all the treasures recorded in the mountain gate are only used by direct descendants and still belong to the ancestral hall.

Just like the previous fairy Su Jia, whose sword heart was broken by the Yellow River in Fengleiyuan, she had to return the priceless sword gourd before she went down the mountain sadly.

Chen Pingan declined politely: "No need to be so polite. I'm not here in the autumn wind. I'm just passing by."

In the field of vision, the peaks of Zhengyang Mountain after the rain have different scenery. Between Shuilong Peak and Yujiao Peak, which have relatively strong water transport, there is even a rainbow hanging, which is like an ethereal picture.

Line of Peaks, Big and Small Solitary Mountains, Immortal's Back Sword Peak, Full Moon Peak, Qiuling Mountain, Shuilong Peak, Cloud Blowing Peak, Pian Piao Peak, Qiongzhi Peak, Yujiao Peak, Dogwood Peak, Qingwu Peak...

This is the first hostile sect in Luolu Mountain.

Xia Yuancui's Full Moon Peak and Qiuling Mountain, which was strictly sealed by the Bamboo Emperor, Xia Yuancui and Tao Yanbo, two old swordsmen named Yupu and Yuanying, have indeed formed an alliance.

Qiulingshan was most devastated. Tao Yanbo resigned as the sect's God of Wealth and announced to the outside world that he had been hiding behind closed doors for a long time. Yan Chu of Shuilongfeng resigned from the post of head of the Ancestral Master Hall and was transferred to take charge of a financial power. This was considered to be a false name in exchange for benefits. , Xia Yuancui, the senior one, replaced Yan Chu's palm rule. Anyway, it's a benefit that doesn't come in vain.

Leng Qi, the female founder of Qiongzhi Peak, has gone into seclusion to thank guests, and now Yifeng is close to closing the mountain. Before Leng Qi's "seclusion", she handed over many affairs to Liu Yu, who was the one who had the first question with Liu Xianyang. Woman swordsman with sword.

As for the leader of Yujiao Peak, Yu Ping, this young and promising Jindan Sword Immortal probably never has the heart to challenge the Longquan Sword Sect again in this life.

Situ Wenying, who was born in Full Moon Peak, did not hesitate to become a ghost, but left just like that. Before and after her life, she had always been infatuated with Li Tuanjing in Fenglei Garden, but she did not know that Li Tuanjing was reincarnated in Bingjie. He was far away and right in front of her. He was the talented young man who was taken up the mountain by Kozu Mineta Wan.

The Bamboo Emperor suddenly made a rule. During his tenure as the sect master of Zhengyang Mountain, from now on, the first line of peaks would no longer have the position of protecting the mountain.

Chen Ping'an shook the vermilion wine gourd and said with a smile: "I have to stop talking and ask Master Ni to go to the wine cellar to get two bottles of wine."

Ni Yuerong immediately said goodbye and left to get some wine.

Not daring to neglect, he went back as soon as he went. Ni Yuerong brought two pots of Changchun wine that Guoyunlou had collected for many years. Chen Pingan, who had been sitting on the wicker chair, only took one pot of wine, waved his sleeves, and moved a chair in the room. Move to the observation deck.

Ni Yuerong thanked her. After sitting down, she opened the lid of a pot of wine and took a sip of wine.

Chen Ping'an shook the wine bottle, put it to his ear, listened to the hops, and then said with a smile: "It's real wine, but it's a pity that a lot of it was lost."

New grudges and old grudges, new wine and old wine.

Maybe after some new grudges turn into old grudges that have been accumulated for many years, they will still drink alcohol, and their weight will decrease year by year without even realizing it.

But there is also some resentment, just like what Chief Zhou said, it's like that old turtle's mouth that bites and won't let go.

Chen Ping'an suddenly asked: "Is there anyone secretly trying to destroy the stone tablet on the border side of Zhengyang Mountain?"

Ni Yuerong's heart suddenly tightened. Sure enough, this time he returned to Zhengyang Mountain. Did Chen Jianxian come to investigate?

Did you drink a fine drink?

