Sword of Coming

In a village school, the mountains and rivers depend on each other, the nearby streams are gurgling, the water meets the rocks, and the iris is green.

Chen Ping'an, where his real body was, was lying on a rattan chair, holding a fan in his hand, closing his eyes and resting.

The road ends with clouds in the daytime, and streams in spring and blue nights grow.

Zhao Shuxia stopped and sat on the bamboo chair next to the eaves.

Zhao Shuxia glanced at the master who was lying on the swinging fan, and for no reason remembered Mr. Zhu's words, the life span is uneven, not only in the sky, self-cultivation and self-cultivation can last forever.

Chen Ping'an still closed his eyes and said, "If you want to laugh, just laugh, don't hold back, but say it in advance, don't pass on today's affairs to Luopo Mountain, especially don't be heard by Xiaoli."

Zhao Shuxia nodded with a smile on his face, but he didn't laugh out loud in the end, which was considered to save some face for Master.

The more I think about it, the more interesting it becomes. After all, this kind of thing happened to Master. No matter how simple and honest Zhao Shuxia's temperament is, he can't help but want to laugh.

It turned out that during the day, there was a mother of Meng Tong in the school, and she looked like a savage woman. When she got here, she stood at the door and started to raise her voice, asking her children to go home with her instead of studying here.

At that time, when the master asked the reason, the woman just ignored it and only chanted her child's nickname. Meng Tong stood up timidly, as if panicked and aggrieved.

The woman pulled the child's arm and asked the master to pay on the spot to return the pen for repairing. In fact, the tuition fee was lower than the "market price" and much lower than that of the neighboring village.

The master didn't get angry, didn't say anything to the woman, just wanted to say a few words to the child.

As a result, the woman was annoyed. She began to push and push, but the master just raised his hand to stop it, and the woman began to splash and greeted the master directly.

Recalling what happened during the day, Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh, "Probably this is what the book said about Sven Sweeping the Floor."

Zhao Shuxia asked curiously: "Master, is it really the entrance ceremony of the apprenticeship prescribed by the most holy master himself?"

The implication is that it is natural that saints also need money to teach?

Chen Pingan smiled and nodded, "It's absolutely true."

Zhao Shuxia endured it, but still couldn't hold back and asked, "Master, why did that woman take the child away?"

Chen Ping'an opened his eyes, thought about it, and said helplessly: "Since we can't stop it, there is no way. We can't scratch each other. It's not about boxing. Whoever wins the fight has the final say."

Zhao Shuxia laughed so hard.

In the end, the child became the first Meng child to drop out of the village school.

The school has only just opened for a few days, so it's not an exaggeration to say that it's a disadvantage to be a teacher.

I heard that the long-tongued woman who likes to chew her tongue has been pouring dirty water on the school and the master recently, chasing the wind, and dare to say anything ugly.

Although Chen Ping'an here has deliberately put away all realms, supernatural powers and weather, it is no different from ordinary people, so Chen Ping'an did not hear the few times Zhao Shuxia said hello before, and the girl in the Wind Snow Temple did not hear it. Xiu Yuhui Pavilion, she accidentally came here to control the wind, mistakenly thought that Chen Pingan was pretending to be sleeping on the rattan chair, and deliberately ignored her, which was really the fault of Chen Yinguan. But even so, even if Chen Ping'an just stared at him at the time, he would probably be able to frighten the country woman who came to mess with her.

Interesting is interesting, funny is funny, Zhao Shuxia still sighed, what a blessing to be able to follow Master to study and work? I heard that many Confucian academies now want Master to give lectures, but Master declined.

Chen Ping'an shook the fan and laughed to himself, "I remember that the first time I met Wei Xian was in a place called Hu'er Town on the border of Daquan. In the inn, we, the founding emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom, have a discerning eye. Unique, I just met, I remember Wei Hailiang's second sentence, that is, "The master is so tyrannical" in the middle of the winter, huh, what do you think? Wei Xian is not only good at drinking, but also looking at people His eyesight is even better, Lu Baixiang and Sui Right are far inferior to Wei Xian."

After all, Zhao Shuxia wasn't senior sister Pei Qian, nor younger senior brother Cui Dongshan, so he couldn't handle such words.

