Sword comes

Chen Pingan's shoulders sank, and his breath stagnated. The sword energy that was about to leave the Qi Palace was already on the verge of an arrow, and he had no choice but to send it out. He Jiao, the previous unstoppable arrogance, naturally paused for it, and temporarily chose to stand still.

"Stop, stop." A man in a bamboo hat stood beside Chen Pingan, put his arms around the boy's shoulders, and said with a smile, "It's not proper for a big family who loves each other to fight and kill."

Chen Ping raised his head, and the man in the bamboo hat, who was elusive, smiled at him, "Trust me, I am Ah Liang."

Chen Pingan sighed, "Listen to you for now."

A Liang just glanced at Zhu He, didn't even bother to glance at the young girl Zhu Lu, and lazily said: "Using such a precious sword energy to kill Zhu He is too violent. I feel sorry for you even if you feel bad. ...Forget it, forget it, don't say these things that spoil the scenery, in short, my conscience, A Liang, will not let it go. You should take this "eighteen stops" luck method as compensation."

Chen Pingan was about to put his fingers together, but at this moment, Ah Liang let go of the hand on the young man's shoulder, took a step back, shook his head and said with a smile: "This posture is too unrefined, let me teach you how to do it!" of."

"Stand firm!" The man in the bamboo hat sneered, then bent his fingers, first tapped Chen Ping'an's shoulder, and then moved like flying, tapped the young man's heart seven or eight times. The superior supernatural powers of the immortal family directly caused ripples on the young man's heart lake, and a series of voices sounded, "Remember the origin of this qi in your body, remember the names and routes of all qi houses, the qi stretches like a dragon vein, starting from Rinchong, the ancestor of Wanshan Mountain, this is the first-class qi palace in the world for raising swords. This is the first stop here, and he quickly passes through three mountains and six passes. At this point, it is two stops at Fuji Cave, and he quickly plunders six caves and nine mansions. The third pause... This is the last stop, a total of eighteen stops. These acupoints and Qi Palaces are completely different from what is said today, but they are the precious painstaking efforts of countless sword cultivators in ancient times who overcame thorns and thorns and paid a huge price, you remember it!"

A Liang finally asked: "Do you remember clearly?"

Sweat oozes from Chen Ping's forehead, "I remember seven, seven, eight, eight."

A Liang smiled and said: "It's almost done. If you hit your head and bleed later, don't be afraid. This is the path that every sword repairer must take. After you get familiar with the route, you can try to move slowly. This is the most interesting part of Eighteen Stops. Well, this is the knowledge I have figured out. Some people admire me so much that they praise me and say that this alone has raised the height of the kendo a lot. Haha, I am a little embarrassed what."

Chen Pingan suddenly felt that this so-called Eighteen Stops was probably not much better than Shaking Mountain.

A Liang seemed to see through the young man's mind, and said solemnly: "Am I like a liar who talks freely? I, A Liang, don't know what bragging is all my life!"

Zhu He's mind has barely pulled out from the mud, but his limbs are more stiff than before, and he will die if he moves. This is the only thought in Zhu He's mind, and this is the invisible shock brought by the man in the bamboo hat.

When the guy with the green knife but the gourd on his waist is your friend, you will feel that he doesn't look like a master.

But when this guy became the enemy of the opposite side, Zhu He was so frightened that he was sweating profusely, and he was really going to be out of his wits.

Zhu He in the distance lost his mind, and Zhu Lu nearby could only hear Chen Pingan talking to himself.

A Liang told Chen Ping'an again in his heartfelt voice, "The light boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains, and the Qi machine can flow hundreds of thousands of miles in an instant. It would be even better if the water surface did not rise at all! In the future, if you are lucky, you can concentrate on practicing this path, so that it can run on its own even when you sleep."

Chen Pingan asked suspiciously: "How do I know if the [-]th stop is running after I go to sleep?"

A Liang folded his arms around his chest and said with a smile, "Walk to the poor water, and sit and watch the clouds rise. You will know the answer naturally when the time comes."

A Liang sat down on the bench, but just as he sat down, his face became a little strange.

Chen Ping covered his forehead.

A Liang raised his buttocks without showing any signs of expression, patted the candied haws standing on his buttocks with his hands, moved to a seat and sat down, put his hands on the railing, exhaled heavily, and finally looked at Zhulu for the first time, " In addition to returning the heroic guts of Zhenwu Mountain and the "Book of Purple Qi", you and your father also need to take out the stack of talismans inherited from the Li family, but these talismans can only save one of you Man, Zhu Lu, I will let you choose now, will you leave the pillow station alive, or your father?"

