Sword comes

Cui Yu was sitting in the ancestral house of the Yuan family in Erlang Lane, sitting on a chair covered in blood, with a treasure bottle mark on his hands, struggling to protect this pair of skins from collapsing. Like a cage, his soul is locked. In a short period of time, let alone the Dali capital and the Longquan mountains and rivers like before, the spirit travels far away. Once the body is destroyed, he will completely become a soul separated and incomplete person. He was really about to become the bottom pond fish and shrimp in the middle five realms all his life. Those wolves, tigers and leopards who used to crawl under his feet in fear, now it is easy to kill him.

Although both body and mind were severely injured, after Cui Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, he still held on to the handle of the chair and stood up with trembling hands and feet. On the patio, there used to be the voice of Ruan Qiong, a sage of the military family, but at this time he had lost the magical power of whispering with Ruan Qiong.

Cui Yu said hoarsely, "Come out."

A delicate-looking young man walked out of the side room with a face full of fear and walked in front of Cui Yu, at a loss.

Cui Yu trusted the dead spy under his command who was dormant in the town, but only believed that they were loyal to him, the great national teacher, but Cui Yu was not at all assured of their strength, and did not expect them to be able to escort them safely. When he returned to the capital by himself, maybe Song Changjing or the woman who had placed a chess piece in the four surnames and ten clans would wait for the opportunity before he left the town.

So Cui Yu ordered the boy: "Go to the blacksmith's shop to find Master Ruan, invite him to come here, and directly say that I, Cui Yu, have a request for him, and I am willing to do a big business with him, and it is related to Shenxiu Mountain. Don't forget this, it's a request. If Ruan Qiong refuses to come, you won't have to go back to this house in the future. The ghost in your body that I have temporarily gathered and placed in your body can't stand the yang qi for a few days. wash."

The boy's face was snow-white, and he nodded vigorously.

Cui Yu slumped back into the chair and warned, "After you go out, look more natural and don't look like your parents are dead, otherwise the idiot will know that something is wrong with me."

The young man nodded timidly and walked away quickly.

But Cui Yu just closed his eyes, which is really funny. He has been reduced to a situation where the ground is a prison, and the exit of his soul has been locked. Now he even has to help sew and mend, and be the tinker of this cage.

A familiar footstep sounded, Cui Yu suddenly opened his eyes, and was about to yell at this poor puppet.

But when he saw the uninvited guest next to the porcelain boy, Cui Yu immediately changed his face and smiled at the boy: "Go and bring a chair for Senior Yang and bring a cup of tea."

The old man was smoking a dry cigarette, with one hand in the back, he looked around, not looking at the young national teacher who had a miserable end, he smiled and said: "The ban here is arranged by your own hands, Cui Yu, and now I have quite a few people breaking into the door, and the master is still whimpering. Sleep hard. Master Guo Shi, have you encountered any trouble? Do you need me to help?"

Cui Yu's face was as usual, he shook his head and said, "No need."

The old man was sitting on the chair brought by the young man. He was in the east, and Cui Yu was sitting in the south facing north, facing the plaque in the lobby of the Yuan family.The old man glanced at the restrained and curious young man, and said with emotion: "Your attainment is really good when it comes to the soul."

Cui Yu asked, "Can Ruan Qiong hear us when we talk now?"

Old man Yang said with a smile: "What kind of temperament is Ruan Qiong? He only came to peep at your movements after he was full. If it wasn't for your repeated provocations, do you think he would be willing to take care of you?"

Cui Yu said solemnly, "Be careful sailing the ten thousand year ship!"

This is the second time Cui Yu has spoken to this senior Yang, and the first time was at Lao Ci Mountain.

The old man was smoking a dry cigarette, "It makes sense."

After Cui Yu waited for a while, "Is it alright?"

The old man nodded lightly, "Cui Guoshi can say whatever he wants."

Cui Yu wiped the blood oozing from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and asked, "Should I call Mr. Da Qingtong Tianjun? Or the more famous one..."

