Taiping Inn

Li Xuandu took a deep breath, and felt that the thin piece of letter in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. He was silent for a moment, and put the letter into the "Eighteenth Floor" and put it away.

Qin Su asked curiously: "What did the letter say?"

Li Xuandu said softly: "It is the old man's last words, some arrangements for the sect, mainly the list, including the list of people the old man hopes to save, and the list of hidden people left by the old man."

Qin Su followed up this topic and asked: "Then how do you plan to deal with Li Yuanying?"

Li Xuandu said: "The old man did not intend to save him, so he will be dealt with according to the sect rules, but the crime is not punishable by death. From the beginning to the end, Li Yuanying was against me, Li Xuandu, but not against Qingwei Sect. At that time, I had been expelled from the sect, and it was not until now that I returned to the sect, so Li Yuanying's opposition to me was not a crime. Conspiring with the Queen Mother was the tone set by the old man, and he was just following orders. The person who followed orders was guilty of a public crime, but public crimes were not investigated. His main crime was that he formed a clique for personal gain, bought people's hearts, and disregarded the sect rules during his tenure as the sect leader. However, with the old man in charge and the second senior brother supervising him, even if Li Yuanying had great ambitions, he could not exert much, and the harm was limited. In terms of the results, he was indeed not guilty of a capital crime. "

Qin Su sighed: "Is this the rule of Qingwei Sect? If it were me, I would not be so generous."

Li Xuandu changed the subject: "That's not entirely true. From the perspective of Qingwei Sect, he was indeed not guilty of a capital crime, but from the perspective of personal grudges, he plotted against me several times and almost put me to death. If I want to kill him, others can't say anything wrong. At most, they will accuse me of disregarding brotherhood. Master The master saw through it, so he didn't persuade me to be magnanimous, but let me deal with it at my own discretion. Whether to spare Li Yuanying's life or kill Li Yuanying, there are reasons, it's just a matter of my thoughts. "

Qin Su asked: "Then what do you think?"

"I have thought about this question for a long time. Killing is easy and simple. It's just a matter of a knife falling, but there is no room for regret after killing." Li Xuandu said slowly, "It's great to know the mistakes and improve them. It's better to keep him alive for the time being and see how he behaves in the future before making a decision."

Qin Su joked: "The pattern is big."

Li Xuandu shook his head and smiled: "Even Shangguan Wan and others, I can forgive them, let alone my senior brother? Anyway, before I was twelve years old, our relationship was still It is very good. I dare not say that I am completely innocent after reaching this point. I can only say that it is fate that makes me feel guilty. "

Qin Su said softly: "You are a person who cherishes the past."

Li Xuandu did not deny: "Recently, my mind has aged a lot. I also like to reminisce about the past like an old man and become much kinder. Whenever I want to make up my mind to kill him, I always think of the scenes when I was a child, and I can't do it. If I were twenty years old, Li Yuanying would not be able to return to Qingwei Sect alive."

Others were deeply touched by the change in Li Xuandu's mind, but Qin Su was not deeply touched, because Li Xuandu could still show some youthful mind when he was in front of Qin Su, but Qin Su also noticed it to some extent and couldn't help but worry. After all, such a young immortal is rare in history. No one knows whether it is because he entered the immortal realm too early or because of the "Eternal Stone".

Li Xuandu glanced at the empty throne and changed the subject: "I will rush back to the Li family's ancestral home in Beihai Prefecture tomorrow. It would be best if Li Yuanying and Gu Yusheng were present at that time. After all, they are both on the family tree. Li Taiyi will also come back. I have already informed him."

Qin Su knew about Li Xuandu's arrangement a long time ago, but she was still a little hesitant when the time came: "Would it be inappropriate for me to go there rashly? After all, After all, we haven't... gotten married yet."

"It doesn't matter." Li Xuandu said without thinking, "Not only you, Bingyan will also go there, and this is not Bingyan's first time. When the old man was the head of the family, Bingyan often followed to join in the fun, just like her own home. Speaking of the Li family's ancestral home, she is more familiar with it than me, a person with the surname Li, and no one comes out to argue. To put it bluntly, now the Li family regards me as the elder and my aunt as the elder. If the two of us say it's suitable, then it's suitable, and no one dares to say anything. "

Qin Su was relieved and said no more.

Li Xuandu sighed: "Let's go, let's go and meet the third brother and his wife. Of course, according to the ranking of the Li family, it should be the eldest brother and the eldest sister-in-law. "

...

On the other hand, Zhang Luanshan was delayed for a while because of some other things. It was not until the end of the twelfth lunar month that he returned to the Great Zhenren Mansion of Shangqing Mansion in Wuzhou, and sent someone to invite Yan Feiqing to the Weiyu Book House to talk.

The Weiyu Book House has the functions of a study and a storage room, and covers a large area. At this time, Zhang Luanshan asked all the disciples and servants to withdraw, leaving only the two brothers. Zhang Luanshan said: "Xuanji should know about the affairs of the Imperial Capital, right?"

Yan Feiqing nodded and said: "I already know that the Great Sword Immortal ascended and the Queen Mother disappeared. It is said that Zifu inherited the position of the leader of the Qingwei Sect."

