Chapter 157: A Strange Gamble

Regarding the development of Taoism in this world, Xiao Qianli has also communicated with Qingyue Daoists, and he also knows some general information.

Nowadays, in the Central Plains martial arts, Buddhism is dominant, and Taoism is subordinate. It is not necessarily true to say that it is declining, but in the face of Shaolin, which is like a behemoth, it lacks some confidence after all.

It's just that Qingyue Daoist has low skills after all, and he has traveled in the northwest for a long time, and he has not come into contact with the high-level Daomen of the Central Plains Martial Arts, so he must not know much about some deep-seated things.

For example, the fact that the five great sects of Zhenwu, Emei, Qingcheng, Kongtong, and Dragon and Tiger joined forces to advance and retreat together, but the Qingyue Dao people did not know it.

"If I guessed correctly, Zhenwu is the Wudang I know, and I believe in the Emperor Zhenwu, which is the Yuqing lineage. In addition, Emei, Qingcheng, and Kongtong, which belong to Shangqing and Yuqing, are also famous, although Longhu Mountain does not know much, but logically speaking, it should be regarded as a Taiqing lineage, and why did Emei Miaoshan say the words "Taiqing is untraceable"?"

Since it is an alliance to advance and retreat together, there must be corresponding regulations, rights and responsibilities, if the Five Great Dao Sects have strong people to integrate them into one, similar to the Five Yue Sword Sect in later generations, this alliance will be a huge force enough to compete with Shaolin.

"If that's the case, if the Pure Yang Palace wants to become the first sect of martial arts, the difficulty will be greatly increased. Now that the pure yang has more than enough self-preservation, the expansion is insufficient, if you can't muddy the water, and face two behemoths at the same time, you really have more than enough heart and not enough strength. ”

Because of this, Xiao Qianli's heart moved, and he said that he would leave Hu Yinuo in the Emei faction, intending to bury an unstable nail, as for whether it will play a role in the future, Xiao Qianli doesn't care.

"An ant-like character can't make any big waves. It doesn't matter if he is expelled from the Dao Gate or not, as long as he takes revenge for this matter, then there is a drama to sing, in addition to this seat is the person he hates the most, maybe he will also be angry with Miao Shan, who punished him, and then affect his friends in the faction......"

With this calculation, Xiao Qianli naturally wouldn't tell Lu Wuyi. It's just a chess piece laid out casually, even if there is no wave, it doesn't have much impact on the Pure Yang Palace.

After walking a few steps, Cheng Jun had already caught up from behind, and followed the two of them step by step.

The western capital is extremely wide, the three of them wandered around for a long time, when the golden wuxi sank, a vermilion three-storey building with the plaque of "Tianxiang Pavilion" in front of it has opened the gate, the decoration is gorgeous, the red light is hung high, the silk and bamboo are melodious, there are scribes and merchants who have stepped into it one after another, and a sound of laughter faintly came.

A window on the second floor opened, and a woman with beaded hair and heavy makeup waved a silk handkerchief and shouted, "Downstairs masters, come and play......

Hearing this voice, Xiao Qianli couldn't help but laugh dumbly, it was really the same from ancient to modern, and even the advertising words for soliciting business were almost the same.

Lu Wuyi just glanced at it, and immediately blushed with shame, and snorted softly. Cheng Jun looked at it curiously for a long time and asked, "Master, what is this for?"

"It is not easy to say that this place is not simple, but it is a place where yin and yang are in harmony with each other, and joy and Zen are practiced. I don't know how many heroes and heroes, all ...... Ouch!" Xiao Qianli was talking nonsense in a serious way, but unexpectedly, Lu Wuyi quietly stretched out a small hand and twisted his fingers under his ribs, causing the muscles on his face to twitch in pain, and he immediately swallowed the back half of the words.

I only heard Lu Wuyi whisper: "How can there be a disciple like you? Xiaojun is a sincere person, don't take it badly!"

Cheng Jun didn't hear Lu Wuyi's words clearly, and said happily when he heard this: "Yin and Yang harmony? It must be the martial arts sect here?" Master, we are all here, do you want to take a look?"

"Come on your head!" Lu Wuyi was bored and didn't fight anywhere, and reached out to knock Cheng Jun's head, which frightened Cheng Jun and hurriedly hugged his head.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the door, and several big men carried a disheveled drunk and walked out scolding, "One, two, three!"

No need to ask, it's another unlucky guy who spent his money in the kiln, got drunk and pretended to be crazy and stupid. Xiao Qianli just glanced at it, and then withdrew his gaze.

"Hiccup......" The drunkard turned over and muttered, "Long sigh to soothe the indignation, what the sky is twilight and faint, looking at the ethereal of the cave, I don't see ...... alone"

Before he could finish speaking, he was already snoring loudly, and he fell into a deep sleep.

"Huh?" The three of them were not far from the drunkard, and they were all clear-eared and clear-eyed, and although the drunkard only muttered, he could still hear clearly. Cheng Jun asked in surprise, "Master, what is he reading?"

