Chapter 448: Driving Horses to Qiulong

Through the dangerous wind and snow, the three riders headed all the way to the hinterland of Shihao Country.

Many of the tall cities that were battlegrounds for military strategists were in a state of devastation. On the contrary, most of the rural areas were lucky enough to escape the disaster. However, the refugees fled in all directions and left their homes, but they were hit by three consecutive heavy snowfalls since the beginning of winter this year. Along the official roads in various places, there were mostly emaciated bones of young women and children who had frozen to death.

Ma Duyi is kind-hearted and simple. No matter human or ghost, he does not look like a real Shujian Lake monk. So when Chen Pingan passed by a county town, he said that he would pay the locals to help open a porridge shop and a porridge shop. When they were at the drug store, after finishing this matter, they continued to leave, which made both Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye particularly happy.

Chen Pingan took out the Qingxia Island jade plaque, hung it on the waist on the other side of the sword, and went to the local government. Ma Duyi wore a curtain hat to cover her face, and there was still a lot of room for it. Wearing a thick cotton coat, even the graceful figure of the fox-fur beauty was covered up.

Before this, they had passed through many counties. The closer they got to the center of Shihao Kingdom and the further north they went, the more people died. They could already see more soldiers and horses, some of which were defeated. The scattered troops of the Shihao Kingdom retreated south. Some of the soldiers' armors were fresh and bright, and they looked stylish at first glance. Zeng Yehui felt that those Shihao soldiers who rushed to the northern battlefield might be able to fight against the Great Li cavalry.

But Chen Ping'an knew very well that once there was a war, these soldiers, wearing armor newly moved from arsenals everywhere and holding weapons that had been dusty for many years and still looked like new, would die quickly. Only a few lucky ones would die. Only then will he have the opportunity to transform from a new pawn who "doesn't know how to die" to a veteran pawn who "knows how to survive" step by step.

In the long history of Lotus Flower Land, Chen Pingan witnessed many tragic wars that determined the fate of the four countries.

In the vast world, Chen Pingan has also seen with his own eyes the military appearance of the scouts of the southern border army of Dali. If he knows a little bit, he will understand why the border troops of Dali have the title of "Junshangmen". They are all among the corpses. On the hillocks, the last surviving veteran of the battles, perhaps a twenty-year-old young frontier soldier in Dali in the past hundred years, has fought many battles and seen dead people who are forty or fifty years older than those in Shihao Kingdom. There are even more powerful generals.

Chen Pingan actually thought further. As one of the vassals of the Zhu Ying Dynasty, Shihao Kingdom did not mention Huang He, Han Jingling and others, but only said that the vast majority of this vassal country was like the man who died in The prince Han Jingxin in his hands dared to personally fight the Dali scouts who had two accompanying monks. The northern border army, who was born as General Yinwu Wei, was directly defeated. The emperor of Shihao Kingdom still tried his best to fight from all sides. The border guards mobilized troops and horses to block the road south of Dali. Now that the capital is trapped, they are still holding on to the end.

Why is Shihaoguo willing to act like this? He didn't hesitate to use so many lives as a roadblock to hinder Su Gaoshan's Great Li cavalry a little?

The literati said in books that in winter it is better to have dense snow and the sound of jade breaking.

Chen Pingan looked up into the distance and saw snow on the roads and mountains, as if God had pressed down on the world.Deputy heavy burden.

Chen Pingan sighed, but felt a little relieved when he thought of the clanking of iron armor in the Yeling Temple.

On this journey north, Ma Duyi was okay. He had been a genealogy master and a serious script writer of the Eight Classics. Sorrow was inevitable, but he was not too shocked, but he had seen too much. The hell-like scene on earth, day after day, even Zeng Ye, who would often cry silently at the beginning, became a little numb.

During this period, Zeng Ye was possessed by men's femininity again and again. Some of them fulfilled their last wishes, while others only regretted that their homeland has long since changed.

And the female femininities that resided in the fox-skin talisman paper beauty left the world one by one, such as Su Xinzhai. There will be new female femininities that continue to walk around the world with the help of talismans. Each talisman is like an inn or a ferry, coming and going, with reunions of sadness and joy, and farewells separated by yin and yang. According to the Their own choices, in their words, reveal the truth and concealment.

On this day, Chen Ping'an took Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye to visit the county magistrate's residence without any hindrance.

The local county magistrate is a fat old man who can hardly see his eyes. In officialdom, he likes to smile whenever he sees people. When he smiles, he even loses his eyesight.

This past year, the old man’s life was not at all peaceful, and the war was chaotic. In addition to paying a lot of money to hire an immortal master to go down the mountain to protect him from an immortal cave nearest to the county town, he went to the doctor in case of illness. He also roped in two Taoist cultivators of unknown origins. To put it bluntly, they were Shanzeye Xiu of the Lower Five Realms, who was not very popular in the past. The Genealogy Immortal Master who was also from the Lower Five Realms almost returned directly in anger. On the mountain, the county guard talked hard and added three snow coins to his monthly salary, so that he could finally retain the mountain god who did not want to associate with wild cultivators. The county guard was heartbroken and distressed. Fortunately, as soon as Chen Pingan came to the door, I immediately felt that the extra expense of three snows per month was worth it, because the Genealogy Immortal Master was indeed a true immortal unmatched by wild cultivators. As soon as I got it, I knew it was a "very open" treasure. , is definitely what experts call a quick-sighted person. Anyway, he recognized the huge Qingxia Island first-class jade plaque, and he was so nervous that he almost knelt down and kowtowed to the young immortal from Shujian Lake.

