Taiping Inn

The three of them walked in the mountains. Qin Daofang had difficulty walking and Bai Juan was a woman, so Li Xuandu simply carried Qin Daofang on his back. Although Qin Daofang refused several times, he could not resist Li Xuandu's kindness. Moreover, he had difficulty walking and could not walk fast. After being carried by Li Xuandu, the three of them moved faster. In just half a day, they left this mountainous area and gradually saw people.

For ordinary people in the martial arts world, gold and silver are necessary, and many medicines for injuries are also indispensable. If they are old martial arts people, they will naturally not miss anything. Logically speaking, both Li Xuandu and Bai Juan have been walking in the martial arts world for a long time, but they did not carry such things. For them, minor injuries do not need medicine, and the body can heal itself. If it is really not possible, it is also feasible to use the qi to stimulate the circulation of qi and blood to heal the injuries. If it really comes to the point where medicine is indispensable, it is definitely not something that can be solved with ordinary medicine powder. Most of the time, "Purple Yang Pill" and "Blood Dragon Pill" are needed.

There is a big difference between pills and medicines. Many people in the martial arts world dream of taking elixirs that cannot be taken before reaching a certain level. If you take them rashly, your body cannot withstand the power of the medicine and the spiritual energy. At the very least, your meridians will be damaged, and at the worst, your body will explode and die. You must do it according to your ability. For ordinary people, many elixirs are not only not life-saving elixirs, but also life-threatening poisons.

Qin Daofang has no cultivation. Although he has taken good care of himself, he is at the age of knowing his destiny after all. His body is already old, his meridians are fragile, and his qi and blood are weak. Not only can he not withstand the power of elixirs, but he can also not withstand the destruction of external qi. If they are asked to heal their injuries with qi, they will definitely be injured. Now that they have seen people, it is just right to find a doctor to treat Qin Daofang's legs first, and then find a carriage to travel.

The three of them planned to go to a small town ten miles away. Perhaps because it was close to the mountains, this town avoided the war in Qizhou and was relatively stable. However, halfway through the journey, they were blocked by a group of people, about a dozen people. With more people, the momentum was strong. There were not many people who could do this in Qizhou now. The Governor's Office was impossible. The Qingyang Sect and the Qingluan Guard had been defeated and were unlikely to come again. The Donghua Sect had not cared about the affairs of the mountain for a long time, so there was only one family left.

Qingwei Sect, which was not in Qizhou but regarded most of Qizhou as its own private home.

Qingyang Sect and Qizhou fought repeatedly, but Qingwei Sect remained indifferent because neither of them hurt the core interests of Qingwei Sect. The caravans continued to trade as usual, and the fleets went out to sea as usual. No matter what industry, as long as they were related to the Qingwei Sect and carried the banner of the Qingwei Sect, they would be safe and sound, as if the world was still peaceful.

As for the people, who cares?

Previously, Li Xuandu and Qin Daofang said that many people in high positions regarded the people as ants, not only in the court, but also in the major sects in the rivers and lakes.

Li Xuandu was also born into a poor family. His parents starved to death in the famine. He was lucky to be brought back to the sect by his master and got the good fortune today. He always felt that if the people were not treated as human beings by others, they must treat themselves as human beings.

Li Xuandu once thought about changing Qingwei Sect, but unfortunately he failed. The reason why Li Xuandu had no foothold in Qingwei Sect was not just because of Li Yuanying. A result was often caused by many reasons. In the years when he was in power, he offended too many people invisibly, just like Zhang Suqing offended too many people when he implemented the new policy. Even if there was no Li Yuanying, these people would hate him and want to eat his flesh.

As for the very few people who were loyal to Li Xuandu, they were also squeezed to the edge. Today's Qingwei Sect, for Li Xuandu, almost everyone is an enemy.

At this time, these dozen people, everyone rode horses, everyone wore green shirts, carried swords behind their backs, tied their hair with jade hairpins, and wore the same long boots with raised toes on their feet. Outsiders did not know, but Li Xuandu recognized that this was a disciple of the Tiangang Hall of the sect master.

The thirty-six halls are named after the thirty-six Tiangang. Tiankui Hall is the first and is responsible for guarding Penglai Island. Tiangang Hall is the second and is in charge of discipline and punishment. It is similar to the Qingluan Guard and Liushenmen of the imperial court. It is powerful and is personally managed by the sect master.

