Chapter 34: We Are in the Same Boat

The Taiping Dao and Xuanhuiyuan are planning a big event, which is not shocking.

The eunuchs are rootless duckweed. They have no demands of their own. They are more of representatives of the royal family. The Taiping Dao has always been on good terms with the royal family. It is reasonable for the two to plan big things together.

The key is that the Qingping Society wants to ruin this big thing.

The Qingping Society is not an ordinary secret society. It has a thousand connections with the Quanzhen Dao.

Donghua Zhenren, who represents the Quanzhen Dao, seconded Qi Xuansu to the Imperial Capital Dao Mansion and talked to Qi Xuansu in person before Qi Xuansu left, asking Qi Xuansu to wait for orders.

Qi Niang, who represents the Qingping Society, asked Qi Xuansu to communicate with Li Qingnu and prepare for the Qingping Society's big event.

The matter is clear as day.

The big event planned by the Taiping Dao is likely to be related to the situation in Yujing. The Quanzhen Dao is unwilling to sit idly by and has decided to take action.

Since the Taiping Dao and Quanzhen Dao have already entered the scene, the remaining Zhengyi Dao is unlikely to sit on the sidelines and will most likely participate, along with the Xuanhuiyuan representing the royal family. Of the five major sects of the year, except for the Xidao Sect that went far to the west, the other four major sects gathered together to have a confrontation in the Imperial Capital.

Qi Xuansu and Li Qingnu were just pawns in this confrontation. They might only be responsible for a certain link, and they might not even know what happened from beginning to end. They could only see the whole picture after the event.

Of course, they had to survive until after the event.

Qi Xuansu asked, "What exactly is going on?"

Li Qingnu said confidently, "I'm not Qi Niang, how do I know?"

Qi Xuansu was not surprised, but still said, "So you and I are the same, both pawns on the chessboard."

"What else?" Li Qingnu said sarcastically, "You don't want to be a pawn, but you want to be a chess player? Aren't you afraid that you will be blinded by this?"

Qi Xuansu was choked by this, and after a moment of silence, he said, "People still have to look forward. You can't be a pawn all your life. Life and death, honor and disgrace are all in the hands of others. What's the point?"

Li Qingnu didn't refute this time.

It's not a good feeling to be controlled by others, no matter how glamorous you are in front of others.

If not for this, she wouldn't have joined the Qingping Society, and she wouldn't be a courtesan. Why take this risk? Isn't it for the future to get rid of the control of others and be free and easy.

On this point, the two of them are on the same page.

In a sense, Li Qingnu is an insider planted by Qi Niang in the Li family. This is also the reason why she was very low-key when she came to the Imperial Capital Daofu. After all, Li Ruoshui, the head of the Imperial Capital Daofu, is also a member of the Li family.

Seeing that Li Qingnu didn't speak, Qi Xuansu changed the subject: "What realm are you in now? I remember that when I met you in Wuzhou, you were already in the stage of returning to the truth. Qingxiao was very surprised at that time. I didn't expect that the famous Miss Li was so hidden."

After all, Li Qingnu is a member of the Li family. She has the same habits. She pulled the corner of her mouth: "Why, after Master Qi became a celestial being, he looked down on us, the innate people who are not in the mainstream? Don't worry, I won't hold Master Qi back."

Qi Xuansu was not angry, but just said: "I met so many people who made me feel that it was difficult to talk. You are second."

Li Qingnu immediately became interested: "Who is first? It must not be Zhang Qingxiao. You two have endless things to say. Could it be Qi Niang?"

"It's Yao Pei." Qi Xuansu didn't keep it a secret.

Li Qingnu said, "Yao Pei, I didn't expect you to be so lucky in love. A noble lady from the Zhang family wasn't enough, and you hooked up with a daughter from the Yao family. I underestimated you."

Qi Xuansu didn't bother to argue, and just said, "Qiniang's surname is Yao."

"So what..." Li Qingnu was stunned, and then reacted, "Qiniang is from the Yao family?"

It was the first time she heard this news, and she couldn't hide her shock.

Qi Xuansu said: "Qiniang is of a high generation in the Yao family. She is Yao Pei's great-aunt."

Li Qingnu thought: "So, aren't we a generation older than Yao Pei?"

Qi Xuansu laughed: "If I remember correctly, the "Tian" generation of the Li family corresponds to the "Yue" generation of the Zhang family. Qingxiao and Li Tianzhen are of the same generation. Your stepmother is Li Tianyue. You should be of the "Ming" generation?"

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Chapter 34: Sharing the same boat

Li Qingnu immediately waved her hand: "We are not from the same family. What generation is there? It is better to have the unified generation of the Taoist sect. We are all eight generations of disciples."

She suddenly realized that if she admitted it, she could certainly be a senior in Yao Pei's place, but she would suffer a great loss in Zhang Yuelu's place. Qi Xuansu had no family and no generation, so she naturally rose with Zhang Yuelu. She couldn't bear this loss.

Qi Xuansu smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about this. You haven't told me yet, what is your current realm of cultivation?"