But the next half of the monument builders said something that Ni Yuerong could not even think of in his mind, "The monument must stand there for a long time. This is the rule set by Luolu Mountain and Zhengyang Mountain. What happens outside of this You don’t need to be too nervous about anything. For example, if it is broken by someone, the first line of peak will re-erect the monument. Anyway, I don’t need to spend money, but don’t delay it for too long. If you are thrown away, you just need to move it back to the original place. If the handwriting is erased with sword energy, just remember to engrave it again."

Ni Yuerong had no choice but to agree in a low voice.

Chen Ping'an drank the Changchun wine he had tasted for the first time and said with a smile: "If you Zhengyangshan is worried that I will find a reason to cause trouble, so you deliberately punish anyone severely, especially if you are cruel, why interrupt a disciple?" The Changsheng Bridge, removing the name from the landscape genealogy, expelling people from the mountain, etc. are all avoided."

Ni Yuerong's thoughts changed rapidly and she did not dare to agree immediately. Of course, she was worried that the swordsman in blue was speaking sarcastically.

Chen Ping'an didn't care what Ni Yuerong's wild thoughts were, "Master Ni later sent a message to the Bamboo Emperor for me, saying that these high-spirited young people are probably the future of your Zhengyang Mountain."

Ni Yuerong quickly glanced at the side face of the young swordsman, and her expression didn't seem to be fake. She quickly lowered her head to drink, feeling a little confused and feeling ridiculous. For some reason, she felt that the mountain lord of Luo Luo Mountain looked like her own official. The sect master of Yangshan?

Chen Ping'an continued: "Of course, there are many surprises on the way to practice. You can't just be young and energetic, and always regard mistakes as your ability. For example, one day in the Zhengyang Mountain, whoever is hot-blooded will sneak up to the other side of Luolu Mountain. Being ruthless, using dirty tricks, and beating people to death if they can't escape. It's best for you, the elders on the mountain, to avoid this kind of thing if you can, and stop it if you can."

"Otherwise if something like this really happens, Xia Yuancui, the new headmaster, will personally go to our Luopo Mountain to collect the body, and then return here with a certain sword cultivator from Luopo Mountain to receive a gift in return."

"As for the sword cultivators from Zhengyang Mountain, rushing to Dali Longzhou to climb the mountain to ask swordsmen at Luolu Mountain, let's talk about it separately."

Ni Yuerong silently wrote down these important things, and then she took it upon herself to take out the scroll from the square inch object, planning to find a reason to reluctantly part ways with Luo Po Shan, or in other words, with the young swordsman in front of her. Okay, let's form a personal friendship and a little love. Even if the other party accepted the treasure but didn't appreciate it at all, it didn't matter, she would just treat it as a waste of money to eliminate the disaster. Since ancient times, she would not hit the smiling person.

Chen Ping'an didn't look sideways, but he seemed to have insight into people's hearts and knew Ni Yuerong's plan. He smiled and said: "Practice is not easy, and the money in anyone's pocket is not obtained by strong winds or floods."

Ni Yuerong put away the scroll angrily, plucked up her courage, and asked a question that had always puzzled her, "Sect Master Chen, why are you facing Qingwu Peak alone, and us Guoyun Tower? Are you still... polite?"

As a female monk, Leng Qi of Qiongzhi Peak can be said to be in a bleak situation, not much better than Tao Yanbo's Qiuling Mountain. Today's Qiongzhi Peak is better than closing the mountain, and the founder of the peak, Leng Qi, is not in seclusion. Better than seclusion.

Chen Ping'an was lying on the wicker chair with his hands in his sleeves. "I just said that it is not easy to practice. It is not easy for a woman to practice in Zhengyang Mountain."

Then he sat up and Chen Pingan looked at the quiet scenery on the other side of the ferry. "Some things are understandable, but I don't think you did the right thing. I won't look down on you, but I don't feel pity for you."

Ni Yuerong neither showed any expression of gratitude nor said anything.

She just stopped drinking. The woman's eyebrows were gentle, her hands were intertwined, and she was looking quietly at the green mountains and white clouds in the distance.

