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The three of them, Chen Pingan, were still forcibly detained by the county governor for three days.
After this turmoil, Liu Gaohua seemed to have changed. He no longer had the same decadent attitude as when they first met. He often went to his father for advice, including moral articles and economic affairs. He asked questions about anything that came to mind. What, Liu Taishou still doesn't want to see this son, but Liu Gaohua will feel guilty if his father shows impatience, and will back down. Anyway, Liu Gaohua has been very annoyed these two days.
More often, Liu Gaohua still sticks to the bearded man and Taoist Zhang Shanfeng, and then he keeps an eye on the poor scholar Liu Chicheng as if he is on guard against thieves. He doesn't mind if this poor scholar from Baishui country marries him. The eldest sister, but before marrying his sister into the family in an eight-carriage sedan, he wanted to take advantage of her, but Liu Gaohua would not agree to it.
Since they are friends who share weal and woe, Liu Gaohua, who is a son of an official, is no longer so particular about restraint. He regards some of the temple affairs and official affairs of Caiyi Kingdom as side dishes and tells Chen Ping'an and the others in private.
This disaster in Rouge County has affected thousands of households. Although the big demons have disappeared one after another, either suppressed and killed, or escaping and lurking far away, the impact on the ordinary people in Rouge County is still unknown. It is far-reaching and long, and people are panicking. Many wealthy and powerful families have begun to secretly prepare to move out of the county and go to the prefectural city, or even the capital city of Caiyi Kingdom. Even if they do not move their families, these wealthy and powerful families want to move. Never put your eggs in one basket, this is the common sense of the world.
It is said that after the Caiyi Kingdom learned the news, people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, who were not big officials, slowly left the Yamen of the capital and went south to Rouge County, saying they were investigating the case. , and comfort people. However, Liu Taishou, who has been in the officialdom for half his life, knows that this is just an act by His Majesty the Emperor. The Ministry of Household silver allocated for disaster relief is not even a tael of silver. The mess of Rouge County, the official residence The money saved is not enough, and he is not the kind of unscrupulous official who extorts excessive taxes, so he has to rely on his beard as the county governor and his old face to ask for help. How can he rely on his reputation to be recorded in the local county annals and write articles? Erect monuments for future generations to admire, and rely on these to ask for money from the county magistrates and gentry in the city. Moreover, the matter of money must be finalized before the imperial envoys from the two yamen in the capital enter the county. Never give it to the emperor. His Majesty's heart is troubled, not to mention causing trouble to the Hubu Yamen, which is already having a hard time, so that he can keep his official title as a prefect.
Life has ups and downs. In officialdom, shopping malls, and on the path of spiritual practice, the ups and downs of someone's life may be the ups and downs of others.
For example, this time Chen Ping'an and the other two took action, whether it was out of indignation or compassion, it was probably because a good man was rewarded. In the end, the bearded swordsman and the Taoist Zhang Shanfeng came together, and each Very rewarding.
Xu Yuanxia got a new magic weapon, a short knife left behind by Mi Laomo’s disciple. The original owner was a genuine member of the demonic path., I never thought that after this short sword was taken out of the sheath, it would also be sharp and bright, without any evil aura. Then there was General Ma's lieutenant, the armored warrior. After fighting side by side for two times, he hit it off immediately and "reported the loss" of a top-notch powerful bow in the army. He secretly presented it to Xu Yuanxia along with five special Mohist arrows stored in the official residence.
Xu Yuanxia was unwilling to accept it at first. The words "military law is like a mountain" are difficult to say elsewhere in Caiyi Country. Looking at General Ma's leadership of the army, it is probably unambiguous. After knowing the concerns of the deputy general, , laughed out loud, and his temperament matched that of the big-bearded hero, so he simply revealed the secret, saying that it was General Ma who had agreed to this. At first, he only dared to ask for an arrow, but it was General Ma who communicated with Prefect Liu first. , said hello, and then waved his hand to submit the official document reporting battle losses to the Imperial War Department. The arrow section changed from sixteen to twenty-one.
