Chapter 173: Reverse Journey

Every time we get together, we will eventually part ways. Life is a series of ups and downs.

In the long river of time, there seems to be a series of ferries with willow trees. During each period of time traveling backwards, some people will leave the ship, some people will board the ship to keep company, and then there will be new gatherings at the next ferry. parting.

Just like the hard-working young man from Mud Bottle Lane, he had already left the crowd at the last ferry.

At dawn, Li Er's family of three had already prepared their luggage and said goodbye to the group at the foot of Donghua Mountain. Compared with the first time he was separated from his relatives in his hometown town, Li Huai did not have to leave this time. No longer heartless, I will not just feel that I have no restraint and can eat candied haws and chicken drumsticks all day long, but I will feel a little more melancholy. After all, my child has grown up.

Li Baoping, Lin Shouyi, Yu Lu, thank you, and the handsome young Cui Dongshan all came to see him off.

The woman's eyes were red and she was unwilling to let go of Li Huai's hand. She was chattering about trivial words about getting dressed in the cold weather and eating and drinking enough. Li Huai listened quietly. Li Er stood aside innocently all the time. After Li Liu straightened Li Huai's clothes, which were already new and neat, he turned back to look at the plaque of the Cliff Academy. The girl was indifferent to the looks of Xie Xie and Yu Lu, two peers of the same age. .

The woman was finally willing to leave. Once she walked out, she was determined not to look back. Li Er patted Li Huai's head, smiled and followed his wife's footsteps. Li Liu patted his younger brother's shoulder, then gave everyone a blessing and left.

Li Huai lightly kicked Lin Shouyi, who was holding a letter with sweaty palms. The stern young man shook his head, looked at the girl's back, and murmured: "Next time ."

Li Huai didn't want to show his sadness in front of them, suppressed his sadness, found an interesting topic, and said with a smile: "Cui Dongshan, if you are Chen Pingan's student, We are all disciples of Mr. Qi, and Baoping calls him Junior Uncle Chen Pingan. How do you calculate your seniority with us?"

Cui Dongshan put his hands behind his back, looking at the jade tree in the wind, and said proudly: "I am My husband’s first disciple is very senior, and he is thousands of miles higher than Donghua Mountain.”

Li Huai was stunned for a moment, “Is it possible that I should call you senior brother?”

"Elder brother?"

Cui Dongshan suddenly became anxious, "Your whole family is a senior brother! I don't want to be a senior brother. You can call me whatever you want."

Li Huai was a little confused, "Then I call you little senior brother? It's a bit hard to pronounce."

Cui Dongshan's eyes lit up, "Hello, little senior brother, you respect your elder brother and show kindness. From now on, you can call me My little senior brother, Yu Lu, thank you. From today on, you are no exception. You don’t need to call me young master. It’s too awkward. Just follow Baoping and others and call me little senior brother.”

Li Baoping. He snorted coldly: "I didn't agree!"

The little girl in the red cotton jacket rushed out of the archway, and Li Huai shouted: "Li Baoping, we have classes later!"

Li Huai shouted at the top of his voice Said: "Then take me with you. ”

Li Baoping turned a deaf ear. Compared to her slender figure far away from the academy archway, the little girl’s thoughts were thousands of miles away.

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Having reached a mountain on the border of Huang Tingguo, Chen Ping'an was washing his face by the mountain stream.

Unlike the girl in pink skirt who only carried someone else's book box, the boy in Tsing Yi was carrying one. There are always a lot of strange things in Fangcunwu. At first, he didn’t think about showing off anything in front of the master. Later, he became obsessed with the snake gallstone. He missed it so much every day that he started to take it out and begged Chen Pingan to take the snake gallstone. Change the treasure for him.

Just like this, the boy in Tsing Yi took out a bunch of small bottles with the same pattern, squatted next to Chen Pingan, explained the fun of these bottles to the old man, and pulled out one of them. Pour the cork of a pink-green porcelain bottle into the stream, and soon a large piece of soft moonlight will flow from the porcelain bottle and fall on the stream, like a dream.

