Chapter 438: People’s hearts are as low as water

During the great cold season, the lake is vast and the air is bone-piercingly cold.

Gu Can was in a coma for three days and three nights. Chen Pingan would sit beside the bed for a period of time every day, smelling the strong smell of medicine.

Just like before, Gu Can and Little Loach would go outside the house at the mountain gate to bask in the sun.

Chen Pingan was in the room, and from time to time he got up and sat on the bedside to check Gu Can's pulse. After a long illness, Chen Pingan was not a layman. There are still some clues as to whether the injury is aggravated or healed. The bottle of miraculous elixir that Liu Zhimao asked Mr. Tian Hu to bring was very effective, and it was most likely similar to the rare elixir that Lu Yong of Qinghu Palace specially refined for the Earth Immortal.

This day, Gu Can woke up and turned around, and saw Chen Pingan sitting in that chair. Gu Can grinned, but fell asleep again soon, and his breathing had become much calmer.

After Chen Pingan left the Spring Court House, the woman hesitated for a moment and asked an old housekeeper who was a monk in the Dragon Gate Realm to invite Liu Zhimao and said that she had something to discuss.

The woman sat beside the bed, gently holding Gu Can's still hot hand, and was about to cry.

The woman wandered for thousands of miles, and finally sighed softly.

Fortunately, Cancan's life is safe, but it is a pity that he was delayed in the "immortal rice" carefully prepared by Chunting Mansion.

Monks are very particular about what they eat. Medicine masters among hundreds of schools of thought have made great contributions to this matter. Food is the most important thing for the people, and the same applies to Qi practitioners as mountain people.

Taking the twenty-four solar terms of the year as rough nodes, there is a complete set of seasonal medicinal supplements. It can benefit the body, mind and soul of monks. Medicinal supplements for monks are similar to food supplements for wealthy families.

Of course, if you want to be connected and improve your practice, you need to do it day after day, year after year, so you have to be rich, very rich.

The woman’s eyes soon became determined.

The resilience of an unfortunate woman to the hardships of life, the persistence of a mother who cares about her son's future, and the shrewdness of a widow who has to carefully calculate every copper coin are like bricks and tiles, pieced together to create Mud Bottle Alley. The ancestral house provided shelter from wind and rain for the couple who depended on each other.

She stepped lightly and crossed the threshold. There was a girl outside the door who wanted to help close the door. The woman glared at her and quickly retracted her hand. The woman gently closed the door herself.

In the living room of a magnificent Spring Court Mansion, the woman saw Zhenjun Jiejiang, who had just taken his seat, and was now the king of Shujian Lake.

The otherworldly god who single-handedly brought the two of them out of Mud Bottle Lane back then was Liu Zhimao.

Looking at the woman in front of me, she has transformed step by step from a beautiful woman with a rustic flavor to the current female resident of Chunting Mansion on Qingxia Island. Three years have passed. Not only did her beauty not fade, but she gained a lot of wealth and aura, her skin was like that of a girl. Liu Zhimao also knew that the maid in the house she loved the most said that she was now more noble than Mrs. Gaoming of Shi Hao Kingdom. Liu Zhimao took the cup of hot tea carefully handed over by the steward of the house, shook the lid of the cup gently, and felt quite regretful. If this kind of woman had taken advantage of the overlord earlier,Well, I'm afraid it's not like today's situation, where a master is afraid of his disciples.

Because once a woman is surrendered by Liu Zhimao, she will have all kinds of reasons and excuses to completely convince herself.

Maybe we can use this to better control Gu Can.

As long as it continues to bring her glory and wealth, she will hug it with all her strength, hold it tightly in her hands, guard this family fortune, and think about leaving it all to her son in the future.

That will be Qingxia Island’s best ally.

Instead of what it is now, the appetite is getting bigger and bigger. The Chunting Mansion, which is no longer inferior to the prince's mansion, began to look longingly at Liu Zhimao's Hengbo Mansion. From the beginning, he Mr. Tian Hu has been trying to please and try to figure out his thoughts in every possible way, but even now he is still kind on the surface, but there is a commanding spirit in his heart. Not only that, a wealthy village woman actually started to study. Not only that, she even started to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and asked several young girls from wealthy families to teach her high-class etiquette and red tape.

This makes Liu Zhimao very happy, he is really a wonderful person.

However, the regret in Liu Zhimao's heart before came and went quickly.

Liu Zhimao smiled and asked: "Madam, are you talking to me about something?"

The woman nodded and said: "I want to confirm something with Zhenjun. Chen Ping'an is here this time. What are we trying to do on Qingxia Island? Are we really trying to get that little loach back from Can Can? Besides, what did the little loach say that Chen Ping'an gave you the jade token?"

Liu Zhimao did not drink the tea. He gently put the cup lid aside. The fragrant mist curled up in the tea cup. He smiled and said, "So that's what I thought. Madam wanted to ask questions about the crime, so she asked me as a consultant." Master Can, why didn't you come forward to protect your disciple?"

The woman said: "Don't talk about it, I believe that Zhenjun has something to hide, so I will never have any grudges. "Jun, if you say something unconscionable to Cancan, won't you be benefiting from the wolves and leopards surrounding you?"

Liu Zhimao smiled knowingly, who said that a woman's long hair makes her short-sighted? With?

Liu Zhimao nodded and said: "That jade tablet has a great origin. It is not convenient for me to reveal the secret. As for Chen Pingan's purpose of coming to Shujian Lake, it is really difficult to guess. To be honest, I have never been able to figure it out. , after becoming the accountant of our Qingxia Island, I can’t understand it even more. But I believe that Chen Ping’an has no bad intentions towards Gu Can.”

The woman frowned. It seems a little strange. I feel that Liu Zhimao speaks too coquettishly today. In the past, he has never been so sloppy when discussing secret matters with Liu Zhimao. Could it be that he deliberately planned to become the co-owner of Shujian Lake? After a few days of not being proud, he suffered the consequences again. Liu Laocheng of Thousand Swords was frightened out of his courage when he caused trouble on Qingxia Island? After being overjoyed and sad, have you lost your sense of proportion? Is it possible that Liu Zhimao, such a manipulative tycoon, actually has a worse temperament than a womanly person like himself?

