Chapter five hundred and fiftieth chapters come to the door to eat a punch
The man and woman met each other in one's hometown and the other in a foreign land in their early years.
This is still the case today, but the two sides have switched. After all, Beiju Luzhou is half of her hometown, the founder of the Qingliang Sect.
For the lay people at the foot of the mountain, recognizing their ancestors and returning to their clan is a top priority. The monks on the mountain who are pure and ascetic take this matter more seriously.
He Xiaoliang turned to the direct disciple behind him who was worshiped by the sect, and said, "Li Zhou, you go back to the top of the mountain first."
Although Li Zhou was a little lost, he immediately put away his distracting thoughts, respectfully accepted the order and left.
He Xiaoliang smiled and said, "Just take a walk?"
Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "It's time to have a good chat. It's not the way a sect leader should behave."
He Xiaoliang turned around and walked into the alley, leaving the middle road, intentionally or unintentionally leaning to one side of the wall, while Chen Pingan walked on the other side.
He Xiaoliang asked: "In the Ghost Valley, how did you guess that Gao Cheng and I were secretly plotting against you?"
Chen Ping'an said: "It was all a vague coincidence. Then I thought that Sect Leader He was more sophisticated and more scheming, so he ran away quickly."
He Xiaoliang said: "I have no problem with my cultivation at the top of my mountain, but I almost fell into the realm. Do you think there are several sect leaders in the world who have just reached the Yupu realm, who will end up like this?"
Chen Ping'an recalled what he had seen when he bought tangerines before, and said with a smile: "If an apology can keep the relationship with Sect Leader He from being in conflict with each other, then I was wrong."
He Xiaoliang was noncommittal, changed the topic, and said, "You shouldn't have been able to say such things before."
Chen Pingan shook his head and said: "In the past, as long as I could live well, I could kowtow and beg for mercy."
He Xiaoliang said: "For example, if possible, would you beg to move the mountain ape and not seriously injure Liu Xianyang with one punch?"
Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Of course. If that old beast felt that kowtowing was not sincere, I would try to kowtow to the old beast and kowtow a flower."
He Xiaoliang asked: "What happens after kowtow?"
Chen Ping'an didn't hide it, "What else can I do? Live an ordinary life. If there is an eventuality that gives me a chance to settle old scores, then let's talk about it. The wine on the mountain will always get better and better.
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He Xiaoliang asked again, "Now?"
As Chen Ping'an walked, he gently tossed the tangerine in his hand and said slowly: "I'm not good enough, so I'll drink to join in. What else can I do? I blame everyone, scream, and say that God doesn't open his eyes, and God will really pay attention to me."
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He Xiaoliang was about to ask again.
If this was the case in the past, what should it be like now?
Master Lu Chen once took her through a more complicated river of time, so she was able to see all kinds of things in the future.
Only the Chen Ping An in front of me was not among the "many Chen Ping An".
"There's no need to reminisce about the past."
Chen Ping'an held the tangerine, turned around and said with a smile: "He Zongzhu, please give me a pleasant word, can we walk on your Yangguan Road and I on my single-plank bridge in the future?"
He Xiaoliang pointed to the sky and said with a smile: "Why don't you ask my master? Master really wants to issue a decree. As a closed disciple, I dare not disobey."
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Then I have to be more capable, but I don't know how much wine I had to drink before that."
Since the other party is not sincere, it will be difficult to talk.
He Xiaoliang didn't mind what Chen Pingan was thinking at all. The only thing she cared about was how Chen Pingan would go in the future and whether he would become a big trouble on his own path.
I think back to that time, when the straw-sanded boy carrying a basket with a pile of snake gallstones met by the waterside for the first time, it was not just the disparity in status that made him look up at the group of people standing on the stone cliff, but also the young man's mood at that moment.
The road is muddy.
I never thought that after all these years, my level would still be very different, but my morale would be much higher.
He Xiaoliang said softly: "Chen Ping'an, do you know your temperament? Every time you walk a little higher, you are more cautious and steady every step. As long as your enemy sees a clue that he wants to kill you, he will
will be more determined.”
"What, am I wrong?"
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Then I have to have a word of conscience with Sect Master He. Do you think if I don't gradually climb higher, no one will just stretch out a finger and crush me to death? I don't think there are a few, or I think
The gain outweighs the loss, or the practice is focused on the dog, and what you ask for cannot be obtained. When I think of this, my good mood after meeting Sect Master He in a foreign land becomes even better."
He Xiaoliang said casually: "You think they were at fault first, then have you ever thought about the possibility that you didn't do anything wrong, but you are the one who made the mistake?"
Chen Ping'an still looked calm, "This kind of talk that makes people fly in the streets and alleys, actually, I don't bother to say it to the sect master. For so many years, near the Mud Bottle Lane in my hometown, it was not just casual remarks by peers who were just having fun.
"There are also some bastards who deliberately talk about this. It's disgusting. There are many elderly neighbors and many good people with good intentions. The way they look at me sometimes is actually saying something similar to my words."
He Xiaoliang was silent for a long time.
The end of the alley.
He Xiaoliang stopped and said, "So you already knew the truth."
Chen Pingan said: "Master He, I don't quite understand what you are talking about."
He Xiaoliang smiled and said: "It's enough to understand in your heart."
Chen Pingan asked: "Enough?"
He Xiaoliang smiled and said, "It's not enough."
As if he had figured out something in his mind out of nowhere, He Xiaoliang turned around and faced Chen Ping'an, "I'll wait for you at the top of the mountain in the vast world. Other than that, you and I will go our separate ways."
This reunion at the Jidu estuary was both a chance encounter and an inevitable one.
Everything He Xiaoliang wants to accomplish can often come true.
If you are not convinced by her deep blessing, just endure it.
When Chen Ping'an got an answer that was better than expected, he smiled and said, "Then I won't send congratulations to the sect master."
He Xiaoliang smiled and said: "I didn't say I was leaving immediately. As a sect leader, I have to worry about everything. It's rare to go out. When you meet your sweetheart that you can't let go of, shouldn't you cherish it?"
Chen Pingan said two names: "Xu Xuan, Li Zhou."
He Xiaoliangyan smiled and said: "One can keep his hands shut, and the other can keep his mouth shut, so that you won't be distracted."
Chen Pingan remained silent.
He Xiaoliang pretended to be surprised and said: "Why, is it still my fault?"
