Pawn Crossing the River

Some things don't need to be rushed. Qi Xuansu's first priority is to return to Beijing to report on his work. He can't leave Huangfu alone and work on this matter first. That would be too shameful.

Qi Xuansu still has a long way to go. He is still very young and there is no need to go too hastily. As the saying goes, if you want to be a beautiful person, you must be forged in the fire. If you want to make great achievements that can shake up the heaven and earth, you must walk on thin ice.

Qi Xuansu first "stored" Li Ping with Ye Qingshuang, and when he was free, he would first find an opportunity to talk about Li Zhuyu's tone, and then make arrangements. Ye Qingshuang is a real person in charge. It is not difficult to take good care of Li Ping and ensure that no news is leaked.

At this time, Qi Xuansu had to lament that there were still too few people who could use it. Strictly speaking, there are too few trusted confidants.

In the final analysis, he was not from a big family, had no support from the family, and the time for his success was too short. He had subordinates, but he had no time to cultivate his confidants. The two are completely different concepts.

After counting, Lin Yuanmiao was the one, but he mainly followed Zhang Yuelu, and his main task was usually to take care of Xiao Yin.

So many times, Qi Xuansu had to leave things to Zhang Yuelu, which meant that Zhang Yuelu was open-minded and never cared about it. If it were a girl with a sick brain who insisted on competing with Qi Xuansu and would like to confront Qi Xuansu when nothing happened, Qi Xuansu would scream "Bitterness".

Qi Xuansu has no time to serve an awkward and pretentious woman. He hates the word "mistake" the most. Although Qiniang likes to nudge Qi Xuansu just because she has nothing to do, when it comes to serious matters, whether it is Jinling Mansion or Shenglong Mansion, Qiniang has always acted resolutely and without any sloppiness. Not to mention Zhang Yuelu, a true staunch ally.

In addition to Lin Yuanmiao, Chen Jianchou can also be used, but he is still a little immature and is not good enough to play outside right now.

In fact, Qi Xuansu still has some close friends, such as Huan Ji and Chen Jianqiu, but they are not within the Taoist system and are outsiders, so it is difficult for them to come forward in many matters. Within the scope of the Taoist sect, Qi Xuansu had quite a few allies and too few reliable confidants, so he could only do many things by himself.

Qi Xuansu and Huangfuji did not stay in Luosuozhou for too long. This incident was just a small episode. Then the delegation left Luosuozhou and headed for Borneo.

This is Qi Xuansu's home court.

The lineup here in Borneo is much better than that in Luosuzhou. Among other things, there is a great master Pingzhang, a great master Shen Zhi, and most of the deputy palace masters under them are high-quality masters of the first level.

The welcoming place was chosen at the Sheji Palace in Shenglong Mansion. Below the master of Lan Da, there were Yao Shu, Zhang Yuelu, Xu Jiaorong, Pei Xiaolou, Ji Jiaozhen, and Lin Yuanmiao. These were the six second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests.

The "Sun Boat" slowly landed on Guijian Lake, and Master Lan Da also made an exception and came to the lakeside to greet it in person, giving him enough face.

After Huangfuji walked down the gangway, he quickly walked a few steps and came to the front of Master Lan Da, calling him "Mr. Lan".

"How dare you trouble Mr. Lan to greet me in person and disgrace this junior?" Huangfu Ji said.

"You are a guest, so you deserve it." Master Lan Da said with a smile, "How are Master Tantai, Master Gong, and Master Huangfu doing lately?"

Not long ago, Jinque had just promoted Huangfu Zhao to Dazhenren—Pingzhang Dazhenren without Pingzhang.

"Lao Lan is worried about me. All the three great masters are fine." Huangfu Ji replied.

Lan Hexu said with emotion: "The last time I saw your father, I saw him for twenty-three years. In the blink of an eye, it has been twenty years. At our age, we see each other less often."

Huangfu Ji said: "Whenever Mr. Lan Da is free, you can go to the Southern Continent for a walk, so that the younger generation can enjoy the friendship of a landlord."

Lan Hexu agreed.

It's all just talk.

Huangfuji met with Yao Shu, Zhang Yuelu, Xu Jiaorong and others in turn.

Qi Xuansu accompanied Huangfu Ji and only made eye contact with Zhang Yuelu without saying much.

At the same time, Qi Xuansu discovered that Xiao Yin had also arrived, following Lin Yuanmiao, waving her short arms to him.

Qi Xuansu showed a heartfelt smile and waved as well.

Huangfu Ji also noticed this and was slightly surprised as he followed Qi Xuansu's gaze.

With the support of the powerful resources of the Zhang family, Lin Yuanmiao has restored her pseudo-immortal cultivation, and even retains the possibility of restoring her cultivation to Lin Lingsu's realm.

It was precisely because of Lin Yuanmiao's escort that Zhang Yuelu was able to stay safe in Nanyang. It's not that no one has thought of some crooked means, but Zhang Yuelu is not mediocre in the first place, and Lin Yuanmiao protects him, so all his efforts have become useless.

Huangfuji was just a pseudo-immortal. He was a little shocked to see such a master of the same realm, but just an ordinary second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, not even the second deputy palace master.

Is this the foundation of Taoism? So rich?

That's all, Xiao Yin also surprised Huangfu.

Huangfu Ji couldn't see through the details of this little girl. She seemed to be inhuman, but she couldn't tell her origin for a while.

Is this Qi Xuansu's "home"? It's really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. ..

