Chapter 172 Returning Home

Some things don't need to be rushed. Qi Xuansu's first task is to return to Beijing to report on his work. He can't just leave Huangfu Ji alone and deal with this matter first. That would be too unreasonable.

Qi Xuansu still has a long way to go. He is still very young. There is no need to rush. As the saying goes, if you want to be a person of fine gold and beautiful jade, you must be forged in the fire. If you want to achieve great achievements, you must walk on thin ice.

Qi Xuansu first "deposited" Li Ping with Ye Qingshuang. When he was free, he would find an opportunity to talk to Li Zhuyu and then make arrangements. Ye Qingshuang was a real person in charge of the mansion. It was not difficult for him to take good care of Li Ping and ensure that the news would not leak out.

At this time, Qi Xuansu had to sigh that there were still too few people who could be used. Strictly speaking, there were too few confidants who could be trusted.

In the final analysis, he was not from a big family, and he had no family support. He had become famous too recently. He had subordinates, but he had no time to cultivate confidants. These two are completely different concepts.

Counting them all, Lin Yuanmiao is one, but he mainly follows Zhang Yuelu, and his main task is usually to take care of Xiao Yin.

So many times, Qi Xuansu has to hand things over to Zhang Yuelu, that is, Zhang Yuelu is open-minded and never cares about these. If it were a woman with a sick brain, she would have to compete with Qi Xuansu for the top and bottom, and she would like to go against Qi Xuansu for no reason, and Qi Xuansu would say "bitter".

Qi Xuansu has no time to serve a weird and hypocritical woman, he hates the word "delay" the most. Don't think that Qi Niang likes to manipulate Qi Xuansu for no reason, but in serious matters, whether it is Jinling Mansion or Shenglong Mansion, Qi Niang has always been vigorous and resolute, without any drag. Zhang Yuelu is even more needless to say, a true and firm ally.

In addition to Lin Yuanmiao, Chen Jiangou is also OK, but he is still a little immature, and it is not enough to be sent out now.

In fact, Qi Xuansu still has some confidants, such as Huan Ji and Chen Jianqiu, but they are not in the system of Taoism and are outsiders, so it is difficult for them to come forward for many things. In the scope of Taoism, Qi Xuansu has quite a few allies, but too few reliable confidants, so he can only do many things himself.

Qi Xuansu and Huangfu Ji did not stay in Luosuozhou for too long. This incident was just a small episode, and then the delegation left Luosuozhou and went to Borneo.

This is Qi Xuansu's home court.

The lineup on Borneo is much stronger than that on Luosuozhou. Apart from other things, there is a Pingzhang Great Immortal, a Canzhi Immortal, and most of the deputy palace masters under them are also high-level Immortals.

The welcoming place was chosen at the Sheji Palace in Shenglong Mansion. Below Lan Da Zhenren, Yao Shu, Zhang Yuelu, Xu Jiaorong, Pei Xiaolou, Ji Jiaozhen, and Lin Yuanmiao are six second-grade Taiyi Taoist priests.

The "Sun Boat" slowly landed at Guijian Lake, and Lan Dazhenren also made an exception and came to the lakeside to greet him in person, giving him enough face.

After Huangfu Ji walked down the gangway, he took a few quick steps and came to Lan Dazhenren, calling him "Lan Lao".

"How dare I trouble Lan Dazhenren to greet me in person? I'm so embarrassed for you." Huangfu Ji said.

"You are a guest, you deserve it." Lan Dazhenren smiled, "How are Dan Tai Dazhenren, Gong Dazhenren, and Huangfu Dazhenren?"

Not long ago, Jinque just promoted Huangfu Zhao to Dazhenren - Pingzhang Dazhenren without Pingzhang.

"Thank you for your concern, Lan Dazhenren, I hope all three Dazhenren are doing well." Huangfu Ji replied.

Lan Hexu sighed: "The last time I saw your father was 23 years ago, and it's been 20 years in a blink of an eye. At our age, we see each other less and less."

Huangfu Ji said: "When Lan Dazhenren is free, you can go to the South Continent for a walk, so that I can show my hospitality."

Lan Hexu agreed at once.

It was just a polite remark.

Huangfu Ji greeted Yao Shu, Zhang Yuelu, Xu Jiaorong and others in turn.

Qi Xuansu accompanied Huangfu Ji and only exchanged glances with Zhang Yuelu without saying much.

At the same time, Qi Xuansu found that Xiao Yin had also come, following Lin Yuanmiao, waving her short arms at him.

Qi Xuansu smiled from the bottom of his heart and waved as well.

Huangfu Ji also noticed this, and was slightly surprised as he followed Qi Xuansu's gaze.

With the support of the Zhang family's powerful resources, Lin Yuanmiao has recovered his pseudo-immortal cultivation, and even retained the possibility of recovering his Lin Lingsu realm cultivation.

It was precisely because of Lin Yuanmiao's escort that Zhang Yuelu was able to stay safe in Nanyang. It's not that no one has thought of some crooked means, but Zhang Yuelu is not a mediocre hand, and with Lin Yuanmiao's escort, all of them have become useless.

Huangfu Ji was only a pseudo-immortal. Seeing such a master of the same realm, but just an ordinary second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, not even the second deputy palace master, he was still a little shocked.

Is this the foundation of Taoism? Rich to this extent?

That's fine, Xiao Yin also surprised Huangfu Ji.

Huangfu Ji couldn't see through the details of this little girl. She seemed to be a non-human, but he couldn't tell what her origin was.

