Chapter 182 The lingering sound
Gu Xu pondered for a moment and continued softly: "Xiaohan, I just talked about some things with Mr. Chief Secretary. The floods in Yishui County have receded, and Mr. Chen and Wang Yang have also Still alive. In the next few months, I should stay in Luojing City as an official. There are more abundant cultivation resources here than in Yishui, which will allow me to practice faster...
"Back then, after you were in coma, I successfully broke through the third realm and gained my own magical powers. With the help of magical power, I told the outside world about the situation in Qingzhou Prefecture. When the saints were about to arrive, Kongxuan Sanren was so frightened that he ran away... He looked really embarrassed at that time..."
Gu Xu said a lot to himself as if chatting about everyday things. Things.
Shi Xiaohan squinted his eyes and listened carefully.
It must be said that Gu Xu successfully aroused her curiosity.
She wanted to see what he looked like at this moment, wanted to know what his magical power was, and also wanted to know what kind of reward he had received in this incident.
She began to hesitate to open her eyes.
At this moment, Gu Xu mentioned the thing that worried her the most.
"...As for my longevity, you don't have to worry too much. The Chief Secretary said personally that my talent for cultivation is unprecedented. You see, it took me less than a year to advance to the second level. It took me three months to break through to the third realm. Maybe in a few years, I will be able to transcend the world and become a saint. Xiaohan, you have to work hard, but don’t be too far away from me..."< br>
Before Gu Xu finished speaking, Shi Xiaohan suddenly opened his eyes and glared at him angrily: "Gu Xu, do you think I am so easy to deceive? My father has said more than once that the higher the level of cultivation, the higher the level. The harder it is. After the third level, you need not only pills, but also understanding. Like my father, he has been stuck at the peak of the fourth level for almost six years..."
At this point, she said His words stopped abruptly, and his little baby face instantly became flushed.
It’s really hard to pretend to sleep.
The power was broken accidentally.
It’s all Gu Xu’s fault!
She immediately pulled up the quilt and covered half of her head, revealing only a pair of big apricot-like eyes.
Seeing her like this, Gu Xu couldn't help laughing.
The girl at this moment looked soft and waxy, and seemed to exude a sweet smell, which made him have the urge to bully her.
It’s just that the cuter the girl is, the more complicated Gu Xu’s mood becomes.
On the one hand, as the daughter of an official family, Shi Xiaohan was bound to get married. She once stood on tiptoes to tidy up his headscarf, watched the fireworks with him in the courtyard of the Shi family's mansion in Yishui County, and fought against Kongxuan Sanren for him like a mantis holding a chariot. If she becomes someone else's wife in the future, he will definitely feel very sad.
But on the other hand, there are too many unknowns in his life. Not only was he worried about his life span, but he was also involved in dangerous things such as Kong Xuan Sanren, Qingzhou Lu Clan, the emperor's secrets, the ascension scam, and so on. It is difficult for him to give her a happy and stable future.
At this moment, Gu Xu, a virgin from two lifetimes, stands at the crossroads between reason and sensibility, worrying about gains and losses.
He has read three thousand classics, but there has never been a book that taught him how to do this kind of thing.
"This is because I am not strong enough after all..." He remembered what the white-haired boy on the "Naihe Bridge" said and sighed silently in his heart.
After pondering for a few seconds, he explained to Shi Xiaohan: "That's because your father, as a Qianhu in Laizhou Prefecture, is very busy on weekdays and doesn't have much time to practice. And I will be a few more In a month, I will be able to officially enter the 'Shenji Camp' - not only can I practice wholeheartedly, but I will also have saints to answer my questions. By then, no bottleneck will be able to hinder my progress in becoming stronger."
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"Don't brag..." Shi Xiaohan muttered under the quilt.
“My lady, my cultivation is about to surpass yours, are you not panicked at all?” Gu Xu smiled slightly and took the opportunity to change the subject, “You beat me on the merit list before. It’s been so long, now it’s my turn to stand up and be the master.”
Shi Xiaohan frowned slightly and tried to sit up straight, but he groaned in pain because he moved too much and pulled on the wound.
“You have a beautiful idea!” She muttered, “Even if I am in the Exorcist Division of Luo Jing City, I still want to be at the top of the merit list! I don’t want to be pushed down by you!”
"Then please take good care of your injuries, Lady Heroine, and don't move around." Gu Xu stretched out his hand to hold her shoulders and pushed her back onto the bed. "It will be the Lantern Festival in a few days. Master Chief, follow me He said that the scenery of the Lantern Festival in Luojing City is very beautiful. If your injury heals quickly, you can go and watch the lanterns by the Luoshui River.”
Shi Xiaohan looked at his handsome side face and saw that the sunlight had coated his hair with a dazzling golden halo. He couldn't help but began to silently pray to God to let this damn injury heal quickly.
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Half an hour later, Gu Xu left the room.
Shi Xiaohan was lying on the bed, silently watching his back disappear at the door.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to ask Gu Xu what his magical power was.
This made her extremely annoyed.
Just when she felt empty, Shangguan Jin straightened her clothes and sat down on the wicker chair next to her bed again.
"Still thinking about him?"
"Not at all..." Shi Xiaohan still held the edge of the quilt with both hands and hid half of his face under the quilt.
"Tell me your past stories, sister Xiaohan," Shangguan Jin put her arm on the bedside, supported her chin with her hand, and looked at her with a smile, "I once heard someone say, Gu Xu is also a very powerful person in your Yishui County and has done many incredible things.”
