Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu did not leave in a hurry, and said: "Although I am very satisfied, you must make it clear. How is this 'Dragon Hand Gun' better than the 'Dragon Hand Gun'? The gun I just had was It didn't even hurt your hair, which is far worse than the 'Gong Candle Staff'."

Yao Pei put the "Dragon Eye Yiyi" in his hand on the table and said: "There is loss in firing the 'Dragon Eye'. Take the most common 'Blue Bird Hand Gun' today, its loss is 40%. In other words, after 10% of the 'Dragon Eye' is launched, it can only exert 60% of its power, and the remaining 40% of its power is consumed during the launch process, turning into various light and fire aftermath. "

"The 'Shenlong Handgun' is said to be the most suitable handgun for the 'Dragon Eye' series because it reduces the loss to 25%, and a 100% 'Dragon Eye' can exert 75% of its power. Compared to the 'Shenlong' "Hand Gun" and "Dragon Painting Hand Gun" go one step further and can exert 90% of the power, even surpassing the "Sun-shooting Long Gun" among the long guns. "

"In addition, because the 'Dragon Eye' series is too powerful, the burning of special gunpowder will generate huge chamber pressure when fired. The greater the amount of gunpowder, the greater the chamber pressure. If the barrel is too thin or the material is too brittle, "

"Since it is a hand gun, the barrel of the gun cannot be continuously thickened like a heavy cannon, so we have to find a way from the material. At this point, the 'Shenlong Hand Gun' has been improved and can withstand up to 'Dragon Eyes' The chamber pressure of the Jiajiu'. The 'Hualong Hand Gun' is a step further than the 'Shenlong Hand Gun'. It can withstand the maximum chamber pressure of the 'Dragon Eye Jia Qi', which is already the limit of the hand gun. 'Dragon Eye A-6' can only be fired using artillery."

"'Dragon's Eye Jiaba' can hurt heavenly beings, and 'Dragon's Eye Jiaqi' can kill people. If you just used 'Dragon's Eye Jiaqi', even if I have a 'Gong Candle Staff', I wouldn't dare to stand still. move."

Qi Xuansu said with emotion: "It is indeed a good thing, but it is too expensive. It is like a gold-eating beast."

Yao Pei reminded: "As far as I know, Qibaofang, where Qiniang is located, also deals in arms business, including 'Long Eye' and 'Feng Eye', let alone 'Long Eye Jia Qi', it is 'Long Eye Jia San'" ’, she can get it too.”

Qi Xuansu was not surprised by this, and just said: "Even if Qiniang is engaged in immortal business, it has nothing to do with me. She is very stingy."

Probably the effect of "Drunk Life and Dreams" had not faded away yet, Yao Pei smiled for the first time: "My father also said that Qiniang has always regarded wealth as her life since she was a child."

Qi Xuansu then said goodbye and left.

Yao Pei watched Qi Xuansu leave, yawned, seemed a little sleepy, and gradually returned to his usual appearance.

After Qi Xuansu returned to his residence, he remembered his niece's ridicule several times, and wanted to read some books about piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and epigraphy to avoid making jokes in the future. However, he felt that such things were no different from the realm of cultivation, let alone necessary. The subjects in the exam were so boring that I really couldn't get into it. Finally, I picked up a copy of "Xuan Sheng Xiang Er Zhu". Of course, it was not the original, but just a copy. He didn't have Sun Hewu's weird habit of not reading unless it was the original. There is no such condition.

This kind of book is equally boring, but it is useful and will help Qi Xuansu's future career. According to Sun Hewu, his current boss's boss, that is, Master Donghua, is an extremely pragmatic person. If you want to get ahead under Master Donghua, it will not work to follow his own preferences. Relying on hard work It's not feasible to endure it hard, you still have to speak with your real ability and merit. If you want to achieve results, of course you have to figure out what your boss thinks. It is said that Donghua Zhenren admired the great masters of the Five Dynasties very much, and "Xuan Sheng Xiang Er Zhu" was the work of the great masters of the Five Dynasties.

Besides, even if he is better than others, at Qi Xuansu's age, how can he compare to those children from aristocratic families who have been influenced by him since he was a child?

In other words, this is just following the person you like, but it is not about elegance and interest, but a new way, it is about ideas and concepts. The so-called confidant is about this.

For the next half month, there was no more trouble.

In this half month, Qi Xuansu only felt that he had benefited a lot. In addition to the advancement of sword skills, the key was a slight change in his thinking. It would be nonsense to say that Qi Xuansu could become Zhang Yuelu in just half a month. However, the various courses given by the assistants and teachers gave him a rough understanding of how the Taoist sect maintains its own existence, and what the Taoist sect is. How it works.

Qi Xuansu realized deeply from this that there were only two ways to continue upward. This road is the path traveled by the six generations of great masters. If you reach the realm of immortality before the age of fifty, the position of Pingzhang Daizhen is almost within your reach. If you want to compete for the position of great master, even if it is not easy, it is not difficult. . The other path is much more difficult. You have to climb up step by step, gain qualifications, accumulate merit, and intrigue with others.

Qi Xuansu thought that he did not have the talent of the Sixth Generation Master and could only choose the second path. Then he could not continue to hold on to his previous mentality and needed to make appropriate adjustments and change his mentality.

