Chapter 64 Two Theater Tickets

Back at Yaoguangxuan, Lingquanzi and Sun Yongfeng each went to their own signing rooms. Qi Xuansu went directly to the main hall, returned to his seat, took out a piece of official paper from the Taoist sect, spread out the inkstone, and polished ink while thinking. Where to start.

Not long after, Mu Jin also came in, sat down and stared at Qi Xuansu coldly. Especially after seeing the official document Qi Xuansu spread out, he couldn't hide his anger.

In the past at Beichen Hall, Zhang Yuelu had left these matters to her, but now he had left them to Qi Xuansu. How could she not hate Qi Xuansu? It was this boy who made his Zhang Yuelu "feel different in love"!

The ink in the inkstone gradually melted, Qi Xuansu filled up his pen and began to write about the time when he and others arrived at Bishan Temple.

After a while, Mu Jin finally said: "Deacon Qi."

"Is something wrong?" Qi Xuansu asked without raising his head.

Mu Jin said slowly: "When did you and the deputy hall master meet?"

Qi Xuansu still didn't look up: "You should ask the deputy hall master."

Mu Jin's expression changed and her tone increased: "Do you not want to say it? Or can't you say it?"

Qi Xuansu put down the brush in his hand and finally looked up at Mu Jin: "There's nothing I can't say, but I'm just curious. Why is Deacon Mu asking about this?"

Mu Jin said coldly: "I am doing it for the deputy hall master's benefit. In any case, she is still young and easily deceived."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Qi Xuansu smiled, "The deputy hall master is a man of his own opinion. This has nothing to do with his age. I would like to advise Deacon Mu that there are some things that the deputy hall master just doesn't want to worry about too much, but no matter how profound he is, There will be a day when love is exhausted.”

Mu Jin's face changed greatly: "What do you mean by this? You might as well speak more clearly!"

Qi Xuansu did not answer, but took out his pocket watch and took a look: "What do you want from me?"

In fact, Qi Xuansu has understood one thing a long time ago. The relationship with Zhang Yuelu is actually a double-edged sword. The advantage is that Qi Xuansu has a backer, but the disadvantage is that it will cause unnecessary trouble. But Qi Xuansu did not expect that a woman would run away. Come to get jealous of yourself.

Mu Jin approached Qi Xuansu and lowered her voice: "Stop pretending, I know who you are."

"That's strange. I don't even know what kind of person I am, but you do." Qi Xuansu said with a smile.

Mu Jin said: "A person like you, ambitious and capable, is actually the same as Xu Kou. Xu Kou is strong, but you are soft. Xu Kou provoked the deputy hall master because he wanted to use him as a stepping stone. Shi, when you approach the deputy hall master, you also want to use the deputy hall master as a ladder for advancement, but the method is different. "

Qi Xuansu laughed and said: "Deacon Mu, you think too highly of me, Qi Xuansu, and you underestimate Deputy Hall Master Zhang. You make it sound like the Deputy Hall Master is a wealthy lady who doesn't know the sinister heart of the people."

Mu Jin said: "Of course she is not a wealthy lady who is unaware of the sinister nature of people's hearts, but a woman of this age will inevitably misunderstand people and be deceived by villains."

Qi Xuansu understood what he said, and Mu Jin's words confirmed that he was a pretty boy who was good at scheming women. This was really unfair. After he came out of the Wanxiang Dao Palace, the woman he had the most contact with was Qiniang. How could he be good at dealing with women? In this regard, he is a real novice.

It's just that Qi Xuansu didn't intend to argue in this regard, he just said: "Then you should persuade Deputy Hall Master Zhang to let her return to her lost ways and stay away from villains, instead of trying to make fun of me here."

"You!" Mu Jin was furious and pointed at Qi Xuansu, trembling slightly with anger.

In terms of realm cultivation, Mu Jin is a Qi practitioner at the Yuxu stage, so she is naturally better than Qi Xuansu. If she really wants to take action, Qi Xuansu may not be able to get an advantage. But after all, this is the government office of Tiangangtang, and Sun Yongfeng is next door. Mu Jin doesn't have the courage to fight here yet.

"If Deacon Mu has nothing else to do, then don't bother me." Qi Xuansu picked up the brush again and continued to write furiously on the official paper.

Mu Jin could only slam the door and leave.

Although Qi Xuansu was not good at this, he had already thought about it and had a draft in mind, so he wrote quickly.

About half an hour later, Zhang Yuelu came back. Seeing Qi Xuansu alone, he asked, "Where are the Mu Jin people?"

Qi Xuansu raised his head: "Going out."

Zhang Yuelu came to Qi Xuansu's desk, took a page he had just written, and glanced at it quickly: "Is there too many words?"

"Is that much?" Qi Xuansu stopped writing and looked up at Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu put down the official document in his hand: "It's better to be more concise, and don't count the money based on the number of words."

Qi Xuansu could only say: "Okay."

Zhang Yuelu said: "I have good news for you. Your sixth-grade Taoist priest should be stable."

"Really?" Although Qi Xuansu had already expected it, the feeling was still very different when he actually got confirmation from Zhang Yuelu.

"Of course it's true." Zhang Yuelu casually pulled up a chair and sat down opposite Qi Xuansu, "The real person in charge asked about the general process of slaying the demons this time. After hearing this, he valued you very much and praised you for your courage and resourcefulness. , and said that we should focus on cultivating you.”

