Chapter 369 Picking Flowers
Chapter 369 Picking Flowers
Before Xu Qing went to the Yuan family, he went to the Sun family first.
The Sun family originally lived in Ninghai.
Because he offended the famous Mongolian general Guo Kan, he had to move his entire family to Guanzhong to avoid disaster.
Guo Kan made great contributions to the Mongols. Not only did he fight wars in the east and the west and lead his troops to the far west, he also helped the Mongols to capture Xiangyang and pacify the Southern Song Dynasty.
Originally, with his merits and military achievements, he could occupy an important position in the Mongol Yuan court. However, after pacifying the Southern Song Dynasty, he angered the emperor and was demoted to Ninghai as a co-governor.
At that time, Sun thought that Guo Kan had lost his power and was quite negligent in his treatment of him, which ended up offending him.
Guo Kan had many old subordinates, so he didn't even need to ask for help before someone came to deal with Sun. Sun had no choice but to come to Guanzhong to avoid disaster.
Unexpectedly, the Quanzhen Sect also lost power during the Yuan Dynasty.
Today, the marriage with the Yuan family, in addition to taking advantage of the Yuan family's reputation, is also a strategy for self-preservation and makes it easier to establish a complete foundation in Guanzhong.
When the master of the Sun family met Xu Qing, he knew that his sister, Sun Zhenren, thought highly of him. In her letters home, she praised Xu Qing as the future number one master in the world and the reincarnation of Chongyang Zhenren. Therefore, he did not look down on him just because he was a Taoist priest of fire.
The chaos in the world has not ended long ago.
Mr. Sun knows very well that in today's world, the most important thing is not how much golden land there is, but talent.
Talents like Xu Qing, once they take advantage of the situation, may become the next Guo Kan, or even a general or a prime minister.
Mr. Sun and Xu Qing exchanged greetings while observing each other.
The more they talked, the more surprised Mr. Sun became.
Because Xu Qing behaves freely and speaks casually, he can express extremely profound insights in just a few words.
He even suddenly had an idea to marry the girl to Xu Qing.
As soon as this thought came out, he extinguished it.
It’s ridiculous.
How could he have such an idea.
Master Sun shook his head secretly.
"Master, something serious has happened."
The doorman of the Sun family handed over a visiting card in a panic.
"I heard that you have a precious jewel in your palm..."
Xu Qing followed suit and glanced.
The content of the visiting card is extremely old-fashioned, and it is a complete imitation of Daoshuai.
However, the thief stole treasures, while the other party wanted to steal people.
This flower thief is quite pretentious. He sent a visiting card in advance stating that he would come to steal someone before midnight that evening.
But Master Sun did not laugh at the other party for being ignorant of the immensity of the world.
Because the person who sent the visiting card was a male lady.
"Legend has it that Xiong Niangzi is a hermaphrodite and can be either male or female. This is one of the reasons why he has not been caught since his debut." Master Sun explained to Xu Qing, with a hint of worry between his brows.
The butler next to him said, "Send someone on horseback to Chongyang Palace to ask for help now. The other Taoist masters of Chongyang Palace should be able to arrive before midnight tomorrow night."
Master Sun immediately said, "With Taoist Master Xu here, why bother going to Chongyang Palace to invite other Taoist masters?"
He didn't know whether Xu Qing could deal with Madam Xiong, but if he agreed to the housekeeper directly, he would be afraid of offending Xu Qing.
Since he could see that Xu Qing was no ordinary person, he naturally knew how to behave himself if he wanted to make friends with him.
Even if I invite him again, I have to do it secretly.
At worst, we can use carrier pigeons, which should never be used lightly.
Because the content of the message carried by carrier pigeons is limited, they are usually only used for major events that affect the family's future.
This would cause too much noise.
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Master Sun can send someone to invite them first. I will stay here to help look after them. We just need to make all the preparations."
Master Sun admired in his heart that this man was indeed different from ordinary geniuses.
If it were any other young talent, they might show off their prowess at this time.
