Sword comes

Pei Qian stared at the long golden bridge, reciting the teachings of the sages, while Zhu Lian was thinking about something.

The long bridge across the buried river gradually disappeared. Pei Qian was a little thirsty, so she lost the will to study. She wanted to learn boxing and swordsmanship, but it was a pity that Chen Pingan was unwilling to teach her. As for Zhu Lian and others, even if they She is willing to teach, but Pei Qian is not willing to learn.

Chen Pingan was still in the mysterious state of sitting and forgetting, what was even more strange was that he found himself floating out, his soul left his body and hung in the air, looking at himself sitting cross-legged, he felt very weird in his heart.Different from the separation of the souls of Ding Ying and the eunuch in boa-clothed clothes before, one divided into three, the one who got out of the body this time is somewhat like the legendary Yin God, the kind of gentleman Zhong Kui who was in the inn that night, but Zhong Kui Kui has cultivated both the Yang God and the Yin God at the same time. "Chen Ping'an" at this time, with the aura and strong wind contained in the buried river and river wind, his body is unstable and erratic, far inferior to Zhong Kui's two yin and yang gods. steady.

If this "Chen Pingan" is just a toddler, then Zhong Kui is already a young and strong man who climbs mountains and wades like walking on flat ground.

Neither Pei Qian nor Zhu Lian were aware of these visions.

The two Chen Pingan moved their minds almost at the same time, and a thought appeared in their hearts that could not be shaken off. The wandering Chen Pingan turned his head and glanced at the lower reaches of the buried river, and then Chen Pingan, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes and said softly: "I need to practice sword furnace stakes here. Tonight's situation is different, so I can't go into details. Pei Qian, Zhu Lian, you may need to help me watch the night for a few hours."

Zhu Lian nodded and said with a smile: "This old slave's duty."

Pei Qian stomped his feet and lamented, "I told you earlier, I should get some snacks for supper."

The Chen Pingan who came out of the body took a step towards the buried river, and in an instant, he swept over ten feet, and came directly to the surface of the buried river, floating and sinking like a piece of wood in the "water". Chen Pingan stopped Finally, after adapting to this strange environment of jumping high into the void, with a touch of the toes, he would float forward very far. Chen Ping'an leaned forward and touched the water surface of the buried river, as if he was a fairy on the mountain flying in the wind, or a pure The remote realm of Wufu's eighth realm.

With fluttering sleeves, you can travel far away in the wind.

Chen Pingan didn't know at the moment, but due to various chances and coincidences, this was the rudimentary form of a qi practitioner.

Reborn, spirit condensed, body outside the body, is the Yang God, happy light.

With one thought of clear spirit, one can go out of the secluded and into the dark without restraint. He is a yin god who likes to travel at night.

Visit Water Temple at night.

Chen Pingan felt that it was all right to just take a look, and go back as soon as he went.

As for Chen Ping'an by the river, he closed his eyes and pinched the sword furnace formula with both hands.

Although sitting and wandering together, the two are integrated.

What the yin spirit sees and feels when he is out of his body, Chen Pingan, who is practicing sword furnace and standing piles with his eyes closed, is very clear, and he is completely immersed in the scene.

The mystery of the great way, the mystery of the mystery.

It wasn't until this moment that Chen Ping understood why practitioners stayed away from the human world one after another, devoted themselves to cultivating the Tao, and climbed high to look far away. The scenery in the eyes of these qi practitioners was already in a high place outside the world.

At this moment, Chen Pingan seemed to be practicing the sword furnace, but he continued to close his eyes and visualize the long bridge in his heart.

Compared with the two times in Ouhua Blessed Land, it is much more stable. Although in the dark, I still feel unable to walk in it and cross the river.

But boarding the bridge and looking at the river should have been possible. If Zhu Lian wasn't by his side, Chen Pingan would have gone up to try it.

I had this visualization tonight, not only because I thought about whether a gentleman can be saved or not, but also because I thought about the relationship between crossing people and crossing oneself.

