Sword comes

Chapter 2.

The bamboo slips lay quietly on the courtyard wall, basking in the warm sunshine of early spring together with the owner.

Then came an unexpected guest.

Dong Shuijing.

Dong Shuijing chose to stay in the small town as a simple young man who was unwilling to travel to the Sui Dynasty with Li Baoping's three classmates, while Shi Chunjia, the little girl with braids, chose to move to Dali Capital with her family.

The last five people who stayed in Mr. Qi's school parted ways and went their separate ways.

Seeing that it was Dong Shuijing, Chen Pingan quickly asked him to sit in the courtyard, and the girl in the pink skirt nimbly brought out snacks to eat. Dong Shuijing was a little cautious and embarrassed, like a Mongolian boy who had made a mistake, sitting in a school and waiting. Mister punishment.

Chen Pingan really didn't think it was wrong for Dong Shuijing to stay in the town at that time.

On the way far away, one night, the timid Li Huai called him to take a shit together. I heard Li Huai chatting about Dong Shuijing's life experience, and they all said that the reason why he was named Dong Shuijing was because his mother was pregnant with him. At that time, I went to the iron lock well with a big belly to pick up water, but I bent down and gave birth to Dong Shuijing, so I became the laughing stock of my schoolmates. Dong Shuijing never deliberately explained anything, and others just let them laugh go.

As for the fact that both Dong Shuijing and Lin Shouyi liked Li Huai's sister, Chen Pingan was very clear about it. As for whether it was true or not, Chen Pingan was not very interested.

Song Jixin next door said earlier that for guys as big as them in a small town, the young masters on the side of Taoye Lane on Fulu Street have already had house maids, and those on the side of Xinghua Lane on Qilong Lane may be matchmakers. They have already helped find a partner, and it is normal in a small town to become a father when he is one or two years older.As for the poorest alleys like Mud Bottle Lane, men can be single until they are in their 40s and [-]s.

Dong Shuijing briefly talked about some things about the new school in the small town, and Chen Pingan then talked about some interesting things about the study tour. He didn't dare to say anything too bizarre, for fear that Dong Shuijing would think too much.

Dong Shuijing learned that the town would have its own inn in the future, so he asked Chen Pingan for the mailing address of Dasui Shanya Academy. The young man was very happy and said that he must write to Li Baoping and the three of them.Chen Pingan was a little hesitant. He knew that the letter sent by the post station was a letter from his family, and it was real money. Dong Shuijing was now alone and alone, so he might not be able to afford it, but Chen Pingan didn't say anything in the end. Keep it in mind silently.

Dong Shuijing left happily.

The little boy in Tsing Yi said: "This stupid big guy is not bad, I thought he came here to eat and drink with the master. If he dares to speak"

He subconsciously looked at Chen Pingan, swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and changed his words: "Then I will try to persuade him, and I must reason with him, saying that to be a human being is to compare your heart with your heart."

Chen Ping smiled and patted the boy in Tsing Yi on the head, "It's hard for you."

On the second day of the first lunar month, the town custom is to start visiting relatives during the New Year.

Chen Pingan had no relatives to leave, so he simply took the two little guys to Luopo Mountain.

Luopo Mountain is located in the southwest of Longquan, Dajun. The three nearby mountains are of different sizes, but they are far smaller than Luopo Mountain. They are called Tiaoyu Mountain, Fuyaolu Mountain and Tiandu Peak respectively. Bought it, in order to create a unique mansion, before the New Year's Eve at the end of last year, it was still in full swing, day and night.

When Chen Pingan and the others passed by Tiandu Peak today, the mountain was finally quiet.

Over the past year, there have been various luxurious buildings on various hills, mansions and palaces, pavilions, courtyards and high pavilions, viewing platforms on the top of the hills, long cableway bridges suspended between the two mountains, and so on. , It rises from the ground among the mountains and forests, which is amazing.

As for the opening of Luopo Mountain under the name of Chen Ping'an, it was almost all the established expenses of the Dali Industry Department, and he, the mountain owner, had no additional construction needs, so although the mountain was large and the land was large, it seemed relatively lonely, with a mountain god sitting in the town If this is the case, then Baolu Mountain, Caiyun Peak, and Xiancao Mountain are so lifeless that the monks in charge of supervision on the nearby hills find it funny every time they look at their neighbors.