For a while, it was a little cold, and then Chen Ping'an said two words with little pause for no reason.

"Knowing that it can't be helped, it's like a life."

"The moonlight wind has finally fallen."

Zhao Shuxia was not sure, but he noticed that tonight's master seemed to be a little... relieved, especially relaxed?

Chen Ping'an laughed softly: "You should send that letter to Luopo Mountain, remember to choose a secluded landscape, walk along the way, and experience the unusual physique of Wujing Wufu on the way. When you arrive at Luopo Mountain, don't rush back, let me The old cook helps to feed the fist, and the location is on the second floor of the bamboo building. Let’s talk about the injury. If you feel good about asking the fist, you can get a few more beatings. It’s best to learn a few more stakes with Zhu Lian. Guys like to keep secrets. I guess there are a lot of unique skills in the box, but I haven't had the chance to show them. You are also a swordsman, and Zhu Lian is also a swordsman. When you get to the second floor, you can have the cheek to let him shake a few hands. If you can play in the bamboo building , by the way, it is also possible to play in the Six Realms. You don’t need to worry about my food, clothing, housing, and transportation. If you are worried about this kind of thing, it is better to worry that your boss is not too young or you are a bachelor.”

Zhao Shuxia was on the school's side, and had just entered the fifth realm from the fourth realm of martial arts, because it was all within the scope of the body refining realm.

Just now, Taoist Wu Di, a Taoist priest, asked Lu Chen about the textual research in the courtyard in Yongjia County, and how Zhu Lian's swordsmanship was compared to that on the right side of Sui.

Lu Chen smiled and replied with only two words, not low.

As for whether it was only higher or lower than Sui's right side, or in the eyes of his headmaster Lu, Zhu Lian's swordsmanship attainment was worthy of the word "not lower". At that time, Lu Chen was reluctant to elaborate.

You must know that Lu Chen once wrote about the sword. In addition, in Baiyujing Yushu City, he borrowed a piece of land with the city owners Guo Jie and Shao Xiang to build a private study, which was named "Guanqianjianzhai" ".

The two main and deputy city lords are both Daomen Dajianxian among the Baiyujing Daoist officials.

And Zhu Lian once said that he leaked his mouth, saying that his first time walking around the world was to travel far with a sword. If Zhu Lian was not proficient in swordsmanship, Chen Ping'an would not believe it.

There are four people in the painting scroll of Lotus Flower Blessed Land. Today, Zhu Lian seems to be the only one who has not accepted direct disciples. You must know that Zhu Lian is already a martial artist of the limit. Wei Xian and Lu Baixiang, who have contributed more together, are now in the far-flung realm, and the same is true of their fellow villagers. Only Zhu Lian, who has been in Luopo Mountain for so many years, is more interested in replacing the young mountain owner as a steward. On top of the general affairs, he was busy with everything every day, but he only had time to learn martial arts. Chen Ping'an didn't know what he was thinking. That's why the two sides met in the capital of Nanyuan Kingdom. Don't spare any effort, just ask the boxing heartily, and compete with each other.

According to the years of "learning martial arts", you are one year older than me, Chen Ping'an, and I am one level higher than you, Zhu Lian, in martial arts.

Zhao Shuxia nodded and agreed.

Indeed, in the thirty years after Master left his hometown for the first time, almost most of his time was spent traveling far and abroad, and it was not his turn to take care of Master's daily life.

I remember Zhu Lian once said that when we cannot be responsible for ourselves, it is difficult to be qualified to be responsible for others.

As for the temporary letter delivery, it turned out that Chen Ping'an had just written a letter during the day. He originally planned to let Chen Lingjun take it to Luopao Mountain and send it to Qingping Jianzong when he came to wander here next time. The recipient was Cao Qingqing.

In the letter, Chen Ping'an suggested that the proud student, who was very pleased with his eyes, should take time to go to Tianmu Academy and listen to the lecture given by the deputy head of the mountain, Wen Yu.

These things, as well as some selfishness, Chen Ping'an has always kept the secret from Zhao Shuxia.

Zhao Shuxia asked curiously, "Master, it seems that you respect Wen Shan from Tianmu Academy very much?"

