The carriage presented by Gao Xuan arrived belatedly, and arrived at Chen Pingan's side very late at dusk. The coachman was the white-faced, beardless old man who once followed the Sui Prince to the Lizhu Cave to meet Chen Pingan.

There was a two-way relationship, but compared to Gao Xuan's warm and attentive attitude, the old man's expression was cold. After handing over the carriage, he returned to the capital on foot. The old eunuch looked back at Cui Chan, who was busy looking at the beauty of the horse.

, clicked his tongue in amazement, completely unaware of the old man's scrutinizing gaze.

Cui Chan jumped on the carriage, took the initiative to assume the responsibility of the coachman, waved to Chen Ping'an and said: "Sir, the carriage has not been tampered with, let's go on the road in peace."

Cui Chan gave himself a slap in the face, "Why go on the road? It's too unlucky. Hurry and hurry."

Chen Ping'an looked around. It was dark. Due to the night ban in the capital, the official roads that were constantly flowing during the day seemed very deserted.

Chen Ping'an shook his head and said: "I just happened to be practicing pile walking. You just drive. As long as you don't go too fast, I can keep up."

Cui Chan knew Chen Ping'an's stubborn character, so he stopped wasting his saliva, drove slowly forward, took a sip of wine, and said leisurely and loudly: "Everything is busy and there are many things to worry about. In the end, everything will be over. It's a cool autumn. Okay."

Autumn!"

Chen Ping'an silently followed the carriage, repeating the six steps of walking and standing in the Shanshanquan formula, and he was already familiar with it.

Cui Chan kept talking nonsense in the middle of the night. He also read Confucian classics and recited poems, songs and poems, all kinds of things, and his mouth was never idle.

Finally, he even recited "I have an old donkey, and I never ride it." After hearing this, Chen Pingan, who had persisted for nearly an hour, let out a breath, stopped walking, and said: "I'll get in the car."

Take a rest."

After getting in the car and placing the backpack in the compartment, Chen Ping'an discovered that there were bottles and cans piled up in the corner. However, the light was dim and he couldn't see what they were. Cui Chan, who was driving, smiled and said: "There are some jars of good wine.

, there are Taoist Qi refining, healing elixirs, and even rouge and gouache. This Gao Xuan is fun enough. To be honest, regardless of the enemy and our camps, he is also the prince. Gao Xuan is the younger brother of your friend Song Jixin.

He is my former disciple, you want to change...Corporal Lixian?"

Chen Ping'an sat behind Cui Zhang, sitting sideways with his legs hanging outside, shaking his head and saying: "Song Jixin has never been my friend."

Cui Chan broke the news and said: "Song Jixin, who has now been renamed Song Mu, will be sad. Before he left Mubo Lane, Qi Jingchun gave Zhao Yao a seal of 'The world welcomes spring' and gave him Song Jixin

There are six books, three miscellaneous books, arithmetic "Jingwei", chess records "Tao Li", essay collection "Shan Hai Ce", three elementary school books selected by Qi Jingchun, "Ritual and Music", "Guanzhi", and "Primary School"

, Song Jixin, your attitude towards you, sir, is very complicated. He probably left the last three books on the table in the room for peace of mind when he left. The original intention was to give them to you Chen Pingan, but people's hearts are complicated.

, Song Jixin actually knows it well. Even if sir, you get the key to the house that was left in your yard, you will never take away the books privately without delaying his conscience. Song Jixin has passed a small hurdle, sir.

,Isn’t this guy very smart?”

Cui Chan told a lot of unknown secrets, but there was one thing he didn't say.

He guessed that the matter about the books was actually planned by Qi Jingchun early in the morning. Song Jixin would look down on the three elementary books and would choose to keep them and give them to Chen Ping'an.

Cui Chan used to think that he was far superior to Qi Jingchun when it came to playing chess, layout, and mental arithmetic. Looking back now, of course he was completely wrong.

Chen Ping'an whispered: "Song Jixin has always been very smart."

Cui Chan asked curiously: "The relationship between you and him is so tense, is it because he lied to you, sir, to break your oath?"

Chen Pingan said nothing.

Cui Chan smiled and said: "Don't blame me for talking too much. I don't mean to excuse Song Jixin. I'm just telling you a fact. Whether it's right or wrong, Song Jixin has its roots in this matter. In fact, it makes sense.

