Taiping Inn

Li Xuandu is not good at writing and cannot write beautiful articles, but he did not write these to take the examination of scholar, juren, or jinshi, but just to make his words meaningful.

It took four hours to write this, and Li Xuandu only wrote more than 4,000 words. On average, he only wrote about 1,000 words per hour. The progress was really slow, which was a world of difference compared with the petty officials who were good at writing.

However, Li Xuandu was not in a hurry to write. After finishing the first half of his journey, there was still a lot of room. When he finished the second half of the journey, if there was anything else to write, he would not be polite and add it.

However, Li Xuandu would not deliberately discredit anything, and would not even add too many of his own opinions. Most of them were statements of facts, but just like this, it was already the biggest discredit.

After writing, Li Xuandu put the booklet into the "Eighteenth Floor", stood up and stretched his body, and began to think about the next journey.

Of course, he would not stay in Xianjian Villa for more than a month. He planned to go to Hongyang County of Langya Prefecture to meet Chu Yunshen and Qin Daofang first. After finishing the matter, he would return to Xianjian Villa to get the sword. Finally, he would go to Qingwei Sect via Langya Prefecture to meet his master, the great sword immortal who ranked high on the Old Xuan List, and was as famous as the great heavenly master Zhang Jingxiu. He was known as one of the two pillars of the righteous way, the old leader of Qingwei Sect, Li Daoxu.

Let alone the ten evil sects, just the twelve righteous sects, only Li Daoxu and Zhang Jingxiu gave up the position of the leader of a sect early. It was precisely because the two of them had enough ability to control the sect. Even if they supported young people to take the position, other old people in the sect did not dare to object. This is the case with Qingwei Sect today. Although the old leader Li Daoxu was devoted to Xuan cultivation on Penglai Island and rarely dealt with worldly affairs, over the years, all major events involving the direction of the sect were decided by the old leader.

Who said that the Jianghu sect did not talk about power? The higher the realm, the higher the status. It is not difficult to be free from others, to roam the world and be free. But if you want to suppress others by force, how many people can you suppress with one person? At most, they will be dissatisfied. In this way, how can people work hard? One person is extremely powerful, but he can't do business, farming, breeding, going to sea, and teaching. In the end, the sect is divided, how can we talk about strengthening the sect?

What's more, the invincibility in the world is ultimately one person against one person. If it is attacked by a group, even the Zaoge Sect, which was in its heyday, will end up with a sect destroyed and scattered.

Li Xuandu was raised by Li Daoxu, and he knew this master well. The master has a wife but no children, but before adopting Li Xuandu, the master's wife had passed away, and the old man never remarried since then. It's not that the old man is so infatuated. According to the second senior brother, when the master's wife was still alive, the old man had already stopped living with her. He lived alone in the Penglai Island courtyard, focusing on practicing swordsmanship and rarely showing up in front of ordinary disciples. Even many young island masters and hall masters have never seen this master. After supporting Li Yuanying to become the master, he completely hid behind the scenes, claiming to rule by doing nothing, but actually ruling alone. If there are mistakes, it is all the fault of the master Li Yuanying's negligence. If there are merits, it is the merit of the old master's planning.

These are what Zhang Haishi said. For Li Xuandu, both the old man and the second senior brother are his close friends, but he can't say who is right or wrong. The second senior brother and the old man have many conflicts, and he can only mediate. As for Zhang Haishi's words of "secretly ruling alone", Li Xuandu is skeptical, but if we talk about power and tactics, the old man is probably the leader of the twelve sect leaders of the righteous path.

Li Yuanying also knows this, but he doesn't care. After all, the old man has six disciples. Needless to say, the eldest disciple Situ Xuance is the disciple that the old man has spent the most effort on. He was originally the next sect leader, but unfortunately he died early. The remaining five disciples, except for the fifth Lu Yanbing, who is unlikely to take over the position of sect leader, the other four are possible. The second senior brother has the deepest qualifications, the sixth junior brother has the highest talent, and the fourth Li Xuandu is the most loved by the old sect leader. Why must he, the third disciple, take over as the sect leader?

This is the biggest difference between Li Xuandu and Li Yuanying. Li Xuandu would fight against the old man directly, while Li Yuanying would always put the old man first. If Li Xuandu had not been raised by Li Daoxu himself, and his affection was far better than others, and he was gifted, Li Xuandu would never have been able to fight against Li Yuanying.

Thinking of this, Li Xuandu suddenly had a very terrible idea in his heart. In fact, this idea had already existed in his heart, but he was unwilling to believe it, let alone think deeply about it.

If many things were instructed by the old master, or tacitly approved by the old master, then would his booklet still be useful?

However, Li Xuandu felt that the old master would not be so extreme, but that his second brother was too extreme.

After all, in the early years, the twelve sects of the righteous way formed an alliance, led by the Zhengyi Sect and the Taiping Sect. The twelve sects were divided into three parts, namely the four sects of Taoism, the four sects of Buddhism and the four sects of side sects. Among them, the Zhengyi Sect was the leader of the four sects of Taoism, the Taiping Sect was the leader of the four sects of side sects, and the Jingchan Sect was the leader of the four sects of Buddhism. In addition, there were the Miaozhen Sect, the Cihang Sect, the Xuannv Sect and other sects. The Qingwei Sect could only rank third among the four sects of side sects, and it was not even ranked among the twelve sects of the righteous way. Who would take the Qingwei Sect seriously at that time? Mentioning the Cihang Sect was the fairy of the South China Sea, and mentioning the Qingwei Sect was the weirdo of the East China Sea.

