Chapter 37 Mid-Autumn Festival

In the next half month, Qi Xuansu was afraid of "encountering" Zhang Yuelu when he went out again, so he stayed at home. In addition to reading the newspaper, he followed the Sanren's methods to improve his cultivation. However, he was still far away from the Jade Cauldron realm, so it was inevitably boring. .

The only good news is that his injuries are basically healed and he no longer needs to drink soup.

In a blink of an eye, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th.

In the secular world at the foot of the mountain, this is an important festival second only to the New Year Festival, but Taoism does not pay much attention to the Mid-Autumn Festival.

There are three major festivals in Taoism, namely: the Shangyuan Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the birthday of Tianguan; the Zhongyuan Festival, the 15th day of July, the birthday of the local official; and the Xiayuan Festival, the birthday of Shuiguan on the 15th day of October.

These three days are the days of worshiping and worshiping heaven. Da Zhenren and Zhenren must fast and bathe, and worship God. It is very grand.

August 15th happens to be between July 15th and October 15th, which is inevitably a bit awkward.

In addition, most of the Taoist sects are orphans without fathers and mothers, so on this day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is not much festive atmosphere in Yujing City.

Qi Xuansu went out and bought a jar of wine, several cooked dishes, a small bundle of ordinary incense sticks, and a stack of paper money, and walked out of the city.

Outside the city, the wind and snow were still howling, and the ice was bone-chilling.

Yuxu Peak occupies a huge area. Yujing City is located on the sunny side of Yuxu Peak. There is a huge cemetery on the shady side twenty miles below Yujing City. After Qiniang helped Qi Xuansu retrieve the master's body, He is buried here.

The mountain road was originally difficult to navigate, but Daomen used manpower to dig out a relatively flat brick road that could be used by two horses to walk side by side. It used iron ropes as railings and led directly to the cemetery, so the twenty-mile journey was not too long.

Qi Xuansu braved the wind and snow to go to the cemetery and found his master's grave.

The tombstone in front of the grave simply says "Qi Haoran's Tomb" without any inscription. The handwriting is beautiful and it is Qiniang's handwriting.

As Qi Xuansu himself said, when his master died, he was still very young and did not know his personal dealings or connections. He only knew that his lineage originally belonged to Quanzhen Taoism, but he did not know why he was later After returning to Zhengyi Dao, he also became a disciple of Zhengyi Dao.

Qi Xuansu had neither a senior brother nor a junior wife. During the days when he was accepted as a disciple by his master, it was actually just the master and the disciple who depended on each other.

In Qi Xuansu's impression, Master is not a righteous hero, nor a rigid gentleman, nor a carefree and cheerful knight, but an ordinary person with an easy-going temperament, just like most ordinary people in middle age. Men are just like men, they have all kinds of troubles, and they have lost the impulsiveness and spirit of youth. They are neither free and easy nor happy.

So Qi Xuansu remembered very clearly that the master liked to drink.

Master is not an alcoholic, he just likes the feeling of being drunk. In his own words, he can forget many troubles.

One drink can relieve a thousand sorrows.

Moreover, Master drinks very well. When he is drunk, he just stares at the sky and murmurs something in a low voice that no one can hear.

Qi Xuansu was still very young and didn't quite understand this mentality. He just remembered his master's appearance before he died, which was very different from usual. His body was covered in blood, his expression was like a diamond's angry eyes, and his voice was like rolling thunder.

The last word "go" still echoes in Qi Xuansu's ears.

Maybe Qi Xuansu will never forget it in this life.

Qi Xuansu first placed the cooked food in front of the grave, and then placed the jar of fine wine that cost him a peace of gold in the middle. He didn't know exactly how to do it, but after opening the mud seal, the smell of wine was very strong.

In the past few years, Qi Xuansu has never had the opportunity to come because he mainly makes a living in the hinterland of the Central Plains. He takes the land route to Kunlun. The round trip takes at least two months. Although taking a flying boat is fast, it is too expensive, costing 100 Taiping each way. Qi Xuansu couldn't afford the money.

Qi Xuansu lit the incense stick, stood it in front of the grave, and added some soil to the grave.

Then he sat in front of the grave, looked at the incense sticks, and said to himself: "Master, I have avenged you. People say that a gentleman takes revenge. Ten years is never too late. It only took me ten months." ”

"It's not that your apprentice is capable, but I was lucky enough to meet Qiniang, and you were the one who helped bury her. Speaking of which, Qiniang is really the benefactor of our master and apprentice."

"Actually, I once had an idea, but I never dared to say it in front of Qiniang. If Master, you are not dead, then I think you and Qiniang are quite a match. If you marry her, you will repay your kindness. It is said in the storybook that there is no way to repay a great kindness, so I can only give it to you. If you marry Qiniang, the kindness we owe you will be repaid. After all, we are all one family. "

"It's just a joke, Master, don't be upset. Since Master can't repay, then naturally I, the disciple, will repay. As for how to repay, Master, you will never guess. There is a plot about selling one's body to bury one's father in the storybook. I sold myself to bury my father today. I sold myself to someone else. Not only did I bury you, Master, but I also got my revenge. How good a deal do you think this deal is?"

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Today is August 15th. They say that people with a full moon are rounder. It is a day of reunion. We haven't celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in several years. Today we celebrate the festival and drink together."

The wind on the mountain is so strong that even if more than ten sticks of incense are tied into a bunch, they will burn out quickly.

Qi Xuansu stood up, poured the wine in the wine jar on the ground, then rubbed three fingers together and lit the paper money that had been prepared.

