Pawn Crossing the River

After the lecture was over, everyone began to exit one by one.

Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei, those sitting in the front row, could only go to the end.

In terms of location, there are still few seats corresponding to the Grand Master, Deputy Master, and Great Master. Only the first-level Assistant Master can take the seats. Therefore, many teachers also sit in the same row with a group of fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priests. After all, from the rank From a technical point of view, there is not much difference between the two sides, and we cannot say that they are masters and disciples. There is not much difference.

Just as Qi Xuansu stood up and waited to leave, a female instructor passed by Qi Xuansu and smiled at Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu couldn't be said to be flattered, but he was still a little surprised. After all, in the past, most of these exquisite women turned a blind eye to him, and he had long been accustomed to it. But today he found that many women were willing to show their faces to him. The smiling face seems to have come to a spring day when all the flowers are blooming.

He roughly understood one thing. No wonder men never put on makeup. The best makeup for a man is power, status, and money. As for whether a man is beautiful or ugly, it has some influence, but it does not have such a big influence. It is a trivial matter. That's why there are so many Taoist people who are keen to turn their realm cultivation into real power, instead of seeking seclusion and immortality without fighting against the world.

Today Qi Xuansu has no money or much power, but has a small status, so sooner or later the other two will be there.

Then he became dazzling and no longer ordinary.

Qi Xuansu responded with a smile politely. Their eyes made slight contact and then passed each other without any intersection.

There were about 200 Taoist priests who participated in the training in the palace this time, including those who prepared wine for sacrifice and those who were waiting for wine sacrifice, so they were divided into three subjects. The so-called "ke" means subjects. The imperial court oversees six departments and divides them into six divisions, so the famous six divisions are given to Shizhong. The three subjects of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace are quite simple. They correspond to the fourth-grade Taoist priest, fifth-grade Taoist priest, and sixth-grade Taoist priest. In other words, they are divided into three subjects according to the Taoist priest's grade, and the content of each study is different.

After the ceremony, Qi Xuansu and others will go to Kanyuan, which corresponds to "Laohukan", where the main teaching area is located.

At first glance, Kanyuan does not seem to be much different from ordinary academies. There are various classrooms. The Taoist priests of the Fourth Grade Wine Festival occupy one of the largest and best classrooms, with one person and one table, complete with pen and ink books. Tables are arranged neatly horizontally and vertically, like a chessboard.

This made Qi Xuansu feel like he had returned to his boyhood, and he couldn't help but think of those children in elementary school. In fact, the children in Wanxiang Taoist Palace are not much different from the children in ordinary elementary schools. During class, the gentlemen are talking loudly, and the children are covering the illustrations in the textbooks on paper and tracing them one by one. , just like shadow writing when practicing calligraphy. At first glance, the teachers thought he was taking notes.

What are you actually taking notes on? If you don’t read it, you won’t understand it if you read it, and if you do it, it will be in vain.

The thirty-two Taoist priests of the fourth grade wine ceremony sat down respectively. Since they were no longer children, there was no teaching on how to arrange their seats. They just found their own seats and sat down. If they wanted to change, they could just negotiate with each other.

Qi Xuansu sat in a quiet position. Except for him and Yao Pei, most of the others were over thirty years old, and there were even a few gray-haired ones. I don't know how long they had been sitting there, but they had to fight with them. Young people become classmates.

Yao Pei was sitting in a corner, looking like a bad student in elementary school who didn't seek to make progress. Not only was he listless, he even wanted to take a nap.

After a while, a female instructor walked in. It was the female instructor who had had eye contact with Qi Xuansu before. She looked like she was in her thirties. She was also a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest. Of course, she could not compete with Zhang Yuelu and Yao. Compared with Pei and others, he is still young and promising.

The female instructor introduced herself. Her name is Ning Yuqing. She is not responsible for teaching, but is mainly responsible for the daily life of the students. If you encounter any trouble, you can contact her.

Qi Xuansu can now identify his family background by his surname, as simple as Zhang Yuelu and Li Changge. Everyone knows this. The Zhang family and the Li family are the two largest aristocratic families in the Taoist sect. The more difficult ones, such as the surnames Yao and Pei, are from Quanzhen Taoism. Even though these two families are not as good as the Zhang and Li families, they should not be underestimated. The name "Yao Pei" is one of the two major families. The product of family marriage. This is also the reason why many people mistakenly believe that Qi Xuansu is from the Qi family of Quanzhen Taoism.