It is too absurd to have big money to buy mountains and no small money to build mountains.

After Chen Ping'an and the others approached their own mountain, Wei Bo appeared surreptitiously again.

Chen Pingan handed Wei Bo a small bag containing a high-quality snake gallstone, and asked Wei Bo to give it to the fierce black snake from Qidun Mountain.Wei Bo accepted the New Year's money with a smile, saying that it would be delivered and that he would never be greedy.

Climbing together, Chen Pingan asked Wei Bo about the private school. Of course, Wei Bo knew more about the inside story than Dong Shuijing, and he explained that it was the family school run by the Chen family of Longweixi. It is open and does not charge any fees. Many young survivors of Lu's prisoners can enter the school to study. This is equivalent to saving dozens of lives at once. Otherwise, can those weak children survive? The cold winter of the year is really hard to say.

With the prosperity of Longquan County, there are still a large number of families who migrated from nearby states and counties. Of course, the mansions in Taoye Lane and Taoye Lane are the first choice. Nowadays, even in Qilong Lane and Xinghua Lane, many old houses have changed owners one after another.

In just one year, the school has more than 100 students, and the teachers are all famous writers and scholars.

Speaking of this, Wei Bo asked with a smile: "Do you think it's better to kill a chicken with a butcher's knife? Why are those scholars who usually have a lot of airs willing to leave their hometowns and come here to suffer, and the people they preach and teach are just a bunch of people. kids and teens”

Chen Pingan nodded and asked, "It's the Longweixi Chen family who spent a lot of money."

Wei Bo laughed loudly, waved his hands and said, "It's really not a matter of money. Among those gentlemen who have read poetry and books, there are two sages, how can they seek money. They hope to enter Piyun Mountain, because the mountain An interesting place called Linlu Academy is about to appear."

The little boy in Tsing Yi interrupted and asked: "You said you lived in Piyun Mountain, so you must be a handyman in Linlu Academy?"

"Go, go, stay cool and go, I will chat with your master about important matters."

Wei Bo made a gesture of waving his sleeves to drive him away, and then continued to talk to Chen Pingan: "Actually, blind people can see that Dali's plan is very serious. It is obvious that Linlu Academy is going to compete with Dasui Shanya Academy. Once Dali goes south smoothly In the Sui Dynasty, the Hong family was destroyed and the family was destroyed. Guanhu Shushu "So the sooner you enter Linlu Academy, the more likely you will become a minister of the dragon. "

"There is no way. If a scholar wants to display his ambitions and benefit the country and the people, you must have a chair in the temple. Otherwise, it will be all on paper. Of course, if you can't squeeze into the officialdom, take a step back, and if you are poor, you will be alone. It is not bad to do a good job in learning." It’s okay to preach and teach in the local area, educate the people, and guide the folk customs, but compared to the former, after all, it’s a bit lonely.”

"Besides Guanhu Academy, the second Confucian 72 Academy in Aquarius Continent must go to Linlu Academy."

Wei Bo's words were calm and breezy. When climbing the mountain, his two big sleeves swayed like two white clouds floating towards the top of the mountain.

The girl in the pink skirt who was carrying the bookcase couldn't take her eyes off her eyes. She imagined that her master would be so handsome in the future.

Chen Pingan suddenly asked: "Wei Bo, are you a mountain god now?"

Wei Bo smiled knowingly: "Chen Pingan, I have been waiting for you to ask this question."

The little boy in Tsing Yi pouted, his face full of disdain.

Mountain God

I also have a water god brother who controls the river.

Wei Bo raised his finger and pointed to Piyun Mountain, "I am temporarily the mountain god of Piyun Mountain."

The little boy in Tsing Yi who walked side by side with the girl in the pink skirt secretly shook his head and acted like a monster.

Wei Bo added, "If there are no accidents, Piyun Mountain will soon be upgraded to the Northern Mountain of Dali."

Chen Pingan stopped and asked, "Isn't Beiyue Nanyue?"

Wei Bo shook his head, "It's Beiyue."

