Taiping Inn

At this time, the port of Penglai Island was already full, with masts like forests and sails like clouds, but many people went ashore in small boats, and the waters closest to the dock were still empty, and no ship dared to go beyond the rules.

For many years, this place has always been the place where the master's ship is moored. Even though many island masters and hall masters rarely set foot on Penglai Island, even if a new master has been replaced, they still remember it clearly. In Li Daoxu's words, this is called rules.

Zhang Haishi waved to Situ Qiushui to stand beside him.

Situ Qiushui was very frightened, but he did not dare to go against his second uncle's wishes. He could only step forward cautiously, slightly behind half a body, and behave in a proper manner.

Lu Yanbing glanced at Situ Qiushui, and there was nothing on his face, but his eyes were slightly dim.

At this point, does the Situ family still want to be superior to the Lu family?

She didn't understand what the two senior brothers were thinking. They valued Situ Qiushui so much. They couldn't hand over the important task of Qingwei Sect to such a yellow-haired girl. At the same time, she secretly complained about Qin Su. They were good friends for many years, but she turned her elbow outward. It was fine if she didn't say good things to herself, but she also tripped her up.

However, Lu Yanbing forgot one thing. It's not that Qin Su was not righteous, but Li Xuandu probably knew her character better than Qin Su. In addition, Lu Yanbing has been following Li Xuandu for some time. Li Xuandu is not without eyes. He can see for himself. Even if Qin Su said it, Li Xuandu might not believe it.

In fact, Lu Yanbing's mentality is exactly what Li Xuandu is worried about. They are all his subordinates and loyal to him, but when they have conflicts, it is difficult to deal with them. The key is that Li Xuandu is a person who cherishes old feelings. He can't kill his relatives for the sake of justice unless it is absolutely necessary.

This is actually Li Daoxu's difficulty, and Li Daoxu's way of dealing with it is to draw a bottom line for both sides. As long as it is within the bottom line, Li Daoxu will not care. Whoever can't hold back and crosses the line first, Li Daoxu will directly take action to take him down. In this way, no one will say that Li Daoxu is partial, and they all need Li Daoxu to make a judgment in the middle, but the result is that the struggle between the two sides is more hidden and fierce, with undercurrents surging, and they all need Li Daoxu, forming a trend of guessing and flattering the will of the superiors.

Some people say that the drama of bowing down is very fake, but it is not false at all. Bowing down is just a formality. Bowing down is not a loss of meat. Say some polite words on this side, do some face-saving work on the other side, draw a big cake on this side, show loyalty on the other side, and carry the sedan together. The key is what you think in your heart, this is the key.

At present, who in the Qingwei Sect does not show obedience to the new leader? It is no different from the so-called kneeling down and worshipping, but what does this mean? Is everyone loyal to Li Xuandu? Does everyone worship Li Xuandu as a god? I am afraid not.

This is still the Qingwei Sect, and there is a larger Taoist sect. Now everyone in the Taoist sect calls him "Mr. Qingping", but what they really think in their hearts, only they themselves know. Whether Li Xuandu can truly integrate the Taoist sect so that it will no longer fight each other, instead of a short-term gathering for profit, is also unknown. If after Li Xuandu is gone, the Taoist sect will be divided and continue to fight, then where is the so-called integration of the Taoist sect?

Of course, this will take a very long time, maybe decades or hundreds of years, and even the efforts of future generations, and Li Xuandu may not be able to see that day.

Zhang Haishi looked ahead and said to Situ Qiushui beside him: "Qiushui, you seem very nervous."

"Yes." Situ Qiushui did not pretend to be calm, "Some people say that I will rise to the top, but I feel that I still have many shortcomings and cannot take on the responsibility, so I am afraid of disappointing the trust of my second uncle, father, great aunt, and fourth aunt."

Zhang Haishi couldn't help laughing, "How can such a big Qingwei Sect need a little girl like you to take on the responsibility? Do you think we are just decorations? Your fourth uncle is looking at the future. Your great aunt and I are old. Your fourth uncle has too many things to take care of. Your third uncle and sixth uncle made a big mistake, so he wants to select people from your generation to train. It happened that your fourth aunt mentioned you and praised you a lot, so your fourth uncle was moved and planned to meet you. So don't be nervous. It is common to make mistakes when you are young. Who can avoid making mistakes? The key is not to make mistakes when you reach a high position in the future."

Situ Qiushui breathed a sigh of relief and his mood gradually calmed down.

Zhang Haishi glanced at Lu Yanbing who had been silent all the time, and emphasized: "Bingyan, I just mentioned Qiushui's third uncle, fourth uncle, and sixth uncle, but I didn't mention you, the fifth uncle. You are not happy, right?"

Lu Yanbing was surprised and hurriedly said: "Second Brother, what are you talking about? I was thinking about the field sacrifice. If I delay the ancestor sacrifice of the sect master, I can't afford to offend."

Zhang Haishi watched Lu Yanbing grow up, and he could see through Lu Yanbing's thoughts. He said earnestly: "Qingwei Sect is not a Qingwei Sect of one person. Even the old sect master has Wen Gong and others to assist him. Zifu is the sect master, and we need people to help him. Let alone who will be the sect master in the future, it can't be a lone sect master, right?"