Huangfuji also heard about Nanyang. It is said that this place is very popular with Jianghu. In addition to Taoism, Buddhism and secret societies also have a strong presence. At most, there were five immortals coexisting together, namely, the remains of the Buddha Lord and the Jin Dynasty. Master Gongzu, Master Jiang Da, Master Lan, and Chen Shuhua, not counting Wu Luo and Master Siming who were shattered into incarnations by gods, there are even more fake immortals, such as Wang Jiaohe, Sun Heyu, Wu Guangbi, etc. .

At first, Huangfu was very doubtful. After all, the high-end combat power of the Southern Continent was only slightly stronger, and Borneo was a bit exaggerated. When I saw it today, I knew it was true.

After all, the fake immortal is acting as an assistant, so I can’t help but not believe it.

Huangfuji also had a new understanding of Qi Xuansu's family background. Being able to gain a foothold in such a place, Qi Xuansu should not be underestimated.

It is beneficial and harmless for both sides to use each other as aid.

The next step is the same old process, reception banquet and visit.

Regarding the specific visit, Qi Xuansu did not accompany him this time. Yao Shu, the real person in charge, performed a one-man show. He took some time off to meet Zhang Yuelu and Xiao Yin.

Although Zhang Yuelu usually lives in Lion City and rarely returns to Shenglong Palace except for the palace master's discussions, he still has a residence here, which is the Fire Palace of Sheji Palace.

As soon as Qi Xuansu entered the door, Xiao Yin rushed over and hugged Qi Xuansu's leg, which made Qi Xuansu a little uncomfortable.

This little girl has always been heartless, and it makes no sense that she would change her gender after not seeing her for a few days.

"Lao Qi, I miss you so much!" Xiao Yin pretended to wipe away tears while peeking at Zhang Yuelu behind her.

Qi Xuansu immediately understood that when he was there, he could still check and balance Zhang Yuelu. The two of them were relaxed and relaxed, and their tolerance and severity were in harmony, just like the balance of yin and yang. But when he left, only Zhang Yuelu was left, which was out of balance.

Qi Xuansu was not used to being in close contact with others, and there were differences between men and women, so he picked up Xiao Yin's back collar and said, "Stand still and talk."

Xiao Yin pouted: "Lao Qi, don't you miss me?"

Qi Xuansu said: "I thought, I brought you a gift."

After saying that, Qi Xuansu handed the box of wind-up doll soldiers in front of Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin had never seen such a thing before, and he was full of excitement and curiosity: "What is this?"

Qi Xuansu opened the lid of the box, took out a puppet soldier, and tightened the spring. He saw the puppet soldier with a black top hat, red military uniform, blue trousers, and black boots moving. He first carried the long gun with a bayonet. On the shoulder, he kicked forward, then raised the long gun and performed various shooting movements. Even the miniature long gun was extremely delicate and could fire some granular projectiles.

Xiao Yin's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands repeatedly: "This is fun."

Qi Xuansu put a box of doll soldiers in Xiao Yin's hand: "In addition to the infantry, there are also cavalry and artillery. They are all yours. Take them and play with them."

Xiao Yin cheered and went happily holding a box of dolls.

Children are easy to deal with.

From beginning to end, Zhang Yuelu said nothing, just looked at the two of them silently.

Qi Xuansu came to Zhang Yuelu and said, "Don't just look at me, you have a share."

After that, Qi Xuansu took out the prepared red wine. It must be said that the red wine bottle looked quite good, and the bottle was also inlaid with golden relief hollow patterns.

Zhang Yuelu took the red wine and smiled half-heartedly: "What is this?"

Qi Xuansu said: "This is the celebration wine I seized from the battlefield. It's a pity that the owner of this bottle of wine did not wait for the celebration banquet."

Zhang Yuelu nodded slightly: "I'll drink it later and catch the wind for you."

Qi Xuansu said: "Didn't you drink enough at the previous reception banquet?"

"That's different. It's for Master Huangfu. I'm specifically here to catch the wind for you this time." Zhang Yuelu said.

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "That's good. But you can't just drink. What have you, the local host, prepared for me, the guest?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "I expected you to come back, so I specially cooked the food myself."

The smile on Qi Xuansu's face stiffened for a moment, then returned to normal in an instant: "Okay, okay, very good."

The two of them walked into the side hall together, and Qi Xuansu found that the table was indeed set with food. A plate of fried peanuts, a plate of tofu mixed with green onions, and a pot of white rice porridge were all simple meals.

Since Zhang Yuelu didn't do any more flower work this time, he naturally did a good job and didn't make any jokes. It can also be seen from this that Zhang Yuelu attaches great importance to stability.

Qi Xuansu laughed when he saw this and said, "It's a bit unethical for us to eat this and drink red wine, isn't it? Others say that we wild boars can't eat fine chaff."

Zhang Yuelu said: "Life is not for others to see. It doesn't matter what others say."

With that said, Zhang Yuelu took out a decanter and two luminous cups, and poured the wine into the decanter. She was an expert in drinking, so she had no shortage of all kinds of wine utensils. She also ordered: "Serve the porridge on the table."

Qi Xuansu filled two bowls of white porridge, and Zhang Yuelu poured two glasses of red wine.

The two sat across from each other and toasted together.

Qi Xuansu suggested: "Let's have a drink?"

Zhang Yuelu's face was covered with a blush against the bright red wine, and she did not refuse.

The two of them crossed their arms and drank the red wine in the glass.

"I didn't expect to lose on the first day of this month..."