The boy in green said with a smile: "Sir, it looks good. This is the Moon Flower Vase that practitioners are very fond of. In addition, there are also various Yunxia Vase and Sunlight Vase, which are specially used to collect clouds, colorful clouds, sun and moon brilliance, etc. from the Five Mountains. Wait, the spiritual energy contained in it is not much. It is naturally not as rich and abundant as the long and thin water of those caves and paradises, but it is no match for the scenery poured out of these bottles. The scenery is beautiful, sir, what do you think? ”

Chen Pingan was indeed a little shocked. It was still a little dark in broad daylight among the lush mountains and forests. At this time, looking at the moonlight flowing slowly on the stream, he really felt that there was indeed something strange in the world.

The boy in Tsing Yi said seductively: "It would be unkind to exchange a small bottle for the master's snake gallstone. I also have three bottles here that are collectively called the Liang Bottle. The name comes from 'the lingering sound lingers around the beam for three days without stopping'. They are all the same. It is filled with all kinds of beautiful sounds of nature in the world, such as the croaking of frogs in this bottle, the sound of the great tide, and the sound of high mountain pines. Sir, if you think about it, open one of them when you sleep. There is only a bottle, and the sound of the tide is next to the pillow. How comfortable it is, don’t you feel excited? I have so many precious bottles to trade with you for a snake gallstone! Just change one! As long as the master nods, these seven or eight bottles will be yours immediately. If you don’t do this kind of business, you will be struck by thunder from heaven..."

Chen Pingan made a small calculation in his heart. The family over there in the town still has a lot of snake gallstones of excellent quality. He nodded and smiled and said: "Okay. ”

The girl in pink skirt waved her hands vigorously and winked at her master, trying to dissuade Chen Pingan from agreeing to the deal.

The boy in Tsing Yi pushed the bottles to Chen Pingan, happy He had to jump around, stretched out two fingers to the girl in the pink skirt, and said arrogantly: "I have one more than you, and now I am a level higher than you. When I go to my hometown, I will eat the stone."I need to reach two more realms than you silly girl. When the time comes, you should be wiser and don’t stay with me and embarrass my people. My little book boy is enough for me, so why do you need any stupid maids..."< /p>

The girl in the pink skirt pouted, wrinkled her pink face, and looked like a storm was coming.

Chen Pingan said helplessly: "If you bully her again, I will regret it. "

The boy in green immediately coughed and said to her seriously: "In the future, you have to take care of the master's food, clothing, housing and transportation, you have to be more careful, do you understand? For example, after eating that snake gallstone, you will quickly transform into the figure and appearance of a yellow flower girl. When the time comes, the master will feel that the night is long and long, so you can take the initiative to warm the bed..."

Chen Ping'an put down the rare vials of different materials and pointed a chestnut at the head of the boy in Tsing Yi, "Stop talking nonsense here. "

The kid in Tsing Yi bowed in a mocking manner and said: "The master has taught you the right lesson." "

Chen Pingan squatted on the stone by the stream again, took out a piece of dry biscuit, chewed it, and asked casually: "Do you know what the Dragon King Basket is? "

The two little guys turned pale at the same time, and the boy in green was even more stiff. Not to mention it was a joke, he couldn't even walk.

The girl in pink skirt said cautiously : "I have seen records in ancient books that as long as a qi practitioner throws it into the river, the dragon can be captured. The most terrifying thing is that the dragon belongs to the genus of the dragon. Originally, it has a geographical advantage in the water, and it is against the enemy. Qi practitioners who are one or two realms higher than us will definitely not suffer a loss, but if the opponent has the Dragon King Basket, even if the realm is one or two realms lower than ours, we can still catch them without mercy. "

The boy in Tsing Yi subconsciously took a few steps away from Chen Ping'an and squatted far away. "It's not that easy. Once you are caught in the Dragon King's Basket, it will be no better than a mortal being in a frying pan. He will be subjected to thousands of things all the time. The pain of being cut into pieces is an unspoken secret of the largest sect in the ancient Shu Kingdom. They specialize in weaving Dragon King Baskets and selling them to those Qi Practitioners who come from afar to try to capture our species.

