Chapter 137 July

Early the next morning, Qi Xuansu arrived at the classroom in Kanyuan and happened to meet his teacher Ning Yuqing who was holding a pile of books.

"Why haven't I seen you in the past few days?" Ning Yuqing asked proactively.

"I have benefited a lot from being with Mr. Sun these past few days." Qi Xuansu immediately used Sun Hewu as a shield.

"It turns out that Mr. Sun gave you a small start. There are not many people who can enter Mr. Sun's eyes." Ning Yuqing said with a smile.

While they were talking, they saw Yao Pei walking towards him alone, with an aura of "don't let strangers in". Ning Yuqing had other things to do, so she said goodbye to Qi Xuansu without saying anything more.

Yao Pei didn't notice Qi Xuansu. He didn't say hello or make eye contact. He passed by Qi Xuansu and walked straight into the classroom. No one could tell that the two of them could become relatives.

Qi Xuansu also entered the classroom.

At this time, several people were already sitting in the classroom, chatting.

These fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priests come from all over the country, and some have never received formal training. They have crawled all the way and climbed out of the dead. They are even more wild Taoists than Qi Xuansu. Some are Huayuan Taoist priests who have never even seen the face of a cult demon, let alone killed someone with their own hands. The gap is huge.

Qi Xuansu came to his seat and sat down. The corresponding books were already placed on the table, and they didn't even need to pick them up in person. Qi Xuansu picked up a book and quickly looked through the catalog. He found that it was all boring theoretical content. It expounded the Taoist philosophy of governing the world at a macro level and explained the ideas and methods of handling various affairs in detail. It was indeed a course for a high-quality Taoist priest. It was completely different from what he had learned in the lower palace in the past.

After about two sticks of incense, people who were willing to attend class gradually arrived. Only two-thirds of the seats were filled, and there were still many empty seats. It seemed that people like Qi Xuansu did not attend class due to various circumstances. There are also a lot of people there. Then Ning Yuqing stepped into the classroom at the sound of the bell. She was not here to teach, but to make course arrangements.

Ning Yuqing didn't waste any time and said directly: "From today on, we will start a seven-day teaching session with real people. On the 21st, Sun Fuli will talk about 'On the self-cultivation of high-quality Taoist priests'; on the 22nd, Ning Fuli will give a talk about Jinque A summary of the resolutions in the first half of the year; on the 23rd, Fuli Zhang gave a summary of Fenglinzhou's trade exchanges; on the 24th, Fuli Yao gave a summary of the war in the Western Regions and the outlook for the future situation of the grasslands; on the 25th, Fuli Zhou talked about the countries in the Western Continent and the General History of the Holy Court; on the 26th, Xu Fuli gave a lecture on the Mohist school of the Three Religions and Hundreds of Schools; on the 27th, the master of Zhanggong was supposed to teach in person, but the master of Zhanggong was still in Jinque, and the date of his return had not yet been determined, so the details The title has not been decided yet, it will depend on the situation. Do you have any other opinions?”

The courses have all been decided and will not be changed at will unless there are important reasons. Asking for opinions is just a formality, and no one has any opinions.

Ning Yuqing nodded and continued: "I hope you can prepare carefully so that when the assistant teachers are teaching, you can ask some key and quality questions and ask the assistant teachers to answer them. At the same time, if there are any other questions besides the courses, You can also come to me if you have any questions.”

After saying that, Ning Yuqing didn't stay long and turned around to leave the class. Not long after, Sun Hewu walked in. Today was June 21st, and he took the lead in giving a lecture on "On the Self-cultivation of High-quality Taoist Priests."

It makes sense to put this course first in order to be a good person before doing anything. But only the person attending the class knows how much effect it can have.

Qi Xuansu took out the corresponding textbook and began to listen to the class carefully.

In the next few days, Qi Xuansu maintained a very regular life. During the day, he attended lectures and dealt with some daily chores. In the first half of the night, he concentrated on practicing his sword, and in the second half of the night, he rested.

Qi Xuansu also thought about contacting Qiniang or Zhang Yuelu, but found that the isolation between the inside and outside of the Wanxiang Dao Palace was not just talk. After turning on the formation, it actually blocked the "Mother and Son Talisman", and only part of the sustainable "Xun Talisman Array" could still be used. Qi Xuansu had no choice but to give up communicating with the outside world.

During this period, as she said, Yao Pei had no interaction with Qi Xuansu, as if they were strangers to each other. Qi Xuansu naturally would not take the initiative to get involved, not to mention that Zhang Yuelu did not allow him to get involved with women. Even without this reason, Qi Xuansu is not the kind of person who covets other people's power.

As for Ning Yuqing, she invited Qi Xuansu to have a home-cooked meal. Qi Xuansu wanted to refuse, but because of Ning Lingyun's face, Qi Xuansu had no choice but to attend the banquet.

Only then did Qi Xuansu discover that when he visited Sun Hewu on the first day, the woman he saw who was shooting with a sun-shooting gun was Ning Yuqing. However, Ning Yuqing usually wore a Taoist priest's formal attire and did not wear sunglasses and a straw hat. Until today After changing into casual clothes, Qi Xuansu finally recognized him.

This homely meal was uneventful. Ning Lingyun only asked some trivial matters, such as whether he was used to living in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, what books he had been reading recently, etc. As for Qi Xuansu's relationship with the Pei family and the Zhang family, he did not mention a word.