Liu Zhimao squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "How is Chen Pingan's temperament? Madam knows better than me.Chu likes to reminisce about old friendships, and he is devoted to Gu Can who has watched him grow up. He wants to give all the good things to Gu Can, but now he is different from the past. He has left the mud bottle alley that was full of chicken excrement and dog excrement. , people will change. Chen Ping'an probably joined the Confucian school, so he likes to reason, but it may not be suitable for Shujian Lake, so he slapped Gu Can twice in Chishuicheng. Let me see, is it still true? I care about Gu Can and think about Gu Can's good things, so I do this. If it were an ordinary person, seeing his relatives and friends become prosperous, he would only be happy and ignore everything else. Madam, let me give you an example, if it were Lu Caisang, and he would see Gu Can When you have money, you naturally think that this is your ability. If you have a strong fist, it is a good thing. "

The woman twitched her lips.

Liu Zhimao sighed, "Having said that, Chen Pingan's idea is right, but he doesn't understand Shujian Lake too well and doesn't know about us. The world here is dangerous, but fortunately after staying for a while, I should have finally learned some of the rules of Shujian Lake, so I stopped dictating to Gu Can. Madam, let's turn the truth around again. It's obvious that for people like Chen Pingan, talking about feelings is more effective than anything else. It varies from person to person and is appropriate to the place. ”

The woman thought thoughtfully and felt that Liu Zhimao’s current words were quite kind. Before, they were all polite nonsense.

As expected of the man who interacted with people in a small town. A woman who never loses in an argument, she knows everything.

The woman was a little annoyed. According to Liu Zhimao's statement, that night, she saw Chen Ping'an carrying Gu Can back to Spring Court. When Chen Pingan finally left the house, it was indeed her fault.

If she had heard Liu Zhimao's words, she would never have done anything wrong like that again. Every mistake is made.

Whenever she has free time in the past two years, she likes to have her maids by her side, rubbing her shoulders, rubbing her back, fanning herself against the heat, and holding the stove to keep warm. She is the maid of the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites. She reads aloud the contents of various books. She also listens to the great principles praised by scholar-bureaucrats and literati. She just doesn't like to hear them. Instead, she is often inspired by some allusions. For example, she heard them before In the book, there was a fire in someone's home. After hearing the news, he first asked if there was any harm, without asking about the damage. This person suddenly became famous and became a famous benevolent person among scholars. What the woman realized was that she felt that she was actually a benevolent person. If you have the opportunity, you can use it. This is the best way to win over people's hearts. What other meritorious generals who are famous in history are willing to suck pus for their soldiers. From then on, everyone in the army is willing to die. Women have their own feelings and experiences.

The woman wants to slap herself. Liu Zhimao’s words are actually the truth in the book. She clearly knows it and has kept it in her heart. Why? When things came to a close, it was not done?

Liu Zhimao noticed something strange about the woman and asked, "What's wrong, madam?" "

The woman forced a smile and said, "It's okay. Then I dare to ask the True Lord, how should we behave and speak from now on? Will Liu Laocheng from Gongliu Island still try to be cruel to our Qingxia Island? "

Liu Zhimao comforted him: "Liu Laocheng is the leading hero in the history of Shujian Lake. Even his enemies must admire him. He was decisive in killing, so he came to Qingxia Island at that time. , he wants to kill Gu Can, no one can stop him, but now that he has let go of Gu Can, no one can stop him, he can't change Liu Laocheng's decision, and he will never go to Qingxia Island again, so Gu Can and the Chunting Mansion are no longer in danger. I can even say something to my wife. After that night of fighting, Gu Can is really out of danger. No one dares to kill Liu Laocheng in Shujian Lake today. People!"

The woman was doubtful.

Liu Zhimao didn’t say much. The woman in front of him only had to think about half of what he said. Regardless of whether it was true or false, as long as it was too serious, she would become suspicious and choose not to believe it.

The woman turned around, picked up the tea cup, lowered her head and took a sip of tea. Her posture was graceful, her movements were elegant, and there was no trace of earthiness.

Liu Zhimao suddenly lowered his voice and asked: "Madam, why are you so... worried about Chen Ping'an?"

The woman's eyes were dim and unclear, "The real king just said , people will change."

Liu Zhimao stroked his beard and smiled.

The woman asked: "Zhenjun, tell me, can I be considered a bad person in Shujian Lake?"

Liu Zhimao shook his head: "Of course not, I can be considered a good person. "Rewards and punishments are clear, and servants like servants and maids are not harsh."

The woman asked: "Even bad people have occasional kindness. What I did to Chen Ping'an back then was just a bowl of charity." It’s just a meal, is it worth being surprised? I’m guarding Chen Ping’an now for the sake of brilliant life events and for the brilliant path of spiritual cultivation. I’m not going to harm Chen Ping’an, so why should it be strange?”

Liu Zhimao suddenly understood, "I understood when Madam said this."

The woman covered her mouth and smiled, then with a pair of moist eyes, charming and charming, she asked: "Does the true king look at you? Why don’t you want to drink the tea from our Chun Ting Mansion? If I remember correctly, this is the Hongyin Island Xianjia tea sent by Mr. Tianhu himself. Could it be that the Zhenjun Mansion has better tea?”

"What Madam said is very sad. Okay, I will pay people to search everywhere, but I also want to bring a few kilograms of tea to Chun Ting Mansion that is better than Hongyin Island."

Liu Zhimao pointed at the woman, laughed loudly, gently put the lid back on the tea cup, said goodbye and left, so that the woman would not have to send her away.

The woman stood up and sat down again, thought for a moment, then stood up and left.

The old housekeeper, who was standing far away at the entrance of the courtyard instead of the hall door, quickly walked into the living room. Normally, he would naturally let the maid in the house clean up the mess. But it was different today. The island owner was here in person, so he felt that he should clean up the mess himself.

When the old monk put away Liu Zhimao's cup of tea, there was not a drop of tea left, only a few pieces of Xianjia tea leaves, as green as emerald, lying at the bottom of the cup.

The old monk sighed in his heart, the island owner still has the same trust in Chun Ting Mansion and his wife as always.

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After Liu Zhimao left Chunting Mansion, he returned directly to his own mansion and first sent someone to the capital of Zhu Ying Dynasty to buy several kilograms of the most expensive tea.

Zhenjun Jiejiang, the most promising person in Shujian Lake to reach the upper five realms, sat on a priceless futon in the secret room. He spread out his palms and saw a small ball of water, crystal clear. He took out a ball from his sleeve. Take a white bowl and put the water ball in your palm into the bowl.

After sitting there until late at night, Liu Zhimao used his magical power, appeared in front of the house at the mountain gate, and knocked on the door gently.

Pushing the door open, Chen Ping'an had already walked around the desk, sat at the table, and stretched out his hand towards Liu Zhimao to signal him to sit down.

This young man from Dali, who was born in Mud Bottle Alley, did not point at his own nose and cursed on the spot, which is both a good thing and a bad thing.

