Ah Liang stopped drinking, tied the small silver gourd, but still crossed Erlang's legs, the bamboo knife newly made by the land lord of Qidun Mountain, placed horizontally on the knees of the man in the hat, Ah Liang gently patted the handle and the top of the scabbard with both hands, went up and down, and said: "Along the way, I have actually been testing you, many times. Your choice will determine where I escort you to, in short, how much I can accompany you depends on how many hurdles you cross. ”

Chen Ping'an nodded and said: "I also figured out a little bit of meaning in the back, but I just think that Ah Liang, you have a lot of thoughts in your stomach, and I haven't figured out what to think about." ”

Ah Liang was not surprised by this, and said openly and honestly: "The first time was on the edge of Longxu Creek, if that time you made me feel that I was a little kid who didn't understand the world, and a bad person who relied on his enthusiasm and will, I might only leave you a donkey, pat your ass and leave, as for whether you can survive until the Fengxue Temple Wei Jin is out of the customs, it is my shit, anyway, it is death early and late, and it is a waste of my feelings." ”

Ah Liang recalled the details and told the story eloquently, Chen Ping'an was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Ah Liang's mind to be so delicate, and he couldn't imagine that there had been so many strange exam questions in his life.

"The penultimate is the battle of Qidun Mountain Shiping. If it weren't for my deliberate temptation, Wei Bai and the two snake pythons in Qidun Mountain would not have acted so recklessly. I'm hoping."

"The penultimate is to lure you back to the bamboo forest and cut down a few more bamboos. ”

"This time, if nothing else, it's the last time. Originally, I wanted to escort you to Yefu Pass before leaving, but now there are some unexpected circumstances and I have to leave early. ”

Ah Liang smiled casually: "Some tests are deliberate, and some temptations are done by taking advantage of the trend. During this period, there are some things you have done that I don't think I think of, and some things that I have done make me feel very happy. This is right, this is not Qi Jingchun and Cui Yun's imperial examination skills, the first thing is true. I did this, and then watched coldly, watching your words and deeds, and collecting closed disciples from some old immortals of the sect, it is a path, and the focus is light on talent. ”

Ah Liang laughed at himself: "Do you think that I, Ah Liang, am full of food and holding on?"

But he didn't wait for Chen Ping'an to say anything, and quickly asked himself: "How can I have such idleness, I'm such a big man as Ah Liang, is it good to be very busy." ”

Chen Ping'an put his legs on the bench, sat lazily cross-legged, supported his cheeks with both hands, and asked, "Ah Liang, is it because I know Mr. Qi? That's why you care so much about me?"

Ah Liang restrained his joking expression and said in a deep voice: "On the path of cultivation, there are too many temptations. Li Huai's book of broken water cliffs and Lin Shouyi's cultivation talent can be sold for money and exchanged for a stepping stone for you Chen Ping'an. Qi Jingchun's disciples shouldn't be so miserable. Especially Li Baohua, such a good little girl, when I think of her being broken by my trusted little uncle, my Ah Liang's heart is about to break. ”

Ah Liang didn't take it long before he was serious, and soon showed his fox tail again, and said with a smile: "Alas, we old men, no matter how broken our families and countries are, mountains and rivers are sinking, we can bear and provoke them, but we can't stand these little beauties the most." ”

Chen Ping'an picked up a rock sugar gourd from his side that had not been sat on by Ah Liang's buttocks, chewed it slowly, and asked vaguely: "Ah Liang, what do you think of me now? If you think I can't do it, otherwise you can find a friend to send them to Da Sui, okay? I'm not afraid of hardship, this really doesn't lie to you, I'm just afraid that Mr. Qi will be disappointed, I'm afraid that I won't be able to protect the treasure bottle and their thoughtfulness." ”

Ah Liang scolded with a smile: "You kid don't want to run away, this errand is really the most suitable for you, Qi Jingchun can't do anything else, the vision is really good, unless the old man personally takes them on a study tour...... Not to mention his old man, the timid and fearful turtle with a shrunken head, and the poor and sour talent who picks and searches, he is angry when he talks about it......"

