Chapter 121 Jinguan Mansion

Zhang Yuelu was thoughtful after listening, and then looked Qi Xuansu up and down.

Qi Xuansu felt a little weak when she saw him, and couldn't help asking: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You know the ropes here very well." Zhang Yuelu said with a smile, "If I hadn't known that you were very poor, I would have suspected that you had done this kind of thing."

Qi Xuansu said: "I have never eaten pork, but I have always seen pigs running away. Jianghu is not a kind place. This kind of thing is not uncommon."

Zhang Yuelu said: "From this point of view, we can't stay here for a long time. We should go to Jinguan Mansion first and then talk about other things. As for the employer behind this, we can only wait until we return to Yujing and then slowly investigate."

Qi Xuansu naturally had no objection.

After daybreak, after the rain, the sky cleared, and the two were on the road again.

This time, the two of them no longer walked slowly and leisurely. Qi Xuansu put on his "horse" again and ran along the ancient tea horse road without stopping in the middle, heading straight to Jinguan Mansion.

Entering the territory of Jinguanfu, you will reach the core sphere of influence of Shuzhou Daofu. Just as Luzhou Daofu is located on Taiping Mountain outside Huainanfu City, Shuzhou Daofu is located on the green mountain of Tiancang Mountain in the southwest outside Jinguanfu City. city. Among them, there are ten thousand acres of bamboo forest like the sea. Every time the sea of ​​bamboo sways with the wind, like thousands of blue waves. Because the bamboo forest is evergreen all year round and the peaks of Tiancang Mountain surround it, it looks like a city, so it is named "Qingcheng".

Speaking of this place, it has a very special status. It is not only one of the holy places of Quanzhen Taoism, but also one of the holy places of Zhengyi Dao. At that time, the ancestor of Zhengyi Dao first lived in seclusion in Yunjin Mountain to practice Taoism. Later, he heard that the people of Shu were many kindhearted and easy to educate. In addition to many famous mountains, he also heard that Bashu rash was harmful to the human body and the people were trapped by diseases and disasters, so he left Yunjin Mountain and entered Shu. He first lived in Yangping Mountain, then Heming Mountain, and also went to Xicheng Mountain, Gegui Mountain, Qin Mountain Zhongshan, Changli Mountain, Yongquan Mountain, Zhendu Mountain, Beiping Mountain, and finally Tiancang Mountain, where he commanded the disciples of the Tianshi Sect to fight against the ancient witchcraft. Therefore, there is still a Tianshi Cave in Tiancang Mountain.

It was only later that the Tianshi Sect fell apart, became the Zhengtai, and withdrew from Shuzhou. This allowed Quanzhen Taoism to occupy this place, and Tiancang Mountain gradually became the holy land of the Longmen Sect of Quanzhen Taoism.

In Quanzhen Taoism, Tiancang Mountain's status is only slightly inferior to Difeishan Mountain, which is known as the first blessed place.

Generally speaking, no one would dare to assassinate a fourth-grade Taoist Taoist priest here. After all, the local Taoist government also has the responsibility of arresting those who rely on their cultivation to commit lawlessness.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu relaxed slightly and no longer tensed their heartstrings.

However, the two of them did not go to Tiancang Mountain, but to Jinguan Mansion. Because the branch of Huashengtang in Shuzhou is not on Tiancang Mountain, but in Fucheng.

Because Huashengtang is also an important part of the Taoist sect's huge business system. It has to do business with people, and most of the Taoist temples are located on famous mountains, such as Tiancang Mountain, Daxue Mountain, Taiping Mountain, Taibai Mountain, etc. , if Huashengtang established a branch hall in a Taoist government, it would be very inconvenient, so they simply established it in the city.

The two of them walked along the official road to the west gate of Jinguan Mansion, where a man in black was guarding the city to check the route. The two of them had no way to guide them, but they had the Taoist ultimatum.

The gatekeeper was startled when he saw Zhang Yuelu's fourth-grade Taoist priest's gift of wine. He respectfully handed it back with both hands and said, "I don't know if the Master has arrived. I'm not respectful. I hope the Master can forgive me."

Qi Xuansu took the ultimatum on behalf of Zhang Yuelu and asked in passing: "I wonder where the Huasheng Hall is in the city?"

Mr. Ba replied: "After entering the city gate, go all the way east along the main road. Although the market has been abolished in the city, there is still a remaining market, which covers a large area and houses many wine shops, inns, shops, The bank is located here, and Huashengtang is located here. The facade is very impressive and can be seen at a glance. "

"Thank you." Qi Xuansu thanked him and entered the city with Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu asked: "Tianyuan, what day is it today?"

Qi Xuansu did the math: "We left Yujing on October 16th. Today is the second day of November, more than half a month has passed."

Zhang Yuelu sighed softly: "On the second day of November, there will be no flying boats."

The number of flights is limited and only available on the first and fifteenth day of each month. If you miss it, you will have to wait half a month. Moreover, the airships between the state capitals are not interconnected. You must first take the airship to Yujing, and then take the airship from Yujing to the state capitals, which is very troublesome.

Qi Xuansu immediately understood Zhang Yuelu's intention and asked, "Are you afraid of injuring me? Do you want me to take a flying boat back to Yujing?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "I don't mean to look down on you, but I admire you very much. If I are at the same level as you, I will definitely not be as good as you."

Qi Xuansu said: "Then let's make peace with ourselves as we come. Follow our original route, take the waterway to Huzhou, and then go to Wuzhou via Huzhou."

Zhang Yuelu was not a mother-in-law. When Qi Xuansu said this, he did not persist.

