Chapter 120 Traveling far away

After this incident, the snobbish owner of the big ship immediately came over and said that he had prepared a private room on the second floor for the distinguished guests. It would be okay to bring the donkey in too. This was his little boat. That's right. There are also some high-rollers who come here because of their reputation. They often hang swords but don't wear swords. They are obviously here to get close. Chen Ping'an was not good at dealing with these things, so Lin Shouyi came forward to help him and politely refused. After all, he was a young man who grew up in the supervising government office. His speech and behavior were impeccable. Even if he rejected them, those people still left with joy on their faces.

The swordsman called "White Whale" by the old man is a well-known Sanren monk in the south of Dali. The sword is a genuine magical weapon. His name is Lingxu, and he is a god of the Taoist talisman lineage. Weapons. According to legend, a wandering master who went down the mountain to cultivate his mind was inadvertently acquired by a white-robed swordsman. With his excellent swordsmanship, he realized the true meaning of the sword and became famous ever since. , it’s just that he doesn’t like to be restrained by nature, so he was not recruited by the Dali government and the frontier army. Instead, he likes to travel with swords in the rivers and lakes. In the Dali rivers and lakes where dragons are everywhere and there are many masters, this person can be remembered for his name. not simple.

As a result, the sword could not even be unsheathed. It was played with in the palm of someone's hand from beginning to end. It was such a humiliating defeat. Maybe even the sword's heart would be covered in dust and its intention would be stained with dirt. So how deep the family background of the straw sandals boy and his gang can be measured. The boat is mostly filled with well-informed literati, businessmen and heroes. Regardless of whether they have good or bad temperament, there are really not many stupid people.

Lin Shou saw that no one was coming to greet him anymore. He rubbed his temples. The young man was a little upset. If he hadn't taken a break, he could have seen the green book box in Chen Ping'an's hands with his own eyes. Little by little, the embryonic form was revealed. With Lin Shouyi's naturally indifferent and indifferent temperament, he might really be able to resist the urge to look at him with a vicious face.

Chen Pingan couldn't bear it and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely make this book box to your satisfaction."

Lin Shou sat cross-legged, his face full of exhaustion , revealed his heart for the first time, and said softly: "I really want to find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and practice alone facing the wall. I only care about a few years in the mountain, and let the world pass for thousands of years. But A Liang said that this kind of way of cultivating the mind is called a withered tomb. , it is feasible, but it belongs to a Qi practitioner who has reached a certain level. I have just started. If I do this now, I will definitely go astray and fall into the heresy without knowing it. ”

Chen Pingan nodded, "Then you really have to be careful."

Li Huai squatted aside with his cheek in his hand, and said happily: "Lin Shouyi, maybe A Liang is scaring you, I think Qidun Mountain is great. It's suitable for you to be a god. When you're bored, you can chat and chat with the landowner Wei Bo, sitting on a big turtle or riding a black snake and a white python. It's so majestic. If you don't want to go to Sui Dynasty with us, why don't you leave this book box to me? I can't carry it now. In a few years, when I get taller and stronger, I can replace the small book box with a larger one. Bookbox, I will remember you well and return it to you when I return from my study tour in Sui Dynasty."

Lin Shou glanced sideways at Li Huai, who was making small calculations, and sneered: "Even if I stay in Qidun Mountain to practice the method of immortality, I won't leave my book box to you."

Li Huai said, "Then you should continue to go to Sui Dynasty with me."

Lin Shou rubbed his eyebrows and felt that only A Liang could rule this Li Huai.

No, Li Baoping can do it, and so does Chen Pingan.

Is there no way to take Li Huai by myself?

Lin Shouyi, who was in a bad mood, stared at Li Huai, making the latter's hair stand on end. He quickly expressed his loyalty and said: "What are you doing, Lin Shouyi, I actually want you to come with me." You're going to Sui Dynasty. I'm just a little bit jealous of your book box. I can't help it. It's bigger than mine. I don't deny this. But if you really want to disembark and return to Qidun Mountain, I will definitely not be happy with it. , think about it, among the four of us, you are the one who is sanctimonious and the most evil-minded. In the future, if you meet a bad person who does not have bad words engraved on his face, such as someone who harbors evil intentions, you will definitely be the only one who can see through it at a glance. Right, Chen Ping'an, Li Baoping?"

