Although he was worried, Xu Tonghui was actually confident.
His confidence naturally comes from his young master.
The Road to Qingyun was not written by him, and he was indeed not familiar with that "Tao poem", but that didn't matter.
The young master is familiar!
If there really is something he can't handle, just pull the young master over.
Of course, if you control your master like this as a servant, you don't know if you will be beaten up by the young master.
"Because we want to gather disciples from all the sects to participate in this Taoist Poetry Competition, we from the Four Seas Sect discussed it and decided to ask Lord Xu, the county governor, to preside over it as the commander."
Xu Tonghui nodded and said, "This is what it should be."
The young master once said something to him during a casual chat, saying, "When you enter the place where you live, follow its customs."
And directly use the county city as an example.
Which county is bigger?
The county governor's mansion is large.
Who is the biggest in the county governor's office?
The county governor Xu Yishan is the eldest.
Therefore, as juniors and future practitioners, we must maintain due respect for Xu Yishan and the county governor.
This kind of respect also extends to several other major forces, such as Zihua Pavilion, Medicine Master Hall, Lan Shui Sect, etc., and Sihaimen is also among them.
What are these forces?
They are the county's greatest "power" and "power".
There are bound to be customs, and the so-called customs are the rules, which are the rules that are put on the table and those that are not put on the table.
The so-called rules are the consensus and tacit understanding formed after different forces gather and compete.
For example, if you set up a small stall on the street, you don't have to worry about anything. All you need to do with the outside world is to pay the bills on time and in portions.
But if you want to develop this stall into a restaurant, or even go a few steps further to open restaurants throughout the county, then you must communicate with the "power" and "power" in the county and get approval.
Otherwise, it won't be able to drive.
To facilitate understanding, the young master also picked up a leaf from the ground and threw it into the river next to him.
The leaves were instantly carried away by the river water.
Do you know what this is called? It's called "going with the flow".
Because the leaf did not have enough power or weight, it was carried away by the river without any resistance. It would be carried wherever the river flowed.
No autonomy, no choice.
Today I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, and tomorrow I don’t know what will happen tomorrow.
You can only drift at the mercy of fate.
If you were in the world of cultivation, this would be a human-level monk.
The young master said this at that time.
Xu Tonghui felt ashamed of himself at the time. He was making great progress in cultivation because of the young master's guidance, as if he would be a great monk tomorrow. Although he was not proud or complacent, he was indeed more impressive than before.
And this spirit was knocked to the ground all of a sudden, even into the soil. Even if you lay down on the ground and looked for it, you couldn't find it.
You have to dig three feet, three feet, thirty feet...
"Young Master, in the Qi Condensation Realm, the Pulse Opening Realm, and the Acupoint Awakening Realm, the entire human level, even if it reaches the Awakening Realm, is all about 'going with the flow'?" After being silent for a while, Xu Tonghui asked a little hesitantly.
It's not that he didn't believe it, it was just that his heart was too shaken and he couldn't control himself.
"What do you think?"
The young master said this at that time, then picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it into the river.
Because it is a small river that is led into the courtyard from outside the city, the water is not turbulent but only flows slowly. The small pebbles sink to the bottom in the clear slow water and become one of the countless mud and gravel at the bottom of the small river that is not too deep.
New joiner.
"This is what you call the enlightenment state."
The young master said, "The enlightenment state is indeed quite good. Sometimes, it is no longer necessary to follow the tide, but it can only stay quietly at the bottom of the water like this pebble."
"Master, what about the ground level?" Xu Tonghui asked after being silent for a long time.
He was wondering what the young master would pick up and throw into the water this time, a big stone?
"Dijie, let's wait until you become Dijie."
Many fragments appeared in Xu Tonghui's mind, but in fact it only happened for a moment, and Miao Xinghe continued, "Although Mr. Xu has superb cultivation, he may not be very familiar with Taoist poetry."
"And in this regard, we can only ask you, brother, to be the referee."
"So, brother, for this competition, how about you serve as Mr. Xu's deputy and serve as the deputy commander?"
Deputy commander?
Although he has a deputy, he is still the commander.
What did Miao Xinghe say just now? That Jingbi is a disciple of all the top forces in the county. Being able to serve as the commander on such a stage, one can imagine how much attention he will receive during and after the incident.
