Chapter 351: Next year’s National Day

After Zhong Kui left the post house, he was put into an old locust tree that looked like a gavel tree by the old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest suddenly turned around, shrunk thousands of miles away, and came to the yard where Chen Ping'an was in one step.

Chen Pingan, who was still in a daze and had not yet recovered, hurriedly bent down, cupped his hands and clasped his fists, "Junior Chen Pingan pays homage to the old immortal master."

Zhong Kui previously told his story of death. Xiao, to put it lightly, mentioned the Taoist priest from Taiping Mountain without concealing his closeness.

The old Taoist priest stretched out his hand and pressed it twice, "No need to be polite."

After Chen Pingan straightened his back, he asked: "I don't know if the old Taoist master has gone back again, but something happened." ?"

The old Taoist glanced at Chen Pingan and nodded: "You are a true hero if you can tie him down. No wonder Huang Ting and Zhong Kui are impressed by you."

Chen Pingan. I didn’t understand, but I didn’t ask any more questions.

The old Taoist priest was in a good mood and asked with a smile: "You call yourself a swordsman, where are your swords?"

The flying swords who appeared from the sword-raising gourd on the first and fifteenth day of the year, Taiping Taoist priest Shanlao turned a blind eye.

Chen Ping'an said frankly: "I used to practice boxing, and just now I practice swordsmanship, so now when I practice swordsmanship, I just hold the sword in an empty position, and mostly visualize it in my mind."

The old Taoist priest said to himself: "If I had known this, I shouldn't have been busy competing with others on deductions. If I lost, I should have missed watching your situation in the Lotus Flower Blessed Land."

The old Taoist is tall, wearing a hibiscus crown that symbolizes one of the three Taoist veins. His Taoist robe is plain white, and he has white hair and beard. He is very immortal.

Chen Pingan didn’t know how to answer, so he didn’t speak.

In the face of such wise old gods, there is no need to be clever at all. Any whitewashing is tantamount to an old woman putting on rouge or a child wearing official uniform, just making people laugh.

The old Taoist priest suddenly asked: "I can lend you a sword, whether it is a period of time or a hundred years, we can negotiate. You can exchange it for a magic weapon, or you can pay Guyu money."

Chen Pingan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Thank you, the old immortal master, for your kindness, but I actually already have a sword."

Chen Pingan was a little embarrassed, "Besides, I don't have a sword on my body. A piece of grain rain money."

The old Taoist priest did not force it. The reason why he wanted to lend the sword to this young man on the spur of the moment was because he admired the thousand-year agreement between him and Zhong Kui.

There is also a deeper layer of selfish kindness inside, but after the words are spoken, I already feel a little regretful.

It’s better not to overthrow the situation.

The rebellion in the Fuji Sect made the old Taoist a little worried.

As for why he returned to the small courtyard, he saw something strange in Chen Pingan's heart. It seemed that the death of Zhong Kui had a great impact on this person's mentality.

But when he looked at it carefully, he felt relieved again.

As a practitioner, the taboo mind is like a flat boat, drifting with the tide. As for those whose moods are as chaotic as catkins, they are no longer worthy of talking about taboos in the eyes of old Taoist priests. They should not practice Taoism at all.I was lucky enough to reach a high level, and all I did was to fight for the chance to fight for magical treasures and spiritual energy, and to go down the mountain and walk in the world. Apart from showing off my power and dominating others, what other good things could I do?

It’s just that the old Taoist can no longer tolerate the many Qi practitioners who cultivate their strength but not their mind, so they can only guard the three-thirds of an acre of Taiping Mountain to keep the style of their family on the top of the mountain.

Chen Pingan asked shamelessly: "I wonder if the old immortal master has a mountain-protecting formation?"

