Sword of Coming

The big monsters on the surface of the Tiefu River who had turned into human forms and had stabilized their souls retreated hastily for some unknown reason. The ringing of the copper bell in Zhu He's hand naturally stopped, but Zhu He was worried about those big monsters who dared to walk around the world in broad daylight. What kind of deceit was used to stop Senior A Liang from going south along the river for the time being. He held up the string of ancient copper bells with seal scripts and crossed the river repeatedly in the lower reaches of the Tiefu River, wandering around in large strides to avoid evil spirits. Hiding in the dark, waiting for opportunities to harm others.

So after Chen Pingan and his party packed up and saluted, they all stayed where they were, watching Zhu He scurry around like headless flies. Li Huai was overjoyed, Lin Shouyi was full of curiosity, and Zhu Lu felt embarrassed and wished he could be seen. Drag dad back and stop making fools of yourself like this. You are a thin-skinned girl after all.

Chen Pingan accidentally noticed that A Liang looked calm, not teasing Zhu He like he used to. After seeing Chen Pingan's gaze, A Liang took off the wine gourd and asked with a smile: "You really don't want to drink?"

Chen Pingan shook his head, and A Liang turned to Lin Shouyi and asked, "Boy, I met an unusual monster, and there are only one or two. It's very rare. Do you want a drink to calm down the shock?"

Lin Shouyi didn't know why. It was probably the first time in his life that he encountered a legendary monster. It was an eye-opener. The young man felt a little moved in his heart. For the first time, he nodded and said, "Take a sip and give it a try."

A Liang glanced sideways at Chen Ping'an, and finally returned to his cynical normal state, "Look at me, I'm so lucky to have a good meal, but you don't have the luxury of just lying down and enjoying it."

As soon as Lin Shou took the silver gourd, he raised his head and took a sip. His face turned red instantly. The pampered young man's fair skin became even more rosy. The young man quickly covered his mouth with the palm of his hand to prevent a mouthful from spitting out and burning his throat. After entering his stomach, his internal organs seemed to be burning and his whole body was trembling. The first time he drank alcohol, he showed off his power. The young man was in a state of embarrassment. Seeing Li Huai laughing, Lin Shouyi, who had a strong self-esteem, gritted his teeth. He was about to take another sip, but he never thought that A Liang had reached out to take back the small gourd, gently pressed the young man's shoulder with one hand, and said with a smile: "Drinking is fun only if you don't drink too much. From now on, I will give you a sip every day, and I guarantee that there will be one more person in this world." A person who is happy and forgets his worries."

Li Huai, a little devil, smiled and exposed A Liang, "If you don't want to give Lin Shou a drink, just say so."

A Liang withdrew his hand from Lin Shouyi's shoulder and sighed, "Can you not feel bad? My wine has a great origin and is extremely expensive. The key is that it has a price but no market. Lin Shouyi got lucky."

Li Huai asked tentatively: "Give me a drink?"

A Liang quickly fastened the wine gourd around his waist, "You are too young and your Qi has not yet formed. It is not suitable to drink strong alcohol, otherwise it will damage your bones."

Li Huai was stunned for a moment, then jumped to his feet and yelled: "A Liang! Fuck your mother! For the New Year's Eve dinner the year before last, I could secretly dip my chopsticks into wine and drink it. It was the most powerful soju in our town. Even my father said that I You can drink as much as you want. Who doesn’t know that my father is the most ferocious drinker in the town? Besides, since last spring, my father has been throwing me into a medicinal wine barrel every month. I can drink the wine by lowering my head. Are you telling me this now?"

A Liang uttered an ouch, and then glanced at the aggressive little kid. He thought, no wonder, at such a young age, he was able to keep up with the big team. He didn't even have a blister on the soles of his feet. His body was obviously stronger than Lin Shouyi's. It's a lot, probably because of the medicinal wine that strengthens the body.

For the first time, A Liang looked at Li Huai carefully with great interest. He didn't know what to look at, and he was shocked to see that someone had used quite impressive martial arts powers to deliberately cover up the child's internal atmosphere. Now A Liang If you want to see it, those obstacles will naturally disappear, so in the field of vision of the man in the bamboo hat, a mysterious and alternative landscape picture appears. Remove the skin and flesh, and only see the scene of the body's acupoints and the movement of Qi and blood. There is a vague feeling. The lavender air rises, the mountains are strong and solid, the water is turbulent and stable, and finally hundreds of rivers converge in one orifice, steaming the vast swamp, which cannot be underestimated.

Aliang clicked his tongue and said in surprise: "I didn't expect that I just recognized my father-in-law on the roadside. It's quite unusual. Li Huai, your father's last name is very special. Maybe my friends here will recognize him."