While the two were talking, a large number of people watching the excitement suddenly appeared on the road ahead. In the middle was a makeshift grass platform. It seemed that someone was performing a show, because so many people gathered that the road was blocked.

Qi Xuansu raised his eyes and looked up. On the stage, there were no opera singers, nor people selling Dali Pills, nor juggling, but a few scantily clad dancers. They were not dressed like people from the Central Plains, but more like people from the Western Regions. They had high noses and deep eyes. Green, with a thin veil on her face, only a tube top on her upper body, exposing her navel, and slightly fat wide-leg pants on her lower body, tightened at the ankles, with bare feet and bells on her wrists. jingle.

Qi Xuansu noticed Zhang Yuelu was looking at him from the corner of his eyes, and immediately swallowed back the sigh that was on the tip of his tongue. His expression slowly changed, revealing a bit of disdain and contempt, and he snorted: "It's against morals."

"Indeed." Zhang Yuelu nodded in agreement.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Shall we take a detour?"

Zhang Yuelu shook his head: "Let's take a look first."

Since Zhang Yuelu wanted to watch, Qi Xuansu didn't object, so let's take a look.

In fact, in addition to dancers, there are also musicians on the stage, mainly playing pipa and drums. Every step of the dancers steps on the drums, and the dance moves are sometimes intense and sometimes soothing with the pipa.

Qi Xuansu is not a child of a wealthy family, and he has not seen many big scenes. He can't judge how these dancers dance. He can only say that the scale is very large and the temptation is very strong.

For ordinary people, this is enough. The ancient sages all said that food and sex are human nature.

This is also the reason why so many people gathered around.

Zhang Yuelu gathered his cloak and suddenly said, "Even if Shuzhou has a warm climate, it is winter after all. These women are wearing so thin, aren't they cold?"

Qi Xuansu said thoughtfully, "Qingxiao means that these women are strange."

Zhang Yuelu said again, "The Taoist priests of Shuzhou Daofu said that there are scammers in Jinguanfu recently."

"Is it a trap?" Qi Xuansu pondered, "It's not impossible, but it's hard to tell now."

Zhang Yuelu suggested, "Why don't you try it? ? After all, it's a good fortune. "

Qi Xuansu asked back: "Are you willing to give it up?" "Why shouldn't I give it up?" Zhang Yuelu was stunned at first, then reacted and punched Qi Xuansu lightly, "You can't catch a wolf without giving up a child."

Qi Xuansu said: "I am... a virgin."

Zhang Yuelu was speechless. After a long time, he whispered: "So what, I am still... a virgin."

The virgin and virgin mentioned by the two people do not refer to age. The two have already grown up and reached the age of marriage. In fact, they are talking about being virgin, just like a child.

It's not that there is no such opportunity. Let's not talk about Zhang Yuelu, just talking about Qi Xuansu. If you really want to find a woman for pleasure, it's not difficult. The key is that many Taoist exercises require you to keep your body pure. If you lose your body and leak your yang or yin, you can't practice it. So the Taoists are not very shy about this matter, but appear bold and open.

Qi Xuansu said, "Aren't you afraid that I can't control myself..."

"Then you can marry and have children here, and I'll go home by myself." Zhang Yuelu said expressionlessly.

Qi Xuansu laughed dryly, "I'm also an old man, how could I fall for the tricks of these goose tails? Besides, they are all mediocre women, how can they compare to..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yuelu had already kicked him lightly, "Stop talking nonsense, go quickly."

Just as the two were talking, there was another change on the stage. The dancers gathered and dispersed from time to time. Suddenly, several of them gathered together like flower buds, and then several of them separated layer by layer, like flowers blooming.

Then, a woman in gorgeous clothes appeared from the "stamens" like a living person and came to the stage.

Unlike other dancers, this woman was wearing an exotic red long skirt, wrapped tightly, with a veil on her face and a tall golden crown on her head, which was very eye-catching.

This is the flower, and the previous dancers were just green leaves to complement.

The woman also noticed Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, her eyes wandering around them, with green energy flowing in her eyes.

She looked at Qi Xuansu first. Although his Taoist robe was damaged, it was not bad. His skin was shiny, his spirit was restrained, and his blood was extremely vigorous. The aura around him turned into an invisible aura, swaying and dancing wildly in the wind. It was the aura of a Guizhen warrior.

She was slightly startled.

Then, she moved her eyes to Zhang Yuelu next to Qi Xuansu.

Zhang Yuelu wrapped herself in a cloak and a hood, so only her chin could be seen, but there was a cloud of mist that was invisible to the naked eye, which was changing and appearing from time to time, forming a sharp contrast with the Guizhen warrior next to her.

This person did not look like a Qi cultivator, nor did he look like a scholar, a gentleman, or a Buddhist scholar. Could he be a banished immortal?

Qi Xuansu said "tsk" and stopped moving forward.

Zhang Yuelu asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Qi Xuansu said: "It seems that an eagle claw has already set its sights on this place, so there is no need for us to do anything unnecessary."

As soon as the voice fell, a loud shout was heard: "Qingluan Guard is investigating the case, and outsiders should retreat!"

Zhang Yuelu was slightly startled, because the person who shouted was only an acquired person, so she did not notice it in advance. The reason why Qi Xuansu was able to discover it was mostly because he relied on his eyes to observe that this person had some characteristics of Qingluan Guard, rather than relying on sensing the breath. Zhang Yuelu secretly remembered in her heart that she should not rely too much on looking at the breath, sensing and other means in the future, and should also pay attention to observing with her eyes.

The people around her did not care about whether they were born with or acquired, and when they heard the three words "Qingluan Guard", they immediately scattered in a swarm, leaving only a mess.