Chapter 161: Landscapes and rivers are finally different

The carriage presented by Gao Xuan arrived belatedly, and arrived at Chen Ping'an's side in the very late twilight. The carriage driver was the old man with a white face and no beard, who once followed the prince of the Sui Dynasty to Lizhu Cave. He had a relationship with Chen Ping'an twice, but compared to Gao Xuan's warm and attentive attitude, the old man's expression was cold. After handing over the carriage, he returned to the capital on foot. The old eunuch turned around and glanced at Cui Xuan one more time. Cui Xuan was busy looking at the horse. The horse was amazed at the graceful appearance of the horse, and was completely unaware of the old man's scrutinizing gaze.

Cui Chan jumped on the carriage, took the initiative to assume the responsibility of the coachman, waved to Chen Ping'an and said: "Sir, the carriage has not been tampered with, let's go on the road in peace."

Cui Chan gave He slapped himself in the face, "Why are you on the road? It's too unlucky, hurry up and hurry up."

Chen Ping'an looked around, the sky was dark, because of the night ban in the capital, the endless flow of official roads during the day seemed very deserted,

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Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "I just happened to be practicing pile walking. You just drive. As long as you don't go too fast, I can keep up."

Cui Chan knew Chen Pingan's stubborn character. He stopped wasting his saliva, drove slowly forward, took a sip of wine, and said loudly and leisurely: "Everything is busy and there are many things to worry about, but in the end everything will come to an end. The weather is cool and it's such an autumn!"

Cui Zhang kept talking nonsense in the middle of the night. He also read Confucian classics and recited poems and poems, all kinds of things, and his mouth was never idle.

Finally, "I have an old donkey that I never ride" was also mentioned. After hearing this, Chen Ping'an, who had persisted for nearly an hour, let out a breath, stopped walking, and came out. He said, "I'll get in the car and rest for a while."

After getting in the car and putting the backpack in the car, Chen Ping'an discovered that there were bottles and cans piled up in the corner, but the light was dim. Unable to see what it was, Cui Xuan, who was driving, laughed and said: "There are several jars of good wine, Taoist elixirs for refining energy and healing wounds, and even rouge and gouache. This Gao Xuan is quite interesting. To be honest, we don't talk about the enemy or our camps." , His Royal Highness is also the prince, Gao Xuan is more...corporal Xian than your friend Song Jixin's brother, who was my former disciple?"

Chen Ping'an sat behind Cui Xuan, sitting sideways. , legs hanging outside, shook his head and said: "Song Jixin has never been my friend."

Cui Chan broke the news and said: "Then Song Jixin, who has now been renamed Song Mu, will be sad Here. Before he left Mu Ping Alley, Qi Jingchun gave Zhao Yao a seal of "Welcoming Spring in the World", and Song Jixin gave him six books, three miscellaneous books, "Jingwei" on arithmetic, "Tao Li" on chess, The prose collection "Mountain and Sea Policy", three elementary school books selected by Qi Jingchun, "Ritual and Music", "Guanzhi", "Primary School", and Song Jixin, his attitude towards you, sir, is very complicated. He probably left for peace of mind. The last three books were left on the table in the house. The intention was to give them to you, Chen Pingan, but people's hearts are complicated because Song Jixin actually knew it well. Even if, sir, you got the books that were thrown in your yard. houseDoor key, you will never take away books privately, but it will not delay his conscience. Song Jixin has passed a small hurdle. Sir, is this guy very smart? "

Cui Chan told a lot of unknown secrets, but there was one thing he didn't say.

He guessed that the matter about the book was actually planned by Qi Jingchun early, Song The Salary Collection Club looked down upon those three textbooks and chose to keep them for Chen Ping'an.

Cui Chan used to think he was far better than Qi Jingchun in matters such as chess, layout, and mental arithmetic, but now he looks back. Look, of course it's a big mistake.

