Pawn Crossing the River

On Qi Xuansu's side, there are many young men from aristocratic families.

However, the title of a young master does not mean that they are young. Most of them are thirty years old and above, and their positions are mostly around the level of fourth-grade wine-provoking Taoist priests. They are far behind Qi Xuansu and Li Changge.

In fact, Qi Xuansu's rise was so fast that many people had lost the right to be jealous before they could become jealous. It seemed that he was only one level behind in grade, but combined with the age gap, it should actually be Two levels, because when Qi Xuansu reaches their age, he is probably a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, a true high-level Taoist priest.

Most of these sons from aristocratic families surround Li Changge. In a sense, Li Changge is the biggest son from aristocratic families.

Whether Qi Xuansu is the illegitimate son of a certain big shot as rumored, or whether he has adopted his godfather and godmother, after all, he cannot be considered a "family", and he still has an unwashed charlatanism, or the smell of muddy legs. .

This is also where Qi Xuansu is embarrassed. He is said to be a young man from an aristocratic family, but how can there be such a young man wallowing in the quagmire at the bottom? The young masters of the aristocratic family thought that he was a lucky guy. Call him a mud-legged man, but he also has Qiniang as his backer. The real mud-legged man thinks that he is a worthy and established son of a family.

Qi Xuansu naturally couldn't enter their circle. Zhang Yuelu is a member of this circle. After all, the origin of the thousand-year-old Taoist Zhang is there. Compared with the big sect, the small sect has no right to make irresponsible remarks. It's just that Zhang Yuelu doesn't hang out with these people very much, and he doesn't think highly of them. That's why he was criticized for being arrogant and difficult to deal with.

In addition to these young masters from aristocratic families, there are also people from the Wanxiang Dao Palace.

The so-called Wanxiang Dao palace background cannot simply be equated with the lower class background. People like Yue Liuli and Wan Xiuwu never felt that they were the lower class of the Dao sect, and they always looked down on their classmates. To use an analogy that is not very appropriate, in the same ten-year period, Jinshi, Juren, Xiucai, and Tongsheng are never the same thing.

Those who can come to Fenglinzhou and participate in this dinner are certainly not just ordinary people, they are all the best in Wanxiang Dao Palace. In terms of age, he is older than Qi Xuansu and has almost no peers. In other words, they are all several years ahead of Qi Xuansu.

There are not many people who come from Wanxiang Taoist Palace. If there is only one person out of a hundred who can stand out in a big wave, most of the people who are able to make a name for themselves are the outstanding ones who have already made a mark during the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. There are also a few people who have good fortunes, met good masters, or received support from noble people, and have considerable strength. If they were the central figures in their respective classmates' reunions, but here, they became the foil.

After experiencing a series of ups and downs, these people are the most practical and do not care about Qi Xuansu's identity at all. Only the sons of aristocratic families like to care about this, talking about blood and origin. These people just hope to pass the incense of the Wanxiang Dao Palace. Qing and Qi Xuansu get on the line. ..

Everyone can see that Qi Xuansu will soar into the sky sooner or later, or in other words, he has already begun to fly. He may one day become his immediate boss, or even his boss's boss. If he can establish some friendship in advance, it will be useful in the future. Endless. That is to say, some people from aristocratic families who have high standards still put on airs and are immersed in the shadow of their family and cannot recognize themselves clearly. They do not look down on this or that, and insist on paying attention to one's origin. The truly top aristocratic family members never care about their origins. They are polite and virtuous people and work hard to win over them. Look at Zhang Yuelu, he might as well just get married without giving anyone else a chance.

Among these people who came from Wanxiang Taoist Palace, there was actually an acquaintance of Qi Xuansu named Cheng Lixue. He was three years ahead of Qi Xuansu and was a popular figure in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace at that time. Yue Liuli and Wan Xiuwu were his juniors. Qi Xuansu was not very prominent at that time. It was also a good idea to get to know this influential figure at that time. An extremely serendipitous opportunity.

At that time, Qi Xuansu was in a position that was neither above nor below. In his class, he was fairly famous, not among the top, but he was still ranked around twenty, so he could be taken a second look by his teachers. But looking at the entire Lower Palace, it’s nothing. Cheng Lixue, on the other hand, was very famous throughout the lower palace and was the favorite of the teachers.

No matter how you look at it, Cheng Lixue will never have anything to do with Qi Xuansu, but by coincidence, the two of them have the same hobbies, which are firearms and Xuansheng cards. The first time the two met was at a shooting range. Qi Xuansu hit the target with ten shots, which left a deep impression on Cheng Lixue. The second meeting was at the Xuansheng Card Competition organized by Wanxiang Dao Palace, and the two were rivals. After going back and forth, we got to know each other. But we can't talk about a deep friendship, that is, just a nod of acquaintance.

During this meeting, Cheng Lixue was very enthusiastic and spoke fluently. Those who didn't know it thought he and Qi Xuansu were under the same roof.

