Four hundred and fortieth chapters charcoal cage furnace cold heart
When they arrived at a lake, Chen Pingan stopped rowing, put down the bamboo shoots, and took out a portion of dry food from nearby objects to satisfy his hunger.
Liu Laocheng suddenly smiled and asked Chen Ping'an if he liked fishing. He said that Shujian Lake had three unique features, which were all delicacies at the banquets of the powerful people of the Zhu Ying Dynasty. Among them was a kind of fish caught in winter fishing. The more snowy and cold it is, the more this kind of fish is called
The fish of winter crucian carp are more delicious. Liu Laocheng pointed to the bottom of the lake and said that there is 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 been put to use.
Take out a small can of distiller's grain corn.
The same goes for Liu Laocheng, who moves skillfully, but the bait is slightly different. The fishing rod is a special green bamboo that is verdant and overflowing with spiritual energy.
In the end, Liu Laocheng caught three winter crucian carps as big as the size of a palm, and Chen Ping'an caught two. They closed the pole at about the same time. After that, both parties showed off their own skills, including chopping boards, stoves, clay pots, firewood, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, sugar, etc.
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One person is at the bow and the other is at the stern, each cooking fish.
It was steaming hot, and the two of them sat cross-legged, holding chopsticks in one hand and a wine bottle in the other.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and started chatting while eating.
Intrigues and murderous intentions are everywhere, but for the time being, they are all just talking and laughing.
After the joke, Chen Pingan had just packed up the pots for the stove. He slapped the sword gourd and flew away with the flying sword fifteen. Chen Pingan said in front of Liu Laocheng: "Go to Qingxia Island first and inform Liu Zhimao.
Just say that Liu Laocheng is with me on Gongliu Island, and if I ask him to activate the mountain protection formation, I will land alone."
Liu Laocheng asked: "Just giving orders and not making up excuses? Otherwise, wouldn't Liu Zhimao be suspicious?"
Chen Ping'an replied: "If you talk too much, he won't dare to activate the formation."
Liu Laocheng nodded, "Go straight to the point and either scare the opponent or break his face. This is suitable for people like Liu Zhimao, so you can't give them any room for maneuver."
Chen Pingan's eyes lit up.
Liu Laocheng smiled and said, "Why, you get something from me just by saying something casually?"
Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "I only vaguely knew that I should do this before, but it was not as thorough as Island Master Liu said. Well, it's like Island Master Liu put a ruler in front of me. In the past, when it came to personnel matters, I
The pursuit is not to go to extremes, but Island Master Liu taught me how to deal with people like Liu Zhimao. On the contrary, I must keep pushing them towards both ends."
Liu Laocheng nodded to express his approval, but at the same time said: "You should only speak with others at the same time, and don't throw away your whole heart. We are still enemies between you and me. When can we show our hearts and souls? Have you misunderstood something?"
Chen Pingan supported Bamboo Hao, "It's two different things. If I just want you to die, I don't have to go to Gongliu Island at all. In the final analysis, I still hope that both parties will be happy, and Island Master Liu will still get the big benefits. I just want peace of mind.
I won’t compete with Island Master Liu to make money.”
Liu Laocheng was noncommittal and drank slowly.
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "When I was learning to play chess with others, I really had no understanding and was slow to learn anything. I could ponder a formula that has been regarded as dead by my predecessors for a long time without getting the essence, so I like to think blindly.
I just wonder if there is a chessboard where everyone can win, not just victory or defeat, but also where both sides can win less and win more."
Liu Laocheng shook his head, "Don't tell me about playing chess. I have a headache and I never like it. The level of chess skills has nothing to do with how well you do things."
Chen Ping'an was about to speak, probably because he wanted to have a little chat with the old monk. Anyway, Liu Laocheng himself said that if you have leisure in life, you will be the master of the world. The reason why he insisted on this trip back to Qingxia Island was
The boat returned slowly because I wanted to know more about Liu Laocheng's character. Although the success or failure of the plan lies in a bigger and higher place, but
Liu Laocheng raised his hand and said, "Shut up. Don't push yourself too hard. You're not a school teacher. You're just a bookkeeper with a good abacus. The ferry is only so big. I have to listen to your nagging. No.
You have to listen. If you want to be clean, I can only slap you into the lake. With your current body, you can't stand any more torture. Now you are relying on a natal acupoint to hold on, this mansion
If it breaks once, your Immortal Bridge will probably be broken again. By the way, how did you break the Immortal Bridge before? I'm a little curious."
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Back then, I was interrupted by a female monk from the mountain in an alley in my hometown, but she was mostly plotted by Liu Zhimao. That disaster was quite thrilling. Liu Zhimao was still tampering with my heart at that time.
