Sword of Coming

In the corridor under the eaves of the first floor of the Bamboo House, Nuan Shu was busy with needlework, millet grains were chirping, and they were talking about the official hats of the Qingping Sword Sect of Big White Goose now.

Read the classics on a strong day, and read history on a soft day. Write about bamboos when you are angry, and paint orchids when you are happy. It is better to read the collection of philosophers in the spring breeze.

Chen Ping'an was looking through the military books. The first batch of books sent to Baidi City was actually prepared by Jise Peak. Five hundred Grain Rain coins will be received soon.

Shanzhong Jianfang just received a secret letter from Tongyin Ferry. On the basis of the original six departments and eight bureaus, Sect Master Cui added several more branch offices under the Operations Department and the Merits and Demerits Department. There were only a few people there, not much more than in Luolu Mountain. Brand-new "official offices" had sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Judging from the appearance, they were rushing to follow the 24th government office at the residence of Wuyue Mountain Lord and Dadu Duke. Those who have gone, I estimate that the final number will only be a lot more.

Oh, as expected, I am still in Luolu Mountain, even more upright.

The boy in Zhu who came to Luolu Mountain today to click on the mao painting, as the second most powerful person in the self-proclaimed Chuzhou City God's Temple, gave himself the name "Chicheng" which is a combination of name and Taoist code, mainly because of his role in General Duo Pei. The Chairman and Vice-pilot Zhou have been around each other for a long time, and they have always felt that "treating people with sincerity" is a good saying. Not long ago, he was promoted to the rank of Chief Protector of Qilong Lane after being appointed by Master Chen. As for the white-flowered snake that had no merit but hard work, she was now prosperous. Hey, as long as you follow the right person in the officialdom, you can get twice the result with half the effort.

Her name "Bai Hong" was actually given by Zhuyi Tongzi casually. At that time, Shanzhu Chen talked about a lot of sages' principles in the book, but he couldn't understand it. Anyway, the general idea was to praise the name for her good results. She had not yet refined her form at that time. The white-flowered snake who succeeded but could not speak could be said to be filled with gratitude. "Baihong" became her real demon name. Afterwards, Chen Pingan wished her a successful transformation. A middle-aged Taoist priest who looked like an immortal was also very supportive. , who calls himself "Chunyang Luyan", also said some festive and auspicious words.

As a result, as soon as the white-flowered snake returned to Qidun Mountain, it successfully retreated that day. When it reappeared, it already looked like a graceful woman. The snow-white snake was transformed into a robe by her. The key point was between her eyebrows. There is also a place that is like the miraculous "Tao mark" that ordinary babies are born with from their mother's womb... Sensing the strange phenomenon in the mountains and rivers, the mountain god Song Yuzhang was transferred from Jise Peak Mountain to Qidun Mountain. This person is almost never welcomed in the world of Beiyue Mountains and Waters. The mountain god who sent her to her came out of the temple in golden form and came to congratulate her in person, calling her Taoist Baihong.

The boy in Zhu Yi sat on the golden pole of Vice Helmsman Zhou and whispered: "Mountain Master, Bai Hong is thin-skinned and said that she must save a gift as soon as possible so that she can have the dignity to come here again and kowtow to the Mountain Master to thank her. .”

Now this little incense man from the Chenghuang Temple in Chuzhou travels over the mountains and ridges to order Mao, and then he is replaced by a green snake to ride on.

Chen Ping'an said with a smile: "You can tell fellow Taoist Bai Hong later that you don't have to go to such great lengths. I can just come here as a guest with you when I have time. If I encounter a practice pass in the future, whoever I can find on Luopo Mountain will be Who, let her just ask random people. After hearing it, if she still doesn’t understand it, she can ask a few more people. Practicing and asking questions is a big deal, and it’s not okay to be too thin-skinned.”

The boy in Zhu Yi asked tentatively: "Master Mountain Master, why don't I take Bai Hong's place and kowtow to you a few times?"

Chen Pingan waved his hand and said helplessly: ""

The boy in Zhuyi said cautiously: "When will the Lord of the Mountain be free to visit the city? I am familiar with the roads there. Please let me know and I can lead the way for the Lord of the Mountain."

Regardless of the fact that he was talking about the city god Gao Ping, his heart was always towards this master. I thought that it would be really brilliant to invite Master Chen Shan to visit the Chenghuang Temple. Then there’s Gao Ping, who is so incapable of being an official and doesn’t understand the slightest bit of worldliness. Every time I talk to him about the etiquette and etiquette of officialdom, Gao Ping not only doesn’t appreciate it, but wants to save face and suffer the consequences. Instead, he says that the emperor doesn’t Urgent eunuch, are you, a city god, allowed to say such taboo words?

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "It's hard to say the specific date for the time being, but don't worry, as long as I go to Zhoucheng, I will definitely go to Zhoucheng God's Temple to burn incense. I heard that your Temple of Wealth is very magical and is one of the best in the entire Beiyue territory. ,must go."

The boy in Zhu Yi was very happy, but soon he became a little sad, and there was a touch of sadness between his brows. He was afraid that if he made his own decisions, if Chen Shanzhu really went to the Chenghuang Temple, Gao Ping would put on a bad face for Chen Shan. Lord, it's not afraid that it will end up like a human being, but it's worried that the relationship between Gao Ping, who likes to get into trouble, and Luo Luo Shan has gone bad, and it's also afraid that Master Chen, who was originally kind and well-intentioned, will get there and be in a bad mood.

Chen Ping'an gently turned a page of the book and said casually: "Next time I see Gao Chenghuang, I won't say that you invited me there."

The little guy hummed slightly. Obviously I should be happy, but I feel a little unreasonably aggrieved for no reason. I feel sour in my heart, like drinking tea from the previous night but not good wine.

Master Chen Shan can be so considerate, why are you, Gao Ping, so hard-hearted? I owe you... Well, I jumped out of the incense burner of Tutu Temple in Mantou Mountain, so I owe you.

Chen Pingan closed the book and said with a smile: "Gao Chenghuang sees what you do, and Gao Chenghuang actually takes your thoughts into his heart. It's just that some people don't like to say something out loud. Of course. , we have been unable to hear what we want to hear. As time goes by, of course we will feel lost, but there is no need to doubt the answer we have in our hearts for a long time. What do you think?"

The boy in Zhu Yi still said yes, but this time the little guy was no longer so sullen and dejected, but was full of energy and his eyebrows were flying.

Chen Ping'an stood up, put the military book in his sleeve, and said he wanted to go to the mountain gate for a walk.

Luolu Mountain announced that it would be closed for thirty years, and during this period it would not entertain guests or accept disciples.

However, because Chen Ping'an had said hello in private and allowed everyone in Luopo Mountain to privately recruit some direct disciples who had good connections, the ultimatum opening ceremony will not be held at the Jilingfeng Patriarch Hall in the short term until the opportunity is ripe. , can be done together. So Xianwei took advantage of this loophole and accepted an unnamed disciple.

Taoist Master Xianwei was a fake Taoist priest without serious teachings, but this disciple was a genuine Taoist priest.

This person now rents an old house in Erlang Lane, a small town, and goes to Xianwei from time to time for advice on Taoism.

Chen Ping'an went to the foot of the mountain alone. Sitting at the table at the entrance of the mountain was a Taoist priest drinking tea. He looked like a middle-aged man who had been stagnant in the cave realm for many years. His real age was already Jiazi.

At this moment, Taoist Master Xianwei was drinking tea and chatting with this disciple. It was hard to say whether he was teaching the disciples or helping him with guidance.

According to Wei Bo, this wandering Taoist priest, named Lin Feijing, seems to have Suhui.

To put it simply, it is very likely that this person was a Taoist in his previous life.