Qi Xuansu was half happy and half worried for a moment. What he was happy about was that he had gained the discernment of the real person in charge. The road in the future could not be said to be smooth, but it was not far away. What worries me is that his identity has broken into the sight of the real person in charge, which will undoubtedly increase the possibility of being exposed. Once his identity is exposed, he will be irreversible.

Whenever he thought of this, Qi Xuansu had an urge to leave the Qingping Society as soon as possible. As long as he accumulated 9,000 merits, he could leave the Qingping Society and live a normal life. Otherwise, he would live in the shadow of the Qingping Society for the rest of his life, fearing that his identity would be exposed one day. It would be too depressing.

Zhang Yuelu looked at Qi Xuansu's face and asked, "Why, do you think that the sixth-rank Taoist priest is too small?"

"No way." Qi Xuansu came back to his senses, "You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. How can I think that I am too small? I just didn't react for a while."

Zhang Yuelu continued, "I heard from the master of the hall that you, me, and Lingquan will record the "Xuanzi Gong", and everyone else will record the "Huangzi Gong". Lingquan and I are both fourth-rank Taoist priests. Just one "Xuanzi Gong" is not enough to go further, but you are different. One "Xuanzi Gong" is enough for you to upgrade directly. In this way, you don't have to be inferior to other deacons."

Qi Xuansu bowed his head and said, "Thank you for the trouble, deputy hall master. I am very grateful."

"Pretending to be a Taoist priest in the flower garden again?" Zhang Yuelu said unhappily.

Qi Xuansu said, "It's mainly in the government office of Tiangang Hall, so I dare not act rashly."

Zhang Yuelu did not care about it anymore, and said, "However, because it is close to the end of the year, the process at Ziwei Hall will be slower. It will probably be in the spring of next year before you can be officially promoted to a sixth-rank Taoist priest. Before that, you have to receive the regular silver for a seventh-rank Taoist priest."

Qi Xuansu asked, "How much is the regular silver for a seventh-rank Taoist priest?"

"I asked for you." Zhang Yuelu said, "The basic regular silver for a seventh-rank Taoist priest is 20 yuan per month, and Tiangang Hall subsidizes 10 yuan, which is 30 yuan per month. In addition, we have a subsidy of 100 yuan for this business trip. You can go to Sun Zhushi later to collect two months' regular silver and subsidies, a total of 160 yuan."

Qi Xuansu counted the silver and money on his hand, plus the 160 yuan, which was just over 300 yuan.

Zhang Yuelu asked again: "Two months of vacation plus the New Year, there are about three months, what are your plans?"

Qi Xuansu did have a plan, that is, to take advantage of these three months to do some work for the Qingping Society, accumulate merits, set a small goal first, accumulate 1,000 merits, and collect the regular silver from the Qingping Society.

But Qi Xuansu couldn't tell Zhang Yuelu about these plans, so he could only say: "I don't have any plans, I will practice well in the old house and strive to enter the Yuxu stage as soon as possible."

Zhang Yuelu blinked: "You are alone, right?"

"Yes." Qi Xuansu nodded.

Zhang Yuelu hesitated for the first time, and said slowly: "You are alone in Yujing, lonely and deserted, why not..."

"Why not?" Qi Xuansu was a little stunned by what Zhang Yuelu said.

Zhang Yuelu changed the subject: "By the way, the headmaster gave me two tickets for the opera. Do you want to go together?"

Qi Xuansu was stunned again: "Tickets given by the headmaster? Where did the opera troupe come from?"

Qi Xuansu's first reaction was not that the headmaster had such leisurely mood, but that there was actually an opera troupe in Yujing City? In his memory, Yujing City always lacked the atmosphere of fireworks. In addition, Yujing City strictly prohibited the operation of brothels, so he subconsciously thought that there were no opera troupes in Yujing City.

Zhang Yuelu said: "In fact, there have always been, but you are not often in Yujing, so you don't know these."

Qi Xuansu thought about it. When he lived with his master in Yujing City, he rarely left Haichanfang. He only heard his master mention many places, but he didn't go there himself. It was reasonable that he didn't know some places.

Since it was Zhang Yuelu who invited him, Qi Xuansu couldn't refuse. Moreover, he had come to his senses now. The head of the hall didn't go to the theater himself, nor did he ask Zhang Yuelu to go with him. Instead, he gave Zhang Yuelu two theater tickets directly. This move seemed to have a deep meaning.

Qi Xuansu asked casually, "A theater ticket is not cheap, right?"

"It's indeed not cheap." Zhang Yuelu nodded, "I heard from the head of the hall that a ticket costs one hundred Taiping money. But it is also possible that someone else gave it to him."

"As expected of the assistant master, he gave two hundred Taiping money at once." Qi Xuansu was amazed, "Why don't we..."

Zhang Yuelu asked, "Why not what?"

"Nothing." Qi Xuansu shook his head.

Influenced by Qi Niang, Qi Xuansu originally wanted to say that we should sell the two tickets, but Qi Xuansu finally remembered at the last minute that the two tickets actually had nothing to do with him. Even if they were sold, he would not get any money. How he wanted to spend it depended on Zhang Yuelu's opinion.