Pawn Crossing the River

"I can't help myself." Qi Xuansu repeated softly, "Look at you..."

"I said, let's discuss whether we can say 'you' instead of 'you'." Qiniang interrupted Qi Xuansu, "What happened to you today? Did you take the wrong medicine? You're saying 'you' every mouthful, which made me feel uncomfortable. When did you become so polite? You are not from Dijing."

Qi Xuansu imitated Qiniang's tone and said, "It's different."

"Get lost." Qiniang said angrily.

Qi Xuansu said, "Okay, no need to use the word 'you'. Looking at your usual arrogance, I thought you didn't care about anything and weren't afraid of anything."

Qiniang said, "It's not all pretending. Most of the time, there is really nothing to be afraid of. I am also qualified to be arrogant, but in some things, I still have to...position myself and have a sense of awe."

"Stand your position and be in awe. Why do these two words sound so weird when they come out of your mouth? I always feel like you are being weird." Qi Xuansu joked, "Well, let's not mention this. Let's reminisce about the past."

Qiniang glanced at Qi Xuansu, "Reminiscing about old times? Are you trying to make a joke? You learned all these little tricks from me. How can you hide them from me?"

Qi Xuansu acted rogue and said, "Just talk about it or not."

"Then let's talk. Just don't ask anything from me, kid." Qiniang said nonchalantly.

Qi Xuansu opened his hands to show the breeze on his sleeves, "Qiniang, you really did what you said, leaving me penniless. I am really penniless now and have to rely on Zhang Qingxiao for help."

"That's right, you're ripping me off and hitting me on the head. I can't bear this tone." Qiniang smiled, "Although Qi Jiaoyao couldn't help you at that time, who would have thought that with the turn of events, something would eventually happen One day, you fell into my hands, and of course I had to fulfill the promise I made back then. "

Of course, Qi Xuansu didn't mention this matter for no reason. It was just an introduction. He took advantage of the situation and said, "How can it be a rip-off? That is a fairy, half of you and half of me. You won't suffer at all. By the way, 'Zhaogu' Is the mirror still there? Was it confiscated by the Earth Master? "

Qiniang glanced at Qi Xuansu with a half-smile, "Boy, are you testing me?"

Qi Xuansu said with a confused face, "What are you trying to test?"

"Earth Master." Qiniang said two words, "This is what you care about most, right? But I'm going to disappoint you. What do you think this is?"

I saw Qiniang taking out a mirror from her sleeve. It was the "Bone Mirror", also known as the "Ancestral Dragon Bone Mirror". The reason why it is not included in the four great immortal objects of Zulong is because it is only a semi-immortal object. , just fused with Wu Zhen’s body

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Only then was he promoted to immortal.

Qi Xuansu looked at the "Bone Mirror" and asked, "How come I haven't seen you use it before?"

Qiniang said, "This is a life-saving thing. The key is to be unexpected. If you use it easily, others will be on guard. In addition, who do you think is worthy of my use? 'The proprietor'? Or Wu Guangbi? Just these few things, kill chickens." Why use a butcher's knife?"

Qi Xuansu clicked his tongue and said, "You are arrogant and powerful enough. People who don't know better would think you are a young man. What about Chen Shuhua?"

Qiniang said, "The key to facing Chen Shuhua is Patriarch Jin Gong. I just delay time. Besides, even if I use a 'bone mirror', I can't help Chen Shuhua. There is no need to use my own money to work for the public." , Public and private matters must be separated.”

Qi Xuansu changed the subject, "Speaking of Chen Shuhua, I remember that I mentioned Chen Shuhua's matter to you in Lingshan Cave. You should have expected it."

"Of course I expected it, so you are all careless. I am not careless. I contacted Patriarch Jin Gong early and asked him to take care of the situation to prevent the situation from getting out of control. Isn't this enough?" Qiniang said confidently.

Qi Xuansu said, "I mean, why didn't you take down Chen Shuhua a few years in advance?"

Qiniang said, "I have two answers, one is the truth and the other is a lie. Which one do you want to hear?"

"Lies." Qi Xuansu said with great interest.

Qiniang said, "I deliberately kept her until you could deal with it. Otherwise, why would you be promoted to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist Priest?"

Qi Xuansu asked again, "Where's the truth?"

"I can't care about it, and I can't control it." Qiniang said, "There are so many things and problems in the world, how can I manage them? Compared with Chen Shuhua's problems, ancient immortal problems, Buddhist problems, and holy court problems, It's more serious. Take Fenglinzhou as an example. Do you think it's possible that Daomen didn't notice the undercurrent in Fenglinzhou? But has Daomen solved it in advance? The same is true for Borneo's problem, and it's more complicated. , involving so many people, Da Zhenren, Shenzhi Zhenren, Li family, you are among me, you are among me, as well as Buddhists, ancient immortals, and even Lord Buddha. I suddenly ran over to kill Chen Shuhua, and Regardless of whether others believe me or not, do you know how great the resistance is? Even Pei Xuanzhi is not able to move lightly before the time comes."

Qi Xuansu sighed, "It's understandable. Even if the Celestial Master saw the imperial crown fall, our Emperor Zi Jiji still wanted to bring the Emperor and

The emperor's return to oneness. Most of the time, people neither learn from history nor prepare for a rainy day. "

Qiniang said, "After I die, I won't care about the flood. I'll just place my hope on the people who come after me."

