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What Confucian scholars admire most is "the holy emperor ruling with ease". What is the "holy emperor"? The emperor is naturally the emperor, but the word "holy" does not mean a morally perfect person, and a morally perfect person cannot be an emperor. Being omniscient and omnipotent is "holy and wise". Unparalleled power can achieve incomplete "omnipotence" to a certain extent, but how can one be omniscient? After all, the emperor is in the deep palace, with layers of barriers, and it is easy to be deceived, and even make a joke of a patch of thirty taels of silver. Therefore, emperors of all dynasties will vigorously develop secret offices for monitoring and eavesdropping, from the Embroidered Clothes Direct Point to the Internal Guard, to the Inspection Office and the Imperial City Department, and even to the Qingluan Guard of this dynasty.

In the Qingwei Sect, under the Sect Master and the Deputy Sect Master, there are thirty-six halls, each with its own duties. Among them, there is a saying of the upper three halls, namely Tiankui Hall, Tiangang Hall, and Tianji Hall. Among them, Tiankui Hall is responsible for guarding Penglai Island and is a well-deserved close minister. Tiangang Hall is responsible for discipline and punishment, and Tianji Hall is similar to the Qingluan Guard of the court. It is directly under the old master and is superior to the other thirty-three halls. Even the masters of Tianfu Hall and Tianhui Hall must directly obey the master of Tianji Hall. Therefore, the report of the annual settlement expenditure to the old master is also done by the master of Tianji Hall, Situ Xuanlue.

This time, Li Ruyu came here, and he must have followed the order of Situ Xuanlue, and Situ Xuanlue directly obeyed the old master.

Li Xuandu knew the relationship between them, so he was surprised.

Li Xuandu's first reaction was to prevent Qin Su from getting involved in this matter. After all, it was treacherous and unclear, and he was not sure about what he was going to do. However, since the old sword god invited Qin Su to visit the island, there was no reason for Li Xuandu to decline on Qin Su's behalf. If Qin Su refused on her own, it would not be appropriate. After all, the old sword god was a senior in the martial arts world. Since the old sword god used the condescending word "please", it would be too ungrateful to refuse.

Li Xuandu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Miss Qin must go?"

Li Ruyu said, "To answer Mr. Four, this is the old sect master's intention. Mr. Four, please don't make things difficult for us who are doing things."

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At this time, Qin Su said, "Since the old sword god invited me, how can I not go?"

Li Xuandu glanced at her, and Qin Su smiled slightly, indicating that he didn't have to worry.

Since Qin Su had already agreed in person, Li Xuandu had no reason to refuse. Fortunately, they were going together and they could take care of each other. At most, they could only take one step at a time.

Seeing that the two agreed, Li Ruyu immediately turned around and gestured. Then a small boat was lowered from the big ship and sailed towards this side.

After a while, the boat approached the dock, and Li Ruyu turned sideways and made a "please" gesture: "Please Mr. Four and Miss Qin move aboard."

Li Xuandu held Qin Su's hand. Because there were outsiders present, Qin Su subconsciously wanted to break free, but unfortunately Li Xuandu had been prepared and held her tightly to prevent her from getting rid of her. Qin Su's cheeks were flushed, and she was very shy, but she had no choice but to be pulled by Li Xuandu to board the boat.

There was only one disciple of Qingwei Sect on the boat who was responsible for rowing the boat. He wore a bamboo hat and looked old. He didn't say anything, but just bowed to the two people. After Li Ruyu got on the boat, he pointed the long pole in his hand, and the boat shot towards the big ship like an arrow from a string.

Qin Su was secretly surprised, but she didn't expect that any boatman in Qingwei Sect could have such a cultivation level. It was really a place full of hidden talents. No wonder it could compete with Zhengyi Sect, which had many famous masters. It was definitely not just because a great swordsman appeared in Qingwei Sect. She looked back at Li Xuandu, only to see that he looked indifferent, as if he was used to it and didn't take it to heart.

Li Xuandu looked at her expression and smiled slightly: "Although this Ruyu Hall Master is the head of Tianhui Hall, the people accompanying him are masters of Tianji Hall. Tianji Hall is one of the top three halls of Qingwei Sect, not inferior to Tiankui Hall and Tiangang Hall."

Qin Su suddenly realized.

