Pawn Crossing the River

Taipingdao and Xuanhuiyuan are planning a big event, not to mention shocking.

The eunuchs are rootless duckweeds. They have no demands of their own. They represent the royal family more. Taipingdao has always been on good terms with the royal family. It is reasonable for the two to plan major events together.

The key is that the Qing Ping Society wants to disrupt the big deal.

The Qingping Society is not an ordinary secret society, it is inextricably linked to Quanzhen Taoism.

Donghua Zhenren, who represents Quanzhen Taoism, seconded Qi Xuansu to the Imperial Taoist Palace. Before Qi Xuansu left, he spoke in person and asked Qi Xuansu to wait for orders.

Qiniang, who represented the Qingping Hui, asked Qi Xuansu and Li Qingnu to talk to each other and prepare for major events of the Qingping Hui.

Things couldn't be more clear.

The major event planned by Taiping Dao is likely to be related to the situation in Yujing. Quanzhen Dao is unwilling to sit idly by and has decided to take action.

Now that Taiping Dao and Quanzhen Dao have entered the scene, the remaining Zhengyi Dao is unlikely to sit on the sidelines and will probably participate, plus Xuanhuiyuan, which represents the royal family. Of the five great sects back then, except for the west sect that went far to the west, the other four sects gathered together to have a confrontation in the Imperial City.

Qi Xuansu and Li Qingnu are just pawns in this confrontation. They may only be responsible for a certain link. They may not even know what happened from beginning to end. The whole picture can only be seen after the fact.

Of course, you have to survive until afterward.

Qi Xuansu asked: "What is the specific matter?"

Li Qingnu said confidently: "I'm not Qiniang, how do I know?"

Qi Xuansu was not surprised, but still said: "It turns out that you and I are just the same, just pawns on the chessboard."

"What else?" Li Qingnu said sarcastically, "You don't want to be a pawn, but you still want to be a chess player? I'm not afraid of blinding your mind."

Qi Xuansu choked at these words, and after a moment of silence, he said: "People still have to look forward. You can't just be a pawn all your life. Life and death, honor and disgrace all depend on other people's thoughts. What's the point of that?"

Li Qingnu did not refute this time.

It doesn't feel good to be manipulated, no matter how glamorous you are in front of others.

If not, she wouldn't have joined the Qing Ping Association and would have been an oiran with peace of mind. Wouldn't that be nice to everyone? Why take this risk? It’s not just to be able to escape the control of others and be free and easy in the future.

On this point, the two of them are on the same page.

In a sense, Li Qingnu is an insider placed by Qiniang in the Li family. This is why she kept a very low profile when she came to the Imperial Palace. After all, the real person in charge of the Imperial Palace, Li Ruoshui, is also a member of the Li family.

When Qi Xuansu saw that Li Qingnu was silent, he changed the subject: "What level of cultivation are you at now? I remember that when I met you in Wuzhou, you were already in the stage of returning to your true nature. Qingxiao was very surprised at the time. He didn't expect that you would be so famous. Miss Li is so secretive.”

After all, Li Qingnu is a member of the Li family, and he should have no shortage of habits. He twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Why, after Master Qi became a heavenly being, he no longer looked down on us, the inferior congenital people? Don't worry, I won't It will hold back the mage."

Qi Xuansu was not angry, and just said: "I have met so many people, and I find it difficult to speak. You are the second best."

Li Qingnu suddenly became interested: "Who ranks first? It's definitely not Zhang Qingxiao. You two have endless things to talk about. Is it Qiniang?"

"It's Yao Pei." Qi Xuansu didn't show off.

Li Qingnu clicked his tongue and said: "Yao Pei, I didn't expect you to be quite lucky. A noble girl from the Zhang family is not enough, and you hooked up with a daughter of the Yao family. I'm actually looking down on you."

Qi Xuansu was too lazy to argue and just said: "Qiniang's surname is Yao."

"Then what's going on..." Li Qingnu was startled, then realized, "Is Qiniang a member of the Yao family?"

This was the first time she heard the news and she couldn't hide her shock.

Qi Xuansu said: "Qiniang has a high ranking in the Yao family and is Yao Pei's great-aunt."

Li Qingnu said thoughtfully: "Based on this, aren't we a generation above Yao Pei?"

Qi Xuansu laughed and said, "If I remember correctly, the "Heaven" generation of the Li family corresponds to the "Yue" generation of the Zhang family. Qingxiao and Li Tianzhen are the same generation. Your adoptive mother is called Li Tianyue. You should be "Mate"?

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Li Qingnu immediately waved his hand: "We are not the same family. Regardless of seniority, it is better to have the same seniority in the Taoist sect. We are all disciples of the eighth generation."

She suddenly realized something. If she accepted it, she would certainly be able to act as a senior to Yao Pei, but she would suffer a big loss with Zhang Yuelu. Qi Xuansu had no family and no seniority. Naturally, the tide would rise with Zhang Yuelu. This She can't bear the loss.

Qi Xuansu smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about this. You haven't told me yet, what is your current level of cultivation?"

