After Qi Xuansu agreed, Zhang Yuelu asked Qi Xuansu to leave temporarily because she had to meet other people.
When Qi Xuansu left the check-in room, he happened to face the person who was preparing to interview him. It was no one else, but the sixth-grade Taoist priest carrying a big sword.
Qi Xuansu smiled slightly at this person.
This man was indifferent, as if he didn't like Qi Xuansu's showmanship, and went straight into the check-in room.
Qi Xuansu was not worried and was about to leave when Sun Yongfeng came up to him.
Before Qi Xuansu could speak, Sun Yongfeng took the initiative and bowed his hands: "Brother Qi, can you take a step to speak?"
Qi Xuansu hesitated slightly and nodded.
The hall master and deputy hall masters have dedicated independent courtyards. Their principals, deacons and other subordinate officials also handle official affairs there.
The single-family courtyard that Zhang Yuelu belongs to is called Yaoguangxuan. As the deputy master, Zhang Yuelu occupies the main hall. Sun Yongfeng is next door to Zhang Yuelu. However, Zhang Yuelu was on duty today and went to the duty room and was not here, so the door of the main hall is
Locked.
In terms of specifications, the deacon has only one room, the principal has two rooms inside and outside, the deputy head has four rooms inside and outside, and the rest share a large room with several people.
Sun Yongfeng directly invited Qi Xuansu into the inner room, ordered the Taoist boy responsible for serving him to serve tea, and then asked Qi Xuansu to take a seat. Compared with the last time they met, they sat and stood. It was a huge difference.
After the two people sat down separately, Sun Yongfeng calmly placed two large bills of one hundred denominations on the small coffee table between them.
Qi Xuansu glanced at it and said seriously: "Master Sun, this is..."
"Mage and so on, it's too strange." Sun Yongfeng chuckled, "How old am I? If I ask you to call me brother Qi, brother Qi will call me brother."
Qi Xuansu didn't take it seriously, but just said: "I don't dare, I'll just call you Master Sun. The deputy hall leader said that it's better to address your position in formal situations, but in private, I'll ask you to call me Brother Sun."
Sun Yongfeng nodded and asked, "Speaking of the deputy hall master, what is the relationship between Brother Qi and the deputy hall master?"
Qi Xuansu had expected this. In his opinion, Zhang Yuelu's move today had pushed him to the forefront, so he didn't have to be polite when it was time to pull the tiger's skin. Wouldn't it be a benefit if he just said stupidly that he just met Zhang Yuelu?
Zhang Yuelu got all the benefits, but he had to bear all the disadvantages?
Qi Xuansu pretended to be thoughtful and said: "They are just ordinary friends."
Sun Yongfeng is also a cunning fox. If Qi Xuansu said that they were close friends, he would not believe it at all. But when Qi Xuansu said that the two were just ordinary friends, he would not believe it at all.<
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Seriously speaking, Qi Xuansu really wasn't lying. The word "friend" was not said by Qi Xuansu himself, but Zhang Yuelu took the initiative.
Sun Yongfeng observed Qi Xuansu's expression, trying to discern something from it, and said: "This is brother Qi being unkind. Since you and the deputy hall master are old acquaintances, why bother to entertain me."
Qi Xuansu's mind suddenly changed and he said vaguely: "If I don't hide it from Master Sun, I had to do it as a last resort."
Sun Yongfeng originally suspected that Zhang Yuelu instigated Qi Xuansu to set a trap for him. Now when he heard what Qi Xuansu said, he felt that his suspicion was confirmed, and he became more and more convinced.
Qi Xuansu stretched out his hand to hold down the two large tickets on the coffee table, and slowly pushed them in front of Sun Yongfeng: "These two hundred peace coins will be regarded as my apology to Master Sun, and I hope Master Sun will not dislike it."
A slight smile appeared on Sun Yongfeng's face. He did not reject Qi Xuansu's kindness. Instead, he felt that Qi Xuansu was quite good and could make friends with him.
Qi Xuansu felt a little sad that he had lost and regained two hundred Taiping coins. In line with the idea of making the best use of everything, he added: "I have one more thing that I would like to ask Mr. Sun."
"What's the matter?" Sun Yongfeng was slightly startled.
Qi Xuansu said: "Just now when I came out of the check-in room, I met a person with a rather unkind expression. I wonder where he came from?"
Sun Yongfeng's business was still able to pass: "This man's name is Xu Kou, a sixth-grade Taoist priest, a warrior in the realm of flesh and blood, nicknamed 'Little Yama'. He was once a Qingluan Guard Baihu, and later entered the Taoist sect and worked in the Qizhou Taoist Prefecture
, was demoted to a seventh-grade Taoist priest for torturing prisoners to death. Later, he captured a leader of the Qingping Society and was promoted to a sixth-grade Taoist priest again due to his merits. If he conflicts with Brother Qi, Brother Qi should bear with him. After all, he is a Taoist priest of the sixth grade.
He is a gangster, and he has the backing of the Qizhou Provincial Government, so he is very difficult to mess with."
"Thank you, Master Sun, for your information." Qi Xuansu had a look of surprise on his face, but his heart was filled with turmoil.
This person once captured the leader of the Qingping Society.
In the Qingping Association, Class D is only a peripheral member, Class C is a formal member, and only Class B members can be considered the leaders, that is, Qiniang's level.
Qiniang once killed the sixth-grade Taoist Zhuge Yongming with one move. Although there was a reason for the sneak attack, it can also be seen that the strength is far superior to Qi Xuansu. Xu Kou can capture a second-class member of Qingpinghui, or he is a realm cultivator.