Bringing Pei Qian by his side, Chen Pingan just asked her to read and endorse, and did not say any reason that he had figured out, but as long as he watched Pei Qian's every move, every word and deed, as if looking at himself in the mirror, Chen Pingan couldn't help but feel Will introspect.Chen Ping'an often doesn't feel deeply about the content of many books, and he doesn't have the true meaning, but with Pei Qian, Chen Ping'an will think more, such as a gentleman's daily self-examination, self-restraint and ritual, and being cautious about independence

Reading thousands of volumes will lead to enlightenment.

Wonderful.

Pei Qian had already memorized the first book by heart. It seemed that after today's night tour of the Water Temple, Pei Qian could start reading the second book.

I don't read a lot, I just look at how many words I read into my stomach.

This is not a reason, but you can talk to Pei Qian about it, but I guess she will just ignore it.

According to legend, there once was a monk who was not very literate, but after reading only one scripture, he became a Buddha.

On the bank of the Buried River, there were two people with long skies like a rainbow, their figures were blurred, and they disappeared in a flash, rushing downstream.

When they saw the three people by the river, they nodded slightly, as if they had greeted them.

After they disappeared into the night, Zhu Lian looked away.

It turned out that after returning to the inn, the two masters and apprentices who put on Taoist robes only told Yao Zhen that they had something to go out tonight and they could return to the inn before dawn.

Yao Zhen wouldn't stop him, and in fact he couldn't stop him either.The two enshrined members of the Liu family stationed at the border, even Yao Zhen, who is the head of the Yao family's iron cavalry, did not know the background of the two of them and the origin of the master's family. Yao Zhen even doubted whether this pair of Taoist masters and apprentices directly obeyed orders His Majesty the Emperor, not only prevented the great monks of the Northern Jin Dynasty from assassinating him and causing turmoil in the frontier army, but also supervised the movements of the Yao family's frontier army. After all, he also had a relative who had just stepped down as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

For this reason, Yao Zhen also asked Yao Jinzhi in private if he wanted to make good friends with those two priests deliberately, and he didn't expect them to protect the Yao family who would flourish in Mirage City in the future. .

She disagreed, saying that the two of them had special identities, and they must not win over without authorization.If a subject serves the emperor, if the monarch is wise and the subject is first-rate intelligence, he should not even have the idea of ​​trying to figure out the emperor's heart. It is useless to think too much, but this is just talking about border officials like the Yao family, and the close subjects of the emperor are another matter .Yao Zhen was a little unconvinced. The family's life was hanging by a thread twice. If Chen Pingan hadn't rescued him twice, he would have been gone. Clean yourselves, and when you arrive in Mirage City, there are boundless troops around you, wouldn't it be more dangerous and unpredictable?

Yao Zhen thought of the student of the county guard who had dismounted from his horse and became a civil servant, and felt awkward for a moment. Could it be that, as his granddaughter said, he would have to deal with this kind of bastard frequently in the future?

Yao Jinzhi said with a smile that it was just the opposite. After my little aunt married into the capital, our Yao family still wanted to clean up the snow and abide by the ancestors' family law in everything. It was wrong. When we arrived in Mirage City, the premise of accepting grandpa in the imperial court Next, it is right to continue to play wisely and protect one's life. If the Yao family competes with those rich and nobles for their hills and wrists, it is impossible for the Yao family to gain a firm foothold in the capital, but it is not like doing nothing and letting others decide.

Yao Jinzhi said a famous Zen saying, "Walk to the poor water, sit and watch the clouds rise."

Yao Zhen sighed.

When Yao Jinzhi was still young, he used his father's mouth to raise objections to his grandfather Yao Zhen when his little aunt married Li Xiling, who was kneeling outside the Yao family's ancestral hall in a snowy day. According to the ancestral rules, once an exception is made, everyone in the Yao family knows that the two of them can learn from each other's true feelings, but outsiders don't care about it, Mirage City doesn't care, and His Majesty the Emperor doesn't care. Then, will the frontier soldiers of the Yao family who are loyal to the Liu family make an exception again?

Without one, there is no two.But once there is one, two, three, and four will follow one after another. This is common sense.

Grandpa, if I, Yao Jinzhi, were an outsider, I would wonder whether Yao Shi felt that living in a corner was too aggrieved.

When the old general heard this, his face was full of annoyance, and there was even more grief and indignation in his heart.