Is this Qi Xuansu's "old nest"? It's really a place full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. ..

Huangfu Ji also heard about Nanyang. It is said that this place has a strong sense of Jianghu. In addition to Taoism, Buddhism and secret societies also have a strong presence. At most, there were five immortals coexisting, namely the remains of the Buddha, Jin Gong Zushi, Jiang Da Zhenren, Lan Da Zhenren, and Chen Shuhua. This is not counting Wu Luo and Siming Zhenjun, whose incarnations were broken by the gods. There are even more pseudo-immortals, such as Wang Jiaohe, Sun Heyu, Wu Guangbi, etc.

At first, Huangfu Ji was skeptical. After all, the high-end combat power of the South Continent was only slightly stronger, and Borneo was a bit exaggerated. Today, I know it is true.

After all, the pseudo-immortal is the assistant, so I can't help but believe it.

Huangfu Ji also had a new understanding of Qi Xuansu's family background. Qi Xuansu should not be underestimated for being able to gain a foothold in such a place.

Both sides refer to each other as a strong supporter, which is beneficial and harmless to both sides.

The next is the old process, the welcoming banquet and the visit.

Qi Xuansu did not accompany him this time for the specific visit. Yao Shu, the real person in charge of the mansion, played a one-man show. He stole some time to meet Zhang Yuelu and Xiao Yin.

Although Zhang Yuelu usually lives in Lion City and rarely returns to Shenglong Mansion except for the meeting with the master of the mansion, he still has a residence here, which is the Fire Palace of Sheji Palace.

As soon as Qi Xuansu entered the door, Xiao Yin ran over and hugged Qi Xuansu's legs, which made Qi Xuansu a little uncomfortable.

This little girl has always been heartless. It doesn't make sense that she would change her personality after not seeing her for a few days.

"Old Qi, I miss you so much!" Xiao Yin pretended to wipe tears while secretly glancing at Zhang Yuelu behind her.

Qi Xuansu understood immediately. When he was here, he could check and balance Zhang Yuelu. The two of them were relaxed and strict, just like the balance of yin and yang. As a result, when he left, only Zhang Yuelu was left, which was unbalanced.

Qi Xuansu was not used to too close contact with people, and there was a difference between men and women, so he picked up Xiao Yin's collar: "Stand up and talk."

Xiao Yin pouted: "Old Qi, don't you miss me?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Yes, I brought you a gift."

After that, Qi Xuansu handed the box of clockwork doll soldiers to Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin had never seen such a thing before, and was full of excitement and curiosity: "What is this?"

Qi Xuansu opened the lid of the box, took out a puppet soldier, tightened the spring, and saw the puppet soldier with a black tall hat, red military uniform, blue trousers, and black boots move. First, he carried the long gun with a bayonet on his shoulder and marched, then raised the long gun and performed various shooting actions. Even the miniature long gun was extremely delicate and could fire some granular projectiles.

Xiao Yin's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands repeatedly: "This is fun."

Qi Xuansu put all the puppet soldiers in Xiao Yin's hands: "In addition to infantry, there are also cavalry and artillery. They are all yours. Take them and play."

Xiao Yin cheered and went happily with a box of puppets.

Children are easy to deal with.

From beginning to end, Zhang Yuelu didn't say a word, just watched the two silently.

Qi Xuansu came to Zhang Yuelu and said, "Don't just stand there, you have a share too."

After that, Qi Xuansu took out the prepared red wine. It must be said that the appearance of the red wine bottle is quite good, and the bottle is inlaid with golden relief hollow patterns.

Zhang Yuelu took the red wine and smiled: "What is this?"

Qi Xuansu said, "This is the celebratory wine I seized from the battlefield. It's a pity that the owner of this bottle of wine didn't wait until the celebration banquet."

Zhang Yuelu nodded slightly: "Drink it later and welcome you."

Qi Xuansu said, "Didn't you drink enough at the previous welcoming banquet?"

"That's different. That was a welcome banquet for Master Huangfu. This time I'm welcoming you specifically." Zhang Yuelu said.

Qi Xuansu smiled and said, "That's great. But we can't just drink. What did you, the local host, prepare for me as a guest?"

Zhang Yuelu said, "I expected you to come back, so I cooked for you myself."

The smile on Qi Xuansu's face froze for a moment, and then returned to normal: "Okay, okay, very good."

The two walked into the side hall together, and Qi Xuansu found that the table was indeed filled with food, a plate of fried peanuts, a plate of tofu with scallions, and a pot of white rice porridge, all of which were simple food.

Since Zhang Yuelu didn't play tricks this time, he naturally did a good job and didn't make a fool of himself. From this, it can be seen that Zhang Yuelu attaches great importance to it and plays it safe.

Qi Xuansu smiled and said, "It's a bit weird for us to eat this and drink red wine, right? Others will say that we wild boars can't eat fine bran."

Zhang Yuelu said, "You don't live for others to see. Why do you care what others say?"

As she said that, Zhang Yuelu took out a decanter and two luminous cups and poured the wine into the decanter. She was an expert in drinking and had all kinds of wine utensils. She ordered, "Serve the porridge."

Qi Xuansu served two bowls of white porridge and Zhang Yuelu poured two glasses of red wine.

The two sat opposite each other and raised their glasses together.

Qi Xuansu suggested, "Let's drink a cup of wine together?"

Zhang Yuelu's face was covered with a layer of red against the background of the bright red wine, and she did not refuse.

The two crossed their arms and drank the red wine in the cup.

"I didn't expect to fail on the first day of this month..."