Chen Ping'an and Lu Chen were walking side by side in the alley of the village in the middle. They wore cloth shoes with a thousand layers of soles and shoes with a cotton cloth of ten squares. Their footsteps rustled like leaves falling to the ground.

Passing by a house, a local dog in the yard woke up suddenly when he heard footsteps and started barking at the door. There were many barks nearby, but it soon calmed down.

During this period, Lu Chen lay on the wall, imitated a few dog barks, and raised his hands as if throwing stones. The native dog in the courtyard whimpered and curled up with his tail curled up.

Lu Chen shook his sleeves and quickly followed Chen Ping'an, who was walking slowly to the entrance of the alley before stopping. He rubbed his hands and said, "Although it is human nature to guard against hunger every year and guard against theft every night, it's just that you beware of Pindao and Chen Ping'an.

There is no need for the mountain master to do anything. Chen Pingan, what do you think?"

Chen Ping'an said: "Headmaster Lu only wants to put money on his own face, but as for me, there is no need for it."

Lu Chen suddenly smiled and said: "The things in this world are like the shadow of a barking dog and the sound of a hundred dogs barking."

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "In this world, one person's truth is false, but a thousand people tell the truth."

Lu Chen clapped his hands and applauded, "Okay, I can write a pair of wooden couplets with gold characters on a black background, frame them, and put them in the Guanqian Sword Studio. Write our names and inscriptions respectively. It will be fun to play with."

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Chen Pingan smiled and said: "If you can afford this shame, I don't care."

Lu Chen rubbed his hands and sighed: "People who wander at night can do nothing but commit crimes, but dogs cannot be restrained so that they don't bark."

Chen Ping'an didn't say anything, but remembered something and said, "In Yuzhou, on the top of the mountain where the Luzong temple is located, there is a tiger who has listened to the morning bells and evening drums for many years, but has been unable to practice the form. Why bother to ask Master Lu to help guide him?"

Lu Chen agreed with a smile and raised his hand, "It's a small matter, that's all."

It takes a little effort.

After walking out of the village and coming to the road connecting the three villages, Lu Chen stood on the shore, looking at the water and looking at the reflection in the water. Lu Chen sighed, as if he were looking at the situation, is he really himself? Is this his original appearance?

Although Lu Chen's attitude at the time about Chen Ping'an's words about "schooling" was a bit exaggerated, in fact it did touch upon Lu Chen's heart and made him feel sad.

But there is also a big or small problem hidden here. People who read the book in later generations often mistook some finely edited versions as verbatim originals and misrepresented them. As time goes by, they eventually deviate from the original meaning.

Those who practice Taoism, on the road to mountain climbing, know that attaining the Tao and realizing the Tao is nothing more than the pursuit of "knowing why it is so" one by one, finding the path in the darkness, and walking on it, so that the scenery along the way matches one's own state of mind.

Lu Chen said softly with a hint of sadness: "I once went to see Guanzhu Sun's junior fellow apprentice, as well as his junior disciple's apprentice. I have met and talked with him. After the conversation, I discovered that there is one thing. Their thoughts are different from

There was a conflict between Bai Yujing Taoist officials."

Chen Pingan squatted on the side of the road, picked up a few stones and threw them gently into the stream, and said: "Is it true that most Taoist officials in Bai Yujing think that cultivating Taoism is the way of Taoism and is superb. But that

Looking at the master and disciples of Xuandu, I feel that cultivating the Tao can be a path? It is plain."

Lu Chen hummed, and didn't think it was strange that Chen Ping'an guessed the answer. He was silent for a moment, rubbing his cheeks, "Just do whatever you want, and I won't bother anyone else."

Even if the sky falls, senior brother Yu Dou, who has seen the world, will still be there to carry him.

Chen Pingan stood up, and the two of them continued to walk towards the bottom village. Lu Chenyang smiled proudly and said: "In the scroll of time, Ning Ji actually changed his mind twice. He didn't want to be your student and planned to leave.

, follow me to Bai Yujing to practice Taoism. Then tonight, the one who is told by Ning Ji to remember the kindness in his heart and repay it later is you, not Pindao."

Chen Ping'an said: "One of the times, Ning Ji knew about his life background and didn't want to cause trouble for me?"

Lu Chen nodded.

Probably there is a kind of asking for trouble in the world, which is called putting yourself in others’ shoes and always thinking of others.

Just as Chen Ping'an guessed, after Master Lu told Ning Ji the truth, the young man with a miserable life experience was filled with fear and his face turned pale. He fell into a huge panic on the spot. The young man was silent for a long time, and he probably felt that he was a god.