The old Taoist nodded and said: "I have two guardians in Taiping Mountain. In the Mountain Formation, the center of the formation is a bright moon mirror, which can illuminate the evil spirits in the world and make them unable to hide. The distance depends on the cultivation level of the person holding the formation. Once the mirror is shining on it, it can cause it to fall temporarily. . After that, it is the turn of the Four Sword Formation. Four ancient swords are imitations of the four ancient immortal swords. They are of the rank of semi-immortal weapons. After forming the sword formation, they are equivalent to an immortal weapon. They can travel thousands of miles away in the blink of an eye. That's right, if the old beast hadn't refined one of them, it would have been killed by Pindao. It would have been fine if it had run thousands of miles away. Now it has escaped death, but it is still in the immortal realm. The old beast has just reached the twelfth realm, and his realm is unstable. In addition, he has to be suppressed by the rules of this world. Now that his life object has been destroyed and his true body has been poked with several holes, it is no longer worth it to hurt his soul. Mention it."

When the old Taoist priest mentioned the old ape with the sword on his back, he was full of murderous intent. The majestic aura was like substance, and the white mist was lingering around like thin streams of water. The old Taoist priest accepted it. He calmed down and the vision disappeared. This was actually one of the sequelae of the fall. "The trouble is that the old beast suddenly burrowed into the ground, followed a broken ancient dragon vein, and disappeared. It was probably a premeditated plot." Way out."

The old Taoist priest pointed to the top of his head, "The poor Taoist had a fight with the old beast before, and then he defeated a Yin Ming boss, a Confucian who was in charge of the sky above Tongye Continent. The saint, of course, saw it and landed in our Taiping Mountain. When he learned that Zhong Kui was dead, he was furious and went to hunt down the white ape himself. He never thought that he would hide it for the old beast. Now it seems that it has some cause and effect. Huang Ting can find some clues. As long as he finds it, even if Huang Ting dies in battle, one of the seventy-two saints who accompany him in the Confucian Temple can kill him with a well-prepared attack this time."

Chen Pingan was about to speak but stopped.

The old Taoist priest smiled and said: "This is the worst case scenario. That girl Huang Ting has always been lucky. She sharpened her temper in the Ouhua Blessed Land. She has two ancient swords to protect her and hunts down the white ape." Maybe it's an opportunity to break through."

Chen Pingan said yes.

The old Taoist priest smiled and joked, "After I was forcibly dragged out of the Ouhua Blessed Land by the poor Taoist, I thought I was going to complain to her for a long time. Unexpectedly, this girl didn't even say a word. She mentioned you a lot along the way. "I told you that I must go to Dali Longquan to find you in the future."

The old Taoist priest waved his sleeves gently and said, "It's strange. I'm not a talkative person. My words tonight are worth dozens of words." Let’s talk about it. Let’s get back to the topic. Our mountain protection formation in Taiping Mountain has a great origin and is both offensive and defensive. It is the sect and authentic mountain gate of many Middle-earth Divine Continents., nothing more than that. I can't tell you the refining and operation methods privately. This involves the fate of Taiping Mountain. However, I have a mountain guarding formation, which was obtained from the secret cave of an ancient immortal. It is extremely lethal, so it can be sold. Here you go, it’s just too expensive to build, and it takes money to maintain the operation of the large array. It also requires luck in the landscape. Pindao originally planned that one day, if Huang Ting wanted to set up his own business, he would open a sect elsewhere in Tongyezhou, or simply marry someone. As a woman, if you form a Taoist couple with someone and give her a dowry, you will inevitably have to take out most of the coffin. "

Chen Ping'an swallowed. It had nothing to do with Huang Tinghe's dowry and coffin books, but was frightened by those four words, "too much money"!

The old Taoist priest noticed Chen Ping'an's hesitant expression, laughed loudly, and joked: "Good calculation, good calculation, poor Taoist likes it! "

Before Chen Pingan could figure out the connection, the old Taoist priest no longer mentioned the Mountain Guard Formation and reminded him softly: "Chen Pingan. Although I don’t know what treasures you carry with you, which can hide the secrets of heaven and prevent others from predicting your direction and fortune, you must cherish such things. They are truly rare items that can only be found. The whole peace There is only one mountain, and it was left behind by our founders. "

Chen Pingan thought of the inconspicuous oil-paper umbrella and nodded heavily.

Looked at Chen Pingan.

The old Taoist priest was very pleased.

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Nv Guan Huang Ting and Gentleman Zhong Kui are among the few young people who have gained the discernment of old Taoists.

And now Chen Ping'an is included. >The old Taoist thinks that it doesn’t matter if he lives in the southeastern corner of Tongyezhou or in the vast world, there will be more young people like him if he can.