Chen Ping'an really had the idea of punching her to death.
He Xiaoliang said in a considerate way: "I'm not good enough, so I'll drink to make up for it. Do you have any good wine? I have some of the best Xianjia wine in Luzhou, Beiju, and I'll give it to you."
Chen Ping'an said with a smile: "It's a pity to kill Sect Master He with one punch. I'm talking nonsense, Sect Master He, don't be angry."
Even if you can kill him with one punch, you still need two punches.
He Xiaoliang actually squinted his eyes and smiled, stretched out a hand and put it gently to his mouth, shook his head gently and said: "Don't be angry, it is a good thing that we have a long-awaited sincerity towards each other.
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Chen Ping'an walked out of the alley, and He Xiaoliang, who used his blinding technique again, walked with him. There was a distance between the two sides, so they still couldn't be considered walking side by side.
Chen Pingan looked ahead, seeing the streets bustling with traffic, and asked, "When are you leaving?"
He Xiaoliang said: "Probably later than you think."
Chen Pingan asked: "He Xiaoliang, have you always been like this?"
He Xiaoliang smiled and said, "Isn't it the same for you? It's just that I knew about myself from the beginning, and you, Chen Ping'an, knew about it later, so it's even more difficult."
The two walked out of the city and walked along Dadu towards the shore of the West Sea in Luzhou, Beiju.
Chen Ping'an climbed onto a high platform by the sea and suddenly said: "He Xiaoliang, the Taoism you are pursuing so hard is like Ning Yao in my heart. Is it understandable to say so?"
He Xiaoliang nodded and said: "Of course I can understand why this is difficult. But the problem is that I don't want to accept this result."
Chen Pingan looked into the distance and said nothing.
He Xiaoliang hesitated for a moment, squatted aside and asked, "Since I dropped by earlier, why don't you go to the academy to have a look?"
She actually just left the academy not long ago.
Chen Pingan twitched the corner of his mouth, clasped his hands lightly and placed them on his knees, his sleeves naturally drooping, "If Lu Chen died because of you, would you go to Bai Yujing and the three major avenues to watch?"
He Xiaoliang was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Chen Ping'an, in fact, until today, I didn't feel that becoming a Taoist couple with you is not a hurdle for me. It turns out that this is the best marriage in the world."
Chen Pingan took off the bamboo box, took out the sword gourd, sat cross-legged, drank slowly, and said for no reason, "The road shouldn't be so small."
He Xiaoliang changed her mind for some reason. She stood up and left early. Before leaving, she turned to Chen Pingan, who was leaning against the bamboo box and said, "Love between a man and a woman is a trivial matter after all."
Chen Pingan said calmly: "This matter, let alone your master Lu Chen, Taozu's words don't count."
He Xiaoliang laughed dumbly and traveled far away in the wind.
Late last winter.
After Yuan Lingdian left Longgong Cave, he headed north against the wind, and suddenly fell to the top of a green mountain that was rarely visited by people. It was not the top of a fairy mountain, but a secluded place in the mountains with ordinary aura.
There, Yuan Lingdian saw his master and a woman playing chess. The two sides used randomly refined mountain roots as black stones and condensed water transport into white stones.
Yuan Lingdian bowed to both sides and stood beside Master Huolong without even looking at the chess game situation for fear of disturbing Taoism.
There are no real chess, calligraphy and painting in the mountains, because they all linger on the word "shu".
Even if there are hundreds of schools of thought in the mountain, the nine schools are still divided into the upper, middle and lower schools. Those who play chess, calligraphy, painting, and play the harp are fine. After all, they have reached the conclusion of the saints and are related to merit. In addition, calligraphers are the least popular, and those who play chess are the least.
They look down on those who paint, and those who paint look down on those who write, so those who write have no choice but to use the great merit of the saints to make calligraphy, making noises, and blushing, as has been the case since ancient times.
Master Huolong picked up a chess piece, gently placed it on the chessboard that was criss-crossed with Taoist lines, and asked: "Is it just a gift of a Henjianshan imitation sword?"
Yuan Lingdian nodded, "I didn't do anything more."
Yuan Lingdian knew the master's intention, because he was also a pure martial artist in his early years, and even entered the Far Traveling Realm with the strongest golden body. However, after receiving the guidance from his master, he gave up the gift and saved a share for Beiju Luzhou.
Martial arts. In the end, with great perseverance, I gave up martial arts and concentrated on pursuing my career. During the ups and downs, it was better than the ordinary Nascent Soul to reach the upper five realms.
Yuan Lingdian knew that the master wanted to teach the opponent's boxing techniques, but Yuan Lingdian was not very interested, and he didn't think that his own instructions were really useful.
On the Lying Peak, unless Master Huolong explicitly stated that the disciples should think and do what they wanted, other than that, there was no problem with the other disciples thinking and doing whatever they wanted.
Master Huolong didn't say anything. It was clear that he had lost the chess game, but he suddenly smiled and said: "It is a bit difficult to survive in death."
Li Liu said: "The chessboard is so small, and if you have such intention, you are seeking death."
Li Liu casually smashed the mountain roots and water transports and returned to heaven and earth. Master Huolong also put away the Taoist chessboard.
Master Huolong then asked: "What did you write in the letter from Lion Peak that you intercepted earlier?"
Li Liu answered the question and said: "It's true as the real person said, it was Shuizheng Li Yuan who sent it. He didn't ask Nanxun Water Palace for help, nor did he just send the token directly to Lion Peak without writing a letter."
Master Huolong smiled and said: "So since you have taken the current path, you have a long way to go. It's not that others only have one lifetime. You, Li Liu, have accumulated so many lifetimes, so you must know the most and be the right. Very good, you lost the chess game, the chess game
In addition, I have found a place for Pindao."
Li Liu didn't mind winning or losing in any chess game. It was the same inside and outside the chess game. She had experienced so much that she didn't even care about it in this life.
It is more of a journey with many mountains and rivers.
Since Li Liu was born with knowledge, of course he knew more, not only about worldly affairs, but also about all kinds of human hearts that can be broken down by the human heart.
Most of the statues in Taoist temples in the world are gold-plated, so Old Man Yang asked them, the remnants of the prisoners, to do the opposite and wrap up a layer of human hearts first, even if it was just a pretense, so that they could truly experience the real world.
