Taiping Inn

The old sect leader came out of seclusion and was a major event in Qingwei Sect. Although the old sect leader has completely delegated power in name, according to the 38 sect rules established before the old sect leader retreated from the position of the sect leader, there are still many major matters in the sect that the old sect leader must make arbitrary decisions.

So after the old sect leader came out of seclusion, several core figures in the sect would go to the Bajing Villa to pay homage to the old sect leader, report the affairs of the sect, and ask the old sect leader to decide. After more than ten years of sight, there are only more than ten people who have such honor and favor. Every year, some have changed. Some have gone to the imperial capital, not in the sect, some have been assigned to work outside, and some have been squeezed out because of their power. The core. There will always be new people changing to old people, and you will finish your show after you finish singing. If this Eight Scenic Garden is regarded as a theater, then Li Xuan was so popular back then. Unfortunately, he is now frustrated and has been replaced by others.

Today, the people who went to the Eight Scenery Villa include Zhang Haishi, the second Mr. Zhang Haishi, who also serves as the deputy sect leader, Gu Yusheng, the third wife who serves as the power of the sect leader, Lu Yanbing, the fifth Mr. Li Taiyi, who also serves as the master of Tianxian Hall, and the sixth Mr. Li Taiyi, who also serves as the master of Tianan Hall, and the master of Tiankui Hall. Li Rushi and Situ Xuanluo, the head of Tianji Hall.

Long before the old sect leader Li Daoxue gave up the position of sect leader, Zhang Haishi took the position of deputy sect leader, and the position of deputy sect leader is only a temporary additional position. It is set when needed, and it is empty when not needed, except for the identity. In addition to honor, if the sect leader encounters an unexpected accident and fails to designate the next sect leader, and there is no time to hold a sect meeting to elect the sect leader, the deputy sect leader can completely perform the sect leader's power, which is completely, rather than Gu Yusheng, who can only handle daily affairs on his behalf. It's somewhat similar to the meaning of "Regent".

After all, Zhang Haishi has the oldest qualifications and high prestige. Li Daoxu did not want him to become the next sect leader, but he also had to give appropriate comfort, so he added the position of deputy sect leader, which was an explanation.

At this time, everyone gathered in the main hall of the Eight Scenic Courtyard. There was no table placed at the top, only a simple red sandalwood seat with the armrests. Behind the seat was a huge eight-panel screen, which wrote three thousand words from the Taishang Taoist Ancestor.

On the left and right of the seats, there are two rows of seats that save the armrests. Five of them on the left and right, plus the top one, there are eleven positions in total, and these eleven positions are the core of the Qingwei Sect.

At this time, Zhang Haishi, Lu Yanbing and Li Taiyi were all sitting on the right, and Zhang Haishi ranked first. Gu Yusheng, Li Rushi, and Situ Xuanluo sat on the left, but there was no one sitting at the first position on the left. That was Li Yuanying's position. Now Li Yuanying is not in the sect, so this position is empty. In this way, There are fewer people corresponding to Zhang Haishi on the left, and Zhang Haishi's status is becoming more and more respectful.

The main hall here is almost as good as the main hall. In addition to the main entrance, there is also a side door. Zhang Haishi and others entered through the main entrance, while the old sect leader Li Daoxu would enter through the side door close to the True Realm Monastery.

After a while, Li Daoxu walked into the hall from the side door, still wearing a white crane cloak, with her feet on clouds, her white hair was scattered, and her big sleeves were fluttering.

Everyone stood up from their respective seats and stood with their hands behind their backs.

Li Daoxu walked towards the top of the red sandalwood seat and said, "The Taoist priest of Lianfeng is tall and clean, and he will not go to the lotus palace for years. The stars are celebrating the jade hairpin at night, and the dragon and tiger are opening the golden cauldron at dawn. They suddenly meet on the east and Shandong shores , shaking hands Ding Ning's words were like a bell. The sword technique has become a master, and there is a dragon killing the dragon. The morning is over Cangwu, but it is returned, and the sun and moon in the cave is the sky."

One step at a time, seventy words are seventy steps. When he finished reciting, Li Daoxu happened to come to the side of the red sandalwood seat. He didn't rush to sit down, but held the seat with his hands. The handrail looked at the people in the hall and asked, "Have you all arrived?"

Zhang Haishi replied: "Mr. Four, Li Xuan, has not arrived."

Li Daoxu nodded and said, "I already know this matter, and this is also what I want to discuss today."

Without waiting for everyone to answer, Li Daoxu had already sat down, then pressed his hand and said, "Sit all."

"Thank you, the old master." Everyone responded in unison and then sat down one after another.

"Let's start discussing things." Li Daoxu looked at Li Taiyi and asked directly: "Lao Liu, who taught you the 'Thirteen Swords of Taiyin'?"

