Wanderer of the whirling world

Chapter 64 The meeting of the wind and clouds
Early the next morning, when the sky was dim, Xin Ziqiu got up.

Although he fought hard yesterday, after the treatment at the Walker's Advanced Ceremony, he was still radiant and full of energy, and his whole person looked completely new.

As soon as he sat up from the bed, he saw Xuan Ming who had transformed into a plum official walking in slowly from the outer room.

Today she changed into an emerald green long gown, holding a tray in her hand with clean face towels and ginseng soup.

Now that Xin Ziqiu knew her true identity, she felt amused, secretly thinking that this guy really did a full set of acting, as a high-level walker, he was still condescending to work as a servant, and he didn't know what he was trying to do .

So he joked:

"Sister Meiguan, this time there won't be any sweat medicine in the ginseng soup."

Xuan Ming winked at him:
"Guess what?"

Xin Ziqiu took the ginseng soup with a smile, whether it was for gargling or not, gulped it down in one gulp, then stretched comfortably, yawned and said:
"With high-ranking practitioners protecting the law, I finally had a good night's sleep."

Xuan Ming sat on the chair and said with a smile:

"Tell me about your mission and see what I can help with."

Xin Ziqiu explained all the six tasks he got.

Xuan Ming tilted his head and muttered to himself:
"Being an official in Kaifeng Mansion? I can't help you with this. I'm just a little maid with no influence."

"Pre-Qin ancient tomb? I have to ask you for help with this."

"The Yellow Spring Scripture? Is it the chip in the hand of Youquan Sanren yesterday? Alas, I am a girl, so I am not suitable for this kind of errand collection task."

"The Eight Immortals of the Upper Cave... don't know any of them."

"The handprinter of Wuyou Cave? Well, I don't know much about Bianliang City, so you go find it slowly. If you find me, I can be a thug and help you kill people."

"Tongtian Ring... what is that? A ring? Then I definitely can't help you fight, right, or who will be the one who wins?"

Finally, Xuan Ming sighed pretentiously and said:

"Is this really the task of a first-order walker? It's so difficult..."

Xin Ziqiu rolled his eyes, gave her a big white eye, curled his lips and said:

"Nonsense, if you hadn't pulled me into this fourth-level world, would I have received such a difficult task? Besides, you are a high-level walker, you can't do this or that, if you don't want to help, just say it, beat around the bush, Not happy."

That's what he said, but he lay on the bed and thought about it last night, and he already had an arrangement in his mind, so he wasn't too flustered.

Since he has no idea about the other tasks, let's put them aside for now. At least the first task, which is to be a fourth-rank official in the court, he still has some ideas.

Among other things, just because he can solve the calculation problem leading to the tomb of Lord Xinling, Emperor Renzong should not reward him with an official position?
Work harder on your own, make some contributions in Kaifeng Mansion, and then explore the ancient tomb. While completing the second task, you can also get more rewards. If you put it together like this, you should be able to be a fourth-rank official.

Xin Ziqiu didn't know much about the grade system of the Great Song Dynasty, but he knew that there were several fourth-rank guards with swords in Kaifeng Mansion.

A fourth-rank military general doesn't seem like a great official.

However, for the time being, he doesn't want to announce the fact that he solved the calculation problem, and the reason is very simple.

Although Mu Guiying promised him that she would find a way to cure Jia Zhiqing, but until the last moment, she couldn't pin all her hopes on her.

He kept the bargaining chip in his hand, and if things changed, he could at least ask Lord Bao to help him, and persuade Emperor Renzong to let Zhang Tianshi from Tianshi Dao to treat Jia Zhiqing's injury.

Although in this case, he would have no way to ask for other rewards, and the plan of the fourth-rank military officer just planned would be ruined, but Xin Ziqiu didn't want to violate his principles of life just because he completed the mission of the walker.

If a man is a real man, if he backs his word and refuses to repay his favor, then no matter how powerful his force is, he is not worthy of the word hero.

After thinking up the plan, Xin Ziqiu jumped off the bed, picked up the giant sword on the table, and was about to go out.

Xuan Ming asked behind him:
"where to?"

Without looking back, Xin Ziqiu said loudly:

"Go to Kaifeng Mansion and work as an official. From today on, please call me Xin Tutou."

Xuan Ming watched him go, with a meaningful smile on his pretty face.

This little guy finally got what she wanted, after going through several trials of life and death, he gradually integrated into the whirling world.One day, I will sink deeper and deeper, completely addicted to it, unable to extricate myself...

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at the same time.

The capital, West Taiyi Palace.

The morning light is faint, the fragrance is curling up, and the green shade is lush.

Although it was late autumn outside, it was still as warm as spring here, like a fairyland.

Under a large pine tree with branches and branches, there is a stone chessboard with black and white on it, and two people are playing chess.

One of them holds black chess, has white beard and hair, and has a ruddy complexion. It is Director Hu who came to Taiyi Palace from the uncle's mansion to seek medical treatment.

On the opposite side of him, sat a young Taoist, wearing a gossip Taoist gown, with a high bun, red lips, white teeth, and clear eyebrows, but there was a three-inch-long ferocious scar on the left cheek, which added to his handsome face. Somewhat ferocious.

