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 shabby 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, so 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-class and second-class, and they were not limited to the skin and meat business. In other words, the skin and meat business was so dressed up that it was almost unrecognizable. It was like a selling shop.
After the wine business grew, he started selling fennel beans and other ingredients for wine, then sold stir-fries, then started a hotel business, and finally even invited a storyteller. Then it was not a tavern, but an inn. Since we were going to an inn
, then it doesn’t matter if you don’t drink. ??
But it's different here. It's just naked. You just do that when you walk in. There's no foreplay such as tea, listening to music, and flirting. It's not elegant at all, not clean at all. If Daxingyuan is only morally unclean,
So there is a sense that both reality and morality are not clean here.
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 with disheveled hair and unkempt faces often appear as if they have just gotten up. Their complexions are yellow and need to be covered up with makeup. If you use the "immortal fortune-seeing technique" to see, Zhang Yuelu is a flawless piece of beautiful jade, but they are already riddled with holes and have been dug out.
An empty body is like rotten wood, and its future end will not be good.
The guests who come here are naturally not wealthy people, they are all ordinary people from the lowest level, and even mostly bachelors.
Yujing, Jinling Mansion, and Imperial Capital are actually under the same sky. Zhang Yuelu thought she knew the sufferings of the world, but at this time she was a little unsure. Just as Qi Xuansu thought he was a self-reliant wild Taoist priest, he learned the truth about Qiniang
After identifying myself, I was no longer so sure either.
Zhang Yuelu resisted the urge to cover her nose with her hands. After all, it was daytime, and this was just a 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 kept warning her
You should uphold the idea of equality and should not consider yourself noble.
You should have a normal attitude and should not be shy or 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 Zhang family children 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 the 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 executive like me enters the Imperial Capital, it will be very easy."
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, and this answer was reasonable. This did not prevent Ziguang Society from helping, because the final battlefield would be in the Five Elements Mountain, not the Imperial City.
Finally, the two of them came to a small and elegant living room, which was like a completely different world from the outside, and shut 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.
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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 has changed, the days have 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 will appear, such as a thirty-year-old immortal."
Zhang Yuelu said: "With my qualifications, reaching immortality at the age of thirty is undoubtedly an idiot's dream. The genius Zhenjun mentioned is probably not me."
"Zhang Gaogong, don't be too quick 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?"
Xuanji said: "Back then, whether it was Xuansheng or Donghuang, most of the time they were personally guided by the Great Sword Immortal Li Daoxu.
, a small part of the time was taken care of by the senior brothers, from infants to teenagers, for ten years, the foundation was laid, the regulations were set, and then they were allowed to develop on their own. There was also the first generation of Earth Master Shangguan Wan after the integration of the Taoist sect, also led by Xu Wu
The ghost personally taught you, from foundation building to enlightenment, to all kinds of answers to questions and doubts later. On the other hand, Zhang Gaogong, has the heavenly master ever taught you personally? As for Cihang Zhenren, not to mention that she is slightly inferior to Li Daoxu
He Xu Wugui, just say that as a real person of Shenzhi, she is busy with official duties and has so many disciples. How much time does she have to spend on you? The earth master has also taught you, but it can be as long as half a month or as little as ten days.
How can our contact be compared with someone else’s ten years of work?”
Zhang Yuelu was silent.
Because she was born in a small sect and was feared by the big sect, it was naturally impossible for her to be taught by the Celestial Master himself. She studied clan studies since she was a child. Later, she became a disciple of Master Cihang, but she never even went to Putuo Island and had been living in Yunjin Mountain. At that time
Zhenren Cihang was still the head master of Jiangnan Daofu. He only occasionally went to Dazhenfu and taught Zhang Yuelu how to practice the "Cihang Pudu Sword Code". It wasn't until she went to Yujing that she had a long relationship with her master Cihang.
Opportunities for contact.