The old man interrupted Cui Yu expressionlessly, "Enough."

Cui Yu really didn't continue to talk, and sighed with emotion: "To be honest, that war, the younger generation is fascinated by it."

Cui Yu laughed out inexplicably, "I don't hate that I haven't seen all the gods, but I hate that the gods haven't seen me. This is the first time I came into contact with the inside story when I was studying under my husband. At that time, my husband criticized me for being ignorant. , gushing. Now that I think about it, Mr. is right, and I am wrong."

The old man waved his hand and said, "I don't care whether the master and apprentice in your master's sect turn against each other, or the brothers and sisters can kill each other."

Cui Yu sneered: "Then you came here just to see my jokes?"

The old man Yang asked, "I'm a little curious, Song Changjing, the king of Dali, a warrior who is aiming for the eleventh realm of martial arts, why are you so incompatible with him?"

Cui Yu shook his head and said, "It's not that Song Changjing and I are going to fight to death, but we have a powerful girl in Dali, and we can't tolerate him. The original plan that broke Chen Ping'an was her own behind-the-scenes plan. None of the Xinghuaxiang Ma family, who covets wealth, is willing to take action, and there are also the Liu family and the Song family. The purpose is to make it easier for her son to seize the opportunity. Of course, I will not deny it. Later, I used Chen Ping'an to target Qi Jingchun. And for. It is indeed one of the few magic strokes that Cui Yu has made in my life. Qi Jingchun made a high chess move and I conceded defeat, but I still don’t think this move is bad.”

Old man Yang exhaled smoke, squinted his eyes and said: "Once the natal porcelain is broken, that young man in Niping Lane is like a candle, especially eye-catching. Naturally, it is easy to create a situation where moths fly into the flame, as expected by the woman you mentioned." That's right, if that wasn't the case, the girl who was condensed with the spirit and spirit of the real dragon at first ran towards Chen Pingan instinctively, but when she escaped from the Suolongjing and arrived at Niping Lane, she staggered away. When she arrived at the gates of the two courtyards, she realized that there was a strong dragon spirit in Song Jixin's house, which to her was simply the most delicious food in the world, so she desperately wanted to knock on his courtyard door, It's a pity that she couldn't catch it and fell into the snowdrift at the door of Chen Ping'an's room. Afterwards, it was nothing but Chen Ping'an who saved her, but after she woke up, she certainly didn't want to sign a contract with such an ordinary person with naked eyes After all, it was tantamount to suicide, so she claimed to be the newly arrived maidservant of Song Jixin's family, and Chen Pingan foolishly gave away this opportunity of the greatest avenue in Lizhu Dongtian with both hands. Speaking of which, Chen Pingan at that time , just like the rebellious son of a great family, the rebellious minister of a great country, is indeed suppressed by the way of heaven invisible, and cannot retain any blessings."

When the old man said this, he shook his head, "I can see it, I can't touch it, I can't hold it."

After listening to the old man's story quietly, Cui Yu returned to the topic, "Even His Majesty the Emperor believes in his younger brother Song Changjing and has never been interested in the Dragon Chair. Unfortunately, once, His Majesty asked me to teach Go, and the woman was watching the game. Give your Majesty a move so that the chess game doesn't end early."

"Your Majesty suddenly asked me if he, the undeniable lord of the battlefield, would one day suddenly lead his troops to the capital of Dali and ask him for the chair with the knife in his hand."

"Of course I answered honestly, saying that the prince would not do this. However, if one day, a large group of generals and warriors under the prince's command who have made great achievements in battle have the idea of ​​​​becoming ministers supporting the dragon, when the time comes The prince has already reached the tenth level, even the legendary eleventh level, and feels that life is very boring, and everyone around him is beguiling and instigating, why not wear a dragon robe and sit on a dragon chair, so as to save the soldiers from the cold heart of."