Many virtuous people who were soldiers in the previous life can start practicing again as soon as the opportunity comes and enlightenment in this life. Moreover, they can climb mountains quickly and practice smoothly all the way, as if they are protected by gods. Lin Feijing was from the old Qianzhou of the Baishuang Dynasty in the south. He was from a local county magistrate and had served as a Taoist temple. Wei Bo had checked the archives of the Dali Ministry of Rites and there were no problems with his life experience or character. This person has a firm Taoist heart, but his cultivation aptitude is average. He is in his sixties, and he is still just a Cave Realm Qi practitioner. Because he was delayed by the war, he has no Taoist title for the time being. Lin Feijing came from the south of Yizhou this time. , took the trouble to travel north to Dali, originally intending to consult Taoism with Master Chen Shanzhu, but when he got here, he found that Luolu Mountain did not welcome guests. Because he could not see Chen Ping'an, he had to stop at the gate of the mountain, and Lin Feijing did not want to After returning home, he often drank tea at the gate of the mountain, thinking that he should not forcefully climb the mountain. Master Chen always had to go down the mountain, but he was later intercepted by the gatekeeper Xianwei.

After some chatting, Xianwei persuaded: "Fei Jing, if nothing happens, just go back. As for helping you find a job in Huaihuang County, I already talked to fellow Taoist Jingqing not long before I became a teacher. As I said, the other party has promised that they will help you implement it in the near future, so you can rest assured."

Lin Feijing nodded, "Master can tell Master Jing Qing that in this profession, there is no need to worry about salary. The disciple just feels that he has found a place to stay and can make a little money. He doesn't have to spend money every day, so he feels more at ease." .”

I heard that Immortal Master Jingqing from Luolu Mountain was an old immortal who had returned to his original form and returned to his true form.

Xianwei complained: "What are you talking about? What is the relationship between being a teacher and fellow Taoist Jingqing? How can the monthly salary be low?"

Chen Lingjun is indeed very concerned about this matter, but over at Qilong Lane, Shi Rou, the contemporary shopkeeper's New Year's Eve shop, only sells pastries. After all, Lin Feijing is a Qi practitioner and went there to work as a waiter. Is it possible that every month? How many taels of silver do you only earn? But when it comes to asking Lin Feijing to go to the Caotou shop next door, firstly, he has not seen Brother Jia before, and secondly, the business of the shop is average, and there are Zhao Denggao and Tian Jiuer in the small shop, so Chen Lingjun is really embarrassed. At the beginning, I was thinking about whether I could secretly advance the money, and discussed with Wei Wenlong and Zhang Jiazhen at the accounting office, asking them to do a small favor, and pay Lin Feijing a salary every month in the name of Luo Luoshan, which was nothing more than a daily salary. Chen Lingjun can still afford a few snowflakes a month, a small amount of money!

The gold ingots, ingots, copper coins at the foot of the mountain, and the three kinds of fairy coins on the mountain, can they be so generous?

This is called heaven and earth, brotherly loyalty, and the greatest face.

Just before the Feng Yuan Ferry docked at Niujiao Ferry, Chen Lingjun talked about this matter with Brother Jia. Brother Jia was generous and said that it was no problem. It was a small matter of having more pairs of bowls and chopsticks in the shop, and Jing Qing didn't have to go to the accounting office. I went on a trip and said that Jia Sheng paid for his monthly salary of a few snowflakes. Now he enjoys a comfortable life on the Fengyuan Ferry. He holds the title of second steward. He doesn't make less money, but he spends it. Instead, it became a difficult task. Just let Lin Feijing go directly to the Caotou Shop and stop being a waiter. If you lose your status, you have to be given the title of second shopkeeper no matter what. It sounds better. Brother Jingqing, please help me pass a few words to Jiuer and Climbing high, let the two of them remember that when they get to Lin Daozhang, there must be rules for juniors to treat their elders, otherwise he, the master, will have to follow the master's family rules...

One thing is settled. However, Chen Lingjun didn't have time to tell Taoist Master Xianwei about the good news.

Lin Feijing stood up and said goodbye to his master.

The Immortal Captain stood up slowly, shook the sleeves of his Taoist robe, and reminded: "Visiting immortals to practice Taoism, refining Qi and breathing in and out, the first priority is to be sincere, and the Qi is calm and clear, so you must guard against arrogance and impatience. As for the realm, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. .”

Lin Feijing bowed his head and said, "Master is right. As cultivators, how can we place too much emphasis on the realm and sacrifice the fundamentals for the inferior? It is indeed the disciple who is impatient. Thank you, Master, for your guidance."

In terms of eloquence and quick wit, Taoist Master Xianwei was almost able to deceive Chen Ping'an in Dali Capital.

This apprentice is really not bad! By just saying a few words, the disciple can think of some truths that the master himself could not think of.

Xianwei patted Lin Feijing's shoulder, "Tao is natural. You must do something with a mind of inaction, and you must sharpen your mind of inaction in doing things. As long as you are calm and steady in cultivating the Tao, God will reward your hard work, and you will naturally be able to keep the clouds open. See the moonlight."

Lin Feijing seemed to have some enlightenment, and once again thanked his master for these words of wisdom that he could chew on over and over again.

The Xianwei had a sullen face and showed his master's score, but he actually breathed a sigh of relief and finally sent Lin Feijing back.

After all, Xianwei, who had accepted his apprentice, felt guilty and never dared to bring up this matter with the mountain master. Xianwei even repeatedly told Xiaomili not to be in a hurry to tell Master Chen about this matter. When the time is right, he would report the matter to Master Chen himself.

It's just that the Taoist Xianwei's guilty conscience is not the rule of sealing off the mountain and not treating guests and being cautious in accepting disciples, but his own impulsive actions. He is worried that he will mislead the disciples on the side of Master Chen. Don't accept it. When he became an apprentice, he lost the iron job of being a janitor, causing him to return to his old profession. The master and apprentice went to work together to earn a living.

Fortunately, he was just an anonymous disciple who usually addressed himself as a Taoist friend, otherwise the Xianwei would really have persuaded Lin Feijing to return to his hometown as soon as possible.

In name, the Immortal Captain saw that Lin Feijing was eager to learn Taoism, so he reluctantly accepted him as his disciple. As for the truth, in Xianwei's opinion, Lin Feijing was born into a noble family and was at any rate a middle-level fifth-level qigong practitioner with a small amount of savings and a strong family background.

Xianwei is an old martial artist. He had figured out the details of Lin Feijing in just a few words. For example, it seemed like nonsense. How many Xianjia ferries have you been to and how many Xianjia ferries have you ridden on? That is to say, now there is no need to deceive for the sake of deceit, otherwise Taoist Master Xianwei can let Lin Feijing have money to travel north, but no money to return home.

Just like Chen Ping'an's comment, it can be said to be right on the mark.

If you are not an innocent family, you will not be deceived by Taoist Master Xianwei.

Lin Feijing suddenly stopped and asked, "Priest Xianwei, who is this?"

A man in a green shirt and long coat walked down the mountain path, with a hosta on his head and a gentle demeanor.

Xianwei turned around and saw that his head was as big as a dustpan. Why did the mountain master come down the mountain? !

Fortunately, Lin Feijing was smart enough not to call him master.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "My name is Chen Pingan. Is this fellow Taoist a friend of Xianwei?"

Lin Feijing glanced at Xianwei.

The Xianwei stamped his feet and said nothing. Raising his head or shrinking his head was all a matter of swordsmanship. He admitted it openly and confessed to Chen Pingan that Lin Feijing was his anonymous disciple.

"Good thing."

Chen Pingan nodded and said with a smile: "Now that you have the status of master and disciple, Taoist friend Lin can live here. As for settling here at the foot of the mountain, or choosing a house in the mountain, it depends on the arrangement of Taoist Master Xianwei. .”

