Chapter 113 Upper Palace (Part 1)

For Qi Xuansu, the Wanxiang Taoist Palace is very familiar.

Strictly speaking, this "familiarity" is only for the lower palace. He is not as familiar with the upper palace as Zhang Yuelu, who has only been there for three months.

There is no way. The difference between the upper palace and the lower palace is like the difference between a high-grade Taoist priest and a low-grade Taoist priest. They are two completely different worlds.

Whenever he thinks of this, Qi Xuansu can't help but imitate the literati and poets and sigh "the joys and sorrows of the two worlds are not connected", which is a bit of moaning, because Qi Xuansu later understood a truth, not only the joys and sorrows of the two worlds are not connected, but also the joys and sorrows of people are not connected. When he was almost killed by Wan Xiuwu and Yue Liuli, he felt sad and angry, but perhaps in the eyes of others, he was just a joke. If he went to cry out for injustice, others would not sympathize with him, but would only think he was noisy.

The several Taoist palaces and state palaces of Quanzhen Dao are very interesting. From the Wanshou Chongyang Palace in Difei Mountain to the Wuxu Palace in Xijing Prefecture, to the summer palace in Beimang Mountain, and finally to the Wanxiang Taoist Palace in Longmen Prefecture, the distance is not far, and even from the big map, it seems a bit crowded. If you go by land, it may take a few days, but if you fly in the air, it will take less than half a day.

Around noon, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu arrived at the Wanxiang Taoist Palace.

The Wanxiang Taoist Palace is like a city in a city, towering and with continuous buildings. Although Qi Xuansu grew up in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, he has never walked through the main gate. In the past, whether they sneaked out or went out with the instructors, they all went through the side door. The main gate is tall and magnificent. The foundation alone is much higher than many side doors. It is connected to the ground with ninety-nine steps, which can accommodate twenty people in parallel without being crowded, and the difference between the upper and lower levels is immediately apparent.

Only those who go to the upper palace for further study can enter the Wanxiang Taoist Palace from this main gate.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu came to the main gate of Wanxiang Taoist Palace. Because it was in the city, there was no mountain gate. A team of spiritual officials on duty stood at the bottom of the steps, lined up like goose wings.

The leader was a fourth-rank spiritual official. Seeing a young man and woman coming side by side, he thought they were substitute or reserve priests, but soon saw the waist badge and "Chu Zhenjing Lu" hanging around Zhang Yuelu's waist, and he couldn't help but shudder.

It is not uncommon to see a fourth-rank priest, but such a young fourth-rank priest is rare. After seeing the badge clearly, he had guessed the woman's identity and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Meet Deputy Hall Master Zhang."

Zhang Yuelu was a little surprised: "Do you recognize me?"

The spiritual official was also an honest person: "So young, and the deputy hall master of Tiangang Hall, there is only Deputy Hall Master Zhang. Moreover, Jinque has issued a court report to promote Deputy Hall Master Zhang to the third-rank Youyi Taoist priest. He is the youngest third-rank Youyi Taoist priest in the past ninety years, and the youngest third-rank Youyi Taoist priest among the current Taoist sect."

Ordinary people are generally not reported in the court report when they are promoted to the third-rank Youyi Taoist priest. However, Zhang Yuelu's situation is special. The three words "youngest" are both gimmicky and have special meanings, so it is worth writing about in the court report, and even a biography of Zhang Yuelu will be published, such as participating in the cracking of the Jiangnan case and the Zixianshan case, and experiencing the Jinling Mansion robbery, etc.

Qi Xuansu suddenly thought of Qin Xiang's words "the legendary Zhang Yuelu", and couldn't help but want to laugh. In fact, he was no exception. Before he set foot on the flying boat to Yujing, Zhang Yuelu was also a legendary figure to him, just like Donghua Zhenren, floating in the sky.

Where did the legend come from? Naturally, it came from these Taoist court reports. The news was even faster than Pei Xiaolou, which indirectly showed that Zhang Yuelu's promotion to the third-rank Youyi Taoist priest had been decided before Pei Xiaolou finished the Jinque questioning, and someone had leaked the news to Qingping Bookstore in advance.

However, this spiritual officer obviously did not recognize Qi Xuansu, which also showed that the court report only wrote about Zhang Yuelu's promotion to the third-rank Youyi Taoist priest, and did not mention Qi Xuansu's promotion to the fourth-rank Jijiu Taoist priest. After all, Qi Xuansu is older than Zhang Yuelu, and one rank lower than Zhang Yuelu. Putting them together is just a green leaf, there is really nothing to say, and Qi Xuansu's background is not clean, so it is better to keep a low profile.

