Chapter 963: Skill Is Better than Skill.

Ning Yao held one of the four fairy swords innocently, glanced at the people in the courtyard, and asked in her heart: "What's going on?"

Chen Pingan explained the process in detail. Ning Yao frowned and looked at Yuan Huajing and Kushou.

Just by Ning Yao's casual glance, Yuan Huajing, a sword cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm, and Yuan Huajing, a swordsman in the Golden Core Realm, felt a kind of oppression that seemed to be "God's will in the dark", and the two monks were instantly out of breath. Smooth, the flow of spiritual energy not only began to stagnate, but even showed signs of freezing like water.

This is an Ascension Realm Sword Cultivator. If he is an enemy, the Qi Practitioners below the upper five realms may even be inferior to ants.

The other Chen Pingan who was summoned by the bitter hand has pure divinity. He is not the complete Chen Pingan. He only talks about killing power, but is higher than Chen Pingan. He should be the inner demon that Chen Pingan encountered when he broke through the bottleneck of Yuan Ying realm. Just because of the Great Wall of Hedao Sword Qi, like a lawless and unruly alien demon, it was directly suppressed and sealed in the city. Kushou's Stop Water Realm can imitate Chen Ping'an in the mirror, but just like he can't imitate a Night Sword out of thin air, he can't defeat the half of the Great Wall of Sword Qi and the two great avenues of the world to defeat the "real realm". So Chen Ping'an was freed from the prison in one fell swoop.

Afterwards, the two Chen Pingan met. It seemed that neither of them had thrown a sword or a punch. In fact, if Chen Pingan's state of mind was slightly flawed, he would be attracted by that existence. He quietly found a way to climb the wall of the well, climb to the mouth of the well, and finally left. On the road, there is even a chance that the traffic will be dominated by tourists.

One careless move and everything is lost, but that's all.

Ning Yao was silent for a moment and said, "Compared to the attack in Jiashen tent, it was much more dangerous."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "It's okay, just treat it as a good thing in the past. Don't be afraid of bad things early, and don't be afraid of late good things. Face them early so you can prepare early."

Why do I have to go back to the inn to beat people up? Is it because I want to hold a grudge? It's right to save people. Otherwise, when Ning Yao heard about this at the inn, with her character, without saying a word, the sword light fell straight down, and the lineage of Earthly Branches would have become a thing of the past. As for the two yamen of etiquette and punishment, they would definitely be in trouble. The dog jumps. Make trouble again? Just another sword light landed...

Ning Yao said angrily: "Are you still protecting them like this?"

A bad guy.

Chen Ping'an said helplessly: "After all, he was cultivated by his senior brother. He can't be beaten to pieces by my junior brother."

He gently grabbed Ning Yao's sleeve and chuckled, "Don't be angry."

Ning Yao glared and said, "Let go."

Chen Ping'an persisted and said, "If you don't get angry, I will let go."

Ning Yao laughed angrily and said, "There's no need to be angry with people like you. Go ahead, I want to inspect this place!"

Chen Ping'an then let go angrily and looked at the eleven people in the courtyard from the corner of his eyes. "You all owe me a great favor for saving lives and protecting people. It's my business if scholars don't repay kindness. It's my business. Do you think of it or not?" Love means whether you care about your conscience or not.

Ning Yao twisted his wrist and pressed the innocent tip of the fairy sword to the ground. He gently pressed the hilt of the sword with his palm. Circles of ripples appeared at the tip of the sword. They were not the sword energy condensed into a physical object, but the sword directly It turned into a "real world" and detained the entire inn.

At the same time, above everyone's heads, it was like a Yellow River cave suddenly suspended in the sky. Sword energy poured down like a waterfall, falling from the sky and covering the entire inn. However, it was not the fierce momentum like a flood bursting its embankments, and it did not destroy the inn. It is a kind of silent and uncertain penetration, which means that Ning Yao's control of the sword energy has reached an incredible and ethereal state.

Ning Yao just relied on his own sword intention and sword energy to construct a sword formation world.

It's like she possesses both Chen Ping'an's caged bird and Jing Zhongyue's two natal magical powers.

After a while, Ning Yao gathered his mind and sword energy and said: "Anyway, I can't find any clues."

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Generally speaking, that guy doesn't dare to leave any traces. He will only be found out by Li Sheng afterwards. Anyway, I have met him and I am reluctant to break this memory, so he is tantamount to If he survives, if we meet next time, he will just wake up from a deep sleep and check his 'own' memory, so there is no need to add any extraneous details. But to be careful, I definitely need you to go to the Confucian Temple."

Ning Yao was worried and asked: "How could this happen? How did it appear?"

Chen Pingan thought for a while, raised his left hand with the palm facing down, then gently turned it over with the palm facing up, and explained: "Just like the positive and negative sides of human nature, each has its own good and evil. It is not just for those who practice Taoism. , this is the case for ordinary masters, but they are not pure and confusing, so it is not a big problem. But on my side, Cui Dongshan once said, when I was young, the two lines of good and evil in the human heart were already very different. Close and clear boundaries. So what I work hard to suppress is actually this myself."

Once the two come together, there is no distinction between good and evil.

It is pure divinity.

Ning Yao wondered: "Why are you so serious?"

In fact, no matter who they are, they will do things that they don’t think they would do or say things that they don’t think they would say.

Chen Ping'an smiled bitterly and said: "Because I have been pursuing the so-called 'flawless'. Then I fell in love with a more ruthless senior brother."