Chen Ping'an was about to finish the pot of Changchun wine in his hand, leave Zhengyang Mountain, continue on the road, travel to a distant place, and said with a smile: "I didn't plan to say so much. If Master Ni is not here, at most I will go to pay a visit. Come to Shuilong Peak and say thank you."

It's about that certain genius brother from Shuilong Peak who is diligent and conscientious in managing the intelligence of Zhengyang Mountain.

Chen Pingan asked casually: "Have you thought about the name of the lower sect?"

Ni Yuerong didn't think there was anything to hide about this kind of thing, and said without hesitation: "The Ancestral Master Hall's intention is to name it 'Huangshan Sword Sect', but it has not been officially finalized yet, so it is tentatively decided."

In the previous discussions at the First Line Peak Ancestral Master Hall, there was not much discussion on this matter. After all, whether there could be a sect was still open to debate.

What's more, even if the establishment of a lower sect is approved, the name of the sect must be reviewed first by the Dali imperial court. If the Zhongtu Confucian Temple does not make a decision or nod in the end, it will have to change its name again. Rumor has it that in history, there are many examples of sect names that were not approved by the Confucian Temple. For example, there was a swordsmanship sect in Luzhou, Beiju. At first, it planned to name itself "The First Sword Sect", but it was directly rejected by the Confucian Temple. , Okay, then I should change the name of the headquarters to a less high-profile one, so I gave the Confucian Temple a "Second Sword Sect"...

As a result, one of the Confucian Temple attendants at Luzhou Tianmu in Beiju asked the Jade Pu Realm sword cultivator who was planning to establish a sect if he was out of his mind.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "This shows that your sect leader has high hopes for this subordinate sect."

The name of the next sect is "Huangshan". The mountain is full of bamboos, which certainly has a good meaning.

The leader of the sect, the Bamboo Emperor, of course has two selfish motives. One is to tell all the disciples of the two sects under the mountain in future generations that he founded this sect alone, and the "Bamboo Emperor" is "Huang". At the same time, If the "mountain" is full of green bamboo, it will be able to gather the kendo luck that flows like water in the old Zhuying realm. The Bamboo Emperor obviously wants to rely on the kendo luck of the entire lower sect to help him break through the bottleneck of the Yupu realm in the future and rise to the top. The Immortal suddenly became the second Immortal Realm Sword Cultivator after the Great Sword Immortal Wei of Fengxue Temple.

For example, the Longxiang Sword Sect built by Qi Tingji in Nan Po Suozhou, Master Ruan's Longquan Sword Sect, and the Taihui Sword Sect and Duckweed Sword Lake on Luzhou in Beiju... Most of these kendo sects carry a sword. Prefixes are not as simple as showing one's identity, but also involve luck to a large extent. Similar to how the demon tribe takes its real name, the gods of mountains and rivers are granted official status by the court, all pursuing a "correct name".

The reason why the name of the next sect of Luopo Mountain is still unresolved is that Cui Dongshan hopes that the next sect's name will have the word "sword" in it.

Then the lower sect of Luolu Mountain would become the first kendo sect in the mountains and rivers of Tongye Continent in the south, just like the Longquan Sword Sect founded by Ruan Qiong, which became the "first" kendo sect in Yizhou.

At this time, the heaven and earth all work together, and the anger can swallow thousands of miles like a tiger. This is not a trivial matter. The Longquan Sword Sect was founded not long ago.

There are already Liu Xianyang, Xie Ling, and Xu Xiaoqiao. If you add Yu Xu and Liu Yu who switched to Zhengyang Mountain halfway, and with the support of the Dali court, they help carefully select the embryos of the Sword Immortal. It would have been at most two or three hundred years before Longquan The Sword Sect will become a veritable swordsmanship sect with a very small number of swordsmen.

Just like naming Yamashita, it is not advisable to name your child too big, because you are worried that it will not be able to bear the burden. If you really want to choose a "big name", then you will probably give your child a nickname that sounds extremely "cheap". , the elders in the family often shout as a transition.