"After I finished saying this, the Emperor Dali laughed. Finally, His Majesty the Emperor turned his head and asked the woman beside him, 'What do you think?' The woman told her, 'His Majesty the Emperor is not ambitious enough, half the seat of the emperor is not enough. Aquarius can fill his stomach. Song Changjing is different. The higher his martial arts achievements in the future, the more he will want to go to higher places.' After listening to the woman's words, His Majesty laughed and said that we are both nonsense. The talk, the words to kill the heart, destroy my main pillar, I should drag it down and beheaded, but today is a good day and auspicious day, it is better to talk about it than to knife, and leave the two heads of you for the time being."

Old man Yang said with a smile: "Song Changjing met your two opponents, and it's really bad luck for eight lifetimes. One woman blows the pillow wind, and one confidant throws dirty water."

Cui Yu asked bluntly: "What are you looking for me for?"

The old man Yang said a strange word with no beginning and no end, "We believe that there is seed in the future, wealth and honor have roots, and life and death have fate. You don't believe it."

When it came to this matter, Cui Yu did not give in, and did not have the cowardice of putting his life or death in the hands of others, and sneered: "Although I don't think it's a good deal now, I don't think you are any good. already."

Old man Yang looked at Cui Yu, "Tell me, what did Qi Jingchun choose Chen Ping'an for?"

Cui Yu smiled and said, "Guess what?"

Obviously, Cui Yu would never give the answer.

Because it involves his Taoism.

Old man Yang asked, "Do you really think I won't kill you?"

Cui Yu nodded and said, "You don't dare. Even if I raise a dog myself, at this time, for the sake of wealth and wealth, you may dare to kill me, but you are the only one who dare not."

Old man Yang said with a smile: "You are so smart, how could you lose to Qi Jingchun?"

Cui Yu was paralyzed on the back of the chair and laughed at himself: "Qi Jingchun has a saying that can answer your question. 'In the world, only the heart of a child cannot be tested.'"

Old man Yang shook his head and said, "Look, this is the consequence of your disbelief in fate. It is inexplicable, illusory, surrounded by clouds and fog, without roots and feet."

Cui Yu laughed, "Why, senior wants me to go your way?"

The old man Yang asked back: "Don't want to break the mirror and return to the peak? Besides, you respect the word merit, and its essence is not incompatible with us."

Cui Yu stretched out a finger, pointed at Old Man Yang tremblingly, almost burst into tears, and sarcastically said: "Although I, Cui Yu, can't compare to that gentleman in my family, I can't compare to Qi Jingchun, but for the so-called immortal golden body, the result To be used as a running dog to watch over the home and to be taken care of by those guys who I despised at first, come and go as soon as they call it, am I crazy, or are you crazy? Old senior, it's not me talking about you, are you? Going to the doctor in a hurry? Or in the same situation as me, a sudden change has ruined a long-term plan?"

The old man Yang said lightly, "Who do you think can yell at me?"

Cui Yu suddenly narrowed his eyes, his face was solemn, and he remained silent.

Old man Yang sat cross-legged and looked at the patio with a serene expression.

Everyone in the world says that there is a god when you raise your head three feet.

Actually it's gone.

Cui Yu took a deep breath and said, "I advise you, if there is any manipulation on that young man, break it as soon as possible."

Old man Yang shook his head and said slowly, "No."

Cui Yu said with a smile: "It is estimated that Qi Jingchun also cleaned up all the beginnings and ends before he died, plus you and I are also clean, that is, except for the girl in the capital of Dali, who may still have bad intentions, Chen Ping'an has nothing to be 'high above'. worries.”

The old man Yang suddenly said: "Since we can't be like-minded people, it doesn't matter, we can make a fair deal."

Cui Yu didn't ask, and said without hesitation, "I promise."

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After walking on Wuli Road, Chen Pingan asked the little girl in the red jacket to rest for a while, then stopped at Sili Road, and then stopped at Sanli Road. The two sat on the smooth stones by the stream, and they needed to go around temporarily when they went south. The road, because it generally follows the direction of the stream, otherwise the mountain road will be difficult, and Li Baoping will be completely unable to keep up.Although the little girl has outstanding physical strength and far exceeds her peers, she is an eight or nine-year-old child. No matter how well-built her body and bones are, she cannot compare to an adult.