His voice trembled, he clenched his fists and shook them, "A Dragon King basket of this size can catch me." "

Chen Pingan stretched out his hands and gestured in front of himself, "What if it is this big? "

Not to mention the kid in Tsing Yi who knew how powerful the Dragon King was, even the girl in the pink skirt was too scared to speak.

The kid in Tsing Yi said with a sad face: "Master, don't say goodbye. However, I have never heard of such a big Dragon King Basket. You don’t have one, do you?

He resisted the urge to get the second snake gallstone and said tentatively: "If there really is such an exaggerated Dragon King Basket, even if you are an ancestor who has been transformed into a dragon for thousands of years, you have to accept your fate obediently." Bar. Sir, do you think that pile of bottles is not very pretty? It's okay, I just keep it in my hands to play with. If you really don't like it, just return it to me when you get to your hometown. As for the snake gallstone, I will give it to you depending on your mood..."

Chen Ping'an couldn't laugh or cry: "I don't have the Dragon King Basket. Even if I did, you wouldDon't be afraid of anything. ”

No wonder Prince Gao Xuan of the Sui Dynasty felt sorry after buying the golden carp and the Dragon King Basket. In addition to giving a bag of gold and copper coins, he also wanted to express his gratitude in the capital of the Sui Dynasty this time. .

When I met the man selling fish in a fish basket, Chen Pingan could tell at a glance how it was possible for the carp to be alive and kicking after being offshore for so long. With no money and a precarious life, how can he dare to spend money as he likes? After becoming a kiln worker, he can still save some copper coins. Chen Ping'an has never had any extra expenses, and it is already extremely difficult to deal with firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Secondly, he was intercepted by Gao Xuan and the old man.

Chen Pingan threw a stone into the stream. The young man was a little sad at the moment. It was not that he had lost a great fortune. Opportunity, but I feel that several gold and silver mountains have passed me by.

So in the end, I still feel sorry for money.

In fact, Chen Ping'an doesn't know that man. It was Li Huai's father, Li Er, one of Old Man Yang's apprentices. At that time, Li Er was already a peak martial artist in the ninth level of martial arts. Unlike the gatekeeper who was responsible for receiving gold essence and copper coins, Li Er had a good impression of Chen Ping'an. Why Li Er didn't just give Chen Ping'an as a gift at that time was very important. Master Yang, a man on this path, has always respected the word "justice", so Li Er casually reported a price at that time, in order to keep up with Mu Ping Xiang. The young man's bargaining seemed more real.

Unfortunately, a prince of the Sui Dynasty's Gao family appeared halfway. Li Er, who had already broken the rules, suddenly became alert and did not dare to force Chen Ping'an to give him the job. As luck would have it, Old Man Yang also scolded Li Er afterwards and told him the cruel truth. If Chen Ping'an really accepted the fish basket and carp, it was doubtful whether he would be able to leave the town alive.

These undercurrents are surging in the small town, and Chen Pingan has not yet learned everything.

On the road, blessings and misfortunes always depend on each other. No one can say in a short period of time whether a thing will make a friend worse or an enemy help in times of trouble. Not good, maybe.

The three of them went back on the road and stayed at the top of the mountain. Although Chen Pingan no longer needed to keep vigil, Chen Pingan still had the habit of sleeping late after walking and setting up stakes, and stayed by the campfire for a while. Just went to bed.

It was late at night, and the mountaintop was completely silent.

Beside the bonfire, the boy in green put more firewood into the fire and raised his fingers at the girl in pink skirt. "Silly girl, come here. "

The girl leaned against the bookcase left by Cui Dongshan in the distance and shook her head vigorously, "I don't. "

The boy in green said with a smile: "I won't eat you. "

The girl will not come close to you.

The boy in green said angrily: "If you don't come over, I will really eat you!" What's the matter with you? You don't listen to nice things and you have to be beaten? "

The girl in the pink skirt had to bravely sit across from the bonfire.

