Pawn Crossing the River

After the enshrinement was over, Qi Xuansu had to pack his luggage and prepare to leave the palace. Fortunately, he had Xumiwu, so it was not difficult.

Before that, he also made a special trip to visit old acquaintances such as Sun Hewu, Ning Lingyun, and Ning Yuqing to say goodbye.

Ning Yuqing felt a little regretful, but not regretful. To keep such talents in Quanzhen Dao, it doesn't necessarily have to be her, and Yao Pei is not impossible either.

No wonder Ning Yuqing thinks too much. In the past three months, anyone can see that Yao Pei, who is usually polite to others, treats Qi Xuansu very unusually. They can often be seen together in the gardens of the Shang Palace, and even perform meritorious deeds. It was two people together, so a lot of rumors spread.

Many people are surprised that Qi Xuansu is indeed a person. In terms of talent, he can be called a "young handsome man", but he is not as stunning as Li Changge, let alone the Sixth Generation Grand Master, Donghuang and others. In terms of appearance, he is indeed not bad, but he is not as handsome as a handsome young man. How can he hook up with Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei, two of the most outstanding women of the younger generation, at the same time?

These two women are not ordinary people, not the kind of little girls who can be coaxed with just a few words. There is no need to say more about Zhang Yuelu. Many people think she is an iron lady, tough and domineering, and difficult to get along with. Yao Pei was not a bad person either. Before the second major Jiangnan case, whether it was reputation or other things, he was slightly ahead of Zhang Yuelu, second only to Li Changge. This incident in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace also shows that Yao Pei is a worthy scholar despite his great reputation.

For many big shots who aspire to reach the top, the so-called love and love are just embellishments. Some are the best, and if they are not, it will not affect anything. These two women have shown their lofty ambitions early on, and they don't look like it at all. Crazy children.

Just because they can't figure it out, many people are curious and even admire it.

As for envy and jealousy, the former is fine, but the latter is out of the question. The Taoist sect has a monogamous and concubine-free system. A man can only be a Taoist couple with one woman, even if he is a high-ranking master. Two women, who to marry? Even if the imperial court had a system of monogamy and multiple concubines, who would be the wife? Who will be my concubine? But it's a dilemma. Isn't it earth-shattering for two women to fight? If there is real fire, I am afraid that even if Li Changge comes, he will not be able to control it and will get burned.

But Qi Xuansu himself knew that these rumors were nonsense.

The reason why he hangs out with Yao Pei is not only because of Qiniang, but also because the two are accomplices and have pure interests. The only one he really likes is Zhang Yuelu, because in a sense, Yao Pei is a bit similar to him, or Yao Pei has a little bit of Qiniang in him. This may be the tradition of the old Yao family. Furthermore, even Qi Xuansu understands that it is best for husband and wife to complement each other. Too much similarity is boring. Qi Xuansu has no plot to be attached to his mother. Having a Qiniang is enough for him. If the person around him is also a Xiaoqi Mom, I can’t even think about it. Is that how people live?

But no matter what, they were classmates and could barely be considered colleagues, so Qi Xuansu still had to say goodbye to Yao Pei. To put it more utilitarian, this is a network of contacts in the future. If he wants to make a difference in the Taoist sect, he must also learn to build his own network of relationships.

When Qi Xuansu came to Yao Pei's residence, he found that the courtyard door was open without any restrictions. Yao Pei had packed his luggage and was standing in a daze next to the small pond in the courtyard.

Qi Xuansu stretched out his hand and knocked lightly on the open door. Yao Pei turned around, looked at Qi Xuansu and said straight to the point: "Are you here to say goodbye?"

Qi Xuansu nodded: "I'm going back to Yujing."

Yao Pei said "Yeah": "I will go to Wanshou Chongyang Palace first, and will not go to Yujing until the end of the year."

Qi Xuansu said: "At the end of the year, I will probably no longer be in Yujing. I heard that the superiors will second me to the Imperial Palace."

Yao Pei was not surprised. He raised the "Chu Zhen Sutra" in his hand and asked: "I don't have many friends. Do you want to leave a contact information?"

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, shook his head and refused: "Sorry, my Chuzhen Sutra Ruan has other uses. Let's use the Zimu Talisman."

There was no trace of disappointment or embarrassment on Yao Pei's face, only an almost lifeless calm: "Okay."