Li Huai looked around, asking for help.

Chen Pingan lowered his head to build the book box, concentrating on it and turning a deaf ear. Li Baoping didn't know what weird questions he was thinking about, and his mind was wandering thousands of miles away without any distractions.

Lin Shouyi felt a little heavy, "Do you think our study trip to Sui Dynasty will be easy? In addition to the dangerous mountains and rivers, there must be many things that we can't even imagine."

Li Huai blinked.

Lin Shouyi said slowly: "We, Dali, established our country with force, and the power of the world cannot be underestimated. Scholars are rarely expelled. Before the establishment of Mr. Cliff Academy, he was scolded by the entire Dongbaopingzhou. Become a barbarian land."

Li Huai nodded and said: "I know this. Our Mr. Qi has never been shy about talking about this. It's not like we have never talked about our situation in Da Li."

Lin Shouyi sighed: "I remember when I was young, the superintendent Song once said something. He said that in the early years, a scholar in Da Li finally got into Guanhu Academy by his own ability, but he suffered a lot. The humiliation coming from all directions is not just verbal abuse. According to Mr. Song, it should be two scholars from the Gao family and the Lu family in the Sui Dynasty who jointly set up a chain that caused our scholar from Da Li to... His heart was shattered and he became crazy. After many years, he finally regained his consciousness and was stabbed again in the relationship between a man and a woman, and then he threw himself into the lake."

"Because of this, our Dali. The whole country was furious, and the war with the Lu Dynasty was launched to stake the fate of the country. Before that, Da Li had always been able to tolerate many difficulties faced by the Lu dynasty who had the status of Da Li Shangguo in the past. Of course, the situation has changed a lot now. Now we have more and more scholars in Dali, and the Qi practitioners on the mountain have begun to come down from the mountain to serve the Dali court and fight bravely at the border."

"This creates a new pattern, that isThe literati of Dali are very aristocratic, and when scholars become officials, they will regard themselves as superior to others. For example, the person who claimed to be the magistrate of Wanping County before was probably a local thing from outside the capital, and had a serious imperial examination background, so I am now I'm worried that that man, after getting off the boat at the ferry crossing under the jurisdiction of Wanping County, whether he is angry about book business or thinking about the three things to do as a new official, he will choose to show us his secrets. "

Speaking of this, Lin Shou smiled and said: "Fortunately, he is a scholar-turned-civilian, but among us, there is also a 'god on the mountain' who has never shown up, who may be able to scare him. After all, no matter how valuable a scholar is in Dali, he is still not as good as a Qi practitioner. But I'm afraid that the county magistrate is not smart enough, or that even if he is from the capital, he has never really seen the power of Qi practitioners, then we will still have a series of troubles.

Li Huai was worried, turned around and slapped the white donkey lying on its side behind him, and cursed angrily: "You little white donkey who is causing trouble!" Do you think you are a young lady, and you get angry if someone touches you? "

Li Baoping suddenly said: "Now that old man must be a guest of Wanping County Magistrate, and they are complaining to each other. I believe that the higher the status of the old man, the better the swordsman's swordsmanship. The Wanping County Magistrate was even more afraid to take action openly. My eldest brother said that scholars would not be able to rebel for three years. As for the little tripper secretly, we are not afraid. As long as that guy does not dare to use the power of the court, the soldiers will come to cover up the water and the earth. What are you, Lin Shouyi, afraid of? Don't get yourself into trouble! "

Lin Shouyi thought about it carefully, nodded and said: "That should be the case. "

After Li Baoping finished speaking, he asked seriously: "Uncle Junior, right? ”

Chen Ping’an said helplessly: “How did I know the twists and turns of these scholars and officials. Anyway, if you encounter trouble, you and Lin Shouyi should discuss it. ”

Last time, when the school master Ma Fuzi was “left alone”, not only were the children able to return to the town safely, but they also made a fool of the coachman who claimed to be a Da Li spy. In fact, it was Lin Shou who Li Baoping set the general direction, Lin Shou repeatedly checked and filled in the details, and his mind was precocious far beyond that of his peers.

