Under One Person: In the Lü Family, Liver Becomes Supreme

As evening fell, the sun began to set.

The convoy of convoys slowly drove along the road, and the outline of the city in the distance was already clearly visible.

This was Xiping, the destination of the escort convoy.

At this moment, Lü Liangshan breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face. He rode forward and said to Lü Xin in the carriage, "Sixth Young Master, you can rest assured now that we're here. No matter what kind of expert you are, they won't dare to cause trouble here."

Upon hearing this, Lü Xin opened his eyes and asked curiously, "Oh, whose territory is this?"

"Yes, Sixth Young Master, this is Commander Li's territory."

Then, Lü Liangshan added in a low voice, "This commander has a very good reputation in the area, and this time our goods are to be delivered here."

The convoy moved quickly, and before long they had arrived at the city gate of Xiping.

At the city gate, people had already been waiting for quite some time.

The leader was a young man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses, followed by a dozen soldiers carrying long guns and a kind-looking old Taoist priest in a Taoist robe.

Upon seeing the convoy of escorts arrive, the young man smiled and hurried forward.

"Greetings, everyone. My name is Li Qingshan. My father has some important matters to attend to, so he asked me to receive you all from the Lü family here."

Lü Liangshan nodded as if he had just realized something, and a bright smile appeared on his face as well.

"So it's Young Master Qingshan. It's alright. Since Commander Li has important matters to attend to, then we should naturally focus on those important matters."

"Also, let me introduce you. This is Lu Xin, the sixth young master of our Lu family."

Lu Xin smiled and nodded at Li Qingshan, which was considered a greeting.

He wasn't the kind of person who didn't know what was good for him; since the other party was so polite to him and his group, he naturally reciprocated.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Li Qingshan's eyes lit up, his smile widened, and he quickly took a few steps forward.

"Oh, so you are the young master of the Lü family. It seems I have been negligent. Since you have come here, I will naturally entertain you properly on behalf of my father."

Although he didn't know why the other party had become so polite, having lived two lives, Lü Xin was quite adept at interpersonal relationships. He smiled and echoed their words, making the atmosphere more appropriate.

As the goods on the wagon were pulled away by the surrounding soldiers, the escort mission was considered to have come to a complete end.

At Li Qingshan's warm invitation, the group headed into the city.

The bluestone slabs on the street were polished to a shine, and the streets were bustling with traffic. The bells of rickshaws jingled, the wheels of horse-drawn carriages rolled on the ground, and the shouts of vendors mixed with the aroma of food wafting from restaurants filled the entire street.

The shops lining the street were lined up one after another, and the sounds of storytelling in teahouses, gongs and drums in theaters, and the announcements of dishes in restaurants mingled together. Merchants stopped to inquire about prices, and the taverns and teahouses were packed with people, creating a lively scene.

As they walked, Li Qingshan seemed to remember something and casually brought it up.

"Brother Lü Xin, you and this Daoist Xiao are the same kind of people. You two can have a chat."

One type of person, obviously, this person wearing a Taoist robe is also an extraordinary person.

The old Taoist nodded kindly to Lü Xin: "The Lü family, one of the four great families, I have naturally heard of it."

Lu Xin carefully examined the kind old Taoist priest beside him, stroked his chin, and asked curiously.

"Master Xiao, I am familiar with most of the Taoist sects in this circle. May I ask which sect you belong to?"

"I come from the Taiyi Sect, a small sect with a nearly extinct lineage. Few of my disciples are involved in worldly affairs, so it's normal that you haven't heard of me, Sixth Young Master."

The Taoist priest, surnamed Xiao, was very kind and spoke gently about his origins.

Taiyi Sect...

Lu Xin raised an eyebrow, his expression becoming more serious and respectful. He cupped his hands in a salute and said, "So you are a Taoist priest from the Taiyi Sect. Please forgive me if I was disrespectful before."