The Taoist held the whisk with his left hand, looked at the chessboard, and held a white piece in his right hand, playing with it lightly.

On the chessboard, a lone piece of white pieces is divided by black pieces, it cannot be connected with the middle abdomen, and the whole army is about to be annihilated.

He smiled slightly and said:
"Old Hu's chess skills are superb. Now that the black chess soldiers are approaching the city, the poor white chessmen can't look after each other. I'm afraid the situation is not good."

Mr. Hu's fair and fat face showed a little smug expression:

"Daoist Xuancheng praised you absurdly. In fact, victory and defeat are commonplace. The Taoist master is quick in thinking, but this game is a little careless. You are still entangled in the middle belly, and you are still going deep alone. You want to compete with the old man for a corner , it’s a little too big.”

The Taoist didn't care about Mr. Hu's sarcasm, and still had a confident smile on his face:
"Mr. Hu's words are wrong. Life is like this road to cure loneliness. The world is so big, how can there be no shelter? No matter how violent the storm is, there will always be a harbor for anchoring. Although the space is narrow, it may not be without A place to move around."

Manager Hu gave him a meaningful look, with a strange look in his eyes, and he stretched out his hand and dropped a black chess piece.

Heizi broke his hand, blocking the last point of contact between Baiqi and the middle abdomen. The white chess dragon seemed to be put on shackles and locked in a cage, with no room for change.

Manager Hu snorted coldly and said:

"Break! Daoist Xuancheng came from Penglai Xiandao and entered my Lotus Sect territory alone. He entered the shoal like this white chess piece. You must know that the fierce dragon is sad to cross the river, and the strong dragon does not suppress the local snake. The strength of Penglai Bixia Palace Although you are strong, my Lotus School has been running the capital for decades, and I am not afraid of you."

Taoist Xuancheng lightly tossed the white piece in his hand, and flicked his fingers, it seemed that several invisible air currents supported the white jade piece, and swirled gently left and right in front of him out of thin air.

This kung fu was really shocking, and Director Hu was secretly dumbfounded when he saw it.

While playing with the chess pieces, the Taoist said lightly:
"As Mr. Hu said, the Lotus School has occupied the capital for decades and made a lot of money. Now it's time to get a share of it. Now Bianliang City is peaceful on the surface, but in fact there are undercurrents and complex forms. Kaifeng Mansion , Longhushan Celestial Master Dao, or even the Assassin Sect, which ones are not eyeing your Lotus Sect? It’s true that you are local snakes, but in the face of a strong enemy, don’t you need to form an ally?”

"My Penglai faction is not based in Bianliang, so naturally I don't want to dominate the capital. I just hope that, like this white chess piece, I can occupy a small corner of your faction's territory to preach. It doesn't affect the overall situation, but it will allow your faction to add one more in this troubled time. A powerful ally, one less enemy. Otherwise, if I muddy the water, wouldn't it be of no benefit to anyone?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed, and the chess piece flying in the air landed on the chessboard with a "ding" sound, and it happened to catch a sunspot.

Manager Hu was about to speak, but he glanced at the chessboard and was shocked.

As soon as the white piece falls, the black chess shape will be broken immediately. If it is left unattended, another move by white will drag black into a huge battle, and because of the lack of materials, black will lose A large area of ​​territory was engulfed by white chess, and the situation was precarious.

But if the white piece is killed by pain, the black piece will lose the opportunity, and the white piece can take the opportunity to connect to the middle belly, forcefully live a large piece in the black chess territory, and vaguely form a siege against the middle black piece. kill.

Xuancheng Taoist's move is exquisite, the white piece is like a sharp knife, piercing into the hinterland of the black piece, no matter how the black piece responds, it is inevitable that one will lose sight of the other, and the form will be reversed instantly.

Director Hu stared blankly at the chessboard, dripping with sweat. At this time, it was not just a game of chess that made him lose sight of the other, but also the choice given to him by Taoist Xuancheng.

This Taoist with unfathomable martial arts dared to come to the hinterland of the Lotus School alone, just like this white chess piece, which made him helpless and in a dilemma.

Alliance?The Bixia Palace on Penglai Island in the East China Sea is powerful. Once it takes root in the capital, it will never be willing to take up a small piece of land to preach, as the other party said, for fear of attracting wolves into the house and suffering from it.

Do you reject Xuancheng's request for an alliance?But as the other party said, the Lotus Sect is now in a precarious state. Once this Taoist stirs up wind and rain in the capital, the Lotus Sect will definitely suffer from the enemy, and I am afraid that it will suffer heavy losses, and Hu Shixiu will not be able to protect himself.

Thinking of this, he not only hated his subordinate Situ Kong to the core.

This guy has more success than failure, one bad thing after another, one after another, he first disabled Uncle Xiao Guo, and then kidnapped Yang Jinhua, is this because he is afraid that the Kaifeng Mansion will find no reason to destroy his Xiaoyao Building and implicate the entire Lotus School?