The girl in the pink skirt let out a wow, her eyes full of admiration, the God of the Five Sacred Mountains, that is really a big god, let alone the God of the Great Mountain of the Great Li Dynasty.

The little boy in Tsing Yi swallowed his saliva, moistened his throat, walked quickly to Wei Bo, raised his head and smiled and said, "Master Wei Xian, are you tired from walking? Do you need to sit down and rest? I will help you rub your shoulders and tap your legs." "

Wei Bo smiled and said, "Hehe, why don't you argue with me?"

The little boy in Tsing Yi said with a righteous face: "Master Wei Xian, you are a good buddy and brother of my master. My master and I are a family, so we are half friends. Is it appropriate to say that, Master Wei Xian?"

Wei Bo stretched out his hand and twisted the cheek of the little water snake, with considerable force, "Naughty."

The little boy in Tsing Yi smiled stiffly, not daring to resist.

There is no way, if Wei Bo didn't lie, then he and the master are now dependent on others, no matter how many hills Chen Pingan owns, as long as he is still in Longquan County, he still needs to rely on others.As a high and righteous mountain god, a sneeze can make the peaks in the territory tremble, intercepting spiritual energy, digging up the roots of the mountains, etc., can be done at your fingertips, and you can do it without anyone noticing.

Wei Bo smiled and asked: "There is a lot of movement on the side of Shenxiu Mountain. Even if the matter of breaking the mountain has not been interrupted today, Chen Pingan, would you like to take a look? It's very interesting."

Chen Pingan looked forward to it, nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, I've been wanting to see it for a long time."

Wei Bo blew a whistle, and soon there was a sound from the mountain, and the movement became louder and louder. Finally, a huge black snake with a golden thread growing out of its belly swam towards them and appeared in their field of vision. A little nervous, it's normal for a dragon to kill its own kind, and this black snake is already a veritable budding figure, showing its aptitude to be a dragon.

The remnants of the genus of Jiaolong with a complex lineage, many powerful monsters who have cultivated human body and entered the seventh or eighth realm, or even the ninth realm, do not even have the slightest sign of transforming into a dragon.

The little boy in Tsing Yi often said that their cultivation depends on their talents, and it's not all an excuse for their own laziness. He is at least half right.

Wei Bo threw the bag to Black Snake, "Chen Ping'an gave you the lucky money, don't rush to eat it. Next, you will drive us to Shenxiu Mountain."

The black snake's eyes were extremely calm, without any struggle or resistance, and slowly lowered its head, showing enough gentleness and kindness.

A group of four people stood on the body of the black snake, climbed over Luopo Mountain, and descended from the northern foot of the mountain, during which the black snake carefully bypassed the mountain temple.

After leaving Qidun Mountain and arriving at Luopo Mountain, the violent Black Snake has restrained himself too much.

It is obvious that Wei Bo has made great achievements.

Pushing forward rapidly all the way, Wei Bo, dressed in fluttering white clothes, pointed to a group of people at the foot of the mountain in the distance, and explained with a smile: "Those are the Mohists who are good at mechanics, and there are also a few Yin-Yang warlocks who are good at geomantic omen. Come to the mountains of Longquan County. These two groups often appear together, and they cooperate seamlessly. They are the key people who must be used to establish a sect and build a fairy mansion."

Later, in the middle of a mountain, they saw a few huge gray toads with bulging belly and white snow, slowly moving up the mountain.

It turns out that they are river-swallowing toads that can hold tens of thousands of catties of river water in their stomachs. When they reach the mountain, they only need to open their mouths to the excavated pool, and the water will flow into the pond continuously.

There is also a slightly smaller toad called the Path Toad. Its belly is extremely tough, and it can crawl all the way, rolling out a flat mountain road with a suitable width.

However, the young mountain-moving apes that Wei Bo mentioned were raised by the Dali court were not able to be seen.

Then in the Huanghuafeng area, Chen Pingan and the others met a group of Taoist priests who were commanding a two-foot-tall yellow scarf warrior to break the ground and move huge rocks.

It turns out that the Taoist talisman sect monks can hardly bypass the creation of the cave, and it is in their hands.

