Chapter 40: Privy Council

Then Qi Niang explained in detail what she called "the last incident".

This incident had nothing to do with Qi Xuansu, but it had a lot to do with Qingping Society.

Simply put, a member of the Qingping Society died.

Unlike the Taoist sect, the Qingping Society was divided into nine grades and twelve levels. There were only four levels, A, B, C, and D. The A-level members were the top leaders of the Qingping Society, similar to the seven masters of Qibaofang.

Any A-level member was not a small role. Although they might not be comparable to Qi Niang, at least they were not too far behind.

Now a member of the A-level died.

For many members of the Qingping Society, it was like the death of a Taoist monk, and a corner of the sky fell.

The name of the song of the A-level member who died was "Qingshan Shi".

According to Qi Niang, the upper level of the Qingping Society was similar to the Golden Palace of the Taoist sect. It did not include the leader of the society. It was composed of six A-level members who formed the Privy Council. Each of them had one vote to decide various major matters in the Qingping Society. There are also several Class A members who do not take care of things, forming a council to supervise and assist the Privy Council in managing the various affairs of the Qingping Society.

The six Privy Council members do not appear together. They often elect one person to preside over various matters and represent the six-member Privy Council. "Qingshan Shi" is the person elected by the Privy Council.

Although "Qingshan Shi" is a top figure in the Qingping Society, he is kind and has no airs. He often helps the lower-level members and has a very good reputation. If someone wants to scold the six-member Privy Council, they usually add a sentence "except Lao Shi" in front of it.

However, "Qingshan Shi" is not the kind of hero in the traditional sense. He never has a deep hatred or likes to preach. Instead, he is lively, likes to joke, likes to tease others, likes to mix with young people, and even behaves like a vigorous young man.

Qi Niang likes to do business, and "Qingshan Shi" likes to travel and play. He once published a book "Qingshan Travel Notes", printed 300 copies, and gave it away for free on a first-come, first-served basis. It is said that the travel notes also marked several places where ancient people practiced Taoism and lived in seclusion that he discovered, and some people benefited a lot from them.

If someone asked for help, he would never hesitate to help as long as he was free.

Such a person died.

It is unknown how the upper level of Qingpinghui reacted, but the middle and lower levels were extremely shocked.

Qi Xuansu was not in the "Dream Club" at that time, but according to the descriptions of others, Qi Xuansu also had a general impression. It is said that the hall on the first floor was full of people at that time. Because of the large number of people, the entire dream became unstable, and the hall and the ground even showed signs of shaking.

Qi Xuansu was shocked.

He thought that Qingpinghui was just a loose alliance. In fact, it was indeed a loose alliance, but this alliance was also united by people's hearts.

The reputation and popularity of "Qingshanshi" were accumulated slowly over decades, which was one of the reasons why he was elected as a member of the Privy Council.

"Qingshanshi" died in a sudden encounter on a narrow road, and died very suddenly. When the other Class A members arrived, they only saw two bodies.

One body was "Qingshanshi", and the other body was the person who killed "Qingshanshi". The specific identity has not been found out yet, or maybe it has been found out, but it has not been made public due to some concerns. In short, the whole story is still confidential, so Qi Niang did not inform everyone.

But it is obvious that "Qingshanshi" and his opponent died together in the end.

The next thing is the matter after "Qingshanshi". The most critical point is who will replace "Qingshanshi" and become the new member of the six-member Privy Council.

Now there is a result.

Qi Niang announced casually: "From today on, I, 'Qiniangzi', will replace 'Qingshanshi' and officially become one of the six members of the highest privy council of Qingping Society. I will be responsible to the president and accept the supervision of the Council. This news will be announced at this 'Dream Meeting'. If you have any objections, you can raise them to the Council and the president."

The people present were all Qi Niang's direct confidants, so naturally no one objected. Instead, everyone was happy. One person's success would bring prosperity to the whole family. As for opposition, . How many people are involved in Qi Niang's big business? How many people rely on Qi Niang for food? Even if there are one or two people who oppose, it is not a big deal. .

Qi Xuansu was even more emotional. Others didn't know, but he knew that Qi Niang actually held two positions. She had just stepped down as the rotating owner of Qibaofang and became one of the six members of the highest privy council of Qingping Society. The key is that she was born in the Yao family and was of the same generation as the earth master. If this were placed in the Taoist sect, she would at least be a real person who can understand.

Qi Niang looked around and saw that no one wanted to talk, so she said: "That's all for today. You can continue to get information after you go back. In addition, 'Dian Jiang Lip' and 'Jin Cuo Dao' stay. I have a few words to tell you two."

The other nine people stood up and said goodbye to Qi Niang with different feelings, very respectful and polite.

It was obvious that they were not relatives.

After the nine people left, Qi Xuansu leaned back on the back of the chair and no longer observed any etiquette. The key is that he and Qi Niang are too familiar with each other, so familiar that Qi Niang can ignore her status and face and play tricks on him.

Qiniang squinted at him: "Look at him, and then look at yourself, you can't help at all."

"Yes, he has merits and peace money, and I have no merits and no peace money." Qi Xuansu counterattacked.