But now, in the "Four-Six Dispute", although Qingwei Sect lost in name, it was not seriously injured. It has replaced Taiping Sect and competed with Zhengyi Sect, and even forced Zhengyi Sect to seek peace temporarily, all thanks to the old sect master. If it were not for the old sect master's hard work, Qingwei Sect would not have such a majestic atmosphere. If it were not for the old sect master's dedication to Xuanxiu, he would not have unexpectedly defeated Song Zheng, the number one person on the Taixuan list at that time, in the Yuxu Sword Fight. Before that Yuxu Sword Fight, everyone knew that Tianshi Zhang Jingxiu and Dishi Xu Wugui were called "the two masters of heaven and earth" by the Jianghu, and no one had ever compared Li Daoxu with the two. But now, some people in the Jianghu have begun to argue about who is the real number one in the righteous way, or even the invincible number one in the world, between the old sword god and the old Tianshi.

Qingwei Sect can be what it is today, all thanks to the old sect master, and the old sect master will not destroy the foundation he has laid with his own hands.

It is precisely because of this that Li Xuandu kept hesitating and unwilling to think deeply.

Because in this matter, one of the two brothers and the old man must be wrong. No matter who is wrong, Li Xuandu will be extremely sad.

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In Shuzhou, there are thousands of acres of bamboo forests like the sea. When the spring breeze blows, the bamboo sea sways with the wind, like thousands of blue waves.

If it is summer, the bamboo sea is as cool as early autumn, without any heat.

But now it is still spring, and the bamboo sea is a little cool.

According to the Jianghu, there is Tiancang Mountain in Shuzhou, and Tiancang Mountain is the territory of Miaozhen Sect. Therefore, in the traditional sense, Shuzhou is the territory of Miaozhen Sect.

However, with the Northwest Great Zhou conquering Shuzhou, Miaozhen Sect’s life is not easy. They can only guard the mountain gate tightly. Although it is not considered to be closing the mountain and closing the temple, it is only slightly better than Jingchan Sect and Taiping Sect.

This bamboo sea belongs to Miaozhen Sect, because the bamboo forest is evergreen all year round, and the peaks of Tiancang Mountain surround it, like a city, also known as "Qingcheng".

In the rolling bamboo sea, there is a very eye-catching purple bamboo forest. There is a bamboo building in the purple bamboo forest. There are bamboo tables and bamboo stools in front of the bamboo building. At this time, there are four people sitting around the table, three men and one woman.

The woman looks only about twenty years old, quite heroic, even if she is dressed in men's clothes, it is difficult to hide her charming appearance. It is Shen Shuangmei, the female head of the Six Gates. Because of the thorough investigation of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau case, she was hunted down by the Qingluan Guards, and was injured by Zhao Wuqi, the governor of the Qingluan Guards, and was rescued by the young Shen Changsheng. After Shen Changsheng was awarded the "Taishang Dan Jing", he escorted Shen Shuangmei to Shuzhou.

As for the three men, two old and one young, the youngest is a teenager who has not yet reached adulthood, and it is Shen Changsheng.

As for the old man, he had a vicissitudes of life, a smile on his lips, and looked like he was about 50 years old. He was leaning on a bamboo stick. He was the second brother Zhang Haishi who had taken good care of Li Xuandu for many years and was also one of the people closest to Li Xuandu.

At the beginning, in Beimang Mountain, Zhang Haishi rescued Li Xuandu, repelled the leader of Zaoge Sect, the old man Zang, and the general Tang Han, and then told Li Xuandu that he was going to Shuzhou.

The person sitting opposite Zhang Haishi was an old Taoist with white hair and beard.

According to convention, there are only a handful of Taoists who can be given the title of "real person" by the court. Only when someone ascends to heaven or "passes away" will he be replaced by someone later. These five people are: the contemporary great celestial master, the head of the Zhengyi Sect, the head of the Miaozhen Sect, the head of the Donghua Sect, and the head of the Shenxiao Sect. If the great celestial master and the head of the Zhengyi Sect are the same person, then another person of high moral character will be recommended, or simply vacant. Now Yan Feiqing has been enthroned as the head of the Zhengyi Sect, and his title is "Feiyuan Zhenren", while the title of the old Tianshi Zhang Jingxiu is "Yuanyang Miaoyi Zhenren", which is not among the five great Zhenren, but second only to the Zhenjun of all generations.

The old Taoist in front of him is one of the five great Zhenren, the leader of Miaozhen Sect, and his title is "Wanshou Zhenren".

The reason for such a title is that Wanshou Zhenren is the oldest, having lived for two sixty years. Even Zang Laoren is much younger than him. This old man is proficient in alchemy, and he can compete with Donghua Sect on his own without losing the upper hand. He is a first-class alchemy expert in the world.

Zhang Haishi leaned on a bamboo stick, looked at the surrounding forest, and asked: "Old Master, I wonder if the 'Five Poison Pill' has been refined?"

Master Wanshou said calmly: "Mr. Zhang, do you not trust my alchemy skills?"

"I dare not." Zhang Haishi smiled and said: "I just asked, otherwise I would always feel uneasy."

Master Wanshou said softly: "Mr. Zhang, just put your heart at ease, alchemy is a sure thing."