Taiping Inn

When Li Xuandu came back from Yuying Temple, it was already dark. In addition to Qin Su, Shangguan Wan was also waiting for him, probably because she had something to ask Li Xuandu to decide.

Qin Su motioned Shangguan Wan to speak first.

Shangguan Wan was not hypocritical. She first reported the progress of the four of them. Then the matter she wanted to ask Li Xuandu to decide was also very simple, with only one word, that is, "money". Planning such a big thing is not possible without money. After Li Xuandu subdivided the responsibilities of each department of the inn, other departments had daily expenses and their own "small treasury" that could be freely used. If large expenses were required, they had to be allocated from the account office, and Li Xuandu's consent was also required.

In fact, Ning Yi should have spoken about this matter, but Ning Yi was temporarily unable to get away, so Shangguan Wan had to speak.

Shangguan Wan took out a pre-written budget list from his sleeve and handed it to Li Xuandu.

Li Xuandu took the list and quickly scanned it. He had no objection to the items listed on the list. There were also signatures of Ning Yi, Murong Hua, Shanghai Wan, a nd Lu Yanbing at the bottom. After Li Xuandu sat down at the desk, he picked up a red pen and wrote the two big red characters "acceptance". Because the names of the death row prisoners were written in red, Li Xuandu changed to an in k pen and signed his name at the end.

Li Xuandu returned the list to Shangguan Wan and said, "There is also a Taiping Money House in the Imperial Capital. You can go there to withdraw money first, and then send the bills and the list back to Jianxiu Mountain together and let the accountant enter it."

Shangguan Wan agreed, then said goodbye and left.

Only Li Xuandu and Qin Su were left.

Qin Su repeated Lou Xinqing's words, including Xie Zhi's desire to meet with Li Xuandu, and then asked: "Could it be the Overlord's Night Banquet?"

Li Xuandu pondered: "It's not impossible."

Qin Su showed a worried look and said: "Then do you still go?"

Li Xuandu did not answer directly, but said thoughtfully: "Is there a formation similar to the 'Taishang Sanqing Dragon and Tiger Formation' in the palace? If so, it really could be the Overlord's Night Banquet."

Qin Su said: "Whether it exists or not, it is a palace secret, and perhaps only people in the Confucian School and the inner court can know it. But what I mean is that it is better to believe it than not to believe it."

Li Xuandu said: "I think we can use this incident to test the Confucian school. Aren't we allies? Throw this question to our allies and see if they will tell the truth."

Qin Su asked: "What if they deliberately lie? I think the Confucian school is likely to kill someone with a borrowed knife. And we have no way to judge whether what the Confucian school said is true or false."

Li Xuandu said: "We will know the truth after the event."

Qin Su frowned: "You are risking your life."

"This matter has been dragging on for so long, it should be resolved." Li Xuandu said, "It's like two people fighting, you don't have to follow the rules step by step, you don't have to start with a test, you can also start with a killing move."

Qin Su hesitated.

Li Xuandu comforted him, "You don't have to worry about me. Last time I fought against Tan Taiyun in Taibai Mountain, I only used the 'Taiyi Fa Jue' three times, and there is still one 'Taiyi Fa Jue' left. Even if there is any formation, it will probably not be able to stop me. Last time, I broke the battle in the Great Zhenren Mansion with the fourth 'Taiyi Fa Jue'..."

At this point, Li Xuandu paused and smiled, "I remember that you were not aware of the situation at that time and didn't see the scene of my great power. It's a pity."

Qin Su couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

She really didn't see the scene of Li Xuandu breaking the "Taishang Sanqing Dragon and Tiger Formation", but she heard the specific process from others more than once afterwards, and Lu Yanbing's description was the most vivid.

According to Lu Yanbing, Li Xuandu seemed to have become a different person at that time. He shouted loudly, which didn't sound like a human voice, his eyes were red, and he had the posture of killing people and Buddhas. His whole body of energy rushed out like money, and the sky was dark. She had never seen Li Xuandu like this since she was a child, and she was really scared.

In Lu Yanbing's opinion, Li Xuandu should have been scared too. When Zhang Baiyue died, Li Xuandu was exhausted and unconscious, and was taken back to Donghai by Zhang Haishi. The news of Zhang Baiyue's suicide was learned later, and Li Xuandu had a certain psychological preparation beforehand. This time, he watched Qin Su being attacked without any preparation. If Qin Su was really killed in front of Li Xuandu, the difference would be really huge.

When Lu Yanbing talked about this, she was still a little scared. One was that she was afraid that Qin Su, her good sister and future sister-in-law, was really dead, and the other was that she was afraid that Li Xuandu would do something irreversible, such as killing people in the Great Immortal Mansion. Fortunately, Li Xuandu soon found that Qin Su was not dead, and gradually calmed down.

Qin Su was naturally happy when she heard this afterwards. This undoubtedly proved her status in Li Xuandu's mind. The only pity was that she didn't see Li Xuandu's madness with her own eyes.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that Li Xuandu has taken the initiative to bring up this matter.

Li Xuandu asked: "You don't believe it?"

"I believe it." Qin Su couldn't help but say, "Do you feel that I didn't see you show your power last time, and it's a pity, so this time you specially compensate me?"

