Pawn Crossing the River

The priests in black quickly completed the inspection and found nothing. With the sound of the whistle, the steam train started slowly again.

Audrey asked softly: "Are we safe?"

Qi Xuansu shook his head: "This language is still early. It is just a Sophia. Its influence is limited. It is more limited to St. York. But if it involves the Gospel Ministry, it is hard to say. Their tentacles are all over the northern continent and even the southern continent. No one is immune, don’t you know a high-level traitor in Tawanting?”

Audrey stopped talking.

In fact, Qi Xuansu could understand why Audrey asked again and again. She wanted to get a positive answer from Qi Xuansu so that she could feel at ease. As for whether it is really safe, that is what Qi Xuansu has to consider. This is somewhat self-deception, and it is also an act of seeking a sense of security from others. I am like Pu Liu, I have to find someone to rely on. Zhang Yuelu never does this kind of thing, and for this reason, Zhang Yuelu will not act cold and immovable when he hates someone. If Zhang Yuelu likes someone, he will not turn into a soft and waxy little woman. , coupled with the fact that her temper is really not good, her figure is not soft, and her waist is too hard, she looks "hateful".

This has also led to a strange phenomenon. A beautiful girl with a good family background, good looks, and a good future has few suitors, and occasionally there are a few who are desperate for their lives. Look at Li Tianzhen and Wang Danqing. The fate he faced probably also scared him away.

In a sense, Zhang Yuelu is an unlikable person, but Qi Xuansu still likes Zhang Yuelu. If it were anyone else, he would rather continue to be alone. At this time, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but think that if instead of Audrey, Zhang Yuelu was by his side, he wouldn't have to be so cautious, and he could even kill him directly. As long as the immortal didn't take action, he would have nothing to fear. Why bother with a few little priests.

Qi Xuansu sighed, now he could only take one step at a time.

The train continues to move forward.

Qi Xuansu is multi-tasking. In addition to the Bingjie Incarnation, he is still in St. York, learning more about the situation through Strawney, and also keeping in touch with Wuniang, Li Mingzhen and others.

A little later, Qi Xuansu also contacted Lu Yujue, the assistant manager in charge of the Southern Continent.

"Chief, I have informed Xidaomen of the specific situation as you requested." Lu Yujue is Lu Yushu's cousin and Lu Yuting's cousin, so the high-level circle of Daomen seems to be very large, but it is actually not that big. After careful calculation, They are all related by relatives, and they are all acquaintances inside and outside. How can a child from a humble family squeeze in?

Qi Xuansu asked: "What did Xidaomen say?"

Lu Yujue smiled bitterly: "Xidaomen was already ready to take action. Sun Zhongnu's rebellion happened, which just gave them an excuse. The three great masters of Xidaomen decided to take action."

Although Xidaomen is not part of the Daomen's establishment, it cannot be said to be completely independent from the Daomen. It still relies on the support of the Daomen, which somewhat means that it listens to the tune but not the propaganda. Since Xidaomen returned the "Seven Birds and Five Fire Fans" and the relics of Tantai Yun and nominally returned to Daomen, Xidaomen has also completed reforms, imitating Daomen's nine-level and twelve-level system, and integrating internally, but there is no big change. Headmaster.

However, Xidaomen's reform was not thorough, and the Taoist priest system at the bottom was in chaos, which led to Taoism not recognizing the grades of some Taoist priests in Xidaomen.

There are a total of nine high-level Taoist priests of Xidao Sect who are actually recognized by the Taoist sect, namely three great masters and six real masters.

There are no prefixes for Pingzhang and Shenzhi here.

The reason is very simple. The full name of Shenzhi Zhenren is "Shenzhi Jinque Youshi Zhenren", and the full name of Pingzhang Dazhen is "Pingzhang Jinque Youshi Daren". The key lies in the four words "Jinque Youshi". Given the prefixes Pingzhang and Shenzhi, doesn't it mean that Xidaomen is also qualified to participate in Jinque's discussions? That would be able to influence the Taoist sect's major decisions and the selection of the Grand Master, which was something that the Fifth Generation Grand Master could not tolerate.

The attitude of the Great Master of the Five Dynasties is also very clear. Of course, Xidaomen is welcome to return to Daomen, and the senior leaders of Xidaomen are also welcome to enter Jinque to participate in discussions. However, there is a big premise. Xidaomen must fully accept the adaptation of Daomen and give up the current half-style Independent feudal state. As long as Xidaomen does not completely return to Daomen, Jinque cannot be given the power to discuss matters.

Therefore, these nine high-level officials of Xidao Sect recognized by the Taoist sect only have a rank, which is somewhat similar to Emperor Daxuan's status as a super-grade Taoist priest, and have no actual positions.

Of course, the treatment given by the Taoist sect is not that of Baiban Daren and Baiban Daren, but corresponds to Pingzhang Daren and Shenzhi. It is equivalent to Pingzhang Dazhenren without Pingzhang and Shenzhizhenzhen without Shenzhi.

The three great masters among them are Huangfu Zhao, Gong Fu, and Tantai Zhenxiao.