Now that the sect master Li Yuanying is not in the sect, the third wife is the one who can mobilize the Tiangang Hall.

The leader is a man with a normal appearance. He looks like he is in his forties and has a heavy sword on his back. Next to him is a woman, wearing the same green dress, green embroidered shoes, and the same jade hairpin. She said softly: "Madam is right. Some people really can't accomplish anything."

The man raised his hand and the woman's words stopped abruptly.

The man stepped out of the crowd, turned over and dismounted, then bowed and said: "Meet Mr. Four."

Li Xuandu stepped forward and said calmly: "Get up."

The man stood up straight.

The moment the man stood up, more than ten riders behind him dismounted, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Four."

Even if Mr. Li Taiyi and Li Rujian, the head of Tianjian Hall, wanted to attack Li Xuandu, they had to take the opportunity to ask for advice and exchange ideas, and did not dare to be disrespectful to him in public. Because the old master attaches great importance to rules, and the rules cannot be broken. Whether it is the head of the hall or the island master, it is disrespectful and breaks the rules to bump into the six gentlemen in public. Therefore, these people, whether they love or hate Li Xuan, will not disrespect him in public.

In other words, they respect the rules, the rules of the old master.

Li Xuandu had to raise his right hand: "Stand up."

When everyone stood up, Li Xuandu looked at the man in the lead and said: "Tell me, what are you doing here?"

The man clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to Mr. Four, I am Li Ruxian, the deputy head of Tiangang Hall, and I am here to welcome Mr. Four back to the sect by the order of the sect master."

Li Xuandu asked back, "Is it the sect master's order? As far as I know, the sect master had left the sect for the Imperial Capital at the beginning of the year. Could it be that the sect master sent you a letter by flying sword from the Imperial Capital thousands of miles away? If it is a letter by flying sword, bring the handwritten order."

Li Ruxian still said respectfully, "The sect master once said that if he is not in the sect, the lady's order is the sect master's order. , so please don't embarrass us, the servants."

Li Xuandu was silent for a moment and said, "We are all disciples of the same sect and worship the same ancestor. There are differences in positions, but there is no difference between noble and humble people."

Li Ruxian said in a deep voice, "No matter high or low, up or down, noble or humble, we are just people who do things. Please understand, Mr. Si."

Li Xuandu said, "I still have things to do and will not return to the sect for the time being. I will naturally go back when it is time to go back."

Li Ruxian was silent.

The woman behind him was the confidant of the third wife. She couldn't help but stepped out of the crowd and looked directly at Li Xuandu and said, "Could it be that Mr. Si wants to disobey the order of the sect master?"

Li Xuandu did not answer the woman's question, but just said, "Retreat."

The woman was stunned.

Li Xuandu continued, "It doesn't matter whether you are noble or humble, but we still have to follow the rules. Whether I disobeyed the order of the sect master, you don't have the final say, and neither does the leader of the Ruxian Hall. The third lady's words don't count. Only the sect master's words count."

Li Xuandu raised his voice: "Retreat."

Although the woman was unwilling, she still slowly retreated.

Li Ruxian sighed lightly.

In his opinion, the lady still didn't understand Qingwei Sect. Why are there so many sects, some of which are like religious sects, and some are like gangs, while Qingwei Sect is like a small court? In addition to the fact that Qingwei Sect is powerful, it is also because Qingwei Sect attaches great importance to rules. Without rules, there is no order. It is Confucianism outside and law inside. So, if you want to suppress others in Qingwei Sect, but don't want to give others a handle, the righteousness may not be useful, but the rules must be useful. If they really have the sect master's order, it would be fine. The key is that the sect master is far away in the imperial capital and has no order at all. If you want to move someone of Mr. Four's status, how can you just give a command?

As for the fact that the lady's words are the words of the sect master, this is just an unwritten rule. There is no such rule in the sect rules. If you make a fuss in the future and bring it to the old sect master, you will never be able to stand firm. The lady has the sect master to protect her. When the time comes, the lady will push the blame, and it will be the people who do the work who will take the blame.

Li Xuandu said: "If there is nothing else, you can tell the third lady what I said, just say that it is better for her not to intervene rashly in the matter between us brothers, so as not to break the rules."

"Yes." Li Ruxian bowed respectfully again.

Li Xuandu ordered the guests to leave: "Retreat."

Li Ruxian did not waste any more words, jumped on the horse, turned the horse's head, and led the people away.