There are criss-crossing rivers in Gusu City, and waterways run parallel to each other. The clear flowing water matches the green trees on the shore, and the deep water alleys match the winding bridges. Chen Fan and the others are in a restaurant where they can see such a beautiful scenery when they open the windows. Sipping the wine, I felt a little drunk.
Originally, Lu Chan said that Liang Xiu and Chen Fan should go, but he had to reply beforehand. Chen Fan said, "If Master doesn't go, I won't go either," and dragged Dean Lu over. Fortunately, here, the wine is fine wine and the food is delicacy. Although there is nothing special about it, the beautiful scenery outside the window is the best feature. After these two days of getting along, the relationship between the three of them has undoubtedly taken a big step forward.
While drinking in a restaurant, Chen Fan asked the store to send someone to buy two large pieces of silk and copied the chess records, which were just in time for Lu Yan and Liang Xiu to take away. At the same time, he said: "Master, Brother Liang, I don't know that after school starts, the chess academy will Or when will there be a large-scale event in Suzhou?"
"The Chess Academy is waiting for the big competition. Fa Sheng, you have to participate in this big competition. At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, it is a competition between the students of the chess academy in Wu County. This year is different from previous years. The Go match in the county is on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month. It will be held on the second day, and the competition between the various chess academies will be held on the sixth. Counting as a warm-up before the game, many disciples will participate. Each chess academy will select ten people to communicate with each other. In October after the start of school, there will be a competition in the academy. You, Fa Sheng, can also participate in the ranking competition to determine your level of Go. This is good for your reputation. However, the academy can only judge up to the fifth rank. If you are above the fourth rank, you have to go to the capital for evaluation. By the way, Fa Sheng, you are interested in organizing this competition. Activities, can I help you with anything?”
"I accidentally got a recipe before, and I wanted to try it out, and share it with everyone during the event. It's just that this kind of food is more troublesome to make, and it takes some time to purchase the ingredients. After knowing the date, I can mention it Prepare." Chen Fan thought about it and said that he got this recipe accidentally. If someone really wants it, he can hand it over, but the craftsmanship inside will be more complicated, and he must use jade black and white chess pieces to put it in. To increase the spirituality of duck eggs, pickle them with pure natural mountain spring water to get black and white chess eggs, which are called chess eggs. I will never mention the name of preserved eggs. This mountain spring water must be able to pickle preserved eggs, which can replace The kind of alkaline water. As far as Chen Fan knows, many mountain springs are alkaline and can be pickled. However, it will take some time to find such mountain springs. In addition, the marinating temperature is not mentioned in the recipe, so it will sometimes be successful and sometimes unsuccessful. If you buy a lot of duck eggs in winter, but they are marinated and scrapped, the cost will be very high. Chen Fan decided that his recipes were not so easy to obtain.
"Oh, making this food is so complicated. It seems really exciting. There are many activities in the twelfth lunar month. In addition to college competitions and chess games, Xuanmen Talks are also held in the twelfth lunar month. Law students can prepare more at that time. ." Lu Yan nodded and said.
"Fasheng, if it's the twelfth lunar month, if you want to sell at that time, I'll be back during the holidays and help you shout out." Liang Xiu said with a smile.
It seemed that Liang Xiu had guessed what she was thinking, but Chen Fan had no intention of hiding it from the two of them. He immediately raised his glass and said, "Then I would like to thank Master and Brother Liang." After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass. All.
Lu Ban nodded, "You're welcome." Liang Xiu responded, and the two of them drank the wine in their glasses.
The three of them chatted while eating. The meal lasted for a long time. Hou Feng and Liang Xiu's guard A Wu naturally did not join in. Instead, they ate in the lobby outside and waited outside.
After drinking and eating, Lu Fan really had something to do in the evening and insisted on leaving. Instead of having dinner together, everyone dispersed. Liang Xiu sent Lu Fan back, and Chen Fan and Hou Feng also returned to their residence.
In the study, Chen Fan took out the copy of "Lan Ke Pu". Since there were people around him during the day, he had not studied the chess records. Now that no one was around, he naturally had to study it carefully before calling up the "Cheng Ying" mapping.