Li Qingnu no longer kept the secret and said frankly: "After I came back from Liaodong, I met with Qi Niang. She didn't give me Taiping money, but gave me a pill, saying that it was not as good as the "big medicine" of Huashengtang, but a "small medicine" that would help with cultivation. I took this pill, and the effect was immediate. It allowed me to ascend to the ninth floor in one breath, and I was only one step away from the heavenly man. Considering my age, it's pretty good."

Among Qi Xuansu's enemies or friends, Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei are about two or three years younger than Qi Xuansu. Although Zhang and Yao look very mature, and even more sophisticated than Qi Xuansu in some aspects, they are indeed younger than Qi Xuansu. If Zhang Yuelu really wants to call him "Brother Xuan", it's not a disadvantage, but Zhang Yuelu can't bring herself to do so.

Li Qingnu is almost the same age as Qi Xuansu.

Because Qi Xuansu is an orphan, he can only give a rough estimate of his age, not how many years younger he is.

Li Tianzhen is much older, already in his thirties. Li Changge is the youngest, one year younger than Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei, and has the highest achievements.

These people are all within the age of twenty-four years and belong to the eighth generation of disciples.

Don't underestimate the age gap, it is very important. As the saying goes, if one step is slow, every step will be slow. The younger you are, the easier it is to improve your realm.

This involves a widely recognized basic theory, that is, the baby has smooth meridians throughout the mother's body, and is pregnant with a breath of innate Qi. It does not have the power of an innate person, but it has the rudiment of an innate person. After birth, the acquired turbid Qi gradually Invades the body and blocks the meridians. If it is a truly innate person, the true energy or blood energy will continue to flow and wash away like a river, taking away the acquired energy like "sand" and not "blocking the river". However, a baby does not have the power of an innate person. We can only sit back and watch the "silt" accumulate.

This process of "acquired transformation" is difficult to reverse through external force. You can only rely on yourself. While the innate Qi is still in your body, you can improve your cultivation with twice the result with half the effort. Become an innate person as soon as possible, and then use your own cultivation to resist the acquired Qi and delay the process. The process of "acquired learning" eventually forms a positive cycle. Because it is a breath of innate Qi, so as long as this breath of innate Qi does not dissipate, the advantage of getting twice the result with half the effort will continue until the gods. Therefore, there are even young gods in the history of Taoism who have applied this advantage to the extreme, such as the famous Donghuang.

Because of this, it feels like you look old at the age of three. The height you can reach when you are young will determine how far you can go in the future.

Of course, there are also people who are old and helpless, but this involves the problem of reaching the immortal stage too late and having no time to prepare to resist the catastrophe. Therefore, the generally accepted view is that it is better to start early than to start late. It is best not to accumulate too much, but to start early when you are young. Seize the opportunity early. The various age mechanisms set up by Taoism at the Taoist level also encourage young people to seize the opportunity.

Furthermore, it is difficult to change through external force, which does not mean that it cannot be changed through external force. Qi Xuansu and Li Changge are examples of external force reversal, but the cost is too high, so they are isolated cases and not representative.

Li Qingnu is a few years older than Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei and others, but he is one level lower, and the gap widens. Even if Qi Xuansu has become a heavenly being, he is considered to be a head lower than Zhang, Yao and Li just because he is a few years older. One of the important reasons why Li Changge is considered number one among the three is that he is one year younger.

However, as long as she is not compared with these geniuses, Li Qingnu is indeed not bad, and she is very satisfied.

Qi Xuansu said thoughtfully: "I'm not worried about whether you will hold back. To be honest, what kind of splash can I, a heavenly being, do? Seven heavenly beings combined are no match for a pseudo-immortal. I just think, At least it’s easier for heavenly beings to save their lives. No matter what, our goal is to survive.”

Li Qingnu's eyes flickered, half-smiling but not smiling: "So, you are caring about me (this chapter is not finished yet!)

Chapter 34: Together in the same boat

Is your safety in danger? "

Qi Xuansu was magnanimous: "You and I are like riding in the same boat. When the wind and waves come together and the boat capsizes, whoever falls into the water first and who falls behind will not be spared. We must not only help each other in the same boat, but also work together as one heart."

After hearing this, the smile on Li Qingnu's face gradually faded, and his expression became more solemn: "What you said is true. The world is huge and the world is the biggest. Once you fall into the water, the undercurrent in the Imperial City will be turbulent. I'm afraid there will be no chance of landing."

Qi Xuansu added: "There have been too many things lately. October 15th is also the Xiayuan Festival. I haven't been to the "Dream Meeting" for a long time. Are there any changes there recently?"

"Yes." Li Qingnu said directly, "The biggest change is that there are more people and the atmosphere has become tense. As the saying goes, the wind starts from Qingping's end. Not only us, but others are also aware of this formation. The battle may be bigger than the second Jinling case."

Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought.

Li Qingnu took out an exquisite pocket watch "gold inlaid with jade" and looked at the time: "It's getting late, I should go back."

Qi Xuansu stood up and said, "I'll give it to you."

"No need." Li Qingnu refused directly, "Your boss is too eye-catching, so I'd better ask your secretary to send it to me."

Qi Xuansu didn't force himself and asked, "By the way, if I want to find you, where should I go?"

Li Qingnu handed Qi Xuansu a child talisman and a mother talisman, and then said: "Go to Wutong Garden."

Chapter 34: Together in the same boat