Sword comes

Chapter 445

When he arrived at a lake, Chen Pingan stopped rowing, put down the bamboo wormwood, and took out a piece of dry food from the nearby things to satisfy his hunger.

Liu Laocheng suddenly asked Chen Pingan with a smile if he liked fishing or not. He told Jianhu Lake that there were three unique delicacies, which were delicacies at the banquets of the rich and powerful in the Zhuying Dynasty. Among them was a kind of fish caught in winter. The fish of winter crucian carp is more delicious.Liu Laocheng pointed to the bottom of the lake, and said that there was one in this area. Before Liu Laocheng could say anything more, Chen Pingan had already taken out the fishing rod from Zizhu Island that had never had a chance to be used, and took out a small can of distiller's grain corn.

The same is true for Liu Laocheng, who moves skillfully, but the bait is slightly different. The fishing rod is a special green bamboo that is verdant and full of aura.

In the end, Liu Laocheng caught winter crucian carp with three tails and palm size, and Chen Pingan harvested two tails, almost at the same time. After that, the two sides showed their own skills, cutting boards, stoves, clay pots, firewood, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, sugar, etc. .

One person is at the bow and the other is at the stern, each cooks the fish.

Steaming hot, the two sat cross-legged, holding chopsticks in one hand and wine jug in the other.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and began to chat while eating.

Intrigues and murderous intentions are everywhere, and for the time being, they are all just talking and laughing.

After the jokes, Chen Ping had just packed up the clay pots for the stove, and Chen Ping slapped the sword gourd, and Flying Sword Fifteen flew away. In front of Liu Laocheng, Chen Ping said, "Go to Qingxia Island first and tell Liu Zhimao, Just say that Liu Laocheng of Gongliu Island is with me, and if he wants to activate the mountain protection formation, I will go ashore alone."

Liu Laocheng asked: "It's just giving orders, don't make up excuses, otherwise Liu Zhimao will be suspicious."

Chen Pingan replied: "If you talk too much, he won't dare to activate the formation."

Liu Laocheng nodded, "Straight-forward, either to frighten the opponent, or to tear the face. It is suitable for people like Liu Zhimao, so we can't give them any room for maneuver."

Chen Ping's eyes lit up.

Liu Laocheng smiled and said, "Why, if I say it casually, you will get something."

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "I just vaguely knew that I should do this before, but it's not as clear as what Liu Daozhu said, well, it's like Liu Daozhu put a ruler in front of me. The pursuit should not go to extremes, but Master Liu taught me to deal with people like Liu Zhimao, on the contrary, to keep pushing them to both ends."

Liu Laocheng nodded to express his approval, but said at the same time: "You can't give up your whole heart when you talk to others. Between you and me, you are still an enemy. When will you be able to take your heart out? Have you misunderstood something?"

Chen Ping supported Bamboo Artemisia, "It's two different things. If I just want to kill you, I don't need to go to Gongliu Island. In the end, I still hope that both parties are happy, and the owner of Island Liu still gets the big benefits. I just want to make peace of mind. I will not compete with Island Master Liu for money."

Liu Laocheng was noncommittal and drank slowly.

Chen Ping smiled and said: "When I was learning how to play chess with others, I really didn't have any understanding, and I was slow to learn everything. I could ponder for a long time on a fixed pattern that was regarded as dead by the predecessors, but I didn't know the essence, so I like to think about it. Just thinking about whether there is a chessboard, everyone can win, not only winning or losing, but also allowing both sides to only win less and win more."

Liu Laocheng shook his head, "Don't tell me about playing chess, I never like to have a headache. The level of chess skills has nothing to do with the quality of things."

Chen Ping was about to speak, probably because he still wanted to talk to the old monk. Anyway, Liu Laocheng himself said that life is the master of the world if you have leisure. The reason why you insisted on this trip back to Qingxia Island The boat returned slowly, originally because he wanted to know more about Liu Laocheng's mind. Although the success or failure of the plan lies in a bigger and higher place, but

Liu Laocheng raised his hand, "Shut up. Don't push yourself too hard. If you are a school teacher, you will be an accountant with a good plan if you are exhausted. The ferry is only this big. I have to listen to your nagging, no You have to listen, if you want to be clean, you can only slap you into the lake. With your current physique, you can't stand any more troubles. Now you are relying on a natal acupoint to support you. This mansion If it breaks, your Longevity Bridge will probably have to be broken again. By the way, I am a little curious about how the Longevity Bridge was broken before."