The troublesome spirit who hates ghosts and hates ghosts is the kind of unpopular broom star no matter where he is. Therefore, whether it is a Taoist priest Wu Di or a teacher Chen Ji, once the two parties have the status of master and apprentice, they will bring a lot to the latter.

Unnecessary right and wrong, after all, they are definitely not as good as Headmaster Bai Yujinglu... to take care of things.

So Lu Chen, who couldn't laugh or cry, was so angry that he simply poured beans into a bamboo tube and told Ning Ji about Chen Pingan's multiple identities. This made the frightened young man seem to have taken a reassurance and changed his mind. It turned out that Mr. Chen was so young that he

This has been done.

So Master Lu became even more angry. He walked out of a time travel picture and took the young man on a remote trip to the mountains and rivers of the three continents. He met more than a dozen people, first Pei Qian, who was the founding disciple of Chen Pingan, and then Shujian Lake.

Jiang Zhenjun, some old swordsmen in Zhengyang Mountain, and the nearby Yuye River Water Goddess who has been determined to replace the location of the Water God Temple over the years, a wedding dress female ghost, and a certain one who ate snake gallstones to achieve physical transformation.

, the young Jiao who finally attached himself to the Jiang family in Yunlin also went to the Suoyun Sect in Luzhou, Beiju... and finally a certain Bengchuan Zhenjun who had just returned to his hometown.

Chen Pingan asked with a smile: "Ning Ji went back on his word for the second time. Was it because he knew my true identity and regarded me as half an enemy?"

Lu Chen shook his head, "Although Ning Ji is not deeply involved in the world, some of his views are simple but not naive. This kind of character is both innate and acquired, just like medicinal herbs are brewed into herbs."

A person's sharp-edged character is as deep as a palace, with many repetitions, and there are countless shadows in the daytime when the sun is shining.

A sharp-edged talent is like a Wenchang Tower, and a hatred of evil is like a City God's Temple. Open-mindedness or cheerfulness is like a pavilion, with ventilation on all sides.

Depression is like falling into a bottomless well, where the sky is dark, I am alone, isolated from the world, and unable to extricate myself.

Lu Chen actually had something left unsaid. Just like some money in the world should be earned by certain people. In the same way, Chen Pingan accepted Ning Ji as his disciple, and Ning Ji accepted you as his teacher.

What you sow will come naturally, it is a matter of course.

Chen Pingan did not ask the specific reason why the boy changed his mind for the second time, but simply asked: "Why did Ning Ji finally make up his mind and choose to study with me?"

Lu Chen asked tentatively: "Can you promise me first that if you have any questions, we will discuss it carefully? A gentleman will talk but not take action. Even if he does, don't... slap him in the face."

Chen Yinguan was very sloppy and liked to slap people in the face when asking about boxing. Since the Qingbai dispute in the Confucian Temple, it has become famous far and wide. It is estimated that several monks in the world have heard about it. Maybe there is Qingming in the world.

The Taoist officials are still a little confused. They are both great masters of martial arts. Is it appropriate to ask about boxing like this? But the people from Feisheng City and Savage World in Wucai Tianxia will probably praise each other. They are worthy of saying that they never suffer losses when doing business.

The second shopkeeper is worthy of being Chen Yinguan, the man in charge of the summer palace.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Between friends, we talk about things while walking. When we talk about where we are, we definitely don't get angry about anything. Besides, I can't beat Master Lu."

Without the second sentence, Lu Chen would have believed it.

Lu Chen first moved away from Chen Ping'an, then hesitantly said: "I showed Ning Ji your true face now."

Here in the village school, Master Chenji also talks about the Sutra of Filial Piety, and this book has a very clear meaning at the beginning. There is a sentence in it: the parents who receive the body hair and skin, do not dare to damage it, this is the beginning of filial piety.

So when Chen Pingan was explaining this sentence, Lu Chen pointed his finger at the young man's forehead, causing Ning Ji to open his eyes and see Chen Pingan's venerable face.

Humans are neither humans nor ghosts. Before reaching the immortal realm, Chen Ping'an could not reshape his true body and restore a person's normal appearance.

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "What's this? Just let Ning Ji see it."

Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, "After all, it's your private matter, so I have to say hello to you."

But Lu Chen only told half the truth.

The reason that really made Ning Ji decide to study with Chen Pingan was that after Lu Chen took the boy to see the group of people who "avoided" Chen Pingan, he also took Ning Ji to see some people that Chen Pingan had or still dared not to do.

The most important thing about the people and things we face directly is Chen Ping'an's heartfelt recognition of "repaying evil with kindness, how to repay kindness, repaying hatred with straightness, and repay kindness with kindness."