Li Huai suddenly fell silent and walked away alone, unwilling to talk to A Liang.

Lin Shouyi explained in a low voice: "Li Huai's father's name is Li Er. He is a famous drunkard and gangster in the town. He does not do his job all year round. When he was in school, Li Huai was often laughed at because of his father. At first, Li Huai Huai also quarreled with others, and seemed to have fought a few times. Later, he probably felt that his father was really worthless, and over time, it didn't matter anymore."

A Liang couldn't help but laugh and said: "You little boy, you don't know how to be blessed even though you are surrounded by blessings."

The speaker had no intention, but the listener had intention. Lin Shouyi wrote it down silently.

About half an hour later, Zhu He finally returned and said with a smile: "Within a radius of ten miles, there is no abnormality in the copper bell. We can set off."

Li Baoping handed over a kettle and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhu, thank you for your hard work."

Zhu He took the kettle and replied carelessly, "Miss, this is your job."

Zhu Lu looked at it with dark eyes. She turned her head and looked at the waterfall of Tiefu River. She bit her lip and remained silent.

A girl's thoughts and feelings are as unpredictable as mountain winds and water mist.

Chen Ping'an stared at the demon bell in Zhu He's hand.

In addition to Miss Ning's sword that could fly around on its own, the copper bell in Zhu He's hand was the second magic weapon that Chen Ping'an had seen up close and personal, so he looked at it with special concentration.

Zhu He was not a stingy person, so he handed the copper bell to the young man generously and explained: "It was a treasure given by our ancestors before going out. The ancestors said that this thing is not of high quality among the magic weapons of the Immortal family. But every time a demon or monster in human form approaches, the bell will ring without any wind, emitting bursts of clear tones to protect people from the temptation. It also serves as a warning and reminder. The ancestors also laughed and said that the bursts of bells have the effect of calming the mind and clearing the heart. , if a cultivator is more courageous, he can live next to monsters and use the ringing of bells to cultivate his mind. Of course, the premise is that the monsters who are neighbors have no intention of harming others, and at the same time they must be able to withstand the constant harassment of ringing sounds. Monsters with high cultivation level and good temper are hard to find, so our ancestors only treat them as a joke."

Chen Ping'an carefully grasped the handle of the copper bell, and Zhu He led his horse to walk alongside him. "The big one is the bell, and the small one is the bell. If it is an artifact from the immortal family, most of it has the function of warding off evil spirits and protecting the house. Ordinary people like to place their houses on the eaves." Hanging wind chimes below is naturally more of a decoration. If they are specially invited from temples and Taoist temples, and supported by the scriptures of highly accomplished and virtuous people, they should indeed be able to block evil spirits and retain blessings."

Zhu He saw the young man gently shaking the copper bell. Zhu He laughed loudly and said: "If no monster comes close, the two bells inside are difficult to shake, so there will be no ringing. Otherwise, the owner will be in vain all day long. Isn’t it a big sin?”

Chen Ping'an also figured out the joints, and was about to return the extremely precious and unusual demon-shaking bell to Zhu He when he noticed that his sleeve was pulled. The little girl in the red cotton-padded jacket had an expectant look on her face. After seeing Zhu He smile and nod, she handed it over to Li Bao. Bottle, she grabbed the copper bell with both hands, turned it over, and studied it carefully. From time to time, she stretched out her hand to pull the bell inside hard, which made Chen Pingan panic for a while, and kept reminding her to be careful not to break it.

Chen Pingan stared at the little girl and asked curiously: "Uncle Zhu, won't those fairies on the river harm people? Do we have many such strange beings in Dali?"

Zhu He is not someone who talks nonsense. He only chooses the words he heard from his ancestors and eloquently said, "Our East Aquarius Continent has a vast territory. Just a huge dynasty with a population of more than 10 million households has as many as There are more than a dozen, and there are countless famous mountains and rivers. Due to various indescribable karma and fate, those mountain ghosts, ghosts and monsters, by chance, took form and embarked on the path of spiritual practice. It is not common, but it is not that rare."

"Our ancestors have said that unlike our small town, in the outside world, as long as the people of Dongbaopingzhou are not too remote and isolated, many people have heard about it. Although not everyone may have witnessed it with their own eyes, they have often heard about it. So many people in the city firmly believe that in those remote ancient temples in the mountains, there often live charming little fox ladies, waiting for poor scholars who come to Beijing to take exams. Or there are goblins who are causing trouble and harming people. , as long as a letter is sent to Longhu Mountain, a real person from the Tianshi Mansion will arrive in the clouds and a crane to kill demons and demons for the local people. So much so that where there is well water, there will be children who spread the word: there are demons and ghosts causing trouble. There must be a real person from the Tianshi Mansion."