Liu Zhimao and Chen Ping'an sat opposite each other and explained with a smile: "Mr. Chen didn't allow me to disturb him before, so I had no choice but to stop talking about landlord friendship. Now Mr. Chen said he wanted to find me. , Naturally, I didn’t dare to let my husband walk a few more steps, so I came to visit without saying hello in advance. I hope Mr. Chen will forgive me.”

The dignified old monk Yuanying is on his own territory on Qingxia Island. When it comes to this, it can be said that he can bend and stretch.

Chen Pingan had no expression on his face and stretched out his hand.

Liu Zhimao quickly twisted his wrist. There was a crystal clear jade plaque hovering above his palm. He didn't dare to touch it at all. He pushed it gently and was put away by Chen Ping'an.

Liu Zhimao took out another water bowl, pushed it toward Chen Pingan with his fingers, and finally stopped in the middle of the table. He smiled and said: "Gu Can's mother, you came to me and said something. I hope Chen Pingan will give it to you." Sir, you can listen to me. The behavior of a villain like me is naturally dirty, but it can be considered a sign of sincerity."

The ripples on the surface of the white bowl are slightly moving.

Soon the voices of Liu Zhimao and the woman talking in the living room of the Spring Court House were heard.

I never thought that Chen Pingan stretched out his arm, covered the mouth of the bowl with his palm, shattered the ripples, and the white bowl filled with echoing water returned to silence.

The other hand was the hand that held the Half-Immortal Weapon Sword and the Immortal Sword that night. Even afterward, Chen Ping'an smeared the bottle of the Middle-earth Lu family's secret elixir that Lu Tai presented to him, which can make bones and flesh flesh. It is still shocking and terrible to watch.

Liu Zhimao had a look of sincere admiration on his face and said: "Mr. Chen is really a gentleman. Liu Zhimao judges a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain."

Chen Pingan shrank. He returned his hand, holding his hands in his sleeves, "I know what kind of person she is and what she thinks. Maybe the words she said were worse than I imagined. But at the moment I moved out of Chun Ting Mansion, any words or deeds she said , it has nothing to do with me anymore."

Liu Zhimao nodded to express his understanding.

Chen Pingan said slowly: "In order to help Gu Can, the one you selected, to save the opportunity of that little loach back then in Mud Bottle Alley, you not only used your secret skills to bewitch Cai Jinjian of Yunxia Mountain , and even used his sinister supernatural power to secretly write the words "desire to die" in my heart, inducing me to assassinate Cai Jinjian and Fu Nan.Hua, hit the stone with an egg, so that I can disappear completely. "

Liu Zhimao said: "I admit that this is the case and will never deny it. Doesn’t Mr. Chen have a semi-immortal weapon? You can stab me in the heart or head with a sword, and I will never fight back. You and I will clear up our grudges from now on! After that, if Mr. Chen wants to be stubborn again, then give it a try. "

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "I have learned a lesson from you Shujianhu's style of doing things again. I never tire of it. There is something new every day. ”

Liu Zhimao kept a straight face and said nothing.

In fact, in Shujian Lake, except for Gu Can and the woman, Liu Zhimao gave people the impression of being taciturn and sparing words. Rujin always smiles at everyone, especially in the eyes of his direct disciples such as Tian Hujun and the "important officials" of the vassal, Liu Zhimao's sanctimonious and ruthless nature is really very intimidating.

People who keep silent are either honest and not good at words, or they are very scheming.

So Liu Zhimao, the old island owner who dislikes Liu Zhimao the most on Tianmu Island, was once the only eight in Shujian Lake. Jing Jianxiu, that poor soul who is now completely dead, gave Liu Zhimao a harsh comment of "a fake true king, a smiling Buddha, and a Shura sword hidden in his sleeve."

Chen Ping'an did the next thing. In a move that made Liu Zhimao's eyelids tremble slightly, he lifted the cotton-wrapped palm from his sleeve, took off the sword gourd from his waist, poured half a bowl of Wuti wine into the white bowl in the middle of the table, and pushed it back To Liu Zhimao, Chen Ping'an put the sword-raising gourd on the table and said with a smile: "What will happen if I stab you with the sword. Not to mention whether it can hurt the true king, even if it can, Cunning Rabbit Three Caves, I know that there is more than one method of death for the Immortal Family on the mountain.

Liu Zhimao took the white bowl and drank the wine in the bowl generously, "Mr. Chen is talented and intelligent, and has deep blessings. I, Liu Zhimao, was the blind one back then. I accept the punishment. Mr. Chen might as well open the door." Make conditions. "

Chen Ping'an said: "If I say that bygones are bygones, you don't believe it, and I don't believe it myself either. ”

Liu Zhimao laughed heartily and pushed out the white bowl, “Just because of these generous words from Mr. Chen, I will ask Mr. Chen for another bowl of wine.” ”

As expected, Chen Pingan poured another bowl of wine for Liu Zhimao, almost exactly half the bowl.

Liu Zhimao drank it all in one gulp.

If it was Qing Seeing this scene, the Xiajiao monk probably just treated him as the guest of honor and had a good time, smiling when they met, and burying their grudges in the cup.

Chen Ping'an

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Said: "Before issuing the conditions, I have something to ask the True Lord. ”

Liu Zhimao nodded and said, “I know everything I know and can tell you everything.” "

Chen Ping'an asked: "What is the root of the true king's cultivation of the mind? "

Liu Zhimao said without hesitation: "Taoists who practice Tao naturally seek truth. "

Chen Ping'an asked: "Can you explain it in more detail? Talk about some of your own skills? "

Liu Zhimao hesitated for a moment, but still answered: "Seven emotions and six desires, it's a mess. Then peel off the cocoons and classify them into categories...."

Having said this, Liu Zhimao pointed to the row of cabinets behind the desks, "Just like Mr. Chen, he placed different secret files. ”

Liu Zhimao continued: “After that, the monks who choose to follow my side path have their own choices and their own paths to follow. Either shrinking to the size of a mustard seed and setting it aside, or expanding into a mountain and constantly stabilizing, these are all practice methods. As for how many grains of mustard seeds are condensed and how many mountains are built up from the soil, it is the qualification and talent of each person to practice Taoism. There are many passes and dangers in it. To deal with those mustard seeds, for example, you can derive the art of killing three corpses passed down from ancient times, the way of alchemy inside, how to build a mountain, and the way of eating rosy clouds, drinking dew, and taking bait outside. . The speed of cultivation and the level of bottlenecks depend on the cultivation techniques passed down by each family and their quality.

