Pawn Crossing the River

Chapter 109: Slang and Wine

The boy's eyes flashed with panic. He wanted to struggle, but found that Qi Xuansu's palm was like iron, making him unable to move. He couldn't help but whispered: "What, what do you mean?"

Qi Xuansu loosened his palm, and then gently pushed, with just the right strength, so that the boy stood up straight, but not unstable, and then said: "What do you mean? Tai Sui is reduced but he is Lao Rong. Even if the Taoist robe on me is a little expensive, it's not good to stare at me alone, right? I think you are not cunning, and you are a thief."

"Tai Sui is reduced" means young, "Lao Rong" means thief, "kaipa" means to start, "cunerliang" means to understand the rules of the world, and "kongzi" means not to understand the principles of the world.

Translated into vernacular, it means: Young but a thief, even if the Taoist robe on me is a little expensive, it's not good to stare at me alone, right? I think you don't understand the rules of the world.

The young man immediately realized that he had hit a wall, and hurriedly said: "Hewu! I just got on the springboard, half-opened my eyes, and this time I went online to climb. Since I woke up, it was my trick. I hope my friends on the word "He" can step on it more leniently."

It means: We are all friends in the world! I just debuted, and I only know a little about many rules. This time I committed a crime in this area. Since I was discovered, it was my poor vision. I hope you will let me go for the sake of our fellow friends in the world.

Qi Xuansu did not comment, and asked: "Is this line made by fire?"

"It's made by water, how can it be my turn to do it by fire." The young man hurriedly said, "It's not a big deal, it's just some odds and ends."

"Fire" means rich business, "water" means poor business. "Big deal" means making a lot of money, "odds and ends" means not making a lot of money, but just some small money.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Who is your shopkeeper?"

The young man's eyes flickered, he hesitated, and wanted to take the opportunity to escape.

Qi Xuansu stopped using jargon and said directly: "Want to run? You can try."

The boy's body froze.

The two's actions also attracted the attention of other passengers, and they all looked over here.

Zhang Yuelu focused on drinking, just watching the two with the corner of his eye.

Qi Xuansu finally did not reveal the boy's identity, nor did he plan to send the boy to the local Hundred Households Office. He just pointed a finger at the boy's chest, and then heard the boy groan, almost fell to the ground, his face pale, cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

Qi Xuansu said: "I'll teach you a lesson this time. If you have other livelihoods, change your business."

The boy didn't dare to say much, and staggered away with his chest covered.

He made a mistake this time, and Qi Xuansu also left room for him. According to the rules of the underworld, he could only admit his defeat and didn't dare to make up for it again.

Soon after the boy left, the boat started to move. Zhang Yuelu asked softly, "Why don't you ask who the boy's shopkeeper is?"

Qi Xuansu said, "What if I ask? Can I uproot them? Even if I can uproot them, there must be other similar gangs to fill in. I can't stay here all the time. So the governance of thieves does not depend on one or two chivalrous men to do something righteous, which is only a temporary solution, but on the court officials to impose strict laws and severe punishments, which is the fundamental solution."

Zhang Yuelu was surprised and said, "Your words are quite sophisticated."

"The Wanxiang Dao Palace taught these." Qi Xuansu coughed lightly, "I forgot that you didn't take the Wanxiang Dao Palace course."

Zhang Yuelu squinted at him, "Who said I didn't take the Wanxiang Dao Palace course? I took the upper palace, and you are the lower palace."

Qi Xuansu laughed and didn't refute.

Entering the upper palace means being promoted to a fourth-rank priest, while those coming out of the lower palace can only be ninth-rank priests. The difference between the two is just like his courtesy name, which is really a world of difference.

Qi Xuansu also wants to return to the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, go for further study, and then become a dignified fourth-rank priest, buy a house in Yujing, make some friends, be respected as a "master", and have some confidence to consider starting a family.

Starting a family, as the saying goes, Dharma, friends, wealth and land, Taoist friends are ranked second.

In short, Qi Xuansu's ambition is not small, but it is really not big.

The big ship sailed slowly.

Qi Xuansu's shoulder bag is not a Sumeru object, so it can't hold many things. The wine pot is naturally not big, and it doesn't hold much wine. It was soon drunk by Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu became sickly again, not talking much, just occasionally opening his mouth to guide Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu was not very interested in the "Bigu Technique". He was mainly learning the "Cicada Shedding Technique". Because the "Cicada Shedding Technique" was derived from the "fake body of the exiled immortal", many of the formulas of the two were the same. To be precise, the "Cicada Shedding Technique" was a semi-finished product with some formulas deleted, so Zhang Yuelu, the exiled immortal, could fully guide Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu did not expect to learn it immediately. He recited the formulas over and over again, trying to understand them while reciting. If there was anything he did not understand, he would ask Zhang Yuelu.

In fact, Zhang Yuelu had no experience in being a teacher. She could only teach Qi Xuansu in the way her master Cihang taught her, that is, to learn by herself first and then ask questions.

At first, Zhang Yuelu was a little worried. She also knew that this teaching method was not suitable for everyone. Otherwise, how could it be said to teach students in accordance with their aptitude.

But she soon discovered that Qi Xuansu's brain was actually very useful, that is, the so-called good comprehension, and Qi Xuansu's disadvantage was that his bones were not very good. It was like fighting with someone, the eyes could keep up, but the hands could not.