Chen Pingan suddenly stopped and thought for a moment. He even put the hatchet at his feet.

When his mind was not calm, Chen Pingan would do nothing. He would rather put it away than make mistakes easily. , this is even more true now when practicing boxing.

Li Baoping, Li Huai and Lin Shouyi noticed something strange almost at the same time, and even Li Huai hurriedly straightened his posture.

Chen Pingan looked at it. Seeing the three suspicious guys, they smiled bitterly and said: "Why, I just thought of something, why are you so nervous? "

Li Baoping said: "Uncle Junior Master, tell me and listen. "

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "I was just thinking, in addition to learning from you, whether I should also learn from you the knowledge in books. ”

Li Baoping said blankly: “But what we learned from your husband is just an introductory elementary education. There is no great university knowledge. Besides,, we ourselves are just ignorant children, how can we teach the little master uncle. What's more, Mr. Lian Qi couldn't answer many of his elementary school sentences when I asked them casually. How can we teach him? It's not good to answer randomly! "

Li Huai muttered: "It's not that you can't answer, sir, it's just that you answered a little late, and then you wouldn't want to listen. "

Li Baoping suddenly turned his head and punched Li Huai on the forehead.

Li Huai actually didn't feel much pain. He still held his head and screamed: "These days There is no way to survive! I also want to practice boxing. Li Baoping is getting stronger and stronger, otherwise I will definitely be beaten to death by her in the future. "

Lin Shouyi asked curiously: "Chen Ping'an, what do you do with studying things in books? "

Chen Pingan said slowly: "I'm afraid that one day the truth I tell people will be discovered later to be unreasonable. So I hope that in addition to the principles taught to me by Old Man Yao and A Liang, I can also learn some from the books of you scholars.

Li Huai was like falling into the clouds, with a face full of shock and said: "Chen Ping'an, you are already so good at fighting, and you practice so hard every day, isn't it just to be able to be unreasonable with others?"

Lin Shouyi hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said: "Chen Ping'an, I don't think there is any need to be reasonable in everything. After all, everyone in the world has their own path to follow. We just have to stick to our hearts. Otherwise, you will only get stuck in the mud, and going too far is not enough. "

Li Baoping's face was serious, "Uncle Master, don't worry, let me think for a while, I think this matter is very big, I must take it seriously and think about it carefully!" ”

Qi Jingchun was like this when he was in a small town school. Whenever Li Baoping asked some seemingly simple questions, he would fall into deep thought and would probably delay answering for several days.< /p>

Chen Pingan became more and more helpless. He raised his head and looked at the blue sky. After a moment, he looked away. For some reason, he suddenly smiled.

"The reason why I have to go to such trouble is actually It's selfish. Maybe it's because you don't really practice boxing, so I don't feel this way yet. After I got that boxing book, I always had a feeling. I can't tell you without fear of your jokes, but whenever I talk to When I am facing an enemy, I just need to feel that I am right, no matter whether I can express it or not, as long as I feel that I am right! Well, deep down in my heart, it’s like someone is constantly telling me that you can punch very quickly this time! ”

Next, the three of them seemed to see a strange Chen Pingan.

I saw this poor young man from Mud Bottle Lane, with a high-spirited look and clenched fists. On the knee, I have never been so confident, "Besides, the next time I punch, I will definitely be faster!" No matter who is standing in front of me, I, Chen Pingan, can punch this one, no matter who it is!

Lin Shou looked at him with a bewildered look, and murmured in a low voice: "It shouldn't be considered as practicing martial arts and becoming a fire demon. He is quite upright and awe-inspiring. It really looks a bit like a gentleman in a school...telling about those saints' roads." The most subtle moment. ”

Li Baoping was busy thinking about the previous question.

Chen PingAn had already picked up the hatchet again and continued to make small bamboo boxes for Lin Shouyi.