No matter how chaotic the world is,

In order to prevent the ghost of Zhong Kui, the old Taoist priest was taken to the Underworld Road by the boss of the underworld. That's the biggest regret.

After successfully ascending to the Immortal Realm, the Patriarch of Taiping Mountain was given the title of Guan Miao Tianjun by his lineage.

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Asked if any Confucian saint who accompanied the worship of gods in the Confucian Temple was causing trouble. That's why their leader failed to appear.

The Master of the Academy Mountain was also a cheerful person. He was too lazy to go around in circles with the Taipingshan Sect Master and asked with a smile. The other two Masters may have such "treatment", but based on the close relationship between your Taoist Master and our Confucianism, He wants to come to Haoran Tianxia, ​​who will stop him?

After receiving this reply, Lao Tianjun became more and more depressed.

After thinking about it, I can only think that my realm is high enough, but the avenue is still small, so the patriarch deliberately beat himself up.

Before the battle at Taiping Mountain, Lao Tianjun would still think that if he reached the Ascension Realm in the future, he would be able to see the Master.

Now it has become a luxury.

No regrets at all, regrets are inevitable.

When the old Taoist priest was about to leave, Chen Ping'an said: "Thank you, Old Master!"

The old Taoist priest smiled and asked, "Why are you thanking me? It's because of Zhong Kuidi. About the situation?"

The old man shook his head, "No need, Taipingshan owes him this."

Chen Ping'an said solemnly: "Thank you, Mr. Taiping Mountain, you want me to know that the gods on the mountain also have a chivalrous heart that is kind to the world."

The old Taoist priest suddenly felt good, "Well, I never thought that you are similar to Zhong Kui, very good at flattering horses. Ah."

Chen Ping'an said helplessly: "That's my truth."

The old Taoist smiled and looked at the young man, "That's the kind of flattery that makes people feel comfortable. ."

The old Taoist Yufeng left.

A little head was lying on the window, staring blankly at the yard.

Oddly enough, no one in the post house noticed the appearance of Zhong Kui and Lao Tianjun. Only Pei Qian, perhaps by accident, looked at Chen Pingan in the yard in the middle of the night.

Chen Pingan looked back at Pei Qian and said, "Go to bed."

It was okay not to say anything. As soon as Chen Pingan spoke, Pei Qian moved a stool and climbed on it with his legs and feet. He climbed onto the windowsill, jumped down, and landed firmly.

Chen Pingan asked: "If you don't want to sleep, what are you doing here?"

Pei Qian said flatteringly: "I can't sleep, let me talk to you for a while."

Chen Pingan waved his hand and said that he wanted to practice boxing. If you want to stay, you can stay.

After looking at the stick of incense, Pei Qian felt sleepy. After talking to Chen Pingan, he took a deep breath and sprinted towards the window sill of the room. He jumped up high, probably trying to put his hands first. Press it on the window sill, then stretch your legs randomly, thinking that you will be majestic when you jump up.

As a result, my chin suddenly hit the window sill.

Falled backwards.

Chen Pingan turned his head and couldn't bear to look directly.

Pei Qian sat on the ground, covered his mouth with his hand, turned his head, his eyes were dim with tears, and he was about to cry.

Chen Pingan walked over, knelt down, gently took her hand away, looked at it, and asked with a smile: "Are you still acting heroic?"

The little girl's face Tears fell down on his dark face.

Chen Pingan had no choice but to put away his smile and helpShe stood up and said, "There is a little girl who is similar to you. She is also so frizzy, but she can endure the pain better than you. If it were her, she would definitely smile at me now, and maybe even comfort me. Don't worry."

Chen Ping'an added, "But everyone has his own temperament, so you don't have to imitate her."

The two sat at the stone table.

Pei Qian only dared to open his mouth slightly and asked vaguely: "What is her name?"

Chen Pingan said: "Her name is Li Baoping, and she likes to wear red cotton-padded jackets. She also likes to call me Junior Uncle."

Pei Qian asked softly: "Do you like her very much?"

Chen Pingan nodded.

Is there anyone in the world who doesn’t like Li Baoping? !

She is right.

Pei Qian remained silent.

