Chapter 197 Letter

At this moment, a person walked towards this side. It was none other than Li Qingnu.

A Ling had already taken the initiative to greet her, and said with respect and intimacy, "Miss."

Xiaohong's attitude was indifferent, and she saluted solemnly: "Miss."

This is completely opposite to the attitude of the two of them behind the scenes.

"Thank you for your hard work." Li Qingnu asked, "How is the situation?"

"There has been no movement." A Ling replied immediately.

Li Qingnu nodded and ordered: "You don't have to stay here anymore, go back and rest."

A Ling and Xiao Hong looked at each other, turned and left.

The two of them were far away, and A-Ling said: "Xiaohong, let me be right, there must be something going on between the two of them, and they want to be alone."

Xiao Hong said nothing and had no expression on her face.

Li Qingnu walked into his boudoir alone.

Qi Xuansu had already arrived from the study room on the second floor to the living room on the first floor.

Li Qingnu felt relieved when he saw that Qi Xuansu didn't seem to be ill, but still asked: "Is there no accident?"

Qi Xuansu said: "Everything goes well, thank you for your concern, Miss Li."

Li Qingnu walked straight to the main seat in the living room and sat down, saying, "I don't care about you, it's just that you had an accident and I can't explain it to Qiniang."

Qi Xuansu sat diagonally across from Li Qingnu and asked, "How are you planning to go to Liaodong?"

Li Qingnu replied: "We have already discussed it. In addition to Su Chou and Long Wuji, I will also send a confidant to go with me. The three of them are all at the stage of returning to the truth. Even if they are not as good as you, they are almost the same. ”

Qi Xuansu suddenly remembered the conversation between A Ling and Xiao Hong just now, and couldn't help but ask: "Is your confidant reliable?"

"What do you mean?" Li Qingnu raised an eyebrow.

Qi Xuansu said: "I don't mean anything else, I just feel that some people here don't seem to be convinced by you."

Li Qingnu was stunned and fell silent for the first time without any rebuttal.

After a moment, she slowly said: "Since you mentioned this, I will tell you directly. It is true that some people are dissatisfied with me, but not everyone, there are still a considerable number of people who support me. This can be regarded as justice. As long as I can overcome the many objections, I can officially become the adopted daughter of the Li family. As for the rest, I have met many people over the years, including dignitaries and people from all walks of life. I think I know a lot about people. You won’t misjudge the person because of your ability. Since you are my confidant, you can trust me on this point.”

After Qi Xuansu heard what Li Qingnu said, he stopped dwelling on the matter and said instead: "You deliberately turned away the two people outside the door. It seems that there is something important."

Li Qingnu didn't show off: "It's true that I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, but this matter has nothing to do with me. I'm just a messenger. I want to congratulate you in advance, Taoist Master Qi."

Qi Xuansu's heart moved. For him, the happy event was to return to Taoism. There were only a handful of people who knew his true identity. Apart from Qiniang and Li Qingnu, there were only two people, Pei Xiaolou and Lei Xiaohuan. The two are connected, and the answer is ready to come out.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Is it related to Master Pei?"

"I can't hide anything from you." Li Qingnu was slightly surprised. "Pei Zhenren gave the letter to Qiniang first, and Qiniang then used the 'Communication Talisman Array' to deliver the letter to me."

Wutongyuan is very wealthy and makes a lot of money every day. It is not unusual to have a "Xunfu Array". The Zimu Talisman allows people to communicate face to face, but it cannot deliver documents.

Li Qingnu took out an official letter envelope exclusive to the Taoist sect from his sleeve and handed it to Qi Xuansu. Because the letter could not be folded at will, the envelope was much larger than that of ordinary believers. There was a paint seal on the back seal, with the words "Ziweitang Lei" printed on it. Six words "small ring".

The so-called lacquer seal, also known as "lacquer seal", is to melt the lacquer stick solidified on a copper stick on a fire, then paste it on the seal of the envelope, and then stamp it.

Whoever sends the letter gets his seal.

In other words, this was sent by Lei Xiaohuan himself.

You must know that Lei Xiaohuan's status in the Taoist sect is probably higher than that of Pei Xiaolou. Although he is not a real person, he is still a powerful figure.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but be surprised.

Li Qingnu said: "The lacquer seal is intact, I haven't seen it."

Qi Xuansu opened the envelope. In addition to a brand-new Taoist priest's certificate, there were also two pieces of paper, one was ordinary letterhead and the other was very precious ivy paper.

