Pawn Crossing the River

Handing over a glass of wine is actually very particular. Crossing the arms is only the first step. The second step is to drink half of the glass first, then exchange the glasses, and then drink the remaining half of the glass together. After drinking together, the third step is to throw the cups on the ground. If the two cups tilt up and close together, it means that the man is bowing down and the woman is tilting back, the sky is overturned and the earth is covered, the yin and yang are in harmony, and good luck comes.

It's just that Qi Xuansu didn't understand this. After completing the first step, he just treated it as if he had had a cup of wine. He didn't know that there were more details about the second and third steps.

But having said that, even if Qi Xuansu knew it, it would only stop at the first step.

Qi Xuansu has been living a pure life for too long, and he is really not used to crossing the line. Besides, Zhang Yuelu was so conservative that he wouldn't let him do anything. This was considered an exception.

Then it’s time to drink normally.

If you drink too much, you can't say you're drunk, just tipsy. Qi Xuansu also relaxed a little, no longer sitting upright, holding a wine glass in his right hand, supporting his body backward with his left hand, bending his right leg and straightening his left leg.

"You will drink from the golden cup together, but we will not spare each other with the sword." Qi Xuansu murmured, turning to look at the bright moon.

Zhang Yuelu pretended to be angry and said, "Why, if I drink with you today, can I draw my sword and kill you tomorrow?"

Qi Xuansu turned to look at Zhang Yuelu again and said with a drunken smile, "It's easy. I'll go out to find a wild woman tomorrow. According to our agreement, you have to draw your sword and kill me."

Zhang Yuelu shook his head, "It seems you are drunk."

"Are you drunk? Why do I feel like it's just the beginning?" Qi Xuansu drank the remaining wine in the cup.

Zhang Yuelu, who had always liked drinking, put down his glass.

After drinking the remaining wine, Qi Xuansu stood up unsteadily and walked into the house, "Which room is yours? Let me have a look. I... don't look at Zhang Yuyue. I am not familiar with this girl."

Zhang Yuelu was a bit dumbfounded and had to point Qi Xuansu "this way."

Entering Zhang Yuelu's room, the curtains were opened, and the moonlight shone in through the carved window panes, laying down a patchwork of black and white light and shadow.

It can be seen that Zhang Yuelu has not lived here for a while, and it still looks like it was a long time ago.

A small bed, a barely used dressing table, a wardrobe, a table and a chair. Apart from the original decoration of the room, there are almost no additional decorations - Zhang Yuelu was still very embarrassed when he first arrived in Yujing. Peaceful money should be spent wisely.

Qi Xuansu seemed to see a stubborn little girl who left early in the morning and returned in the evening, working hard to make progress.

Of course, he couldn't compare to this little girl at the same time. As Qiniang said, she was stupid and didn't know anything.

Although it was very rude, Qi Xuansu still used the strength of wine to go to the closet and opened the door.

Unexpectedly, there are a lot of clothes inside, including lake green, plain white, dark green

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Colorful clothes and skirts. There are more crane cloaks of Taoist priests, as well as various headbands such as Hunyuan scarf, Nanhua scarf, Xiaoyao scarf, Haoran scarf, Tai Chi scarf, and Bao scarf, ending with the Hunyuan scarf of fifth-grade Taoist priests. Because Zhang Yuelu moved to Xuandu after he was promoted to the fourth grade of Jijiu Taoist Priest.

There were also some close-fitting clothes, please don't look at them in any way, so Qi Xuansu didn't take a closer look and closed the closet door.

This is very true.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but think.

What about yourself?

There are no parents, not even a mother like Tantai Qiong who does not fit the image of a loving mother. There is no master, not necessarily a master like Master Cihang, even the master in his imagination does not exist.

He kept telling himself in his heart that he shouldn't be immersed in this kind of emotion. A man should cheer up and make immortal achievements with his three-foot sword. Are bigger things worth worrying about? Just think of it as a gust of wind, blowing by.

But he couldn't help but think about it.

The zombie named "Qi Haoran" pretended to be or forged his master. How true was their relationship? Perhaps this memory and Qi Haoran are both fake, and it is just a scene that has been staged many times.

Where is Qiniang?

Qi Xuansu didn't dare to think about it.

He felt a little tired, and his drunkenness turned into sleepiness. Qi Xuansu wanted to take a nap, so he lay down on Zhang Yuelu's small bed with his clothes undressed, letting the moonlight cut into pieces by the window panes hit his face.

Zhang Yuelu walked in quietly, sat on the edge of the bed, stared at Qi Xuansu with his eyes closed, and gently brushed Qi Xuansu's face with his hand.

It's like a breeze blowing across my cheeks, feeling cool and a little itchy.

Qi Xuansu grabbed Zhang Yuelu's hand, and then took the initiative to move it inside.

Zhang Yuelu hesitated slightly and lay down next to Qi Xuansu fully clothed.

The two of them lay on the bed side by side, doing nothing.

Qi Xuan Suzhen fell asleep. He hadn't slept for a long time. This time, he didn't have that dream again, and he didn't go to Lingshan Cave again.

Regardless of whether Qi Haoran is real or not, at least Zhang Yuelu is real.

In the early morning of the next day, when Qi Xuansu woke up, he found that Zhang Yuelu was no longer there.

Qi Xuansu sat up and looked around. There was no moonlight in the silence, and the room was bright.

Qi Xuansu got out of bed and left Zhang Yuelu's room. He looked around and found a situation that was both warm and scary. Zhang Yuelu was cooking in person.