Chen Ping said with a smile: "I was interrupted by a female cultivator on the mountain in the back alleys of my hometown, but she was mostly plotted by Liu Zhimao. The catastrophe was quite thrilling. Liu Zhimao was still in my heart at the time. , if it wasn't for good luck, the female cultivator and I probably wouldn't understand it until we died, it was a muddle-headed fight, you gods on the mountain, besides your supernatural powers, you also like to kill people without blood."

This is the first time that Chen Pingan told Liu Laocheng about his family affairs.

It can be regarded as a little sincerity.

Otherwise, Chen Pingan was really worried that he would have annoyed the unpredictable old monk before he arrived at Qingxia Island.

Liu Laocheng seemed to be touched, "The monks on the mountain are very afraid of being stained with the red dust. In Shujian Lake, I should be the most qualified to say this sentence. That's why the military monks are envied by the rest of the Qi trainers. No matter how they kill people, they can not be afraid." Cause and effect are entangled. Therefore, compared with the Legalists, Strategists, and merchants and farmers, they prefer to stay at the foot of the mountain to practice. Sword cultivators are difficult to entangle ghosts on the four major mountains, and they are also comfortable and less bound.”

Chen Ping smiled and said, "I've seen the monks of the Legalist school and the Taoist priests of the Shidaofang, and the only ones who have not been taught by the Mohists are the credit swordsmen."

Liu Laocheng sneered and said: "I advise you not to provoke the credit knife man, that is the most difficult ghost among the difficult ghosts, and he is simply a little devil who guards the door for the king of Hades."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "I will pay attention."

The journey is long and has an end.

The ferry passed several vassal islands including Sulin Island, and came to the boundary of Qingxia Island. Sure enough, the landscape formation has been activated by Liu Zhimao.

In Liu Zhimao's view, this will of course cause Liu Laocheng's displeasure, but he and Chen Ping'an are grasshoppers on the same line. Once he refuses Chen Ping's request, he will have to bear the corresponding consequences. The lesser of power and harm.And although Liu Zhimao couldn't figure out why Liu Laozu was willing to accompany Chen Pingan back to Qingxia Island by boat, Liu Zhimao kept telling himself that Chen Pingan likes to follow the rules when doing things, no matter what Liu Laocheng wants to do, The person was brought by Chen Pingan, and he may not be able to settle everything, but at least he will solve this mess with Qingxia Island, instead of staying out of the matter and leaving.

This is the intangible influence brought by a so-called "good man", such as the spring breeze sneaking into the night, moistening things silently.

Even a bad guy like Liu Zhimao, who is full of evil, must be recognized.

Liu Laocheng kept his promise and Yufeng hovered on the lake outside the ferry.

Chen Ping tied the rope of the ferry and went to the house at the gate of the mountain. After a while, the jade tablet no longer absorbed the aura of Shujian Lake.

Chen Pingan went to Zhuxian Mansion, but he didn't bring the red crisps when he returned, and returned to the ferry alone.

Liu Laocheng frowned.

Chen Pingan said: "I don't want to see Hongsu die beside me. I can only do nothing. This is the event I am most afraid of."

Liu Laocheng laughed heartily, stretched out his thumb to Chen Ping'an, soared into the air, turned into a rainbow light and returned to Gongliu Island, sending out a series of rumbling explosions like the vibration of winter thunder.

Chen Ping stood at the ferry for a long time, and when Liu Laocheng had left completely, he raised his hand in relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Liu Zhimao came to the ferry, smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Chen, can you tell me the truth, what's the matter?"

Chen Pingan said: "On the way here, I have been chatting with Liu Laocheng and testing each other. From this, I have come to a conclusion that Liu Laocheng seems to have never met Su Gaoshan, the general of the Great Li military."

Liu Zhimao's face immediately changed slightly.

Both are smart people, the speaker has a heart, and the listener understands.

Su Gaoshan, the leader of the Dali Iron Cavalry who has already killed the capital of Shihao Country, is a mountain that even Tan Yuanyi of Lisu Island cannot overcome. When the three of them formed an alliance in Hengbo Mansion to discuss matters, they all felt that Liu Laocheng had already taken advantage of Su Gaoshan. Therefore, he did not bother to discuss important matters with Tan Yuanyi, a spy leader of the Green Wave Pavilion. It was Gong Liudao who directly passed Su Gaoshan and got some kind of reply from the center of the Dali Temple, so he acted so domineeringly, completely ignoring Liu Zhimao and If Tan Yuanyi's conditions are the same, Liu Laocheng's current position is roughly equal to Su Gaoshan's.

Now it seems that all three of them guessed wrong, and still underestimated this upper five-level monk. Liu Laocheng didn't even pay attention to the great general Su Gaoshan. Gongliu Island must have a higher and more hidden line. It might be possible to talk directly to the Dali Song family, or even the Dali Guoshi.

