Chapter 65: Message

Although Zhang Yuelu is not rich, she would not do anything to cash in on the kindness of the Master of the Hall, not to mention that the Master of the Hall is an elder recognized by her, not just a boss.

Zhang Yuelu saw Qi Xuansu's expression and roughly understood what Qi Xuansu had not said. She said with a smile: "What can I say about you? You are really obsessed with money. After all, these two tickets are the Master of the Hall's intentions. It's better not to let them down."

"Yes." Qi Xuansu said embarrassedly, "Where is the troupe? Xuandu?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "In Taishangfang."

Qi Xuansu was stunned. He didn't expect it to be this place. Taishangfang is the first of the 24 fangs. Qi Xuansu has always heard of it for a long time, but has never been there.

Zhang Yuelu looked Qi Xuansu up and down: "Tomorrow is October 15th, the Lower Yuan Festival, the birthday of the Water God. I will wait for you at the east gate of Taishangfang at 00:00. Remember to wear casual clothes and pay attention to your appearance."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Where is Mu Jin?"

"Why did you suddenly mention her?" Zhang Yuelu was stunned at first, then understood, "She came to you again?"

Qi Xuansu said: "I am not complaining, I just don't want things to get out of control."

Zhang Yuelu did not doubt the weight of this sentence. Qi Xuansu could calmly kill Diswen with one blow without any fear, so there was no reason for him to be afraid of Mu Jin. In fact, Mu Jin was not wrong. To some extent, Qi Xuansu and Xu Kou were indeed the same kind of people.

Zhang Yuelu sighed and rubbed his temples: "Leave this matter to me."

"Okay." Qi Xuansu agreed and took out a blank official document, ready to rewrite it from scratch to reduce the water content.

Zhang Yuelu stood up and said, "Write it well. I want to check it."

"Yes, deputy hall master." Qi Xuansu said weakly.

Zhang Yuelu turned and went to the inner room - she had a lot of things on hand.

Qi Xuansu spent most of the day rewriting a report and sent it to Sun Yongfeng, asking Sun Yongfeng to help polish and revise it. He also took his 160 yuan Taiping money. According to the rules, you should go to the Duzhi Hall to collect this money, but the members of the Tiangang Hall often have to go far away and their return dates are uncertain. They are an exception among the nine halls and do not need to go to the Duzhi Hall to collect it. Instead, the Duzhi Hall directly transfers the money to the Tiangang Hall and lets the Tiangang Hall distribute it on its own.

As for the resettlement fee, because the amount is too large, it will take longer to go through the process. It is estimated that it will have to wait until the beginning of next spring.

After Qi Xuansu left Yaoguangxuan, he met an unexpected person - Xu Kou.

The last time they met was on August 16th. In a blink of an eye, it was already mid-October. Two months have passed since the last meeting.

Xu Kou was not as arrogant as last time, and took the initiative to ask: "Is it convenient to talk?"

"Okay." Qi Xuansu did not refuse.

The two of them left the Tiangang Hall government office together, hired a bullock cart, left Xuandu, and went to Taiqing Square.

On the way, Xu Kou asked some details about the extermination of the monsters, and Qi Xuansu did not hide them and answered them one by one.

There were many shops and restaurants in Taiqing Square. Xu Kou found a relatively secluded tavern. After the two sat down, Xu Kou asked: "Can you drink?"

Qi Xuansu's alcohol tolerance has increased recently, which is really trained by Zhang Yuelu. He hesitated and said: "I can drink a little."

Xu Kou nodded and said to the owner of the tavern: "Two pots of cold wine."

"Okay!" The owner quickly brought two wine pots. Judging from the size, it should be one pound.

Xu Kou and Qi Xuansu each had a wine pot. Xu Kou held the wine pot in both hands and took the initiative to say: "I asked you out this time mainly to apologize to you. I heard from Lingquan Master about your killing of the demon. I admit that I judged people by appearance. I, Xu Kou, am convinced that you are the deacon. The deputy hall master is indeed good at judging people and has a keen eye, which is better than me."

Qi Xuansu did not expect Xu Kou to be so calm. He waved his hand and said: "Brother Xu, don't worry about it. After all, I also said bad words that day, so it's fair."

Xu Kou smiled and said: "I have been in Qizhou Daofu for a long time. It is the base camp of Taiping Dao, and there are many children of the Li family. This family has a problem or ability that has been passed down from generation to generation, that is, yin and yang, and sarcasm. I have been in Qizhou for a long time, and I have become accustomed to it. I just listen to it. But I have to say that Brother Qi's words are quite Li family style."

Qi Xuansu could not tell whether Xu Kou's words were praise or criticism for a while, so he could only raise the wine pot and drink a sip.

Xu Kou said, "You are the deputy hall master's man, but I challenged him. I thought you wouldn't keep the appointment."

Qi Xuansu put down the wine pot: "The deputy hall master is not a stingy person."

Xu Kou looked at his broken hand that had healed, and said, "I can't say whether she is generous or stingy, but she is a tough character. Not just anyone can subdue her. Li Tianzhen deserves to lose."

Qi Xuansu said, "The word 'submission' is too condescending. Taoism doesn't like that."

