Sword of Coming

The water is deep and silent, and the rain is mostly short.

Not long after Chen Pingan and A Liang walked back to the big tree, the heavy rain turned into light rain. Raindrops kept dripping from the leaves. When Chen Pingan returned to the tree, the little girl in the red cotton coat had a face full of tears. Concerned, Chen Pingan smiled brightly, rubbed her little head, and whispered that it was okay. The little girl's face suddenly brightened up, like an unexpected rainbow after the rain, so clean that it made people's hearts tremble. At this moment, Chen Ping'an suddenly felt a little guilty, but he didn't know how to speak for a while. There were many words stuck in his heart, so he had to practice sword furnace setting up in silence.

A Liang smiled knowingly when he saw this scene, but Li Huai's words quickly dispelled A Liang's good mood, "A Liang, A Liang, I heard Chen Pingan say that you went to the mountains to poop, because you don't have to wipe your butt." . A Liang asked with a smile, was it really Chen Pingan who said that? Li Huai glanced at Chen Pingan, who was standing not far away. Probably because he was afraid that A Liang would confront Chen Pingan, he also imitated A Liang's tone and smiled, saying that although Chen Pingan didn't say it out loud, I think he must be Thinking this way, of course I feel that you, A Liang, are not like this. I even explained it to Sister Zhu Lu and I will assure you, A Liang, that you are not like this. A Liang gently grabbed Li Huai's ear, lowered his head and asked with a smile, "Oh?" Li Huai said sadly, "Ah Liang, it's all Chen Pingan's fault. He's such an idiot. Do you want me to scold him for you?" Ah Liang twisted this little bastard's ears hard, do you think I, Ah Liang, was cheating? Li Huai screamed, but unfortunately no one was willing to pay attention. Li Huai immediately changed his mind and said, Aliang. Aliang, I have a sister named Li Liu. Her name is a bit ugly, but she is very beautiful. I will definitely not lie to you, Lin Shouyi and Dong Shuijing, two perverts, both secretly liked my sister. Dong Shuijing would come to our house to eat when he had something to do. Every time he saw my sister, she looked so big and blushed, which was really disgusting. Ah Liang, I think you are much better than Dong Shuijing. You are handsome and good-tempered. You can ride a donkey and drink wine. Would you like to help you and my sister get to know each other in the future?

A Liang quickly let go of Li Huai's ears, gently put his hands on Li Huai's shoulders, pressed down, and said with a smile, "Let's squat down and chat slowly."

Chen Pingan walked up to Zhu He and Zhu Lu and his daughter and asked, "Uncle Zhu He, can we have a chat?"

The man grinned and said, "I've been waiting for your words for a long time. Then let's take a walk. The rain is already very light anyway."

The two walked side by side out of the unknown tree with a shade as big as the peaks. Before Chen Pingan could ask, Zhu He introduced himself to his family and roots, "Chen Pingan, so many strange things happened in this town before, you Since you were able to survive the hands of the mountain apes in Zhengyang Mountain and became an ally with that foreign girl, I guess you already know a lot of things, so I won’t hide anything. After all, the safety of the young lady is the most important thing. Both father and daughter are the sons of the Li family. They have been working as handymen and slaves for generations, begging for a living from the master Li's family. Although it sounds very pitiful, it is not as miserable as you think. They don't see many of them throughout the year. From our ancestors back home, to the head of the family, to our Miss Aquarius, no one treats our father and daughter as ordinary people, especially the young lady and my daughter. In fact, their relationship is no worse than that of biological sisters from ordinary people."

When he said this, the middle-aged man turned his head and glanced at his daughter who was standing under the big tree and looking away. It was the time when the girl's body was stretched, and it had not really grown yet. Maybe in another year she would be a real big girl. Now that he is a girl, he feels that his daughter will not be inferior to any rich lady in Da Li Capital. He has always been proud of this and firmly believes that his daughter Zhu Lu will shine in Da Li in the future.

