Sword comes

After Chen Ping'an came out of the mountain, he first went to the blacksmith's shop, and when he walked across the stone arch bridge, the young man folded his hands and walked quickly with his head lowered, his expression extremely solemn and sincere, and he said brokenly, "If the old god has something to say, please do not hesitate to say it. Don't hit people. If you have any requests, you can ask me to dream at night, it's better not to do it during the day, I'm really a little scared."

Fortunately, when he reached the other end of the stone bridge, Chen Ping'an was safe and sound, and the young man immediately smiled and went to find Master Ruan and Ruan Xiu.

The young man does not know the taste of sorrow.

Ruan Qiong was still entertaining Chen Ping'an under the eaves, each with a small bamboo chair, and Ruan Xiu stood behind her father, her face full of joy that could not be concealed.

Ruan Qiong saw the dust-covered boy in straw sandals, carefully placed the basket in front of him, and then gently took out the cloth bag that wrapped the two mountain and river situation maps from under the half basket of herbs, and when he handed it to him, he said with guilt. : "When I was climbing Tandeng Mountain, the mountain road was blocked by a large waterfall. I was near the deep pool under the waterfall. I found a place to hide the baskets, and also built a small tree shelf to shelter from the wind and rain. I didn't expect to climb to the waterfall. It didn't take long for it to rain heavily. The rain was really heavy. When I went down quickly, the tree frame was crushed, and the baskets and cotton bags were soaked by the rain. Fortunately, the two maps were wrapped tightly with butter paper. , After the sun came out, I took it out and looked at it, but the corners of the map were a little wet, but there were still obvious traces after drying..."

Ruan Qiong opened the cloth bag and the butter paper, and found that the two maps were almost in good condition, and the damage was negligible. Besides, there were only two copies of the map, so the Kiln Supervision Department and the Longquan County Office, He had no intention of taking it back at all, but Ruan Qiong was unwilling to use this truth to comfort the young man. He glanced at Chen Ping'an who was standing in front of him nervously, and asked, "During the torrential rain, the dragon on Dangdeng Mountain was at The waterfall climbs up and down, are you courting death?"

Chen Pingan smiled and did not speak.

Ruan Qiong waved his hand and motioned the young man to sit back and not stand in front of him to get in the way.

Chen Ping'an sat back on the green and lovely bamboo chair. When he returned the two maps to Master Ruan, he was finally relieved. If he hadn't been afraid of ruining the two precious maps along the way, he would have been in and out of the mountains the least. You can save three or four days.Moreover, they have lived with each other for so long. The young man who has always been nostalgic is actually a little bit reluctant to part with the two maps. Whenever the weather is clear and the sky is high, Chen Pingan likes to choose a place with the widest view, and then spread out the two maps. Take a map, raise your eyes to look at the mountains and rivers, retract your eyes and look down at the map.

For more than half a month, Chen Pingan has never felt so fulfilled.

Ruan Qiong suddenly threw the two maps to Chen Ping'an lightly, "The chair is not bad, go back and make two more maps, and I will give them to you as a reward."

Although Ruan Qiong still didn't like this young man in Mud Bottle Alley, Ruan Qiong would not completely deny Chen Ping'an because of this.

Ruan Qiong could fully imagine the scene. In a torrential rain, a thin and impatient teenager descended down the waterfall, only to look at the map to feel at ease.

Of course, in Ruan Qiong's eyes, this kind of behavior is not heroic at all, on the contrary, it is very rigid and pedantic.

To be honest, compared to this bitter young man, Ruan Qiong admired Song Jixin, the prince of Da Li who knew how to judge the situation at a young age, or Liu Xianyang, who was cheerful and never worried about everything, even the sharp-edged Ma Kuxuan. There are also many merits. Even Zhao Yao, a reading seed who has followed Qi Jingchun since childhood, is not as rigid as Chen Ping'an.

The reason why he changed his mind temporarily and gave the map to Chen Ping'an was actually determined to draw a clear line with this young man. The blacksmith shop could accept him as an apprentice of casting swords, but he would never become his own pioneering disciple. According to the promise, he will protect the mountain he bought, but this kid must not want to have any involvement with his daughter.

In fact, in the final analysis, Ruan Qiong didn't underestimate Chen Ping'an because of his background, but because his ways were different and they did not conspire.