Li Qingnu no longer pretended to be a secret, and said frankly: "After I came back from Liaodong, I met Qiniang. She didn't give me Taiping money, but gave me a pill, saying that it was not as good as Huashengtang's. "Big medicine" can be regarded as "small medicine", which is helpful for cultivation. I took this pill, and the effect was immediate. It gave me the energy to climb the Nine-Layer Tower, and I was only one step away from heaven. For my age, it’s pretty good.”

Among Qi Xuansu's enemies or friends, Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei are about two or three years younger than Qi Xuansu. Although Zhang and Yao look very mature and even more experienced than Qi Xuansu in some aspects, they are indeed younger than Qi Xuansu. If Zhang Yuelu really wanted to call him "Brother Xuan", he wouldn't be at a disadvantage, but Zhang Yuelu just couldn't bear to do it.

Li Qingnu is almost the same age as Qi Xuansu.

Because Qi Xuansu is an orphan, he can only give a rough estimate of his age, not how many years younger he is.

Li Tianzhen is much older, already in his thirties. Li Changge is the youngest, one year younger than Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei, and has the highest achievements.

These people are all within twenty-four years and belong to the eighth generation of disciples.

Don't underestimate the age gap, it is very important. As the saying goes, if one step is slow, every step will be slow. The younger you are, the easier it is to improve your realm.

This involves a widely recognized basic theory, that is, the baby has smooth meridians throughout the mother's body and is pregnant with a breath of innate Qi. It does not have the power of an innate person, but it has the rudiment of an innate person. After birth, the acquired turbid Qi gradually Invades the body and blocks the meridians. If it is a truly innate person, the true energy or blood energy will continue to flow and wash away like a river, taking away the acquired energy like "sand" and not "blocking the river". However, a baby does not have the power of an innate person. We can only sit back and watch the "silt" accumulate.

This process of "acquired transformation" is difficult to reverse through external force. You can only rely on yourself. While the innate Qi is still in your body, you can improve your cultivation with twice the result with half the effort. Become an innate person as soon as possible, and then use your own cultivation to resist the acquired Qi and delay the process. The process of "acquired learning" eventually forms a positive cycle. Because it is a breath of innate energy, as long as this breath of innate energy does not dissipate, the advantage of getting twice the result with half the effort will continue until the gods. Therefore, there are even young heavenly beings in the history of Taoism who have applied this advantage to the extreme, such as the famous Donghuang.

Because of this, it feels like you look old at the age of three. The height you can reach when you are young will determine how far you can go in the future.

Of course, there are also people who are old and helpless, but this involves the problem of reaching the immortal stage too late and having no time to prepare to resist the catastrophe. Therefore, the generally accepted view is that it is better to start early than to start late. It is best not to accumulate too much, but to start early when you are young. Seize the opportunity early. The various age mechanisms set up by Taoism at the Taoist level also encourage young people to seize the opportunity.

Furthermore, it is difficult to change through external force, which does not mean that it cannot be changed through external force. Qi Xuansu and Li Changge are examples of external force reversal, but the cost is too high, so they are isolated cases and not representative.

Li Qingnu is a few years older than Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei and others, but he is one level lower, and the gap widens. Even if Qi Xuansu has become a heavenly being, he is considered to be a head lower than Zhang, Yao and Li just because he is a few years older. One of the important reasons why Li Changge is considered number one among the three is that he is one year younger.

However, as long as she is not compared with these geniuses, Li Qingnu is indeed not bad, and she is very satisfied.

Qi Xuansu said thoughtfully: "I'm not worried about whether you will hold back. To be honest, what kind of splash can I, a heavenly being, do? Seven heavenly beings combined are no match for a pseudo-immortal. I just think, At least it’s easier for heavenly beings to save their lives. No matter what, our goal is to survive.”

Li Qingnu's eyes flickered, half-smiling but not smiling: "So, you are caring about me (this chapter is not finished yet!)

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Is your safety in danger? "

Qi Xuansu was magnanimous: "You and I are like riding in the same boat. When the wind and waves come together, the boat capsizes. Whoever falls into the water first or who falls behind will not be spared. We must not only help each other in the same boat, but also work together as one heart."

After hearing this, the smile on Li Qingnu's face gradually faded, and his expression became more solemn: "What you said is true. The world is huge and the world is the biggest. Once you fall into the water, the undercurrent in the Imperial City will be turbulent. I'm afraid there will be no chance of landing."

Qi Xuansu added: "There have been too many things lately. October 15th is also the Xiayuan Festival. I haven't been to the "Dream Meeting" for a long time. Are there any changes there recently?"

"Yes." Li Qingnu said directly, "The biggest change is that there are more people and the atmosphere has become tense. As the saying goes, the wind starts from Qingping's end. Not only us, but others are also aware of this formation. The battle may be bigger than the second Jinling case."

Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought.

Li Qingnu took out an exquisite pocket watch "gold inlaid with jade" and looked at the time: "It's getting late, I should go back."

Qi Xuansu stood up and said, "I'll give it to you."

"No need." Li Qingnu refused directly, "Your boss is too eye-catching, so I'd better ask your secretary to send it to me."

Qi Xuansu didn't force himself and asked, "By the way, if I want to find you, where should I go?"

Li Qingnu handed Qi Xuansu a child talisman and a mother talisman, and then said: "Go to Wutong Garden."

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