After that, she took out a child and mother talisman from the Xumi object, separated it, gave Qi Xuansu a child talisman, and she left a mother talisman.

Qi Xuansu also took out a child and mother talisman, also left a mother talisman and gave the child talisman to Yao Pei.

This is the normal exchange process.

Yao Pei put away the mother-child talisman and suddenly asked: "The so-called forgetfulness of love, then what is love?"

Qi Xuansu was startled and couldn't answer for a moment.

Yao Pei said to himself: "There are two kinds of love."

"One is to have your own world, to be independent and autonomous. No matter how deep the feelings are, you are still you and I am me. There is a clear distinction. Many strong people are like this."

"There is another way, which is quite similar to joining a group to keep warm. Whether it is friends, family, or Taoist couples, people cannot be separated. When the love is deep, the other person becomes each other's world, and they lose themselves. For The other party can do anything, even risk their lives, and this is true for many weak people."

"There is a saying in my poem: You and I are so affectionate. There are many feelings, and they are as hot as fire. Take a piece of clay, twist it into you, and shape me. Break the two of us together, mix it with water, and then knead a you. , create another me, you are in me, and I am in you. Living in the same quilt and dying in the same coffin with you is the feeling that the world longs for.

"I really want to know, are you and fellow Taoist Qingxiao the former? Or the latter?"

Qi Xuansu thought that Yao Pei would say such words, and he couldn't answer for a while.

Yao Pei said lightly: "Fellow Daoist Qingxiao is a person with a strong heart. She owns her own world and is unwilling to become anyone's vassal, nor to change easily. Indeed, it can be seen from Yue Liuli's incident that Qingxiao Fellow Taoist has indeed made some changes and compromises for you, but these are only very subtle changes and are far from shaking the foundation of the entire world, which shows that she is still holding on to her own world. "

"What about you? Do you have your own world? Do you want to become her vassal? Lose yourself? Or do you think you can break the two of you together, mix it with water, squeeze you again, and mold her again, truly So that you can have her in the mud, and she can have you in the mud?"

Qi Xuansu couldn't answer.

Just as Zhang Yuelu deliberately deceives himself and others, Qi Xuansu has been avoiding thinking in this regard.

Will he become Zhang Yuelu's vassal?

Regard Zhang Yuelu's ideal as your own ideal, and regard Zhang Yuelu's pursuit as your own pursuit. Completely lost myself.

What is he afraid of?

Why are you afraid that Zhang Yuelu will know his identity? But aren't you afraid that Yao Pei will know his identity?

To put it bluntly, he and Yao Peijing were already inseparable, and it didn't matter whether he was afraid or not. But he didn't want to be separated from Zhang Yuelu, but he didn't have the confidence to change Zhang Yuelu's world, and he didn't have the confidence to let the two of them say that you are in the mud, and I am in the mud.

His own family knew about his own affairs, but Qi Xuansu couldn't figure it out, so he simply didn't think about it and pretended it didn't exist.

At this point, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are surprisingly similar.

But I didn't expect that Yao Pei would see through it at a glance and tell the truth. But if you think about it carefully, this is also reasonable. If you don’t know what love is, how can you talk about forgetting love.

Yao Pei Tuqiong saw this and said in his heart: "Cousin, for the sake of the Yao family, if you are kicked by fellow Taoist Qingxiao one day, come to me and I will introduce you to a good match. Taoist friend Qingxiao is like a stone, it is easy to break it, but it takes a lot of effort to carve it, but our noble ladies from Quanzhen Taoism are like mud, they can be rounded or flattened no matter how hard they want to be. "

Qi Xuansu's face darkened: "You should keep such a famous lady for yourself."

Yao Pei was noncommittal and asked, "Fellow Daoist Qi, is there anything else you can do?"

Qi Xuansu said: "No more."

Yao Pei turned around, ignored Qi Xuansu, and continued to stare at the pool in a daze.

In fact, Yao Pei was not in a daze, but was running "heavenly calculations", but she looked like a daze. Yao Pei was in this state when Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu met her for the first time.

A person who practices the "Tai Shang Forgetting Love Sutra" is like this. Many times he is like a trap person. In previous fierce battles, or when faced with other special situations, Yao Pei could still feel some of his mood swings, but at this time, there was no mood swing at all. Compared to his brief awakening, he was already sleeping deeply.

Qi Xuansu lost interest in talking and turned to leave.