Li Ruyu said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Since it is a matter of the sect, Mr. Four should not say too much."

Li Xuandu said: "Miss Qin is a guest invited by the old sect master, so she is naturally a guest of my Qingwei Sect. Is it a way to treat guests to be secretive? Moreover, this matter is not a secret. Anyone who is interested can know it. It does not violate the sect rules. Why can't we say it?"

Li Ruyu stopped talking immediately.

If it were not long ago, the people in Qingwei Sect would not take Mr. Four seriously. After all, a phoenix is ​​worse than a chicken. No matter how glorious Mr. Four was before, Mr. Four is now just a waste who has lost his realm. Even if you don't provoke him for Mr. Two's sake, he is not important. But after the battle at Wangxiantai, no one dared to underestimate Mr. Four. No one is a fool. Everyone can see how qualified Mr. Six is. Even Mr. Six is ​​not his opponent. Who else dares to make trouble? In addition, the Second Master recommended the Fourth Master to be the head of Tianwei Hall, and the recent incident of Miss Qin, which made the whole Qingwei Sect smell the smell of impending storm.

Looking at the performance of the "fence-sitter" Fifth Master, who has been friendly with his brother and sister recently, it seems that the Fourth Master may make a comeback.

The boat soon came to the side of the big ship. The ship was tall, but the people on the boat were not ordinary people. There was no need to lower the ladder. They jumped directly and boarded the big ship.

Li Ruyu invited Li Xuandu and Qin Su into the cabin, and then ordered the sailors on the boat to set sail and head straight for Penglai Island.

It was the season between spring and summer, and the weather was unpredictable, especially at sea. The big ship had just sailed out for less than an hour when the wind and clouds suddenly changed. It was still clear just now, but in a blink of an eye, it was already covered with dark clouds, the sea breeze swept, and the sound of the tide was like thunder. The people on the boat were only three feet apart, and their words could not be heard. Although it was a big ship, it was as small as a leaf among the waves. It rose and fell with the rolling waves, sometimes climbing to the top of the mountain, and sometimes falling to the bottom.

Although it was not the first time for Qin Su to take a boat, it was the first time to go out to sea on a boat and encounter wind and waves. It was thrilling. Compared with the great power of nature, human power was so small that it was not worth mentioning. She looked out through the gap in the window and saw that the sky was dark, thunder and lightning were terrifying, and the originally calm sea surface was rolling endlessly. The waves were like high walls rising from the ground, continuous and endless, as if there was no end. In her opinion, in such an environment, even a martial arts master can only hold his breath and sink to the bottom of the sea, and then float up when the sea calms down, or fly away from the sea directly.

Li Xuandu did not look surprised at all. He grew up on the coast of the East China Sea and had seen many bigger waves than this, so he was not surprised. Seeing Qin Su's horror, he smiled and said, "These waves are just scary, but they can't overturn the boat. I remember when I was young, my master often went out to sea alone and used his sword to hit the huge waves. He called it "beating the tide". With one sword, he split the huge waves more than ten feet high into two halves, which made me yearn for it."

Qin Su did not doubt this statement at all. After all, he was a great swordsman on the old Xuan list. Acting like this was the spirit of a swordsman.

As the two were talking, a huge wave suddenly came, the ship tilted, and seawater poured into the cabin. Li Xuandu had been prepared for this, and he just waved his sleeves lightly, and blocked the seawater with his Qi. Only a transparent wall of Qi was seen, and the seawater was flowing.

Outside the cabin, Li Ruyu stood above the heavy rain, commanding calmly. At this time, the sea was boiling, and there were lightning and thunder above her head, but her seemingly casual voice was unusually clear, and every word was heard. Let the ship sway from side to side, her feet seemed to be rooted, and she did not move at all. At the same time, white gas continued to rise from her body, but her clothes were just wet, and she evaporated them with her Qi.

Qin Su took a look and said, "This Tianhui Hall Master is also a good cultivator."

Li Xuandu's face was calm, and he said indifferently, "With the cultivation level of Guizhen Realm, if she were placed outside, she could also be the head of a sect and have the final say in everything. In Qingwei Sect, she can only be a hall master and have to listen to others' orders. But with the same cultivation level, the heads outside have to respect her. Why? It's just because she has Qingwei Sect behind her."