Chapter 152 Qi Jianyuan

The Zhongyuan Festival celebration of Wanxiang Dao Palace cannot be compared with that of Yujing, but it is also interesting.

Xingye Lake is divided into two parts. The larger part is outside the coverage of the formation of Wanxiang Dao Palace and is used for taking off and landing flying boats, while the smaller part is within the formation of Wanxiang Dao Palace and belongs to the lower palace. At this time, many people have come down from the observatory and come to the lakeside to put the river lanterns they have prepared in the lake.

For a while, the lights on the lake surface are dotted, and the stars in the sky are reflected. It is almost impossible to distinguish the difference between the two, and even the boundary between the sky and the water has become blurred, as if the lake is connected to the starry sky.

If you can go boating on it, it is probably the artistic conception of the ancient poem: "After being drunk, I don’t know that the sky is in the water, and the boat is full of clear dreams pressing the starry sky."

Qi Xuansu, a busy man, naturally has no time to make river lanterns, so he just enjoys the river lanterns on the observatory. At this time, someone brought food. Although the food in Zhenyuan was old ducks and thin chickens, raw vegetables and hard rice, the food provided to the assistants was very exquisite. The cooking skills in Taiping Inn were just so-so. It can be seen that these people were not unable to do it, but there was something fishy.

Qi Xuansu was able to get a plate of braised beef with sauce thanks to Sun Hewu, and paired it with yellow wine that was not very intoxicating, and he felt satisfied.

Although white wine has been very popular in recent years, yellow wine is still the main drink in upper-class banquets. More than a hundred years ago, white wine was despised as "stinky wine", and even the name "white wine" was only determined in recent decades. In the past, it was not on the table. Only the lower class drank it, or had to drink it to keep warm, so white wine was also popular among the border guards. It was only in the past hundred years that the atmosphere changed, and the status of white wine was repeatedly raised, and it could also enter the hall.

The "wine" in countless poems, including the "wine" in the hundred poems of the poet immortal, actually refers to yellow wine.

The direct reason is also very simple. Not to mention the taste, white wine is too easy to get drunk. If you don't drink much, it's easy to make a fool of yourself at a banquet. But yellow wine is different. As long as you drink it in moderation, it's easy to get tipsy, but you won't get drunk. That's why literati can write many famous works after being tipsy. If you get drunk, you won't know who you are, let alone write poems and essays. You might even get drunk and go crazy, which has nothing to do with elegance.

Another thing is that yellow wine is too expensive. The taste of newly brewed yellow wine and yellow wine that has been stored for ten years is completely different. Because the brewing technology is immature, there are too many impurities in the wine, and the cost of filtering out impurities is very high. Therefore, there is a distinction between "clear wine" and "turbid wine". The nobles drink "clear wine" and ordinary people drink "turbid wine", which also causes difficulties in storage. Many yellow wines have deteriorated before they are stored for ten years, which shows the preciousness of the yellow wine of the year. In addition, there is also a distinction in color. The yellow wine that is as red as amber is the best.

This is not the case with white wine. While it is easy to store, it also leads to a small aging effect. Therefore, in the past, only wealthy families liked to drink yellow wine, and ordinary people preferred cheaper white wine.

When Qi Xuansu was traveling around the world, he mostly drank white wine. Its overly spicy taste made him dislike drinking. Fortunately, thanks to the development of winemaking technology, Qi Xuansu can now taste the top-grade yellow wine that only the aristocratic families could taste in the past. It is as red as amber and clear to the bottom. Only then did he know the beauty of wine.

As for Zhang Yuelu, she is an expert in this field. She is not limited to a certain type of wine. Whether it is yellow wine, white wine, Western red wine, or various fruit wines, she can accept them. It’s just that she prefers strong liquor recently, which doesn’t mean she has always been like this. As for her favorite "drunk life and dream death", it is already difficult to define what kind of wine it is. It is even close to "medicinal wine" because of too many medicinal materials.

Even though Qi Xuansu did not deliberately dispel the effect of alcohol, because of his martial arts physique, a pot of yellow wine only made him slightly tipsy, but it was enough for him to open up and chat with Sun Hewu.

In terms of knowledge, Qi Xuansu is naturally far inferior to Sun Hewu, but Qi Xuansu also has his advantage, that is, his experience in the martial arts world. Sun Hewu is an old scholar who has been studying in his study all his life. How could he have personally seen the martial arts world at the bottom of the society? It is true that what you learn from books is shallow. You must practice it yourself. Even if you can't practice it yourself, listening to the personal stories of people who have experienced it is better than the words in the books.

Sun Hewu listened to Qi Xuansu talking about all kinds of jargon and unwritten rules in the martial arts world. Although it sounded vulgar, it contained all kinds of wisdom and had its own reasons. He always couldn't help but slap his knees and exclaimed.

Qi Xuansu liked to get along with this old Taoist very much, but he also had some selfish motives. He wanted to know something about divine power from the old Taoist. After all, in terms of incense and vows, the Taoist sect that occupied the world's orthodoxy was the real big family. Compared with the Taoist sect, other secret societies were small businesses and not worth mentioning.

The old and the young were chatting enthusiastically, toasting and exchanging cups happily, but Yao Pei next to them was indifferent, and even disliked the two people's noise. He took the initiative to distance himself from the two people and sat alone in an empty corner, which was out of tune with the lively atmosphere tonight.