Li Baoping sat there with sweat on his head, and saw Chen Pingan suddenly take off his straw sandals, rolled up his trousers and went into the water, probably because the surface of the stream was much wider, the stream was no higher than knees, and he could

I saw many small blue fish swimming around, very flexible, mostly the length of the palm.

From the first time Li Baoping walked into the creek, he dreamed that one day he could catch fish, but swimming fish are much more cunning than crabs or freshwater shrimps, and Li Baoping has nothing to do with them. In the past, she also followed suit, secretly cutting down a piece of green bamboo to make a fishing rod, but the same fishing rod, hook, fishing line and earthworms, she could never catch fish in the stream, the little girl often hid in the shade of the riverside , although she could squat and fish for an afternoon, she didn't get any harvest. Others used several stalks of dogtail to string the fish, or the small fish baskets were full of fruits, and they all went home happily to let their parents, Only the little girl still has nothing to harvest.

So in the eyes of the little girl, going into the mountains and water, burning charcoal to collect herbs, fishing and catching snakes, Chen Ping'an, who seems to be omnipotent, is actually extremely tall.She only told Shi Chunjia these secrets.

At this time, the little girl saw that Chen Ping'an had first found a place near the shore, as if many swimming fish gathered and hid under the big bluestone here, and then he started to build a "dam" a little upstream, almost the same as Li Bao. The bottle is so long, and it is all made of large and small stones in the vicinity of the stream, and there will still be water flowing down through the gaps in the stones. Two dykes were erected, and in the end it was like creating a small pond.

Li Baoping came to the shore near the pond and squatted, wide-eyed, watching Chen Ping'an begin to mend the loopholes, moving quickly and full of beauty.Li Baoping also found that when Chen Ping'an lowered his head to work, his face was calm, his expression was focused, his mind was immersed in it, and he had nothing else to do.

Just like a little girl studying in a village school, the first time she saw Mr. Qi writing with a pen, she felt a kind of inexplicable and comfortable feeling in her heart.

As the dam above is almost seamless and no water enters, the same is true for the side dam. The downstream dam is only used to prevent fish from escaping, so a handful of sand from the stream was not used to cover the door, so this The water level of a "fish pond" gradually dropped.

Li Baoping's little face was full of happiness, his hands were clenched into fists, and he was even more nervous than Chen Ping'an, who was sitting on a stone and resting for a while.

Chen Pingan began to walk into the pond, spooning water out with both hands.

Li Baoping said, "Chen Ping'an, you are fishing out of dry water, oh no, it's a derogatory term, it should be the bottom line!"

Chen Ping'an smiled and asked casually, "I used to see you fishing by the river. What's the maximum length of fish?"

Li Baoping sighed, "The fish are too smart, I can only use a dog's tail grass to trick the crabs out of the nest. Fishing is very difficult."

Chen Ping'an couldn't help laughing and said, "Did you make the fishing rod yourself?"

Li Baoping nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, there is a purple bamboo forest in the corner of my backyard. It is said that my grandfather's grandfather planted it. My father and the others guarded it very closely. As soon as I said that I wanted to do a fishing rod, I was rejected. I finally managed to cut one of them secretly and use scissors to sharpen it bit by bit, I was exhausted."

The water in the pond became more and more turbid, and some fishes started to flee, splashing water. Chen Ping'an was accustomed to this, raised his head and smiled and said, "That bamboo is not too thin, you still have to cut the head and tail?"

Li Baoping said blankly, "That's right. I'm afraid that the fishing rod is too thin, and if the fish I catch is too big, what should I do if it suddenly breaks. If I go to the Zizhu Forest to find a fishing rod, even if my father doesn't hit me, I will do it myself. I don't want to use scissors against those bamboos anymore."