Li Huai looked a little dazed and did not regain consciousness for a long time.

The child felt familiar with Chen Pingan from the previous moment.

Li Huai seemed to remember a time when he was a child. His mother, whose quarrel skills were unparalleled in the world, was beaten and scratched until the cat was scratched all over her face. She rolled around in the house and was called a wimp by her neighbors. My father just squatted on the threshold in silence. He and his sister Li Liu cried together with their mother. In the end, her mother said that she was blind, so she found this spineless man, and her own mother-in-law had to be beaten. Can't fart. Li Huai's father never said a word. Li Huai, who had been closer to his mother since he was a child, was so angry that he ran to the door and kicked the guy in the back hard, saying that he would never recognize him as his father again. Later, when his mother was tired of crying and her anger subsided, she took her son and daughter to bed. She swung the man by the ear and swung him out of the door, telling him to sleep in the yard as a punishment. But then she closed the door and turned out the lights. He asked Li Huai to open the door and called his father back to the house to sleep. Li Huai was reluctant, but couldn't stand his mother's urging, so he had to open the door. Seeing his father still squatting in the yard, Li Huai was so angry that he almost turned around and left.

Then at that moment, the short and sturdy man slowly stood up and said, "Son, daddy is going out to the mountains overnight. Tell your mother and you will be home soon."

The man didn't do anything at all. Angry, he laughed and cursed: "You brat, you are indeed my son, Li Er!"

At that moment, Li Huai was a little demented. In his memory, his father had never talked to anyone like this. It seemed that he had never talked to anyone like this before. He is inferior to others. Apart from snoring like thunder when sleeping, he is just a boring gourd with no future. Even when he and his sister Li Liu are here, he never looks like the head of the family. Indeed, he is just a person who is afraid of heaven and earth, people and ghosts. A coward who is afraid of everything.

But that night, when the man left, he strode away in a vigorous and resolute manner, much like the rich man from Taoye Lane on Fulu Street.

Li Huai didn’t think much about it at the time. He was just lucky and thought he might have helped his mother curse people on the street in the middle of the night.

But the next day, Li Huai was very disappointed. The whole family, the woman who scratched his mother's face, was still arrogant when they saw the three of them. After that, his father stayed for a long time. He didn't show up for the whole day, so he probably went into the mountains to burn charcoal and make money to support his family. The so-called "come out of the mountains", Li Huai felt that it must be a slip of the tongue from his father.

But when he came back, the man seemed to have enlightened himself. He carried a fat roasted chicken home, and not only bought a box of rouge gouache for his mother, but also brought it to him and his sister Li Liu. As a gift, my mother put her hand on her hips and tapped his father’s forehead with the other hand, saying that it’s good to be good, and you, Li Er, will pay it back.Somewhat conscience. After that, Li Er, who was more sloppy than anyone else in naming his parents, was like "You scold me, if I say something back, it's your fault, if you hit me, it's your fault if you beat me to death." What a bad thing.

But for some reason, as Li Huai grew up, the smile, the tone of his words and the way he walked that night in the yard before his father "came out" not only became more and more blurry, On the contrary, it becomes clearer and clearer.

Li Huai suddenly said: "Chen Pingan, when we return to the town, I will invite you to my home."

Chen Pingan said doubtfully: "Your parents and your sister , haven't they all left the town? You said before that they will never come back." Li Huai suddenly remembered this, his eyes turned red and his lips trembled. Cry out loud.

Chen Pingan could only comfort him: "Don't cry, don't cry. Didn't you also say that your father promised you that as long as you truly become a scholar, he will come to visit you."

Li Huai said aggrievedly: "But I am playful and can't stand hardship. I like to be lazy and sleepy when I study. I am far worse than Li Baoping and Lin Shouyi. I'm afraid that if I can't be a scholar, my parents will You don’t want me anymore.”

