Pawn Crossing the River

There are twenty-four squares in Yujing, the upper eighth lane, the middle eighth lane, and the lower eighth lane.

Taishangfang is located in the upper eight lanes, and Haichanfang is located in the lower eight lanes. The former is located in the northwest corner, close to Xuandu, and the latter is located in the southeast corner, close to the ferry where the flying boats land outside the city.

Taoist Cui ended her hiatus, took the flying boat on the first day of the Lunar New Year, departed from Zhongzhou, arrived in Yujing on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and returned to her familiar old place.

The ferry in Yujing is so large that it can accommodate more than twenty airships to dock together. At this time, the airships are arranged neatly, which is very spectacular. When Aunt Cui walked down the gangway, other passengers from the airships were disembarking one after another. Because of the Chinese New Year, there were not many people. Then Aunt Cui noticed that there was an empty seat not far away, and no airships were docked.

"That's..." Aunt Cui was stunned for a moment, "Is it late?"

Taoist Cui got off the gangway and saw many people gathering together and talking about it.

Taoist Cui felt strange. She happened to see a colleague and took the initiative to say hello and ask about the situation.

The colleague said: "I heard that something happened. A flying boat was shot down by a cult demon. Many people died. The Tiangang Hall was dispatched."

"The flying boat crashed?" Taoist Cui was startled. Then she remembered the empty seat she saw and asked quickly, "Which flying boat was it?"

"It seems to be a flying boat from the Shangqing Palace." The colleague replied, "It is said that it is a cult monster that has sneaked into the place. These cult monsters are really pervasive. They always want to cause trouble and never rest for a moment."

Aunt Cui suddenly had a bad premonition and her face looked a little ugly.

The colleague hurriedly asked: "Why, do you have an acquaintance on this spaceship?"

Taoist Cui shook her head and said: "My neighbors went to Yunjin Mountain, but they agreed to come back on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It shouldn't be them, but I still feel that it is too risky."

"That's right. Otherwise, everything is fate and cannot be controlled by others. Go forward and follow Quanzhen Tao's flying boat back. Many real people are personally in charge, and no one dares to do anything. Go back a little and sit on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. There were also many high-quality Taoist priests who came back from the flying boat trip during the Lantern Festival, and they happened to catch up with the middle trip. They were running to Yujing for the New Year. They were probably on errands and encountered such bad luck. Life." Colleagues were also sighing.

It is said that things harm their own kind, and this is also true for Taoist priests.

They may not care much about the life and death of ordinary people, because most of the things that happen to ordinary people will not happen to them, but they are deeply touched by the death of these Taoist priests. If someone else dies today, it may happen tomorrow. It's their turn.

Along with grief, there will also be fear. In order to eliminate fear, I think everyone in Yujing will soon reach a consensus that secret societies must be cracked down, especially the three major cults.

While the two were talking, a crashing spaceship landed in the lake behind them, stirring up a layer of water mist.

"It's the flying boat from Tiangang Hall!" Someone recognized the logo on the flying boat.

The flying boat lowered the gangway, and a group of Tiangang Hall Taoist priests in formal attire stepped off the flying boat. They could not hide their tiredness. Walking at the end was a woman who was dressed in casual clothes and looked out of place. Her face was pale and her eyes were suppressed with heavy sadness.

Taoist Cui recognized the woman at a glance and said loudly: "Vice Hall Master Zhang!"

Zhang Yuelu turned around after hearing this, hesitated for a moment, waved to Mu Jin, and walked towards Taoist Cui alone.

Taoist Cui said something to her colleagues, and then took the initiative to greet them.

"Master Cui." Zhang Yuelu still remembered Taoist Cui, who was Qi Xuansu's neighbor. She had met her before when she went to Haichanfang, and the two had a conversation.

Taoist Cui looked behind Zhang Yuelu, but saw no one else. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she asked softly: "Where is Tianyuan? He didn't come back with you?"

Zhang Yuelu closed his eyes, then opened them again after a while, and whispered: "Tian Yuan... something happened."

"Could it be..." Taoist Cui covered her mouth and almost screamed.

…

Haichanfang, Qi Xuansu's home.

Because Qi Xuansu's luggage is still in Zhang Yuelu's Xumiwu, Zhang Yuelu has the key here.

At this time, she and Taoist Cui were sitting in the main hall.

Zhang Yuelu briefly narrated what happened, and then said: "That's what happened. I decided to deal with it as a disappearance first. Maybe Tianyuan will come back one day."

Taoist Cui wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "Both of them are poor people. The master died in an unknown manner. It has only been a few years and the apprentice has encountered this kind of thing again. It's really..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuelu suddenly remembered that Qi Xuansu said that he wanted to avenge his master, but Zhang Yuelu didn't know the fact that Qi Xuansu had already taken revenge. He couldn't help but his eyes turned red, and he secretly made up his mind: "I will definitely finish his unfinished business for him. "

Taoist Cui let out a long sigh: "Tian Yuan has no relatives, and there are some funeral arrangements...I will leave some things to Deputy Hall Master Zhang. If there is anything I can do to help, Deputy Hall Master Zhang just ask."

"Don't dare to refuse matters within your scope of duties." Zhang Yuelu nodded.

Taoist Cui stood up and said, "Then I'll take my leave first."