Liu Zhimao stopped here, "We can only elaborate on this step, which involves the fundamental path. If we go on, this is the real desire to die." It would be better to just let Mr. Chen stab him with one more sword. "

Liu Zhimao asked: "I know Mr. Chen has already made a plan, why don't you give me a happy word? "

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry. I still have a question. Liu Laocheng, with his oriole behind him, drove Qingxia Island's hundreds of years of momentum in Shujian Lake to the bottom of the lake overnight, together with the small loaches. So can the true king still be the king of the world? Will the true king spit out the fat in his mouth, give it to Liu Laocheng with both hands, seal off the mountain gates of more than ten islands from then on, and become a Shujianhu king with a different surname in the feudal town, or is he going to give it a try? Liu Laocheng is behind the oriole, Zhenjun and Da Li's slingshot are behind? ”

Liu Zhimao didn’t answer anything directly, but was filled with emotion and grievance, and said helplessly: “I’m afraid that Da Li has quietly turned to support Liu Laocheng now. Without a backer, Qingxia Island has small arms and thin legs.” Yes, I can't afford any trouble. In Liu Laocheng's eyes, I, Liu Zhimao, am no better than those cardigan girls on the island. Not to mention peeling off a few pieces of clothing, even peeling and cramping, so what's the difficulty?

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "I heard that Zhenjun is good at making good tea and drinking cheap wine. I'm not good at it. I can't drink tea anyway. I only know some words on paper." ”

Liu Zhimao said angrily: “Mr. Chen’s teachings will be remembered by Liu Zhimao.

Chen Ping'an suppressed his smile, "If you want to clear up the grudge between you and me, you can, but you have to leave it to me alone." "

Liu Zhimao shook his head directly and said: "If this doesn't work, Mr. Chen, don't think about it.

Liu Zhimao smiled and said: "To be honest, she is just a half-human and half-ghost woman from Zhu Xian Mansion. Liu Laocheng took her away by force that night, or did you ask me for permission?" If you want it, do I dare not to give it? But have you ever thought about why Liu Laocheng didn't do this? "

Chen Pingan, with his hands in his sleeves, sat quietly opposite Liu Zhimao, like a dilapidated statue with peeling paint in a place with thin spiritual energy.

Liu Zhimao asked curiously: "This It's a secret matter. Don't say she was kept in the dark. Even the ghost Xiu Ma Yuanzhi of Zhu Xian Mansion didn't know it. How did you guess it? "

Chen Pingan did not hide it, "First the origin of the name Zhuxian Mansion, and then the name of the pot of wine."

Liu Zhimao became increasingly puzzled and once again addressed Chen Pingan as Mr. Chen , "Mr. Chen, please help me clear up my doubts."

Chen Pingan said slowly: "The ghost Xiu Ma Yuanzhi, who was born as a rice cook, has a special liking for Zhuchai Island Liu Chongrun. I have heard of him When I talked about Zhu Xian's Mansion, I was quite proud of myself, but I didn't want to give an answer, so I went to Zhuchai Island and tested Liu Chongrun with the word Zhu Xian's Mansion. The female cultivator immediately I was so angry that I didn't reveal the truth, but I called Ma Yuanzhi a shameless person, so I made a special trip to Chishui City and asked several old bookkeepers in the name of buying ancient books on Yuanwei Street. Knowing that there was a relatively uncommon poem in the hometown of Liu Chongrun and Ma Zhiyuan, "Chongrun sounds Zhu Xian", the mystery was solved. Ma Yuanzhi was so complacent that he named his mansion Zhu Xian, and even more so. "Xiang' is a homonym for 'thinking'."

Liu Zhimao smiled and said, "Wonderful, if Mr. Chen hadn't revealed the answer, I wouldn't have known that Ma Zhiyuan, a lowly rice-bearer, was like this. "Elegant intestines."

Chen Ping'an said: "Yellow vine wine, palace wall willow. Hongsu's hometown official wine, Shujian Lake Palace Willow Island, and the heavy evil spirit lingering on Hongsu's body. , upon closer inspection, it is full of persistent sadness and resentment. I don’t need to read the secret records of Shu Jian Hu Ye, the love affair between Liu Laocheng and his disciple Nu Xiu that ended in nothing, the latter’s sudden death, and Liu Laocheng’s departure from Shu Jian Lake. , is something that everyone knows. Liu Zhimao is so cautious when contacting you again. Naturally, he knows that the biggest opponent to become the co-owner of Shujian Lake is not the two islands of Qingzhong Tianmu that you and Dali Neiying have at all, but always. Liu Laocheng who has not shown up, you dare to fight for this king of the world. In addition to Da Li as your backer to help you gather momentum, you must also have secret means that you can use to protect yourself and leave a way out to ensure that Liu, who is a monk in the fifth realm, can Once he returns to Shujian Lake, he will at least not kill you."

Liu Zhimao laughed heartily.

What a confidant!

I really can’t believe that in such a huge lake of letters, in the end, it turned out to be such a young man from a foreign country who was Liu Zhimao’s confidant!

Chen Pingan looked a little tired, "Let me make a half request first. You must have tampered with Gu Canniang personally, so remove it. Now Gu Can is no longer a threat to you, and your immediate concern is , is how Liu Laocheng of Gongliu Island keeps his position as the king of the rivers and lakes. Over at Da Li, I will try to help you operate it privately, at least not to let you be regarded as an abandoned son, as Liu Laocheng. The road to the top."

Liu Zhimao frowned and said: "Hongsu's life and death are still in my control."

The young accountant with slightly sunken cheeks took it. He raised his sword and took a sip of wine. After coughing a few times, he said, "What if? What if Liu Laocheng is no longer the owner of Gongliu Island? What if it involves his path forward? Hongsu , is it really that important?Come on, are you sure you still can’t let go? There is no real 'what if' situation, that is, he kills Hongsu directly, and then punches you to death for daring to touch Liu Laocheng's reverse scales. So, Liu Zhimao, you make your own choice, I just give you a way to prevent the worst ending from happening. "

Liu Zhimao asked a key question, "Mr. Chen, are you really capable of influencing the decisions of Dali's senior executives? "

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Yes, but it is limited. But I can tell you clearly that the Dali Song family still owes me something. "

Liu Zhimao looked at the young man.

Mixed emotions.

Liu Zhimao put away the white bowl and stood up, "Within three days , give Mr. Chen a clear answer. "

Chen Ping'an did not stand up, "I hope that the True Lord will seek truth when it comes to the direction of the road and his own life and death. "

The corners of Liu Zhimao's mouth twitched, "Yes. "

After Liu Zhimao left, Chen Pingan kept coughing.