Time passed quickly. In the evening, the main hall was full of people. The elder brother who came to pick up Chen Fan rushed home. Xiao Qing also came back from the Taoist temple. When I saw him these two days, he was in high spirits. It seemed that he was practicing Qi. The harvest is not small.
"Brother, you had a hard time on the road today." Chen Fan greeted.
"It's okay, Fasheng. What have you been busy with these two days?" the eldest brother asked.
"In the past two days, I have met all the people I should meet. By the way, I also saw a monk practicing swordsmanship in Puming Temple today. Hou Feng also saw it and said that he has already mastered swordsmanship, which is quite powerful."
"Have you mastered Dao Gang?" Master Huang interjected and asked.
"It should be, Hou Feng, just tell me, I don't know much about martial arts."
"The sword wielded by the monk is so powerful that it can move the surrounding branches and leaves. He must have mastered the sword's strength."
"Then this person is indeed not simple. There are very few people who can practice Dao Gang now. Fasheng and Aqing, you are already practicing in Taoist temples. Let me tell you some things about the world of cultivation. It will be helpful to you when you walk outside in the future. , it will be of some help." For some reason, Master Huang came here today and was interested in talking.
This proposal is excellent. Not to mention Chen Fan and Xiao Qing, even the eldest brother and the others are also extremely interested in it.
"In the realm of cultivation in the south of the Yangtze River, there are three temples, three temples, and three temples that I want to avoid. There are crouching tigers, hidden dragons, and many unknown masters. The three temples are Baiyun Temple, Zhenwu Temple, and Maoshan Temple; the three temples are Mahayana Temple and Puming Temple. , Fahua Temple; the three temples are Confucius Temple, Mencius Temple, and Xunzi Temple."
"Baiyun Temple can be said to be the head of the Taoist sect. The location of its mountain gate is mysterious. Only the Qian Taoist courtyard in the lower courtyard is connected to the outside world. It is said that Baiyun Temple is a treasure land of cultivation. It is guarded by the Five Elements Array. It has abundant spiritual power and complete five elements. Its "Shangdong" "The True Scripture" is said to be the best in magic cultivation, and the sword control skills are the best in the world. It is said that one sword can defeat all kinds of magic. Every ten years, it sends a person to travel into the rivers and lakes to compete with various sects. He rarely fails. The current one is Chuchen. My son, he has been a powerful figure in the world for eight years, and in two years it will be time for Baiyun Temple to replace its new members. At that time, we will have to go to various factions to compete with each other."
"The Zhenwu Temple is the number one Taoist treasure. It contains many scriptures and has a long heritage. The most mysterious thing is that it is guarded by a mysterious force. Anyone who enters the Zhenwu Temple to cause trouble will have no way in or out. It is regarded as a terrifying place by the people in the world. No one dares to offend lightly.”
"Maoshan Temple covers the largest area, has the largest number of people, has the most influence, and is the most powerful in the world of mortals. There are many Taoist techniques for exorcising evil spirits, controlling houses, and divination. The use of talismans and five elements magical powers is difficult to guard against. It is the most powerful in the world of mortals. , not to be provoked easily."
"Buddhism is relatively stable in the south of the Yangtze River, and generally does not care about the right and wrong of the world easily. However, it recruits many disciples, develops believers, and is very popular. It claims to have 84,000 Dharma doors to save all sentient beings. It pays attention to both internal and external cultivation, and is protected by the indestructible Vajra. There are many magical skills in the temple, such as the Body Magic Kung Fu, Wuxiangzhi Nianhua, Luohan Magic Kung Fu, etc. There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the temple, and their power is no longer under the Taoist sect."