But Li Liu also has things that he really cares about now. For example, the great battle that turned the world upside down in his early years has begun again. Li Liu occasionally wants to end the prologue before it ends, teaching that person how to lose in this life.
A thorough one.
The Fire Dragon Master made a move in the Shuilong Sect's chess game this time. Apart from Chen Ping'an, he still had some intentions. Shen Lin's success came naturally and he said a few words about Shuizheng Li Yuan for the leader of the Shuilong Sect, Sun Jie.
But in fact, it is true that Huolong Zhenren helped the three parties overcome their respective difficulties. He also hoped that through some of Li Yuan's actions after enlightenment, he could say some "words" to Li Liu in front of him.
After all, when it comes to "being a human being", even though Li Liu has been around for thousands of years, he is still a junior.
It's a pity that Li Yuan couldn't listen, and Master Huolong didn't want to interfere too much.
Yuan Lingdian was a little emotional.
On the side of Zhongtu Divine Continent, Master has actually noticed the strangeness of martial arts in the ancient battlefield of Jinjia Continent. In fact, for Chen Pingan, if martial arts can be used as a victory in the chess game, then Chen Pingan and Zhongtu Na
A woman of the same age is a very subtle chess player.
With the addition of an unintentional Cao Ci, things become more complicated.
If Cao Ci had not gone to that battlefield site, Shi Zaixi, a woman who had reached the sixth realm of martial arts with the strongest five realms in the world, might have broken through the realm long ago, but failed to get the word "strongest" because she was in Beijulu.
Chen Ping'an from the mainland has a more solid state and a heavier fist. But after Cao Ci appeared, Shi Zaixi was full of fighting spirit. Due to her competitive nature, she was so talented that she suddenly raised the bottleneck of martial arts.
Yi Chi was determined to hit Cao Ci with a punch from the Sixth Level to the Seventh Level, even if only one punch hit him, he was willing to break through. On the other hand, Chen Ping'an, compared to the woman, his martial arts bottleneck was higher at first, so of course he had to
Holding on to his temper, he slowly broke through the situation.
One drag, one slow.
It forms a chess game in which both parties are playing chess from a distance but neither of them is aware of it.
Master Huolong only knew that Shi Zaixi was at the Jinjiazhou ancient site where the statue collapsed, and he heard that Cao Ci went there.
The situation and pattern were deduced one by one.
Master Huolong smiled and said: "If Shi Zaixi is wholehearted and can not think about the word "strongest", it will be a great atmosphere that is not tacky. For other pure martial artists, it may be a bad thing with a depressed spirit, but if it is placed on her, it will be a bad thing.
It was a matter of survival in death, and the fist spirit gained great freedom. Presumably this is what Cao Ci wanted to see, so he never left the ruins and took the initiative to help Shi Zaixi feed his fists. Although Cao Ci said that he was only in the golden body state, but for
For the arrogant Shi Zaixi, it happens to be the best grinding stone in the world, otherwise it would never have the same effect when faced with the hard work of a mountain-top person."
Yuan Lingdian nodded and said: "Shi Zaixi's real bottleneck earlier was not in his fists, but in his heart."
Then Yuan Lingdian smiled and said: "Actually, as long as Chen Ping'an is lucky and keeps dragging, don't break through in front of Shi Zaixi's broken mirror. He is still the strongest six realms at the moment, and he can still get a gift of martial arts.
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"It seems to me that this is a bit unbelievable."
After the Master Huolong closed the coffin and concluded, he turned his head and looked at this disciple, "Master asked you to send money to Fushui Island, just because I hope you will tell Chen Ping'an personally. A martial artist and a martial artist, a family member who speaks his own dialect is better than an old man.
It makes more sense for the real person to talk to the monks of the Third Realm and run to break the big principles on the fists. The teacher originally wanted to see if Chen Pingan had any luck and revealed a little bit for the sake of his martial luck.
Take the initiative to slow down
There is another sign of "seeking life in death" that is different from Shi Zaixi's method, but is the same as Shi Zaixi's. At the moment, Chen Ping'an has practiced boxing to death. It is not due to laziness. He fights to the death with people, and it is almost perfect.
, I can already comfort myself with the idea that "our manpower is limited", but why should I just go to the dead end alley and break the wall of the alley with my childish punch to carve a way out for my own spirit?"
Yuan Lingdian smiled bitterly and felt a little guilty, "It's the disciple who delayed the master. Is the disciple going back to the Dragon Palace Cave Heaven now?"
Master Huolong smiled and said: "Forget it, everything will work as it should. Do you think that if you say this, it will definitely be a good thing? Chen Ping'an will definitely be able to compete for the strongest one? Do you think that you have a clear mind and try your best to walk every time?
Will there be any sequelae? A person who refuses to accept fate at every turn and thinks that pursuing the ultimate is good will die on the road of spiritual practice. Fight for the strongest six. If you fight for six, you will fight for seven. If you win seven, you should be eighth.
Yes, eight is mine. Whoever competes with me for nine will deserve to die? Is it the battle of great ways? It’s just the anger of a common man gnashing his teeth along the way. When did the martial arts become so low?"
Li Liu shook his head and said: "The truth is too extreme."
Master Huolong also shook his head, "A pure person should kill the extremes as soon as possible."
Yuan Lingdian has no doubts about this truth.
Cao Ci did a very good job. On the road of martial arts, he was superior to others, but he did not stop others from climbing. If given the opportunity, he would help others, just like helping Shi Zaixi to hone his realm.
This is also one of the reasons why Cao Ci is "invincible" in the Divine Continent of Middle-earth.
Not only is his master the Valkyrie Pei Bei, he is protecting Cao Ci from being accidentally killed by monks in the upper five realms. Otherwise, the great dynasty that was destroyed would have more than one or two upper five monks as enemies. Kill you Pei.
Cup is an extravagant hope. It won't be too difficult to kill Cao Ci, your disciple who traveled to another continent. At least there is a chance.
What Cao Ci thinks and does is his biggest protector. For example, this time he traveled to Jinjiazhou with his friend Liu Youzhou, and the God of Wealth in Aaizhou was willing to take Cao Ci's life seriously, right?
Like his legitimate son Liu Youzhou, it seems that the God of Wealth made a choice after weighing the pros and cons, but in the final analysis, it was Cao Ci's own decision.
