Chapter 218 New Situation

What would Yao Shu think? Would he have an opinion about Qi Xuansu? Or even think that Qi Xuansu was a threat?

Qi Xuansu didn't know, but he had to be on guard.

However, if they really fought, Qi Xuansu would not only have the strength to fight, but also have a good chance of winning.

Of course, it was not a physical fight, but a discussion and writing.

Whether it was the Daofu discussion or the Daofu big meeting, Qi Xuansu had a certain advantage.

The news was faster than the people, and the people arrived before the news.

After the personnel appointments were settled, Qi Xuansu began to arrange to welcome the arrival of the new head of the mansion and a group of new colleagues.

It was at this time that there was good news again.

Chen Jianchou successfully passed the big test and obtained the official Taoist status. Because of his "Tian Zi Gong", he directly took back the same fourth-grade priest Taoist origin and promoted him to the fourth-grade Youjiu Taoist. It can also be understood as changing the same fourth-grade priest Taoist origin to the fourth-grade priest Taoist.

A "Tian Zi Gong" is an honor that Qi Xuansu has never received, but it is indeed worth it, after all, it involves the advent of two ancient immortals in their prime.

There is another unexpected thing, that is, Xiao Yin was also promoted from a fourth-grade priest to a third-grade Taoist priest.

This is a bit abrupt, but there is also a foreshadowing, that is, the promise of Master Jiang.

Xiao Yin was called a little Taoist friend by Master Jiang. With the golden mouth of Master Pingzhang, isn't it easy to promote a third-grade Taoist priest?

Some people may say that Xiao Yin's promotion was too hasty, but if you think about it carefully, it is not hasty. Xiao Yin followed Qi Xuansu to Suzuka Mountain on the battlefield of Fenglinzhou and discovered the left hand of Izanagi. He was meritorious, so Master Qingwei gave him the identity of a fourth-grade priest.

Later in Borneo, Xiao Yin also did a lot of things, including raiding Wu Guangbi, resisting Sun Heyu, and fighting Wang Jiaohe. These were all pseudo-immortals, not to mention Xiao Yin's arrest of people alone, which can be said to be outstanding.

Under this circumstance, it is reasonable for Xiao Yin to be promoted to the third-grade Youyi Taoist priest.

As for Xiao Yin's suspension system, this is not a problem, because the Taoist sect has some supplementary regulations. Considering that some old Taoist friends are too old to wait, and after the age of sixty, both the qualifications and experience are rich enough, so these old Taoist friends over the age of sixty do not need to consider the suspension system when they are promoted.

Xiao Yin's real age is definitely over sixty, but his mental age is not mature enough, and he is still in the stage of a child. However, the Taoist sect does not look at any psychological age, so Xiao Yin is also an old Taoist friend. From the perspective of time, he has stopped long enough.

Lin Yuanmiao is of course in this situation. He is also over sixty years old. His advantage over Xiao Yin is that he is still a Taoist senior, similar to the original Taiyin Zhenjun, so he was directly promoted to the second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest.

Xiao Yin suffered because she was a Taoist creation, so she needed to accumulate merits.

However, Xiao Yin still did not have any position and was still a wandering Taoist priest. This was exactly what she wanted. Not to mention whether she had the ability to handle various affairs, even if she had the ability, for her who loved to play and move, it would take her life. Life was boring, so she might as well go back to the ghost country.

Finally, the new head of the house arrived, accompanied by the new chief deputy hall master of Ziwei Hall. The chief deputy hall master was named Shangguan Cheng. He was originally the chief deputy hall master of Huasheng Hall. Like Xu Dacheng, the head of Huasheng Hall, there happened to be a "Cheng" in his name. He was called the second Cheng of Huasheng Hall. This time, he succeeded Yao Shu as the chief deputy hall master of Ziwei Hall, which was a step forward.

Personnel changes always affect the whole body.

Qi Xuansu arranged a grand ceremony, and Lan Da Zhenren also attended as usual, and held a welcome party at the Sheji Palace of Shenglong Mansion.

Qi Xuansu went to Guijian Lake to greet him in person.

The last time, it was the former Chief Deputy Palace Master Chen Shuhua who welcomed Qi Xuansu.

After the welcome ended, in theory, the Grand Palace Master who was acting on behalf of the Palace Master handed over to the new Palace Master Yao Shu, but in reality, it was Qi Xuansu who handed over to Yao Shu.

This also made Qi Xuansu sigh. The last time the two met, Yao Shu sent him to Borneo Daofu to serve as the second deputy palace master. In a blink of an eye, he was already the chief deputy palace master, and Yao Shu became the Palace Master.

Chen Shuhua, who once came to welcome Qi Xuansu, and Wang Jiaohe and others have all passed away.

It can be said that things have changed.

When the two met again, they were boss and subordinate again.

Why say "again", because when they were in Ziwei Hall, Yao Shu was the chief deputy hall master, and Qi Xuansu was the last deputy hall master, just at the beginning and the end, and they were completely incomparable. But now they are just one step away, and Qi Xuansu can already compete with Yao Shu.

In addition, Qi Xuansu was filled with emotion when he saw Pei Xiaolou and Ji Jiaozhen again. They were his predecessors and helped him in the past, but now they have become his subordinates.

This is how Taoism is. You can be free and unrestrained, or you can not seek progress, but it is inevitable that your mentality will be unbalanced. After all, it is not a good feeling to see your former colleagues, peers, classmates, and subordinates climb over your head and become your boss.