Chen Ping'an said helplessly: "How can anyone use a bamboo stick to fish? The fish in our stream are actually not big. Once the fishing rod is thick, you can't feel whether it is hooked or rubbing against the bait. A few times, you will definitely not bite the hook. Fish are not stupid. If you throw the fishing rod too early, you will definitely not be able to catch it. Fishing should be done with a rod of moderate thickness, and it is also divided into seasons and rainy weather. In the weather, you have to find fish nests and fish nests, and both hooks and bait are very particular."

The little girl in the red cotton jacket opened her mouth as if listening to a book from heaven.She was a little embarrassed. In fact, there was one more thing she didn't tell Chen Ping'an. The hook at the end of the fishing line hanging on the bamboo stick was bent and twisted with an embroidery needle at home. It might be a little bigger. Come on, those fish have a hard time swallowing the hook.

Li Baoping told himself in his heart that it was all right, that he was young and ignorant, and it was forgivable.

Seeing that the little girl was a little gloomy, Chen Ping'an had to comfort him: "But you haven't caught a single fish for so many years, I think it's even more amazing."

Li Baoping's eyes lit up, the little girl seemed to have opened her heart for many years, and suddenly she was full of energy.

She asked curiously, "Why do we catch fish, we still have so much to eat."

Chen Ping'an explained: "You think, there is a saying that sitting and eating the mountains can be eaten up, not to mention the two of us with small backpacks. So save it, the road will be long in the future."

Li Baoping took it seriously, and eagerly said, "It is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. You can teach me about things like chopping bamboo for fishing rods and fishing for fish in the future."

"Then." Chen Ping'an easily grabbed a green and red slate fish, and threw it to the little girl with a smile, looking at Li Baoping who was in a hurry, and said, "You are too young, you can do what you can. Now, you don't have to compare anything with me. I originally took care of you to go to Shanya Academy to study."

The little girl finally caught the fish with both hands, and said righteously: "Wrong, wrong, Mr. Qi said that we have to read ten thousand volumes of books, and we have to travel ten thousand miles. I only have five books in my back, so I have nothing left. The next one needs to go to the library of the academy, but traveling thousands of miles is also something that scholars must do. Carrying a bookcase on the back means to travel through the great rivers and mountains while honing morality and knowledge, both of which are indispensable, or else It's just lame walking."

"You have a lot of foxtail around you, and you can string them together through the gills. If you're afraid of breaking, you can put two or three foxtails together."

While teaching her how to dispose of the spoils, Chen Ping'an asked, "Do you mean carrying a bookcase on your back? Is that the one carried by Chen Songfeng in Longwei County? It's made of bamboo, and it's very beautiful. I'll pass by the bamboo forest in the future. If so, I can make one for you, and I just happen to make a fishing rod, relying on the water to draw water, and if you go further down, the water will be deep, and you can't catch fish with this method today."

The little girl squatted on the shore and strung the slate fish that had been thrown ashore. After hearing these words, she jumped up with joy, "Really?!"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "What did I lie to you for? Alas, be careful, don't jump, be careful to fall into the creek with the fish and the fish. The fish can't escape, what should you do if you catch a cold."

The little girl in the red cotton jacket squatted down and said with a bright smile: "Happy and happy, I finally have my own little bookbox!"

Chen Ping'an squatted in the almost dry stream with his head close to the stone, and reached out to fish under the stone slab, "This kind of fish can be eaten raw when it's dried. If you think it's dirty, I'll remove the internal organs. I didn't need it myself before."

After the battle between heaven and man, Li Baoping said timidly, "Otherwise, should I remove the internal organs?"

Chen Pingan took out another slate fish and threw it gently into the grass on the shore, "It's up to you, I'll do it later."

Li Baoping, with three skewers of fish in his hand, said quickly, "I'll come, I'll come."

Chen Pingan nodded and continued to fish under the stone.

After a while, with a plop, the little girl standing in the stream not far away was crying.