Most of the real pure warriors in the Middle-earth Divine Continent are willing to take the initiative to show more or less kindness to Cao Ci. They may chat behind his back, say a few good words for this junior, and maybe even personally take action to eliminate some crisis ripples.
How to turn bad into good is a matter of ability, and how to make something good better is even more important.
What really sees everything in the world is not the eyes, but the human heart.
When looking at Cao Ci, just look at his unprecedented qualifications and just look at the master Pei Bei standing behind him.
This is why the eyes are very useful, but the human heart is closed.
Li Liu was probably used to tit-for-tat confrontation with Master Huo Long, and said with a smile: "Not many people can apply these principles."
Master Huolong laughed loudly and said: "Discuss things according to the matter, and judge the person according to the person. Don't use people to destroy everything, and don't use one thing to destroy the whole person. Then there will be no such confusion about right and wrong."
Li Liu said: "It's difficult."
Yuan Lingdian nodded and said: "Master is right."
If you don’t help Master, why should you help outsiders?
What's more, Yuan Lingdian felt that Master was more reasonable.
As a result, Master Huolong smiled and asked: "Then I have to ask you as a teacher, when and where do you think Cao Ci and our young leader in Luzhou, Beiju, are at?"
At heart, Yuan Lingdian is a Taoist who is accustomed to speaking with "power". After so many years of cultivating his mind and character, he is still not perfect and flawless, so he has been stagnant at the bottleneck of the Jade Pu Realm. It does not mean that Yuan Lingdian is an arrogant and domineering person.
There should be Taoism and principles at Paidi Peak, and Yuan Lingdian has not lost any of them. In fact, after going down the mountain to experience, Yuan Lingdian at Xuanfeng is actually the one with the best reputation among his sects, but he is the one who has been punished the most and heaviest by Master Huolong.
Yuan Lingdian thought for a moment and then smiled and said: "Of course Cao Ci, the unprecedented one, met someone who would come after him, standing beside him or not far behind him. Not only that, the people who came after him would still have the opportunity to surpass Cao Ci. Then
This moment is the key to revealing Cao Ci's true intentions. As for Lin Su, who will win as long as he chooses to fight against the enemy, he will suffer when he loses once."
Master Huolong nodded, seeming to agree with these two answers, and asked: "What about you, Lingdian, why can't you break through the realm? There are Taoist monks like you in the world who have the cultivation level of an immortal but are still in the Jade Pu realm.
Really? I opened my eyes wide and looked over and over, but I couldn't find a few of them."
Yuan Lingdian said: "Of course I have more than enough cultivation power, but not enough cultivation of mind."
Master Huolong smiled, "Just because you were too strong in the early stages of your cultivation, thought too little, and broke through too quickly. It seems that compared to Taixia, the senior sisters and brothers from the Baiyun lineage, you don't understand the true meaning deep in the Taoism.
At least? Later, I was punished too severely by my teacher. I felt that even if I was not wrong, I just didn't expect it, so I kept thinking about it, closed the door and reflected on where I went wrong? When I figured it out, it was the time to break through.
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Yuan Lingdian nodded and admitted, "That's true."
"Have you ever thought about the possibility that you are thinking that there is something wrong? Are you going down that wrong road?"
Master Huolong sighed and said: "Idiot! When a master preaches to his disciples, can he only help his disciples to show the way and take the shortcut? Master is not allowed to set up many passes on the road, so that although the disciple is in the right direction, it is difficult to walk?
So that the disciples can be more determined in asking questions?"
Yuan Lingdian looked a little aggrieved for the first time, "Master's Taoism is so high and his knowledge is so great. This disciple is not willing to question it at all."
Master Huolong stretched out his hand and pointed at the disciple of Zhixuan Peak, and said angrily: "Go and ask the young man on Fushui Island if he has that idea at such a young age. Even Mr. Qi Jingchunqi, whom he respects the most, may not be able to do it."
Everything is correct?! Ask him if he dares to think so! Does he dare to carefully ponder the principles of saints and sages outside the lineage of literary saints, but he is not afraid of overpowering the earliest principles?!"
"Lingdian, if you only think that all the principles in the world belong to the master, and the disciples can only learn a few, seven or eight, then the apprentice will pass it on to his disciples, and the disciples will pass it on, how many principles will be left in the world? You Yuan Lingdian, even
I don’t even dare to think about it. After six hundred years of hard work, can’t you just grow your strength but not your Taoist heart?! Why, as a teacher, Pa Di Feng, who needs to move mountains and carry earth, chop firewood and burn charcoal, you have Yuan Lingdian.
This tendon meat?"
Yuan Lingdian glanced at his master's slightly swaying sleeves and said cautiously: "Master, don't be angry. If you have anything to say, speak it out."
Li Liu broke the news and said: "Yuan Zhixuan said 'unwilling', but he didn't say he didn't dare. Sir, please don't just try to reason on your own. You have wronged Yuan Zhixuan."
Yuan Lingdian almost died of anger, but you, Li Liu, were not so helpful.
He, Yuan Lingdian, knows the master's temper best. After all, Yuan Lingdian has received the most beatings among all the disciples. He, Yuan Zhixuan, claims to be second in Pa Di Peak, and no one dares to say that he is first.
"Not wanting is worse than not daring! Don't dare, don't dare. After all, I have thought about it, but I haven't walked out yet."
As expected, Master Huolong was furious, and finally said in a cold voice: "Go to Taoshan Grottoes to retreat for ten years, and then come out after you have figured it out!"
Yuan Lingdian was silent for a moment, and then lamented in his heart, ten years is nothing. He took a nap, closed his eyes and opened them again, and it passed. It's just a shame. Master's long trip, as soon as he left the mountain and returned, the result was only
He had to pack up his bed and roll from Zhixuan Peak to Taoshan Grottoes, but the two senior brothers Baiyun and Taoshan still had to go outside the grottoes every once in a while to make tea and drink leisurely? Did he still need to ask if he was thirsty?
Yuan Lingdian suddenly had an idea and said softly: "Master, this disciple has made an appointment with the mountain peak. We want to go down the mountain together at a time to help him fulfill his wish."
Master Huolong no longer had a sullen face, smiled slightly, hummed, and said with a kind expression: "Although it is my own fault, I have no ambition to win or lose with myself. If there is a senior brother who can help, I will never be ambiguous. On the surface, I admit that the world of human beings is small."
