Chapter 193: Son of an Aristocratic Family (Part 2)
Arriving at Wanshou Chongyang Palace, Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei visited Pei Xiaolou.
In terms of relatives, Pei Xiaolou is the cousin of Yao Pei's mother, that is, Yao Pei's uncle. In terms of inheritance, Pei Xiaolou is Yao Pei's uncle.
No matter how you calculate it, the relationship between the two is very close.
Pei Xiaolou was a little surprised by the arrival of the two people. He didn't know that Yao Pei went to Wanxiang Taoist Palace for further study. It was only then that he knew that Qi Xuansu and Yao Pei were classmates.
Qi Xuansu suddenly discovered one thing. If we talk about Yao Pei, he is actually the same generation as Pei Xiaolou. One is a master uncle and the other is a cousin. They are both uncles. If we talk about Yao Pei's mother, he would still call her sister-in-law.
It's a pity that Taoist sects generally don't pay attention to this. There is a special set of seniority within the Taoist sect. Even if Li Changge, who has a high seniority, enters the Taoist sect, he has to calculate the juniors of Wei Zhenren according to the Taoist sect's seniority. Therefore, Qi Xuansu cannot directly call Pei Xiaolou "Second Brother Pei". As for "Brother Pei", of course it is Pei Xuanzhi, the real person of Donghua.
Pei Xiaolou knew Qi Xuansu's intention, and took the two of them to Yuzhen Temple to visit Xu Xiaoying.
Both Xu Xiaoying and Pei Xiaolou knew Qi Xuansu's intention to come here. However, after meeting, the three of them never mentioned anything about Yue Liuli. They just chatted and talked about the Wanxiang Dao Palace. After all, Qi Xuansu He and Yao Pei were the ones who experienced it personally, and what they said was more detailed than the Daomendi report.
Logically speaking, Qi Xuansu should be prepared with some small gifts, not to mention bribery, but a human relationship that has lasted for thousands of years and has been engraved in his bones. However, his current net worth is really worth noting. Fortunately, Pei Xiaolou and Xu Xiaoying knew his details and were not demanding anything.
Qi Xuansu did not stay in Wanshou Chongyang Palace for long. After the visit, he left Wanshou Chongyang Palace alone.
As a result, as soon as they reached the mountainside, they were surrounded by a group of Taoist priests, led by Zhang Yongyan.
Qi Xuansu was not afraid, but said: "You don't want to hold any grudges overnight."
Zhang Yongyan pulled out a short sword from his sleeve. The blade shone with cold light. He calmly held the sword in his hand and looked Qi Xuansu up and down: "Your surname is Qi."
Qi Xuansu did not take out the weapon, but gently rubbed the "Chu Zhen Sutra" hanging on his waist and said, "Yes, my surname is Qi, but I have nothing to do with the Qi family in Shuzhou."
Standing next to Zhang Yongyan was a young man whose clothes were even more exaggerated, with half of his chest exposed. He took a handful of Tie Ruyi from his subordinates and said casually: "What do you call this fellow Taoist?"
Qi Xuansu said: "My name is Qi Xuansu, I am not from your circle. And you, please sign up too."
The young master smiled and said, "My surname is Shangguan, Shangguan Chao."
Qi Xuansu sighed: "I admire the deputy hall master Shangguan for dying in battle, but it's a pity."
Shangguan Chao said coldly: "Where does all this nonsense come from? I heard that you are the face of the eldest daughter of the Yao family? It seems that the eyes of the eldest daughter of the Yao family are just that. If you let us put so many marks on your face, "How about this matter being settled?"
Qi Xuansu was silent for a moment and said: "To be honest, in my previous impression, you guys from aristocratic families were always graceful, polite, and sanctimonious hypocrites, or you were cynical, maverick, and crazy. But after meeting today, I am a little disappointed. You seem to be no different from us ordinary people. You don’t have such a profound city and a deep recuperation. It seems that I thought of you too well. ”
This is Qi Xuansu's true words. In the past, he had heard a story about an emperor who had a golden pole. It was said that ordinary people could not imagine what the emperor's life was like because of their own knowledge, so there were stories of the empress of the East Palace baking pancakes and the Queen of the West Palace. There is a saying that when the empress peels green onions, the emperor has a golden pole. Therefore, Qi Xuansu can't help but think higher about people or things he doesn't understand, and Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei and others also confirm his thoughts to some extent.
However, Qi Xuansu suddenly discovered that Zhang Yuelu and Yao Pei were just a few outliers. Those ordinary sons of aristocratic families, despite their aura of family background, were not essentially outstanding people.
Taking Zhang Yongyan as an example, Qi Xuansu guessed that he would come to cause trouble, but Qi Xuansu thought deeper. He thought that Zhang Yongyan would carefully set a trap, such as the Immortal Dance or something, which would not only ruin his future, but also ruin his reputation, or All kinds of scheming, the worst is to hire murderers to hurt people instead of getting punished personally, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yongyan would just invite helpers and followers, and they would come to trouble him without hesitation.
Of course, it is also possible that Zhang Yongyan simply looked down on Qi Xuansu and felt that it was not so troublesome, so he just slapped him to death, which was simple and trouble-free.
In the eyes of these aristocratic families, the Taoist Priest of the Fourth Grade Jijiu was not a great figure. Qi Xuansu's master, Qi Haoran, was a fourth-grade Taoist priest who offered sacrifices to wine, and he died in the hands of Shen Yuxi, a son of the aristocratic family.