Chen Ping'an thought for a moment, carefully selected his words, and said slowly: "How can I put it, Wen Yu is very close to my mind... the image of a scholar in an ideal state. Not only is he strong, but there is a kind of scholar who naturally abandons me. Spiritual, unparalleled in spirit, at the same time very pragmatic, ambitious, meticulous, stable, and always have a strong compassion for the weak, so in my opinion, Wen Yu can be worthy of 'Cure Confucianism' ' praise."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "As my husband said, 'Being aspiring and being a gentleman is also a gentleman.' Wen Yu is this kind of upright gentleman."

Maybe he was infected by the mood brought by the change in master's mood. Zhao Shuxia rarely joked: "How about the comparison between Mr. Wen Shanchang and Mr. Liu of the Taihui Sword Sect?"

Chen Ping'an lost his laugh, gently fanning the fan, with a relaxed attitude, squinting his eyes and smiling, "It's not quite the same, I'm more comfortable with Liu Jiuxian, and I'm more restrained with Wen Shanchang."

Zhao Shuxia was a little shocked. Master has never seen a lot of wind and waves, and he feels restrained when he gets along with others?

Although Zhao Shuxia does not belong to any mountain in Luopo Mountain, but the atmosphere of Luopo Mountain is there, everyone is more rude, and a lot of news is exchanged, just like no one is a marginal person. So he knew very well that every time Master went out for a long trip and returned to Luobao Mountain, it seemed as if he had brought a big bag of stories. After returning to his hometown, no matter what magnificent things he encountered, he seldom followed it personally or by watching. who repeatedly refers to someone. It is only said that the master is here to teach and teach, and under his Zhao Shuxia, Wen Yu has been mentioned many times.

The first time Chen Ping'an was warm was on his own Fengyuan ferry. Although it was the first time they met, the two sides didn't talk much, but Chen Ping'an was on Zhao Shuxia's side and made no secret of his admiration for this academy gentleman. .

For example, Wen Yu had an idea that he was going to use a certain mountain sect as an example. The first condition was that the number of people in the Zu Shitang must be an odd number. Before that, there will be a smaller internal discussion to judge whether some important resolutions need to be put on the agenda. The number of personnel is also an odd number, and it is guaranteed that there will not be a situation where the number of people with positive and negative opinions is the same. In this way, any decision that is put on the table, yes or no, can be passed quickly. Regardless of whether it is the two chambers that are vaguely divided into "size", inside and outside, if you always hold objections, you can expressly request that your negative opinions be recorded in a register, and keep a record for future "checking" and checking. . At the same time, a role similar to "historian" is set up, and the responsibilities are similar to that of daily life.

Chen Ping'an stretched out his two fingers, and raised them in a gentle circle, "Wen Yu said, the whole world shows a spiral upward trend, the lines are like horns, they are all going up, not just relying on some strong people To lead the way, we also need to rely on a stable and flexible system. He thought that the quality of the world cannot always depend on the decisions of a small number of people, and there needs to be a more people who can be responsible for themselves. , we can correct mistakes at any time, we are not afraid of making mistakes, we are afraid of procrastination, and we use inaction to cover up the neglect of government. We must make every mistake and correction become a small step in the rise of the world, and it will become a road over time. people can

Walk. In this way, just like the academy provides a well-documented manuscript and a template for the secular, and then the more common resolutions are passed, the more cases that can be read from the beginning, the more problems found, and the corrections are like proofreading. Words, the basics are becoming more and more rare, and eventually the world will be stable, but in this process, it will definitely be

Chen Ping'an sighed softly, "It takes ten years for trees and a hundred years to cultivate people, and there is a long way to go."

Zhao Shuxia said with a sullen face, "Master told me this, would it be playing the qin to a cow?"

Chen Ping'an asked with a smile, "Is it annoying?"

Zhao Shuxia shook his head and said, "Of course not."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "When we know more 'whys' one by one, it will make us more patient and calm. If a person can be calm, it means that he is successful in cultivating the heart, and it will not be easy to deal with things in the future. People say angry words and say heavy words."

The three teachings and the knowledge of a hundred schools of thought seem to be based on the word "heart", and they work hard, even to the point of death.

Zhao Shuxia has a deep understanding of this.