, If it weren’t for our good luck, the female cultivator and I would have been confused until our deaths, and we were involved in a confusing fight. You mountain gods, in addition to having great magical powers, also like to kill without blood."
This is the first time that Chen Pingan tells Liu Laocheng about his family affairs.
It's a bit of sincerity.
Otherwise, Chen Ping'an would really be worried that he would have offended the old monk with unpredictable temperament before he even reached Qingxia Island.
Liu Laocheng seemed to be touched, "The monks on the mountain are very afraid of being stained by the world of mortals. In Shujian Lake, I should be the most qualified to say this. That's why military monks are envied by other Qi practitioners. No matter how they kill people, they are not afraid.
They are entangled in cause and effect. Therefore, they prefer to stay at the foot of the mountains to practice compared to the Legalists, Strategists, Merchants and Farmers. Sword cultivation is difficult to deal with ghosts on the four mountains, and it is also comfortable and less restrained."
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "I have seen both the Legalist monks and the Taoist priests in the Master's Swordsman's Room, but the only ones who have not learned about it are the Mohist Sword Masters."
Liu Laocheng sneered and said: "I advise you not to mess with the knife loaner. He is the most difficult ghost among the difficult ghosts. He is simply a gatekeeper for the King of Hell."
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 arrived at the boundary of Qingxia Island. As expected, the landscape formation had been activated by Liu Zhimao.
In Liu Zhimao's view, this will of course arouse Liu Laocheng's displeasure, but he and Chen Pingan are inextricably linked. Once he refuses Chen Pingan's request, he will have to suffer the corresponding consequences.
The lesser of the two is the harm of power. And although Liu Zhimao couldn't figure out why Liu Laozu was willing to accompany Chen Pingan by boat back to Qingxia Island, Liu Zhimao kept telling himself that Chen Pingan likes to follow rules when doing things, no matter what.
Whatever Liu Laocheng wants to do, Chen Ping'an brought him here. He may not be able to settle everything, but at least he will work with Qingxia Island to solve this mess, instead of staying out of it and walking away.
This is the intangible influence brought by a so-called "good person", such as the spring breeze sneaking into the night and moisturizing things silently.
Even a bad guy like Liu Zhimao, who is full of evil, must admit it.
Liu Laocheng kept his promise and used the wind to hover on the lake outside the ferry.
Chen Ping'an tied up the ferry rope and went to the mountain gate house. After a while, the jade tablet no longer absorbed the spiritual energy of Shujian Lake.
Chen Ping'an went to Zhu Xian Mansion, but when he returned, he did not take Hongsu with him and returned to the ferry alone.
Liu Laocheng frowned.
Chen Ping'an said: "I don't want to see Hongsu die next to me and have to do nothing. This is the contingency I am most afraid of."
Liu Laocheng laughed heartily, stretched out his thumb towards Chen Ping'an, rose into the air, turned into a flash of rainbow light and returned to Gongliu Island, making a series of booming explosions like winter thunder.
Chen Pingan stood at the ferry for a long time. When Liu Laocheng was completely gone, he raised his hand in relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Liu Zhimao came to the ferry and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Chen, can you tell me the truth and what is going on?"
Chen Ping'an said: "On the way here, I kept chatting with Liu Laocheng and tested each other. I came to the conclusion that Liu Laocheng seems to have never met the Dali general Su Gaoshan."
Liu Zhimao's expression immediately changed slightly.
Both of them are smart people. The speaker has a heart and the listener understands.
Su Gaoshan, the general of the Great Li cavalry who has reached the capital of Shihao Kingdom, is a mountain that even Tan Yuanyi on Lisu Island cannot climb. When the three of them formed an alliance to discuss matters in Hengbo Mansion, they all felt that Liu Laocheng had already caught up with Su Gaoshan.
line, so he didn’t even bother to discuss important matters with Tan Yuanyi, the leader of the Green Wave Pavilion spy. It was Gongliu Island who passed directly through Su Gaoshan and got some kind of reply from the center of the Dali Temple. That’s why he acted so domineeringly and completely ignored Liu Zhimao and Liu Zhimao.
If the conditions offered by Tan Yuanyi were like this, Liu Laocheng's current position would be roughly on the same level as Su Gaoshan.
Now it seems that all three of them guessed wrong and underestimated this monk in the upper fifth realm. Liu Laocheng did not even pay attention to the general Su Gaoshan. Gongliu Island must have a higher and more hidden line.
Maybe you can talk directly to the Song family of Dali, or even the Grand Master of Dali.
Liu Zhimao's face became even more bitter, "Mr. Chen, shouldn't he have sized up the situation and abandoned Qingxia Island and gone to Gongliu Island?"
Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "If you really do this, I won't tell you this. Besides, Island Master Liu has a unique discernment, and he can definitely see that Liu Laocheng and I seem to have a harmonious relationship, but in fact, it is not as good as the monk Shu Jianhu imagined.
It's so good, but it's not like we feel like old friends at first sight, and we hate meeting each other later. I'm not afraid of your jokes if I say it. If it weren't for that jade plaque that made Liu Laocheng jealous, Gongliu Island would almost be my burial place."
Liu Zhimao smiled and said: "Then I can rest assured. If Mr. Chen chooses to join forces with Liu Laocheng, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of Shujian Lake even if I have two more legs."
Chen Ping'an joked: "After the New Year, after the spring of next year, I may leave Qingxia Island often, or even go out of Shujian Lake. Island Master Liu doesn't have to worry that I am sneaking around and making a living on my own behind your back with Tan Yuanyi."
.However, we might meet Su Gaoshan along the way. Island Master Liu also has no need to be suspicious. I will only value the alliance between Hengbo Mansion more than the two of you. However, we have agreed in advance that if one of you changes your mind temporarily and wants to withdraw,
, just make it clear to me, it is still a matter that can be discussed. Once anyone breaks the promise first, no matter what the reason is, I will make it difficult for you to go around."
Liu Zhimao smiled bitterly and said: "I can only guarantee that if I regret it, I, Liu Zhimao, will definitely tell Mr. Chen in advance. As for Tan Yuanyi, I will send these words to them in Lisu Island."
Chen Pingan nodded.
Liu Zhimao did not deny that when Liu Laocheng accompanied Chen Pingan to Qingxia Island, the more straightforward and clear Chen Pingan was and the more he distanced himself from the relationship with Gongliu Island, the more he, Liu Zhimao, became upset.
Eight times, my heart is swaying.
Because that's just a "what if".
What if Chen Pingan relies on his courage and intolerance to have the possibility of a choice? What if Chen Pingan betrays his trust? Is he more ruthless than Liu Zhimao and Tan Yuanyi?
You know, he knows very well how that arrogant little loach jumped into the fire pit, how it suffered, and how Chen Ping'an ended up.
Liu Zhimao suddenly felt a little regretful. Shouldn't he have walked into Chen Ping'an's "rules" at all? Could it be that when things came to a head, he would suddenly wake up one day and realize that he had actually been with that little loach?
Are the tragic endings the same?
Chen Ping'an put his hands in his sleeves, looked at the lake and mountains in the distance, and said with a smile: "Island Master Liu, you have no choice anymore, so don't be distracted, otherwise you will only increase your worries. This is not what a Nascent Soul cultivator should have.
State of mind.”
Liu Zhimao said with emotion: "One word awakened the dreamer, and he was taught again."
Chen Ping'an joked: "Don't dare, don't dare, I'm not a master, I'm just a down-and-out accountant on Qingxia Island. I'm living under someone else's roof. I still need Island Master Liu to take more care of me."
Liu Zhimao also joked: "Occasionally, I will have evil thoughts, thinking whether it would be better if Mr. Chen punched someone to death for no reason one day."
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "To each other."
After Liu Zhimao left the ferry, Chen Pingan returned to the house, picked up the sword fairy and hung it on the wall, took off his golden robe, and only wore a thick cotton robe to barely keep out the cold. He threw the charcoal into the small charcoal cage and lit the charcoal fire.
, carrying the heater, pacing 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 chatting, 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 the ghost spirit.
Free to walk in the world of the world, Zeng Ye will be able to rely on this superior secret technique and his own special roots to hone and improve his cultivation. Maybe he will be able to break through the world very quickly. Compared with the evil side sects on Maoyue Island that are counterproductive
, and even faster, you can become a Dongfu Realm monk who has crossed the first major threshold of the Fifth Middle Realm earlier.
Seeing Zeng Ye lingering around as if unwilling to leave.
Chen Ping'an asked: "I want to ask why I just fought with Liu Laocheng not long ago, and now we can visit Shujian Lake together like we have been friends forever?"
Zeng Ye felt a little embarrassed and nodded.
Even though he firmly remembered that he should see more, think more and talk less on Qingxia Island, this tall young man was really curious and couldn't hold it back.
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "It's relatively complicated, and it's not something that can be used as a conversation piece or an interesting thing."
Zeng Ye quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm going back to practice."
Chen Pingan said to him: "Whenever we can talk about it someday, you invite me to drink and I will tell you."
Zeng Ye closed the door gently, with a smile on his face, and through the last crack in the door, he said happily: "Mr. Chen, it's a deal!"
