Chapter 160: Strange

Qi Xuansu left the Wang family's mansion and walked alone on the road back to Sheji Palace. As he walked, his clothes and sleeves were fluttering.

Qi Xuansu was in a bad mood, not only because of Wang Jiaoying, but also because mentioning Qiniang would remind him of the Yao family and the Earth Master behind him. He did not want to believe that Qiniang would plot against him, but many facts seemed to They all pointed at Qiniang. At least Qiniang couldn't escape the relationship. This put Qi Xuansu in a dilemma. He was not as calm as he appeared.

This also made Qi Xuansu extremely irritable, but there was still no one to talk to.

how to say?

That this was a scam and that he was deceived? But his life, his future, and everything he has now are all given by Qiniang.

What if he made a mistake?

Whether you say you are deceiving yourself or saying you dare not face it, in short, there is no real evidence, just speculation, and Qi Xuansu is absolutely unwilling to believe it.

But he smelled something strange again.

This is undoubtedly a torture.

Qi Xuansu made up his mind to have an honest talk with Qiniang after returning to Yujing. If there was no result, he would personally go to Lingshan Cave to find out the secret hidden behind the "Heart of the Immortality Stone".

Zhang Yuelu did not follow Qi Xuansu closely, she walked with Wang Jiaoyan.

Wang Jiaoyan looked at Zhang Yuelu and asked, "Second Zhang, are we going to walk back like this?"

Zhang Yuelu smiled and pointed to the carriage parked alone on the street not far away: "Please."

"It turns out that the prison carriage has been prepared for me a long time ago." Wang Jiaoyan laughed at himself and got on the carriage.

Zhang Yuelu also boarded the carriage.

Under the protection of the spiritual officer, the carriage drove slowly.

There were only two people in the carriage, sitting opposite each other.

Zhang Yuelu opened his mouth and said: "The so-called seven emotions and six desires, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind are the six roots. Buddhists say that if the six roots are pure, you can achieve true fruition. But how many people can really purify the six roots? People have greed. It's normal. Everyone has greed, and I have greed too. It's understandable, but you can't be too greedy. Why are you so greedy? Why are you making money that you shouldn’t earn, selling slaves, and embezzling Taoist assets?”

Wang Jiaoyan said nothing.

Zhang Yuelu then said: "Why do you need so much money? Money is something that you don't bring with you when you are alive or when you die. It is said that the Wang family is the emperor of Nanyang. When you reach your status, money no longer has much practical meaning in life. , it’s nothing more than food, clothing, housing, food, drink and fun. Is there anything you want but can’t get?”

Wang Jiaoyan said calmly: "Secretary Zhang, isn't the Taoist school short of money? For individuals, after reaching a certain status, money does not have much practical significance. For example, for Chief Qi, it makes people unable to grasp the handle. But that is only for an individual. For a behemoth like Daomen, money still has practical significance, and the significance is very important. Otherwise, Daomen would not set up a special Shibotang to manage commerce. Isn't commerce just for making money? ? Xuan Sheng said that governing a Taoist sect is nothing more than a matter of where money comes from. Does Zhang Cixi not understand this simple truth? "

Zhang Yuelu said: "So, you are comparing the Wang family to a Taoist sect. What you mean is that you are not collecting wealth for yourself, but for the Wang family behind you."

Wang Jiaoyan's expression was stern: "I didn't say that. I neither admitted that I made money illegally, nor did I say that I made money for the Wang family. Also, I am me, the Wang family is the Wang family, and the Taoist sect does not want to be involved in anything. Please don’t mix things up, Mr. Zhang.”

She suddenly realized that it wasn't that Zhang Yuelu didn't understand the problem, but that he was trying to trick her and said it on purpose.

Zhang Yuelu was not discouraged and continued: "Maybe what I said is a bit biased. Let's not discuss it for now. We can each reserve our own opinions. As for whether you have made money illegally, this is not a matter of whether you admit it or not. This is an objective fact. It’s something you can’t deny.”

Wang Jiaoyan sneered: "What you call evidence."

"Yes, evidence." Zhang Yuelu said calmly, "Including your lovers. Although I don't know how you get along with each other on weekdays, I know that there is no emotion between them and you, only interests. These handsome men probably thought that your ship was about to capsize, so they jumped off the ship and told everything about you. You may think that you are invulnerable, but the most difficult thing to hide is the person next to you. "

Wang Jiaoyan's face became ugly, and his confidence was not as strong as before.

Zhang Yuelu continued: "Let me give you one last piece of advice. If you find your way back and take the initiative to explain, you can still have a chance of survival. But if you persist in persisting, you will only die."

Wang Jiaoyan whispered: "Everyone is prosperous, and everyone suffers from a loss."

Zhang Yuelu stopped talking.

Zhang Yuelu captured Wang Jiaoyan, and Qi Xuansu beat Wang Jiaoying. Although Lin Tianhe was still on the run, no matter how you looked at it, it was a major defeat for the Wang family.

Just as Wang Jiaoying said, if Wang Jiaohe doesn't do anything, then the hearts of the people below will really break up.

The last time, the Wang family's counterattack was against Lion City, causing a huge riot, which indeed caused a lot of trouble to Qi Xuansu, but this time, the Wang family's counterattack seemed a bit slow.