Liu Zhimao's bitter expression became more bitter, "Mr. Chen should judge the situation and abandon Qingxia Island and invest in Gongliu Island."

Chen Ping shook his head and said: "If you really do this, I won't tell you this. Besides, Master Liu has a unique eye, you can definitely see that Liu Laocheng and I seem to have a harmonious relationship, but in fact, it is not as friar Shu Jianhu imagined. It’s so good in the middle, what’s the difference between seeing each other like old friends and seeing each other so late. I’m not afraid of making fun of you if I say it out, if it wasn’t for that jade plaque that made Mr. Liu feel jealous, Gongliu Island would almost be my burial place.”

Liu Zhimao said with a smile: "Then I don't worry, if Mr. Chen chooses to join forces with Liu Laocheng, I'm afraid that if I have two more legs, I won't be able to get out of Shujian Lake."

Chen Pingan joked: "After the New Year's Eve, after the spring of next year, I may often leave Qingxia Island, or even go out of the boundary of Shujian Lake. Island Master Liu, don't worry that I am sneaking around, trying to make a living with you and Tan Yuanyi behind my back." But it is true that we may meet Su Gaoshan halfway, so there is no need for Island Master Liu to be suspicious. Hengbo Mansion forms an alliance, and I will only value it more than you two. But let me tell you in advance, if the two of you change your mind temporarily and want to quit , Tell me clearly, it can still be discussed. Once whoever breaks his promise first, no matter what the reason is, I will make you feel uncomfortable."

Liu Zhimao smiled wryly and said: "I can only guarantee that if I go back on my word, I, Liu Zhimao, will definitely tell Mr. Chen in advance. As for Tan Yuanyi, I will pass on the words to them Lisu Island."

Chen Pingan nodded.

Liu Zhimao did not deny that when Liu Laocheng accompanied Chen Pingan to Qingxia Island this trip, the more straightforward Chen Pingan said and the more he disregarded his relationship with Gongliu Island, the more excited Liu Zhimao was in his heart. Eight times, the heart lake swayed.

Because that's a "what if".

What if Chen Ping'an relied on his own courage and impatience, and had an extra possibility to choose, what if Chen Pingan himself was more cruel than Liu Zhimao and Tan Yuanyi by treachery

You know, he is very clear about how that invincible little loach jumped into the fire pit, how he suffered, and how Chen Pingan ended up.

Suddenly, Liu Zhimao felt a little regretful, whether he shouldn't have walked into Chen Pingan's "rules" at all, or if things were about to happen, he suddenly realized one day that he had already had a miserable relationship with that little loach. The fate is the same

Chen Ping put his arms around his sleeves, looked at the lake and mountains from a distance, and said with a smile: "Master Liu, you have no choice, so don't be distracted, or you will only increase your troubles, which is not what a Nascent Soul cultivator should have." state of mind."

Liu Zhimao said with emotion: "One word awakens the dreamer, and I have been taught again."

Chen Pingan joked: "Don't dare, I'm not a Mr. Master, just a down-and-out accountant on Qingxia Island, who lives under the fence and needs to be taken care of by Island Master Liu."

Liu Zhimao also joked: "Occasionally, I will have bad thoughts, thinking that one day Mr. Chen will be punched to death by someone for no reason. Would it be better?"

Chen Pingan smiled and said, "To each other."

After Liu Zhimao left the ferry, Chen Pingan returned to the house, took off the sword fairy and hung it on the wall, took off the magic robe and gold wine, and only wore a thick cotton robe to barely keep out the cold. He threw charcoal into the small charcoal cage and lit the charcoal fire , carrying it to keep warm, and paced around the house.

Zeng Ye ran over and knocked on the door to greet him. After Chen Pingan opened the door, he asked about the detailed progress of Zeng Ye's practice. After the chat, Chen Pingan was quite satisfied. It is estimated that around the end of the year, Zeng Ye should be able to use his own body as a carrier of Yin, Soul, Walking freely in the yang world, when the time comes, Zeng Ye will be able to rely on this superior secret technique and his own special roots to sharpen and improve his cultivation. Maybe the speed of breaking through the border will be extremely fast, compared to Maoyue Island's insidious side door , You have to be faster, and you can become a Dongfu Realm monk who has crossed the first threshold of the Middle Five Realm earlier.

Seeing Zeng Ye dawdling, he seemed unwilling to leave.

Chen Pingan asked: "I want to ask why I just beat Liu Laocheng to death not long ago, and now I can visit Shujian Lake together like a friend who has forgotten the years."

Zeng Ye felt a little embarrassed and nodded.