It should be noted that Dali has always respected women and could not help but throw women into the battlefield to fight the enemy bravely. The late Emperor Dali even specially ordered the Ministry of Rites to set up a whole set of martial arts titles for female warriors and monks, which was the first of its kind in the continent. It was once used by Guanhu Academy and other Scholars and literati criticized wildly and set off a great war, pointing the finger at the barbarian Great Li Dynasty in the north. If Qi Jingchun, the master of Shanya Academy, had not stood up to all the opinions, the young emperor at that time might have been forced to discuss public opinion with the government and the public. Therefore, the imperial edict must be withdrawn.

Zhu He said with a smile: After discovering that I had the talent to practice martial arts, he spent a lot of money to train me Zhu He without saying a word, so I have the skills I have now. My daughter Zhu Lu is also similar. If she hadn't failed to live up to her expectations, in the I fell short of the second level of martial arts, but my future achievements will be higher than that of my father. After my ancestor discovered that Zhu Lu was a good candidate for martial arts, he personally told me that Zhu Lu has the hope to become a legend. The seventh level of martial artist, I, Zhu He, can only reach the fifth level. "

Speaking of this, Zhu He felt a little disappointed. As a warrior ascends to the next level, there is no equally matched fight against the enemy, no life-and-death struggle on the line. Relying on talent alone is doomed to not go far, and once a good opportunity is missed, it is impossible to climb up in one go. It will become more and more demoralizing, and then it will become exhausted, and the road to the top will be completely cut off.

Zhu He suppressed the gloom in his heart and continued: "We will escort the young lady out of Dali this time. First of all, we are the closest and our skills are pretty good. Moreover, we are the sons of the Li family. We dare not say how high our skills are. At least loyal. Secondly, it is the first time for a young lady to travel far away. She needs someone attentive to take care of her food and daily life, and Zhu Lu is a suitable candidate. Thirdly, my young lady is the most cherished junior of our ancestors. In fact, this time I actually escorted the young lady on the trip. The person in question was none other than the ancestor himself. He was just a fellow disciple of Master Ruan in the Fengxue Temple. After that A Liang appeared, the ancestor returned to the town, because now the town has no restrictions and he can do whatever he wants without any scruples. Receiving the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is equivalent to cultivating in a blessed land of heaven and earth. Our ancestors are about to break through, so we will not miss the opportunity. Anyway, with A Liang as a personal guard, there shouldn't be any problems."

Zhu He thought for a while and explained: "Our ancestors have unique vision and broad minds. Although they love and dote on Miss Chong from the bottom of their hearts, when she travels to study abroad, our ancestors not only do not force Miss to stay with them, but shelter them under their wings." Instead, she made it clear that not only is the little girl going to Shanya Academy, but she will also walk the second half of the journey by herself. The descendants of the Li family should have such courage."

Zhu He suddenly laughed out loud, "It's just that when it came to this, the ancestor looked worried again, muttering to himself, but our little treasure bottle is less than ten years old, and his courage and other things are... We can't talk about it later. In the end, when the ancestor made up his mind not to follow quietly all the way, he turned back three times, like an old child, for the first time in history. So Zhu Lu told me privately that the ancestor was really kind to the young lady. good."

Zhu He said gratefully: "It doesn't matter if you are treating my Zhu Lu or not. Miss has liked chatting with Zhu Lu since she was a child and watching Zhu Lu practice martial arts. The fact that Zhu Lu is able to get to where he is today is actually because of my great achievements."

Chen Pingan breathed a sigh of relief, "Uncle Zhu He, I feel relieved as long as you are here."

In the small town, except Mr. Qi, Chen Ping'an couldn't trust anyone.

Even for Master Ruan, as Chen Ping'an said to Li Baoping, what he believed in was only the promise of a saint from this side, some rules that Mr. Qi once abided by, not Master Ruan himself.

This is an indescribable intuition, which can be said to be innate, but more often it has to be worked out, just like the medicine the straw-shoe boy gave to Miss Ning.

