Sword of Coming

Chapter 888

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Chunshan Academy.

The old scholar has traveled across continents and returned to the Central Plains Temple of Literature.

If I don’t go back, I guess the Confucian Temple will have to come over and curse the street.

Before leaving, the old scholar chatted with the young Daoist.

Xianwei’s sorrow comes from it. Is this the Mister of Cao’s immortal master? Old Mister is kind and good-looking, but the problem is that the other party seems to be almost as poor as himself.

Xiao Mo and Chen Ping walked side by side in front and said: “That His Majesty The Emperor can still pretend to be calm at the wine table, but when he leaves, after sitting in the carriage, the heartstring becomes The violent ups and downs, it seems that Young Master has brought him a lot of pressure.”

Chen Ping said with a smile: “It’s just a little chattering. Smart people like to think more about what there is, good or bad.”

For example, I asked the His Majesty The Emperor before, the literati discussed politics, whether he wanted to discuss matters. The cultivator acts, do you want to ask your heart?

Now that there is no Imperial Teacher Cui Chan, those of the Great Li Dynasty Song Clan from Weixiang origin in Huaxian County, led by the clan’s mansion, this group of people jumped the most vigorously on the edge of the temple, Would you like your Majesty? Control, how to control.

Great Li Dynasty once erected a country’s laws and regulations on the mountain of monuments, the Baidu and a continent and a half of mountains and rivers south of Dadu. In the past, the Great Li Dynasty vassals were able to regain the country by virtue of their respective military exploits according to the agreement, so there were some The country began to dismantle stone tablets on the mountains in the territory. The Great Li Dynasty Imperial Court abide by the rules and never intervene in other people’s housework, or let the Capital Honglu Temple or the officials from the Ministry of Rites to give reminders and suggestions.

Another example is that there are many officials on the side of the accompanying capital, suggesting that the Great Li Dynasty moved the capital, Your Majesty, what do you think?

In fact, many issues are not complicated. For example, when other countries go to the monument, Great Li Dynasty is not a Sect Master country anymore. What are you going to do?

It’s just that Chen Ping deliberately started with a “little thing” before, so that Emperor Song He would think more about everything afterwards.

Moreover, this His Majesty The Emperor is too eager to use Chen Ping as the Great Li Dynasty Imperial Teacher, once and for all.

Central Plains Confucian Temple, on Yizhou Mountain, Great Li Dynasty’s companion capital, Vassal King Song Mu, Entirely Reed Continent on the north, Tree Leaf Continent on the south…

Thinking too simple again.

Return to the capital city together.

Chen Ping sent three letters, and a Flying Sword sent a letter to his home Unrestrained Mountain, informing him that he was about to return to his hometown.

Also sent to Taihui Sword Sect Liu Jinglong, saying that the lower sect is about to be created, must participate in the celebration, the specific time is to be determined, but when going south across continents, remember to stay at the Great Li Dynasty Capital and give some pointers to Han Zhou Brocade array.

This hometown is the Array Master of Clear Pond Paradise. Her background and mountain origin are not simple.

Among the earthly branch lineage cultivators, Chen Ping is actually the two most optimistic about her and Ge Ling, not even Yuan Huajing and Song Xu, who are highly hopeful to be among the sword cultivators of Upper Five Realms.

Rely on intuition.

Also last time Changpuhe drank, Guan Yiran used the Inkstone Services Department to stir up conversation, so Chen Ping had to remind Dong Shuijing to be careful of some jealous Aristocratic Family pampered young masters in Capital.

Dong Shuijing’s business methods can be called five or eight flower gates. Among them, there is the matter of covering the hills. They quietly monopolize the flowers, jade stone, wood and even spring water, etc., and then spend money to let the various mountain mansions help make famous , And then distributed to a few or more than a dozen buyers, Dong Shuijing himself is often not involved in direct sales. Cao Gengxin, Yuan Zhengding, Fu Yu, Wu Yuan… As long as the sons of the tycoons who have served as officials in Longzhou have a share. Don’t talk about the Sect on the mountain, just talk about the Old Dragon City Sun Family and Fan Family in the south. Anyway, as long as the friends introduced by Chen Ping, they all seem to be Dong Shuijing’s friends.

In Dong Shuijing’s words, I am just a serious business person, only earning money from rich people.

It is estimated that there are not a few private ferry ports and Immortal Family ferry boats that belong to Dong Shuijing under someone else’s name.

Dong Bancheng?

It’s almost Dong Banzhou.

It is hard to imagine that this poor boy who dropped out of school in the past years in Black Pearl Paradise started his business by selling wontons and glutinous rice wine.

No matter how rich, it does not prevent Dong Shuijing from being a waste in Lin Shouyi’s eyes…

The same reason, no matter how high Lin Shouyi cultivation realm is, in Dong Shouyi’s well eye, it is just a counselor. How useful is your Lin Shouyi reading? Isn’t it a mess with yourself all the way?

In the evening, Zhou Haijing moved a stool and sat in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness, holding an exquisite fan embroidered with ladies and butterflies, shaking it gently, and the hair on the temples and the neckline of the placket were fluttering.

Qingluo’s small fan is fluttering with fireflies, she is very elegant, everyone is like this.

The two city boys at the door have made up their minds to rely on her auntie Zhou, a foreigner, or a practicer, isn’t it just a storyteller with Absolute Art and a playful female heroine in the world?

A handsome young man named Wan Yan turned his back to the yard, sitting at the door, holding his cheek in a daze.

The tall young man sat leaning at the door, chuckled, wishing to learn a fairy tale by himself so that he could become the fan in Aunt Zhou’s hand.

Zhou Haijing bends his fingers and pointed at Gaoyou.

Gao Youxiao hehe said: “Sister Zhou, when will I find a brother-in-law, Wan Yan and I can help set up the wine and collect the money.”

Zhou Haijing lazily said: “It is easy to ask for priceless treasures, but it is rare to have a lover.”

Gaoyou said with a laugh: “Sister Zhou, what do you think of me? Why don’t you marry me? I will definitely give you up in the future.”

Zhou Haijing glanced at the young man, “I think you can still get along with Wan Yan, good brother, you will suffer a little loss today, and he will suffer a little tomorrow, no one will lose anyway.”

I am crippled by high oil, and this Aunt Zhou really hurts her words.

In fact, these two teenagers are poor sons with fathers and no mothers. To say that they are decent and impossible, but they are crooked, in fact, there is no bad water in their stomachs.

At a young age, blood energy has not been determined. When I saw a lady with a bulging chest and a thin waist, I couldn’t control my eyes. It was normal for me to take a few more glances.

It’s just that the boy is a boy after all. I really want to meet the girl I like. I guess I just hold hands during the day and can’t sleep for half the night.

But if a man sees a beautiful woman, he has to think about where he is.

It’s like the first encounter with a girl who is sloppy and frustrated, and secretly likes a childhood sweethearts. When they meet on the road, how dare to talk about it, just look at it and be full.

On the other hand, the ten thousand words are more calm. At a young age, he is more thoughtful. If you were born in a wealthy portal and could read books, maybe you would really be a promising seed for reading. It’s just that the reincarnation is the most involuntary.

Zhou Haijing was absent-minded, listening to the two teenagers at the door, turning to talk about the recent strange and interesting things in Capital, such as the two Jianghu Sects, they had a fiercely fight on the bottle gourd street at night. These two days Business in the nearby clinic is very good, and there are two Divine Immortal masters who walked out of the deep mountains and old forests. They have a solid fight. Among them is the legendary Sword Immortal. He is very angry. I heard that the Old Sword Immortal that night. , Standing on the street, roar towards the sky shook so many roof tiles shattered, leaves fell to the ground, and then opened his mouth and vomited, ran out a sword pill that was spinning continuously and never falling to the ground. Swish, it turned into a golden rope a few miles long, and dragged another master Divine Immortal back to the ground. The storyteller Mister on the Jiao back bridge on the 2nd day said, that Sword Immortal, he wants to Really according to seniority, he still has to be regarded as his same sect uncle in a different vein.

At that time, there were good people who smashed the scene and asked the storyteller Mister. Why did you become a storyteller, the old man became calm, sighed, looked lonely, and suddenly shocked, saying that he is indeed a fairy, but it is a pity that he is greedy. , Went astray, and lost practice.

Regardless of the spectators and audience who were full of cheers at the time, it is said that several copies of the Ancestral Secret Manual were sold on the same day.

Of course, Gaoyou also wanted to buy, but the price was not agreed, it was too expensive. The storyteller Mister offered three silver tael, saying that this is a strange thing to look at the root bone of Gaoyou, otherwise, don’t talk about it. High oil and no lard to keep your heart, you are crazy about money, three coins are pretty much the same. It’s still ancestral, ancestral is only a day or two, right?

It’s just that in the words of this moment, the tall boy still feels a little regretful, and feels that he might have missed an Immortal Family fate.

Zhou Haijing rolled his eyes when he heard it.

Sword Immortal?

The azure clothed man you saw earlier is the real Sword Immortal on the mountain.

She curled her lips, Original Purity Realm is really scary to death.

If this is an upset flower picker, what should I do?

Can’t beat and beat, the other party also claimed to be in charge of the earthly branch lineage temporarily, isn’t it because she is a big girl with a yellow flower, is it not supposed to call the earth bad every day.

Zhou Haijing is naturally not stupid. In the previous scene of drinking and chatting with Chen Ping, there are many things, both sides have hidden things, which are human nature.

Chen Ping hopes that she will take the initiative to find him, and the two parties will openly make a deal.

The other party can’t talk about imposing manner, and it’s even very sincere. When buying and selling, the buyer has a clear sense of belonging, but if he can bear the greed, he can avoid being asked by the seller to sit on the floor and raise the price. For the same business, Chen Ping, the buyer, the buyer is strong, how can he compare with the seller. Zhou Haijing actually had a dim sum at the time. After all, the status of Yu old fogey is not low, especially in the battlefield of the capital. Yuhong is good at selling fame and fishing reputation, and has earned a lot of goodwill from the mountains and the mountains, especially when Yuhong is in the Great Li Dynasty. She got a first-class protection talisman, which made her feel more troublesome. If you want to take revenge, you must kill the Fushutang and a few Sects, and at the same time you must live.

It’s just that Zhou Haijing is accustomed to singlehanded traversing the rivers and lakes after all, and she really doesn’t want to make extravagant sticks, sluggish, and watch others wince. It’s not her style of acting.

Two hundred and twenty-three lives, one life for one life, Zhou Haijing will not have one more life with Yuhong, but one must not miss one!

In the twilight, at the corner of the alley, a romantic and suave strange man walked out.

This is Su Lang’s second visit to Zhou Haijing. He has just obtained a secret order from the Great Li Dynasty Criminal Ministry and will soon leave Beijing to settle in the south of Aquarius Continent. He is responsible for secretly building a Jianghu Sect in the old Baishuang Dynasty. Ten years later, if this Sect’s scale of power meets the requirements of the Great Li Dynasty’s internal “big plan” and obtains a good test sentence, Su Lang will be able to retreat and be promoted to the second-class worship. Lang said, it’s not a chore, there is no place in life.

As a door-to-door ceremony, Sulang brought a pot of Immortal Family fermented rice from the mountain today, as well as a paper-wrapped crispy pork as an appetizer.

Gaoyou pointed his eyes, saw the uninvited guest who was out of place, stabbed his friend with an elbow, “Is also an expert?”

Compared with the azure clothed man wearing cloth shoes a few days ago, the man in front of him has a section of Azure Bamboo hanging from his waist, and he is also backing a sword. Obviously, he looks more like an expert.

Wan Yan turned his head and looked around, and said, “Like.”

Gao You immediately patted his butt and got up, trot to the expert, and asked, “Who is this master looking for?”