But then again, as the saying goes, a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. In any case, Qi Xuansu is a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest. At such an age, Ning Yuqing can see that Qi Xuansu has a bright future, but Zhang Yongyan despises Qi Xuansu so much. It's not about knowing people well. To put it more harshly, it means that you don't have a good eye.
Qi Xuansu really looked up to such a person.
Zhang Yongyan's face darkened: "Be shameless and do it!"
A crowd of people behind him rushed toward Qi Xuansu
One advantage of a warrior is that his physique is extremely tough. His punches, palms, limbs and torsos are all weapons, and he has a strong recovery ability. What is more mysterious is that he knows his body very well, controls it in detail, and can release it freely.
Qi Xuansu relies on the physique of a natural warrior and does not bother to use weapons. Facing the siege of the crowd, his punches are not very powerful. It is just a punch, but the great power contained in this punch can be said to be able to collapse mountains and split rocks.
No matter how many opponents respond to Qi Xuansu's punches, Qi Xuansu just punches on his own. At first, he punches very slowly, almost like an old man practicing boxing. His qi and blood are declining, and his punches are only powerful but not weak. Even if there is a momentary burst, it is difficult to last. But then the speed is getting faster and faster, and finally there is even a whistling wind, leaving a trail of afterimages.
Then Qi Xuansu suddenly stopped, and then stepped down hard with his left foot. There was nothing unusual at the place where he landed, but the ground seemed to shake. These opponents were just innate people, and the circulation of true energy was stagnant.
Taking advantage of this moment of stagnation, Qi Xuansu suddenly punched quickly.
At this moment, his whole body exuded blood and energy that was almost real. Every movement brought out a whistling wind sound. Every punch he threw contained all kinds of power, swallowing and spitting out vibrations, pulling the surrounding heaven and earth energy, forming a series of irresistible swirling air currents, and finally converging into a vortex. People who were not as good as Qi Xuansu were pulled by this vortex to within three feet of Qi Xuansu.
Once within this range, Qi Xuansu only needed to punch. One punch would break his tendons and bones, and he would either die or be injured.
At this moment, Shangguan Chao, who had been watching, suddenly attacked and smashed Qi Xuansu's back with the iron ruyi in his hand, which only made Qi Xuansu's figure shake slightly.
However, Shangguan Chao's method was far from that. The iron ruyi in his hand was not an ordinary object, but a treasure, attached with the "ghost curse". This attack was not to hurt Qi Xuansu's body, but to inject the "ghost curse" into Qi Xuansu's body.
The so-called "ghost curse" is extremely vicious. After being hit by the "ghost curse", the body will gradually decay, and this curse is extremely difficult to deal with, like a carbuncle attached to the bone, which is difficult to remove. When the disease is incurable, the person who is cursed will be like a rotten wood, unable to move, and will be no different from a living dead person, and even turn into a zombie after death.
However, the "ghost curse" has a great flaw, which is to bully the weak and fear the strong. It has almost no effect on people with higher realms than oneself, and it is difficult to achieve success even against people with the same realm.
Qi Xuansu took a deep breath, and the joints all over his body exploded, the periosteum roared like a heavy drum, and the spine twisted and twisted, with a continuous cracking sound. The blood around him was already like substance, and now it was soaring into the sky. For all kinds of magic, the biggest restraint was the blood of warriors, and the "ghost curse" was a way of bullying the weak. Qi Xuansu's blood was so vigorous that no matter what kind of mysterious magic he used, he would be greatly suppressed as long as he was below the heavens. His realm was far higher than Shangguan Chao. Shangguan Chao's use of the "ghost curse" to deal with Qi Xuansu was naturally like an egg hitting a rock.
There was a taboo in the "ghost curse": if you fail to hurt someone, you will be attacked back. Shangguan Chao failed to cast the "ghost curse" and was immediately attacked by the "ghost curse". His face changed drastically. He knew the power of the "ghost curse". After being cursed, he was really unable to live or die. He no longer cared about Qi Xuansu. He screamed and hurriedly threw away the iron ruyi in his hand. Looking at his palm again, it was already stained with a layer of black air. For a moment, he didn't care about Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yongyan, and turned around and ran towards Wanshou Chongyang Palace.
Fortunately, Wanshou Chongyang Palace was close at hand, with many masters sitting in charge. In addition, the "ghost curse" was not deeply involved in his body, so it was not difficult to help him get rid of the "ghost curse".
After Shangguan Chao left, although the rest of the people were numerous and powerful, they could no longer pose a great threat to Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu only punched, but showed mercy and did not take anyone's life.
Soon, only the seven people with the highest cultivation could barely stand.
At this moment, Zhang Yongyan shouted: "Form a formation!"
After a slight hesitation, the seven people formed a formation, which turned out to be the "Seven Stars Formation", surrounding Qi Xuansu. The situation changed immediately, and Qi Xuansu even felt a bit of pressure, far from the previous battle. He immediately used all his strength to operate the "Dan Tai Fist", standing still with his feet, and his spine twisted like a dragon. From the spine, his chest, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and five fingers successively sounded a series of explosive roars, and he punched forward.
As this punch was thrown, the air in front of him began to vibrate and twist violently. The seemingly simple and direct palm brought out a huge whistling sound, and the majestic force caused the ground within a radius of ten feet to crack to varying degrees. The person who faced this punch, even if he gathered the strength of seven people, still had his bones shattered in an instant and fell to the ground.