Pawn Crossing the River

The moment she saw Li Minghuang, Zhang Yuyue's face turned pale.

Regardless of whether Zhang Yuyue was jealous of herself or not, the years of sisterly affection still made Zhang Yuelu hold her hand immediately to express comfort.

Zhang Yuyue's lips trembled slightly, she wanted to say something, but couldn't open her mouth.

Qi Xuansu looked at Li Minghuang.

It happened that Li Minghuang was also looking this way, and their eyes happened to collide.

To be fair, Qi Xuansu and Li Minghuang had no grievances, they were strangers, and Zhang Yuyue was not his wife, so the collision of their eyes did not stir up any sparks, they just nodded in greeting from a distance.

As for why Li Minghuang pays attention to Qi Xuansu instead of Zhang Yuelu, the reason is also very simple. Li Minghuang and Zhang Yuelu are colleagues. They have been in contact with each other for a long time in Tiangang Hall. They are already very familiar with each other. There is no need to pay too much attention to it. Instead, it is Qi Xuansu who came out of nowhere. Rising stars are stranger and more worthy of attention.

Qi Xuansu looked away and said nothing.

Li Minghuang's appearance is quite good, otherwise Zhang Yuyue would not be interested in him, or even become his entry point. He is not the kind of jade-faced scholar who needs to be polished, but is rough and a bit unruly. Even if he is unkempt, it will only give people a sense of vicissitudes of life, not sloppy. In terms of age, he is much older than Qi Xuansu, and even a few years older than Qi Jianyuan. It is the golden age of a man, when his youthfulness has faded away, leaving only maturity without appearing old.

But what attracted the most attention was Li Minghuang's aura.

Sharp and sharp.

Although Li Minghuang is not as good as Zhang Yuelu, the deputy hall master who is less than forty years old also means that he has a bright future.

If you are not full of energy, you are not a young man, and if you are not satisfied, you are not successful.

If you are complacent, you will naturally not hide your edge.

Qi Xuansu doesn't have such a sharp edge, or he does have it occasionally, but it won't last forever. Because of Qiniang's influence, Qi Xuansu always has a bit of humor in him, and it's unlikely that the two gas states can exist at the same time.

Li Minghuang and Qi Xuansu both came from a poor background, and both relied on women to rise to power.

The difference is that Qi Xuansu relies on his mother. He doesn't have to sacrifice his appearance. He just needs to listen to his mother and be a filial and good boy. As for Zhang Yuelu, he is indeed from a high background, but he cannot be regarded as Qi Xuansu's help. After all, Zhang Yuelu still had too much time to take care of himself before the Zhang family compromised.

Li Minghuang had no such luck. He could only take another path. He regarded those ladies from famous families as different springboards to help him climb higher step by step. Zhang Yuyue was one of his stepping stones.

If Zhang Yuyue could have Zhang Yuelu's abilities, then Li Minghuang wouldn't mind stopping there and marrying Zhang Yuyue. Unfortunately, Zhang Yuyue did not have such ability, so Li Minghuang abandoned Zhang Yuyue.

Zhang Yuyue also fell into despair.

Zhang Yuelu was very hostile to Li Minghuang because of Zhang Yuyue. This troubled Li Minghuang a little. Although he was higher than Zhang Yuelu in the ranking of Tiangang Hall, Zhang Yuelu was a junior leader and had two real leaders to support her. Even the first and second positions had to give her three points. Li Minghuang didn't So that he can confront Zhang Yuelu head-on.

However, Li Minghuang was not easy to get along with. He boarded the Li family's big ship and was adopted as his adopted son. Although his adopted father was only a natural generation, he had a high status in the Li family and was very powerful. He can also speak well in front of the national master. Because the Li family adopts an adopted son and attaches great importance to their son-in-law, the generational hierarchy in the Li family is confused and often does not match their age. Some are just young people with gray hair, while some older people are still young.

Not long ago, under the recommendation of his adoptive father, Li Minghuang met the Imperial Preceptor. Although the Imperial Preceptor only talked with him for a short time, the attitude shown by the Imperial Preceptor made Li Minghuang very excited.

Neither Li Changge nor Li Tianzhen was born as an adopted son. Now the Li family still lacks a leading figure who was born as an adopted son. Whether it is a benchmark or a banner, in short, such a person is needed, and Li Minghuang is undoubtedly the one. The most suitable candidate.

This made Li Minghuang so full of ambition that he felt as angry as a tiger swallowing thousands of miles.

Many years later, he may not be able to become one of the decision-makers of the Taoist sect, making all the changes.

After Li Changsheng and Li Minghuang arrived, they briefly exchanged greetings with Zhang Jucheng and Zhang Wuliang. Zhang Jucheng was Zhang Yuyue's father. When facing Li Minghuang, his behavior and demeanor were as usual. No one could see anything strange, which showed that he was very good at nourishing qi. .

When these big shots took their seats, the bidding officially began.

Qi Xuansu was just watching the fun. Zhang Yuelu and Tantai Qiong put aside their prejudices and comforted Zhang Yuyue together. On the contrary, the real husband Dong Baijing was pushed aside by Tantai Qiong. This also shows that this family's son-in-law is not that easy to be.

Zhang Kuping spent 5,000 Taiping money to buy an authentic painting by the layman Qinghe. Zhang Kuqi did not show off, but even spent 3,000 Taiping money to buy a blood classic left by a Taoist priest in the Jin Dynasty. Its symbolic significance is very important. Zhang Juli spent 18,000 Taiping to get a fan with a treasure-like appearance. For Zhang Juli, the chief deputy head of the Wuzhou Taoist Prefecture, the treasure itself was of little significance, but the fan was the product of the Imperial Master of the Jin Dynasty. Lin Lingsu's personal belongings and Lin Lingsu's inscription are of great significance.