Qiniang stretched out her hand and lightly touched Qi Xuansu's chest: "You little ungrateful bastard, tell me honestly, how have I treated you? I am just taking a few peace money from you now, and you are not happy? You haven't become the headmaster yet. If one day, I am down and out, and you become the headmaster and marry the daughter of the Zhang family, I will go to you again, hoping that you will help me, an old thing, for the sake of our past friendship. Will you two still kick me out of the house?"

Qi Xuansu was speechless and said hesitantly: "I am a person with real power after all, and my pockets are cleaner than my face. It's really unacceptable."

Qiniang said righteously: "I have three virtues, namely kindness, frugality, and not daring to be the first in the world. What about your 'frugality' virtue?"

Qi Xuansu dared not speak anymore, he was no match for Qiniang at all.

Li Qingnu found it funny and couldn't help laughing out loud.

As a result, she got herself into trouble. Qi Niang immediately turned her gun around: "You are still laughing. I asked you to find out the movements of Taiping Dao, but you didn't pay attention. It took you half a month to get to the capital. Is it because my words are useless? You two have agreed to rebel, right?"

Li Qingnu immediately looked at her nose and heart, looking like a little maid.

Qiniang suppressed the two people and led them out the door.

Qi Xuansu and Li Qingnu looked at each other, and everything was self-evident.

Qiniang walked in front, and the two followed behind, not knowing where to go. Qi Niang said: "I was promoted to Class A and became a member of the Six-member Privy Council. Naturally, you two also rose in status, from Class C members to Class B members. By the way, Qingnu seems to have been a Class B member for a long time, mainly you."

With Qi Niang's cultivation, she was not afraid of being heard by others, so she simply called him by his name.

This "you" naturally refers to Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu asked, "What are the benefits of becoming a Class B member?"

Qiniang replied, "You can use your merits to exchange things from the club, such as the 'Dragon Hand Gun' I gave you, and the 'Little Medicine' I gave Qingnu. As long as you have enough merits, you can exchange for anything, and it is much more convenient than the Taoist sect, without so many restrictions. This is why 'Tianxianzi', 'Zuichuibian', 'Xihongyi' and the others are so concerned about it."

Qi Xuansu asked again, "Can it be exchanged for 'Xuanyu'?"

Qiniang said, "Of course, But it's very expensive. The piece of 'Xuanyu' you brought back from Fengtai County last time is worth 6,000 merits. "

Qi Xuansu was stunned at first, and then angrily said: "It's too dark. I got that piece of 'Xuanyu' and it gave me more merits. You made it dozens of times more expensive after you resold it."

Qiniang was not to be outdone and said: "In addition to merits, I also arranged for you to go to Tiangang Hall. If it weren't for me, would you have known your little lover? You are eating with a bowl in your hand, and you curse your mother when you put the bowl down."

Qi Xuansu opened his mouth, speechless, and had to admit his mistake.

Li Qingnu didn't dare to gloat this time, and tried hard not to laugh.

Qi Niang continued, "I will exchange your 'Silver Red Fish Talisman' for a 'Golden Purple Fish Talisman'. With this 'Golden Purple Fish Talisman', you can exchange the things you want in the 'Dream Club', and the 'Dream Club' will directly deliver the things to you using the 'Five Ghosts Moving Method'."

The Five Ghosts Moving Method is also known as the Five Ghosts Wealth Transporting Technique. The so-called Five Ghosts actually refer to the God of Plague, also known as the Five Plagues, which are Zhang Yuanbo of Spring Plague, Liu Yuanda of Summer Plague, Zhao Gongming of Autumn Plague, Zhong Shigui of Winter Plague, and Shi Wenye, the General Manager of Middle Plague. The Five Ghosts Moving Method in the talisman is to drive the Five Ghosts to transport wealth, and transport the wealth of other people's homes to your own home, without opening the door or breaking people's boxes and cages to take people's property.

The principle of door-to-door delivery of "Dream Club" is the same, but this kind of magic is usually limited by distance. "Dream Club" can cover all over the world, which is very scary.

Qi Niang remembered something and added: "By the way, the 'Five Ghosts Moving Method' of the 'Dream Club' does not support the Western Continent, the New Continent, Posa Continent, Borneo Continent, Golden Tent, Rakshasa Kingdom, Fenglin Continent and other places. In the Western Regions, the farthest is the former site of the Dondu Kingdom."

Qi Xuansu nodded to indicate that he would take note.

While talking, Qi Niang led the two to a staircase.

Needless to say, the staircase leads to the third floor, which is where only Class A members can go.

Li Qingnu hesitated and said: "Qiniang, can we go up?"

Qiniang said calmly: "If I say you can go, you can go. I am one of the six members of the Privy Council after all. If I don't even have this privilege, I might as well not do it."

Speaking, Qi Niang led the two to the third floor.

Compared to the second floor, the third floor does not have so many criss-crossing corridors, but a huge square hall with many tables and chairs placed against the wall, and several stairs leading to the second floor. The staircase they came up is just one of them, and then there are portals surrounding the square hall one by one.

Qi Niang led the two of them to one of the doors, where there was a couplet. The top line read: "Who decides the rise and fall?", and the bottom line read: "How can prosperity and decline be without basis?"