Taiyi Sect was a talismanic Taoist sect in northern China during the Jin Dynasty. It was one of the three major sects of the new Taoist sects in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, along with Quanzhen and Zhendadao. Later, it gradually merged into Zhengyi. Its magic was centered on the Taiyi Sanyuan Talisman, and it focused on praying for healing, exorcising evil spirits and eliminating disasters. It had relaxed rules and prioritized helping the world.

In other words, this Taoist sect is a completely benevolent sect. Its doctrines and principles are: to cultivate oneself with the Tao Te Ching’s “the way of the weak”, to govern the world with talismans and shamans, to advocate “upholding human relations and assisting the world’s teachings”, not to focus on ascension to immortality, but to dedicate oneself to saving the world.

Most sects are focused on achieving immortality and ascension to heaven, but this sect has always prioritized helping people and saving lives.

Unfortunately, after seven generations at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the sect gradually merged into the Zhengyi sect, and then due to various changes, the sect's lineage was interrupted.

Unexpectedly, I was able to meet a successor of this sect today. Coincidentally, Lü Xin also has a good understanding of this field.

Thinking of this, Lü Xin couldn't help but recall another matter: "The Daoist's surname is Xiao, could he be the leader of the Taiyi Sect?"

The reason for asking this question is that since its inception, the Taiyi Sect has had a strange rule, similar to the rule that the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain must be surnamed Zhang. The leader of the Taiyi Sect must be surnamed Xiao, and those who are not surnamed Xiao and succeed to the sect must change their surname to Xiao, such as the Second Ancestor Xiao Daoxi, whose original surname was Han.

Master Xiao shook his head and gave a wry smile, explaining, "I didn't expect that Sixth Young Master knows quite a bit about our sect. As for the fact that he has the surname Xiao, it's just a coincidence."

"The Taiyi Sect is already defunct in name only. I can't find any other like-minded people besides myself. In this chaotic world, wouldn't it be a waste of all my skills if I didn't go out into the world to save people?"

Lu Xin nodded, offered a few words of agreement, and then said no more.

He wasn't stupid, and naturally he saw through Li Qingshan's intention in having Daoist Xiao chat with him.

The Taoist priests of the Taiyi Sect are primarily focused on helping the world. Since this Taoist priest Xiao is hanging out with this Commander Li and his group, it can at least be seen that this commander, who has several thousand soldiers under his command, is of decent character.

Moreover, Li Qingshan's behavior resembled that of a returned overseas intellectual. Despite his distinguished status, he was humble and polite to others, showing no arrogance whatsoever.

While he was pondering this, the group had already arrived at the restaurant they had booked.

The building is named Zuixianlou in three large golden characters. It has blue bricks and gray tiles, a bright red lacquered gate, a black plaque with gold characters on a black background hanging above the gate, couplets on both sides, red lanterns hanging at the entrance, and doormen in blue cloth robes standing guard. The carriage yard can park rickshaws and horse-drawn carriages.

At this moment, the restaurant owner had been waiting at the door for a long time. When he saw the group arrive, he quickly greeted them with a smile.

"Oh, Mr. Li, you've arrived. The private room upstairs has been prepared for you."

The first floor of the restaurant is a large open hall with square brick flooring, mahogany tables with armchairs, palace lanterns hanging from the beams, and landscape paintings and couplets on the walls.

The second floor has several private rooms with carved partitions and gauze curtains, named "Pine Breeze" and "Bamboo Charm". The private rooms are furnished with kang tables and long tables, and decorated with blue and white porcelain vases and bonsai.

Lüliang Mountain was sensible enough not to let all the镖客 (bodyguards/escorts) come up, but instead let them order food and eat in the lobby on the first floor.

Seeing this, Li Qingshan waved his finger and instructed the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper Wang, put all the expenses for the dishes ordered by the brothers from the escort agency below on my tab."

Lu Liangshan was taken aback when he saw this, and hurriedly waved his hand to refuse, but he couldn't resist Li Qingshan's enthusiasm.

Before long, dishes were brought in and placed all over the table.