The next thing will be easy to handle. The worship master who calls himself surnamed Chen said that he will open a porridge shop and a medicine shop in the county to help the people. He will pay for it, but it is troublesome for the government to provide help. , the money still had to be calculated. At that time, Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye finally saw the old county governor's eyes, which were so round and wide-eyed. You should probably find it unbelievable that the Genealogy Master next to the old county guard is not much better. A good man who was born in Shu Jian Lake is almost like a big demon who opened a mansion and called himself an Immortal Master?

On the contrary, the two Yamazawa Yexiu, who seemed to be respectful and timid, looked at each other and said nothing.

After that, everyone found it even more strange. The young priest named Chen asked the old county governor to invite a group of subordinate officials in the government office who were good at household registration, taxation, and merchant calculations. sit down together,We began to carefully discuss the details, including the current price of rice and medicine in the market, the number of government granary storages, the approximate number of local poor people and refugees, the location of the porridge shop and medicine shop, and how many people could be mobilized and dispatched by the county Yamen without delay. The spare manpower for official duties, and so on, every link has been carefully considered, making every old man in the government office feel like he is facing a formidable enemy.

After the discussion was over, the county magistrate's office started to get busy that night, and the officials and subordinates dispersed one after another.

Chen Ping'an and the other three lived in the backyard of the government office, but late at night, two wild cultivators from Shanze came to the door secretly. They were not afraid of the "first-class worshiper of Qingxia Island" named Chen, and they were obedient during the day. Jing Shen is the complete opposite. One of the wild cultivators rubbed his fingers and thumbs and asked Chen Pingan with a smile if he should pay some hush money. As for what "Chen Gongfeng" is planning on this county, is it a person, money or a magic weapon? The two of them will not care about the spiritual weapon.

At that time, Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye were still staying in Chen Ping'an's house, and it was rare for them to chat.

Because he is as slow as Zengye and can’t figure it out, Mr. Chen is clearly doing what he wants to do step by step. Although there will be bumps and dissatisfaction of this kind, there will also be some. After returning in vain again and again, even some small last wishes could not be fulfilled, but after all, there were still many ghosts and ghosts who appeared in Shihao Kingdom, and like Miss Su, they left without regrets.

Logically speaking, Mr. Chen’s mood should be getting more and more relaxed.

But this is not the case.

So Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye would sit with them without disturbing Mr. Chen’s thoughts. Most of them would be her chatting with Zeng Ye, but Mr. Chen would never feel bored. , just don’t like to talk much, but occasionally I hear the two of them arguing about things as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, or just talking nonsense to pass the time. Mr. Chen will smile, and Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye are often confused and think what they said is funny. Mr. Chen didn't react at all to his words. Why did he laugh instead of saying something that wasn't funny at all?

At this moment, one person and one ghost stood on the small stove under the table and ate melon seeds. After seeing the cleverness of the two Yamazawa Yexiu, they all found it very interesting.

Ma Duyi’s eyes narrowed and she was very curious about the accountant’s response.

Chen Ping'an asked with a smile: "So how much snow money do you think is a fair amount of hush money?"

A wild cultivator already had an idea, "The little brother can imitate it." A jade tablet from Qingxia Island can even be deceived in front of a genealogy master, which is obviously a big deal. Just opening a porridge and medicine shop tonight cost a lot of real money. So this hush money should be worth... forty or fifty cents? I wonder what you think about it, little brother? Are you willing to give up this little money in order to make a lot of money safely? ”

Chen Pingan stretched out his hands and held the shoulders of the two wild cultivators, "Since the two seniors have seen through it, I will kill someone and silence them. Why bother paying for the hush money? If you take the money, go back and add it all together , insteadI'm trying to push my limits, and if I don't tell you the trouble, I might even ruin something important for me. Why not do something simple? I wonder what you two think? ”

The two Shanze Yexiu were horrified. Being pressed on their shoulders actually caused the Qi Palace to shake and the spiritual energy to stagnate.

Before the two of them could plead, Chen Ping An said with a straight face: "I have a big plan. You two may be able to help a little bit, but if you want to leave this county alive, you must first spend a sum of money to buy your life. Although you are only monks in the lower fifth realm, , but why should there be...forty-five pieces of snow to spend? "

Two Shanze wild cultivators, who were not rich to begin with, felt like they were bereaved, so they scraped together thirty-two pieces of snow money, which were all gone.

Chen Ping'an took over the immortal Qian waved his hand, "After you go back, calm down and wait for my news. As long as you are sensible, when the matter is done, I will give you some leftovers. If you dare to think wrongly, the real things in your body that are really worth money will be taken away from you." The key Qi Mansion is directly stripped out. When the time comes that your calls every day are not working, you will regret your trip to the Sheriff's Mansion. ”

The two wild cultivators who finally did not give away their gold belts to their colleagues were lucky to be alive and felt unexpectedly happy. Is it possible that they could be a blessing in disguise? When the two wild cultivators returned home, they felt that It was still a bit uncertain, but they didn't dare to sneak away, and they felt sorry for the more than 30 hard-earned money. They were worried about the gain and loss, and sighed happily.

Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye laughed happily.

