Chapter 41: The Exiled Immortal

In fact, most of the onlookers didn't see too much. There was no wind and sand, no flames and thunder. Just three or two moves, it was really suspected of being a bit of a show.

But only the people involved could understand the huge pressure brought by Zhang Yuelu.

At this time, Xu Kou couldn't move forward or backward. Even if he wanted to retract his fist, he couldn't do it. He seemed to be stuck in the mud.

Zhang Yuelu asked softly: "Heaven, earth, man, god, ghost, do you know why heaven ranks first?"

Xu Kou certainly understood what Zhang Yuelu meant. The celestial immortal is the first of the five immortals, and the end of the exiled immortal is the celestial immortal.

Zhang Yuelu is a genuine exiled immortal.

Until this moment, Xu Kou understood why the great immortals valued an exiled immortal so much.

Xu Kou was about to speak, but Zhang Yuelu didn't want to listen to him. The palm holding Xu Kou's fist twisted violently.

There was a series of bone-breaking sounds, and Zhang Yuelu actually twisted Xu Kou's palm off, as a price for Xu Kou's open provocation to her, the deputy hall master.

Xu Kou's face suddenly turned pale, veins popped up on his forehead, and cold sweat oozed out, but he was indeed a man, and he gritted his teeth and didn't make any sound.

In theory, a warrior in the Yuxu stage has a realm derived from flesh and blood, and can quickly recover from physical injuries. Xu Kou is already in the Guizhen stage, but his broken hand shows no signs of healing.

Xu Kou can clearly feel that when Zhang Yuelu twisted his palm off, he also injected a strange aura into his body, preventing his body from healing on its own, but he couldn't dissolve it, which was very strange.

Is this the power of the exiled immortal?

Zhang Yuelu slowly let go of his hand and said calmly: "Two choices. The first choice is that I will give you a month's vacation to recover from your injuries. After you recover, you can continue to be my steward. The second choice is to go back to where you came from. You can leave now."

Xu Kou held his broken right hand with his intact left hand. After a long silence, he whispered: "Thank you for the mercy of the deputy hall master. Xu Kou is the steward of Tiangang Hall and will obey the orders of the deputy hall master."

Zhang Yuelu's tone could not tell whether he was happy or angry: "Very good."

Zhang Yuelu at this time was completely different from Tan Taichu when Qi Xuansu first met him.

Xu Kou picked up the big knife and left silently.

Sun Yongfeng swallowed his saliva subconsciously. Although he had the cultivation of the Return to the True Stage, he was a veritable Taoist priest of the Flower Garden. He was really frightened by Zhang Yuelu's methods.

Zhang Yuelu looked around at everyone again and asked: "Who has any objections?"

No one dared to say a word, and a pin drop could be heard.

Zhang Yuelu waited for a while before smiling again and saying "very good" again.

Qi Xuansu thought to himself that he didn't need to establish his authority. With the status of Zhang Yuelu's confidant, he could secure the position of deacon.

Zhang Yuelu continued to announce the candidates for the remaining four deacons, one man and three women. If Qi Xuansu and Xu Kou were included, there would be exactly three men and three women.

The four of them also stepped out and greeted everyone.

A woman of about the same age as Qi Xuansu, named Mu Jin, a fifth-rank Taoist priest, had a good appearance, but her temperament was somewhat closer to that of a man. It was said that she had been Zhang Yuelu's subordinate in Beichen Hall and was brought to Tiangang Hall by Zhang Yuelu.

A man in his forties, the oldest of the six deacons, named Zhou Bai, a sixth-rank Taoist priest, had a weathered look and a scar on his face. It was obvious that he was not a "flower garden Taoist priest" from Yujing, but from a local Taoist sect.

A young man with a stern look, less than 30 years old, named Xu Zhen, a sixth-rank Taoist priest, gave people the deepest impression of his sharp eyes.

A young girl, the youngest, just came of age, named Tian Baobao, with a delicate appearance, a little girl, with a bit of immaturity, as if she had just left the Wanxiang Taoist Palace not long ago, but she must have something extraordinary to become a sixth-rank Taoist priest at such a young age.

Then Zhang Yuelu made a preliminary division of labor among the six deacons. Tian Baobao and Xu Kou, who was recovering from his injuries, were temporarily under the command of the chief Sun Yongfeng, responsible for internal affairs. After Xu Kou recovered from his injuries, they would be adjusted. Zhou Bai and Xu Zhen were under the command of the chief Lingquanzi.

As for Qi Xuansu and Mu Jin, they were directly under Zhang Yuelu himself.

Then, it was Sun Yongfeng, the chief in charge of internal affairs, who came forward to arrange various trivial matters and chores, and he always had to set up the shelf first.

The six deacons each have their own office. Xu Kou, Tian Baobao, Zhou Bai, and Xu Zhen are fine, as they all have separate rooms. Qi Xuansu and Mu Jin are in a worse situation, because Zhang Yuelu occupies the main hall, which has four rooms inside and outside. The two of them were simply arranged in the outermost room of the main hall. As you can imagine, it is not a good thing to be in the same room with Zhang Yuelu.

Sun Yongfeng is a veteran of Tiangang Hall. He originally followed the head of the hall. This time, the head of the hall transferred him to Yaoguangxuan to help Zhang Yuelu. This is one of the reasons why Zhang Yuelu did not attack Sun Yongfeng.

