Pawn Crossing the River

Taoism prides itself on equality, but the key lies not in equality, but in its self-promotion.

In fact, there is no absolute equality. The so-called equality in Taoism can only be said to be a good foil to others. Not to mention the ninth and twelfth level of Taoism, just the status of Taoist priest and spiritual officer is very unequal.

Qi Xuansu is the third-grade deputy hall master, and the third-grade spiritual officer took action against him. After careful investigation, the spiritual officer must be held accountable, because this matter is a crime. So Qi Xuansu didn't have any scruples in taking action, he was being reasonable.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Half of Qi Xuansu's body was engulfed in flames.

Wang Danqing, who had changed beyond recognition, was holding a "dragon-painting gun" in both hands, with smoke still lingering from the mouth of the gun.

Everything is quiet.

Everyone was stunned.

In all honesty, Qi Xuansu's attack was ruthless, but he always left some room to spare and did not really tear off Wang Danqing's head. But Wang Danqing really killed him. After all, firearms are dead objects. They should be as powerful as they should be. There is no way to control them.

When the flames extinguished, Qi Xuansu showed his true appearance again, having unfolded his Shinto golden body. The golden light was bright, and there were still residual fire rolling around on the surface of the golden body.

The key is that Qi Xuansu's entire chest was smashed.

In the past, it was Qi Xuansu who used fire guns to hit others. This time, it was someone else's turn to hit Qi Xuansu with fire guns. Qi Xuansu also got a taste of fire guns. According to Qi Xuansu's estimation, "Long Eye Jiajiu" is definitely not so powerful, at least " "Dragon Eyes A-8", or even "Dragon Eyes A-7", otherwise it would be impossible to break through his warrior physique.

You can imagine the anger in Qi Xuansu's heart. He was about to take action and give this guy a lesson that would be remembered for a lifetime. Suddenly he noticed something and immediately changed his mind. He covered his chest with his hands and slowly sat down on the ground.

After a while, several real people came back with serious faces.

"What's going on?" the leader, Donghua Zhenren, asked.

The other people looked at each other in confusion, because in the realm of Ziweitang, God knows if there is any photography formation here, so they did not dare to confuse right and wrong, and roughly told the truth about what happened.

After listening to this, Master Donghua said expressionlessly: "I don't know when the dignified Taoist spiritual officials became the private property of one family and became the servants who look after people's homes and homes."

A real person looked livid and stared at Wang Danqing fiercely.

Qi Xuansu remembered that this real person's surname was Wang, and he should be Wang Danqing's elder.

Ning Lingge's expression was also not good-looking. After all, he was the one who brought Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu together and made a good deal happen. Now, suddenly, a stupid man born of love and hatred suddenly appeared and killed Qi Xuansu. This was considered a beating for him. face.

There were originally spiritual officers stationed here from Ziweitang, but as the real people moved to the next target position, the spiritual officers also moved with them. It was only then that the spiritual officers returned to this place slowly.

Master Donghua pointed at the spiritual officer who was fighting Qi Xuansu and ordered: "Take this person down and hand him over to Deputy Hall Master Lei for interrogation."

The spiritual officer of Ziweitang immediately took the spiritual officer down.

Master Donghua glanced at Wang Danqing, who was still holding the "Dragon Painting Gun" in both hands, and said: "Take them too, and I will personally interrogate them later."

He looked at the real person named Wang again: "What do you think, brother Wang Dao?"

Master Wang closed his eyes: "But it's up to Brother Pei. Let's stop here today. We will discuss it another day."

Master Donghua nodded slightly and said, "That's fine."

Master Wang left first, and the other Masters also left separately.

Master Donghua waved his hand, and the remaining people either dispersed or stood far away, leaving only Master Donghua and Qi Xuansu.

Master Donghua finally said to Qi Xuansu: "Get up."

Qi Xuansu stood up immediately. The shot was not fatal to him.

Master Donghua glanced at Qi Xuansu's chest and said with a half-smile: "You are quite quick-witted and know how to take the moral high ground. If some of the Masters come over and happen to see you beating the boy from the Wang family, I will It’s not easy to speak for you.”

Qi Xuansu said frankly: "If he hadn't cared about the real people, he would have been dead."

Master Donghua did not comment on these words: "This time it is indeed the Wang family boy who went too far. Don't worry, I will deal with it impartially and teach him a sufficient lesson."

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Qi Xuansu asked: "Master, who is this Wang Danqing? Li Changge is not as arrogant as him. He dared to let the spiritual officer hurt people in Kunlun Cave without following any rules."

Master Donghua said unhurriedly: "Over the years, the biggest problem within the Taoist sect is that there are many aristocratic families. These aristocratic families can be divided into two factions, the old and the new. The old aristocratic families are naturally headed by the Zhang family and the Li family, including the Yao family. All the aristocratic families in it can be traced back to the time when Xuan Sheng pacified the world, and they all made great achievements. Even the Zhang family and the Li family were already powerful and powerful families in the world long before Xuan Sheng integrated the Taoist sects. "

"The new family is a rising star. After all, today's Taoist sect is very different from the Taoist sect in the Xuansheng era. In the process of the development of the Taoist sect, the territory is getting larger and larger, and there are more and more positions. In addition, Xuansheng has always advocated giving There is a path for people at the bottom to rise. Don't be rigid. New people from outside the old-school aristocratic families will naturally fill these positions. But after these people ascend to high positions, the Taoist sect has developed to its extreme, and it is difficult to expand. There are only so many positions. So they are no different from the old-school aristocratic families, and now they just want to close the door. "

Qi Xuansu was a little surprised by Master Donghua's frankness. He didn't hide anything at all, and could even be said to be very straightforward. Master Donghua came from an old-school family, but after thinking about it, he thought that this was probably the magnanimity a great master should have. Zhang Yuelu also came from a noble family, and he did not stand from the standpoint of the Zhang family, but more from the standpoint of the Taoist sect.

Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

But having said that, what Master Donghua said is indeed true. Looking at the three Taoist figures, which one is not from a noble family? The reason why Qi Xuansu is able to stand out is not because of how great he is, but because of Qiniang, and who is Qiniang? After all, they are still part of the Yao family.

If Qi Xuansu didn't have Qiniang's background, then no amount of military exploits would be enough to get him to where he is today in just two years, let alone be regarded as a confidant by Master Donghua. In other words, in the eyes of Donghua Zhenren and others, Qi Xuansu is considered one of their own in a sense because of Qiniang. This is one of the reasons why Li Changge and Yao Pei do not despise or be hostile to Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu said: "So, the Wang family is a rising star."

Master Donghua said: "There is no dispute between the old and the new in the Taoist sect. Today, the Taoist sect is still in the hands of the old-school aristocratic families, but the weight of these rising stars is getting heavier and heavier, and the old-school aristocratic families have to win over them."

Qi Xuansu asked: "For example, that Zhenren Wang. But why have I never heard of the Wang family?"

Master Donghua said calmly: "The territory of the Nineteen States of the Central Plains has long been carved up by the old-school aristocratic families, so most of the forces of the rising stars are distributed overseas. The Wang family you mentioned is mainly based in Borneo and other places. If you hadn't gone When you go to Borneo, you naturally don’t know their names.”

"I see." Qi Xuansu suddenly realized and asked again, "I have a conflict with Wang Danqing. Will it disrupt the real person's strategy?"

"It doesn't matter." Master Donghua said indifferently, "After all, they were at fault in the first place. The key is that you didn't beat the boy from the Wang family to death, and it was even you who suffered the loss. There is room for change. I will appease Wang. real person.”

Qi Xuansu nodded, acquiescing to this.

After all, he also broke Wang Danqing's neck, but this scene was not witnessed by real people. People say that seeing is believing and hearing is believing. Listening to other people's reports is ultimately a bit meaningless. But the real people just happened to see Wang Danqing injuring Qi Xuansu with a fire gun, which made Wang Zhenren speechless in front of everyone. It was impossible for him to tease Wang Dan in front of other real people. Qing also suffered a loss, which would be too disrespectful.

From this point of view, Qi Xuansu did not suffer a loss. This is also where he is cunning. .

Master Donghua paused and joked for the first time: "If I had to choose between Master Wang and Yao Qiniang, I would rather choose Qiniang. Compared with the Wang family, the Qiniang of the Yao family is more difficult and a headache. ”

This is a very simple truth. Wang Danqing is not easy to mess with, but is Qi Xuansu easy to mess with? Although Qiniang is not a real person in Shenzhi, she is very important in Qibaofang and Qingpinghui and is not a small figure. As the head of the Pei family and the second-largest figure in Quanzhen Taoism, Master Donghua will certainly not be afraid of anyone, but he must properly handle conflicts, reconcile conflicts, and ensure internal unity.

Qi Xuansu felt a little more balanced in his heart. It seemed that he was not the only one suffering from Qiniang, even the dignified Donghua Master was no exception. But then again, Donghua Zhenren and Qiniang are not the same kind of people at all. How did the two of them intersect? Could it be that there was an unknown past between the two of them? After all, the Yao family and the Pei family are well matched. If it is true, wouldn't it mean that Donghua Zhenren has become his cheap father? It makes sense that Master Donghua takes such good care of him.

It's not that Qi Xuansu insists on finding a man for Qiniang, but Qiniang herself said that she has a son. Under normal circumstances, Qiniang cannot give birth to a son by herself. There must be a man, which inevitably makes Qi Xuansu think too much. He was very curious about who could subdue the monster Qiniang, and now it seemed that Master Donghua was more likely. Of course, we do not rule out the possibility that Qiniang could become pregnant by the aura of heaven and earth as in myths and legends.

Master Donghua didn't peek into Qi Xuansu's mind, so he naturally wouldn't know Qi Xuansu's bold speculation. He stretched out his hand to call over a Taoist priest in charge who was standing far away.

This is Gong Jiaojun, the secretary of Master Donghua. Although he is only at the level of principal, his weight is not light. In many cases, he will act as the incarnation of Master Donghua, and his words are even more effective than many deputy hall leaders.

Gong Jiaojun is a well-rounded person who knows the people and things of Ziweitang extremely accurately.

However, facing Qi Xuansu, Gong Jiaojun was a little unsure. He had rarely seen Master Donghua treat a junior so kindly. This was an honor that Qi Jianyuan had never had. Only Yao Pei had such treatment, but What is Yao Pei's identity? Not only is she a disciple of Master Donghua, but she is also the daughter of the Yao family and the granddaughter of the Earth Master.

In Gong Jiaojun's eyes, Qi Xuansu's sudden appearance revealed different meanings.

Master Donghua ordered: "Take Deputy Hall Master Qi to my residence to change clothes."

Gong Jiaojun responded respectfully, and then made a gesture of invitation to Qi Xuansu: "Deputy Hall Master Qi, please come this way."

"Thank you." Qi Xuansu was also very polite. He deeply understood the importance of secretaries. In a sense, those assistants were the secretaries of the Grand Master and the Third Deputy Master. Moreover, he himself also served as Zhang Yuelu's secretary. He got into position accidentally.