Simple, Song Jixin was well-fed, well-clothed and well-housed. He was better than you, sir, in everything. Later, he even had a maid to take care of his daily life. He was proficient in reading, playing chess, and calligraphy. But the more he became like this, something in his mind

The knot will get bigger."

Chen Pingan finally spoke, "At that time, he was misunderstood as the illegitimate son of the inspector. He had been poked in the spine by neighbors since he was a child, and many people scolded him unpleasantly behind his back."

Cui Yi nodded and said: "So, when Song Jixin looks at a guy like you, sir, every day, he will think, 'How come you, Chen Ping'an, a poor man who almost starved to death, can at least have a father and mother, and I, Song Jixin, can have a father and mother?"

But you don’t have a salary? You don’t even know your mother’s last name?’”

Cui Yi shook his head, "The thing that makes Song Jixin unbearable the most is that sir, your life experience is so miserable, but in the eyes of Song Jixin, his neighbor, you seem to live a happier life than him every day, and you have to eat

Falling down to sleep when he is full, and getting up to do things when he is full will simply make Song Jixin scratch his head and make him feel unhappy all over. So, if he is unhappy, he wants to make you unhappy. He knows what you care about most.

It’s up to you to lose something.”

Chen Ping'an remembered that rainy night in Mud Bottle Alley. It was the first time he wanted to kill someone. At that time, Song Jixin was almost strangled to death by him on the wall.

Liu Xianyang, who had sneaked out from the kiln factory with him, might have been hiding far away and accidentally saw that scene, so for the next month, Liu Xianyang didn't dare to talk to him, which made Chen Pingan depressed for a long time.

Cui Chan sighed to himself: "Some children's minds are involved in things that are both terrifying and ridiculous, but also hateful and pitiful. This is because children are not the only ones with children's minds. Many high-ranking and powerful people will also be involved in some major events.

It’s unreasonably childish.”

Chen Ping'an held up the sword and stove stakes with both hands. He did not practice it. He did it purely naturally. He said calmly: "Of course I hate Song Jixin for this matter, but the thing that really makes me dislike Song Jixin is not

this."

Cui Chan was so surprised that he couldn't help but turned around and asked, "How do you say that?"

Chen Ping'an said slowly: "The time Liu Xianyang was almost beaten to death, Song Jixin actually squatted on the wall and fanned the flames, wishing that Liu Xianyang would be beaten to death. Such a person is... terrifying."

Cui Chan remained silent.

Chen Ping'an raised his head and looked into the distance, "There is a dialect in our hometown that says to see if the person carrying the burden is tired. I think this is nothing, but if you add stones to someone's burden just because you think it's fun, then that's

How do you make friends with people of this species?"

Cui Chen joked: "Song Jixin didn't put any more weight on your shoulders. In fact, Song Jixin may have wanted to be friends with you deep down in his heart, because he was smart enough and knew very well who he should be with."

As a friend, for example, if he sincerely looks down on Zhao Yao, who is not as smart as him, he will still be able to build relationships and get closer."

Chen Pingan shook his head and said, "I don't like people like this."

Cui Chen said something sincere and conscientious for no reason, "For people like you, many people will not like you in the future."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Why do I want so many people to like me? I can feed the whole family without worrying about it. I don't care about others."

Cui Chan turned around and extended his thumb to Chen Pingan, "Sir, you are standing on the wall and standing for a thousand years. If you have no desire, you will be strong! I admire you, student!"

Chen Pingan said softly: "I know you are trying to trick me because you want to explore something I don't know, but it doesn't matter. After saying this, I feel much better."

Cui Chen chuckled and said: "Sir, you are as wise as a fool, and I, my student, are as wise as a fool. We will learn from each other's knowledge. If we join forces in the future, we will definitely be invincible in the world."

Chen Pingan suddenly asked: "Do you know A Liang? The old donkey part, A Liang has hummed before."

Cui Han's face changed slightly and he hummed, "We have known each other for a long time, even earlier than Qi Jingchun, even earlier than Ma Zhan, Mao Xiaodong and others. When I was drinking with the old man, they might still be there.

Where are you playing in the mud?"

The moon and stars are sparse, and the breeze blows on my face.