Chen Pingan sat at the table, "When we leave the county, we will return the snow money to them. ”

Then Chen Ping’an turned to look at Zeng Ye, “In the future, when we go to the prefectures and counties further north, we may have to open porridge and medicine shops, but we should do one thing every time we go. , it depends on the timing and occasion, let’s not mention these for now, I have my own concerns, you don’t need to think about these. But when it comes to the porridge shop and medicine shop, Zeng Ye, it will be up to you to handle it and deal with people from all walks of life in the government. In the process, you don’t have to worry about making mistakes or spending too much money. It’s not a big thing worth worrying about. , Furthermore, although I will not intervene specifically, I will help you keep an eye on it. "

Zeng Ye nodded vigorously at first, but hesitated to speak.

Chen Pingan said: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, but you have to make a start. ”

Zeng Ye didn’t say anything more. He was both worried and excited.

It seemed that this young man felt more comfortable than practicing Taoism.

Chen Pingan added: "Whenever you feel tired or bored, remember not to be embarrassed to speak, just tell me directly. After all, your cultivation now is mainly about cultivating your strength.

Zeng Ye nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Mr. Chen, don't worry, I will never delay my practice." ”

Chen Pingan smiled knowingly.

In fact, the young man should only be more diligent and attentive.

After that, the porridge will be located in the county. The drug store was opened quickly and orderly. Since the yamen was familiar with this kind of thing,Nen, of course, was under the personal supervision of the county governor. As for the identity of the young man in the cotton robe, the old county governor was very vague and did not reveal anything to anyone, which made people a little awe-struck.

Three days later, Chen Ping'an asked Ma Duyi to spend the thirty-two pieces of snow and quietly place them in the room of the two Shanze Yexiu.

Then the three horses came to a porridge shop near the city gate, stopped their horses far away, and after turning over and dismounting, Chen Pingan asked the Immortal Genealogy Master who had been sent along the way to help look after them for a while.

When we arrived at the porridge shop, Ma Duyi didn't want to be a "beggar" and Zeng Ye didn't feel the need to drink a bowl of rice porridge that was as bland as water. Chen Pingan went to queue patiently by himself. , begged for a bowl of rice porridge that was slightly "thick", and two steamed buns, and squatted beside the road outside the team, eating steamed buns with rice porridge, and from time to time, I could hear the sounds of subordinates. With the sound of shouts, the subordinate staff, together with the local poor people and the refugees living here, loudly told the rules: Don't be greedy, and you can only divide the porridge according to the head. When eating porridge and nibbling steamed buns, don't be greedy and eat in a hurry. On the contrary, it makes a mistake.

Chen Pingan looked at the long queues. Among them were many young and strong local men in relatively thick clothes. Some of them were holding their own children and eating candied haws in their hands.

Not far from Chen Pingan, there was a group of local men gathered together. They were all sallow and skinny. While eating and drinking, they complained that the pig food was not good enough.

Chen Ping'an just chewed slowly and silently, and his mood remained unchanged, because he knew that the world was like this, and it was difficult to cherish things that didn't cost money. If you spent money, even if you bought the same The rice porridge and steamed buns may taste better, at least they won’t curse and complain.

After returning the porridge bowl, Chen Pingan walked towards Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye and said, "Let's go."

The three horses left the city.

Ma Duyi was very thoughtful. In the past few days, she often accompanied Zeng Ye to visit porridge and medicine shops, and discovered some clues. After leaving the city, she finally couldn't help but started to complain, "Mr. Chen, the money we spent at least At least 30% of it was put into the pockets of the officials in the government office. I can see it clearly. How could you not see it, Mr. Chen? Why don’t you scold the old county guard? ”

Ma Duyi was almost furious.

Zeng Ye was even more shocked.

The young man was really ignorant. How could he see through the twists and turns of official circles.

Ma Duyi became even more angry when he saw that the accountant had nothing to say, "Mr. Chen! If you do this again, I won't help you next time! Just let Zeng Ye, a silly boy, do his own work. Watch him Will it be a disservice to you?"

Chen Ping'an thought for a while and gave Ma Duyi an explanation that was not an explanation. He said slowly: "Since we are doing a good thing, it is generally done, but it is not satisfactory enough. That's all, don't be too harsh. I am mentally prepared to take 30% of the money. In fact, my bottom line is even lower. The officials who are handling this matter are enriching themselves.It is acceptable to steal 40% of the bag. Whether it is 30% or 40%,

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It should be regarded as a reward for doing really good things. "

Ma Duyi never expected such an answer. She wanted to be angry but couldn't get angry, so she just stopped talking.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "If you feel unhappy in your heart, Happy, as long as you are willing to help Zeng Ye, my bottom line can be changed from 40% to 20%, how about it? ”

Ma Duyi was then satisfied and began to ride her horse closer to Zeng Ye. She and the lumpy boy patiently explained their experiences and tips one by one.

Chen Ping An suddenly slowed down his horse's hooves slightly, and took out a long wooden box from his sleeve. The seal writing was simple. It was a small object presented by Tan Yuanyi of Lisu Island. It was regarded as a token of the alliance between the three of them. It was quite rare. It was A small sword tomb of good quality, only one finger long. It is extremely compact and easy to carry around. It is used to carry flying swords for communication. However, it is not as flexible as a large sword tomb. The rules are rigid, and it can only send and receive various items at a time. A messenger flying sword, the spiritual energy loss of a warm-nurturing flying sword is far greater than that of the sword room, but even so, Chen Pingan can easily sell a grain rain coin if he is willing, so of course Chen Pingan will not refuse Tan Yuanyi

Opening the small wooden box that had been shaking slightly, Chen Pingan received a messenger flying sword from Qingxia Island. The secret message stated that Liu Laocheng from Gongliu Island had learned that he was alive. After arriving in Shihao Country, he sent a message to Qingxia Island, saying, "Come back to Gongliu Island to discuss the price."