The world is not as big as the outside world, but in fact the human heart is not inferior to the heavenly heart. This is the clear mind that a cultivator should have. Very good, very good. In this case, Lingdian, you don’t need to go to Taoshan Grottoes, stay beside the mountain.
, protect your junior brother with all your heart, and remember not to reveal your identity, you are only traveling at the foot of the mountain."
Yuan Lingdian said, "Master, don't worry."
Ouch, now it’s Baiyun Taoshan’s turn to envy me.
Yuan Lingdian was afraid that the master would withdraw his promise if he went back on his word, so he immediately disappeared into the distance.
Li Liu said: "Yuan Zhixuan has already figured it out. The day he goes down the mountain and returns to the mountain should be the time when he breaks through seclusion."
Master Huolong nodded: "So it doesn't matter whether you go to Taoshan Grottoes or not."
Master Huolong should teach Yuan Lingdian the truth that is most acceptable to him, and teach him and resolve his doubts in a step-by-step manner.
Otherwise, Master Huolong would just use his master to guide his disciples, and use the peak of the Ascension Realm to teach the Jade Pu Realm. It was not impossible, but it would not be of much use and would be full of hidden dangers.
The truth is not as simple as a few words, but after listening to it, the listener really opens up his heart and thinks more about it beyond the few words of others, and finally achieves a great harmony.
Li Liu smiled and said: "Yuan Zhixuan is very enlightened. If you don't deliberately suppress his character, you can hope to reach the Ascension Realm earlier."
Master Huolong said with emotion: "There is no way, this kid is born with too much temperament, he must be suppressed, otherwise he will lie on the ground and the tree will attract the wind. This is all a trivial matter. Once Yuan Lingdian breaks through the realm too quickly, in addition to his own mental state,
The rest of the brothers will inevitably lose some of their Taoist hearts. This is a big deal. A Huolong Zhenren is already a huge mountain in his heart. If there is another Yuan Zhixuan, even if he is a human, he will feel uncomfortable. Furthermore, lying on the ground peak
There is no need, just to get one more Ascension Realm, let Yuan Lingdian take the initiative in a hurry. It should be his and he can't escape. Otherwise, poor Tao will no longer be lying on the ground in the future. With Yuan Lingdian's temperament, he will have to take the initiative himself.
Carrying the burden on his body, he has not cultivated his mind enough, and the principles of the other disciples and brothers will be reduced. Everyone who speaks and listens will subconsciously think so. This is human nature, and there is no exception. On the top of a fairy mountain, there is a smoky atmosphere.
The mansion is in decay, and there is a deep pool of dead water. The rules are just written on paper and left to gather ashes in the Patriarch Hall, but they have not yet settled in the hearts of the monks."
Li Liu said: "The rules established by any founder are very important."
Master Huolong nodded and said: "Of course, for example, Sword Immortal Bai Shang and others have their own foundations, and they will naturally follow Bai Shang's ideas to bloom and bear fruit, and they can become the leader of the Immortal Family of Zong Zitou.
, who doesn’t have his own perfect set of rules, the key depends on who has a smoother flow of water, a door hinge that is not beetrooted, and a way to hide the wind and collect water. However, when it comes to the master showing the way and the disciple walking, the poor man Pa Di Feng can afford it.
This kind of saying is rare in the world, and now we are missing someone who can help Paidi Peak make further progress."
Li Liu smiled and said: "Zhang Shanfeng?"
Master Huolong said: "I can only say that the mountain peak has the greatest hope, but I hope that senior brothers like Yuan Lingdian can also achieve it. However, Pindao looks at the disciples and grandsons inside and outside Paidi Peak and gives everyone different hopes. It does not mean that the mountain peak has the highest hope for achievement.
, so I can’t see anyone else.”
Li Liu shook his head and said: "You are standing and talking without pain in your back. If you were an Earth Immortal cultivator, the master of the Jade Pure Realm, would you be willing to have such an idea?"
Master Huolong smiled and asked, "How could Pindao ever force other people to think this way?"
Finally, Master Huolong said in a deep voice: "But you have to understand that if a monk reaches the position of Pindao and no one wants to think like this, then the world will be in bad shape."
Li Liu smiled and thought: "Isn't it good?"
Master Huolong said: "In the small chess game between you and me, losing you a few games, even thousands of games, is nothing. But in the chess game of the world, you really can't win unless the poor Taoist is talking big words here."
Li Liu smiled and said, "We don't care."
Master Huolong said: "What a coincidence, we have something to say.
Li Liu is about to leave for the Dragon Palace Cave.
Beiju Luzhou has reached the official stage, Lion Peak, Dayuan Dynasty Chongxuan Department Yang family, and Shuilong Sect are all chess pieces. In fact, more of the chess pieces are her unreasonable hands. There are only a few chess pieces left on the chessboard that fall on the chessboard according to the rules. There are not many left.
Jidu Lingyuan Gong and Longtinghou, she can only get one of them.
Originally, Shen Lin from the Nanxun Water Temple and Li Yuan from the Shuizheng Temple in the Jidu Temple, just based on their status, both of them had the hope of ascending to this extremely respected water god position, and it was even more logical for Li Yuan to do so.
It's just that Li Liu "doesn't matter", it's her business, and you, Xiao Shuizheng, have been indifferent for thousands of years, so what's going on? If Master Huolong hadn't been willing to chat with Li Yuan for a few more words, at the beginning of the previous chess game, She also said a few words that when she went to the Dragon Palace Cave this time, she would slap Li Yuan's golden body into pieces and turn him into water transport to return to Jidu. In exchange for a new Shuizheng who is willing to protect the Shuilong Sect, the Shuilong Sect I will only be more grateful.
Master Huolong suddenly said: "Li Liu, let's start a new round. How about you surrender and lose half of it?"
Of course Li Liu didn't want to play another game of chess.
It was Master Huolong who deliberately waited for Yuan Lingdian here, and then just played chess with her with nothing to do. After all, the cultivation of a monk at the peak of the Ascension Realm is not based on his original intention, let alone absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Many of Huolong Zhenren's words seemed to be stepping on the rind of watermelon and talking about wherever he went. The meaning was not only to instruct his disciple Yuan Lingdian, but also to clarify with her Li Liu as a friend, sort out the big and small connections of Paidi Peak, and help Li Liuduo has a good eye for people's hearts. However, this is the first time that Huolong Zhenren has been straightforward and clearly stated the true relationship between the two parties as enemies and friends.