Xianwei sighed softly in his heart. He was just the gatekeeper of Luolu Mountain. How could he be like a worshiped immortal master with a seat in the Jise Peak Ancestral Hall?

Lin Feijing hesitated for a moment, and first had a chat with the thunderous Shanzhu Chen, then stood up and said: "Shanzhu Chen, I rented a house over there in the town. I have paid the deposit for half a year, and the master has I asked someone to help me find a place to make a living in the county. I plan to live there in the near future and come back to trouble Master Chen in half a year."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "My family doesn't say polite words. In short, we just do whatever is convenient for us."

The Taoist priest Lin Feijing bowed his head and thanked Chen Shanzhu, who fit his image in mind.

Be polite and serious.

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In order to rush back to Luopo Mountain as soon as possible, Chief Zhou used the Three Mountains Talisman. He taught this Talisman to Feng Xuetao a long time ago. Since leaving the wilderness, Feng Xuetao has been studying this big Talisman.

Probably out of fear of being close to home, Jiang Shangzhen did not go straight to Jise Peak of Luolu Mountain. Instead, he took Feng Xuetao to Huaihuang County first and visited all the streets and alleys. Even for an Ascension Realm wild cultivator like Feng Xuetao, every time he visited Feng Xuetao became more and more frightened as he listened to Jiang Shangzhen's light words of introduction. Not to mention Fulu Street and Taoye Lane, there might have been someone in an inconspicuous narrow alley or a dilapidated house. Born and raised here, I stepped on chicken and dog excrement every day, and eventually left my hometown one after another and became so and so.

Finally, they had a drink at the restaurant, which was the tallest building in the town. Standing by the window on the third floor, they could see the crab shop.

Feng Xuetao asked casually: "Since this restaurant is the tallest, isn't it also the territory occupied by a certain expert?"

As a result, Feng Xuetao discovered that Jiang Shangzhen had been looking up at the ceiling.

Jiang Shangzhen looked away and said with a smile: "There is a fourth floor above our heads. The owner's embroidered shoes are higher than our heads. Do you think they are higher?"

A pun. But Feng Xuetao misunderstood and did not take it seriously. Just because the "insider stories" Jiang Shangzhen talked about today were all on paper, and more truth was not revealed to Feng Xuetao, for fear that this Qingmi Taoist friend would be arrogant when walking in the town. Not even daring to take a breath.

In the Land of Palm, it is extremely rare to have an Ascension Realm monk in the mountains.

What if there are two at the same time? unimaginable. After all, in a corner with limited mountains and rivers, the two soaring people crowded together on the mountain are almost like door to door at the entrance to the market at the foot of the mountain.

What if there are more? Numb.

Therefore, in this incredible place like Lizhu Cave Sky, the lower the realm, the more courageous you are to walk at night.

Foreign monks, the higher their level, the more careful they have to be.

For example, Feng Xuetao only knew a little bit more about the great monks here through some secrets on the mountain top. For example, it was very likely that there was an ascension platform hidden here. Qi Jingchun, the teacher in the small town school, was the penultimate person in charge. The saint of the Three Religions and One Family here is a very young scholar of the Fourteenth Realm. The only true dragon king in the world is Zhu, and the root of the great road is here. As for the "younger generation" who came out of the small town, such as Chen Ping'an of Luolu Mountain, Liu Xianyang of Longquan Sword Sect, Ma Kuxuan of Xinghua Lane, and Gu Can of Niping Lane, there is now a lot of news circulating in the outside world.

Feng Xuetao said: "This visit to Luolu Mountain, do I need a backup gift?"

If Feng Xuetao was just an Ascended Realm wild cultivator, even if he passed by the Great Li Dynasty, he would only have to deliberately bypass the Luolu Mountain and the Piyun Mountain. It is a rule that Qi practitioners need to hang sword talismans to control the wind in their territory. So if I can't afford to offend, how can I avoid it?

But since this time he is with "Chief Zhou" and is his first guest at Luopo Mountain, the etiquette on the mountain must be explained. The problem is that Feng Xuetao does not understand the temperament of the young hidden official, the rank and price of a meeting gift, There is knowledge. Feng Xuetao was a wild cultivator with a high Taoist age and a good family background. For example, he had a valuable semi-immortal weapon that was as worthless as a chicken rib. Feng Xuetao was not stupid, so of course he was reluctant to give it away. He planned to leave it to the closed disciples in the future. As for that There are a lot of magic weapons that cannot be refined into natal objects, or are not cost-effective to refine. Which one should you choose to give away? Things of the same magical quality can have very different prices.

Jiang Shangzhen sat down again and took a chopstick to stew bamboo shoots with bacon. He specially selected the spring bamboo shoots called mudlihuang or huangnijian in this town, and then slowly simmered them in a casserole with ham that had been dried for two or three years. Jiang Shangzhen Chewing carefully, he smiled and said, "I have already helped prepare the gifts. Brother Feng doesn't have to worry about these little things."

Feng Xuetao shook his head and said, "No, I still have some savings."

Jiang Shangzhen smiled and said: "Don't argue with me about this. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to go to Luo Luo Mountain. According to custom, in this small town, whether it's visiting relatives during the first month of the year or visiting to ask for help, , you have to give a pair, not a single. So you either don’t give a drink at all, or you have to give two bottles. So I have prepared two more lovable magic weapons for you. "

What's more, Feng Xuetao lost a lot of money during that narrow encounter in the wild hinterland. Can wild cultivators earn as much money as genealogy cultivators? Although you are Feng Xuetao of the Ascension Realm, I am Jiang Shangzhen.

This is how it should be said between good friends.

Feng Xuetao still insisted on his opinion, but Jiang Shangzhen had already raised his glass and drank it all, "Stop talking nonsense and drink more. The more you walk, the more friendship you will have. If you really feel sorry for yourself, you can drink the wine in your glass and return the favor to me." Consider it settled.”

Feng Xuetao had no choice but to drink three glasses of wine in a row, then raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth. Jiang Shangzhen drank a lot of wine and put in more dishes. He smiled and said: "My ability to drink, the quality of the wine, have always depended on the quantity and quality of the food. Bad hook.”

Inviting Feng Xuetao to serve as a worshiper of Jade Guizong, apart from the fact that both parties have similar personalities and can pee in a pot, Jiang Shangzhen certainly has his own selfish motives.

For example, if you quarrel with someone in the Shenzhuan Peak Patriarch Hall in the future, you will have a helper. Jiang Shangzhen finally no longer has to fight against everyone in the house alone.

A bunch of people have been found, through several landscape newspapers controlled by the Jiang family, and Jiang Shangzhen personally went to the trouble, spent money on the gods, and used the word of mouth in dozens of different sects to help Qingmi. Feng Xuetao, in the southern part of Tongyezhou, publicized it very loudly, and his reputation spread far and wide!

This Bengfeng Zhenjun, who was famous for scolding Jiang Shangzhen in the mirror on Yizhou Mountain, kept throwing away money and scolding Jiang Shangzhen for his bad luck. He actually got acquainted with Feng Xuetao from Aaizhou, whose name was Qingmi. Somehow they hooked up with Qing Mi, an old Feisheng. He was a mountain immortal born in Yeluzi. He had an extreme personality and liked to do evil things. He would retaliate for his actions. Killing people was as common as eating and drinking. As long as he took action, he would be punished. Cutting off the roots and leaving no trace of future troubles, a fairy mansion was targeted by this ascension realm cultivator, let alone male and female monks, even chickens that could lay eggs were not spared. The key is that there was no evidence even from the Confucian Temple...

