Pawn Crossing the River

A bright moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the sky and the earth in a silvery white color.

A man and a woman look at each other under the moon.

There was no affection, just a kind of silent embarrassment.

Yao Pei looked at Qi Xuansu steadily, as if he wanted to find evidence of nonsense from Qi Xuansu's face. After Yao Pei was sure that Qi Xuansu was not joking, his expression changed slightly.

She originally thought Qi Xuansu would be Qiniang's subordinate, but she didn't expect to get such an answer.

But then I thought about it, Qiniang was senior, but she was not that old in age, so it made sense to accept an adopted son who was similar to her age.

Prime Minister Yao Pei was silent for a while before slowly speaking: "So that's it."

Qi Xuansu coughed lightly: "I didn't want to say it."

Yao Pei added: "Although we have this important relationship, as Taoist disciples, you and I should not get too close, lest we fall into the eyes of interested people, and it is not appropriate to make Qiniang's identity public."

Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "That's exactly what it should be."

Yao Pei breathed a sigh of relief quietly, and Tu Qiongdiao said: "Then I will still call you Fellow Daoist Qi, and you should still call me Fellow Daoist Yao."

Only then did Qi Xuansu understand Yao Pei's intention. It seemed that Yao Pei's "Tai Shang Wang Qing Jing" had not completely lost its charm, and he did not want to call Qi Xuansu "uncle". The deeper reason is probably the Yao family behind her. After all, there must be a reason why Qiniang left the Yao family. There may be some grudges between the two, and judging from Yao Pei's words, in this matter, the Yao family The internal attitudes and opinions are not unified, but the Earth Master who can decide with one word has a vague attitude.

Seeing that Qi Xuansu had no objection, Yao Pei returned to his Gujing Wubo state and said, "How is the seventh aunt, grandma, recently?"

"Okay, it couldn't be better." Qi Xuansu immediately remembered the last time he met Qiniang, "After stepping down as the rotating owner of Qibao Square, I will do some small business."

"Small business?" Yao Pei asked, "How small?"

Qi Xuansu estimated: "One transaction is worth a few thousand Taiping money, but it is a mountain of land. How can she earn hundreds of thousands of Taiping money in a year? But she is not short of money, and her expenses are small, so she takes the money as a pleasure."

Then Qi Xuansu thought about how all his savings had been robbed by Qiniang, and he couldn't help but sigh: "The way of heaven is to make up for the loss and make up for the deficiency. The way of man is to make up for the loss and make up for the loss."

After Yao Pei heard this, he was silent for a long time.

Even if the Yao family is not as wealthy as the Li family, they will not take hundreds of thousands of Taiping money too seriously. As a core member of the Yao family, Yao Pei will never worry about Taiping money like Qi Xuansu. Naturally, he cannot understand the importance of making money. What fun is there without spending money.

Qi Xuansu turned to look at the sleeping Chen Longtu and asked, "Yao Taoist friend, who is this person from?"

Yao Pei said: "Although fellow Taoist Qingxiao is not easy to get along with, but because of his identity, there are many people who admire him. As for how to attract the attention of fellow Taoist Qingxiao, everyone has their own methods, such as Li Tianzhen who uses his power to suppress others. There are some, like Chen Longtu, who have taken a different approach. Fellow Taoist Qi may want to say, why no one comes to provoke me? The reason is very simple. I rarely leave home. In terms of reputation, I am far inferior to fellow Taoist Qingxiao. Many people don’t even know whether I am a boy or a girl, so how can anyone admire me?”

Qi Xuansu was silent for a while and asked a question he had wanted to ask for a long time: "Can fellow Taoist Yao read minds?"

"I can't read minds, I can just simply calculate and guess what fellow Taoist Qi is thinking." Yao Pei answered truthfully, "Everyone has many tiny expressions, which usually pass by in a flash and are difficult to detect, but I can pass it." Tiansuan' to capture such small expressions. For example, when Taoist Qi intends to lie, he will look into my eyes to make me believe or observe whether I believe it. Another example is the expression of surprise for more than two seconds, which is the Western expression. For a second, it could be feigned surprise.”

Qi Xuansu was really surprised this time.

Yao Pei continued: "I use these small expressions to judge the emotional changes of Fellow Daoist Qi, and then combine this emotional change with the content of our conversation to deduce what Fellow Daoist Qi is thinking."

Qi Xuansu suddenly felt that the "Heavenly Sword" was indeed much better than the "Magic Sword". No wonder the "Heavenly Sword" was the right way of Xuanmen, but the "Heavenly Sword" needed to be supplemented by the "Tai Shang Wang Qing Jing" to exert its full power. In fact, trouble.

Yao Pei once again deduced Qi Xuansu's thoughts, and comforted him in a tone without emotion: "Every inch is short and strong. After practicing the 'Devil Sword' to a certain level, your intuition is amazing and you can always detect danger in advance. Just like The cicada wakes up before the golden wind moves."

Qi Xuansu rubbed his face with both hands, as if he wanted to erase all the tiny expressions.

"Fellow Daoist Qi can remain calm and expressionless, but that's just controlling big expressions. Small expressions are not included in this. This is a subconscious behavior that can only be controlled after continuous training." Yao Pei directly helped Qi Xuansu to clarify his doubts. He said, "But once you reach the ever-changing realm of martial arts, you no longer have such troubles. Because martial arts in this realm can control every inch of flesh and blood, not to mention controlling expressions, it is not difficult to change body shape and appearance, so it is called ever-changing."

