Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 400: Meeting Qingyun

Pei Ye had just come back to his senses. He did not expect to hear such a compliment. He smiled shyly and said, "Is he better than you?"

“Hahahaha.” Sui Zaihua threw his head back and laughed, “You’re much better than me.”

Feeling disrespectful lying down, Pei Ye managed to stand up and lean against the head of the bed, looking at the old man's newly changed clothes: "Did Lord Sui just go to hunt down the remaining murderer?"

"Yes, after sending you back, we went to Jin Yu Zhai immediately."

"Jin Yu Zhai?"

"Master Wu guessed that was the retreat route of Huansi Tower, and they left a button there. Actually, it shouldn't matter if I didn't stop Sima at that time. The end point of that formation is probably still near Jinyuzhai."

"So what are the results?"

"It was very effective." Sui Zaihua said, "Indeed, almost all of the Huansilou Maizi in Shaolong sent their power to Jinyuzhai and Yincheng at that time, which can be said to be a complete victory."

Then he turned around, looked at the boy who was about to speak but hesitated, and said: "But there is no 'Shadow Sima'."

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Pei Ye looked at the old man, waiting for his next turn of phrase, but there was none, and that was all he said.

"We didn't find any trace of him, nor did we find [Xi Ting Xin] on Sima." Sui Zaihua said, "We think he left with [Xi Ting Xin] - earlier than anyone imagined."

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Sui Zaihua looked at the silent boy and asked, "Is it hard to accept?"

Pei Ye pursed his lips and looked at the eaves expressionlessly. After a long while, he lowered his head and smiled: "It's okay. I was very crazy a few days ago, but now, we are back alive, which is the most important thing. Hatred is not more important than living people."

He lowered his eyes again: "Anyway, there is still a long way to go."

"We will continue to find ways to catch up." Sui Zaihua looked at him, "You can also think back and find out where he went."

".Hmm." Pei Ye took a deep breath, thinking of what the old man had just said, and changed the subject, "Master Sui just mentioned [White Dragon Pill] and [Silver Jade Weaving Life], how much do they cost?"

"The government will pay you whatever you want. How can we ask you to shoulder all the debt?" Sui Zaihua smiled, "Young Master Pei, you should think about your bright future."

".What?"

"'What'?" Sui Zaihua repeated with a chuckle, turning to look at him, "Young Master Pei, have you ever thought about what will be waiting for you if you come back to life?"

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Sui Zaihua recounted them one by one for him: "Pei Ye, starting from winning the Bowang Autumn Championship, you first killed Zhang He, Guo Huai, and Xigui Xike of Huansi Tower with your sword in Xiangzhou, and then you and Li Piaoqing ran through the entire Yi family. The Immortal Platform has just agreed to award you this achievement. Then, it was because you returned in time on a rainy night in Bowang that the Shadow-faced Sima left with regret. After arriving in Kongtong, before Lord Wu and I arrived, this place relied entirely on you. You solved the mystery of Zhang Meiqing and Ji Feng, revealed the appearance of the Demon Sword, and killed Xi Tianji and Jiang Yitong at Houya, which directly involved Xiao Tingshu's identity. Later, you fought with the Shadow-faced Sima several times with your sword, causing him to leave with serious injuries, which involved a lot of space for other places."

He paused: "Not to mention the back."

"You broke through the [Mirror Dragon Sword Sea] and rescued Ming Qitian, forcing Ji Changyun to be exposed; and then in Dakongtong, with no one to rely on, you defeated Sima and Yi Duanzhi alone, directly thwarting the plan of Huansi Tower." Sui Zaihua looked at him with a smile, "Such a major case that affected the entire Shaolong was solved under your hands. Kongtong, Yunlang Mountain, the government office, and Xianren Terrace all have countless honors waiting for you to receive - Pei Shaoxia, do you know what 'rising to the top' means?"

Pei Ye was speechless for a moment, but at the same time, his blood was boiling. After a long while, he said, "Master Sui, what you said is all my credit, and Master Wu's. In particular, I relied on Miss Ming's talent of cutting heart glass."

"Of course, the Happy Death Tower is far more terrifying than you can imagine." The figure in black clothes and with long braids looked at the rain curtain and said softly, "This is a poisonous sore that all of us have tried our best to remove, but it would not work without you, right?"

"..We can't do without you."

Sui Zaihua laughed again: "Of course, it won't work without me."

The greatest credit for overthrowing the huge monster created by the peace agreement between Huansi Tower and Kongtong Temple lies with these two people, the old man and the young one.

Pei Ye also smiled, feeling a little more relaxed, and put his arms on his legs: "Master Sui seems to be in a good mood."

Sui Zaihua was silent for a long time before he sighed softly: "Twenty years of old hatred, washed away with blood in one day. Naturally, I feel relieved."