, A piece of talisman paper fell to the ground and turned into a puppet. With a little intelligence, he was able to obey some of the most superficial and simple instructions, obey orders, and do not need to rest and sleep.

Wei Bo took Chen Pingan to visit Wutong Mountain. Even if viewed from the foot of the mountain, it would still make people feel magnificent, because the entire mountain top of this stretching mountain range has been flattened.It wasn't until the black snake drove them up to the dusty Daping, and after listening to someone's introduction, that they realized that this hill covered an area of ​​four or five miles in radius, and that it would become a "ferry" in the future, just a ferry for the people down the mountain. The boats are floating on the water, and the ferry for monks on the mountain is mostly the sea of ​​​​floating, the sea of ​​​​clouds.As for what the "big boat" is, Wei Bo deliberately made a pass.

After Wutong Mountain, it is not far from Shenxiu Mountain. There is only Baolu Mountain under the name of Chen Pingan and Niujiao Mountain bought by a monk from Nanjian Kingdom. Niujiao Mountain is not high, and the mountain looks very Honest, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, one building after another stretches successively.

Wei Bo jumped off the back of the black snake, asked Chen Pingan to come down, and then told the black snake to stay at the foot of the mountain and not move around.

On the archway at the foot of the mountain, a three-character plaque with the words "Baoluzhai" is hung, shining golden light.

Wei Bo was an expert in the interior, and said as he walked: "This is both a pawn shop and an antique shop. There are all kinds of wonders. You can sell or buy anything. As long as the price is negotiated, you can pay for it and deliver it. The founder was originally a Poor wild repair, can only carry a burden on his back, travel around with a pile of rags, buy and sell, earn the difference, after the prosperity, he simply took the name Baoluzhai. Niujiaoshan is a branch of their family, and each building sells antiques There are different types of curios. Now that the building is almost built, only a small part of the goods have been transported. It should wait for the Wutong Mountain Ferry to be completed before it can be transported on a large scale."

Up and down Niujiao Mountain, no matter whether it is the real power manager of Baoluzhai or the casual cultivator who came here for sightseeing, after seeing this white-clothed man who will soon become the great god of Dali Mountain, they are respectful and polite to the point of flattery and humbleness.So the road was unimpeded, and Baobaozhai even walked out of a graceful woman to lead the way for them and explain the treasures of the treasure buildings.

Chen Ping's eyes were wide open. In the "one piece of building", there was a special kind of Qingci poems and essays pots in which were engraved with Qingci articles from Taoist classics. There were seven of them, the tall ones were about half a person tall, and the short ones It is also one arm long. It is said that there is spring water in it, all of which are drawn from one of the world's top [-] famous springs. The spring water is as clear as jade and flows like a rainbow. It is most suitable for making tea and entertaining guests.

"People can live without grain for a day, but they can't live without water for a day. Water is the essence of food. So the so-called people in the world do as the Romans do, and drinking water comes first."

"In our Baozhai, there are special monks to accurately measure the spring water in various places, and use a small silver bucket and a small scale to weigh it. It is light, clear, and sweet. Only when these three things are present can they be stored in these green word pots. I dare not say that it is fine nectar, but it can be guaranteed to be full of spiritual energy, and every catty of spring water will never be worldly."

Although the woman was not beautiful in appearance, her voice was gentle, like the tinkling of spring water, which was pleasant to the ears.

In the "spectacular building", as soon as they stepped over the threshold, they saw a group of picture scroll screens as tall as a person, on which were painted twelve stunning beauties, all of whom were selected from a continent or a country, from Danqing What is even more surprising in the works of the holy hand is that the beauties are vivid, some bow their heads and play the piano, their sleeves are like flowing water, or they stare at them with their chins on their hands, or they hold a fan and flutter the butterflies, charming and charming.

At a glance, the screen is full of stunning colors, each with its own merits and beauty.

There is also a climate screen with twenty solar terms painted on it. The Awakening of Insects is a scene of lightning and thunder.

All kinds of whimsical ideas made the onlookers couldn't help but applaud.