With a calm expression, Yao Jinzhi handed his grandfather a cup of tea, and said with a smile, "Drinking alcohol, the general, can boost his pride, but in Mirage City, when grandfather becomes an official, let's drink tea instead."

Yao Zhen took the teacup angrily, and drank it down in one gulp, still drinking.

Yao Jinzhi smiled sweetly.

The figures of the two Taoists by the river floated like two wisps of green smoke, far faster than the speed of galloping horses.

This pair of Taoist masters and apprentices, the old man came from a side door of Taoism, named Jinding Temple, don’t think that the word side door is not good, in fact it is already very remarkable, Taoist Dongfu sects other than the initials of Zong are qualified to be among the side doors, Not too many within a continent.

The Taoist priests of the Jinding Temple like to enter the world to cultivate their minds. There are not many people, less than a hundred.

The current owner of Jinding Temple is [-] years old. He is a genuine Nascent Soul Earth Immortal and has a great reputation in the northern part of Tongyezhou.

The old man's common name is Yin Miaofeng, and his Taoist name is Taoist Baozhen, which is taken from the saying "Longevity and long-term vision, complete nature and true nature", and belongs to the main line of Jinding Temple.

The only direct disciple, Shao Yuanran, was after Yin Miaofeng came down from the mountain to join the WTO, and met the young Shao Yuan by chance. After that, it took 14 years before he decided to accept it as a disciple. During this period, Taoist Baozhen set up three major exams. Upper Class.

Shao Yuanran followed Taoist Baozhen to Jinding Temple, met with the temple master, paid homage to the statue hanging in the ancestral hall, his name was recorded in the master's genealogy, and he officially became a potential disciple of Jinding Temple.In the end, he followed his master to the Daquan Dynasty. The two masters and apprentices joined hands as the Liu family's enshrined, responsible for keeping an eye on the border of southern Xinjiang for ten years.

Don't look at Shao Yuanran who is facing the wind in Yushu, his face is not as old as the crown now, but he is actually in his forties.

The master and apprentice are both monks at the Dragon Gate Realm. Taoist Baozhen believes that there is no hope for the golden core in this life, and Shao Yuanran's talent is far superior to him. At such an age, he has become a Dragon Gate Realm above Guanhai. After the border was broken, he made a special trip to send people down the mountain and gave him a magic weapon of the master. He also promised that as long as Shao Yuanran successfully entered the Jindan realm, there would be a treasure of the town gate that had been passed down for thousands of years. present.

Therefore, Yin Miaofeng hoped that with the help of Daquan Liu's strong background, he could help Shao Yuanran to make further progress and form a golden alchemist. Only then can he be a god.

Qi practitioners under the golden core are still in two cages, big and small.

Regarding the matter of General Yao Zhen going to Beijing to serve, Shao Yuan endured it for a long time, and finally asked tonight: "Master, the Yao family really escaped like this."

Yin Miaofeng asked: "Why, I'm very disappointed that the Yao family can retreat completely, and Yao Jinzhi can continue to live her stable life. Maybe when she arrives in Mirage City, she will soon marry into a wealthy family. Hou Menshen It's like the sea, it's hard to see each other again, so you're not very happy in your heart"

Shao Yuanran shook his head and smiled and said: "Loss is inevitable, but it's just a matter of practicing and cultivating one's heart. If the Yao family is destroyed, the disciple will protect Yao Jinzhi and protect him under his wings. But since the Yao family has overcome the difficulties, it means that we The fate with Yao Jin has not yet come, so there is no need to force it, there will be future opportunities in the future."

Yin Miaofeng smiled and said: "There are often thousand-year-old trees in the deep mountains, and there are few hundred-year-old people in the world. Yao Jinzhi is not a practitioner. Now she is beautiful and moving. It is normal for your heart to move, but 20 years later, even if the opportunity comes, she is already an old man. At that time, if you were lucky, you might have been a land god, and you would still be tempted by a mortal woman with a faded color."

Shao Yuanran smiled and said, "Then we'll talk about it later."

Shao Yuanran was silent for a moment, with a roar in his ears, and asked: "Master, what is the matter of our sudden visit to Biyou Mansion this time is related to the message from the flying sword in the capital that we received yesterday?"