Ruan Qiong's apprentice must be his fellow man. Both sides are both teachers and friends. They can work together to create a thousand-year prosperity for the sect. Therefore, it is extremely important to have a compatible temperament.

Chen Ping'an naturally didn't know that Master Ruan's thoughts went around in such a big circle. The young man just took the map, hugged it in his arms, and asked, "Don't the superintendent over there in the ya office have any ideas?"

Ruan Qiong sneered: "I will be the Supreme Emperor of Longquan County for at least 60 years, so I have the most rules."

Ruan Xiu muttered: "Father, how can you put gold on your face like this."

Ruan Qiong turned a deaf ear to his daughter's dismantling, and said solemnly to Chen Ping'an: "Speaking of business, which five mountains did you choose in the end?"

Chen Ping'an subconsciously sat up straight, "Around Shenxiu Mountain, I chose three, Baolu Mountain, Caiyun Peak, and Xiancao Mountain."

Ruan Qiong nodded, "The vision is not bad. Baolu Mountain occupies a large area and ranks among the top among more than 60 mountains, and it is not empty-handed. If I hadn't thought about the formation of protecting the mountain in the future, I would have given up Hengchao Feng chose Baolu Mountain, after all, among these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, unless the mountain god sits in town or hides secret treasures, whoever occupies the larger territory will have more spiritual energy, and it will definitely be more advantageous."

"Xiancaoshan is the only feng shui treasure land that is expected to give birth to the beauty of plants and trees, but unfortunately the place is too small, even if there is one, the root foot and the grade should not be very good, the reason is very simple, how to raise a small pond Dajiaolong. As for Caiyun Peak, it is relatively general, except for its high terrain and beautiful scenery, it is not very beneficial to the practice, unless you have the ability to get Yungen Stone from Yunxia Mountain and place it in several mountain acupoints in Caiyun Peak. It could be a good deal.”

"Haven't you been to the lake in Huanghu Mountain?"

Ruan Qiong's last question made Chen Ping'an stunned, "I have seen it."

"You continue, what are the other two hills?"

Ruan Qiong stopped at the point, did not continue the previous topic, has already done the best of benevolence and righteousness, and will not continue to reveal the mystery.

Because the small lake in Huanghu Mountain is similar to Xiancao Mountain, the difference is that Xiancao Mountain has the hope of showing the charm of plants and trees, while Huanghu Mountain is entrenched by a python with the thickness of the wellhead. It is a veritable "earth snake", but only Unfortunately, he lost in the "Battle for Water" with a small loach, and lost the opportunity of the avenue that was close at hand.

But the beauty of the great way is that there is no unparalleled road. Now Lizhu Cave is broken and falling, the golden carp captured by the Dragon King's basket, the fire dragon that turned into the bracelet on Ruan Xiu's wrist, and the one beside Zhenjun Liu Zhimao A loach, a wooden dragon painted by Zhao Yao, and a khaki four-legged snake that will follow Wang Zhu desperately. These five gadgets are the Li Xiaozhu Cave, which is about to die in 3000 years. , the five big chances that have really been accumulated, as for the magic weapons such as raising sword gourds and demon mirrors, of course they are not bad, but they are still much inferior to the five living blessings.

And the giant python in Huanghu Mountain is now a blessing in disguise. With a radius of thousands of miles, there is no opponent who can wrestle its arms with it, and it has become the dominant overlord in one fell swoop.In the future, once the God of the Mountains and the Rivers settles into it, this giant python will only need to be a little bit more interested, and can be recruited by one of them. After obtaining the official amulet of the Dali court, maybe it will be a smooth road from now on, and it will truly embark on the road of cultivation.

Chen Pingan said: "I plan to buy Zhenzhu Mountain and Luopao Mountain."

Ruan Qiong was stunned for a while, and asked curiously: "Zhenzhu Mountain is nothing more than a welcome spring money. It can be said that a thousand pieces of gold can't buy a good heart. But how did you fall in love with the Luopo Mountain? It is reasonable to say that this mountain is located in According to your itinerary, you must have never been to the southwestern border of Longquan County, Dali, and it was the forbidden mountain of Dali before, so you chose it just by its name?"

Chen Ping'an was a little ashamed and was unwilling to say the reason.