Chen Pingan said in a low voice: "Song Jixin has always been smart. "

Cui Chan asked curiously: "The relationship between you and him is so tense, is it because he lied to you, sir, to break your oath? "

Chen Ping'an didn't speak.

Cui Chan smiled and said: "Don't blame me for talking too much, and I don't mean to excuse Song Jixin. I'm just telling you the truth. Wrong, Song Jixin had his roots in this matter. In fact, the reason is very simple. Song Jixin was well-fed, well-clothed, and well-housed. He was better than you, sir, in everything. Later, he even had a maid to serve him. In daily life, he is proficient in reading, playing chess, and calligraphy. But the more he does this, the bigger a knot in his heart will become. "

Chen Pingan finally spoke, "At that time, he was misunderstood as the illegitimate son of the inspector. He had been poked in the spine by neighbors since he was a child, and many people scolded him unpleasantly behind his back. ”

Cui Chan nodded and said: “So, when Song Jixin looks at a guy like you, sir, every day, he will think, ‘How come you, Chen Ping’an, a poor guy who almost starved to death, can somehow do it? I have parents, but I, Song Jixin, don’t? Don’t you even know your mother’s last name? '"

Cui Yi shook his head, "The thing that makes Song Jixin unbearable the most is that sir, your life experience is so miserable, but in the eyes of Song Jixin, a neighbor, it seems that every day Living a happier life than him, falling asleep when he was full, and getting up to do things when he was full, this simply made Song Jixin scratch his head and make him feel unhappy all over. So, if he is unhappy, he wants to make you unhappy. He knows what you care about most, and wants you to lose something. "

Chen Ping'an remembered that rainy night in Mud Bottle Lane. It was the first time he wanted to kill someone. At that time, Song Jixin was almost strangled to death by him on the wall.

Liu Xianyang, who had sneaked out of the kiln with him, might have been hiding far away and accidentally saw that scene, so for the next month, Liu Xianyang didn't dare to talk to him, which made Chen Pingan depressed for a long time.

Cui Chan sighed to himself: "The nature of some children and the things involved are both terrifying and ridiculous, but also hateful and pitiful. Because children are not the only ones with a childlike mind. Many high-ranking figures are also unreasonably childish on certain major matters. "

Chen Ping'an held up the sword and furnace stake with both hands. He did not practice it. He did it purely naturally. He said calmly: "Of course I hate Song Jixin for this matter, but what really makes me hate it is What I like about Song Jixin is not this. "

Cui Chan was so surprised that he couldn't help but turned around and asked: "What do you mean? ”

Chen Pingan said slowly: "The time when Liu Xianyang was almost beaten to death, Song Jixin squatted on the wall and fanned the flames, wishing that Liu Xianyang would be beaten to death. Such a person is... terrible. ”

Cui Chan was silent.

Chen Pingan raised his head and looked into the distance, "There is a dialect in our hometown, which is to see if the burden bearer is not tired. I think this is nothing, but if it is just because it is fun, it will be bad to others. How can you be friends with such a person?"

Cui Chan joked: "Song Jixin didn't add stones to your shoulders. In fact, Song Jixin may have a deep heart. Deep down, he really wants to be friends with you, because he is smart enough and knows very well who he should be friends with. For example, he sincerely looks down on Zhao Yao, who is not as smart as him, but he is still good at building relationships. ”

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "I don't like people like this."

Cui Chan said something sincere and conscientious for no reason, "For people like you, many people will not like you in the future."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Why do I want so many people to like me? One person can feed the whole family without worrying, and I don't care about others."

Cui Chan turned to Chen Pingan held out his thumb and said, "Sir, you are standing on the wall, and you are strong without desire! I admire you as a student!"

Chen Pingan said softly: "I know you are trying to trick me because you want to explore something I don't know. But it doesn't matter. After saying this, I feel much better."

Cui Chan chuckled and said: "Sir, you are as wise as a fool, and I am as wise as a fool. Let's learn from each other in the future. Together, we will be invincible in the world."