Chen Pingan asked: "How was it when you just watched me practice boxing?"

Pei Qian looked confused. This time he was not pretending. He didn't know why he asked this.

Chen Ping'an also became confused, "Have you never thought about learning secretly?"

Pei Qian asked back: "Why should I imitate you when you walk around?"

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She stood up with high spirits, bared her teeth and claws, pretended to draw her sword out of its sheath, put her fingers together and poked randomly, jumped a few times, and also performed a set of bastard punches, showing off her skills, and said: " Of course I want to learn the most powerful moves!"

Chen Ping'an didn't find anything ridiculous, but looked solemn.

On Ouhua Fudi Street, Lu Fang wields a sword.

Chen Pingan’s school dragon.

As well as the divine drum beating style to defeat Zhong Qiu.

It contains some scattered moves of the devil Ding Ying.

Not to mention similar in appearance.

But.

Some people have said that practicing boxing without practicing it will make ghosts and gods laugh. But what if you were to practice boxing and throw away all the boxing frames in one step, and practice your true meaning?

In Chen Pingan’s impression, there is only one person who can do it.

As expected.

Chen Pingan asked a question: "What did you see when you stared at Taoist Shao during the day?"

Pei Qian did not dare to answer.

Chen Pingan said: "As long as you don't lie, it doesn't matter what you say."

Pei Qian then looked around and said softly: "I think the person named Shao, Having bad intentions is not a good thing."

Chen Pingan asked the second question, "Can you see the old Taoist priest tonight?"

Pei Qian tried his best. nod.

Chen Pingan was a little helpless.

That was the Taipingshan Patriarch who used the great magical power of Abbot Heaven and Earth.

Chen Pingan asked again, "If you become successful in martial arts in the future and you feel someone has bullied you, what will you do? Tell the truth!"

Pei Qian hesitated. "You can only hit him half to death with one punch?"

Seeing that Chen Ping'an seemed to be angry, he simply broke the jar, crossed his arms across his chest, and huffed.Said: "Kill him to death with one punch!"

Chen Ping'an smiled and asked: "What if you are actually wrong?"

Pei Qian said confidently: "I wait every day How can I make mistakes when I'm with you?"

Chen Ping'an couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, and asked with a straight face: "But one day you will travel by yourself."

Pei Qian said resolutely: "I won't! Why should I go out alone? There are so many bad guys outside. What should I do if I can't beat them? Also, if I don't bring enough money when I arrive and I starve every day, I will steal it." Rob, if you know it, you will beat me and scold me again. What can I do? So I won’t go out.”

Chen Ping’an asked: “Then if one day you practice martial arts very hard. Awesome, even better than me?"

Pei Qian frowned, thought hard, shook his head and said: "I'm lazy, I like sleeping the most, and I'm afraid of pain. It's not like you don't. You know, when I was walking, there were blisters on the soles of my feet. When they were opened, I cried so hard that I became hoarse from crying. When you were fighting with someone in the inn, you could see the bones in both arms, and you wouldn’t even cry. But no, if I look down at my arms, I might faint from fear. Oh, if there is a unique martial arts that can be practiced overnight without suffering, that would be great."

Chen Pingan held back his laughter, "You also know that you are lazy, unmotivated, and timid?"

Pei Qian drooped his head, dejected.

Chen Pingan asked: "Why don't you speak?"

Pei Qian said aggrievedly: "My jaw hurts."

Chen Pingan smiled and said Turning around, he leaned against the stone table and looked at the night sky.

Pei Qian imitated him, but she was so small that she could only press the back of her head against the stone table.

Chen Pingan said softly: "After the New Year, you will be eleven years old, so you have to read more books and learn more principles."

There is a long way to go.

It’s really more tiring than practicing boxing for millions of times.

But it’s pretty good.

It was rare for Chen Ping'an to have more heartfelt conversations with Pei Qian, "When I was in my hometown, I was a little older and had never read a book. Mr. Qi told me that the truth is in books. Life is outside the book."

Chen Ping'an finally murmured: "I hope everyone in the world can meet a Mr. Qi when they are young."

Pei Qian is still that person. Little girls who just like to pick and choose what they like to listen to.

For example, Chen Pingan said that she will be eleven years old next year.

