Chapter 69: Going Home for the New Year

Zhang Yuelu had prepared for Qi Xuansu to sneer at this kind of new play, but she didn't expect Qi Xuansu to really watch it, and was very absorbed in it. Zhang Yuelu looked at him several times and found that his attention was all on the stage, and he was very focused.

If it were in the past, Zhang Yuelu would have thought deeply about it, and maybe she would have found out something, but now it was different. She subconsciously thought of the good side, just thinking that Qi Xuansu was shocked by this new play for the first time. Moreover, "The Taoist Priest" is based on an oriental story, not a western story like "The Trial of Jia Lilei in Three Courts", so it is not too abrupt and easier to accept.

When the show ended and the curtain slowly fell, Qi Xuansu came back to his senses and sighed and praised: "Good, good, good."

"What's good about it?" Zhang Yuelu asked with a smile.

Qi Xuansu pondered and said: "For a moment, I didn't know where to start. To borrow a cliché, people in the rivers and lakes are helpless."

"Rivers and lakes?" Zhang Yuelu was stunned.

Qi Xuansu said: "It's not the Jianghu under the mountain. Where there are people, there is Jianghu. Take our Yaoguangxuan for example, isn't it a small Jianghu? You are the leader, I am a lackey, and everyone has their own role."

Zhang Yuelu lightly punched Qi Xuansu: "If you are a lackey, then what am I? Tianyuan, you are scolding me in a roundabout way, and you don't hesitate to kill 800 enemies and lose 1,000 of your own. Am I so hateful in your eyes?"

Qi Xuansu heard that Zhang Yuelu's tone was a bit wrong, and hurriedly said: "It's others who see me like this, I never think so. In my eyes, you are like, like..."

Zhang Yuelu didn't speak, with his arms around his chest, looking at him sideways.

As if to say, I want to see how you compliment me.

Qi Xuansu thought for a long time, and said tentatively: "Like a fairy?"

"Vulgar." Zhang Yuelu said expressionlessly.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "Female hero?"

Zhang Yuelu raised the corner of his mouth: "I like the word 'hero' very much, but unfortunately, in the words of the martial arts world, I am 'Eagle Claw', and I am the leader of Eagle Claw, how can I be related to a hero?"

Qi Xuansu had to think again: "Like a bright moon in the sky?"

"Why don't you say it's like a star? 'Zhang Yuelu' is the name of a star." Zhang Yuelu was still not satisfied.

Qi Xuansu spread his hands: "This is the end of your knowledge, there is no more."

Zhang Yuelu snorted: "I think your knowledge is not the end, but your sincerity is the end."

Qi Xuansu said helplessly: "Why is it sincerity? I remember you said that you don't like others to compliment you."

Zhang Yuelu was speechless and said: "The beginning was the beginning, and now is now."

Qi Xuansu said half-truthfully: "In this case, I will tell the truth. In my eyes, you are like a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water, which is out of reach."

Zhang Yuelu was stunned: "How can it be so mysterious."

Qi Xuansu just smiled and said nothing.

Zhang Yuelu stood up and said: "We should go."

The two left Miaoling Tower and came to Shaochu Street outside. The lanterns hanging on the street had not been extinguished yet, and fireworks could still be seen in the night sky - this is the last of the three major festivals of Taoism, so it is particularly lively.

The two walked side by side, neither of them spoke. Finally, when they saw that Shaochu Street was about to end, Qi Xuansu considered his words and took the initiative to break the silence: "Qingxiao, you seem to have something to say?"

Zhang Yuelu, who was immersed in his own thoughts, was surprised: "Did you see it?"

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "Silence is better than words here."

Zhang Yuelu rolled his eyes at him: "I think you are quite knowledgeable, but you are not sincere enough."

Qi Xuansu said: "This is all the foundation I laid in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. In fact, my knowledge peaked when I just graduated from the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. After so many years, I have already returned a lot to the teachers of the academy."

Zhang Yuelu said: "I remember that your graduation result from the Wanxiang Taoist Palace was excellent."

Qi Xuansu sighed: "It's a pity that it's the lower palace."

The Wanxiang Taoist Palace is divided into two palaces, the lower palace mainly adopts orphans, teaches uniformly, and supplies talents for the Taoist sect. The upper palace is a unified training for fifth-grade Taoist priests when they are promoted to fourth-grade. The two are very different.

Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu asked: "Qingxiao, have you been to the Wanxiang Dao Palace when you were promoted to the fourth rank?"

"Yes." Zhang Yuelu said coldly, "I stayed there for a month and made some friends."

Qi Xuansu glanced at Zhang Yuelu's expression and said: "Your expression doesn't look like you are talking about friends, but rather about enemies."

"Is it that obvious?" Zhang Yuelu stretched out his hand and rubbed his cheek, "The bad thing is this so-called friend."

Qi Xuansu asked tentatively: "Is it more difficult than Li Tianzhen?"

Zhang Yuelu said slowly: "Li Tianzhen's surname is Li, and my surname is Zhang. The Zhang family and the Li family The conflict between the Zhang and Li families can be traced back to the era of the Great Sword Immortal. The Great Sword Immortal was the father of Xuansheng and Donghuang. When the Great Sword Immortal ascended to heaven and Xuansheng came to power, the conflict between the Zhang and Li families was repaired. It can be said to be repaired, but in fact, all the opposition voices were suppressed. People from the Zhang and Li families died at the hands of Xuansheng. South Zhang and North Li, it has never been an empty statement. Over the years, the Zhang and Li families have been on and off, but generally speaking, they still maintain a confrontational situation. I took action against Li Tianzhen and lost face for the Li family. Many old guys in the Zhang family are happy to see it happen, so it can be considered as a united front against the outside world."