For example, the Tongye Sect in Tongyezhou is a typical "big name" on the mountain, naming the sect after a continent.

In Haoran Jiuzhou, for thousands of years, many large sects with such names in history have disappeared one after another, and in the end only Tongye Sect remained.

Then came the barbaric attack on Haoran. Looking back in hindsight, Tongye Sect's first collapse was like a sign that Tongye Continent was sinking.

On the other hand, Xun Yuan, the old leader of the Jade Gui Sect, traveled to Aoping Continent and did not hesitate to quarrel with the Literary Sage lineage. He also wanted to locate his next sect in Shujian Lake on Aoping Continent. It must be said that he was extremely foresighted.

Jiang Shangzhen's good relationship with Chen Ping'an, a direct descendant of the Wen Sheng lineage, prevented the two parties from becoming mortal enemies. This was probably the way of an old sect leader.

Ni Yuerong didn't know that one of her unintentional words could make the mountain owner of Luolu Mountain think so much.

Chen Pingan drank wine silently.

Ni Yuerong was about to speak but stopped.

Chen Pingan said: "Is something wrong?"

Ni Yuerong took a big gulp of wine and used it to strengthen her courage. Then she changed her title to "Master Chen" and whispered: "We at Qingwu Peak recently recruited two young sword cultivators. Among them, there is a very qualified sword fairy embryo who admires Shanzhu Chen very much. It is true that Yuerong is not deliberately trying to get close to her. That little girl really admires the swordsman style of Shanzhu Chen. She is our sect. A group of sword cultivators had just closed the door, so she missed the viewing ceremony. She was simple-minded and would not think too much. In fact, her senior brother reminded her of this matter, but the child did not listen and just turned a deaf ear to it, so that every time she practiced In addition to swordsmanship, she also had to learn some martial arts skills, and she refused to listen to any advice. Her senior brother treated her like half of his biological daughter. He almost wanted to go to other peaks to steal some high-quality sword manuals. He only hoped that she could Practice your sword well and try to form the golden elixir within a few seconds, so that you can protect Qingwu Peak."

In the early years, Qingwu Peak relied on Ni Yuerong's master Ji Yan and the incestuous relationship with the mountain master Zhuhuang to give Qingwu Peak one or two swordsmen from time to time. However, Qingwu Peak itself could not retain them, so that For two hundred and forty years, Qingwu Peak has not had an Earthly Immortal Sword Cultivator sitting on the top of the mountain. Plus Ni Yuerong and his senior brother, they are destined to have no hope of forming a golden elixir. Furthermore, they are not sword cultivators yet, so if it hadn’t been for the incident at the ceremony. , according to the ancestral rules of the First Line Peak, a peak that has not had a Golden Core Sword Cultivator for three hundred years will be removed from the list. Then she and her senior brother will be the biggest sinners who personally bury Qingwu Peak.

Ni Yuerong suddenly realized that her words were inappropriate.

Excellent qualifications? Sword fairy embryo?

It was just for her, but would the young mountain master of Luo Mountain next to her find it extremely ridiculous after hearing this?

Chen Pingan said helplessly: "Tell me what to do."

In order to keep the incense of Qingwu Peak, Ni Yuerong wiped the sweat from her forehead, ignored it, and said tentatively: "Yuerong didn't dare to have any wrong thoughts. I just hope that if I pass by Qingwu Peak again in the future, Chen The mountain master can give her some pointers on swordsmanship, even if it’s just a few words."

Chen Pingan waved his hand and stood up, "Don't even think about this kind of thing."

The last time I asked Jian Zhengyang Mountain, I never thought the landscape was so dangerous.

Ni Yuerong sighed and had to give up.

Chen Ping'an looked at the terraced fields and asked for no reason, "Have you ever threshed rice?"

Ni Yuerong shook her head and said, "I've only seen it from a distance."

Chen Pingan joked: "You can let the disciples of Qingwu Peak go down the mountain to try this in their free time."