Ah Liang helped the hat, looked up, and said, "Yo, this Dali Emperor is also interesting, amazing." While I still have some time, I'll talk to you about the most useless things, and explain why I'm willing to spend a lot of time with you kid. ”

Ah Liang also put away Erlang's legs, sat cross-legged with Chen Ping'an, crossed his sword on his knees, and said slowly: "Whether it is practicing martial arts or practicing qi, on the road of cultivation, it is most taboo to drag mud and water, so it is a shortcut to obey one's heart and behave in the world, but it is difficult to think about one more why." Soldiers and monks will not make 'take a step back to think', the martial artists in the world can hardly escape this trap, only feel that going against the current, is a brave forward, fighting is a brave and diligent one, and ascending to the sky alone. Taoism likes to ask oneself, Buddhism likes to look at the past and future lives, Confucianism likes to talk about rules and draw frames, Mohists are strange, they like to help the world, they are the most chivalrous, and they don't like to talk about longevity. The novelist, with a high eye and a low hand, hopes to concoct a paper world by himself. ”

"The human heart is as brittle as glass and can't stand scrutiny. Qi Jingchun is a pedantic and conceited gentleman, and if he doesn't want to be tempted, then I will do it for him. When it comes to the inheritance of cultural and incense, how can it be child's play? If you Chen Ping'an is an embroidered pillow, or a person who can't withstand the temptation, what will you do when the time comes? Qi Jingchun is dead, but I, Ah Liang, are still alive, and when the time comes, Qi Jingchun will not be out of sight and out of mind, and I will not be disgusted to death? You must know that being able to endure hardships and stand hard work and being able to withstand temptation are two completely different things. ”

Ah Liang sighed and said, "This is probably because the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry?"

Chen Ping'an said seriously: "Ah Liang, don't worry, although I like money, I only like the money I earn with my hands, other people's money, even if it falls to the ground, I will only look for the lost owner, and definitely not put it in my pocket." ”

Ah Liang smiled: "I can't say that you are wrong, but if you really need it urgently, you can use it first, solve the urgent need, just keep this account in your heart, and when you repay it vigorously in the future, you can repay more, and both parties are happy." That's what really good people are. Or would you really starve yourself to death with that money?"

Chen Ping'an asked, "Then how can you tell if I am in urgent need?"

Ah Liang pointed to his heart, and then pointed to his head, "After these two levels, the money can be used." ”

Chen Ping'an's eyes lit up, he realized, and nodded vigorously: "Ah Liang, although you haven't read a book, you are a person who has traveled a lot. As soon as you say that, I figure it out. ”

Ah Liang rubbed the bridge of his nose, "How do you feel worse than Li Huai's sycophant." ”

Ah Liang leaned against the fence, looked at the clear moonlit night outside the corridor, and said with emotion: "Do you know, your kind of pedantry is actually replaced by Qi Jingchun's statement as a scholar, which is called integrity." Yes, it is true integrity, the heart and the line are compatible, the righteousness of the righteous man and the gentleman, and the straightness of the straight way. ”

Ah Liang laughed and pointed to the ignorant young man, "Haha, you kid knows this yourself, mud legs, petty wealth fans, misers." But it's like this, you are very much like the old man when he was young, in fact, when Qi Jingchun was as old as you, his temper was very bad, but he was recognized as a late bloomer, like you, he was very young and had a good temper, similar to a bodhisattva pinched in mud, and he was born to sit on the altar of ......"

Ah Liang said that his voice became lower and lower, but he suddenly raised it, "Of course, I, Ah Liang, am used to doing whatever I want, I don't like your style very much, it was because of this feeling back then that I refused a teenager's request, well, that guy is about the same age as you are now." I often wonder if it would have been better off if I had taken him with me for a walk around the world. I said to the boy at the end, "Trust me, you're going to be better at reading." In such a big place as the rivers and lakes, it is enough to have me Ah Liang alone, but the sea of books is endless, so why follow Ah Liang to eat dust. ”

The man grinned, "So this trip to Dali, I want to chat with some people." I want to tell them that what Qi Jingchun doesn't care about, someone cares. ”

Ah Liang stretched out his hand inexplicably and flicked his fingers at random.

In the bookstore in the alley of Guanshui Street, the young man who claimed to be Li Jin of Chongjiang River, was hit by a hammer on his forehead, and the whole person flew out upside down, crashed into the book wall, not to mention, directly broke through the wall, fell into the store next door, and scared the shopkeeper who was standing behind the counter and napping.

Ah Liang muttered: "When the gods fight, just watch the show." Little koi, do you really think that you have seen all the rivers and waves? I, Ah Liang, have seen more rivers and rivers than Li Huai has eaten, and I really think this sentence is bragging? I, Ah Liang, have never known what bragging is in my life. ”

He then grabbed the air to his side, and on the far side of the courtyard wall, a cyan swimming fish-like pocket charm, like a hooked fish, struggled desperately, Ah Liang's palm pulled back, this blue fish was confined by it in a palm-sized square inch of land, and what was even more surprising was that after cutting off its connection with the master's divine will, the spiritual creature that should be dying was more full of aura than before, leisurely, twisting its tail and swimming.

Ah Liang explained: "Go back and let Li Huai raise him in that book "The Great Cliff of Broken Water"...... Huh? How do you feel that this little bastard has shit luck every day? Does Li Huai step on dog shit every day in the town and never wipe the soles of his shoes?"

A childish voice sounded in the distance, "Ah Liang, you just step on dog shit every day!"