In Shujian Lake, Chen Ping'an completely lost the possibility of cultivating the Confucian natal character by destroying his golden literary courage.

The bigger trouble is not that Chen Pingan is destined not to be a sage in the Confucian Temple in his life, but that he has lost the invisible protection of some saints' principles. Otherwise, Chen Pingan's state of mind would be like being in a lake of illusion. In the Confucian Temple, Chen Pingan, who was born from the pure manifestation of divinity, naturally could not make trouble. As a result, Cui Chang directly cut off this path, which made Chen Pingan have to rely on his true heart to fight against him. , tug of war with each other, a battle of life and death, to decide who they are in the end.

Previously, Chen Ping'an had finally visited the Great Wall of Sword Qi and the Lotus Flower Blessed Land. In fact, he no longer liked to deny himself. However, when he arrived at Shujian Lake, his senior brother Cui Chan felt like he was given a sap in the head and a basin of cold water poured over his head. Chen Ping'an completely returned to his original form.

Not only will you, Chen Pingan, make mistakes, but the more you study and the more capable you are of settling down, you will also make bigger mistakes.

The senior brother only gave Chen Ping'an two paths. One path, practicing swordsmanship and boxing was still fine, but in terms of state of mind, he either had to escape from Zen, or turn to practice the method of keeping one, which is similar to Taoist Xinzhai. The other option is to continue on the same path, but you will never become a Confucian moral saint.

We have been at each other's throats for a long time?

Anyway, senior brother Cui Chan felt that junior brother Chen Ping'an was not suffering enough or lasting enough.

That's why Chen Ping'an, who was dressed in white before, lost all the restraints of human nature, came to the world as a god, and then started a killing spree with no suspense about the outcome.

And this was because he had deliberately stopped. If he hadn't said it himself, he was too restrained, and Chen Ping'an came too quickly. The end of the eleven people including Yuan Huajing would have been even worse. Life would be worse than death. This is a kind of A situation they could never imagine.

It can only be said that Cui Dongshan, a student of Chen Ping'an, has magical powers in his sleeves.

Chen Pingan had just deliberately not imitated him. If Chen Pingan had realized it later and hadn't come to the inn for a long time, he would have allowed him to make trouble here. He would only say that he has everything up his sleeve and that the painter had modified his eyebrows. With his magical power, combined with his understanding of human nature, he only needs to slightly imitate the behavior of Zheng Juzhong and Wu Shuangjiang, and arbitrarily arrange, separate and integrate people's minds and memories, so that everyone can be like "being in a dream and not knowing the dream" , and finally "awake", God knows who the eleven will be at that time.

Ning Yao thought about it and found that it was useless to think about it, so she simply stopped thinking about it.

Chen Ping'an had gone outside the city earlier, and she had a discussion with Mr. Wen Sheng, talking about the fate of the colorful world. The old man drank wine and said with emotion, Those who can sleep are blessed, and those who are determined have to think hard.

Ning Yao sheathed her sword and returned the fairy sword to the sword box behind her back. She looked at Yuan Huajing and said: "Since Da Li is so capable, what's the difficulty in changing to another sword cultivator? Anyway, we haven't completed the Earthly Branches yet. One is missing." It’s not much different than missing two people.”

Chen Ping'an laughed in his heart: "Of course this guy's selfishness is not small, but he can barely be considered as doing something within his scope in his position. But this account has to be settled."

Chen Pingan can even imagine that among these eleven people, it is very likely that more than one of them will encounter the inner demons he encounters when trying to break the Yuanying bottleneck in the future.

For example, Ku Shou, Nv Gui Gai Yan, Yu Yu, Sui Lin, and Lu Hui who was picked up in the air by the tip of a spear. Perhaps nearly half of the monks have this possibility.

Chen Pingan asked tentatively: "How about you go back to the inn and read a book first? I have to stay here and chat with them for a while. It might be boring."

Ning Yao asked directly: "Are there many strange words?"

Chen Ping'an looked embarrassed. He raised his hands and gently pinched them with his thumb and index finger, "Maybe a little bit."

Ning Yao nodded, she wouldn't leave.

When she was at the Great Wall of Sword Qi, she had never been to the summer palace. She had seen Chen Ping'an's formations with her own eyes, so she had no chance to hear with her own eyes how Lord Yin Guan flew baskets of swords.

Chen Ping'an sat on the steps, sacrificed the caged bird again, and said, "Excuse me, sir, please be patient and wait a moment."

No one in the courtyard had any objections.

He even cherished the current Chen Ping'an.

At least this guy is willing to talk some sense.

As for the other one, don't think too much about it. Just thinking about it will make your mind unstable.

One person fights eleven people, but it is an all-round crushing, including cultivation realm, character, swordsmanship, magical powers, fists and kicks, and the connection of various means...

Forget it, that guy is not human at all.

Ten people in the courtyard found that Chen Pingan, Ning Yao, and Song Xu had disappeared out of thin air.

When Song Xu looked around, he found that the other ten people were gone, leaving only Chen Ping'an who was sitting and Ning Yao who was standing.

Chen Pingan put his hands on his sleeves and asked, "Song Xu, what is the name of your flying sword?"