Zhang Shanfeng confiscated two spiritual weapons in poor condition. One was badly damaged and was a white jade wine cup as thin as a porcelain piece. It condensed into a dewdrop full of spiritual energy. When Zhang Shanfeng put it in his bag, a gap was made in the wine glass, which must have affected the speed of condensation to a certain extent.
There is also a pair of legendary Qingshenshan bamboo chopsticks, because one chopstick is engraved with "Qingshenshan" and the other is engraved with "Shenxiao Bamboo". At least it looks like it has some age. It is an old item, but as to whether it is really taken from Qingshen Mountain, it is not known whether it is true or not, but bamboo chopsticks do contain abundant spiritual energy.
No matter what, they are the spiritual weapons that all Qi practitioners in the lower five realms dream of.
Chen Ping'an did not take out the cyan wooden box and the gold and silver body fragments. It was a matter of great importance and good and bad were interdependent. These things were not the ones that caught the mountain turtle or the tiger in his hometown town. If you live in Snake Eagle Hunting, you can have fun with friends like Liu Xianyang. Chen Pingan just took out the piece of charred ebony and the white bowl with the true shape of the five mountains.
Xu Yuanxia did not see the doorway to the white bowl, but she was amazed at the heavy piece of wood, saying that it was lightning-struck wood. It was not formed by ordinary lightning striking trees. It must be some kind of tree that contains the power of heaven. It is a special attribute of the five thunders, and the trees struck by lightning must survive and cannot be dead wood, because dead wood cannot retain the mysterious and mysterious power of thunder. Xu Yuanxia weighed the charcoal-looking things in her hands. Ebony smiled and said: "Chen Pingan, do you believe that as long as you give it to a farmer's Qi practitioner, they can help you turn into a vibrant sapling?"
Chen Pingan immediately understood. .
It’s a valuable item!
The county governor's office also symbolically presented five hundred taels of silver to these "heroes and righteous men" as a reward for their merits.
The bearded man didn't want to accept it, and neither did the Taoist priest Zhang Shanfeng, but Chen Pingan accepted it. For this reason, Zhang Shanfeng teased Chen Pingan for being a money-crazy, but Chen Pingan smiled and didn't care.
The boy in Zhao Mansion is called Zhao Shuxia, and the girl is called Luan Luan. Now they are both a blessing in disguise.After breaking away from her lowly status and following the old man nicknamed "Mr. Fisherman", the girl Luan Luan became the old man's close disciple.
Chen Pingan practices pile walking in the yard of his residence every morning. The boy squats at the door of the yard, holding his chin and watching carefully.
Chen Ping'an also turned a blind eye. This was something in the Shanshan Boxing Manual. He never considered the Boxing Manual as his own, let alone followed it
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But the boy Zhao Shuxia was determined to "steal from his master", and Chen Pingan actually thought it was not a bad thing.
This child has a good heart.
So Chen Pingan deliberately slowed down the six-step walk, over and over again.
On the last day, the sun was shining brightly. The beginning of summer has arrived, and all things are growing.
Chen Pingan said to the boy in the twilight: "Under the Zhao tree, can you practice that walking stance seriously for a hundred times..."
Chen Pingan He quickly changed his words, "Practice a hundred thousand times?"
The boy nodded vigorously.
Chen Pingan warned: "You can't be fast, you can only be stable, and you can't make mistakes every time, and then add it one time at a time. Within three to five years, practice 100,000 punches and six It only counts as one punch after each step. Remember, if you feel that you have gone astray at any step, you have to do it all over again without any ambiguity."
Chen Ping'an either didn't say anything, or he asked his mother-in-law. The boy in green and the girl in pink skirt who are now in Luo Luo Mountain should be most familiar with this.
Chen Pingan thought carefully and continued: "Practicing boxing is... a very stupid thing. Zhao Shuxia, you can be smart, of course you are indeed very smart, much better than me, But the more stupid you have to practice, the better.”