After Taoist Cui left, Zhang Yuelu took out Qi Xuansu's luggage from the Xumiwu and prepared to put them back in their original places.

When they came to the study, the place was exactly the same as when they left. Zhang Yuelu looked around and suddenly remembered the scene when the two of them packed their luggage together, and couldn't help but feel a sore nose.

Two people go, one person returns.

…

After learning about Feizhou's accident, Zhang Kuqi, Tantai Qiong, Zhang Yuyue, Zhang Chiyue, Zhang Kuping, Yan Mingchen and others also wrote to ask about Zhang Yuelu's situation. Zhang Yuelu didn't understand, she didn't want to accept the letter, she didn't want to reply to the letter, and she didn't want to make others worry, so she asked Mu Jin to reply one by one on her behalf.

Mu Jin will probably reply truthfully.

After the Zhang family knew that Zhang Yuelu was safe and sound, they couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. They also learned that Qi Xuansu died in this accident. Although Tantai Qiong didn't say anything, she didn't show any sadness at all, only indifference. .

Zhang Juqi, who usually tried to avoid direct conflicts with his wife, became furious and scolded his wife: "No matter how much you dislike him, he died to save Qing Xiao. Is it not too much to shed a few tears of sympathy? You What do you look like? Is this the upbringing of a scholarly family? You have read so many books and truths into a dog’s belly?”

Tantai Qiong was furious and wanted to go to war with her husband.

Zhang Juqi was not afraid at all: "If you want to argue with me, well, we'd better find a few witnesses to explain clearly in front of Qing Xiao. Even if that young man has nothing to do with Qing Xiao, He is also a disciple of the Taoist sect. Shouldn’t it be sad that so many people have died?”

Tantai Qiong could only suppress her anger.

Zhang Kuqi looked at Zhang Yuyue again: "You always said that young man is the next Li Minghuang. He must have some evil intentions to get close to Qingxiao. He wants to use Qingxiao as a stepping stone. What now? What else can you say? Li Minghuang Will I give you my life for the sake of my future? You were deceived by a man who is worse than a pig. Are all men in the world worse than a pig? "

Zhang Yuyue was stunned and speechless. After a long time, she said calmly: "I was wrong."

Zhang Juqi slowed down his tone and said: "The whole family is blind. In the end, Qingxiao sees people more accurately and knows what a good person is. Yes, he is indeed not of high rank and has a bad background, but that's all. , is a hundred times better than Li Tianzhen. I advise you to put aside your own calculations and think more about Qing Xiao."

For a moment, the whole hall was silent. Neither Tantai Qiong nor Zhang Yuyue spoke.

…

Zhang Yuelu returned to Yaoguangxuan in Tiangang Hall and entered his signing room. He found a set of folded new clothes and some documents on Qi Xuansu's table.

"What is this?" Zhang Yuelu stopped.

Mu Jin replied softly: "It's the Taoist crown and formal attire of the sixth-grade Taoist priest, as well as the corresponding ultimatum, official silver, various subsidies and settling-in allowance. They are also here."

Although Mu Jin didn't mention her name, both of them knew who it was.

Zhang Yuelu was silent for a while and said, "Put it away and put it in the cabinet in the inner room. Give it to him when he comes back."

"He has..." Mu Jin said subconsciously.

As a result, Zhang Yuelu's eyes swept over her, causing the second half of her words to come to an abrupt end.

Zhang Yuelu sighed: "Go ahead."

"Yes." Mu Jin picked up Qi Xuansu's things and turned to leave.

Zhang Yuelu sat alone in Qi Xuansu's seat.

At this moment, the real person in charge came in from outside the door.

Zhang Yuelu was startled and subconsciously wanted to get up.

The real person in charge stretched out his hand to indicate that she didn't need to be polite, and then asked: "I have heard about you. Is he the young man who accompanied you to the theater?"

Zhang Yuelu nodded.

The master in charge sighed. He had always treated Zhang Yuelu as a half-disciple, and by giving her two theater tickets, he naturally cared about her life-long events. Those two theater tickets did have some effect, but he didn't expect that it would turn out like this in the end.

"I know that young man is very good and a good prospect. It's just a pity." The real person in charge said with emotion, "Don't be too sad. Everyone has to leave one day, and the road still has to go on."

Zhang Yuelu said softly: "Yes."

The real person in charge said again: "You have to cheer up as soon as possible. If nothing unexpected happens, the Taoist sect will soon launch a round of operations against secret associations. When the time comes, I will order your general."

Zhang Yuelu said seriously: "Please rest assured, Master."

The Master didn't say anything more, turned around and left.

After the master Zhangtang left, Lingquanzi, Sun Yongfeng, Cao Liyou, and Xu Kou also came here, not only to see Zhang Yuelu who survived the catastrophe, but also to inquire and confirm the news about Qi Xuansu.

Cao Liyou asked with a trembling voice: "Deputy Hall Master, Deacon Qi, he... he... is it true?"

Zhang Yuelu nodded.

Cao Liyou was speechless.

After everyone else heard the news, whether they were sincere or not, they all showed sadness on their faces, especially Lingquanzi, who had fought side by side with Qi Xuansu, and was even more moved by his true feelings.

Xu Kou whispered: "I am convinced today that you are a man."