This was the case with A Liang and Zhu He before, no exception.

Chen Ping'an doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, and has never experienced hardship, so he is good to everyone. The hardship of life, the ugliness of the human heart, the suffering of poverty, and the helpless young man have long been engraved on his bones.

Zhu He patted the young man's slender shoulder. With just one pat, the strength and toughness of the bones were slightly beyond the expectations of this fifth-level martial artist, but he soon felt relieved. If not, could he carry the Mountain Monkey head-on? He, Zhu He, has absolutely no such courage and ability. But when he thinks of this, Zhu He can't help but sigh. He is not even forty years old, and his ambition has been exhausted. A shambling boy.

Zhu He was also a little curious and asked with a smile: "Although I have never been out of a small town and don't know the rules of the martial arts outside, my ancestors once mentioned in a casual chat that if you meet a fellow martial artist at the foot of the mountain, there are many taboos. For example, monks don't talk about fame and longevity, and you can ask the master, but not the martial arts. But I am really curious, how did you escape from the mountain-moving ape, and the chase in your town, I I just heard my ancestors talk about it afterwards."

Chen Ping'an felt a little embarrassed, "Actually, I just kept running for my life, from Mu Bottle Lane to the mountains. If it weren't for Miss Ning, I would have died long ago."

Zhu He hesitated for a moment, and then reminded softly: "We must cherish these good relationships with Miss Ning, and with Master Ruan...Master Ruan. We must be careful to keep them stable and don't break them."

Chen Pingan was a little confused.

Zhu He sighed with emotion: "We are just frogs in the well of Lizhu Cave. The gap between us is limited. Just like you and me, the difference in martial arts cultivation is the five realms. As for identity, I have a son in a family. Do I have the right to look down on you, who has an innocent life?" ? But the world outside the well will be very different. The farther you go in the future and the longer you hang around outside, the more thoroughly you will understand."

Chen Pingan said sincerely: "I didn't think that far ahead."

Zhu He laughed and said, "You can think about it carefully."

Chen Pingan nodded.

Chen Pingan has always cherished the kindness of others.

Regarding other people's malicious intentions, if you can't explain it clearly to those people for the time being, then don't worry about it and never forget it.

After all, there is still a long way to go.

Under the big tree, Li Huai, who had just sold his sister Li Liu, now had a very thick waist in front of A Liang. He said carelessly: "A Liang, I will ask Chen Pingan to make a wine gourd for you later. You can use the wine gourd on your waist." Give me the little gourd. I won’t treat you badly if we don’t talk to each other. Anyway, you look old and you are not worthy of my brother-in-law!"

Aliang Shen said mysteriously: "You know nothing, this gourd is called the sword-raising gourd. It is a rare good thing in the world. It looks inconspicuous, but it is very valuable. How many sisters do you have? Anyway, killing one is not enough. !”

Seeing that A Liang rarely spoke to him in such strong words, the little boy felt a little nervous. He looked at the little gourd with greedy eyes, raised his head reluctantly, and asked tentatively: "How about I let my parents have more children?" A sister? This matter is easy to discuss, right? "

A Liang stretched out his hand to cover his forehead.

Unexpectedly, he remembered that he had walked down the hillside with Chen Ping'an before, and the young man compared himself to Zhu He in the fifth realm. A Liang let go of his hand, sighed, picked up a dry branch and scratched it on the ground.

Li Huai looked over and saw a crooked handwriting. The writing was really not as good-looking as a young boy like himself, let alone Lin Shouyi, who even Mr. Qi said was not tacky.

The more Li Huai looked at it, the more he felt embarrassed. He looked at A Liang's calligraphy and then looked at the silver-white wine gourd on his waist. After a battle between heaven and man, Li Huai said: "A Liang, your handwriting is so ugly, I decided I’d better not be your brother-in-law anymore, my parents hope that my sister will marry a scholar in the future.”

A Liang slowly raised his head, his face full of bewilderment, "Is it ugly?"