Ivy paper is a special paper used by Taoists to write green poems. The material used is very precious and the cost is high. When burning sacrifices to God, the fire lit is green and red, and the smoke is also colorful, which is very beautiful.

Later, the Taoist sect's official documents were all made of ivy paper.

Qi Xuansu first took the ordinary letter, which was a handwritten letter from Pei Xiaolou, but the tone was Lei Xiaohuan's. The content of the letter was very simple. He first asked about Qi Xuansu's current situation, and then the actual content was only one sentence, asking Qi Xuansu to leave for Jinling immediately. Report to Fuzhen Martial Arts Temple and discuss other matters in detail in person.

As for unblocking the joints, Donghua Zhenren, returning to Taoism, etc., the letter did not mention a word. Even if the letter accidentally fell into the hands of other people, there would be no clue.

Qi Xuansu picked up the ivy paper again, which was an official letter from Ziwei Hall, transferring Qi Xuansu from Tiangang Hall to Ziwei Hall, and promoted him from deacon Taoist priest to principal Taoist priest, and assisted Lei Xiaohuan, deputy head of Ziwei Hall, to go Jinling Mansion investigates the case.

Qi Xuansu was really shocked. Although Tiangang Hall was one of the top three halls, Ziwei Hall was the head of the nine halls, and he was promoted from a deacon Taoist priest to a chief Taoist priest. This was a great promotion.

Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu took out the brand new Taoist certificate.

This thing is a bit like the patch on the official uniform of the court. When the rank changes, the patch must be changed, so Taoist priests in the Taoist sect often have to change their certificates. Qi Xuansu had been a seventh-rank Taoist priest before, so there was no need to change his certificate. Later, although he had accumulated enough merits to be promoted to a sixth-rank Taoist priest, he was never able to return to the Taoist sect. He pretended to die halfway, so naturally he could not change his certificate.

This time, he finally changed his certificate.

On the top of the certificate, there were four large characters "Taishang Daomen", seven medium characters "Fifth-rank Taoist Qi Xuansu" in the middle, and four small characters "Alternate Priest" at the bottom.

Qi Xuansu was surprised and delighted.

Because of the suspension system, he thought he could only be promoted to a sixth-rank Taoist, but he didn't expect that Ziwei Hall would directly promote him to a fifth-rank Taoist in one step.

In terms of merit, Qi Xuansu must have been enough, but it violated the suspension system. However, Qi Xuansu thought about it and thought that Ziwei Hall was in charge of personnel, and assessment and promotion were their duties. If they didn't even have this little power, what was the point of managing personnel.

In this way, Qi Xuansu was only one step away from becoming a fourth-rank Taoist priest.

According to Qi Niang, after the three-year assessment period, he must be promoted to an eighth-rank Taoist within two years. If he was over 25 years old and not even an eighth-rank Taoist, his life would end here.

Then you must be promoted to the seventh-rank Taoist priest within the next five years. If you are not even a seventh-rank Taoist priest by the age of thirty, you will soon be out of luck. You will be marginalized in the annual assessment and promotion.

If you can become a sixth-rank Taoist priest before the age of thirty, you will be listed as a "preparatory priest" by the Taoist sect. If you can become a fifth-rank Taoist priest before the age of thirty-five, you will be listed as a "substitute priest" by the Taoist sect. Whenever a fourth-rank priest is promoted, the substitute priest will be given priority. Similarly, the vacancy of the substitute priest will also give priority to the preparatory priest.

Qi Xuansu is not only a fifth-rank Taoist priest, but also a substitute priest. It is a foregone conclusion that he will be promoted to a fourth-rank priest. It is just a matter of time.

If you can become a fourth-rank priest before the age of thirty, you will be on the road to success. You are truly young and promising, and your future is limitless. You will also be able to become a second-rank Taiyi Taoist priest.

Qi Xuansu was a little dazed. Unknowingly, he was about to join the ranks of "young talents".

Then there is the treatment.

The basic salary of a fifth-rank Taoist priest is 50 yuan per month, and the monthly subsidy for the alternate priest is 20 yuan per month. Unfortunately, there is no special subsidy from the Tiangang Hall, so the total income is 70 yuan per month, which is about 800 yuan per year.

However, few people climb up in the Taoist sect for this little salary and subsidy. The key is the status of the Taoist sect. With the status of a Taoist priest, you have status and can hold power. After you have power, does the Taiping money still matter?