Chapter 24 Miss Tantai

Chenghuang, also known as Chenghuang Shen or Chenghuang Ye. It is one of the important gods widely worshipped in Taoism. It is played by famous officials and heroes who have made contributions to the local people. It is the god of the guardian city worshipped by Taoism.

Since Yujing is a city, there is naturally a Chenghuang Temple, which is located in Taiqing Square. Among them, the second generation of Taoism’s Grand Master is enshrined. This Grand Master did not hold office for a long time, far inferior to Xuansheng and the third generation of Grand Masters. He was a transitional candidate, but during his tenure, he improved Yujing City on the basis of Xuansheng and laid the foundation for today’s Yujing City. Therefore, it is natural to regard him as the guardian god of Yujing and worship him with incense.

Because every inch of land in Yujing City is worth a lot of money, the residence of the fourth-grade Taoist priest is only a two-story building. It is even more impossible for ordinary Taoist priests and Taoists to set up various ceremonial objects and accommodate many guests at home. In addition, many people have no parents to worship, so over time, the custom of holding weddings in Chenghuang Temple has been formed, and Taoism is the parents.

Because many people are orphans without parents, naturally they have no relatives. In order to avoid being too lonely, people who hold weddings often invite passers-by to watch the ceremony.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu just happened to meet someone who invited them to watch the wedding. Under normal circumstances, the invited people would not refuse, but would send congratulations.

Qi Xuansu took the wedding invitation first and congratulated: "Congratulations, congratulations."

Zhang Yuelu also took the wedding invitation and smiled slightly: "I wish you a happy marriage."

The smile on the face of the nun became brighter. She invited the two to go to the City God Temple, and she continued to invite other passers-by.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu looked at each other and walked towards the City God Temple together.

The City God Temple has a spacious hall, three entrances in front and back, majestic architecture, flying eaves and corners, and magnificent momentum. It is the best among all the temples in the four directions. There is a couplet on the pillar in front of the door. The upper couplet is: Snow takes advantage of the wind, and the white occupies the fields for a few days. The lower couplet is: Clouds take advantage of the rain, and the darkness hides the world for a short time.

At this time, the City God Temple was brightly lit, and the entire main hall was shining brightly, as if it was a palace in the sky.

When Zhang Yuelu was in the store before, her back was facing Qi Xuansu. After leaving the store, it was dark again. It was not until this time, when she came to the lights of the City God Temple, that Qi Xuansu really saw Zhang Yuelu's appearance.

It was hazy, and the beauty under the lights was shy, and she was beautiful even if she was not beautiful.

Although Zhang Yuelu had never been shy, she was already good-looking, which made Qi Xuansu feel a little surprised. It was not amazing, but it was not far from being amazing.

At the same time, Zhang Yuelu also saw Qi Xuansu's appearance clearly.

To be fair, Qi Xuansu's appearance was not bad. He could be regarded as a sword-like eyebrow and a star-like eye. In addition, the ups and downs in the past few years have washed away his immaturity and become more stable, which is quite outstanding.

Zhang Yuelu's first impression of Qi Xuansu was not bad.

Qi Xuansu smiled slightly: "Qi Xuansu, the Xuansu in 'the difference between the two forces, the Xuansu leads the two lines'."

Zhang Yuelu hesitated for a moment and said: "Tan Taichu, the Chu in Taichu."

This is not Zhang Yuelu's pseudonym, but another name of hers. Her mother's surname is Tan Tai, which can be traced back to the disciples of the Confucian sage. The Tan Tai clan is a big surname in the Confucian sect. After the defeat of the Confucian sect, they began to marry people in the Taoist sect. The Zhang surname is a big surname in the Taoist sect.

The couple had a dispute over which family Zhang Yuelu should inherit, and each of them took a name, which is the origin of the name "Tan Taichu". Finally, the dispute went to the Zhang family ancestral hall. The Zhengyi Daoist Great Immortal, who was the head of the Zhang family, personally came forward and made the final decision, the surname was Zhang.

The reason why this great immortal had such "leisure" and worried about the family affairs of a remote branch child was just because Zhang Yuelu had excellent aptitude and bones, and was a very rare exiled immortal.

Zhang Yuelu's original name was Zhang Yuexin, and it was the Great Immortal who changed her name to Zhang Yuelu, one of the twenty-eight constellations, which means that the stars have descended to the earth and are also exiled immortals.

Zhang Yuelu's mother did not object again. She was a smart person. Not to mention what the end would be if she resisted the authority of a great immortal, as the saying goes, it is better to follow than to go against the will. Her daughter has already caught the Great Immortal's eye and will surely rise to prominence in the future. Whether her surname is Zhang or Tantai, whether she is called Yuexin or Yuelu, are all minor details.

But sometimes, being too famous is not a good thing. Zhang Yuelu would call herself "Tantaichu" in private.

"So it's Miss Tantai." Qi Xuansu said neither servilely nor arrogantly.

As they were talking, the two had already arrived in front of the temple gate. There was a female nun who was here to entertain guests. Seeing the two walking side by side, they were not much different in age, and they were considered a talented man and a beautiful woman, so she regarded them as a couple who came together.

So Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were invited into the side hall of the City God Temple by mistake. At this time, many people had gathered in the side hall, all of them were spectators. Because they were not prepared in advance, but were invited to watch the ceremony, not everyone was dressed in formal clothes. Many people, like Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, were dressed in casual clothes.