On the first floor of the Luoluo Mangosteen, it is both a residence and a study. As one of the clones, Chen Ping'an, in green shirt, is reading at night with the lights on, flipping through a booklet repeatedly. The content is the summary of the last chat with Wen Yu. The eight booklets vary in thickness and content. There are not only geographical records like landscape travel notes, but also excerpts from Buddhist precepts and Taoist classics, as well as personnel and knowledge of Yushan, which is based on Zhuzhi Ci, and so on.

If the talisman paper avatars attached to the minds of seven revealing, two concealing, and nine grains are regarded as co-editing a book, then Chen Ping'an, who stays in Luopo Mountain and does not move, is somewhat similar to the chief inspector or chief editor.

This Chen Pingan walked out of the house, hung a sword talisman, and Yufeng went to Huaihuang County.

According to the resolution of the Confucian Temple in the last meeting, the ministers of the Rites of various countries in the future must all be from the children of the Seventy-two Academy. In Wen Yu's view, scholars who become officials must not only have a solid knowledge of personal self-cultivation, but also be proficient in law. Law and arithmetic, there is a pragmatic technique of economic benefit to the people, not only must be able to be sincere, continuously enrich knowledge, but also be good at solving, or at least understand the operating principles of specific money, litigation and other matters. At that time, Wen Yu and Chen Ping'an gave an example. In the courtroom, the Ministry of Rites and the officials of the Ministry of Household quarreled. One could not only talk about etiquette and morality, and the other would talk about their own money bags. This was a chicken-and-duck talk.

Since the students who enter the academy are the well-deserved seeds of reading in all countries, the academy has to shoulder the responsibility of cultivating the seeds. The academy should focus on researching more than a dozen issues, open up a wide range of opinions, and allow Confucian scholars to participate in policy theory. As far as I know, instead of reading only my own books, I bury myself in the academy and do my own knowledge. The family law of a country’s ancestors, and even the Confucian Confucian temple rituals, whether it is unchangeable or can be revised, whether there is a possibility of perfection, and how to improve it, I have been able to understand it clearly during my studies in the academy. Make sure that everyone knows, even if they still have their own answers, then seek common ground while reserving differences for the time being, and leave it to the students after they leave the academy, in the family, in the court, and the specific personnel they will encounter in the future, to corroborate or overturn their earliest views... To talk about any truth, there must be a series of rigorous and meticulous inference processes, and any point of view must be supported by sufficient reason. Wen Yu said that scholars in the world are rational like writing a book. The argument is only the title and the preface. The argument is the bibliography and the main text chapters. Step by step, every link can stand up to scrutiny.

Ambition is emotional, romantic, and can be lofty and boundless. Doing the things at hand is rational, it must be done in order, and the context must be clear.

In addition, Wen Yu also said that he intends to take the lead in the academy and cooperate with the imperial courts of various countries to compile a general medicine book in an official capacity, and to enhance the status of hundreds of Chinese medicine practitioners.

He will also compile the famous reforms in Haoran's history, regardless of success or failure, the evaluations and different opinions of the time and later generations, into a book for the reference of future scholars.

This coincides with many of Chen Ping's views.

And obviously Wen Yu is more far-reaching and careful than Chen Ping'an.

Probably this is the so-called instant confidant.

In addition to being a Confucian upright gentleman who served as the deputy mountain chief, Wen Yu was actually a real sword cultivator.

Just like the genealogy monks in the Qingming world, of course, they are all Taoist priests.

But it doesn't prevent them from having their own cultivation paths and having other additional identities. For example, Xuandu Guan is the line of Daomen Sword Immortals, and Huayang Palace of Difei Mountain has a side branch of sword cultivators.

Wen Yu joked with his friend Wang Zai who was a guest in his study before, saying that if he went to the Great Wall of Sword Qi, he would definitely be able to enter the summer palace.

This is not Wen Yu's words that deliberately belittle his friends and elevate him.

This Chen Ping'an quietly came to the main street of the town. The shopkeeper behind the scenes was Aunt Feng's restaurant. At this time, the lights were still brilliant and the voices were noisy.

