Pawn Crossing the River

The sixth pass is located in Guide Prefecture, at the border of Chuzhou, Luzhou, Zhongzhou, and Qizhou. It is adjacent to Tianwei Lake in the north, Pengfu in the west, Yunshangfu in the east, and Chuzhou Suning Prefecture in the south. , the Grand Canal runs through it, and is known as the "thorough of the five provinces". Since ancient times, it has been the key to the North, the gateway to the South, a battleground for military strategists and a gathering place for merchants.

After passing Guide Prefecture, we are in the territory of Qizhou.

Qizhou is the core area of ​​Taiping Dao. Since the revival of Taoism, this has been the foundation of Taiping Dao. All the successive heads of Qizhou Dao Palace were born in Taiping Dao, and there has never been an exception.

The current head of Qizhou Daofu is the former head of Beichen Hall. Previously, it was Daoist Qingwei who personally led Qizhou Daofu. It is equivalent to the two people swapping positions.

Although Zhenjing Villa and Qingling Palace are not located in Qizhou, but hang on Sanxian Island overseas, the ancestral home of the Li family is located in Qizhou. Many Li family members still live scattered in Qizhou, and they are well-deserved Qizhou The largest clan in the state is even more powerful than the descendants of saints from the Confucian sect.

Even if we put aside the foundation and power and just talk about the inheritance of history, the Li family is not inferior to the mansion of the saints. Taishang Daozu and Xuansheng are both surnamed Li. The royal family of the Daqi Dynasty is also surnamed Li. The Li family has always been the descendants of Daozu and the former dynasty. The royal family and descendants of this dynasty consider themselves.

At this point, I have to mention a joke among the three Confucian religions. The Buddha of Buddhism was just the leader of a small country in Bosuzhou. The sage of Confucianism was only posthumously named the "Dacheng Supreme Saint King Wenxuan", and the Taoist ancestor of Taoism was posthumously named. However, he was posthumously named "Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan", "Emperor Xuanyuan of Saint Ancestor Dao", and "Emperor Xiantian Taishang". It is clear at a glance which one is higher and which one is lower.

Because of this, the Li family would privately call Xuan Sheng the "Saint Ancestor" and Taishang Dao Ancestor the "Great Saint Ancestor". However, in formal occasions, they still have to be called "Xuan Sheng" and "Tai Shang Tao Ancestor".

If given the choice, Qi Xuansu would not want to set foot in Qizhou.

He felt that he might have a conflict with the Li family. First, in Fengtai County, he ruined the good things of the Li family, snatched food from the tiger's mouth, and took away the "Xuan Jade". Then he got Zhang Yuelu's favor and became Li Tianzhen's indirect enemy. Then came the Zixian Mountain incident. He killed Su Ran, which led to the Zixian Mountain case. Even if he couldn't figure it out at the beginning, he can see now that this case is related to the Li family, forcing the Li family to have to A strong man breaks his wrist.

No matter which one it was, Qi Xuansu felt that he was seeking death. Adding all three together, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But there was no other way, he had to come, be entrusted by others, and be loyal to others.

In the blink of an eye, the iron ship has reached the fifth level, and Xu Kou's trip to visit relatives will soon reach the end. He will disembark at the fifth level and head to Beihai Mansion by land. When the visit to relatives is over, he will also take a flying boat directly from Beihai Mansion back to Yujing. It can be said that the journey is longer and the journey is shorter.

Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu will continue to go north by boat until they reach Bohai Mansion, where the second pass is located.

The two came to say goodbye at the fifth level, one on the boat and one on the boat.

Xu Kou cupped his hands and said, "I wish you a safe journey."

Qi Xuansu cupped his fists and said, "Send hello to your father-in-law for me."

Neither of them has a sticky temper, so let's just say goodbye.

The iron ship stayed at the fifth level for two hours. In addition to some passengers disembarking, some passengers also boarded. Most of these passengers were going to Imperial Capital and Bohai Palace.

According to Western parlance, two hours is four hours, almost half a day. Qi Xuansu took Liu Hu to the restaurant on the shore.

The restaurant is a mom-and-pop shop, and the proprietress is a skinny woman, not plump, charming, or flirtatious. She is just like thousands of ordinary women who are struggling to make a living, acting as waiters and accountants, while the shopkeeper is busy in the kitchen and acting as the cook. .

Qi Xuansu asked for a pot of rice wine, which was not intoxicating. I also ordered some beef to go with the wine. Nowadays, grain production far exceeds that of previous dynasties, so the ban on killing farm cattle has been relaxed, and beef is no longer so rare.