Yin Miaofeng smiled lightly and said, "It's not a small matter anyway."

Shao Yuanran smiled helplessly, since the master didn't want to say more, he could only suppress his curiosity.

Biyou Mansion is the mansion of the buried river water god, similar to the Jin Huang mansion where the third prince escorted the prisoners.

It's just that the Jinhuang Mansion has lost its owner, and now most of the goblins and ghosts gather together.

After this battle, the fortunes of mountains and rivers in the Northern Jin Kingdom have been severely damaged. The Jinhuangshan Shenfu Lord will soon be escorted to Mirage City, and the Pine Needle Lake Water Temple, which has been facing each other for hundreds of years, collapsed earlier. The remnants of the temple, there are only some shrimp soldiers and crab generals left, it is not a climate, and the Northern Jin Dynasty is lucky if it does not disturb the place.

But when Shao Yuanran thought of something, he couldn't help laughing. The lady of the mountain god who was just married into the house by the Lord Jinhuang and became a prisoner in an instant. Mandarin ducks and men, how could they expect such an ending, but they don't know how Mirage City will deal with her.

But these bullshit worldly trivialities are nothing more than fun and joyful things on the road of practice.

What Shao Yuanran saw in his eyes was the way of the earth immortal seniors, and what he thought in his heart was immortality, the same life as the heaven and the earth.

Shao Yuanran's heart was full of pride, and there was no one around on both sides of the buried river, so he laughed and said: "Master, I'm going to follow the example of that big flood."

The young Taoist priest of Jinding Temple floated to the surface of the river and stepped on the water. Every time he stepped on the river, there was a huge splash, but the Taoist robe did not touch any water.

Yin Miaofeng was still gliding by the river bank, glanced at the handsome appearance of his proud disciple Jiangshang, and cursed in a low voice: "Stinky boy, I will become a land god in the future, it's okay!"

Chen Pingan only knew the distance and direction of the water temple, but fortunately, he only needed to keep an eye on both sides along the river.

According to Yao Zhen and Yao Jinzhi's respective statements, the temple buried in the river three hundred miles away from the post house was built on an unnamed hill beside the river with a gentle slope. The temple fair is held from the first to fifteenth day of March every year. There are more than a hundred incense fairs to reward the gods, and they are very lively. The dignitaries of nearby states and counties will give porridge and tea during the temple fair.

Yao Zhen said with emotion at that time, the gods of mountains and rivers, opening a mansion is the first threshold, if the mansion can be promoted to a palace, that is the real way.

It's no different from a fairy family on a certain mountain getting that Zongzi.

Yao Jinzhi focused on another wonder of the Water God Temple. The side hall enshrines a statue of the Goddess of Inspiration, who is famous for her success in praying for a child. Difficult, so I come to this side hall of the Water Temple, kowtow and burn incense, give some money, and I can ask the old woman of the temple to return a small clay doll wrapped in red thread around the waist, tied to the wrist. Going back to fulfill the wish, but the clay dolls brought home cannot be thrown away, they must be enshrined, as a far-off reward for the kindness of the inspirational empress.

However, what Chen Pingan really wants to see is that in front of the water temple, there are more than 200 large white jade monuments, most of which are buried river water gods in history. American text.

In less than two hours, Chen Pingan, who kept looking left and right, "floated" all the way along the buried river and finally arrived at the mountain by the river.

The night was dark and the gate of the Water Temple was closed, but Chen Pingan still saw the bright lights over there from a distance, which was why Chen Pingan saw the Water Temple at a glance.

Chen Pingan suddenly realized what he looked like. Although Pei Qian and Zhu Lian couldn't see it, if there were Qi practitioners in the fifth level of the Water God Temple, would they see through it at a glance and regard him as a haunting monster at night?

This made Chen Pingan hesitate.

Could it be that the [-]-mile waterway plus the way back would be [-] miles in vain.

However, after much deliberation, Chen Pingan, who is floating in the middle of the buried river, still plans to go to the shore and try it out. The worst result is to glance at the gate of the water temple from a distance, and then disturb the temple or the monks here, and be hunted down three times. Baili had no choice but to ask the old general Yao Zhen at the posthouse to explain.

