Taiping Inn

At this time, the banquet was already held on the Wanghai Tower, which was a reception banquet. Because there are many female guests, there are many inconveniences between men and women, so they are divided into two tables, men and women, and are covered with a screen.

The man is all old acquaintances, so there is nothing to say. The key is that there is Bai Xiuchang on the woman's side. Nominally, she is the mother-in-law, an elder, and the leader of the sect. So after giving in, she was asked to sit in the upper seat, and Li Feiyan, who is also an elder. And they are serious elders of the family, and Shi Wuyue, there are three elders, but Gu Yusheng, Qin Su and Lu Yanbing are juniors. Since Qin Su has already engaged to Li Xuan, she and Gu Yusheng are sisters-in-laws and Lu Yanbing's serious sister-in-law. After all, Lu Yanbing is the youngest and can only stay with her last seat.

The reason why men and women are divided into two seats is because the topics between men and women are different. Men always like to give advice and talk about major national affairs, such as the temple and the war in the golden tent. Women don’t like to talk about so-called big things in such private occasions, they prefer to say “small things”. But by chance, none of these female guests had children, so they couldn't talk about their children. Fortunately, Gu Yusheng helped to reconcile the atmosphere, talk about fashionable clothes, jewelry styles, or the latest words This novel is so happy.

Speaking of this, few women can avoid the common sense, even the empress of that year and the empress dowager Xie Zhi today. The Empress changed the Secretariat to Fengge, the Menxia Province to Luantai, and the Ministry of Personnel to Tianmen, the Ministry of Revenue to Earth, the Ministry of Rites to Chun, the Ministry of War to Xia, and the Ministry of Justice to Jing to The Ministry of Autumn and Ministry of Works were changed to the Ministry of Winter, which shows the woman's ingenious and meticulous thoughts. Xie Zhi once led the palace servants to make rouge for their own use in the palace, and her superb skills can also be seen.

As she was just talking, she talked about a woman who was not present but could not get around. To be serious, she was the owner of this place. It was Li Daoxu's first wife, Li Feiyan's biological sister, Li Xuandu and others' master's wife, Li Qingyun.

When Li Qingyun was mentioned, the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

No matter how versatile Gu Yusheng is, Li Qingyun is her mother-in-law after all, so she can't say anything, especially when Li Feiyan is present.

The sound of the women's mat was turned off, and the men's mat, which was separated by a screen, gradually became quiet. On the table, Li Xuandu and Li Yuanying each held their wine glasses, maintaining their attitude of not drinking. The expression on their faces was calm, making people unable to see any clues.

After a while, Li Xuandu put down the wine glass in his hand and said, "To put it, it will be the death day of the master's wife."

Li Yuanying also put down the wine glass and nodded slightly.

A reception banquet hurriedly dispersed.

Li Xuandu and others lived in Guanhai Tower, lying and listening to the sound of night rain.

Strictly speaking, Guanhai Tower is not within the core scope of the Qingwei Sect. The core of the Qingwei Sect is the 108 islands headed by Penglai Island. Therefore, people in the world say that the Qingwei Sect in the East China Sea, but few people say that Qizhou Qingweizong. From this point of view, Guanhai Tower is actually located on the periphery of Qingwei Sect. Many distinguished guests who want to go to Qingwei Sect will stay here, with some meanings of welcoming pavilions and sending pavilions.

Early the next morning, the rain was slightly smaller, and it turned from heavy rain to continuous spring rain, like cow hair, like flower needles, and thin silk, densely woven, making all buildings covered with a layer of thin smoke.

The disciples of Qingwei Sect wore straw hats and straw raincoats. The big men did not have to hold umbrellas themselves. They were specially made large umbrellas, which were enough to accommodate two or three people without appearing crowded. They were guaranteed not to be Wet the clothes. The surface of the umbrella is dark yellow oil paper. After being supported, it looks like huge yellow fallen leaves. Looking down from above, it looks like fallen leaves falling into the stream of water, floating along with the water flow.

Li Xuandu and others are going to Penglai Island today to go to the Eight Scenery Villa. In addition to Li Daoxu waiting for them, there are also many hall masters and island masters of the Qingwei Sect.

Li Xuandu and his guests did not have to take the boat they came, because Li Daoxu had sent his own boat, the Bailong Tower ship that had been anchored at Penglai Island Pier for many years, to show that he was concerned about this time. Pay attention to peace talks.

This is not the first time Qin Su goes to Penglai Island, nor is it the first time she meets Li Daoxu. But for some reason, she is still a little nervous, just like a bride meeting her in-laws. Qin Su originally wanted to find Lu Yanbing, the friend and future sister-in-law, to relieve her, but she found that Lu Yanbing was even more nervous than herself, so she could only extinguish this thought and become herself to relieve herself.

This is Lu Yanbing's old habit. She is always afraid of this master and respects it. For her, Penglai Island is like a dragon's nest. It is still not to go. And this time is different from the past. The third and fourth brothers came together. No matter how you look at it, you won’t let your grudges be forgotten. It will inevitably be a battle. She doesn’t like these the most, especially if she doesn’t like her being in it. . What's more, the last time the fourth senior brother went to see his master, she still remembers how big the storm caused.

