Pawn Crossing the River

The atmosphere does liven up when the men have female companions.

This situation can hardly be considered a violation of the rules. First, it’s all voluntary, there is no coercion. Secondly, I really didn’t do anything, mainly talking and drinking. Occasionally there are some small actions, which are also quite secretive.

However, rules are the lowest moral bottom line. Whether this is moral or not is a matter of opinion.

All in all, this is a long-standing phenomenon that has even become an unwritten rule. Although it is vigorous, it is difficult to reverse it.

Qi Xuansu didn't like this atmosphere, and didn't want to do anything to the woman around him, so he had no choice but to chat with the senior sister.

But what can we talk about? Their experiences determine that their ideas and thinking are very different. Perhaps the only common topic is the past experience of Wanxiang Dao Palace. It's just that this senior sister has changed her name, obviously to make a break with the past, so Qi Xuansu can't mention it anymore.

In fact, there are still common topics, nothing more than men and women. In other words, this is the main topic. As for "Five Years of Tianbao", it's all an introduction and a cover.

Qi Xuansu looked at the others with all kinds of expressions in life.

Many men do not need a confidante, but the admiration of a beautiful woman. There are two key points. The first point is beauty, which is the basis of everything. Without these, the rest will be impossible to talk about. The second point is worship.

In their view, as long as women can understand what they are saying and express their approval with admiration and admiration at critical moments, they will be able to obtain considerable psychological satisfaction. In other words, in the eyes of these people, such a woman is a confidante who understands them.

This is not surprising. After all, the status of the Taoist monks in the family is not inferior to them. The two are evenly matched. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. They are rivals in a certain sense. How can they behave like this little daughter? Most of them don't have the patience and disdain to listen to their nonsense.

If you encounter overly outstanding women like Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei, and Qiniang, you might even be crushed, especially Qiniang. To be honest, even Donghua Zhenren feels that Qiniang is not easy to deal with, so if she is replaced by an ordinary Men can only listen obediently, and there is no chance to express themselves. But don’t you have to look for compensation from other aspects.

Qi Xuansu did not have this kind of mentality, because he had always kept his mentality very low. When he was still penniless, Zhang Yuelu was already famous in the Taoist sect. In Qi Xuansu's view, it was very reasonable to be overtaken by Zhang Yuelu. This situation is completely different from those who are excellent themselves but want to find a good father-in-law to marry into.

When the two of them get along, Zhang Yuelu always supports him, always encouraging and affirming him, and rarely criticizes him. To be honest, the satisfaction brought by the affirmation of one of the three beauties of Taoism is far greater than the admiration of ordinary women. Taking a closer look, there are only two people in the world who have eaten the food cooked by Zhang Yuelu himself. One is Tianshi, and the other is Qi Xuansu. None of Zhang Kuqi, Tantai Qiong, and Cihang have such a good taste. Rounding it all off, Qi Xuansu gets the same treatment as Tianshi. Can ordinary people compare to this satisfaction?

However, Qi Xuansu's gentle attitude allowed Song Yu to gradually regain his composure, and he began to toast Qi Xuansu with a beautiful smile: "I have admired the name of Deputy Hall Master Qi for a long time, and I would like to ask Deputy Hall Master Qi to take good care of him in the future."

Qi Xuansu said a few ambiguous words to confuse the situation.

No one would take anything said seriously in this situation.

The reason why Qi Xuansu was cautious was mainly because he didn't want others to take advantage of him after experiencing the false accusation.

There is also a woman beside Li Changge, named Jiang Ye. She is the most beautiful among these women. She is probably a fairy in the eyes of many people. She can make many young men live and die for her. She is also from a middle-class family, but other Compared with the Li family behind Li Changge, his family background is as high as heaven and earth.

In fact, when assigning seats, these people put a lot of thought into arranging the most beautiful Jiang Ye next to Li Changge, and arranged Song Yu, second only to Jiang Ye, next to Qi Xuansu. This was undoubtedly their tacit approval of Li Changge. , Qi are the protagonists and absolute core figures tonight. It is also assumed that Li Changge is a head above Qi Xuansu. This does not depend on their rank and position, but on the resources they can mobilize behind them.

This is the same as the so-called rules at the wine table. What are the rules? only

The rules are about respecting superiors and inferiors. When you meet someone like Qi Xuansu who is easy to talk to, Qi Xuansu won't say anything if you offer him tea instead of wine. When you meet someone like Li Tianzhen who is hard to talk to, even if you drink until you vomit blood, he is neither yin nor yang and you should kneel down. The rules are the preferences of the superiors, and there are no agreed-upon unified rules at all.

Even though Taoism has been shouting about equality for so many years, superiority and inferiority are still everywhere. Hidden lines divide people into classes, invisible but clear.

Jiang Ye toasted Li Changge several times, but Li Changge did not refuse, but he was not very interested in this woman. He just maintained the upbringing and demeanor that a son of a noble family should have.

Jiang Ye understood immediately, and no longer took the initiative to toast, but quietly stayed with Li Changge, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, sipping slowly, his lips were red and attractive, and he would only respond when Li Changge spoke, quietly and Not obtrusive, not as strong and domineering as Zhang Yuelu, nor as morbid and indifferent as Yao Pei, as if she was really a beautiful vase.

