Taiping Inn

A lie always needs more lies to make up for it. In the next few days, Li Xuandu had to go out late at night and find a place near the water to meditate and refine his qi. Although it was a bit troublesome, it completely relieved Yan Qing and Zhang Wendun's last doubts.

Li Xuandu didn't need to do this. He could have gone on the road alone. However, it would be useless for him to go to the Golden Horde Court early now. Moreover, there were countless masters in the Golden Horde Court, which was not inferior to the Imperial Capital. If Li Xuandu did not have a suitable identity to enter it, he would sneak in rashly and be targeted by the masters of the Golden Horde. Although he could protect himself, it would be difficult to sneak into the birthday banquet of Xiao Yanshi. For the sake of safety, Li Xuandu decided to follow the caravan to the royal court as Qin Xuance, and then wait for an opportunity to act.

The further north he went, the colder the weather became. The caravan members added thicker clothes to keep warm, and they were all bloated and clumsy. Li Xuandu was still wearing fur clothes, which made him look a little blinky, but in the eyes of others, he was a person with profound cultivation and was not afraid of the severe cold. There was nothing interesting on this journey. Whether walking or lying down, Li Xuandu was concentrating on practicing the "Taiping Qingling Sutra".

In martial arts, it is more about quality than quantity. Even if one knows all the martial arts in the world, it is not very useful if one has just started. This is also the reason why Li Xuandu is proficient in the five major mysterious skills, but he is in the same realm of heaven and man as Xiao Shiyu, Wuzhen, Li Yuanying and others who only practice one skill. The key is that Li Xuandu's several mysterious skills have not been fully developed. If all five skills can be fully developed, let alone the realm of heaven and man, even the realm of longevity can be easily achieved. However, Li Xuandu did not dare to have such a thought, and no one could do this. The reason why he practiced the five major mysterious skills was to simplify the complex and evolve the way of "fake pills", and the key to making the fake real was the complete "Taiping Qingling Sutra".

If Li Xuandu can reach the realm of immortality, he will not only be able to completely control the Taiping Sect, but also use his father-in-law as an external aid to establish a new position between Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu, forming a three-legged tripod. By then, the situation will change immediately. I am afraid that Li Daoxu and Zhang Jingxiu will compete to win over Li Xuandu, or Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu will put aside their past grudges and join forces to destroy Li Xuandu.

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Perhaps the two who care least about Li Xuandu's marriage are Li Xuandu and Qin Su. Both of them don't like all kinds of red tape, and they don't understand what "small engagement" and "big engagement" are. But the elders are different, and they care more about it than the two younger generations.

Li Xuandu originally asked Li Feiyan to go to Liaodong in December to get engaged, but just in early November, Li Feiyan had already set off for Liaodong. As for the affairs of Jinzhou, she temporarily entrusted them to a few of her trusted confidants. At the same time, Zhang Haishi also began to prepare. Although Zhang Haishi was poor, he was the deputy leader of Qingwei Sect after all. He personally went to see Li Daoxu. I don't know how he persuaded Li Daoxu to allocate 300,000 taels of silver from his private treasury to prepare for the wedding. For aristocratic families like the Li family, 300,000 is not too much, but it is not too little. However, Qingwei Sect is in charge of the maritime trade in the East China Sea, and there are all kinds of rare things. Zhang Haishi can get it at cost price. In this way, 300,000 taels of silver is a lot.

However, there are also dissatisfied voices. Gu Yusheng joked to his confidant in private: "You know that the fourth uncle and Miss Qin are getting married. If you don't know, you would think that the two deputy leaders of our Qingwei Sect are getting married."

In addition to preparing the betrothal gifts, Zhang Haishi also went to Taiping Sect to meet Mrs. Lu. In any case, Li Xuandu is now the leader of Taiping Sect, and his future residence is also in Taiping Mountain. The two of them are getting married, so Taiping Sect naturally needs to arrange it. Logically, there is a mansion on Taiping Mountain, but it is the ancestral home of several generations of the Shen family, and there is no reason to give it to Li Xuandu. The Tianshui Pavilion where Li Xuandu lives now is fine for one person to live in, but after getting married, it will be a bit inconvenient to welcome and send off. Although the wedding date has not been determined yet, it will take time to prepare before breaking ground, so it is better to make preparations first.