At this time, Li Taiyi was a little depressed and pale, but he still stood up and replied, "Report to Master, it is Wei Zhen, the Ming official of Yin and Yang Sect."

Li Daoxu asked again: "Why did Wei Zhen teach you the 'Thirteen Swords of Taiyin'?"

Li Taiyi replied: "The 'Tith Three Swords of Taiyin' has the mystery of backlashing the sword master. He gave this method to his disciple, so he was uneasy and wanted to make his disciple addicted to it and eventually become a sword slave of the Yin-Yang Sect."

Li Daoxu raised his tone of questioning slightly: "You know that, why do you still have to learn?"

Li Taiyi still spoke calmly and said, "Because my disciple is confident that he can surpass the 'Taiyin Thirteen Swords'. It is better to control the sky and use it than to praise it from the sky."

No one expected that Li Taiyi would deal with it so well, especially the last sentence "It is better to control the sky and use it than to praise it from the sky." This is a sentence that Li Daoxu highly praised in his early years, and used at this time , but it is most appropriate.

At this moment, Zhang Haishi whispered: "The morning is over Cangwu, but I am still there. The sun and moon in the cave are the sky. I wonder which 'heaven' to control?"

This is the last sentence in the quatrain that Li Daoxu just recited, especially the sentence "The sun and the moon in the cave are the sky", which is the finishing touch, but it is somewhat contrary to "control the sky and use it".

Mrs. Li looked at Zhang Haishi, unable to hide the anger in her eyes.

Zhang Haishi leaned on the back of the chair without any movement. He was the most relaxed person except Li Daoxu.

Li Daoxu said slowly: "Don't look at your senior brother like that."

"Yes." Li Taiyi was stern and quickly lowered his eyes.

Li Daoxu said: "The poem that the second gentleman mentioned just now is a quatrain of the Chunyang Patriarch, which talks about how to practice Taoism and cultivate the mysterious. The so-called 'I am the sun and the moon in the cave' does not mean that I am the sky, so you don't have to be afraid."

Zhang Haishi said neither lightly nor seriously: "The older I get, the more I respect the destiny, and I dare not cross the line. So I dare not say anything like 'My destiny is determined by me, not by God'. I am inevitably sensitive to such words with the word 'heaven'."

Li Taiyi said: "My generation is practicing Qi and cultivating Taoism for immortality, which is against the will of heaven. If I dare not even say it, how can I do it?"

Zhang Haishi smiled indifferently again and did not refute.

Because not long ago, when he met the old sect master and talked about Li Xuandu's appointment as the head of Tianwei Hall, the words of respecting destiny were said by the old sect master himself, not by Zhang Haishi.

As expected, he heard Li Daoxu say: "There is nothing wrong with respecting destiny."

This sentence made Li Taiyi shut his mouth and even held his breath.

Li Daoxu sighed lightly: "Each generation has its own ideas. The elderly are inevitably old and the young are more vigorous. There is nothing wrong with both. They have their own reasons and there is nothing wrong with them."

Li Taiyi was slightly relieved, and when he stole a glance at Zhang Haishi, he was already full of fear.

The old ginger is spicy.

Gu Yusheng lowered her eyebrows and closed her eyes. She now understood why Li Yuanying, who became the sect master, was so afraid of this second brother. This second uncle not only killed people with the three-foot sword in his hand, but his ability to kill people with words was not necessarily worse than his swordsmanship.

Li Daoxu continued, "But disrespecting destiny does not mean that you have to follow the path of evil... Li Taiyi."

Li Taiyi quickly replied, "Disciple is here."

Li Daoxu's tone turned cold: "I heard that you got a 'demon sword'?"

Li Taiyi immediately took out the "Demon Slaying Sword" from his own Xumi treasure and presented it with both hands.

Without Li Daoxu making any move, the black sword flew up on its own and hovered in front of him.

Li Daoxu stretched out his hand and grasped the "Demon Slaying Sword", and wiped the sword with two fingers. He used his great magical power to set a ban on it, eliminating the hidden danger and reducing half of its power. Then he threw the sword back to Li Taiyi, and his tone became softer: "I have never opposed you to read widely, but there must be a limit to everything. You should have a scale in your heart about what you can learn and what you can't learn."

After Li Taiyi received the "Demon Slaying Sword", he said respectfully: "Disciple will follow your teachings."

Li Daoxu said again: "Old Five."

Lu Yanbing, who had been watching his nose and his heart, stood up and said: "Disciple is here."

Li Daoxu asked: "You have the best relationship with your fourth senior brother. What do you think is different from your fourth senior brother's return this time?"

Just as Zhang Haishi was about to speak, Li Daoxu suddenly emphasized his tone: "I don't want to listen to you, I want to listen to Old Five himself."

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Lu Yanbing.

Lu Yanbing had to lower his eyebrows and said: "Yes."