"In short, as we go along, we should not make a fuss, and of course, we should be more careful. Our ancestors said that once a monster takes the form of a human, instead of using some blinding methods to confuse people's eyes, it will be equivalent to half a cultivator. The Li court was happy to see this happen, and instead of suppressing and excluding them, it made an exception and allowed the establishment of a sect in the territory. It only needed to register the case with the Ministry of Rites. However, due to certain established rules, the Li court had not yet absorbed the demons. Spirits are among them, but it is a border battlefield. Rumor has it that there are many demon cultivators who have made great contributions to the Great Li. Their daily life, customs and customs are no different from humans."

Zhu He's words are easy to understand and full of fun.

Chen Ping'an listened with great interest, and Li Huai and Lin Shouyi pricked up their ears, refusing to miss a word.

Only A Liang, who was walking in the front, was wearing a bamboo hat and leading a donkey, tapping the handle of the knife gently with his palm, and humming an off-key foreign song.

Zhu Lu, the girl who was walking at the end of the team, was even more absent-minded, as if the farther away from home she became, the more homesick she became.

An hour after the southbound team walked out, at the waterfall at the junction of Longxu River and Tiefu River, a middle-aged woman with a stature appeared on the stone cliff, sitting on the edge, with a head of crow-green hair. It is five or six feet long, from head to toe, and then extends into the stream. The woman lowers her head and stares at the raging water under the Tiefu River Falls, her eyes hot and full of salivation. The woman's face is vague and ever-changing, as if she has not yet been truly finalized and is waiting for some kind of opportunity to appear.

He Po, River God, just one word difference, whether it is status or cultivation level, is a huge difference.

The most she could do was to wander up to this point, and going any further would be crossing the line, just like county and county officials in the human world are not allowed to leave their posts without permission, especially the gods of mountains and rivers who guard the feng shui of a place for the dynasty, otherwise it would cause floods and all kinds of things. Disaster vision. Now that she is about to become a god, of course she will not look for trouble at this critical moment. She once secretly followed the stream and lurked in the mountains upstream, but she was just casually looked at by Mr. Qingwu from the Dali court who was watching the waterfall by the water. At one glance, she felt like her scalp was exploding. After that, she no longer dared to look down on the experts and strangers outside the small town.

She followed him all the way here, not with any evil intentions, but just following the orders of the sage Master Ruan, carefully keeping an eye on the ignorant man in the bamboo hat to prevent any mistakes. She has been observing day and night, doing her job conscientiously and not daring to slack off in the slightest. It was indeed the little girl whose bracelet turned into a fire dragon that frightened the woman, especially the great immortal Yang old man who allowed her to steal the position of He Po. After leaking the secret, she was even more afraid that one day she would become the little girl's witness. Dao opportunity is simply scary to the core.

After becoming a river woman, she experienced all kinds of wonderful supernatural powers, such as rejuvenating her appearance every day, swimming in the water to make herself feel refreshed, and whenever it rains heavily, she can pass through underground water or rain curtains on the patio. Take this opportunity to view the scenery of the town. For example, after these days of hard collecting, she found several good things at the bottom of the river, all of which she pocketed. One of the jasper rings was put on her hand, and she took it out to admire whenever she had time. For example, the market woman is proud of herself wearing gold jewelry.

The higher she is than ordinary people, the more she is afraid of Old Man Yang and the little girl named Ruan deep down in her bones, because these two people seem to be able to destroy everything she has now.

She put away her cluttered thoughts and looked around. Now Lizhu Cave is adjacent to the territory of Dali. It is full of spiritual energy and has become a good place for practice like the Seventy-Two Blessed Lands. Many birds and animals from outside have begun to flow here, especially those who have enlightened their spiritual wisdom. The mountain spirits rely on instinct, hoping to be the first to get there and occupy a geomantic treasure as early as possible. It is the responsibility of the mountain god and river god to protect the feng shui of the place. Now she has collected several koi carps with dragon whiskers as minions in the Longxu River. When she travels, many aquatic creatures act as her followers. The escort made her very satisfied.

Therefore, although she could not swim into the Tiefu River for the time being, she had to guard the pass of the waterfall and try to collect some reasonable tolls. Regarding this matter, Old Man Yang nodded in approval, so she felt particularly confident and could justifiably stay here. Show off your power. But deep down in her heart, the cautious woman was still a little uneasy, fearing that if the dragon crossing the river outside sneezed, she, the little river woman of Longxu River, would be drowned.

Finally here.