Madam Lu is in charge of the financial power of Taiping Sect, so she will be the one to decide on this matter. According to Madam Lu's suggestion, there are now two ways. One is to open a separate courtyard on another peak. In this way, the mansion will be larger. In terms of scale, it is not inferior to the Great Zhenren Mansion and the Eight Scenery Courtyard. Another way is to break ground on the main peak of Taiping Mountain, connect several smaller empty courtyards, and rebuild it into a mansion. However, in this way, the mansion will inevitably occupy a smaller area, which is not much different from the mansions of ordinary wealthy families. Moreover, it is too crowded to gather with Taiping Palace and Shen's mansion.

Zhang Haishi knew his junior brother best, so he made a decision for him. He decided to avoid the main peak of Taiping Sect and build another mansion on other hills. It didn't have to be too big, and it shouldn't be compared with the Great Immortal's Mansion, which was too ostentatious. Moreover, there were only Li Xuandu and Qin Su in the mansion, and at most a dozen servants and maids, which was a waste.

After hearing Zhang Haishi's decision, Mrs. Lu was relieved. If she really followed her method, it would not be impossible, but it would inevitably cause slander. It was only because she was afraid of making the new leader and Zhang Haishi unhappy that she bit the bullet and proposed it. Now Zhang Haishi took the initiative to give in, which made her very grateful. Thinking of the various comments about Zhang Haishi in the martial arts world, she felt that it was biased. What kind of weirdo in the East China Sea was clearly a slander. For this reason, Mrs. Lu took out 100,000 taels of silver and a set of precious jewelry from the public treasury of Taiping Sect and handed them to Zhang Haishi, asking him to use them as a betrothal gift.

Zhang Haishi accepted it without hesitation.

After the matter was agreed upon, Mrs. Lu began to prepare for the construction of the new residence. Zhang Haishi stayed on Taiping Mountain for several days and visited several Taiping clan elders before returning to Qizhou.

After returning to Qizhou, Zhang Haishi visited Qin Daofang, the governor of Qizhou. Although Zhang Haishi was Li Xuandu's senior brother, he and Qin Daofang were of the same generation in terms of friendship, seniority, and age. At this time, Qin Daofang also learned from the Qin family that the two younger generations were going to get engaged, so he was very happy. He held a banquet to entertain Zhang Haishi, and Chu Yunshen and others accompanied him. For a while, both the host and the guest were happy. The two decided at the table that when Li Xuandu and Qin Su got married, three wedding banquets would be held, one in Liaodong, one in Qizhou, and one in Taiping Mountain. Although there were no new people in the other two places, they would also entertain guests and keep in touch.

On the other hand, Li Feiyan arrived in Liaodong and was personally entertained by Qin Daoyuan. Qin Daoyuan had not met this Madam Li for the first time. Back then, Li Feiyan was the second daughter of the Li family, and he was the second son of the Qin family. They had already met before. Moreover, Li Feiyan was also good friends with Han Wugui, who also had a deep friendship with the Qin family. Now the second daughter of Li has become Madam Li, and the second son of Qin has become the second master of the Qin family. If you really count them, the two can be regarded as old friends.

When they met at this time, after a brief reminiscence, they talked about the marriage of the two younger generations. Qin Daoyuan praised Li Xuandu a lot, and Li Feiyan also praised him, which was a happy occasion.

Li Feiyan had met Qin Su a long time ago, and before Qin Daoyuan met Li Xuandu, the two had traveled together. Li Feiyan was very satisfied with Qin Su. Whether it was family background, appearance, or temperament and cultivation, they were all top choices. Seeing the two of them achieve success, Li Feiyan, as an elder, was delighted. In addition, Li Feiyan was also dissatisfied with the third brother who always catered to Li Daoxu and the sixth brother who was arrogant, so she naturally hoped that Li Xuandu would inherit the Li family's incense.

After Qin Daoyuan met Li Feiyan, he asked Li Feiyan to meet Qin Su. This is why female elders must come to the door, because it is inconvenient for male elders to see the future daughter-in-law. The last time Li Feiyan met Qin Su, Qin Su performed the etiquette of a junior in the martial arts world, but this time, she had to honestly perform the etiquette of a junior between relatives. Li Feiyan had to tease Qin Su a few times, and then gave Qin Su an ancestral bracelet. If it is said to be expensive, it may not be, but it is of great significance. Qin Su did not dare to refuse. After accepting it, she changed her mouth to call her "Auntie".