At that time, Chen Ping'an was laying out the map, hesitating about which mountain to choose. As a result, a bird flew over his head and pulled a piece of shit on the situation map. It happened to be on the three words of Luopo Mountain.Chen Ping'an didn't think much about it, so he resolutely chose Luopao Mountain, regardless of whether the name of the mountain was bad or bad.

Old man Yao once said that there are spirits in the mountains and rivers.

So Chen Pingan is regarded as the old man of the mountain god.

A hint from my father.

Ruan Qiong thought for a while, "It's not impossible to choose Luopo Mountain. Then it's settled, Luopo Mountain, Baolu Mountain, Xiancao Mountain, Caiyun Peak, and Zhenzhu Mountain. Five mountains, 300 years. During this period, you Even if a mountain peak is completely hollowed out and moved away, no one will stop it. Everything produced on the mountain, whether it is grass, trees, elixir, birds, animals, or even secret treasures obtained by chance, belongs to the person whose name is marked on the Dali Mountain Genealogy Contract."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "Understood."

Ruan Qiong said patiently: "I need to pay attention to one thing. Before you die, you must inform the Dali court through the Longquan county government that you need to change one or some personal names that inherit the five mountains. Of course, the Dali household There will be a secret file kept by the Ministry. You can write down a beneficiary of the inheritance on the five hills under your name, in case you die suddenly one day, and you will not have time to explain your future and make a will before you die. One is that within 300 years, if you want to sell the hills, you can’t decide anytime and anywhere. The transaction can only be realized through the nod and agreement of at least three parties from the Dali government, and I don’t recommend you sell these few. A mountain top, because no matter what high price you sell, you will eventually find that you have sold at a loss.”

Although Ruan Qiong was a military saint on one side, he discussed affairs on an equal footing with a boy from a rough alley who was suddenly rich.Involving the great cause of establishing a sect, and the opportunity of his own daughter's preaching, Ruan Qiong could not tolerate his hard-hearted words, and he wished to break the truth a little and explain it to the young man in front of him.

Ruan Qiong asked, "Chen Pingan, is there anything you want to ask?"

Chen Ping'an shook his head and smiled, "No more."

Ruan Qiong nodded and said, "Let's do it first, I guess you still have some copper coins left, and I'll help you pay attention to the shop transactions in the town. You can also take the opportunity to start, but you can't chew too much. The forces from all directions are mixed, so you can buy one or two time-honored shops with a relatively solid foundation.”

Chen Pingan's face flushed slightly, "Thank you, Master Ruan."

Ruan Qiong laughed at himself: "A gentleman is virtuous, and a villain is cherishing soil."

Chen Ping'an was a little puzzled, because he didn't understand what this sentence meant.

Ruan Qiong waved his hand and chased away: "You are busy, don't worry about these fussing, not to mention that you are young, you are not at the point where you can talk about your heart and realm."

Chen Ping'an stood up, carried the basket, and suddenly heard Ruan Qiong say a mindless off-topic, "After Mr. Qi left, occasionally miss Mr. Qi, of course there is no problem, it's human nature, but don't let yourself If you get stuck in it, don’t even think about getting to the bottom of it. When you buy five hilltops and one or two shops, you can lie down comfortably and collect money, marry a wife and have children, and grow branches and leaves. It’s also a glorious ancestor. I am Ruan Qiong. , the Dali imperial court will take care of you and your family business. Just like your name, peace and security is more important than anything else. It is impossible to say when it will turn around in the future and embark on the path of cultivation. It is not that there is no chance. "

Chen Pingan left silently.

After the boy left the shop, Ruan Xiu sat on the bamboo chair and asked, "Dad, what do you mean by that?"

Ruan Qiong said indifferently: "It means that a villain whose ideological realm is not as good as a gentleman will only focus on obtaining a place of comfort."

Ruan Xiu said strangely: "What's wrong with this, I can't find fault with relocating the land, why is it a villain? Who said this, I don't think it makes sense."

Ruan Qiong's face darkened, and he said softly, "That's why the Confucian sage said again, my hometown is where my heart is at ease."

Ruan Xiu said angrily, "Scholars are really annoying, they have told them all the truths in the world!"

Ruan Qiong said earnestly: "Xiu Xiu, this is not the reason why you don't like reading."

The ponytail girl pretended to be surprised and hurriedly got up and said, "Dad, why did I suddenly have a lot of strength, then I'll strike."

