Chapter 17 Pei Xiaolou

Qi Xuansu, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes upon hearing the sound and looked outside the palace.

He saw a building ship breaking through the sea of ​​clouds and slowly descending. Its bow looked like a dragon's head, and the hull was covered with wisps of water vapor. Water droplets kept rolling down, and a hazy drizzle fell under the ship.

It was as if a dragon was carrying a building from the depths of the seabed to the sea of ​​clouds, and wherever it passed, wind and rain rose.

This was the flying boat.

The flying boat landed in the lake outside the palace, raising layers of green waves and filled with water vapor. Finally, it floated on the lake like an ordinary building ship.

Qi Xuansu felt his eyes were opened.

No wonder the port was built on the top of the mountain.

After the flying boat came to a complete stop, a long wooden staircase descended from the boat, with handrails on both sides, and the bottom was connected to a gap in the lake embankment, so that this hanging ladder would not shake at all.

Then a group of people walked down the stairs, most of them were dignified and of good status, and did not stay here, and soon dispersed. A seventh-rank Taoist priest finally walked down the stairs and said loudly: "Please show your certificates and jade tokens and board the boat in turn."

The people who had been waiting in the back hall for a long time began to board the boat in turn. After the seventh-rank Taoist priest checked the certificates, he would return the certificates to the people who boarded the boat, but kept the jade tokens and returned them to the female priests who were responsible for selling the boat tickets later.

Qi Xuansu followed the crowd, checked the certificates, and boarded the flying boat.

In fact, this was not the first time Qi Xuansu went to the ancestral temple, but he took the land route last time and it was very hard. It was the first time to go to the ancestral temple by flying boat.

The flying boat was a building ship style, divided into three floors, like an inn. The first floor was an ordinary room, a single room, not simple, with only one bedroom. The second floor was the upper room, not only with a bedroom, but also equipped with a small study, which was exclusively for Taoist priests above the fourth rank.

As for the third floor, it was the key to driving the flying boat, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter it. The cabin below is where the formation that enables the spacecraft to travel above the nine heavens is located, and no one is allowed to enter without permission.

The three-story pavilion is connected by stairs inside. After the flying boat takes off, the doors of the three-story pavilion will be closed and no one is allowed to enter or exit. The flying boat will also activate the formation to resist the fierce wind.

There is still one day before the flying boat sets sail. At this time, the pavilion is not closed and you can visit it on the deck at will.

Qi Xuansu walked around the deck and looked at the scenery for a while, then came to the inside of the pavilion. A corridor runs through the entire first floor. There are neatly arranged rooms on the left and right of the corridor. Qi Xuansu found his room, which only has a bed and a table. He can meditate or lie down to sleep. On the table are several Taoist classics, including Taishang's Five Thousand Words, Nanhua Daojun's "Nanhua Jing", and several volumes of "Taiping Guangji" for passengers to pass the time.

Qi Xuansu plans to spend this time by meditating and practicing qi.

Each sect has a different way of cultivation. Qigong practitioners cultivate Qi, alchemists meditate, and warriors strengthen their muscles and bones. As a hodgepodge, the free people can cultivate Qi or meditate. As for strengthening their muscles and bones, such a bedroom can't stretch their legs and feet to practice boxing.

At this time, a man with a slightly wretched appearance passed by Qi Xuansu's door. He glanced at him, was startled at first, and then stopped.

Qi Xuansu, who was about to close the door, noticed this strange man, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "This Taoist friend...what's the matter?"

The wretched man smiled wretchedly and asked: "This Taoist friend, do you want to tell fortunes?"

Qi Xuansu subconsciously thought that the person in front of him was a liar, but then he thought, this is a flying boat to the ancestral temple. Those who can ride the flying boat are all Taoists with grades. Which liar would come here to cheat?

Qi Xuansu evaded the question and said perfunctorily: "I am short of money..."

The wretched man smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It's okay, it's fate that we met, I won't take a penny today."

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to invite the wretched man into his room after hearing what the wretched man said.

The wretched man pulled out a handkerchief-like object from his sleeve, shook it open, and it became the size of a chessboard, and spread it on Qi Xuansu's bed. There was a black and white yin and yang fish painted on it, and the four corners were written with the words "iron mouth straight judgment".

Qi Xuansu remained calm and did not speak.

The wretched man looked Qi Xuansu up and down, and said with emotion: "This Taoist friend, you are not simple."

"What do you mean?" Qi Xuansu pretended to be surprised.

The wretched man shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, appearance is determined by the heart. I just happen to know a little bit about face reading."

Qi Xuansu asked, "Where did you learn Taoism?"

The wretched man stroked his sparse beard and said in a deep voice, "I am a few years older than you. I once learned Taoism in Wanshou Chongyang Palace in my early years. Later, I became a little successful in Taoism and was ordered by my master to go down the mountain to help the world and accumulate external skills. On the bank of the river, I once met Donghua Zhenren. Donghua Zhenren saw that I had a connection with him, so he taught me 'Tai "Micro-True Art", as long as you practice it constantly, you can see the will of heaven and the energy of the earth."