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After that, many islands in Shujian Lake were hit by another heavy snowfall before all the snow had melted.
It's really strange.
What happened this year? Not long after this, there were already two consecutive heavy snowfalls that have been rare in decades.
However, no one is unhappy, this means that the entire Shuhuan Lake, which is already full of spiritual energy, has been replenished, which means God will give it a good meal.
In the past few days, there has been a lot of discussion. Almost all the monks are talking about the accountant on Qingxia Island. Even the four big lakeside cities of Chishui and Yunlou are no exception.
Yu Hui took the initiative to come to the mountain gate of Qingxia Island for the first time. He sat for a while in Chen Pingan's house and made a small business by the way. He sold Chen Pingan at a low price a high-quality spiritual weapon that was only one step away from the magic weapon.
, the function is similar to the "prison" Palace of Hell, which is a pavilion modeled after the "Liu Li Pavilion" of the White Emperor City in China. Although there are not many "houses" that can inhabit ghosts and ghosts, only twelve, it is far away.
It is not as good as the Palace of Hell from the secret treasury on Qingxia Island, but the building is in better condition. It is more than enough for the soul-calling banners and ghost generals carefully cultivated by the ghost cultivators of Zhu Xian Mansion.
Chen Pingan was a little helpless. The things must be excellent, but he had no money, so he could only borrow money from Yueyue Island. When Yu Hui heard this, he was happy and said that Mr. Chen was not honest. He had to issue an IOU for such a low price. It was really embarrassing.
?Chen Pingan smiled and said, "I'm sorry. I don't need to be polite to Island Master Yu." Yu Hui was even happier, but friendship is friendship, and business is business. He pulled Chen Pingan and asked Zhang Jing, the head of the secret treasury, to use Qingxia Island
Otherwise, he would not be at ease and asked Mr. Zhang to help keep an eye on Chen Pingan. By then, Yu Hui and Mikufang would be brothers in need.
Zhang Ding smiled and nodded in agreement, but was not willing to lend money to Chen Ping'an to pay for the small Liuli Pavilion. After all, Chen Ping'an already owed a lot of debt to Qingxia Island. However, Zhang Ding agreed and wrote an IOU, and Yu Hui was satisfied.
He even invited Mr. Zhang to visit Crescent Island when he had time. Zhang Jing nodded and agreed without any reluctance, and directly made an appointment with Yu Hui.
In the end, Chen Pingan seemed like an outsider.
The owner of Zizhu Island was very happy. He took a spiritual ferry and brought Mr. Chen the Zizhu from the ancestors of the three major islands. He was more happy to give money than to receive money. When he arrived at Chen Ping'an's house, he just drank some tea.
They left without even having a cup of hot water. Chen Pingan walked to the ferry with each other, hugging each other and saying goodbye.
There are also many Chen Ping'an who had been rejected in the past, or who visited the island but no island owner showed up. They all visited Qingxia Island one by one as if they had made an appointment.
The snow stopped.
Liu Zhimao came to the house at noon that day, knocked on the door but did not come in.
Chen Pingan walked out carrying the charcoal cage, looking tired.
The two of them took a walk together.
Liu Zhimao was a little gloating, "Do you want me to step in and help you keep those guys out? Just find any excuse, just say that Qingxia Island needs to be closed."
Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "No, I am enjoying the hardships and enjoying it. I can actually learn a lot from dealing with these island owners, but it is really tiring. Chatting with people and saying some polite words, this has always been the case.
The thing I am least good at is checking for leaks and filling in the gaps, and cultivating my internal skills in dealing with others."
Liu Zhimao smiled and said: "In fact, everyone has to go through such a day. When you have your own mountain in the future, you have to take care of all aspects, work harder, and get used to it early. It is indeed a good thing."
The two of them had walked a long way out of the Shanmen House. Liu Zhimao looked back and suppressed his laughter, "Chen Ping'an, your aunt walked out of the Spring Courtyard and came to see you. If I remember correctly, this is when you moved out of the Spring Courtyard.
After the house, it’s her first time to go out to see you, should we go back?”
Chen Pingan shook his head, "Let's walk again."
Liu Zhimao nodded and said: "If you are as hard-hearted as us Taoists, there is no need to be so stubborn."
Chen Ping'an held the charcoal basket and said with a smile: "Let's try to have a good get-together and a good break. Even after the love is gone, you will still hope that the other person's life will be better."
Liu Zhimao said: "There are some half-baked housework, whether it is a house in a shabby alley, a wealthy mansion, or a big mountain like our Qingxia Island. If you want to do something good, it is difficult to be a good person. Chen Ping'an, I would like to advise you again.