After thinking for a long time, he grabbed a handful of sunspots and put them on the chessboard, and simply surrendered:

"Xuancheng's master chess is so powerful that I am not as good as I am. I will do my best to facilitate the formation of an alliance, but I need the leader of my faction to nod."

Taoist Xuancheng smiled and said:

"That's natural, but I heard that Director Hu can be the leader of half the family, and I hope you can give me some kind words."

Hu Shixiu grinned bitterly and said:

"Don't dare to take it seriously. Since this is the case, I don't dare to bother you any more. Uncle Xiaoguo has fallen ill, so I would like to ask the real person to come and treat him."

Taoist Xuancheng waved his whisk, took out two pills from his bosom, handed them over and said:
"Here are two elixir for calming the nerves. Please trouble Mr. Hu to take them back for Uncle Xiaoguo to take. Pindao will tidy up and then arrive."

Hu Shixiu took the two elixir and held it in his hand. He only felt the fragrance was tangy, but after smelling it, he felt refreshed. He was even more afraid of Bixia Palace's methods, so he stood up cautiously and pointed at Xuancheng. If you hand over, you will leave.

At this moment, a young servant hurried over and said a few words in Hu Shixiu's ear, and he frowned suddenly:
"What? The Xiaoyao Building was broken into? What's going on?"

The boy looked at Taoist Xuancheng with a look of panic, not knowing whether he should say something or not.

Hu Shixiu shouted:
"Quickly say, it's okay, this real Xuancheng is one of our own."

The boy quickly reported:

"Okay, it seems that Xu Liang from Kaifeng Mansion somehow found a secret entrance of Xiaoyao Tower, broke in, and is wandering around inside now. Master Situ asked if he should be surrounded and killed."

Hu Shixiu said angrily:

"What a useless Situ Kong, who has caused trouble for the old man endlessly. Tell him to let him evacuate his stronghold, and it will be the price of nonsense during this time. But don't do it too directly, just resist for a while, Don’t let the Kaifeng government see that we gave up voluntarily, just take advantage of them and settle the matter in peace, that’s fine.”

Taoist Xuancheng listened, and suddenly said:

"Why is Mr. Hu so afraid of the people of Kaifeng Mansion? Since we have formed an alliance, and it happens that Xiaoyao Building is in trouble, Pindao can go and meet that white-browed hero."

Hu Shixiu looked at him suspiciously, wondering why Taoist Xuancheng suddenly volunteered to provoke the people of Kaifeng Mansion and make enemies for himself.

This young Taoist priest is becoming more and more difficult for him to see through.

He put on a calm look and advised:

"Xu Liang with white eyebrows is very cunning. If he is here, there must be reinforcements behind him. The old man knows that Xuancheng is a master of Taoism, but there is no need to confront Kaifeng Mansion head-on. Xiaoyao Building is tightly arranged, and each entrance only leads to one stronghold. , are not connected to each other, and if you give up, you will give up. Even if it is seized by the Kaifeng government, although there is a bit of loss, it will not hurt the muscles and bones, and it is not worth the real risk."

Taoist Xuancheng waved his whisk, still looking calm and breezy:

"It's okay, I'll go and have a look. Since Bixia Palace has decided to take root in the capital, people from Kaifeng Mansion will always want to touch it. Pindao has long heard that this Xu Liang is the leader of the younger generation of Kaifeng Mansion. I happened to see him, and I asked Mr. Hu to help guide the way. I will meet him first, and then I will go to the uncle's mansion to treat uncle Xiaoguo."

The hidden stronghold of Xiaoyao Tower has always been a big secret of the Lotus Sect, but now that it has decided to give up, Hu Shixiu doesn't mind being a favor, anyway, it is not for the Lotus Sect to ask Xuancheng to explore the reality of Kaifeng Mansion The downside is that if Xu Liang can be killed, it will be a huge profit and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

And this time, if Bixia Palace offends the Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses and actively pushes itself to the opposite side of the government, then the alliance between the two will be more stable.

In short, there are all advantages and no disadvantages.

Hu Shixiu thought about this, so he stopped blocking, and said to Taoist Xuancheng:
"Since the real person is interested, the old man is naturally willing to take this route."

After finishing speaking, he told the boy beside him:

"Mao Hou'er, you are familiar with the road, take Master Xuancheng for a walk, and the old man will have to return to the uncle's mansion."

The boy nodded and said to Taoist Xuancheng:
"Master, please follow me."

Taoist Xuancheng nodded and smiled, followed the young man to leave with his fly whisk.

Hu Shixiu looked at his back with a complicated expression.

At this time, the capital is in great chaos, and all kinds of monsters, ghosts and snake gods appear on the stage one after another. It is really a chaos that the Lotus School has never seen in decades.

Hu Shixiu managed the capital for most of his life, and he was very sensitive to crises.

At this moment, he has heard the wind that the rain is coming, and feels that if he makes a wrong move, the foundation that the Lotus School has worked so hard to build in the capital will be ruined.

But compared to the illusory premonition, another thing made him feel anxious and uneasy.

It is definitely not a coincidence that such a secret entrance of Xiaoyao Building was discovered by Kaifeng Mansion at such a critical moment.

Who is the ghost who leaked the secret?
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(End of this chapter)