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Chen Ping'an rushed to the Yang's shop and gave most of the baskets of various herbs to a shop assistant. After weighing them, Chen Ping'an got [-] taels of silver. In fact, many rare herbs were half sold and given to the shop by Chen Ping'an. The young shop clerk couldn't recognize the herbal medicine that he didn't know the goods at all. In fact, it was an important herbal medicine that Old Man Yang valued. These flowers and plants were really valuable things.

But Chen Ping'an went into the mountains this time, picking and collecting herbs was just a matter of course, and he didn't think about making money at all. In fact, after Chen Ping'an learned to go into the mountains to burn charcoal, he sold medicines to the shop assistants of the Yang family shop almost every time. To the simple and honest man named Li Er in the shop, the other dozens of times, every time it is a loss.

Old man Yang would never charge Chen Ping'an's medicinal materials. If Chen Ping'an dared to give it to a shop for free, he would be thrown into the street by old man Yang, but if he sold it to a shop clerk or a waitress, then no matter what the outrageous price, The eccentric old man Yang will turn a blind eye.

This time Chen Pingan did not see Old Man Yang.

After walking out of the shop, Chen Ping'an found that many people on the road were talking about it, saying that something big happened on the side of the twelve-legged crab archway.It is said that it is the old supervisor and the official, the Song who paid for the construction of the covered bridge before leaving office, has returned to the town with a beautiful scenery, and this time, he is a distinguished person in the Ministry of Rites, with a group of elegant and prestige. The old official in front of him saw the characters on the four plaques of Crab Square. After all, they are all scholars. It is understandable, but for some reason, after getting the news, the Superintendent Office immediately rushed into the mountain and informed the person. Mr. Wu, who originally planned to go to Yuanmu Peak to check the logging matters, then the God of Wealth took his staff and assistants, and went out of the mountain even more eagerly, stopping the group of Mr. Song, the senior official in the officialdom.

With nothing to do, Chen Ping'an followed the flow of people to the archway, standing far away from the crowd.

Seeing that under the square plaque of the archway, eight ladders have been erected, and there are ladders on the left and right sides of one plaque.But at the moment, there are only two Confucian scholars with different ages standing around the plaque of "Do your part." One of them is the older one, who is bowing his head.

Someone patted Chen Ping'an on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Chen Ping'an, what a coincidence, do you think it's annoying?"

Chen Ping'an turned his head and saw that it was the boy with a vermilion mole on his brow. He was really afraid of his ramble, so he said, "Just look around, I don't seem to understand what they're talking about, so I'll go home right away. ."

The elegant and delicate young man smiled and said: "Don't, you don't understand, I can explain it to you, this is very interesting, if you miss it, you will regret it later! Your town parent official, Mr. Wu Yuan, At this moment, there is a conflict with the higher-ranked gentlemen of the Ministry of Rites. The one standing on the stairs is the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. The supervisor, Mr. Song, took the matter of the plaque and asked people to take credit. He said that you should keep the plaque for your old man and send it back to your home. I dare not say it. It must be a sure thing when it is sent to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. The fifth-grade Langzhong, so this time, the gentlemen of the Ministry of Rites took advantage of the fact that the mountain gods and rivers were sealed, and they justly came to collect things. On the other hand, it was Mr. Wu, who regarded all the treasures in the town as his own, and when he heard that someone wanted to take it away There are only a few precious old things left in the town, how can I agree? Take a step back, even if I am willing to pinch my nose and suffer from this useless anger, I must know that there are so many old foxes of four surnames and ten clans, who are watching bad jokes beside them. He pretends to be a grandson at this time, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to become the grandfather of those big clans in the future. The site selection of the two temples of Wen and Wu, which was originally not smooth, will definitely be yellow."

Chen Ping'an listened carefully to the juvenile's excited explanation, and asked, "Who are you? How do you know so much?"

The young man stretched out a finger, pointed at himself, and said with a smile, "Me? Haha, I'm not an official of the Dali court. My surname is Cui Mingyu, and the character Yu is relatively rare and difficult to write. It's very troublesome, you don't need to worry about it."

Chen Pingan looked into the boy's eyes.

The young man looked calm and laughed, "I'm older than you, so you can call me Uncle Cui."

Chen Pingan smiled.

The boy also laughed, rubbing his cheeks with both hands, "It's okay, I still have a nickname, it should be easier to say it, it's called Xiuhu."