Qi Xuansu carefully chewed the information revealed in Zhang Yuelu's words: "You mean, Li Tianzhen is a foreign enemy, and this time it is an internal invasion."

Zhang Yuelu let out a long sigh: "You can say that. You are in me, and I am in you. This is where everything goes wrong in the world."

Qi Xuansu doesn't have much contact with women, but it doesn't mean that he is slow-minded. At this moment, he has already understood about it.

As expected, I heard Zhang Yuelu continue to say: "A good friendship from generation to generation is a family friendship. The elders naturally want to let this friendship continue to the next generation. How to continue it? The most direct way is to marry. In this kind of thing, Those old guys are also happy to see it happen.”

Qi Xuansu did not rush to express his opinion on the matter, but said: "On weekdays, whether in public or private, you call our real person the master in charge, but when you come to your own home, you become an old guy. It seems that these people have already I’ve made you dissatisfied for a long time.”

Zhang Yuelu said: "They are all relatives who are separated by who knows how many generations. You can't see them normally, but now they jump out and point fingers. It's very annoying."

Qi Xuansu thought for a while: "Don't the Earth Master value you very much? Why don't you beg the Earth Master."

Zhang Yuelu looked at Qi Xuansu with a look that looked like a fool: "Have you forgotten that there is a Heavenly Master in the Zhang family? You asked the Earth Master to take care of the Zhang family's family affairs, so where would you put the Heavenly Master? Asking for help from the Earth Master is the last option. , means that I intend to leave the Zhengyi Tao and join the Quanzhen Tao."

"I didn't think well." Qi Xuansu also felt that he had a bad idea, "Then what do you think?"

Zhang Yuelu stopped and looked Qi Xuansu up and down.

Qi Xuansu also stopped and felt a chill in his back.

Zhang Yuelu suddenly said: "Yan Mingchen, thirty years old, is now a fourth-grade Taoist priest, a Qi refiner in the stage of returning to his true form, and is in charge of the Jiangnan Taoist House. He is also young and promising. Among the many children of aristocratic families, he is considered outstanding. When I was promoted to a fourth-level Taoist priest and went to the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, he also happened to be promoted to a fourth-level Taoist priest, so we got to know each other. According to our age and seniority, I didn’t think much about it and just treated him as an ordinary friend. My mother found out and insisted that I go back to celebrate the New Year this year and meet this elder brother. "

During this period of time, Qi Xuansu also gradually got a feel for Zhang Yuelu's temperament. She was somewhat rebellious. If anyone forced her to do something, she would not do it. She was afraid that Mrs. Tantai would have the opposite effect.

Qi Xuansu had a somewhat bad premonition in his heart: "The thirty-year-old Taoist Priest of the Fourth Grade Jijiu is considered young and promising. But why are you telling me this?"

Zhang Yuelu said softly: "Aren't you alone? It's deserted to stay alone in Yujing City to celebrate the New Year. Why don't you go home with me to celebrate the New Year?"

Qi Xuansu froze completely as if he was struck by lightning.

After a while, Qi Xuansu came back to his senses and said urgently: "I am a small seventh-grade Taoist priest, a Sanren in the Kunlun stage, with no family background, and I have to go head-to-head with a fourth-grade Taoist priest, and I also have to deal with Yi Lingtang. Are you, the Zhang clan, crazy?"

Zhang Yuelu smiled: "Will I fight an unprepared battle? Leave the main enemies to me, and you can watch the show. As the saying goes, 'hold the emperor and command the princes', you are the puppet emperor, you don't have to do anything. Let me do the work of the princes."

Seeing Zhang Yuelu's confident look, Qi Xuansu added, "In that case, why don't you just find someone? Xu Kou is good."

Zhang Yuelu said lightly: "Xu Kou's wife died, he was from Qizhou Daofu, and he contradicted me in public. You said that I could like him, do you believe it yourself? You don't believe it, how can my mother believe it? On the contrary, it's you , Don’t many people in the hall think that our relationship is unusual? I think it’s just right.”

Qi Xuansu said: "But...but..."

"It's nothing." Zhang Yuelu waved his hand, "You are no longer a seventh-grade Taoist priest, but a sixth-grade Taoist priest. You once personally killed a duke of the guilty people. You are not yet twenty-five years old, and you have a promising future. The key is , to be calm in the face of big events, I need someone who won’t have stage fright.”

Qi Xuansu asked: "How do you say this?"

Zhang Yuelu explained: "Actually, my father is okay, but the key is my mother. If I am dealing with Yan Mingchen on the other side, and my mother scares her out of her true self with a few words, then the result will be in vain. Although you are used to pretending, but He is a courageous person at heart, and this small scene cannot scare you. "

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but smile bitterly. I don’t know whether I should thank Zhang Yuelu for the praise or feel helpless.

Zhang Yuelu looked at Qi Xuansu and said seriously: "Tianyuan, I won't force you. Can you help me with this?"