Sword comes

Let everyone wait for a long time.

There are as many as 20 men and women who are blocking the gate of the inn and cursing the street. The young and strong men are full of anger, the women are cursing with their hips on their hips, and the group of children are heartless. They either tilt their heads and lick candied haws, or secretly take a slingshot Hit that boozer.

Chen Ping stayed in the crowd for a while, but he didn't understand the reason, because he spoke the dialect of Hu'er Town, but seeing Pei Qian's panic after seeing him on the second floor, Chen Ping knew it. Pei Qian was originally squatting on the railing on the second floor, picking his nose or earwax, which was very inappropriate, and deliberately made a disgusting posture. The more he scolded outside, the happier Pei Qian laughed.

Fortunately, those men and women in Hu'er Town did not dare to enter the inn after all. The little cripple thought the noise was too annoying, so he was depressed and cleaned up the leftovers on the wine table. Cracking melon seeds behind the counter, no matter how serious the matter is, a down-and-out scholar who is a half-assed accountant, originally wanted to be a peacemaker, but was pushed hard by a man, staggered back to the inn, and returned to the woman angrily, pretending to pick up the snow-white Jiuniang gave Jiu Niang a supercilious look at the vast ledger.

When Chen Pingan crossed the threshold with a stern face, Pei Qian wanted to sneak back to the house, but was stopped by Chen Pingan and asked her to go downstairs.

Pei Qian flinched and went down the stairs. Before Chen Pingan could ask, he poured beans out of the bamboo tube. According to her, she went to Huer Town by herself and wanted to find a pharmacy to buy some medicinal materials for Chen Pingan. , Then the peers over there bullied the students, partnered to bully her, a foreigner, at first they robbed her of the bunch of candied haws that was originally intended to be left to Chen Pingan, she endured it, saying that she had read a lot of truths in reading, and understood how to make peace with her. For your sake, those people still like to say nasty things behind her buttocks, grouped in groups, and even threw stones at her, but she ignored her. Later, after she bought a dragonfly paper kite, someone was jealous and grabbed it. She was let go, and with just a swish, the kite floated out of Hu'er town and disappeared completely. She was so angry that she fought with someone. Five or six people couldn't beat her, and she still cried She went home and called her parents and elders to beat her, but she was not stupid, so she ran away quickly. Besides, the dragonfly and paper kite cost twenty cents, and it was gone. I searched outside Erzhen for most of the day

Although Pei Qian himself didn't have much confidence, he kept paying attention to Chen Ping's face when he was lying, and was ready to be beaten at any time. It was enough to protect his head when the time came, and it didn't matter if he kicked or pinched Chen Ping's stomach or arms a few times. Once you have a full meal, you will be a good man again.

But Chen Pingan only quietly listened to Pei Qian's explanation, and then said: "After you've lied, tell me the truth again. It's okay if you don't tell me. You will stay here in the inn from now on. You won't starve to death."

Pei Qian didn't speak.

When Chen Ping went to the counter, Jiuniang glanced at the skinny little girl at the top of the stairs, and said with a soft smile, "Mr. Chen, how did you teach such a little devil who almost made a fuss in an alley in Hu'er Town?" The bottom is upside down, first she cheated other people's children's food, and frightened the little guys playing in the mud so badly that they believed it was true, thinking that she was Her Royal Highness from the capital of Daquan, but she was just living among the people, and sooner or later she would go back to live In the palace, after getting to know each other well, she took those children to play crazy all day long, and she became the king of children over there. Later, because of a paper kite, she had a falling out and fought hard, as if in the end she was kicked out by someone. The adults in the past slapped me twice. If you are an ordinary person, you should take it easy and come back after suffering. Your family is good. He claims to be my distant relative. With this, he spent money to hire a few ruffians from Huer Town. I went to beat the man's sap in the dark, and then became more lawless. The children were mostly neighbors in the same alley, and they were haunted at night, not to mention children, even adults. Young master, you also know that Huer Town is really haunted by ghosts now. For this reason, a few arresters guarded the whole night before they were caught by the little girl who pretended to be ghosts. Stopped, I don’t know what I said, and sent her back politely, don’t tell me, a group of policemen in official clothes, guarding a little girl and walking into the inn, really look like a princess of."

