Pawn Crossing the River

There are three major families in Taiping Road, namely the Li family, the Lu family, and the Shen family. The Li family is the main family, and the other two families have become vassals of the Li family. The Zhengyi family generally has the same structure, with the Zhang family as the mainstay, and the Su family and the Yan family as vassals. The three families often marry each other, so in the eyes of many people, it is reasonable for Zhang Yuelu to marry Yan Mingchen. Now the head of the Yan family is the matriarch. The clan's wife was from the Zhang family, so she would never let Zhang Yuelu suffer. Even with Zhang Yuelu's strength, it would not be unthinkable for her husband to take over the Yan family as the mistress in the future.

To be fair, this is an excellent marriage. Many girls from the Zhang family who are from a small sect cannot get it. Generally, only the girls from the Zhang family are treated like this. Zhang Yuelu is from a small sect, because of his extraordinary talents and Yan Mingchen's initiative. requirements to easily defeat other opponents. As for whether they like each other, it's all trivial. In a big family, the husband and wife are actually solid allies, not lovers. As long as they don't respect each other like soldiers, respect each other like guests, or respect each other like ice, it's fine.

But no one expected that Zhang Yuelu would take the initiative to reject this marriage, which most people thought was a perfect match. The reason given at first was even more ridiculous, because Yan Mingchen was too old.

Today's world is just like two ancient poems: I am eighty years old and your eighteenth year, you are a beauty and I have gray hair. He and Qing are reversed and originally belong to the same Geng. There is only a sixty-year-old in between. Eighteen-year-old bride and eighty-year-old man, with pale hair and red makeup. The mandarin ducks sleep in pairs at night, and a pear tree presses the begonia.

It is not unusual for an old man to have a young wife, not to mention that Yan Mingchen is just thirty years old and is only less than ten years older than Zhang Yuelu, not several dozen years. It is indeed not a big difference.

So everyone thinks this is just an excuse. As for the real thoughts, few people know. The only one who doesn't think it's weird is probably Zhang Yuyue. In her opinion, Zhang Yuelu has had weird ideas since she was a child. Others think it's good, but she probably doesn't think it's good. This is reasonable.

However, including Tantai Qiong, they did not dare to force Zhang Yuelu too much. After all, Zhang Yuelu still had a way out, which was to become a monk in Quanzhen Taoism. The so-called monks, regardless of whether they were monks, meant to cut off their worldly ties, including As long as the blood family member has never returned to the secular world, she cannot be restrained by secular rules such as patriarchal laws.

More importantly, Earth Master and Quanzhen Tao have enough strength to ensure the implementation of this rule. Now that it is a quasi-ally with Quanzhen Tao, it is unlikely that Tianshi will come forward for such a thing. .

In fact, some people speculated that Zhang Yuelu was too high-minded and did not like Yan Mingchen, saying that Yan Mingchen was always saving face for Yan Mingchen. This is also reasonable. Considering Yan Mingchen’s age, the fourth-grade Taoist priest of Jijiu is indeed a bit low. If he is promoted to the third-grade Taoist priest of Youyi at the age of thirty-five, it means that he will have to wait until he is forty years old, or even nearly five years old. You can only be promoted to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest at the age of ten, so it is very likely that you will stop here in this life.

After all, Dao Sect's appointment and promotion have almost rigid age requirements. Even with the help of the family, at most he would have become one of the thirty-six Master Shen Zhi in the Year of Jiazi, and he would still be ranked at the bottom, with a clear gap between him and the top few Master Shen Zhi.

On the other hand, Zhang Yuelu became a fourth-grade Taoist priest in her early twenties. Judging from her momentum, as long as nothing unexpected happens, it is certain that she will become a third-grade Youyi Taoist priest before the age of thirty. In terms of her age, she is almost equal to A second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest has already been acquired, and it will not be difficult to become a Shenzhi Master in a few decades.

What really makes people look forward to is, how far can Zhang Yuelu go? Is it to stop being a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest and hurt Zhongyong? Or will he advance all the way after becoming the Master of Shenzhi, inherit the mantle of Master Cihang, and become the best among the thirty-six Masters of Shenzhi? Or is it more bold, the great master of Pingzhang, the great master of deputy headmaster, or even the supreme headmaster?

It's not that Yan Mingchen doesn't understand this truth. If Zhang Yuelu has high vision and looks down on him, then that's it. It's not that he doesn't know how much he weighs, and he doesn't know how. At most, he will remember it many years later.

But no one would have thought that Zhang Yuelu would find someone who was worthless. In terms of realm, cultivation, Taoist rank, position, and family background, he was inferior to him in everything. The only advantage was that he was young.