The person who presided over the wedding was a fourth-rank priest, wearing a robe and a star crown, which was very majestic.

The newlyweds, wearing bright red wedding clothes, stood in the middle of the side hall, looking a little nervous and cramped.

After a while, many more spectators came to the side hall one after another, and there were about 200 people, and the wedding officially began. The priest recited the true scriptures and prayed for the newlyweds. Then there were three bows: worshiping heaven and earth, worshiping the city god, and the husband and wife worshiping each other.

With the priest's voice of "the ceremony is over", the two became husband and wife under the witness of the gods, the priest, and the spectators.

There were many alchemists with the magical power of "Psychic Eyes" present. It was clearly visible that a stream of pure Qi floated up from each of the two people, and then became entangled and intertwined, as if they were knotted. This meant that the two people had combined their blessings and misfortunes. As one body, we will join the branches together in the future, sharing the same honor and disgrace.

Qi Xuansu does not have the "psychic eye", but Sanren's "yin and yang eye" is similar to the alchemist's "psychic eye", and can also look at qi.

As for Zhang Yuelu, he can already manifest a baby, and it is not difficult to see the Qi.

Zhang Yuelu couldn't help but sigh softly when he saw this scene.

Qi Xuansu was standing next to Zhang Yuelu, and his sigh was particularly clear. He couldn't help but glance at the Tantai girl. After a moment of hesitation, he asked in a low voice: "Why is the girl sighing?"

Zhang Yuelu did not refuse the man thousands of miles away, and replied softly: "I just feel it in my heart. I know that you are not an ordinary Taoist priest. With such murderous aura in you, it must be difficult for you to marry and have children like ordinary people. Unfortunately, I and I You are similar. Today I saw someone getting married and becoming a Taoist couple, so I was naturally moved."

Qi Xuansu was shocked when he heard the first half of Zhang Yuelu's words, but after hearing the second half, he relaxed slightly and asked tentatively: "Girl, don't you want to know what I do?"

Zhang Yuelu shook his head and said: "When we meet, we may not have known each other before, and when we part, we may not see each other again. Destinations come and we gather, and fate go and we disperse. If that's the case, why bother asking? I won't ask you, and you won't ask me. That's it. most."

Qi Xuansu said in admiration: "Young lady sees clearly."

Zhang Yuelu glanced at him and asked, "Are you complimenting me?"

Qi Xuansu was startled, then shook his head and said: "This is the truth."

Zhang Yuelu smiled: "Thank you for the praise."

Qi Xuansu asked again: "From Miss Tantai's tone, it seems that many people usually compliment you."

Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "If it's a compliment between men and women, it's actually not much, but if it's the kind of compliments between fame and fortune, there are indeed some."

Qi Xuansu said clearly: "Every bustle in the world is for profit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit. This is not surprising. It seems that the girl is either in a high position or a member of the family."

"It's not a high position, let alone a noble person. It's just a human relationship, which is annoying, but there's no way to escape it." Zhang Yuelu shook his head, not feeling complacent.

Qi Xuansu was deeply touched by this. Not long ago, he was respectful in front of a Taoist priest who offered sacrifices to wine. It was not a compliment.

As for this Tantai girl, Qi Xuansu had some concerns in his mind. She should be from a noble family.

Although many people in the Taoist sect are orphans without fathers and mothers, not all of them are from the major aristocratic families that existed before Xuansheng rejuvenated the Taoist sect. Even Xuansheng himself was born in one of the aristocratic families, "Beihai". plum".

The Zhang family of the Heavenly Master, also known as the "Shangqing Zhang", and the descendants of the Tianjia royal family and Confucian saints known as the "Dragon City Qin" are known as only three families in the world.

"Shangqing Zhang" and "Beihai Li" are called Nan Zhang and Bei Li in Daomen. The two families have been separated and reunited for many years, and they are both old friends and old rivals.

Naturally, these children from aristocratic families will not be orphans without fathers and mothers.

Just as the two were chatting in low voices, the wedding came to an end. The couple invited all the guests to go to the Phoenix Tower not far from the City God Temple to attend the wedding banquet, which was also a thank you to everyone for coming to watch the ceremony.

Speaking of the Phoenix Tower, it is quite famous in Yujing. Its name means "Phoenix seeking Phoenix", which is a festive and auspicious sign. It also occupies a convenient location. It is located diagonally opposite the City God's Temple. I don't know how many people come to the City God's Temple in a year. After forming a Taoist couple, after the ceremony, a wedding banquet was held here, and business was naturally booming.

The Phoenix Tower has four floors and covers a huge area. It is unusual for an ordinary restaurant. The first floor is a dining hall for individual guests. The restaurant specially hires Taoist people who are proficient in music to perform here. The second floor is a small private room. The third floor It's a large private room, and the fourth floor is a top-level private room. The wedding banquet for the newlyweds was arranged on the third floor, and the price was not low. One table cost about two Taiping coins, plus the cost of drinks.

When everyone arrived on the third floor, the female crown in charge of the reception was naturally wrong. She decided that Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu were fellow Taoists, so she arranged them together. The two had no ill feelings towards each other, so naturally they would not. Actively refuse.

After sitting down, a waiter came to ask the guests what kind of wine they would like in addition to the daughter's wine that is necessary for the wedding banquet.

Zhang Yuelu made a surprising statement: "Do you have any burning knives?"