Chen Ping'an clutched a piece of snow money tightly, and his spirit was as bright as a bell. The water dripped into a sword groove in the wooden box, and then pressed a clever mechanism in the wooden box. The Qingxia Island Flying Sword flew out of the wooden box sword groove, disappeared in a flash, and returned to Shujian Lake.

Zeng Ye could not take his eyes off it.

Back then, he worked as a handyman in the simple sword house on Maoyue Island, but this small sword tomb, which he had only heard of its name but never seen, was the first time he had ever seen it. It was really wonderful to see it with my own eyes.

Ma Duyi was not much better.

Chen Pingan put the wooden box into his sleeves and exhaled. This was great news. .

As he himself said to Zeng Ye, everything in the world is difficult, and everything has a difficult beginning. Whether you can take the first step or stand firm is crucial.

Chen Ping'an formed an alliance with Liu Zhimao, who was supposed to be his enemy, and Tan Yuanyi, the spy of Lisu Island for no reason.

He ran to Gongliu Island and took risks personally with Liu.

And by taking this opportunity to visit various places in Shihao Country and "rectify mistakes one by one", it is natural to learn more about the national situation of Shihao Country.

Chen Pingan had a conversation with Gu Can’s mother in the house near the mountain gate of Qingxia Island, but the woman may not have heard it at that time. Many Chen Pingan seemed to say it lightly. She probably won't think deeply about the words she speaks, and she might not take them seriously. Her character is actually not complicated., for her and Gu Can, in the suddenly changed Shujian Lake, I hope that Chen Ping'an can keep the two of them safe, and that the accountant can remember the old relationship and not live up to the name "Ping An".

There are several sentences in it that involve "Shu Jian Lake may be different in the future."

Women may not delve into it.

Chen Pingan has already been doing it.

Chen Pingan had to take care of everything step by step, and responded to the two half-truths and half-false jokes Liu Laocheng said on the ferry, "Do whatever you can." "What a big ambition."

Because Liu Laocheng has noticed the clues and guessed that Chen Ping'an wants to fundamentally change the rules of Shujian Lake.

The fake thing takes advantage of the situation and does its best.

Chen Ping'an is not going to talk about the good and evil of people, he is just doing one thing, treating everyone as chess pieces, and trying to draw a larger chess shape of his own, from chess pieces to chess shapes. , and then to the chess position.

He hoped that he could at least participate in the big rules of Shujian Lake in the future and formulate the rules

So Liu Laocheng asked Chen Ping'an at that time if he was going to follow Li Zhudongtian Mr. Qi learned chess.

This is the truth.

It has been a tug-of-war between the two sides.

There are undercurrents and intrigues. On the chessboard, looking for the opponent's spoon, making unreasonable moves, and playing magical moves are all their own particularities.

Whether facing Liu Laocheng, a five-level monk on Gongliu Island, or even facing Nascent Soul Liu Zhimao, Chen Pingan actually relies on his fists to speak. Once he crosses the line and strays into the battle of the avenues, he can stop any one of them. All the paths he takes are tantamount to seeking death. Since the disparity in realms is so great, not to mention reasoning with words does not work, the so-called reasoning with fists is courting death. Chen Ping'an has other desires, what should he do? Then we can only work hard on "cultivating the mind" and carefully guess the weight of all invisible potential chess pieces, their respective demands, bottom lines, temperaments and rules.

If possible, the prince Han Jingling who fled to Shujian Lake, Huang He, the son of the frontier general, and even Su Gaoshan, the general of Dali who has taken advantage of the situation, and Chen Ping'an will try to do business with them. .

The difficulty is that compared to making up for the various mistakes in order to find peace of mind, in order for those ghosts and ghosts to fulfill their wishes, the other game of chess that Chen Pingan is secretly planning is even more difficult. This is Chen Pingan It was the first time he tried to build a chessboard as a chess player. The key was not to make a single mistake. If he made one mistake, he would lose the whole game. This was equivalent to Chen Ping'an playing the biggest spoon.

As for the former, letting Gu Can, who was unwilling to admit his mistakes, stop making mistakes and make up for them himself. In addition to wasting energy and money, Chen Pingan would not lose more, but would not be walking on thin ice. .

But the reason why Chen Pingan, who is extremely good at hiding his emotions, was that even Zeng Ye could detect the subtle ups and downs of Chen Pingan's mood before?

Just after Chen Pingan saw off Su Xinzhai and the others, another bigger and seemingly unsolvable loss occurred.Hope lingers in my heart and I can't go away no matter what.

That feeling is not the same as in the slightly gloomy Qingxia Island house before, when all the ghosts had not been invited out. Just take a look at the Hell Palace on the table, Chen Pingan is resting for a moment with his eyes closed or Before I go to bed and fall asleep, I feel like there are countless ghosts crying and howling outside my heart, knocking on the door hard and shouting injustice and curses.

After seeing each other off, Chen Pingan's disappointment came from the fact that he suddenly discovered something. Among the names of those who died in vain in the ledgers, what really made him feel the most was Those who felt guilty, such as Su Xinzhai, who had always been obsessed with Huang Lishan and his mentor, just let go of their obsession and chose to leave the world completely. On the contrary, many Chen Ping'an's feelings of guilt at first were not as high as those of Su Xinzhai's certain names and certain femininity, and they had more appeals. They would have the last wish of a lion, have the greed that is common to humans and ghosts, and even have deeper resentment after death. Many, many yin objects are temporarily living in the Yama Hall and the imitation glazed pavilion.

