Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu looked around and said: "The last time I handled Gao Mingyin's case, I almost sorted out Beicheng. The effect was not satisfactory. Now there are still East City, West City and Nancheng. Among them, Nancheng is the most prosperous and prosperous."

Su Li said: "What Chief Qi means is that we start from Nancheng this time."

"That's right." Qi Xuansu said, "I heard from the real person in charge that there was a big event in Nancheng last night. Two secret societies fought and many people died. It can be seen that Nancheng is a place where evil and evil are hiding. Of course, it is also It can be said to be a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.”

Qi Xuansu paused for a moment: "Furthermore, Deputy Palace Master Zhou is currently handling the matter in Nancheng. We just take advantage of Deputy Palace Master Zhou's east wind to enter Nancheng, so we will not attract too much attention and hostility."

No one raised any objections.

Qi Xuansu clapped his hands: "Okay, everyone, go get ready. We will enter Nancheng tomorrow."

Although Qi Xuansu showed little interest in continuing to rectify the atmosphere in the imperial capital, since it was a task assigned by his superiors, he still treated it with all his heart. In a sense, this is also about doing good deeds without worrying about the future.

Seven spiritual officials and two Taoist priests left Qi Xuansu's reception room.

Fourth-grade spiritual officers are the combat power in the stage of returning to the true state. As long as the seven spiritual officers cooperate properly, it is not difficult to surround and kill an ordinary celestial being. Not to mention that there are seven hundred low-grade spiritual officers under the command of the seven spiritual officers.

Like Taoist priests, spiritual officials are bounded by the fourth grade. Above fourth grade is high grade, and below fourth grade is low grade. The characteristic of spiritual officials is that the upper limit is insufficient. There has never been a spiritual official in the immortal stage, but the lower limit is very high. There are Taoist priests in the acquired human stage do not have spiritual officials in the acquired human stage. In other words, in essence, all spiritual officers themselves are acquired people, but as long as they put on the special spiritual officer armor, their combat power will not be weaker than the innate people at the Kunlun stage.

Seven hundred innate people, not seven hundred ordinary people, the absolute advantage in numbers is enough to make up for the lack of realm. This is also a great power. Even when Zhang Yuelu first became the deputy head of Tiangang Hall, he did not have so many spiritual officers under his command, but he should have it now, especially after Zhang Yuelu incorporated Shangguan Jing's remnants, the number of spiritual officers under his command increased. It should be around a thousand, but these spiritual officers will not follow Zhang Yuelu all over the world, and will only be dispatched when there is a war. To put it simply, Zhang Yuelu only has the right to command during wartime. High-ranking spiritual officers are responsible for the management of the spiritual officer team in peacetime, and the power to mobilize troops lies in the hands of the real person in charge.

The deputy hall masters have the final say on how to fight, but the real person in charge has the final say on where to fight and makes the final decision.

The same is true for Qi Xuansu now. He has certain autonomy. He can choose Nancheng, Dongcheng or Xicheng, or where to start, but he cannot take the spiritual officials to Bohai Mansion or Wuxing Mountain to rectify the atmosphere.

Qi Xuansu went to the signing room of another chief. This chief was in charge of various documents and files. Naturally, he also had files related to the "weaknesses" of the Imperial Palace from the Imperial Palace.

Qi Xuansu spent the whole day in the Dongxuan Hall of the Jade Palace, getting familiar with the situation in Nancheng.

Dignitaries from all walks of life live in the inner city and the imperial city. No one would put all kinds of illegal "business" at their doorstep, so there are many illegal "businesses", especially those with a large number of people and a lot of movement. "They were all placed in the outer city.

The exception is the Xingyuan. Most of the Xingyuan are in compliance with the laws of the imperial court. When Qi Xuansu was chatting with Zhang Yuelu, she heard her talk about her experience in eradicating secret societies. Secret societies also need food and peace of mind, so they often run "businesses" that violate human ethics.

Now it seems that the Imperial City is not exempt from vulgarity, but the operators have changed from a secret society to a powerful person in the imperial court.

This was an offending job, but Qi Xuansu's stance on Quanzhen Taoism made him not have too many scruples. Maintaining relations with the imperial court was something Taiping Tao should consider. He had no intention of deeply cultivating the Imperial Palace and was destined to return to Yujing. Then Not afraid of offending people.

Early the next morning, Qi Xuansu gathered seven hundred officials in the square in front of the main entrance of the Jade Palace. After a brief lecture, he set off for Nancheng.

Because Xuanshang Beifang is in the north and Nancheng is in the south, there are several squares between them, so they took a boat directly across Penglai Pond. In the Penglai Pond where most of the boats were painted, a huge warship stood out. The black-armored spiritual officers stood neatly on the deck, and their power was very frightening.

Qi Xuansu is not a person who likes to be in the limelight, so he did not stand on the bow of the ship, but sat in the cabin. Today, he was not wearing a formal suit with a crane cloak, but a regular Taoist robe.

In addition to Qi Xuansu, Su Li is also here. The manager, whose exact age is unknown but looks very young, does not like to appear in public, and even wore a cloak and covered his face with a hood.

"Some men, especially powerful men, like a woman's identity more than the woman herself. To use a simple analogy, an ordinary prostitute, no matter how beautiful she is, cannot arouse the interest of these people, but her appearance is just passable. A good family can make these people never forget it. If the identity is more special, such as a female head catcher, a female official, or even a female crown, it will stimulate their animal desires even more. "Su Li was born in Qingqiu Mountain after all, and he was not interested in these matters between men and women. There’s not much to shy away from.