Li Huai felt heavy and nodded vigorously.

The child felt that if his sister Li Liu dared to snatch food from him again next time, he would scold her for being heartless, but he would not even raise a sword gourd for her sake.

A Liang looked like you were young and ignorant, and said with a smile: "How is it possible? I'm not bragging to you. In a place far away from here, I don't know how many people raised their eyebrows after seeing this word. thumb."

Li Huai asked doubtfully: "In person?"

A Lianggan smiled and said: "I heard, I heard."

Li Huai said: "Let me just say, if anyone has the nerve to tell you to your face that his writing is good, I will take him as my teacher. I don't think even my mother can scold him."

Aliang sneered, "You become someone's teacher, and they accept you as their disciple?"

Li Huai said seriously: "Don't accept it? Is he blind?"

A Liang covered his forehead again, because that guy was really blind.

A Liang thought that he should stop talking to this little bastard. He raised his head and looked around, looking left and right. Finally he saw the girl Zhu Lu and smiled: "Zhu Lu, do you want to learn swordsmanship? I have some sword skills now." I'm very excited..."

Not far away, Zhu Lu was worried about his young lady.

The little girl in the red cotton jacket held her chin with her hands, looking at the direction in which her junior uncle was leaving, her brows furrowed.

After hearing what A Liang said, the girl said angrily: "Go and cool off!"

A Liang's eyes were innocent and dazed: "It rained so heavily just now. Look at me, I'm soaked to the skin."

The girl noticed her mistake, but still sneered: "You are careless and ignorant, you are not a good person!"

A Liang said angrily: "Little Treasure Ping, Li Huai, Lin Shouyi, am I a good person?!"

Li Huai added insult to injury, "Just like a good person. But if you are willing to give me a wine gourd, you are a good person."

Lin Shouyi said coldly: "Don't trick me into drinking anymore. My husband has long said that hundreds of poems written by literati about drinking are all fake."

Only the little girl in the red cotton-padded jacket secretly smiled at A Liang. A Liang suddenly felt warm in his heart and extended his thumb to her, ignoring the cynicism of the other two guys.

After all, A Liang's world is not in vain.

When Chen Ping'an and Zhu He walked back, the group got on the road again.

When the Longwei River, which was originally in the southeast direction, turned due south and became the Tiefu River newly listed in the local county annals of Dali, the river suddenly surged and its water potential surged.

The width of the river and the depth of the river are far better than the previous creek atmosphere.

At Chen Pingan's suggestion, we took a short rest, cooked rice here, and then went on our way after lunch.

Li Huai stood by the river, put his hands on his hips and said, "A-Liang, have you ever seen such a big water before?"

A Liang, the white donkey in the former, looked at the junction of the streams and rivers, then looked behind him, and finally smiled at Li Huai and said: "I have seen more rivers than you have eaten."

Li Huai suddenly became unhappy, "A-Liang, do you feel uncomfortable if you don't brag for a day?!"

A Liang ignored it, walked to the boy who was building a simple stove, and said softly: "Let's go for a walk by the river. I have something to tell you."

Chen Pingan was stunned and asked Zhu Lu, the maid of the Li family, for help. Li Baoping had been able to help a lot along the way. He was even very familiar with helping A Liang feed the white donkey, so he helped Zhu Lu with all his hands and feet. Sister Lu cooked meals together and asked her junior uncle to just go for a walk by the river. Everything was wrapped up in her playful appearance.

During these days, the little girl always insisted on carrying a backpack and tried her best to take care of everything by herself.

Every time the boy was boxing and walking, she would always be by his side silently, imitating what he was doing, and she was cute and cute.

The two walked to the river and swam downstream along the river.

Ah Liang said frankly: "I like this little girl Baoping very much. Of course, you will only like her more than me."

Chen Pingan looked back and saw the little girl busying around there, with legs like wheels. Comparing Lin Shouyi, who did one thing, and Li Huai, who did nothing, although Li Baoping was still young, But it is full of vitality, even just looking at her is like seeing a beautiful spring.

