Pawn Crossing the River

The two came to Zhang Yuelu's temporary security room.

Qi Xuansu asked: "How much peace money does a 'little elixir' cost?"

"The external sales price is 2,500 Taiping coins, while the internal price of Taoism is only 2,000 Taiping coins. If you are a high-grade Taoist priest, there are discounts and benefits." Zhang Yuelu, like Qi Xuansu, spends ten months a year I am very poor and cannot regard money as dirt, so I naturally treasure all kinds of prices.

Qi Xuansu said: "It's not cheap, I'm really willing to spend the money."

Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "In order to bribe you, I would even give up 20,000 worry-free money. Do you still care about this mere 2,000 peace money?"

As they spoke, both of them already acquiesced that it was an internal member of the Taoist sect who committed the crime.

Qi Xuansu said: "Don't mention the twenty thousand worry-free money. I have never seen so much money in my life. Every time I wake up from a dream, I can't help but feel melancholy..."

"Do you still want to wet your pillow towel with tears? Those who don't know would think you miss your lover." Zhang Yuelu joked.

Qi Xuansu said cheekily: "Isn't my lover you? The days when you are not here are the most difficult to catch your breath. Three glasses of wine and two glasses of light wine are no match for him. The wind comes late at night! How can you be so dark when you are alone by guarding the window? !”

Zhang Yuelu punched him gently: "When I was here, the two of us were also innocent."

After laughing, Qi Xuansu remembered something again and asked: "You just said that you can induce the power of the medicine from the outside. I wonder how you can induce it?"

Zhang Yuelu hesitated for a moment and put his hand on Qi Xuansu's lower back: "Because the medicine is gradually released, it is necessary to carefully monitor the flow of Qi in the body to avoid being too fast or too slow, so it is best to contact it like this."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What if the master is a man and the disciple is a woman?"

"Why do you have so many problems?" Zhang Yuelu spat, "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking."

Qi Xuansu said seriously: "Then you are thinking wrongly. I actually want to ask if I can guide you through the air. After all, I want to avoid suspicion."

Zhang Yuelu coughed slightly to cover up his embarrassment: "Of course, as long as you don't care about the life and death of your disciples and your cultivation level is sufficient, you can guide him in any way. But there is no need to be so troublesome. If it is inconvenient, just don't use the 'Little Spiritual Pill'."

Qi Xuansu gently grabbed Zhang Yuelu's wrist, letting her palm continue to stick to his lower waist, and said without changing his expression: "The spiritual officials responsible for guarding Gao Mingyin have said that no one has come into contact with Gao Mingyin during this period, let alone As we are doing close-range guidance now, it must be guidance from a distance.”

Zhang Yuelu lowered his eyes and spat out the true energy in his palm, which shocked Qi Xuansu: "Master Qi is really thoughtful. He immediately discovered something unusual in it. I admire him."

Qi Xuansu stood firm and stretched out his hands to rub his lower back. Zhang Yuelu was still measured, she just gave him a warning and didn't really want to hurt him. However, this position is where the lower dantian is. If it were not someone close to him, Qi Xuansu would not dare to let anyone put their hands on this place.

"You are becoming more and more bold." Zhang Yuelu snorted coldly, "It is not easy to learn well, but you will slip away when you learn bad."

Qi Xuansu said innocently: "What did I do?"

Zhang Yuelu rolled his eyes at him and said nothing more.

After all, the world has changed, and ethics have been overthrown. Young men and women are in love, and even a little outrageous behavior is nothing.

Zhang Yuelu returned to the topic and said: "Regarding this matter, I have informed Qian Xiangyun in the name of Jinque that she has to return to the Jade Palace within three days to accept questioning. If she fails to do so within the time limit, I will write a letter to the Imperial Palace in the name of Jinque." , and asked Li Ruoshui to send a spiritual officer to invite her over."

Qi Xuansu said: "The case is progressing very quickly. It won't take long to get a result. And in my case, according to Taoist law, false accusations are punishable by rebellion. It's time to settle the score. That one almost killed me. Monk Yanxiu, it’s best for me to do it myself.”

Zhang Yuelu was not rigid, nor did he overly pursue the so-called procedural justice. He just asked: "Don't leave such a big handle for others to hold."

Qi Xuansu should be modest. At the same time, I felt that there was something in Zhang Yuelu's words. Did she already know about the Qingping Association? Could this be the reason why she suddenly asked to see Qiniang?

Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu was a little worried. Zhang Yuelu must be doing it for his own good, but he was a little worried that Zhang Yuelu would suffer a loss. Compared with Qiniang, Zhang Yuelu was still a bit shallow.

What’s more, Qiniang doesn’t necessarily like Zhang Yuelu that much. At least Qi Niang has never said anything good about Zhang Yuelu, and Zhang Yuelu is indeed difficult to get along with. She admits this herself.

Zhang Yuelu is too strong, too strong and easy to break.

Qi Niang refused to take the hard one again, and Qi Xuansu burst into tears, so Qi Niang patiently tried to comfort her. If Qi Xuansu and Qi Niang fell out, Qi Niang would not be polite. She must let Qi Xuansu know what listening means. Mother's words.

So Qi Xuansu just agreed, but had no motivation to facilitate the meeting between the two.

After Qi Xuansu left Zhang Yuelu's temporary detention room, he planned to go to meet Yanxiu for a while before he was reinstated. If there was a chance, he would not mind killing the thief himself, so that the old and new grudges could be put to rest.

