Taiping Inn

From July 15th to September 15th, in just two months, Mr. Qingping's influence has expanded rapidly in the martial arts world. It has even exceeded the scope of the martial arts world. Many people who are far away from the martial arts world may not know who Li Xuandu is, but they have always heard of the title of "Mr. Qingping" from other people, which sounds familiar. Just like many people in the past did not know who Zhang Jingxiu was or who Tan Taiyun was, but as long as the names of the Great Heavenly Master and the Saint Lord were mentioned, they would still have heard of them.

The reason why Li Xuandu's influence is so great has little to do with the inn, but the key lies in Taoism. Li Xuandu's series of means to integrate Taoism have been deployed, changing the pattern of good and evil for hundreds of years. Logically speaking, such a major event should not be controlled by only Li Xuandu, but for various reasons, Li Daoxu, Qin Qing, and Tan Taiyun all stayed out of it and let Li Xuandu do whatever he wanted, giving people the illusion that Li Xuandu has already taken control of the power of Taoism.

In fact, many people are more optimistic about Li Xuandu. Li Xuandu's greatest advantage is not his realm of cultivation, nor his magical powers, but his age. People who live forever are called immortals, but they can only live for a hundred years in the human world, and few people can survive the catastrophe. In such cases, age becomes very important.

Why are emperors particularly suspicious when they are old? In addition to the loss of confidence caused by physical aging and inability to do what they want, the key lies in age. Ministers always have to consider the way out. When the emperor is in his prime, most of the ministers will be loyal, because there is still a long time, and they only need to think about how to serve the emperor in the present. But when the emperor is old, they have to look further. If the emperor dies now, what should they do in the future? It is said that a new emperor has a new minister. Those who are already in high positions want to keep their high positions, and those who have not yet ascended to high positions want to ascend to high positions, so they all bet on the next generation of emperors, which gives rise to various struggles, and the elderly emperor is most likely to be sidelined at this time. Many wise and powerful emperors were deprived of power, sidelined, or even lost their lives when they were old, not necessarily because of old age and stupidity.

This principle also applies to Taoism. Following an old great master, at most, you can enjoy the glory for 20 to 30 years, but if it is a young great master, at least you can have a lifetime. The difference is too big.

When the news of Li Xuandu's arrival in Zhongnan Mountain spread, visitors became endless, all of whom came to visit Mr. Qingping. Li Xuandu did not turn these people away. Although Li Xuandu knew that most of these people were fence-sitters, he still met them one by one, allowing these people who were also famous in the world to come and go with joy. As for the unknown people, how dare they visit rashly?

After leaving Zhongnan Mountain, although these people would not support Li Xuandu in actual actions, would not contribute money or effort, and would not risk their lives, they would still spare no effort to build momentum for Li Xuandu, and would be happy to do a favor.

It is said that everyone carries a sedan chair, and when things are going well, the world praises and everyone praises. But when things are going badly, it is another situation, almost everyone shouts and beats, and everyone adds insult to injury.

Li Xuandu is also a person who has experienced ups and downs and understands the truth, so he doesn't take these people too seriously and doesn't have any expectations of them.

However, a special guest came today, who is somewhat different from these fence-sitters.

It is also a tortuous story. This guest first contacted Situ Xuanlue of Qingwei Sect, and Situ Xuanlue found Zhang Haishi. After all, it is well known that Zhang Haishi has a close relationship with Li Xuandu, and then contacted Li Xuandu through Zhang Haishi and asked for a meeting. After receiving the message from his second senior brother, Li Xuandu agreed to the meeting.

On September 16, a group of people came to Zhongnan Mountain. The leader was wearing a cloak and his face could not be seen clearly. The other two were followers, wearing swords on their waists, and they were obviously well-trained.

The leader stopped and looked up at the high and dangerous Zhongnan Mountain, feeling a little emotional.

Who would have thought that Li Xuandu, who had no place to stand in the Qingwei Sect, could actually rule Zhongnan Mountain? This encounter was really like being a farmer in the morning and ascending to the emperor's hall in the evening.

Someone had been waiting here for a long time. He was a middle-aged man with ordinary appearance and ordinary clothes. He did not show off his talent.

Apart from this middle-aged man, there was no one else.

One of the attendants was unhappy when he saw this scene, and frowned, saying, "Only one person was sent to greet us. Even if it was Mr. Qingping, it was too arrogant, wasn't it?"

"Shut up, don't talk nonsense." The leader immediately scolded, with a clear voice, and it was actually a woman.

The middle-aged man didn't care, and smiled, "Zhongnan Mountain has not been repaired yet, and there is a shortage of manpower. Please forgive the guests."

The woman said softly, "I dare not."

The attendant who was scolded by the woman was not convinced, not to mention convinced in his heart, even verbally, he couldn't do it, and couldn't help but said, "May I ask your name?"

The woman was a little helpless. These two people were called attendants, but in fact their status was not inferior to her.