In fact, after Chen Pingan made up his mind before, he no longer felt too much guilt, but Su Xinzhai and the others made Chen Pingan feel guilty again, even more than at the beginning. heavier.

That feeling lingers outside the door of the heart, but they outside the door have decided to leave the world, without any complaints or abuse, but as if after knocking on the door gently, The movements were very light, as if they were worried about disturbing the people inside, and then they just said the same parting words, "Mr. Chen, I'm leaving."

At this moment.

Chen Pingan suddenly caught the horse's belly and accelerated forward, exiting the muddy official road and detouring to a small hill.

Driving your horse up the hill, the road is uneven.

Chen Pingan reined in his horse and stopped at the top of the hill.

Zeng Ye wanted to pat the horse and follow him, but was stopped by Ma Duyi.

Chen Pingan looked around blankly.

With a sword gourd and a sword around his waist, he can ride on horseback in the wind and snow.

Actually.

Alone, with nothing to rely on.

Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye stopped their horses at the foot of Qiulong for a long time, but there was no sign of Chen Ping'an turning their horses' heads.

Ma Duyi, who had previously blocked Zeng Ye, was a little anxious, but Zeng Ye remained patient and unhurried.

Ma Duyi hated Zeng Ye the most and said with an angry smile: "You are a heartless person. You can do anything if you have enough food and drink." Don't worry."

Zeng Ye was just a timid and stupid boy, so he didn't dare to talk back, and the key was that he didn't even think that Miss Ma was wrong.

Ma Duyi was about to speak.

Chen Ping'an rode down the hill, and in the eyes of Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye, it seemed that Mr. Chen's expression was different.

You are no longer worried, but the gloom is gone, and you are still a little happy?

Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye looked at each other.

Chen Pingan took off the sword-raising gourd, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: "Continue on the road."

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The three horses meandered all the way. Go north.

The road was covered with deep snow, which melted very slowly, and there was almost no greenery in the mountains and rivers, but finally there was some warm sunshine.

I have seen a lot along the way. I saw the legendary Dali border scouts with old bows, swords and old armor. Each of the cavalrymen had neither an arrogant look on their face nor a trace of murderous aura on their body. The river water under the ice is slow and silent. The Dali scouts only looked at the three of them for a moment, then whizzed by, making the tall boy with courage rising to his throat wait until the team of scouts were dozens of steps away before he dared to breathe normally.

I also saw an endless stream of wealthy motorcades heading south in a hurry. From the guards to the coachman, and occasionally opening the curtains to peek at the faces of the three riders on the roadside, everyone felt in danger.

Zeng Ye saw Mr. Chen parked on the side of the road. He waited until the convoy was gone before continuing on his way. Then he saw a small box on the road that had fallen to the ground and the owner had no time to take care of it. Chen Pingan turned over and dismounted. I opened the box and took a look. There were ancient books inside. I opened one of them and saw that there were several book seals, different dynasties, different fonts, and different scholars. Chen Ping'an held the box, looked back, thought for a while, and did not return the abandoned book box. He temporarily put it into something close by and continued on his way.

Ma Duyi had nothing to say and joked: "Hey, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person and just take it for yourself?"

It was rare for Zeng Ye to have the courage to say it. A sentence to express injustice, "Things that others don't want are still books. Are they just left in the mud and ruined?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "They are on their way to escape. Even if you delay their journey for a moment, , there will be unpredictable results."

Zeng Ye glanced at Ma Duyi.

Ma Duyi rolled his eyes.

Afterwards, a woman’s fetus was inhabited by a fox-skin beauty talisman. In a small county that had not suffered a military disaster, she used a slightly unfamiliar local accent to inquire with people all the way, and finally found it. They found a high-end mansion, and then the four of them found an inn to stay. That night, Chen Pingan first put away the talisman and sneaked into the mansion quietly, then took it out and asked her to show up. Finally, he met the man who had left his hometown to go to Beijing to take the exam. The handsome scholar is now an old Confucian scholar who is nearly fifty years old. He is holding a young legitimate son who is sleeping slightly, and is exchanging cups with several official friends. His eyebrows are flying, and his friends are congratulating him one after another, celebrating this person's blessing in disguise. , got acquainted with a Da Li captain, and was promoted to the third highest position in this county. Friends joked about never forgetting old friends after getting rich, and the old Confucian scholar, who was not wearing a brand-new official uniform, laughed.

The fox-skinned woman's expression was gloomy, as if she didn't recognize the scholar who was her childhood sweetheart, maybe because she was no longer young.

After leaving the mansion, the fox-skin beauty Yin Wu walked on the quiet street with Mr. Chen.

ChenPing An suddenly said: "That child looks more like his father, what do you think?"

The woman hummed and suddenly became happy, "It seems so!"

There After that, leaving the small county town that the Li cavalry looked down upon, the three cavalry continued north.

In a small county town where he had to stop to buy groceries, Chen Pingan passed by a larger gold and silver shop. He had already passed by it, hesitated for a moment, turned around and walked into it.

Among them were two old men and two young men, both shop assistants, each busy.

Chen Pingan took out a gold ingot with the official seal of the country and converted it into official silver and a pile of copper coins.