Ni Yuerong seemed to have received an imperial edict, "I will discuss this matter with my senior brother later and include it in the ancestral training regulations of Qingwu Peak."

Chen Jianxian's words seemed to be an understatement and said casually, but in fact they must have a profound meaning!

Chen Ping'an rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly: "I was just joking. You are really not afraid of being laughed at by other peaks."

Ni Yuerong smiled sweetly and said: "Don't we at Qingwu Peak get laughed at a lot? We don't care about this one more thing."

Hehe, maybe Qingwu Peak will set a precedent in the future, and other peaks will follow suit.

Before Chen Pingan left, he put the empty wine bottle into his sleeve and said with a smile: "I hope I didn't drink a bottle of wine from Shopkeeper Ni of Yunlou in vain."

Ni Yuerong just thought it was a joke and didn't care.

In an instant, there was no longer that figure in green shirt on the observation deck.

Ni Yuerong was relieved.

After a moment, there was a green sword light running straight from the first line of the peak to the cloud tower.

The Bamboo Emperor fell to the ground and sheathed his sword.

Ni Yuerong immediately bent down and saluted, "I have met the sect leader."

"Are you crazy?"

With a smile on his face, the Bamboo Emperor said straight to the point: "Dare you fly your sword to spread the message to the Ancestral Master Hall under the nose of Master Chen?"

It turned out that when Ni Yuerong went to help Shanzhu Chen get the two pots of Changchun wine, after a battle between heaven and man, she still put herself in danger and secretly flew a sword to send a message to the first line of the peak to inform the sect leader Bamboo Emperor.

Ni Yuerong was worried. Would she be angered by the Bamboo Emperor and lose her third position in the future sect?

The Bamboo Emperor said: "Then do you know that it was Master Chen who just held the flying sword and personally helped you deliver the message to the first line of peaks?"

Ni Yuerong was dumbfounded and frightened. Okay, let alone walking around without food, I'm afraid Qingwu Peak will be implicated.

But why did Chen Jianxian still accept the pot of wine despite knowing this? Waiting to see her jokes?

Could it be that Chen Jianxian took the initiative to ask for drinks because he was deliberately waiting for him to send a message with his sword?

And why does the sect leader Bamboo Emperor not seem to be angry, but seems to be relaxed?

The Bamboo Emperor looked at this woman who had not yet understood the key and shook his head. Is this considered a fool's blessing?

Ni Yuerong asked in a low voice: "What did Master Chen Shan just say to me? Do you and I repeat it exactly to you?"

The Bamboo Emperor shook his head, came to the railing, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the Qingwu Peak, "No, this is your own creation."

Ni Yuerong looked embarrassed and said, "But Shanzhu Chen has something to say and asked me to pass it on to the sect master."

The Bamboo Emperor turned his head.

Ni Yuerong waited for the sect leader to speak.

The Bamboo Emperor laughed angrily and said, "Why, wait until I kneel down and beg you to open the mouth of Chrysostom?"

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Qingfufang's business is uniquely good at Xianjia Ferry in Dilongshan.

The dozens of territories in the central part of Aquarius Continent, where the final battle took place, were actually much less damaged than Chen Ping'an imagined. In fact, the mountains and rivers in the entire southern half of Aquarius Continent are much better than the scattered and devastated Tongye Continent. The barbaric army had earlier landed along the Fuyao and Tongye Continents. The army's crossing was like having its head shaved. It was so tragic that not even a blade of grass could grow. After that, the troops dispersed in Tongyezhou, passing through the border like gouts, and carefully searched everywhere. Ruins were everywhere, and corpses were strewn in the fields. It was still too horrible to look at, especially the spiritual sects on the mountain and the dynasty at the foot of the mountain with a full treasury. Unable to escape, he waited until he crossed the sea to the north and after the fall of Laolong City, he headed north to Aquarius Island like a comb.

It can be seen that the Wilderness Army tent side has made up its mind to rely on the entire southern territory, giving up the plan of a quick victory, and coming to a bitter battle of mutual "exploitation" with Da Li, each adding fuel to the battlefield. Who can outlast whom? Let’s see if the Great Li cavalry, which once gathered the power of an entire continent, kills more enemies or dies more.