Nowadays, there are two comments about Zhang Yuelu, one is that he is not easy to get along with, and the other is that he is willing to do things. Some people say that Li Changge has the legacy of Xuansheng, and some people say that Zhang Yuelu has the legacy of the Five Dynasties Great Master. However, doing things takes time, and Zhang Yuelu is busy
Due to all kinds of secular affairs, her own cultivation level will inevitably decline, so she has to take pills in Jinling Mansion to forcibly become a heavenly being.
From the perspective of seeking immortality, Xuanji said that Zhang Yuelu was wasting his good years, which makes some sense.
Seeing that Zhang Yuelu did not refute, Xuanji continued: "The difference between inner elixir and outer elixir lies in the proportion. It does not mean that the inner elixir sect does not take elixirs at all, nor does it mean that the outer elixir sect does not need to practice daily. It mainly depends on the proportion.
Like Li Changge, the outer alchemy accounts for more than 70-80%, so he naturally belongs to the outer alchemy school; like Zhang Gaogong, the outer alchemy only accounts for 10 to 20%, so he belongs to the inner alchemy school."
After hearing this, Zhang Yuelu roughly understood that what Xuanji was going to give would probably be related to external forces. The main purpose of these words was to let her not have too many scruples. ??
In fact, Zhang Yuelu's main obsession is to change Taoism. As for inner elixir and outer elixir, she doesn't care. The reason why she took the path of inner elixir is not that she has a long-term vision, nor is she ambitious, but mainly because no one gives her
"Heart of Immortality" or "Elixir of Immortality".
The Waidan sect is either rich, like Li Changge, or lucky, like Qi Xuansu.
If you don’t have either, it’s safer to follow the Neidan sect.
Zhang Yuelu said: "Xuanji Star Master, please stop being so secretive and please speak out."
Xuanji said: "The Empress is the mother of stars, but she is not as good as several special star masters. Manjusri and Guanyin are the teachers of the seven Buddhas, and they are not Buddhas themselves. According to legend, Guangchengzi is the teacher of the Emperor of Heaven, and his final achievements are far less than those of the Emperor of Heaven.
On the other hand, Madam, Patriarch Guangcheng, or the two Bodhisattvas of Buddhism, they themselves are limited and cannot reach higher levels, but it is not difficult to enlighten others."
Zhang Yuelu said: "With my level of cultivation, I probably don't need Zhenjun to personally take action. I wonder how Star Master Xuanji plans to enlighten me?"
A slightly weird smile appeared on Xuanji's face again: "Zhang Gaogong, don't belittle yourself. There are two methods now. One is that the empress personally enlightens Zhang Gaogong, which can make Zhang Gaogong reach the realm of the creation stage immediately, but it requires sacrifice
For a small price, when the time comes, the empress will ask Zhang Gaogong for something."
Zhang Yuelu did not doubt the methods of True Lord Ziguang. Back then, Xu Wugui helped his disciple Shangguan Wan transform from an ordinary heavenly being to a created heavenly being, but there were great hidden dangers.
In other words, Ziguang Zhenjun can indeed realize people's wishes, but this wish is always realized in a distorted form, and at a very heavy price. It is a bit like taking a loan, nine times out and thirteen times back, no matter how you calculate it,
If you lose money, don't touch this kind of thing until you are in 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 there would be no more pain.
Zhang Yuelu said directly: "I refuse."
Xuanji nodded without surprise: "That is the second method. I will take action to give Zhang Gaogong a small fortune, in the hope that Zhang Gaogong can reach the immeasurable stage faster."
Zhang Yuelu was very dissatisfied with Xuanji's constant going around in circles and asked, "What is the solution? If it's Fangzhongshu or dual cultivation, why not even mention 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 saying that, she flicked her finger, and a point of light flew out from her fingertips.
The light point hovered in front of Zhang Yuelu.
Xuanji said: "Accept it, this is also the intention of the Heavenly Master."
Zhang Yuelu did not let down his guard: "What on earth is this?"
Xuanji whispered: "This is a thunder talisman left by the Ancestral Master."