It is worth mentioning that although today's three Xidaomen families emphasize personal attachment and bloodline inheritance, and take away the dregs of the Zhang family and Li family, the Gongguan and Dantaiyun in those days actually did not have any heirs left. The current Gong family, Dantaiyun There have always been different opinions about the relationship between the Tai family and the two ancestors. Some said that they were adopted by nephews, some said that the nephews changed their surnames, and some said that their disciples or adopted sons changed their surnames. In short, it was a mess.

Anyway, if these three families bite to death, they are the authentic inheritance, just like the Li family bites to death that they are the descendants of Taishang Taozu. Don't ask around if you have nothing to do. Whoever asks will die.

There are many differences among these three companies, but also many consensuses. This is not a contradiction. The differences are due to interests, and the consensus is also due to interests. Their consensus is that Xidaomen must first create established facts to force Daomen to invest more attention and support.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu's task is not only to mediate internal conflicts, but also to stabilize Xidaomen. He can counterattack reciprocally, but he must not start a large-scale war and expand the situation. Because today's Taoist sect is not financially supported, and secondly, the internal problems of the Taoist sect are too serious.

Qi Xuansu had expected this, and Xidaomen would definitely make a big fuss. It’s just that it’s impossible to hide this matter from Xidaomen. Even if they hide it, Xidaomen must have its own espionage system in the northern continent and will know about it and will take action. Rather than hiding it and causing a gap between the two parties, It's better to just be honest with them.

Qi Xuansu asked: "What does this so-called further action refer to specifically?"

Lu Yujue said: "The three great masters have sent people to the northern continent. They are nominally to assist in the retreat and eradicate the traitors. As for their true intention, it is hard to say."

Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought.

Lu Yujue added: "As far as I know, although there was no large-scale mobilization of troops, quite a few masters above heaven and human have gone, and the plan is not small."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Who is the leader?"

Lu Yujue replied: "The youngest of the nine real men of Xidaomen, Huangfuji is known as the 'Tiger of Xidaomen'."

Xidao Sect is special. There is no real person in the ordinary sense. Any real person who can be officially recognized by the Taoist sect is equivalent to Zhenzhi. Huangfu Ji, the youngest real person in Xidao Sect, is of course not the same as Qi Xuansu. Not too young, already over forty.

Among the Xidaomen, Huangfu was considered a hardliner and a radical. The intention of Xidaomen sending him out was obvious.

Of course Qi Xuansu also understood this and said: "We cannot expand the situation at this time. We can be tough, but now is not the time to decide the outcome with a battle. The situation in the Taoist sect does not support it, no matter what aspect it is, we do not support it. These people Going your own way and trying to coerce the Tao Sect is absolutely not allowed by the Tao Sect. "

Lu Yujue said: "That's it. According to relevant regulations, I have reported it to the main hall in the form of a formal letter."

Qi Xuansu said: "Let Master Zhangtang talk to Master Tantai Zhenxiao. You continue to pay close attention to the movements of Xidao Sect and report at any time."

"Yes." Lu Yujue responded.

After the conversation ended, Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought.

Xidaomen has two immortals, namely Tantai Zhenxiao, who represents the Tantai family, and Gong Fu, who represents the Gong family. Xidaomen is different from Daomen. The external environment is very harsh, so there is no large group of Huayuan Taoist priests inside Xidaomen. Under the cruel selection and elimination system, there must be many masters within the Xidao Sect. The existence of two immortals is not difficult to understand. Many people may not be top geniuses, but after going through various life and death difficulties, they are completely reborn, and they can also be late bloomers.

In addition, Xidao Sect attaches great importance to blood inheritance, and has never advocated the reuse of young people in order to prevent the lack of employment like the Dao Sect. In other words, there will be no promotion based on age within Xidaomen, and there is no such thing as one step at a time and one step at a time, so the talent training within Xidaomen is in another direction.

Although there are no immortals in the Huangfu family, the fact that they are able to compete with the other two families is not entirely due to the shadow of their ancestors, and they have some confidence. Huangfu Zhao and Huangfu Ji, father and son, are both pseudo-immortals. Although Huangfu Zhao was inferior to the other two of his generation, Huangfu Ji had given birth to a good son and was far superior to his peers from the other two families. The father and son jointly support the Huangfu family, no less than the Gong family and the Tantai family.

If you think about it carefully, this is also reasonable. The higher the cultivation level, the harder it is to have children. Neither of the two immortals have children, and the descendants of the family are nephews and the like. Huangfu Zhao's cultivation was much weaker, but he gave birth to a good son.

Although the three sects stand as a tripartite with different ideas and many disagreements, there must be a leader who can represent the entire Xidao Sect at certain times, just like the three deputy masters of the Dao Sect. No matter how different they are, there must be one leader. A rotating great master, representing the great master.

The representative of Xidaomen in this generation is Tantai Zhenxiao. However, Huangfu is very likely to become the next generation leader of Xidao Sect.

Although Huangfuji came from a distinguished background, he was quite similar to Qi Xuansu in some respects. They both rose to the position through hard work, and their nearly perfect resume made it impossible for others to find fault. It's just that this person has a bad temper, is unruly and quite violent. This is also determined by the external environment. After all, there are frequent wars in Xidaomen, and there is no soil for Huayuan Taoist priests.

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PS: I can’t write it out, so I’ll update it.

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