Chapter 54: A Family

Qi Xuansu sat on the jade platform, with the "Gui Zang Lantern" next to him, and began to recall his past years.

Xuansu is divided into black and white, this name fits his style very well. He had doubts before, is it because of this name that he has a style? Or did he have a style first and then name it according to the style?

Now there seems to be an answer, the name is probably taken later.

In this "circle", where is it? Did Qi Xuansu return to the Lingshan Cave Heaven in the past? Or was Qi Xuansu attacked near the Kunlun Pass?

Qi Xuansu has not figured it out yet.

But he found some very interesting things.

After he and Qi Jiaoyao got the "Bone Mirror", they divided the spoils. After he temporarily raised the price, Qi Jiaoyao once said, "Don't let me get the chance, otherwise I will definitely make you penniless."

Qi Niang really holds a grudge, and she keeps her word.

Qi Xuansu is indeed penniless now. Xiao Yin asked him for pocket money, but he couldn't take it out, and often had to rely on Zhang Yuelu to help him survive.

No wonder Qi Niang, who was from a wealthy family, was staring at his two silvers. There was a reason for this.

From all the signs, Qi Niang knew the truth later. There is another question here. When did Qi Niang know the truth?

According to common sense, Qi Xuansu died in Lingshan Dongtian. After Qi Niang, who was aliased as Qi Jiaoyao, left Lingshan Dongtian with the "Heart of the Longevity Stone", she would definitely find out what happened in the outside world during the time she was trapped in Lingshan Dongtian, which naturally included the existence of Qi Xuansu.

After all, Qi Xuansu said that he was the new upstart of Taoism and the youngest Taoist master. He was well-known and anyone could know his name.

But after Qi Niang asked around, she found that she was not trapped for a long time. Pei Xuanzhi, Li Wugui and Su Yuanyi were still in the world outside. The eight generations of disciples did not even have a shadow. It would take many years for them to step onto the high-level stage of Taoism.

What shocked her even more was that Qi Xuansu did not exist at all.

Then there are two possibilities, either Qi Xuansu was exaggerating or there was another reason.

The first possibility is that even if Qi Xuansu is bragging, the cultivation of a person of good fortune cannot be faked. Such a person is not born out of a stone. Even if he is not a Taoist, he should have some fame. The key is that he has the "Qingyun" of the Taoist master in his hand, which can call the thunder. It has been certified by the Taoist master, which cannot be faked.

Qi Niang must have verified it through various channels and found that the "Qingyun" has always been in the hands of the Taoist master.

This is strange. Could there be two "Qingyun"? Did the Taoist master keep a backup?

This is impossible.

This leads to the second possibility, there is another reason.

Qi Niang must have thought that a person of good fortune

, claiming to be a new noble of Taoism, came to Lingshan Cave Heaven with the sword of the Taoist master, but there is no such person in the outside world. This person is either disguised by others, or...

There is another problem here.

Qi Niang is not stupid and has a wide range of knowledge, but can she really associate this with the visitor from later generations?

If Qi Xuansu had not experienced it himself, he would definitely not believe it and would only think it was nonsense. The Yellow Millet Dream was still within the scope of understanding, and looking back to the past was also understandable, but going back to the past was a bit beyond cognition.

If Qi Niang could not figure this out, then who pointed it out to her?

Qi Xuansu's first reaction was the Earth Master.

The three masters have worked together for many years and fought for many years, and can be described as "equally matched". The Heavenly Master can know the past and the future for 500 years, and can let Qi Xuansu see the truth, so will the Earth Master be unaware of this?

Obviously not.

Considering the relationship between the Earth Master and Qi Niang, this is possible.

There is just one thing that does not make sense. Qi Niang sneaked into the Lingshan Cave Heaven without the knowledge of the Earth Master, took the "Bone Mirror", stole the "Heart of the Longevity Stone", and killed Yao Liu. This is much worse than Xiao Yin sneaking in and messing with the "Gui Zang Lantern". In other words, it should be Xiao Yin who stole Qi Xuansu's "Qingyun" and "Pure Bodhi" and sold them to Li Changge, and beat Chen Jianchou half to death.

Qi Xuansu would never give up and must teach Xiao Yin a lesson that he would never forget.

Is the Earth Master so generous?

Or has Qi Niang been arrested? And has she accepted the punishment.

But if Qi Niang was arrested, then the "Heart of the Immortal Stone" should have been confiscated by the Earth Master. Why is it still in Qi Niang's hands?

Unless... the Earth Master acquiesced, or even the Earth Master was happy to see it happen.

Qi Niang is also a chess piece.

However, these are all Qi Xuansu's guesses, which may be right or wrong. The key is to have a face-to-face interview with Qi Niang, after all, she is the person involved.

It's just that Qi Niang's personality may not tell the truth. Or, Qi Niang didn't tell the whole truth, which misled people. For example, "I have a son", did Qi Niang lie? She didn't lie at all, but who would have thought that this was the meaning?

Don't think it's easy for Qi Xuansu to deal with Qi Jiaoyao, that's because Qi Jiaoyao is young and has just started his career. Although he has the shadow of Qi Niang, he is still a bit immature. But Qi Niang is different. She has experienced many years of ups and downs, is experienced, and has a career on the right track. She has a large business and is already a veteran.

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The key point is that Qi Xuansu is completely unfamiliar to Qi Jiayao. Qi Jiayao does not know the details of Qi Xuansu. He knows himself well and does not know the enemy, so it is naturally difficult to handle Qi Xuansu. But to Qiniang, Qi Xuansu was the godson she took care of. She knew all about Qi Xuansu's little thoughts. She knew herself and the enemy, and was a good hand in dealing with Qi Xuansu.