Then came Li Liu's trip back to the Dragon Palace Cave.
Li Yuan also got a jade plaque called "Three Feet of Sweet Rain", while Shen Lin got the final result of being the god of Jidu Lingyuan in the future.
Shen Lin couldn't believe it, and Li Yuan even beat his chest and stamped his feet.
As for whether Li Yuan knew that he was destined to die, someone would pretend to be Shuizheng in Jidu Temple, but his life was saved by Master Huolong, and the Chilong jade plaque was also obtained because of Chen Pingan. Maybe Li Yuan is still in the dark and confused. To say that it is so bad, Li Yuan did not do much after all. He just seemed to be lying down and enjoying himself, doing a few trivial things as ordered, and getting a piece of jade that condensed incense in vain. Although the cards are good, due to thousands of years of inaction and resignation, he lost the position of Lord Lingyuan as the first water god in Luzhou, Beiju in the future.
Master Huolong stayed on the top of the mountain, alone, thinking about some past events of sesame seeds and millet, which made him feel quite sad.
There are those from Paidi Peak, there are those from Beiju Luzhou at our feet, and there are those from the entire Haoran world.
The old man felt sleepy when he thought about this. He had stomped his feet to get here from Paidi Peak, and now he stomped his feet again and returned to the top of Paidi Peak.
As soon as I doze off, it will start snowing on Difeng, allowing the little ones to have a great time having a snowball fight.
Zhang Shanfeng was squatting in the square, surrounded by a large circle of young Taoist children of his apprentices and nephews. Most of them were new faces, but Zhang Shanfeng had always been familiar with dealing with children. The young Taoist priest was telling them about slaying demons and slaying demons at the foot of the mountain. It's not easy. The little guys listened to it one by one. They pricked up their ears, widened their eyes, and clenched their fists. Each one was more immersed in the situation than the other. They were more anxious. Why did the little uncle only talk about those things? The demon is so powerful and capable, but we haven’t mentioned the peach wood sword whizzing around, and the pleasing demon beheading?
Zhang Shanfeng stopped his story, raised his head, and said with a smile: "Master, are you back?"
The young Taoist boys were all in high spirits and bowed their heads to the grandfather. One of them, who was brave, secretly tugged on the sleeve of the Taoist robe of the young Taoist uncle. Zhang Shanfeng looked around, nodding vigorously and winking at him.
Zhang Shanfeng then said: "Master, the Chinese New Year is almost here down here. It would be ridiculous if it doesn't snow in the middle of winter."
Master Huolong walked up to them, stretched out his hand to touch the little head of a little Taoist boy, and said with a smile: "Then Grandpa Grandpa, try your best and take a nap? In his sleep, he is talking to God.
Do you want a heavy snowfall?"
These childish-hearted little Taoist boys all pecked at the rice.
When grandpa falls asleep, there will be snow on the mountain.
This is an old rule passed down by word of mouth from Master Pa Di Feng's generation and his older brothers.
Master Huolong smiled at Zhang Shanfeng and said, "Senior Brother Yuan will go down the mountain with you to fulfill your wish after he returns to the mountain."
Zhang Shanfeng was stunned for a moment, "I asked Senior Brother Baiyun for this matter, and Senior Brother Baiyun also agreed. Without Senior Brother Yuan, nothing will happen."
Master Huolong laughed and scolded: "This little bastard even deceived his own master."
The Taoist boys all opened their mouths wide.
Grandpa can also curse people?
Master Huolong was a little helpless and walked away to find a place to sleep.
Zhang Shanfeng began to help his master clean up the mess, and said earnestly to the little guys: "Don't imitate your ancestor and grandpa and curse others casually."
A little Taoist boy crossed his arms across his chest and said angrily: "Grandpa is the most senior person on the mountain, why are you scolding me?"
Zhang Shanfeng pinched the guy's ears and gently lifted them up. The little Taoist boy uttered an ouch, quickly stood up on his heels, and begged for mercy: "Uncle, please don't hit anyone casually. I know I'm wrong."
After Zhang Shanfeng smiled and let go of his hand, the little Taoist boy said angrily: "My master said, if you don't respect your elders, your butt will be ruined. Little Master, please be careful."
Zhang Shanfeng knelt down and began to continue telling the story at the foot of the mountain.
The little nephew listened very attentively and suddenly complained: "Little uncle, aren't there any good monsters and ghosts at the foot of the mountain? If that's the case, how come the grandpa and the uncles and uncles let them go?
Doing something bad?"
Zhang Shanfeng smiled and said, "Of course there is an explanation for this. When my friend comes to our house as a guest, I will ask him to tell you. There are many interesting landscape stories in his place."
A young Taoist boy shook his head vigorously and said: "I think it is definitely not as good as my junior uncle!"
Zhang Shanfeng shook his hand and said with a bright smile: "Just tell the truth. When it snows later, let's have a snowball fight together, and my junior uncle will form an alliance with you."
The little Taoist boy immediately refused, "Don't even think about it!"
I heard from the seniors that every time we have a snowball fight, my junior uncle is the hardest hit by the snowballs. Because he is the tallest and can run fast, he will not be angry even if he is hit.
Zhang Shanfeng stretched out his hand and tugged at the collar of his Taoist robe, and said seriously: "How dare you disrespect my junior uncle? Are you afraid of being spanked by your master?"
The little Taoist boy frowned and said softly: "Master left last year."
Zhang Shanfeng was stunned for a moment, sighed, then pointed at the little Taoist boy and chuckled: "Actually, he hasn't left yet. Don't you still remember Master?"
The little Taoist boy lowered his head, with red eyes, and hummed, "Master said the same thing when he left. He asked me not to cry. He said that as long as he misses Master, Master will not leave. You don't have to think about him often. It's fine if you think about him occasionally.
. He also said that when I think of Master and feel less sad, I will grow up. At that time, I can go down the mountain to slay demons. Uncle Master, how come it has been so long? It has been more than a year.
, I’m still very sad.”
Zhang Shanfeng thought for a while, but still couldn't say anything to comfort him.
When I was a child, days seemed to pass by on my fingers, one day at a time.
As we get older, month by month, each year passes.
