Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly, not knowing whether to say "praise" or "ashamed". In the end, he could only say: "Mr. Xie just calls me by my first name."

The word "Sir" is a very respected title among Confucian scholars. It generally corresponds to the master figure, which is equivalent to the true person of the Taoist sect. "Old Sir" goes a step further and corresponds to the great master, which is equivalent to the great true person of the Taoist sect. Xie Linyuan's comparison with Zhenzhi Zhenren in the Biao Dao Sect is not excessive. Because there is an old father above him, he is not called Mr. Old. He is also Qi Xuansu's superior in the Qing Ping Hui, so he is undoubtedly considered an elder.

Generally speaking, calling oneself by a name indicates humility, and calling oneself by a word indicates arrogance. Use table words to refer to inferiors to superiors, humble to superiors, and equals. The elders can call the younger ones by their names, which does not count as a curse. If the elders other than parents want to respect the younger ones, they can also call them names.

Xie Linyuan smiled and said without exaggeration: "I'd better call you by your cousin."

In fact, among the many elders Qi Xuansu met, few of them directly called him by his first name. Most of them called him by his cousin's name. After all, he was not a serious elder like his parents. As for Qiniang, when she's in a good mood, she calls out "Tian Yuan"; when she's in a bad mood, she just screams like a kid or a white-eyed wolf.

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, just call me 'Tian Yuan'."

"Tian Yuan, you and I have sensitive identities. It is best to return to the Imperial Capital before dawn to avoid arousing suspicion." Xie Linyuan said.

Qi Xuansu nodded in agreement, and then asked: "Will the people from the 'Inn' wait around near the Imperial Capital?"

"It may not be big. Three of the six top executives of the 'Inn' were dispatched. The 'handyman' was injured in Qiniang's hands. The 'accountant' generally does not participate in this kind of thing. Moreover, the Imperial Capital is huge, with a total of thirteen gates in the four outer cities. , Unless the 'proprietor' takes action personally, they have already been ambushed by insufficient experts in the Imperial Capital. However, we have been delayed here for a while. If the delay continues, it is hard to say whether the 'shopkeeper' and others will give up the search and return directly. Imperial Capital."

Qi Xuansu thought deeply: "Where are the Imperial Guards and the Qingluan Guards?"

Xie Linyuan said: "We are both imperial yamen, and the merger of the Ministry of War cannot mobilize the manpower of our Criminal Department. It is true that Qingluan Guard has close contact with the 'Inn', but Qingluan Guard is known as the emperor's personal army. Without His Majesty's decree, he should not take it lightly. Move. As for the Shenshu Imperial Army, they are at the outermost edge of the Imperial Capital and have more freedom. This possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, it is because of the King of Liao that the 'Inn' has a grudge against our Qingpinghui. Everyone should express something.”

Qi Xuansu had a headache, it was the Imperial Guard of the Gods again.

Xie Linyuan added: "However, the King of Liao did not dare to mobilize troops to seal the Thirteen Gates openly. This move was suspected of mutiny. If the King of Liao really did this, then no matter how much His Majesty trusted the King of Liao, for the sake of the authority of the emperor, this case It cannot be broken off, and something must be done. At least the King of Liao’s commander-in-chief, the military commander of the capital camp, cannot be saved. Therefore, it is difficult for the King of Liao to mobilize large groups of troops and use heavy firearms, so he can only send some experts. "

Qi Xuansu's eyes lit up: "Now the elite of the Shenshu Imperial Army are in the Five Elements Mountains. The imperial capital is mainly responsible for the assistant commander of the imperial camp, military affairs, and general military affairs, Prince Langya. The King of Liao should not be able to send too many experts."

Xie Linyuan narrowed his eyes: "You said that the elite of the Divine Imperial Guard have all gone to the Five Elements Mountain."

Qi Xuansu asked, "Don't Mr. Xie know?"

"I've heard a little bit about it, but I don't know many of the inside stories." Xie Linyuan said.

This is reasonable. Many things that Qi Xuansu has known for a long time are actually very confidential to others. After all, Qi Xuansu's two major sources of information are Donghua Zhenren and Qiniang. One is "in the court" and the other is "in the opposition". Only by combining the two can we understand the court's plan in Wuxing Mountain. The others are like blind men trying to figure out the elephant. Only part of the truth can be known, not the whole picture.

As for why Qiniang didn't tell the truth to the other members of the Qingping Society, Qi Xuansu didn't know. Anyway, Qiniang always acted unexpectedly, and he had long been used to it.

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment, but still told Xie Linyuan part of the truth.

After hearing this, Xie Linyuan was shocked but not shocked. It seemed more like it confirmed his guess. After all, he was a person who had been in the center of the Imperial Capital for a long time, so he couldn't really know anything.

"His Majesty bypassed the cabinet and cooperated with Taiping Dao. Taking advantage of the special location of Five Elements Mountain and the energy of Beilong, he intended to create a creation similar to Taoism's 'Emperor Shakti'." Xie Linyuan refined the content of Qi Xuansu's words and summarized the key points The question is, "What is the attitude of Taoism? Or what is the attitude of Quanzhen Taoism and Zhengyiyi?"

Qi Xuansu said truthfully: "Of course I will try my best to stop it. As for how to stop it, whether by force or by skill, I don't know for the time being. After all, I am only a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest."