Chen Pingan felt dizzy for a while, turned his head to look at Pei Qian, but couldn't see anyone, but saw a pair of legs, which should be sitting on the stairs.

Jiu Niang covered her mouth and smiled, "It's such a big deal to spend money to eliminate disasters. A small amount of money costs you ten taels of silver. Don't meddle in this matter, just leave it to me. As long as you have a good temper, son, those People are more energetic, and if something big is fart, it can be said to be a tragic event that will break the sky."

Chen Ping said helplessly: "As for the bookkeeping, it will be settled with the house bill later."

Jiu Niang restrained her smile, and said seriously: "Mr. Chen has the grace of continuing the surname of the whole family to our Yao family, and I still have to care about these trivial matters. Wouldn't I, Jiu Niang, feel ashamed?"

Chen Ping shook his head and said, "It's not the same thing."

Jiuniang still wanted to say something, but Chen Pingan had already said: "I will trouble Madam about today's matter."

Jiu Niang agreed, walked out of the counter slowly, elbowed the accountant away, took out some broken silver from the drawer, and went to the door of the inn to settle the incident.

Located in Hu'er Town on the border, good and bad people are mixed, everyone may not have high skills, but their vision is definitely not narrow, people come and go, they have never heard of anything new, they still have some spirits, and there may be anonymous Shiwai Experts, such as the third master Jiuniang of the Yao family.

There was such a big commotion at the inn earlier, especially when Wei Xian was coming and going with those Qi practitioners, it was very eye-catching. It was really a scene of gods fighting. From the distance of Hu'er Town, it was very lively. , Of course it is awe, and later there was a sturdy cavalry detour to the north, and various rumors flowed out, some said that Jiu Niang, a vixen who likes to hook up with men, is really a vixen, and those who hold this kind of statement are mostly foxes The aunts and aunts in the town, and some people put it more darkly, saying that Hu'er Town has been so unstable these years, because there are demons entrenched, this time there is a real dragon passing through the border, and the demonic dragon's aura rushes, and there is that beheading Demon slayer.

Jiu Niang swayed her waist and stood towards the door, the arrogance outside suddenly dropped.

Scholar Zhong Kui asked with a smile: "When did Tongyezhou have such a big Jianghu sect, which is equivalent to the sect of the Xianjia giants at the beginning of Zongzi?"

Speaking of this, the scholar laughed to himself, as if he thought his statement was very novel and interesting.

A strong man who is in charge of the customs, a bloodthirsty and violent old man with a crooked figure, a man with a knife who feeds and recruits Daquan general Xu Qingzhou, and a stunning woman who suppresses the fairy master Xu Tong with the skill of controlling a sword with one hand.

The most important thing is that these four people, in the middle of the battle, both their momentum and cultivation base are on the rise.

Of course, there is also a young son who is not a Qi practitioner but can control a sword, but he is a little more handsome and steals the limelight from Jiu Niang's side, otherwise he must talk to this person and call him a brother.

Chen Pingan hesitated for a moment, but chose to be honest, "We are not from Tongyezhou."

Zhong Kui hummed, "It's from the Posuo Island."

Posuo Continent is very famous, even though Tongye Continent is a place that likes to look down on the world's heroes, but for the Posuo Continent closest to the inverted mountain, I still admire it, because there is a Yingyin Chen family there. , there is Chen Chun'an who almost monopolizes the title of "alcohol Confucianism" by himself.

Zhong Kui had admired Posuo Island for a long time, but because of his status in the academy and the teachings of his teacher, he hadn't been able to travel for a long time.

In addition to Yingyin Chen Clan, Posuo Continent also has many famous historical places. Zhong Kui wanted to visit it, but Tongye Continent was too boring, neither the common people nor the monks on the mountain liked to move around.

Chen Ping pointed to the north.

Zhong Kui's eyes lit up, "Have you ever met Mr. Qi from the Cliff Academy?"