At this moment, a familiar voice rang in my ears, "Yin Shen Yeyou Chen Pingan, aren't you a pure martial artist, can you make some sense?"

Chen Ping turned his head to look, dumbfounded.

Thirty paces away, a scholar in blue was squatting on the surface of the river, holding a lot of hair with both hands, as if trying to pull someone out of the buried river.

It was Zhong Kui.

Chen Pingan came to Zhong Kui's side and asked, "Is this?"

Zhong Kui raised his head and said with a smile, "I was fighting for territory at the Water God Temple just now. I thought that after dawn, I would burn some incense and pray for the blessing of the gods so that Jiu Niang would be more pleasing to my eyes."

Chen Ping pointed to the hair in Zhong Kui's hand, "I'm talking about this."

Zhong Kui rolled his eyes and said: "The unjust dead water ghost buried in the river, what else can it be? It should be attracted by your Yin God. If you eat you, your cultivation level will skyrocket. I saw it poking its head. It's not ugly like ordinary water ghosts, but quite handsome, I just want to discuss with this female ghost and come out to chat with me."

Because Zhong Kui is not the yin god and yang god who traveled far away that night, full of arrogance, flowing wantonly, tonight he is like the inn usually, deliberately covering up the aura, so the water ghost at the bottom of the river is not as heavy as that night Trembling in the deepest part of the water.Otherwise, even if Zhong Kui just got close to the water temple, it is estimated that the ghost buried in the river would be out of his wits.

Zhong Kui's two sleeves are filled with chilling autumn wind, but it doesn't matter whether you are a water ghost who died unjustly, or an evil ghost who has suffered retribution.

Chen Pingan looked at the female ghost Qingsi in Zhong Kui's hand, and then at Zhong Kui who was tug-of-war with the female ghost.

Chen Pingan asked: "Is it fun?"

Zhong Kui nodded.

Chen Pingan turned his head to look at the water temple in the distance.

Zhong Kui let go of the hair in his hand, and the shadow under the river disappeared in a flash as if he had been pardoned.

Zhong Kui stood up, put his hand on Chen Pingan's Yinshen's shoulder, and said with a smile, "If you look carefully, you'll know if it's fun or not."

The two suddenly fell into the river.

The yin god travels at night, viewing everything in the world as bright as day.

Even in the river, at a glance, there is still no hindrance to the sight, and the eyesight is on par with Chen Ping's real body's martial arts cultivation.

Chen Pingan had seen many ghosts and spirits, but this was the first time he felt sick.

Not far away is the water temple and the people with lights.

But just like that, under the buried river, around Chen Ping'an and Zhong Kui, densely packed water ghosts "stand" motionless, most of them are dressed in snow-white clothes, their faces are covered by their jet-black hair, and they fall straight down to the ground. At the waist, it looks like a reserved lady of a great family goes out to the street, wearing a skirt commonly known as a maiden hat.

Not only that, Chen Ping looked down and saw a pair of silver eyes as big as lanterns, extremely cold, staring at the two of them but couldn't see its body clearly.

There is at least a mile between the two sides, and those eyes are still so huge. One can imagine how huge this thing is if you look closely.

Zhong Kui laughed and said: "It and the water ghosts were all attracted by you, but they didn't dare to say anything. First of all, even though you are only a rudimentary yin god, you are still somewhat unusual, so they dare not act rashly." , but they are really greedy, so they keep gathering together, and they have evil intentions, hoping that you can startle the monster at the bottom of the river and fight for a share of it. As a result, you just stopped at the water temple, and I don’t want to move my nest any more, the monster below is probably about to explode with anger, and dare not act rashly, after all, the Biyou Mansion where the River Goddess Empress is buried is not too far from here.”

They come, the security.

Chen Ping looked around as if he was admiring the scenery.

Zhong Kui was also looking around and shouted: "That pretty water ghost girl just now, are you still there? If you don't want to continue being this water ghost, I can slap you to death. As for whether you can be reincarnated?" , I can’t guarantee it, but it’s not difficult to help you escape from the shackles of that monster at the bottom of the river, so you don’t have to help it do evil and harm people.”