If you say something unpleasant, maybe in a few years or ten years, that woman will not understand your good intentions now, but will only remember your bad things. No matter whether she lived a good or bad life at that time
, it’s all the same. Maybe if I live a bad life, I will remember the good things about you at the beginning. The better my life, the deeper my grudge against you will be."
Chen Pingan looked indifferent, "Does that have anything to do with me?"
Liu Zhimao laughed and said, "Yes."
Liu Zhimao suddenly said with a playful smile: "Do you think Mother Gu Can took one or two maids with her when she went out this time?"
Liu Zhimao quickly said: "I am definitely not fanning the flames."
Chen Ping'an thought for a while, "Is it possible that he took the maids halfway and felt it was inappropriate and sent them back to the Spring Court House? My aunt is very smart. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to take care of Gu in the Clay Vase Alley.
Can Lala Da, but... no but, she has indeed done her best in Mud Bottle Alley."
Liu Zhimao clicked his tongue and said: "Awesome!"
Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "Can you really guess it for me?"
Liu Zhimao nodded, "When I walked out of the gate of Spring Court Mansion, I brought two of the most well-behaved maids with me. Before I walked too far, I figured out that this was not the way to pretend to be pitiful and beg for help, so I quickly let the maids
When we returned, we let them take away the valuable fox fur she was wearing. So if we continue walking, when we go back, she will definitely be outside the door with her lips turning green from the cold and shivering. When she enters the house, she will probably be able to talk.
That's not good. How about we turn around immediately and not give her this really pitiful opportunity?"
Chen Pingan said helplessly: "Go back."
Liu Zhimao laughed and said, "The center is actually harder than I thought."
Chen Ping'an shook his head and said: "I know everything anyway, so why should I make her suffer more? Being upset is the most boring thing."
Liu Zhimao asked: "Should we go back to Chun Ting Mansion like that time and go back together?"
Chen Pingan said: "There is no need this time. I don't have such a big face to be able to help Island Master Liu again and again, and I don't want to be worshiped by Qingxia Island."
Liu Zhimao did not insist and said in a flash, "Don't worry, I won't eavesdrop on your conversation. Anyway, I can roughly guess what she will say."
Chen Pingan returned to the house. The woman was as cold as a quail, with her hands on her shoulders. When she could see Chen Pingan from a distance, she hesitated for a moment and immediately let go of her hands.
She is a woman, but she can already see Chen Ping'an.
Of course Chen Pingan would only see her earlier.
really.
After Chen Ping'an approached the mountain gate, he walked quickly and saw the woman. He handed her the charcoal cage first, and while opening the door, he said: "Why is aunt here? Say hello, I can go to the Spring Courtyard."
Of the government."
The woman entered the house, sat at the table, spread her hands on the charcoal cage, and said with a forced smile: "Ping An, the little loach is dead. Auntie didn't dare to say anything more, but after all, the little loach has been with us and my mother for these years.
Without it, let alone Chun Ting Mansion, even if it only occupies a hut on Qingxia Island, there may be no living people. So can you return the body of Little Loach to us and find a place to bury it? If this request is made,
It's a bit too much. Auntie won't say anything, let alone blame you. Just like Gu Can has been nagging for so many years, except for me as a mother, in fact, you are the only one who really cares about him. In the mud bottle
For so many years, we have been just a bowl of rice. You have helped us two with so many things, big and small. You have done everything we have seen and not seen..."
At this point, the woman covered her face and cried, sobbing: "It's fate that ends up in this situation. Auntie really doesn't blame you, really..."
Chen Pingan listened patiently until the woman burst into tears and stopped talking.
Go to the desk, silently take out the large stove placed underneath, then go to the corner to open the big bag containing charcoal, add charcoal to the stove, light the charcoal with a special fire stick, squat on the ground, and push the two of them to sit opposite each other.
Under the table, the woman could put her feet on the edge of the stove to keep warm.
After doing this, Chen Pingan sat on the bench and remained silent.
The woman quickly wiped away her tears. Under the table, she gently raised her feet and stepped on the edge of the stove. She said with a sad face: "It doesn't matter if it doesn't work. The little loach comes from the water. It doesn't matter who dies like us.
He must be buried in peace."
Chen Pingan's eyes were in a trance.
I vaguely remember.
Once in the alley, he protected her, and after the quarrel and fight with those loudmouthed women, the two of them sat on the steps at the entrance of the courtyard. She just cried silently, holding the mended dress tightly in her hands.
Jiao didn't say a word. After seeing his naughty son strutting in from Mud Bottle Alley, he quickly turned his back, wiped his tears, straightened his clothes, and combed his temples with his fingers.
