Chapter 16 Literary Luck
“You’re welcome, Mr. Zhou,” Gu Xu said lightly, “As a monk of the Exorcist Department, this is my duty.”
But Zhou Jiaoyu seemed to She didn't hear what he said at all, but still said politely:
"Mr. Gu, if you need my help in any way in the future, please feel free to ask me, even if it means going up to the mountain of swords or to the sea of fire." ."
Gu Xu smiled: "Then I will rely on Mr. Zhou more in the future."
While speaking, Gu Xu looked around casually and caught a glimpse of the West City Gate standing abruptly under the moonlight, the looming Yishui Granary, and the bare Xuanwu Mound.
The knowledge recorded in the books flashed through his mind.
He suddenly realized a key issue.
"Master Zhou, do you know why the school in Yishui County is haunted?"
"Why...why?"
"Because the feng shui here is not good."
"The feng shui is not good?" Zhou Jiaoyu was a little surprised, "Mr. Gu also knows the art of feng shui?"
"Some knowledge." Gu Xu replied with a smile.
Then he pointed at the surrounding scenery and explained:
"Master Zhou, you see, there is a city gate standing on the west side of Yishui County School, but there is nothing on the east side, resulting in the inconsistency between left and right. Balance; there is a granary squeezed behind the county school, making the back land not spacious
"And the gate of the county school is facing the 'Xuanwu Qiu' - you have to know that the gate is the outlet of 'qi' in Kanyuology. Its location, direction and the scenery it faces are closely related to the bad luck of the residents. < br>
“The top of Xuanwu Qiu is flat and bald, which is a sign of ‘many darkness’.
“It is these factors that make the county school full of gloom and turn the scholars’ thoughts into terrifying ghosts.”
Zhou Jiaoyu stood there blankly, spending his time. It took several minutes to barely digest the information in Gu Xu's words.
"Mr. Gu, then... what should I do?"
"To solve this problem, you need to do three things." Gu Xu held out three fingers. "First, propose to the county magistrate to move the granary to the north; second, build a 'Jinxian' building on the east side of the county school. Tower', opposite to the west city gate, to make it balanced on the left and right; thirdly, a nine-story "Wenfeng Tower" was built on Xuanwu Hill to suppress evil and avoid the accumulation of evil spirits.
“These things may sound troublesome, but they will solve the county school’s haunted problem once and for all.
"It can even improve the cultural context of this place to a certain extent, giving Yishui County the opportunity to have more talented literati who have won gold medals."
Zhou Jiaoyu got serious. Nodding, he remembered Gu Xu's suggestions word for word in his mind.
Especially the last words Gu Xu said touched Zhou Jiaoyu deeply.
You know, Yishui County has not had a civil servant for many years.
Although Yishui is just a remote small county, it is indeed inferior to big cities in terms of talent...
But it is a bit exaggerated that no one from Qiuwei has been on the list for three consecutive years.
Zhou Jiaoyu has been worried about this and has trouble sleeping and eating.
After all, he is the official in charge of teaching students.
All the students he taught failed, doesn't it prove that his teaching level is not good enough?
Because of this, Zhou Jiaoyu has worked for Daqi for most of his life. He is still a ninth-grade Zhima official. He has never had any chance of promotion, and even occasionally had his salary withheld.
Today, his confusion was finally solved.
“It turns out that there is a problem not with my teaching ability, but with the feng shui of this place!” Zhou Jiaoyu sighed silently in his heart.
Gu Xu has saved his life tonight.
If Gu Xu can also help him improve the cultural fortunes here, solve the problem of lack of outstanding talents, and give him the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune, then he will be his reborn parent.
He is even willing to set up a longevity tablet for Gu Xu in the ancestral hall, burn incense and worship it every year, and pray for his happiness and longevity.
"Thank you, Mr. Gu, for your guidance!" Zhou Jiaozhang bowed to the ground and said from the bottom of his heart, "You are really a great benefactor to our scholars and officials in Yishui County!"
At the same time, Zhou Jiaoyu also proposed to invite Gu Xu to a banquet at Piaoxiang Tower on a certain date to formally express his gratitude to him.
Gu Xu simply refused.
He is still busy practicing! There is no time to waste on this boring entertainment.
Gu Xuyun waved his hands calmly and said: "Those who enjoy the benefits of the world will suffer the troubles of the world; those who live in the happiness of the world will share the worries of the world.