He asked: "You said that the master is very ordinary and boring. How could he be so cruel and terrifying? disciple? ”

She thought for a while, "The master is kind-hearted, and good people are rewarded."

The boy in green sneered, "Can a good person be used as food?"

She shrank her neck.

He said sarcastically: "Thanks to you, you are a monster with five levels of cultivation, and you also have some special abilities. Can you have some backbone?"

She really has it this time. Show some backbone and retort softly: "You chased the Lingyun Sect's Supreme Elder with a sword for two thousand miles, why don't you have the backbone?"

For the first time, the boy in green didn't get angry, and patiently explained: " I'm not afraid of that old witch who is so old. She is really shameless. She is so old and she smeared several kilograms of rouge on her face. Master, I am a hero who cannot be defeated by two fists. If I eat the old witch, I will I will feel bad about annoying the entire Lingyun Sect and causing trouble to my Water God brother."

The girl in the pink skirt quietly turned her head and rolled her eyes secretly.

This is all she dares to do.

The boy in Tsing Yi said angrily: "You silly girl, are you going to rebel?! You haven't paid attention to your house for three days! Since you have my master's backing, you won't take your uncle seriously, right?" ”

She was so frightened that she wanted to call Chen Pingan.

The boy in green hurriedly waved his hand to signal her not to act rashly, sighed, and changed the subject: "Our master is only a second-level martial artist, although it is not bad compared to the ordinary third-level martial artist. But you and I know it well, but he is still very weak. Furthermore, looking at his food, clothing, housing, transportation, speech and behavior, he does not look like a child from our family. Can he really have so many snake gallstones sitting on the top of five mountains in his hometown? ? Could it be that cruel guy who wants to take us into a small ravine?"

The girl in the pink skirt curled up and looked at the flames she was naturally close to. He felt warm all over and murmured: "I don't care. The two generations of Cao family descendants in Zhilan Mansion have bad intentions. I'm sorry for the scholarly family that their ancestors worked so hard to build. I don't like them in the first place. Follow the master back. The hometown is very good."

The boy in Tsing Yi's face was solemn, his usual playful smile was gone, and he sighed softly: "The Cao family has indeed taken a wrong path, but there is nothing we can do about it. Others will do the same thing, and if they can become gods, who would be willing to stupidly study to gain fame. Those who are good at oneself and the world are all deceived by Confucian saints. I have stayed in Yujiang for so many years, and I have seen a lot of misfortune among scholars. Not to mention anything else, I just want to say that when the governors and county governors met my water god brother, they were worse than meeting the officials in the capital. As long as a practitioner committed an offense, they would go to my brother overnight to ask for help in mediating. If my brother When they are in a bad mood, they have to hang them outside the temple for several days. Those officials don’t dare to fart, it’s boring.”

The girl in the pink skirt hesitated to speak, and finally stopped. Still silent.

The boy in Tsing Yi giggled and said: "The master has fallen asleep, but the night is still long and he has no intention of sleeping. **One moment is worth a thousand pieces of gold... Silly girl, how about you give it to me?"As a daughter-in-law? "

The girl in the pink skirt suddenly turned red and cursed: "You stinking scoundrel! "

The boy in green eyes stared, "What the hell? This is a great blessing. There is smoke coming out of your ancestral grave, do you know? ! Do you think I really like you? If I hadn't coveted your snake gallstone that I haven't yet obtained..."

She stood up and said, "I'll tell the master!

He had no choice but to give in again and waved vigorously: "Don't be like this, don't be like this, how about we become brothers and sisters?" After marrying Jinlan, your things are mine, and mine are still mine..."

She simply ran away with the book box on her back.

The little boy in Tsing Yi stood up and put his hands on his hips. After laughing, he stopped smiling, curled his lips, and muttered in a dazed manner: "What a silly girl. "

The boy in green ran all the way to the cliff and suddenly said loudly: "In life, you and I are both going against the grain! The uncle is taking the silly girl home with him! ”

Chen Pingan, who was supposed to be sleeping in the distance, raised the corners of his mouth, and then he stopped circulating the Eighteen Stops Sword Qi and began to really fall asleep.