If we say that Lin Shouyi and Li Baoping are already young and come from wealthy families, but Li Huai is really just a child. Ping An also came from a poor background and is timid, which is normal. Therefore, Chen Pingan was the best person for his patience with Li Huai from the beginning to the end. Even that time at Qidun Mountain, when Li Huai stepped hard in the mud, only Chen Pingan, who was gradually covered in mud, was heartbroken. Feeling slightly irritable.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Don't talk nonsense. If your parents didn't feel sorry for you, would they still send you to a school? Wouldn't it be better to let you work in the fields and help the family herd cattle earlier?" Okay?"

Li Huai's mood improved slightly, he wiped his face and said with a sad face: "My family is poor and can't afford a cow."

Chen Pingan said softly: "You are here now. Are you still poor? Not to mention the weird things in "Broken Water Cliff", the book itself is worth ten taels of silver."

Li Huai smiled brightly, turned around and glanced at the white donkey, grinning. : "I still have a donkey!"

Lin Shouyi suddenly looked serious and lowered his voice and said to Chen Pingan: "The Yin God under the water told me that someone is coming and wants to see us, but that person He claimed to know A Liang, and also said that the reason why A Liang entered the city early was to ask him some questions, so Yin Shen asked us what to do, should we not allow them to board the ship, or? , not surprisingly, it is the god who enjoys the incense sacrifice of all people in this Xiuhua River."

Chen Ping'an was a little embarrassed, and finally said solemnly: "Just let Senior Yin Shen protect us, but actually we can't. Letting people board the ship doesn't make much difference. Next, you guys have to be careful. It's still the same old rule as before. Let me handle everything first. If it doesn't work, Lin Shouyi, you can use those yellow paper talismans."

Lin Shou nodded and said, "Okay."

Lin Shouyi's mind moved slightly and he murmured softly.

A moment later, the big ship sailing on the Xiuhua River shook slightly. If Chen Ping'an and the other four had not known it in advance, most people would not have noticed the mystery.

Although they could not see the existence of the Yin God with their naked eyes, it was obvious that the area on the bow of the ship was somewhat dense with Yin Qi.

Then Chen Pingan discovered that not far from the bow of the ship, there was an additional young swordsman sitting cross-legged, with a long sword hanging across his waist, and a long object wrapped in cotton in his arms, like a A sword.

After he got up, he walked to Chen Pingan, smiled at the hidden Yin Shen, stopped moving forward, and said straight to the point: "I brought the customs clearance documents for the four of you. There is a seal from the Yahufang of Longquan County in Dali, as well as a written permission for your overseas trip. As for who I am, it doesn't matter. In short, I know A Liang, so I will definitely not be your enemy on the ship. You don’t have to worry about the previous conflict, the Wanping County Magistrate will not delay your studies.”

Finally, the young swordsman handed over the things in his hands and looked at the little red-padded jacket carrying a small bookcase. The girl smiled and said: "Are you Miss Baoping? This knife was given to us by A Liang, so we must return it to you intact."

Although Li Baoping was excited, he still Not moving.

Chen Pingan went forward alone, took the Xiangfu narrow sword from the young swordsman's hand, and said, "I'm sorry for bothering you, senior."

The young swordsman said with a hearty smile: "You guys We are all friends of A Liang, I don’t dare to call myself a senior.”

Chen Ping’an asked: “Is A Liang okay?”

The young swordsman’s expression remained unchanged and he nodded. : "Don't worry, it's very good."

The vassal king Song Changjing personally ordered his confidants to send this sword out of the capital. Finally, it was handed over to him and he returned it. The young swordsman was relieved, "Then I will Go to the second floor to say hello. You can rest assured that you will travel far away. Next, we will arrive at Yefu Pass on the border. As long as it involves the court and government, everything will be smooth. But other than that, I, Dali, will not have any interference. Of course, if there is any trouble or accident, as long as you say hello to the border army or the local government, the court will do its best to help."

Chen Ping'an looked into this person's eyes and nodded: "We will. Got it."

The young swordsman took out four customs clearance documents from his sleeves and handed them to the straw-shoe boy. Finally, he swallowed his words and exchanged some kind words, cupping his fists and saying: " Then say goodbye, I'll go to the second floor to say hello and then leave."