Because of Wei Bo's presence, the woman made an exception and took Chen Ping'an and the others to visit the private spiritual garden. At that time, there were also farm monks carrying exotic flowers and herbs, working in the fields.The cultivation of spiritual gardens, in addition to selling precious flowers and trees, can also retain the luck of the mountains and rivers, and at the same time can be pleasing to the eye, so it has always been favored by the power of the immortal family.

After seeing these unbelievable scenes, Chen Pingan knew what it meant to be truly rich.

Saying goodbye to the woman who had never declared her family name, and went down the mountain and walked out of the archway building, Wei Bo first asked Chen Pingan to turn his head to look at Niujiao Mountain, stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers in front of his eyes, and said with a smile: "Look again, what's the difference?" .”

Chen Ping looked intently, and found that the whole Niujiao Mountain was shrouded in a layer of blue-gray mist, with traces of snow-white lightning flashing past from time to time.

Wei Bo explained: "This is the so-called Great Array of Protecting Mountains. The formation of Niujiao Mountain comes from the famous Qizhengyunmengze in the array. It was originally a landscape painting of a Confucian sage. Later, it was continuously deduced and perfected. In the end, it turned into a formation map, which not only serves as a shelter for the mountain and resists attacks, but also has the effect of placing geomancy stones to resist evil spirits and turn the turbid air into clean air."

Chen Pingan sighed: "It's amazing."

Wei Bo laughed and said, "Do you suddenly feel that you are too poor?"

Chen Ping shook his head and said, "I don't feel poor, but I feel not rich."

Wei Bo laughed heartily, and the group jumped on the back of the black snake again, and continued to Shenxiu Mountain.

Wei Bo told Chen Pingan that there are real gold and silver in the transactions on the mountain, but basically it is just a sum.Because unless both parties have rare and rare objects of square inches and close proximity, it will be too troublesome. How to convert this magic weapon of 80 taels of gold into silver is destined to be even more exaggerated.Therefore, there will be special "coins" for large transactions on the mountain.

They soon saw the Shenxiu Mountain up close.

Shenxiu Mountain is too high.

If there is not another Piyun Mountain, this mountain is the most tall and beautiful, enough to overwhelm the mountains.

Chen Pingan asked: "Is Miss Ruan on the mountain?"

Wei Bo shook his head and said, "Not here."

Shenxiu Mountain has a steep mountain wall, covered by a sea of ​​clouds, engraved with four big characters, "Tiankai Shenxiu".

Unless flying against the wind, even a Qi practitioner looking up may not be able to see the true face.

Because Master Ruan set the rules at the beginning, within the jurisdiction of Longquan County, any practitioners are not allowed to plunder the air without authorization.It caused the Qi practitioners around Dali to cause a lot of trouble out of thin air, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they complained.

In the far north beyond Aquarius Continent back then, the mighty Sword Cultivator went south and passed over the small town at that time, but still lowered his altitude to show his goodwill.

In addition to expressing recognition to the swordsmith Ruan Qiong, it is more about respecting the two words of this magnificent world, the rules.

This invisibly added a layer of power to Ruan Qiong. Among the sword cultivators who went to the inverted mountain, there was more than one land sword fairy. Minor objections completely disappeared.

In this world, once one becomes an immortal on the mountain, one can be very happy and free, and one does not have to abide by many secular etiquettes.

But don't forget that there are three Confucian university palaces, 72 academies, and nine majestic town buildings.

There are mountains, seas, demons, swords and immortals, and nine towering towers, all of which cannot be suppressed.

Ruan Qiong's personal rules, even if he is from Fengxue Temple and not a student of Confucianism, but as long as they conform to the larger rules and conform to the purpose of Confucianism, then the ruling power of Confucianism will in turn be given to Ruan Qiong and eventually help Ruan Qiong. Qiong's little rules formed a silent deterrent, and the two sides complemented each other, and finally brought out the best in each other.

This is the great rule of heaven and earth established by Li Sheng himself.

Invisible and intangible, but everywhere.

Wei Bo did not climb the mountain, but let the black snake go back the same way, sat cross-legged, and said with emotion: "Just like here, on the territory of any dynasty, there are many hills, immortal mansions, and gang sects. He is the head of the mountain, and he is the dragon king in the water. Some kings regard him as a dynastic vassal, and some emperors think it is a separatist force that listens to the announcement and does not listen to it. They are kings with different surnames. The situation on the mountain is so great that we have to be vain. But in the final analysis, the peace and stability of the mountain and the mountain is due to the good fortune of the sage of rites."