Xiao Qianli replied casually: "This person must be full of grief and indignation, and he is extremely pessimistic about the future, so he will be remembered by Jing...... It's just that Dongting is not less than thousands of miles away from Xiping, and it is still unknown whether his poem may have been written in his early years, or whether he was remembering his hometown!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Qianli couldn't help but think of his hometown in his previous life, and couldn't help but sigh: "Dongting looks west at the Chu River, and there are no clouds in the south sky when the water ends. Now that the world is separated, I don't know when I will be able to ......"

These two poems originally came from the masterpiece of the poet immortal Li Bai in the previous life, Lu Wuyi didn't know what the senior brother was feeling, but he looked at Xiao Qianli with a pair of wonderful eyes, but he heard someone next to him praise him: "Dongting looks at the Chu River in the west, and there are no clouds in the south sky when the water ends...... Who wrote the poem, and take it out for Lao Tzu to see?"

The three of them turned their heads to look at each other, but saw that the drunken man had opened his drunken eyes again, and his hands were gesturing in the air, as if he wanted to grab something and stand up.

Cheng Jun looked interesting, stepped forward, squatted on the ground with a long knife, and said with a smile: "Uncle, this is a poem written by my master, what's wrong?"

This person has a beard, messy black hair, and looks very old, Cheng Jun calls him "uncle" is also the proper meaning, but the person screamed strangely, grabbed the northwest sleeve, struggled to staggered up, and said angrily: "Who is the uncle? Who are you calling? Lao Tzu is only forty-three years old this year, don't you take Lao Tzu ...... Hiccup...... It's called old......"

A sip of strong wine made Cheng Jun retreat again and again, and said with a wry smile: "Okay, okay, I made a mistake." Big brother, stay well, let's go!"

"Wait!" the drunken man staggered there, tugging at Cheng Jun's sleeve and said angrily, "You call me nonsense, Lao Tzu is very unhappy...... I tell you, if you don't pay me three or five hundred taels of silver, you will ...... today Hiccup...... Don't think about leaving......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he stumbled and fell to the ground, his eyes were hazy, and he was about to fall into a deep sleep.

Xiao Qianli caught a glimpse of something revealing something on his chest, and couldn't help but move in his heart, with a little finger, a bucket of "impurity-free mineral water" fell from the sky, and immediately drenched the person.

Doused with a bucket of cold water, the man suddenly turned over and jumped up, and looked around, wanting to see who was splashing him with water.

I only heard Xiao Qianli say coldly: "The Zhenbei Army is so famous, it turns out that it is just like this!"

"What kind of Zhenbei Army? What kind of bullshit is the Zhenbei Army?" The drunk man glanced at Xiao Qianli with slanted eyes, and said with a smile, "That Taoist priest, what do you know! In these years, those who are heroes are buried in the heavy snow outside this pass, and there are a lot of wine bags, rice bags, pus, dogs and bears left, do you want to know a few?"

Originally, Xiao Qianli was just making a tentative speech, but unexpectedly, the drunk man said such a thing, and immediately smiled: "Could it be that you are also a wine bag, rice bag, and pus-filled bear?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "You are asking the right person, Lao Tzu has no fart skills, so he will drink and gamble to visit the kiln." How about we, why don't we gamble?"

Xiao Qianli smiled and said, "You were just thrown out of the door, you must have no long things, what are you going to bet on?"

The man touched his body, just in time to touch a small wooden sign exposed on his chest, and hurriedly tried to stuff it back. But Xiao Qianli smiled and said: "Since you said that the Zhenbei Army is bullshit, thinking that thing is useless to you, it is better to use it as a price tattoo of 100 taels of silver, how about we gamble?"

The man's body stiffened, and after a while, he slowly took out the small wooden card from his arms, stared at it for a long time, and suddenly burst into tears, crying until his tears and snot were in a mess, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

This cry immediately alarmed the crowd on the street, and they all looked over here, and saw a drunk man crying in the street, probably going crazy with alcohol, most of them just pouted their lips and quickened their pace again.

The man cried for a long time, and suddenly wiped his tears and snot with his sleeve, and said viciously: "Taoist, how do you want to gamble? Pai Gow, Leaves, Dice ...... Or gamble on eating, drinking, and sleeping? It's all fine! Let's talk about it in advance, otherwise you won't be beautiful if you go back and pay the bills!"

The gambling equipment proposed at the beginning was still a common thing, but when he heard that the more he said it later, the more outrageous it became, and even used it to gamble when he ate, drank and slept, Lu Wuyi couldn't help but chuckle.

The man glanced at Lu Wuyi and said angrily: "What do you little girl doll know? Eating, drinking, and sleeping are the three great pleasures of life, and if you use it for gambling, it is naturally the best!"

"Master, let's bet on dinner with him!" As soon as he heard the word "eat", Cheng Jun suddenly raised his eyebrows, touched his stomach and smiled, "I didn't eat enough just now, even if I eat a few more bowls, it's okay!"

"Don't bet on these!" Xiao Qianli smiled slightly and said slowly, "You and I bet ten games in a row, if you can win one game, you will win the hundred taels of silver, okay?"

"Ten rounds in a row?" the drunkard hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What do you want to bet?"

Xiao Qianli's voice gradually lowered, and he said in a deep voice: "Internal strength, fists and feet, weapons, hidden weapons, formations, hexagrams, calculations, offense and defense, plotting, and court games!