In this world, only Chen Pingan can remember these. She is ten years old this year and eleven next year.

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The old Taoist priest from Taiping Mountain suddenly stopped. Taking out the locust tree, Zhong Kui's ghost appeared and fell.

Above the sea of ​​clouds, Zhong Kui saw the most familiar person standing not far away, the master of Dafu Academy, his husband.

The Master of Academy Mountain just looked at Zhong Kui.

Zhong Kui whisperedAsked: "Sir?"

The mountain owner seemed to have been unable to believe the bad news before, and even now he could not believe what he saw, "It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this."

In one thought, he should not have gone to Biyou Mansion, and should not have allowed this disciple who was "the most popular in my life" to go to Taiping Mountain. He should just stay in the inn of that border town and stare at the nine-tailed fox that cannot be seen.

Although the nine-tailed fox is a great demon in the Twelve Realms, her identity is too special and her seniority is too high, so her real name has already been leaked. As long as she knows the true names of all the ancient great demons in the world, Zhong As long as Kui is in the vast world, he has the power to protect himself.

No one thought that the sword-carrying white ape in Taiping Mountain was the culprit of the escape of the demon in the prison.

Zhong Kui really couldn't stand the current atmosphere and said loudly: "Sir, it's just my duty. Scholars should either educate the people with knowledge and help the country, or use their righteousness to eliminate demons and defend the Tao..."

The mountain owner was furious, "Need you to tell me these truths?!"

Zhong Kui remained silent.

Lao Tianjun sighed, "If the academy comes to accuse us, we at Taipingshan will never shirk."

The mountain master did not treat Zhong Kui the same way he did when facing the old Taoist priest. His expression changed, and he said respectfully: "My brother may be angry, but he will not raise an army to accuse him. Furthermore, what is the crime of Taipingshan? Did Tianjun ever blame Zhong Kui for not being able to protect Taipingshan? Why couldn't he protect that man? Is he an immortal?"

Zhong Kui added softly: "Sir, the old Taoist priest is named Liang Su."

The mountain master is getting angry again.

Zhong Kui shut up immediately.

The old Taoist priest sighed with emotion: "After this disaster, Tongye Continent may be slightly better in the future, but Posuo Continent and Fuyao Continent may be in chaos. In the past, heavy treasures were born in all three continents, and it turned out to be the monster clan. The plan."

Then the old man whispered: "Your academy must protect the young man from Fuji Zong. If he can break this matter..."

He did not continue.

The mountain master nodded and said: "It should be so. I have already discussed it with the Fuji Sect. The young man will enter Dafu Academy under a pseudonym. As for whether he will become a Confucian disciple in the future, it all depends on the young man himself. The old Taoist priest said with a smile: "Ji Hai's retreating disciples are running to become wise men, why can't Fuji Zong fight with you?"

The mountain master mentioned Fuji Zong and The great monk Ji Hai sighed a little, "Ji Hai said frankly that whether he accepted the young man as his direct disciple or gave him the weapon, it was all right. But when he saw the young man, Ji Hai couldn't calm down and it would hinder his practice. If you can't reach the Immortal Realm in your lifetime, how can you go to the Great Wall of Sword Qi and kill the other twelve realm monsters in the future?"

The old Taoist priest looked regretful, "The only one in Tongyezhou who has reached the fifth realm? It is a pity that the immortal Taoist couple is a match made in heaven. The more you insist on it, the harder it will be to eliminate the inner demons."

Shan.The Lord smiled bitterly and said: "Some things can be persuaded by others, but some things cannot be persuaded."

The old Taoist priest sighed.

Cultivation is as difficult as climbing to heaven.

But a long time ago, it was said that it was not difficult to ascend to heaven, but difficult to cultivate the Tao.

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The Middle Earth Divine Continent is the top of the most majestic mountain.

There is a god in golden armor, holding a sword with both hands and covered with face armor. The face of this god cannot be seen clearly. He is standing next to a stone tablet on the top of a mountain, while an old Confucian scholar is sitting cross-legged on the top of the stone tablet. , extremely rude.

The old man pinched his fingers in his sleeves and patted his thigh, "What a great kindness!"

The golden-armored god twitched his lips.

The old man was very proud and asked: "How are you, my disciple in seclusion?"

