Chapter 134: Fulfillment of Contract

This is a town that is not easy to find on the map. It cannot even be called a county town. It is only marked on the map because it is close to the official road.

Such a small place close to the Imperial Capital has a bit of the atmosphere of the Imperial Capital, but it can't hide a bit of embarrassment, and can't help but convey a bit of a broken settlement.

So one can imagine the half-closed business opened here.

Zhang Yuelu frowned and followed Xuanji, looking around. Because it was daytime, there were no guests and it was quite quiet, but she felt a little uncomfortable.

It's not that she has never been to a brothel, but the brothels she went to were all first- and second-class, and they were not limited to skin and flesh business. In other words, the skin and flesh business was so dressed up that it was almost unrecognizable to its original appearance. It's like a wine seller. After the business grew, it started selling fennel beans and other ingredients for wine, then stir-fried vegetables, then started a hotel business, and finally even invited a storyteller. Then it's not a tavern, but an inn. Since we are going to an inn, it doesn't matter if we don't drink.

But it's different here. You're just naked here. You do what you do as soon as you walk in. There's no foreplay like having tea, listening to music, or flirting. It's not elegant or clean at all. If Daxingyuan is only morally unclean, then this place is somewhat both realistically and morally unclean.

Narrow, cramped and dark.

Sewage, various garbage, and suspected products of defecation and vomiting are full of unpleasant smells.

Miscellaneous women's belongings can be seen everywhere, some are discarded, some have been washed and dried, such as small clothes, bellybands, embroidered shoes and trousers. Because of the snow, they all turned to ice. Maybe the owner was still sleeping, so he didn't put them away.

Along the way, women often look unkempt and look like they have just woken up. Their complexions are yellow and need to be covered up with makeup. If you use the "Immortal Qi Watching Technique" to look at it, Zhang Yuelu is a flawless piece of beautiful jade, but they are already riddled with holes and hollowed out, like rotten wood, and their future end will not be good.

The guests who come here are naturally not rich people, they are all low-level people, and even mainly bachelors.

Yujing, Jinling Mansion, Imperial Capital, and here are actually under the same sky. Zhang Yuelu thought she knew the suffering in the world, but now she was a little less sure. Just as Qi Xuansu thought he was a self-reliant Taoist priest, he was not so sure after learning Qiniang's true identity.

Zhang Yuelu resisted the urge to cover her nose with her hands. After all, it was daytime, and this was just the backyard, not a place to receive guests. There was some unpleasant smell, but no strange smell. It was just that she was prejudiced against such places. She constantly warned herself that she should uphold the idea of ​​equality, should not think of herself as noble, should maintain a normal attitude, and should not be shy and pretentious.

After a while, Zhang Yuelu returned to his normal state.

Xuanji turned back and glanced at Zhang Yuelu: "I have examined myself three times every day. In terms of mentality alone, you are already better than the countless children of the Zhang family who are lying on the merits of their ancestors."

Zhang Yuelu was not complacent and asked: "As a senior member of Ziguang Society, why are you hiding here?"

Xuanji said: "It is precisely because I am a senior member of Ziguang Society that I can only stay here. After all, the three secret societies cannot easily enter the Imperial Capital. They are just small fish and shrimps. Once a senior person like me enters the Imperial Capital, it will be easy for him to do so." Being hunted by both the imperial court and the Taoist sect, especially after the incident at Jinling Mansion, the Imperial Capital's defenses became even tighter. "

Zhang Yuelu nodded, this answer was reasonable. This does not prevent Ziguang Society from helping, because the final battlefield will be in the Five Elements Mountain, not the Imperial City.

Finally, the two of them came to a small and elegant living room, which seemed like two different worlds from the outside, shutting out all the unbearable things.

Xuanji motioned for Zhang Yuelu to sit down, and then said: "Before we talk about things formally, I have to fulfill my promise. I said before that if Zhang Gaogong wins, then I will give him a small opportunity to make Zhang Gaogong go faster. ”

She paused for a moment: "To be fair, Zhang Gaogong is already walking very slowly. At least when I was Zhang Gaogong's age, I was still far inferior to Zhang Gaogong. It's just that the world is different, the weather has changed, and a catastrophe is coming. According to what the empress said, It is said that this is the last flashback, and not only will heavenly beings emerge in large numbers, but also a few real geniuses, such as thirty-year-old immortals."

Zhang Yuelu said: "With my qualifications, reaching immortality at the age of thirty is undoubtedly a foolish dream. The genius Zhenjun mentioned is probably not me."

"Zhang Gaogong, don't be too eager to deny yourself." Xuanji smiled slightly, "The empress also said that everything depends on man-made efforts. Many people who have achieved fame and success are half God's will and half man-made. If there is only God's will and no man-made things, nothing will happen. . In my opinion, Zhang Gaogong only had God’s will but no human help, and he wasted his great years.”

Zhang Yuelu frowned slightly and said, "What do you mean by this?"