If you become a Taoist on the mountain and your realm reaches a high level, ten or hundreds of years will seem to pass by in a blink of an eye. How many people around you can be remembered? How many people can be counted as people around you?
Zhang Shanfeng once asked Master many questions, but Master Huolong often just said that there is no answer to the question. The question itself is the answer, and many seemingly answers are just the next question.
Zhang Shanfeng didn't feel that Master was perfunctory with him, so he was even more confused.
Is Master's teachings high?
Of course not high.
Because Master’s teachings are not on the mountain, in heaven, but in the human world at the foot of the mountain.
A little Taoist boy asked curiously: "Little Master, what are you thinking about?"
Zhang Shanfeng was about to speak.
A little guy whispered: "I must be secretly missing the beautiful girl down the mountain."
Another little Taoist boy said, "Just tell the truth."
Zhang Shanfeng chuckled and said, "I will not tell you the previous story of slaying demons and slaying demons in the mountains and rivers. Let's listen to the analysis in the next chapter. I will tell you a more exciting story behind the box first."
Unexpectedly, a little Taoist boy immediately said to his companions: "Don't be afraid, my uncle must be trying to scare us with ghost stories."
Zhang Shanfeng looked at this group of little bastards, each one smarter than the last. The circle of little Taoist boys around him seemed to be more difficult to serve than the young apprentice nephews before going down the mountain.
Zhang Shanfeng had no choice but to take out his trump card and shouted loudly: "Master, why isn't it snowing yet?"
The old man was sitting on the cliff in the distance and taking a nap. He smiled and said, "If you want to go to the toilet, you have to eat first."
All the little Taoist boys looked at the little master uncle pitifully, feeling that the little master uncle didn't seem to have a very bright mind.
Zhang Shanfeng stood up and said, "That's all, I'll teach you how to box."
There were boos everywhere and everyone ran away.
It doesn't snow, there are no stories, there are no wild fruits on the mountains in the middle of winter, and the masters don't let anyone's butt blossom, so the little master uncle is of no use.
Zhang Shanfeng suddenly noticed that a little guy stopped and did not leave.
Zhang Shanfeng was already satisfied. He smiled and waved: "Okay, okay, my uncle will teach you the boxing technique alone."
The little Taoist boy laughed, hummed, and punched a bunch of bastards, and then ran away with the words "Uncle, have you learned how to do it?"
Zhang Shanfeng scratched his head.
This group of young junior nephews are so naughty that my junior uncle can't handle them.
At dusk, a small town at the foot of Lion Peak.
A young foreigner wearing a green shirt and hiking pole with a bamboo box walked into a cloth shop that was doing good business.
A woman who was greeting the guests turned around and saw a guest coming to the door. She smiled and said: "Hey, this handsome young man has come to choose some silk and satin for your wife to make a nice dress?"
Chen Pingan said with a smile in his hometown dialect: "Aunt Liu, my name is Chen Pingan, and I live in Niping Lane."
The woman was stunned for a moment, "The Chen Pingan that my Huaiwa children often talk about?"
Chen Ping'an nodded, holding some large and small packages of gifts in his hands, all purchased from shops in small towns.
The woman quickly put down the business at hand and asked several small town women from well-off families to choose fabrics. She carried a bench for Chen Ping'an and said, "Sit down, sit down quickly, Li Huai's father went up the mountain, what?"
I'm not sure when I'll come back, but as long as there aren't those vixens on the mountain, I'll definitely come back before dark at the latest. But let me see, if there are really vixens who have become spirits, they won't look down on this lump of wood, right? I was the only one back then.
The lard blinded my heart, so I blindly fell in love with him, Li Er."
The woman was sitting at the other end of the bench, and she was familiar with Chen Ping'an. "I know Clay Vase Alley. It is very close to the iron lock well. It is a small alley with not many people. There is a young widow at the end of the alley.
She's a little worse than me. She's not far from Mud Bottle Alley. You should know about the Horse Goddess in Xinghua Alley, right? This old woman, the older she gets, the more sinister her mouth becomes. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.
If you can bring the dead back to life, even the little widow of the Gu family in Mud Bottle Lane can't quarrel with this old aunt."
Chen Ping'an gently placed the gifts behind the counter, picked up the bamboo box and placed it at his feet. He placed the walking stick at an angle and leaned sideways, quietly and patiently smiling as he listened to the woman talking about her hometown.
The woman suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "Have you ever seen this heartless Li Liu? I probably haven't met her yet. Oh, Chen Ping'an, you don't know that this daughter of ours has rebelled. This
Not to the fairy master on the mountain, I became a maid serving tea. I immediately forgot about my parents and ran away from time to time. I haven’t been home for a long time. Anyway, I was really going to be deceived by the smooth talk outside.
I don’t feel bad at all, just think that I raised such a girl for nothing, I just feel sorry for my Li Huai, so I can’t count on my sister and brother-in-law."
Chen Pingan and the woman smiled and said: "Li Huai will be successful in studying. I know that Li Huai is not a fast student, but he has stamina. The most important thing is that this child has a good heart. He follows his uncle and aunt, and they are all kind-hearted. This is not
I read it from the book. In addition, Miss Li has now become a fairy on the mountain. She has no worries about food and clothing, at least no need. I believe that in the future she will be able to find a good family with whom she can speak the same language. I am not just saying polite things here, Aunt Liu is.
We are lucky. We who come from ordinary people can only tell the difference in life by looking at the future. Today we will buy a bottle of bottles and jars, tomorrow we will save an Eight Immortals table, and slowly add things to our homes.
If everything is the same, life will naturally be more prosperous."
The woman was smiling brightly. This young man looked so handsome, and he was so good at talking. Moreover, it was not fancy words, but real words that even she found reasonable.
Besides, how can a person be so bad if he can protect Li Huai so carefully all the way? Although looking at his clothes and appearance, this young man from his hometown does not look like the kind of person who has become rich and prosperous, but as long as he is honest, he is not Li Huai's brother-in-law.
Even though he was so kind to Li Huai when he was young, now that he has become Li Huai's brother-in-law, he has to be even more heartbroken. How can he help Li Huai?
Why not bring Chen Ping'an and his daughter together? When the woman thought of this, she began to look at this young man who came from afar the same way a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law. He was not bad, not bad, and he had tidied up.