Before Zhu Lu could speak, Zhu He had already said in a deep voice: "I implore senior Ah Liang to let Zhu Lu leave, I am willing to commit suicide and apologize, and I don't even need to dirty senior's bamboo knife."

Ah Liang just looked at Zhu Lu with a smile, completely ignoring Zhu He who had already taken out the elixir and yellow paper talisman, "Zhu Lu, who do you hope will survive?"

The girl was already crying into tears, but she covered her mouth with her hands, not daring to cry out.

The other hand was clenched behind her, the nail pierced the palm, and the hand was covered with blood.

Zhu He knelt heavily in the corridor far away, kowtowed and said tremblingly, "Senior Ah Liang!"

A Liang looked at Chen Ping'an and asked, "What do you think? Or let them go together? If you are afraid of Zhu He's revenge, I can abolish his martial arts cultivation. If you are afraid of accidents, I can interrupt Zhu He's longevity at will. Qiao, um, Zhu Lu’s is also fine.”

The young man didn't look at Zhu He, but just looked at Zhu Lu, "I said, you must die."

Zhu He suddenly raised his head and roared angrily, "Chen Pingan, Zhu Lu is still a child!"

The young man, who had always been relatively calm, turned pale with inexplicable anger after hearing this sentence.

The straw-sandal boy moved forward with a few quick steps, and was about to smash Zhu Lu's chest with a punch. At this time, her energy was flustered, and she was not much better than the weak physique of an ordinary girl. But for some reason, after punching, she couldn't help but change It became a slap, the route was inclined upwards, and a slap hit Zhu Lu hard on the cheek.

Ah Liang pressed the boy's shoulder again, "It's fine."

A Liang laughed softly: "Some punishments are much crueler than death."

Chen Pingan sat back on the bench, dazed.After that, how A Liang will deal with the father and daughter, how they left the pillow station, and where they will go and whom they will meet in the future, the young man has no idea.

The boy suddenly raised his head and asked, "Ah Liang, do you have any wine?"

A Liang smiled, "There is plenty of wine, my little gourd can hold a thousand catties of wine, but I have to tell you one thing, when a person is sad, don't drink, it is easy to become a drunkard. Pleasure things, You can drink, maybe you will become a wine master while drinking."

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Outside the gate of Pillow Station.

Lin Shouyi stood alone on the street. For some reason, the young man was left outside by A Liang, who told him to wait for someone to show up and let him decide whether to cross the threshold of the inn.

Even if he was bored, the boy still stood like a lone pine on the top of a mountain, with his waist straight.

Taking advantage of the red lantern hanging at the entrance of the pillow post, the young man took out the book from his arms.

The Taoist classic "Langlang Book on the Cloud", when I started to browse the difficult words, it can be said that it is difficult to understand, and it can be said that it is blind.

But every time I read something that I understand, or realize a little bit of true meaning, it is like a sunny day after the rain, when the clouds and mists are cleared to see the blue sky, the young man is very happy.This heartfelt joy, a boy with an indifferent temperament created by a rough life experience, is unwilling to share it with others.

Young people are never afraid to speculate about people and things in this world with the greatest maliciousness.

A plain-looking woman came from a distance, looked at the young man, her eyes were amazed, and she said with emotion: "You really are a good embryo for cultivating Taoism."

The woman walked to a place seven or eight steps away from the young man, and said with a smile, "Hello, Lin Shouyi. We have met each other at the water's edge before. I am on a boat and you are on the shore. My real identity is Da Li The Supreme Elder of the Changchun Palace, I am not boasting, I am indeed a fairy on the mountain in the eyes of the common people, the real thing, I can shake the wind and rain with a wave of my sleeves, and shake the mountains with a stomp of my feet, especially good at rectifying the five thunders with one hand, suppressing demons and evil spirits with one hand... ..."

At the end, the woman laughed to herself and waved her hand, "No, no, this set of wording is really embarrassing, next time I have to ask someone to change it to something plain."

The boy nodded and said, "I believe in you."

The woman smiled and said: "Although I don't know what your father told you in that letter from home, and I don't even know what Ah Liang was thinking, but since he knew that I was following you and left you outside the station, then I think I can give it a try and see if I can convince you to come back to Dali Capital with me, say goodbye to your parents, and then follow me to Changchun Palace to practice Taoism."

Lin Shouyi said indifferently: "My father wants me to stay in Hongzhu Town obediently, and then an expert will pick me up to Dali Capital. Otherwise, I died outside for no reason, and he won't help me collect the body. Because of a Dead people are not worth the travel expenses, my father mentioned that the price of goods in Dali Capital is very high now, and the family expenses are very high."