Qingfufang is still the same, with a five-story building, but the wood is new and it is newly built. Only the plaque and couplets are old.

It must have been that they moved north to seek refuge and could not take too much with them. Of course, the wild demon clan would not let go of this extremely precious fairy ferry.

Chen Pingan looked at the content of the couplets and smiled a little.

"No kidding, our prices are fair; if you compare yourself with your heart, you will come back again."

The business experience at his own small wine shop in Jianqi Great Wall is similar.

There were five women waiting for business in the lobby. A young girl in elegant clothes immediately came forward and asked: "Master, do you want to ask someone to appraise the treasure, or buy a treasure in the store?"

Chen Ping'an looked at a woman who just happened to cast her gaze in this direction. He first turned around and apologized to the girl, and then smiled and said: "I came to your house this time to find Mr. Hong. Let Cuiying lead the way. alright."

Because according to the rules in the hall, among the five women who are entertaining guests in the hall, unless their respective regular customers come to visit, there is a priority for who shows up and speaks.

The woman had a green flying insect carved from jasper hanging on her shoulder. She hurriedly walked up to the man in green shirt who called her to lead the way. She smiled charmingly, with a hint of apology in her eyes, and asked softly: "I'm sorry for my poor eyesight." , who is the young master?"

"The surname is Chen."

Chen Pingan explained with a smile: "More than twenty years ago, I came to Qingfufang with two friends, and it was Mr. Hong who you helped lead the way to."

It's just that the woman couldn't even remember him, but she had a look of realization on her face and said with a sweet smile: "Mr. Chen's style is still the same."

In fact, during that meeting, the man in front of her was still a young man with a sword on his back, and Qingfufang had a good business, with countless people coming and going. No matter how good her memory was, how could she recognize him.

Chen Ping'an did not expose her polite words and followed her all the way to the second floor. In the corridor, there was a large colorful lichen, a national specialty. The embroidery was excellent, but it was just a new item.

Chen Pingan asked: "How much does this piece of lichen cost now?"

Cuiying smiled and said: "The price has at least doubled compared to previous years. He is very evil. Now Caiyi Country relies on this and the cockfighting cup to help fill the national treasury. It is really a lot of money."

However, Chen Ping'an knew that this was one of Dong Shuijing's many ways to make money. This fellow countryman's only business purpose was to make money from rich people.

Cuiying gently opened the door and said softly: "Mr. Hong, the guests are here."

Chen Ping'an was at the threshold, smiling and clasping his fists: "Mr. Hong, we meet again."

Hong Yangbo was stunned and quickly stood up, "Master Chen...?"

Originally, he wanted to address the other party as Chen Jianxian or Chen Shanzhu, but Cuiying was aside to avoid violating the taboo of landscape.

When we first met, he was still a curious and slightly cautious young man. He will look around carefully, but certainly not in a sly way.

In Hong Yangbo's view, the young man who traveled far away at that time was at most a third-level martial artist, someone who had just entered the martial arts world.

When they met for the second time, he turned into a young man wearing a hat on his head and a sword on his back, just like a knight in the rivers and lakes.

This time, it was the sect master of Luolu Mountain.

Sure enough, the boss’s vision is good.

Having only met him once, I was sure that this person was the young swordsman who fought off Su Lang in Shushui Kingdom.

At that time, Hong Yangbo was still doubtful, but now it seems that his boss is indeed very discerning and his own eyesight is dim.

On the big table, in addition to the small incense burner, there was an ancient cypress potted plant, and a row of green-clothed boys sitting on the branches, shaking their feet but not getting up.

The old man said helplessly: "The little guys are getting angry with me."

Chen Ping'an looked soft, smiled and waved, and took the initiative to say hello to the little men in green, "Long time no see."

Anyway, I have made up my mind that if the little guy doesn't tell me the good news today, I won't cross the threshold today.