Bad memories come to mind

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"You're awake." Zhang Yuelu's voice sounded, and she came over with a bowl of lotus seed porridge - it was no longer lotus seed cake, but it wasn't quite lotus seed soup. It was an improvement over the last time, but unfortunately not much.

Qi Xuansu cleared his throat, "I'm not hungry, so there's no need to bother."

"The main reason is that my hands are itchy after not doing it for a long time. Whether you are hungry or not is less important." Zhang Yuelu said very frankly, "Let's have a taste."

Qi Xuansu tactfully advised, "As the legendary Zhang Yuelu who has been cherished by countless female Taoist priests, you must put your career first, but you cannot let your Confucian ideas of caring for your husband and raising your children limit you. You should leave cooking to the Taoists. You should concentrate on it." All official duties are done with due diligence.”

Zhang Yuelu smiled and said, "I just do it as a hobby. It's rare that I'm free today."

Speaking of which, what else could Qi Xuansu say? Of course, he couldn't live up to Zhang Yuelu's "good intentions."

"Let's come together." Qi Xuansu invited in the spirit of sharing happiness.

Zhang Yuelu said regretfully, "I just made a bowl, which is an advantage for you."

Qi Xuansu sat at the dining table, holding lotus seed porridge in one hand and slowly putting it into his mouth with a spoon in the other.

The taste is still hard to describe, and he doesn't understand. He has learned the Dacheng method, is it so difficult to make lotus seed soup? Did Zhang Yuelu do it on purpose? Or is it that you are too innovative and refuse to follow the methods of your predecessors, insisting on innovating?

Zhang Yuelu sat opposite Qi Xuansu, holding his chin in his hands and looking at him quietly.

After breakfast, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu had to go out separately. Zhang Yuelu still had to attend the Jiutang joint meeting. This meeting had been going on for several days and was not finished yet. It cannot be said that it was long and smelly, but it was also too cumbersome.

Qi Xuansu was not on the list of people participating in the discussion, and there was no reason to attend the discussion. He wanted to see his old boss Donghua Zhenren.

The three divisions plus the three princes are six people with six hearts.

Master Cihang and the Heavenly Master only have the same general direction and cannot be of the same mind in everything. After all, Su Yuanyi's surname is not Zhang, and she also represents the interests of Cihang's lineage. Not to mention Qingwei Master Li Wujia, he was considered a rebellious member of the Li family when he was young. Although he later compromised, the Li family did not believe that he and the Imperial Master were of the same mind. Not to mention other things, when he was in Fenglinzhou, the Imperial Master had many detailed and in-depth discussions with Master Qingwei in order to implement the Imperial Master's ideas. If the two people had the same idea, then the Imperial Master would still need to do this. Do it?

This is true for these two real people, is Donghua Zhenren an exception?

Needless to say, Master Donghua was not from the Yaozu faction among the three major factions of Quanzhen Taoism, but from the Xuansheng faction.

Therefore,

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Qi Xuansu believed that Zhenren Donghua was a force he could rely on.

Although there are risks, what is not risky? Qi Xuansu went too smoothly in the past, but now it seems that it may not be a good thing.

Qi Xuansu first contacted Gong Jiaojun, the secretary of Donghua Master, "Brother Gong Dao, I am Qi Xuansu. I have arrived in Yujing."

"Brother Tianyuan, when did you arrive in Yujing? How come there was no news beforehand?" Gong Jiaojun was very polite and affectionate.

He no longer calls Zhenren Qi or Chief Qi, but instead calls him "Tian Yuan" to show his closeness.

Gong Jiaojun can indeed be called this when he is around Master Donghua. But he can't work as a secretary for the rest of his life. Sooner or later he will have to work abroad. Xie Jiaofeng was the former secretary of Donghua Master. After he was sent to the outside world, he was no longer close to power. How did he treat Qi Xuansu? Even though he is humble and flattering, he doesn't mind calling Xiao Yin a brother-in-law, as long as he can please Chief Qi.

When Gong Jiaojun was released, calling him "Tian Yuan" would seem a bit arrogant, so he specially added "Brother Tao" as a slight show of respect.

Qi Xuansu said, "I just arrived last night. I wonder if the real person is free? I want to meet the real person."

"The real person has half an hour of free time at noon today. Let me ask the real person for you." Gong Jiaojun was very happy.

Qi Xuansu was equally polite, "Thank you. When Brother Gongdao is free to go to Borneo, you must let me know so that I can fulfill my friendship as a landlord."

"It's settled, I must ask Taoist Brother Tianyuan for a drink." Gong Jiaojun responded with a smile.

Soon, Gong Jiaojun asked Master Donghua for instructions and gave him a reply.

Master Donghua not only agreed to give Qi Xuansu half an hour, but also postponed some arrangements in the afternoon to give Qi Xuansu enough time.

At noon, Gong Jiaojun led the

Qi Xuansu met Donghua Zhenren in his private house.

At this time, Master Donghua was painting, splashing ink on landscapes. Qi Xuansu didn't know that Master Donghua had such a talent, and it was quite impressive.

However, Qi Xuansu didn't have any attainments in this area. He couldn't give any more opinions except the word "good", and he didn't pretend to understand, so as not to embarrass himself.

Master Donghua signaled Gong Jiaojun to go out. While continuing to paint, he asked, "Sneaking to Yujing by yourself without saying hello beforehand. This is not like your style. What happened?"

Qi Xuansu took a deep breath, "I arrived in Yujing last night. I went to the Requiem Division first."

Master Donghua asked, "Why did you go to the Requiem Division?"

Qi Xuansu said, "I'm going to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy."

Donghua Zhenren paused when he wrote, leaving a big ink dot on the painting.

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