Qi Xuansu also learned about some changes in Yujing from Ning Yuqing, and Ning Lingge became the head of the temple.

There is also the matter of discussing Taoism and practicing martial arts. Zhang Yuelu defeated Qin Lingge of the Confucian sect in discussing Taoism. However, his slightly outrageous remarks also caused a lot of controversy within the Taoist sect. Many people criticized Zhang Yuelu for damaging the relationship between Taoism and Confucianism and hurting the feelings of the Confucian sect. , although this cannot be used to convict Zhang Yuelu, it is still a minor trouble, diluting Zhang Yuelu's promotion to the third rank of Youyi Taoist Priest. There is no doubt that there is someone behind the scenes who is deliberately targeting Zhang Yuelu.

Another thing is that Li Changge unexpectedly appeared in the martial arts performance on the second day. When Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei successively became celestial beings, everyone thought that Li Changge also became a celestial being, and even the Ruyi List given by Qingping Society had removed Li Changge. But the result is that Li Changge did not become a celestial being, and still remained in the return to the truth stage. This can also explain why Li Changge did not appear in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace to participate in the upper palace training.

In the martial arts performance, Li Changge personally took action and defeated all the young masters of Confucianism and Buddhism with his own strength, helping the Taoist sect win this martial arts performance, almost recreating the style of the East Emperor of the year. What is even more amazing is that Li Changge showed the magic of the inheritance of Qi Refiners, Alchemists, Warriors, and Wuzhu in the fight, and actually combined the five major inheritances in one body.

Under the hype of the Li family, Li Changge's reputation soared through this martial arts performance, almost overshadowing Zhang Yuelu's limelight. Praises such as "the first person of the young generation", "no false person under the great reputation", "the legacy of the Eastern Emperor", "worthy of being the descendant of the Xuansheng" are endless.

It seems to be to build momentum for Li Changge.

This is not an insignificant move. In addition to the mutual struggle of the three paths, there are also a considerable number of neutral people when recommending the Grand Master. Most of them are fence-sitters, and they will go wherever the wind blows. Simply put, when there is a Grand Master, they will obey the orders of the Grand Master, but they do not belong to the Taoist tradition of the Grand Master, and are considered to be a lineage of the Grand Master independent of the three paths. When there is no Grand Master, they will help whoever has the biggest momentum, which is the meaning of building momentum and attacking and smearing each other.

Smearing Zhang Yuelu and building momentum for Li Changge, a two-pronged approach, the effect is immediate.

Since we are creating momentum, we can't just wait until Li Changge wants to compete for the position of Grand Master before we think of creating momentum, otherwise it will be too late. Momentum is not created in one day, but is constantly moistening things silently. Naturally, we have to plan ahead of time, let Li Changge appear in the vision of the world from time to time, and various news will be spread. Over time, when talking about the candidate for the Grand Master, people will naturally think of Li Changge, and everything will be logical.

In addition, after Li Changge finished the martial arts performance, he directly joined the heavenly man, which shows that he can join the heavenly man at any time, just whether he wants to. Then he was promoted to the fourth-rank Taoist priest, and will participate in the palace training next year.

There are gains and losses. Since Li Changge wants to seize the opportunity of the Three Religions Conference, he will miss the last palace training this year and slow down. Yao Pei just did the opposite. He took the initiative to give up the discussion. In addition to being one step faster, he also took the initiative to avoid Li Changge's intention. After all, there can only be one person who can stand out at the Three Religions Conference.

In a blink of an eye, it was July.

During this time, Qi Xuansu seemed to have returned to the lower palace, which was only a step away, and found the feeling of the past. He repeated almost the same things every day, which was regular and comfortable, without so many dangers and unknowns.

As for the gains, of course there are some.

For example, Qi Xuansu used to learn the skills of a soldier, how to use firearms and crossbows, how to operate a boat and ride a horse, without having to consider why he did it, just obeying orders. Now he began to get in touch with the skills of leading troops and learn to consider the overall situation.

This made Qi Xuansu feel a lot. Looking back at the series of events he experienced, many things that he couldn't figure out before, or things that could only be figured out after being reminded by Zhang Yuelu and Qiniang, have a new understanding.

From the establishment of Yaoguang Division in Tiangang Hall, to the changes in Kunlun Pass, Yishan City, and Cuowenbu, to the second major Jiangnan case in Zixian Mountain, Jiangling Prefecture, and Jinling Prefecture, until this Three Religions Conference, these things seem to be irrelevant, but in fact they are all around the same goal and have never changed.

All the people involved in this goal are like chess pieces, connected into two black and white dragons, strangling each other on the chessboard. Jinling Prefecture and other places are like the corners of the chessboard, and Yujing is in the middle. People are constantly being captured and new pieces are constantly being placed. There are even many chess pieces that have not yet entered the chessboard in the chess box outside the chessboard.

This game is far from over, and it will continue for a long time.

If you want to win, you can't care too much about the gains and losses of a city or a place. You must look at the overall situation. Naturally, some people will become abandoned pieces that the chess player has to sacrifice in order to win.

Qi Xuansu has fallen into this huge vortex and can't get out.

Qi Xuansu doesn't want to be an abandoned piece.

He also suddenly understood a sentence Zhang Yuelu once said: "May we not regret it when we reach the end of the journey."

Once you enter the game, there is no turning back.