Chen Ping'an suddenly asked: "You know A Liang, right? A Liang has sang that part before."

Cui Ping'an. Han's face changed slightly and he hummed, "We have known each other for a long time, even earlier than Qi Jingchun, even earlier than Ma Zhanmao Xiaodong and others. When I was drinking with the old man, I couldn't tell where they were. Playing in the mud."

The moon is bright and the breeze is blowing.

The young man in white with the mole between his eyebrows had a hint of sadness on his handsome and flawless face. He smiled bitterly and said: "After I left my hometown, I also traveled far away to study like you, but I was farther away than you. It was too far away. Because of my arrogance, I finally lost face. In the last moment, I became a disciple of the old scholar. At that time, the reputation of the old scholar was not good, and his knowledge was on the verge of being regarded as heresy, so I was His first disciple."

"The surname is Zuo, Qi Jingchun. These people have entered the old man's sect one after another. In fact, there are not many disciples. The old show wants to explain everything clearly. He can teach a simple truth and explain it clearly in a few words. He can talk for a whole day. He really doesn't have the energy to recruit too many registered disciples, and he doesn't hesitate to call himself a lackey of Wen Sheng. There are countless of them, like the crucian carp crossing the river."

"And A Liang knew him earlier than me.Old scholar. At the beginning, A Liang came to beat up the old scholar. Who is the old scholar? He is so talkative. The debate on Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism that takes place every sixty years is the most dangerous thing in the world! As a result, how many Buddhist disciples have fallen into heresies and become pitiful heretics within their respective sects. Their former glory has turned into miserable ones, and they are miserable. Before I defected from my school, I confidently put forward my opinion. Isn’t it because I wanted to help... If I don’t talk about this, a hero will not mention his courage. The fact is that only the old scholar participated in two debates in history. The key is that he won the debate twice. Forget it, sir, you don’t need to know this for the time being. Anyway, the old scholar at that time , Tsk tsk, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the only one in the world. That kind of peerless style, which is known as 'a family's study, the moon is shining in the sky', is absolutely incomprehensible to those who are not scholars. Otherwise, do you think that the old man just has a pitiful reputation as a scholar and can be invited to the Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices? Are you still trying to move up and down? The small country where the old scholar lived was almost ready to call him the 'ancestor of the number one scholar', but the old scholar refused to do so, but he was holding back his energy. What do you think? ”

“In short, the old guy confused A Liang with his talk. The two enemies became the best drinking buddies. The old scholar’s ​​status became higher and higher, and A Liang’s cultivation level became higher and higher. As we got older, the two of us complemented each other, and our relationship has always been very good. A-Liang, me, Qi Jingchun, and Zuo were the three of us who had the best relationship. A-Liang worked hard for the three of us, especially for Qi Jingchun and Zuo. , the beating turned the world upside down and made me feel angry! "

Speaking of this, Cui Han smiled knowingly and said: "Every time A Liang comes back to us, he will start to brag. Why do I wipe the butts of you three bastards so hard? I, A Liang, am It's so fierce, what, you don't know, I'm going to kill all the sects in all directions today, and all those fairies just hate that their cultivation level is not high enough, otherwise they will eat me alive, A Liang, oh, it's the hardest to bear. Beauty grace, you are young and don’t understand.' "

Cui Chan took a sip of wine and said, "A-Liang is good at one thing. He never brags when he speaks, unlike us scholars. "

Cui Chan said so much in one breath, and finally turned his back to Chen Ping'an and said with a smile: "Okay, just like you, I feel much happier. ”

Chen Ping’an had already closed his eyes and practiced the sword and furnace stakes silently, but it was obvious that the young man listened carefully to all the words and missed every word.