Qi Xuansu didn't point it out, after all, they were barely friends.

The reception was still very long. Someone suggested playing cards, and everyone agreed. Some played in person, while others watched. Qi Xuansu played two games at the end, winning one and losing the other. He won against Cheng Lixue and lost to Li Changge. However, playing cards also depends on luck, but no one can tell who is better between Qi Xuansu and Li Changge from a game of cards.

After a while, someone else suggested that it would be too boring to just play cards like this. It would be better to invite a few female Taoists to liven up the atmosphere.

Of course, the female Taoist friends here do not refer to those Taoist daughters who are the same as them. These women have their own activities and social activities, including Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei, and Li Zhuyu, who are all there, and no one has the dignity to invite them over to be active. atmosphere.

The female Taoist friends here mainly refer to some young, beautiful and low-status women. Of course, they can't do anything on such occasions, but they can be used as vases, which is pleasing to the eye.

In an instant, everyone looked at Qi Xuansu.

The lifespan of Taoist people is very long, so except for those who are eager to leave offspring, few people make lifelong decisions early. Even if a life-long event is decided, the Taoist companion is most likely not around, but thousands of miles away, out of reach. However, Qi Xuansu is an exception. The would-be Taoist monk Zhang Yuelu is not far away. This noble daughter of the Zhang family is famous for her "bad temper." If something happens, it may not be Qi Xuansu who can't get off the stage alone. Maybe they Everyone will follow suit.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but cough lightly, and secretly lamented Zhang Yuelu's "notorious reputation", but he couldn't refuse, otherwise it would appear that he was afraid of Zhang Yuelu. He was not afraid of the shadow when he was upright. He didn't want to be inexplicably known as henpecked. So he said: "I have no objection."

Soon, more than a dozen female crowns came to their room. All of them have good looks and graceful figures. These people either serve in Huashengtang, Duzhitang, Ancestral Ceremony Hall, or in Fenglinzhou Daofu. Among them are some local aristocratic women in Fenglinzhou. However, there is no trace of Japanese in their speech and behavior. look like.

These female crowns were not at all dissatisfied with being asked to serve as vases. It is difficult to say who is the prey and who is the hunter. The most skilled hunter always appears as the prey.

Of course, they do not expect to be the companions of these high-quality Taoist priests. Those who can match these high-quality Taoist priests must be well-matched Taoist daughters. However, as long as they make friends, these high-quality Taoist priests will not be stingy with the resources at hand to help them. Seek a better position, or financial support, or even introduce them to higher-level friends.

After going back and forth like this, these women's crowns will slowly rise. As long as you have rank, position, and power, there will naturally be no shortage of young and handsome male Taoists who can slowly make up for the regrets of your youth.

Qi Xuansu has always been very picky about friends and relationships, so naturally he would not be attracted to these women. However, what surprised him was that among these women, he saw a somewhat familiar figure, who was also someone he knew at the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. , two terms higher than him, named Song Nianhao.

Read it, it's a very interesting name.

In Qi Xuansu's impression, this is a woman with a straightforward personality. Qi Xuansu didn't have much affection for her, they just had a few casual encounters and had some impressions.

But when she was introduced, she said her name was Song Yu.

Qi Xuansu didn't expect that the two would meet again in this place in this way. He also didn't expect that she even changed her name. Could it be that she really said goodbye to the past?

Cheng Lixue smiled and said: "Vice Hall Master Qi's cousin is Tianyuan. Fellow Daoist Song is fishing near the Yuan, so naturally he should sit next to Tianyuan."

It should be "Lin Yuan envy the fish" or "Lin the stream and fish". Cheng Lixue deliberately combined the two sentences into one sentence. This is deliberate.

Qi Xuansu said nothing.

Cheng Lixue only accepted Qi Xuansu's acquiescence and asked Song Yu to sit next to Qi Xuansu.

Song Yu's expression was complicated, and he obviously recognized Qi Xuansu. She had heard of Qi Xuansu's name a long time ago, but she always thought it was just the same name. She never expected that the fourth Taoist disciple of the Taoist sect was actually her junior disciple back then.

Song Yu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something. But I felt that nothing was appropriate, so I stopped there.

Qi Xuansu was very calm and nodded slightly in greeting. It's not to say that he thinks highly of her or looks down upon her. If he didn't have Qiniang, he would be worse than this senior sister now. At most, he just laments the fate of people. Such a good girl has been alienated by the fame and fortune fair to become like this. Regardless of whether it is voluntary or forced, it is embarrassing.

There is a saying called "more wolves but less meat", which compares men to wolves and women to meat, or resources. Men want to occupy resources as much as possible, and these resources also know their prices. To put it bluntly, it is a transaction.

As for Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei and others, they are also wolves, and there is no shortage of female wolf kings.

Song Yu sat next to Qi Xuansu, without his usual graceful appearance and a little reserved.

Qi Xuansu began to think about how to escape from this smoky environment without leaving a reputation as henpecked.