Qi Xuansu could only sigh at the rich heritage of the big family, especially the father-in-law, who had a lot of private money. It's not that Qi Xuansu looks down on his father-in-law, it's just that he looks weak and doesn't seem to be able to control the family's finances.

He was different. Zhang Yuelu would never control him through financial means. They were relatively equal and respected each other.

Only Qiniang can firmly control Qi Xuansu's economic lifeline.

Because a compromise was reached, Zhang Wuliang, who represented the Zhang family, was very considerate to Zhang Yuelu and spent 20,000 peace dollars to buy the treasure donated in Zhang Yuelu's name.

Soon, it was the turn of Qi Xuansu's "The Female Sword Fairy".

The auction host said loudly: "As we all know, "The Female Sword Fairy" is the representative work of Madam Xuan Sheng. Since its inception, it has been published and distributed by Qingping Book Company. In more than two hundred years, more than one million copies have been issued. However, This "Female Sword Fairy" is a limited-edition collector's edition with an estimated value of about 300 Taiping coins and was donated by Xuan Su, the deputy master of Qi."

After the words fell, a low laughter sounded in the auditorium.

Three hundred peace coins?

Isn't this too stingy? What about sending beggars away?

Do you still want to marry the noble daughter of the Zhang family?

A son-in-law is just a son-in-law and cannot achieve great things.

The atmosphere was awkward.

Zhang Jucheng had a good impression of Qi Xuansu. In order to resolve the embarrassment, he symbolically quoted a price: "Three thousand peace coins."

It doubled tenfold in the blink of an eye.

That brought those laughs to a screeching halt.

The attitude of the little guy doesn't matter, the attitude of the big guy is the key.

Many people were influenced by Zhang Jucheng and understood Zhang Jucheng's intentions, and began to quote prices one after another.

No matter how you say it, Qi Xuansu represents Quanzhen Tao. You don’t have to give Qi Xuansu face, but you must give Quanzhen Tao face.

Soon, the price climbed to 6,000 Taiping coins, which was already twenty times the value of the "Female Sword Fairy" itself, and it was almost the limit.

Qi Xuansu breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu, who was no longer comforting Zhang Yuyue, suddenly quoted: "Ten thousand peace money."

The whole hall was in an uproar.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu.

Zhang Yuelu is as calm as ever.

Ten thousand Taiping coins is not a big sum for the people here. It is one thing to use ten thousand Taiping coins to buy a treasure. It is another thing to use ten thousand Taiping coins to buy a copy of "The Female Sword Fairy".

The latter is simply wasting money.

You must know that this is a charity sale. No matter how much money is sold, it will not reach Qi Xuansu's hands, but will be used to support the Fenglinzhou war effort, so there is no right hand over left hand.

Qi Xuansu was also surprised and quickly sent a message asking: "Where did you get so much peace money?"

Zhang Yuelu replied: "The Heavenly Master gave it to him in advance. He said that he would not take the Taiping Money with him during life or death, but he could just donate it. He is a person who is about to ascend, and it is useless to have this reputation, so he gave this reputation to him." "

Qi Xuansu understood that Zhang Yuelu was borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.

At this moment, someone praised: "Vice Hall Master Zhang is very upright and upright."

Zhang Yuelu first sold the treasure he donated for 20,000 Taiping coins, and now he put out another 10,000 Taiping coins to bid for it, in exchange for a worthless "Female Sword Fairy", which cost 30,000 Taiping coins inside and out. The key is that "Female Sword Fairy" is not as valuable as other objects, and there is almost no return on investment.

This is real money and silver, so it is naturally high-spirited and honorable.

But to be honest, all this money came from the Heavenly Master. It was really the Heavenly Master who gave Zhang Yuelu his reputation.

Zhang Yuelu didn't take any credit, but he didn't go against Tianshi's good intentions to explain anything.

Naturally, no one laughed at Qi Xuansu anymore. After all, not everyone can sell something worth 300 Taiping for a high price of 10,000 Taiping. Some people also believe that Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu had already discussed this.

At the same time, some people like Yan Mingchen were also heartbroken. Zhang Yuelu supported Qi Xuansu like this. The affection in this cannot be explained by just saying that they have a good relationship. From this point of view, the relationship between the two is almost settled. Looking at Zhang Jucheng's attitude, the Zhang family also agrees.

Li Minghuang looked deeply at Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, wondering what he was thinking.

The highlight was Zhu Guo. The price was not high, but there were few ways to obtain it. Basically, it was the Zhang family’s annual auction. It sold for a high price of 9,000 Taiping coins, and Li Minghuang won it. The big axis was a "Five Qi True Pill", which sold for a high price of 24,000 Taiping coins and was won by Li Changsheng.

In the end, when calculating the amount of donation, it is not based on how much money was spent participating in the bidding, but how much peace money the donated items can be sold for.

The "Five Qi True Pills" and Zhu Guo were donated in the name of the Celestial Master, and Lin Lingsu's folding fan was donated in the name of Zhang Jucheng. Therefore, the Celestial Master topped the list with 33,000 Taiping coins, followed by 20,000 Taiping coins. Zhang Yuelu, then Zhang Jucheng with 18,000 Taiping coins, and Qi Xuansu ranked fourth with 10,000 Taiping coins, which made many people who wanted to see Qi Xuansu's joke unable to laugh.