Chapter 118 Sun Hewu

All in all, Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei had known each other for less than an hour, so they were not acquaintances, let alone friends, but just slightly better than strangers.

Many times, it is taboo to talk about deep things when you are just a stranger, especially when it comes to life and death. Qi Xuansu is even less likely to admit it casually, even if he guessed that Yao Pei and Qi Niang had some relationship, after all, both of them had the surname Yao.

So Qi Xuansu denied it outright, saying, "Daoyou Yao's question is groundless. I am not even a celestial being, so how can I have any connection with the number one person on the Taiping list?"

"That may not be the case." Yao Pei said indifferently, "I heard that during the battle in Jinling Prefecture, Master Yao of Qibaofang fought with Wu Guangbi, the head of the 'Heavenly Court', for the 'Xuanyu'. As a result, Master Yao threw the 'Xuanyu' to Daoyou Qi. If you say that Daoyou Qi and Master Yao have no relationship, it is really unconvincing."

Qi Xuansu did not answer directly, but said, "Daoyou Yao is well-informed. First, he heard about the secret agreement between Zhengyi Dao and Quanzhen Dao, and now he heard about the matter in Jinling Prefecture. People often say A scholar knows everything in the world without leaving home, and Daoist Yao is even better than that. "

Yao Pei said expressionlessly: "It would be strange if I didn't know anything."

Qi Xuansu thought for a while, and finally decided to be safe. He asked Qi Niang, the owner of Yaofang, first, and then decided whether to contact Yao Pei, so he said: "To be honest, I have heard similar questions from Daoist Yao once from the mouths of Li family members. Daoist Yao might as well guess how I answered?"

Yao Pei said: "Then you firmly denied it."

Qi Xuansu bowed: "If Daoist Yao has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

Yao Pei did not speak, but stood with his hands behind his back.

Qi Xuansu turned around and walked along the long bridge towards the Mingtang.

Yao Pei did not entangle Qi Xuansu, but just stood there, looking at Qi Xuansu's back, and suddenly closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes, he was no longer like a dead fish eye that had not woken up. He was much more energetic, and his eyes were still calm, but no longer a stagnant pool, but a quiet lake. The difference between the two is that running water does not rot, and door hinges do not rot. The "Taishang Wangqing Sutra" pursues forgetfulness, not ruthlessness. If it is dead and silent, like a stone, only ruthlessness remains, which is inferior.

As Zhang Yuelu expected, Yao Pei was subject to the various drawbacks of the "Taishang Wangqing Sutra". He was indeed not normal, muddleheaded, and unstable, but there would be a short "awake" moment. And it was this short moment of awakening, but it was like a three-foot-long sword out of the sheath, showing its edge.

Qi Xuansu went directly back to the residence of Zhenyuan, sealed the door, came to the study, took out the two jade slips left by Zhang Yuelu, and began to continue practicing "Qi-watching Technique" and "Innate Divine Calculation".

The former is easy to say, as a simplified version of "Xianren Wangqing Technique", it is not difficult. The key lies in the latter, as one of the core magical powers inherited by Sanren, it is still quite difficult and cannot be achieved overnight.

Before he knew it, it was lunch time. Not everyone would practice fasting. If he didn't specify, someone would deliver food to his door. Qi Xuansu happened to be one of those who didn't practice fasting. After hearing the knock on the door, he put away the two jade slips, opened the door, took the food box from the ninth-rank Taoist priest, and thanked him.

After all, it was the standard of a fourth-rank Taoist priest, so it was certainly not shabby, but it was not rich either. There were four dishes in total, a lamb leg, a duck soup, a bean sprout, and a small cabbage.

Qi Xuansu first drank a mouthful of the duck soup and almost vomited it out. It was salty. There was no choice but to taste the lamb leg again. It was old and dry. Not to mention the lamb leg, it was probably an old lamb leg with skin and bones. As for the two vegetarian dishes, they looked good. Qi Xuansu tasted them. How to say it, one word "old" and one word "raw" summed it up.

When he was in the lower palace before, he thought that the upper palace lived a life of immortality, but it turned out to be like this, old, thin, raw, and hard. It is true that this is much better than the food rations of ordinary people, but the Taoist sect will not allocate funds specifically for ordinary people to cook. There is a fund, but it is still made like this. I really don’t know how much has been embezzled, and how many people have been fattened by greed.

Qi Xuansu even suspected that they did it on purpose to force many fourth-grade priests to fast on their own initiative, so that they can save a sum of money for peace.

As for why Zhang Yuelu didn’t mention it, most likely she didn’t know, who asked her to fast?

However, Qi Xuansu had suffered after all, and had eaten dry food as cold and hard as stone, but it was not so hard that she couldn’t swallow it. She quickly finished eating, put the bowls and chopsticks back into the food box, and hung the food box in front of the door, and then left Zhenyuan for Kunyuan.

Kunyuan, as the residence of the Grand Master of the Palace and some high-grade Taoists, is very quiet, and because it is only connected to Duiyuan, few people come here.

Qi Xuansu spent half an hour walking through Duiyuan, whose layout is similar to Zhenyuan, and came to the gate of Kunyuan.

There was a nun and two spiritual officials guarding the door. After seeing the jade pendant on Qi Xuansu's waist, they did not refuse him entry, but asked politely: "What can I do for you, Master?"

Qi Xuansu took out the name card given by Zhang Yuelu and handed it to the nun.