Even though he firmly remembered that he had to see more and think less about Qingxia Island, but this tall young man was really curious and couldn't hold back.

Chen Ping said with a smile: "It's more complicated, and it's not something that can be used as a talking point or something interesting."

Zeng Ye got up quickly and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm going back to practice."

Chen Pingan said to him: "When it's time to talk, if you buy me a drink, I'll tell you."

Zeng Ye closed the door gently, with a smile all over his face, through the last crack of the door, he said happily: "Mr. Chen, it's a deal."

Since then, many islands in Shujian Lake have not yet completely melted the snow, but they have ushered in another heavy snowfall.

It's really strange.

What happened this year? Not long after that, there have been two consecutive heavy snowfalls that have not been seen in decades.

But no one is not happy, this means that the entire Shujian Lake is already full of aura, and it has some tonic, which is called God rewarding food.

In the past few days, there has been an uproar, almost all the monks are talking about the accountant of Qingxia Island, even the four big lakeside cities of Chishui and Yunlou are no exception.

It was the first time Yu Hui came to the mountain gate of Qingxia Island on his own initiative, and sat at Chen Ping's house for a while, and made a small deal by the way, and sold it to Chen Ping'an at a low price for a high-quality spiritual weapon that was only a line away from the magic weapon. Its function is similar to that of the "Prisoner" Hall of Kings of Hell. It is an attic that imitates the "Liuli Pavilion" of the Baidi City in China. Although there are not many "houses" that can inhabit ghosts and ghosts, there are only twelve rooms. It's not as good as the King of Hell's Hall from Qingxia Island's secret storehouse, but the quality of the house is better, even the stream of spirit-calling ghosts and generals carefully cultivated by Zhu Xianfu's ghost cultivator is more than enough to warm and nourish them.

Chen Ping was a little helpless, the things must be excellent things, but he had no money, so he had to pay Yueya Island on credit. Yu Hui was amused when he heard it, and said that Mr. Chen was dishonest, and he had to pay an IOU at such a low price. Chen Pingan smiled and said that he was sorry, that there was no need to be polite with Island Master Yu.Yu Hui was happier, but friendship is friendship, and business is business. He pulled Chen Pingan to ask Zhang Di, the owner of the secret library, to pay the IOU in the name of Qingxia Island, otherwise he was worried and asked Mr. Zhang for help Keep an eye on Chen Ping'an, Yu Hui and Mi Kufang will be brothers in need by then.

Zhang dimple nodded and agreed with a smile, and refused to lend money to Chen Pingan to pay for the small glazed pavilion. After all, Chen Pingan owed Qingxia Island a whole lot of debt, but Zhang dimple agreed to write an IOU, and Yu Hui was satisfied. By the way, he also invited Mr. Zhang to visit Crescent Island when he had time, and Zhang dick nodded and agreed, without any hesitation, he made an appointment with Yu Hui directly.

In the end, Chen Pingan looked like an outsider.

The owner of Zizhu Island, beaming with joy, took a spirit weapon ferry and brought Mr. Chen the Zizhu of the ancestral generation on the three pole islands. It was happier to give money than to receive it.When we got to Chen Pingan's house, we left after drinking tea without even a cup of hot water.

There are also many Chen Pingan who had been shut down before, or visited the island without the island owner showing up, and they all made an appointment to visit Qingxia Island one by one.

The snow stopped.

At noon that day, Liu Zhimao came to the house, knocked on the door but did not enter.

Chen Pingan walked out with a charcoal cage, looking tired.

The two take a walk together.

Liu Zhimao gloated a little, "Would you like me to come forward and help you keep those guys out, just find an excuse, just say that Qingxia Island will be closed."

Chen Pingan shook his head and said, "No, I'm having fun and enjoying it. I can actually learn a lot from dealing with these island owners, but it's really tiring. It's always been a pleasure to greet people and say some polite words. The thing I am not good at is to check for leaks and make up for gaps, and practice the inner strength of being a human being."

Liu Zhimao said with a smile: "In fact, everyone has to go through such a day. In the future, when you have your own mountain, you have to take care of all aspects and work harder. It is indeed a good thing to get used to it earlier."

The two had walked out of the Shanmen house for a long distance. Liu Zhimao glanced back and held back a smile, "Chen Pingan, your aunt came out of Chunting Mansion and came to look for you. If I remember correctly, this is the time you moved out of Chunting Mansion." After the mansion, it's the first time she goes out to see you, shall we go back?"

Chen Pingan shook his head, "Let's go again."

Liu Zhimao nodded and said: "If you are really as hard-hearted as us cultivators, there is no need to be so bent."