Forcibly controlled the sword fairy that night.

The hidden dangers are endless.

But this is nothing.

Chen Pingan is never afraid that he will become poor again. The family is surrounded by walls.

There are many subtleties that others don't care about, and those little things can even make Chen Pingan want to drink. < /p>

Chen Pingan walked out of the house, passed the mountain gate, picked up some stones, squatted on the ferry bank, and threw them into the lake one by one.

Gu Can, that's not what I want. A loach. It wasn't like this from the beginning. Otherwise, after you said those words in Mud Bottle Alley, I wouldn't have cared about my aunt's favor.

But I know, It is precisely because you know this that you would say that, because you must get the exact answer from my mouth in order to feel completely at ease when you are most vulnerable.

This is the smart thing about Gu Can. This is where Gu Can is not smart enough.

This is not to say that Gu Can treats Chen Pingan. In fact, Chen Pingan is still very important to Gu Can, and he is the one who does not involve the fundamentals. Under the premise of profit, Gu Can can be slapped twice or twenty times, and Gu Can will not fight back.

The truth is very simple. Chen Ping'an has always been the straw sandals boy in Mubo Alley, and Gu Can is actually the one. It was still the child with a slug hanging on it, but at that time, the straw-shoe boy and the little slug could only depend on each other for life, and neither of them knew their own true intentions and the true intentions of the other person, as time slowly moved forward. , there will be reunions in life, separation and separation in people's hearts.

What Chen Pingan wants is just Gu Can or his aunt, even if he just casually asks, Chen Pingan, are you seriously injured, are you okay?

Chen Pingan threw away the stones in his hand.

He squatted there, raised his head, and breathed out gently. It was foggy in the middle of winter.

Chen Pingan shrank his shoulders, lowered his head and held his palms up, breathing gently to keep warm.

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The much-anticipated Gongliu Island.

Liu Laocheng has already issued a message to the entire Shujian Lake, and no one is allowed to get within a thousand feet of the island without permission.

No one dares to cross it.

After Gao Mian, whose wine was still poor that day, fell asleep drunk, only Xun Yuan and Liu Laocheng were left drinking together in a dilapidated pavilion.

For the land gods in the eyes of ordinary people, what they care about is longevity, and they have no feeling for the scorching heat and cold in the year.

The two did not chat much.

Xun Yuan suddenly smiled and said: "It's almost time to go back."

Liu Laocheng nodded, "Tongyezhou cannot do without Mr. Xun in charge."

Xun Yuan shook his head and said: "Gao Mian doesn't think too much about things. He thinks that my trip to Aquarius Continent is just for him. In fact, only half of it is like this. You are different. Now we are Yu Gui Zong is a member of the family, so it’s time to be honest with you about some secrets."

Liu Laocheng, who is like the king of heaven in Shujian Lake, said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xun, please tell me."

Xun Yuan gave Zhu Lian the "Book of Fighting between Talented Men and Beautiful Women" at the dusty medicine shop in Laolongcheng. To Gao Mian, he was so groveling that he was simply a follower of the old leader of the Invincible Divine Fist Gang. Xun Yuan has always been happy with the money bag. He is not cheating or planning anything.

But on Liu Laocheng’s side.

Facing Xun Yuan, there is a mountain standing tall.

Xun Yuan said softly: "As for me, I actually have a great chance, but I just don't want to join the Thirteenth Realm. There are too many constraints, and I am not as comfortable as the Immortal Realm now. A tall man can bear it when the sky is falling. , For example, our Tongyezhou used to be the Tongye Sect, but now I have to admit it even if I don’t recognize it. As for why I don’t take a step forward and enter the Ascension Realm, I’m not sure whether it’s right or wrong. You will understand later."

Xun Yuan twisted the wine glass in his hand, "But after all, I am the leader of the Yugui Sect, and I still have to think about my family. When Du Mao dies, his whole life will collapse. It's not just the fragments of the glazed golden body that you, Liu Laocheng, grabbed. There are also those indescribable things, which are what we cultivators call opportunities. So Jiang Shangzhen was able to get the share that originally belonged to me. How much you intercept and how much you can snatch from the monks of the Tongye Sect depends on your ability and luck."

"If Jiang Shangzhen gets nothing and is driven to this Shujian Lake by me in despair, Liu Laocheng will do it. Then you can work harder and help such a waste."

"It would be a good thing if Jiang Shangzhen is pretty good. People hope to reach the realm of immortals. I believe that not even Tianjun Qizhen, the neighboring Guanhu Academy, or the Song family of Dali will dare to insult you."

Liu Laocheng nodded.

These are the truth.

Liu Laocheng sinceThe reason why I didn't establish a sect in Shujian Lake was not just because I was discouraged. The doorways there were winding and dangerous, and extremely distracting. There were many causes and consequences. If you were not careful, you would be delayed or even hindered. Road to the top. And every time you go higher, no matter in terms of realm or cultivation, you take an extra step forward, and there are endless unspeakable secrets about the thoughts of those close to you, which is unspeakable. Liu Laocheng suffered a lot and suffered a lot. He almost lost his life back then.

Yellow vine wine, buried in willows on the palace wall.

That is an old account that is quite old, and it is a confusing account.

Even Liu Laocheng, who is as hard-hearted as Liu Laocheng, does not want to bring up the past again.

If he hadn't thought it through thoroughly and the Jade Guizong's next sect was located at Shujian Lake, Liu Laocheng would probably never return to this sad place in his life.

The longer he spent with Xun Yuan, the more frightened Mr. Liu became.

This is not just because Xun Yuan is an experienced mountaintop monk in the Immortal Realm.

This is the intuition that allowed Liu Laocheng to survive dangerous situations again and again.

Why didn’t he kill Liu Zhimao, a smart man, and the young accountant? There was another reason that Liu Laocheng did not tell Gao Mian and Xun Yuan. Because that would make him very passive. If the handle is left in Liu Zhimao's hand, it won't hurt or itch, but if it is left in the hands of Xun Yuan and Jiang Shangzhen, Liu Laocheng will have a layer of skin peeled off and drip with blood. He has to endure it obediently, or else his face will be completely torn. Both sides suffer.

After Liu Laocheng reached the upper five realms, he became more and more silent. It was only after a larger and magnificent picture was spread out in front of his eyes that he discovered a cruel truth that made him think deeply and send chills down his spine every time.

The battle between avenues.

Sounds very general.

But when you are a wild cultivator with a high enough realm and a far-reaching vision, you can look down at the width of the road on your feet, and then look at the five realms of Immortal Master Genealogy at the same height. Look at the path beneath their feet.