The long-haired woman no longer looked like an old woman when she was killed. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the five thieves on the other side of the Tiefu River.

She had been hiding in the stream at the top of the waterfall. When she looked up from a distance, she saw that the five men were approaching fiercely, and they were very arrogant. Each one looked more like a fairy than the other, and she almost had the cowardly thought of retreating. But later on, the five guys with different levels of evil spirits were so frightened that they pissed themselves off and ran away. As a result, no matter why those five people retreated, she no longer had any fear, and instead she only had ridicule and laughter in her heart. He was so proud that he not only worked for the saint Ruan Master in a serious manner, adding water to his swords to add coldness, but he was also the character who was once trampled under the feet of Miss Xiuxiu's fire dragon and still managed to survive!

Isn't this something to be proud of?

When she thought of this, she felt much calmer and tried her best to keep her face calm. She pretended to sit on the edge of the big rock cliff and looked coldly at the five monsters on the other side of the stream. There was a white-haired old man wearing a raincoat, as if he likes to travel in the mountains. The old Confucian scholar of water. There is a plump woman with eye-catching clothes and a pair of charming peach blossom eyes. There is a child holding a purple bamboo cane with deep eyebrows. There was also a pair of young boys and girls with the most demonic aura, with timid eyes, hiding behind the old man in coir raincoat, not daring to look at anyone.

Goblins and ghosts avoid people and bow down to gods.

It is said that this was an unwritten rule passed down from ancient times, but nowadays, except for the golden clay sculptures enshrined in the gods, the gods are lifeless and their true bodies have long been hard to see. However, the yellow-mouthed children in the streets and alleys are also I know that there are many immortals living on the mountain. However, the righteous gods of mountains and rivers enshrined in jade scripts and gold letters by the imperial court, even if they are not the lofty righteous gods of the Five Mountains, in the eyes of all kinds of mountain ghosts and spirits, unless their cultivation level is much higher than the other party, even if it is just a small river, a small mountain land, He is still an "official nobleman" who is unattainable and cannot be offended.

"You guys are originally wild cultivators in the mountains and forests on the border of Dali. We passed by the treasure land and paid homage to the Lord River God."

The old man in coir raincoat bowed respectfully and bowed. After standing up, his face was solemn and he said, "Since ancient times, famous mountains have treated saints. Our origins are not right. Of course we don't dare to call ourselves saints. We only have sincere admiration. Now that the cave is wide open, we just want to be at the feet of the saint. If you practice diligently and achieve great success in the future, you will definitely be able to feed this world. I also hope that Lord River God can take advantage of this path today."

Wild cultivator in the mountains and forests is a common self-title for these monsters, usually in a self-effacing tone after meeting an expert cultivator.

The Hepo woman said straightforwardly: "Everyone is given the same greeting gift. After handing it over, if I think it's good, I will personally take you to the mountain to the west of the town."

The old man in coir raincoat was stunned, as if he didn't expect the river god to be so frank and frank.

The child holding the staff said angrily: "Her current status is just that of the lowest River Goddess. Let's politely address her as River Goddess, which is a huge honor for her. She even dares to ask for bribes in person, so she is not afraid of the consequences afterwards." The imperial court ordered her to return to her original form, even a lonely ghost can't do it?!"

The woman was a master of scolding in the small town of Xinghua Lane, and with the great immortal Yang old man giving her some insight, she was not afraid of these threats. Instead, she could clearly see the harsh looks of the group of people, so she felt more confident and raised her hand with a wave. , sneered and said: "Then get away quickly. If you dare to come within a hundred feet of Longxu River, even if you disobey the orthodoxy of the Dali River, we will see who can't eat and walk around!"

The child was furious and was about to retort when the kind-faced old man in raincoat suddenly turned his head and glared at him with a fierce and destructive look. The child-like mountain spirit was immediately silenced.

After burning a stick of incense, the five "mountain and forest wild cultivators" walked along the stream towards Longquan County.

Half of the woman's body was exposed to the water of the dragon's beard, and there were five more things on her body, including the small purple bamboo stick originally held by the child, which was crystal clear and full of spiritual energy.

The woman swimming in the stream was secretly happy, but suddenly felt inexplicably sad.

It would be great if my grandson still lived in Xinghua Lane. All these good things could be given to him.

I just don’t know that I will be able to see my grandson in the Year of the Ox and the Moon of the Horse, and I heard that on the way to practice, if I don’t pay attention, I will go astray, my body will die, and my fortune will disappear. The lucky ones who truly grow up are rare.

When she thought of this, He Po became a little uninterested. She disappeared in a flash, dived to the bottom of the river, and started sobbing quietly in the water.