Xie Linyuanruo pointed out: "When it comes to Taiping Dao, the ordinary Taoist priests of the fourth grade wine ceremony will not know the inside secrets. It can be seen that Master Donghua attaches great importance to Tianyuan and intends to reuse him. If I expected it to be true, This is also a test for Tianyuan by the Earth Master and Master Donghua. As long as Tianyuan can make achievements in this important event, it will be that he has truly entered the eyes of the Earth Master and Master Donghua. At least within Quanzhen Tao, he will be a Smooth road.”

At first glance, the first half of Xie Linyuan's words sounded like the same old tune. Qi Xuansu also knew that he was highly valued and had a bright future. However, when he heard the second half of the words, he immediately heard a different meaning, especially the word "test", which was quite interesting. Deep meaning.

If he cannot pass this test, does it mean that no matter how fast he rises now, he will still get stuck at a certain key threshold? After all, promotion to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest is a selection system, and merit alone is not enough. It doesn't have to be stuck for too long. It only takes about ten years for Qi Xuansu to change from a real person expected to Pingzhang to a real person expected to get knowledge. If he is stuck for another ten years, he will have the life of an ordinary real person.

At the level of the fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest, Qiniang and Pei Xiaolou can still help Qi Xuansu. But when they reach the level of the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, it will be difficult for them to help if they want to move up. If Qiniang had been developing in the Taoist sect, it would still be possible. Unfortunately, she is a free bird. No matter how powerful she is, she can only exert her power indirectly through others. At that time, the ones who can really make a difference are the great masters and the top-ranked masters.

As for realm cultivation, it is important or not. Taoist sects can even create immortals, but mere heavenly beings are nothing, unless Qi Xuansu can become a pseudo-immortal.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu still believed in Xie Linyuan's judgment. As they were both high-level figures, their various thoughts should be similar.

Xie Linyuan put on the mask of "Sheng Wuyou" again and said: "It's getting late, we can't stay here any longer."

"Mr. Xie's injury?" Qi Xuansu asked anyway.

Xie Linyuan said: "My backlash won't be cured for a while, so I'd better leave here first and make long-term plans."

Qi Xuansu nodded silently and put on the mask of "Golden Mistaken Knife".

The two left the hiding place here. One of them was a Qi Refiner and the other a Sanren. It was not difficult to fly to the sky and escape from the earth. Unfortunately, they could not directly open the "Yin Yang Gate" like the alchemist, otherwise they could have returned silently. Imperial Capital, don’t worry too much.

More than half an hour later, the Imperial City was already in sight. The two of them did not encounter an ambush from the "Inn". It was probably because the "Inn" was afraid of reinforcements from the Qingpinghui. Or maybe the "cook" thought that it would be difficult for "Sheng Wuyou" to counterfeit the "Shebi Corpse Poison". In fact, this was indeed the case. Xie Linyuan was indeed helpless against this poison and could only ask Qiniang for help.

Qi Xuansu asked: "How much power does our Qingping Association have in the Imperial Capital?"

Xie Linyuan did not answer directly: "If we only talk about Class A members, there are actually not many. You have to understand one thing, everyone has dual identities, and they are all subject to dual identities. If you are the head of Lingnan Daofu, Then it is impossible for you to go to the Imperial Capital to participate in this revenge operation. In the same way, I, a cabinet minister, cannot go to the Western Regions, Liaodong, and Jiangnan. If something happens there, it can only be solved by other members of the Qingping Association. It is true that the power is huge, but it is similar to the Quanzhen Tao. It is difficult to gather all the power. In this regard, Qingping Club is far inferior to the 'Inn'. "

Qi Xuansu nodded. He understood why "Qingshanshi" represented the Privy Council in handling various matters. It was not because "Qingshanshi" had the highest level of cultivation, but because "Qingshanshi" was a person who liked to travel around. You won't be stuck in one place. Although "Sheng Wuyou" is also a celestial being in the creation stage, due to the restrictions of his status, he cannot stay away from the Imperial Capital for too long.

After the death of "Qing Shishi", Qiniang took up this position. During the great calamity of Jinling Mansion, it was Qiniang who came forward, but I don't know if "Qingshanshi" had been attacked and died at that time.

In Qi Xuansu's view, the president of the association probably has two identities. It is precisely because he cannot take care of both that he has to set up a Privy Council to exercise most of the authority of the association president.

So far, Qi Xuansu already knows the identities of two members of the Privy Council. One is Qiniang, the master of Qibaofang, and the other is Xie Linyuan, the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. Not to mention that the two of them were from the Yao family and the Xie family respectively, and were aristocratic families in the Taoist and Confucian sects. So what are the identities of the other four people? What is the identity of the leader who is still above the Privy Council? Could it be a certain Taoist Master Pingzhang?

The Taoist sect now has seven Pingzhang great masters. This is a very terrifying number, and it is also the confidence of the Taoist sect to dominate the world. The master of the Wanxiang Taoist palace is just one of them. The other six people are like the master of the Wanxiang Taoist palace. The masters of the palace usually guard one side, and some people have paid little attention to worldly affairs, but it is undeniable that both their realm and seniority give them huge influence.

There is no need to say more about realm cultivation. To say the least is to say that it is the beginning of a pseudo-immortal. Because Sun Hewu said that if the master in charge of the palace was in the Wanxiang Dao Palace, then Zhang Wuhen would not be able to make waves.

In terms of seniority, most of the Shenzhi masters are seventh-generation disciples in their prime, and a small number are sixth-generation disciples who are relatively low in the twenty-four years. Pingzhang Dazen people are all sixth-generation disciples who are relatively high. Generations of disciples, and even the legendary fifth generation of disciples.

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