It is a bumpy path, which is different from a thoroughfare.

Does Liu Laocheng really not want to become the sect master of Xun Yuan and his ilk? Don’t you want to be able to truly determine the trend of a continent?

It’s just that you can’t do it if you don’t have the will.

Xun Yuan looked at the Aquarius Island wild cultivator in front of him with a smile.

Liu Laocheng in Xun Yuan’s eyes.

He is a person who is blessed with good luck and great trends. Extremely rare. The extremely outstanding Jade Pu Realm, even Jiang Shangzhen, who is best at catching and fighting, and has a very lethal natal creature, may not be his opponent.

But once you reach the twelve realms, the immortal realm. Jiang Shangzhen will be able to regain the disadvantage.

So it is just right for Liu Laocheng to serve as the chief worshiper of the lower sect of Yugui Sect. Jiang Shangzhen has a good heart and a bad temper. Basically, he is similar to Liu Laocheng. They are both born wild cultivators. The more troubled the world, the more comfortable they are.

Xun Yuan smiled and said: "Liu Laocheng, relax, I will ensure that you are safeOnce you are firmly in the Immortal Realm, you won’t be toasting me again and again. If there is a drinking game, no matter how big or small, I will reciprocate. "

Liu Laocheng picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Then I would like to thank Mr. Xun for another glass of wine!" ”

Xun Yuan gently clinked glasses with them, and each drank his own drink. Naturally, Liu Laocheng was the first to drink it all, and Xun Yuan finished it slowly.

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In the spacious room on the top floor of the high-rise building in Chishuicheng, Cui Dongshan prepared to walk out of the thunder pond several times, then retracted his feet.

He jumped up and down, slapping his sleeves vigorously.

Like a big white goose flapping its wings randomly.

On Gongliu Island, which is filled with water and mist, the landscape painting left by Cui Han is completely invisible.

If you are sitting here. The Confucian saints above the sky of Aquarius Continent can certainly see it if they want to, but on the premise that there is no major right or wrong involved, such behavior is considered "rude" and is not even the truth.

And this is the truth. The rules that are so high that they become rituals are precisely the iron rules that the sages of rites originally established for their own Confucianism, specifically shackles imposed on Confucian saints to restrain their hands and feet. It is very interesting.

In fact, it is a long time for Confucianism to rule the world. Over the years, there have been many shocking secret plans, from hundreds of schools of thought, from great monks in the 12th and 13th realms, and from the spirits of demons and monsters. Some of them were stillborn, but many more resulted in... It has caused huge destructive power and far-reaching consequences.

But this rule is unshakable and still firmly restrains the Confucian people on the throne.

Isn’t it incredible? p>

Don’t think that only Li Sheng is so unreasonable. Bai Yujing, the Lotus Buddha Kingdom, also has a similar line.

Cui Dongshan stopped and sat cross-legged in front of the chessboard again. Two hands reached into the chess jar and stirred randomly, making a crisp sound of the two jars of colorful clouds

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The pieces collided with each other. p> Even if Cui Dongshan couldn't see what happened in Gongliu Island, he still had to praise Xun Yuan's words and deeds that night, "Ginger is still old and spicy, and Liu Laocheng is still a little tender. "

Cui Dongshan twisted out a colorful cloud and knocked it heavily on the chessboard.

"Tips to Liu Laocheng. How to choose is not only a mental test for a descendant of the sect, but also a good one to sell to Liu Laocheng. ”

“But these are small things. Now Shujian Lake, with the surging momentum, is the fat on the lips of the Great Li cavalry and the chicken ribs of the Zhu Ying Dynasty. The war that truly determines the ownership of the entire central part of Aquarius Continent is about to break out. So, the middle man above us One of the seventy-two sages of Tuwen Temple will definitely look here without blinking. Since Liu Laocheng was born as a wild cultivator after all, even if he had intuition about the general trend of the world, his first-hand exposure to the inside stories, transactions and undercurrent trends was far inferior to that of the Grand Master of Great Li. "

Cui Dongshan stared at the chess piece and sneered: "Old Liu, so you still understand Xun Yuan's city too well.Shallow. ”

A few words on the top of the feudal island.

They were said to the real big shots behind the scenes, some directly, some indirectly.

Cui Dongshan said to himself: "First, Xun Yuan reminds you Liu Laocheng. The implication is that it actually has a tendency. So whether you beat Chen Pingan to death or show mercy, you will always be grateful to Xun Yuan. This is human nature. Even my husband might be grateful to Xun Yuan for "speaking uprightly" after learning about this incident. "

Cui Dongshan twisted out another chess piece and placed it on the chessboard, "Second, if you don't kill my husband, he Xun Yuan will be in a small place, and he will be defeated by the wind and rain, and there will be almost no lights. A line of goodwill, a favor in vain. Even if a literary sage has insight into people's hearts, if the facts are there, he has to recognize them even if he pinches his nose. This is the style of a gentleman, and a scholar can't help it. "

Cui Dongshan took out the chess pieces again and threw them casually on the chessboard, "Third, is the real benefit of greatness, which is immeasurable. Xun Yuan meant it to the sage sitting above him who had dealt with him, and even more to the sage who almost didn't even have to eat the cold pig's head meat. As long as there is a dispute between the avenues, even if he, Xun Yuan, knows the tall woman standing behind Chen Pingan. Kill the same. ”

“Do you really think that one of the seventy-two sages who just handed over a jade tablet of ‘I am good at cultivating Haoran Qi’ is not angry? Of course, I am not angry with my husband. On the contrary, this sage has a great spirit, otherwise he would not have been able to say such generous words in Old Dragon City. But the more this happened, the more dissatisfied he, as one of the sages who supervised the patrol of Aquarius Continent, was with the woman who dared to use her sword and wanted to break the biggest trap in the world. ”

“Rao is such a romantic figure who is both a sage and a hero, and this is still the case. Wouldn’t that poor guy who was taken to the Confucian Temple by Ya Sheng to shut himself up and think about his mistakes feel happier? Want to take a look at Xun Yuangao? ”

“It has always been extremely difficult for an upper sect to establish a lower sect. It's not about more money or lack of money, or whether the fist is strong or not, it's just a matter of whether the Confucian Academy agrees or not. "

Cui Dongshan looked away from the chessboard and glanced at the blurry Gongliu Island on the scroll, "Liu Laocheng, Liu Laocheng, how many words did Xun Yuan say in total? How many words? What was the value of what Yu Guizong got in the end? "

Cui Dongshan slapped the chessboard, and four chess pieces flew high and fell gently.