He is a young man who is attentive and considerate of others. It’s not that she feels sorry for the boy named Lin Shouyi in the academy. It’s really that the woman always feels that they are so far apart. There is so much excitement in the capital of Sui Dynasty. Why?
Without a beautiful woman, if Lin Shouyi changes his mind one day, is it possible that his daughter will become an old girl without getting married? This girl, Li Liu, is as good-looking as her mother, but it is true, but
But the woman knows that it is no good for a girl to be good-looking, and she will find a heartless man if she doesn't care. It turns out that the prettier her face is, the worse she will be, and her high-spiritedness will only lead to a sparse life.
For seven or eight years, I guess I didn’t even dare to look in the mirror.
The more she looked at it, the happier she became. It really wasn't her who was fickle. Dong Shuijing, who often helped the family with chores in the early years, was of course honest and responsible, but she always felt a little out of sorts early in the morning. Lin Shouyi said
She had the seed to study, but she felt that it was too high to reach her. But she had heard that this boy’s father was an errand in the Supervisory Yamen back then, and he was not a young official. Besides, people who could move to the capital were older.
Can the threshold be lowered? Li Liuzhen has been married, how can such a silly girl who doesn’t understand the world not be angry? In the future, don’t ask Li Huai to come to visit, otherwise he will be looked down upon by the doorkeeper.
Bar?
Chen Ping'an had no idea what Aunt Liu was planning. Seeing that the elder was smiling and silent, and fearing to be left in the cold, he took the initiative to ask Jia Chang.
Chen Ping'an suddenly turned his head, looked back, and said with a smile: "Aunt, Uncle Li is back."
The woman leaned over and looked out the door. She actually came back and said with a smile: "It's time to eat. Auntie will cook you a local dish."
The woman stood up and yelled in a loud voice as usual: "Li Er!"
A man immediately started to jog.
The woman complained: "Didn't Chen Ping'an come to our house? He walked for a long time when he got home. He looked like he was picking up money on the ground outside."
Li Er smiled and crossed the threshold, "Here he comes."
Chen Ping'an had already stood up and called "Uncle Li".
When the woman saw that Li Er was planning to sit in her seat, she said angrily: "Go and buy some wine. Are you saving some private money to buy rouge and gouache for those vixens?"
Li Er said dullly: "I never have any money in my pocket."
The woman slammed the counter and said, "Take the money from the drawer and quickly buy two bottles of good wine. After buying the wine, let Chen Pingan live in the room prepared for Li Huai and think about whether there are any missing items."
, when I bought the wine, I bought everything together."
When she turned to look at Chen Pingan, the woman changed her smile and said, "Chen Pingan, when you get here, it feels like you are at home. If you are too polite, your aunt will be angry."
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "If you're not polite to aunt, a plate of stir-fried pork with winter bamboo shoots is a must."
The woman smiled and said, "Yes, there must be."
Li Er took the money and left the shop with Chen Pingan.
They are all owned by neighbors and fellow villagers, and it is at the foot of Lion Peak, so there is no need to worry about anything happening if no one is watching the shop.
The two of them walked on the gradually deserted streets. Chen Pingan asked softly: "Uncle Li, do you know where the eldest brother of Fulu Street, Li Baoping's eldest brother, is in Luzhou, Beiju now?"
Li Er said: "I know, this person has visited me before with a rather strange accompanying boy. I will tell you in detail later."
Chen Pingan breathed a sigh of relief.
Otherwise it would be really hard to find one yourself.
Li Er hesitated for a moment, looked around, finally looked somewhere, frowned, and then punched.
In the entire street, only Chen Ping'an was vaguely aware of any signs.
It is estimated that even if there were people nearby who happened to stare at Li Er with wide eyes, they would not be able to see Li Er punch.
Then, in the sea of clouds far away, there was a dull thunder that could be heard throughout the town.
After the punch, Li Er did not explain anything, just said: "The Saint asked me to tell you, before you go to him, I must tell you one thing first. The peach charm he gave you back then was not a random thing.
Of course, in the end, you confiscated it, and then he drew a talisman for the fallen Shanzhulou, which was a big cause and effect related to you, so the Holy Spirit asked you not to be grateful. If you can't do it, you don't have to look for him.
Already."
Chen Pingan nodded and said: "Okay."
Li Er went to a wine shop on the corner of the street, bought two jugs of the most expensive wine with the shopkeeper, and said, "I'll take advantage of you."
A young drinker asked with a smile: "Li Er, your Li Liu has not come down the mountain? Could it be that Miss Li is used to staying in the fairy mansion on the mountain, so she doesn't care about the doghouse down the mountain?"
Li Er ignored him.
On the way back, Li Er nodded and said with a smile: "You are very strong in the sixth realm."
Chen Ping'an didn't have too many taboos on Li Er's side, so he said: "I was taught three punches by senior Gu You in a place east of Jidu."
Li Er hummed, but quickly said: "Three punches are still a bit missing."
Chen Ping'an said: "There is no way. Senior Gu was rushing to attend the appointment and had a fight with Senior Ji Yue of Yuantong Mountain."
Li Er did not join in the fun and watch the fight.
Because there is no need.
Li Er said: "It doesn't matter, I don't lack food on the table here, and I also have fists."
Chen Ping'an thought for a while, "Let's talk after we have a full meal."
Li Er rarely showed a serious look and turned around and asked: "I have to know one thing first. What do you want me to ask for? The strongest word?"
Chen Pingan shook his head and said with a smile: "I have never asked for this since the first day of boxing practice. During this period, because of other people's relationships, I also thought about being the strongest and martial arts luck, but in the end I discovered that the two are not actually related to fighting."
Li Er continued to look at Chen Pingan.
Chen Pingan continued: "If you only rely on yourself to practice boxing, whether it is heart energy, strength, or boxing intention, then of course, since you know Uncle Li, you can ask outside for this matter. I don't care about martial arts, but I must Use a heavier punch to break through the realm. To put it simply, this golden body realm must be a golden body realm that is superior to my Chen Pingan’s physical form. I only strive for this."
Li Er didn't say anything about boxing training, but grinned and said: "If your guest doesn't eat enough, your Aunt Liu won't agree. If she doesn't agree, I won't even dare to get down from the table and clear the dishes."
Chen Ping'an smiled softly and said: "That's great."
Li Er then patted Chen Ping'an on the shoulder and said, "I'll say this after I've eaten and drank enough, and given my fists."