Speaking of this, the wretched man's face was full of regret, annoyance, helplessness, and disappointment, and then he said: "Unfortunately, my foolish brother's roots are a little inferior, and I can't practice this method. Fortunately, my foolish brother is still a blessed person. When I traveled in Qizhou, I met Donghua Zhenren again, so I asked Donghua Zhenren about "Purple Star Astrology". Daoist friend, do you think it's accurate?"

Donghua Zhenren is a strong person, ranking among the top 36 Zhenren, and he is very famous.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but think of his own nonsense "Donghua Zhenren greets the commander", so he had to suppress his smile and said: "So Daoist brother is a disciple of Donghua Zhenren, I'm sorry. I haven't asked Daoist brother's full name yet?"

The wretched man smiled slightly, tried his best to show his popularity, and pretended to be casual and wrote: "My surname is Pei, and I am Pei Xiaolou."

"Brother Pei Dao." Qi Xuansu handed over his hand again, "My surname is Qi, and my double name is Xuansu."

Pei Xiaolou gently twirled his beard, looked Qi Xuansu up and down, and said, "Brother Qi has a good face. The good thing is..."

At this moment, a voice suddenly interrupted Pei Xiaolou: "Pei Xiaolou, you are such a killer, are you hiding here to read your fortune again?"

Before Qi Xuansu could react, he saw a big hand grabbing Pei Xiaolou's back collar and lifting him up.

A tall woman squeezed her way into the already crowded room and scolded Pei Xiaolou: "You don't even urinate and take a picture. You are born with a miserable life and poor appearance, and you show it to others." Prime Minister? I’m not afraid of making mistakes! How could I be so blind to fall in love with such a thing like you? I’ve been with you for more than ten years and I’ve suffered a lot!”

Qi Xuansu was frightened by the aura of this tall woman for a moment and did not dare to make any move.

Although Pei Xiaolou is as tall as a bamboo pole, she can lift it with one hand, which shows that the strength of this strong woman is no longer comparable to that of ordinary people. Moreover, her opening made Qi Xuansu's ears buzz, as powerful as a Buddhist lion's roar.

Pei Xiaolou, perhaps because he couldn't save his face in front of outsiders, said with a pinched neck: "What's wrong with my appearance? Do I have a very peaceful appearance? If I don't endure hardship, how can I enjoy happiness? As the saying goes, only by enduring hardship can one be a human being. Master, according to my calculations, if you have to endure hardship for another ten years, you will be lucky."

"Ten years? Bah!" The tall woman became furious and slapped Pei Xiaolou in the face.

But he never thought that Pei Xiaolou was extremely flexible. He shrank and slipped out, leaving only an empty robe in the woman's hand. Immediately after the golden cicada escaped from the shell, Pei Xiaolou ducked down and slipped out from the woman's side.

The woman became more and more angry, and immediately turned around to chase him. The two of them gradually disappeared, leaving only Qi Xuansu and the "iron-cut" piece of cloth.

Qi Xuansu calmed down and felt that his horizons had been opened too much in the past few days. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

It is true that Qi Xuansu has not seen much of the big world, but he is not a newbie and has rich experience. Naturally, he knows that Pei Xiaolou and the tall woman are not ordinary people. I am afraid they are strangers with unique skills. Regardless of whether they are real people who don't show their faces, are playing games with the world, are innocent in nature, or have other agendas, it is always best to stay away from them.

Pei Xiaolou and the tall woman were gone forever, which made Qi Xuansu feel a little more at ease, closed the door of the room, and began to meditate.

The day passed by in a hurry. When Qi Xuansu woke up from trance, the flying boat had already set sail. Qi Xuansu got up from the bed and looked out through the glass window. He saw only the vast sea of ​​clouds and the golden light.

The windows are also blessed with special formations, which not only can withstand the wind, but passengers in the building cannot open the windows and can only watch the scenery through the windows.

Only when you reach the stage of being a celestial being can you fly with the wind, so this is the first time Qi Xuansu has flown into the sky. Seeing the scene outside the window, he can't help but feel excited and unable to regain his consciousness for a long time.

It wasn't until Qi Xuansu felt that he was a little hungry that he came back to his senses.

Only then did he remember that he only had breakfast at the Qingpinghui contact point on July 13th. Today was July 15th, and he had not eaten rice or water for two days. No wonder Qi Xuansu was negligent. It was actually his first time riding a flying boat and he didn't know the rules here.

As for Feizhou, they will also provide some tea, wine and food, but those are benefits only available on the second floor and not on the first floor. Most of the other experienced passengers brought their own dry food, but Qi Xuansu did not prepare any and did not learn the "big grain technique", so he could only go hungry.

It takes a total of twelve hours from Huainan Mansion to Zuting, that is, one day and one night.

At first, Qi Xuansu was quite interested in the scenery outside the window, but as time went by, the seemingly endless white clouds became boring, so Qi Xuansu had to pass the time by meditating and practicing Qi.

At this moment, a Taoist with fluttering sleeves rode on the clouds and mist, passed over the flying boat, and headed straight towards the ancestral court.