Ke Qingqing blushed a little and coughed slightly.

The faces of several spiritual officials were covered with iron armor, and only their two eyes were exposed, unable to tell what they were thinking.

Qi Xuansu didn't have much expression on his face.

Because secular women do not have crowns, only female Taoist priests have crowns, so they are called nü crowns.

Su Li continued: "There are two types of female crowns. One is an ordinary female Taoist priest who can marry and have children. Deacon Ke and I are both such female Taoist priests. The other one is a monk who becomes a monk and devotes his life to Taoism. Those who do not marry are mostly concentrated in Quanzhen Tao, which is called Kun Tao. Many dignitaries in the imperial capital are especially interested in Kun Tao. They usually have two ways. The first is to let other women dress up as Kun Tao. The second is to find some real Kun Dao.”

Ke Qingqing couldn't help but said: "This is blasphemy against Taoism."

This is different from Shi Bingyun and Qin Quanyi. Shi Bingyun is not a Taoist who does not marry, and the two of them seriously considered getting married, but there was too much resistance from all aspects, so they had to give up. In fact, the difference between them and husband and wife is not that big. He also acquiesced to the fact of the two of them.

Playing with Kun Dao is another concept. Whether Kun Dao actively degenerates or Kun Dao is coerced by power, the Taoist sect does not allow it. The Taoist sect will not force anyone to take the initiative to follow Taoism or not to marry, but as long as you choose this path, you cannot violate the precepts, otherwise you will be severely punished.

Qi Xuansu was not surprised that Su Li knew these things. Because of their alien origins, the Qingqiu Mountain lineage was far more devoted to Taoism than most people in the Taoist sect. They had never been used to such things that violated Taoist morality, and Draw firm boundaries.

He still remembers Su Ran's last words before his death: "My Qingqiu Mountain lineage is sincere in advocating the Tao and is steadfast in pursuing the Tao. It is the best in the Taiping Tao... There is no fear of death, no pity of life. I only regret that I could not make 'Tianle Taoyuan' destruction……"

From this point of view, Su Li, who was born in Qingqiu Mountain, has long been dissatisfied with these desecrations of Taoism, but she is unable to change. She is not as radical and fanatical as Su Ran, but lies dormant and silently collects information. When she was sent here this time, it can only be said that Li Ruoshui still knew people well and was good at assigning tasks.

Su Li pointed to the map of Nancheng on the table: "The largest second-class hospital in Nancheng, called Qiuhuayuan, has such activities."

Qi Xuansu asked: "How did Master Su know?"

"Our Qingqiu Mountain lineage is good at the art of change. I once pretended to be a guest and sneaked into it." Su Li said.

Qi Xuansu nodded, believing Su Li's words, and the "white fox face" mask was the best proof.

"Then our tentative target is Qiuhuayuan." Qi Xuansu circled an area on the map with Qiuhuayuan as the center. "After entering Nancheng, Zeng Lingguan and Deacon Ke will not move and are ready to support at any time. Zhou Lingguan, Gao Lingguan, Qin Lingguan, Zhao Lingguan, and Sun Lingguan searched the third-class and fourth-class courtyards respectively. Hu Lingguan and Deacon Wang led people to patrol nearby, responsible for vigilance and adaptability, so as not to make Chief Su of Qiuhuayuan suspicious. If you are familiar with the inside story, you will lead the way. We will enter Qiuhuayuan first to see the situation. If the evidence is conclusive, I will send out a signal. The person who receives the signal must rush to Qiuhuayuan as soon as possible, and do not let a person slip through the net. fish."

On the map, the distribution of the five spiritual officials happened to form a siege on Qiuhuayuan.

The seven spiritual officials said in a loud voice: "Here."

Qi Xuansu took out seven talismans and distributed them to the seven spiritual officials.

This is the first generation of the mother-child talisman. It cannot be used for communication. Its function is to connect the mother and the child to the heart. Qi Xuansu kept the mother talisman in his hand, and the seven spiritual officials held the child talisman. After Qi Xuansu burned the mother talisman, the child talisman in the hands of the seven spiritual officials The talisman will also burn, which is the signal for action.

Qi Xuansu held seven mother talismans. If he wanted to notify anyone, he would burn the corresponding mother talisman.

An hour later, Qi Xuansu and Su Li arrived outside Qiuhua Courtyard.

From the outside, Qiuhua Courtyard is not inferior to Wutong Courtyard, but the location is not as good as Wutong Courtyard, so it is classified as a second-class courtyard. If what Su Li said is true, then it is really not suitable to put it in the inner city, it is too sensitive. As for the quality inside, you have to see it to know.

It was only then that Su Li seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "It is said that the backer behind this hotel is a county prince."

After Qi Xuansu got along with Qiniang for a long time, he didn't believe that Su Li just remembered it. It was just that Su Li was afraid that he would be jealous after telling her in advance, so he deliberately delayed it until now. Even if he was really frightened, due to the To save face, it’s hard to go back on your word.

Qi Xuansu just said: "Don't worry if you have too many debts. The king of Liao has already been provoked, and there is no shortage of a county king."

Su Li, who had been half-lowering her head, raised her head. Her face changed, from a pretty woman to a handsome young man.

Su Li led the way, and Qi Xuansu followed behind. Dressed in ordinary Taoist robes, they were not conspicuous, but they would not be looked down upon.

After all, Qi Xuansu has violated all three virtues of Taoist ancestors. He is not a frugal person. It can only be said that he is not extravagant.

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