This relieved the young man with a tragic life experience.

But what Ning Ji saw, heard, thought, and this period of mental journey, Lu Chen took back all his "memories" afterwards, just like a young boy who returned them to Master Lu one by one.

Walking to the lowest village, Lu Chen suggested with a smile: "Why don't we go see the ruins of the Dragon Palace on land? Go quietly and return quietly, just to enjoy the scenery without disturbing anyone."

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Okay."

Over the years, Chen Pingan has maintained the habit of writing landscape travel notes.

Then the two of them stepped out in one step, and in an instant they were among the green mountains and green waters of the Dragon Palace. It was night outside, but it was daylight here. The sun was not hanging in the sky, and it was still bright. Several places in this secret territory

There are ancient seal stone steles standing on each high mountain. Among them, there are two peaks facing each other. There are steles at the foot of the mountain. The foreheads of the steles are Yungen and Yujie respectively. On the top of the mountain, there are also steles with the words "Clouds gather and disperse like flowers blooming and falling" and "Rain shines on the golden mountain".

The mountains are towering, and there is one peak that stands tallest. There is a big river passing by at the foot of the mountain. However, Lu Chen did not take Chen Pingan there. Instead, he took Chen Pingan to the foot of an inconspicuous low mountain and said with a smile: "A long time ago

, I once passed by this place and went hiking here, but I didn’t disturb anyone. At that time, I felt that it was a geomantic treasure place where I could become an immortal, a Taoist, or a Buddha.”

Arriving at the halfway point of the mountain, there was a pool with deep blue water and no bottom. Lu Chen pointed at the pool as flat as a mirror and explained: "This is the real entrance to the Gulong Palace. Over there, the Great Li Imperial Court, until now

They are still kept in the dark. If you don’t remind them, maybe in tens or hundreds of years, or even longer, they will change their national surname. The last emperor of the Song family in Dali still doesn’t know that he and the

The ancestors of the past generations seemed to have entered the treasure mountain and were sitting on it, but in fact they picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon."

"Times have passed, and I think back to those days, when the local Dragon King was demoted, when the dragon spirit was still strong, whenever a storm was about to come, there would be white clouds curling up, covering the mountain, like wearing a bamboo hat, and the courts of several nearby countries used it to predict the weather.

It is all effective. In times of severe drought, the local people of the year will come here to pray for rain. As long as they can see lizards meandering out of the water pool and ashore, they can go back home. After a while, the rain will follow. If you encounter

When there is a flood, come here to pray to the Dragon King to stop the rain. As long as a small snake enters the water on the shore, the heavy rain will stop suddenly."

"Every year on the sixth day of June, in addition to people in the market drying their clothes and scholarly families drying their books, there is also a saying of drying dragon robes, so you only need to come here on this day to watch the number of snakes and lizards 'basking in the sun' on the shore of the water pool.

, the total number is only a handful of three or five, or as many as ten or so. Anyway, it will be clear every time, and we can predict the amount of rainfall in the next whole year. Since we know whether the situation in the next year will be drought or flood, we can predict the rainfall in the next year.

You can all prepare for a rainy day.”

Lu Chenxiao asked: "Would you like to enter this Dragon Palace annex to find out what's going on?"

From ancient times to three thousand years ago, in the vast mountains and rivers of the world, all dragons who are successful in cultivating Taoism, especially the Dragon King who can open a palace, like to seize and collect secretly stored treasures of all kinds in the world. The dragon palace on this land

The other courtyard can be regarded as a secret treasure house, somewhat similar to the old dragon's "private money".

It’s really not that Lu Chen looks down on Qin Tianjian and Mr. Feng Shui of the Great Li Dynasty, but that in the ancient Shu land, there are many swordsmen, and they like to use the dragon’s attributes to refine swords and sacrifice swords when they have nothing to do, so they can gain a foothold here.

In Jianghu Dragon Palace, every Dragon King has a lot of tricks, and he is definitely not a vegetarian. Therefore, as long as Chen Ping'an does not reveal the secret, the emperors of the Song Dynasty in Dali, relying on the vision and methods of those earth masters, are destined to be unable to open this place.

If there is a ban in the other palaces, the ban may be opened without authorization. If there is no expert in charge, for example, Wei Bo's Pure Golden Body has not yet reached the height of the Ascension Realm, it will only cause the abnormal phenomenon of the turtle turning over, causing Chuzhou Mountains and Rivers

The collapse caused numerous casualties to the people in the state, which then affected the landscape of the entire Beiyue territory.

Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "Forget it."

Scholars like me are very talented, so we have to be somewhat shameless when doing things.
To be continued...