Cui Dongshan clicked his tongue and said: "For those who practice Taoism, is it useless to cultivate the mind? ”

Cui Dongshan waved his sleeves, and four chess pieces flew out with a bang, and said angrily: “Damn it, including the old bastard, all of you, hurry up and burn incense and kowtow, don’t let my husband Get through this mental calamity, otherwise none of you will be able to escape! Shujian Lake, Zhengyang Mountain, Qingfeng City, Zhenwu Mountain, Tongye Sect, Yugui Sect, Dali Song Clan, Bai Yujing..."

Cui Dongshan's voice became lower and lower, and finally his expression was dull for a long time. , Leng Buding wailed: "The old bastard is right, my husband has a lot of worries! ”

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After Xun Yuan quietly left Shujian Lake, he went directly to the sea instead of going to the southernmost Old Dragon City to ride the wind and sail across the sea to return to Tongye Continent.

Liu Zhimao and the owner of Lisu Island visited Gongliu Island together.

Both of them stopped on the lake thousands of feet away from the island.

Liu Laocheng only saw the latter and told the former to get lost.

In the tall building of Chishui City, Cui Dongshan laughed and rolled on the ground.

After he was happy, Cui Dongshan frowned again. He lay on the ground and "climbed" to the edge of the golden thunder pond, sighing, really tying himself up in a cocoon.

You have to find some fun to relieve your boredom.

Cui Dongshan sat up, threw the chess pieces on the chessboard, and concluded the coffin to calculate the initial favorable impression of the people his husband met.

Qi Jingchun. Cui Dongshan threw ten chess pieces on the chessboard, then rolled his eyes and said, "As long as you have good taste, that's it."

Then he waved his sleeves and pushed the chess pieces out of the chessboard.

Sword Spirit. Cui Dongshan didn't lose any of them, rolled his eyes again, and muttered: "You, Qi Jingchun, are the best, okay?"

He just lost six of them.

Brush the chess pieces off the chessboard again.

Old man Yang. One.

A Liang. Five.

Cui Dongshan thought for a while, "When we get to Hongzhu Town."

Added four more chess pieces.

About. Three, for Qi Jingchun's sake, three more.

Wei and Jin Dynasties. No.

Ruan Qiong. Two.

Cui Dongshan counted almost all the people Chen Pingan knew on the chessboard.

In the end, Cui Dongshan suddenly became furious, remembering that he had missed the most annoying guy, "The most heartless old scholar, you are the one who likes to favor others!"

He hugged his arms He picked up a whole chess can and poured it onto the chessboard.

Cui Dongshan frowned, put away the landscape painting, put all the chess pieces back into the chess pot, and said in a deep voice: "Come in."

The owner of this tall building, Chi Shui The city lord Fan and his wife, together with their silly son Fan Yan, walked into the house one after another.

Fan Yan bowed his head and followed his parents cautiously. There were no chairs or chairs in the room.

Cui Dongshan was always sitting. It was difficult for the three of them to stand and talk, so they had to follow Cui Dongshan and sit far away, kneeling of course.

Cui Dongshan yawned.

The Fan family in Chishuicheng used to be a double-faced spy, reselling information between the Song family in Dali and the Zhuying dynasty. As for the authenticity of each espionage, and the proportion of ingredients, it depends on the business letter. The big spy leader of Dali Green Poting here in the lake has a higher bid and a better way to control people's hearts. It is the idiots from the Zhu Ying Dynasty who are more powerful. Facts have proved that the owner of Lisu Island is better than Zhu Ying. The espionage talker in charge of this area in the dynasty has a lot of bright minds. In the end, Chi Shuicheng's Fan family chose to completely surrender to the Great Li Cavalry.

The man who was the lord of Chishui City did not speak.

On the contrary, it was the Fan family housewife who was said to only know how to spend money and pamper her son. She talked about the situation in Shujian Lake and the current situation of the border troops of the Zhu Ying Dynasty in an orderly manner.

Cui Dongshan’s face was expressionless.

The woman did not dare to show any slightness.

Because the Imperial Master of Dali, before leaving, left a very important word, regarding the young man on the roof as the left and right minister of the Liubu Yamen of Dali.

After discussing with her man, the woman came to the conclusion that the guy on the roof should be at least a Da Li Earth Immortal monk, or the legitimate son and grandson of someone with the surname of Shangzhu Kingdom.

The woman glanced at the husband beside her.

The Lord of Chishui City quickly stood up, bent down and walked to the edge of the weird and mysterious golden thunder pool. He lowered his head and stretched out his hands, sending out a secret letter that the Imperial Master of Great Li had given to Fan, and said softly: " The Imperial Master told me that if the young master has not left the attic today, he will take out this letter." Cui Dongshan waved his hand, grabbed the secret letter, tore open the envelope, and threw it away. , after opening the secret letter, his face was gloomy.

This scene made Mr. and Mrs. Fan fight before their eyes.

How dare you treat the secret letter of Grand Master Dali like this?

If the couple had this honor, they would have been enshrined in the imperial decree long ago.

Cui Dongshan rolled up the secret letter into a ball, held it in his hand, and cursed.

The content of the letter is, "I said before that you are forgetful, and I will definitely not be convinced. What about now?"

"This circle was drawn by you, Cui Dongshan, myself. Do you have any objections to this matter? I finally told you that you were "overstepping the boundaries and not following the rules", so what can I do if you go out of the circle and stick to the rules? It's just that you don't know it. How is it different from Chen Ping'an? Chen Ping'an can't get out. You are not a disciple in vain. When did you need a thunder pool to keep the rules? ?"

"Since you are so pitiful, I will give you this letter. If you are not satisfied, you can ask for it again."

Cui Dongshan really put the paper ball into his mouth, bit it into pieces and swallowed it.

Oh, it smells like rice paper and is quite delicious.

Cui Dongshan shook his head and pointed behind the couple who continued to kneel side by side, "Fan Yan, right, get out of here, is it fun to act stupid and crazy? Tell me, what do you think of Gu? "That idiot Can."

The tall young man stood up, bowed and saluted, then took a step forward and sat in a row with his parents. His parents were obviously a little nervous and even looked at this "silly person." "The son said with a hint of fear.

Fan Yan looked calmly and looked directly at the young man in white with the mole between his eyebrows. He showed no stage fright and said with a smile: "That Gu Can, it's very simple. You just need to act silly and treat your parents very well." Feel deeply and be simple,If you are willing to endure hardships and suffer losses, over time, if you cover it up well and grasp the fire, the child will believe it. To sell him, I was just waiting for someone who could afford the price. I didn't expect Liu Laocheng to cause me to lose a lot of fairy money, and I had no place to complain. "

Cui Dongshan smiled and said: "Smart man. "

Fan Yan said: "It's a pity that he doesn't have great wisdom. "

Cui Dongshan was happy and asked: "Do you really think so? "

Fan Yan was slightly stunned.