He is a small Tongmai and has just been promoted from Qi Condensation. How can he be qualified to stand in such a position?
I'm afraid it's like that little leaf, being washed away in an instant.
Of course, when it comes to this specific matter, he will not be swept away. Whether it is the invitation from the organizer Sihaimen or the relationship between them announced by Xu Yishan, he has considerable qualifications.
But these qualifications all come from the outside world, from others, and have nothing to do with him as a cultivator himself.
Therefore, there is only one way to say that he is the deputy commander, which is that he is "truly unworthy."
You can take that seat.
But it's really not necessary.
Xu Tonghui smiled and said to Miao Xinghe sincerely, "Senior, I would like to express my love to all the seniors from Sihaimen. I would be very grateful to you."
"But senior, you also know that this junior is only a human-level cultivator, and even among human-level monks, he is only a lowly person and has no merit. This junior will not dare to take on the role of deputy commander no matter what."
Miao Xinghe also knew that Xu Tonghui would refuse the matter.
Earlier, he told the senior members of the sect that he had "a little understanding" of Xu Tonghui, but in fact, as a low-level monk, if he really came into contact with a lower-level monk and did so for a long time, more than once, then his understanding would definitely be more than just that.
"A little".
Not to mention anything else, just the flow of qi and blood in the body reflects a lot of things.
Base.
Cultivation.
mentality.
character.
Wait wait wait.
Although you can't see it clearly and clearly, as long as you have a rough look and then combine the various aspects of getting along with each other, and look at the two together, it's actually almost the same.
It should be said that Xu Tonghui's rejection at this time was completely within Miao Xinghe's intention.
As for what to say next, he had already drafted it in his mind more than once.
But he still pondered for a while, and then sighed with regret, "That's such a pity!"
"Since that's what you think, brother, then we definitely can't force it."
"But there is one thing that must be forced, that is, brother, you must participate in this competition, and you must also participate in the cutting process, because only you have control over this process."
"If you don't participate, brother, then our competition won't be able to hold at all!"
"Senior, that's not the case, is it?" Xu Tonghui said.
"As for, as for, very much." Miao Xinghe directly held Xu Tonghui's hand, holding two hands respectively, shook it, and then said, "Brother Tonghui, really, please
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"I understand that you don't want to be the deputy commander. This is actually easy to say. We can set up a judging team and invite several people to join this judging team. Brother, can you be one of them?"
"As for the others, will you, seniors, take charge?" Xu Tonghui asked.
"As long as you think it's okay, brother, that's fine. Everyone else is just a decoration. It mainly depends on you, brother, to make things happen."
"Don't mention it, it's quite good for me to come here to make this decoration!" Miao Xinghe said with a smile, "If you're worried that it's all old guys like us, and it's a bit dazzling, then I'll get you some more people.
From condensing Qi to unblocking meridians to opening orifices, everything is closed."
"What do you think, bro?"
Speaking of this, what does Xu Tonghui think?
With Xu Tonghui's consent and Xu Tonghui's participation, Miao Xinghe's mission was considered a success, and judging from Xu Tonghui's attitude, the mission was successfully completed.
No need to mention the other person.
But it must still be mentioned, "Brother, I wonder if your nephew Guangling will have time to participate in this competition?"
Xu Tonghui hesitated.
But there was only a slight hesitation, and then he said, "Let me ask him about this. If he wants to participate, then he will. If he doesn't want to participate, then let him."
Miao Xinghe nodded.
The most important key has always been Xu Tonghui.
Now that Xu Tonghui's attitude is clear, it doesn't matter to his nephew. Of course, if there is a chance, we must still win over him.
These are two lines that can run in parallel without conflict.
However, what would a child like?
Sihaimen has collected information about Xu Tonghui's nephew before, but there is not much information about Xu Tonghui himself. What information can be collected about his nephew who is neither an adult nor a practitioner?
Moreover, Miao Xinghe had come here many times before, but he had never even met the child face to face!
It seems that one of Lao Liang's juniors is in the Medicine Hall, and he is also a deacon. I have to ask him if there are any children at home.
Well, let’s find a few more kids from the Pharmacy Hall for this competition!