"How did Lord Sui find out that there was something wrong with Ji Changyun?"

"I didn't investigate Ji Changyun. I investigated Bai Tianqu."

"Bai Tianqu?"

"Bai Tianqu already knew that Huansilou was going to take action against Jiantao, didn't he?"

Pei Ye nodded. He remembered this part. Bai Tianqu told Chi Jianzong, who was in charge of the mountain formation, about this matter. Chi Jianzong disagreed and was killed by them.

but.
"But this is the biggest evidence that Kongtong colluded with Huansi Tower." Sui Zaihua said, "If Bai Tianqu was in seclusion in the sword formation constructed by Huansi Tower, then when Ming Qitian was killed, why would people believe that Kongtong was unaware of it?"

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"Bai Tianqu and Ji Changyun will never really break up." Sui Zaihua sighed softly, "Unlike Xiao Tingshu, Bai Tianqu is Ji Changyun's disciple who was truly raised since childhood and they have a father-son relationship."

Pei Ye was stunned: "But they did fight for the position of the head of the sect for Jianzang at that time."

"Of course, even a master and disciple who are as close as father and son can have irreconcilable differences." Sui Zaihua said softly, looking at the rain curtain in silence, "It's common for them to quarrel, refuse to give in, slam the door and then lie on the bed feeling uncomfortable."

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at Pei Ye with a smile: "Have you ever had such an experience?"

Pei Ye was stunned. Of course, his old man was stubborn, but it was difficult for him to make a scene or slam the door and leave.
Sui Zaihua retracted his gaze and smiled: "No, that is also a kind of luck - but, most of the time they still won't really 'break up'."

"In fact, if you look closely, you will know that they are fighting for the position of the head of the sect in order to implement their own path of sword hiding. They think each other is wrong, but they are not fighting for power and profit." Sui Zaihua leaned against the bed. "The position of the head of the sect is just a tool for their struggle. No one really takes it seriously."

"So when they find out that the other person is right, they can immediately reconcile." Sui Zaihua looked at him quietly.

Pei Ye was shocked: "So."

"So, Bai Tianqu was willing to die, and he unconditionally believed that Ji Changyun would carry out their common ideals." Sui Zaihua turned back, "So, Ji Changyun was so easily impulsive and out of control - for ten years, he has not adjusted his state of mind, and he cannot accept that his beloved disciple's death brought him nothing."

"That's it"

Pei Ye was silent for a moment, lowering his head. Suddenly, he saw the old man's sword beside the bed and came back to his senses: "By the way, Master Sui, is this sword too valuable?"

Sui Zaihua didn't look back: "No matter how valuable it is, it was left for you by Master Wu."

"Master Wu, don't you have any other younger friends? This one too..." Pei Ye still remembered the peculiarity of this magic weapon. It was almost the culmination of the gray-eyed old man's twenty years of career as a crane inspector. [Pulling Silk] was one of the main components of [Mirror Dragon Sword Sea], and the highest achievement of this array pattern was this sword. The Supervisor of the Weaponry Office specially invited the great craftsman Nangong Zhai from the East China Sea Sword Furnace and the two great weapon masters from Yangyi Tower to work together to design and cast it. It was almost a representative of the fusion of the weapon and the sword.

"As far as I know, he has always been a loner. He has some friends, but he doesn't really have any younger people he's familiar with."

“.” Pei Ye lowered his eyes.

"What's wrong? Do you think you are not suitable to receive it?"

"I am a little sad, Master Sui." Pei Ye took a breath and blamed himself in a low voice, "I didn't think of Master Wu as a close elder. I didn't expect that he would leave the sword to me."

Sui Zaihua was quiet for a while, looking at the drizzling rain curtain: "I have indeed never seen anyone like Wu Hejian who can make his opponents always nervous. It must be reassuring to be his companion, and it must be distressing to be his enemy."

The old man smiled and said, "I met him when I first arrived at the government office. We have been nodding acquaintances for twenty years. In the end, although we are not familiar with each other, we can be considered to know each other."

"Master Wu said he trusted you. You did not betray his trust."

"What he didn't say was that he 'trusts you'." Sui Zaihua turned back and knocked on the scabbard of the Jade Tiger sword, smiling, "Since we have taken his sword, we must fulfill his last wish."

Pei Ye was stunned: "Does Master Wu have any last wishes?"

"Then I don't know. You were the one who saw him for the last time, weren't you?" Sui Zaihua smiled and retracted his gaze, looking under the eaves. The sky became brighter and the rain lines were almost invisible.

The two of them were silent for a moment, with only the sound of the light rain to fill the room.

"Pei Ye." Sui Zaihua suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a gentle seriousness.

"Ok?"

"I'm going back to Shaolong Mansion tomorrow."

"Huh? Are you in such a hurry?"