The boy’s eyes were firm and he clenched his fists and said: “You must endure hardships to become a master!”
This talented, hard-working kid really knows.
Chen Pingan was amused and asked: "What do you want to do when you become a master?"
The boy blurted out without thinking: "Buy a lot of winter clothes for Luan Luan." Good clothes that keep you warm!"
Chen Pingan asked again: "What about yourself?"
The boy wiped his mouth and said longingly: "Have a good meal. !"
Chen Pingan stopped his smile and frowned slightly, "That's it?"
The boy was born in a poor family and was good at observing people's emotions. He felt a little embarrassed at the moment and was afraid of this great benefactor. He felt that he was worthless, but he really didn't have any distracting thoughts. The child never wanted to deceive Chen Ping'an, so he drooped his head and said guiltily: "It's really useless."
"How can I have enough to eat? "
Chen Ping'an's deliberately serious expression suddenly became softer. He rubbed the child's head and joked: "Every meal must be meaty!"
The boy immediately grinned. Silly fun.
Taoist priests Zhang Shanfeng, Liu Gaohua, and Liu Chicheng squatted side by side on the corridor chairs.superior.
Luan Luan was held in the arms of sister Liu Gaohua, a little far away from the three elders.
Everyone couldn’t help laughing when they saw this scene.
This unexpected encounter, although there are twists and turns, is easy to get together and easy to break up, so it is not easy.
At noon that day, scholar Liu Chicheng followed Chen Pingan and the others to the county town they left. Liu Gaohua, his eldest sister, Zhao Shuxia and Luan Luan, as well as Mr. Fisherman, a Confucian scholar, all came. The farewell was sent to a pavilion on the roadside five miles outside the city, with willow trees nearby.
Liu Chicheng and Miss Liu said goodbye in the shade of a tree. I don’t know what words of love they said. Although the woman was sad, she was also smiling, and her eyes clearly showed a lot of thoughts and expectations.
Chen Pingan found Mr. Fisherman alone and handed him five hundred taels of silver notes and a golden talisman. He said that these were to help Zhao Shuxia and Luan Luan become apprentices. Please ask Mr. Be sure to accept it. The old man also had an open-minded temperament and accepted it without hesitation. He smiled and said to reassure Chen Ping'an that he would definitely treat Shuxia and Luanluan's children as his own and would never wrong them. Chen Pingan finally cupped his fists and said: "Sir's style is as high as the mountains and the rivers are long."
This is what Chen Pingan said from the bottom of his heart.
So for the first time, Chen Pingan spoke in a literate manner, but without any embarrassment.
The old gentleman held a child in one hand and watched the four of them walk away. He chuckled and said, "You are a true warrior with both immortality and chivalry."
Liu Gaohua gently used his elbow. She gently pushed the eldest sister's arm and asked with a smile: "Sister, what kind of soup did Liu Chicheng pour into you, so that you can hold back your tears?"
The woman smiled and said: "Liu Lang said When he becomes famous, he will definitely come back and marry me. When the time comes, he must have a good relationship with his father-in-law and let us have a good son-in-law at the wine table."
Liu Gaohua grinned, "Scholar. Do you really believe that nonsense?"
The woman held her hands over her heart, looked at the back of the scholar with the wicker wreath on her head, and murmured: "That's what the book says."
p>Liu Gaohua said helplessly: "A man, no matter how old he is, is not ashamed to wear a wicker wreath. What future can such a poor man have?"
A woman He stepped on his younger brother's instep and said angrily: "Don't say that to your brother-in-law."
Liu Gaohua was so painful that he quickly retracted his foot, stood further away, and hugged the back of his head with both hands, feeling relaxed.
The result was a loud slap on the head.
Liu Gaohua turned around and was about to curse, but it turned out that his whole body seemed to be grabbed by the neck, unable to open his mouth. He blushed and held it in for a long time, and shouted angrily: "Dad."
The woman was even more nervous.