Holding the charcoal cage, Chen Ping said with a smile: "Let's try to have a good get-together and break up. Even after the incense is gone, I still hope that the other party's life will be better."

Liu Zhimao said: "There are some half-baked housework, whether it's a small alley house, a wealthy mansion, or a big mountain like our Qingxia Island, if you want to do something good, it's hard to be a good person. Chen Pingan, let me persuade you If you say an unpleasant word, maybe in a few years or ten years, that woman will not understand your current good intentions, but will only remember your bad. No matter at that time, she lived a good life or a bad life. , it’s all the same. Maybe you have a bad life, but you will remember your goodness more or less, and the better you live, the more grudges you will have. "

Chen Ping'an looked indifferent, "Does that have something to do with me?"

Liu Zhimao laughed loudly and said, "Yes."

Liu Zhimao suddenly said with a playful smile: "Guess if Gu Canniang went out this time, did she bring a maid or two with her?"

Liu Zhimao quickly said: "It's definitely not fanning the flames."

Chen Ping thought for a while, "Is it possible that I took the maidservants halfway and thought it was inappropriate to send them back to Chunting Mansion? My aunt is very smart. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to get Gu Can back in Niping Lane. Stretching, but nothing but, in Mud Bottle Lane, she has indeed done her best."

Liu Zhimao clicked his tongue and said, "Awesome"

Chen Ping smiled and said, "I guessed it right."

Liu Zhimao nodded, "When I walked out of the gate of Chunting Mansion, I brought the two most obedient and pleasing maidservants with me. I didn't walk too far, and I figured it out. Let them go back, and let them take away the precious fox fur, so let's go on, when we go back, she will definitely be outside the door with cold lips and shivering, and when she enters the house, she will probably have nothing to say. It's not easy to say. How about it, should we turn around immediately and not give her this poor chance?"

Chen Pingan said helplessly, "Go back."

Liu Zhimao smiled and said, "It's actually harder than I imagined."

Chen Ping shook his head and said, "Anyway, I already know everything, so why make her suffer so much, getting angry is the most boring thing."

Liu Zhimao asked: "Or go back to Chunting mansion like that time, and go back together?"

Chen Pingan said: "I don't need it this time. I don't have such a big face, I can trouble Island Master Liu again and again, and I am not so enshrined in Qingxia Island."

Liu Zhimao didn't insist, and disappeared in a flash, "Don't worry, I won't eavesdrop on your conversation. Anyway, I can roughly guess what she will say."

When Chen Ping returned to the house, the woman was as cold as a quail, with her hands covering her shoulders. When she could see Chen Ping from a distance, she hesitated for a moment, and immediately let go of her hands.

As a woman, she can already see Chen Ping'an.

Of course, Chen Ping would only see her sooner.

really.

After Chen Ping approached the mountain gate, he walked quickly, saw the woman, handed the charcoal cage to her first, opened the door, and said: "Why is aunt here, let me say hello, I can go to Chunting Mansion of."

The woman entered the room, sat at the table, put her hands on the charcoal cage, and said with a forced smile: "Ping An, the little Niqiu is dead. Auntie dare not say anything more, but after all, the little Niqiu has been with our mother and mother for these years, Without it, let alone the Chunting Mansion, it only occupied a thatched hut on Qingxia Island, and there may be no living people. So can you return the body of the little loach to us and find a place to bury it? If this request, some If it's too much, my aunt won't say anything, let alone blame you. Just like what Gu Can has been nagging for so many years, apart from my mother, you are the only one who really cares about him. For so many years, it’s just a bowl of rice, you have helped our mothers and daughters so many things, big and small, you have done everything our mothers have seen and not seen.”

Speaking of this, the woman covered her face and wept, sobbing: "It's fate to end up in such a field. Auntie really doesn't blame you, really."

Chen Pingan listened patiently, and stopped talking when the woman was sobbing.

Go to the book case, silently move out the large stove placed at the bottom, go to the corner to open the big bag containing charcoal, add charcoal to the stove, light the charcoal fire with a special fire book, squat on the ground, and push the two people to sit opposite each other. under the table, so that the woman could rest her feet on the edge of the fire to keep warm.

After finishing all this, Chen Pingan sat on the bench and remained silent.

The woman hurriedly wiped away her tears, and gently lifted her foot under the table, stepped on the edge of the stove, and said with a miserable face: "It doesn't matter if you can't, the little loach comes from the water, don't be like us, don't pay attention to who died, It must be buried in peace."

Chen Ping's eyes were in a trance.

I vaguely remember.