"I'm not originally from the Immortal Terrace." Sui Zaihua turned his eyes and asked, "Do you know my official position?"

"." Pei Ye was unable to react for a moment, "You, you are the dean of the Sword Training Academy."

"I hold the posts of Chief Clerk of the Government Office and Junior Minister of Rites, and concurrently the Director of the Sword Training Institute." Sui Zaihua looked at him seriously, and showed unprecedented directness to the young man, "--I am going to be promoted."

Pei Ye was stunned.

"Do you know what Litai Shaoqing does?"

"The one who manages the school?"

"Almost the same. In charge of the training and selection of Shaolong's civil and military officials, as well as many sacrificial ceremonies, etc., it is a position of real power, crucial, and respectable because it is related to personnel appointments." Sui Zaihua said, "In terms of rank, Shaoqing is a deputy position, but Lord Gongsun, who holds the Qing position, is old. For many years, I have been in charge of the ritual platform alone, and people know it."

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"The Dean of the Sword Cultivation Academy is a position that is respected by the sect." Sui Zaihua turned his back to the young man and continued, "I have done a good job over the years. I have gathered all the sword sects in Shaolong to the capital city to unite and draw swords together. This is something that Dao Qihui has not been able to do."

"The position of Chief Secretary of the government office is where one's real ability is shown." The old man continued, "So it is said that the Chief Secretary is the head of the staff, and this is almost true now. This position has a lot of power and responsibility. All the affairs of the fifty states of Shaolong and the trivialities of the government city are gathered here. It is practical and does not show off - I am doing a good job."

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"Unlike the governor of a prefecture who has a governor above him, the prefectural governor is usually a nominal position below the chief official or a royal relative, so the chief secretary is considered to have served the entire government."

"So you want to be the Minister of Rites?"

Sui Zaihua smiled: "Lord Gongsun is indeed about to retire, so this can be regarded as a name to supplement what I have been doing, but it is only a matter of time."

"." Pei Ye was confused for a moment, he really didn't understand at all.

"The real key is that this time, Xianrentai and I have established a good trust." Sui Zaihua looked at him, "We just said that this is a case that Xianrentai can't handle without the two of us, right?"

Pei Ye was speechless. Sui Zaihua turned back, tapped the hilt of his sword and sighed softly, "A man who came from the Weaponry Department and worked steadily in the government office for twenty years. He was a junior minister and had the most outstanding achievements in the Litai. He was a long-term official and all the affairs of the officials had to go through him. He knew the art of formation and weaponry, and the Gongtai still relied on him all the time. The only criticism that he could only do civilian work should now be eliminated with the destruction of Huansi Tower and the promotion of Xianrentai."

"After working for so many years, it's time to get a real high position."

"What high position?" Pei Ye was at a loss. Based on his experience of only two months in a small county, the magistrate of Chang County and Bai Sibing were high-ranking officials, and the governor Zhao Zhang was the lowest position. A high-ranking official like Lord Sui, who was respected by everyone, was simply something to be admired.

Why is it not considered a “real high position”?
Facing the young man's confused gaze, Sui Zaihua smiled slightly: "Inspecting the officials of fifty states, managing six prefectures, the top of a political department, the big demon behind the scenes in the eyes of the people of Jianghu - Shaolong Governor."

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"What, are you scared?"

"Master Mei Sui, what is a 'dudu'?"

“Hahahahahahahahaha, just think of it this way. If Shaolong Dao doesn’t have a Jiedushi, then apart from military affairs, everything else will be decided by this person.” Sui Zaihua laughed. “In short, it’s changed from being a doer to being a decision-maker.”

Pei Ye stood in awe, half-understanding. He remembered Wu Dong had told him that the old man in front of him was also from a poor family, with no one to rely on in the officialdom, and only relied on his later skills and connections to rise step by step. Now he finally had the opportunity to turn carp into dragon, and Pei Ye was really happy: "Congratulations, Lord Sui!"

However, Sui Zaihua just looked at him with a smile: "I'm not just here to say goodbye to you."

".Um?"

"The Shaolong Jianmen meeting will be held in four days. I am telling you this because I want you to go to Shaolong Mansion within three days."

"what?"

"What's so surprising? We won the Huansi Tower together, didn't we?" Sui Zaihua smiled, "Remember what we talked about in Bowang Prefecture? - 'You are so confident now, but it's just because you haven't really got them yet.'"

".'They'?" Pei Ye didn't react for a moment.

"Future, fame, power, status, gold, silver, wonderful sword, respect, envy." Sui Zaihua said casually, "Now, you can truly get them legitimately."

"Before I can receive so many rewards, I have to let Shao Long recognize you first," Sui Zaihua smiled slightly, "The future top swordsman, the young Yan Jian who destroyed the Huansi Tower, the white crane under the wing of the new governor - Pei Ye Pei Shaoxia."

(End of this chapter)