Chen Pingan was choked and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Zhong Kui laughed and said, "It's probably because you know Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi doesn't know you, it's all right, we're the same."

As for the nearest neighbor to the north, Aquarius Island, Zhong Kui didn't think much of it. There were probably only a pair of brothers, the knowledge of Qi Jingchun from the Cliff Academy, and the chess skills of Cui Chan, the master of Dali State.It's just that I heard that the Lizhu Cave shattered and fell, and that Mr. Qi also died. Even Zhong Kui's mentor was quite sorry, and privately told Zhong Kui that if Qi Jingchun was in Tongyezhou, it would definitely not be like this Being humiliated, at the worst, you will not end up alone, and everyone in the world will be enemies.

Chen Pingan asked with a smile: "While drinking and chatting"

Just because of the word "Mr. Qi" in Zhong Kui's mouth, Chen Ping'an was willing to drink a pot of wine with him.

Zhong Kui glanced at the woman at the door who was giving advice, and said in a low voice, "You can drink, but if Jiuniang complains, you can help me talk."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "Naturally."

Zhong Kui carried two jugs of green plum wine, and in his capacity as an accountant, ordered the little cripple to serve them a few dishes of side dishes.

Zhong Kui sat cross-legged on the bench, not walking straight.

Chen Pingan asked: "I heard that Mr. is from Dafu Academy"

Zhong Kui didn't take it seriously, and said with a casual smile: "No, he's still a gentleman, isn't he amazing?"

Chen Pingan offered a bowl of wine.

Respect the gentleman.

Zhong Kui quickly stretched out his hand to stop him, but Chen Pingan had already drank it all in one gulp. The wandering scholar of the academy sighed, "It's worth a glass of wine too. I think you just want to drink a bar."

Chen Pingan remembered that Zhou Ju, the sage of the academy he met in Shushui Kingdom, was very different from the gentleman in front of him. Zhou Ju was at the Jianshui Villa of the old Song Dynasty, reciting poems by mouth, and he could fix people Life and death, it is good to have Tianxian in your mouth.

Scholars, after reading different books, will probably have different demeanor.

Zhong Kui suddenly remembered something, "The man who blocked the door to train the Qi practitioner that night was wearing the manna armor. If I read correctly, it should be Xiyue recorded in the ancient books of the military family. It is one of the eight ancestors of the manna armor. , passed down from your ancestors."

Chen Ping'an's heart trembled slightly, he shook his head and said, "I bought it from Daoxuan Mountain Ganoderma Zhai."

Zhong Kui asked, "How many Gu Yu coins did you spend?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said, "It's just a little summer money, it's not expensive, and I plan to give it away later."

Zhong Kui smiled and said, "Ganoderma Zhai doesn't know the goods, so you picked up a big leak. But it's normal, Huashan has set up restrictions for the masters. If I didn't happen to have the secret book that was about to be broken into pieces in the academy, I happened to be familiar with it." The inside story of these military strategists inherited from Komaru, even if you looked at it for a long time at that time, you would not recognize it. I advise you to keep it, such a valuable thing, not to mention that it has many stories, it would be a pity to give it away casually. "

Chen Pingan didn't say whether to send it or not, and asked curiously: "Eight Deputy Ancestor A"

Zhong Kui picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, "Ganlujia's full name is Shenren Chenglujia. Let me ask you, what kind of dew does Shenren bear?"

Chen Ping shook his head and didn't know.

Zhong Kui smiled, "Except for Xiyue, the other seven earliest manna armors are Buddha Kingdom, Flower Bud, Mountain Ghost, Narcissus, Xiaguang, Caiyi, and Sea of ​​Clouds. Most of them were destroyed in the war and disappeared completely. Not many came down, and there are well-documented ones, just two pieces of mountain ghost and Caiyi. Although the Xiyue in your hand is very tattered, it is already considered good compared to those two pieces that were left in the world with great difficulty. When you meet someone who is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, you can just ask the price to die, and you are guaranteed to make a lot of money. However, these ancestors have lost their roots, and the magical powers of protecting their masters are really embarrassing. For this , have a glass of wine."