In fact, the teenager guessed with his butt, and they all knew that they came to Aunt Zhou. Otherwise, what is the picture?

Although there are some prostitutes in the front alley who are engaged in skin and flesh business, the man in front of them is definitely not good enough.

Su Lang turned a deaf ear.

The tall young man walked sideways, and said with a dead skin: “I can help lead the way, the master is willing to reward a few cents, that is the best.”

The two teenagers once stole a set of God of Wealth costumes from the opera garden. At the end of the new year, they went to a place a little far away to find those shops to visit the door for “New Year greetings”. Bad luck, dare not beat and scold “God of Wealth” during the new year, so I will give some coins.

Su Lang never paid attention to the boy who imitate the dog and steal chicken, and walked straight to the door,

Zhou Haijing stood up, shook the fan, slapped her shoulder once, came to the door, glanced at the flask in Su Lang’s hand, said with a beautiful smile: “Next time, you’d better bring a flask of Everspring Palace wine. “

Good wine makes people greedy.

Su Lang said helplessly: “Miss Zhou is embarrassed, the price is expensive, but it’s okay to say that you can afford to bite your teeth. This is the Changchun fermented wine, which has always been priceless in Capital. New wines have been given to the mountains every year. The immortal master and the dignitaries are completely divided, and it is not the turn of outsiders like me.

Now on the Aquarius Continent mountain, whether you can drink Everspring Palace Immortal Wine or not is a status symbol.

Everspring Palace is the local power of the Great Li Dynasty Song Clan. Although there is no Upper Five Realms cultivator for the time being, Song Clan’s love for Everspring Palace is much supportive. In the land of the rising dragon of Song Clan, a few knots Among the guardians of the tombs, there is the Supreme Sect Founder of Everspring Palace.

Seeing that the two teenagers were going to be door gods, Zhou Haijing held down Gaoyou’s head and twisted his wrists to make the tall teenager turn around and kick on his butt again, “No matter how beautiful a woman is, she can’t let out any fart. If you’re hungry, feel the chicken shit and eat it as candy, it’s all over the place, and it’s guaranteed to be full.”

Dismissed the two teenagers, went back to the yard, reached out and beckoned, and threw a bench from the house to Su Lang, and when he reached out his hand, Su Lang threw the oil paper bag to Zhou Haijing.

Zhou Haijing drank and ate crispy meat alone, with a pair of eyes shining brightly and said: “When I took the Immortal Family ferry for the first time, I thought that I would also open a wine shop in the future. I had to let the entire Immortal Family of Aquarius Continent. The ferry, I sell wine for me, tsk tsk, at the end of the year, I will convert the Divine Immortal money into yellow and white things. The mountains of gold and silver are beautiful after thinking about it.”

Su Lang just smiled and drank, not taking it seriously.

If Zhou Haijing really wants to earn Divine Immortal money, some of them are on the mountain. As long as she is willing to be shameless, just relying on the titles of worship and guest official will make a large sum of money every year.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Yu Hong is already old and he is descending from the mountain, but Zhou Haijing is still on his way up the mountain. Once she succeeds in becoming an End Boundary, the scenery is boundless.

Let’s talk about the Tree Leaf Continent in the south. Before the mountain and river Lu Chen, there were only a few End Boundary Martial Artists on a continent and a hundred countries in the past? It seems to be Martial Saint Wu Tan and Huang Yiyun.

As for Pure White Continent, whose martial arts are weak, there is only one person from Lei Gongmiao Pei Axiang.

If you don’t count Central Plains Divine Continent, Haoran’s other eight continents will be evenly distributed. It is roughly the “rule” that one continent has two or three “End Boundary Martial Artists, sitting on the Suppressing Mountain River”.

Zhou Haijing jokingly said: “Didn’t you have a good relationship with General Shi? Don’t you know that when I mixed Jianghu Sect, I heard Old Gang Leader mention General Shi, a person as big as the sky, according to Old Gang Leader’s statement , I put a fart on the wine table, almost like thunder.”

Su Lang said with a smile: “Is there anything else like this?”

Knowing that Zhou Haijing was talking about the Longshuo General, a fourth-ranked general in the Great Li Dynasty frontier army. For those vassal states of Aquarius Continent in the early years, he was indeed a great figure of the Retired Emperor.

After leaving his hometown in his early years, Zhou Haijing went incognito and wandered through the rivers and lakes. He also worked in a water transportation gang that relied on the Fifth Realm cultivation base of martial arts to get a position with real power.

Rogue cultivator is more vigorous than the Yamazawa rogue cultivator, such as going to the ancient battlefield ruins of the baleful aura, while tempering Martial Artist physique, while digging three feet, picking up the ruined armor and a bundle of arrows, and then change hands Sell it at a high price to Lower Five Realms cultivator who eats food under the guise of extinguishing demons, or steal the copper money from the people’s house, or deliberately take the copper mirror to help wealthy people drive away evil spirits, or pretend A woman who studied in Immortal Mansion, Sword Immortal, spouts wine, swipes her finger, and secretly uses Martial Artist astral qi to create a scene of the Immortal Family surrounded by lightning, helping to clean up those haunting ghost houses that can’t be sold at low prices. In fact, she is relying on real combat skills to kill those ghosts and spirits, earning genuine hard money.

I can’t bear to look back on the past, and I’m sorry to say too much.

Drinking and drinking.

Zhou Haijing seemed to think of a past event, tsk tsk said: “The Great Li Dynasty iron rider drew knives on the battlefield, it was really ruthless.”

She is now half a hundred years old, but less than twenty years old. She has left her hometown, wandering around, and began to wander alone on the rivers and lakes. She has traveled north and south for many years. She has also seen many strong and strong frontier soldiers from various countries and proud soldiers. Titans, strong horses, brave and good at fighting, to kill the people of the rivers and lakes, that is called a like a hot knife through butter, cut melons and vegetables. As a result, I waited until I met the Great Li Dynasty frontier south of the horseshoe. It was just like a paper, unable to withstand a single blow.

Once Zhou Haijing was full of food, and wanted to see the power of the Great Li Dynasty cavalry. I saw it for real. It really looked like a knife cut tofu, just like a green robust man, bullied and dressed The child of crotch pants is almost the same.

But at that time, Zhou Haijing was found by the cultivator of the Great Li Dynasty Iron Cavalry, but the two sides did not do anything. However, she was followed by Niangan Lang of the Criminal Department, and was recorded by the Criminal Department of the Great Li Dynasty, and her name was recorded in the book. Fortunately, Zhou Haijing was prepared long ago and did not show any more horses.

Su Lang didn’t plan to stay here for long. Before leaving, he said, “Before leaving, I have to remind Miss Zhou to pay attention to the Chen Ping.”

Zhou Haijing casually said with a smile: “Is he a decent hypocrite? Like to cheat money and cheat?”

Su Lang shook his head, “On the contrary, Chen Ping is very old-fashioned in doing things, but to be honest, don’t be angry with Miss Zhou, you may not be the opponent of this person if you want to fight for calculations. He is used to doing things. I tried to move and asked for a gift to the Righteous Sun Mountain. It was simply a devastation, and a sect was demolished. In my opinion, the Righteous Sun Mountain was destroyed by Chen Ping. It was not an Ancestral Hall visible by naked eye. It’s the complicated mind of Zhufeng cultivator.”

Su Lang is not about Chen Ping, but the proud and arrogant of the Azure Bamboo Sword fairy himself. He is not allowed to open his eyes and talk nonsense.

Zhou Haijing nodded and said: “There is reason and reason.”

Su Lang didn’t know if she really listened to it, and she said nothing, got up and left.

Zhou Haijing stood up, lost the oil paper, shook the flask in his hand, said with a smile: “I wish Su Sword Immortal all the best in this trip.”

After Su Lang is gone.

Zhou Haijing began to shake the fan again, and her thoughts shook with the wind. While sighing, she reminded herself not to sigh. It is easy to run away from wealth, but when she thinks about her hard work and poor family property, women will bear it again. Can’t help but sigh.

Gao You suddenly yelled outside, “Aunt Zhou, Mister Chen is here again, and I have a friend by my side today!”

Zhou Haijing followed Ge Ling to the Jingshi Daozhengya office last time. By the way, I saw the prince Song Xu. It’s a pity to look at the other side’s posture. It is not like a golden house to keep one’s mistress. Fortunately, since Song Xu is an Earth Immortal sword cultivator, then the Great Li Dynasty Second Prince has no life to sit on the Dragon Throne and wear the dragon robe, and even the chance to become a king is gone.

Zhou Haijing immediately shouted: “Let Chen Mister wait a moment.”

The old lady has to quickly put up some makeup.

Of course, I didn’t have any wrong thoughts about that Chen Ping.

Zhou Haijing stood at the door of the house, looking at Chen Ping at the courtyard door, teased: “My Sect Lord Chen, alas, can you stop pestering me as a married woman? How bad it is to spread it out. I don’t care. , I’m afraid it will damage the reputation of Sect Lord Chen’s innocence.”

Chen Ping walked into the yard and said, “Miss Zhou laughed.”

Zhou Haijing caught a glimpse of the entourage of the yellow hat and blue shoes, and asked: “Is this Young Master?”

Chen Ping said with a smile: “Just call him Xiaomo.”

Zhou Haijing glanced at Xiao Mo from head to toe, then smiled and asked: “How small?”

Xiao Mowei said with a smile: “The knowledge here, deeply hidden, is not enough for outsiders.”

Zhou Haijing choked for a while.

Yo, it’s still slick?

If you are lying in the rivers and lakes outside of Capital and dare to molested the old lady so much, you will slap you in circles.

Xiao Mo sensed the “content” of this woman’s heartstrings, laughed.

After entering the main house, the two sides sat opposite each other as before,

Xiao Mo said with his heartfelt words, Chen Ping nodded, Xiao Mo turned around and left the yard.

In the alley not far away, there is a sneaky old man, sword cultivator, more than two hundred years old, Sea Gazing Realm. The form and god are rotten, and the Yang life is running out.

Anyway, nothing happened, Xiao Mo went to chat with this Old Senior who had been with him for several streets.

Zhou Haijing took the initiative to take out a pot of wine, poured two bowls of wine, and asked curiously: “Sect Lord Chen is really a poor origin like me, as rumored to the outside world? He also worked as a kiln worker in his hometown for several years. ?”

It was indeed her unknown and inexperienced before. She was reluctant to spend money to watch the illusion. Zhou Haijing mistakenly thought that this young Sect Master who was born in Aquarius Continent was a child of the Immortal Family on the mountain, otherwise it was Great Li. Dynasty rich family origin.

That’s why she was especially unpleasant. Just relying on Zu Yin, holding a golden rice bowl, I don’t know the suffering of the people, and Zhou Haijing installs an approachable upright gentleman with me.

In that battle, why did a young Sword Immortal fail to accomplish anything? Look at that Snow Wind Temple Great Sword Immortal Wei Jin? You Chen Ping is not greedy for life and fear of death. What is it?

Only after inquiring again did she realize that this was not the case at all.

Zhou Haijing is the origin of the fishermen, and the other party is the kiln worker in the low lane. One depends on the water to draft the water, and the other depends on the mountain to eat the mountain. Is that the same origin?

I knew this was the case. Zhou Haijing probably said a few eccentric words when I met last time.

In addition, Pei Qian, who has the nickname “Zheng Saqian”, is said to be the dísciple of the young Sword Immortal.

Zhou Haijing’s impression of Chen Ping was a little better, and he had to take a high look.

Although the master did not show up and never played a sword, he was able to teach such a good discipline.

The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. It means that Yuhong and a large group of disciples and grandchildren.

Up and down the mountain, what kind of Master and what kind of discipline are taught, there are very few exceptions.