Fortunately, the little ones were very considerate. They chattered and laughed a lot. They stood up one after another, bowed and saluted, and spoke with childlike voices and childlike innocence. They said the festive words that Chen Ping'an would never tire of hearing, "Welcome to our shop, I wish you good luck!"

Chen Pingan then crossed the threshold with a smile, turned around and said to the young woman: "There is no need to be busy here. Mr. Hong and I are old acquaintances. We do some business and get dividends afterwards. We must follow the rules. I can't believe it." I have to trust Mr. Hong. There is no need for tea. I brought my own wine and invited Mr. Hong to drink."

Hong Yangbo nodded to her, and she smiled brightly, wished him a thousand blessings, and wished Mr. Chen that all his wishes would come true and that he would make a lot of money, and then he left.

Chen Ping'an didn't close the door, and walked straight to the desk, stopping the old man who was about to move, "Mr. Hong, don't be polite to me. I'm very familiar with this place, and I won't treat myself as an outsider. The old gentleman is too polite, does he treat me like an outsider?"

Chen Pingan moved the chair by himself. It was still the antique maroon chair from before.

Old people and young people all miss the past.

Hong Yangbo smiled and nodded, then did not go around the table and sat down again.

Looking at the open door, the old man sighed with emotion. He just mentioned it casually back then. After so many years, his memory is really good, not ordinary.

Chen Pingan held back his laughter and said straight to the point: "Mr. Hong, you really don't want to help me?"

The Baofengzhai business at Niujiaoshan Ferry is getting bigger and bigger, but there is always a lack of a real person in charge. The two shopkeepers in Qilong Lane, Shi Rou and Jia Sheng, are not suitable.

Shi Rou prefers a stable life. As for Jia Lao Shenxian, he is actually more suitable to be the second in command.

Hong Yangbo waved his hands and said guiltily: "It's really not possible. I am definitely not deliberately taking advantage of Qiao to raise my own status. It's just that business matters, in the final analysis, are still human beings. My old club had a great kindness to me in the early years, and the young club took over Qingjifang Later, he treated me even more generously."

The old man then laughed at himself: "It's a bit disrespectful to talk to Master Chen about these great principles."

The old man had been in Qingfufang for nearly eighty years, just for a few glasses of wine.

Chen Ping'an took out two pots of Qingshenshan wine brewed in his own wine shop, handed one to the old man, and turned his wrist to reveal two more wine glasses. They were the two Flower God Cups from Baihua Blessed Land. He joked with the old man: "That boss But in the workshop? I will discuss the matter with her directly, and if it doesn't work, I will rob her."

If you are used to earning windfall, side money and ill-gotten wealth, it will be like drinking poison to quench your thirst. The more money, the greater the disaster. It is better to believe that this kind of thing exists than to believe that it does not exist.

This is why Chen Pingan cares so much about the business of the two shops in Qilong Lane. As long as he is in Luopo Mountain, Chen Pingan will personally go to Qilong Lane and check the accounts carefully on time. He does not even ask the two shops to hand over their account books to Luopo Mountain. . Because only he, the owner of the mountain, really cares about this matter, Shirou, Jia Sheng and the other two shopkeepers will take it seriously, and will not refuse to pay back at all just because a few taels of silver and a few snowflakes have been entered into the account. thing.

Hong Yangbo's eyes lit up and he picked up the wine glass, "This Flower God Cup doesn't seem to be a replica?"

This is similar to the pair of Qingshenshan bamboo chopsticks from the early years. They are both priceless and valuable items.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "I can't guarantee whether it's true or not. Anyway, I found it through leakage. If Mr. Hong is willing to change his mind now, I will give you a complete set of Flower God Cups as a meeting gift."

Hong Yangbo glared and said, "I'm not bothered at all. I can't go without it. It's not a joke with you. If Chen Jianxian keeps pestering you like this, I'm really going to kick him out. Well, I have to keep this wine glass."

Chen Pingan looked around and asked: "Are there any new items in the shop? As for the imperial pine smoke ink and the "Xizai Tie", are both still there?"

Everything in the world is intertwined, and sometimes you have to believe it even if you don’t believe it, or you have to rather believe it or not.

