Chapter 39 Provocation

After Qi Xuansu agreed, Zhang Yuelu asked Qi Xuansu to leave temporarily while she had to face the others.

When Qi Xuansu left the check-in room, he happened to face the person who was about to interview him. It was no one else, but the sixth-grade Taoist priest carrying a big sword.

Qi Xuansu smiled slightly at this person.

This person was indifferent, as if he didn't like Qi Xuansu's showmanship, and went straight into the check-in room.

Qi Xuansu was not worried and was about to leave when Sun Yongfeng came up to him.

Before Qi Xuansu could speak, Sun Yongfeng took the initiative and bowed his hands: "Brother Qi, can you take a step to speak?"

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

The hall master and deputy hall master have dedicated independent courtyards. The principals, deacons and other subordinate officials under his command also handled official duties.

The single-family courtyard that Zhang Yuelu belongs to is called Yaoguangxuan. Zhang Yuelu, as the deputy hall master, occupies the main hall. Sun Yongfeng is next door to Zhang Yuelu. However, Zhang Yuelu was on duty today and went to the duty room, but was not here, so the door to the main hall was locked.

In terms of specifications, the deacon has only one room, the principal has two rooms inside and outside, the deputy leader has four rooms inside and outside, and the rest share a large room with several people.

Sun Yongfeng directly invited Qi Xuansu into the inner room, ordered the Taoist boy in charge of serving to serve tea, and then asked Qi Xuansu to sit down. Compared to the last time we met, it was a world of difference.

After the two people sat down separately, Sun Yongfeng calmly placed two large bills of one hundred denominations on the small coffee table between them.

Qi Xuansu glanced at it and said seriously: "Master Sun, this is..."

"A mage or something, it's too strange." Sun Yongfeng chuckled, "How old am I? If I ask you to call me brother Qi, brother Qi will call me brother."

Qi Xuansu didn't take it seriously and just said: "I don't dare, I'll call you Master Sun. The deputy hall leader said that it's better to address your position in formal situations. As for privately, I'll ask you to call me Brother Sun."

Sun Yongfeng nodded and asked, "Speaking of the deputy hall master, what is the relationship between Brother Qi and the deputy hall master?"

Qi Xuansu had expected this. In his opinion, Zhang Yuelu's move today had pushed him to the forefront, so he didn't have to be polite when it was time to pull the tiger's skin. Wouldn't it be a benefit if he said stupidly that he just met Zhang Yuelu? Zhang Yuelu got all the benefits, but he had to bear all the disadvantages?

Qi Xuansu pretended to be thoughtful and said: "They are just ordinary friends."

Sun Yongfeng was also a cunning fox. If Qi Xuansu said that they were close friends, he would not believe it at all. But when Qi Xuansu said that the two were just ordinary friends, he would not believe it at all.

Seriously speaking, Qi Xuansu really wasn't lying. The word "friend" was not mentioned by Qi Xuansu himself, but by Zhang Yuelu.

Sun Yongfeng observed Qi Xuansu's expression, trying to discern something from it, and said: "This is Brother Qi being unkind. Since you and the deputy hall master are old acquaintances, why bother to entertain me."

Qi Xuansu's mind changed quickly and he said vaguely: "If I don't hide it from Master Sun, I had to do it as a last resort."

Sun Yongfeng originally suspected that Zhang Yuelu instigated Qi Xuansu to set a trap for him. Now when he heard what Qi Xuansu said, he felt that his suspicion was confirmed and he became more and more convinced.

Qi Xuansu stretched out his hand to hold down the two large tickets on the coffee table, and slowly pushed them in front of Sun Yongfeng: "These two hundred peace dollars will be regarded as my apology to Master Sun. I hope Master Sun will not dislike it."

A slight smile appeared on Sun Yongfeng's face. He did not reject Qi Xuansu's kindness. Instead, he felt that Qi Xuansu was quite good and could make friends with him.

Qi Xuansu felt a little sad that he had lost and regained the two hundred Taiping money. In line with the idea of ​​making the best use of everything, he added: "I have one more thing that I want to ask Master Sun."

"What's the matter?" Sun Yongfeng was slightly startled.

Qi Xuansu said: "Just now when I came out of the check-in room, I met a person with a rather unkind expression. I wonder where he came from?"

Sun Yongfeng's business was still able to pass: "This man's name is Xu Kou, a sixth-grade Taoist priest, a warrior in the realm of flesh and blood, nicknamed 'Little Yama'. He was once a Qingluan Guard Baihu, and later entered the Taoist sect and worked in the Qizhou Taoist Office , was demoted to a seventh-grade Taoist priest for torturing a prisoner to death. Later, he captured a leader of the Qingping Society and was promoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest again. If he has violated Brother Qi, Brother Qi should bear with him, after all. He is a gangster, and he has the backing of the Qizhou Taoist Government, so he is very difficult to mess with. "

"Thank you, Master Sun, for your information." Qi Xuansu had a look of surprise on his face, but his heart was filled with turmoil.

This person once captured the leader of the Qingping Society.

In the Qingping Association, Class D is only a peripheral member, Class C is a formal member, and only Class B members can be considered the leaders, that is, Qiniang's level.

Qiniang once killed the sixth-grade Taoist Zhuge Yongming with one move. Although there was a sneak attack, it can also be seen that the strength is far superior to Qi Xuansu. Xu Kou can capture a second-class member of Qingpinghui, or he is a realm cultivator. The reason is very good, or there is a backer behind it, and enough manpower can be mobilized.

