Pawn Crossing the River

After leaving the "Ghost Pass" and entering Zhongzhou, not far away is the summer palace built by Empress Mingkong, where Zhongzhou Dafu is now located.

Ghost Kingdom Dongtian and "Ghost Pass" are actually located between Qinzhou Daofu and Zhongzhou Daofu. If the distance is further widened, they are located between Difeishan Wanshou Chongyang Palace and Longmen Palace Wanxiang Dao Palace.

Otherwise, because it is located in the core sphere of influence of the Taoist sect, Feng Bo felt desperate and directly chose to take action in Xijing Mansion. After all, in Xijing Mansion, he only had to face Qinzhou Taoist Mansion and Wuxu Palace. When he arrived in Beimang Mountain, I don’t know how many sect forces I have to face.

For Qi Xuansu, Zhongzhou is regarded as his second hometown, because the Wanxiang Taoist Palace is located in Zhongzhou, and he spent his childhood and youth here. As for the first hometown, God knows. Maybe the Wanxiang Taoist Palace also knows, but after so many years, I don’t know if the files still exist. Even if it is saved, not just anyone can retrieve it and check it.

In fact, Qi Xuansu has no obsession with his own life experience. This is due to the environment he acquired.

If Qi Xuansu was not adopted by the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, but lived on the streets, then everyone around him would have parents, but he would be an outlier if he had no parents. I can’t help but ask myself, who gave birth to me?

But there are all such children in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, they are all the same kind, there are no differences, so no one will ask this question. It seems that they were born in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, taught by their strict father, and the female crown who takes care of their daily life is Dear mother, the gate of Tao is the sky, and all phenomena and palaces of Tao are the earth. Everything is natural.

After entering the Taoist sect, the Taoist sect pays attention to the inheritance of master and apprentice. Master and apprentice are like father and son. In Quanzhen Taoism, one of the three Taoist Taoism, most of them are monks. This means that nearly one-third of the Taoist disciples are alone, with no extra bonds except the master-disciple relationship.

If Qi Xuansu had not followed his master Qi Haoran to join the Zhengyi sect, he would probably have been included in the Quanzhen Tao.

Many people's obsessions are actually rooted in their childhood. Under such circumstances, how could Qi Xuansu be obsessed with his life experience? The real obsession is to return to Taoism, not only because of Zhang Yuelu, but also because of the sense of belonging and identity brought by Taoism. Taoism is his family.

In the past, Qi Xuansu was outside the Taoist system, but his identity as a seventh-grade Taoist priest was real. No matter where he went, he could openly take out the ultimatum, just like a wanderer who traveled far away from home. When he wanted to go back You can go back anytime. Now, Qi Xuansu has become a gangster, and his Taoist identity can no longer be used, just like an orphan who has been kicked out. These are two completely different situations and feelings.

This situation was very scary for the imperial court. So many Taoist disciples were born in the Taoist sect, grew up in the Taoist sect, and even died in the Taoist sect. The Taoist sect is their root, their home, and their whole life. The world in their eyes is actually the Taoist sect. Not only do they not know their parents, I don’t even know about the court or my father.

Although the Taoist sect and the imperial court cooperate seamlessly and are integrated into one body, it is inevitable that gaps will arise day by day. Then it is almost inevitable that the imperial court will take the opportunity to intervene in the competition for the Taoist master. The imperial court and the Taoist sect are like a couple. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind. A head of the family must be determined.

Qi Xuansu didn't think so much at this time. He just wanted to go to Longmen Mansion as soon as possible and take a look at the Vientiane Taoist Palace that carried the memories of his childhood and youth.

Qi Xuansu came to the gate of the summer palace in a very low-key manner, and saw Taoist priests coming in and out, looking very busy.

On both sides of the main entrance are officials lined up in a splay, wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, with a formidable aura.

Strictly speaking, the predecessor of the Wanxiang Dao Palace is the Wanxiang Shrine. It is a building of the same period as the Summer Palace. They were both built during the period of Empress Mingkong. Therefore, the architectural styles are very similar and have a strong legacy of the Qi Dynasty.

Qi Xuansu got off his horse and paused for a moment, thinking of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace after so many years of absence.

The Wanxiang Dao Palace occupies a huge area, covering the entire Ziwei City. Longmen Mansion was once the Eastern Capital of the Eastern and Western Capitals of Da Qi, juxtaposed with Xijing Mansion, and Ziwei City was the palace city of the Eastern Capital. Among them, the main hall of the Great Chao Dynasty is called "Mingtang", which means "the hall of Ming politics and religion". It is also the upper palace where countless Taoist priests of the fourth grade have visited.