Because of this, Qi Xuansu was able to learn Wufu's "Blood Roar" without a teacher, but just understanding the principles of applying the technique was of no use. If there was not so much energy and blood to use, he would not be able to use it.

After Qi Xuansu had almost memorized the formula, Zhang Yuelu suddenly said: "Tianyuan, can you teach me how to speak slang in the world?"

"Don't you know how to say it?" Qi Xuansu was slightly surprised.

Zhang Yuelu said: "I know a little bit about 'pulling', 'pandao', 'zhaozi' and so on, but I won't be able to do more."

Qi Xuansu asked: "What do you want to know?"

Zhang Yuelu thought for a while: "What is the name of 'Fire Gun'?"

"Sprayer." Qi Xuansu said, "The old-fashioned fire blunderbuss in the past did not have rifling. It used iron sand and made a large blunder. It didn't look like it was shot out, but like it was sprayed out. Hence the name."

"What about drinking?"

"Qishan."

"Buying wine?"

"Elbow Mountain."

"Soju?"

"volcano."

"Drunk?"

"Kushiyama."

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but said: "Why is it all related to wine? Are you planning to find someone to interrogate you when you learn slang, or are you planning to find someone to drink with?"

Zhang Yuelu waved his hand: "Why would I want to drink with someone who talks slander?"

"Am I not?" Qi Xuansu said.

Zhang Yuelu was speechless, and after a while he said: "I didn't recognize your true face at first, and then I had to make mistakes."

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.

Qi Xuansu's heart sank slightly at first, and then he felt a little lucky. If one day, Zhang Yuelu learns his true identity, I hope she can make mistakes as she said today.

Then I heard Zhang Yuelu murmuring to himself: "I want to climb the mountain. You go to the Elbow Mountain, preferably a volcano, and we go to the mountain together."

Qi Xuansu was speechless.

Zhang Yuelu then said to Qi Xuansu: "When we get to my house, we will use this slang."

Only then did Qi Xuansu know why Zhang Yuelu wanted to learn slang, and he planned to use it to deceive his own mother. But at this time, Zhang Yuelu finally looked like a little girl, and she was a bit cute.

Qi Xuansu said: "Wouldn't it be nice if you bought more wine and put it in the Xumiwu?"

Zhang Yuelu rolled his eyes at him: "I have your luggage in my Xumiwu. There is no room left."

Having said this, Zhang Yuelu's eyes happened to fall on Qi Xuansu's satchel and asked: "Tianyuan, what's in your satchel?"

Qi Xuansu was shocked, but didn't show it on his face: "Some ordinary things."

Zhang Yuelu said: "You have seen my Xumiwu, can I see your satchel?"

"Of course." Qi Xuansu handed the satchel into Zhang Yuelu's hands without any hesitation.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuelu hesitated: "Don't you have some shameful things in your bag? For example, spring... palace pictures or something like that."

Qi Xuansu's old face turned red: "Am I such a person? Look, just look."

Zhang Yuelu then opened Qi Xuansu's shoulder bag and flipped through it casually: "Qi Xuansu's seventh-grade Taoist priest's certificate, external wound medicine, internal medicine, fire breakers, iron awls, fire gun projectiles, Tiangang Hall's deacon's token, Cheap talisman paper, seals, peace money, a stack of small tickets, a few medium-sized tickets, a bag of small yuan, a few medium yuan, the sunglasses from the last trip to the Western Regions, a bag of marching pills, a pack of dried meat, and two strings of demons Liuzhu and a compass? Do you know how to read Feng Shui?”

Qi Xuan said without changing his expression: "I have also read the "Qing Nang Sutra" and "Shaking the Dragon Sutra". As the saying goes, if you are looking for a dragon, you will have to look at the entangled mountain. One layer of entanglement is a layer of barrier. If the door has a thousand layers of locks, there will definitely be a barrier. The princes and princes live here. The mountains are in the shape of the earth and the stars are in the sky. The true star suddenly takes its true form, and all the branches and leaves are full of good luck. Everlasting, nothing can be seen from hundreds of places. The flying flag and its tail are the true form. If the star shape appears..."

"Okay, okay, I said you were fat and you started breathing." Zhang Yuelu did not associate Qi Xuansu with the Qingping Society because of this compass. After all, the compass is also a common item for Taoist disciples, but Zhang Yuelu's thoughts were completely biased towards another direction.

She suddenly lowered her voice: "Tianyuan, tell me honestly, when you were making a living in the world, did you also engage in tomb robbing?"

Qi Xuansu almost choked on his own saliva: "If I had been involved in tomb robbing, would my entire body be worth two hundred peace dollars?"

"Didn't they all take away the 'human nature'?" Zhang Yuelu teased.

Qi Xuansu then realized that a lie needed more lies to round it off, so he could only swear: "The Supreme Taoist is above, Xuan Sheng is above, and all the ancestors are above. If I had ever done the tomb robbing business, I would be promoted to the highest level in this life." Taoist priests who can’t offer four cups of wine.”

Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "Actually, I recently read a book about tomb robbing, which was quite interesting. Since you have never done it before, forget it."

Qi Xuansu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

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