On the surface, Wang Jiaohe seemed to have no power to fight back, but Qi Xuansu always felt that Wang Jiaohe must have hidden murderous intentions after operating Nanyang for so many years. Wang Jiaohe was obviously not a good person to talk to. It was normal for him to take revenge. Once he fought back, it must be for Qi Xuansu's weakness.

In the following days, in addition to waiting for the arrangement from Master Jiang, Qi Xuansu also began to deal with the affairs of Nanyang United Trading Company. After all, the behind-the-scenes boss and a group of senior executives of Nanyang United Trading Company were basically all arrested, and the entire company had been paralyzed, or was operating on the huge inertia of the past. Qi Xuansu had to prepare for the reorganization of the shareholders' meeting and the re-election of the board of directors as soon as possible for his own promise, so that Nanyang United Trading Company could resume normal operations as soon as possible.

This required Qi Xuansu to communicate with powerful people such as Qi Muyu.

It was during this period that there was often a wind blowing to Qi Xuansu's ears, which was nothing more than Wang Jiaohe's people were active recently, and these people were deeply tied to the interests of the Wang family.

Qi Xuansu had a premonition that the Wang family might be counterattacking.

Many people thought that to rise in the Daoist sect, as long as there was someone above them, it would be fine. In fact, this was not the case. Having someone above them was only one of the conditions. Sometimes, it was easier to get promoted if one had a high enough realm, strong enough ability, and had merits and achievements than someone above them. After all, if you did a good job, you would also be a resource for your superior, because your achievements also belonged to your superior, and this was mutual resources.

For example, Qi Xuansu was able to do everything that Donghua Zhenren had entrusted him with, which naturally showed that Donghua Zhenren had the ability to recognize people and use people properly, which made Donghua Zhenren proud. On the contrary, if he messed up, it would mean that he did not recognize people well and used people properly. This was a relationship of prosperity and loss for all.

On the other hand, to suppress a person in the Daoist sect, it was not simply to see if there was someone to protect him, but also to see if there was any handle or weakness that was held by others. If there was a huge handle held by others, such as betrayal of the Daoist sect, then the backer could not be protected, and he could only cut off the person to avoid getting burned.

If you want to hold someone's handle, you usually have to start from the place where the opponent doesn't pay attention.

Seeing the big from the small, following the clues, is not only Qi Xuansu who can use it. Wang Jiaohe, the old man, of course, can also do it, and he is more skilled than Qi Xuansu.

After Qi Xuansu came to Shenglong Mansion, he did not rush back to Lion City, but stayed in the signing room of the Fire Palace.

Just today, Chen Jianqiu contacted Qi Xuansu through Ke Qingqing and wanted to meet Qi Xuansu.

Chen Jianqiu could of course come to see Qi Xuansu directly, but she had to go through Ke Qingqing and wanted to ask Qi Xuansu to meet in a bookstore privately. As for the location of the bookstore, Chen Jianchou knew it.

Qi Xuansu took some time and asked Chen Jianchou to lead the way to the bookstore opened by Westerners. It was very quiet here and would not attract attention. One reason is that all the books sold here are Western books, and the other is that the owner here is a Western lady. If you don't speak Western, it is difficult to communicate here.

Chen Jianqiu himself has Western blood and often comes here.

This is a three-story building with a single building. The first floor is a hall filled with bookshelves and books. The second floor is a single room, which can be used for reading or talking. The third floor is where the owner lives, and customers are not allowed to enter.

Chen Jianqiu was waiting for Qi Xuansu in the small living room on the third floor.

After Qi Xuansu came here, he found that Chen Jianqiu's face was not good.

Qi Xuansu sat down opposite Chen Jianqiu and said straight to the point: "What's the matter?"

Chen Jianqiu said: "Master Qi, yesterday afternoon, people from Beichen Hall went to the palace to find me."

Qi Xuansu was startled: "Beichen Hall?"

The two deputy hall masters of Beichen Hall, one Li Changge and the other Li Zhuyu, are both on his side. Why would they go to Chen Jianqiu at this time?

Qi Xuansu asked, "Which Beichen Hall person?"

Chen Jianqiu looked at Qi Xuansu and said, "Did the master really not know anything about this matter in advance?"

Qi Xuansu said, "Nonsense! I have been busy with the affairs of the Nanyang United Trading Company recently. How could I know?"

Chen Jianqiu said, "It was the Beichen Hall branch. They suspected that I was a member of the Purple Light Society and wanted to take me away. I was not in the palace at the time and escaped."

Qi Xuansu frowned and said, "If it involves the king of Dayu, even if there is an investigation, it will be the local government or the headquarters of Yujing Beichen Hall who will come forward in person. Why would a local branch join in the fun?"

Qi Xuansu immediately realized that there was something fishy going on.

"Wait a moment." Qi Xuansu used the sutra to connect to Tianfu Palace, "Thank you, Vice Palace Master? Please ask Vice Hall Master Danjin to come over. I have something to ask her... Well, ask her to come as soon as possible."

After a while, Li Zhuyu's voice sounded from the sutra: "Chief Qi."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Vice Hall Master Danjin, have you or Vice Hall Master Yongyan issued any orders to the Beichen Hall branch of the Dao Mansion recently?"

Li Zhuyu was obviously stunned: "This time we used people brought from Yujing, assisted by the spiritual officials of the Jiugang Xuanwei Division, and did not use people from the local branch. What happened?"