Zhong Kui lifted the wine bowl and took the lead in drinking it up.

Chen Pingan had no choice but to drink a bowl.

Zhong Kui himself took the initiative to talk about the turmoil, "The two princes are not good birds. If you stay in Daquan, take it easy. There are rules at the foot of the mountain, and there are too many high-ranking people at the foot of the mountain. For example, when the third prince met you, there was a mountain beyond the mountain, so he was drenched in blood."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "That's the reason."

Zhong Kui suddenly smiled and said: "Think about the fight between you and Daquan Shougonghuai that night, and then look at how you agree with me at the wine table today, and you are a little uncomfortable. Why, you have suffered from the academy in your hometown, so Afraid of such a gentleman title"

Chen Pingan laughed dumbly.

Zhong Kui said again: "Everything you said that day is reasonable, I think it is very good. As for asking the Lord of the Xiaoguo to ask himself, although it sounds more domineering, it is also reasonable, and there is nothing wrong with it, but in fact it is a bit unspeakable. Thank you."

Chen Pingan took a sip of wine, "There is no way."

Zhong Kui nodded, "Indeed, the world is like this. When you are in a cesspit, you feel that eating shit is a matter of course. If someone brings a plate of food, they are not willing to eat it."

Chen Pingan was speechless.

Is this the "reason" that a Confucian gentleman would say?

Zhong Kui said with emotion: "But even if this world is rotten into a cesspit, it's not a reason for us to eat shit."

At this moment, Chen Ping'an was holding the appetizers with one hand and the wine bowl with the other, feeling a little awkward.

Zhong Kui noticed Chen Pingan's strangeness, and quickly comforted him: "What we eat and drink is not excrement or urine, but good wine and food, you can eat at ease."

Chen Pingan ate and drank silently.

Chatting with this guy, I can't keep up with the other person's thoughts.

For a while, Chen Pingan missed the little treasure bottle.

On the other side of the door, Jiuniang came out and quickly solved the trouble.

Now in the eyes of the people in Hu'er Town, the inn is mysterious and evil, so they don't even have the courage to go in and shout.

Chen Pingan thanked the woman, and went to the stairs, Pei Qian was still sitting there drawing in circles, Chen Pingan said to come with me, she obediently followed behind, her brows drooping, It looks like he has made a mistake and knows it, but Chen Pingan wants to know the little girl behind him with his knees, and he is secretly happy. He can even imagine that the next time Pei Qian goes to Huer Town, the toe-high Angry.

When they arrived at the room, Chen Ping took a seat, Pei Qian did not dare to sit down, closed the door and stood opposite the table.

Chen Pingan said straight to the point: "From now on, if you stay here, I will give the inn a sum of money."

Pei Qian raised her head suddenly, angrily, and was about to speak, but when she saw Chen Pingan's indifferent face, she lowered her head again, "I know I was wrong, so I won't dare next time. I'll go to Hu'er Town later, and return it to you." Xiaomei has a fart, buy her a [-] cents, big butterfly, colorful, much prettier than a dragonfly, Xiaomei and the others have been craving it for a long time, but such a bunch of poor cubs who eat strings of candied haws are just like Chinese New Year Son, but I can’t afford it, this time it’s cheaper for her.”

Chen Pingan asked, "Where did you get the money?"

Pei Qian raised his head and blinked, "I borrowed from Jiuniang, not much, and if you add one piece, it's only two taels of silver."

Chen Pingan asked: "Then why do you pay back?"

Pei Qian timidly said: "Let's record it together first, and then I will give you a cow and a horse, and I will return it to you little by little."

Chen Pingan said: "You can stay here in the future. You can do odd jobs for the inn and return the money to Jiu Niang slowly."

Pei Qian wrinkled her small face and was about to cry.

Chen Ping pointed to the door and said calmly, "Go out."