Sui Lin, a monk from the Five Elements lineage of the Yin-Yang family, can reverse the flow of time. This is an extremely rare gift. However, there are many taboos when it comes to displaying it. The less he relies on external objects, the more his Taoism will be wasted. Originally, Sui Lin's ability In the current Earthly Immortal Realm, if you use it once, it will directly collapse the Immortal Bridge and cut off the path of cultivation. It was probably because others had a magical power that connected everyone, so that the other ten people could help Sui Lin share the damage of the road, so that Sui Lin didn't even need to fall, and in the end he only consumed those golden body fragments.

It is most likely due to some magical power of Song Xu's natal flying sword.

Song Xu answered the question incorrectly: "The flying sword is called 'Yi Road'."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "A gentleman should cultivate his heart and be sincere. Song Xu, do you know what my husband means by these words?"

It is impossible for Song Xu to be the leader of a small mountain just by virtue of being a Jindan sword cultivator or the prince of the Song family in Dali, and then adding a flying sword that assists Sui Lin in reversing the river. Can convince the public.

Song Xu hesitated for a moment, with a complicated look on his face, and said softly: "There is also a flying sword called 'Tongyang', which was obtained with the help of the Imperial Master."

Chen Ping'an's eyes softened a bit, and he started chatting and asked: "His Royal Highness, the Second Prince, have you met your uncle at the capital, right? Did you talk much?"

Song Xu didn't hide anything, he nodded and said: "We met three times, twice for discussions and once in private, but we didn't talk much, but I know that the emperor's uncle takes good care of me, but because of some scruples, the emperor's uncle is not good Say anything to me."

Chen Pingan nodded and smiled: "This guy Song Jixin has been my neighbor for many years. He has been unable to hide his words since he was a child. He doesn't keep his mouth shut about good or bad things. He also likes to speak truthfully and ironically. Now much better."

I remember that I carried a basketful of wild vegetables home, and skewered a lot of river fish with dogtail grass in my hand. I wanted to stick it on the window sill to be dried into small fish. Song Jixin squatted on the wall at that time, saying that he would eat the mountain if he had the support. He was quite good at drafting water, so he wanted to play along. Originally this was nothing, but Song Jixin had to add a sentence at the end to reward copper coins. At that time, Chen Pingan only said that he did not need to pay, but Song Jixin was not happy. Chen Pingan could not ask him to follow him to catch snakes in the mountains or fish in the water, and just let it go.

So that in Chen Ping's future life, whenever he hears or thinks of the word hypocritical, he will immediately think of Song Jixin, his neighbor for many years.

Chen Ping'an said with a smile: "Song Xu, you, the emperor's uncle, are full of bad habits, but there is only one thing that makes you okay, that is, you have a little bit of conscience left."

Song Xu looked strange.

Then he remembered that the leisurely-looking Sword Immortal in blue shirt in front of him seemed to be indeed his uncle based on his age.

As for Song Xu, the prince of Da Li, he remembered his uncle Song Mu as a powerful vassal king who was responsible for serving on the front line of the battlefield for the Da Li court. He was handsome and had a calm personality.

He was a man of great talent and strategy, with outstanding military achievements. At that time, the emperor's uncle was already very prestigious in the mountains and among the Dali border troops. However, when it came to Song Xu's side, his eyebrows were gentle, and the emperor's uncle secretly took care of his nephew. It does not violate the laws of Dali and is very measured.

The father didn't say anything about this, and the queen smiled and said to Song Xu in private that you should get closer to the emperor as you are all relatives and cannot be alienated.

Chen Ping'an waved his hand and said, "Practice well in the future."

Song Xu clasped his fists.

The next moment, Song Xu saw everyone in the courtyard, but Dao Luge Ling and formation master Han Zhoujin were missing again.

Chen Ping'an was here in Ge Ling and just asked some questions about the generals. He was originally a low-ranking official who helped the government patrol the mountains. He not only had to maintain the security of the Taoist temple in the mountain, but also supervise the actions of the Taoist priests. Many times he had to Protecting and paving the way for those dignitaries who spent money to set up altars in the mountains are actually trivial matters.

When they arrived at Han Zhoujin's side, Chen Ping'an smiled at this formation master who was born in Qingtan Paradise of Shengaozong: "Miss Han, I have a friend who is proficient in formations and has great talent and attainments. If he passes by Dali in the future, Jingcheng, I will let him come to you on his own initiative."

Han Zhoujin was completely surprised. He thought he was being questioned by his troops, but he didn't expect that a good thing would happen? She called the Taoist priest and thanked Chen Ping'an. Naturally, she believed in this hidden official's vision.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "My friend has no airs and is easy to get along with. Moreover, the old saying that a gentleman shows kindness without repaying it is simply tailor-made for him. By the way, the only thing in his life is good wine. So. Miss Han, you don’t have to think too much, as long as my friend comes to the capital and manages the wine in your territory, you don’t owe him a favor.”

Han Zhoujin nodded. She received a lot of salary from the Ministry of Punishment every year, and her expenses were not big. It was easy to buy several jars of the best and most expensive Xianjia wine in Aquarius Continent.

Chen Pingan seemed to remember something and reminded him: "Although he is a good drinker, he has a bad habit, that is, he does not drink easily. Miss Han, are you good at persuading people to drink?"

Han Zhoujin shook his head.

Chen Ping'an took out a booklet from his sleeve, gently threw it to Han Zhoujin, and said with a smile: "Free knowledge. Let me declare in advance that I did not make it up. In the Great Wall of Sword Qi, everyone has a copy, and before serving it to the wine table, You have to read it all first."