The surname is Ning, and he is in the Wanxiang Dao Palace. It is easy to think of Ning Yi, the first master of the Wanxiang Dao Palace. This is a legendary figure who was born in a Confucian sect. His grandfather was the great priest of the Confucian sect and was in charge of the Wanxiang Academy. . At that time, the Confucian sect was still the leader of the world, but he resolutely chose to follow Xuansheng. After the Taoist sect defeated the Confucian sect, the Wanxiang Academy was rebuilt into the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, and Ning Yi was responsible for it. This is also in another sense. inheritance.

The former boss of Qi Xuansu's former boss, the previous headmaster of Tiangang Hall, was named Ning Lingge. The two were probably related to the same clan.

Qi Xuansu even thought that maybe this female instructor was Ning Zhenren's daughter.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh silently in her heart. She was another noble girl from a well-known family. Several generations of her family had worked hard to run the same place, but they were afraid that no needle could penetrate her and no water could pour in.

An ordinary person like him can get ahead, but his own ability is secondary. He mainly relies on luck and the support of noble people. Or to put it another way, three parts are ability, six parts luck, and one part support from noble people. For him, Qiniang had five points and Zhang Yuelu had one point. This was all due to his great luck. Pei Xiaolou, Pei Xuanzhi, and Lei Xiaohuan were noble people. As for how hard he fought, how much suffering he suffered, how he broke his hand and seriously injured himself, and how he worked so hard, it only accounts for three points.

If you are a child of an aristocratic family, you can use five points of family background to make up for one point of ability, three points of luck and one point of noble support. Even if you are not so motivated, you can still get ahead.

Family background is something you can't force or envy. Besides, Qi Xuansu has already had enough luck, so it's really unreasonable to envy others anymore. It's better to be normal.

After the female teacher Ning Yuqing introduced herself, she said a few more words and asked everyone to introduce themselves one by one.

Starting from Yao Pei.

Yao Pei is a bit maverick, but one good thing is that she follows the rules and never shirks what she should do or makes any pretense. She is the first to stand up and introduce herself. It is the same as when she introduced herself to Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu. There is no difference for the time being. The position is in the name of Wanshou Chongyang Palace.

These are no secrets. Yao Pei is well-known and not surprising to others.

The next people introduced themselves according to this format. Most of them worked in various local governments, and few worked in Jiutang.

When he arrived at Qi Xuansu, he had no choice but to stand up and say: "Qi Xuansu, a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice priest of Quanzhen Taoism, is currently the head of Ziwei Hall."

As soon as these words came out, there was a low uproar in the whole class.

For such a young Taoist priest of the fourth grade to offer sacrifices to wine, or to be the Taoist priest in charge of the Ziwei Hall, the head of the nine halls? Over the years, the Quanzhen Taoist group headed by Master Donghua has controlled Ziweitang, making it difficult for casual people to enter. Even Yao Pei did not enter. Who is this Qi Xuansu?

Many people have never heard of Qi Xuansu's name, so they can't help but make a fuss about the surname just like Qi Xuansu.

Yes, the surname is Qi. The head of the Shuzhou Taoist House, Master Qi Jiao Zheng, is also named Qi. The Qi family is also a prince in Quanzhen Taoism. Does this Qi Xuansu have anything to do with Master Qi Jiao Zheng Qi?

Qi Xuansu didn't care about these people's guessing looks.

It's okay if you treat me as part of the Qi family.

It’s okay if you think of me as a member of the Yao family.

Even if you treat me as the Zhang family's son-in-law, it's not impossible.

Just a false name.

It's convenient to use the tiger's skin as a banner, or the fox to fake the tiger's power.

An indescribably brief opening ceremony finally came to an end, and everyone left the classroom.

Qi Xuansu walked at the end, instead of going to Zhenyuan, he returned to Genyuan.

As a result, Qi Xuansu met the female teacher Ning Yuqing as soon as he arrived at Genyuan, and the two of them were a little surprised.

In Ning Yuqing's impression, this eldest son of Qi was probably a young handsome man similar to Yao Pei. The reason why he came to the palace was just to go through the motions due to the rules, but he did not expect that this man was still a handsome man. I really came here to study.

Qi Xuansu took the initiative to say hello out of politeness: "Ning Jiaoxi."

"Master Qi." Ning Yuqing smiled slightly, "What a coincidence."

Qi Xuansu said: "It's quite a coincidence."

Ning Yuqing thought for a while and said: "By the way, there is a reception banquet in the evening. Don't forget it, Master Qi. If Master Qi doesn't know the place, then I'll wait for you at the gate of Genyuan. We can go there together. The time is At the beginning of the Xu period.”

Then Ning Yuqing put on a meaningful smile and left first.