So the mountain owner of Unrestrained Mountain has been incognito for so many years that he missed the tragic battle from Old Dragon City all the way to the Great Li Dynasty’s companion capital. Most of it was a little bit distressed?

A woman’s heart is seabed with needles, nine bends and eighteen bends, just this.

Chen Ping is just nodded.

Zhou Haijing smiled, raised his wine bowl and took a sip, “Is there really the skill of cutting wood and burning charcoal? Do you know how to pick wood and seal the kiln? It takes 5-6 days to stay on the mountain, and I can eat. This pain?”

Chen Ping nodded and said: “They are all fairly familiar.”

Zhou Haijing shook his head, tsk tsk said: “I don’t believe it.”

Chen Ping didn’t say anything, you believe or don’t care about me. I didn’t drink your wine either.

Anyway, the earlier business cannot be done, and everyone minds their own business in the future.

Chen Ping is about to stand up and say goodbye, and then clearly explain the reason for today’s visit, anyway, just a few words.

Zhou Haijing smiled and said: “What’s the rush, the widow’s door has been knocked twice, and it’s not a male and a female together alone, a bowl of wine on the table hasn’t been finished yet. Why? , I was right, can you drink white water, but not bad wine?”

Chen Ping hesitated.

Zhou Haijing said with a smile: “Sect Lord Chen will leave after drinking a bowl of wine at any rate. Don’t worry, there is no poison or sweat medicine in it. The aphrodisiac is even more ridiculous. It’s so expensive. “

Chen Ping raised the bowl towards Zhou Haijing, she also lifted the bowl, and each had a drink.

Zhou Haijing squinted said with a smile: “Being a kiln worker, if I remember correctly, it is the first-class official kiln work of the Great Li Dynasty. Do you still need to burn charcoal to earn money?”

Chen Ping said slowly: “I’m just an apprentice, no more than a formal kiln worker. In fact, if the wages are not much, I have to find some extra livelihood to supplement my family. If it is extremely cold in winter, I will burn a hundred catties of white charcoal on the mountain. You can earn one or two five dollars. Burning black charcoal saves effort, and the market price is cheaper. But we sell charcoal, and the rich people in the small town collect charcoal, and we have one in the middle. I heard that the price difference is not small.”

When going into the mountains to chop wood and burn charcoal, Chen Ping usually brings a jar of pickles and carries a large bag of rice. Next to the charcoal kiln, he builds a shelter from the wind and rain, sets up a stove to make a fire, and occasionally roasts potatoes and simmers. What’s more, Chen Ping learned a lot of crafts from Liu Xianyang. Every time he enters the mountain, he carries a lot of guys with him, catches fish in a cage, arranges traps, but if he follows Old Man Yao into the mountain to search for soil, Chen Ping I would never dare to be so “fancy”.

Zhou Haijing stepped on the bench with one foot, clicking one’s tongue in wonder and said: “In the past, in order to gain insights and see how the emperor lived, I used to sneak into a small country Imperial Palace in the first month. In the end, I really saw some great world. Outside a palace, I saw two lifelike door gods in colorful clothes, almost as high as people, wearing silk and satin, hanging colored armor, hanging real things, making anger. , At first I was shocked, but when I leaned forward to touch it, Sect Lord Chen, what do you think it was made of?”

Without guessing, Chen Ping said directly: “There are several small countries in the middle of Aquarius Continent. There is a custom of erecting charcoal generals as door gods in the Imperial Palace. Every year, they are invited out of the imperial treasury, and they will be brought back again on February 2 of the following year. , Make sure to make up as new, without any damage. Please follow the rules at the end of the year. According to the saying in the world, charcoal is more expensive than living people. It is said that some’hundred-year-old’ charcoal generals are probably contaminated with Dragon Qi. Come alive, during that’duty’ period, you can cruise in the imperial city every night, better than the Night Roaming God of the City God Temple in Dudu, but I am not as knowledgeable as Miss Zhou. I just heard that I haven’t seen it with my own eyes. These are very curious.”

Zhou Haijing didn’t doubt it anymore, so Blunt asked, “You’re still going to get to the bottom when you come to the door. You have to ask that I have an absolutely irreconcilable hatred with Yuhong to be satisfied?”

Chen Ping waved his hand to say with a smile: “I changed my mind, just because I was about to leave Capital, so I came to remind Miss Zhou one thing today, whether I will seek revenge with Yuhong in the future, I accidentally got up. Regardless of irreconcilable’misunderstanding’, remember not to bother the two seniors in the Fushutang in Yuhong, one is Zhu Fengxian and the other is Yu Cangmang. Now the two seniors are both Fushutang Elder. They have just joined the gang not long ago, but they are I have eaten all the food, and I hope that no matter what happens in the future, I hope Miss Zhou will leave a way out to them so that they can withdraw.”

Zhou Haijing said with a sneer: “Some disputes between the rivers and lakes, blade light and sword shadows, without fists and feet, whoever says more, may be killed on the spot. Sect Lord Chen is not the kind of martial artist who doesn’t know how to fight. Isn’t it a bit embarrassing for me?”

Chen Ping nodded said: “If the two seniors are in it, Miss Zhou can talk to them in advance and say that I am Miss Zhou’s friend, when the time comes. If the two Old Seniors insist on not retreating, they must blend in. This kind of grievances from others can only be a matter of destiny.”

Zhou Haijing hesitated, “Yes. But just believing Chen Shanzhu owes me this lowly one love?”

Chen Ping said with a smile: “Yes.”

Zhou Haijing said suddenly: “In fact, Sect Lord Chen looked at something like Sword Immortal, more like a scholar.”

The man who lived as a school Mister in a foreign country once said that Sage has a cloud and the original intention of studying is Yuanyuan.

I once said to her that the ants dare not cross if the young children draw the road with charcoal.

Zhou Haijing used to sleep around an ancient site. Before a great hall, there was a bronze statue of the immortal with empty hands. The laurels were ruined, the moss were all over the ground, the palace was barren, and weeds were overgrown. Almost every time she encounters a man who prides himself on being an autumn wind guest, patrolling the night on horseback, joking around, saying that she had worked so hard to pill concocting for immortality and dream of immortality. Zhou Haijing walked all the way, and the figure disappeared at dawn. It was a strange dream.

Before leaving home, she asked the schoolmaster to help her dream interpretation. He said it was a kind of fate.

Zhou Haijing drank the wine in the bowl with one sip and put down the empty bowl. She stared at the white bowl and bowed her head and said: “Sect Lord Chen is a monk. I must know that there is a saying on the mountain that we are reborn as human beings. Easy.”

Chen Ping nodded, “It’s not easy.”

Zhou Haijing said solemnly: “The place where I give birth to me must be repaid!”

Chen Ping answered: “If you can’t repay your gratitude, you must avenge it.”

Zhou Haijing lifts the head, revealing an expression of surprise that cannot be concealed.

“Life is alive, and there are grievances and debts to be paid. Children of the rivers and lakes, there are gratitude for gratitude, and revenge for revenge.”

Chen Ping looked calm and said: “Otherwise, what do we do with martial arts so hard.”

Zhou Haijing hesitated for a moment, and took the initiative to pass the wine bowl, about to want to touch a bowl and take a drink.

Chen Ping was actually more hesitant, and he lifted his wine bowl and touched it lightly.

Flood Dragon Serpent belongs to the river, and the drunkard also walks the water.

Zhou Haijing drank it in one sip, wiped the corners of his mouth, and wondered: “Isn’t Sect Lord Chen a Sword Immortal? Where do you start with the hard work of martial arts?”

知道Chen Ping 是个武学realm 注定不低的Great Grandmaster ，只不过总觉得相较于对方的Sword Immortal 身份，武学一途，就显得旁枝末节了。

Chen Ping 摇头said with a smile ：“学拳一事，曾经帮我续命，哪敢不用心。相对而言，练剑，尤其是成为sword cultivator ，反而是很晚的事情了。”

周海镜问道：“你难道是一位End Boundary Martial Artist ？”

Chen Ping nodded and said ：“不然我怎么当Pei Qian 的Master 。”

周海镜试探性问道：“Sect Lord Chen ，你莫不是看上我了吧？”

Chen Ping 无奈道：“Miss Zhou ，这种玩笑就别开了。”

周海镜气said with a smile ：“那你跟我瞎boasting 皮做什么？”

要说是Chen Ping 是个Summit Realm ，周海镜还会半信半疑，可要说End Boundary ？ !

那你怎么不去跟Song Changjing 切磋一场啊？

小陌出现在院门口那边，只是身边多了个老人。

留在在巷子里就没走的高油和万言，都有些惊疑不定，因为old man 儿，面熟，正是那个在天桥底下唾沫四溅、顺便卖出几本Secret Manual 的说书Mister 。

小陌以心声与Chen Ping 解释一番，原来这个Sea Gazing Realm 老sword cultivator ，自称精通相术，一眼相中了少年万言的命格，又观察了少年一段时日的temperament ，觉得可以继承一部分的道法Legacy ，只是炼剑一事，悬。

老人瞧见了院中那个azure clothed man ，立即收敛心神，低头cup one fist in the other hand ，以心声道：“大隐隐于朝，小隐隐于野，old man 只能嬉戏市井间，不如陈Sword Immortal 多矣。”

Chen Ping cup one fist in the other hand 还礼，以心声said with a smile ：“Fellow Daoist 收徒，可喜可贺。”

周海镜斜靠院门，聚音成线问道：“Chen Ping ，你真是个End Boundary ？”

Chen Ping 以诚待人，答道：“是真的。”

周海镜眼神异样，“在那山巅，什么光景？”

Chen Ping 说道：“还不够高。”

周海镜看着那个azure clothed man 的眼神和脸色。

他娘的，怎么这厮瞧着模样还挺英俊啊。

看来是老娘喝高了。

该不会是这家伙往自己酒水里灌了迷魂汤吧。

周海镜each minding their own business 笑了起来。

不耽误别人的拜师收徒。

主要是那个周海镜unfathomable mystery 的笑容，瞧着渗人。

Chen Ping 与小陌回了人云亦云楼。

仙尉在厢房那边hu hu 大睡。

周海镜宅子那边的门外小巷，老人挑明缘由，说了自己的Sect 师承，让万言跟随自己cultivation 去。

清秀少年看了眼高油，犹豫了片刻，nodded ，只是与高油说自己一定会回来的。

老人让万言什么都别带了，就那么一起离开巷子。

高油其实既希望万言就这么一走了之，又想着万言能够不走，留下作伴，一起患难与共，但是好朋友最终走了，好像也不坏，总之高大少年的一颗心，空落落的。

周海镜看着那个心情复杂的少年，蹲在门口，holding head 。

她sighed ，给高油报了个Capital 某处的地址，挥手说道：“你按照地址去找个人，他叫苏琅，就是前边带酒来的家伙，就说是我让你找他的，再让他教你几手武把式，至于你能学多少，看你自己的ability 了。”

高油猛然转头，哽咽道：“Xie Xie 周姨。”

周海镜气said with a smile ：“Little Bastard ，喊周姐！”

高油咧嘴一笑，一溜烟跑了，打算先回家收拾包裹去，只是跑到拐角处，转头扯开嗓门喊道：“周姨，记得明儿帮我与她说一声啊，我闯荡江湖去了。”

周海镜没说什么。

江湖又有什么好的呢。

只不过对少年来说，真正走过了江湖，不管最终混得好与坏，是衣锦还乡，还是失魂落魄，总比一辈子远远看着江湖好。

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拂晓时分，Ning Yao 闭关结束，在Inn 屋子里边，一步来到Chen Ping 那边的人云亦云楼。