Once in the alley, I protected her, and after we had quarreled and fought with those long-mouthed women, the two of them sat on the steps at the gate of the courtyard. She just wept silently, clutching the mended clothes tightly with both hands. Jiao, without saying a word, saw his naughty son walking in from a section of Niping Lane, and quickly turned his back, wiped away his tears, straightened his clothes, and combed his temples with his fingers.

Even now, Chen Pingan still feels that the aunt back then was Gu Can's best mother.

She asked softly: "Ping An, I heard that you went to Gongliu Island this time and met that old ancestor Liu, is it dangerous?"

Chen Ping clenched his fists tightly and placed them lightly on his knees.

There is no such thing as extreme misery, only helplessness.

It is ominous for those who observe Yuanyu.

Chen Pingan took a deep breath, let go of his fist, stretched out a finger, and pointed to his eyes, "Auntie, the whole family is really here. They are all here without talking. Auntie opened the gate of the courtyard back then and brought me a bowl of During the meal, I saw it. After the quarrel, my aunt sat at the gate of the courtyard and gave me a wink, asking me to keep it a secret from Gu Can, and not let him know that my mother had been wronged, which would make him worry. Arrived."

The woman hesitated to speak.

Under the table, tightly gripped the bamboo handle of the small charcoal cage.

Chen Ping wanted to tell her.

"Auntie, you probably don't know it yet. When I was in Niping Lane, I knew that because of that little loach, Auntie, you want me to die. I hope Liu Zhimao can kill me."

"Auntie, you may not know that you invited Liu Zhimao to Chunting Mansion that night and asked me about my details. In fact, Liu Zhimao didn't drink the bowl of tea, but took the water in the cup. The secret method on the mountain of water, took away the tea, put it in a bowl, and put it on this table, but I shattered the lingering sound of the conversation between the two of you."

"Auntie doesn't know the same thing. Taking off the fox fur, the maidservant returning to the house, and even the small gesture of letting go of me immediately when she saw me at the door, the scheming in it, and the words said when I entered the house, all the undertones I know what it means, and I know it all.”

However, Chen Ping swallowed all these words word by word, and the last thing he said was just one sentence, "Auntie, Shujian Lake in the future may not be the same as it is today. There is no need to be so afraid, one day the family business will not be able to be kept, and one day there will be revenge-seeking assassins, and Gu Can needs to kill and kill again, but before that day, before the real arrival, I still hope that my aunt can stay in the spring as much as possible. Tingfu."

The woman nodded slightly.

Chen Ping looked at her, and said slowly: "Shujian Lake will become very different, and when that day really comes, I hope that my aunt will be as careful as she moved from Niping Lane to Qingxia Island. Let's see, how to help Gu Can make the family business of Chunting Mansion bigger. Since it is for Gu Can's good, then I think that the hardships of Niping Lane for so many years have been eaten. In the future, for Gu Can, my aunt will be able to endure it again, and there will always be a day when she is in her early years, just like when Gu Can was brought up, the little slugs have never eaten better than other children in the neighborhood. It's almost like changing from the ancestral house in Niping Lane to a Chunting Mansion. In the future, maybe it will be an entire island of its own, not just Hengbo Mansion, which is bigger than Chunting Mansion, right? What's more, Gu Can and he Dad, maybe I can come to Shujian Lake to see you sometime."

The woman nodded vigorously, her eye sockets were moist and slightly red and swollen.

Chen Pingan stopped talking.

The woman sat for a while, then took her leave and left. Chen Pingan brought it to the door, but the woman was still unwilling to take away the charcoal cage, saying no. , have long been used to it.

After watching her go away, Chen Pingan returned to the house.

The woman walked hard all the way without complaining.

When she got close to Chunting Mansion, she immediately put on a straight face, her lips moved slightly, but when the maid ran out quickly, the woman quickly laughed.

Chen Ping sat at the table, speechless, and muttered: "It's useless, isn't it, Chen Ping"

He rubbed his cheeks, "Then do something useful."

Chen Ping bowed his head, moved the stove, stepped on it, still holding the charcoal cage, lying on the table, and dozed in a daze.

Half asleep and half awake, as if returning to his hometown.

In the middle of the night, the chaimen dog barks, the crying of a child disturbs one's sleep, and the crooked old woman pounding her clothes.

Many people will be bored.

Chen Pingan did the same in Niping Lane back then, so he could only accept it.

After all, it's the little things.

And I feel more and more that it is a trivial matter, but now I think about it, but I miss it a little.

With a snap, the charcoal cage fell to the ground. Chen Pingan came to his senses, picked up the charcoal cage, and put it on the side of the bench.

Went to sleep.

When I woke up, it was already late at night, and I was woken up by knocking on the door.

Chen Pingan went to open the door and almost yelled at him without holding back.