"The three temples of Confucianism are the three inheritances within Confucianism and Taoism. Confucius is the most powerful. Both Mencius and Xunmen respect Confucius, but they have different emphasis. For example, Mencius said that human nature is inherently good, while Xunzi said that human nature is inherently evil. , causing people in these two sects to have different views on things, so they sometimes fight, but when they are against foreign enemies, they can be consistent in dealing with the outside world. The most powerful thing about Confucianism and Taoism is the spiritual power technique, which can resonate with the heaven and earth at high and deep levels, among which drawing the earth is a prison It can make people imprisoned in one place and cannot leave. The forbidden method can turn people into mortals no matter how powerful they are. The most powerful one is the mental attack technique, which can turn people into idiots. Therefore, when meeting people from Confucianism, You need to guard your mind. If you really want to fight, you have to strike first. It is said that some people in the three temples have entered the innate world and have practiced to follow the rules. I don't know whether it is true or not."
"Master Huang, I wonder if Zhenwu Temple's swordsmanship can cultivate Gang Qi? How much worse is it than Baiyun Temple?" No wonder Zeng heard people say that the more you know, the more you feel insignificant. This is not unreasonable, Chen Fan Now I feel very insignificant. I wonder if I can dominate the world even if I learn Zhenwu Guan's exercises?
"The swordsmanship of Zhenwu Temple is actually not weak. Not to mention the ability to master Sword Gang, Sword Qi, and Sword Light, as well as flying with a sword. It has been done before. It is not weaker than Baiyun Temple. It is just that it is said that the swordsmanship of Zhenwu Temple is difficult to practice. , and the inheritance was interrupted in the middle, so it is much weaker now."
Chen Fan suddenly felt a sense of urgency. He used to focus on practicing Zhenyuan and knew nothing about swordsmanship and Taoism. Now if he fights with others, except for having increased his strength, he is still a rookie in other aspects. Next, he will start planning to study "Northern Zhenwu Xuanjing" 》Volume 2, if it doesn’t work, just learn to move the world on the palm of your hand first. Chen Fan calmed down after having an idea, and then said: "Master Huang, I wonder where the combat power of the monk who practices Dao Gang ranks in the world of cultivation?"
"In the world of cultivation, he can only be regarded as an ordinary master, but in the world of martial arts, he is considered a first-class master."
"Does it make a difference?"
"People in the world of cultivation mainly practice hidden within the sect and rarely care about the affairs of the world. For example, Baiyun Temple only sends one representative to walk in the world. Others may remain unknown throughout their lives. Naturally, these people cannot be regarded as people in the world, but they are also People in the world of cultivation. If they encounter a matter of life and death for the sect, they will naturally come out to fight to the death, but if it is other matters, they will not take action. This is the difference."
"We will set off tomorrow morning. Is there anything you want to bring?" The eldest brother interjected and asked.
"There's nothing special to bring. After all, we only have a short time to go back. Why don't we buy some specialties from Gusu and take them back?" Chen Fan suggested.
"Okay, I'll go see what I can buy outside tomorrow morning, and I'll have something to eat on the boat at noon. What do you think?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
After dinner in the evening, Chen Fan did not go directly to the study or the backyard to practice. Instead, he went back to the bedroom and took out "Tai Gong's Art of War". This military book has nearly 20,000 words. I don't have time to read it at the moment, so I have to put it away. In addition, As for the money at home, there are fifteen taels of silver. When I return to Hudu, I will take five taels with me and put the other ten taels at home to prevent them from being lost on the road. But there is no one at home. Don't let thieves steal them. Chen Fan suddenly thought of Liang Liang. Xiu talked about the current thief incident in Gusu, which made her a little worried. She felt that her home was not very safe. Chen Fan suddenly felt a bit like a miser.
"A miser should be a miser. The key is not to throw away the "Tai Gong's Art of War". Why don't we find an earthen jar and bury it in the yard?" After thinking about it, Chen Fan finally decided not to hide it anywhere, but to put it on the table with the chess records on top. , "Tai Gong's Art of War" was placed below. In order to prevent the paper from being blown away by the wind, it was pressed with an ink stone. As for the ten taels of silver, they were placed in three places in the room. The reason why Chen Fan decided not to bury it in the end was simple. Clothes and the like should also be expensive, maybe more than ten taels, and it's not easy to bury them. If you really need to meet a thief, you might as well let him steal some money, and just treat it as a loss of wealth to eliminate the disaster. Having made his decision, Chen Fan finally settled down and went to the backyard to practice the exercises and then rest.
