Taoism claims to be equal, but the key lies not in equality, but in its claim to be equal.
In fact, there is no absolute equality. The so-called equality of Taoism can only be said to be a good foil for others. Not to mention the ninth and twelfth level of Taoism, just the status of Taoist priest and spiritual officer is very unequal.
Qi Xuansu was the third-grade deputy hall master, and the third-grade spiritual officer took action against him. After careful investigation, he must hold the spiritual officer accountable, because the matter was a crime. Therefore, Qi Xuansu did not have any scruples in taking action, and he was justified.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred.
Half of Qi Xuansu's body was swallowed up by the flames. ??
Wang Danqing, who had changed beyond recognition, was holding a "dragon-painting gun" in both hands, with smoke still lingering from the mouth of the gun.
Everything is quiet.
Everyone was stunned.
Honestly speaking, Qi Xuansu's attack was ruthless, but he always left a three-point margin and did not really twist off Wang Danqing's head. But Wang Danqing really killed him with pain. After all, firearms are dead objects, so how big should they be?
Power is how powerful it is, there is no way to measure it.
When the flames extinguished, Qi Xuansu showed his true appearance again. He had unfolded his Shinto golden body, and the golden light was bright, with residual fire rolling around on the surface of the golden body.
The key is that Qi Xuansu's entire chest was smashed.
In the past, it was Qi Xuansu who used fire guns to hit others. This time, it was someone else's turn to hit Qi Xuansu with fire guns, which also gave Qi Xuansu a taste of fire guns. According to Qi Xuansu's estimation, "Long Eye Jiajiu" is definitely not so powerful, at least it is "
"Dragon Eyes A-8", or even "Dragon Eyes A-7", otherwise it would be impossible to break through his warrior physique.
You can imagine the anger in Qi Xuansu's heart. He was about to take action and give this guy a lesson that would be remembered for a lifetime. Suddenly he noticed something and immediately changed his mind. He covered his chest with his hands and slowly sat down on the ground.
After a while, several real people came back with serious faces.
"What's going on?" the leader, Master Donghua, asked.
The other people looked at each other in confusion, because in the realm of Ziweitang, God knows if there is any photography formation here, so they did not dare to confuse right and wrong, and roughly told the truth about what happened.
After listening to this, Master Donghua said expressionlessly: "I don't know when the dignified Taoist spiritual officials became the private property of one family and became the servants who look after people's homes and homes."
A real man looked livid and stared at Wang Danqing fiercely.
Qi Xuansu remembered that this real person's surname was Wang, and he should be Wang Danqing's elder.
Ning Lingge's expression was also not good-looking. After all, he was the one who brought Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu together and made a good deal happen. Now, suddenly, a stupid young man born of love and hatred suddenly appeared and killed Qi Xuansu. This can be regarded as a beating.
face.
There were originally spiritual officers stationed at Ziweitang here, but because the real people were heading to the next target position, the spiritual officers also followed.
They moved together, and it was only then that the spirit officials returned to this place one step behind the real people.
Master Donghua pointed at the spiritual official who was fighting Qi Xuansu and ordered: "Take this person down and hand him over to Deputy Hall Master Lei for interrogation."
The spiritual officer of Ziweitang immediately took the spiritual officer down.
Master Donghua glanced at Wang Danqing, who was still holding the "Dragon Painting Gun" in both hands, and said: "Take them too, and I will personally interrogate them later."
He looked at the real person named Wang again: "What do you think, brother Wang Dao?"
Master Wang closed his eyes: "But it's up to Brother Pei. Let's stop here today. We'll discuss it another day."
Master Donghua nodded slightly and said, "That's fine."
Master Wang left first, and the other Masters also left separately.
Master Donghua waved his hand, and the remaining people either dispersed or stood far away. Only Master Donghua and Qi Xuansu remained.
Master Donghua finally said to Qi Xuansu: "Get up."
Qi Xuansu stood up immediately. The shot was not fatal to him.
Master Donghua glanced at Qi Xuansu's chest and said with a half-smile: "You are quite quick-witted and know how to take the moral high ground. If some of the Masters come over and happen to see you beating the boy from the Wang family, I will
It’s not easy to speak for you either.”
Qi Xuansu said frankly: "If he hadn't cared about the real people, he would have been a dead man."
Master Donghua did not comment on these words: "This time it is indeed the Wang family boy who went too far. Don't worry, I will deal with it impartially and give him a sufficient lesson."
Qi Xuansu asked: "Master, who is this Wang Danqing? Li Changge is not as arrogant as him. He dared to let the spiritual officer hurt people in Kunlun Cave without following any rules."
Donghua Zhenren said unhurriedly: "Over the years, the biggest problem within the Taoist sect is that there are many aristocratic families. These aristocratic families can be divided into two factions, the old and the new. The old aristocratic families are naturally headed by the Zhang family and the Li family, including the Yao family.
The families within it can be traced back to the time when Xuan Sheng pacified the world and made great contributions. Even the Zhang family and the Li family were already powerful and powerful families in the world long before Xuan Sheng integrated the Taoist sects."
"The new sect family is a rising star. After all, today's Taoist sect is very different from the Taoist sect in the Xuansheng era. In the process of the development of the Taoist sect, the territory is getting larger and larger, and there are more and more positions. In addition, Xuansheng has always advocated giving
There is a path for people at the bottom to rise. Don't be rigid. New people from other old-school aristocratic families will naturally fill these positions. But after these people ascend to high positions, the Taoist sect has developed to its extreme, and it is difficult to expand. There are only so many positions.
Place
They are no different from the old-school aristocratic families, and now they just want to close the door."