Chen Pingan nodded.

A Liang said again: "But you always feel that something is wrong, don't you?"

Chen Ping'an hummed, "Since the last time she talked to me about martial arts, she talked a lot at once, but after that, it seems like she doesn't like to talk much anymore."

A Liang asked: "Did you say anything about your expectations to her, such as what kind of person you hope she can become in the future?"

Chen Ping'an suddenly turned his head, his face full of shock.

A Liang probably didn't want to hurt others with his words unintentionally, so he rarely carefully crafted his words, so he simply stopped and squatted by the river, gently throwing stones. After the young man squatted beside him, A Liang said softly: "A deep love will last forever." , Extreme wisdom will inevitably hurt, and ordinary people are naturally not qualified to apply these two statements, but Li Baoping is different. Although she is still young, the first point is of course a matter of no shadow, but the second point, she has already applied it, she will You, Chen Ping'an, have been relied upon, so your unintentional words and unintentional actions will be deeply cherished in the little girl's heart. Words are very strange, and they will fall into my heart one by one. Piling up, you may think that my statement is more like an old scholar or a sour scholar with half a bucket of water, but the truth is really this."

Chen Pingan breathed out softly, "It's my fault. I was afraid that she wouldn't have the confidence to go to Cliff Academy, so I said that I hope she can become a female gentleman and a young lady."

A Liang smiled and said, "'It's my fault'? Chen Pingan, you are wrong."

The young man was puzzled.

A Liang didn't look at the boy, but lazily looked at the calm river, "You just didn't do better, not that you did something wrong."

The young man was even more puzzled. The two statements were just different, but the result was still the same, wasn't it?

A Liang finally turned his head, as if he could see through the young man's thoughts at a glance, and shook his head: "It's very different. Do you know why good people in the world are more miserable than the other ones? For example, Qi Jingchun, the Mr. Qi you know, can obviously do better. It's more enjoyable, but in the end, is it just so useless and aggrieved? When you look around, it seems that those bad guys live a more relaxed and happy life than the last one. For example, the two enemies you mentioned to me before are exactly the same. The Mountain Protector of Yangshan and Master Fu Shao of Old Dragon City will indeed live a comfortable life after they return to their own territory. One has a high status and enjoys respect based on his achievements, while the other is ambitious and aims in the north."

A Liang looked at the young man who was deep in thought and smiled casually: "So, being a good person is very tiring. You must not feel like you are a good person if you don't get anything in return or just get an unexpected reply." If you have done something wrong, you cannot feel that you will never be a good person again. This... is wrong!"

A Liang looked serious, emphasized his tone, and repeated the last sentence: "This is wrong!"

A Liang laughed and turned back into the libertine who didn't care about anything. "Of course, Li Baoping is very kind. The little girl is just repaying you in her own way. Don't think twice."

Chen Pingan shook his head vigorously and said, "No, no."

A Liang nodded, "That's why I'm willing to tell you this."

He simply sat down on the ground and placed the bamboo knife across his knees. "You know, I rarely reason with people. My reasons..."

A Liang paused briefly and patted the green bamboo sword on his knee. "I used to use the sword, but now I use this sword for the time being."

Even if it wasn't raining or the sun wasn't shining brightly, A Liang would still wear that inconspicuous bamboo bamboo hat. He held the bamboo hat casually and said, "If your personality is not to my liking, even if the meaning of that hairpin is as I imagined before, It's so important, even if you are the one chosen by Qi Jingchun, I will not nag you these words. The worst I can do is send you to Da Li. If you are in a good mood, I can just throw you to Da Sui. For me , what’s the difficulty?”

The man with a playful smile became serious and had a unique style. He patted the bamboo knife lightly with both hands, "For me, A Liang, I am born in heaven and earth. I have to walk my own path, speak my own words, and do my own things. I think you Chen Ping'an , it should be like this, they may not all be like me, but their waists must be straight enough, their fists must be big enough, their bones must be hard enough, and their swordsmanship must be high enough!”