The paper money burned out and turned into black ash and flew away in the wind.

Qi Xuansu got up and left the cemetery, walking towards Yujing City along the way he came.

When Qi Xuansu returned to Yujing City, it was almost dusk. By the time he returned to his residence in Haichanfang, the lights were already on.

The Mid-Autumn Festival of the 41st year of Daxuan Jiushi passed like this.

Qi Xuansu did not attend the dream meeting, nor did he meditate and practice, but took a nap.

The next day was August 16.

Qi Xuansu got up very early, changed into the clothes of a seventh-grade Taoist priest, a crane cloak, square-headed cloud shoes, and a free-spirited scarf, took the certificate given to him by Sun Yongfeng, and left home at the time of Yin, came out of Haichanfang, and walked towards Xuandu along the north-south "Shangqing Street".

Xuandu Yujing, the ancestral home of Taoism, is also known as the White Jade Capital in the Sky.

People in Taoism like to call the outer city Yujing and the inner city Xuandu.

The Nine Halls are located in Xuandu.

As for the Purple Mansion, it is the residence of the Great Master, similar to the palace city. Taoist priests below the fourth-grade priest are not allowed to enter without permission.

At about the time of Mao, Qi Xuansu arrived at the gate of Xuanmen.

As the residence of the Nine Halls and some high-grade Taoist priests, Xuandu has very strict access control. Generally speaking, low-grade Taoist priests will not come to Xuandu for no reason.

Qi Xuansu followed the sparse crowd to the city gate. In front of him was a tall man carrying a three-foot broadsword. The so-called broadsword is probably in the shape of a crescent-shaped sword, but the handle has been changed from a long handle to a short handle. You should know that the most commonly used weapons in the Taoist sect are still various swords. Qi Xuansu's weapon is a short sword with a spiritual object. There are also knife-like weapons, but most of them are ring-headed swords, horizontal swords, and goose-feather swords. This kind of broadsword with a wide blade is extremely rare.

The tall man took out the certificate and handed it to the gate-guarding spiritual officer wearing armor.

The so-called spiritual officer is the guardian of the Taoist sect. He also has a grade corresponding to the Taoist priest, but is under the jurisdiction of the Taoist priest of the same grade. In the Taoist sect, he is generally regarded as a Taoist priest of a lower grade.

These city-guarding spiritual officers are all of the sixth grade, equivalent to the seventh grade Taoist priest, and are under the jurisdiction of the sixth grade Taoist priest.

The highest grade of spiritual officer is the first grade, under the jurisdiction of the first grade Tianzhen Taoist priest, equivalent to the second grade Taiyi Taoist priest, and does not have the qualifications to become the chief priest.

After checking the certificate, the gatekeeper spirit officer glanced at the broad-bladed broadsword carried by the man and pointed with the spear in his hand.

The tall man did not waste words and drew his sword out of the sheath. The cold light was awe-inspiring, and the blade was as clear as water, reflecting his face. There was a thin layer of frost on the blade.

The gatekeeper spirit officer carefully looked at it for a moment, and a slightly distorted voice came from under the mask: "Put it away."

The tall man showed a bit of displeasure on his face and slowly put the broadsword into the leather sheath.

The gatekeeper spirit officer waved his hand, and it can be seen that the whole palm was wrapped in the gauntlet, indicating that the tall man could enter the city.

The tall man looked deeply at the gatekeeper spirit officer and walked towards Xuandu.

It was Qi Xuansu's turn. He handed over his certificate and took off the dagger from his waist.

The gatekeeper spirit officer checked the certificate and did not check the dagger, indicating that Qi Xuansu could enter the city.

Qi Xuansu smiled slightly, put away his short sword and walked into the city.

In fact, weapons are not strictly controlled in Xuandu, which is ambiguous, giving the gatekeepers room to flexibly control. Not everyone can see the restrained murderous aura in Qi Xuansu like Zhang Yuelu. At first glance, Qi Xuansu is more like a harmless "flower garden Taoist priest", while the tall man in front of him is sharp and domineering. He is not a good person at first glance.

This is the reason for the different treatment.

The tall man who had walked a distance happened to look back and saw this scene, and he couldn't help but snorted coldly.

Qi Xuansu came to Xuandu for the first time. Compared with the chessboard-like market structure of Yujing, Xuandu's Hui-shaped structure is more similar to the current Imperial Capital City. People who are new here are easy to get lost.

Fortunately, Tiangang Hall is well-known and not difficult to find.

Qi Xuansu went north along the main road in the city. After passing Nanhua Gate, he turned left and passed Yang Temple. From Daode Gate, he came to Gushen Square. The building on the left side of the square was Tiangang Hall.

Tiangang Hall has a hall master, also known as the hall master, who is the second-grade Taiyi Taoist who is the attendant to the Jinque meeting.

There are nine deputy hall masters, and the chief deputy hall master is also a second-grade Taiyi Taoist, but he does not have the qualification to attend the Jinque meeting. The other deputy hall masters have the same position and different grades. Most of them are third-grade Youyi Taoists. The lowest one is Zhang Yuelu, who has just been promoted to deputy hall master. She is only a fourth-grade Jijiu Taoist, the same level as many principals, but considering her age

and the fact that she was selected by the rotating deputy head master, she is more eye-catching than many third-grade Youyi Taoists.

Generally speaking, unless there is something important, the hall master and the chief deputy hall master will not sit in the hall of Tiangang Hall. Instead, several deputy hall masters who stayed in Yujing will take turns on duty. Today is Zhang Yuelu's day and he is also reviewing his future team.