Qi Xuansu felt embarrassed when Yao Pei repeatedly guessed what he was thinking, and quickly returned to the original topic: "So, Chen Longtu is here for Qingxiao."

Yao Pei said: "Actually, the root cause still lies with fellow Taoist Qi."

"Why is it on me? How can I say this?" Qi Xuansu asked in surprise.

Yao Pei hit the nail on the head and said: "Fellow Daoist Qi, just imagine if Li Changge and Li Tianzhen were in your position, would Chen Longtu still dare to act so recklessly?"

Qi Xuansu was silent for a moment.

Yao Pei said: "As far as I know, after Taoist friend Qingxiao drove Li Tianzhen out of Yujing, he shocked many Xiaoxiao. Such things are rare. After all, no one thinks that they can compete with Li Tianzhen. Since If Li Tianzhen returns home in vain, then they have no hope, so it’s better to stay away.”

"But you are different. You know that you can beat Chen Longtu, but Chen Longtu doesn't know. After all, the time you became famous is too short, and your foundation is too shallow. Many people don't know how powerful you are. In their eyes, even A nobody like you can get the favor of fellow Taoist Qingxiao, which shows that fellow Taoist Qingxiao is quite easy to get along with. The reason why Li Tianzhen was rejected was probably because of the dispute between Zhang and Li, so they naturally felt that they could replace you. "

"It is foreseeable that this is not the last time. Many people will come to trouble you one after another. Some people are here for fellow Taoist Qingxiao, and some people want to take the opportunity to show their kindness to Li Tianzhen. After all, Li Tianzhen is in Qingxiao. Fellow Taoist, you have lost face here. There are advantages and disadvantages to this matter. I don’t need to elaborate on the disadvantages. The advantage is that after you deal with these people one by one, your reputation will spread, and everyone in the Taoist sect will probably know about it. There is a person like Qi Xuansu.”

After Qi Xuansu listened, he said with emotion: "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading."

At the same time, he had to lament how well-informed the Yao family was. Yao Pei said that she rarely went out, but there was almost nothing she didn't know about. This was obviously inseparable from the Yao family behind her.

This is also where Zhang Yuelu suffers the most. Both Li Changge and Yao Pei can get maximum support from their families. Zhang Yuelu gets almost no real support from his family because he comes from a small clan, otherwise Tantai Qiong would not consider marriage. In terms of inheritance, Zhang Yuelu was not designated as the successor of Cihang Master from the beginning. This can be seen from the fact that she has never been to Putuo Island.

To put it mildly, would the Li family and the Yao family place their core children under the noses of their enemies? Are they willing to let Li Changge and Yao Pei go to Jiangnan and risk their lives? But Zhang Yuelu did not receive such treatment. He first went to Beichen Hall, which was in charge of Taiping Dao, and then was sent to Jiangnan Daofu to investigate the case, which was almost like sending him to death. If it hadn't been for the last moment, when Master Cihang couldn't bear to see this disciple die and took the initiative to help, Zhang Yuelu would have died in Jiangnan, and he wouldn't be here today.

However, luck and misfortune depended on each other. Zhang Yuelu's performance in the Jiangnan case was appreciated by the Earth Master, and he was promoted exceptionally. Only then was he transferred to the Tiangang Hall as the deputy hall master. Finally, he no longer had to worry about being framed by his superiors.

It would be a lie to say that Zhang Yuelu didn't care about this, otherwise she wouldn't consider joining the Quanzhen Tao, and it was not just a simple reason for forced marriage. On one side is the earth master who has the kindness to meet me, and on the other side is the family that doesn't care about me. Is it difficult to choose? Probably because he saw Zhang Yuelu's mentality, Master Cihang used this reason to designate Zhang Yuelu as his successor, and kept Zhang Yuelu as a master and apprentice.

This is not because the Heavenly Master is alone. The dignified Heavenly Master is not so narrow-minded. It is just that every family has sutras that are difficult to recite. Such a big family is all focused on the position of the Heavenly Master. If he cares too much about Zhang Yuelu, he will inevitably Many people felt that the Heavenly Master intended to designate Zhang Yuelu as his heir. They would not be convinced that the Heavenly Master's position would fall into the hands of a minor sect branch. They were afraid that their own family members would start to hinder Zhang Yuelu and lead to infighting within the family.

With the authority of the Heavenly Master, there is nothing that cannot be suppressed. However, people have feelings and are all descendants of their own family. It is difficult to be cruel. The attitude of all Heavenly Masters is inevitably vague. They will not suppress Zhang Yuelu, nor will they suppress Zhang Yuelu. He will take special care of him, and he will not object to the earth master's overstepping the bounds, and will rather let nature take its course.

If Zhang Yuelu goes silent like this, the Heavenly Master can probably only sigh. But if Zhang Yuelu succeeds in relying on his own ability, then he can follow the trend. Then the young and old of the Zhang family will not be able to say anything. Who will let you down? Woolen cloth.

As for why the Li family and the Yao family didn't have such concerns, it wasn't that the Earth Master and the National Master were more sophisticated, but that Li Changge and Yao Pei had already established their status, and they were originally from a large family, and Li Changge's seniority was even more terrifying.

Qi Xuansu came to Chen Longtu and kicked him rudely: "What should he do?"

Chen Longtu didn't react at all.

Yao Pei said calmly: "Let him sleep. He won't wake up if he doesn't sleep for twelve hours."

Qi Xuansu nodded and said, "That's good."