Liu Taishou, who had taken off his official uniform and put on a scholar's green shirt, stood between the two sons and daughters, "Are you friends with Chen Pingan?"
Liu Gaohua was not sure for a while. Dad, with his celebrity temperament and profound words, said cautiously: "Really?"
Mrs. LiuShou glanced at his son, smiled, and without saying another word, turned around and walked towards Mr. Fisherman, chatting with the old man about morals.
The woman secretly patted her heart, relieved.
Liu Gaohua asked softly: "Sister, did I say the wrong thing again?"
She gloated: "The debts are too heavy to bear, that's it. What are you afraid of?"
Liu Gaohua wailed.
The two siblings did not dare to get close to their father, for fear of being looked down upon, and even more afraid of falling into a trap, so they followed him not far or close behind.
The boy Zhao Shuxia suddenly slowed down quietly, came to Liu Gaohua, and whispered: "Brother Liu, my husband praised you, saying that you have a filial heart and a good nature. What did your father say?" , Just trying not to disgrace the family tradition."
As a result, Liu Gaohua was a big man. He had just said behind his back that Liu Chicheng had no future, but now he quickly ran to the river and said he needed to wash his face.
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It’s over.
The group of people took a rare break and walked slowly back to Rouge County along the official road, passing by a handsome young man one after another.
The young man was holding a large handful of wicker sticks in his hand, and there was a maroon mark between his eyebrows.
She looks really beautiful.
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At night three days later, Chen Ping’an and four others were on a secluded mountain road to Shushui Country and stopped in a dilapidated ancient temple. Liu Taishou said something before. He heard that there is a strange "ferry" in Dilong Mountain in Shushui Kingdom that is not found in official records. It is most likely the place Chen Ping'an is looking for. It is where the gods on the mountain take boats. The starting point for a long journey in the sea of clouds.
Xu Yuanxia will bid farewell to the two of them there and go alone to the Qingluan Kingdom in the southeast of Aquarius Continent to send the altar of her friend's ashes back to her hometown.
Xu Yuanxia likes to travel around mountains and rivers on foot, and also likes to write landscape travel notes and record those strange and dangerous scenery and landforms, so she has never been willing to take the Xianjia Ferry. Liu Chicheng was going to the southwest area of Aquarius Continent, a place name that no one had heard of, not even the well-informed Xu Yuanxia.
At night, this ancient temple, which had been abandoned for a long time, was a little crowded. The four Buddhist statues of heavenly kings had all fallen to the ground. Moreover, the temple occupies a large area and was empty. There was a gloomy wind, and drafts passed through the corridors. Together with the sudden sound of night owls in the mountains and forests, Liu Chicheng was so frightened that his mouth trembled. Even though he lit a bonfire, he still tried his best to get closer to the bearded man. He always felt that this guy looked the most fierce. , can definitely suppress ghosts and ghosts, but young men like Chen Ping'an and Zhang Shanfeng are probably unreliable.
As for the "fat and pink old ghost" who temporarily lives in his body, Liu Chicheng never thought that he was very powerful. He was not even a god in the Golden Core Realm. He could only hide and brag. He was really powerful. After suppressing someone for so many years, he still needs Liu Chicheng to save him? So how strong can it be? Besides, who among the real immortals is not an immortal? Who the hell puts on a pink Taoist robe and swaggers through the market? oppositeJust then, Liu Chicheng was in a panic.
What Liu Chicheng saw and heard was clearly understood by the guy whom he nicknamed the "Old Ghost".
But after the old ghost put on a pink Taoist robe and appeared for a long time, Liu Chicheng completely lost his memory several times until the old ghost was willing to return his body.
This made Liu Chicheng itch with hatred. In the future, he would marry a beautiful wife, have a house full of beautiful concubines, and add a lot of fat and thin maids. , What if I just went to bed, and I was still touching my little hands, and my eyes went dark, and I didn't know anything anymore, and when I opened my eyes, I got dressed and got out of bed in broad daylight, what kind of trouble is that? The key is that he, Liu Chicheng, has no use complaining to anyone about this unique loss in the world.