Ning Yao felt that Liu Jinglong of Taihui Sword Sect had a friend like Chen Ping'an, and it was really hard for him not to drink. I guess he really developed his drinking capacity while drinking?

Chen Ping'an and Han Zhoujin said: "In fact, you haven't found the real center of the formation in the ruins of the Immortal Mansion that you refined. Go back and find Aunt Feng. If she is willing to reveal the secret, for you, it is A great blessing."

Han Zhoujin was shocked in his heart, this happened? !

Chen Ping'an finally said from the bottom of his heart: "Since Miss Han likes Ge Ling a little bit, and he likes you, don't deliberately use me to disgust him. If you two really want to get into trouble, at least change it to someone other than me. "

Han Zhoujin replied in his heart: "I know."

After that, the two of them were sent away, and they were left alone to fight with each other.

Chen Pingan asked: "In your current state, you can only rely on that natal object to imitate the reality of a Jade Purity monk?"

The young monk said honestly: "The water-stopping realm can only be like this for the time being. In the future, if the junior can reach the Jade Pu realm, he can become an immortal. If he is lucky enough to become an immortal, he can achieve a small cave. , a blessed place with a small number of people. However, the size of the world in the Stop Water Realm, the junior is vaguely aware that there will eventually be a certain number. If the junior does not know restraint and is too greedy, it is easy for the moon to wax and wane, and the water to overflow. , leading to collapse.”

Chen Pingan asked: "Can you show it to me?"

Without hesitation, Kushou immediately took out the ancient mirror, and Chen Pingan took it into his hand. He pinched the edge with his fingers and read the palindrome on the back.

"The human heart is as small as the heart of heaven," is a Taoist saying.

"What I see is that the mountains turn and the water stops." It's a bit interesting. It's not that the mountains don't move and the water flows. In fact, Buddhism also has the saying that "the heart will not move when the wind flags are moved" and "the heart will not move when hearing the sound". This is actually somewhat similar to the Taoist saying that the Taoist will move in reverse.

As for the sentence "Looking at the situation from the perspective of people, whether there is reality or reality" is very learned.

Chen Pingan immediately detained his series of thoughts. One of them was an old saying found in the ancient book, "Heaven and water are in conflict with each other." This roughly means that the sky and water are in conflict with each other.

Chen Ping'an returned the ancient mirror to Kushou and said sternly: "You must be careful before using this thing in the future. When a child wields a knife or swings a hammer, he often hurts others first."

Kushou carefully placed the water-stopping mirror in his natal Qi Palace and whispered, "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "There is nothing to be afraid of if you make mistakes unintentionally. If you correct your mistakes with intention, you should practice."

Kukou cupped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Chen's teachings, I will remember them in my heart!"

After that, Chen Pingan found Yu Yu, Sui Lin and Lu Hui in one go.

Chen Ping'an got straight to the point and asked: "What will you do if the demon in your heart is me in the future?"

Sui Lin and Lu Hui's faces turned slightly pale, but it was Yu Yu who spoke first, "I'm sure I can't beat you. I'll just settle down and be a Yuanying realm monk. Then I'll hold you back. I won't leave voluntarily anyway." For those of the Earth Branch lineage, wait until the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment drive people away."

Chen Pingan felt that this little military girl who was actually the dog-headed strategist behind the Earthly Branches lineage, most likely the inner demon would not be him. It's not common to have such a big heart.

There are roughly two types of so-called inner demons. For example, those who focus on cultivating strength and don’t think too much about anything are actually considered to be a kind of pure Taoist heart. They will be suppressed by the inner demons with their strength. The most important skill of a monk will not be used when encountering this kind of thing. When you reach a threshold, you will always be in a situation where one foot is higher than the other is taller. It is like trying to enter a house, but someone is blocking your way, and this person happens to be standing on the threshold, slightly taller than the person outside the door.

In addition, there is the even more illusory Dao mind. The biggest flaws in the state of mind, the big gaps in the mind cultivation of Taoist monks, are the places where inner demons arise.

Chen Ping'an said to Sui Lin and Lu Hui respectively: "Sui Lin, both Buddhism and Taoism have the inheritance of observing one law. Go look through the files or ask experts for advice. From now on, you can go to Chongxu Bureau and Sutra Translation Bureau more often. In both places, listen more and think more, and then gradually gather your mind and nature into one. This process may seem ordinary, just listening to people preaching and preaching, but it will not be easy in fact, so you must be mentally prepared."

"Lu Hui, you should first find a way to solve the problem on your own. If it doesn't work out, one day in the future, if you really feel that you are hopeless, come to Luopo Mountain and find me. I will teach you a Confucian qi-training technique."

In fact, Lu Hui was the one who suffered most from Chi Yu. To a large extent, he suffered an unintentional disaster and was deliberately tortured before.

Because what Chen Ping'an in white, who came to the world as a god, hated the most, or what he found most troublesome, was actually Lu Hui's identity as a Confucian scholar, or scholar.

Sui Lin and Lu Hui each bowed their heads and bowed to express their sincere thanks to Mr. Chen.

Yu Yu asked: "Mr. Chen, what should I do?"

Chen Pingan said: "Drink more."

Yu Yu wondered: "Is this okay?!"

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "Drinking can relieve all worries."

Yu Yu was worried, "Drinking is the most expensive thing. I have been working hard to save my dowry these years. Even the immortal wine in Changchun Palace is reluctant to buy a few jars. If we didn't have great concentration, we would have become a robber a long time ago."

