Pawn Crossing the River

At this moment, a person walked towards this side. It was none other than Li Qingnu.

A-ling has already taken the initiative to greet you, and said with respect and intimacy, "Miss."

Xiaohong's attitude was indifferent, and she saluted solemnly: "Miss."

This is completely opposite to the attitude of the two of them behind the scenes.

"Thank you for your hard work." Li Qingnu asked, "How is the situation?"

"There has been no movement." A Ling replied immediately.

Li Qingnu nodded and ordered: "You don't have to stay here anymore, go back and rest."

A Ling and Xiao Hong looked at each other, turned and left.

The two of them were far away, and A-Ling said: "Xiaohong, let me be right, there must be something going on between the two of them, and they want to be alone."

Xiao Hong said nothing and had no expression on her face.

Li Qingnu walked into his boudoir alone.

Qi Xuansu had already arrived from the study room on the second floor to the living room on the first floor.

Li Qingnu felt relieved when he saw that Qi Xuansu didn't seem to be ill, but still asked: "Is there no accident?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Everything goes well, thank you for your concern, Miss Li."

Li Qingnu walked straight to the main seat in the living room and sat down, saying, "I don't care about you, it's just that you had an accident and I can't explain it to Qiniang."

Qi Xuansu sat diagonally across from Li Qingnu and asked, "How are you planning on going to Liaodong?"

Li Qingnu replied: "We have already discussed it. In addition to Su Chou and Long Wuji, I will also send a confidant to go with me. The three of them are all at the stage of returning to the truth. Even if they are not as good as you, they are almost the same. ”

Qi Xuansu suddenly remembered the conversation between A Ling and Xiao Hong just now, and couldn't help but ask: "Is your confidant reliable?"

"What do you mean?" Li Qingnu raised an eyebrow.

Qi Xuansu said: "I don't mean anything else, I just feel that some people here don't seem to be convinced by you."

Li Qingnu was stunned and fell silent for the first time without any rebuttal.

After a moment, she slowly said: "Since you mentioned this, let me tell you directly. It is true that some people are dissatisfied with me, but not everyone, there are still quite a few people who support me. This can be regarded as justice. As long as I can overcome the many objections, I can officially become the adopted daughter of the Li family. As for the rest, I have met many people over the years, including dignitaries and people from all walks of life. I think I know a lot about people. You won’t misjudge the person because of your ability. Since you are my confidant, you can trust me on this point.”

After Qi Xuansu heard what Li Qingnu said, he stopped dwelling on the matter and said instead: "You deliberately turned away the two people outside the door. It seems that there is something important."

Li Qingnu didn't show off: "It's true that I don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything, but this matter has nothing to do with me. I'm just a messenger. I want to congratulate you in advance, Taoist Master Qi."

Qi Xuansu's heart moved. For him, the happy event was to return to Taoism. There were only a handful of people who knew his true identity. Apart from Qiniang and Li Qingnu, there were only two people, Pei Xiaolou and Lei Xiaohuan. The two are connected, and the answer is ready to come out.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Is it related to Master Pei?"

"I can't hide anything from you." Li Qingnu was slightly surprised, "Zhenren Pei gave the letter to Qiniang first, and Qiniang then used the 'Communication Talisman Array' to deliver the letter to me."

Wutongyuan is very wealthy and makes a lot of money every day. It is not unusual to have a "Xunfu Array". The Zimu Talisman allows people to communicate face to face, but it cannot deliver documents.

Li Qingnu took out an official letter envelope exclusive to the Taoist sect from his sleeve and handed it to Qi Xuansu. Because the letter could not be folded at will, the envelope was much larger than that of ordinary believers. There was a paint seal on the back seal, with the words "Ziweitang Lei" printed on it. Six words "small ring".

The so-called lacquer seal, also known as "lacquer seal", is to melt the lacquer stick solidified on a copper stick on a fire, then paste it on the seal of the envelope, and then stamp it.

Whoever sends the letter gets his seal.

In other words, this was sent by Lei Xiaohuan himself.

You must know that Lei Xiaohuan's status in the Taoist sect is probably higher than that of Pei Xiaolou. Although he is not a real person, he is still a powerful figure.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help being surprised.

Li Qingnu said: "The lacquer seal is intact, I haven't seen it."

Qi Xuansu opened the envelope. In addition to a brand-new Taoist priest's ultimatum, there were also two pieces of paper, one was ordinary letterhead and the other was very precious ivy paper.

