Pawn Crossing the River

When Qi Xuansu was about to leave Yujing for the Imperial Capital, Master Donghua once specifically talked to Qi Xuansu. When Zhang Yuelu was preparing to leave Yujing for the Imperial Capital, she had a higher standard than Qi Xuansu. Not only did Master Cihang talk to her, but the Heavenly Master also talked to her.

For forty-two years, from the first day of the first lunar month to the thirtieth day of the sixth lunar month, the National Preceptor became the rotating Grand Immortal, exercising great authority to teach. From the first day of the seventh lunar month to the eve of the New Year, the Celestial Master succeeds the National Master and becomes the rotating Da Zhenren. It's not the end of the year yet, and the Heavenly Master is still on duty as the Great Immortal, permanently stationed in Yujing, so it's not troublesome to see Zhang Yuelu.

To be fair, just because Zhang Yuelu is not taken seriously by the Zhang family does not mean that he is not taken seriously by the Heavenly Master. Because of his own bloodline, Heavenly Master Zhang Wushou never married and had no heirs. To him, there was no big difference between a large sect and a small sect. They were both biological and granddaughters. Even if the bloodline was different, he could not escape it after all. A word "Zhang".

Therefore, Zhang Yuelu can often see the Celestial Master, not to mention the major and minor festivals every year. This can be seen from the fact that Zhang Yuelu can learn about the future from the Celestial Master's mouth.

It's just that the power of the Zhang family is too great, and the Heavenly Master is limited by his own bloodline, so he has some concerns about "incorrect position". There were some twists and turns before he could ascend to the position of Heavenly Master, and it was also thanks to the five generations of masters before he was deposed. The three deputy heads taught Da Zhenren, so he did not want to take heavy action on the clan members to avoid causing further trouble, so he did not start another conflict with the clan for Zhang Yuelu, his grandniece.

If this were replaced by the great Celestial Masters with the most righteous backgrounds, such as the old Celestial Master Zhang Jingxiu, they would not have these scruples and could freely suppress the major forces. However, even Zhang Jingxiu was still attacked by the Great Sect after his ascension. The deposed Heavenly Master Zhang Jingchen, with the support of the Zhang clan, forcibly seized the position of the Great Heavenly Master, whether it was Zhang Luanshan, the first generation of Heavenly Master after the integration of the Taoist sect, or The second-generation Heavenly Master Yan Feiqing could not compete with this father figure.

After seizing the throne, Zhang Jingchen blatantly overturned the peace talks between the north and the south left by Zhang Jingxiu, opposed the unification of the Taoist sects, and started a war with Taiping Taoism again, doing the opposite. Only then did Xuan Sheng personally visit the Dazhen Mansion to interrupt the Yunjin Mountains. Things.

Because the peace between the north and the south promoted the unification of the Taoist sect, Zhang Jingxiu had a very high status in the Taoist sect in later generations and was respected as "Zhang Zu". If the Taoist sect had not been unified and Xuansheng had not intervened to bring things right, after Zhang Jingchen came to power, with the support of the Zhang clan, he would exclude Zhang Jingxiu's heirs, and then completely deny Zhang Jingxiu, Zhang Jingxiu's posthumous reputation could be imagined.

But is there still Xuansheng today?

If Zhang Wushou is only seventy years old and still has thirty years left, then he doesn't mind giving this junior a hand. By the time he ascends and dies, Zhang Yuelu has grown up and can realize the normal handover of the position of Heavenly Master, and so can she. Can suppress the opposition within the Zhang family.

But the reality is that Zhang Wushou will not be alive for long. After all, they are grandsons, not uncles and nephews. There is still a generation between them. If the throne is passed on from generation to generation, the young master will be suspicious. Wouldn't he hear that Taizu of the Wei Dynasty passed the throne to his grandson? thing?

According to the calculation of ten years, ten years later, he ascended and passed away. Zhang Yuelu was just in his early thirties. If he could reach the top of the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, he might not be a real person of Shenzhi. How could he deserve the position of heavenly master? How to control such a big Zhang family? Isn't this waiting for the major forces to counterattack?

That's putting Zhang Yuelu on the fire, risking his life.

If he left Zhang Yuelu alone, and the two sides did not have any enmity and were both members of the same family, Da Zong would not take the initiative to do anything to Zhang Yuelu. With Zhang Yuelu's ability, relying on the Zhang family, and with the help of Cihang's lineage, he would have a bright future.

How to choose does not seem to be a problem.

Zhang Wushou can manage things for a while, but not for the rest of his life.

Immortal people cannot always have everything they want, and immortals are not omnipotent.

Is it worth gambling on one's posthumous reputation and Zhang Yuelu's future and life?

Time waits for no one, Zhang Wushou did not want to make the same mistake again, so he had no choice but to compromise with Da Zong.

It's strange that Zhang Yuelu didn't have a good father.

However, whether he supports her or not, Heavenly Master Zhang Wushou still treats this granddaughter who he named himself differently, and occasionally takes her with him to teach her personally.

It's just that this teaching is not that teaching, and it doesn't talk about supernatural powers and magic, because Zhang Yuelu is from Cihang's lineage, and it doesn't talk about the current situation, because the ancestors and grandson are different people. One is the elder sect and the other is the young sect. How can they talk about it together? ? They only talk about anecdotes from ancient and modern times, either recounting them without commenting, or discussing them as they happen.

Therefore, many of Zhang Yuelu's strange insights were learned from the Heavenly Master.

This meeting was a rare occasion for grandfather and grandson to talk about serious matters. Zhang Yuelu was still a little confused at that time, but now it seems that it was just to pave the way for today.