At this time, it was late at night. Yao Pei took out a storybook from the Xumi object. Thanks to her good eyesight, she read the book under the starry sky, which was quite enjoyable.

However, the various joys and sorrows in the book, no matter how brilliantly written, could not make her have any emotional ripples.

No compassion, no empathy.

In this state, Yao Pei had lost all his popularity.

At this moment, a man came flying rapidly and finally landed on the observatory. He was a handsome man wearing a simple Taoist robe and carrying a long sword on his back.

Flying is strictly prohibited in the Wanxiang Dao Palace. Although the observatory is only the periphery of the Wanxiang Dao Palace, not strictly inside the Wanxiang Dao Palace, it is very presumptuous to dare to fly in the sky here. Fortunately, it was already dark at this time, and everyone's attention was on Hoshino Lake and the celebration, so no one paid too much attention.

Although the man was handsome, his expression was cold, and his whole body exuded an aura that would keep strangers away.

He looked around and walked straight towards Yao Pei.

Qi Xuansu just glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze and continued drinking with the old man.

The man came to Yao Pei, who was sitting alone in the corner. After setting up a restriction, he asked straight to the point: "How did you find out what the master told you?"

Yao Pei didn't seem to hear, he just looked down at the script spread on his lap.

If it were in the Wanshou Chongyang Palace or in Jade Capital, even if a man casually chatted with him, he would be able to flatter many Taoist nuns. It is said that there are also many arrogant and arrogant women who are deeply in love with him, and even have their hearts set on him.

It's just that Yao Pei is not among the ranks of these Taoist nuns, and he doesn't even bother to raise his head to look at him. It seems that his handsome face is not as interesting as the bloody stories in the storybook.

However, the man was accustomed to Yao Pei's attitude and didn't take it seriously. His eyes fell on the storybook: "It seems that you didn't take Master's words to heart."

Yao Pei then closed the notebook on his lap and said calmly: "Master said that this matter must be kept secret, but you entered the Wanxiang Dao Palace openly and flew through the air, and even talked about it with me on this occasion, for fear that Don’t others know? Should I assign you a eunuch and shout that Qi Gaogong has arrived?”

Yao Pei did not hide the sarcasm in his words.

Just as Zhang Yuelu has a senior sister named Bai Yingqiong, Yao Pei also has a fellow senior fellow apprentice. The person in front of her has the same surname as Jianyuan and is her senior fellow apprentice.

In terms of Taoist grade, Qi Jianyuan is not as good as Bai Yingqiong. He is only a third-grade Youyi Taoist. However, he has a great advantage, that is, he is young. He is almost as different from Li Tianzhen and older than Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei, Qi Xuansu and others. Now he is Erli year.

Qi Jianyuan was born in the Qi family of Quanzhen Taoism. The head of Shuzhou Taoist House, Zhenren Qi Jiao, was his uncle, and he became a disciple of Zhenren Donghua.

As Shi Bingyun said, Master Donghua doesn't like mediocre people in office. Even his own brother Pei Xiaolou failed to enter Ziwei Hall, but Qi Jianyuan became the ninth deputy head of Ziwei Hall, only from In terms of position and rank, he was not inferior to Zhang Yuelu, but because he was much older than Zhang Yuelu, he was overshadowed by Zhang Yuelu, and because of Yao Pei's existence, he was not able to get the title of Ziweitang Xiaozhangtang.

But no matter what, this is a figure that cannot be underestimated.

After the Wanxiang Dao Palace was closed, no one was allowed to enter or exit, but he was able to enter the Wanxiang Dao Palace at this time, which also explains the problem.

Qi Jianyuan had long been used to the changes in his junior sister's temperament, so he did not feel dissatisfied and said: "I have found out that those people are here just for Xingye Lake, so we can close the net."

Yao Pei remained silent and did not comment.

Qi Jianyuan continued: "Master said, this is our Quanzhen Taoist's own business. The family scandal should not be made public. It is best not to involve Zhengyiyi and Taiping Tao, let alone Tiangang Hall and Beichen Hall."

Yao Pei finally said: "Then you go and close the net. I have no objection and I will not share the credit with you."

Qi Jianyuan finally said helplessly: "Junior sister, I am not completely sure. If something goes wrong, it will be inconsistent with Master's original intention. Moreover, the fewer people who know the inside story of this matter, the better. It is not good to send too many people in." It’s not easy to inform Wanxiang Dao Palace directly, so I can only help me as you happen to be studying in the upper palace.”

Yao Pei said: "What if I don't want to?"

Qi Jianyuan stopped talking and frowned, seeming more helpless and a little annoyed.

Qi Xuansu looked towards Yao Pei out of the corner of his eye and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Sun, is that person here to cause trouble for Yao Pei?"

Sun Hewu just glanced at it and said: "Although our Wanxiang Taoist Palace belongs directly to Yujing, its foundation is still on the territory of Quanzhen Tao. Who dares to cause trouble for the daughter of the Yao family on the territory of Quanzhen Tao? I recognize that boy. I also came here to study a few years ago. My surname is Qi, and I am a disciple of Pei Xuanzhi, who is also Yao Yatou’s senior brother.”

Qi Xuansu thought of Bai Yingqiong and said, "Is it possible that senior brother and junior sister are at odds with each other over the position of Master Donghua?"

Sun Hewu was startled for a moment and touched the beard on his chin: "It's not impossible."

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