Sun Yongfeng is very familiar with these internal affairs. After a while, everyone dispersed and began to get familiar with their positions.

Qi Xuansu and Mu Jin followed Zhang Yuelu to the main hall of Yaoguangxuan. The outermost room should have been the living room, but it was changed by Zhang Yuelu into a place for the two deacons to "sit in the hall". There is a small living room inside, which is a place for entertaining guests and discussing matters. Further in is Zhang Yuelu's study and rest room, a total of four rooms.

Zhang Yuelu indicated that the two did not need to be polite: "We are old acquaintances, so there is no need to be polite."

Mu Jin, who had been expressionless, smiled and said: "Yes, Master. No, it should be Deputy Master."

Qi Xuansu pursed his lips and said nothing.

Just by listening to Mu Jin's tone, one can tell that the relationship between the two is not ordinary. They are probably close friends. Qi Xuansu also vaguely sensed that Mu Jin seemed to have some hostility towards him.

This is strange. He has just arrived. It is fine that Xu Kou used him as an excuse to attack Zhang Yuelu, but why does this Mu Jin also hate him? The two did not know each other before, let alone have any intersection, and there is no possibility of enmity. Now that they have just met, the only intersection is... Zhang Yuelu, their common boss.

A guess immediately jumped out of Qi Xuansu's mind.

Is it a competition for favor?

It is common for subordinates to compete to please their superiors. Both of them are direct deacons designated by Zhang Yuelu, so it is natural for Mu Jin to regard him as a potential opponent.

Although Qi Xuansu did not have the intention to please Zhang Yuelu, he must be on guard against others. When he looked at Mu Jin again, his eyes were a little more profound.

As a member of the Qingping Society who cannot see the light of day, he came to Yujing at great risk this time in order to fight for a bright future. He was also putting his head on the belt. If anyone wanted to trip him up, he would not be as magnanimous as Xuansheng.

Zhang Yuelu had been observing Qi Xuansu all the time, and also noticed Mu Jin's hostility towards Qi Xuansu, so when Qi Xuansu looked at Mu Jin as if unintentionally, Zhang Yuelu keenly noticed a trace of abnormality, just like a long sword hidden in the sheath was briefly unsheathed three points, and then quickly closed the sheath.

Zhang Yuelu frowned slightly and ordered Mu Jin: "Mu Jin, go to the duty room to help me get today's files. I was in a hurry just now and forgot."

Mu Jin nodded in response, and did not forget to look at Qi Xuansu before leaving.

When only two people were left, Zhang Yuelu walked up to Qi Xuansu, who was looking down, and suddenly said, "Don't argue with her."

Qi Xuansu was startled, looked up at Zhang Yuelu, and said in surprise, "Why do you say that, Deputy Hall Master?"

Zhang Yuelu smiled, "I'm very good at judging people. Among the nearly 100 people hired today, only you and Xu Kou are worthy of my attention. Mu Jin is not your opponent. But she has followed me for a long time, and I don't want her to be too embarrassed."

Qi Xuansu's face showed a look of trepidation: "Deputy Hall Master, you are too kind."

Zhang Yuelu said, "When there are only two of us, don't call me by my position, just call me... Tan Taichu, and don't pretend to be humble and cowardly, otherwise I will think you are treating me like a fool."

"Yes, Miss Tan Tai." Qi Xuansu followed suit and no longer lowered her eyebrows and eyes.

Zhang Yuelu continued, "Brother Tianyuan, this is not Jianghu, but Yujing, and everything must be done according to the rules. In addition, your opponent is not Mu Jin, but Xu Kou."

At this time, Zhang Yuelu's Taoist boy came to report that the master of the hall had invited him.

Zhang Yuelu said no more and turned to walk out the door.

Only Qi Xuansu was left. He thought about it and decided to meet his subordinates. Although they were afraid of Zhang Yuelu's power and did not dare to show their dissatisfaction on the surface, they still looked down on Qi Xuansu in their hearts, and they might have classified Qi Xuansu as a pretty boy.

Qi Xuansu's subordinates were all in the same big room, and even a table was reserved for Qi Xuansu. When Qi Xuansu came in, everyone stopped what they were doing and saluted Qi Xuansu.

Although everyone was not convinced by Qi Xuansu in their hearts, no one dared to show it in person because of Xu Kou's previous experience. Not to mention the position, Qi Xuansu's "connections" are not something that anyone can afford to offend. Not to mention the deputy hall master, someone also saw the head Sun Yongfeng talking to this Qi deacon alone for a long time, with a very gentle attitude, and personally escorted him out the door, obviously they have a good relationship.

So except for a few people who want to make a living, everyone else is very "polite" to Qi Xuansu, and they are completely "respectful and distant" in their attitude. If Qi Xuansu still wants to be pretentious and act like a superior, he will most likely be isolated by the people below.

Qi Xuansu did not act arrogantly, and returned the greetings to everyone, saying: "Xuansu is a mere seventh-rank Taoist priest, and I am ashamed to take the position of deacon. I am very anxious and uneasy. Please help me in the future. Xuansu thanks you in advance."

Qi Xuansu's previous ridicule of Xu Kou made many people believe that Qi Xuansu was a master who was not easy to serve, but they did not expect Qi Xuansu to be so humble.

The huge gap between the two has changed many people's attitudes and views towards Qi Xuansu.