With their own thoughts, everyone boarded the Bailong Tower boat to Penglai Island.

When the White Dragon Tower Boat arrived at Penglai Island, Li Xuan was surprised because he saw that Li Daoxu, the master who would not leave the Bajing Villa, had changed into a stone-green crane cloak and greeted him in person.

Li Xuan couldn't tell what he was feeling, so he could only get off the boat and headed forward. The master and apprentice held hands and looked at each other. No one spoke for a while. After a long time, Li Daoxu broke the silence and said, "Distance." The last time we met, it happened to be a year, and time passed, but in just one year, it has changed."

Li Xuandu whispered: "Master is as old as before, everything is fine."

Li Daoxu smiled and said, "Let's go to the other courtyard."

Li Xuandu replied respectfully, "Yes."

To outsiders, this was a play of a loving father and a filial son, but everyone present understood that when it came to the big situation and major interests, there was no such thing as father and son, let alone master and apprentice. Li Daoxu personally greeted him, and Li Xuandu did not take the initiative to greet him, which showed one thing, that the two were having an equal dialogue, unlike the last time when Li Xuandu made a unilateral request and admonition.

This scene fell into the eyes of many Qingwei Sect elders who had experienced the era of the Great Master and the "Three-Four Dispute", and they couldn't help but sigh. The Fourth Master of the year still reached the level of the Great Master, but whether he would follow in the footsteps of the Great Master was still unknown.

After arriving at the Bajing Courtyard, the guests, led by Bai Xiushang and Qin Su, formally greeted the old sword god. Li Daoxu's attitude was very peaceful, not as distant as expected, which made Qin Su a little confused. Was the old man in front of him still the great sword immortal who could turn the world upside down and destroy the old man's Dharma body with one sword?

Perhaps Qin Su's surprise was too superficial and fell into Li Daoxu's eyes. After greeting everyone, Li Daoxu specifically said to Qin Su: "Why, Bai Juan blames me for not attending your engagement ceremony? If so, I will make up for it when you get married and buy you a generous gift."

Li Daoxu's tone was very peaceful, even a little bit of intimacy and kindness that an elder should have. For people in Qingwei Sect, this is extremely rare. Normally, the old sect master should speak calmly and indifferently without sadness or joy. And this is not the first time that Li Daoxu has been so kind to Qin Su. Whether Li Xuandu was once an abandoned disciple or Mr. Qingping today, Qin Su has always enjoyed this honor, and it has not changed because of the change in Li Xuandu's status. I just don't know whether Li Daoxu is like this because of the Qin family behind her, or because her temperament makes Li Daoxu very satisfied.

This scene fell into Gu Yusheng's eyes, and she actually felt a little jealous. Obviously, she was the eldest daughter-in-law, but she had never enjoyed such an honor. But she quickly suppressed this emotion, and her face did not show any dissatisfaction.

Qin Su was a little flattered, and hurriedly said: "I dare not, I dare not."

Li Daoxu smiled slightly and said nothing more.

After sitting down and greeting each other in the main hall, Li Daoxu and Li Xuandu seemed to have a tacit understanding, and neither of them took the initiative to mention the peace talks. Then Li Daoxu said, "Today is the anniversary of your master's wife's death. Since Zifu is back, let's go see her together."

Li Xuandu immediately stood up and said, "That's what I was thinking."

Because it was related to the Li family's family affairs, Bai Xiushang and others did not follow. Only Li Daoxu, Li Daoshi, Li Feiyan, Zhang Haishi, Li Yuanying, Li Xuandu, Lu Yanbing, Li Taiyi, Gu Yusheng, Qin Su and others went.

Li Qingyun's tomb is also on Penglai Island, not far from the Bajing Villa. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with excellent feng shui and high regulations. It was built according to the grade of dukes and marquises. In addition to the underground palace and the above-ground buildings, there are also city walls and sacred roads. The two city walls form the pattern of inner and outer cities. The main sacred road is 50 meters long, running through the central axis of the inner and outer cities, and leading directly to the main hall. On both sides of the sacred road, there are various jade beasts, which are lifelike and majestic without anger.

There are Tiankui Hall disciples taking turns to guard here, and there are special people to clean it, so it is not stained with dust. The old master came, and the Tiankui Hall disciples lined up to greet him.

A group of people walked into this ground hall for future generations to worship. The hall was a little deserted and gloomy. Li Daoxu first lit a stick of incense, then stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the spirit tablet of his deceased wife and mumbling in silence. The others came forward to worship in turn, starting with Li Feiyan. Li Feiyan and Li Daoshi were together, Li Yuanying and Gu Yusheng were together, and the rest worshipped alone. Finally, only Li Xuandu and Qin Su were left.

Li Xuandu took the initiative to hold Qin Su's hand, and they knelt on the cushion in front of the incense table in front of the spirit. Qin Su looked at the high spirit tablet and understood the meaning of today's worship, so her heart was very sincere and there was no perfunctory. At the same time, she couldn't help but sneak a peek at Li Xuandu, and she felt that Li Xuandu's expression was very solemn.

Finally, Li Xuandu lit a stick of incense, muttered something in his mouth, and inserted it into the incense burner on the incense table.