Chen Ping'an can roughly confirm that this little girl with a big heart may be the easiest one to break through and enter the upper five realms.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are wise. You and I can encourage each other."

Yu Yu laughed and said, "We can't talk anymore. If this continues, I will learn from Yan and Han Zhoujin and start to like Mr. Chen!"

As for why Ning Yao is not Ning Yao, you, an Ascension Realm Great Sword Immortal, have the nerve to bully me, a little girl?

If this is all a shame, I'm sorry, then you, Ning Yao, are really not worthy of our Mr. Chen!

Chen Ping'an smiled and asked, "Do you have any grudge against Gaiyan?"

Han Zhoujin has left, but the female ghost Gaiyan is still waiting outside.

Yu Yu said hoarsely: "No grudges, no grudges. It's just her who is the shopkeeper. She makes and checks every day. She has to keep accounts for everything. She has no ability at all to make money from outsiders. She only knows how to make money from her own people. Look, , we have such a big land, and there are empty rooms, Gaiyan won’t even invite a beautiful woman to open the door to welcome guests, saying what are you spending so much money on? If you have a good inn, it’s like a powder house in Zhengyang Mountain. If Qiongzhi Peak fails, the principles are all hers anyway, and there is no money. I will not bother her for a day or two."

Chen Ping'an deeply agreed and nodded, "Gaiyan's way of making money is indeed difficult to explain in one sentence."

When the three people left.

Ning Yao narrowed his eyes and said, "Drink more, talk less, and don't think blindly."

Then after Yu Yu returned, she felt like she was being struck by lightning all the time. She was running around, shouting, "Remember, remember, remember." Finally, she hit the courtyard wall and fell to the ground.

The little novice monk later realized that the female ghost had changed her beauty and came to the little world together.

Gaiyan plucked up the courage and saw the green-robed swordsman sitting on the steps. Alas, it was Mr. Chen who was admired.

The previous one really scared her to death.

She blinked and said first: "Mr. Chen and Ning Jianxian are truly a perfect match made in heaven, a couple of gods and immortals."

Chen Pingan smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words."

What did you do earlier? If he was so good at talking from the beginning, he wouldn't be able to survive these few beatings.

Maybe he would have to discuss with her, the innkeeper's wife, about a house to stay in when traveling to the capital. Anyway, he thought that the business of this inn was average, and the empty house was always empty, and it was not popular yet. At first glance, she is not good at economics. She leaves it to herself to take care of the inn, which is overcrowded every day.

Chen Ping'an was a little puzzled. It seemed that Ning Yao had no good or bad feelings about Gai Yan, and he just had a completely indifferent mentality.

After Gaiyan was reminded by the monks outside, she took the initiative and said: "I have a shortcut to break through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul Realm in the future. Mr. Chen doesn't have to worry."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "I'm not worried."

The little novice monk clasped his hands together and said, "May the Buddha bless Mr. Chen and Ning Jianxian to practice smoothly, be happy, grow old together happily, get married, and have a son soon..."

Chen Pingan couldn't help laughing.

Ning Yao had no expression on his face and kicked Chen Ping'an with a straight face.

Then the young man was found to survive.

Chen Ping'an asked with a smile: "In several fights, I deliberately won them first. Tell me, what is your trump card?"

The young man asked: "Can I say it? It's not illegal?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Okay, I have the final say."

Gou Cun then said: "I later got a natal item, which is related to wealth. It is easier to pick up money."

Chen Pingan was stunned on the spot. On the way to practice, it was rare for Chen Pingan to be so envious of others. As a Baobuzhai, I have to keep my eyes open, rack my brains, and be a better wild cultivator than that wild cultivator in order to earn some hard-earned money!

"The Imperial Master also said that I was actually... a poor man. I didn't dare to ask any more questions. Yu Yu later came up with an explanation, saying that maybe our group of earthly branch monks came in money too quickly, and they all seemed to have come from shady ways. Having side money is not a good thing, you have to be poorer."

"Later, the Imperial Master also said that when I reach the upper five realms in the future, I can get a little bit of Aquarius Continent's luck. Although my qualifications are not very good, far behind Yuan Huajing and Song Xu, but as long as I keep my feet on the ground, If you walk steadily, there is hope that you will emerge as an immortal."

"The National Master also said that when I reach the Yupu realm, I will be allowed to go to a country affiliated with the Great Li vassal and serve as the National Master."

Chen Ping'an couldn't help laughing, "What else did the Imperial Master say?"

Gou Cun scratched his head, "The Imperial Master said that dog meat is actually quite delicious. I was almost scared to death at that time."

The last one is Yuan Huajing.

Yuan Huajing seemed to have collected his thoughts. He was alone at the foot of the stairs and did not look very nervous.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "With high realm and high prestige, it is indeed appropriate to use Yuan Jianxian as the finale."

Yuan Huajing said: "I am only in the Nascent Soul realm, I cannot deserve the title of Sword Immortal."

Chen Pingan asked: "Are you selfless?"

Yuan Huajing replied: "Yes."

"Do you have any selfish grudges?"

"none."

"Is it true that you have the final say? Why, you are Yu Pu and I am Yuanying? I am a sword cultivator and you are a sword immortal? Just because you are dozens of years older, you are pretending to be a senior with me?"

"..."

"What's the name of that natal flying sword?"

"Yelang."

"My senior brother helped you get it?"

