November 16, sunrise.

Zhang Yu was dressed in a Xuanfu Taoist robe and came to the Xuanfu Affairs Hall.

Xiang Chun was already waiting here, and after seeing the salute, he said directly: "Senior Brother Zhang, Xuanshou is only out of the customs for two days this time, inquiring about the inside and outside, arranging many matters, and then you need to follow the retreat, the time is more urgent, I won't say much, you come with me." ”

After the explanation, he led the way in front, from the rainbow corridor behind the affairs hall, straight to the north of the mountain, before reaching the cliff, the two went out of the corridor, walked on a cliff plank road.

This plank road goes straight to the inside of Qishan, on the way also passed a hanging hole where a waterfall flows, where you walked for more than 100 breaths, stepped on a platform, and behind it is a long passage, and there is a Taoist waiting here in front of the door.

Xiang Chun stepped forward and saluted, "Senior Brother Quan, I brought Senior Brother Zhang, is the teacher here?"

The Taoist surnamed Quan replied, he looked at Zhang Yu, nodded, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go to Tongyu." ”

The person turned around and entered, and after not too long, he turned out again, raised his hand to Zhang Yu, and then took a step sideways, and said: "Zhang Xuanxiu, Xuanshou invites you to meet, you are inside." ”

Zhang Yu also saluted, nodded to Xiang Chun, then rolled out his sleeves and walked into the passage, while walking, he was also thinking about the rumors about this Xuanshou in his mind.

Except for some of what he heard himself, many of them were actually told to him by Cai Yu.

You must know that among the Hun Zhang monks, there are many people who betrayed the Xuanfu in their early years, and they know a lot of things, but they will not be ashamed of His Holiness, and they have no scruples when they talk about many things.

This Qi Xuan's first name is called Qi Yu, he took over this position sixty years ago, after the battle of Honghe Pass, many of the former sages of Xuanfu were killed, so it was up to him to take over the position of Xuanfu.

In fact, there was no better candidate at the beginning, because at that time, he was the only one left among all his peers, and the remaining Xuanfu disciples were only a dozen or so.

It can be said that the Xuanfu handed over to him at that time was almost an empty shelf.

The Xuanfu can be maintained to this day, and its people can be called indispensable, but the predicament of the Xuanfu today also has its own faults.

This one's style of acting is quite conservative, from the time he took over the Xuanfu to the present, he has never taken the initiative to do anything, but he is just focused on maintaining the original operation of the Xuanfu.

And there is a saying among the Hun Zhang monks, saying that when the Xuanfu first began to recover, the Divine Captain Army also suffered heavy losses, although a group of people were quickly selected to put on the divine robes, but there was no way to grow up in a short period of time, if Qi Yu came forward to suppress the Divine Captain Army at this time, then it is likely that the situation would be different later.

But for some reason, the Divine Captain Army was not restricted in any way, and even received the support of the Metropolitan Protectorate, and in just twenty or thirty years, it has become very difficult to govern.

Zhang Yu thinks in his heart that sometimes things are not as simple as they seem on the surface, and there are often deeper and more complex reasons inside, so it is inappropriate to blame this Xuantou entirely.

Especially after the First World War, Xuan could almost fall at any time, and Qi Yu, as the only successor of Xuanfu, was facing pressure at that time, which may not be imagined by outsiders.

While thinking, at the end of the road ahead, a golden stone gate appeared, he thought for a moment, stretched out his hand, the stone door retreated, he looked at it, and stepped into it, this is a spacious inner hall, the soft light shines down from the glazed stone on the top, and falls on the turquoise plants around it, and a golden rippling stream flows upstreams from the stone slab ditch under his feet.

He walked up the slope, and after a hundred steps, his vision was even wider, and he came to a platform suspended in mid-air, and behind him was an empty cliff cave, and from time to time there was a fog, and it was not clear whether it was the smoke of the incense burner in front of the steps or the use of natural creation.

A Taoist was sitting on the futon with his eyes closed, his expression was majestic, his face was solemn, his black hair was like paint, and his beard was three feet long.

Zhang Yuming saw it, but he couldn't feel anything in the heart lake, it was empty, and he immediately realized that it should be his own cultivation high, and the external heart light put an end to all external qi intrusion.

He walked forward slowly, clasped his hands together, saluted solemnly, and said, "Zhang Yu has seen Qi Xuanshou." ”

Qi Yu opened his mouth and said in a light voice: "No need to be polite, you are different from Xiang Chun, you are not my disciple, sit down and talk." ”

Zhang Yu knew that Xiang Chun, Xu Ying and others had been practicing by Qi Yu's side since they were children, and he could only be regarded as a student of Xuanfu, and the relationship between the two sides was like that of teachers and students in Taiyang Academy, and there was no close connection.

There are downsides and goods here.