仙尉正陪着小陌蹲在厢房门口，一起吃着早点。

仙尉瞧见了那个背剑匣的女子，惊为天人，朝那个曹immortal master 默默伸出大拇指。

Chen Ping 没有什么需要准备的包裹，只是让仙尉吃完就赶路，要动身离开Great Li Dynasty Capital 了。

仙尉三两口吃完，拍拍手，正要招呼小陌麻溜的，别让曹immortal master 久等，才发现小陌已经起身站在一旁。

服了，这狗腿。

entire group 去Inn 那边结账。

old shopkeeper 笑着jokingly said ：“Young Master Chen 侠这就打道回府啦？也没混出个名头来，不多住几天？不说混得比那鱼old Grandmaster 名堂更大，总不能输给周海镜一个江湖女子吧？”

Chen Ping 斜靠柜台，laughed 道：“回了回了，Capital 开销大，我倒是想要多待几天，就是兜里银子不答应。”

“下次再来Capital ，如果还愿意来小店落脚，给你打个九折。”

“shopkeeper 要是不给对折，我下次就算来了Capital ，也不来你们这边。”

“有你这么杀价的？Young Master Chen 你不去做买卖，可惜了。”

刘old shopkeeper 的那个宝贝闺女，名鹿柴，小字苔米，起得也早，这会儿已经拿着抹布拎着水桶已经在忙碌了，只是这会儿还has several points of 睡眼惺忪。

虽说在憧憬江湖、一心想着当女侠这件事上，少女有些不着调，可其实normally 里，没少在铺子里边帮忙，做些琐碎事，好从爹那边挣些工钱。花钱容易挣钱难啊，怪自己，看书太快。

Chen Ping 会提醒曾掖一句，以后可以游历Great Li Dynasty Capital 。若是有缘，自会相见。

少女瞧见了Ning Yao ，喊道：“宁Master ！”

Ning Yao 摇头道：“我不是你的Master 。”

少女咧嘴一笑，随便喊喊嘛，宁Master 你不用这么较真的，问道：“要走啦？啥时候来？”

Ning Yao said with a smile ：”Not good 说。”

少女哦了一声，还是有点失落。不过没事，江湖儿女嘛，拿得起放得下，green hills and clear water we’ll meet again some day 。

old shopkeeper relaxed ，还好，闺女没闹着离家出走什么的。

Capital 设置都水监government office ，归工部管，水部doctor ，都水清吏司，都是一个管一个的大官，old shopkeeper 的eldest son ，就在那边当个河防胥吏，负责盯着一处闸坝事务和河床疏浚，算是吃公门官家饭的，不算大出息，可好歹旱涝保收，加上能插手栽植榆柳和养护，也有些额外收入。次子在Capital Northern Part of City 开了个绸缎铺子，也算成家立业了。所以old shopkeeper 如今就只有眼前这个最不让人省心的宝贝闺女了，之所以不省心，当然还是因为最心疼嘛。

entire group 坐上一条南游渡船，就此离京返乡。

如今牛角渡，随着Great Li Dynasty 驻军的陆续撤出，就愈发渡船往来频繁了。

归功于Draping Clouds Mountain 和三江汇流的存在，使得牛角渡，成了Great Li Dynasty 南北两条航线当中的重要枢纽渡口之一。

Chen Ping ，Ning Yao 。小陌，仙尉。

来时只有两人，去时多出两人。

一袭azure clothes 。

Ning Yao 身穿一件法袍金醴，背剑匣，她不屑施展什么障眼法。

小陌始终是黄帽青鞋的寒酸妆扮，仙尉去过一趟过京师道正衙署后，愈发胆肥几分，都准备给自己捣鼓一把Heavenly Master Mansion Daoist 标配的Peach Wood Sword 了。

一人一间屋子。

这是仙尉第一次乘坐与白云鸟雀为伍的Immortal Family 渡船，只觉得自己终于发迹阔气了。

Ning Yao 在屋内看书。

Chen Ping 就带着小陌和仙尉来船头这边赏景。

这会儿便听附近一大拨扎堆的年轻cultivator ，在那边闲聊，也不用什么心声，言语无忌，好像来自几个不同的山头Sect ，是在渡口那边刚认识的，登船之后，就相约一起，那些many enchanting females 的女子Qi Refiner ，倒是师出same sect ，下山游历嘛，Burning Incense 情就是这么来的。

因为Fairy 多，男子Qi Refiner 们就开始各展divine ability 了，有显露文采的，低头沉吟，说那亡国之恸，家破之痛，身世之悲。韶华易逝，人生难久，潸然泪下。

有不经意间露富的，其实这个比起抖搂才情，更立竿见影了。

年轻的谱牒immortal master 里边，怎么个有钱，也分出三六九等，

拥有一条私人渡船的，那就是真有钱了，generally speaking ，只有Great Immortal 府的Dao Companion 子女，才有这种待遇。

然后是有那吃钱的talisman 飞舟之属。之后就是出门在外，immortal master 可以骑乘仙禽异兽。

最后，当然就是靠两条腿跋山涉水了，要是着急赶路，至多用上一些材质寻常、品秩相对不高的神行符、甲马符。

Chen Ping 就想起了Old Dragon City 的范二，那可是名下有座Osmanthus Flower Island 的。

至于Pure White Continent 的Liu Youzhou ，算了，不能比。

仙尉竖耳聆听，都是阅历啊，世面啊。

不知怎么就聊起了Draping Clouds Mountain 和夜游宴。

小陌心里有数了。

仙尉这个半吊子的Qi Refiner ，increasingly distort the truth 的江湖传闻，做不得准，可是加上这些来自山上谱牒的cultivator ，还是这般说，那就差不离了。

何况仙尉说了道理，还挺有道理。

江湖中人，只有取错的名字，没有给错的绰号。

魏夜游。

仙尉觉得这个“Dao Name ”，听多了之后，好像还挺霸气的。

一洲夜游，舍魏其谁。

小陌犹豫了一下，问道：“Young Master ，那位魏山君？”

Chen Ping said with a smile ：“只说相貌气度，丰神飘逸，古风道气，见之忘俗。若说为人处世，affectionate and true ，反正我还真挑不出什么缺点。”

只是双方第一次相逢，在Wei Bo 还是Qidun Mountain 土地公的时候，就比较滑稽了，与如今Draping Clouds Mountain 魏山君的形象，worlds apart 。

小陌nodded ，心领神会。

应该是自家Young Master have hidden meaning 了，是破例提醒自己送礼不可轻了？

看来魏山君的这个绰号，绝非浪得虚名。

Chen Ping 哪里想到小陌在想什么，不然肯定要为魏山君喊冤叫屈了。

这些多年，Wei Bo 很不容易的。

Draping Clouds Mountain 夜游宴的偌大名声，都已经传到Central Plains Divine Continent 和北Entirely Reed Continent 了。

家乡那边。

一座小小的槐黄县城，名胜古迹众多，如今访仙者多如crossing river carp 。

例如建造在Immortal Grave 和老Porcelain Mountain 的Civil and Military Temple ，俨然一国City God Temple 中的都City God ，其实浩然九洲的各国Civil and Military Temple ，不像City God Temple ，并没有级别divided into high and low ，无非是祠庙祭祀那些有功于国的Civilian Court Official 武将，但是Great Li Dynasty 建造在这两处的Civil and Military Temple ，占地大，

那口Dragon Locking Well 遗址，是定要去看几眼的。 Peach Blossom Alley 两旁的桃花，极为神异，花开花落皆异于别处，这些年经常有手欠的外乡游客，偷折Peach Branch ，然后就会被立即押解到县衙那边，得赔一大笔Divine Immortal 钱不说，保不齐还要吃顿牢饭。

此外还有Mud Bottle Alley 的Cao Clan 祖宅，Erlang Alley 的Yuan Family 祖宅，以及Dragon Riding Alley New Year Shop 的桃花糕，和黄四娘家的酒铺，虽是卖得是寻常酒水，妇人也早已年老色衰，换成了儿子儿媳继承家业，可据说Saint Ruan Qiong ，都是这家酒铺的常客，甚至连那位Unrestrained Mountain 的那位山主Sword Immortal ，都要经常专门下山，与那Dragon Spring Sword Sect 同为Sword Immortal 的好友Liu Xianyang ，两人一起在这边买醉，那么外乡人游历至此，不得落个座，沾沾Immortal Qi ？

只可惜那座名动一洲的Unrestrained Mountain ，形若封山，不待客，得止步山外。

再就是小镇large and small 的瓷器铺子，琳琅满目，售卖价格，要远远低于别地Immortal Family 渡口，虽说都用不着Divine Immortal 钱，但是谁不喜欢捡个便宜。

何况来了一趟龙州地界，不买件享誉一洲的瓷器带回去，不像话，就像白走一趟了。

槐黄县这边，昔年众多dragon kiln 窑口，都是官窑起步，其中几座窑口，更是督造点检、供御捡退的Imperial Family 御窑，自然是官窑里边等级最高的了，等级森严，礼制分明，不然也不至于敲碎that many 有瑕疵的瓷器，最终堆出个老Porcelain Mountain 。

时过境迁，如今一部分窑口失去了官窑身份，只得转为不再是官府督造采办的次一等民窑了。

其中几座窑口，就被董水井秘密收购，重金聘请了许多原本已经歇手的dragon kiln Old Master ，让他们重新出山，这些大多当过窑头的Old Master ，哪怕只是负责监工，烧造瓷器的水准，还是与没有他们坐镇窑口的瓷器，有着as different as heaven and earth ，更不谈这些Old Master ，都是闲不住的主，再加上新东家给钱痛快，一年下来薪水极为可观，何况由他们手把手带出来的disciple ，都不差，是year after year 打骂出来的扎实手艺，所以这些民窑出产的龙州各色瓷器，依旧无异于早年官窑的“官监民烧”，各种瓷器的堂名款、花押款和吉语款，层出不穷，故而远销一洲山下，成了各国文人雅士的头等书房清供，只不过董水井还是喜欢躲在幕后，not showing the mountains and not revealing the water 。

Chen Ping 趴在栏杆上，指了指远方，introduced ：“已经到龙州与洪州接壤地界，至多5 minutes 功夫，就可以在牛角渡靠岸停船。”

仙尉举目远眺，离着太远，看不出什么花头，只是问道：“曹immortal master ，方才听那些年轻Divine Immortal 们，说那座牛角渡，不是一般的财源广进，除了Great Li Dynasty 军方渡船，每条山上渡船在那边靠岸，都得交一大笔停泊费用，这不等于是每天躺着收钱？天底下还有这样的好事？偌大一座渡口，是魏大山君与一个surnamed Chen 的Sword Immortal 共同拥有，好家伙，”

Chen Ping 笑着解释道：“每一艘Immortal Family 渡船靠岸，会消耗当地大量的山Water Spiritual Qi ，要是不砸Divine Immortal 钱，很快就会涸泽而渔，Spiritual Qi 耗竭，要真是这么做，你看那些在龙州地界cultivation 的谱牒immortal master 和各路Mountain and Rivers Divine Spirit ，会不会造反？所以你不能光看着挣钱，不看人花钱。”

仙尉嗤said with a smile ：“曹immortal master ，这话就说得没劲了，明摆着是日进斗金生财路数，换成你当那渡口的半个主人，当不当？”

某人无言以对。

仙尉又问道：“这艘渡船会在那牛角渡停留两个时辰，咱们要不要一同下船游览山水？听说槐黄县城那儿的瓷器贼金贵，半点不愁卖，只要买了就是稳赚不赔，我得入手几件！”

自己身上还有颗金元宝呢，就是不晓得两个时辰，够不够自己从渡口到小镇往返一趟了，听说在那边规矩重，immortal master 都无法controlling wind travelling far ，只能徒步。

Chen Ping 说道：“我们这次南下目的地，就是牛角渡。”

仙尉转头疑惑道：“咱们就在那儿下船啦？曹immortal master ，你那Sect 山头，就在这个龙州？那咱们岂不是跟魏大山君是邻居？”