The old masters in the two shops did not interfere and let the young apprentices they brought out to work. The master led them in to practice in private and in the market. Disciples, of course, should bring out promising disciples who are smart and can help. Two teenagers of about the same age, one with a clumsy mouth, similar to Zeng Ye, and the other with lively eyebrows. As soon as Chen Ping'an stepped across the threshold, the smart young man looked at the guest from head to toe, back and forth twice.

Chen Pingan gave the gold ingots and took official silver and copper coins at a slightly higher price according to the current market conditions in Shihao Country. During the conversation, he first spoke the official dialect of the Zhu Ying Dynasty. The two young men were a little confused. , Chen Pingan spoke again in the same unfamiliar Shihaoguo Mandarin, and then the transaction was successful, and Chen Pingan left the shop.

In the shop, after the man in cotton robe left the shop.

The dull boy was still immersed in the joy of making money for the shop, and then he kicked his good friend who grew up together. Following the latter’s gaze, the dull boy discovered that the two of them were almost Their respective masters, who were always bickering and quarreling, sat together for the first time and discussed the matter seriously.

After Chen Pingan returned to Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye, Ma Duyi asked with a smile: "In a small county town, there are only two Qi practitioners in such a small shop?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "They should be selecting disciples, and each of them has chosen a young man."

Ma Duyi curled his lips and said: "Two old monks who have exhausted the cave realm, how good a seedling can they find? ."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "That's not enough for me, right?"

Ma Duyi snorted coldly.

Chen Pingan hesitated for a moment and said: "If I guessed correctly, one of the two old men should be a monk in the Guanhai realm, and the other may even be a monk in the Longmen realm. They are just two old men. I noticed you early, so I quickly hid my Qi, deliberately making you think that I was in the Cave Realm. As for why I didn’t just pretend to be an old man from the market, I probably thought that in such a remote and small place with thin spiritual energy, the two Cave Realm monks , It's enough to shock us dragons who cross the river, but it's not too shocking, so it's all old people."

Ma Duyi's eyes lit up and said: "Mr. Chen, just in case someone thinks that. Are we going for them? For example, we want to dig.Their corner? Mr. Chen, I think it is inappropriate for you to enter the store.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "So we outsiders, after buying the groceries, set off immediately. Also, we agreed in advance that when we leave the county gate, remember not to ask for anyone< /p>

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Look left and right, just keep your head on the road, so as not to make them suspicious. ”

Ma Duyi was a little confused, because she still didn’t understand why Chen Pingan walked into that shop. This was not the accountant’s usual style.

Chen Pingan asked Zeng Ye to He went to a shop to buy items alone, and he and Ma Duyi led their horses to park on the street outside, and explained softly: "What if the two old men are not here to recruit disciples? Not only is he not a genealogy master, he is even a deviant among the wild cultivators of Shan Ze? So I went inside the shop and took a second look. It didn't look like some evil cultivator with ulterior motives. As for more, since I couldn't tell, I wouldn't care. "

Ma Duyi sighed, with a smile in his eyes, and complained: "Mr. Chen, are you tired of thinking about so many things every day? But I feel tired after hearing this. ”

Chen Ping’an smiled and said, “I won’t be bothered by thinking about this. But when I think of you being so stubborn and refusing to return the talisman paper every day, I have to count on my fingers every day how many extra snow coins I have spent, and I get annoyed. "

Ma Duyi said angrily: "It's so boring! ”

Chen Pingan held his hands in his sleeves and smiled but said nothing.

After Zeng Ye finished buying the odds and ends, Chen Pingan told them a little interesting story, saying that over there in the store, The monk in the Dragon Gate Realm, who is more advanced in the Taoist realm, chose the dull boy, but the monk in the Guanhai Realm chose the smart boy.

But these are trivial things in the eyes of outsiders.

For those two young people who are still ignorant, they will not understand until they actually start practicing in the future.

Just like when Sanqi and Xu Mao parted ways.

A young woodcutter who happened to be passing by accidentally tripped and fell. When he dug through it, he saw what was underneath the snow, which frightened the young man half to death.

Maybe it was. There was God's will in the world, and the young man, who was about to endure the hard life, gritted his teeth, plucked up the courage, and dug up the snow.

When he left tremblingly, the boy's body was filled with tears. There is an extra jade pendant that exudes warmth.

The beloved jade pendant that Han Jingxin used as a handle has three ancient seal characters of "Yunxia Mountain" engraved on one side and a Taoist poem about Yunxia Mountain on the other. .

On the road, blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable. A drink and a peck make the difference.

After that, Chen Ping'an and his three riders continued on their way. One evening a few days later, As a result, on a relatively secluded road, Chen Ping'an suddenly got off his horse, walked out of the road, and walked ten steps away to a snowy field with an extremely strong smell of blood. He waved his sleeves and the snow scattered, revealing a horrific scene inside. The scene, not to mention the broken limbs, the chestAll of them had their internal organs cut open, and they died in a miserable state. They should have died not long ago, at most a day ago, and there was no sign of the sinister evil in this area.

It was done by monks with unique secret skills.

Ma Duyi couldn't bear to look directly at him, and Zeng Ye even ran to the side to retching.

Chen Pingan buried the corpses a little away from the road. Before that, he tried to piece together the whole corpses of those poor people as much as possible.

After Chen Pingan finished doing this and made sure that there was no one nearby, he took out the imitation glazed pavilion from among the things nearby and invited a monk who was a monk in the Longmen Realm during his lifetime and was turned into a ghost by Yu Hui after his death. Will's vagina.