This time Feng Xuetao is willing to make an exception and serve as a registered worshiper of a sect. You ask him what does Feng Xuetao want? Nonsense, what else can you plan for? Naturally, you are going to the Huashen Mountain in Jiang's blessed land, so the fairies on the rouge list should be careful and don't travel out in the near future, lest they be poisoned. I heard that this wild cultivator, who apparently has no Taoist companion, has illegitimate children in seven or eight continents of Haoran. Maybe Jiang Shangzhen is one of them. Do you think this is true?

Poor Feng Xuetao, he hasn't even shown up in Jade Guizong yet, and he doesn't know his reputation yet, and he has already fallen into disrepute.

Basically, everyone agrees that Jiang Thief's wild father came to Tongyezhou Yu Guizong to find his son to marry him.

Before coming to Aquarius Continent, Jiang Shangzhen carried Feng Xuetao to the Jade Guizong and initiated an impromptu discussion in the Patriarch Hall.

As for whether to invite Feng Xuetao to serve as the sect's worshipper, there were some objections in the Shenzhuan Peak Patriarch Hall at that time.

They may not all think that it is a good thing for Feng Xuetao to serve as a worshipper. They may simply be used to opposing Jiang Shangzhen.

Probably it wouldn’t be a qualified Shenzhuan Peak meeting if I didn’t take the opportunity to scold Jiang Shangzhen.

Since Feng Xuetao's reputation is so bad, why should we, the Yu Guizong, take over such a hot potato? After all, it's easy to invite gods but hard to send them away.

Jiang Shangzhen only had one sentence, I almost knelt on the ground and begged him to come to Feng Xuetao from Shenzhuan Peak. He has a high level. He is in an ascending state that is hard to find even with a lantern. Don't abandon public service for personal reasons!

Assuming that Feng Xuetao is really willing to serve as a worshiper, how should the salary of an Ascended Realm person be priced? If it is too high, it will be much higher than the rest of the Jade Guizong's "foreign surname" worshipers and named guests, what will they think? If it's too low, Feng Xuetao won't have any objections and thinks we've damaged his face? Don't have a falling out, because you will have an enemy on the mountain in vain.

Feng Xuetao is in the Ascension realm.

After all, Feng Xuetao is a wild cultivator. What can he do when he comes to Yugui Sect? Are you going to enshrine him as a living ancestor?

Feng Xuetao is in the Ascension realm.

Jiang Shangzhen, if anything happens in the future, such as Feng Xuetao being restless and having a dispute with someone in our Tongyezhou, or accidentally beating someone to death during the trip down the mountain, you, Jiang Shangzhen, will be responsible for delivering toilet paper to Feng Xuetao. Wipe your butt and sweep the latrine? Can you, an Immortal Realm, really take responsibility for the trouble caused by an Ascension Realm great monk?

"Feng Xuetao is in the Ascension Realm. Feng Xuetao is in the Ascension Realm. Feng Xuetao is in the Ascension Realm. Say important things three times!"

Being played rogue like this by Jiang Shangzhen, someone in the Patriarch Hall almost threw a chair.

Jiang Shangzhen turned to look at the statue in the Patriarch Hall, with a look of sadness and indignation on his face, and began to complain, ancestors, especially Old Man Xun, open your eyes and take a look at what these people are doing, and Zongzong Wei, please listen. Listen to how these bastards avenge themselves...

When it comes to quarrels, there is no taboo in scolding others, and when being scolded, one does not take it seriously. He is broad-minded and fat, and remains invincible.

After drinking and eating, Jiang Shangzhen leaned back in his chair and asked: "It seems that in the history of your Aaizhou, there has never been a monk of the Fourteenth Realm?"

Feng Xuetao smiled and said: "There are no fourteen realms in Aai'ai Continent."

Not to mention Liuxiazhou, which is also a neighbor. After all, Aaiaizhou and Juluzhou are the least likely to deal with each other. They have been competing with each other for so many years.

You have the real Fire Dragon of Paidi Peak, and we also have Wei She, the "Master of the Seventy-Two Peaks." Your swordsmanship is as good as the clouds, and we have Liu Jubao, the God of Wealth.

Jiang Shangzhen's Tongyezhou, back then, the Qi practitioners were all over the top and underestimated Haoran Qizhou. To a certain extent, it was related to the fact that he had an old Taoist master of Donghai Temple in his family.

At this moment, three people came from the stairs. The leader was a man, wearing a blue shirt, long coat and cloth shoes. He had a young appearance, and his temples were slightly white. They were accompanied by a young man with a yellow hat and blue shoes, and a man with red cheeks. girl in mink hat.

Jiang Shangzhen stood up quickly and said flattered: "Why did the mountain master come down from the mountain in person to greet..."

Chen Ping'an said straightforwardly: "I went to check the accounts at two shops in Qilong Lane. Xiaomo said you were drinking here. On the way."

The sentimental Jiang Shangzhen choked for a moment.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Let me introduce you to the two of you, Xiaomo, whose pseudonym is unfamiliar, and whose Taoist name is Xizhu. Xie Gou, now named Meihua, has a lot of Taoist names, so I won't go into details one by one."

Xie Gou curled his lips, Mountain Master, why don't you treat me like a green onion? You only have seven or eight, or at most ten, Taoist numbers, and you can't even pick a few?

Xiao Mo bowed and said, "Xiao Mo has met Chief Zhou."

One is a registered worshiper at the end of the mountain, and the other is a chief worshiper with outstanding merits.

Jiang Shangzhen walked quickly to Xiaomo, grabbed the other person's hand, and shook it vigorously, "Fellow Taoist Xizhu, I have heard about his name for a long time."

Xiaomo was a little strange. It seems that Chief Zhou has just returned from the wild world. How come he has heard about the famous name for so long?

Feng Xuetao had already stood up. Chen Pingan was the first to salute with clasped fists, and Feng Xuetao returned the salute. If it weren't for their common friend Jiang Shangzhen, the two sides would really have nothing to talk about.

Jiang Shangzhen turned to look at the wine table with messy cups and plates, and asked, "Should I ask someone to serve another table of food and wine?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "No, I ate before going down the mountain and ate a few more cakes at the New Year's shop."

They went to Luolu Mountain with Yufeng. Earlier in the town, Jiang Shangzhen gave Feng Xuetao a sword talisman to remind him to hang it on his waist.

Feng Xuetao discovered that Jiang Shangzhen had become a different person since Chen Pingan appeared.

Earlier at the wine table, Jiang Shangzhen sighed and muttered, saying that the clothes were not as good as new and that the world was like this, what could I do.

On the way, Jiang Shangzhen told some "interesting things" about Feng Xuetao's trip to the wilderness in his heart, such as being forced to go south by someone. In the end, someone disliked a real Ascended Realm wild cultivator who was in the way, so he let the person say that Feng Xuetao, who has always been a dragster, returned north first to avoid hindering someone from drawing a sword and was accidentally hacked to death by random swords...

Then came the general process of the fight. Gu Can didn't say much to Chen Ping'an, but Jiang Shangzhen spoke happily, spitting everywhere, saying that Cao Ci's group of young people were really not bad at all. The Tiangan cultivator, who is also young, is not weak in both magic and Taoism. If it weren't for Cao Ci and Gu Can's magical moves, this fight would actually have been a fight.

Xie Gou sneered in his heart: "From what you said, it seems that only Cao Ci is interesting. The other monks are young after all."

Jiang Shangzhen exclaimed, "Miss Xie, can you hear what the mountain master and I are saying?"

Xie Gou opened his eyes and told lies, "Xiao Mo is just telling me what he said."

Xiao Mo said helplessly: "Don't talk nonsense."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Xie Gou's real name is Bai Jing. He is an ancient swordsman of the same generation as Xiao Mo. His swordsmanship is... slightly higher than Xiao Mo's?"

