Pawn Crossing the River

The relationship between Taoism and the imperial court is very complex and subtle. Generally speaking, the head of a local Taoist government can correspond to a local governor and important minister. Based on this theory, the chief deputy head of Shuzhou Taoist government should probably correspond to the general military affairs officer of Shuzhou. , in terms of status, Ling Yunzi is still above Zhao Fuan.

Regardless of status or identity, but only in terms of realm and cultivation, then Ling Yunzi is still superior to Zhao Fu'an. Zhao Fu'an is not Ling Yunzi's opponent, just like Zhang Yuelu is not his opponent.

As a result, Zhao Fuan's face became a little ugly.

If he really wanted to break his skin, he wouldn't be able to get away with it, but he couldn't bear to be called by his first name in front of his face, pointed at his nose and scolded for being bold.

Seeing Zhao Fu'an's expression changing, Ling Yunzi said again: "Although this Master Zhang is a member of the Celestial Master, he is also highly regarded by the Earth Master. He is also a disciple of Master Cihang. If anything happens to her, Zhao Fu'an How many heads can you pay? Or do you think Governor Wang will argue with the Heavenly Master, the Earth Master, and Master Cihang for your sake?"

These words may seem like a slap, but they are actually a reminder.

Li Tianzhen, the young master of the Li family, was not able to get a good deal back then. He is a direct descendant of the Imperial Master and Master Qingwei. When he was ten years old, he followed his elders to meet the current emperor. He is expected to become the head of the Li family in the future. Is it possible that you will Is the backer bigger than Li Tianzhen’s?

After all, Zhao Fu'an has been in the officialdom for a long time. He immediately understood and made a decision in the blink of an eye. He handed over his hands and apologized: "It turns out that Deputy Hall Master Zhang has such a relationship with the Earth Master. It is really a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. One family does not recognize the other." I hope Deputy Hall Master Zhang can forgive me."

These words seemed to be apologetic, but there was a hidden meaning. The reason why he admitted his mistake was because he did not know the relationship between Zhang Yuelu and the Earth Master. In fact, he still curry favor with the Shuzhou Taoist Office represented by Ling Yunzi.

When Ling Yunzi saw that Zhao Fu'an was willing to come down the steps without being confused, his expression suddenly softened.

Of course, Zhang Yuelu heard what Zhao Fu'an said. She was not unsophisticated. She knew that this time it was thanks to Ling Yunzi's rescue, so she didn't say anything more to avoid embarrassing Ling Yunzi.

But she was still angry.

This matter originally had nothing to do with the Earth Master. It was Zhang Yuelu who wanted to search for traces of the demon. Zhao Fuan and Wang Ruyi did not agree, but now it has become Zhang Yuelu's move to use his backers to suppress others.

Going deeper, what does this matter have to do with Zhang Yuelu? She was currently resting, but she was just passing through this place. Even if she encountered a demon causing trouble, she could have reported it to the Tiangang Hall and continued on her way, but she was loyal to her duty and decided to investigate the matter thoroughly.

In the end, Qi Xuansu was injured, and she seemed to get justice, but this justice had nothing to do with right and wrong, just because her background was big enough. If she had no background, would she have to admit her mistake to Zhao Fuan today? Or was she simply collecting Qi Xuansu's body?

Is it wrong for her to do her job faithfully? Is it nosy? Is it overestimating one's capabilities?

If this is all about overestimation and meddling, then who will do anything? If everyone is just trying to protect themselves, will the Taoist sect last long?

Right and wrong are not important in themselves, power is more important, there is no distinction between black and white, right and wrong. Is this the Taoism that Xuan Sheng wants to see?

Shouldn't such a monastery be rectified?

The only person Zhang Yuelu felt sorry for was Qi Xuansu. If she hadn't asked Qi Xuansu to accompany her home, such a thing would not have happened. Maybe she was right, but she shouldn't implicate Qi Xuansu.

Zhang Yuelu silently walked to Qi Xuansu's side, slowly helped him up, and at the same time used his true energy to relieve Qi Xuansu's injuries.

Qi Xuansu felt a little more comfortable. He was worthy of being a man of heaven. He almost killed himself with one punch. If the two of them fought alone, without Zhang Yuelu's intervention, he might not be able to withstand three attacks.

Seeing this scene, Ling Yunzi remembered that someone else was injured. He couldn't help but his face darkened and his tone increased: "General Zhao, you injured my Taoist disciple, and it's all over with just a simple admission of fault? How can there be such a thing in the world?" Such a cheap thing?”

When Zhao Fu'an heard that Ling Yunzi no longer called him by his first name, but instead addressed him as "Zong Bing Zhao", he understood in his heart. He borrowed the donkey from the slope and said: "What Master Lingyun said is that I acted impulsively. It’s five hundred Taiping, which should be enough for a trip to Huasheng Hall.”

After that, Zhao Fu'an took out five brand new tickets and wanted to throw them on the ground. However, after considering that Ling Yunzi was still here and Zhang Yuelu's backer was not easy to mess with, he patiently walked to Zhang Yuelu and said, He handed over the official ticket in his hand: "Deputy Hall Master Zhang, I'm offended."

Zhang Yuelu didn't answer, just stared at Zhao Fu'an coldly.

Ling Yunzi came to the side slowly, took the official ticket from Zhao Fu'an's hand, and then personally delivered it to Qi Xuansu, and said to Zhang Yuelu: "Deputy Hall Master Zhang, how old are you? I want to give you a word, you must understand Like light and dust.”

Qi Xuansu took five large votes from the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest.

Zhang Yuelu did not stop him, but felt humiliated, both for himself and for Qi Xuansu.

Seeing that Qi Xuansu was quite sensible and didn't make matters worse, Lingyunzi couldn't help but feel better about him. He told Tang Yongde, "Mr. Tang, don't you have a car ready to take people to Huasheng Hall?"