All the way to Mud Bottle Alley, Chen Pingan stopped for a moment at the entrance of the alley, then walked slowly in the alley, and walked to the door next to the ancestral house, facing the house that seemed to have been abandoned since he can remember, and turned to the left side of the alley. Looking somewhere, Chen Ping'an squatted down, his arms wrapped around his sleeves, as if there was a young child rolling on the ground, and then glanced to the right, the earth outside his ancestral house, but there was a rouge buried under it. box.

Just like the question asked by "Taoist Wu Di" and Lu Chen, there are so many things in the world, is it man-made or God-given?

If everything is determined by God, it is an unchangeable destiny. But if not, then there are inevitably many coincidences on the road of life, and the gains and losses are up to you.

Listening to Lu Chen's tone, it seems that most of them are the latter.

Chen Ping'an hesitated for a while, and followed Lu Chen's previous way of climbing over the wall, with the courtyard door behind him. After walking a few steps, he wanted to push open the door in front of him and go inside to see if there were any cables, but he just stretched out his hand. , then stopped, thinking about whether to give up, turned over again and entered his house with one hand against the wall, took out the key to open the door, sat at the table, took out a fire certificate from his sleeve, and lit an oil lamp.

This "Chen Ping'an" is actually the scholar he once had in his mind. He studied and studied when he was young. After leaving the school, after a lot of hard work, the elderly had their own study.

It is probably the kind of life that parents hoped for Chen Ping'an, peace, food and clothing, and a family and a business.

Some simple truths, parents actually do not need to repeatedly nagging with a child. Be kind to others, be polite, and when you meet your elders on the road, you can't be a little mute, you have to call people. Be an honest person and do things according to your duty... Because of how parents and elders do, children will always see the truth when they are next to them. Maybe this is the real homeschooling.

At the village school, Zhao Shuxia asked, "Master, why do you want to be... an ordinary person?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Opening a library and teaching at the foot of the mountain is to teach and educate people, and what to do with the magical powers on the mountain."

Zhao Shuxia was speechless.

Chen Pingan sat up and murmured, "Teaching and educating people cannot be separated."

If one day the school is just teaching, the parents and elders who send their children to the school, as well as the masters, think so, and there will be problems.

Chen Ping'an was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "I also have selfish intentions and want to learn from Mr. Qi."

Hearing the Master's statement, Zhao Shuxia immediately understood the words in his heart.

It seems that the master has always called the younger brother of Wensheng's lineage "Mr. Qi", not "Senior Brother Qi". It was before, it is now, and it may be so in the future.

Chen Ping'an suddenly smiled and said: "Under the tree, you may have a junior apprentice soon, fourteen years old, surnamed Ning Ji. It is only possible for the time being, and cannot be said to be the case, because before that, Ning Ji had another apprentice to choose. Master's process, Lu Chen, or me, wait for him to calm down, think for a few more days, and then make a decision."

Zhao Shuxia mistakenly thought that he had misheard, "Who?"

Chen Pingan said, "You heard right, it's Lu Chen."

Previously in Yongjia County, Chen Ping'an explained the importance of Lu Chen and Bai Yujing's arguments to the young man in detail, using metaphors that many young people could understand.

Of course Ning Ji was startled, but Lu Chen and Chen Ping'an both noticed one thing, the young man did not have the slightest joy, instead his face was pale, and he fell into a huge instinctual fear.

When a person has a deep-seated distrust of the world, it must come from all kinds of hardships on the road of life.

The young boy, who has gone through a lot of love and affection, parted ways and died, so his state of mind is gray, and there is almost no color at all.

Lu Chen wanted to follow the gourd and draw a scoop, learn from Chen Ping'an, and explain in detail to Ning Ji, Chen Ping'an, Yinguan, Luopao Mountain Mountain Master, the future national teacher of the Dali Dynasty, a close disciple of Wensheng's lineage, and The future teacher Ning Yao and others said...

It's just that Chen Ping'an couldn't help Lu Chen to do so, and gestured to Zhang Zhang with his eyes to teach him not to... cheat.

Originally, Lu Chen asked the young man to bring a bowl of white water and replace the tea with water. According to Lu Chen's intention, as long as Ning Ji nodded and agreed at that time, he would drink water again.

Even if Lu Chen drank the apprentice tea, he and Ning Ji had the apprenticeship status.

This glorious trip, the merits and virtues are complete, of course Lu Chen can return to the Qingming world and Baiyujing.