Cui Chan’s face was calm. "Let's talk openly. After no further delay, I will still be a bad person and you will still be a good person. "

Chen Pingan opened his eyes, "I'll go down and continue practicing walking." "

Cui Chan laughed and said: "Okay. ”

After Chen Ping’an jumped off the carriage, he continued to walk quickly in silence.

Cui Chan calmed down his smile little by little, and freed his hand to drink the last sip of wine from the flask, which was unprecedented. Lost in thought, he murmured: "Chen Ping'an, don't you think people like you are not scary? "

A voice from behind the carriage said, "I heard it. ”

CuiXuan laughed heartily, "Sir, you have a good ear. He is indeed a martial arts genius who can only be seen once in a lifetime. From now on, he will dominate the world and become invincible. It's just around the corner!"

The straw-shoe boy replied angrily, " Thank you."

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On the way back home, I still walked through mountains and rivers.

The carriage had been sold together with the carriage and horses. Cui Chan sold it for a high price of 1,500 taels, and then bought himself a beautiful bookcase to put the valuables in the carriage. It's all installed.

Compared with his previous study trips, Chen Ping'an can spend more free time practicing Shanshanquan and using water grinding skills to sharpen his luck skills.

As long as it’s not raining heavily, Chen Pingan’s movements will be extremely slow twice a day in the morning and evening, as if he is still practicing boxing with Li Baoping, Li Huai and the others.

There will be a young man in white standing next to him, boxing with him, and his boxing will be more smooth and graceful than Chen Ping'an.

Whenever there are high mountains and floods, Cui Chan will recite the sages' classics loudly. Although Chen Ping'an does not make a sound, he will subconsciously follow and recite silently in his heart.

The two of them no longer spoke their true feelings like they did on the official road outside the Sui Dynasty that night. More often, they were in silence all day long. Cui Chan would occasionally leave quietly. Chen Pingan's vision and mood were good and bad when he came back, but Chen Pingan never pursued it.

In this way, amidst the slow and unhurried sound of the wheels, the two nominal masters and apprentices walked from autumn to winter in an ordinary manner.

The route was very different from what it was when we arrived. It was Cui Han’s choice, and Chen Pingan had no objection.

The two of them also happened to witness some bizarre and interesting anecdotes, either watching from a distance or being there personally. Chen Ping'an, who had walked from Da Li to Sui Dynasty, still found it strange.

In a large lake east of Sui Dynasty, two people were walking at night. Under the moonlight, they saw a group of elegant immortals flying in the sky from a distance, each holding a huge iron chain. Finally, there was a huge earthquake in the lake. , setting off huge waves, the immortals actually lifted a huge stone from the bottom of the lake, as big as a mountain peak, just pulled it up from the lake, and moved it to their sect in the air.

Cui Chan explained that there are many spiritual and beautiful things in the mountains and rivers. Once the immortal forces on the mountain are discovered, they always like to use magical powers to seize them and move them back to the sect and gangs. Inside, it is regarded as a taboo to help suppress the luck of the landscape. Cui Han also said with a smile that the Immortal Family forces are somewhat conscientious. They chose to act at night and were willing to spend money to buy fine iron chains at a high price. If it were an ordinary Immortal Family, they would not care about this and just buy a large amount of cheap iron. Chain, as for whether the mountain fell to the ground on the way and whether any mortals suffered, the local government would not dare to care. Unless it hit a big city, it really couldn't be concealed. In the end, it would probably be the Immortal Family's symbolic compensation.

Between the majestic mountains at the junction of Sui Dynasty and Huangting Kingdom, Chen Pingan saw a large group of crucian carp-like fish migrating along the mountain road.It doesn't matter if you get muddy.

Cui Chan said that those are mountain crucian carp that can stay out of the water for half a month. Mountain carp have extremely high requirements for lake water quality. Once the water quality of their old habitat deteriorates, they will not be able to survive and will immediately die. If you take the initiative to move, the more spiritual energy there is in the water source, the better the reproduction of mountain crucian carp will be. Moreover, one golden spiritual object will be born out of every ten thousand. Therefore, the general forces on the mountain are willing to raise this animal to use it to detect subtle effects and achieve accurate results. Determine the dispersion of spiritual energy in the sect's mansion.