Most of Ziwei City outside the scope of the Upper Palace is where the Lower Palace is located. Including the teachers and female crowns, there are at least tens of thousands of them. However, there are only a thousand or so people who can actually successfully pass the two assessments each year, and the rest become ordinary Taoist citizens. Although Taoist citizens can become Taoist priests, the upper limit is a seventh-grade Taoist priest, which cannot be higher. And among these more than a thousand people, there may not even be a hundred people who can go from a ninth-grade Taoist priest to a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest. There are only a handful of people who can truly reach the level of a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest.

Yue Liuli and Wan Xiuwu were the best among Qi Xuansu's generation, and they were only fifth-grade Taoist priests now. Qi Xuansu was just a sixth-grade Taoist priest with the help of Qiniang and Zhang Yuelu. As a result, Wan Xiuwu died in the hands of Qi Xuansu. Qi Xuansu himself also died in the Taoist records and died in the hands of the Lingshan Witch Cult.

Looking back on the past, I really have all kinds of feelings in my heart.

Not far away is a lookout, where many men and women hiking and hiking gather, pointing and laughing from time to time.

Qi Xuansu led his horse and followed the flow of people. It turned out that he could overlook Longmen Mansion from here. At this time, the sun was setting and the lights of thousands of houses were like stars in the sky. From the distance, he could see the victory of Yiluo River and Erchuan.

Thanks to Daomen, we can have such beautiful scenery. Two hundred years ago, this place was so gloomy that no one dared to come here, let alone in the evening, even at three quarters of noon when the yang energy was the strongest.

Qi Xuansu stood alone in an empty corner, gently stroking the horse's mane, feeling a lot of emotion.

The horse shook its head and snorted.

After following Qi Xuansu through the Ghost Country, the horse seemed to be a little different. At least it was not so weak. Now it could run 300 miles in one breath without panting or trembling. Moreover, it had a faint yin aura on its body, and its fur was dark and dark. The key point was that Qi Xuansu felt that this guy actually understood human nature and human language.

Qi Xuansu suddenly said, "How about I give you a name?"

The horse seemed to understand and stamped its hooves.

"What should I call you?" Qi Xuansu fell into deep thought, "I will never do such a thing as naming someone based on fur color. It is too easy to have the same name."

The horse kept nodding, showing a mouthful of neat teeth.

"How about Wei Wugui?" Qi Xuansu said, "The same name as mine."

The horse shook his head, obviously not agreeing.

Qi Xuansu said to himself: "Xuan means black, Su means white, and your black hair is just like the word 'Xuan'. But Taoism is also called Xuanmen, and the country is called Daxuan. It's okay to use the word 'Xuan' in a person's name, but asking you to use the word 'Xuan' is too disrespectful to my Taoism and the court. It's not right, not right." The inferior horse subconsciously pawed the ground slowly with its front hooves, feeling a little uneasy. It is said that old people are cunning and horses are old and slippery. It is also an old horse with some experience. It always feels that Qi Xuansu is up to something bad. "I got it, how about carrots?" Qi Xuansu finally came up with a very majestic and domineering name. The inferior horse stomped its hooves three times to express dissatisfaction and protest. Qi Xuansu said again: "Then what about grapes?" The inferior horse shook its head. It didn't want to use such a weird name. Qi Xuansu still didn't give up: "By the way, I have a friend in the Western Continent named Arthur. I learned some of the Western Continent's language from him. How about giving you a Western name, such as Torrett?"

The inferior horse rolled its eyes fiercely. This was because Qi Xuansu was not on its back, otherwise it would have designated Qi Xuansu to stand alone and let him know what "standing on the chin" meant.

This was the first time that Qi Xuansu knew that a horse's face could show such a human expression.

"Okay, okay, Daxuan's horse doesn't need a Western name." Qi Xuansu had to appease the inferior horse, and then pondered the issue of naming.

He suddenly remembered the name of his own ci tune. Because he owed a lot of foreign debts, his ci tune name was "Jincuodao", which means money. He could use a ci tune name. Not only would it save time and effort, but the key is elegance.

Qi Xuansu said: "People use three-character ci tune names, you are a beast, so you use two-character ci tune names. Let me think about it, Bagui, Ding'er, Santai, Tianxiang, Liuchou, Jiuri, Chusai, Tayue, Buyue, Jinyan, these are all ci tune names thought up by ancient literati and celebrities, not made up by me, what do you think?"

The inferior horse did not object this time and nodded repeatedly.

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "You still know good and bad, you are really smart. Well, I will help you choose one. You walked with me on a Yin Road, walking means walking, and the moon is Taiyin, so let's use the name "Buyue". "

The inferior horse snorted.

As if to say, this is more or less.