According to the rules, when visiting, one should present one's name card to the owner of the place, but in a sense, the owner's name card is also a pass.

After checking the authenticity of the name card, the nun returned the name card to Qi Xuansu with both hands and said softly: "Master, please follow me."

After entering Kunyuan, Qi Xuansu found that this place was very different from Zhenyuan and Duiyuan. There were fewer buildings, but each courtyard occupied a larger area. Moreover, the walls between the courtyards here were not brick walls, but similar ones. From the fence, you can have an unobstructed view of the interior. It is also completely different from the square mansion with several entrances and exits. It seems to encircle a circle, with the house built in the center of the circle and surrounded by open space.

Qi Xuansu saw many people doing various things in their yard. Some people opened up a piece of farmland in the yard, planted wheat, and built a scarecrow; some people were planting vegetables and picking vegetables from the lotus pond not far away. water; there is a little girl swinging on the swing, almost flying; there is also a young long-legged woman playing with a fire gun and shooting with a "sun-shooting gun", but wearing a straw hat and Qiniang's Those kind of sunglasses cover half of the face, making it difficult to see clearly.

Under the guidance of Nu Guan, Qi Xuansu came to the door of a courtyard. You can see a grape trellis set up in the yard.

The courtyard door is not closed, but open, allowing everyone to come and go freely.

The female crown stopped there. Qi Xuansu walked into the courtyard alone, not far from the grape trellis, and respectfully saluted: "Junior Qi Xuansu has met Zhenren Sun."

The old man closed the book in his hand and glanced at Qi Xuansu with some scrutiny: "Zhang Yuelu said hello to me and said that you were her good friend and hoped that I could take care of you. But let me tell you, you two It’s not just a matter of good friends, right? I’ve never seen Zhang Yuelu care so much about other people’s affairs.”

Qi Xuansu didn't know how to answer. He couldn't say that the two of them were Taoist monks who had already met their parents.

Fortunately, the old man didn't want Qi Xuansu to answer. He just said to himself: "Whether you two are good friends or Taoist companions, it has nothing to do with me, a bad old man. I will get straight to the point. Going to the palace is different from The lower palace is not so strict. Putting aside the candidates and preparations for sacrificial wine that were recently recruited. After all, they are fourth-grade sacrificial wine Taoist priests. They hold certain authority outside, and even act alone. I want you to be obedient. Students who study are actually a little unrealistic, so after you get to the palace, as long as you are not fighting bravely and fiercely, no one will care about you. Whether you are dawdling and staying up, or you really want to learn something, it all depends on you. "

While Qi Xuansu was listening, he took advantage of the opportunity to take a look at this old man of "He" generation. His beard and hair were all white, but he was not a Taoist person with the immortal air. Instead, he had the bookish air of a Confucian person, but compared to the Confucian sect. With the majesty of a master, this old man is very easy-going and belongs to the type who can hardly give people a serious feeling no matter how deep he is. It's like Qiniang, no matter how much she pretends, it's hard for people to associate her with the image of a submissive little daughter-in-law.

Sun Hewu got up and led Qi Xuansu to the living room. There were bursts of cold air inside, but it was not because of the formation, but because of the use of a very ancient ice mirror, some like a tripod, and some like an incense burner, with four legs and a square shape. The principle is similar to that of an incense burner, except that spices are placed in the incense burner and ice is placed in the ice cooker.

The old man took the main seat on the left and motioned for Qi Xuansu to sit down and talk.

Qi Xuansu did not ask Dadi to sit in the main seat on the right, but sat down below the old man.

Sun Hewu said: "Since Zhang Yuelu asked me to take care of you, you obviously didn't come here just to wait for three months to expire and leave. Tell me, what do you want to learn? I should be able to give you some suggestion."

Qi Xuansu hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Can you learn a great method?"

Sun Hewu was stunned for a moment, looked at Qi Xuansu again, and then said in a more serious tone: "Young man, not everyone is Xuansheng, and not everyone is Donghuang. If you bite off more than you can chew, you might even choke yourself. ”

Qi Xuansu only felt that he was wronged and quickly defended: "Master, this junior has never learned the Dacheng method before."

Sun Hewu was a little surprised: "You, a Taoist priest of the fourth grade who is less than thirty years old, are only one step away from the gods. Even though you are not as good as Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei and others, you are still a leader among the younger generation, but you have not learned The method of overachieving?”

It’s no wonder that Sun Hewu was surprised. Before Xuansheng integrated the Taoist sects, Dacheng’s methods were indeed very rare. Every family and sect hid them and refused to show them to others. However, since Xuansheng integrated the Taoist sects, although there are still some restrictions, but with the Compared with the past, it is already too relaxed. Especially for young talents, it is almost necessary for everyone to have a master's method. For example, Zhang Yuelu even has two skills.

Qi Xuansu said: "This junior was born in the lower palace, but after leaving the lower palace, he just wandered around in the world. He really didn't have many opportunities to listen to the teachings of the senior teachers."

Sun Hewu thought for a while, nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. There is no great method in the world."

Then the old man asked directly: "Then what great method do you want to learn?"

Qi Xuansu asked tentatively, but he didn't expect Sun Hewu to agree so readily and directly. He didn't know what to say for a while. After thinking about it for a while, he said cautiously: "Master, I am a young man with little knowledge. I really don't know what I should learn. I don’t know what I should learn, please give me advice.”

Sun Hewu smiled: "You are quite clever."

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