Xie Gou chuckled and said, "Yeah, my swordsmanship is as good as Xiaomo's."

In Luolu Mountain, Xie Gou learned a lot of mantras.

Jiang Shangzhen, who has been among the flowers for a long time, is not blind. How could he not see "Xie Gou"'s affection for Xiao Mo? For example, the azalea flowers bloom like fire, and when the wind passes by, they nod their heads to say they like it.

I lost.

Mr. Jiang is tired. He is the chief of Luopo Mountain. He cannot fight anymore. If he can't keep it, he can't keep it.

Only Feng Xuetao, an outsider, could not hear the content of their voices.

When he arrived at the mountain gate, Jiang Shangzhen's eyes lit up and he was immediately filled with fighting spirit.

It turned out that when Chen Pingan went to the restaurant to find Chief Zhou in the small town, he had already informed Zhu Lian on the Luolu Mountain side.

An old cook with a stooped figure and wearing cloth shoes, a boy in green, a girl in a pink skirt, a little girl in black, and Cen Yuanji who stopped walking at the foot of the mountain to take a rest.

In addition, there are two gatekeepers of Luolu Mountain, Brother Dafeng, Taoist Xianwei, and a white-haired boy who serves as the genealogist.

Everyone was noisy and welcomed Chief Zhou home together.

Jiang Shangzhen felt warm in his heart in an instant. Besides the mountain owner, who else can have this kind of treatment?

I think this is what it means for a man to work hard outside to earn money. Spend money on people who are worth spending money on and where it's worth spending money on.

"I'm finally back." "I'm back!"

Jiang Shangzhen and the old cook smiled and high-fived each other, then clasped each other tightly.

Chen Lingjun asked Chief Zhou to sit at the table quickly so that he could tap his shoulders and rub his arms.

Nuanshu went to boil water to make tea, and Xiaomi Li was also diligent in placing dried fish and melon seeds on the table.

There are rules for worshiping the mountain, and you have to record the file with the Taoist priest Xianwei who is the gatekeeper. A white-haired boy had already taken out a pen and paper from his sleeve.

Ai Aizhou Sanxian Feng Xuetao, whose Taoist name is Qingmi, ascended to the realm. On a certain day of a certain year and a certain month, he followed the chief worshiper Zhou Fei and visited Luopo Mountain. He gave a congratulatory gift and two magic weapons...

The white-haired boy in charge of compiling the chronology smiled on the outside, but in fact he was complaining in his heart. It was so rare that he finally became a fifth-level Qi practitioner.

Next, there must be a monk from the lower fifth realm, so that I, the music composer, can have fun? Why is there another Ascension Realm? It’s not interesting.

Everyone sat down and it was lively.

Chen Lingjun complained that Chief Zhou was late, and Brother Jia followed the Feng Yuan ferry to Tongyezhou.

Jiang Shangzhen smiled and said that when Jia Lao Shenxian teaches at Yuhai Academy, he must support him and sit in the first row!

Chen Lingjun felt that the atmosphere was good, so he plucked up the courage to mention it to his father, saying that Brother Jia had been embarrassed to speak before. Being a lecturer in the academy was very stressful, so he thought if he could drink some wine to strengthen his courage before giving lectures... Chen Ping'an smiled and said it was no problem, let alone drinking before class. Even if Jia Lao Shenxian had a small drink in class, it would be fine. Just pay attention to the appropriate amount. Yuhai Academy is a private academy anyway, so he could make an exception for Jia Sheng. , he will personally discuss this matter with Sect Leader Cui and Master Zhong.

Feng Xuetao sat next to Jiang Shangzhen and noticed that the girl with the strange name in the mink hat was looking at him sideways from time to time.

Judging from her appearance, she might be a Jade Purity Sword Immortal?

Xie Gou, who has a girlish appearance, feels that he cannot tell the level of his realm, so he is more curious about his identity?

In fact, Xie Gou was talking to Xiao Mo, "Xiao Mo, can he carry two or three more swords than that Jing Hao?"

Xiao Mo hesitated, "It depends on how well this person escapes."

In the past, Xiao Mo would not have talked about this kind of topic at all. Now that Xie Gou is doing better and better in Luo Luo Mountain, he can talk to her more casually.

This is also a private suggestion from Mr. Zhu, Xiaomo, the more you treat Xie Gou as Bai Jing, the more Xie Gou becomes Bai Jing.

In fact, to put it in a more straightforward way, as much as Xiao Mo likes Miss Xie, Miss Xie will also like Luo Luoshan.

Jiang Shangzhen joked: "What's the matter with the new superintendent, so unclear about the importance? Compared with his predecessor, the alcoholic Cao Gengxin, his ability as an official is far behind."

A Longquan County Kiln Supervision and Construction Office. On the surface, it supervises the firing process of Longquan's kiln mouth porcelain that retains the identity of the official kiln. Of course, it also has a more important secret responsibility, which is to supervise everything within the former site of Lizhu Dongtian. In fact, after Longquan Jianzong moved away from this place, the only thing that the spies of the Supervisory Office had to keep an eye on was Luo Luoshan as the "biggest landowner", but Cao Gengxin, who was born in the Cao family of Shangzhu Kingdom, , is very smart. It is obviously the biggest responsibility of the Supervision and Construction Department, but Cao Geng did not care about it. As a result, he became the head of the Supervision and Construction Department for two terms. Well, he is worthy of being a master who dared to pay attention to Chi Lane and Chier Street to secretly sell erotic albums when he was in his teens.

On the other hand, the new inspector is more stubborn. For example, when Jiang Shangzhen showed up in the town this time, if it was Cao Gengxin who was in charge, he would definitely turn a blind eye. But today, the spies of the inspectorate are... Following him all the way, trying to investigate and determine the identity of Feng Xuetao next to "Chief Zhou", as well as the officials at the government office, they had already sent messages with flying swords, and inquired about the news at several nearby Xianjia ferries to see if this person had passed by. Record... Just because the two of them used the Three Mountains Talisman, Jiang Shangzhen communicated with Fake Bai Yujing as usual in the middle of Aquarius Continent, so now the Supervision and Construction Department is in a state of chaos. If Zhao Yao, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, had not returned to his hometown and visited the Yamen of the Supervisory Office before, otherwise, according to the behavior of the new superintendent, he would have brought the matter to Piyunshan. The official document format of the Yamen Office would naturally be Ask the Tiger Mansion about the matter, but in the winding and bumpy Shanshui officialdom, this is not accountability.

Chen Pingan smiled and said: "The current supervisor is called Jian Feng. He likes to accept death and is more serious about doing things."

When Feng Xuetao heard this comment, he felt a little pity for the kiln supervisor who was a neighbor of Luo Luoshan.

The speech in the officialdom is either to say the truth or to say something obliquely. In any case, there is something hidden in the words. Whether you can understand it or not depends on the talent and experience of Gongmen's cultivation.

Jiang Shangzhen smiled and did not explain anything to Feng Xuetao. He was personally evaluated by his mountain master as "accepting death" and "working seriously", which can be equivalent to a great master of planning.

After drinking tea, we treated Chief Zhou to the wind and washed away the dust, and went up the mountain together.

Jiang Shangzhen laughed from the bottom of his heart and said: "With Brother Feng, there are now four people in Luolu Mountain who have reached the Ascension Realm."

Feng Xuetao was shocked and said: "What?! There are three Ascension Stages in Luopo Mountain?!"

Jiang Shangzhen said to the point, "Two of them are still sword cultivators. One is at the peak and the other is perfect. They may be far or near from pure sword cultivators in the Fourteenth realm."