难怪之前会在缟素渡那边摆摊挣钱，原来都是穷的。

要说自己是山下的穷光蛋，难道曹immortal master ，或者说陈山主，是山上的穷光蛋？

仙尉cautiously 问道：“你被称呼为陈山主，那个跟魏山君眉来眼去have an affair 的陈Sword Immortal ，也surnamed Chen ，你们认不认得？”

Chen Ping 忍住笑，nodded and said ：“当然认识。”

仙尉relaxed ，“有这么一层关系在，那你一定不用砸锅卖铁参加夜游宴吧？”

Chen Ping 想了想，“这么说，好像也对。”

被仙尉这么一说，Chen Ping 才发现，自己确实一次都没参加过Wei Bo 的夜游宴。

奇了怪哉，这个仙尉，弯来拐去地胡说八道，好像到最后总能被他说中某个真相？

要做到郑居中所说的“不当真”，委实不容易。

槐黄县地界，Great Li Dynasty Imperial Court 和Draping Clouds Mountain ，各自设置有一道山水禁制，若是cultivator 居高临下，就是常年云遮雾绕的景象，有点类似早年的Old Dragon City 云海，使得一位Nascent Soul Earth Immortal 的掌观山river god 通，都难以真正窥探其中风貌，除非下船落地，还需悬佩剑符，才可以御风，俯瞰群山，稍稍多看几分。

Ancestral Mountain Unrestrained Mountain ，Ancestral Hall 在霁色峰。

其余藩属山头，Treasure Record Mountain 在内三座，租给了Dragon Spring Sword Sect 三百年，但是前不久新上任Dragon Spring Sword Sect Sect Master 的Liu Xianyang ，与Unrestrained Mountain 做了笔奇奇怪怪的买卖，让Unrestrained Mountain 花钱将那三座山头租了回去，差不多两百七十年，给了Liu Xianyang 二十七颗Grain Rain Coin 。

螯鱼背租给了珠钗岛。

拥有一座Immortal Family 渡口和Wrapping Cloths Building 的Cow Horn Mountain 。

当年Chen Ping 只用一颗金精铜钱买下的Pearl Mountain ，因为位于最东边的这座山头太小，又离着小镇太近，就一直没有动土开工。

此外还有灰蒙山，Yellow Lake Mountain ，朱砂山，蔚霞峰，最西边的拜剑台。

所以Unrestrained Mountain 早就拥有了十一座藩属山头。

小陌扶了扶帽子，眯眼望去。

一下子就看出了不Young Sect Master 道。

首先就是Dragon Ridge Mountain 的斩龙崖，其次才是魏山君所在的Draping Clouds Mountain ，然后是那些dragon kiln 窑口的mysterious 布局，以及Good Fortune Street 和Peach Blossom Alley 的设置。

分明是那位三山九侯Mister 的great generosity 。

还有那座看似unremarkable 的石拱桥！

自己要是在毫不知情的前提下，一头撞入此地，绝对要小心再小心了。

一座小镇与西边群山，tangled and complicated 的繁复脉络，Furious Bullfight 的sword dao destiny ，气象鼎盛的文运武运，沛然浓郁的山水气数，还有那丝丝缕缕却精粹的Divine Dao 余韵，层层叠叠，criss-crossed ，混乱至极。

就只是一处山水而已，竟然会给小陌一种与某位Fourteenth Realm sword cultivator 对峙的错觉。

而且就像近在咫尺的面对面！

只是不知为何，群山之中，多出了一大块突兀的空白地界。

就像数座山头被搬迁一空了。

小陌收起视线，以心声感慨道：“Young Master 在此cultivation ，真是一步都错不得。”

Chen Ping said with a smile ：“想复杂了，就是三Sect Founder 之外谁都解不开的一团乱麻，想简单了，不过就是山定水流，一切随缘停与走。”

小陌由衷道：“Young Master Dao Heart ，matchless in the world 。”

Chen Ping 气得一拍小陌头顶帽子，“差不多就得了啊，到了Unrestrained Mountain ，收一收你这门self-taught Divine Ability ，切记我家山上，最不兴你这套malignant social trends 。”

小陌笑着扶了扶帽子，“记住了。”

牛角渡。

一个相对僻静处，在那崖畔建造有白玉栏杆，有个black clothed little girl ，肩扛金扁担，手持行山杖，斜挎个棉布小包。

little girl 瞪大眼睛望向远处白云中。

她不知第几次问起同样的问题了，“景清，好人山主怎么还没来啊？”

一旁陈灵均在跟白玄坐在栏杆上，正在玩猜拳，人手一把折扇，谁输谁挨揍。

这俩大爷，一个不用cultivation ，一个不用练剑，平时就闲得慌，当然乐得与小米粒一起来这边逛荡。

大白鹅已经急匆匆提前赶往Tree Leaf Continent 了，乘坐Unrestrained Mountain 自家那条风鸢渡船，Cao Qinglang ，种夫子，崔嵬，Sui Youbian 几个都跟着去了。

至于Pei Qian 不知为何去了藕花blessed land 。

陈灵均随口说道：“急什么，按照那条渡船以往的停靠时辰，差不多还有两刻钟呢，再说这些山上渡船，风向顺逆不定，相差one hour 都是常有的事。”

小米粒挠挠脸，nodded 。

陈灵均瞥了眼小米粒，伸长脖子瞪大眼睛，眼巴巴的，她盯着一个地儿，这都多久了？

先前收到老爷从Capital 那边寄来的Flying Sword 传信，得知今天会乘坐某条渡船返回Unrestrained Mountain ，所以小米粒今儿一大早就出门了，天刚亮，就已经早早巡山完毕，然后在陈灵均门口那边等着了，也不敲门，就是当门神。

结果来了Cow Horn Mountain 渡口后，他们仨在这边还是等了足足一个时辰，这不好兄弟白玄的额头都已经起包了，再等下去，haha ，估计都得长出犄角。

陈灵均一个跳跃起身，将那把并拢折扇别在腰间，开始在栏杆上蹦蹦跳跳，两只袖子甩得噼啪作响，嘴上念叨着急急如律令，胡扯了一通，再一个气沉dantian ，收功。

白玄翻白眼。

从袖中摸出一把dainty and delicate 的紫砂茶壶，啜茶，是那枸杞茶。

先前暖树回山，在那座行亭瞧见了里边摆摊记账的白玄，就为他说了些茶壶和饮茶的讲究。

白玄才知道白大爷算是被陈大爷给坑了一把。

小米粒等了片刻，还是没能瞧见渡船的影子，轻声说道：“景清景清，你的spell ，好像不太灵光嘞。”

刘重润今天在Wrapping Cloths Building 那边走了一圈，顺便来渡口这边散散心，凑巧看到了小米粒一行三人。

black clothed little girl 那身装扮，实在太……醒目了。

瞧见了刘重润的silhouette ，小米粒立即飞奔过去，一个站定，挺直腰杆lifts the head ，一口气报出三个称呼，“见过刘Island Lord ，刘Steward ，刘elder sister ！”

刘Island Lord 是cultivator 身份，刘Steward 是两家的Burning Incense 情，刘elder sister 是私谊哩。

陈灵均和白玄遥遥cup one fist in the other hand ，就算是打过招呼了。

反正刘Island Lord 是公认的半个自家人，客气了反而矫情。

刘重润与那俩nodded 致意，然后笑着朝小米粒的脑袋伸手。

小米粒赶紧缩脖子低脑袋，慌张道：“摸不得摸不得，我已经比Pei Qian 矮that many 了。”

刘重润收回手，笑问道：“and the others ？”

小米粒环顾all around ，压低嗓音悄悄说道：“在等好人山主和山主夫人。”

而且好人山主在信上说，这次还带了两个人回家，可惜信上没说是谁。

小米粒当然得赶过来，好immediately 确认有没有矮冬瓜的little girl 。

刘重润nodded ，“不耽误你and the others ，我得先回鳌鱼背了。”

小米粒说道：“刘Island Lord ，回头得空了，我就去你家山头做客啊。”

刘重润有些奇怪，怎么胆子突然大了，好些年了，这个顶着Unrestrained Mountain Right Protector 身份的可爱小水怪，就一直待在Unrestrained Mountain 那边，至多在Mountain Sect 口那边当门房，绝不出门外出。

像今天这样来到Cow Horn Mountain ，其实已经很例外了。

不过刘重润还是笑着答应下来。

她御风离开渡口。

当年那条与水殿一同打捞出来的龙舟，被Unrestrained Mountain 无偿租借给Great Li Dynasty 边军，等到Imperial Court 归还龙舟渡船之时，残破不堪，以至于那笔令人咂舌的修缮费用，竟然高过了龙舟“翻墨”本身的价值。双方交接渡船之时，Unrestrained Mountain 这边的Zhu Lian ，也没说半个字。后来龙舟就被Cui Dongshan 调去了藕花blessed land 一处，修补如新。

刘重润很早就担任龙舟翻墨的Steward ，不曾想她这一暂任，就已经很多年了。

一些个dísciple 所谓的出门历练，其实都交待在渡船上边了，不过Unrestrained Mountain 那边做事情厚道，年年有分红。

投桃报李，Unrestrained Mountain 主动在那座已经是上等blessed land bottleneck 的藕花blessed land ，拨出两处水运浓郁的Feng Shui Treasure Land ，让五位珠钗岛Ancestral Hall 嫡传female cultivator ，就在那边cultivation 或闭关，各自寻求破境机缘。一处是北Entirely Reed Continent 济渎灵源公沈霖，赠送给Unrestrained Mountain 的一部分南薰水殿，还有龙亭侯李源赠送的一条溪涧。

珠钗岛早年搬迁出Shujian Lake 后，在这边占据一处山头，虽说是与Unrestrained Mountain 租赁而来，确实有点寄人篱下的嫌疑，可好在注定太平无事，山Water Spiritual Qi 充沛，也无那些山上邻里间勾心斗角的纷争，更无乱七八糟的taking advantage of one’s position to bully people ，Sect 挣钱一事，也十分安稳，只需要与Unrestrained Mountain 分账就行了，珠钗岛female cultivator 只需要安心修道即可，那么唯一需要刘重润上心的事情，就只有一件了，就是小心提防那个曾经的“余米”、后来的米裕。

之前余米陪着暖树一起来螯鱼背拜年送礼，再加上他曾经乘坐过几次龙舟渡船，

最气人的，都不是这些，而是那个余米，一直刻意疏远珠钗岛female cultivator 了，可问题在于余米无心，刘重润的那些嫡传和再传disciples 却有意啊，一个个对余米牵肠挂肚的。

尤其是等到米裕的真实身份，As the water recedes, the rocks appear ，竟然是那个在Old Dragon City 战场大放异彩、杀敌如麻的Sword Immortal ，而且最关键的，米裕竟然还来自那座名动天下的Great Wall of Sword Qi ！

一来二去，珠钗岛的花痴，就更多了，一提起米Great Sword Immortal 就两眼放光，总要找机会去Unrestrained Mountain 那边做客，把刘重润气得不轻。

如此一来，在龙舟渡船上边办事，她们能不making an all-out effort ？

小米粒继续回到栏杆那边，眼巴巴等着那条渡船。

蓦然瞧见天边渡船小如一粒芥子。

小米粒满脸惊喜，雀跃喊道：“景清景清，灵验了灵验了！”

其实离着先前陈灵均的施展Immortal Technique ，这都过去多久了。

陈灵均坐在栏杆上，却毫不心虚，laughed heartily 。

Chen Ping 施展水云身，率先离开渡船，瞬间来到渡口栏杆旁，伸手按住azure clothed little boy 的脑袋，笑问道：“什么事情这么好笑。”

陈灵均抹了把脸，“老爷终于回家了，差点就要喜极而泣。”