Li Xuandu smiled and said: "You can say that."

Qin Su knew that Li Xuandu had made up his mind and it was probably impossible to persuade him back, so he said: "Even if you want to play along, you have to be fully prepared. Who do you plan to bring? You can't go to the banquet alone."

Li Xuandu said: "Of course you have to be fully prepared."

Qin Su suddenly remembered something again and said, "The reason why you were able to break the "Taishang Three Clear Dragon and Tiger Formation" was because the person who presided over the formation was not the immortal realm. If there was really a big formation in the palace, it was a dragon. The old man personally presided over..."

"It must be impossible." Li Xuandu waved his hand and said, "Xie Zhi is the master of the palace, and the Confucian Sect is Xie Zhi's enemy. If there is such a formation, how could Xie Zhi hand over the formation to the people in the Confucian Sect? Then Wouldn't she hand over the key to the door lock to the robber outside the door? She wasn't afraid that Old Man Long would kill me and her directly using the formation?"

Qin Su was so stupid that he had to admit that he thought it was simple.

Li Xuandu continued, "As for how to prepare, it is very simple. I will not bring one person to the banquet this time."

Qin Su immediately objected, "No, at least you have to bring Wu Xian with you. With her taking care of you, even if Xie Zhi invites Dan Tai Yun over, he will not be afraid."

"Don't worry first." Li Xuandu shook his hand and signaled Qin Su to be calm, and then said, "Wu Xian is not as weak as before. He is too weak to be in danger. It's better to hide in the darkness. Fortunately, there are not many people. I personally know her existence. And just Wu Xian may not be able to control the situation. You are right, Dan Taiyun must be on guard. She is now muddying the water, which makes people feel annoying."

Qin Su couldn't help but say, "In my impression, Dan Taiyun is not such a person. Could it be that his temperament changed drastically because of Song Zheng's death?"

Li Xuandu shook his head and said, "It's not like this. Dan Taiyun wanted to kill me because of Song Zheng, which is nothing wrong. But it's wrong to say that she broke the can because of Song Zheng. This is not right. Why is she like this? It was because she understood that with Liangzhou, Qinzhou and other places, she could not plot against the Central Plains without the help of the local masters, so she decided to manage the Western Regions and the grasslands. Now she was muddying the waters, probably to delay time and avoid premature unification of the Central Plains. Beware of Liaodong."

Qin Su understood a little: "If the Liaodong army unified the world, it would inevitably regain Liangzhou and Qinzhou. After passing Liangzhou, it would be the Western Regions. No one could guarantee whether the troops would turn to the Western Regions with the trend. Dan Taiyun Already prepared for the future.”

"That's right." Li Xuandu said, "Dan Taiyun's purpose of muddying waters is to balance the two sides, evenly match. She will help whoever is weak. Now it seems that she thinks the court is weaker, or she thinks the court is against her. The threat is smaller. Of course, personal grudges cannot be ruled out. For Dan Taiyun, it is a new and old hatred, both public and private. "

Qin Su sighed, "No wonder the ancients said that those who do not plan for the whole world are not enough to plan for a while, and those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region. In order to seek a corner of the Western Regions, Dan Taiyun looked at the general trend of the world."

Li Xuandu said, "So this empress still has some advantages, you might as well learn from her."

Qin Suliu's eyebrows stood up and pretended to be angry and said, "What, I'm learning from Dan Taiyun, are you planning to learn from Song Zheng?"

Li Xuan was stunned, and then smiled and said, "Who can't be learned by the old man or the earth master? I insist on learning what a defeated general does."

Qin Su snorted: "Yes, the Earth Master has a wife and a concubine, one is Mrs. Leng and the other is Mrs. Luo. Do you also want to learn from the Earth Master to enjoy the blessings of all people? As for the old man, he is not promiscuous, but he is also ruthless. ”

Li Xuan said in silence: "What... what is this? Then I can learn from the old master, right?"

Qin Su snorted heavily: "Okay, the old master has never married in his life. If you want to regret the marriage, just say so, why bother to circle."

Li Xuan said helplessly: "Then I will learn from my father-in-law?"

Immediately afterwards, Li Xuan was in tune with Qin Su and said in unison: "After saying that, who will be Mrs. Xuxian?"

Qin Su was stunned, then smiled and said, "You are dead."

Li Xuandu said, "You are unreasonable and you even turned the blame. I am a damnation. There are only a few seniors in total. You can't marry someone, you can't win apart, you can't win apart, you can't ruthless, you can't take a erotic, you can't take a concubine. Then I have to learn no one and become Li Xuandu.”

Qin Su smiled and said, "That's right."

Li Xuandu coughed lightly and said seriously: "Continue to talk about serious matters. If you don't move, you will be thunderous. You will put your opponent to death. Although I am alone at the banquet, we must have our people outside, and you will be responsible for it yourself." In this matter, we secretly summoned all the great masters of the Heavenly Realm who can be invited and mobilized by us to the imperial capital through the Yingyue Cave Heaven. Remember, this matter must be secret."

Qin Su restrained his smile and Zheng focused his head.

Li Xuandu said, "In addition, in Liaodong, you can also write a letter. I will first draft a copy for you, and you will delete and modify it as appropriate."

Qin Su nodded and said, "Okay."