Time is a good medicine, and it didn't even take ten years from Wei Wugui to Qi Zhenren. After so many years, Qiniang is definitely not the Qi Jiayao she used to be.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu was not too sure.

It's just that when we get to this point, we have to give it a try if we're not sure, and it's time to explain things to each other.

Qi Xuansu put away the "Gui Zang Lamp", opened the door, and walked out.

At this time, Xiao Yin was sitting on the ground in the corner outside the door, with a stack of cards in front of him, amusing himself. This is a promotional method passed down from the West. Buy cigarettes and get cards. There are landscape paintings and figure paintings, all kinds of things, such as the Twelve Apostles, the Thirty-Six Gods of Thunder, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, and the One Hundred and Zero. Eight generals, the ten beauties of Jinling, and even a set of Xuansheng cards.

Xiao Yin never tired of this and often used the money given by Zhang Yuelu to buy cigarettes, then threw away the cigarettes and kept the card. There were a few smokers in the Taoist mansion. When they found out, they followed Xiao Yin and picked up a box of cigarettes for free. Who wouldn't be happy?

However, these merchants are also shady. They usually produce one or two rare cards, and dozens of boxes of cigarettes may not be issued even one. Xiao Yin spent a lot of money for these cards, and was often scolded by Zhang Yuelu - although Zhang Yuelu is now rich. , but I also came from poor times before.

Seeing Qi Xuansu come out, Xiao Yin quickly put away her card, as if Qi Xuansu would snatch it from her. In fact, Qi Xuansu also collects, which is essentially the same as Xiao Yin's, except that it is more high-end and more expensive. It mainly collects various Xuansheng cards, and occasionally collects some unique and rare books.

Where does the money come from, you ask? Zhang Yuelu gave it to him privately, but no one thought it was a soft meal. How many people wanted to kneel down to give money to Qi Xuansu, but none of them had the skills to actually find the temple gate with a pig's head.

It is very simple for Qi Xuansu to make money. If nothing else, letting Fan Ji and Chen Shuwen engage in profit transfer is both hidden and safe, but he is not willing to do it.

What makes Xiao Yin very unbalanced is that they are also collecting money and getting money from Zhang Yuelu. Zhang Yuelu never talks about Qi Xuansu, but only talks about her and treats her differently.

The two parents usually have a red face and a bad face. Qi Xuansu always has a red face, while Zhang Yuelu has a white face, which is a bit out of place.

So Qi Xuansu just glanced at her and said nothing.

When Xiao Yin saw that Qi Xuansu was silent, he secretly took out a little book and read it for himself.

After a while, Lin Yuanmiao also came over to take a look. He had been watching

The central area of ​​Tongzhen Palace can monitor the entire Tongzhen Palace and control various forbidden formations, so Xiao Yin is unreliable and has to rely on Lao Lin.

"Do you want to leave seclusion?" Lin Yuanmiao asked directly.

Qi Xuansu said, "Well, let's get out of seclusion, but don't inform others yet. I have some things to deal with. By the way, remember to take Xiao Yin to Zhang Cixi's place."

Lin Yuanmiao just nodded and returned to the central area to lift various restrictions inside and outside Tongzhen Palace for Qi Xuansu.

After leaving Tongzhen Palace, all communication restrictions disappeared. Qi Xuansu took out the fish charm and started to contact Qiniang.

Soon, Qiniang's half-length projection appeared in front of Qi Xuansu.

"Is something wrong?" Qiniang still had the same nonchalant attitude.

Qi Xuansu asked, "Qiniang, where are you?"

"What?" Qiniang asked.

Qi Xuansu got straight to the point, "I want to meet you."

"Why are we meeting?" Qiniang refused directly, "I'm in Jinling Mansion now, and I have to go to the Imperial Capital tomorrow. I have a busy schedule. If you have anything to do, just tell me directly."

Qi Xuansu smiled, "There are so many things, I don't know where to start, and I can't explain them clearly in just a few words. Let's meet and talk in detail, Fellow Taoist Qi."

Qiniang was about to speak when she was suddenly startled, "What did you call me?"

Qi Xuansu repeated "Fellow Daoist Qi."

Qiniang's expression suddenly became very complicated, and even though she was still wearing the pair of sunglasses, she couldn't hide it.

Qi Xuansu continued, "Should I call you Qiniang? Or should I call you Fellow Daoist Qi? Or should I just call you 'Mother'? After all, we have established a written agreement."

Qiniang was silent for a while, and her expression gradually softened, "Let's call her Qiniang. After so many years, I'm used to calling and hearing. There's no need to change my words. As for the written records, those were all things in the previous life. ”

Although Qi Xuansu was already 90% sure that it was true, the guess was just a guess after all. It was only at this moment that Qiniang admitted it herself.

For a moment, Qi Xuansu was filled with emotions.

Qi Xuansu sighed, "It happened in the previous life. Qi Jiaoyao and Qi Xuansu turned out to be a family, with the same surname. No wonder I couldn't figure it out before, why did a mother fall from the sky? It turned out to be like this."

For the first time, Qiniang put away her usual casual attitude and asked seriously, "When did you remember it?"

"Just now." Qi Xuansu said, "When will we meet?"

"You can do it at any time. I'll wait for you at Dabaoen Temple in Jinling Prefecture." Qiniang said.

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