Lu Yanbing, whose thoughts were exposed, didn't know whether he was sincere or not. Anyway, he was ashamed and lowered his head: "Second Brother is right."

Zhang Haishi said no more and looked forward.

On the other side, Li Feiyan and Li Daoshi were speechless. Whether it is their appearance or the way they get along with each other, it is difficult for people who don’t know the truth to think that they are actually a couple, and an old married couple at that.

At that time, the two wives, Li Qingyun and Li Daoshi, were recognized by both the Qingwei Sect members and outsiders in the martial arts world as being more beautiful than Li Feiyan. On the contrary, Li Daoshi's appearance was better than Li Daoxu's, and even the best in the entire Qingwei Sect. He was also a well-known handsome man in the martial arts world and was known as the "Jade-faced Sword Immortal". But now, Li Feiyan is still the same as before, while Li Daoshi is a white-haired old man.

In fact, as early as the beginning of their marriage, the two were still harmonious. The fundamental reason for the breakup of the two was the factional struggle within the Li family. Although Li Daoxu was the son-in-law of the Li family, as the head of a sect, he disdained and would not be the leader of any faction. What he had to do was to balance the situation in the middle, so Li Daoshi became the leader of the son-in-law's faction. After Li Qingyun's death, the internal struggle of the Li family intensified, and Li Feiyan openly opposed Li Daoxu. At this time, Li Daoshi chose to support Li Daoxu instead of his wife Li Feiyan, and the two broke up because of this.

Of course, the direct reason on the surface is that Li Daoshi has been "oppressed" by Li Feiyan for many years, and he can't stand it anymore, so he wants to be a husband. Qin Su joked that Li Xuandu was the son-in-law of the Qin family, but no one would take it seriously, and no one thought that Qin Su would oppress Li Xuandu, but Li Daoshi was the real son-in-law of the Li family, and only Li Daoshi himself knew the pain.

But then again, it's not Li Feiyan's fault. If Li Daoshi hadn't been so attentive to her without regard for dignity, she wouldn't have married Li Daoshi. Li Daoshi became Li Daoxu's brother-in-law because he married Li Feiyan, and thus became a high-ranking official of Qingwei Sect. Now he thinks that Li Feiyan oppresses him. This is like eating with a bowl in hand and cursing when the bowl is put down.

In the final analysis, the factional struggles of Qingwei Sect cannot be blamed on Li Daoxu, because this is the root cause of the disease that has always existed in Qingwei Sect, which has lasted for thousands of years. It can only be said that Li Daoxu could have eradicated this root cause, but he chose to remain indifferent for various reasons.

Now that Li Qingyun is gone and Li Daoxu has passed away, only the couple is left, and it is inevitable to feel that there is such a struggle.

However, Li Feiyan is not only a strong person, but also an optimistic person. When her sister died, she did not cry, but went directly to Li Daoxu to settle the account. Being trapped in the Demon Suppression Platform is nothing, just treat it as a view. As for Li Daoshi, she really doesn't take it to heart, and she is not like a resentful woman, who keeps saying how he hurt me and how I can't see it and let it go, and I will be trapped in this matter of men and women for my whole life, calling it a "cage". It's also simple for Li Feiyan. If you are willing to live, just listen to me. If you don't want to live, just break up. Out of sight, out of mind. If you still want to keep entangled, let's see the truth with your hands.

In this regard, Li Xuandu was also influenced by Li Feiyan.

Li Feiyan suddenly said: "After meeting Zifu, you plan to retire?"

Li Daoshi said: "In short, I will no longer be the head of this Tiankui Hall. If the new leader does not want me to be idle and let me be an island master, I have no objection."

Li Feiyan snorted: "Too cheap for you."

Li Daoshi remained silent.

Li Feiyan continued: "You should be thankful that Zifu has changed a lot now and has a tolerance for others. It is at this juncture that you should treat the old people left by the old leader well and stabilize people's hearts. Otherwise, based on the bad things you did in the past, it is not unfair for Zifu to put you in the water prison."

Li Daoshi said: "I know. I also know that he is also for your face. No matter what, we are husband and wife after all. If I go to jail, you will not look good."

Li Feiyan said coldly: "I don't need this face."

Li Daoshi closed his eyes and stopped talking.

At this moment, a white dragon ship broke through the heavy clouds and slowly descended from the sky.

Everyone's face was solemn.

The white dragon ship landed in the isolated waters, and a man and a woman walked down the ship.

Everyone saluted and said, "Welcome to the sect master."

The people who came were Li Xuandu and Qin Su.

Li Xuandu was not so arrogant as to accept the salute calmly without being moved, but clasped his hands in return and said loudly, "Thank you for waiting for a long time, Xuandu is very embarrassed."

Li Xuandu took Qin Su to Li Feiyan and Zhang Haishi who came to greet him.

Facing these two relatives, Li Xuan did not put on any airs as a clan leader, and apologized: "Why bother Senior Brother and Aunt to wait in person."

Zhang Haishi smiled and said: "Etiquette cannot be abolished. This is your first return to the clan after becoming the clan leader. If we don't show up, others will think that we two are dissatisfied with the new clan leader and will cause trouble again. As for the future, when we retire and live in retirement, even if you invite us, we will not come."

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