The spiritual officer asked, "The fourth-rank priests have to go to the Wanxiang Taoist Temple for further study, but there is no saying that the third-rank priests have to go to the Wanxiang Taoist Temple for further study. Is Deputy Hall Master Zhang going to revisit the old place?"

Zhang Yuelu said, "I came here with a friend. It's not the start of school on June 15 yet. I should be able to go in, right?"

"Yes, yes." The spiritual officer then turned his eyes to Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu saluted and said, "I am Qi Xuansu, a newly promoted fourth-rank priest, and I come here for further study."

"Good guy." The spiritual officer couldn't help but say, "So it's Master Qi, you have a bright future, congratulations, congratulations."

In fact, it is very simple to distinguish the age of a Taoist man. Just look at whether he has a beard or not. This is an unwritten hard rule. Young people under the age of 30 are beautiful without a beard. After the age of 30, they can grow a short beard. After the age of 50, they can grow a long beard. Qi Xuansu is a young man who is not yet 30 years old.

A fourth-rank priest who was less than 30 years old, even if he was not as good as Zhang Yuelu, was better than 99% of his peers. If nothing unexpected happened, he would have secured a position as a real person, which made the spiritual officer sigh that people really belong to the same group.

At this time, three more people came from Xingye Lake to the main gate. The leading man was surnamed Lu, named Lu Shuihan, and was a direct descendant of the Taiping Dao Lu family. His two companions were both outstanding among the younger generation, the girl was Bai Yuru and the boy was Zhao Huang.

Lu Shuihan is now the candidate for the fifth-grade sacrificial wine, while Bai Yuru and Zhao Huang are the sixth-grade candidate for the sacrificial wine. The three of them had a small "misunderstanding" with Zhang Yuelu in the past.

This misunderstanding is also related to Qi Xuansu. When Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu met for the second time, they had a bowl of beef noodles together in Taiqing City. After seeing this, the group commented on the two of them, saying that Zhang Yuelu was raising a pretty boy and so on. However, Zhang Yuelu was Found out and taught them a little lesson.

Later, after Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu got acquainted, they talked about this matter. It's just that Qi Xuansu's cultivation level was too low at the time of the incident and he didn't find any trace of this group of people. Later, he only knew that there was such a group of people, but he didn't know what they looked like.

After Qi Xuansu heard about this, he even teased Zhang Yuelu, and they were right. He was either like Deputy Hall Master Zhang's little lover, or Deputy Hall Master Zhang's little lover. As a result, Qi Xuansu was also taught a little lesson by Zhang Yuelu.

When the three of them saw Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, they couldn't help but be stunned, unable to move forward or retreat.

Zhang Yuelu noticed something and looked at the three of them, making them awed.

At that time, Zhang Yuelu had not yet become a heavenly being, he was just a Taoist priest of the fourth grade offering wine, and they were no match for him. Now that Zhang Yuelu has made great progress and has successfully become a heavenly being, he is no longer an opponent. In terms of rank and position, they have to take the initiative to salute, even if Zhang Yuelu is a few years younger than them.

The three of them bravely came to the two of them and saluted in unison: "I have met Deputy Hall Master Zhang."

"No need to be polite." Zhang Yuelu returned a half-ceremony.

Qi Xuansu looked at Zhang Yuelu, showing some doubts.

Zhang Yuelu said concisely and concisely: "Taiqing City, eat noodles."

Qi Xuansu immediately remembered and said with a smile: "So we are old friends, and the three of you are here to study? Then we will be classmates from now on. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you."

The three of them also recognized Qi Xuansu, who was the pretty boy they had made fun of before. Looking at his current posture, did they become a couple? Did they really get it right? And this wild Taoist priest and country bumpkin also wants to participate in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace for further training?

Lu Shuihan was still quite calm and did not get entangled. He cupped his hands and said, "If there is nothing else, we will go in first."

"Excuse me." Qi Xuansu returned the gesture.

After the three of them had gone far, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu also bid farewell to the spiritual officials and walked towards the main entrance of Wanxiang Taoist Palace.

Qi Xuansu said softly: "I thought there was going to be a jealousy drama. By the way, Li Tianzhen is also in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, right?"

Zhang Yuelu shook his head and said: "I am known to be a loner and difficult to get along with, and I am not the most beautiful person in the country. Except for those who are greedy for my status, few people will like me. As for Li Tianzhen, he is better than You are much older, already in your thirties, and have already become a Taoist Priest of the Fourth Grade."

Qi Xuansu nodded, knowing what he was thinking.

As for being lonely and difficult to get along with, he didn't think so. Maybe he wasn't someone who was easy to get along with, so the two lonely people just matched each other.