Chen Pingan returned the greeting with a somewhat awkward fist.

In a classy elegant room on the second floor furnished with exquisite porcelain, the old man and the white-robed swordsman looked solemn, while the incoming Wanping County Magistrate and his wife and children were trembling with fear and did not dare to breathe. Stand.

There was only one uninvited guest sitting there, drinking by himself. He was a tall man with a green snake entwined on his sleeve. His breathing was filled with white mist. The man looked very energetic and looked nothing like an ordinary person.

After seeing the "young" swordsman, the man immediately stood up, bent down and clasped his fists, saying nothing but being extremely respectful.

The young swordsman waved his hand, without looking at the old man and the swordsman who was famous in the southern Jianghu of Dali, and said to the Wanping County Magistrate: "When we arrive at Wanping's jurisdiction, I will serve as your parents and officials." Yes, don’t talk too much about today’s matter. So far, the court can pretend that nothing has happened. But if there is a slight disturbance, I may not come to you personally, but this Lord Water God of the Xiuhua River can take care of you. The head was screwed off."

The young man didn't want to say anything, but smiled at the embroidered river god who never dared to sit down and said, "Please help me keep an eye on it. I'll go back first."

Xiuhua Jiang Zhengshen said solemnly: "Then I will not send you off."

After the young swordsman walked out of the private room, he came to the outer corridor, looked at the river, and thought of The straw sandals boy's words were quite touching.

The final figure disappeared in a flash.

The reason why martial arts is inferior to qi practitioners is that most of the pure martial arts in the mountains are based on things, whether it is the boxing manual for practicing boxing or the swordsmanship for practicing swordsmanship, etc. The eighteen weapons of martial arts are all conventionally called martial arts. In fact, in the eyes of mountain qi practitioners, they have nothing to do with the word "Tao".

Once martial arts never rises to the level of martial arts, it will end up just wallowing in a muddy pond.

I’m afraid that boy from the back alley didn’t even know his words from the bottom of his heart and his thoughts on how to punch.

You should be at least a master above the sixth level of martial arts to think deeply about questions, ask yourself, and answer them.

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In Qidun Mountain, there was a plain-looking woman. Under the secret instruction of her master, she took a beautiful girl from a boat family with her. Start hiking up the mountain and head north.

This was the girl’s first trip away from home, so she kept looking behind her, reluctant to leave.

The woman didn’t say much, it was human nature and there was no need to criticize her harshly.

What's more, her lineage in Changchun Palace is rather strange, focusing on cultivating the heart and focusing on emotions. Ordinary Qi practitioners regard it as a burden and a taboo, but it is the ladder of enlightenment for her lineage, so the girl left her hometown. Being homesick is actually a good thing.

But why he took the girl on foot through Qidun Mountain, the adult didn't say anything clearly, and it was inconvenient for her not to inquire further.

The scenery is pleasant as we go over mountains and rivers.

The girl was innocent by nature. Although she was a little tired, she was in good spirits. As she walked, she picked up a flower branch by the roadside, swayed gently, and hummed a folk song passed down from generation to generation. Ditty.

The Changchun Palace woman frowned, but never said anything.

In the distance, there is an extraordinary and handsome young man, who is walking slowly like a mountain ghost, always looking at the girl beside the woman.

The girl’s voice is ethereal and graceful, even if the content of the country ballad is very sad., but when she hums it in her mouth, it has a unique charm, sad but not sad.

The young man's soft voice harmonizes gently with the girl's singing voice. The rhyme is slightly different, more mellow and more pathos.

Girls are like orioles scurrying in spring grass, and men are like crows standing alone on graves, one chirping happily and the other whimpering deeply.

Finally, on the lonely post road built with bluestone slabs on the ridge.

The girl suddenly looked up and found a young man in white walking from a distance. He looked extremely good-looking.

The two met on the narrow post road, but the young man had already lowered his head and said nothing, just passing by quietly.

The girl couldn't help but look back.

I found that the man was standing in the distance, neither walking nor looking back, with his back to her.

The girl was a little strange, shook her head, turned around and continued moving forward.