That piece of pine smoke ink has a great connection with Shenshui Kingdom, that is, it has something to do with Wei Dashanjun of Piyun Mountain. The reason why Chen Pingan didn't buy it back then was not because he felt sorry for the fairy money, but because he was worried that Wei Bo would be sentimental after seeing it. Times have changed, and now he no longer has such worries.

Hong Yangbo shook his head first and then nodded: "There are a lot of good things, but I really don't have any that are top-notch, so I won't take them out to embarrass Chen Jianxian. Fortunately, the two things you mentioned are still there by chance."

I admire my boss even more.

It's not that these two things cannot be sold, but the owner deliberately asked him to keep them, saying that if the sword fairy in blue came to visit again someday in the future, he could use them as gifts.

Of course, giving a favor does not mean giving away two things for free without charging money. There is no reason in the world to do this kind of business.

Although the rare copybook written by the Sword Immortal of ancient Shu is a copy, the text is as beautiful as the remains of a cicada. Because it is almost as good as the original, it has the reputation of being a "next-class authentic work." Hong Yangbo offered five Xiaoshu tablets back then. The young man was obviously very excited about money, but he just said three words, "I can't afford it."

In the end, he used five Grain Rain coins to buy the high-end item, a set of four Heavenly Master Ghost-Slaying coins.

Hong Yangbo took out the imperial ink and copybook and said with a smile: "Just use the old price."

Chen Pingan took out the fairy money without hesitation. It was clear and refreshing, and he got both money and goods.

Both sides said in unison: "Can I have something to add to my head?"

The old man laughed loudly, and Chen Pingan didn't feel embarrassed.

Hong Yangbo shook his head and said: "It's still the same old rules, nothing more."

Afterwards, the two drank and chatted.

After traveling far away and returning to one's hometown, one's horizons widen and one's hometown becomes smaller. As one ages, one's hometown becomes smaller.

Life is short and the journey is long. When people are narrow-minded, the wine glass is the widest.

How many people gather and disperse in this world? Let’s take a slow drink.

Finally, Chen Pingan drank and blushed slightly.

After leaving Qingfufang, I led a horse on the ferry last time and met two short children with sallow faces and skinny faces. In the end, I spent twelve pieces of snow money on Chen Pingan to buy three horses from them. There are a few things, including an "Eternally Blessed" tile inkstone, a pair of old pit yellow seals, and a shallow bowl made of red material. If you go by the market price, of course you won’t be able to spend so much snow money.

He must have been taken advantage of by those two children. As soon as they got the money, they ran away very fast.

The two children, who were light on their feet, began to whisper after running away, with smiles on their two young faces.

Chen Ping'an didn't feel that he had spent money in vain.

Just like in his hometown town, every time the straw-shoe boy sent a letter, he would rush to the next place.

Chen Ping'an once left those pessimistic emotions in half the city of Hedao, and in addition...all his hopes.

What are you afraid of?

The old remains, but the new can come.

Hope is just like the spring grass in the original field, we can travel farther and still be alive.

Even if disappointment piles up, hope will bloom one after another.

Chen Ping'an turned to look at the third floor of Qingfufang. There was a woman standing on the railing. She was the owner of Qingfufang who pretended to be a maid in the workshop, a female swordsman who deliberately concealed her appearance.

When she saw Chen Pingan turning his head, she immediately turned around and walked into the house.

After meeting the young swordsman last time, he returned to Qingfufang and had a word with Hong Yangbo.

"At that moment, he looked like a clay Bodhisattva on a shrine."

Chen Ping'an withdrew his gaze and traveled thousands of miles away in an instant.

Above a sea of ​​golden clouds, I walked slowly, took out the copybook I just bought from my sleeve, and smiled to myself.

Because the young hidden official wearing a lotus crown in the wild world has just made up his mind to ask Jian Tuo Yueshan.

The opening words of this "Xi Zai Tie" are the common feelings of Chen Pingan, Haoran and Manhuang.

Xizai has little swordsmanship.