The reason why Lu Chen was suddenly enlightened was that the old trick was repeated. If he wanted Ning Ji to switch to Chen Ping'an's sect, of course, Master Lu had his own plans.

First, choosing Ning Ji as the direct disciple involved too much cause and effect. It wasn't that Lu Chen couldn't handle it, but he was always lazy. Like his disciples Cao Rong, He Xiaoliang, and Lu Chen, they were all very casual when it came to preaching in person. After they were accepted as disciples, they threw away a few spiritual books, taught them a few sects, and then let them go. What's more, Ning Ji's background determines that the young man is different from all the direct disciples before Lu Chen. Lu Chen must be brought by his side, until the young man is in the top five realms, it can come to an end. Completely restless.

Furthermore, the benefits of accepting young people as disciples are actually not as big as imagined. Lu Chen has already made some rough deductions outside the alley. There is no Taoist friend on the road, and it is indeed very likely that he will become a very young monk of the fourteenth realm. Then when he has a teacher, even if Lu Chen preaches personally, Ning Ji's Dao achievement has begun to decline. Will there be fourteen realms in the future? It's about to make a question mark.

Therefore, Lu Chen neither wanted to make mistakes and recruit a mess that must be done by himself, nor did he want to make mistakes and delay Ning Ji's practice.

In fact, Lu Chen had three candidates in mind, who were fully qualified to be Ning Ji's preaching mentor, senior brother Kou Ming, Li Sheng, and Bai Dicheng Zheng Juzhong.

But the senior brothers have not yet joined the Tao, and the ritual and sage can be said to be a matter of time, and Zheng Juzhong, after all, is a giant of the devil's way, even if he dares to send it over, the Confucian Temple will not agree.

Chen Pingan was ranked fourth.

As a result, the boy was bored for a long time before he opened his mouth and asked Lu Chen a question.

, Since Daoist Lu has such a distinguished status, why did he accept himself as a disciple?

Lu Chen was choked for a moment, and he was so wronged.

Could it be to tell the truth, openly and honestly with the young man, saying that your child was born from an unhealthy background, has a turbulent fate, was born to collect debts, and is destined to be a troublemaker who has caused the Confucian Temple to have headaches for many, many years? Someone has to watch over you? And this person must have a high enough realm, a good enough patience, and a preaching skill and method that is mellow and etiquette, so that he can lead your "crooked neck tree" into the right path little by little and practice the right path? Otherwise, your kid, as expected, will be a sure-fire, extremely young cultivator of the Fourteenth Realm, who will bring a huge unknown to the vast world and the wild world?

Lu Chen looked resentful, raised his chin, and nodded towards Chen Ping'an, "Ning Ji, don't you have anything to ask Daochang Wu?"

The young man asked Chen Ping'an, "Daoist Wu, are you willing to accept me as your apprentice?"

Lu Chen almost spat out a mouthful of old blood on the spot.

It's like a person who first asks others how the weather will be today next year, and then asks another person if the sky is clear and the weather is good today.

Can the two questions have the same difficulty? Can this be considered a bowl of water?

Lu Chen was so angry that he recognized this disciple directly.

In the dark of night, on a rural road, a young Taoist priest led a thin boy towards the school where Chen Ping An lived.

I made an appointment with Chen Ping'an earlier and asked Ning Ji to think about it for a few days. Lu Chen felt that it would be better to bring the young man to see the real "Taoist Wu Di", so he took Ning Ji and used the shrinking method.

In the blink of an eye, just as Ning Ji stepped into the alley from the yard, he found himself walking on a completely unfamiliar yellow mud road and asked, "Master Lu, isn't Taoist Master Wu a Taoist priest, how can he be a teacher."

Lu Chen smiled and said: "Being a good teacher is a stinky problem that cannot be corrected. I always want to be a good person and make the whole world better, even if it is a little bit better."

Ning Ji asked, "Is the Luzhang Church thinking about making the world better?"

Lu Chenxiao was embarrassed, "I'm a lazy person, and I don't particularly care about the ups and downs of the road I walk on. A long time ago, I wrote a book. Everything I want to say to the world is in the book."

