Pawn Crossing the River

A flash of panic flashed in the young man's eyes, and he wanted to struggle, but found that Qi Xuansu's palm was like cast iron, making him unable to move. He couldn't help but whisper: "What, what do you mean?"

Qi Xuansu released his palm, then pushed it gently, with just enough force to make the young man stand upright without making him stand unsteadily, and then said: "What do you mean? Tai Sui is an old man even though I am wearing a Taoist robe. If it's more expensive, it's better to just watch me crawling alone, right?

"Taisui Jiazhe" means young, "Laorong" means thief, "kaikai" means to start, "Zan'erliang" means understanding the rules of the world, and "Kongzi" means not understanding the rules of the world. affairs.

Translated into vernacular, it is: I am young but I am a thief. Even if the robe I am wearing is more expensive, it is not easy to just stare at me and attack me alone, right? I think you don’t understand the rules of the world.

The young man immediately understood that he had kicked the iron plate, and hurriedly said: "Hewu! I'm new to the springboard, half-opening my eyes, this time I'm on the line and starting to climb. Now that I'm awake, it's my move that's not faint, and I hope my friends on the "合" step can step on it. Focus."

Meaning: Everyone is a friend in the world! I just debuted, and I know a lot of the rules. I committed a crime in this area this time. Since I was caught out, it was my lack of vision. I hope that for the sake of being friends in the world, I can let him go.

Qi Xuansu was noncommittal and asked: "Is this line made of fire?"

"Whichever one is made of water or fire will get me." The young man said hurriedly, "If you don't have the fire hole, it's just a piece of music."

"Fire business" means rich business, and "water business" means poor business. "Big turn in the fire hole" means making a lot of money, but "little money" means not making big money, just a small amount of money.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Who is your shopkeeper?"

The young man's eyes flickered and he hesitated, but he wanted to take the opportunity to escape.

Qi Xuansu stopped using slang and said directly: "Want to run away? You can try."

The young man's body froze.

At this time, the actions of the two people also attracted the attention of other passengers, who all looked in this direction.

Zhang Yuelu focused on drinking and just looked at the two of them from the corner of his eyes.

In the end, Qi Xuansu did not reveal the identity of the young man, nor did he intend to send the young man to the local 100-household office. He just pointed at the young man's chest, and then heard the young man groan, and almost fell to the ground, his face turned pale, his forehead Cold sweat broke out on his face.

Qi Xuansu said: "I'll teach you a lesson this time. If you have other livelihoods, you should change your profession."

The young man did not dare to say anything and staggered away, clutching his chest.

He made a mistake this time, and Qi Xuansu also left some room. According to the rules of the world, he could only admit his defeat and did not dare to come back to make amends.

Shortly after the young man left, the boat set off. Zhang Yuelu asked softly: "Why didn't you ask that young man who was the shopkeeper?"

Qi Xuansu said: "So what if I ask, can I still uproot them? Even if I can uproot them, there must be other similar gangs to fill in. I can't always stay here, so managing thieves is not about one or two. Chivalrous acts of justice only treat the symptoms, but the strict punishments imposed by the court and officials are the root cause. "

Zhang Yuelu said in surprise: "What you said is quite impressive."

"Wanxiang Dao Palace has taught these things." Qi Xuansu coughed lightly, "I forgot, you have never taken the course of Wanxiang Dao Palace."

Zhang Yuelu glanced at him: "Who said I didn't take the course of Wanxiang Dao Palace? I went to the upper palace, and you are the lower palace."

Qi Xuansu laughed and did not refute.

Entering the upper palace means being promoted to a fourth-level Taoist priest, while those who come out of the lower palace can only become a ninth-level Taoist priest. The difference between the two is just like his name. It is a huge difference.

Qi Xuansu also wanted to return to the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, go to further training, and then become an upright Taoist priest of the fourth grade of wine worship, buy a house in Yujing, make some friends, be respectfully called "Master", and have some confidence to go. Think about starting a family.

When it comes to starting a family, as the so-called Dharma couple has money and land, the Taoist couple comes second.

In short, Qi Xuansu's ambition is not very small, but it is really not big either.

The big ship sailed leisurely.

Qi Xuansu's satchel was not a small item and could not hold many things. The jug was naturally not big and could not hold much wine, so it was quickly finished by Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu returned to his sickly look and didn't speak much. He only occasionally spoke to give Qi Xuansu some advice.

Qi Xuansu was not very interested in the "Beguk Technique". He mainly wanted to learn the "Cicada Sloughing Technique" because the "Cicada Sloughing Technique" was derived from the "Ying Jie False Body" of the banished immortal, so many of the formulas between the two are the same. , To be precise, the "Cicada Sloughing Technique" is a semi-finished product with some formulas deleted, so Zhang Yuelu, the relegated immortal, can definitely give guidance to Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu didn't expect to learn it immediately. He recited the formula over and over again, trying to understand it while reciting it. If there was anything he didn't understand, he asked Zhang Yuelu.

In fact, Zhang Yuelu had no experience as a teacher at all, so she could only teach Qi Xuansu according to the method taught to her by her master Cihang, that is, to teach herself first, and not to ask questions again.

At first, Zhang Yuelu was a little worried. She also knew that this teaching method was not suitable for everyone, otherwise it would be difficult to teach students in accordance with their aptitude.

