Chapter 217 Newcomers, New Outlook

Qi Xuansu had to break the silence: "Why call me Immortal? Just call me by my courtesy name 'Tianyuan'."

Mo Qingdi said: "Imperial Tian... Yuan, I'm really happy to know that you are coming to Longmen Mansion."

Qi Xuansu frowned and said: "Tianyuan is Tianyuan, not Immortal. Why are you so polite? Let's talk as before."

"This... What kind of rules are these? I'm not a child anymore. I've entered the Taoist sect. Immortals talk about affection, and I can't ignore the rules." Mo Qingdi said so, but he was still a little more comfortable and his expression relaxed.

Qi Xuansu asked, "By the way, you and Shi Yu have been together for so many years, and you are not young anymore. When do you plan to have a child?"

Mo Qingdi smiled, but he was not happy. He was helpless: "Child, how can I afford to raise a child."

Qi Xuansu asked him how he was doing, and he just shook his head: "Compared to others, I am already pretty good, and I dare not be greedy anymore. Old Shi is also a good housekeeper. He just wants to buy a small house in Yujing. It doesn't matter which block or how big it is, but no matter how he calculates, Taiping money is always not enough. He has to tighten his belt and diet, and save as much as he can. It doesn't matter to us two adults, but how dare we raise a child?"

Qi Xuansu suddenly felt a little emotional.

He and Zhang Yuelu can afford to raise a child, but they probably won't have a child. It is a pity, but things in the world are about giving and taking. On the other hand, Mo Qingdi and the others can have children, but they can't afford to raise them. Maybe this is life.

Qi Xuansu asked again: "By the way, how is your book?"

Mo Qingdi couldn't help but sigh: "Last year, I wrote a book, but somehow it was banned. It was a year of wasted work. Fortunately, it was not banned, and I can continue to write. It's a blessing in disguise..."

Qi Xuansu was silent for a long time, and said: "If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, you can come to me, Qingping Bookstore, I will say hello."

Mo Qingdi's face showed joy, and he thanked him repeatedly, but he was a little humble, just like many of Qi Xuansu's subordinates.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but look out the window.

It was already autumn, and the autumn wind was rustling. Several trees on the roadside were full of yellow leaves. A gust of wind blew, and the fallen leaves fell down, leaving a desolate ground covered with stone slabs.

Just like his mood at this time.

The two talked about the book Mo Qingdi was writing and a little about Xuansheng Pai.

Then there was nothing to say.

What else can be said?

Pointing out the country and talking about world affairs, the two people are in different positions, have different views, and naturally have different ideas. If they really talk, it will be just a matter of talking.

Fortunately, Mo Qingdi is no longer so reserved and can still reminisce about the past.

There is only the reminiscing of the past.

After a meal, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu said goodbye and went to the Ghost Kingdom Cave Heaven to pick up Xiao Yin.

Mr. Yin didn't mind that Xiao Yin became someone else's child.

The three Yin objects are like old people who have been in poverty and bad water all their lives. They have been like this all their lives, but children can't be like them. It's best to go out, even if they are someone else's children.

Xiao Yin probably can't understand this feeling. She is only happy at this time.

So happy, back to Lion City again, can eat good food again.

Xiao Yin ran happily to Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, and waved to Mr. Yin who was seeing him off.

Mr. Yin also waved, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood on the top of the "Ghost Pass" and watched the three people go away.

The flying boat rose all the way, broke through the sea of ​​clouds, and finally sailed above the sea of ​​clouds, heading towards Yujing.

After a short stay in Yujing, the two had to return to Lingnan and Nanyang.

This meant that Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were about to separate. At this time, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu asked Xiao Yin, who would you like to follow? Go to Lingnan or go to Nanyang?

Xiao Yin rolled her eyes and said that she really wanted to follow Lao Zhang to Lingnan, but Lao Qi had not fulfilled his promise yet. She had to continue to run rampant in Nanyang and not let Lao Qi be a person who broke his promise, so she decided to follow Lao Qi to Nanyang.

Zhang Yuelu smiled it off.

In the past, it was always a strict father and a kind mother. If you don't teach your children, it's the father's fault. The task of educating children is all on the shoulders of the father. However, the situation has changed a bit since the Taoism is equal. The mother has become extremely strong in the education of the child, and the father often starts to be absent because he is too busy.

Zhang Yuelu said that it was really uncommon, but no one is perfect, and it is inevitable to fall into clichés in some things.

For example, in this regard, Zhang Yuelu had relatively high requirements for Xiao Yin, especially after she knew about the "Heren, the master of Jianxiu Mountain", she was even more worried about Qi Xuansu, so before parting, Zhang Yuelu made a list of books for Xiao Yin, asking Xiao Yin not to just think about eating, drinking and having fun, but to finish reading and memorizing these books during this period. She would check it when they met next time.

If the check failed, all pocket money would be cancelled, and she would be grounded and copy books.

Xiao Yin was naturally very unhappy, and her little mouth was pouting, but she didn't dare to object, so she had to look at Qi Xuansu eagerly.

Qi Xuansu agreed and ignored Xiao Yin at all.

Going against Zhang Yuelu when you are not right, or opposing her when Zhang Yuelu is right, is easy to get into trouble.

In this way, the flying boat first stopped in Lingnan, put Zhang Yuelu down, and then Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin went to Nanyang again.

Qi Xuansu finally came back, which made Xu Jiaorong, who stayed behind, feel relieved.

