Cross the river pawn

Zhang Yuelu asked: "Where should we go to eat?"

"I haven't been back to this Jade City for many years. I'm not very familiar with it. It's up to you to decide. But one thing is, don't make it too expensive. It's really hard to afford." Qi Xuansu was influenced by Qiniang and had never played. Even a beautiful woman like Zhang Yuelu cannot do this with her swollen face and pretending to be fat.

Zhang Yuelu smiled and said: "Brother, you have settled the score clearly. Can I still take advantage of you?"

Qi Xuansu touched his satchel and said, "Whether the two of us are sharing the meal equally, or whether one of us is treating the guests, we should not be too extravagant. It is better to respond to the Taoist sect's call and be frugal in everything."

Zhang Yuelu forgot his purpose for a while and couldn't help but said: "Stingy guy, you won't get a wife in the future if you do this. I'm going to have a big meal today."

After all, Qi Xuansu was not Qiniang. Seeing Zhang Yuelu say this, she just opened her mouth, but could not utter any words to refute.

Having said that, Zhang Yuelu still led Qi Xuansu to a small shop in a remote location, which looked very cheap.

Zhang Yuelu said: "I used to come to this store often. It tastes good and the price is fair."

While he was talking, the landlady here came over and said, "Miss Tantai, you haven't been here for some time."

Zhang Yuelu usually used the name "Tantai Chu" when he was outside, not just for Qi Xuansu.

Zhang Yuelu said vaguely: "Once you have achieved the 'Big Grain Technique', you will rarely come back."

"It's such a pity." The landlady is just an ordinary Taoist. However, in Yujing City, except for second- and third-grade Taoist priests, there are so many innate people that no one would think that fasting without food is so miraculous.

Qi Xuansu did not speak, but silently estimated Zhang Yuelu's cultivation level in his heart. He was at least at the Yuxu stage, and he was so young. He should be a fifth-grade Taoist priest, also known as a candidate mage, with an unlimited future.

Zhang Yuelu found a clean table and sat down, and said to the proprietress: "Two big bowls."

"Okay." The landlady responded, then turned around and went to the kitchen.

Not long after, the landlady came back with two bowls of beef noodles on the tray.

Qi Xuansu was stunned for a moment, and then said after a long while: "You used to come here often?"

Zhang Yuelu nodded and said: "Why, you don't like it?"

"Of course not." Qi Xuansu shook his head and said, "When I was traveling abroad, I ate in the open air and ate dry food as cold as stone. There was nothing I liked or disliked. But I didn't expect that Miss Tantai would like it. Eye."

"Then what do you think makes me attractive?" Zhang Yuelu sat opposite Qi Xuansu and casually took a pair of chopsticks. "Even if you are a princess, you still have to eat whole grains before eating rice."

Qi Xuansu said: "Grains and grains are also divided into high and low. I thought you were the kind of person who never gets tired of fine food and never gets tired of fine food. If you don't eat it, you will eat it. When you eat it, you will eat flowers. You quote all kinds of scriptures, including seasonal solar terms and Poems, lyrics, and songs, down to the uses of utensils and cooking techniques, must be clear and logical."

Zhang Yuelu couldn't help laughing and said: "You really think too highly of me. I want to be arty, but I am empty-handed and don't have that kind of knowledge."

"Then we can be considered as people of the same mind." Qi Xuansu smiled.

Zhang Yuelu sighed: "There is one more thing, and that is the word 'poor'. Although there is money every month, and there is a residence in Taishangfang, there is no shortage of human connections in Yujing City, just colleagues I was overwhelmed by all the socializing and entertainment. Going to the Phoenix Tower cost one Taiping dan at the cheapest price. Here, a bowl of noodles only cost [-] Ruyi dan. I don’t need to say more about which one is higher and which is lower. "

Qi Xuansu patted the table lightly: "This is no longer the same person."

Zhang Yuelu was slightly startled.

Qi Xuansu paused for a moment and then said: "This is the period when Bo Ya meets his son, and when he meets his bosom friend in the mountains and rivers, he is a confidant. I have also been tortured by the word 'poor' to this day. I am really a rich and heroic man, but it is difficult for a man without money. It’s really unspeakable.”

Zhang Yuelu was amused by Qi Xuansu and temporarily forgot about his purpose.

When Zhang Yuelu first came to Yujing, he came into contact with several so-called young talents because of working together.Most of these people are children of aristocratic families. Although they are polite on the outside, they are like tigers and hungry wolves on the inside. They regard Zhang Yuelu as a piece of fat on their lips. They feel that as long as they defeat the same kind, they can enjoy the taste of fresh fat. No matter whether the "meat" wants him to "enjoy" it or not.

This made Zhang Yuelu very unhappy and angry, so he used some tricks to severely lose the face of one of them, and gradually developed the arrogant temperament he has today.

On the contrary, it was Qi Xuansu who changed Zhang Yuelu's temper by mistake.Zhang Yuelu didn't think Qi Xuansu was a dangerous person, but instead found him interesting and in line with his own temperament. Although there were some problems with his background, it shouldn't be a big problem. He might as well be friends and have a drink and chat.

Qi Xuansu breathed a long sigh of relief.

Now that the fooling around is over, we still need to find a way to get rid of this Tantai girl.Although this Tantai girl has a good appearance and a good temperament, she is too dangerous, and I don't know where I have exposed my flaw. She has been targeted by her, so I really shouldn't have too much contact with her.