Chen Ping'an looked at Ah Liang, who laughed in a low voice: "It's okay, the three guys have not been here for a long time, I don't know about Zhuhe and Zhulu, about the father and daughter's 'goodbye', you just have to find an excuse to deal with the past yourself." ”

Ah Liang beckoned: "Don't eavesdrop on the root of the wall, come and come, share the spoils." ”

Li Baohua, Li Huai and Lin Shouyi came to the corridor one after another, Li Baohua sat on Chen Ping'an's right hand, Li Huai sat on Chen Ping'an's left, and the result was exactly the same as Ah Liang's experience, scolding and taking off the rock sugar gourd on his buttocks, immediately smiled, and threw it into his mouth without saying a word, Lin Shouyi sat silently beside Ah Liang.

Ah Liang turned around and handed Lin Shouyi the stack of yellow paper talismans, "Study it well, don't waste it easily, Qi Jingchun said that Fulu Street and Taoye Lane in your town have a lot of mysteries, and there is still a big hidden opportunity." ”

Ah Liang patted the cold young man's shoulder, "Anyway, you, Lin Shouyi, are now the first person worthy of the name of cultivation among all of them, and you should cherish your future even more." ”

Lin Shou nodded, solemnly put away the stack of talismans, and hid them in his arms with the "Langlang Book on the Clouds".

Ah Liang turned his head to look at Li Huai, who was a thief and a thief, and said angrily: "Where's your tattered book?" ”

Li Huai scolded angrily: "Why are you worried about it, unless you give me ten taels of silver first!"

Ah Liang snapped his fingers, and the blue fish that had been hidden appeared in front of the four of them, except for Chen Ping'an, the other three children all widened their eyes.

Ah Liang said with a disgusted face: "Take out that broken book, turn a page casually, and clamp this fish in it, as for how to raise it, figure it out yourself, Lao Tzu will not serve." ”

Li Huai jumped up, took out the book "Broken Water Cliff", and after spreading it out, his steps were fast, and he suddenly closed it towards the green fish, and there was a faint wailing sound between the pages.

Ah Liang rubbed his forehead, "Who wants the rest of the donkey?"

Li Huai immediately raised his hand, "I, I, I, can I sell it for money?" Or I'm hungry, can I kill the stew?"

Ah Liang didn't want to speak.

Li Huai suddenly lowered his voice and asked timidly: "Ah Liang, are you going to die and explain your last words to us?"

Ah Liang rolled his eyes and said, "Get out of your mother's way, how far and how far you go." ”

Li Huai sighed and sat down beside Chen Ping'an again, "My mother and father, as well as my sister, are far enough away from here now." ”

It's just that the sentence behind the child is a little sad, "So Ah Liang, don't you go, okay? I won't scold you in the future." ”

Ah Liang wanted to speak and stopped, didn't say anything, took off the silver-white wine gourd, and threw it to Li Baohua, "Catch it, this little gourd is one of the best sword-raising gourds in the world, and ordinary sword-raising gourds can't be compared at all." ”

Ah Liang stood up and stretched, "It's light." ”

He looked down at the green bamboo knife, raised his head, and asked with a smile, "Little treasure vase, can I borrow that narrow knife talisman from you?"

Li Huai had a flash of inspiration, "Ah Liang, are you going to fight? I'll help you ......?"

Ah Liang cast a suspicious and inquiring gaze.

The child smiled dryly: "Help you wave the flag and shout!"

Li Baohua ran like a wheel, and soon he went back and forth, and handed the narrow knife to Ah Liang with both hands.

Ah Liang hung the famous knife called Xiangfu.

I don't know when, Chen Ping'an, Li Baohua, Li Huai, Lin Shouyi, and the four of them stood side by side opposite the man in the hat.

The man in the hat stretched out two fingers, twisted the edge of the hat, and laughed: "I used to tell you how strong my Ah Liang is and how high my swordsmanship is, but you always don't believe it, and you like to dislike me for bragging." You guys, you're so young and ignorant, I'm afraid of scaring you, and I deliberately picked out some small things about sesame mung beans, such as what is so fast that the sword can't splash water, and I'll tell you. ”

Ah Liang finally smiled and asked, "You don't believe it, do you?"

Ah Liang looked into the darkness and commanded, "Protect them." ”

Someone nodded.

Then this man who met for the first time and wore a hat on his head finally took off the hat for the first time and threw it away, but without waiting for the hat to fall to the ground, the hat turned into powder and disappeared.

meanwhile

Centered on a man with a double sword.

Within a radius of thousands of miles, the ground cow turned over and shook violently.

Ah Liang subconsciously went to help the hat, only to realize that there was no hat left, so he scratched his head, coughed, and said with a smile: "My name is Ah Liang, the kind Liang." ”