Jiang Ye can be recommended to Li Changge's side because of his own merits. As the saying goes, poetry and books come from his own. Jiang Ye has read a lot, and can even be said to have read a lot of poetry and books, with a bit of intellectuality and elegance.

The word "intellectual nature" comes from the mouth of Yasheng: "Those who understand their own minds will know their nature. If they know their nature, they will know the heaven." The Neo-Confucian sages and the Xinxue sages also have similar sayings. If a woman can get such an evaluation, she can be said to be the perfect candidate for the ideal red sleeves to add fragrance and bare hands to grind ink.

Ordinary men would only be manipulated by her when they met her.

Of course, such a woman can stick to the bottom line better, and is even qualified to be aloof, but this persistence is so insignificant compared with the huge temptation that spans several classes. .

In fact, everyone here, except for Li Changge and Qi Xuansu, is really not qualified to regard Jiang Ye as a canary that can come and go at a moment's notice. Even Qi Xuansu almost didn't care. Family and other matters were secondary, mainly because he already had Zhang Yuelu, and Zhang Yuelu was famous for being domineering and a leader in the eyes of many women. Few dared to snatch food from the tiger's mouth. , Qi Xuansu's value naturally shrank greatly.

Men and women have always been prey to each other. No one should be objectified, and no one should feel noble.

At this moment, Qi Xuansu's opportunity to escape finally came. The door to the room suddenly opened, and it was not the waiter who came in, but a little head that poked his head in.

Xiao Yin.

She had the identity given by Master Qingwei, and she had become a familiar face in the camp during this period. It was not difficult to attend the dinner, but she was allowed to sneak in.

The little girl glanced around, and finally landed on Qi Xuansu, and then she leaned out. At this time, she no longer called "Xiao Qi", but timidly called "brother."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Qi Xuansu again.

Who doesn't know that you, Qi Xuansu, were born as an orphan and that you had a younger sister out of nowhere? I'm afraid it's either this "brother" or that "brother".

Qi Xuansu didn't expect Xiao Yin to come to him at this time. His first reaction was that Xiao Yin stabbed Lou Zi and came to him to clean up the mess.

However, Qi Xuansu kept his face calm and asked calmly: "What's the matter?"

Xiao Yin opened her mouth and came: "Sister Zhang asked me to come here to find you. It seems that the master in charge of the army has something to explain at the moment, so he asked you to come over."

Qi Xuansu knew it was a lie as soon as he heard it, but instead of exposing it, he stood up and said, "I'll be there right away."

Everyone here, except Li Changge, no one can go to Master Qingwei for verification. As for Li Changge, he shouldn't be so boring.

Qi Xuansu said goodbye to everyone, especially Li Changge: "Brother Yongyan, take the first step."

Li Changge said to Cheng Lixue: "Send Brother Tianyuan off for us."

Cheng Lixue didn't want it and kept sending Qi Xuansu out.

Qi Xuansu originally thought that Cheng Lixue wanted to ask him for something, but she didn't expect that he was talking about another matter.

Cheng Lixue glanced at Xiao Yin and asked through a message: "Tian Yuan, what do you think of Junior Sister Song? Do you want me to help you ask her out some other time to rekindle our old friendship?"

Of course Qi Xuansu understood what this meant, and had heard of such a thing a long time ago, but he didn't expect that he would also encounter such a thing.

kind of thing. Not to mention that power and status are a good thing. People will take the initiative to bring things that others want and want.

Song Yu's biggest advantage is not her appearance, but her status as a senior sister, which allows many men to make up for their lack of power when they were young.

Qi Xuansu had no such idea, and he didn't want to appear too different, so he declined with an excuse: "A date with a beautiful lady must cost a lot of money. I'm used to being poor and don't have this kind of spare money."

Cheng Lixue said: "That's a big deal. Why should you, the dignified deputy leader, worry about such things? I will arrange it myself. As long as you are willing to go, it will be a great honor."

Qi Xuansu held down his hand and said half-jokingly: "Senior Brother Cheng, you insist on forcing me to speak clearly. You want me to die. You don't know the temperament of Deputy Hall Master Zhang, right?"

Cheng Lixue said: "Just don't let Deputy Hall Master Zhang know. Deputy Hall Master Zhang is so busy, he can't keep an eye on you every day."

Qi Xuansu still refused and said, "I really don't have the thought or time. I appreciate Senior Brother Cheng's kindness."

Seeing Qi Xuansu's firm tone, Cheng Lixue stopped insisting, said a few more polite words, and turned around to go back.

After Cheng Lixue left, Xiao Yin came to Qi Xuansu with a strange expression on his face and hummed, "Hello, Senior Sister, Miao, Senior Sister, I'll tell Deputy Hall Master Zhang to go."

Cheng Lixue never expected that Xiao Yin's cultivation level was extremely high, so Xiao Yin heard everything he said clearly.

Qi Xuansu was not afraid at all: "I am upright and not afraid of slanting shadows, whatever you say."

Xiao Yin said: "Don't be so harsh, it's written like this in the storybook. The protagonist likes his senior sister, but the senior sister likes another senior brother. After many years, the protagonist has become a hero respected by everyone in the world, but he still can't forget his senior sister. Win the world and lose, Senior Sister."

Qi Xuansu said: "There is also a story in which the protagonist does not like the senior sister, but becomes the personal bodyguard of the female boss. Have you read it?"