Even now, Chen Ping'an 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 Patriarch Liu. Is it dangerous?"
Chen Pingan clenched his fists and placed them gently on his knees.
There is no longer any extremely miserable emotion, only helplessness.
It is unlucky to see fish in the abyss.
Chen Ping'an took a deep breath, unclenched his fists, stretched out a finger, and pointed at his eyes, "Aunt, the whole family is really here. In fact, we don't need to talk. Auntie opened the courtyard door and brought me a bowl.
During the meal, I saw it. After the quarrel, my aunt was sitting at the door of the courtyard, winking at me and asking me to keep it a secret from Gu Can, so as not to let him know that my mother had been wronged and make him worried. I also saw it.
arrive."
The woman wanted to speak but stopped.
Under the table, he tightly grasped the bamboo handle of the small charcoal cage.
Chen Pingan wanted to tell her.
"Aunt, you probably don't know yet. When I was in Mud Bottle Alley, I knew that because of that little loach, Aunt, you wanted me to die and hoped that Liu Zhimao would kill me."
"Aunt, you may not know that that night you invited Liu Zhimao to the Spring Court House to ask me about my details. Liu Zhimao didn't actually drink the bowl of tea, but took away the water in the cup. In fact, it was because of his reply
The secret method of the mountain of water, I took away the tea, put it in a bowl, and put it on this table. I just shattered the ripples of the conversation between the two of you."
"Auntie doesn't know either. She took off her fox fur and the maid returned to the house. She even didn't know the little gesture of letting go of me immediately when she saw me at the door. The scheming in it, as well as the words she said when she entered the house, all the words behind her words.
I know all of its meaning, and it’s all clear to me.”
But Chen Pingan swallowed back these words word by word. The last thing he said was just one sentence, "Auntie, Shujian Lake in the future may be different from today. Auntie and Gu Can will meet again when the time comes."
There is no need to be so afraid. One day we will no longer be able to keep the family business, and one day assassins seeking revenge will appear, requiring Gu Can to kill them again and again. But until that day comes, I still hope that my aunt can stay in Chun as much as possible.
Courtyard."
The woman nodded slightly.
Chen Ping'an looked at her and said slowly: "Shu Jian Lake will become very different, and when that day comes, I hope that my aunt will be as careful as she moved from Mu Bottle Lane to Qingxia Island.
Let’s see how we can help Gu Can make the Chun Ting Mansion’s family business even bigger. Since it’s for Gu Can’s good, then I think that after so many years of suffering in Mu Ping Alley, I just arrived at Qingxia Island.
Years, I also ate it. In the future, can aunt endure it again for Gu Can? There will always be a day when she can survive, just like when she grew up Gu Can, the food and clothing of the little slug were never better than those of other neighbors.
The child is almost like changing from the ancestral home in Mubo Lane to a Chun Ting Mansion. In the future, it may be an entire island of its own, instead of just Hengbo Mansion, which is bigger than Chun Ting Mansion, right? What's more, Gu
Can’s father, maybe he can come to Shujian Lake to meet you some time.”
The woman nodded vigorously, her eyes were moist and slightly red and swollen.
Chen Ping'an stopped talking.
The woman sat there for a while, then said goodbye and left. Chen Pingan was sent to the door. The woman was still unwilling to take away the charcoal cage, saying no, the cold was nothing, she had never suffered anything in Mu Ping Alley before.
, I have long been used to it.
After Chen Pingan watched her go away, he returned to the house.
The woman had a hard journey without any complaints.
When she approached the Spring Court House, she immediately put on a serious face and moved her lips slightly, but when the maid ran out quickly, the woman soon started laughing.
Chen Pingan sat at the table, speechless, and murmured: "It's useless, right, Chen Pingan?"
He rubbed his cheek and said, "Then do something useful."
Chen Pingan lowered his head and bent over, moved the stove, stepped on it, still holding the charcoal cage, lay on the table, and took a nap in a daze.
Half asleep and half awake, it's like returning to my hometown.
The barking of the Chaimen dog in the middle of the night, the cry of a child that disturbs one's dreams, and the sound of an old woman's hunched figure pounding her clothes.
Many people will feel bored.
Chen Ping'an was the same in Mubo Alley back then, he could only suffer.
It's all little things after all.
And it feels more and more like a trivial matter. Now that I think about it, I feel a little nostalgic.
With a bang, the charcoal cage fell to the ground. Chen Pingan woke up, picked up the charcoal cage, and placed it on the side of the bench.
Went to take a nap.
When I woke up, it was already late at night, and I was woken up by a knock on the door.
Chen Ping'an went to open the door and almost couldn't hold back and started to curse.
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, you won't even be let in?"
