Pawn Crossing the River

When Qi Xuansu left the lobby of Tiangangtang headquarters, he only felt that one person was as big as two people.

Zhang Yuelu walked with him on the streets of Xuandu. It happened that Zhang Yuelu lived in Xuandu. Unknowingly, he walked to Zhang Yuelu's residence.

Seriously speaking, this is Qi Xuansu's first time to visit Zhang Yuelu's residence.

It is said that every inch of land in Yujing is valuable, but Xuandu goes one step further. Except for the thirty-six Master Shenzhi and the Master Pingzhang, those who can live here are those who have been specially trained by the Taoist sect and have a bright future. In summary, it is probably those who have been Shenzhiren, those who are currently doing it, and those who may be Shenzhenren in the future. It has the meaning of Buddha in the past, present Buddha and future Buddha in Buddhism.

Zhang Yuelu undoubtedly belongs to the last category, and may become a real person in the future. But that is a matter of the future after all, and now it is still not comparable to the masters of Shenzhi, so her residence is not big, and it is far from comparable to the mansions of the masters of Shenzhi. Just being able to live in Xuandu is a privilege. Here, every inch of land is not valuable, but every inch of land is worth hundreds of dollars.

Because in addition to some residences, Xuandu is also home to the lobby of Jiutang headquarters and the various departments under its jurisdiction, so there are not a few people coming and going.

Seeing the two walking side by side, everyone looked sideways.

Such a young Taoist priest of the third grade Youyi and such a young Taoist priest of the fourth grade Jijiu are really rare. In a sense, it was barely a good match. You must know that Li Changge was only a Taoist priest of the fourth grade of sacrificial wine. Not everyone recognizes Zhang Yuelu, but Zhang Yuelu's identity is not difficult to guess. He is the only third-grade Youyi Taoist priest who is both young and a woman. As for Qi Xuansu, because he was promoted too quickly and within a short time, many people did not recognize him. , I have never heard of Qi Xuansu's name, and even thought of him as Li Changge.

Qi Xuansu suddenly remembered something, took out his "Chu Zhen Sutra" and waved it in front of Zhang Yuelu.

"What to do?" Zhang Yuelu asked doubtfully, "I know you have been enshrined."

Qi Xuansu said helplessly: "That's not what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is, who is your scripture binding to?"

Zhang Yuelu suddenly said: "So this is what you are talking about. I am bound to my cousin."

"The one who gave you the house?" Qi Xuansu asked.

Zhang Yuelu nodded: "But I just changed to the "Zhongji Sutra" of the third-grade Youyi Taoist Priest, and now it is not bound to anyone else. "

Qi Xuansu smiled: "It saves trouble."

Zhang Yuelu took out his "Zhongji Sutra Urn". There were docking ports on the horizontal axes of the two sutra urns. They were just one pair, so they were bound. From then on, the two of them could communicate face to face using the scriptures. The key was not to spend half a peace of mind.

Along the way, Qi Xuansu found that many mansions had their doors closed and seemed uninhabited. However, this is also reasonable. Many Shenzhi masters are guarding one side and hold important positions as master masters or master palace masters outside. They only live here when they return to Jinque to discuss matters.

Because Xuandu is not as planned as a chessboard like Yujing, the various buildings are also staggered, which is another kind of beauty. Zhang Yuelu's residence is sandwiched between two mansions of Zhenzhi Zhenzhen. To the east is Cihang's mansion, and to the west is the residence of Ning Lingge, the leader of the ancestral hall. At first glance, it seems to be in accordance with the regulations. After building two mansions for Zhenzhi Zhenzhen, he found that there was still a small piece of extra land, so he built a small house on the way. It had always been empty, but was later given to Zhang Yuelu by the earth master with a wave of his hand.

Qi Xuansu roughly understood why Zhang Yuelu could get along with Master Cihang like mother and daughter every day. Her study room happened to be next to the garden of Master Cihang's house. Just open any door and the whole family would not have to go through the front door. If one day, Master Cihang is promoted to Zi Mansion, and Zhang Yuelu inherits Master Cihang's current residence, he won't even have to move. As for now, it is even more convenient, even the places where the two of them are on duty are right next to each other.