When Feng Xuetao heard this, his heart strings tightened instantly, and his Taoist heart was like a small boat heaving in the stormy waves. It was with great difficulty that he suppressed the ripples of his Taoist heart and returned to stability.

Jiang Shangzhen smiled and said: "These two are right next to you, three steps away."

Feng Xuetao couldn't help but stiffen his body and his breathing stagnated for a moment. After all, he was a wild cultivator who was used to strong winds and waves. Feng Xuetao quickly returned to his normal expression and said in his heart: "I didn't tell you earlier."

Jiang Shangzhen said something that left Feng Xuetao temporarily puzzled, "It doesn't matter if you say it sooner or later. Anyway, here we are high-level, useless, and not popular."

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He parted with the founding disciple at Jiuhua Ferry and watched Pei Qian board an Xianjia ferry that would dock at Niujiao Ferry.

Chen Ping'an, who looked like a young man carrying a sword and whose pseudonym was Chen Ren, went to the capital of Qingxing Kingdom alone. The Liu family's way of governing the country was not as good as seeing it with his ears.

One of the avatars, Caiyushan Outer Sect Dianke, is old and still in Qingling Country.

Qing Ling, Qing Xing, the same word. In Haoran Jiuzhou, choosing a country name is actually more difficult than choosing a name for a mountain sect, so there are often prefixes such as southeast, northwest, and northwest, which is really a helpless matter. Almost all the single-character names are from dynasties with a long history and profound heritage. They are somewhat similar to the one-character "King Side by Side" in the names of feudal kings. They are definitely the most noble.

In the capital city of Yuxuan Kingdom, which is adjacent to the mountain where the prince of Xiyue is located, Wu Di, a Taoist priest from outside the country, still sets up a fortune-telling stall every day, rain or shine, and is unstoppable.

In the Yanzhou Prefecture of Dali, after school that day, Chen Pingan took his student Ning Ji and asked the latter to practice how to control a talisman boat. When it encountered "wind and waves" in the sky, it would be like a small boat bumping and undulating on the water. Just go all the way north and rush to the logging yard in Yuzhang County, Hongzhou.

Chen Ping'an made an appointment with Lin Shouyi, and he would visit the logging institute today.

In fact, I had a conversation with Lin Shouyi before, and the result was good. This young god with a high level of arrogance actually said that he had something to do and couldn't get away. Chen Ping'an didn't tell you earlier.

In that reply letter, Master Lin asked Chen Ping'an to go to the logging yard by himself if he was really anxious. It didn't matter whether he was there or not anyway.

Chen Ping'an had no choice but to make an appointment with "Lin Yupu" again. Sure enough, in today's world, people's hearts are not as old as they used to be. Whoever owes money is the boss.

Late at night, Fu Zhou was walking on foot in a secluded landscape outside the county where the logging institute was located. Chen Pingan and Ning Ji each took out a road guide certificate and entered the county.

As soon as Lin Shou came to the gate of the county town, Chen Ping'an cupped his hands and said, "Lin Yupu hasn't seen you for a long time. I'm so scared that it has delayed Lin Yupu's practice."

Lin Shou felt helpless, "It's really something. The date has been set long ago."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "I Yuan Ying and you Yu Pu, whoever has the final say has the final say whether things are real or fake."

Lin Shou laughed angrily and said, "You're not done yet, are you?"

Chen Pingan smiled casually and introduced the students around him.

Ning Ji subconsciously shouted: "Uncle Lin."

Chen Ping'an held back his laughter, "Ning Ji, you called me wrong. According to the seniority of our cultural background, Lin Yupu is your master's second disciple. His realm is high, but he is one generation lower than me, sir, so you have to call me Just say Brother Lin."

Lin Shouyi was too lazy to argue with Chen Pingan, and nodded and smiled with the dark and skinny young man: "My name is Lin Shouyi, and your husband and I are from the same hometown. Just call me Senior Brother Lin. Remember, don't imitate your husband who likes to say weird things in the future. "

Ningji grinned, his husband never said weird things, he always meant what he said.

Lin Shouyi laughed from the bottom of his heart and said, "Why are you so nervous?"

Chen Pingan sighed, "No wonder you made a mistake in sending the message, otherwise I would have come to pay Uncle Lin a New Year's greeting."

Lin Shouyi smiled and said, "You just come to the door empty-handed?"

Chen Pingan said: "How is it possible?"

Lin Shouyi said: "The county town is not big. It only takes a few steps to get there. My father is already waiting."

His father had actually asked the kitchen to prepare meals. He either asked Lin Shouyi why he hadn't arrived yet, or asked him to go outside to see if he had arrived.

Chen Pingan asked: "You won't disturb Uncle Lin's rest, right?"

Lin Shou smiled and said, "Then you go back. Next time you come, choose a day during the day."

Chen Ping'an said with a dark face, "Just wait. When we see Uncle Lin, I will find a place to talk about Dong Shuijing."

Lin Shouyi shut up immediately.

Arriving at the gate of the logging yard, Chen Pingan straightened his clothes and took a long breath.

Lin Shouyi thought it was interesting and rare. It seemed that Chen Pingan was really nervous.

The logging courtyard also has the layout of an official residence in front of the government office and behind it. Lin Shouyi brought Chen Pingan and Ning Ji to the residence in the back.

Chen Ping'an was holding gifts in both hands. They were all local specialties. They must not have cost much, and they were all given from his heart.

Lin Shouyi called daddy, and then Lin Zhengcheng walked out of the main room.

Lin Shou took gifts from Chen Pingan again and again.

Chen Pingan bowed and saluted, and said apologetically: "Junior Chen Pingan, wish Uncle Lin a happy old age."

Lin Zhengcheng nodded, his face sullen, but there was a smile in his eyes, "It doesn't matter, it's not too late."

Lin Shouyi felt a little sour in his heart. Dad, that's not what you said before. You keep saying it's so late. Why do you still wish me good years? Do you wish me good luck ten months in advance?

Chen Ping'an introduced the students around him, and Lin Zhengcheng and Ning Ji smiled and said, "They look very much like your husband when he was a child."

We entered the main hall together, there was an Eight Immortals table, and the other furnishings were the same as those in our hometown.

Lin Zhengcheng asked: "Can I drink?"

Chen Ping'an said cautiously: "You can drink some."

Lin Shouyi smiled and said, "Chen Ping'an has been drinking a lot. I heard he's almost never drunk."

Lin Zhengcheng glanced at his son.

Lin Shouyi stopped talking.

There is nothing I can do about it, Chen Ping'an is just that typical "other people's kid".

Since the last heart-to-heart talk with his father, Lin Shouyi has been doing a lot better on his father's side. He is not so frightened into silence by just a look, and he is not so scared that his father's casual words will hurt his heart, let alone Days, maybe months or even years, there will be no relief.

Lin Zhengcheng asked people to bring the food to the table, opened the wine jar, stood up and helped Chen Pingan and Lin Shouyi pour wine. He smiled and asked Ning Ji if he could drink. The young man turned to look at his husband. Chen Pingan smiled. Saying that he would just drink a little, Lin Zhengcheng poured a full bowl of wine for the boy and said with a smile, "Pouring a full bowl of wine is the custom in our hometown. It doesn't matter whether you finish it or not. If you can't finish it, you can leave some room." With.

The wine on the table was filled.

Lin Zhengcheng didn't move his chopsticks, and no one took them.

Lin Zhengcheng picked up the wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and knocked it gently on the table. Except for Ning Ji, who just took a sip, Chen Ping'an and Lin Shouyi both finished the wine in one gulp.

Lin Zhengcheng was silent for a moment, looked at Chen Ping'an, and said with a smile: "Chen Quan and Chen Shu gave birth to a good son."

The couple in the small town's Mud Bottle Alley, both surnamed Chen, are both recognized by their neighbors as good people.