Ning Ji said: "I used to be on the road and heard an old saying, you should die in the water, not on the shore. Is it because the old gods like Lu Zhangjiao have seen too many things, they don't think about it. To save that person, I will only watch the life and death of ordinary people like us, and feel that it is all self-inflicted, or simply don't bother to watch?"

Lu Chen smiled and said nothing.

As expected of Ning Ji, he seems to be a boring gourd. As long as he asks, the question is always so tricky and big.

Lu Chen noticed that the boy was in a dull mood, and asked, "How about you, before meeting Wu Daochang and me, did you think about how to live?"

Ning Ji whispered: "Live, live well, take revenge for revenge, and repay your kindness."

Lu Chen asked, "You and Daochang Wu have only met for the second time, so why are you so close to him? Aren't you afraid that you will meet a bad guy with ulterior motives?"

It was also the first time for the young man to think about this question. After thinking for a moment, he answered honestly: ""

The boy hesitated for a while, and then asked in a low voice, "Wu Daochang, just like Headmaster Lu, did you come looking for me from the beginning?"

Ning Ji is not a fool. Since he can let a headmaster Bai Yujing visit the alley in person, there must be an unknown reason.

Lu Chen shook his head and said: "It's not like me, he's not, he met you, it was just a very accidental encounter. Daochang Wu has similar tempers as you, and the reason why he appeared in the capital of Yuxuan is just like you said just now. That sentence belongs to repaying kindness and revenge for revenge.”

The boy's mood instantly improved.

Ha, sure enough, I guessed it again. That Wu Daoist is different from Headmaster Lu.

Lu Chen was so angry.

Taoist Wu Di is just a avatar of Chen Ping'an. As a result, on the side of the youth, it seems that a fart is fragrant. People are more popular than people. The poor Taoist reports his identity as soon as they meet. How can he not treat people with sincerity? It is said that there is true love in the world.

So Lu Chen smiled and asked, "Then if Wu Daochang had the same original intention as mine, will you be disappointed when you find out the truth?"

Ning Ji thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I won't be disappointed."

Perhaps, instead, it will feel like a kind of luck that must be cherished. It's like a poor worm, afraid of poverty, one day he was so hungry that his eyes dazzled, and suddenly he picked up a piece of silver on the ground?

Lu Chen rolled his eyes and brought a pot of wine from the Qingmei Temple in Nantang Lake. Lu Chen took a sip of the green plum wine, but his teeth were sore.

The teenager was surprised.

Lu Chen asked: "Is it easy to learn this immortal technique, whether you want to learn it or not, and you can drink without spending money in the future."

The young man shook his head, but he still swallowed the words to his stomach.

Even if you are Lu Chen, who is said by Daochang Wu as "a person who cannot be bypassed by scholars in the world", and is the head teacher of Bai Yujing, it's not good to jump over the wall casually, and it's even worse if you don't give money for stealing things.

Lu Chen smiled and asked, "Ning Ji, haven't you stolen anything while fleeing this way?"

Ning Ji answered honestly: "I've stolen it more than once or twice, but it's really impossible to live."

Lu Chen sighed, "No wonder you and Wu Daochang have a good relationship."

Ning Ji wondered: "Wu Daochang also came from a bitter background... Has he stolen something?"

Lu Chen answered the question, "Many times, when you make a mistake but know it, there are two possibilities. One is to get used to it and don't bother to deceive others, just learn to use excuses to pave the way for happiness. Build a dam so that there will be no floods and extremes. That’s why the most holy master said, don’t be afraid to change it.”

Ning Ji said, "That's why you stole it too?"

Then the teenager added, "Wu Daochang must have been very hard when he was a child."

Lu Chen had no choice but to raise his head and raise his hand again, taking a sip of green plum wine.

Glancing at the young man beside him, Lu Chen has occasionally regretted over the years, regretting that he didn't throw Chen Ping'an directly into a sap and sack and throw it to Baiyujing, whether it was thrown in Nanhua City, or as a senior apprentice, taking apprentices on behalf of his teachers. Maybe not so much trouble now.

Noticing the strange look in the headmaster Lu's eyes, Ning Ji slowed down intentionally or unintentionally, but soon returned to normal. This is a mysterious and mysterious intuition.

The heart of harming others is indispensable, and the heart of defending others is indispensable.