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Master Sun not only sent a fast horse to invite the Taoist priests from Chongyang Palace to help, but also invited friends nearby. This was also a test.
Everyone knew that his granddaughter was going to marry the Yuan family in Guanzhong.
Now Sun's daughter has been targeted by a flower-stealing thief. If the marriage between Sun and Yuan has a great influence, many fellow gangsters will surely come to help.
Although a day is short, Sun lives in a prominent place and news spreads quickly, so we can still find out something from it.
Xu Qing, watching from the sidelines, didn't think there was much benefit in Mr. Sun's move.
Because of the complex personnel structure, it is easier for the other party to take advantage of the situation.
However, this was the first time he and Master Sun met, so it was not appropriate to say too much about this matter.
And with him around, Xu Qing didn't think any young lady could steal someone away without him knowing.
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The Yuan family manor in Guanzhong - Mingyue Villa.
The original architecture of Yuan's Manor was bright, but in recent years Yuan Wangsun handed over all household affairs to his son Yuan Feng, and the style of the manor gradually became darker.
Moreover, there were many unfamiliar faces among the servants in the house.
In fact, in aristocratic families like his, servants are almost all family-born children, sharing weal and woe with their masters.
But I don’t know what my son Yuan Feng was thinking. He actually hired many outsiders to work as servants.
He could also see that many of these servants had seen blood.
However, Yuan Wangsun always had some preference for his legitimate son, so he turned a blind eye to these things.
However, he didn't like the current style of the manor.
Therefore, it is a good idea to marry a second wife to bring good luck.
Having more hostesses in the villa is not a bad thing.
Who called him the son...
Yuan Wangsun felt a little angry when he thought that Yuan Feng refused to get married because he had feelings for the old nun in Huashan.
This old nun is old enough to be Yuan Feng’s mother.
Perhaps with the intention of going against his son, Yuan Wangsun married a very young girl with a decent family background.
The main reason is that the other party’s relative is a true person of the Quanzhen Sect.
Most of these aristocratic families that have passed down from the end of the Han Dynasty have unclear relationships with Taoism.
For example, the guest that Yuan Wangsun was entertaining was a Taoist priest.
"Master, I would like to get married in August this year. With your help, I can bring fresh water shield and four-gilled sea bass from Wu. Unfortunately, Master Zhou calculated my horoscope and that of Miss Sun and said that this month is the best time to get married. I can only get married this month."
It is said that Master Zhou is the junior brother of the Quanzhen Sect's founder, Master Chongyang, and has lived for over a hundred years.
He often used this slogan when traveling around the world. Anyway, several generations of Quanzhen Sect leaders had never bothered him, so for people like Yuan Wangsun who knew Master Zhou and had a certain status and position, they basically believed what Master Zhou said.
However, the one who told Yuan Wangsun's fortune this time was not Master Zhou, but a young disciple of Master Zhou, named Zhou Dian.
Master Zhou has always said that Zhou Dian has the potential to become an immortal and his future is limitless.
According to Master Zhou, Zhou Dian is also a martial arts genius of the time, on par with a young monk named Peng Yingyu from the White Lotus Sect.
Especially Peng Yingyu, Master Zhou concluded that the other party would be a future leader in the martial arts world.
He was called an extraordinary man in the world and a great man in the world by Master Zhou.
In front of Yuan Wangsun was a young Taoist priest. He smiled and said, "I saw the old naughty boy on the way here. He said that the one who told your fortune was Zhou Dian."
Yuan Wangsun was embarrassed after his lie was exposed. He said, "I just want to make it sound better to others."
The young Taoist chuckled and said, "Master, I heard something on the way. I'm afraid your marriage this time will be a bit troublesome."
Yuan Wangsun was surprised, and then learned about Mrs. Xiong from the young Taoist priest.
The young Taoist priest continued, "This lady Xiong's identity is very unusual. She is actually the second daughter of the Guo family, and a direct disciple of the previous generation's leader of the Vajra Sect of Tibetan Buddhism."
"What, which Guo family?"
"The one who died while serving as the Tongzhi of Ninghai."
(End of this chapter)