But she soon discovered that Qi Xuansu actually had a very good brain, which was also called a good understanding. Qi Xuansu's disadvantage was that he was not very good at it. It's like fighting with someone, your eyes can keep up, but your hands can't.

Because of this, Qi Xuansu was able to learn Wufu's "Blood Roar" without a teacher, but just understanding the principles of applying the technique was of no use. If there was not so much energy and blood to use, he would not be able to use it.

After Qi Xuansu had almost memorized the formula, Zhang Yuelu suddenly said: "Tianyuan, can you teach me how to speak slang in the world?"

"Don't you know how to say it?" Qi Xuansu was slightly surprised.

Zhang Yuelu said: "I know a little bit about 'pulling', 'pandao', 'zhaozi' and so on, but I won't be able to do more."

Qi Xuansu asked: "What do you want to know?"

Zhang Yuelu thought for a while: "What is the name of 'Fire Gun'?"

"Sprayer." Qi Xuansu said, "The old-fashioned fire blunderbuss did not have rifling, and used iron sand. Each blunderbuss covered a large area. It didn't look like it was shot out, but like it was sprayed out. Hence the name."

"What about drinking?"

"Qishan."

"Buying wine?"

"Elbow Mountain."

"Soju?"

"volcano."

"Drunk?"

"Kushiyama."

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but said: "Why is it all related to wine? Are you planning to find someone to interrogate you when you learn slang, or are you planning to find someone to drink with?"

Zhang Yuelu waved his hand: "Why would I want to drink with someone who talks slander?"

"Am I not?" Qi Xuansu said.

Zhang Yuelu was speechless, and after a while he said: "I didn't recognize your true face at first, and then I could only make mistakes."

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.

Qi Xuansu's heart sank slightly at first, and then he felt a little lucky. If one day, Zhang Yuelu learns his true identity, I hope she can make mistakes as she said today.

Then I heard Zhang Yuelu murmuring to himself: "I want to climb the mountain. You go to the Elbow Mountain, preferably a volcano, and we go to the mountain together."

Qi Xuansu was speechless.

Zhang Yuelu then said to Qi Xuansu: "When we get to my house, we will use this slang."

Only then did Qi Xuansu know why Zhang Yuelu wanted to learn slang, and he planned to use it to deceive his own mother. But at this time, Zhang Yuelu finally looked like a little girl, and she was a bit cute.

Qi Xuansu said: "Wouldn't it be nice if you bought more wine and put it in the Xumiwu?"

Zhang Yuelu rolled his eyes at him: "I have your luggage in my Xumiwu. There is no room left."

Having said this, Zhang Yuelu's eyes happened to fall on Qi Xuansu's satchel and asked: "Tianyuan, what's in your satchel?"

Qi Xuansu was shocked, but didn't show it on his face: "Some ordinary things."

Zhang Yuelu said: "You have seen my Xumiwu, can I see your satchel?"

"Of course." Qi Xuansu handed the satchel into Zhang Yuelu's hands without any hesitation.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuelu hesitated: "Don't you have some shameful things in your bag? For example, spring... palace pictures or something like that."

Qi Xuansu's old face turned red: "Am I such a person? Look, just look."

Zhang Yuelu then opened Qi Xuansu's shoulder bag and flipped through it casually: "Qi Xuansu's seventh-grade Taoist priest's certificate, external wound medicine, internal medicine, fire breakers, iron awls, fire gun projectiles, Tiangang Hall's deacon's token, Cheap talisman paper, seals, peace money, a stack of small tickets, a few medium-sized tickets, a bag of small yuan, a few medium yuan, the sunglasses from the last trip to the Western Regions, a bag of marching pills, a pack of dried meat, and two strings of demons Liuzhu and a compass? Do you know how to read Feng Shui?”

Qi Xuan said without changing his expression: "I have also read the "Qing Nang Sutra" and "Shaking the Dragon Sutra". As the saying goes, if you are looking for a dragon, you will have to look at the entangled mountain. One layer of entanglement is a layer of barrier. If the door has a thousand layers of locks, there will definitely be a barrier. The princes and princes live here. The mountains are in the shape of the earth and the stars are in the sky. The true star suddenly takes its true form, and the branches and leaves are all auspicious. It is always born, and nothing can be seen from hundreds of places. It is the true shape. If it comes out of the star shape, it will appear..."

"Okay, okay, I said you were fat and you started breathing." Zhang Yuelu did not associate Qi Xuansu with the Qingping Society because of this compass. After all, the compass is also a common item for Taoist disciples, but Zhang Yuelu's thoughts were completely biased towards another direction.

She suddenly lowered her voice: "Tianyuan, tell me honestly, when you were making a living in the world, did you also engage in tomb robbing?"

Qi Xuansu almost choked on his own saliva: "If I had been involved in tomb robbing, would my entire body be worth two hundred peace dollars?"

"Didn't they all take away the 'human nature'?" Zhang Yuelu teased.

Qi Xuansu then realized that a lie needed more lies to round it off, so he could only swear: "The Supreme Taoist is above, Xuan Sheng is above, and all the ancestors are above. If I had ever done the tomb robbing business, I would be promoted to the highest level in this life." Taoist priests who can’t offer four drinks.”

Zhang Yuelu said with a smile: "Actually, I recently read a book about tomb robbing. It was quite interesting. Since you have never done it before, forget it."

Qi Xuansu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.