"As an exorcist Officials in the company receive the country's salary and are respected by the people. Naturally, they have to consider the lives of the people more.
“As long as I can dispel the yin energy and prevent ghosts from causing harm, I will be satisfied.
“As for the reward, that’s not important. ”
Zhou Jiaoyu was in awe. He couldn't help but sigh silently: Mr. Gu is really upright and caring about people's livelihood! Compared with him, my structure is still far behind.
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When Gu Xu returned to the Exorcism Department, the midnight bell had already sounded.
It was quiet inside the yamen.
Only the sound of Chen Jisheng flipping through the files was left.
In Gu Xu's eyes, his boss is a veritable workaholic - sitting in the Yamen at dawn and only willing to go back in the middle of the night, which is enough to put his subordinates who are fishing in shame.
Due to long-term and high-intensity work, Chen Jisheng is less than forty years old this year, but he looks almost fifty years old.
As usual, Gu Xu came to Chen Jisheng, took off his jade pendant, and reported the mission.
Then he received the reward of forty meritorious deeds.
"Gu Xu, your magic to create a lantern out of thin air is quite interesting. Where did you learn it?"
"Well... I realized it by accident."
"That's what you'd say," Chen Jisheng chuckled. "If every monk in the Daqi Dynasty could be like a freak like you, with epiphanies once every three days and breakthroughs once every five days, then the ghosts and monsters in this world would have been long gone. It's extinct."
"Master Chen is so ridiculous." Gu Xu showed a sweet and humble smile.
“How is your recent cultivation status? I saw you redeemed a ‘Spirit Gathering Pill’ today. Are you planning to advance to the second level in the near future?”
Gu Xu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "My foundation is not solid enough, I need to spend more time to consolidate it."
Promoting from the first level [Guimen Pass] to the second level [Huangquan Road] is a risk Extremely high hurdles - in this process, if you are not careful, life and death will disappear and disappear.
If he is not confident enough, Gu Xu will never try to advance easily.
"How confident are you now?" Chen Jisheng asked.
"Not much...probably 90%!" Gu Xu thought for a moment and gave a relatively conservative estimate.
Hearing this, Chen Jisheng couldn't help but sigh silently: This guy's character is still as stable as ever.
If it were someone else, as long as they were 70% or 80% sure, they might be tempted by a stronger force and rush forward impatiently.
"Things like breaking through the border should really be more stable." Chen Jisheng nodded, agreeing with his choice.
Subsequently, Gu Xu left the Yamen, returned home, swallowed the Jingxin Pill, and began to cultivate immortality all night again.
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Nearing the fourth watch, Chen Jisheng finally finished his day's work.
He yawned, took a sip of hot tea, and his tense nerves finally relaxed slowly.
Unconsciously, he couldn't help but recall the two tasks Gu Xu had done during the day.
Chen Jisheng must admit that as long as Gu Xu goes out to do tasks, no matter how powerful the ghosts he encounters, he will always leave a very deep impression on him.
It’s not just that Gu Xu’s methods of fighting enemies are always fancy and endless.
Also because Gu Xu's way of thinking is always different from other people's, he can often find a way to break the situation when there is no way out.
But today, among all Gu Xu's performances, the one that touched Chen Jisheng the most was the sentence "He who enjoys the benefits of the world".
He feels that this is the spiritual conduct that every exorcist monk should adhere to.
“It’s really surprising that that brat who only practices practice all day can say such penetrating words!” Chen Jisheng sighed silently.
While he was thinking this, he took out a piece of white paper from the drawer, splashed some ink on it, and with a few strokes, he wrote this sentence: "Those who enjoy the benefits of the world will suffer the troubles of the world; those who enjoy the happiness of the world, "We share all the worries of the world" was written on paper.
Chen Jisheng's block letters are light horizontally and heavy vertically, and his bones are strong. He looks just like himself, dignified, rigorous, majestic, and a little bit old-fashioned.
After writing, he waved his sleeves gently, and the writing on the paper suddenly floated into the air, turned into a framed word, and hung on the wall on the side of the lobby.
He hopes to use this to warn himself not to forget the common people in the world.
…………………… The middle official kept the minister's book and Youcheng Wang Cunci refused to accept the imperial edict and refused to accept the order.
(End of this chapter)