额头大包的白玄继续白眼。

想起一个正经事，白玄跳下栏杆，开始告状，在外边也不好称呼隐官大人，就用了山主的称呼，“山主，你要是再不来，咱们几个，就要被拐跑干净了。山主你是不知道，那个于老sword cultivator ，过分得很，在那拜剑台，everyday all 要串门，brace oneself 为咱们九个，美其名曰指点sword technique ，尤其是看我的眼神，别说是啥未过门的dísciple 了，简直就是他失散多年的亲儿子，看得我发毛，山主，说真的，可不是我背后说人闲话啊，就于老儿那点cultivation ，真当不了我的Master 。”

Chen Ping 气said with a smile ：“就你眼光最高，realm 高不高？”

白玄双臂环胸，“有一说一，不扯虚的，比山主远远不足，比程胖子他们几个绰绰有余。再过个三五年，撇开孙春王that girl 不说，我能一挑七。”

等到白玄见着了Ning Yao ，揉了揉眼睛，没看错，真是那个Ning Yao ！

白玄立即乖乖闭嘴。

姚小妍和纳兰玉牒，这俩丫头，估计得疯。

尤其是那个孙春王，平时见谁都是死鱼眼加面瘫的模样，见着了Ning Yao ，还不得当场磕头认Master ？

白玄可是知道孙春王这little girl ，傲得很，哪怕被隐官大人带到了Unrestrained Mountain ，还是一门心思想着去五彩天下，去那Ascend City ，只找Ning Yao 学sword technique ，不然喜欢钻牛角尖的little girl ，就宁肯没有传Daoist ，没有什么Master 。

唉，还是年纪小不懂事。

Ning Yao 是那种会随便收disciple 的？

再说了，宁Sword Immortal 是谁？她可是咱们隐官大人的Dao Companion 啊。

你与隐官大人关系好了，宁Sword Immortal 这个Master 能跑？

说到底，还是little girl 家家的，脑子不灵光。

渡船靠岸后，Ning Yao 他们走来这边。

仙尉左右张望起来，不晓得曹immortal master 的山头在哪里。

“山主夫人！”

小米粒有些羞赧，想要给瓜子，就是有点拿不出手。

喊宁elder sister 可不中，被Pei Qian 晓得了，得记小账本的。

Ning Yao 笑着extend the hand 。

小米粒乐开了花，赶紧递出一捧瓜子。

小陌从袖中摸出一只沉甸甸的棉布袋子，里边装满了金瓜子。

小陌蹲下身，微said with a smile ：“我叫小陌，是Young Master 的扈从，这是见面礼，礼轻了，Right Protector 莫嫌弃。”

周米粒愣在当场，皱着两条疏淡微黄的眉头，一见面就送礼？

她赶紧抬头看了看好人山主。

Chen Ping nodded with a smile ，“只管收下好了，不用跟小陌客气，他就是个善财童子。”

然后Chen Ping whispered ：“是一袋子的金瓜子，就是用金子打造的金瓜子。”

啥？金瓜子？这还礼轻？

礼不轻，情意更是重如山！

天底下怎么会突然又冒出小陌Mister 这么个好人。

小陌Mister 是未卜先知吗？怎么就知道自己做梦都想要一袋子的金瓜子？ !

black clothed little girl 怀抱金扁担跟Azure Bamboo 杖，有些滑稽地作揖道谢，再双手接过袋子，小米粒一个屈膝弯腰，笑haha 道：“小陌Mister ，袋子重得吓人了哈，我差点就要拿不住掉在地上嘞。”

小陌笑眯起眼，神色温暖，等到小米粒接过袋子，这才缓缓起身。

Chen Ping 摸了摸小米粒的脑袋，“赶紧收起来。”

小米粒使劲nodded ，好不容易才将那只袋子装入心爱的棉布挎包。

小陌又送给陈灵均和白玄人手一件法袍。

陈灵均nodded ，接过那件法袍，道了声谢，心想这个小陌兄弟，比较上道了。

白玄依bottle gourd 画瓢，这个小陌，从这一刻起，就是斩鸡头烧黄纸的候补人选了。

结果俩人发现Chen Ping 投来视线，他们立即与那个一见如故的小陌重重cup one fist in the other hand ，以后就以兄弟相称了。

小米粒看着那个年轻Daoist ，眨了眨眼睛，她等着好人山主介绍呢。

Chen Ping 笑着introduced ：“仙尉，the immortal 的仙，都尉的尉。以后会在我们山中修道，算是guest official 吧。”

本想说一句仙尉不是真正的Daoist 。

只是Chen Ping 瞬间意识到这句话，不妥当。

他不是真正的“Daoist ”，谁是？

陈灵均said with a laugh ：“仙尉Daoist Priest ，巧了啊，我认识很多的Daoist 朋友。”

Dao Ancestor ！老观主！ Dragon Riding Alley 的贾Old Brother ，还有……那个来自趴地峰的Zhang Shanfeng ！

有自家老爷在身边，说话就是硬气。来者是客，管你是啥来头。

仙尉有些拘谨，挤出个略显生硬的笑脸。

总觉得这俩child ，瞧着老气横秋倒是没什么，可就是脑子有点……拎不清的样子。

小米粒是个尽职尽责的耳报神，chirp chirp twitter twitter ，开始跟Chen Ping 说起了最近龙州地界的一些趣闻，比如困Deer Mountain 那边，听说多出个喜欢松荫观鹿的高士，说话玄乎哩，什么青灯拥髻上阳宫，白发重来贞元人。还有那啥贫得今年无月看，留滞this mountain 不思归。

Chen Ping laughed ，没当回事。因为大致知道对方的底线，事实上如今西边群山里边的修道之人，Chen Ping 心里都有数。

好像等到Unrestrained Mountain 名气一大，附近山头，就一下子蹦出了许多divine poise and sagelike features 的世外expert 。

小米粒还说如今的阿瞒，可了不得，成了Dragon Riding Alley 附近的扛把子，白鹅加公鸡一起打，这不如今New Year Shop 就凭空多出了一堆的鸡毛毽子，鹅毛掸子。

Chen Ping 没有直接去Unrestrained Mountain ，而是took out 一艘符舟，打算先去一趟拜剑台。

老sword cultivator 于樾，化名于倒悬，如今是Unrestrained Mountain 的记名供奉了，老sword cultivator 挑中了两个Sword Immortal 胚子，贺乡亭和虞青章。

而且这两个child ，他们自己也有意离开Unrestrained Mountain ，跟随自于樾外边cultivation 。

其实于樾对此还是很意外的，因为老sword cultivator 实在想不明白，为何他们放着隐官大人不去认Master ，哪怕认个Ancestor Master ，都要好过找自己这么个Master 吧？

只是天上掉馅饼，总不能还推之门外，再者于樾多少has several points of 底气，自己好歹是个Original Purity Realm ，真要收徒，还真不至于糟践了两位Sword Immortal 胚子的大好aptitude ，于樾定会悉心传道，倾囊相授全部sword technique 。

今儿在拜剑台一座茅屋内，老sword cultivator 对着那两个坐在桌旁的child ，抚须said with a smile ：“一来咱们仨这master and disciple 名分，最后成与不成，还是得看陈山主的意思，需要他nodded 。二来，哪怕陈山主那边肯定没问题，我们离开Unrestrained Mountain 之前，怎么都得打声招呼再走，这是礼数。相信不管Great Wall of Sword Qi 和Grand Virtue World 的风土人情，怎么个不一样，可这点道理，终究是相通的。乡亭，青章，你们觉得呢？”

到了蒲禾那边，算是彻底找回场子了。

米裕双臂环胸，斜靠在门口那边，冷眼旁观。

隐官大人从Great Wall of Sword Qi 带回的九个Sword Immortal 胚子当中，练剑aptitude 、root bone 和性情最好的两个，是那个reserved 的little girl 孙春王，和刚到Unrestrained Mountain 就与Pei Qian 问拳两场的白玄。

然后就是虞青章了。

至于其余几个child ，如果不谈Flying Sword 品秩和多寡，只说练剑的innate talent 和temperament ，其实都相差不多。

姚小妍可能是相对最差的一个，性子实在太软绵了，只是抵不过little girl 的Life-Source Flying Sword 多啊，足足三把。

不过在米裕看来，姚小妍这女娃儿确实是good luck ，而且不是一般的好。

道理很简单，如果是在Great Wall of Sword Qi ，再过个十几年，至多二十年，姚小妍就肯定需要出城厮杀。

米裕可以确定，姚小妍这样的sword cultivator ，去了战场就会死，不是她死，就是护Daoist 被她连累而死。

以姚小妍的temperament ，就算自己侥幸活着离开战场一次，至多两次，她的剑心就要出大问题。

可是到了Grand Virtue World ，姚小妍完全可以按部就班，安稳cultivation ，成为Middle Five Realms ，再跻身Earth Immortal ，at worst 等到Nascent Soul Realm 再下山游历。

米裕其实这会儿颇有怨气。

原本这几个child ，Cui Dongshan 是早有安排的，只是didn’t expect 从天上掉下个Original Purity Realm 的流霞洲Old Sword Immortal 。

比如虞青章，Cui Dongshan 就曾经打算自己收为嫡传之一，喜欢读书的贺乡亭，会交由种夫子收徒，Zhong Qiu 虽然不是sword cultivator ，但是谁说只有Sword Immortal 才能传道？

就因为这位于Old Sword Immortal 横插一脚，极有可能带走虞青章和贺乡亭，使得Cui Dongshan 的长远布局，全给打乱了。

要不是看在于樾是自家供奉的份上，normally 子不管在Unrestrained Mountain 中遇见谁，都和和气气的，伸手不打笑脸人，不然米裕肯定得跟这位Old Sword Immortal 切磋切磋。

其中Sui Youbian 的选择比较意外，主动挑中了程朝露这个喜欢做饭烧菜的fatty 子。率先成为一对master and disciple ，只等山主返回家乡，在Ancestral Hall 谱牒上加上一笔了。

程朝露当时就发蒙，不晓得Sui Youbian 为何要收为自己为嫡传，结果那个未来Master 只用一句话，就说了child 的心坎上。

“年纪不大，出拳够狠，以后可以练剑习武两不误。”

程朝露一下子就觉自己必须认这个Master 了。

夸他什么都没啥意思，反正自己是怎么块料，会没点数？但是称赞他有习武innate talent ，能不开心？

所以程朝露如今已经离开拜剑台，跟随Sui Youbian 乘坐那条风鸢渡船一同去往Tree Leaf Continent 了。

之后就是掌律长命，相中了纳兰玉牒这个小财迷，双方一样投缘得很。

Cui Dongshan 有意让米裕收何辜为嫡传dísciple ，结果米Great Sword Immortal 和这brat ，相互都看不上眼。

不过比起崔嵬和于斜回这对Cui Dongshan “钦定”的未来master and disciple ，还是要好上几分，这不于斜回死活都不愿意跟随崔嵬一起离开。

其实崔嵬作为一位Nascent Soul Realm sword cultivator ，sword technique 不算低，Sui Youbian 不也才是Nascent Soul ？而且崔嵬的sword technique 驳杂，杀力不弱，况且还擅长隐匿。

但是于斜回就是瞧不起这个临阵脱逃的家乡sword cultivator ，让我跟他拜师学艺？丢不起这个人。

entire group 来到拜剑台，Chen Ping 收起符舟，朝于樾cup hand to hold fist ，歉意道：“让于供奉久等了。”

久等？

于樾有点茫然，好像没几天功夫吧，不过老sword cultivator 还是笑着cup one fist in the other hand 还礼道：“哪里，this mountain 大好，都有点舍不得离开了。”