Chen Ping'an asked back: "How can I go to Zhu Xian's Mansion to see Ma Yuanzhi after I let you in?"
Liu Chongrun raised the porcelain vase in his hand and said, "Such an important matter, let's discuss it right here at the door?"
Chen Ping'an frowned and said, "Did you do it on purpose?"
Liu Chongrun smiled and nodded.
Chen Pingan said helplessly: "Island Master Liu, what are you thinking about? This is not the rule of doing business, okay?"
Liu Chongrun laughed: "Don't reason with women."
Chen Pingan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "It makes sense."
After getting out of the way, Liu Chongrun walked into the house. Chen Pingan did not dare to close the door, but Liu Chongrun lifted his foot and kicked him back, causing the door to be closed tightly.
Liu Chongrun lowered his head and glanced at the large bluestone slab, glanced at the bookcase in the corner, and the six half-split poles of purple bamboo leaning against the wall. Finally, his eyes returned to the bluestone slab, "Mr. Chen Da has been hiding here all day.
To tinker with these spooky things?"
Chen Pingan nodded.
Liu Chongrun walked to the table, lowered his head and glanced at the stove, "This thing is rare."
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "The common people feel even more rare after seeing the earth dragon in your wealthy family."
Liu Chongrun, as a golden elixir earthly immortal who deliberately hides his clumsiness about Shu Jian Lake, sat down and put his feet next to the stove, "Hey, it's quite warm. I'll get one in Baoguang Pavilion later."
Chen Pingan asked: "Island Master Liu has thought about it?"
Liu Chongrun was still looking around curiously, and said casually: "I have thought about it. I have a bookkeeper who can be escorted by Patriarch Liu himself. How can I dare to neglect him or seek death?"
Chen Pingan said: "Our business may need to be put on hold for a while."
Liu Chongrun said angrily: "Chen Ping'an, are you playing with me? Who went to Baoguang Pavilion to do business with me before? Now I'm here to give you a personal answer, and you start to put on airs with me? Why, you're getting close to me?
Ancestor Liu, you want to raise the price? Okay, you raise the price! I want to see if you have the nerve to say that you have both people and money."
Chen Ping'an stared at the eldest princess who had lost her country, "If it weren't for the fact that so many island owners had come to visit Qingxia Island before, I wouldn't have asked you to sit here and curse people during your trip tonight.
Have you drawn a clear line? Do you really not know, or are you pretending to be confused? You can wait patiently on Zhuchai Island. Your superfluous behavior will only cause Zhuchai Island to fall into a whirlpool. Once I fail, Zhuchai Island
Not to mention moving out of Shujian Lake, I can't even keep my current family business! Liu Chongrun, let me ask you the same question again, what are you thinking about?"
Liu Chongrun smiled and said: "I have survived the destruction of the country and the destruction of the family. Now there is no chance of the destruction of the country. At most, it will be the destruction of the whole family. What are you afraid of?"
Chen Pingan's mind suddenly changed slightly and he looked towards the door of the house.
Liu Chongrun was slightly surprised. Could it be that Chen Ping'an was really a golden elixir sword cultivator rumored by the outside world? Otherwise, why would he have such keen perception?
Because there is an uninvited guest from outside, sneaking around like a dirty guy who often eavesdrops on the walls of other people's homes.
Chen Ping'an blinked at Liu Chongrun, and then said coldly: "Island Master Liu, let me reiterate, I will not charge the female cultivator from Zhuchai Island to be my personal maid! This is not a matter of a lot of immortal money..."
As a result, Liu Chongrun didn't answer at all, but complained plaintively: "I didn't expect you, Chen Ping'an, to be such a heartless person. I misjudged you!"
Liu Chongrun stood up suddenly, opened the door, and rushed away.
Chen Pingan looked dull.
He stood up bravely and came to the door. After a while, Zhu Xian Mansion's ghost horse Yuanzhi came over with a smile.
Just when Chen Pingan was about to explain, Ma Yuanzhi's face was full of surprise and joy, and he patted Chen Pingan on the shoulder, "No need to explain, I know that Her Royal Highness the Princess is deliberately angry with me and wants me to be jealous.
Chen Ping'an, I owe you this favor. From now on, I will become a Taoist couple with Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, and you will be the greatest contributor!"
Ma Yuanzhi geared up, laughed and left.
Chen Pingan stood there and said to himself: "Is this okay?"
Chen Ping'an clicked his tongue in surprise.
I walked to the ferry shore, squatted down, pinched a snowball, and after thinking about it, I just made a snowman, embedded a few grains of charcoal as noses and eyes, and clapped my hands.
Chen Pingan thought for a while and piled another one next to it. It looked a little "slimer".