The young man in white with a mole between his eyebrows had a hint of sadness on his handsome and flawless face. He smiled bitterly and said: "After I left my hometown, I also traveled far away to study like you, but I went much further than you.

Because I was arrogant and arrogant, I finally suffered a lot of humiliation, and in my final anger, I became a disciple of the old scholar. At that time, the old scholar had little reputation and his knowledge was on the verge of being regarded as heresy, so I was his first disciple.

"

"The surname Zuo, Qi Jingchun, these people have entered the old man's sect one after another. There are not many disciples in the house. The old scholar is a person who wants to explain everything clearly. He teaches knowledge. A simple principle can be explained clearly in a few words.

Yes, he could talk all day long, but he really didn’t have the energy to recruit too many close disciples. There were relatively more named disciples, but as for those who did not hesitate to call themselves lackeys of Wen Sheng’s sect, they were as vast as a crucian carp crossing a river.

,countless."

"As for A Liang, he got to know the old scholar earlier than I did. At first, A Liang came to beat the old scholar. Who is the old scholar? He is so talkative and powerful. He is a Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist scholar who has been in the rank of sixty years.

Teaching debate is the most dangerous thing in the world! How many Buddhist disciples have fallen into heretical ways and become pitiful heretics in their respective Taoist traditions. The glory before was miserable after, and the world is miserable. Before I rebelled against the disciples,

He put forward his opinion with confidence, but he wanted to help... If you don't talk about this, a good man would not mention his courage. The fact is that the old scholar has participated in two debates in history. The key is still

I won two arguments with him, forget it, sir, you don’t need to know this for the time being, anyway, the old scholar at that time, tsk tsk, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the only one in the world, that kind of person is known as 'a family'

Those who are not scholars will never be able to appreciate the peerless elegance of "the study of science, the bright moon is in the sky". Otherwise, do you think that the old man is just a pitiful scholar who can be invited to the Confucian Temple to offer sacrifices? He keeps moving up and down.

?The small country where the old scholar lived almost wanted to call him the 'ancestor of the number one scholar' later on, but the old scholar didn't want him, but he was holding back his energy. What do you think?"

"In short, the old guy confused A-Liang as soon as he came and went. The two enemies became the best drinking buddies. The old scholar's status became higher and higher, and A-Liang's cultivation level became higher and higher. The two of them complemented each other.

We have always had a good relationship. A-Liang, me, Qi Jingchun, and Zuo, the three of us have the best relationship. A-Liang went to great lengths for the three of us, especially for Qi Jingchun and Zuo, who fought so hard that everything turned upside down.

It’s heart-wrenching!”

Having said this, Cui Han smiled knowingly and said: "Every time A Liang comes back to us, he will start to brag, what about 'I wiped the butts of you three bastards so hard, I, A Liang, am really fierce', what about 'you guys

I don’t know that today I am going to kill all the sects in all directions. All those fairies just hate that their cultivation level is not high enough, otherwise they will eat me alive, A Liang. Alas, it is the hardest to bear the kindness of a beauty. You are young, you can’t

I'll understand'."

Cui Chan took a sip of wine and said, "A-Liang is good at one thing. He never brags when he talks, unlike us scholars."

Cui Chan said so much in one breath, and finally turned his back to Chen Pingan and said with a smile: "Okay, just like you, I feel much happier."

Chen Ping'an had already closed his eyes and was practicing his sword and stove stakes silently, but it was obvious that the young man listened carefully to all his words and missed every word.

Cui Han's face was calm, "Let's open up and talk. If there is no delay, I will still be a bad person and you will still be a good person."

Chen Pingan opened his eyes and said, "I'll go down and continue practicing walking."

Cui Chen laughed and said, "Okay."

After Chen Pingan jumped off the carriage, he continued walking quickly in silence.

Cui Chan suppressed his smile little by little, freed up his hand to drink the last sip of wine from the flask, and for the first time, he was a little absent-minded, and murmured: "Chen Pingan, do you think people like you are not scary?"

A voice from behind the carriage said, "I heard it."

Cui Chen laughed loudly, "Sir, you have a good ear. He is indeed a martial arts wizard who is only seen once in a lifetime. From now on, he will dominate the world and become invincible. It is just around the corner!"
To be continued...