After Heavenly Master Zhang Wushou explained the importance of going to the Imperial Capital, he did not directly state the matter. He first talked about his sister Zhang Wuhen, and then talked about his parents, especially his father, the legendary son of the immortal.

Zhang Yuelu didn't think much about it at that time. He just thought that he was getting old and was about to ascend and die. His mentality was completely different, and he could not help but recall the past and remember his old friends.

Finally, the Heavenly Master gave Zhang Yuelu a bracelet, which his father gave to his mother. It was originally a pair, but was later given to the brother and sister respectively.

Not to mention Zhang Wuhen's bracelet, Zhang Wushou's bracelet was supposed to be a gift from his mother to his daughter-in-law. Unfortunately, Zhang Wuhen never married and had no children. They were all nephews. So many. Most of the grandchildren are useless people. Like Zhang Yuyue, it's just that she has no ability, and her ability to judge people is also a mess. Zhang Wushou doesn't even bother to mention it, and he doesn't even want to see her.

So the bracelet was never given away and remained in Zhang Wushou's hands for decades.

Finally, looking around, it was Zhang Yuelu, the granddaughter. Fortunately, I still have this granddaughter, so I still have some confidence when I meet the Earth Master. You have a granddaughter, and I also have a granddaughter. No one is missing anything.

It was inevitable to give this bracelet to Zhang Yuelu.

Fortunately, no one else was around when the Heavenly Master gave the bracelet. If the people in the main clan knew about it, the men would be better off. Zhang Yuelu's sisters, aunts and uncles were still jealous, secretly saying that the old man was partial.

In a sense, this bracelet is a symbol of the Zhang family's mistress, just like the queen's phoenix seal.

Zhang Yuelu destroyed the secret text, rolled up his sleeves, and exposed the jade bracelet on his wrist.

This jade bracelet is different from ordinary jade bracelets. It looks like a jade dragon, with head and tail connected, and every scale is clearly visible.

Zhang Yuelu still doesn't understand Tianshi's intention, so he calls himself the youngest third-grade Youyi Taoist priest in vain. This bracelet is not just a thought or symbol, it is also a key thing.

At that time, Zhang Yuelu held on to the idea that he would not refuse the gift from his elders and did not take a closer look. However, when he took a closer look at it now, he suddenly felt something strange.

Zhang Yuelu gently rubbed the jade bracelet on his wrist and circulated his true energy.

Wherever the fingers passed, the green color gradually faded, revealing a rich purple color.

Zhang Yuelu's face changed slightly and he continued to inject true energy.

This jade bracelet, which the heavenly master had applied a little "hidden trick" on, gradually revealed its true appearance.

The whole body is purple, and the brilliance flows.

Zhang Yuelu stretched out an index finger and tapped lightly on the dragon head of the jade bracelet. Suddenly, the light suddenly flourished, and the whole room had a somewhat "flaming" phenomenon, and even purple ripples visible to the naked eye were rippling. The reflection made Zhang Yuelu's face flicker.

Zhang Yuelu even had the illusion that this jade dragon was swimming around her wrist, just like a real dragon that was awakened by Zhang Yuelu's finger after sleeping for a long time. It did not wake up completely, but turned over in its sleep. body.

Zhang Yuelu looked carefully and found that on the fine scales of the dragon, the seals were carved with complicated and obscure talisman patterns, layered one on top of another, densely packed and ingenious. Moreover, these talisman patterns also flickered on and off, and even their positions were not completely fixed. , with the movement of the jade dragon and the flow of brilliance, it is like the ups and downs of waves, and also like breathing and breathing.

Zhang Yuelu felt that it was an eye-opener and couldn't help but sigh: "This is a top-notch treasure."

If the two bracelets were put together, they might be a veritable semi-immortal object.

At the same time, Zhang Yuelu also realized that it was not surprising that the Celestial Master had a semi-immortal object, but the Celestial Master's father could not be compared with the Celestial Master. The son of the immortal was subject to many restrictions. Not only did his daily life have to be Monitoring, even his realm cultivation is under the control of the great masters of the Taoist sect, for fear that he will become an ancient immortal again. Therefore, throughout his life, he failed to reach the stage of immortality.

In this case, where did he get the semi-immortal creature?

For a man, in addition to the teacher-inheritance relationship, there are the father's family, the mother's family, and the wife's family. The father's family is the Zhang family, which has semi-immortal things, but will not give them to the son of a god. The wife's family is just an ordinary family, let alone a semi-immortal family. Immortals, even treasures, may not exist. Then only the mother clan is left, which is the legendary True Lord Purple Light.

Is this a token left by True Lord Ziguang to his son?

Zhang Yuelu looked at the jade bracelet and probably understood how to contact Ziguang Society.

From this point of view, only Zhang Yuelu can do this task. I just don’t know if Zhang Wuhen has contacted this grandmother.

Zhang Yuelu thought about this and left his residence.

She wasn't sure what it would be like to contact Ziguang Society. It would be fun to see a small-scale divine descending. The dignified deputy head of the Tiangang Hall made a divine sacrifice in the Imperial City, and the Heavenly Master could not save her.

Some things can only be done under the table, and putting them on the table will be fatal.

Zhang Yuelu left the branch of Taiping Inn, left Haoshengdongnanfang, passed through Nancheng, and left the Imperial City.

In addition to farmland, there are also numerous villages and towns outside the Imperial City, which are still densely populated. It’s just that there will no longer be Tianchen Division and Shenshu Imperial Army here, only ordinary garrison, Qingluan Guard Baihu Station and Taoist Temple of Imperial Palace.

Of course, this also meant risks, but Zhang Yuelu believed in the Heavenly Master and must have considered this. Since the Heavenly Master did not specifically warn him, there was no big problem.