The golden-armored god who had been pestering the old guy for a full month said impatiently: "Okay, okay, okay?"

The poor old man pointed at the god who was almost as high as the huge stone monument, laughed and said: "I like your unyielding behavior the most."< /p>

Then the old man started to talk about how brave he was in the past, "I think back when I had a fight with people, and after they lost, they all looked like you, and I felt comfortable."

The golden-armored god is one of the great righteous gods of the Five Sacred Mountains in the entire Middle-earth Divine Continent. He sneered and said: "Who suggested that you, a poor scholar, be admitted to the Confucian Temple? Tell me and I will ask him. It’s not a case of blindness.”

This is a major unsolved case recognized by Confucianism.

The old scholar smiled mischievously, "What do you think?"

No matter how good-tempered Master Suishan is, he will still become irritated if someone keeps nagging him in his ears for a whole month. What's more, this bad old man has always been slow to catch the rabbit, so how can he do anything good?

I was not polite at the moment, "I guess you are the uncle!"

The old scholar raised his thumb and pointed at himself, "Not my uncle, but the founder of our Confucianism. . I wish he was my uncle. Alas, it’s a pity...”

The Suishan god, who is famous for his unruly nature, had a sullen face and straightened his back. , released the hilt of the sword with both hands, cupped his fists and saluted Fang Tiandi, which was regarded as an apology to the sage.

The old scholar thought to himself and said: "You know me, I am a very thin-skinned person. I always like to tell myself that I will not be rewarded for my merits, but I am highly educated, I can write good articles, and I can explain the truth well. Wonderful, so our sage teacher found me, and he spoke earnestly and kindly to persuade me. I was deeply moved. The sage teacher said many things about me that I thought were average, but one of them was: I think it comes from the bottom of my heart. Since ancient times, sages must be true heroes, and heroes are not necessarily saints! When I heard this, I felt that the sage master understood me, so I made a small request to this patriarch..."

Master Suishan said in a deep voice: "I don't want to hear it, shut up!"

The old scholar lamented: "Why can't you tell the difference between good and bad?"

Master Suishan sneeredHe said: "If I can carry it cleanly, can I help you go up the mountain?"

The old scholar rubbed his chin and felt that he was not being reasonable in this matter, so he immediately changed his words: "That old cow-nosed guy in the East China Sea has a really unpleasant temperament, but he is still a decent person. He is very generous and lives up to his status. I know that giving the child a good thing will not help his cultivation. Things in the world are worse than coincidence. , just enough to help cover up the secret, even better than A Liang's old hat. For this reason, I won't argue with him about the dirty things he did in Lotus Flower Paradise."

Master Suishan said sarcastically: "Even if you want to fight with him now, can you do it?"

The old scholar said seriously: "We scholars still have to compare ourselves with others in terms of principles. Ah, fighting and killing, breaking the sky, is not really a skill."

For the first time, Great God Suishan did not refute.

The old scholar held his sleeves with his hands, and the strong wind on the top of Suishan Mountain was stirring. Even the golden armor of Suishan Master had ripples of talismans, but the old scholar's sleeves and The hair didn't fly in the slightest.

The old scholar said softly: "It is difficult for a saint to die, and it is difficult for a gentleman to live."

"There are hundreds of schools of thought, but we, the Confucians, do not pay special attention to protectors. The academy is The greatest protector of scholars in the world. There are gentlemen like this in the three great palaces and seventy-two academies in the world. I think these gentlemen who are not smart enough are the backbone of our world. They can... "

When the old scholar said this, he suddenly ran out of words. He turned around and shouted, "Silly man, please come up with an explanation."

Suishan. The great god said calmly: "Stand upright."

The old scholar slapped his thigh again and said, "Great kindness!"

The great god Suishan said coldly: "You have never been a Confucian official. Gentleman."

The old scholar was silent.

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In the Confucian Temple, a saint walked out of his clay statue. The altar was extremely high, and the statue was extremely close to the Holy Master in the center. He also Leading a young man who followed him from another world to the vast world.

After taking the young man across the threshold, the saint turned his head and looked at the vacant spot for the statue, and smiled at the young man: "If you have a chance in the future, you can compete with someone."

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