The disadvantage is that he will not really regard him as a real cronie, and he may not be taught any of his own secret rules, the advantage is that he is relatively free, and when he encounters anything, he only needs to follow the rules of the Xuanfu and does not have to pay attention to the rest.

As soon as he gave up his hand, he went to sit down on the futon at the bottom.

Qi Yu said: "Xiang Chun talked to me about you when he came yesterday, and he was quite admiring your talent endowment, well, the six seals are all seen, and it is very good to see Lingming in less than one year, you make me think of a person." ”

Zhang Yudao: "Is it the person who was called a traitor to Xuanfu by Director Xiang?"

Qi Yu nodded and said unabashedly: "It's him." I used to treat him like a parent, but then he betrayed the Xuanfu, just because Hun Zhang could help him break through, and I had no intention of pursuing it, so let him go. He looked at Zhang Yu at this time, his eyes were slightly sharp, and said, "If you have such an opportunity, will you be like this?"

Zhang Yu said lightly: "Yu has seen Monk Hun Zhang, but their inheritance has many flaws. ”

"Is there a defect? Qi Yu looked at him and said, "But what if there are no defects?"

Without waiting for Zhang Yu to answer, he waved his sleeves again, "That's it, you don't need to ask this question, now that the turbidity tide has subsided, it is always a good thing that a disciple with outstanding materials like you can appear in the Xuanfu, well, you have taken this thing." ”

He sat still, but a jade artifact floated up out of thin air on the long table in front of him and moved in front of Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu stretched out his hand and took this object into his palm, this jade was shaped like a tile, the arc was slightly higher, about the size of a palm, the surface was smooth, there were clouds surging inside, and the jade quality was also very special, he had never seen it before. “

Qi Yu said: "There is a seal hidden in this, if you have a fate, you can understand it, and it doesn't matter if you can't understand it, it won't delay your cultivation." It's just that you need to put away this jade, and you can't lose it. ”

Zhang Yudao: "Dare to ask Xuanshou, I don't know what this is?"

Qi Yu said calmly: "Xuanyu." ”

Zhang Yudao: "Could it be the Xuanyu used to inherit the seal?"

Qi Yu said: "It's this thing, but only half of what you get in your hand, not only you, all the mystical cultivators who have read the second chapter of the book have one, and the other is in my place, if you teach the seal to others, you need to use this jade to come to me here." ”

As he spoke, he took out another item from his sleeve, "Look, this is the other half." ”

Zhang Yu looked over and saw that the thing Qi Yu showed was not much different from the appearance of the jade in his hand, but the slight difference was that there was a word "Xuan" on the front.

After Qi Yu showed this jade in front of him, he put it in his sleeve again, and said: "Everyone who holds Xuanyu has the responsibility of inheriting the Xuanfu, I am afraid that it will be your turn in the future, of course, it may never be your turn, as far as I am concerned, you are not my disciple, but I don't want it to be passed on to you." ”

Zhang Yu didn't care about this, the position of the head of the Xuan, it seemed that there were a lot of benefits, but there were too many things to carry, and he was firmly tied to the place in the Eastern Court, which was not in line with his wishes.

At this time, he changed his mind, raised his head and said, "The emperor has a matter to ask Xuanshou." ”

Qi Yu glanced at him and said, "You say." ”

Zhang Yudao: "When I entered the Xuanfu that day, I saw a Taoist, and I got his help, and I got a glimpse of the Xuanzhang of the Great Dao, but I don't know who this person is?"

Qi Yu said in a light tone: "Didn't you see it just now?" Speaking of this, he waved his sleeves and said, "Okay, let's talk about it here, I should explain it to myself, Zhang Xuanxiu, you can go back." ”

Zhang Yu nodded, he stood up from the futon, bowed his hands, and walked out.

Qi Yu watched him go all the way out, just sitting there quietly.

Zhang Yu walked out of the stone cave hall, came out along the corridor, and soon came to the previous entrance, but saw that Xiang Chun was still waiting here, so he arched his hand and said, "Senior Brother Xiang, I have been waiting for a long time." ”

Xiang Chun said that it was okay, and then asked, "Senior brother, is everything going well?"

Zhang Yudao: "I said a few words to Xuanshou, and there is nothing else." ”

Xiang Chun thought for a moment and asked with concern, "Then Senior Brother Zhang, did Xuanshou give you Xuanyu?"

Zhang Yudao: "I have obtained this thing." ”

Xiang Chun's expression was relieved, showing a hint of a smile, and said: "Senior Brother Zhang, there is Xuanyu, you have been recognized by the Xuanshou and are one of the successors of my Xuanfu, and you can participate in the decision-making in the mansion when you come down." Speaking of this, he pondered for a moment, and finally looked up at him and said, "There is an important matter at the moment, and the few of us can't make up our minds for the time being, since you have obtained the Xuanyu, then we have to ask your opinion." ”

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