A Liang burst out laughing, "Don't forget, the most important thing is to live long enough!"

Chen Pingan said honestly: "A-Liang, although I understand some of them and some of them I still don't quite understand, I will keep it in my heart and think about it carefully when I encounter anything in the future."

A Liang nodded and said happily: "That's enough."

A Liang stood up first, walked out a few steps, suddenly turned around and said, "Chen Pingan, I've finished the dry food I brought."

After saying that, A Liang left quickly, walked towards Li Baoping and Zhu Lu, and shouted: "Is the meal ready? Is the meal ready?!"

A young man who has never recovered is left behind.

After all, after going in such a big circle, this guy just wants to eat and drink openly?

Chen Pingan followed with a smile.

One evening, a group of people passed by a lush green bamboo forest in the mountains. The little girl in a red cotton coat tugged at Chen Ping'an's sleeve, pointed over there, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, the bamboo forest, isn't it beautiful?"

The young man who was busy on his way hummed and continued on his way, because they were about to see what A Liang called the post road, the official road of the Dali court.

The little girl remained silent, bumped the basket behind her, and still followed closely behind the boy.

Sleeping in the narrow cowhide tent set up by Zhu Lu at night, the little girl thought of something and pouted, a little aggrieved, and finally told herself that her junior uncle was very, very good. Then fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, the bleary-eyed little girl did not dare to sleep for fear of delaying her junior uncle's scheduled schedule. She quickly dressed herself and put on the pair of straw sandals that her junior uncle had made for her. As a result, the little girl just got out of bed. tent, the whole person was stunned.

Just outside the tent, there is a beautiful green bamboo book box.

The little girl was stunned for a long time, and then she burst into tears.

The young man who had been busy all night was falling asleep in the distance. After being awakened by the cry, he quickly got up and ran over. Standing in front of the little girl, Chen Pingan was at a loss for a moment. He touched his head and didn't know how to comfort her. He thought that the little girl was going to die. Yiliang will be happy when she sees the small bamboo box.

Seeing Li Baoping so sad, Chen Pingan felt really distressed.

The little girl closed her eyes and cried for a long time. After she opened her eyes and saw Chen Pingan, she stopped crying immediately, ran to him quickly, hugged Chen Pingan tightly, and choked with sobs: "Uncle, I'm sorry!"

Chen Pingan could only pat the little girl's head gently, "Don't cry, don't cry."

The little girl just cried and was so sad.

Chen Ping'an said softly: "Don't like the small bamboo box? Is it because the little bamboo box doesn't look good? It's okay. I can change it next time. There's nothing I can do. I've only seen the small book box once before. After that, I went to the bustle outside. This place, when I see a beautiful book box again, tell my junior uncle..."

The little girl raised her head with tears on her face, "I like it! I don't like it more than this!"

But it seemed that the more she liked it, the more the little girl felt that she had no conscience, and the more guilty she felt towards her junior uncle. She squatted on the ground and sobbed, not daring to look at her junior uncle.

Chen Pingan thought of A Liang's words yesterday and suddenly understood. He knelt down, touched the little girl's head, and said softly: "Li Baoping, do you know? It's really great that my junior uncle can accompany you to travel far away to study." I'm happy, but I haven't told you before, so now my uncle has told you that if you still like this worthless little bamboo book box, then my uncle will be even happier. Really, I won't lie to you. "

The little girl slowly raised her head, but she still covered her face with her hands. She only dared to expose her fingertips, quietly revealed her energetic eyes, and timidly sobbed: "Uncle, aren't you lying?"

The young man's eyes were clear, and he nodded: "Uncle Junior can also lie to others, but he will not lie to Li Baoping."

The little girl quickly took her hand away and smiled brightly.

She is the carefree and innocent little girl that she remembered as a teenager again.

So the boy also smiled brightly.

Some people's hearts are like flowers and trees, all growing towards the sun.

This is especially true for the little uncle and the little girl.