However, there are also disadvantages to living in this place, that is, it is easy to have no friends. There are many young people in Daomen, but there are very few who are qualified to live in Xuandu. Li Changge has this qualification, but Li Changge will not be in the second half of this year The one who just moved here has been living in Zhenjing Courtyard before, and the relationship between Zhang and Li's family is hard to describe. Yao Pei is also qualified, but she has not moved here yet and still lives in Wanshou Chongyang Palace. No wonder Zhang Yuelu would occasionally feel bored, so he would go to Tiangang Hall or take a walk outside in Taiqing City.

Zhang Yuelu opened the door and went home. Qi Xuansu thought to himself that he had seen both his mother-in-law, the Zhang family had also been there, and had seen a lot of various relatives, so he did not treat himself as an outsider, and there was no need for Zhang Yuelu to be modest and followed him in. .

An old woman came out.

Zhang Yuelu took the initiative to introduce: "This is the Aunt He I mentioned."

Qi Xuansu simply saluted. He was not arrogant or rude just because he was a Taoist Priest of the Fourth Grade Liquor. However, he was not overly polite, and he did not say anything like "Thank you for taking care of Qingxiao all these years." In Qi Xuansu's opinion, , this is a bit fake.

On the contrary, Aunt He returned the gift with some restraint.

She had known about Qi Xuansu's existence for a long time, and after meeting her today, she had to admit that the two of them were quite a match when they stood together. At least Qi Xuansu was not completely overwhelmed by Zhang Yuelu's brilliance. .

But Aunt He probably wouldn't have thought that a year ago, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu standing together would have counted nine to one, or even ten to zero.

Zhang Yuelu said softly: "Aunt He, you don't have to worry about us. Even if you are busy with your work, there is no need for tea or anything. He is not thirsty."

Qi Xuansu smiled helplessly.

This is really not an outsider.

Aunt He responded and turned around to leave.

Zhang Yuelu led Qi Xuansu to her study.

Zhang Yuelu's study is not big, and the four walls are different. On one side is a bookshelf, stacked with books, and on the other side is a multi-treasure cylindrical table, displaying gilt copper chiming clocks, telescopes, handguns, iron ship models and other items. There are doors and windows on the wall facing the sun. Opposite the door, there is a yellow sandalwood-topped horizontal desk against the wall, with a sword stand and a flying sword placed horizontally. In addition to the things in the study such as the brush washer, pen holder, and inkstone, there is also a box of books on the desk. It is not a secret book on martial arts, but a set of Taoist codes.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh. It was really unsatisfactory that people like Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei could easily become gods even when they were distracted. If he didn't have "Xuanyu", he might never catch up with Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu sat behind the desk, while Qi Xuansu sat opposite Zhang Yuelu, with a table between them.

There was a moment of silence between the two.

Qi Xuansu originally thought that Zhang Yuelu was going to ask about Qiniang, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yuelu asked a question that had nothing to do with Qiniang after being silent: "Tianyuan, apart from me, have you ever met any other woman you like?"

Qi Xuansu was startled for a moment, and then said seriously: "I am not a casual man. Many women really amaze me, but that doesn't mean I have to like them, let alone do something for them."

Zhang Yuelu asked again: "Amazing, who are they?"

Qi Xuansu didn't feel guilty: "For example, Li Qingnu, the courtesan, is really good-looking. If I said against my will that I have no impression of her, I would be lying to you."

"This is the truth." Zhang Yuelu also agreed.

Qi Xuansu thought for a while: "There is also Yao Pei, my niece. She is definitely not as good-looking as Li Qingnu, but she is very skillful and has high cultivation. She may be your strong enemy in the future."

Zhang Yuelu almost couldn't help laughing when she heard the title "cousin niece".

She could imagine Yao Pei's reaction when he heard this title.

However, Zhang Yuelu quickly realized that most of the major Taoist families were related to each other. Even the Zhang and Li families, who were most hostile to each other, were no exception. They could all be related. If the discussion started from Yao Pei, Qi Xuansu quickly She will become a contemporary of Donghua Zhenren, and when it comes to her in the end, Qi Xuansu will probably become an uncle or uncle.

So Zhang Yuelu suppressed his laughter and said seriously: "We still deal with each other according to the seniority of the Taoist sect. We are both eighth generation disciples, no one is higher than the other."

Qi Xuansu hadn't thought of this for the time being, and just regarded Zhang Yuelu as a serious person, and responded: "This is natural. I'm just talking in private. I still have to call you Taoist Fellow Yao in front of others."

Zhang Yuelu changed the subject: "Did Xu Kou tell you about the Imperial Palace?"

Qi Xuansu nodded: "I heard, I plan to see Master Donghua tomorrow."