By the way, this time, Qi Xuansu's position problem was also solved. He is no longer the acting chief deputy lord of the palace, but he has removed the acting position and is the real chief deputy lord of the palace.

In addition, Xu Jiaorong's rank and position problems were also solved. He is also a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest. Without the acting position, he is the real second deputy lord of the palace.

After handling the handover, Yao Shu and Qi Xuansu had a relatively private and personal conversation.

This conversation involved the Yao family.

Because the Nanyang United Trading Company redistributed the equity, the Borneo Province is the largest shareholder and the Yao family is the second largest shareholder, which is not a small amount. Although this part of the equity is in the hands of Qiniang, Qiniang is indeed the one who sent Taiping money to the Yao family, otherwise how could Qiniang mobilize so many resources.

From this point of view, Qi Xuansu and the Yao family are still very close.

In this matter, Yao Shu wants to thank Qi Xuansu and gave Qi Xuansu a gift that is hard to refuse on behalf of the Yao family.

"Xuanyu" - a gift of fate that has been secretly marked with a price.

Just as Qi Xuansu expected, he really got the "Xuanyu" from the Yao family.

The previous "Xuanyu" was also obtained from the Yao family. It was a "Xuanyu of death", and this "Xuanyu" is a "Xuanyu of life".

This means the inheritance of human immortals.

It also means the complete true body of human immortals, or the true body of the great witch.

As long as this "Xuanyu" is integrated, Qi Xuansu will be able to enter the stage of creation, and then through the pseudo-ascension method given by the Heavenly Master, with the "Heart of the Longevity Stone" as a guide, go to the sacred place of Lingshan Cave Heaven of the ancient witch religion to explore the secrets of him.

However, Qi Xuansu's last piece of "Xuanyu" has not been completely digested, so he is not in a hurry to absorb it immediately.

As for more, the two did not say anything.

It is only one aspect to be close to each other. The positions of the two also determine that the two cannot be too close.

Now Yao Shu is the real person in charge of the house, Qi Xuansu is the chief deputy house master, and the two are partners. Of course, the two can get along, but the premise is that Qi Xuansu is willing to obey the real person in charge of the house. Just like Chen Shuhua treated Wang Jiaohe in the past.

If he is not willing, then the situation of Jiangnan Daofu is an example.

Is Qi Xuansu willing? Yes and no.

Willing means that Qi Xuansu does not want to conflict with Yao Shu, and he still hopes that the two can live in peace. If they are unwilling, things often do not depend on people's will. This kind of thing is not Qi Xuansu's wishful thinking. If the two disagree, or Yao Shu wants to intervene in some things decided by Qi Xuansu, such as the Nanyang United Trading Company, there will be conflicts.

In a sense, the two are also opponents.

Since they are opponents, how can they be open-hearted?

After Qi Xuansu said goodbye to Yao Shu, he went to see Pei Xiaolou and Ji Jiaozhen.

The two happened to be together, which saved trouble.

For these two, Qi Xuansu has a different attitude. From a utilitarian point of view, Qi Xuansu must win over these two people to counter Yao Shu and maintain his position and power in the Daofu. In terms of affection, this is an old acquaintance, and Pei Xiaolou need not say much. Although Qi Xuansu and Lei Xiaohuan have a closer relationship, his relationship with Pei Xiaolou is not bad. Ji Jiaozhen, on the other hand, is indebted to Qi Xuansu. When Qi Xuansu was not yet successful, his hand was broken by Chen Fuan, and it was Ji Jiaozhen who helped him out. Qi Xuansu will remember this favor for the rest of his life.

For this reason, Qi Xuansu specially asked Chen Jianchou to arrange a private banquet for two old friends. By the way, he also invited Sun Yongfeng, Tang Yongde and Xie Jiaofeng, the deputy palace master who is good at livening up the atmosphere, to accompany him.

In the eyes of outsiders, Chief Qi is aggressive and ambitious. He has tried to win over several deputy palace masters in order to suppress the new real person in charge of the palace and even to establish the title of the Emperor of Nanyang.

As for what Qi Xuansu thinks, only Qi Xuansu knows.

In the world of fame and fortune and the field of power, influence has always been two-sided. How can public and private be truly separated? Qi Xuansu said that he was reminiscing about the past and was private in nature, but would others believe it? Once you are involved in power, there is no clear distinction between public and private. It is inseparable. Power will penetrate every corner, because there is no vacuum in power.

The location was chosen at Taiping Inn, a single-family private courtyard, and the cook is also the best.

Qi Xuansu and others sat together, drinking and reminiscing about old times.

Xiao Yin sat next to him, eating heartily.

Pei Xiaolou recalled: "I first met our Chief Qi on the flying boat. At that time, he was still a seventh-grade Taoist priest, preparing to report to the Tiangang Hall in Yujing. The next step was to go to Old Sun's door. At that time, I told him a fortune. What did he say?"

Qi Xuansu smiled and said: "It's not fortune-telling, it's face-reading. Master Pei claimed to be a disciple of Master Donghua and said that I was not simple. I was about to ask why I was not simple, but Master Lei rushed in and beat me. Master Pei fled, and the matter of face-reading was left unresolved."

It's no secret that Pei Xiaolou is afraid of his wife. He didn't care about it for a long time. He waved his hand and said: "Tianyuan, don't worry about whether I told fortunes or read faces at that time. Just tell me whether it's accurate or not. Are you not simple? It's only been a few years, and you are already a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest. If I were to ask you, you can also compete for the eighth generation of the Grand Master!"

Qi Xuansu waved his hands again and again: "Don't dare to talk nonsense."