Chen Ping 后知后觉，自知失言了。

实在是这些时日，发生事情太多，自己才有了这个错觉。

米裕laughed 道：“不舍得走就留下呗，谁敢赶于Old Sword Immortal 走，看我答应不答应？”

于樾有些尴尬。

别看米Great Sword Immortal 在Great Wall of Sword Qi 本土sword cultivator 当中，威望……不是特别高。

可一些个外乡sword cultivator ，其实是在米裕手上吃过不小苦头的。

其中就有于樾的老友蒲禾。不然就蒲老儿那满嘴喷粪的臭脾气，愿意在酒桌上，为米裕说几句“米拦腰杀力不低”的类似好话？于樾虽然不知具体内幕，只是用屁股想，都知道蒲老儿肯定被米裕砍过。

隐官大人斜眼米Great Sword Immortal 。

米裕立即对于樾frivolous 道：“于供奉，一家人不说两句话，别放心上啊。”

于樾洒然said with a smile ：“不是一家人不进一家门，米Sword Immortal 多虑了。”

米裕腹诽不已，你才是Sword Immortal ，你全家都是Sword Immortal 。

真心不是米裕喜欢记仇记账，实在是这个于樾，每次见面必喊Sword Immortal ，忍他不是一天两天了。

在家乡那边，当得起Sword Immortal 称呼的，不多，而且像米祜、岳青这些Sword Immortal ，也多不喜欢被人称呼为Sword Immortal ，还不如直呼其名。

只要扛得起揍，经得起打，在路上瞧见了陈熙，喊一声Old Chen ，再比如喊那董三更一声董old fogey ，甚至是小董，都没问题。

于樾与Chen Ping 说了打算收虞青章和贺乡亭为嫡传的事情。

Chen Ping nodded with a smile ，刚要说既然他们自己愿意，自己这边就没有异议了。

只是Ning Yao 望向那两个child ，已经开口问道：“理由。”

两个child 脸色惨白，嘴唇颤抖，愣是一个字都说不出口。

米裕sighed 。

遇到谁不好，偏偏遇到了Ning Yao ，该这俩child 心虚胆怯一场了。

Chen Ping 犹豫了一下，还是没有打搅Ning Yao 跟同乡sword cultivator 的这场对话。

除了fatty 子程朝露已经去往Tree Leaf Continent ，其余八个child 都到场了，果然如白玄所料，纳兰玉牒和姚小妍俩丫头片子，已经快疯了。

尤其是那个孙春王，看见了Ning Yao ，没什么表情、甚至都没啥眼神的little girl unprecedented 满脸涨红，她双手攥拳，很想说什么，又不敢开口。

这些child ，瞧见了Ning Yao ，就像……回到了家乡。

不管Chen Ping 再怎么被视为同乡人，再怎么是Great Wall of Sword Qi 的末代隐官，可是比起Ning Yao ，终究是不一样的。所以哪怕是同样的话，同样的道理，Ning Yao 说出口，与Chen Ping 来讲，就成了不同的道理。

Chen Ping 咳嗽一声，带着于樾几个一起挪步走远。

仙尉sighed ，哀愁不已，好家伙，陈山主就是有这么个大山头？

曹immortal master 的麾下就只有这么一帮小娃儿？

自己十有八-九是误上贼船了。

Ning Yao 一向是不喜欢拐弯抹角的，很快就跟那些child 聊完，有一个说一个。

Chen Ping 是第一次见到那帮性情各异的child ，如此如出一辙的乖巧听话。

最终的结果，是老sword cultivator 于樾很快就会带着有了master and disciple 名分的两个child ，一起离开Unrestrained Mountain ，跨洲远游。

孙春王成了Ning Yao 的不Honorary Disciple ，但是需要留在Grand Virtue World 这边cultivation ，不会跟随Ning Yao 一起去往Ascend City 。

白玄这个大爷今天终于老实了，与隐官大人言之凿凿，说近期不去行亭那边摆摊了，得待在拜剑台，好好cultivation 。

Chen Ping 随后带着她去了趟霁色峰Ancestral Hall 敬香。

小陌和仙尉都尚未正式纳入谱牒，今天就算了。

仙尉不会像小陌一样担任供奉，只是Unrestrained Mountain 的不记名guest official 。

毕竟Chen Ping 胆子再大，也不敢担任仙尉的传Daoist 。

要真敢如此行事，估计容易遭Heavenly Retribution 挨雷劈。

凡夫俗子的无意为之，与修道之人的有心作为，as different as heaven and earth 。

Ancestral Hall 钥匙在小暖树那边。

entire group 就在门外等着，陈灵均已经去通风报信了。

Zhu Lian 和小暖树一起赶来霁色峰。

粉裙女童停步后，笑容灿烂，朝entire group 施了个万福。

Chen Ping nodded with a smile 。

之前在Red-Clouds Mountain 绿桧峰那边，与Cai Jinjian 购买了一些Cloudroot Stone ，回头就会refining 搁放在Rosy Clouds Peak 和Immortal Grass Mountain 的山根Dragon Vein ，再问问看小暖树，想要选择哪座山头作为修道之地，帮她选址开府。小暖树不是Golden Core Realm 又如何，回头Ancestral Hall 议事，看看谁敢有异议。

与Ancestral Hall 三幅挂像敬香完毕，Chen Ping 与Ning Yao 走出大门，小暖树娴熟锁门。

仙尉如释重负，还好还好，陈山主又多出一座山头，这座传说中的山上Ancestral Hall ，瞧着就很气派了。

Chen Ping 与Zhu Lian 这个Unrestrained Mountain Chief Steward 并肩而行，聊着事情。

其实等到Cui Dongshan 主动要求担任lower sect 的首Sect Master ，那么Unrestrained Mountain lower sect 的全部人选，就算彻底敲定了。

种夫子在lower sect 那边暂时当个账房Mister ，管钱袋子，负责财库收支。

说实话，Zhong Qiu 作为Southern Park Country Imperial Teacher ，昔年被一座天下誉为“Literary Saint 人，武Grandmaster ”，在山上担任什么职务都不过分。

sword cultivator 崔嵬，暂任lower sect 掌律。

至于lower sect 的首席供奉，会由Unrestrained Mountain 的次席供奉，米Great Sword Immortal 担任，职务算是平调吧。

Sui Youbian ，不会有什么头衔身份，就算给，她估计也不会领情。

灰蒙山那边，化名邵坡仙的旧Vermilion Glimmer Dynasty ，亡国遗民，这位拥有独孤姓氏的朱荧His Highness the Crown Prince ，身边跟着个servant girl Meng Long 。

还有化名石湫的Chun Shui ，她与younger sister Qiu Shi ，都曾是北Entirely Reed Continent Performing Sacrifice Mountain female cultivator 。

their three people 也都已被Cui Dongshan 一起带去Tree Leaf Continent 。

此外Lu Baixiang 的两位嫡传dísciple ，好像将来也会成为lower sect dísciple 。

Chen Ping jokingly said ：“Cui Dongshan 这个lower sect Sect Master ，这就跟我们upper sect Unrestrained Mountain 挥锄头挖墙脚了？”

Zhu Lian said with a smile ：“原本不觉得，被Young Master 这么一说，好像还真有这个意思。”

Chen Ping 在Great Wall of Sword Qi 那边白捡了个Cao Jun ，Nascent Soul Realm sword cultivator ，Cao Jun 破境的probability 很大。

这个Cao Jun 也是个妙人，反正当不上首席供奉了，就主动讨要了个Unrestrained Mountain lower sect 的末席供奉的头衔。

Zhu Lian 说道：“Pei Qian 如今在blessed land 的Heart Appraisal Temple 那边，我就没喊她过来。”

Chen Ping nodded 。

去了趟账房，Chen Ping 跟韦文龙说了自己需要从财库挪用一百颗Grain Rain Coin 。

要借给Lin Shouyi 。

算了，是送。

借个屁的借，花钱还不落个好，不如直接送。

能从Chen Ping 这边坑钱的人，不多的。

韦文龙笑着说如今账簿上躺着不少Grain Rain Coin 了，山主不用担心会捉襟见肘。

Zhu Lian said with a smile ：“钱可以借，而且必须借，只是Lin Shouyi 可以在lower sect 挂名guest official 嘛。”

Chen Ping nodded and said ：“可行啊。”

Unrestrained Mountain 谍报和illusion 一事，会暂时交给Zhu Lian ，陈灵均。

再就是牛角渡的Wrapping Cloths Building ，一直缺合适人选，之前Chen Ping 去那Azure Beetle Lane 找洪老Mister ，repeatedly 想要挖墙脚，可惜未果。

所以暂时还是只能让掌律长命主持大局，再交给珠钗岛female cultivator 们帮忙具体事务了。

如今Unrestrained Mountain 拥有两条渡船，龙舟翻墨的临时Steward ，是与Unrestrained Mountain 租赁了螯鱼背的珠钗岛Island Lord 刘重润，双方礼尚往来，这些年相处得很好。

至于那条跨洲渡船的风鸢，Chen Ping 打算让长命兼任Steward ，真正负责待人接物这些琐碎事务的二把手，可以是老Daoist 贾晟，再让米裕有空就那边坐镇渡船，那么渡船风鸢的面子里子，就都有了。

Chen Ping 突然想起一物，在那条夜航船上边的条目城，自己从那位化名张三的Qiu Ranke Wrapping Cloths Building 那边，得了一张名为“云梦长松”古弓，是genuine 的实物，品秩未定，Chen Ping 总觉得这件treasure ，有些烫手。

三Sect Founder 曾经联袂莅临小镇。

不知怎么，Observing Dao Temple 的那位老观主，在Mountain Sect 口那边喝了个茶，就送出了那幅极其珍稀的dao chart 。

当时被Cui Dongshan refining 后，异象横生，一山生Purple Qi ，群山之巅there cannot be two suns in the sky ，万树丛中有月一轮，自成一座Heaven and Earth ，日月起落。

以至于连Wei Bo dignified 山君，在自家辖境山水内，都无法自由出入Unrestrained Mountain 。唯一的缺陷，就是开启与支撑起这样的“护山”，极其消耗Divine Immortal 钱，所以Unrestrained Mountain 不能时时刻刻开启大阵，只是相较于那幅dao chart 的珍贵程度，这点小缺陷，完全可以忽略不计。

Grand Virtue World 任何一座sect ，都可以拿来当Suppressing Mountain 之宝了。

听Cui Dongshan 在那封寄往Capital 信上的意思，是小米粒待客周到才挣来的一桩天大功劳。

Chen Ping 可不会觉得这是什么玩笑话。

再加上Unrestrained Mountain 之巅的mountain god 庙旧址内，Cui Dongshan 在周边设置了一道金色thunder pool Formation ，里边还供奉了一幅最早来自Upside Down Mountain Respecting Sword Pavilion 的Sword Immortal 画卷。

未来lower sect 的Ancestral Hall 大门，会悬挂吴霜降赠予的那副楹联，同样品秩高得惊人。

如果算上Chen Ping 从Cloud Mark 王朝玉版城得手的十二把Flying Sword ，搭配那幅一直苦于“巧妇难为无米之炊”的Mount Taiping formation diagram ，简直就是天衣无缝的攻伐效果。

那么将来Unrestrained Mountain 和lower sect 的两座山水大阵，攻守兼备，皆可谓极致。

至于这趟Capital 之行，没有白走一趟。

按照之前Chen Ping 的估算，自己的Life Source Porcelain 碎片，流落在外的，多则六片，少则四片。

如今从Great Li Dynasty 太后那边找回了其中一片，不出意外，就藏在Chen Ping Mud Bottle Alley 祖宅隔壁的那栋宅子里。

此外Apricot Blossoms Alley Ma Family 夫妇，北Entirely Reed Continent 的琼林宗，都有一定可能藏有碎片。 Chen Ping 都会问清楚，当面问的那种。