And their children, year after year, finally met a girl of the same age from another country after reaching their teenage years.

At that time, the straw sandal boy introduced himself like this: Hello, my father's surname is Chen, and my mother's surname is Chen, so... my name is Chen Pingan!

Lin Shouyi did not go to see Chen Ping'an. He just gave the boy a chopstick of food and said with a smile: "Ning Ji, try it."

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In Qingling Kingdom, there is a wild stream originating from Caiyu Mountain. There are apricot trees on both sides of the bank, and the flowers bloom like snow. This wild stream flows into the largest river in Qingling Kingdom. The water transportation is busy, there are many official ships coming and going, and the river is full of real gold and silver. The Zhuzhi Sect is the number one immortal house in Qingling Kingdom, and its relationship with the imperial court has always been stable.

Previously, I had a drink with Xiahou Zan, Xiahou Jianxian of Shuilong Peak. As a guest of the Zhuzhi Sect's outer sect, Chen Chen's monthly salary doubled from six snowflakes.

After all, he is a Dianke, Zhimaguan is also an official, and there will be dividends at the end of each year, but it depends on the operating conditions of the Zhuzhi Sect.

Chen Chen likes fishing at night and is willing to spend a lot of money to build a nest. Cai Yushan likes to joke that when Chen Dianke and we build a nest, the water level of the entire wild stream will rise by an inch.

That night, Uncle Bai found Chen Chen. The old man watched for a while how skillfully the outside doorman Dianke walked the fish, and then he threw a more than thirty kilograms of herring into the big fish basket. He didn't know whether it was a man walking a fish or a fish walking a man.

After seeing the excitement, the old man got straight to the point and said: "Old, I won't beat around the bush with you. I suggest you find a new job. Because this kind of thing belongs to Cai Yushan who makes his own decisions and unilaterally breaks the contract, so the Zhuzhi Sect The accountant will give you a sum of magic money. You can get it tomorrow morning. As for me, there is no need to say goodbye."

The old man who was squatting by the stream had a look of astonishment on his face. He stared at the old man for a long time. After he was sure that he was not joking, he became anxious and threw the fishing rod at his feet. He stood up and said, "Uncle Bai, this is inappropriate, but it's just for everyone." If there is an extra six snows per month, we have to kick people out? Are we so short of money in Yushan that we can't open the pot? It's okay, at worst I will suffer a loss, and the accounts will still be based on the twelve snows per month. I will pay the salary to avoid causing trouble for the Xiahou Sword Immortal. In private, I will return all the extra six pieces of snow to Caiyu Mountain."

The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It has nothing to do with this. You don't need to know the reason. It won't do you any harm to leave early."

"Uncle Bai, if you continue to be so careless about affection, I will really say, 'If you don't keep me here, you will have a place to keep me'!"

Chen Chen said: "To be honest and honest, the loss of a young and promising foreign sect guest like me who can still work hard will be a loss for your Zhuzhi Sect!"

Bai Ni smiled and said: "This is the best. If you regret it, you can tell me later. One day, at worst, I will shamelessly beg you to return to Caiyu Mountain."

If the Zhuzhi Sect can survive this difficulty, Bai Ni is indeed willing to let this outer sect Dianke come back to Cai Yushan. It’s just that things are unpredictable. Tomorrow will be cloudy or sunny, but what do you say today?

"What happened? Is there an enemy like the one who failed to eradicate the Zhuzhi Sect back then, but now has a great status, comes to the door, and is clamoring to exterminate the sect?"

Chen Chen whispered: "Uncle Bai, I'm not going to brag. If it's such a thing, I can mediate. I'm average at fighting, but I'm good at reasoning."

Bai Ni laughed angrily and said, "Nonsense!"

Do you think our Zhuzhi Sect is Zhengyang Mountain?

To be honest, the old man was really reluctant to drive away.

Not only Bai Ni, but also the old craftsmen of Cai Yushan all like this young man who can brag, drink well, and is serious and careful in his work.

Whenever a fish is caught during night fishing, young people often put on aprons and cook, inviting the old people to have a drink together in their free time, and listen to the old stories told by the quarrymen and jade quarryers.

Chen Yao said decisively: "Uncle Bai, I'm really going to leave my cruel words here today. If there's no valid reason that can convince me, I won't leave. What's the point of all the hard work? Isn't it just that I'm still thinking about Uncle Bai?" I’d like to introduce him and get him a genealogy certificate from the Zhuzhi Sect.”

Bai Ni smiled and said: "Why, they really got it right. You are a poor boy, but you have a high spirit. You feel that our leader Guo has no Taoist companions. Do you have any ideas?"

Chen Chen was really anxious this time, "Damn it, these guys are chewing their tongues like bitch-tongued old women. I'll make them spit out all the food and wine. They're still thinking about eating fish and drinking wine, right?" Eat shit and drink urine..."

Looking at the cursing young man, the old man patted the old man on the shoulder and said, "Just take my advice and let's go."

In silence, he squatted on the ground again, picked up the fishing rod, gathered the bait on the hook, and threw the rod into the water.

The old man sat aside and was unwilling to say harsh words to the young man. He smiled and said: "You are really ignorant of the world and think that there is an opportunity for Master Guo to become a Taoist couple, right?"

Chen Chen said helplessly: "Even if Master Guo likes me, I don't like her."

The old man smiled and said, "Oh? Do you have a girl you like in your heart?"

Chen Chen grinned, "Yes, and we're about to get married."

The old man nodded and said, "That's a good thing. Remember to send me a wedding invitation when the time comes. I will definitely go to the wedding banquet. Can you sit at the main table?"

The premise is that if there is still a chance to have a wedding banquet, the old man will definitely go.

Chen Chen smiled and said, "As long as Uncle Bai dares to sit at the main table, I have no objection."

The old man smiled and said: "Chao, can you change your bad habit of bragging and not drafting in the future?"

Chen Chen stared at the fishing line on the water and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Bai, tell me everything. To be honest, is our Zhuzhi Sect in big trouble? Is it over there in Zhengyang Mountain?"

Bai Ni hesitated for a moment and said: "Actually, it's hard to tell you this. In short, I have encountered a hurdle that I can't get over. As for whether it has anything to do with Zhengyang Mountain, you don't need to know. Just know it well. In short, you should hurry up Leave and stay out of it, I won't harm you."

After sitting quietly for a while, the old man got up and left.

Chen Pingan turned his head and glanced at the old man's back. After retracting his gaze, he continued fishing.

Two hundred years ago, Guo Huifeng personally signed a landscape contract with the Qingling Kingdom court, renewing the lease of Cai Yushan for a period of two hundred years. It happens to be due soon this year.

As the largest and only treasure trove of the Zhuzhi Sect, Caiyushan must be thinking about renewing the contract.

Earlier, Xiahou Zan came over to collect the rent. It seemed like a normal thing, but in fact, it was just like Guo Huifeng guessed. Whether it was Yan Jianxian of Zhengyang Mountain, Shuilongfeng, who secretly gave instructions, or Xiahou Zan himself wanted to make up for it, anyway, it was Xiaomen who suffered. Koto's Bamboo Branch School. The Bamboo Branch Sect does have a so-called priority for contract renewal, but this clause, which seems to be written in black and white in the contract, is optional.

The jade mountain behind Chen Ping'an has been continuously mined for hundreds of years. According to the latest survey results of the Qingling Kingdom's geologist, the total jade reserves are estimated at one hundred and twenty Guyu coins.

This does not include the cost of mining. The Bamboo Branch Sect must pay the salary to its own Qi practitioners and craftsmen, as well as some additional expenses for managing relationships with the high-ranking officials of the Qingling Kingdom.