He can no longer look at the relationship between Taoism and his body with the mentality of a wanderer or a low-grade Taoist priest, but should look at Taoism with the mentality of a high-grade Taoist priest.

Looking at the entire Taoist sect, there are about three thousand Taoist priests of the fourth grade Jiujiu, five hundred Taoist priests of the third grade Youyi, and the number of Taiyi Taoist priests of the second grade is even more limited. There are 108 ordinary real people. There are thirty-six people who know the truth, including those who have retired to the mountains and forests, have no business in name, and do not participate in Jinque's discussions, there are at most two hundred people. In addition to the handful of first-grade innocent Taoist priests and third-grade spiritual officials or above, the total number is about four thousand.

It is these four thousand people who determine the future direction of Taoism.

Low-quality Taoist priests can complain and complain. Their treatment is low, their power is small, and their corresponding responsibilities and obligations are also small. But high-quality Taoist priests are different. They enjoy the best treatment, hold the greatest power, and must have great responsibilities and obligations.

If one day the sky above your head collapses, a tall person will have to hold it up.

When the sky is not falling, the tall people stretch out their heads to enjoy the sunshine and rain, but when the sky falls, the tall people shrink their heads and ask others to support them.

There is no such truth.

Who is the tallest person in the Taoist sect? A high-quality Taoist priest is a tall person.

Now Qi Xuansu has successfully joined the ranks of 4,000 people. He also wants to join the ranks of 500 people, 108 people, 36 people, and even the top four people. Of course, he has to change many of his ideas. .

The Taoist sect is not a gold mine that can never be dug out, nor is it a hen that can lay golden eggs but does not eat, drink or get sick. The many Taoist sect members are not like leeks that can grow another crop after they are cut. After reaching a high position, even if you think about yourself five times, you will always think about the Taoism and other people. If you think about yourself, you will think about pure gold, or how to make money and enjoy yourself, or how to go further, or what to do. If we pass on wealth and glory, what is the future of Taoism?

People always have some ideals and beliefs.

School started on June 15th, and January passed in the blink of an eye. It was already the Ghost Festival on July 15th, one of the three major festivals of Taoism.

On this day, the Wanxiang Taoist Palace organized a celebration. Both the upper and lower palaces went to the Star Observation Deck, a scenic spot. The mountain is not high, but it has a wide view. Not far away is a large lake, which is where the flying boat rises and falls. The Hoshino Lake where it is located sparkles under the moonlight and stars, like a dream, hence its name.

In the dim dusk, Taoist students gathered with their friends and boarded the observatory one after another to celebrate the Ghost Festival. There was no place to sit on the observatory, so the students either sat on the floor or brought their own blankets. Some students with rich families even prepared drinks, cakes and other items.

There were nearly a thousand people going up the mountain tonight, sitting in rows and rows. It is an excellent viewing place with the widest view. The high-quality Taoist priests are invisibly separated from other people around them, like an invisible line, preventing others from crossing the thunder pool. Among them, the old man with white beard and hair, wearing an azure crane cloak, sits cross-legged in a slightly casual posture.

The old man was none other than Sun Hewu, who was in charge of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. Beside him were two extremely young fourth-level Taoist priests, a man and a woman. They were none other than Yao Pei and Qi Xuansu.

Yao Pei's eyelids were drooped, like a piece of dead wood. She had no interest in this celebration. She was completely different from when she took away the "Gong Candle Staff".

The old master looked at the sparkling Xingye Lake in the distance, and said to Qi Xuansu beside him: "Back then, the great master of the Li family came to the Wanxiang Academy to visit the Confucian sect to offer wine, and the two of them were enjoying the moon here. At that time, Sikong Dajijiu quoted a saying from the former dynasty Xu Ge: "It is so embarrassing to be away from the sky and follow the destiny. To mourn the common people in the world, my heart is hurt." This was originally used to describe the emperor, but it was given to Sikong Dajijiu. Meeting Xuansheng was unexpected, and his words became a prophecy. Xuansheng actually followed the destiny and conquered the world. How do you feel? "

Qi Xuansu thought for a while and replied: "Okay, okay, okay."

"What's a good idea?" Sun Hewu asked again.

Qi Xuansu said seriously: "The words are good, the words are good, and the meaning is good."

Sun Hewu immediately laughed angrily and said: "Where did the words come from? Did you write it now? Did you read this allusion somewhere, so you just copied other people's answers to deal with me?"

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly: "It does seem familiar. Maybe I read it in a book."

Sun Hewu was dissatisfied and looked at Yao Pei on the other side. He felt that he was just like a stone, not as good as Qi Xuansu.

The old man couldn't help but sigh: "You two together are not as good as Zhang Qingxiao."

Qi Xuansu had no objection. It was his own family anyway, and he would not suffer any loss regardless of who was superior or inferior.

As for Yao Pei, he seemed not to hear it and was completely indifferent.

The old man just felt that he had punched cotton, which was very disappointing, so he just got angry and stopped talking to these two people.

Thousands of miles away, Zhang Yuelu, who was talked about by the old master, was heading to Yuqing Palace with his master Cihang to participate in the Ghost Festival celebration in Yujing.