Yuan Huajing nodded, "It was named by the Imperial Master himself."

In fact, it wasn't that name at first, it was "Stop Spirit", which is more in line with Feijian's natal magical power.

"Do you know the intention?"

"The Imperial Master is reminding me not to be arrogant and arrogant."

Chen Pingan shook his head, "If you don't read enough, you will think shallowly."

Yuan Huajing frowned, and then said sincerely: "I sincerely ask Master Chen to help me clear up my doubts."

After all, it involves Taoist cultivation, so it is inevitable that Yuan Huajing is not interested.

Chen Pingan said slowly: "If you don't walk at night, how can you know that there are night walkers on the road? If you don't become an immortal, how can you know whether there are real immortals in the mountains and forests of the world. Although I also remind you not to be arrogant, but there is There are several more layers of meaning, and even the answer to why I warned you not to be arrogant has actually been told to you a long time ago. Even if you become a night walker, the sky is dark and you can’t see your fingers, you will still be arrogant and you still don’t know what the world is like. .”

Yuan Huajing chewed it carefully and found that it was indeed very meaningful. He nodded and said, "I have learned a lesson."

Ning Yao asked in his heart: "Is this really true?"

Chen Pingan replied in his heart: "I'm talking nonsense and teaching him how to behave."

Ning Yao couldn't help laughing. Sure enough, it was right to stay, it was much more interesting than reading.

Chen Pingan said casually: "Yuan Huajing, if you were born in the Great Wall of Sword Qi, you could have similar swordsmanship achievements to the so-called top geniuses such as Qi Shou and Gao Yehou, maybe a little bit behind, but the gap between the two sides is not so big that we cannot catch up. , your biggest problem is that it is easy to die on the battlefield, because the big demon will deliberately target you and be unwilling to give you a chance to grow up."

Yuan Huajing nodded, "I will definitely try to survive. I believe that if I am really a local sword cultivator of the Sword Qi Great Wall and fight side by side with Yin Guan, the Summer Palace will definitely arrange a guardian for me."

Ning Yao said in his heart: "What I said is correct, but it sounds awkward."

Chen Ping'an laughed in his heart and said: "With all his years and no experience, there are many kind-hearted people who just sit on the Great Wall of Sword Qi and teach him how to behave in the middle of the night."

Chen Ping'an asked again: "Do you want to rely solely on your magical power of flying swords and follow the example of a gourd and a gourd to create a complete existence similar to the small earthly branches when you become an immortal in the future?"

Yuan Huajing nodded and admitted this frankly.

On Chen Pingan's side, there is nothing to hide.

"You can imagine that when that day comes, you will have unlimited glory. You will be in this corner of Aquarius Continent, standing on the top of a mountain, looking around invincible."

Chen Ping'an stretched out a hand, patted his knees casually, and said with a smile: "But have you ever thought about this road to the top, one step at a time, and the other monks of the Earthly Branches lineage each have their own bottlenecks in practice. Threshold dilemma, will each one of them be separated by you, behind you, or even under your feet?"

Chen Ping'an narrowed his eyes, held the sword in his knees, and gently rubbed the scabbard with his palm, "Answer it carefully. I got it wrong. No matter how much I don't like to hold grudges and settle accounts, Ni Bodhisattva still has a certain amount of anger, and he is also a bit temperamental."

Yuan Huajing hesitated for a moment, "I am a sword cultivator, I have a 'Yelang', and I have the best cultivation qualifications. I should be the one to complete the twelve people of the Earthly Branches lineage in the future."

"So I don't really care how much they helped me during this mountain climbing process. They cannot afford to slack off on their responsibilities."

"The only thing that makes me feel that I need to remind myself all the time is that at the end of every war, it cannot be denied that I got the biggest advantage every time, but no one, not even the monks on Song Xu's side, felt that there was anything wrong with it. wrong."

"I, Yuan Huajing, am not a fool. I can distinguish what is sincerity and what is falsehood. Who has jealousy hidden in his smile? Even before I started practicing, I have had a very intuitive sense since I was a child."

"Chen Pingan, I still stick to my previous opinion. People like you always follow the rules and are reasonable, but one day, you will do one or two unreasonable things and end up on the mountain of Xianjia. It's okay to say that you will die. It only affected the ups and downs of a few hundred people, but if it fell into the Great Li Dynasty, how many people would be affected? It could easily be millions or tens of millions.

Therefore, our Dali court, especially our Dizhi lineage, must have the strength to be able to restrain Luopo Mountain to a certain extent. "

Chen Pingan nodded and smiled: "Whether you are right or wrong, as long as you are willing to show your heart, you are treating people with sincerity. Well, you have passed the test."

Yuan Huajing remained silent.

It's definitely not over.

Chen Pingan would never let him go so easily.

Yuan Huajing's only hope at the moment is that he and the Yuan family don't become the next Zhengyang Mountain.

Chen Pingan took the night tour, stood up, and said seriously: "You smart people, don't be unsteady, think about things every day, and have random thoughts. This is a taboo in practice. Especially don't pursue maximizing benefits in everything. You should Who am I, the little God in those Jianghu romance novels in the bookstore?"

"Yuan Huajing, let me give you a suggestion. Just treat me as my senior brother."

Chen Pingan walked down the steps, "Even if the senior brother is not here, I, the junior brother, will still be there. I will often stay at Renyun Yiyun Building in the future. I don't have many friends in the capital. Maybe one day I am in a bad mood and I will come to see him." You, a friend I just met, let’s drink and reminisce about old times.”