Although Lan Da Zhenren was nominally in charge of the power, Xu Jiaorong was the only one who supported the specific affairs. Borneo Daofu was originally a Daofu. The position of Zhenren was vacant and the chief deputy master was absent. It was equivalent to that all the tasks were placed on the shoulders of Xu Jiaorong, the second deputy master. The pressure was imaginable. Borneo Daofu had just experienced a major purge, and there were vacancies in the positions of deputy master, chief, and assistant.

That was even more difficult.

These days, Xu Jiaorong hardly slept.

Now, not only Qi Xuansu, the chief deputy master, is back, but also the new Zhenren of the Mansion is coming.

As the rumor goes, the new Zhenren of the Mansion is Yao Shu, the former chief deputy master of Ziwei Hall.

The reason why it took so long was mainly because Zhenren had to go through more procedures to be promoted to Zhenren of the Counselor. After all, he really entered the Golden Palace and had the power to elect the Grand Master, so he had to be cautious.

Yao Shu first solved the grade of Zhenren of the Counselor, and then passed the appointment of the position. If he does not have the status of a Canzhi Zhenren, then he can only be the acting Zhenren in charge of the mansion.

After the appointment is issued, Yao Shu will arrive at the Borneo Dao Mansion soon. Accompanying him are the new deputy mansion master Pei Xiaolou, who will fill the vacancy of Wang Jiaoying, and the new deputy mansion master Ji Jiaozhen, who will fill the vacancy of Zheng Jiaohe.

These two are both legitimate second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests, but they do not serve as the chief or second-in-command, but only as deputy mansion masters, which is a bit of a waste of talent. However, considering that neither of them is very "real", one is not good at cultivation, and the other does not like to manage things like Lan Da Zhenren, if they are really asked to be the chief or second-in-command, they may make mistakes, so it is better to let them be deputy mansion masters.

In this way, the specifications of the Borneo Dao Mansion have been greatly raised. It is not that there are no cases of second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests serving as ordinary deputy hall masters and deputy mansion masters, but they are all extremely special Taoist halls and mansions, such as the upper three halls and Kunlun Dao Mansion.

But then again, the Borneo Daofu already has a high-ranking Grand Master, so it should be of high standard. It's just that in the past, the Borneo Daofu was in a special situation, and Jinque intended to suppress the Borneo Daofu. Now that it has been replaced by its own people, it will naturally relax the restrictions and let the Borneo Daofu return to the right track.

According to the rules of the Taoist sect, the top four in the Daofu meeting are fixed, namely the Grand Master, the Master, the Chief Deputy Master, and the Second Deputy Master.

The next seven deputy masters first look at their ranks, with the higher ranks in front. Then look at the division of labor and responsibilities, and the important division of labor is in front, such as Wang Jiaohe, who was in charge of Dayu Kingdom in the past, was the third deputy master. Finally, look at the time of entering the Daofu meeting, and those who entered earlier and have more experience are in front.

In the current Borneo Daofu, Lan Dazhen, Yao Shu, Qi Xuansu, and Xu Jiaorong are the first four, the fifth is Pei Xiaolou, the sixth is Ji Jiaozhen, and the seventh is Xie Jiaofeng, and so on.

This is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Qi Xuansu, because Pei Xiaolou and Ji Jiaozhen are both people who have a connection with him, and can even be regarded as his own people, which greatly increases his voice in the Dao Mansion.

This kind of personnel arrangement is somewhat deliberate. Qi Xuansu knows that this is not like the arrangement of the Earth Master, but more like the arrangement of Donghua Zhenren. Xie Jiaofeng was Donghua Zhenren's secretary in the past, Pei Xiaolou was Donghua Zhenren's brother, and Ji Jiaozhen probably also has some kind of relationship with Donghua Zhenren.

Such an arrangement will greatly restrict Yao Shu, and even give Qi Xuansu the possibility of undermining Yao Shu, which is not in the interests of the Yao family, but in the interests of Donghua Zhenren.

It seems that the meal still needs to be eaten from a separate pot. No matter how good the relationship between the Yao family and the Pei family is, they are two families, not one family.

Maybe for Donghua Zhenren, he had no choice in the past and could only choose to be a transitional figure between the Earth Master and Yao Pei. But now he suddenly found that he had a choice, maybe he could change his way.

Of course, this is just Qi Xuansu's guess. As for what happened, only Donghua Zhenren himself knows.

In addition, there are two people. One is Sun Yongfeng, who used to work with Qi Xuansu in Tiangang Hall. As one of the more advanced disciples of the eighth generation, he has successfully entered the heavenly realm after not seeing him for a few years. He has also been promoted to the third-rank Taoist priest. This time he was sent to serve as the new secretary of Lan Da Zhenren. The other is Tang Yongde, the former chief of the Baidicheng branch of Shibo Hall. This time he was appointed as the acting assistant of the Shibo Hall branch.

These two people are also acquaintances of Qi Xuansu.

In addition, Han Yongfeng and Lu Yuting were also promoted. Originally, they were just the chiefs under Qi Xuansu's name. This time, Han Yongfeng was appointed as the chief of the Beichen Hall branch, replacing Wu Rongrong. Lu Yuting was appointed as the chief of the Huasheng Hall branch, which was also a matter of course.

Other vacant positions were promoted and solved by the Daofu.

What else can Qi Xuansu say? The Daofu is full of his people, and the Nanyang United Trading Company is also under his control.

If he really works for twenty years, or even less than twenty years, just ten years, this province of Borneo will be his world.