The pair of lanterns got a little bigger.

Chen Ping squinted subconsciously.

It's like when I was fishing for rice field eels when I was a child, I saw one by chance, with its head and body slowly swimming out.

This buried river monster, roughly estimated, is actually bigger than the two black and white snakes and pythons on Qidun Mountain.

Chen Pingan asked: "Does the water god who buried the river ignore it?"

Zhong Kui laughed and said: "No matter what, the reason why this irascible water god empress doesn't like to show up is because she tried to kill this demon again and again, and has hurt the golden body three times, almost every three or forty years. To teach this monster a lesson, in 40 years, there will even be a real life-and-death fight, the worst time, the golden body of the water temple has cracks, and most of Biyou Mansion has been submerged."

Chen Pingan was even more surprised, "If the court doesn't try its best to encircle and suppress it, if the Daquan court can't do it, your academy doesn't care."

Zhong Kui clasped the back of his head with his hands, "The world is not easy. This water monster can live to this day, in addition to its ability, it depends on its brains. Besides, the middle of Tongyezhou is so big, and Dafu Academy is so big. There are even fewer people who can beat this monster to death. Scholars in the academy must cultivate themselves, study and learn every day, and they are very busy. The great sage with a statue in a Confucian temple has more things to do besides reading. Besides, there was a gentleman in the Daquan Dynasty."

Chen Pingan nodded, knowing it in his heart.

During the trip to Ouhua Blessed Land, you can see everything in the world.

Zhong Kui only needs to say that there have been gentlemen from the academy who ruled the Daquan Dynasty, and Chen Ping'an knew it all.

But Zhong Kui then opened Chen Pingan's eyes, pointed to the pair of lanterns at the bottom of the river and said, "Give me another look, believe it or not, I'll skin you and send you to the water god who buried the river as a congratulatory gift."

The water monster retreated slowly.

The water ghosts then dispersed.

Chen Pingan asked: "Congratulations?"

Zhong Kui nodded and said: "The reason why I came here is because I got the news that Biyou Mansion in Buihe was going to be upgraded to Biyou Palace in an extraordinary way. Daquan Liu's decision was acquiesced by our academy. In fact, the Daquan Dynasty was not qualified to seal the palace. Yes, it is probably the handwriting of the gentleman in Mirage City to make up for it."

A god of rivers and waters who has obtained the word "orthodox" must first be recognized by the imperial court. The emperor issued a decree and canonized it, and the Ministry of Rites bestowed a golden letter, a jade certificate, and a silver-signed iron certificate. A golden body is to be enshrined in the world, and at the same time, it must be nodded and approved by the neighboring academy in Yizhou. Otherwise, it will still belong to the official temple of Yizhou, but it will be listed in the list of obscene temples in Yizhou. Some small temples of water gods in some places can be ignored, but A large water temple will be regarded as incomplete, and it will try its best to implore the emperor to ask the Confucian academy for a book of sages, enshrine it, and share the incense.

As for which sage's work is the Confucian book, it can be decided according to the circumstances. Generally, it is read by the academy, but there are also very few water gods with strong waists and stubborn tempers who will pick out and ask for a certain sage's book. classics.

However, this kind of situation is rare, and it is rare in Tongyezhou for a thousand years. How could there be so many water gods who dare to compete with the 72 academies in Haoran Tianxia?

Zhong Kui didn't tell Chen Pingan all the truth. The reason why he joined the fun and left Hu'er Town temporarily was because the notoriously irritable water goddess in Biyou Mansion was not flattered by the impending promotion from the mansion to the palace. Liu and Dafu Academy were overwhelmed with gratitude, and instead threatened that she wanted a certain sage book to sit in the Water God Palace, or she would just continue to hang the "Bi You Mansion" plaque.

And that book of sages has nothing to do with "sages" now.

This is where Daquan Liu collapsed the most.

Because that book was written by the literary sage in the past.

As soon as Zhong Kui heard that it was such a farce, he felt that he had to come to Biyou Mansion this time.

It's just that he didn't expect to meet Chen Pingan, who was traveling far away from the Yin God.