Qi Xuansu was a little surprised by Master Donghua's frankness. He didn't hide anything at all, and could even be said to be very straightforward. Master Donghua came from an old-school family, but after thinking about it, he thought that this was probably the magnanimity that a great master should have. Zhang Yuelu was the same.
He is from a noble family, and he does not stand from the standpoint of the Zhang family, but more from the standpoint of the Taoist sect.
Thinking of this, Qi Xuansu couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
But having said that, what Master Donghua said is indeed true. Let’s look at the three Taoists. Which one is not from a noble family? The reason why Qi Xuansu is able to stand out is not that he is so great. The key lies in Qiniang, and who is Qiniang? In the end, who is Qiniang?
Still from the Yao family.
If Qi Xuansu didn't have Qiniang's background, then no amount of military exploits would be enough to get him to where he is today in just two years, let alone be regarded as a confidant by Master Donghua. In other words, under the guidance of Master Donghua and others
In their eyes, because of Qiniang, Qi Xuansu is one of their own in a certain sense. This is one of the reasons why Li Changge and Yao Pei do not despise Qi Xuansu but are hostile to Qi Xuansu. ??
Qi Xuansu said: "So, the Wang family is a rising star."
Master Donghua said: "There is no dispute between the old and the new in the Taoist sect. Today, the Taoist sect is still in the hands of the old-school aristocratic families, but the weight of these rising stars is getting heavier and heavier, and the old-school aristocratic families have to win over them."
Qi Xuansu asked: "For example, that Zhenren Wang. But why have I never heard of the Wang family?"
Master Donghua said calmly: "The territory of the Nineteen States of the Central Plains has long been carved up by the old-school aristocratic families, so the forces of the rising stars are mostly distributed overseas. The Wang family you mentioned is mainly based in Borneo and other places. If you hadn't gone
If you’ve been to Borneo, you naturally don’t know their names.”
"I see." Qi Xuansu suddenly realized and asked again, "I have a conflict with Wang Danqing. Will it disrupt the real person's strategy?"
"It doesn't matter." Master Donghua said indifferently, "After all, they were at fault in the first place. The key is that you didn't beat the boy from the Wang family to death, and it was even you who suffered the loss. There is room for change, and I will appease Wang.
Real person."
Qi Xuansu nodded, acquiescing to this.
After all, he also broke Wang Danqing's neck, but this scene was not seen by real people with their own eyes. People say that seeing is believing and hearing is believing. Listening to other people's reports is ultimately a bit meaningless. But real people
He just happened to see Wang Danqing injuring Qi Xuansu with a firecracker, which made Master Wang speechless in front of everyone. There was no way he was going to tear Wang Danqing apart in front of other real people.
If it's a loss, it would be too disrespectful.
From this point of view, Qi Xuansu did not suffer a loss. This is also where he is cunning.
Master Donghua paused and joked for the first time: "If I had to choose between Master Wang and Yao Qiniang, I would rather choose Qiniang. Compared with the Wang family, the Qiniang of the Yao family is more difficult and a headache.
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This is a very simple truth. Wang Danqing is not easy to mess with, so is Qi Xuansu easy to mess with? Although Qiniang is not Zhenzhi, she is very important in Qibaofang and Qingpinghui, and is not a small figure. Donghua Zhenren
As the head of the Pei family and the number two figure in Quanzhen Taoism, of course he will not be afraid of anyone, but he must handle them properly, reconcile conflicts, and ensure internal unity.
Qi Xuansu felt a little more balanced in his heart. It seemed that he was not the only one suffering from Qiniang, even the dignified Donghua Master was no exception. But then again, Donghua Master and Qiniang were not the same kind of people at all.
How did they intersect? Could it be that there was an unknown past between the two? After all, the Yao family and the Pei family are well-matched. If it is true, then wouldn't Master Donghua become his cheap father?
It makes sense that Master Donghua takes such good care of him.
It's not that Qi Xuansu insists on finding a man for Qiniang, but Qiniang herself said that she has a son. Under normal circumstances, Qiniang cannot give birth to a son by herself. There must be a man, which inevitably makes Qi Xuansu think too much.
He was very curious about who could subdue the evildoer Qiniang. Now it seemed that Donghua Zhenren was more likely. Of course, he did not rule out the possibility that Qiniang could become pregnant by the aura of heaven and earth as in myths and legends.
Master Donghua didn't peek into Qi Xuansu's mind, so he naturally wouldn't know about Qi Xuansu's bold speculation. He reached out and called to the Taoist priest in charge who was standing far away.
This is Gong Jiaojun, the secretary of Master Donghua. Although he is only at the level of a principal, his weight is not light. In many cases, he will act as the incarnation of Master Donghua. His speech is even more effective than many deputy hall leaders.
Gong Jiaojun is a well-rounded person who knows the people and things of Ziweitang extremely accurately.
However, facing Qi Xuansu, Gong Jiaojun was a little unsure. He had rarely seen Master Donghua treat a junior so kindly. This was an honor that Qi Jianyuan had never had. Only Yao Pei had such treatment, but
What is Yao Pei's identity? Not only is he a disciple of Master Donghua, but he is also the daughter of the Yao family and the granddaughter of the Earth Master.
In Gong Jiaojun's eyes, Qi Xuansu's sudden appearance revealed different meanings.
Master Donghua ordered: "Take the deputy hall master Qi to my residence to change clothes."
Gong Jiaojun responded respectfully, and then made a gesture of invitation to Qi Xuansu: "Deputy Hall Master Qi, please come this way."
"Thank you." Qi Xuansu was also very polite. He deeply understood the importance of secretaries. In a sense, those assistants were the secretaries of the Grand Master and the Third Deputy Master. Moreover, he himself also served as Zhang Yuelu's secretary.