Pei Qian wiped his eyes hard, and said loudly: "I know you have always only liked that little bookworm named Cao Qinglang. You have been worrying about him. If you could, you would definitely not want me, and you would only take Cao Qinglang with you." By your side, he made a mistake, you will not do this, you will only reason with him, and you will tell him, don’t be a person like me, Chen Pingan, you want to leave me all day long.”

Pei Qian turned around and ran away, slamming the door hard, and went back to her room.

Chen Pingan began to think about the road to the north of Tongyezhou from now on. After all, the fairy family ferry to the old dragon city of Baopingzhou is on the north side of Daquan. If there is a detour, it will take two or three thousand inside.Nowadays, the relationship with the third prince of the Liu family in Daquan is almost an endless relationship. My group swaggered and walked straight to the north. If I were the third prince, I couldn't bear it. I'm afraid, a prince who can lead an army to travel long distances, go deep into the hinterland of the enemy country, and kill the princes and water temples of other countries, even if he is not determined to die, he will probably create a lot of trouble for himself.

If it doesn't work, then you can only take a detour.

On the same floor, not to mention the "retreat" Pei Qian, Wei Xian was flipping through a miscellaneous book bought from Hu'er Town in the room. The founding emperor did not treat him badly. After the battle, after thinking about it for a long time, Wei Xian couldn't help but marvel at the immortal skills of Qi practitioners in the world, as well as the treasures of heaven and earth in this world, which is unimaginable.

Beyond that is the room of Wu Crazy Zhu Lian, with his hands behind his back, bent over, walking around the table.

Lu Baixiang stood at the window of his own house, looking up into the distance, with the narrow knife that was temporarily placed on his side hanging from his waist, it is said to be a relic of the immortal family of the Nascent Soul Earth Immortal, and it is indeed not the so-called magic weapon in his hometown The sharp weapon can be compared.

Sui sat cross-legged on the bed on the right side, breathed out, and the Chixin sword was placed on the table.

Chen Pingan took out a blank scroll, and couldn't help but smile wryly when he thought of the murderous intent that flashed away that night.

Harmfulness is not allowed, and defensiveness is indispensable.

In the twilight of that day, Chen Pingan went downstairs to have dinner. Of the four people in the painting upstairs, only Zhu Lian stepped on the seat, and sat down with Chen Pingan and helped to pour the wine. Lu Baixiang and the other three did not go out. , As for Pei Qian, he stayed in the room all the time without any movement.Chen Pingan went out alone, walking slowly along the official road to Hu'er Town.

Walking on the bumpy yellow mud road, Chen Pingan turned his head to look west, then turned and walked back to the inn.

He and a group of people arrived at the door of the inn at about the same time. It turned out to be the injured Patriarch of the Yao family, General Yao Zhen, who brought the young man who was in danger together with him. Yao Lingzhi, the martial arts genius who caused trouble at the inn, and a young woman with a curtain on her head, five or six riders behind these people are no longer Yao's side riders, but monks who don't need to put on armor deliberately. These mountain people who joined the army , in Dali, he should be called Secretary Wu.

After seeing Chen Pingan in green shirt and long robe, the old general who still insisted on rushing to the inn himself with a sluggish expression, immediately got off his horse, walked quickly to Chen Pingan, cupped his hands and said, "The martyr rescued you twice, and I, Yao, are grateful." Tiling is visiting your benefactor tonight, please accept my respect from Yao Zhen."

After the old man finished speaking, he wanted to bow to Chen Pingan to the end. Chen Pingan had no choice but to stop the old man's arm to avoid this great gift.

He just stopped Yao Zhen, and the rest of the Yao family's disciples and the monks who were in the same spirit as the Yao family had already bowed in unison.

The old man's face was pale. He had a forthright personality honed on the battlefield, and he asked straightforwardly, "I don't know how my Yao family should repay you."

Seeing that Chen Pingan remained silent, the old man smiled and said, "It's not that I underestimated the young master's chivalrous heart, but that if the Yao family turned a blind eye to this kind of great kindness, the word Yao on the banner of the Yao family's frontier army would be ignored. Put your face out."

Chen Pingan was also not polite, and asked: "Is there a way for the old general to let me avoid the court's eyes and ears and go to Tianque Peak on the northern border?"