Then the ghost general who kept his wits spent most of the day and took the three cavalry to a remote and lofty mountain. At the border of the land, Chen Pingan collected Ma Duyi into the talisman, and then let the ghost general Living in Zengye.

I started climbing and finally found a cave in the mountain with the word "斫秋" carved on the cliff.

The landscape itself is actually very beautiful, and the location of the cave is the finishing touch.

It’s just that the monks who first opened up this monastic cave are no longer there, and then it was occupied by mountain spirits and ghosts.

Chen Pingan and "Zeng Ye" stepped into it.

After more than a hundred steps, the sight suddenly became brighter. It was a huge stone cave with bright lights. There were more than a dozen mountain monsters that had not yet completely transformed into human form, plus a mountain man sitting on a throne. If the big demon stood up, he should be more than two feet tall, so he was as big as a hill. He was wearing a yellow robe and golden armor, with a crown on his head tilted. There were two beautiful women in scantily clad clothes, leaning on the throne, giving The big demon kneaded and tapped his calf. Next to the throne, there was a red sandalwood official hat chair, and a man in blue shirt with a playful smile sat there.

Both people and monsters seem to be waiting for two fools to fall into a trap.

The big demon in yellow robes and armor, whose head is still the head of a leopard, leans lazily on the back of the chair, shaking a huge wine glass in his hand. When scarlet wine spills on the ground, it He gently raised his foot and stepped on the head of a charming woman. The latter immediately lay on the ground, licked the wine clean, and raised her head with a face full of intoxication.

The man in green shirt turned around, raised his thumb, and praised: "Your Majesty, you have the spirit of a general holding a cup to watch the snow fly!"

The demon grinned. He smiled and said: "Look at your mother's snow, where did the flying snow come from? Not to mention my cave, it hasn't snowed outside for a long time."

The man smiled and pointed at a beautiful woman Her plump breasts, "Your Majesty, you can see them just by lowering your head."

The demon laughed loudly.

The whole cave suddenly became noisy.

Chen Pingan asked: "Are you done talking?"

The imposing demon narrowed his eyes and said: "Are you so anxious to get out of the frying pan?"

The man in green shirt smiled and said: "The world is so chaotic, why should we die early and be reincarnated?"

Chen PingAn nodded again, "It makes sense."

Half an hour later.

Chen Pingan and the real Zeng Ye left this cave.

The ghost general who chose to stay in this "Xuqin" mansion saw them off at the door.

As for the cave behind him.

The "big monster" in the sea-viewing realm with yellow robe and golden armor cannot die anymore. As for the man in blue shirt who is the military advisor, he is either a ghost or a human being. He died before the big monster. , the soul was even devoured by ghost generals.

Two women were both human. After the secret law was removed, one chose to attach herself to the ghost general of the new master, and the other committed suicide by hitting a wall. However, according to the previous agreement with her, the soul was collected by Chen Pingan. The replica Liuli Pavilion, which was originally the residence of ghost generals, was discovered.

As for those mountain spirits and ghosts, some were killed, but none survived.

Because Chen Pingan, a veritable accountant of Qingxia Island, actually spent less than half a stick of incense from the time he started punching to the end, and he spent half an hour settling accounts.

Chen Pingan said to the ghost general: "Before I leave Shujian Lake, I will come and have a look. Zeng Ye will also come later."

The ghost general nodded and said: "I will practice here with peace of mind and will not disturb ordinary people. The world of Shihao Country is so chaotic now, and there are many evil ghosts that are difficult to find in ordinary times."

Chen Pingan asked: " What about ten years and a hundred years from now?"

The ghost will be stunned.

Chen Ping'an said: "Go and seek the status of a mountain god, even if it is just a temple of obscenity that is not recognized by the court at first."

The ghost general bowed in submission, cupped his fists and said: "Mr. Chen I will definitely remember this great kindness!"

Chen Ping'an didn't say anything, but just took Zeng Ye down the mountain.

Halfway through, Chen Pingan took out the talisman, and Ma Duyi was able to see the light of day again.

Immediately started chatting with Zeng Ye.

Chen Pingan shook his head helplessly.

After that, they still kept their horses hooves and headed north. However, compared with the official roads in the southern part of Shihao Kingdom, Chen Ping'an and his three riders have begun to choose small roads as much as possible.

One day at dusk, three cavalrymen rushed to a state city before it closed. The heavily guarded city gate officers inspected the books and hurriedly entered the city.

Now this "scarred" important city in the north is already in the possession of the Great Li cavalry, but the Great Li did not leave many soldiers and horses to garrison the city, only about a hundred cavalry, not to mention guarding. The city, even a gate guarding it, is not enough to see. In addition, there are only a group of civilian officials with the official title of Wen Secretary Lang, and Wu Secretary Lang, who serves as the retinue and bodyguard. After entering the city, we walked almost half of the city and finally found a small inn where we could stay.

The reason is very simple. Once the war ended, there were heavy casualties. After that, assassins attacked and killed Dali civil servants. Secondly, the day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Nowadays, people's livelihood is in decline and business has been deserted. In addition to the Chinese New Year, it is quite a success for Chen Ping'an and the others to find this inn.Good luck.