走向bamboo house 那边，Chen Ping 对小米粒said with a smile ：“我得马上去一趟外地的仙游县，回家之后，就带你去Red Light Town 。”

Iron Mark River 水神Yang Hua ，已经去往中部大渎担任公侯。

只是如今这个Iron Mark River 新任水神这个位置，始终悬而未决。

按照Great Li Dynasty 最新颁布的Gold Jade 谱牒。 Iron Mark River 是从Grade 3 ，Embroidery River 水神是四品。 Tranquil Clash River 叶竹青和和Aqueous Jade River 水神李锦，都只是Grade 5 。

至于那条早已从溪升河的Dragon Beard River ，Ma Lanhua 也从old river woman 升迁为river god ，虽然品秩不高，但是本该建祠庙塑金身，只是按照Cui Dongshan 的说法，Old Head Yang 给过那位Apricot Blossoms Alley old woman 一个承诺，等到三十年一过，就可以享受Burning Incense 。

Red Light Town 除了是三江汇流之地，其实还有五溪一说，其中位于Aqueous Jade River 上游的兰溪县，就被誉为六水之腰，属于典型的小府大县，酥饼，杨梅和枇杷都很有名，那条兰溪附近还有一处避雨仙崖，以及一条暗中与Tranquil Clash River 相通的地下河。

Aqueous Jade River 祠庙和Water God Mansion ，Chen Ping 肯定是要走一趟的。

水神Empress 李Azure Bamboo ，肯定也是要见一见的。

小米粒伸手挡住嘴，笑haha 道：“小事哈，不急不急。”

收起手，小米粒扯了扯斜挎棉布挎包的绳子，沉啊，肩头酸得很哩。

large and small 的事情，其实不少。

dísciple 赵树下，赵鸾鸾。张嘉贞，talisman cultivator 蒋去……

回头还要送给Pei Qian 一架亲手打造的多宝格。

Yang Family 药铺后院，还有一封信，等着自己去看。

等到自己从清源郡返回，要在bamboo house 二楼，为Pei Qian 这个开山Head Disciple ，正儿八经教拳一次。

寻了一处市井，位于Yellow Court Country 境内的一座县城，将来会在那边当个学塾的教书Mister 。

来到bamboo house 这边。

Zhu Lian 带着小陌和仙尉坐在崖畔石桌那边落座。

Ning Yao 跟着Chen Ping 进了屋子。

只说Chen Ping 这个山主在bamboo house 一楼的住处，就有吴霜降的《当时贴》，字帖两方印章已经道气流散，但是还剩下一枚Dao Rhyme 凝聚的花押，“心如世上Azure Lotus 色”。

还有自家Mister 亲自从苏子、柳七那边讨要来的两幅字帖，花开帖，求醉贴，一样蕴藉Dao Rhyme ，文运沛然。

之前参与文庙议事，偶遇流霞洲渝州丘氏的guest official 林清，双方投缘，老人送了Chen Ping 一方薄意随形印章，工料俱佳。

边款：金天之西，白日所没，the immortal 醉酒，月窟中来，Flying Sword 如虹，脚拨南辰开地脉，掌翻Big Dipper 耀天门。

印章底款四字：曾见azure clothes 。

将这方印章放在书桌上，Chen Ping 再将那支铭文寓意极美的白Jade Spirit Mushroom ，轻轻放在书架上。

Chen Ping 双手笼袖退后一步，又伸出袖子，稍稍挪了挪白Jade Spirit Mushroom 的摆放位置。

就像燕子衔泥，就像蚂蚁搬家，就像年年有余。

爹娘走后，十四岁之前，勉强守住了家业，所幸在那之后，年年好过一年。

之后Chen Ping 带着Ning Yao ，再喊上小陌和仙尉，一起下山，他要去Dragon Riding Alley 的Grass Head Shop 和New Year Shop 查账。

小米粒没有跟着，她得巡山去啦。

little girl 一边欢快飞奔，一边唱着臭豆腐好吃呦，金瓜子贼重呦。

仙尉刚刚在那座山中积攒起来一点底气，等到瞧见这两座市井铺子，就又倍感无奈了。

这就是自家山头的财源了？那还不是跟自己差不多，就是每天挣点辛苦银子钱？ that’s all ，实在不行，就只能靠自己出马，重操旧业了，来时路上，瞧见小镇有几条街巷挺贵气的，回头看看能不能去那边找点财路。

Pei Qian 的那个开山Head Disciple ，原名周俊臣，昵称阿瞒，绰号小哑巴。

站在柜台后边的小板凳上，今天这个child 竟然unprecedented 与Chen Ping 喊了声Ancestral Master 。

Chen Ping 难免有些犯嘀咕，笑问道：“阿瞒，这是打算跟我借钱？”

阿瞒摇摇头，一板一眼道：“就是想着Ancestral Master 能够明察秋毫，好好管一管某些监守自盗的家伙。”

一个白发童子从后院那边跑过来，怒道：“阿瞒，我如今哪次吃糕点不给钱？！栽赃嫁祸得讲证据！”

阿瞒laughed 道：“当我面吃的，是结账了，那些被你偷吃的呢？我可都数着呢。”

白发童子眼珠子滴溜溜转，“其实是隔壁崔花生偷吃的糕点，我拦不住，打不过她。”

Chen Ping 揉了揉眉心。

白发童子盯着那个黄帽青鞋的youngster ，双手叉腰，抬了抬下巴，“你，啥realm ，说道说道。”

总感觉这家伙，比较危险。

这头如今名叫箜篌的化外heavenly demon ，其实在岁除宫的本名，“天然”。

不知是脑子抽筋了还是怎的，竟然也有了收disciple 的心思，叫嚣着要当Master ，当了Master ，隔几天，就可以学隐官Old Ancestor 当Ancestor Master 。

经常独自在后院那边，蹦跳着望向Unrestrained Mountain 那边，振臂高呼，嚷着入山入山，去抢disciple ，一个不嫌少，两个不嫌多，一个端茶一个送水……

此外不是变着法子从崔花生那边骗点钱，就是在铺子门口那边，叼着根牙签，each minding their own business contorts one’s face in agony 的。

年纪这么小，就满头白发了。

附近一些上了岁数的街巷邻居，私底下都曾好心劝石shopkeeper ，赶紧带这可怜娃儿去看看doctor ，有些钱，节俭不得。

小陌其实一样颇为意外，铺子里边，竟然会有一头约莫是Ascension Realm 的化外heavenly demon ？

至于那个穿着一副男子the immortal 遗蜕的女鬼，can’t be considered 什么奇人异事。

小陌笑答道：“realm 什么，都是虚妄。”

有个脚步匆匆从Grass Head Shop 赶来的少女，与Chen Ping 毕恭毕敬施了个万福，怯生生道：“奴婢崔花生，见过山主老爷。”

Chen Ping nodded with a smile ，实则别扭至极。

是那个Righteous Sun Mountain 的田婉，邹子的Junior Sister ，被Cui Dongshan 和姜尚真联袂拦截，结果再被Cui Dongshan 剥离出一魂一魄，捻为灯芯，再装入一只“花器”当中，就成了如今在Dragon Riding Alley 打杂的少女，崔花生。她如今算是Cui Dongshan 名义上的younger sister 。

而Cui Dongshan 还从田婉那边，得到了一座品秩极高却没有名字的paradise 秘境，虽然不在七十二Small Paradise 之列，但是按照田婉的说法，里边的heavenly materials earthly treasures ，Great Dao destiny ，可以支撑起一位Ascension Realm cultivator 的Qi Refining 修道。

言下之意，就是一位Earth Immortal ，只要cultivation path 上破境顺畅，就可以始终待在这座与世隔绝的paradise 之内，不用索要丝毫foreign object ，就能够跻身Ascension Realm 。

其中有座绛阙Immortal Mansion ，extremely mysterious and abstruse ，别有paradise 。还有一条名为丹溪的溪涧，水性阴沉，流水如玉，最适宜拿来pill concocting ，此外一座赤松山，茯苓Spirit Mushroom 人参等，Spirit Tree 仙卉，数量极多。

就像一座唾手可得的天然财库。

这座paradise 既然是Cui Dongshan 这个lower sect Sect Master 带回的，那么reasonable in every circumstance ，都要安置在Tree Leaf Continent 的lower sect 。

毕竟upper sect Unrestrained Mountain ，已经有了座上等blessed land 品秩、并且已经到了bottleneck 的藕花blessed land ，再加上那口Dragon Locking Well ，属于paradise 、blessed land 相衔接，何况其中又有Zhu Lian 拐来的那座狐国。

只不过Cui Dongshan 真正在意的一块肥肉，是那座极负盛名的蝉蜕paradise 。

可惜田婉没有说谎，不在她身上。

当然，不在她身上，不代表她不清楚这座paradise 的下落。

想必以Cui Dongshan 的脾气，肯定不会就此罢休的。

因为这座远古paradise ，算是古蜀地界最重要的遗址之一，传闻曾经有多位远古Sword Immortal ，在此蝉脱飞升，白日仙去，仙心脱化，遗留皮囊若蝉蜕，珍贵异常。

Chen Ping 让小陌和仙尉留在铺子这边，稍后会一起返回山上。

自己带着Ning Yao 沿着那条Dragon Riding Alley 台阶，拾级而上，走到了台阶顶部，Chen Ping 转头望了眼。

之后一路走向Mud Bottle Alley ，期间路过了Apricot Blossoms Alley 。

当年邹子的摊子，就摆在这边。

一个醉醺醺的目盲老Daoist 返回Dragon Riding Alley ，这不给街坊邻居办了场喜事，酒没少喝，红包没收，远亲不如近邻的，自己还要收钱，就不讲究了，不够divine poise and sagelike features 。

等到贾老Divine Immortal 听说陈山主与山主夫人，刚刚离开Dragon Riding Alley ，老Daoist Priest 一跺脚，捶胸顿足，悔啊。

终究是个Dragon Gate Realm 的老Divine Immortal 了，贾晟虽然目盲，但是稍稍运转气机，视野其实如常人无碍，听说那小陌是山上新收的供奉，还有那个一眼就看穿是个假Daoist 的仙尉，会是guest official ，立即就拉着两人去自家铺子那边喝酒，白发童子就跟着去蹭吃蹭喝了。一通酒水喝下来，一碟碟下酒菜就没停过，把仙尉都喝得都鼻涕眼泪一大把了，满脸通红，一手端碗，另外一只手与老Daoist Priest 在桌上手握着手，使劲摇晃，一切尽在不言中，都在酒水里了。

这位同样混过江湖、最清楚辛酸的贾老Divine Immortal ，真是知己啊。

就算谁赶自己走，都打死不走了。

至于陈灵均，刚刚教会了小陌兄弟划拳，俩人在那儿瞎比划呢。

Chen Ping 带着Ning Yao 走向Mud Bottle Alley 。

一旦再有第二座lower sect 创建，Unrestrained Mountain 就会升格为Grand Virtue World 的“正宗”，lower sect 则顺势升迁为upper sect 。

数座天下的“正宗”Immortal Family ，can be counted on one’s fingers 。

像Grand Virtue World 就只有两座。

走到了再熟悉不过的小巷，Chen Ping 在祖宅门口停步，看了眼隔壁Song Jixin 的院门，不着急取回Life Source Porcelain 碎片。

再转移视线，Chen Ping 看了眼旁边宅子，自打记事起就好像没人住了。

Ning Yao 也瞥了眼隔壁那对主仆的宅子，记得当年好像瞧见个装腔作势的矮冬瓜女子，对方要是不踮脚，只能半颗脑袋露出墙头。

Chen Ping 开了院门和屋门，院子屋子都干干净净的，门上都张贴着春联和福字。

Chen Ping 进了屋子，趴在桌上，下巴抵在胳膊上。