Qi Xuansu changed the topic, "When did you realize that I came from the future?"

"Not long after I left Lingshan Cave, I realized it. Because there was a problem with the flow of time inside Lingshan Cave, I felt trapped in Lingshan Cave for a long time, but in fact it was not that long. After I left the cave, I found that only a few hours had passed. It's only the moon, and the world outside is still dominated by Pei Xuanzhi, Li Wugou, and Su Yuanyi. There is no Li Changge or Qi Xuansu at all, but I don't think you are lying. After all, you took it for granted that I should have heard of you. After receiving a negative response. That kind of self-righteousness that implies surprise cannot be faked at all." Qiniang was still merciless.

Fortunately, Qi Xuansu was used to this level of sarcasm and didn't care at all. "So you went to investigate, especially since I still have Tianshi's 'Qingyun'."

Qiniang said, "The result of the investigation is that there is no such person as Qi Xuansu in the world, and the Heavenly Master's 'Qingyun' has never been borrowed. The Heavenly Master used it to chop Zhang Wuhen and he has never left his body."

Qi Xuansu interjected, "It's the same thing as stealing. The Earth Master is so good-tempered that he didn't even give you a knife. If it were the Heavenly Master, your life would be in danger."

"The Earth Master is more merciful than the Heavenly Master?" Qiniang snorted, "I hope you can stick to your point of view after getting familiar with and understanding the Earth Master."

Qi Xuansu is not naive. He certainly does not think that the earth master is any better than the heavenly master or the national master. What he wants is to elicit Qiniang's words: "Since the earth master is not more kind than the heavenly master, then you have stabbed such a big person." Zhenzi, took away the 'Bone Mirror', stole the 'Heart of the Immortality Stone', and killed Yao Liu. How could the Earth Master let you go? If I were the Earth Master, I would still have to kill you even if I didn't kill you. Lock him up and confiscate all illegal gains.”

Qiniang said, "I want to clarify something first. I didn't kill Yao Liu. I said at the time that nothing could die here. Yao Liu seemed dead, but I didn't destroy his life talisman. Then he would It doesn’t count as death. Now you can still see him when you go to Lingshan Cave. Even if you want to reminisce about the past with him, that’s not impossible.”

"Secondly, how do you know that I didn't pay the price? It's just that the price was not my life. Furthermore, the Heavenly Master said that he killed Zhang Wuhen, but in the end he left her a glimmer of hope. Isn't Zhang Wuhen alive again now? She's making trouble again, talking about revenge, does Tianshi care about her? After all, Tianshi's sword back then?

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It's for outsiders to see, and it's also a formality. You, a descendant of an immortal, why should the higher-ups of the Taoist sect trust you? Why do you prove that you are not a two-faced person like Chen Shuhua? There has to be some practical action. The Celestial Master gave his biological sister a sword. This is the certificate of surrender, so he can become the Celestial Master. Of course, this is also thanks to his surname Zhang. Without this surname, there would not even be a chance to receive a certificate. "

Qi Xuansu sighed with emotion, "To put it bluntly, this is a moral choice. I am very fortunate that so far, I have not encountered such a moral dilemma to test my humanity. By the way, you just said that you paid a price, but this price If it’s not life, then what’s the price?”

Qiniang took out the cigarette rod from her waist, lit the pot, took a deep breath, and smoke rings curled up. "You guess."

Qi Xuansu was already familiar with Qiniang's routines, so he was not surprised by this answer, and said, "I guess, based on your IQ, you can't guess my origin. Was it the Earth Master who pointed you out?"

Qiniang's tone turned cold, "What's wrong with my IQ? I'm a fool, how can you be any better?"

"Don't worry, that's not what I meant." Qi Xuansu waved his hand, "I didn't say I was a smart person either."

Qiniang made up her mind to seize this point: "I don't have a high IQ, but you are smart. I worked so hard to help you up, but instead you became the person you say has a low IQ. Yes, it is true that I don't have a high IQ. I If you have a high IQ, why would you choose such a white-eyed wolf?"

Qi Xuansu said helplessly, "I don't care about martial ethics anymore. I'm just trying this trick again and want to slide over again."

Qiniang turned her back, looked out the window, and wiped her face with her hands. She didn't know whether she was wiping away tears or covering her mouth and laughing.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh, he only had to deal with three women, Xiao Yin was the easiest to worry about, but even this most trouble-free one often got into trouble, such as going to find Yi Zangnuo Zun by himself, or tampering with "Return to Tibet" lamp". The other two, whether they were at odds or not, the key was that both of them had ideas. He often had to guess what they were thinking, which was quite tiring.

After a while, Qiniang probably couldn't stand it any longer, so she stopped pretending and started smoking openly.

Qi Xuansu said, "If you don't tell me, then I'll take it as your acquiescence. The earth master pointed you out and let you know my origin, and you are related to my master. My master's name is Qi Haoran, from the Qi family. You once changed his name." Qi Jiayao also claimed to be from the Qi family and lied that she was Qi Jiuzheng's sister. What is the connection between them? "

Qiniang puffed smoke into Qi Xuansu's face, "Go and ask Qi Jiaozheng."

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