Xuan Ji said: "Whether it was Xuan Sheng or Dong Huang, they were taught by the great swordsman Li Daoxu most of the time, and their senior brothers took care of them for a small part of the time. From infancy to adolescence, they laid the foundation and set the rules for ten years, and then they were allowed to develop on their own. Shangguan Wan, the first generation of geomancer after the integration of Taoism, was also taught by Xu Wugui himself, from the foundation to enlightenment, and then to answering all kinds of questions. On the other hand, Zhang Gaogong, did the Heavenly Master teach you personally? As for Cihang Zhenren, not to mention that she is slightly inferior to Li Daoxu and Xu Wugui, she is a Canzhi Zhenren, busy with official duties, and has so many disciples. How much time can she spend on you? The Earth Master did teach you, but the contact of half a month or ten days at most, how can it be compared with his ten years of work?"

Zhang Yuelu was silent.

Because she was from a small sect, she was feared by the big sect, so it was naturally impossible for her to be taught by the Heavenly Master personally. She went to the clan school since she was a child. Later, she became a disciple of Cihang Zhenren, but she never even went to Putuo Island. She lived in Yunjin Mountain. At that time, Cihang Zhenren was still the head of the Jiangnan Daofu. She only went to the Great Zhenren Mansion occasionally and taught Zhang Yuelu to practice the "Cihang Pudu Sword Canon". It was not until she went to Yujing that she had the opportunity to have a long-term contact with her master Cihang Zhenren.

Nowadays, there are two evaluations of Zhang Yuelu, one is that she is not easy to get along with, and the other is that she is willing to work. Some people say that Li Changge has the legacy of Xuansheng, and some people say that Zhang Yuelu has the legacy of the five generations of great masters. However, it takes time to do things. Zhang Yuelu is busy with various mundane affairs, and her own cultivation is inevitably falling behind, which makes her rely on taking elixirs to force her into the heavenly man in Jinling Mansion.

From the perspective of seeking immortality, Xuanji said that Zhang Yuelu was wasting her best years, which is also reasonable.

Seeing that Zhang Yuelu did not refute, Xuanji continued: "The difference between inner and outer elixirs lies in the proportion. It does not mean that the inner elixir school does not take elixirs at all, nor does it mean that the outer elixir school does not need daily practice. It mainly depends on the proportion. For example, Li Changge, the outer elixir accounts for more than 70% or 80%, so he naturally belongs to the outer elixir school. For Zhang Gaogong, the outer elixir only accounts for 10% or 20%, so he belongs to the inner elixir school."

After hearing this, Zhang Yuelu has roughly understood that what Xuanji wants to give will most likely be related to external forces. This remark is mainly to let her not have too many scruples.

In fact, Zhang Yuelu's obsession is mainly to change the Taoism. As for the inner and outer elixir, she doesn't care. The reason why she chose the inner elixir road is not because of her long-term vision or her lofty ambitions, but mainly because no one gave her the "heart of the immortal stone" or the "elixir of immortality".

The outer elixir school is either rich, like Li Changge; or lucky, like Qi Xuansu.

If you don't have either, it's safer to go to the inner elixir school.

Zhang Yuelu said: "Star Lord Xuanji, please stop keeping us in suspense and speak frankly."

Xuanji said: "The Queen is the mother of all stars, but she is not as good as the special star masters. Manjusri and Guanyin are the teachers of the seven Buddhas, but they themselves are not Buddhas. According to legend, Guangchengzi is the teacher of the Emperor of Heaven, but his final achievements are far inferior to those of the Emperor of Heaven. On the other hand, the Queen, Guangcheng Patriarch, or the two Bodhisattvas of Buddhism are limited by themselves and cannot reach a higher level, but it is not difficult to enlighten others."

Zhang Yuelu said: "With my realm and cultivation, it is probably not necessary for the True Lord to take action personally, I wonder how the Star Lord Xuanji intends to enlighten me? "

Xuanji had a slightly weird smile on her face again: "Zhang Gaogong should not underestimate himself. There are two ways now. One is that the Queen Mother will personally enlighten Zhang Gaogong, which can make Zhang Gaogong have the realm of the stage of creation, but it will cost a little. When the time comes, the Queen Mother will ask Zhang Gaogong for something. "

Zhang Yuelu did not doubt the means of the Purple Light Master. Xu Wugui had helped his disciple Shangguan Wan to become a Creation Master from an ordinary celestial being, but there were great hidden dangers.

In other words, the Purple Light Master can indeed fulfill people's wishes, but this wish is always realized in a distorted form, and it also costs a heavy price. This is a bit like borrowing and lending. Nine out of thirteen returns, no matter how you calculate it, it is a loss. Don't touch this kind of thing unless you are in a desperate situation.

This also reminded Zhang Yuelu of a Western story she had read. Someone made a wish to the devil, hoping that his injured arm would no longer hurt, so the devil sawed off his arm and it would never hurt again.

Zhang Yuelu said directly: "I refuse."

Xuanji nodded without surprise: "That's the second way. I will give Zhang Gaogong a small opportunity to help him reach the infinite stage faster."

Zhang Yuelu was very dissatisfied with Xuanji's constant beating around the bush and asked: "What is the method? If it is the art of bedroom or the method of dual cultivation, don't even say it."

Xuanji smiled: "Zhang Gaogong is so smart. I really have this idea. Since Zhang Gaogong said it in advance, I have to change it."

After that, she flicked her finger and a light spot flew out from her fingertips.

The light spot hovered in front of Zhang Yuelu. ..

Xuanji said: "Take it. This is also the intention of the Heavenly Master."

Zhang Yuelu did not relax his vigilance: "What is this?"

Xuanji whispered: "This is a thunder talisman left by the ancestor Heavenly Master."