As for why he didn't take the normal route, firstly, it was too cumbersome, and secondly, the questions raised by Yanxiu were reasonable and not fabricated, so they may not necessarily lead to a false accusation. The key point is that he is still a member of the Buddhist sect. Due to many concerns, the Taoist sect may not personally punish him, but will hand it over to the Buddhist sect. Judging from the seniority and rank of this monk, we can also know that he has a good status in the Buddhist sect and let the Buddhist sect punish him. What's the difference between three penalty shots?

Even if there is no false accusation, there is still the matter of Yulan Temple in Yishan City.

No matter what, he would end it himself.

The Imperial City is big or small, so finding people is not easy. After Qi Xuansu was suspended, it became even more difficult. But it was a coincidence that just yesterday, Li Qingnu suddenly sent a message to Qi Xuansu through the Zimu Talisman, saying that Monk Yanxiu lived in Wutong Garden.

For Qi Xuansu, it was really effortless to get through the iron shoes and find nowhere.

This monster monk probably thinks that Wutong Garden is the territory of the Li family. As a Quanzhen Taoist, Qi Xuansu is hostile to Taiping Tao and are on guard against each other. With no information, he would not know that he lives in Wutong Garden. Even if he knew, he would not dare to go there. Wutong Yuan went wild, so he lived in Wutong Yuan without any fear.

But he would never have expected that Qi Xuansu also had eyes and ears, and it was Li Qingnu, the owner of Wutong Garden.

Qi Xuansu sneered in his heart, living in the courtyard, drinking and having fun, and he was still an out-and-out flower monk.

After leaving the branch of Taiping Inn, Qi Xuansu went straight to Fangwaixing.

Generally speaking, the residences of nobles are located in Yubao East Square, the mansions of officials are located in Duxian Northeast Square, wealthy businessmen live in Wuliang Northwest Square, various shops, merchants and warehouses are located in Taimiao West Square, Taiping Bank and some yamen are located in Xuanzhen Nanfang, Imperial Palace Taoist Temple exclusively occupies Xuanshang North Fang, and the Xingyuan is located in Tailing Southwest Fang.

Haosheng Southeast Square and Tailing Southwest Square are in the same south, with only Xuanzhen South Square separated in between.

Qi Xuansu did not go directly from Xuanzhen Nanfang, but went in a circle and went to Nancheng first.

The Imperial Capital has the layout of the four outer cities and the eight inner squares. The outer four cities are square and square, but the inner eight squares are in the shape of Bagua, which means Taoism. In this way, each outer city is connected to three inner squares. Except for Xuanshang North Square, Xuanzhen South Square, Taimiao West Square, and Yubao East Square, which are only connected to one outer city, the other four squares are connected to each other. Connected the two cities.

Take Nancheng as an example. In addition to Xuanzhen Nanfang due south, it is also connected to Haosheng Southeast Fang and Tailing Southwest Fang. Haosheng Southeast Fang is connected to Dongcheng, and Tailing Southwest Fang is connected to Xicheng.

In short, just look at the locative words in the names of each shop. Southeast Square connects Dongcheng and Nancheng. Nanfang is only connected to Nancheng.

Qi Xuansu went to Nancheng, walked around in a circle, and then entered Tailing Southwest Square.

This way it won't attract attention.

Wutong Garden occupies a large area and is not difficult to find, so Qi Xuansu quickly arrived outside Wutong Garden.

In order to ensure that everything was safe, Qi Xuansu found a secluded place and used the Zimu Talisman to contact Li Qingnu.

Soon, Li Qingnu's lazy appearance appeared in the light curtain, with half of his shoulders exposed and a loose collar, as if he was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch.

Qi Xuansu got straight to the point: "Is that thief Bald still there?"

"Bald thief." Li Qingnu tutted, "It turns out you know how to curse. I thought you were always so polite."

Qi Xuansu is only less serious in front of Zhang Yuelu. In front of other people, he pays more attention to his image, especially after he has taken charge. The Taoist disciple who was saved was really provoked by monk Yanxiu this time, so Yanxiu became a demon monk and a thief.

Qi Xuansu ignored this: "I'm just outside Wutong Garden."

"Are you really here to kill me?" Li Qingnu sat up straight, "I thought you were just talking."

"Killing is a big deal, how can you say it casually?" Qi Xuansu said, "I just got a precious sword today, so I used this bald head to test the sword."

The first half of the sentence still sounds like the master of a Taoist sect, but the second half reveals a bit of the gangster spirit honed in the world of martial arts.

Li Qingnu then said: "I have been keeping an eye on you. Everyone in Wutong Garden, from the girl who is accompanying the wine to the maid who is serving, must obey my orders and act. Every move he makes is under my control." among.”

Qi Xuansu asked again: "What is this thief doing?"

"Drinking and playing with women." Li Qingnu said in a calm tone, "In his words, it is to practice joyful Zen, to ascend to some wonderful state of bliss together, and to comprehend the wonderful truth of bliss."

Qi Xuansu twitched his lips: "It's really better to say it than to sing it."

Li Qingnu said: "He lives in the first twelve of A... Forget it, I told you that you don't know where he is. All you need to know is that after nightfall, there will be a lamp with the words " The sky lantern with the word 'tong'."

Qi Xuansu said seriously: "Thank you very much."

Li Qingnu finally warned: "Remember, I can only buy you half an hour at most."

Qi Xuansu nodded, ended the conversation, closed his eyes, and waited for dark.