It turned out to be the owner of Zhuchai Island, Liu Chongrun.

Chen Pingan opened the door, but did not give way.

Liu Chongrun raised his eyebrows, "Why, the door is not allowed in."

Chen Ping asked back: "If you let you in, how can I go to Zhu Xian's mansion to meet Ma Yuanzhi in the future?"

Liu Chongrun raised the porcelain vase in his hand, "Let's discuss such an important matter at this door."

Chen Ping frowned and said, "You did it on purpose."

Liu Chongrun nodded with a smile.

Chen Ping said helplessly: "Master Liu, what are you thinking? This is not the rule of doing business, okay?"

Liu Chongrun smiled: "Don't reason with women."

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "It makes sense."

After getting out of the way, Liu Chongrun walked into the house, but Chen Pingan didn't dare to close the door, but Liu Chongrun kicked him back, and the door was closed tightly.

Liu Chongrun looked down at the large bluestone slab, glanced at the bookcase in the corner, and the six poles of purple bamboo leaning against the wall, and finally turned his gaze back to the bluestone slab, "Mr. Chen Da has been hiding here all day long. To fiddle with these spooky things"

Chen Pingan nodded.

Liu Chongrun walked to the table, looked down at the stove, "This thing is rare."

Chen Ping said with a smile: "The common people feel that it is even rarer after they have seen the earth dragon in your wealthy gate."

Liu Chongrun, as a Jindan Dixian who deliberately hid Shujian Lake, sat down and put his feet next to the stove, "Yo, it's quite warm. I'll get one in Baoguang Pavilion later."

Chen Pingan asked: "Master Liu has thought about it."

Liu Chongrun was still looking around curiously, and said casually: "Think about it, a Mr. accountant who can be escorted by Old Ancestor Liu himself, how dare I neglect, I can't find death."

Chen Ping said, "Our business may need to be put on hold for a while."

Liu Chongrun said angrily: "Chen Pingan, are you playing with me? Who ran to Baoguang Pavilion to do business with me before, and now I'll give you an answer in person, why are you putting on airs with me? Zu, if you want to raise the price, I want to see if you have the face to say that you can take money from people."

Chen Ping stared at the princess who had died and said, "If it weren't for the fact that so many island owners have come to visit Qingxia Island before, I wouldn't let you sit here and scold people for your visit tonight, but really follow You have drawn a clear line, do you really not know, or are you just pretending to be confused? You can wait patiently on Zhuchai Island. Your superfluous actions will only make Zhuchai Island fall into a whirlpool. Once I fail, Zhuchai Island don’t It is said that he moved out of Shujian Lake, and Liu Chongrun can't even hold on to his current family business, so I will ask you the same question again, what are you thinking?"

Liu Chongrun said with a smile: "The country is destroyed and the family is destroyed. I have survived. Now there is no chance for the country to be destroyed. At most, the family is destroyed. What are you afraid of?"

Chen Ping'an suddenly moved his mind slightly, and looked towards the door of the house.

Liu Chongrun was slightly surprised. Could it be that Chen Pingan is really a rumored Jindan Swordsman? Otherwise, why would he have such a keen perception.

Because outside, an uninvited guest came, sneaking around, like a dirty man who often eavesdrops on the walls of other people's houses.

Chen Ping blinked at Liu Chongrun, and then said coldly: "Island Master Liu, let me reiterate that I will not charge a girl from Zhuchai Island to become a personal maid. It's not a matter of some fairy money."

In the end, Liu Chongrun didn't pick up the quarrel at all, but complained: "I didn't expect you, Chen Pingan, to be such a heartless person. I misunderstood you."

Liu Chongrun got up suddenly, opened the door, and fled away.

Chen Ping'an was stunned.

Bite the bullet and stood up, came to the door, a moment later, Zhu Xian's mansion ghost Xiu Ma Yuanzhi walked over with a smile.

Just as Chen Pingan wanted to explain, Ma Yuanzhi was surprised and happy, and patted Chen Pingan's shoulder vigorously, "No need to explain, I know, Your Highness the Princess is trying to make me jealous, Chen Pingan, I owe you this favor, and in the future I will become a Taoist couple with His Royal Highness the Princess, and you will be the number one hero."

Ma Yuanzhi was gearing up and left with a big smile.

Chen Pingan stood where he was, and said to himself, "This is fine."

Chen Ping'an was amazed.

Walking to the shore of the ferry, squatting down, pinched a snowball, thought about it, and simply built a snowman, embedded a few grains of charcoal as nose and eyes, and clapped hands.

Chen Pingan thought for a while, and piled another one beside him, looking a little "slim and slender".

This is the satisfaction.