The next day, Zeng Ye was possessed by a man and took Chen Pingan to find a martial arts sect whose family business was based in the city. It was only a third-rate force in the entire Shihao Kingdom. , but for the people born and raised in this city, he is still an unshakable behemoth. That Yinwu was one of the people back then, and his sister, who depended on each other for life, was favored by the legitimate son of the sect leader who was a local leader in the state. , together with her fiancé, a shabby teacher with no fame, drowned in the river one day. The woman was disheveled, but her body was soaked in the water. Who dared to take another look? The man's death was even worse, as if his legs and feet had been broken before he "fell into the river".

After a young man spent all his family’s savings and buried his sister and the man he had long considered to be his brother-in-law, he quietly left the city. After that, he traveled all the way to Shujian Lake and became a handyman in the Immortal Mansion. , without the qualifications to practice, he couldn't even practice martial arts, and then he died like his sister and brother-in-law back then.

"Zeng Ye" stood outside a gate whose plaque had been replaced.

On the way here, this yin creature had already lost his mind, and now, his expression was even more dull.

The hatred back then happened thirty years ago.

This is nothing. Before leaving the inn, I asked the innkeeper for directions. The old man sighed and said that the men in that family and all the guns and sticks in the sect were all heroes. , but the lover did not have a good life and died. A martial arts sect with more than a hundred men swore to protect a gate in our state city to the death. After they died, there would be almost no men left in the house except for children.

"Zeng Ye" had a face full of pain, squatting on the ground, holding his head, and kept mumbling: "How could this happen, how could this happen..."

Chen Pingan squatted aside, Even though "Zeng Ye's" face became more and more ferocious and his eyes became more and more gloomy, Chen Ping'an remained quiet, just taking small sips and drinking wine silently.

After a while, "Zeng Ye"'s eyes gradually returned to clarity, and she began to sob. Finally, she put her hands on the ground, lowered her head, and gasped for air. She couldn't even cry anymore.

Chen Pingan then said: "I feel that when I was at my worst, I was similar to you. I felt like a dog, or even worse than a dog. But in the end, we are still human beings."

Chen Ping'an smiled miserably, "Of course, I survived. Although I don't eat shit, I have had a lot of shit luck. I'm much better than you."

"Zeng Ye After taking a deep breath, he sat down on the ground and stretched out his hand, "Mr. Chen, can you borrow a few sips of wine? I have never had a drink in my life."

Chen Pingan handed it over. Jian Hu said, "I have enough wine, but I'm afraid you can't drink enough."

"Zeng Ye" raised his head and took a big gulp of wine. He coughed and trembled all over, and was about to hand it back to the accountant.

The man had his hands in his sleeves and was squatting there, just like thoseThe most ordinary ordinary man in the market, basking in the sun on a warm winter day.

He shook his head and said: "Drink more and see, maybe take a few more sips. Once you get used to it, you will know that drinking is good."

"Zeng Ye" is really good again. After taking a sip of wine, he just frowned. After wiping the corners of his mouth, he shook his head and said, "It still tastes bad."

Chen Pingan then took the sword gourd. After taking a sip of wine, he gently Pin it around your waist.

"Zeng Ye" sat on the ground and glanced at the mansion. His face was full of pain again. He wanted to speak several times, but he swallowed it back and covered his face with his hands.

Chen Pingan turned his head and asked: "Why, you want me to help write down the name of that family, and write it down together when we hold the Zhoutian Dajiao and the water and land ashram in the future? "

Chen Pingan shook his head slightly: "I won't agree. I will write your name, the names of your sister and brother-in-law, but I won't write any of those people's names. I don’t know them, but I know you.”

“Zeng Ye” choked up: “Am I stupid?”

Chen Pingan nodded: “Very stupid. "

"Zeng Ye" wiped his face with a firm look in his eyes, "How can a coward like me have the nerve to visit the graves of my sister and brother-in-law? Mr. Chen, you can help me burn incense and toast later, okay?" Anyway, I have told Mr. Chen the specific location of the tomb before... I won't go there."

Chen Pingan asked softly: "Have you really thought about it? It’s a chance to regret it.”

“Zeng Ye” nodded, “I’ve thought about it.”

Chen Pingan said yes.

"Zeng Ye" suddenly said: "Mr. Chen, when you go to visit the grave, can you tell my sister and brother-in-law that you are my friend?"

Chen Ping An nodded and said: "No problem."

"Zeng Ye" made sure to kowtow to the accountant in the end.

Chen Pingan did not agree.

But "Zeng Ye" insisted on doing this, otherwise he would not be able to go on the road with peace of mind.

Chen Pingan looked at this man whose real name was "Zhou New Year" and was speechless.

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It’s New Year’s Eve.

On a hillside more than ten miles outside the city.

In front of a small grave, someone was offering incense and toasting.

The young foreigner in a blue cotton robe told the truth of the matter, even if it was about "Zeng Ye" asking him to pretend to be his friend.

Finally, Chen Pingan looked at the small tomb and said softly: "Having such a younger brother, such a brother-in-law, and me, Chen Pingan, and having a friend like Zhou Guannian are all a blessing. It’s an amazing thing.”

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It was dark inside the Zhoucheng Inn.

New Year’s Eve.

The three guests did not pay for a New Year’s Eve dinner, so the innkeeperSomewhat lost.

Chen Pingan just asked the shopkeeper for a stove and a bag of charcoal. Ma Duyi and the depressed Zeng Ye sat with Chen Pingan until around midnight.

There was no night talk around the fire, nothing was said.

Afterwards, Ma Duyi and Zeng Ye returned to their rooms.

Chen Ping'an was in a foreign country, keeping vigil alone until dawn.

One year has passed like this.

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