Ivy paper is a special paper used by Taoists to write green poems. The material used is very precious and the cost is high. When burning sacrifices to God, the fire lit is green and red, and the smoke is also colorful, which is very beautiful.

Later, the Taoist sect's official documents were all made of ivy paper.

Qi Xuansu first took the ordinary letter, which was a handwritten letter from Pei Xiaolou, but the tone was Lei Xiaohuan's. The content of the letter was very simple. He first asked about Qi Xuansu's current situation, and then the actual content was only one sentence, asking Qi Xuansu to leave for Jinling immediately. Report to Fuzhen Martial Arts Temple and discuss other matters in detail in person.

As for unblocking the joints, Donghua Zhenren, returning to Taoism, etc., the letter did not mention a word. Even if the letter accidentally fell into the hands of others, there would be no clue.

Qi Xuansu picked up the ivy paper again, which was an official letter from Ziwei Hall, transferring Qi Xuansu from Tiangang Hall to Ziwei Hall, and promoted him from deacon Taoist priest to principal Taoist priest, and assisted Lei Xiaohuan, deputy head of Ziwei Hall, to go Jinling Mansion investigates the case.

Qi Xuansu was really shocked. Although Tiangang Hall was the top three halls, Ziwei Hall was the first of the nine halls, and he was promoted from deacon Taoist priest to principal Taoist priest. This was a big promotion.

Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu took out the brand new Taoist ultimatum again.

This thing is a bit like the buns on the official uniforms of the imperial court. When the grade changes, the buns will naturally have to be changed, so Taoist priests often need to change the ultimatum. Qi Xuansu had not moved from his position as a seventh-grade Taoist priest before, so there was no need to change the ultimatum. Later, although he had accumulated enough merits to be promoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest, he was never able to return to the Taoist sect and faked his death halfway. Replace the ultimatum.

This time it was finally time to change the ultimatum.

I saw the four large characters "Tai Shang Dao Sect" written on the top of the document, and the seven medium characters "Fifth Grade Taoist Qi Xuansu" in the middle. There were also four small characters "Alternate Sacrifice Wine" written below.

Qi Xuansu was surprised and happy.

Because of the age suspension system, he thought he could only be promoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest, but he did not expect that Ziweitang would be able to promote him to a fifth-grade Taoist priest in one step.

In terms of merit, Qi Xuansu definitely had enough, which was a violation of the suspension of service system. However, Qi Xuansu then thought about it, Ziweitang was originally in charge of personnel affairs, and assessment and promotion were all their duties. If they didn't even have this power, why should they be in charge of personnel affairs.

As a result, Qi Xuansu is only one step away from becoming a fourth-grade Taoist priest.

According to Qiniang, after the three-year assessment period, you have to become an eighth-grade Taoist priest within two years no matter what. If you pass the age of twenty-five, you will not even be an eighth-grade Taoist priest, and your life will be over.

Then you must be promoted to a seventh-grade Taoist priest within the next five years. If you reach the age of thirty and are not even a seventh-grade Taoist priest, you will be out of luck. You will be marginalized in the annual assessment and promotion.

If you can become a sixth-grade Taoist priest before the age of thirty, you will be included in the ranks of "preparing for sacrificial wine" by the Taoist sect. If you can become a fifth-grade Taoist priest before the age of thirty-five, you will be listed as a "candidate for sacrificial wine" by the Taoist sect. As long as a fourth-level wine-offering Taoist priest is promoted, priority will be given to the candidate wine-offering priests. In the same way, when the vacancies of alternate sacrificial wines are available, priority will be given to the preparatory sacrificial wines.

Qi Xuansu is not only a fifth-grade Taoist priest, but also a candidate for the wine ceremony. His promotion to the fourth-grade wine priest is already a certainty. It is only a matter of time.

If you can become a fourth-grade Taoist priest before the age of thirty, you will have embarked on the road to success. You are truly young and promising, and your future is limitless. A second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest is also within your reach.

Qi Xuansu was in a daze, and before he knew it, he was about to join the ranks of "young talents".

Then there is the treatment.

The basic salary for a fifth-grade Taoist priest is fifty yuan of peace money per month, and the subsidy for the candidate's wine sacrifice is twenty yuan of peace money per month. Unfortunately, there is no special subsidy from Tiangang Hall, so the total can be seventy yuan of peace money per month. The income is about 800 Taiping dollars a year.

However, few people climb up within the Taoist sect for this small amount of money and subsidies. The key is the Taoist sect's identity. With the status of a Taoist priest, you have status and can hold power. After gaining power, is peace money still a thing?