Liu Hu was probably influenced by Xu Kou. Looking at the rice wine being served, he felt a little moved, but was too embarrassed to speak directly.

Qi Xuansu put down the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "You have to taste it yourself to know whether the wine tastes good or not. You might as well give it a try."

Liu Hu's eyes lit up and he also took a wine glass.

Qi Xuansu filled her glass.

Then Qi Xuansu raised the wine glass in his hand, touched it lightly with Liu Hu, and then each drank the wine in the glass.

Drinking actually depends on the atmosphere. One person drinks alone and is deserted, which is an atmosphere; two people drink together, raising glasses and clinking glasses, all without saying anything, which is an atmosphere; everyone drinking, shouting, laughing and cursing, is also an atmosphere.

Qi Xuansu is not greedy for wine, but he likes the atmosphere of drinking.

While the two of them were drinking, four men came from outside the door, all of them had evil-looking faces and did not look like kind-hearted people.

The rivers and lakes are not a kind place. They fight and kill all day long. No matter what the reason is for killing, killing is still killing, and there is no excuse for it. Therefore, there are few good people in the world. Although there are chivalrous knights with righteousness and chivalrous hearts, there are more people who are just arrogant and profit-seeking.

The four of them looked around and walked straight towards Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu.

Qi Xuansu believed that doing more was better than doing less, so he wanted to leave with Liu Hu.

Seeing Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu trying to leave, one of them stepped forward and blocked their way.

This man had a somewhat wretched look, and his eyes stayed on Liu Hu. Although Liu Hu was just a middle-aged man, he was different from Zhang Yuelu, and compared with women from ordinary families. Moreover, the girl had just grown up, and her figure was already slightly undulating. The man only found the woman's slim figure to be extremely attractive.

Qi Xuansu didn't seem to see this person, he went straight forward and straightened his shoulders, but with a "bang" sound, the man was directly knocked out by Qi Xuansu.

Several others were still watching the show. Seeing that their brothers were suffering a loss, two more people jumped forward and got in front of Qi Xuansu and Liu Hu, blocking their way.

Qi Xuansu continued to walk forward, as if he didn't see the two of them at all. The two men looked at each other and stretched out their hands to grab Qi Xuansu's shoulders. Just as the fingers of their hands were about to touch Qi Xuansu's shoulders, suddenly, the figures of the two men rose into the air and flew several feet away.

It wouldn't be a big deal if Qi Xuansu had built up his momentum and then knocked the two of them away. The strange thing was that Qi Xuansu approached slowly without making any forceful move, but suddenly knocked the two of them away. This was very shocking.

The leading man was horrified when he saw Qi Xuansu calmly knocking the two of them away. He knew that he had provoked an expert who shouldn't be provoked.

At the same time, Liu Hu had already raised the "Dragon Gun" that Qi Xuansu had lent her temporarily, aimed at the three people who fell to the ground, and was about to kill them.

Ever since she started in Jiangling Mansion, and with Qi Xuansu and Xu Kou as "role models", she was not afraid of killing people.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu reached out and pressed the barrel.

Liu Hu looked up at Qi Xuansu, somewhat puzzled.

Qi Xuansu just shook his head.

Liu Hu pouted unhappily, but he was not willful and put away the gun.

Qi Xuansu had a headache. If Liu Hu's temperament were a bit older, he didn't know what he would be like.

When the three of them saw Liu Hu taking out the blunderbuss, they were so frightened that they couldn't care about anything else and ran away from the door.

Qi Xuansu did not chase, but walked to the counter and asked the slightly frightened landlady to pay.

By the time the two of them left the restaurant, these people from the world had disappeared.

Liu Hu finally couldn't help but asked: "Why let them go?"

Qi Xuansu thought for a while and replied: "From a legal point of view, their crime is not worthy of death. From a profit point of view, killing them will not bring half a peace of mind, and it will also lead to a life lawsuit. It is not worth it." The most important point is that we have caused enough trouble now, it is best not to cause more trouble. "

Liu Hu nodded slightly, thoughtfully.

After the four people rolled and crawled out of the restaurant, they came to a guest room of an inn, which had two compartments, inside and outside.

A scholar sat on a chair outside. It was Song Luodi who took over the "inn" business, and there were several Jianghu people who luckily escaped. Without Master Pili and Monk Denghua, Song Luodi had become like this The well-deserved leader of the gang.

"Mr. Song, that man is not someone we can mess with at all. Our brothers almost died in that man's hands." The leading man started to complain, making a loud sound.

Song Luodi turned a deaf ear and fell into deep thought: "Aren't you going to be fooled?"

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