What's more, as one of the vassal sects of Zhengyang Mountain, the Zhuzhi Sect needs to share accounts with Zhengyang Mountain every year. After deducting such a sum of immortal money, even if the Zhuzhi Sect quarries all of the Caiyu Mountain in the next hundred years, it will only be worth thirty or fifty Grain Rain coins if it is exhausted? Therefore, Guo Huifeng initially planned to ask Bai Ni's master, the money-managing monk of the Zhuzhi Sect, to make an offer for thirty Grain Rain coins to the Qingling Kingdom court, which was very sincere.

The Zhuzhi sect is divided into two branches: Caiyushan and Jizushan. Guo Huifeng comes from the Caiyushan line. Ling Xie, the founder of Zhanglu, comes from Jizushan. His Taoist name is "Yuqi". His disciple Liang Yuping is this woman who is also Zhanglu. The disciple of the Lord of Jizu Peak.

Early the next morning, Bai Ni first went to a house at the foot of the mountain. The young man who was the guest of the outer door still left. The old man was relieved, and then went to the nearby Caiyushan counting house, only to find that it was old. Since he didn't receive the magic money that was regarded as severance pay, the old man laughed and cursed, "You brat, you're quite angry."

If you bump into Jiujiu, the old man will inevitably want to teach you a lesson: You are not a wealthy fairy man, you are about to get a wife, so why bother with money.

By the wild stream, a wind and rain blew the apricot blossoms like flying snow.

Bai Ni held an umbrella and walked by the water, wanting to see more of the apricot blossoms that he didn't know if he would see again in the future. As the old man walked, he discovered that looking at the old scenery with your heart is like a new scenery.

The mountains and rivers of my hometown, where I had been facing each other day and night, seemed like a stranger I had never met before. When the wind blew the flowers away, I looked more like a skinny beauty with a frown on her face.

The old man walked all the way to the junction where the stream merged into the Qi River, and found a black spot on the water's edge. It was lonely and with a bleak back. It looked very pitiful.

When I got closer, I saw a fisherman wearing a bamboo hat, a raincoat and straw sandals. He had a young appearance and was dressed like a Taoist priest.

The other party claimed to be a Jianghu man who ran into trouble with his family and rushed to the state. He couldn't find a hero for a penny. He had bad luck and a bad life. He was indeed a little down and out. Today, he happened to pass by a treasure land and fished a few fish in the rain to satisfy his hunger.

Bai Ni smiled casually and asked Taoist priest how the fish was. The Taoist priest looked embarrassed and said that it was okay. When the weather cleared after the rain, he lit a fire and started the pot. Today he could finally have a full meal.

He probably guessed that the old man was a genealogy monk from Caiyu Mountain. He also saw that the old man had no intention of leaving for a while. A foreign Taoist priest who went fishing at the gate of someone else's mountain felt a little uncomfortable after he wanted to show his face.

Bai Ni doesn't mind outsiders coming here to fish. Not to mention Qihe River, it's Yexi River. Could it be that someone else's name is engraved on the fish in the water?

In fact, the old man was not interested in fishing at first, but it was just that Dian Ke was familiar with it. Over time, the old man began to see some interesting things. What's more, as the old saying goes, many times, watching people fishing is like hearing the sound of books in a dream. It's different, not to mention watching people fishing with rods. It's like drinking wine for free, you can pour it on. The young Taoist priest's fishing skills were quite good, and he caught several fat crucian carps one after another without seeing how he could mend his nest. The Taoist priest remained silent, but he finally caught a few more fish. He could hardly hold them in the bamboo fish basket. The Taoist priest had no choice but to explain: If you can't stew it in one pot and can't eat the rest, you can take it to the fish market and sell it for money in exchange for some food expenses.

Bai Ni nodded, turned and left.

The old man holding the umbrella had not walked out a few lines when he heard the fishing line suddenly straighten behind him, and then there was the sound of a big fish pulling the line.

From the sound, Bai Ni knew that he was catching a big fish. The old man was a little happy for the Taoist priest, and he didn't want to see people walking around with fish. After a while, the Taoist priest shouted loudly: "Old man, stay here, you can't buy it." Buy a fish?! This fish looks very strange and mysterious. Take a look, there are writings on its forehead!"

The Taoist priest had thrown away his fishing rod at this moment and sat cross-legged, holding in his arms a large carp with golden scales and red tail that was half the length of a human. He put his hand on the fish's forehead and said with a blush on his face: "The price is negotiable!"

Bai Ni turned around and asked with a smile: "Tell me, what's the word?"

The Taoist priest was in high spirits and slapped the fish on the forehead. "Only half of the 'corner' remains of the mud-gold writing. The poor Taoist can still vaguely recognize it. The rest of the traces are like light bird seals. It has been too long and the writing on ancient stele has become unclear. Only carp There is a "horn" character on the forehead. Is this a sign that it's okay?! Don't be a sperm. It would be a pity to stew and eat it for poor Tao. Besides, poor Tao is also worried about being punished by God and being struck by lightning. Old man, you see we are destined. It’s another big carp caught in front of your house. It’s better to buy it and keep it at home. For such an auspicious thing, a few fairy coins are nothing. Uncle, you don’t think so…”

The old man holding the umbrella was a little helpless. Do you think I, Bai Ni, am that kind of three-year-old child? You, a foreign Taoist priest, are just fishing, how could you still get money by cheating?

However, the old man still listened patiently to the Taoist priest's nonsense without exposing the other party. He thought that if Chen was still here, the two sides would probably have something to talk about.

There are swindlers all over the world who fake and sell antiques. In short, they all tell stories, either handed down from ancestors or just dug out of the ground.

The old man remembers that Chen Chen once said about a kind of eccentric way of making money. Near some Xianjia Ferry near the water, there are often swindlers who prepare a fish with an inscription on its forehead in advance. It is best to be a carp that sells well. It must be Red and gold are better. This fish must be said to go through the rivers and rivers into the sea and return to the land waters after many years. It is similar to what is recorded in the book. A certain monarch once wrote an inscription with a red pen. Could it be this one? All the immortal masters can help him. Palm Eye... coupled with the help of a few helpers nearby, he was the first to raise the price, specifically to deceive the gods on the mountain who had read some books but not read much.

In fact, the old man has always suspected that Chen Jiao himself has done this kind of thing, otherwise he is the kind of person who acts as a trust for others and then sits on the ground to share the spoils afterwards.

Bai Ni sighed, it was really not easy for these rootless wild cultivators in the mountains and rivers to make a living, so he waved his hand and motioned to the Taoist priest to stop bothering and go elsewhere to swindle money.

Hum buzzed and spoke vaguely. The two golden fish tentacles beside the carp's mouth are trembling and trembling, hanging in the air like water plants.

The Taoist priest worked harder and louder, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Old man, did you hear this? This fish can really talk. It's really scary! I can't understand the content. It's probably the Yayan of Bizhou."

The golden carp that was only half a step away from successfully refining its shape did indeed swim from the sea to Dadu all the way to the Qihe River here to relax. Near the Baidi City in Zhongtu, it fell short of the goal and failed to leap over the dragon gate. It fell and fell endlessly, but relying on the intertwined atmosphere of the remaining Dao Qi and dragon Qi, the water temples and temples along the way did not dare to stop it. It was originally swimming leisurely and well, but somehow it was stopped by this bastard who seemed to be waiting for something to happen. The Taoist was caught ashore using the most despicable method of anchoring a fish. It was still in pain. It couldn't help but cursed: "Stinky Taoist, let go quickly! You're not a human being!"

The Taoist priest's face was full of complaints, he sighed, and quickly reached out to cover the mouth of the old fish from Taiye Pond, "We are discussing business, Taoist friend, please stop talking."