Yao Zhen asked, "How many benefactors are there in total?"

Chen Pingan wanted to answer the six people, but when the words came to his lips, he immediately changed his words: "Five people."

Yao Zhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "If Engong trusts the Yao family, he can wait here for a few days. Afterwards, Engong and his party of five will reach Tianque Peak safely in the north."

Chen Pingan asked: "Will it cause trouble for you?"

Yao Zhen said with a hearty smile: "I have overcome all the troubles, and there is nothing that can be called trouble at the moment."

When the old general said these words, his whole body was relaxed. Although the injury was not serious, and the bumpy ride all the way made it worse, but between the words, he felt relieved.

It's just that everyone behind Yao Zhen was in a solemn mood, with a strong expression of unwillingness.

Yao Zhen didn't seem to want to enter the inn very much, so he proposed to take the official road with Chen Pingan. Chen Pingan had nothing to do with it, and the two of them kept a distance of more than ten steps away from the crowd. Engong, I have been fighting and killing all my life. This time, Your Majesty has graciously allowed me to go to Beijing to retire and take up the post of Minister of the Ministry of War. I can bring my family and more than a hundred followers, so Engong can be in it. I need to spend a few days. First, I will help you find a suitable identity in the army, to be honest, the imperial court will definitely investigate these hundreds of people carefully, and check them one by one, so I need you benefactors to suffer some grievances."

The old man felt a little guilty.

After Chen Ping thought about it, he nodded and agreed.

Being able to protect the old man Yao to go to the capital, Chen Ping'an can also feel at ease.

The old man’s first sentence was actually not in line with the official rules. Entering Beijing to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War is a mediocrity, and it is not even a relegation. The Minister of the Ministry of War of the Daquan Dynasty is a real key to the court, a seat that many generals dream of , but for Yao Zhen, one day in this life, when he is dismounted, that is retirement.

In addition, it is necessary to leave the southern border where the Yao family has been rooted for generations, and go to Jingshi Mirage City, which is also regarded as leaving home. With Yao Zhen’s age and the identity of Dinghai Shenzhen in the south of Daquan, the move of Emperor Liu Zhen of Daquan made the government and the public very chewy After a while.

But one thing can be confirmed, the imperial court is ready to protect the Yao family, or His Majesty has made up his mind to throw the Yao family out of the vortex, and rewarded Yao Zhen with a good ending of protecting his life and caring for his life.

Although the Daquan Liu family is in this generation, the intensity of the prince's struggle is somewhat extraordinary, but the current three princes, even the eldest prince who sits in the north at a young age, all value the prestige of the government and the public.To put it bluntly, it is not surprising that Yao Zhen died of old age, sickness, battle, or inexplicable sudden death at the border, but it is impossible to die in Mirage City at the feet of the emperor.

Because it is rumored that there is a gentleman with profound qualifications in Dafu Academy. After leaving the academy, he taught in Mirage City for many years.

Yao Zhen didn't want Chen Pingan to think that the two sides went to Mirage City together because they wanted Chen Pingan and his party to protect Yao's family going north, so he sorted out the context of the Daquan court for Chen Pingan, and explained in detail the current situation of Yao's family, why they had already It can be regarded as escape from danger, which is not only the credit of the gentleman in the academy in the capital, but also the invisible deterrent of the young gentleman in the inn.

Chen Ping hardly spoke, mostly listening to the old general's explanation.

The only question was about the third prince escorting the prisoners.

Yao Zhen was originally a rigid person, more particular about monarchs, ministers, and fathers and sons than rotten scholars, but this catastrophe completely broke his heart, and his style of doing things changed a lot. There are many inside stories about Daquan who would not be frank with others when they were killed before. Yun Danfeng said it lightly, thinking that besides being sad, the old man was actually a little relieved, relieved, and retired with peace of mind.