In fact, Chen Ping'an still had an old feud with Yuan Huajing, mainly because Yuan Huajing himself was different from the Yuan family of Zhuguo in Dali Shangzhu, whose ancestral home was in his hometown of Erlang Lane, and could not be completely equated. .

The Xu family of Qingfeng City secretly accumulated literary and military fortunes with the help of a fox kingdom, and then used their legitimate daughter to marry the Yuan family's concubine, and they had a grand plan.

Chen Pingan held Yeyou in his hand and gently placed it on Yuan Huajing's shoulder, "By the way, if you had been one of the people involved in the Yuan family's affairs in Shangzhu Kingdom and participated in some things that you shouldn't get involved in, then what are you doing today?" After leaving the inn, you can start preparing how to escape."

Yuan Huajing had no choice but to suppress his temper and took the initiative to explain: "After becoming a monk of the Earthly Branches, I took the initiative to break away from the family."

Lightly tapping his shoulder with the scabbard, Chen Pingan said with a smile: "Finally, as a digression, I, Chen Pingan, am here in Aquarius Continent, so you monks of the Earth Branch lineage are actually dispensable. You can go back to your own home and practice separately. Because senior brother only wants the future sect's Immortal Family, not any one of you. It doesn't matter who is missing. You are far behind now."

Chen Pingan put away the caged bird.

Everyone was surprised to see Yuan Huajing standing there instead of lying on the ground sleeping.

Chen Ping'an looked at Han Zhoujin and said with a smile, "Miss Han, you didn't open a bank to gamble?"

Han Zhoujin was a little embarrassed, he really held a grudge.

Yu Yu looked stunned, "Huh? Can you still make money like this?!"

Chen Pingan and Ning Yao left the inn together and appeared in the alley where the house was located. They found that their husband had returned from Chunshan Academy and was at the entrance of the inn. The two were walking side by side in the alley. Chen Pingan suddenly turned sideways. He kept walking and looked at Ning Yao's side face with a smile, "I suddenly thought of a saying. Probably the so-called growth means having a self that no one knows is good or bad, waiting in the distance for us to walk over and meet each other today. Right? ?”

Ning Yao said angrily: "Yes to a big-headed ghost."

Such an extremely dangerous incident left even her with lingering fears, but in the end you were fine, just like a normal person.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Actually, you taught me that when dealing with any troubles that come to the door, you should think clearly about them and not be sloppy at all. Just close the door when it's time to close the door without thinking too much. There will be more people who are still outside the door. Think about it.”

Ning Yao asked doubtfully: "Have I taught you this?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "I taught you."

Then he turned around and Chen Pingan said from his heart: "Actually, I know that it is not easy for you to be in Aquarius Continent now. There is just a reason for you to return to the Chinese Confucian Temple as soon as possible."

Mr. Xiang is actually only in two places now, which would make it easier for him, the Chinese Confucian Temple and the Gongde Forest. Then there are the three continents of Hedao, Nanposu Island, Tongye Island, and Fuyao Island.

Even if Mr. Xiang restored his position in the Confucian Temple, the mountains and rivers of the Three Continents were too broken, so appearing outside the Three Continents would make the situation worse.

Therefore, Chen Ping'an wanted to chat more with his husband, but he didn't want his husband to suffer for it.

Over at the inn not far away, the old shopkeeper is an old fox after all. The old man who came late to get a daughter, had seen him forcefully stop his daughter before, and it was probably counterproductive. If his plan failed, he had another plan in mind, so he took the initiative to give in. The daughter went to find Ning Yao to learn from her. Naturally, the daughter's point of view was reasonable. Most women in the world could only carry one sword. But Ning Yao just carried a sword box on his back. How could he be bad at fisting and kicking? If this isn’t a charlatan, who is? So the silly girl really went to knock on the door.

The bored girl came to the counter now. Her eyes lit up when she saw the bag of twists and asked, "Dad, why did you think of buying me twists?"

She picked up one and it clicked.

The old shopkeeper was not an old fool. He said that it was Chen Pingan's kindness and gave him a bag of food for free. He just smiled and said: "As a father, I don't feel sorry for my daughter. As a daughter, I don't care about it in my heart." ?”

The girl said vaguely: "My heart aches and I feel so much."

The old shopkeeper asked: "Do you want to become a disciple or not?"

The old man smiled and added, "If you are still angry, dad can help."

The girl shook her head and said: "Forget it, I listened to my father and knocked on the door, but I ran out of courage. I found that I was quite afraid of Master Ning. Whenever she glared or raised her eyebrows, I would be speechless. .”

The girl imitated Ning Yao, raising her eyebrows and glaring, and laughed to herself one after another.

The old shopkeeper glanced at the oil paper bag, feeling a little uneasy about his conscience, so he smiled and said something fair: "If nothing else, that Chen Pingan is really not a slutty slut."

The girl almost choked and laughed, "I was really scared at first, but of course I know now, people are not bad."

I'm not stupid. Every time this guy looks at Master Ning, the look in his eyes can only be said to be affectionate.

The book said that a good girl is afraid of being stalked by a man, so he must have been stalking her and asking for help, so she chased Master Ning.

It's just that you can't talk like this, otherwise her father will think that she has read too many miscellaneous books and spent money randomly.