"Hey, hey." Tang Yongde realized it later and called the spiritual officials and Taoist priests to prepare the carriage. At the same time, he felt regretful. He was the one who took the initiative to invite Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu to investigate the case. However, the situation turned out to be like this. How could he stay out of it? Even if Zhang Yuelu didn't express his anger at him afterwards, his superiors would have some opinions about him, and his future promotion would be difficult.

Zhang Yuelu half-carried Qi Xuansu into the carriage. In the dim carriage, she let Qi Xuansu, who was seriously injured, lean into her arms, but she said nothing.

This was not the first time Qi Xuansu had experienced a life-and-death situation, but he still managed to laugh. He even took the initiative to comfort Zhang Yuelu and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."

It was okay if he didn't comfort her. When he opened his mouth to comfort her, Zhang Yuelu's eyes turned a little red and he said sadly: "I'm sorry."

"What's there to be sorry for? Isn't it just a punch? I still earn 500 Taiping." Qi Xuansu said happily, "I've experienced this kind of thing a lot, it's not a big deal. I'm not a rich man. My son, I am not the garden Taoist you call me. I came out of water and fire, fought with swords and swords in the rivers and lakes. I am a weed that grows in the wind and rain. How could I be so delicate when someone stabbed me with a knife. My chest won’t kill me, so I won’t die that easily.”

Zhang Yuelu whispered: "I want to change the Taoism. There is nothing wrong with that, but I shouldn't force you. Others are afraid of my background and don't dare to do anything to me easily, but they dare to do something to you. It was my fault that I didn't stand up. If you think about it from your point of view, it’s too natural, so I can’t help you.”

"I say this as if I am not a Taoist disciple." Qi Xuansu said calmly, "I am also a Taoist disciple and a Taoist priest of Tiangang Hall. It is my duty to hunt down evil cults. As the saying goes, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, then I, an ordinary disciple of the Taoist sect, am also responsible for the rise and fall of the Taoist sect, so how can I say that I was forced to do so?"

Zhang Yuelu's eyes sparkled: "You... really think so?"

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "If I didn't think so, wouldn't I still be lying to you?"

Zhang Yuelu's mood improved a little, and he said softly: "I just think that you have always been content with being a rich man, and you always thought that you would be satisfied with being a fourth-grade Taoist priest. If I pull you by force like this, I may not be forcing you. the meaning of."

Qi Xuansu said: "Can't we little people have big ambitions?"

"That's not what I meant." Zhang Yuelu shook his head.

The two fell into silence.

Zhang Yuelu felt guilty, humiliated, sad, and had mixed thoughts.

Qi Xuansu is actually not as calm as he appears. If he were this kind of person, he would not worry about the Qingping Association all day long, nor would he be scared to death by the killer of the "Inn" many years ago. It was just that he saw Zhang Yuelu's mood. Depressed, deliberately pretending not to care.

Qi Xuansu is just a weed that grows in the wind and rain, not a Xuansheng who is strong and strong and cannot take away his ambition. He can also be afraid, hateful, annoyed, happy, and impotent and furious. The reason why he can pretend to be indifferent is simple. It makes him look less incompetent.

Qi Xuansu didn't want to punch Zhao Fu'an to death, so he arrogantly said a few harsh words to show others that no one could bully Zhang Yuelu. Then he moved out his backers, such as the master and brother who were very protective of his shortcomings, making Master Lingyun tremble. Finally, he threw the five big tickets in Master Lingyun's face and told him that this was Heguang Tongchen.

But since Qi Xuansu couldn't kill Zhao Fuan with one punch, he would be lucky if he didn't get punched to death by Zhao Fuan. There is no Tongtian backer, his master is dead, and he has no senior brother. His biggest backer is Qiniang, but Qiniang is just a shady member of the Qingping Society.

All Qi Xuansu could do was endure the pain and comfort Zhang Yuelu who blamed himself.

What could he do if he didn't comfort Zhang Yuelu? Do they hold each other's hands and cry?

Zhang Yuelu touched Qi Xuansu's broken arm and asked softly: "Does it hurt?"

Qi Xuansu shook his head: "My meridians were shattered and I can't feel anything at all. It doesn't hurt at all."

Zhang Yuelu felt mixed emotions in her heart. She would rather have one of her arms broken, and said in a deep voice: "People say that thirty years from Hedong to thirty years from Hexi, don't bully young people into poverty... Tianyuan, just wait, I will always One day I will help you get this justice."

Qi Xuansu said calmly: "Qingxiao, if you want to live, you must not be too cautious. Today, someone punched me, and I was so angry that I scratched my heart with my fingers and cursed at the sky and the earth. I wished I could make a blood oath not to avenge this oath. If you are not human, you will not live long. Even if you are not beaten to death, you will be angry to death. So, I am not angry, why are you angry? It's just that your skills are not as good as others."

At this point, Qi Xuansu paused and joked: "Of course, not being angry is one thing, but taking revenge is another. Revenge must be avenged, but I have to do it myself. The same goes for that monk Yanxiu. , I remember it all, just wait for me thirty years in Hexi."

Zhang Yuelu was infected by Qi Xuansu, and his mood gradually improved, and he smiled and said, "We'll have to wait."

Qi Xuan was self-aware and did not refute. He just said: "That will have to wait. What's the point of asking you to help me seek justice? Those who don't know think that I am just a softie."

Zhang Yuelu spat: "That's nonsense. Considering your injury, I won't argue with you this time."

Qi Xuansu smiled and said nothing. Although he was not in Wenxiang Nephrite's arms at this time, he was in Zhang Yuelu's arms, which was not far away. How can you know that it is a blessing in disguise?