This time the Northern Jin Jinhuang mansion lord and Songzhen Lake water god had lost both sides, and ruined the foundation of the Northern Jin national fortune. At the beginning, among the dozens of prison cars, the first mountain god under the five mountain gods of the Northern Jin Dynasty was imprisoned.His Highness the Third Highness conspired for this for seven or eight years, and used a large amount of secret forces of the Daquan Dynasty. As long as he successfully escorted the Lord of the Mountain God Palace back, in the eyes of Mirage City, this would be an incomparable achievement, which is tantamount to The military general opened up the frontier for thousands of miles, but it was a pity that his success fell short, and he was destroyed in the inn of the border town. Li Li, the imperial horse inspector, died, and Shen Guogong's only son also died. After ten years of hard work, he lost face and hurt his face. .

In the dark, the two were walking on the official road, Yao Zhen chatted casually, regarded Chen Ping'an as a benefactor, and did not feel awkward because of Chen Ping'an's age.

While Chen Pingan was chatting with the old general outside.

Inside the inn, the atmosphere is weird.

Jiu Niang leaned against the door, the old hunchback drank some wine for the first time, and the scholar Zhong Kui sat on the threshold, looking up at the woman's side face.

There is only one table of guests in the entire inn, beautiful women with swords on their backs, majestic men with swords, and a large number of lean men who do not drink, and order three dishes from the inn casually, and the little lame is also very hungry. If there is an empty seat, I sit at the same table with three people and eat, and I don't pick up any vegetables, just pick up the white rice in the bowl.

The little cripple glanced at the woman across from him from time to time.

She looks much better than the proprietress, how can there be such a beautiful woman in the world

She is carrying a sword, this is the heroine of the rivers and lakes.

I don't know if she will pass by the inn in the future. At that time, he should be able to be a master chef, and he no longer needs to sweep the floor and wipe the table and serve tea and wine.

Thinking of this, the boy felt that the rice in the bowl was no worse than the so-called delicacies of mountains and seas surnamed Zhong Shusheng.

When Chen Pingan returned to the inn, it was closed, and only Zhong Kui was left on the first floor waiting to close the door.

After closing the door, Zhong Kui took the initiative to invite Chen Pingan to have a drink, but he didn't chat too much. They each drank their own. The money for the wine was recorded in the account. Chen Pingan was a little helpless at the time. He didn't understand why a gentleman of Confucianism with a high level of cultivation should live in such a useless life. There are quite a few, but no one is so careless. Mrs. Gui who hides her secrets, the sword-wielding man who hangs upside down to watch the gate, and the Jindan old swordsman who served as groom for him and Fan Er at that time, are not very approachable. .

As a result, Zhong Kui finally put down a sentence, "Walking in the rivers and lakes, money is hard to earn, and shit is bad to eat. As long as you don't spend money to buy shit, you will have a good life."

On the other side of the official road, the Yao family and the inn are getting farther and farther away.

There was a horse riding alongside Yao Zhen. It was the woman wearing the veiled hat. She lifted off the veiled hood at this time, revealing a naturally charming face. It should be what Zhong Kui said was the source of disaster for Yao's family. Although she looks charming, But her temperament is cold, and her peach blossom eyes are naturally romantic all year round.

Because of his injuries, the old man did not gallop on his horse. This lifelong veteran of the army was becoming more and more obedient.

The young woman asked softly: "Grandpa, why don't you go in and see Aunt Jiu? It's been so many years, and this time I'm going to the capital again. Don't you see me once?"

Yao Zhen shook his head and said, "Forget it."

The young woman turned her head to look at the girl with the knife and the silent boy, "Ling Zhi and Xian Zhi are not feeling well right now."

Yao Zhen said with a smile: "It saves me from feeling that I am the number one in the world every day. It's a good thing. When they arrive in Mirage City, they will still be devastated."

The young woman hesitated to speak.

The old man was silent for a moment, "That's pretty good."

She couldn't help asking: "Grandpa, don't you blame my aunt and uncle at all?"

The old man did not answer.

In the darkness, the old man suddenly smiled and said, "I heard you say it once before, saying that those who are deep and thick, smart and able to argue, and upright and heroic, what kind of qualifications are they?"

