Cross the river pawn

Xu Kou looked directly at Zhang Yuelu, uncompromisingly unyielding, even aggressive.

Sun Yongfeng lowered his head slightly, feeling gloating in his heart.

This deputy hall leader is not a soft persimmon. If you want to try her skills, you may have to suffer some hardships.

However, if the prestige of the deputy hall master is reduced, senior leaders like them will also be happy to see the result.

Regardless of the outcome, they will not suffer.

After a moment, Xu Kou asked, "Can't the deputy hall master's decision be questioned?"

Zhang Yuelu did not get angry and said calmly: "Of course, you can reserve your opinion, but you must obey the decision. I know that you are from Qizhou Daofu, and the master of Qizhou Daofu, Master Qingwei, appreciates you and thinks highly of you. I even like your style very much, but this is not Qizhou Daofu, and I am not your palace master."

Xu Kou laughed: "Master Qingwei must not think so."

Zhang Yuelu suddenly looked at Sun Yongfeng and asked: "Master Sun, who has the final say on this Yaoguang Pavilion? Is it the Tiangang Hall? Or the Qizhou Taoist Office?"

Sun Yongfeng coughed lightly: "This... is of course Tiangang Hall, but after all, Master Qingwei is one of the 36 Masters who know the truth, and is expected to become the next deputy headmaster of Taiping Dao. Naturally, he is not comparable to ordinary palace masters... Even if you are the master in charge, you must also respect the opinions of master Qingwei."

Zhang Yuelu snorted coldly, looked at Qi Xuansu again, and asked, "Tianyuan, what do you think?"

At this time, Qi Xuansu understood why Zhang Yuelu needed a confidant so urgently, and immediately said: "This is a very interesting question. To be honest, Deputy Hall Master, I have discussed this issue in private with Chief Sun."

Sun Yongfeng was stunned. He had no idea when he had discussed this issue with Qi Xuansu, and he didn't think it was interesting or even meaningful. He just thought it was ridiculous.

Zhang Yuelu remained calm and asked, "So what's the result of the discussion?"

Qi Xuansu said deliberately: "My and Director Sun's views are a bit deviant, because...we both feel that Tiangangtang has the final say. We also know that we are only a minority and cannot represent the opinions of the majority."

Zhang Yuelu said with a half-smile, "Very good, now you are the majority."

After saying that, Zhang Yuelu glanced at everyone.

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to refute, but did not agree, obviously knowing how powerful this Master Qingwei was.

Qingwei Zhenren, Donghua Zhenren, and Cihang Zhenren are the top three among the 36 Shenzhi Zhenren. They are considered the second-largest figures in the three major factions after the three deputy leaders, and are expected to become the next ones. The deputy head master Da Zhenren, even within the Taoist sect, these three real people are called "little national master", "little earth master" and "little heavenly master" respectively.

This situation was not beyond Zhang Yuelu's expectation. She asked Qi Xuansu to be able to establish authority and convince the public. In fact, this was also what others asked of her. The great master on duty promoted her to the position of deputy hall leader, which was not without a test. It means that if Zhang Yuelu can seize the opportunity, he will naturally rise to the top. If Zhang Yuelu cannot seize the opportunity, he will lose everyone.

This is just the beginning, just mixed with sand, far from being serious.

Zhang Yuelu looked at Xu Kou: "If Master Qingwei intervenes in the affairs of Tiangang Hall as the Master of Jinque Council and asks me to take back this decision, I can only obey. The key is, can you please move Master Qingwei?" Or are you saying that if you use the name of Master Qingwei to raise a banner, I will be wary of you?"

Xu Kou was slightly startled, realizing that he had underestimated the deputy hall master.

Zhang Yuelu continued: "I still say what I said, this is not Qizhou Daofu, and you are no longer a member of Qizhou Daofu, but a member of Tiangang Hall. If you really have a huge backer, go and invite him. If you can't come, just obey the orders. It's that simple. You just need to answer, whether you understand or not."

Xu Kou was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Understood."

Zhang Yuelu still looked at him: "Then what else do you want to say?"

Xu Kou stretched out his hand to press the hilt of his sword and said in a deep voice: "I remember that Donghuang once made a rule that Xuandu Yujing could not help but compete in a duel. I have heard for a long time that the deputy hall master is famous, and today I want to ask the deputy hall master Ask for advice."

Qi Xuansu frowned and found that things were gradually starting to deviate from his expectations.

It is not a secret that Zhang Yuelu is in the stage of returning to his true form. It can even be said that everyone knows that Xu Kou still proposed to challenge Zhang Yuelu even though he knew Zhang Yuelu's level of cultivation. He was obviously well prepared.

Qi Xuansu had a bold guess in his mind.

It's true that Xu Kou looked down on him, but he didn't necessarily show it so openly. Maybe he came here for Zhang Yuelu, because he was promoted by Zhang Yuelu under special circumstances, and deliberately acting like this was just an excuse to take advantage of the situation.

Of course, Qi Xuansu also had his own considerations. He was not angry because of Xu Kou's attitude, but felt that if he gave in too much, he would appear cowardly and difficult to convince the crowd, so he took the initiative to ridicule him. If his guess was true, then Xu Kou was right. Kou's plan.

After hearing this, Zhang Yuelu took a deep look at Xu Kou, and purple energy flashed in his eyes.

Xu Kou said in a deep voice: "Since I am the 'Immortal Wang Qi', then the deputy hall master should know my cultivation level. May I ask, deputy hall master, am I qualified to ask you for advice?"