Only then was I satisfied.
Regarding the love between men and women, Chen Ping'an really didn't understand the "reason" in the past. He could only think and do whatever he wanted. Even though he traveled twice, including a three-hundred-year-old trip to the Lotus Root Land, he became even more confused, especially
That Zhou Fei in Lotus Flower Blessed Land, and now Jade Guizong Jiang Shangzhen, made him puzzled even more. Why were there so many outstanding women in Spring Chao Palace in Lotus Flower Blessed Land, willing to give up their hearts to such a passionate and almost amorous man?
, really like it.
Now I understand a little bit.
It’s similar to how one method can help all methods.
People around you are unreasonable, and those around you have the ability to bully outsiders, which makes you feel particularly at ease.
There will always be many such people in the markets, temples, rivers and lakes, in the mountains and under the mountains, throughout the ages, even if one is added.
The blessed land of lotus root and spring tide palace Zhoufei is notorious in the world. This is one of the reasons why it can finally make so many women give up.
The world both hates and worships the strong.
This is one of the fundamentals of human nature.
This does not mean all women in the world, but only those women who are in the Spring Chao Palace. Deep in their hearts, it is like there is an echo in the dark, constantly reverberating outside their hearts. The bewitching of that voice is like the most pious.
The monks chanted sutras, like the most diligent Confucian scholar in the world reading. That voice kept telling them that they only need to devote their oneness to Zhou Fei, and Zhou Fei can actually take more oneness from elsewhere. In fact, they only need to devote their oneness to Zhou Fei.
, just saying that in Ouhua Blessed Land where the bottleneck of martial arts is not high, the truth is exactly the same, and they are indeed right. Even if the Spring Chao Palace in Ouhua Blessed Land is moved to Tongyezhou, and Zhou Fei becomes Jiang Shangzhen,
The same applies.
Unless Jiang Shangzhen has provoked Du Mao and his ilk, or someone around him.
Just like what Gu Can did, he was able to completely convince himself and even the people around him.
Gu Can's reasoning was perfect on his side, so even Chen Ping'an, the person Gu Can cared about so much, couldn't convince him until Gu Can and Xiao Nili met Liu Laocheng of Gongliudao.
You like to be unreasonable, and you may be able to live a very happy life within certain rules, 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 beat you to death casually.
.
Chen Ping'an's encounter with Du Mao was both accidental and inevitable.
When Gu Can met Liu Laocheng, it was inevitable. But that time, Liu Laocheng showed up early, so early that even Chen Ping'an 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 or bad outcome.
If Gu Can meets Liu Laocheng, it is inevitable.
So isn't it inevitable that Chen Ping'an himself came to Shujian Lake, fell into a dead end, and asked for trouble?
Same thing.
Even in the future, there will be various inevitable consequences, some good and some bad, quietly waiting for Chen Pingan to face them.
This is the so-called Taoist saying that there is no door to blessings and misfortunes, only people call upon themselves.
It's just about the complicated matter of being unreasonable or not.
Chen Ping'an only realized it recently. It was when he knocked on the dishes and chopsticks that day in the middle of the lake where the boat was parked and was filled with the cool breeze that he finally figured it out.
That is the most interesting thing in the world. There is no one with the biggest fists. They are the Holy Master and the Li Sheng. They happen to be the most reasonable people in the world.
At that moment, even though Chen Pingan was very disappointed with people's hearts after arriving at Shujian Lake, and then had some little bits of hope, regardless of that, at that moment, Chen Pingan suddenly felt a little fond of this world.
Already.
He wanted that one day in the future, if he had already been to Beiju Luzhou, and then to Daoxuan Mountain and Sword Qi Great Wall, after that, he must go to the Middle Earth Divine Continent to see Mr. Wen Sheng again and talk to him
Let’s talk about the experiences, joys and sorrows after the separation. Next time, I must accompany the old gentleman to have a good drink, and no longer let the old gentleman be lonely and greedy for drinks.
He even had to muster up the courage to ask the old gentleman if he could meet the two older gentlemen. Of course, he could wait until the two saints were free.
When he thought of this thought that seemed very presumptuous and rude, the young accountant's face showed a smile.
How good or bad is the world? Is it important? Very important.
Is it that important? Not necessarily.
In the night, Chen Pingan 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. Huh? You guys are talking, don't patronize them.
Dear me, I know you like each other very much..."
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At the end of the year, it was almost New Year's Eve, but the accountant of Qingxia Island started his third trip with a tall young man named Zeng Ye.
And they directly left the boundary of Shujian Lake, passed the southern border pass of Shihao Country, and headed north.
On this day, we stayed overnight at Lingguan Temple.