Although the young woman was puzzled and didn't know why grandpa mentioned this matter, she still replied: "First, third, and second class respectively."

The old man smiled and asked: "Then what do you think is the benefactor?"

The woman shook her head and said, "Don't dare to speak falsely about a kind person."

The old man nodded, turned his head and said: "Nearly, you shouldn't have followed to Mirage City, don't think about regretting it now, it's still too late."

The one named Yao Jinzhi laughed and said, "Since the fortune teller said so"

Before she could finish speaking, Yao Zhen stared and said, "I can't even say that I'll be in the capital later, let alone"

Yao Jinzhi smiled coquettishly, and put down the veil and tulle again to cover up his face.

For the next two days, both the inn and Hu'er Town were peaceful.

The little girl Pei Qian seldom went out, and even when she went out to look for food, she deliberately missed Chen Pingan.

During this period, Chen Pingan accompanied Zhong Kui to sit on the threshold and drink. The scholar said that he wanted to keep an eye on that Fox town, but this was not the most important thing. He hoped to be able to look at Jiuniang every day.

Chen Ping asked him why he liked Jiuniang so much, Zhong Kui thought for a long time, and could only explain it by saying that ghosts are obsessed with his mind.

Chen Ping asked him jokingly how much he liked her, Zhong Kui sighed and said that it was just like that, he didn't like her much, so he always felt sorry for Jiuniang.

Chen Pingan was at a loss.

Weird one.

Before the Yao family's Beijing team came to the inn, Sui Youyou knocked on the door of Chen Pingan's room and said he wanted to pass a few words.

The two sat facing each other, and Sui You said slowly: "After the reconstruction of the Changsheng Bridge, if you want to enter the upper five realms, you need to refine five magic weapons, which correspond to the attributes of the five elements and complement the five elements. The higher it is, the higher the cultivation achievement will naturally be."

Chen Pingan asked: "For example"

Sui Youyou seemed to have expected it a long time ago, or it could be said that the person who asked her to deliver the message was exhaustive. She answered Chen Pingan almost in the original words: "For example, the gold of the five elements can be the bag of gold, fine copper coins, and the golden pen. Another example is the wood of the five elements, but it can be the pagoda tree in the Lizhu Cave, or it can be the bamboo of the green mountain god, the water of the five elements can be the watermark, and the soil of the five elements can be the Zhanlongtai, or the Dali Dynasty. The soil of the five mountains, the fire of the five elements, can be some snake gallstones, or even a fire dragon on the wrist."

Finally, Sui Youyou said: "This is just an example. What to refine, how to refine, and when to refine, you still need to decide on your own."

After Chen Pingan sent Sui Youyou out of the room, he began to practice sword furnace stakes.

That night, he fell asleep with the Qianqiu sleeping pile. Chen Pingan had a strange dream. In the dream, someone stood in front of him with broken arms and dripping blood. The mouth bit the handle of the knife, an unimaginable horizontal knife style.

Chen Ping woke up, opened his eyes, tried his best to remember the dream, but only remembered the blurry figure from the back.

While Chen Pingan was lying on the bed in a daze, far outside the inn, one big and one small were piled up with a small soil bag, Zhong Kui and Pei Qian, the former squatted there watching, the latter added soil after filling it, and built it up. It became a soil bag in the shape of a small grave, and I specially found a wide and thin piece of stone, and inserted it into the "front of the grave". After the completion of the work, the little girl with a dirty face turned her head to Zhong Kui and said solemnly: "This is Chen Ping'an's tomb. Every year from now on, we both will come to pay respects."

Zhong Kui wondered, "What kind of thing is this?"

Pei Qian sat down on the ground with his arms folded around his chest, gnashing his teeth and said, "In my heart, Chen Ping'an is already dead."

Zhong Kui snorted, "In this way, this small grave can be called the Clothes Tomb."

Pei Qian frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Zhong Kui rested his chin on his arm and stared blankly at the small grave and the small tombstone. In fact, he was looking at Pei Qian's bright eyes from the corner of his eye.

The scholar seems to have realized something if he is thoughtful.