Chen Pingan quickly got up, ran over quickly, and asked nervously, "What's wrong?"

The little girl cried so much that it was heartbreaking, "There is a fish, I just took it from the dog's tail grass, and it looks like it's going to die. I didn't expect that when it was put in the water, it would wag its tail and run away with a swish. It's gone! I can't even catch it..."

Chen Ping'an couldn't help laughing. He first bent over to help her roll up her soaked trousers, gently carried her to the shore, and asked her to take off her shoes, saying that he would take care of the fish.

The little girl took off her shoes obediently, but she was still crying very sadly, always feeling that she had done something very sorry for him.

It just feels like the sky is falling.

Chen Ping'an skillfully disemboweled the fish, squeezed out the internal organs, and struggled to hold back his laughter, thinking that it would be better not to sprinkle salt on the little girl's wound.

Chen Pingan finally turned his head to the little girl and gently lifted the three strings of cleaned fish.

Harvest.

The little girl burst into laughter, smiling with tears all over her face and said, "I ran one, and there are so many more."

Chen Ping'an walked up to her and sat down, handed her the three skewers of fish, and rubbed her head, "Yes, so you don't need to be so sad when you encounter this kind of thing in the future."

The little girl lifted the three skewers of fish high and put them in front of her eyes, and said happily, "Okay!"

Chen Ping'an said softly, "I'll make you a few pairs of straw sandals that fit your feet in the future, so that you won't grind your feet."

The little girl's eyes lit up, "Is it okay?"

Chen Pingan lowered his head and helped her twist the water for twisting her trousers, "It's very simple."

The little girl sighed, "You know everything, I don't know anything."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "You can teach me to read and write in the future. I don't know many words now, about five hundred or so."

As soon as Li Baoping heard this, the chicken pecking at the rice immediately nodded and said, "A word is settled!"

The two sat side by side, looking at the slowly flowing stream, Li Baoping asked casually, "Do you know what this stream is called?"

"Longxuxi."

"How do you know this creek is called Longxu Creek?"

"When I went into the mountain last time, I brought two maps. Master Ruan said that it was the situation map of our Longquan County. The map was marked as Longxu River, but after the flow from the southeast was folded to the south, the red line on the map gradually It became thicker, and then it was renamed Tiefu River."

"Is that so, then let me tell you, our Dali court has six divisions, among which the Ministry of Rites has three officials of heaven, earth and people, among which the district officials are responsible for drawing these maps, but there will also be the Qin Tianjian's geographers to help guide the way and walk together. Mountains, rivers and rivers are equivalent to measuring the territory of a dynasty, [-] to [-] miles, step by step, measuring it with feet, and then drawing it on the blueprint, inch by inch, Chen Ping'an, do you think those magistrates and magistrates are powerful?"

"Why, when you grow up, do you want to be a magistrate of the Ministry of Rites, or a magistrate of Qin Tianjian?"

"Chen Ping'an, don't you know? Women are not allowed to be officials. And it's not just like our Da Li, it seems to be like this all over the world. Like Shi Chunjia and I, it's okay to study, but I haven't heard of women. Become a teacher, or be called a master."

"That's it."

"By the way, Chen Ping'an, you said that the hosta on your head was given to Mr. Qi by Mr. Qi's husband, and then Mr. Qi gave it to you."

"correct."

"Chen Pingan, from today onwards, I will call you little uncle!"

"What?"

"After you become my little uncle, if one day I make you unhappy and you plan to leave me alone, you will definitely ask yourself—I, Chen Ping'an, is Li Baoping's beloved little uncle, of course It is to share weal and woe with such a good little girl."

"Can you be a little uncle? Don't worry, I won't leave you alone."

"no!"

"Then I won't make you a small bamboo box and straw sandals."

"It's okay, I'm not afraid. I'm going to call you little uncle!"

"Ok?"

"How can there be a little uncle in the world who doesn't make me a small bamboo box and straw sandals?!"

"..."