Zhang Yuelu said: "Since he is a martial artist in the stage of returning to his true form, he naturally has this qualification."

Sun Yongfeng, Qi Xuansu and others were all shocked.

Because Xu Kou's file clearly stated that he was a martial artist in the realm derived from flesh and blood, corresponding to the Jade Void stage, but he did not expect that Xu Kou deliberately hid his clumsiness, and his own cultivation was already at the stage of returning to the true state, which is the realm of the warrior's mind connecting with the heavens.Qi Xuansu finally understood why Xu Kou was able to capture a second-class member of Qingpinghui. He was supposed to be a fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest, not a sixth-grade Taoist priest.

In terms of realm alone, Xu Kou and Zhang Yuelu were almost the same.

Xu Kou asked: "I wonder if we are fighting with weapons? Or with bare hands?"

Zhang Yuelu said calmly: "You don't have to try to provoke me. I can tell you clearly that in order to make you convinced that you lose, I will not use that semi-immortal object."

Xu Kou's eyes were a little deeper and he said softly: "That's really great."

Qi Xuansu didn't understand why Zhang Yuelu was so reluctant. If she lost to Xu Kou, the matter would spread throughout Xuandu in less than half a day.The reason why she can be the deputy hall leader comes from the support of the great master and her status as a banished immortal. If she fails to establish her authority, it will be difficult for her to continue to be the deputy hall leader.

Is she so sure of winning?

Or is it too conceited?

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu waved his sleeves, signaling everyone to retreat and leave enough space.

Qi Xuansu could only retreat, but he was still a little worried about Zhang Yuelu. He had experienced the tyranny of martial arts, and Zhuge Yongming's punch made him drink the soup for half a month. He did not doubt the strength of Zhang Yuelu, a genius, he only He was afraid that Zhang Yuelu would be held in high esteem for too long and would eventually be defeated by his own carelessness in underestimating the enemy.

Xu Kou took off his big sword, threw it aside, and then put on an authentic boxing stance, which was the "Five Fang Fist" of Taiping Dao, the method of superiority.

"Five directions" refers to the east, west, south, north, and middle. This boxing is divided into five parts. Each part alone is the method of Zhongcheng. Together, it is the method of superiority. Its power cannot be underestimated. .

Zhang Yuelu glanced at Xu Kou and said in a deep voice: "Let's move in."

Generally speaking, a senior would speak in such a tone when he was giving advice to a junior. Zhang Yuelu's words undoubtedly meant that he did not regard Xu Kou as an equal opponent.

Xu Kou, who was quite wealthy, also had a serious look on his face, and became a little angry. However, the angrier he got, the calmer he became. If you think that he is a reckless man who can only use brute force, you are totally wrong. Wrong, how can a reckless man capture the leader of the Qingping Society?
Whether Zhang Yuelu is too conceited or is sure of victory will soon be revealed.

Xu Kou took a step forward seemingly without any plan, and a circle of dust visible to the naked eye suddenly spread.

Qi Xuansu's face changed slightly.

Xu Kou's upper body was motionless, but his feet were exerting force.If this place were not the clean Yaoguang Xuan, but somewhere else, the tiny pebbles on the ground would be shaken up.

What Qi Xuansu couldn't see was that subtle cracks had appeared under Xu Kou's feet.You must know that the floor tiles of Yaoguangxuan are not ordinary bluestones, but extremely hard special stones. Ordinary swords may not leave any traces on them.

The next moment, Xu Kou relied on the force of his foot to leave half a footprint on the ground. At the same time, his figure was like an arrow leaving the string, and he rushed straight towards Zhang Yuelu.

Sun Yongfeng thought to himself that if he faced this punch, he could only avoid its sharp edge for the time being.If we were to fight head-on, we would probably suffer a big loss.

But Zhang Yuelu just stretched out a palm and lightly caught Xu Kou's punch.

The fingers that looked like spring green onions looked extremely delicate compared to the fists that seemed to have been tempered for thousands of times, but Xu Kou's expression changed drastically, and there were even beads of sweat on his forehead.

The huge contrast makes this scene a bit funny and absurd.

"The 'Western Golden Fist' in 'Five Fang Fist' is a bit interesting." Zhang Yuelu didn't have any murderous intent, but Qi Xuansu could clearly see the upward curve of the corners of her mouth, revealing a hint of teasing that she didn't intend to hide.

It seemed that Taishang Daozu, Nanhua Daojun, and Xuansheng all played a small joke on Xu Kou.

Qi Xuansu could now conclude that Zhang Yuelu was by no means overly conceited.

Sun Yongfeng had a look of astonishment on his face. As a Taoist Priest of the Fourth Grade Wine Festival, he was like this, let alone the others.

Lingquanzi, who had not spoken until now, looked solemn and slowly said, "Is this the 'Six Void Tribulations'?"

Xu Kou felt that his entire arm was completely numb, but he had a cultivation level honed on the line between life and death, and he had a ruthless energy. He refused to admit defeat and swept his leg towards Zhang Yuelu's lower body.

Zhang Yuelu refused to dodge, and five colored auras appeared around him.

Xu Kou's leg felt like it had landed on a large ball of cotton, feeling no force at all. The energy prevented his fists and feet from touching Zhang Yuelu at all, let alone hurting Zhang Yuelu.

Xu Kou's pupils shrank suddenly.

Sun Yongfeng and Lingquanzi said in unison: "'Five Qi Yanluo'."