Regarding the love between men and women, Chen Pingan really didn't understand the "reason" in the past. He could only think about what to do. Zhou Fei in Huafudi, and now Yuguizong Jiang Shangzhen, made him even more puzzled, why so many outstanding women in Chunchao Palace in Ouhuafudi were willing to give up their hearts to such a passionate and almost amorous man, I really like it.

Now I understand a little bit.

It is similar to one method and all methods.

People around you are unreasonable, and those around you have the strength to bully outsiders, so you will be particularly at ease.

In the market, in the temples, in the rivers and lakes, on the mountains and down the mountains, throughout the ages, even if one is added, there will be many such people.

Ouhua Blessed Land, Chunchao Gong Zhoufei, is notorious in the Jianghu, why so many women can give up their hearts in the end, this is one of the reasons.

The world both hates and worships the strong.

This is one of the fundamentals of human nature.

It's not about all the women in the world, but only those women in the Spring Tide Palace. Deep in their hearts, it's like an echo in the dark, constantly echoing outside their hearts. The bewitching voice is like the most pious voice. Monks chant scriptures like the most diligent Confucian scholars in the world.That voice kept telling them that they only needed to dedicate their oneness to Zhou Fei, and Zhou Fei could actually take more ones from elsewhere.But in fact, it is only said that in the Blessed Land of Ouhua, where the bottleneck of martial arts is not high, the truth is exactly the case, and they are indeed right.Even if the Chunchao Palace in Ouhua Blessed Land is moved to Tongyezhou, and Zhou Fei becomes Jiang Shangzhen, it is still applicable.

Unless it was Jiang Shangzhen who provoked Du Mao and his ilk, or left and right.

Just like what Gu Can did, she was able to completely convince herself, and even the people around her.

Gu Can's reasoning was seamless on his side, so even Chen Pingan, the person Gu Can cared so much about, couldn't convince him until Gu Can and Xiao Nixiu met Liu Laocheng of Gongliu Island.

You like to be unreasonable, and maybe within a certain rule, you can live a very happy life, but the road is long, and one day, no matter how big your fist is, there will be someone with a bigger fist than you, who will kill you casually .

Chen Ping met Du Mao by chance or by necessity.

When Gu Can met Liu Laocheng, it was only inevitable, but that time, Liu Laocheng appeared early, so early that Chen Pingan was caught off guard.

However, no matter what the human heart is, as Liu Laocheng said on the ferry, he does not know whether his fate with others is a good result or a bad result.

If Gu Can meets Liu Laocheng, it is inevitable.

Then Chen Ping came to Shujian Lake by himself, fell into a dead end, and asked for trouble, isn't it inevitable?

The same is true.

Even in the future, there will be all kinds of inevitability, waiting quietly for Chen Pingan to face, some good and some bad.

This is the so-called Taoist saying that there is no way for good and bad, but people call themselves.

Just about the complicated thing about being unreasonable.

It was only recently that Chen Pingan realized it. It was only when the boat was parked in the middle of the lake that day that he knocked on the bowls and chopsticks, and the cool breeze was blowing, he figured it out.

That is the most interesting thing in Haoran Tianxia. The person with the biggest fist is the most holy teacher and Li Sheng. The two of them happen to be the most reasonable people in the world.

At that moment, even though Chen Pingan was very disappointed in people's hearts after arriving at Shujian Lake, and then there were some bits and pieces of hope, but regardless of that, at that moment, Chen Pingan suddenly fell in love with this world in an instant. up.

He hopes that one day in the future, if he has already been to Luzhou in Beiju, and then to the Daoxuan Mountain and the Great Wall of Sword Qi, after that, he must go to Shenzhou in Zhongtu, and see Mr. Let's talk about the experiences and joys and sorrows after parting. Next time, I must accompany the old man to have a good drink, so as not to let the old man be lonely and greedy.

He even had to pluck up the courage and courage to ask the old gentleman if he could let himself meet the two older gentlemen. Of course, he could wait for the two saints to be free.

A smile appeared on the face of the young accountant at the thought of this seemingly presumptuous and rude idea.

Is it important whether the world is good or bad?

Is it that important? Not necessarily.

In the night, Chen Ping'an squatted down, looked at the two snowmen side by side, smiled brightly, and made a face at them: "Right, the surname is Chen, and Miss Ning. You guys are talking, don't patronize me and me Ah, I know you guys like each other very much"

At the end of the year, it was already approaching the New Year's Eve, but the accountant of Qingxia Island started his third trip with a tall boy named Zeng Ye.

Moreover, he directly left the boundary of Shujian Lake, passed the southern pass of Shihao Country, and headed north.

On this day, stay overnight at Lingguan Temple.