Chapter 68 Candied Haws
After a fierce battle, Gu Xu’s face looked a little pale.
The "Meteor Walking on the Moon" movement technique is after all a martial art - it consumes not only real energy, but also physical strength.
Gu Xu has always been weak.
Using "Meteor Walking to the Moon" twice in succession was like running a thousand-meter long-distance race for him, and his heart began to ache.
"I still have to find ways to replenish my health in the future..." He thought silently in his heart.
At the same time, as the sky became clear again, the surrounding people finally recovered from the battle that ended in an instant.
Just now, the ferocious look of the tree demon's soul when it possessed the young woman left a deep psychological shadow on them.
Mortals like them have no power to resist in front of the tree demon and can only let it be slaughtered and almost become its meal.
Fortunately, the practitioners from the Exorcism Department came to their side at the critical moment and helped them get out of the crisis.
It was like a timely rain.
Although this young man is young, he looks frail.
But the menacing tree demon soul in front of him could not even survive two rounds, and completely evaporated from the world.
"This young adult is a truly strong man." Looking at Gu Xu's thin back, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
At this time, Bai Qingcang, the patriarch of the Bai family, came to Gu Xu, knelt on the ground with a bang, and said sincerely: "I, Bai Qingcang, represent me. I and my family are grateful for your life-saving grace. If you had not arrived in time today, I am afraid that our whole family would have died. ”
Gu Xu stretched out his hand to help him up: "No need to be polite, old man. It is the duty of us officials of the Exorcism Department to destroy that monster."
Bai Qingcang looked at Gu Xu's calm expression. He looked like he was sighing softly.
It can be seen that in the eyes of this young monk, today's important matter, which is related to the life and death of the entire Bai family, is nothing more than a simple effort.
“Where did you learn today’s ‘God Dance’ ceremony?” After a moment, Gu Xu thought of an important question and asked Bai Qingcang.
"Sir, we found this from an ancient book at home," Bai Qingcang replied respectfully, "Because our family has encountered some troubles recently, we urgently sought medical treatment. Through this ancient ritual, we want to invite our wise ancestor back and let her guide us.”
Gu Xu said with a serious face: "In the future, you must not believe any rituals or spells related to summoning the dead, let alone try them casually.
"Even if you can really summon the souls of your ancestors back, they There is a high probability that he has been eroded by Yin Qi and turned into an irrational ghost.
"Our officials in the Exorcism Department cannot guarantee that we will be able to reach you in time every time danger occurs in the future."
"Remember your teachings." Bai Qingcang lowered his head. Head, keeping Gu Xu's words firmly in mind.
At the same time, Bai Qingcang also asked the butler to hand over a thick stack of silver notes, hoping that Gu Xu could accept it as a reward for this life-saving grace.
"A small gift is not respectful, but I hope you will accept it!"
Although Gu Xu, as a poor migrant worker, was very greedy for these banknotes, he still shook his head resolutely and simply refused.
Chen Jisheng strictly prohibited the practitioners of the Yishui County Exorcism Department from accepting bribes from the people when performing their tasks.
He is well aware of the huge power gap between practitioners and mortals.
If there is no strict discipline, some practitioners may rely on their extraordinary abilities to extort and exploit mortals uncontrollably, thus degenerating from "heroes" in the eyes of the common people into beings more terrifying than ghosts. exist.
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A few minutes later, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan left Xunliu Street and headed back to the Exorcist Department Yamen.
On the way back, Shi Xiaohan couldn't help but complain: "Gu Xu, can you not kill ghosts so quickly in the future? At least leave some room for this heroine to show off!"
Gu Xu shrugged helplessly: "I'm sorry, Lady Heroine, I didn't expect the tree demon soul to be so weak, and I killed it with just one slap." Shi Xiaohan put his hands on his hips and narrowed his eyes. : "How dare you behave in front of this heroine when you get an advantage?"
"Xia Xia, forgive me!" Gu Xu raised his hands and said with a smile.
Shi Xiaohan suddenly laughed out loud.
She has always been a careless person. Her emotions and sorrows are clearly written on her face, and she can't hold them back even if she wants to.
Although she had no sense of participation in this task today.
But she felt very happy when she followed Gu Xu to Xunliu Street and watched him slay demons and show off his power in front of everyone, and also witnessed the various unique skills of street performers.
At this time, the two of them passed by the busker performing the "rat show" again.
The old man guarding the warehouse was still standing aside, watching the mice jumping up and down on the wooden shelves, dancing gracefully, and performing wonderful plays.
"Aren't you two going to do a mission? Why are you back here again?" The old man couldn't help but ask when he saw Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan.
"The mission has been completed," Gu Xu smiled slightly, "We are going to go back to deliver the mission."
"Boy, don't brag. I haven't finished watching a single scene yet, How could you possibly finish the task? You didn’t just do it casually, right?”
"That ghost was too weak and was slapped to death by Gu Xu," Shi Xiaohan said with a smile, "I didn't even have a chance to take action."
The old man stared at Gu Xu and asked him He looked carefully from head to toe, then turned his head and continued to watch the "Rat Show" attentively.
"You guys go back quickly! Don't affect my viewing of the show!"
"No problem!" Shi Xiaohan said cheerfully.
Then she grabbed Gu Xu's sleeve and dragged him forward, arriving at a candied haws stall.
I saw red and round hawthorns strung together and covered with a layer of shiny sugar coating. They glowed alluringly in the sun, making Shi Xiaohan couldn't help but sip his saliva.
“I want two candied haws!” she said to the vendor.
The vendor took a look at the clothes of the two people. He did not expect that the exorcist department would patronize his humble stall, and he couldn't help but feel flattered.
"Sir, a total of forty coins!" The vendor enthusiastically handed the two candied haws to Shi Xiaohan's hands.
Shi Xiaohan reached into his pocket and found that there were only a few large-denomination silver notes in his pocket, and no copper coins.
"Gu Xu, have you brought any change?" She raised her head, blinked, and looked at Gu Xu beside her.
Gu Xu hesitated for two seconds and nodded.
In fact, with his usual style, he does not like to spend money on snacks - after all, these things are not necessities of life, and they do not help his cultivation.
But seeing Shi Xiaohan's salivating look, he still took out the copper coins from his pocket and handed them to the vendor.
Shi Xiaohan stuffed a candied haws into Gu Xu's hand, while she held another one, stuck out her tongue, and licked the crystal icing sugar wrapped around the hawthorn with relish.
"Hire a bodyguard with a candied haws! Gu Xu, you got a good deal today!"
"But didn't you say before that you wanted me to treat you to dinner?"
"It's all the same. Anyway, you still owe me several meals."
Thanks to the book friend exclamation point 00 for the tip!
(End of this chapter)