And from the perspective of the Taoist system, Qi Xuansu, who is only a seventh-grade Taoist priest, is not too young. Even if he is promoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest immediately after the Chinese New Year, a sixth-grade Taoist priest will have to stop for one year to upgrade to a fifth-grade Taoist priest, and a fifth-grade Taoist priest will have to wait two years to upgrade to a fourth-grade Taoist priest. Year, it takes three years to be promoted from the fourth grade to the third grade. Then he will have to be promoted to the sixth grade Taoist priest at the age of twenty-five, and to be promoted to the fifth grade Taoist priest at the age of twenty-six. In the best case, he will be promoted to the fourth grade wine priest at the age of twenty-eight. However, it is a recognized threshold for a fifth-grade Taoist priest to become a fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest. Few people can rise to the level within two years. Most of them have to stop for several years. There are still many people who simply stop here and never move forward in their lifetime. But it is the threshold for high-quality Taoist priests.

Therefore, Yan Mingchen felt unconvinced and had to take a look in person before he would give up.

At first glance, he thought it was just that.

The injustice in my heart is even worse.

Zhang Yuelu naturally saw Yan Mingchen's resentment and simmering anger, and said: "Back in the Shang Palace of Wanxiang Dao Palace, I told you that it's okay to be friends. I'll call you brother, and forget about the rest. . If you don’t take my words seriously, don’t blame me for not being a friend.”

Yan Mingchen closed his eyes and said in a trembling tone: "Even if you hate me, I don't blame you, but you... why do you bother yourself?"

"Zuojian?" Zhang Yuelu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Yan Mingchen said: "You know, if you can marry someone better than me, I won't say anything more and will only bless you, but I don't want you to treat yourself like this."

Zhang Yuelu said in an accentuated tone: "How should I treat myself?"

Yan Mingchen opened his eyes suddenly, and his gaze shot towards Qi Xuansu like a sword: "He is not worthy of you."

"Whether you are worthy or not, it doesn't matter what you say, only what I say counts." Zhang Yuelu could not hide the chill in his tone.

Qi Xuansu remained silent, just looked at Yan Mingchen up and down, cautiously, as if a hunter was assessing the danger of his prey.

Yan Mingchen sighed: "Why bother telling the truth?"

Zhang Yuelu did not hide her anger. As Zhang Yuelu's anger surged, Qi surged around her body, and the flying snow in the sky melted three feet away from her like moths flying into the flame.

Yan Mingchen turned his attention to Zhang Yuelu again: "The spirit is concentrated in the Dantian, and the breathing is like a baby. Your body is as high as the sky and surpasses the five mountains, and your energy is as high as the sky and shakes the north star. You are only a few steps away from the heavens and humans. There is no threshold left. It’s just that the heat is not yet there, it just takes time, I am not your opponent.”

Zhang Yuelu narrowed his eyes and did not answer.

Yan Mingchen turned his attention to Qi Xuansu again and said unceremoniously: "But he is not my opponent."

"That's not necessarily the case." Qi Xuansu, who had been silent until now, finally said.

The atmosphere suddenly condensed.

Qi Xuansu said softly: "Qingxiao, you are here for me. What if I keep hiding behind you? It just so happens that during this period, I have refined all the power of the medicine, and my cultivation level has increased. It is just right to accompany you." Master Yan is practicing his skills.”

Zhang Yuelu hesitated for a moment, but still chose to believe Qi Xuansu, and just said: "Then be careful."

Qi Xuansu took a step forward and said to Yan Mingchen: "Master Yan must have learned something when he came here."

Yan Mingchen became angry when he saw the two talking softly. He suppressed his anger and said slowly: "I am older than you and my level is higher than yours. If we fight, it will be suspected of bullying the younger, and you will not be hurt." , If the realm is damaged, it will not be beautiful.”

Qi Xuansu moved his fully recovered arm, and the blood energy and true energy in his body were flowing at the same time, and he said: "As long as Master Yan never becomes a heavenly being, I will be able to fight."

When Yan Mingchen saw what Qi Xuansu said, he stopped talking and circulated his true energy, but instead of taking action first, he signaled for Qi Xuansu to take action.

After all, as he said himself, he was already older than Qi Xuansu, and his level of cultivation was also a head higher. If he still took the lead, it would be completely shameless, especially with Zhang Yuelu around, he didn't want to do something like this.

Qi Xuansu raised his hand, and a cold light flashed towards Yan Mingchen's left eye.

It's a throwing knife.

Yan Mingchen stretched out a finger and let the flying knife hit his fingertips. The finger was not injured at all, but the flying knife shattered inch by inch.