The middle-aged man looked gentle, but the words he said were not gentle at all, "Do you want to help?"

"That's what I mean." The attendant shouted softly and was about to draw his sword, but before he could draw his sword, the middle-aged man had already slapped the head of the sword with a palm and forced the sword back.

The attendant was startled and slapped the middle-aged man, but the man grabbed his wrist lightly. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not move at all. Those five fingers, which seemed to be so weak, were actually made of gold and iron.

The entourage was shocked and shouted, "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man quietly let go of his five fingers. The entourage who was struggling was not enough to retract his strength and fell backwards suddenly. Fortunately, another entourage reached out to support him, so he did not fall to the ground.

The middle-aged man still had a kind face and smiled, "My surname is Xu, Xingjiu, you can call me Xujiu."

The woman suddenly realized, "A visitor to the King of Qi."

Xu Jiu looked at the woman in surprise, "Miss is so knowledgeable."

When the two entourages heard the four words "The King of Qi Guest", they were also shocked.

The woman whispered: "The flowers in the hall are drunk with three thousand guests. Everyone knows that the King of Qi once raised three thousand guests, but few people know that the King of Qi has thirteen of the three thousand guests, and the surname is Xu, and his name is from One to Thirteen.”

Xu Wugui doesn't like his subordinates to be the same, so whether it is the ten Ming officials or the thirteen disciples, they all have their own strengths. For example, among the thirteen disciples, Xu Da took the path of human beings and immortals, did not cultivate magical powers, had a strong body and strong blood. Xu Qi was completely the opposite. He practiced many strange methods, but he neglected his physical practice, so he seemed too old. As for Xu Jiu, he is following the right path of the earth immortal. The reason why the path of the earth immortal is known as the prosperous road is because it is peaceful and has no obvious flaws. This is something that cannot be compared with the paths of ghost immortals, human immortals, gods and other ways. The disadvantage is that the path of Earth Immortal is difficult to be quickly achieved, and it requires daily water grinding. Xu Jiu looks young, but in fact he is already in the old age of Jiazi. His cultivation level cannot be underestimated.

After the two entourages learned about Xu Jiu's identity, they immediately put away their previous underestimation, and some dissatisfaction was suppressed.

Xu Jiu led the way in front of him and led the three of them to Taiping Temple on the mountain.

Li Xuandu was writing in his desk in the study, and the door was open. Xu Jiu came outside the threshold, and even though the door was open, he still reached out and knocked gently on the door.

Li Xuandu stopped writing and looked over.

Xu Jiu whispered, "Master, the guest is here."

Li Xuandu cleaned up the desk slightly and said, "Please invite the guests in and speak."

As soon as Xu Jiu let out his body, a woman in a cloak walked into Li Xuandu's study. Two entourages with good identities also wanted to follow them into the room, but were stopped by Xu Jiu's arms.

Xu Jiu still had a smile on his face, "Please stop, please stop, both of you."

Although the two entourages glared at Xu Jiu, they did not have the courage to make trouble in front of Li Xuandu. They swallowed and stopped.

In the study, Li Xuan didn't even get up to greet him, but sat behind the desk and lifted his hand, "Please sit down."

The woman took off the cover hat and showed a very beautiful face, which was no less than Su Lianrong, Murong Hua and others.

But Li Xuan was indifferent.

There are many beauties in the world, just skins, which are nothing. In the end, no matter men or women, what people value more is identity, status, and ability.

What Li Xuan cared about was the purpose of this woman, and not anyone could ask Situ Xuanliu to speak.

The woman pulled a chair and sat opposite Li Xuandu. Facing Li Xuandu, Mr. Qingping, who was calling the wind and rain in the world, she was calm and calm. She smiled and said, "I have long admired Mr. Qingping's name. I have seen him today. It's really three lives. Luckily."

Li Xuan looked at the woman in front of him. It was not the man's eyes that looked at women, but did not include any appreciation. It was like he had met a liar. After a moment, he said, "Don't go around in circles, just say it if you have something to say."

The woman asked, "Mr. Qingping is not curious about who sent me here?"

"The Empress Dowager Xie Zhi." Li Xuan replied without even thinking about it.

The woman was stunned, never expecting that Li Xuan could guess so accurately.

Then I heard Li Xuandu say, "In the change of Emperor Capital, only Li Xuandu lost power, not Qingweizong. In fact, Qingweizong is the final winner, and it is no secret. My junior sister became Qingluan. The right governor of the Guard General's Office is a clear proof that there is a close connection between the two. Through the Qingweizong, Situ Xuanluo would come forward in person. There are not many such people, most of them are Xie Zhi. ”

The woman exclaimed: "Mr. Qingping is very insightful and admirable."

Li Xuandu said, "I said it, just say something."

The woman didn't expect that Li Xuan was so direct, and she couldn't help but carefully consider her words, for fear of making mistakes.

At this moment, Li Xuan looked out the door, "The two outside seem to be not ordinary people, so you might as well report your names, maybe they are old friends and old friends."