Moreover, the young man was indeed using his own method to carefully observe a "Bai Yujing Headmaster".

Lu Chen nodded secretly, the so-called cultivator is a genius, but that's it.

Lu Chen asked, "Did you go to school when you were young?"

Ning Ji said with a sad expression: "I only learned a few dozen words after I attended the school for a few days."

Lu Chen asked again: "Since there is a school, it means that the family is in a good situation. On the first day of school, have you ever worshipped the hanging statue of the most holy teacher and kowtowed to the master of the school?"

Ning Ji shook his head and said, "I was very young at that time, and my uncle was temporarily serving as a teacher. It was not considered a formal admission, so I didn't pay attention to it."

The secular clan school at the foot of the mountain is generally set up in the clan ancestral hall, and children with foreign surnames are not accepted. Private schools like Chen Ping'an's are not limited by surnames. They mainly teach children to read and write. Most of them are long-term schools. The school starts after the Lantern Festival in the first lunar month and ends in winter. The requirements for the teachers' knowledge are not high. There are also those teachers who are interested in starting a career. They have more knowledge and more ink. They will pass the exams while teaching. Many of them teach in the schools or scriptures of wealthy portals, and most of them are famous local teachers who are Confucian scholars. There are long courses and short courses.

Generally, on the first day of school for Mengtong, those with wealthy families, or those with a little more cultural and cultural education, must "please invite" the tablet or hanging statue of the most holy teacher with the county government office and the county teaching decree. , let the children kowtow and bow to the most holy teacher and the teacher who is in charge of teaching, even if they are enrolled.

Lu Chen stretched out his finger, used his hand as a pen in the air, and quickly wrote two words, "Do you recognize it?"

Ning Ji nodded and said, "vulgar, immortal."

Lu Chen smiled and said: "People plus grains are a common word. People in the mountains are immortals. Is it easy to understand? People eat whole grains, and immortals refine their qi in the mountains.

Ning Ji silently memorized these two words, these sayings.

Lu Chen said: "It's agreed in advance, it's not digging or bragging. If you take me as your teacher, you will be more free. If you recognize that Wu Daochang as your teacher, you will find yourself, at least a part of yourself, one day. It takes a long time to hide from someone."

Ning Ji asked curiously, "Who?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "In the future, you will find the answer slowly by yourself."

Ning Ji kept it in mind, looked up and asked, "Is the school where Daochang Wu teaches soon?"

Lu Chen said, "It's already here."

The young man stepped out, and in a trance, the night turned into day, and the sound of the book was loud.

Ning Ji looked around, it was actually outside a school?

The teacher in the room was a strange man in a blue shirt and long coat.

But the young man recognized at a glance that the man was Wu Daochang who did not wear Taoist robes.

Lu Chen smiled and said: "There are spring water in the south and the north, and the willows are the most gentle. It's a good place, with beautiful mountains and rivers. It's really a good place to cultivate the mind, and to teach the preaching and teaching."

There was a gurgling stream next to the school. Lu Chen listened to it and nodded, "Famous paintings should be read as poems, and the sound of books should also be heard as the sound of water."

Lu Chen walked into the house with the ignorant teenager, went straight to the end, and explained with a smile: "Don't worry, Daochang Wu can't see us, and we won't disturb his lecture. According to the mountaintop, this is called It's like being in a no-man's land."

Ning Ji stood almost against the wall, still very cautious.

Lu Chen leaned against the window with a weary attitude. He smiled and said, "By the way, Daochang Wu's real name is Chen Ping'an, Er Dong Chen, Ping Ping Ping Ping Ping."

Ningji nodded.

This market boy has never had the chance to know that this very common name is not common.

Inside the school, the man in the blue shirt said, "My name is Chen Ji, Er Dongchen, the footprints of the footsteps. From today onwards, I will be your teacher."

"The first sentence I want to teach you, there are five words, it is 'Learn and learn with time'."

The teacher paused for a long time at the word "learning" and said slowly: "The word "learning" will be interpreted as a reading for the time being."

Lu Chen was lying on the windowsill, drinking wine. I don't know when there was a celadon wine glass in his hand. He put the wine jug aside, held the wine glass, and drank his own wine. Taoli Chunfeng had a glass of wine.