Sitting beside Wei Bo, Chen Pingan said softly, "These things are too far away from me."

Wei Bo smiled, "It's far away, but it's very close."

Chen Ping looked back at Shenxiu Mountain, and murmured, "That's it."

In Niping Lane, a young girl in Tsing Yi stood outside Chen Ping'an's ancestral house, watching the scene where the courtyard door was closed, she looked at the Spring Festival couplets and the door god, and then turned to go home.

Then three women came quickly, dragging two ten-year-old children by their side. When they saw the young girl, they laughed and said, "Miss Xiuxiu is here too."

Ruan Xiu turned a deaf ear and ignored it. In fact, she was a little annoyed in her heart.

The women in the market didn't take it seriously. Although they didn't know who the girl's father, Master Ruan from the blacksmith shop, was, they generally knew how great Master Ruan was. That man is equal, anyway, it's not that they don't believe it, but they are only willing to believe half of it.

It's just that I went to the two shops in Qilong Lane many times, and dealt with girls a lot, and from the beginning I was uneasy, but now I feel at ease. I don't think she has such a bad temper, she just has no smiling face.

Ruan Xiu really wanted to be the same as usual, holding back her words, but today she couldn't help it anymore, looked at them, and said coldly: "It's fine if you go to the shop to buy things for nothing, I don't need to tell Chen Pingan, I will help you. It's on my account, but why are you still making trouble at Chen Ping'an's house?"

"Oh, my Miss Xiuxiu, you don't know our relationship with Xiaoping'an. We women and Taoists had a good relationship with his mother when we were young, so after Xiaoping's parents left, don't Speaking of other things, just for the two funerals, none of us had the money to contribute, and then Xiaoping was alone. If it weren't for the help of our kind neighbors, the older children would have starved to death. There is a scene of great wealth and wealth today."

"That's right, when Xiao Ping'an saw me, she had to call out to her second aunt. Back then, when I was eating at my house, I was a big fish and meat, and I was reluctant to eat it by myself, and I was reluctant to eat it with my own children. I would put it in Xiao Ping'an's bowl. This kindness is worthless, but now that Xiaopingan has developed, not only have two such big shops, but I heard that there are even several hills, so we can't cross the river and tear down the bridges, so don't miss us aunts, okay? How heartless it is to do that.”

"Miss Xiuxiu, we know that you are a rich family, and we are polite to you. You can't deny it, but Miss Xiuxiu, you really don't know the difficulties of our poor family. The baby has to go to school, and the Dragon Kiln has another The recession, we are suffering, and besides, we are not asking for tens of thousands of taels of silver from Xiaopingan. Girl Xiu, feel your conscience and say, this is not too much, right?"

Ruan Xiu's face was cold, and she said directly, "I think it's too much."

In the chattering alley, the atmosphere was suddenly extremely awkward.

A woman slapped her thigh, "Miss Xiuxiu, you can't say that. After Xiaopingan left the town last time, Miss Xiuxiu asked someone to give us some thank you gifts. We don't speak out against our conscience. , yes, some things were collected, but those things can’t be exchanged for copper coins, poor people live, have no money to buy rice, can’t open the pot, how can we live, we adults can forget it, but the child is still so young, Xiuxiu Girl, take a look, my son's thin arms are no better than Xiaoping's back then, how can you bear it?"

Ruan Xiu nodded with a straight face, "I can bear it."

The women were dumbfounded one by one.

A woman came back to her senses and said softly: "If we don't talk to her, we'll just talk to Chen Pingan. If he has the nerve to pick and search, we'll poke his back and see if he still wants to be famous."

The other two women nodded. This method is definitely feasible. One of them beamed with delight, and said with a low voice, "Chen Ping'an is most afraid that others will say that his parents are not good. This is the most effective."

"roll"

Ruan Xiu stretched out a finger, pointed to the end of Niping Lane, and said expressionlessly, "Otherwise, I'll beat you to death."