Cui Dongshan stood up, put his hands behind his back, kicked him away and walked on the edge of the golden thunder pool, staring down at the young man, "I want to To live high, you must be able to withstand greater good and greater bad at the same time. "

"If you want to live an easy life, one is to pretend to be confused, and the other is to be really confused. Which kind of person are you, Fan Yan? After thinking about it slowly, I realized that I got the wrong answer. Tomorrow, at the City Lord's Mansion in Chishui City, there would be a funeral ceremony for the white-haired person to send the black-haired person to him. Oh, sorry, the city lord and his wife are still young. "

Fan Yan's face was pale.

Cui Dongshan always looked at him with a smile.

I never thought that Fan Yan would smile suddenly and no longer have any fear.

Cui Dongshan tilted his head and stared coldly at Fan Yan, who was toying with Gu Can's character in the applause, "Isn't it that old bastard who told you earlier that you don't have to worry about me being angry with you? You can't die? Do you know what he thinks? You can't even guess this, you don't even know who I am, who gave you the courage to talk to me like this? "

It wasn't until this moment that Fan Yan started to get really nervous.

Cui Dongshan said with a smile: "There is no suspense about Da Li eating Shu Jian Lake. You are a spy who sells information. , it was indeed useful to our Da Li before and made great contributions, but the benefits that should be given to you are not less than a copper coin, but your Fan family's affair with the Zhu Ying Dynasty is really as if there is no record of Da Li Lubo Pavilion. ? Why do you think you have a life-saving charm? Relying on face? Um? ! ”

Stepping out of the golden thunder pool, the whole tall building was shaken.

Nascent Soul monk!

Cui Dongshan walked up to Fan Yan and stretched out his hand. He took out two fingers, stuck them together, and sneered condescendingly: "I'll crush a scum like you to death, even if I have dirty hands. How dare you show your wits in front of me? "

Cui Dongshan turned to the door and spat, "Old bastard, I know what you are thinking. Let this little bastard arouse the thunder that I have accumulated. Anger, so that I can help you kill that Nine Realm Sword Cultivator from the Zhu Ying Dynasty, right?

Cui Dongshan said sternly to the shivering couple on the side: "Go and teach such a waste, you parents, teach your son well and make up for it before it's too late. Fight first." A dozen or twenty slaps, remember to be louder, or I will slap you three to death. Damn it, Shu Jianhu, don’t you all like your family to be reunited, both above and below the ground? You are still addicted to all these shameless rules. ”

Slaps rang out one by one in the room.

It is much better than the sound of chess pieces being rubbed.

Cui Dongshan was finally in a good mood.

Cui Dongshan walked out of the house and came to the railing of the corridor with a bleak expression, "Gu Can, Gu Can, do you really think you are so powerful? Do you really know how cruel this world is? You really Do you know what Chen Pingan relies on to survive today? Even if you have a little loach, you are destined to not survive in Shujian Lake. Who gave you the courage to make you feel that you can go a long way on your own path? Did your master Liu Zhimao teach you? Do you know how much my husband has paid for you?"

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Dusk middle.

Chen Pingan took a walk to the door of Zhu Xian Mansion, carrying the pot of yellow vine wine that had been lying nearby.

Hongsu walked out of the side room with a smile, stretched out her hand to say hello: "Mr. Chen!"

Chen Ping'an and she sat together just like they were listening to and writing stories that day. On the threshold.

Hongsu's eyes sparkled, he turned around and stretched out his thumb, "Mr. Chen, this!"

Chen Ping'an's eyes were dim, his lips moved slightly, but he still couldn't say that. The truth that will make a woman feel heartbroken.

Things are never simple.

Just telling the truth and doing good deeds does not necessarily lead to the best results.

The current concierge is Hongsu, at least he has no worries about life and death.

Can we live a better life if we know the truth? Won’t you become anxious all day long?

In this life, Hongsu is now a kind-hearted woman with a soft mind. When she saw the accountant, she seemed a little sad, so she thought differently and mistakenly thought it was the ups and downs and soul-stirring fight. Mr. Chen was seriously injured, so he looked a little more depressed compared to the previous meeting. Besides, there is such a domineering, terrifying and unmatched enemy who is now staying on Gongliu Island, staring at Qingxia Island. Here, Mr. Chen must be worried about his future.

Chen Pingan raised the yellow vine wine presented by Hongsu in his hand and forced out a smile, "I was reluctant to drink it before. Do you have a cup over there? Let's drink from your hometown... with table wine. ?"

Hongsu said shamefully: "There is only one bowl."

She asked: "How about I go to the house and ask for the drinking utensils?"

Hongsu went to the dark side room to get it with a smile on his face and light steps. A white bowl. After she sat down, Chen Ping'an had already opened the yellow paper and clay seals, turned sideways, and poured some wine for Hongsu.

Hongsu looked strange and was suppressing a smile.

This Mr. Chen, really, just poured so much wine? A white bowl that weighs one or two, pours wine into it, and then only weighs one or two and a half?

This wine was given to him by her.

He looked at him, then at the wine bowl, and poured some more wine.

Hongsu finally couldn't help it. She held the bowl in one hand and covered her mouth with the other, smiling uncontrollably.The sound came out leisurely between the fingers.

Chen Pingan also laughed, and this time he finally filled her wine.

Hongsu smiled so brightly that her eyes narrowed into crescent moons, she held a white bowl in both hands and sipped the wine in small sips.

Chen Pingan raised his head and took a sip of yellow vine wine.

The two of them didn’t chat much.

Hongsu is a little curious, such a nice Mr. Chen, where is the girl whom she asked jokingly last time and he nodded and acknowledged in a joke, where is she now?

If you see Mr. Chen who is so lonely now, you will definitely feel sorry for him, right?

Chen Pingan took a sip of wine, looked into the distance, and said softly: "Hongsu, we are friends, right?"

Hongsu nodded vigorously.

Chen Pingan hummed, as if telling her, and also as if telling himself, "So, no matter what happens in the future, don't be afraid. No matter how big the thing is, remember it quickly." "The thing is, there is a bookkeeper named Chen over there at the mountain gate. He is your friend."

Hongsu was a little confused, but she was still very happy. She quietly turned her head and looked at this person next to her. Mr. Accountant, as the winter cold got heavier, he unknowingly changed into a thick green cotton-padded coat.

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