The reason is very good, or there is a backer behind it, and enough manpower can be mobilized.
No matter which one it is, it means that this person is very difficult to deal with.
At this moment, Sun Yongfeng's Taoist boy came to report, and the deputy hall master asked the principal to come over.
Qi Xuansu stood up and said goodbye: "In that case, I won't bother you anymore."
Now that Zhang Yuelu had taken advantage of him, Sun Yongfeng did not dare to neglect the deputy hall master, so he did not try to retain Qi Xuansu. .??.
Qi Xuansu left Yaoguangxuan, but did not leave Tiangang Hall directly. After all, he had been appointed by Zhang Yuelu as one of the six deacons. After Zhang Yuelu completed his interview, he would have to convene everyone to announce various appointments.
Qi Xuansu simply found a place under the shade of a tree and waited silently. During this period, a few people came over to get close to him, probably because they saw that Qi Xuansu had an unusual relationship with Vice-Tang Zhang Yuelu.
When Qi Xuansu was not killing people, he was always very talkative, just like putting a knife in its sheath without any sharp edge, and dealt with them one by one politely.
They waited until the afternoon, and Zhang Yuelu's interrogation was finally over. A total of more than thirty people were taken away, excluding the principal and deacons, leaving only seventy-two people, with each deacon working under twelve people.
Zhang Yuelu didn't rest either. After the interview, he immediately summoned everyone to Yaoguangxuan.
Qi Xuansu followed everyone back to Yaoguangxuan.
In the courtyard of Yaoguangxuan, Zhang Yuelu first introduced the two principals to everyone. Both of them were appointed by the hall master. One was Sun Yongfeng, while the other used a Taoist name instead of his real name, called Lingquanzi. Both of them were
A fourth-grade Taoist priest, but Sun Yongfeng is the leader of the left and has a higher status.
Then there are the six deacons appointed by Zhang Yuelu himself.
The first is Qi Xuansu, who has the lowest rank among the six deacons. The others are all sixth-grade, and there is even a fifth-grade deacon. Only Qi Xuansu is a seventh-grade deacon.
However, to Qi Xuansu's surprise, everyone was not surprised at all. Many people even expressed "it's true". It seemed that they had already determined that Qi Xuansu would be appointed as a deacon.
Qi Xuansu could only smile helplessly. In this way, he had completely confirmed his identity as Zhang Yuelu's confidant. The advantage was that others would fear him and would not provoke him. The disadvantage was that others would stay away from him. After all, there were still confidants of his boss.
A title - dog-legger.
After Qi Xuansu, there was Xu Kou.
Judging from this person's ability and qualifications, he could have been promoted to the fifth rank long ago. However, he only stayed at the sixth rank because he made too many mistakes. It is reasonable for him to be appointed as a deacon.
However, as they were both deacons, Xu Kou looked down upon Qi Xuansu at all.
Sometimes, people's fate is so wonderful.
If Qi Xuansu had just met Zhang Yuelu today, then Zhang Yuelu would not have looked down upon Qi Xuansu. However, the two of them attended other people's wedding banquets and drank together without knowing each other's identities. This quickly brought the relationship between the two closer.
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In the same way, if Qi Xuansu had met Xu Kou in other places, such as the rivers and lakes at the foot of the mountain, the two might have become friends. But the first time they met was at the gate of Xuandu, and the gatekeeper did not check.
However, Qi Xuansu specially checked Xu Kou, and Zhang Yuelu's preference for Qi Xuansu made Xu Kou have a great dislike for Qi Xuansu.
Zhang Yuelu did not rush to announce the candidates for the other four deacons and said: "Deacon Qi and Deacon Xu are both candidates that I am extremely optimistic about. I hope you two can work together in the future."
Qi Xuansu raised his fist and saluted Xu Kou.
Xu Kou was indifferent and just glanced sideways at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu asked: "Deacon Xu, do you have a problem with your eyes? Why can't you look straight ahead? I don't mean anything else. I'm just worried that you can't see properly. If you accidentally chop me with a knife in the future, it will be unjust."
As soon as these words came out, several people almost burst out laughing, but they didn't dare to offend Xu Kou and quickly lowered their heads, but their shoulders were still shaking slightly.
Even Zhang Yuelu raised the corners of his mouth.
Everyone could see that this little Yama was a thorn in his side. Zhang Yuelu wanted to use his abilities, but he also didn't like his temper and style.
Xu Kou was not furious, and finally he was willing to look Qi Xuansu in the eyes, but it was like looking at a dead person: "Are you looking for death?"
Qi Xuansu said: "So you can see normally, so who are you pretending to see? If you have any dissatisfaction with me, you can say it in public."
Xu Kou narrowed his eyes and looked Qi Xuansu up and down: "Why should a seventh-grade Taoist priest be a deacon? Is this enough?"
"That's enough." Qi Xuansu nodded, then glanced at Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu once said that whether Qi Xuansu can convince the crowd depends on his own ability, but the "crowd" refers to a group of subordinates, not colleagues and superiors.
Xu Kou is also a deacon, not Qi Xuansu's subordinate. In terms of rank, he is one level higher than Qi Xuansu, so he is not within the scope of serving the public.
Since Zhang Yuelu wants him to be his confidant, he must give him some support.
Zhang Yuelu quietly glared at Qi Xuansu, but still said: "It is my decision for Qi Xuansu to become a deacon. Are you questioning my decision?"