Liu Chicheng squatted with his butt raised and stretched out his hands to warm himself by the fire. His face was filled with sadness. He was really worried.
The ancient temple was shrouded in night. Liu Chicheng raised his head and looked left and right, which became more and more scary. Fortunately, Xu Yuanxia was drinking, and Taoist Zhang Zhang drew out his peach wood sword and practiced swordsmanship, which made Liu Chicheng slightly Feel a little more at ease. Chen Pingan went to the distance to find firewood and dead branches for cooking. Liu Chicheng really admired this young man named Chen. He was not afraid of anything, and he was very single-minded. He practiced the two boxing frames every day, going back and forth. , Immovable, Liu Chicheng felt that if he could study half as hard as Chen Ping'an practiced boxing, he would have been studying at Guanhu Academy long ago.
Liu Chicheng soon saw Chen Pingan trotting back. In addition to a large handful of dead branches, he also brought back an ancient object four or five feet high, and asked what it was and whether it was worth anything. Liu Chicheng rolled his eyes and said angrily: "It's just a long pole to hold the oil lamp. Poor families only have short poles, but they are not so particular. According to some official and unofficial records, a long time ago, the Buddhist jungle temple was once a Many of the richest people in the Aquarius dynasty are richer than the emperor. This is not contrary to heaven, so they have destroyed the Buddha several times. Copper and rotten iron are not worth a few cents."
Chen Pingan felt a little regretful. After putting down the dead branches, Peipianpidian took the long stick back to its original place.
Liu Chicheng touched his forehead, feeling that it was quite embarrassing for him to walk around with such a country bumpkin.
After the food was cooked, Liu Chicheng finished his dinner and began to pack the bedding and prepare for his spring and autumn dreams.
After drinking enough, the bearded man fell back and began to fall asleep, snoring like thunder.
Today Taoist Zhang Shanfeng is responsible for guarding the first half of the night, and Chen Pingan is responsible for guarding the second half of the night.
Chen Ping'an first helped collect the dilapidated statues of Bodhisattvas and Heavenly Kings and pile them up in corners that could protect them from wind and rain. After doing this, start practicing pile walking on the uneven open space.
Now, according to Liu Chicheng, Chen Ping'an's punches are so slow that he can get a full night's sleep.
In the late stage of Chen Pingan's boxing practice tonight, he suddenly started to speed up. Finally, he was as fast as thunder, and wind roared around his body. After a while, Chen Pingan began to slow down again.
Zhang Shanfeng walked over and looked at it for a while, then asked with a smile: "Why, are you a little upset?"
Chen Pingan stood still and put away his boxing frame, and said helplessly: "I touched a little threshold. But if you can't cross it or go up or down, you feel a little unhappy."
Zhang Shanfeng smiled and said: "You want to break through the four realms of martial arts under the age of twenty. The little grandmaster is very powerful even in the arena of our Beiju Luzhou."
Chen Ping'an sighed, "Before I went out, someone told me that it would be best to join the ranks before arriving at Old Dragon City. A pure martial artist’s Qi refining state.”
Suddenly.
The Tingyao Bell placed on top of Zhang Shanfeng’s luggage in the distance vibrated violently, and the bell rang loudly.
Zhang Shanfeng's heart tightened, "There is a demon approaching the temple!"
Chen Ping'an nodded, "Put away the demon bell first, so as not to alert the snake."
The bearded man quickly sat up and laughed: "Our business is really booming, and we can't stop the fortune when it comes!"
After laughing, Xu Yuanxia wiped her beard, Holding the handles of the long and short knives at their waists with each hand, they said in a deep voice: "But remember, saving lives is the first priority when killing demons."
Chen Pingan and Zhang Shanfeng looked at each other and smiled, the young Taoist priest hehe Said: "I still have a magical talisman."
Chen Pingan held it in for a while, and said dullly: "I can run fast!"
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