The girl picked up the second piece of crispy twists and asked: "Dad, you said he is not a libertine, he is still a foreigner wandering around the world, and it is his first time to come to our inn. Why did he look at me that night?" The look in your eyes is so weird?"

The old man thought for a while and gave his own reason, "Maybe I have mistakenly recognized the person. It is late at night. At first glance, I may think you are similar to someone. People in the martial arts world meet many people, and the stories of rivers and lakes are endless. many."

The old scholar smiled at the door and asked: "Brother Liu, can I borrow two stools from you? Do you mind sunbathing at the door of the inn?"

The old shopkeeper smiled and said: "It's such a big deal, it's easy to talk about."

The girl immediately helped move two benches and placed them outside the door. The sun was not shining brightly today and it was indeed not hot.

Chen Pingan and Ning Yao arrived at the door of the inn. The old scholar and Chen Pingan sat on a bench. Ning Yao and the girl who joined in the fun sat aside, but the girl thought for a while and finally left.

When Chen Ping'an said that, the old scholar nodded and said, "It's a small matter. I'll go and invite the ceremonial saint after I finish my drink."

Ning Yao said: "I just happened to go to the Confucian Temple together."

The old scholar quickly shook his head and waved his hands, "No, I will come back. We will leave Aquarius Continent together next time."

Ning Yao turned to look at Chen Pingan.

Chen Pingan nodded, and Ning Yao stopped insisting.

The old scholar looked at him intently, but he was actually very happy in his heart. Our lineage has great potential.

The lineage of Literary Saints, from the knowledge of the husband to the talents of several students in the early years, was simply invincible. Perhaps the only thing that was slightly inferior to others was that they each found wives. Now they are invincible, right?

The old scholar chuckled softly and said: "Sir once lost his status as a priest, the statues of gods were smashed, and knowledge was banned. During the hundred years when he was imprisoned in Gongdelin, he actually had happy things. Can you guess it?"

Chen Pingan smiled and nodded, then handed over a bottle of wine.

The old scholar took the jug with doubt on his face and waved his hand, "I can't, I can't. If you can still guess this, the old man and the Li Sheng will compete with me for disciples."

Chen Ping'an took a sip of wine by himself, "In the past, if you talked about my senior brothers in Haoran, there would definitely be a 'direct descendant of the literary saint'. At that time in Gongdelin, Mr. was down and out, so he was only regarded as a senior brother. Sir, you are not worried about this, but will only be happy and secretly having fun."

The old scholar stroked his beard and smiled, "Who says it's not the case? Su Zi said so many pleasant things, but if I look at them, the only ones that are secretly enjoyable are the ones that deserve the most enjoyment."

Ning Yao smiled knowingly.

No wonder the great mountain monks in the world all know that the Wen Sage is most partial to his close disciples.

The old scholar finished his drink and stood up and said, "Sir, let's get busy first. You may need to find Aunt Feng to say thank you to this senior. After that, you will probably be away from the capital for a day or two."

Chen Ping'an wanted to get up, but the old scholar held his shoulders, turned his head, and asked with his eyes, "Opportunity, do you understand?" Chen Ping'an didn't even nod. It's necessary, sir, please stop your eyes quickly to avoid unnecessary trouble. The old scholar suddenly realized that it made sense.

it is more than words.

The old scholar first went to the Fire Temple to find Aunt Feng.

Under the flower shed, Aunt Feng, who was sitting on the steps drinking, immediately stood up to greet him, and with a graceful manner, she wished him a blessing, "I have met Mr. Wen Sheng."

The old scholar sat on a stone bench nearby and said with a smile: "I just came here to say thank you. Don't be too late, senior. If you don't like it, I can punish myself with three cups. Oh, look at my memory. I forgot to bring it with me." Drinking!"

Aunt Feng threw a jar of Baihua brew over it, and the old scholar opened the mud seal and took a sniff, "Good wine, good wine, so good that I can't bear to drink it."

The old scholar kept his posture of carrying the wine but not drinking, and squinted at Aunt Feng.

Aunt Feng waited for a long time and had to throw another jar over. Otherwise, with the virtue of the old scholar, he could really endure like this.

She sighed quietly in her heart. When it comes to enduring, this literary saint can indeed endure. When she thought of this, Aunt Feng didn't care about the two jars of Baihua Brewing. Besides, didn't the disciples of the old scholar also deceive two jars?

This old scholar and his closed disciple, one step in front and the other in hindsight, have exactly the same style.

But among the literary saints, Cui Han, Zuo Zuo, Liu Shiliu, and Qi Jingchun, who would be so shameless?

Fortunately, Chen Ping'an finally accepted Cao Qinglang as his student, and he was considered a serious scholar.

The old scholar put down the jar in his hand, hugged the second jar of Baihua Brew with both hands, and said with a guilty look on his face: "I'm so embarrassed, I'm so embarrassed. Look at what happened, it's like I came here to ask for a drink."

Aunt Feng smiled, and a wisp of breeze condensed between her fingers. Finally, the words of the old scholar who closed the door on his disciples sounded in the flower shed.

The old scholar listened carefully, hugging the wine jar with one hand, stroking his beard with the other and laughed, "Good! This is what makes a person better than a person!"

It turned out to be over there at the entrance of the inn.

Chen Pingan found Ning Yao staring at him. He lowered his head to drink and then raised his head, but she was still looking at him.

Chen Ping'an immediately vowed: "The conscience of heaven and earth, sir, is wrong!"