Zhang Luanshan nodded and said: "That's right. Now Zifu is the leader of both the Qingwei Sect and the Taiping Sect. The next step should be to restore the Taoist tradition of the Taiping Dao and become a legitimate and great virtuous teacher. However, in this way, among the 36 real person seats set by Zifu, Zifu alone occupies four positions of the Great Virtuous Teacher, the Earth Master, the Qingwei Sect Leader, and the Taiping Sect Leader. So Zifu will have to share power sooner or later, but I don't know who can take over these positions."

Yan Feiqing said: "Zifu likes to support the younger generation. It seems that he should have some plans, so we don't need to worry about him."

Zhang Luanshan nodded and asked, "Did your sister-in-law go back to Putuo Island?"

Yan Feiqing was a little embarrassed and said vaguely, "Master Bai is not here. She has to preside over the daily affairs of the sect and can't get away for a while."

Zhang Luanshan saw Yan Feiqing's embarrassment and joked, "It won't be long before Xuanji and Zifu are really brothers-in-law."

Yan Feiqing could only smile bitterly after being pointed out by Zhang Luanshan. Although he had mentioned this matter before, he didn't take it seriously at the time and it was more or less a joke. Now that he saw that this matter was mostly a foregone conclusion, he was a little at a loss. Moreover, the present is different from the past. In the past, although the relationship between the two involved the interests of the sect, it was generally a gentleman's friendship. Now that Li Xuandu has become a big shot, he is more involved. For many people who are greedy for fame, wealth and power, becoming a brother-in-law with Li Xuandu is naturally a great thing. Wasn't it because of Li Daoxu's brother-in-law that Li Daoshi was able to stand out among the disciples of the Qingwei Sect with the Dao character in his generation? But for Yan Feiqing, who values ​​friendship more, he is a little at a loss.

Zhang Luanshan asked, "By the way, how is your realm recovering?"

Yan Feiqing said, "Thank you for your concern, senior brother. Thanks to the 'Dragon and Tiger Sword Art' passed down by Zifu, it has a miraculous effect on my injuries. Now I have almost recovered, but it will take some time to enter the realm of heaven and man."

Zhang Luanshan smiled and said, "That's good. Now is a difficult time for our Zhengyi Sect. We brothers need to work together to overcome the difficulties. Xuanji, the sooner you can enter the realm of heaven and man, we will have the hope of reviving Zhengyi Sect sooner. After all, when the old Heavenly Master was alive, he said that you have the hope of reaching the realm of immortality in this life, unlike me, who has to rely on some unorthodox methods. ”

Yan Feiqing said ashamedly: "Senior brother, you are too kind."

Zhang Luanshan said: "After Zifu handles the internal affairs of Qingwei Sect, the enthronement ceremony will be held. At that time, all sects will send people to congratulate. If it was before, our two sects were irreconcilable, so there is no need to care too much. When Li Mingxin ascended the throne, we only sent one elder, but this time it is Zifu's enthronement, which is of great significance. , so I want you, an old friend of Zifu, to go there in person. As for me, I won't go. I just met Zifu in Dijing City, and I think Zifu will understand. "

Yan Feiqing nodded and asked, "So what gift should I bring, senior brother?"

Zhang Luanshan had already considered it and said, "In addition to the two red fruits, take the original copy of the "Taishang Dan Jing". We will only leave a copy. This method originally belonged to Mu Gou Zhenren and was stored in Changsheng Palace. Later, it was obtained by the old Tianshi and stored. In the Xuanwu Hall. I have already informed the Xuanwu Hall, Xuanji can just go and get it. ”

Yan Feiqing was startled, he did not expect Zhang Luanshan to do such a thing, but he had no objection and nodded: "Okay."

Zhang Luanshan said: "In addition, you should also take the time to ask your sister-in-law what she thinks, you two should go together."

Yan Feiqing understood Zhang Luanshan's intention, after all, the friendship between the couple and Li Xuandu and his wife was extraordinary, which was one of the reasons why Zhang Luanshan did not go in person. If Qin Su and Su Yun'an went, then Qin Qing and Bai Xiushang would probably not be there in person.

In addition, the Xuannv Sect was mostly represented by Yu Qingning, the Miaozhen Sect was represented by Ji Shuye, and the Yinyang Sect was represented by Shangguan Wan. It seemed that in the blink of an eye, most of the old generation had died, and the young people headed by Li Xuandu took over and became important figures in this world. The five people on the old Xuan list who had been famous for many years, Dong Jianxian, Nan Tianshi, and Zhong Dishi, have all ascended to heaven and passed away, leaving only the younger Xi Shengjun and Bei Tiandao.

No one had ever thought that the replacement of the old and the new would be so rapid, so unexpected, and so unexpected.

Compared with the "vibrant" side of the Taoist sect, the Confucian sect is showing its old age. Looking around, everyone is gray-haired and old. Even the relatively young Lu Beiqu and others are much older than Li Xuandu and others. It is self-evident who has more stamina in this battle between Confucianism and Taoism.

However, the Confucian sect also understands this, so the Confucian sect will not sit and wait for death. It will definitely fight to the death while its generation is not completely old and still has the strength to fight, instead of waiting for its generation to die and the Confucian sect to be defeated without a fight.

These old men in the Confucian school have all experienced the era of the sages of the School of Mind, and they are the essence of the sages of the School of Mind left to the Confucian school, which should not be underestimated.

Thinking of this, Yan Feiqing couldn't help but sigh softly.