The woman sighed, "Your father's words are a bit harsh, but isn't that the truth?"

The boy's mouth was full of sarcasm.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then stretched out her hand to the young man with a solemn and solemn expression, "Although you may think it's too child's play, not mysterious enough, and lacks a lot of ups and downs and trials, but I still want to tell you, Lin Shouyi, Take a step forward, and you will walk onto the Longevity Bridge." The young man put away the Taoist book, put it back in his arms, shook his head and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the elder. It is up to me what family I was born in and what my surname is. But what should I go? Road, I know it in my heart."

"Pity."

The woman could only sigh, and did not force others, "Lin Shouyi, then we will meet again if we are destined, and I hope you will not regret it when the time comes."

The young man bowed and saluted, with a straight look, "Lin Shouyi sent off the immortal head respectfully."

The woman disappeared in a flash.

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Posthouse Corridor.

Chen Pingan and A Liang were sitting on the benches in the corridor facing each other.

Chen Ping asked softly, "Ah Liang, are you leaving?"

A Liang nodded.

He lifted the little gourd and took a sip of wine.

It was obvious at a glance that he was thinking of something sad, so before he kept saying that he would not drink when he was sad, it was purely a polite statement from a man in a bamboo hat.

A Liang stared blankly at the young man opposite him, looking at the clean eyes of the young man Chen Pingan in front of him, just like the pair of eyes he saw many, many years ago.

Ah Liang, I've thought about it, reading is useless, it's very annoying!I, Qi Jingchun, want to travel the world with you. I want to make friends and enemies, drink the strongest wine, use the fastest sword, and ride the best horse.Well, I have all the money ready, more than ten taels of silver!If it’s not enough, I can go back and borrow some more from my husband.The husband is very reasonable, and told me that if you really don’t want to study, you can go out for a walk. The great rivers and mountains thousands of miles away are all learning.

The green-clothed scholar who had a bruised nose and a swollen face after being beaten had clear and firm eyes.

On the other side of the college gate, there was an old scholar who was hiding and didn't dare to see anyone. He only showed his head and winked at A Liang. Roll up your sleeves, and put on the posture that if you dare to abduct my student, I will fight you to the death.

Going and going, the hair didn't grow evenly, and they just talked big.When the hair is fully grown, I will take you to see the colorful world outside.

Ah Liang, it's a deal, I'll wait for you.

In the end, Ah Liang turned his back to the boy, held the hilt of the sword with one hand, slapped his shoulder casually, raised his arm with the other hand, clenched his fist, and bid farewell to the boy.

A Liang, a ranger, waved goodbye to the boy Lang who longed for the world.

After this farewell, there will be no reunion.

Finally, the man turned his head and saw that the old man was already holding the boy's hand, and the two walked back to the academy together.

One old and one young, chatting.

Jingchun, I forgot to ask earlier, who hit you?

The one surnamed Zuo.

ah?He, his actions are so indifferent, I will talk about him when I turn around, a gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands.But why fight.Is it because he can't reason with you and becomes angry from embarrassment?

No.

Ok?

After he lost the debate, he was willing to admit defeat, but he deliberately said that no matter how much I read, I would never hope to surpass you in my life, sir. , I often doze off when I look at it, I am still young, one day I will read more books than my husband... But he is still talking about it, if I have the ability, I will learn more than my husband tomorrow, so I can't get angry, so I will do it first up.I can't beat him, and I admit it. Didn't I find Mr. before and didn't file a complaint, right? Of course you have to have the backbone of a scholar. Sir, you are not very good in this regard. If you win a fight with someone, you lose a fight. Just say that I am a pedant of heaven and man, and say that the debate is unprecedented, and if I lose a fight with someone and win a fight, I just say how shocking the fight is...

Sir, why are you pinching my ears?Alas... A gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands.

What a gentleman!Sir I am a saint!

The man who saw this scene finally turned around and left gracefully.

During those long and turbulent years, sometimes, men would sit on the Great Wall, drinking wine alone, and heard those gossips that came from far away from the inverted mountain, none of them were good news. Damn it's bad news, men will regret that they didn't bring that boy with them back then, they will blame that old man, and they can't even take good care of their proud disciple.

At this time, looking at the young man opposite, Ah Liang suddenly smiled, "I once had a conversation with a young man who was about your age, and I said to him, 'Believe me, you are more promising in reading than practicing swordsmanship. ’ Now I think it’s time to say to you, ‘Trust me, you’re better off practicing swords than boxing’.”

Under the bamboo hat, A Liang's face, his brows and eyes were squeezed together with a smile, and his smile was bright, like a warm winter day.

But Chen Pingan had never seen such a sad Ah Liang.