"That's right." Xu Kou said, "When I was studying, I admired Xuansheng the most. Although Xuansheng also has shortcomings, he brought too many new atmospheres to Taoism, allowing those of us who have no background and family to have the possibility of making a name for ourselves. Otherwise, we would be slaves of those aristocratic families and be slaves for life."

Qi Xuansu said, "Xuansheng said that he was given the title of 'Xuansheng', which means that he didn't finish the job and left room for improvement."

Xu Kou laughed: "In any case, I like Xuansheng better than Gaozu, and I like Taoism better than the imperial court, so I resigned from Qingluan Guard. The family rule of Qingluan Guard is to come in alive and go out lying down. I was moved by Qingluan Guard. The master of Wei chased me and was hit by three arrows. One of them almost hit my heart, but I didn't die. Brother Qi, do you think my life is tough?"

"Hard." Qi Xuansu's answer was only one word.

Xu Kou continued: "Life is one thing, but the key is noble people. Just when I was in a desperate situation, Master Qingwei passed by and rescued me. In this way, I left Qingluan Guard and went to Qizhou Tao Mansion. With how famous Master Qingwei is, no one dares to cause trouble to me. Although Taoism does not use the master-slave approach, there is an ancient saying that a scholar will die for his confidant, plus the grace of saving his life. , I can only fight my life to repay my kindness, so over the years, I have never cared about personal gains and losses. It makes no difference whether I am a sixth-grade Taoist priest, a fifth-grade Taoist priest, or a fourth-grade Taoist priest."

Qi Xuansu said nothing.

Xu Kou looked at Qi Xuansu: "After so many years, I have done enough. When my wife died, I was staring at the leader of the Qingping Society, and I didn't even see her last face. I feel that I have repaid my kindness. , it was time to live my own life, so I chose to leave Qizhou Daofu and come to Tiangang Hall. Master Qingwei did not make things difficult for me, but instead helped me. I am very grateful for his kindness. When I was leaving, he came to me and asked me to give Deputy Hall Master Zhang a message. Sooner or later, he will have to compete with Deputy Hall Master Zhang again. "

Qi Xuansu asked: "Is this how you talk?"

The tavern owner turned on the lamp.

Light and shadow intertwined on Xu Kou's face, and he said, "I have followed Master Qingwei for many years. I dare not say that I know Master Qingwei, but I understand Li Tianzhen, who is still a relatively young person. This is what he wants to tell Deputy Hall Master Zhang. But I don't Thinking that the Exalted Immortal was so tyrannical and directly broke one of my hands, I don't say anything about a life-and-death fight. I can only say that I am convinced that I lost."

Qi Xuansu shook his head, not quite understanding the young master's thoughts.

Xu Kou looked at Qi Xuansu and said slowly: "Now that the words have been brought, my last errand is finally over."

Qi Xuansu put down the wine bottle in his hand and said with a smile: "I understand, Brother Xu also wants to ask me to help with the message."

Xu Kou didn't deny it, he just acquiesced.

Qi Xuansu did not refuse, took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and said, "I will definitely bring Brother Xu's words. If Brother Xu has nothing else to do, then I will leave first."

Xu Kou said: "Thank you."

Qi Xuansu stood up and left.

Xu Kou sat still and drank silently.

After Qi Xuansu left the tavern, he looked around and saw Taiqing Square where the lights were on.

It just so happened that he planned to buy some decent clothes.

In the past, when Qi Xuansu was walking in the world, there was no need to prepare decent daily clothes. A bamboo hat was his standard accessory. It could not only cover his face, but also protect him from rain and sun. A short dress without a hem was more flexible. The key was that it was cheap, even if it was damaged. Not distressed either.

Later, when he returned to Yujing, he thought about buying a decent set of regular clothes, so he asked about the price, but the price put him off. And he had no need to socialize at that time, so he gave up the idea.

It was different now. First, he had spare money in his hand, and second, he wanted to accept Zhang Yuelu's invitation. A theater ticket costing 100 Taiping, it didn’t take much thought to realize that the people who went to the theater were either rich or noble. I just wanted to "bloom in the crowd" and there was no need to wear cheap old clothes to "stand out from the crowd".

At the foot of the mountain, even in the Imperial City, there are very few ready-made clothing shops. Most of them are cloth shops and tailors. They usually buy fabrics and let the women in the family make their own clothes. This is why women must learn female red before getting married. Or have it tailor-made for you by a specialized tailor.

But Yujing is different. The Wanxiang Taoist Palace teaches writing and drawing, the use of firearms, identifying herbal medicines, drawing talismans, preparing medicines, principles of mechanisms, geography and astronomy, etc. It only does not teach female red tailors. No matter whether they are men or women, few can make clothes. , and Yujing has a large population, and tailoring alone cannot meet the demand, so ready-made clothing shops came into being.

Qi Xuansu planned to buy a set of casual clothes. They said they were casual clothes, but they were different from the Taoist priest's crane cloak dress. In fact, they also had specific requirements, especially the casual clothes for private meetings, which were second only to formal wear.

In any case, Qi Xuansu will soon be a sixth-grade Taoist priest, and he is still a preparatory mage, so he needs to show his dignity.