It's just that Qi Xuansu didn't know what Zhang Yuelu was thinking at this time. If he knew, he would lament that he was self-defeating and his cleverness was mistaken for his cleverness.

……

In the middle of Taiqing Square, below the statue of Taishang Taozu, on the Xumizuo on the third floor, three young men and women in regular clothes are standing against the railing.The Xumizuo at the foot of the statue of Taishang Daozu is divided into three floors. Each floor is three feet high, and the third floor is nine feet high. Standing on it, you can overlook the entire Taiqing Square. It is a good place to visit. However, usually, the third and third floors are The Xumizuo on the second floor is not open to the public, and ordinary people can only walk around on the Xumizuo on the first floor.

These three people were able to reach the Xumizuo on the third level, presumably because of their high status.

One of the young women asked: "Did you really see Zhang Yuelu coming this way?"

Another man holding a telescope replied: "That's absolutely true."

The young woman said happily: "Isn't this Zhang Banxian busy being the deputy hall master? How can he have the leisure to hang out in Taiqing Square?"

The same young man who answered smiled and said: "I advise you to be merciful. This time, the great master who is on duty has appointed her to be the deputy hall leader. Two of the three deputy masters, the great master, are optimistic about her real future. Infinite. The few of us might still be dependent on her in the future."

The woman's face was not very pretty, but she did not speak harshly. She just said: "If I meet her in person, I will definitely call her deputy hall master."

Another man who had not spoken a word slowly said: "In my opinion, this Zhang girl is not actually arrogant, the key is weird."

The woman became interested and asked, "What should I say?"

This man's surname is Lu, and his name is Lu Shuihan. He is a direct descendant of the Lu family of Taiping Road.His two companions are both leaders among the younger generation. The woman is Bai Yuru and the man is Zhao Huang.

Lu Shuihan is now a fifth-grade candidate mage, while Bai Yuru and Zhao Huang are sixth-grade preparatory mage. The three of them had a small "misunderstanding" with Zhang Yuelu in the past.

"This woman is very interesting." Lu Shuihan said unhurriedly, "I have seen a lot of arrogant women with eyes on the top of their heads who look down on those who are not as good as themselves, or even those who are almost the same as themselves. But Zhang Yuelu has a solitary temperament. With her temper, she can treat even a beggar with courtesy. If she doesn't have her temper, even a third-grade Taoist priest will be rejected by her thousands of miles away."

Zhao Huang added: "A few years ago, a young master from the Li family came to the ancestral court and happened to meet Zhang Yuelu. He wanted to make a good story, but he somehow annoyed Zhang Yuelu and was invited to fight. The two of them were witnessed by others. Next, we had an open and fair fight, using different methods, but it turned out that the young master of the Li family lost. He was willing to accept defeat and left the ancestral court immediately, and he has never come back."

"I know this. The young master of the Li family is called Li Tianzhen. The seniority of the Li family is 'follow the law and have destiny.' From the seniority point of view, Li Tianzhen is the great-great-grandson of Xuansheng, although he is not the direct descendant of Xuansheng. , but they are the direct descendants of the Donghuang lineage, Xuansheng and Donghuang are brothers from the same lineage."

Lu Shuihan held his hand on the railing and looked at the prosperous scene at his feet: "I heard that the Imperial Master and Master Qingwei are very fond of Mr. Li. It is really a great honor for Zhang Yuelu to be able to brush his face and still be safe and sound."

Bai Yuru said helplessly: "Whoever makes a person's life good, somehow fell into the eyes of the Earth Master, plus a Celestial Master of the same family, who dares to provoke this evil star?"

While he was talking, Zhao Huang, who had been holding up a telescope, suddenly said, "Is that Zhang Yuelu over there?"

"Where?" Bai Yuru immediately looked around.

Zhao Huang handed the telescope in his hand to Bai Yuru, then pointed in a direction.

Bai Yuru took the telescope and looked at it, and said in surprise: "It's really Zhang Yuelu, but who is that person next to her?"

Zhao Huang shook his head and said, "I've never seen a new face."

Lu Shuihan, the most mature and prudent person, was also a little surprised: "Could it be someone from the Da Zhen Mansion?"

"I don't see it." Bai Yuru stared at the telescope, "She looks like Zhang Yuelu's little lover."

"It's possible." Zhao Huang was happy, "A woman like Zhang Yuelu is too strong and can't be subdued by others. Even Li Tianzhen returned home defeated, who would dare to ask for trouble? She can only raise a pretty boy."

Bai Yuru still stared at the telescope with her right eye and laughed out loud.

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu in the telescope seemed to realize something. He suddenly turned his head and looked at Bai Yuru through the telescope.

For a moment, Bai Yuru felt as if her right eye was burned by lime. She screamed and the telescope in her hand fell to the ground with a clang.

……

"what happened?"

Qi Xuansu noticed that Zhang Yuelu, who was walking side by side with him, suddenly stopped, then he stopped and followed Zhang Yuelu's gaze, only to see the tall and majestic statue of Taishang Daozu.

After a moment, Zhang Yuelu looked back and said with a smile, "It's nothing."

After that, Zhang Yuelu continued to move forward.

Qi Xuansu felt a slight chill for no reason.