Then in a bustling city in Huang Tingguo, in the bustling city, two young sword cultivators actually controlled flying swords, less than half a foot off the ground, and shuttled quickly among the crowd, as if they were competing to see whose sword was the best. The level of the sword was even better, and he completely ignored the intimidation of passers-by on the street. Some common people who tried to avoid him were directly stabbed by the sharp flying sword and fell to the ground groaning.

When the sword cultivator passed by Chen Pingan, an old woman was so frightened that she stumbled and fell down. She dodged twice and happened to collide with the sword cultivator who had deviated from her route. The young swordsman didn't want to lose to his companion who was very close behind him. Seeing that he would be overtaken if he stopped suddenly, he was so angry that he simply accelerated forward.

If Chen Pingan hadn’t pulled an old woman over, she would have been stabbed to death on the spot with a sword.

Instead of being grateful, the sword cultivator turned his head and glared at Chen Pingan.

The two high-ranking sword cultivators, one behind the other, disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Although the people in the city were terrified about this, no one had any intention of pursuing it. Even when they cursed, they only dared to lower their voices.

Cui Chan, who was standing by and watching, said in an understatement that other Qi practitioners who have not yet reached the middle five realms would still not dare to be so domineering in the city of a country, because there are no Qi practitioners in the world. Sword cultivation is the most valuable and rarest thing.

After the grateful old woman left in a panic, Chen Pingan turned around and looked in the direction where the two sword cultivators left, and did not look back for a long time.

Cui Chan said calmly: "If you can't control it, how can you control it? Catch up and kill the two swordsmen? They didn't kill anyone from the beginning to the end. Let's talk to them. The truth is, tell them sincerely not to act like this in the future? If you take a step back and say, you can force people to agree to you and wait for you to leave, but what can you do? It looks terrible."

Chen Ping'an shook his head and said, "I'm only capable of this, I won't catch up with you."

"I hope you, sir, will join in the fun. When I was a student, I was eating and drinking all the time, and I felt so guilty. Why don't you ask me to help my husband solve his problems?"

Cui Chan said some sarcastic remarks, but seeing that his husband didn't talk to him, he asked with a smile to get to the bottom of it. : "What if you have enough skills in the future?"

Chen Ping'an carried the big bamboo basket and continued on his way, "Then let's wait until that day."

Cui Chan quickly followed up and asked with a smile. : "Sir, what day is that?"

Chen Ping'an replied, "It's not tomorrow anyway."

Cui Chan followed behind, "It would be better if it was the day after tomorrow. Students, I would be proud to follow."

At this moment, Cui Chan raised his head, but he was looking at a tall building. He said, "Hey, that's interesting."

Follow it. With Cui Chan's gaze, Chen Ping'an saw a towering pavilion that stood out in the city. The wind and clouds nearby were dark, and in the dark clouds higher up, there were faint electric lights. It was very different from the sunny scenery elsewhere, as if it was only here. It looks like it's raining in a small area.

Cui Chan turned around and said with a smile: "Sir, we must join in the fun! We have agreed in advance that if you don't want to go, I will go by myself. You will just wait for me at the gate of the city."

Chen Pingan walked towards the city gate without saying a word, and said, "If you haven't come out before the night ban, I will go on my own." ""

Cui Chan said with a sad face: "Sir, you are so heartless."

Chen Ping'an turned his back to Cui Chan, raised his arm and extended a middle finger.

Cui Chan immediately changed his face and waved goodbye to Chen Pingan, "Sir, he is becoming more and more interesting. I am a great student!"

Chen Pingan put away his middle finger and clenched his fist. .

Cui Chan quickly bowed and said: "Sir, go slow!"