No matter which one it is, it means that this person is very difficult to deal with.

At this moment, Sun Yongfeng's Taoist boy came to report, and the deputy hall master asked the principal to come over.

Qi Xuansu stood up and said goodbye: "In that case, I won't bother you anymore."

Now that Zhang Yuelu had taken advantage of him, Sun Yongfeng did not dare to neglect the deputy hall master, so he did not try to retain Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu left Yaoguang Pavilion, but did not leave Tiangang Hall directly. After all, he had been selected by Zhang Yuelu as one of the six deacons. After Zhang Yuelu finished the face-to-face interview, he had to call everyone to announce various appointments.

Qi Xuansu simply found a shaded place and waited silently. During this time, there were a few people who came to get close to him, probably because they saw that Qi Xuansu had an unusual relationship with the deputy hall master Zhang Yuelu.

When Qi Xuansu was not killing, he was very easy to talk to, just like putting a knife back into the sheath, without any sharpness, and dealing with each one politely.

He waited until the afternoon, and Zhang Yuelu's face-to-face interview was finally over. A total of more than 30 people were eliminated, excluding the chief and deacons, leaving only 72 people, with each deacon under his command of 12 people.

Zhang Yuelu did not rest either. After the face-to-face interview, he immediately called everyone to Yaoguang Pavilion.

Qi Xuansu followed everyone back to Yaoguang Pavilion.

In the courtyard of Yaoguangxuan, Zhang Yuelu first introduced two chiefs to everyone. Both of them were appointed by the hall master. One was Sun Yongfeng, and the other used a Taoist name instead of his real name, called Lingquanzi. Both of them were fourth-grade Taoist priests, but Sun Yongfeng was the left chief, with a higher status.

Then there were the six deacons appointed by Zhang Yuelu himself.

The first was Qi Xuansu, who had the lowest rank among the six deacons. The others were all sixth-grade, and there was even one fifth-grade, but Qi Xuansu was the seventh-grade.

However, to Qi Xuansu's surprise, everyone was not surprised, and many even showed an expression of "as expected". It seemed that they had already determined that Qi Xuansu would be appointed as a deacon.

Qi Xuansu could only smile bitterly. In this way, he had completely confirmed his identity as Zhang Yuelu's confidant. The advantage was that others would be afraid of him and would not provoke him. The disadvantage was that others would stay away from him. After all, the boss's confidant was also called a lackey.

After Qi Xuansu, it was Xu Kou.

With this person's ability and qualifications, he could have been promoted to the fifth rank long ago. It was only because he made too many mistakes that he stayed at the sixth rank. It was reasonable for him to be appointed as a deacon.

However, as a deacon, Xu Kou looked down on Qi Xuansu completely.

Sometimes, people's fate is so wonderful.

If Qi Xuansu had just met Zhang Yuelu today, Zhang Yuelu would not have looked up to Qi Xuansu, but the two of them attended someone else's wedding banquet together without knowing each other's identity, and drank together, which quickly brought the two closer.

Similarly, if Qi Xuansu met Xu Kou in other places, such as the rivers and lakes under the mountain, the two might have become friends. But the first time they met was at the gate of Xuandu. The gatekeeper did not check Qi Xuansu but specifically checked Xu Kou. In addition, Zhang Yuelu's preference for Qi Xuansu made Xu Kou feel extremely disgusted with Qi Xuansu.

Zhang Yuelu was not in a hurry to announce the other four deacons, and said: "Deacon Qi and Deacon Xu are both candidates that I am very optimistic about. I hope that you two can work together in the future."

Qi Xuansu clasped his fists and saluted Xu Kou.

Xu Kou was indifferent, but just glanced at Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu asked: "Deacon Xu, do you have eye problems? Why can't you look straight ahead? I don't mean anything else, I'm just worried that you can't see normally. If you accidentally cut me with a knife in the future, it would be unfair."

When these words came out, several people almost couldn't hold back their laughter, but they didn't dare to offend Xu Kou, so they quickly lowered their heads, but their shoulders were still shaking slightly.

Even Zhang Yuelu's mouth curled up.

Anyone can see that this little Yama is a thorn. Zhang Yuelu wants to use his ability, but he doesn't like his temper and style.

Xu Kou did not fly into a rage, and finally looked at Qi Xuansu straight in the eye, but it was as if he was looking at a dead person: "Are you looking for death?"

Qi Xuansu said: "So you can see normally, then who are you pretending to be for? If you have any dissatisfaction with me, you can say it in public."

Xu Kou narrowed his eyes and looked Qi Xuansu up and down: "Why is a mere seventh-rank Taoist priest a deacon? Is this enough?"

"Enough." Qi Xuansu nodded, and then stole a glance at Zhang Yuelu.

It is true that Zhang Yuelu said that whether Qi Xuansu can win the support of the people depends on his ability, but this "people" refers to a group of subordinates, not colleagues and superiors.

Xu Kou is also a deacon, not a subordinate of Qi Xuansu, and his rank is one level higher than Qi Xuansu, which is not within the scope of winning the support of the people.

Since Zhang Yuelu wants him to be a confidant,

he must give some support.

Zhang Yuelu quietly glared at Qi Xuansu, but still said: "Qi Xuansu is a deacon. Is Deacon Xu questioning my decision?"