"Of course," Shi Xiaohan responded without hesitation, his eyes showing pride inadvertently, "Can you believe it? That guy Gu Xu actually read the contents of all the books in our library just once. He memorized it word for word. When other officials encountered problems in cultivation, they didn't bother to look through the book, so they all went to ask Gu Xu. br>
“Another time, Gu Xu and I went to a rich man’s mansion to perform a ghost-killing mission and encountered a ghost named ‘Painted Skin’. Not only can the ghost transform into a human form, but it can also cast strange spells using people's names as a medium. When Gu Xu saw it, he changed his name to "Xiao Changshou". I thought he was too cautious at the time, but I didn’t expect that he had already seen through the trick of the painted ghost..."
Speaking of this, Shi Xiaohan paused for a while, and his nose felt a little sour.
< br>At this time, she finally understood why Gu Xu chose his pseudonym as "Longevity" -
If he didn't become a saint, he could only live to be thirty years old, so "Longevity" was undoubtedly him. What he desires most is the deepest obsession in his heart.
However, besides giving him more pills, Shi Xiaohan didn't know how to help him.
This gave her a strong sense of powerlessness deep in her heart. "Then he is indeed very powerful," Shangguan Jin gently held one of her little hands that poked out from the edge of the quilt, "like that guy Chu Fengge, who calls himself 'peerless genius' and 'the number one genius of Da Qi' all day long. , I feel that I am very amazing, and no one is his opponent, but in fact, he can't even recognize the basic characteristics of various ghosts. In comparison, I still admire Gu Xu's erudite, low-key and talented Fuyuan. The young monk who saved tens of thousands of people in Qingzhou Prefecture without saying a word is something that I don’t think anyone of his age can do.”
Shi. Xiaohan said "hmm" and nodded. At the same time, he squeezed Shangguan Jin's slender hand, feeling a little more close to him.
For Shi Xiaohan, as long as he praises Gu Xu in front of her, he is her good friend.
"By the way, Sister Xiaohan," Shangguan Jin paused for a moment and then said, "I just heard you and Gu Xu talking about the Lantern Festival Night, which is a very grand event in our Luo Jing City. Until that day, I can talk to you Do you want to join us?"
"But I don't know if my injury will heal..."
"Don't worry, Sister Xiaohan, you may not know that I, Shangguan Jin, am a master of exorcism. The most powerful doctor in our headquarters. With me taking care of you, I can guarantee that you will not only be able to walk out of bed on Lantern Festival, but also be as alive as a little rabbit.”
“Of course you can!” Thank you!" Shi Xiaohan looked at Shangguan Jin with grateful eyes.
As a lively and active girl, these days of being unable to get out of bed are simply an extremely terrifying torture for her.
She only heard Shangguan Jin continue to tell her: "In the coming spring, the five-year-old Luoshui Conference will be held in Luojing City. At that time, monks from all over the country will gather together to discuss The emperor and the saints will also come to select talents for the country on a large scale.
“Because of this, this year’s Lantern Festival will be much grander than before. In addition to traditional activities such as watching lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, lion dancing, and walking on stilts, the Daqi royal family will also build an arena by the Luoshui River. All passing young monks under the age of twenty-five can step onto the ring to challenge.
“The person who successfully defends the ring until midnight will become the final winner and be able to receive a large amount of money and elixirs as rewards.
“The residents of Luojing regard this Lantern Festival as The grand meeting is regarded as the prelude and weather vane of the "Luoshui Conference". They can take this opportunity to get to know the young talents of the Daqi Dynasty. And the winners in the arena can often achieve good results in the official 'Luoshui Conference'.
“I guess the reason why Luo Sishou suggested Gu Xu to see the scenery on Lantern Festival Night was because he hoped that he could take advantage of this opportunity to show off his skills in front of Luojing people.
"In addition, the literati in the capital will also gather on the banks of Luoshui to recite poems and write poems to entertain them.
"Sister Xiaohan, we should have a good show by then. "
Shi Xiaohan listened to her introduction carefully, and his heart was filled with expectations for the upcoming Lantern Festival Night.
"Sir Shangguan, I have a question. "
" Just tell me. ”
"Then the Lantern Festival Night Arena...can I also participate?"
"Of course you can!" Shangguan Jin replied with a smile, "As long as you are a young monk under the age of 25 from the Daqi Dynasty , regardless of realm or place of origin, everyone can challenge on stage.
“It’s just that I didn’t expect that a petite and cute girl like Sister Xiaohan would be interested in fighting on stage. "
"I'm only interested in the rewards of the arena competition," Shi Xiaohan curled his lips and said, "That guy Gu Xu is not interested in anything else, he only likes money and pills. I want to be the final winner, win the prize, and give it to him as a gift. "
"Sister Xiaohan, you are really interested in Gu Xu! ”
"After all, he is the one being protected by this heroine," Shi Xiaohan raised the corners of his mouth, revealing two small white tiger teeth, "It's just that he has broken through the third realm now, his wings have become stronger, and he wants to ride on this heroine. Showing off your power. Oh, I won’t let him succeed!
“On this Lantern Festival night, I want to show him how powerful I am! ”
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Gu Xu must admit that staying with that girl Shi Xiaohan is just like sucking a cat, it is an addictive thing.
But the words of the white-haired boy——
"Only by becoming stronger can you protect the people you care about."
But it kept echoing in his mind.
So, he no longer coveted the sweet scent of the girl, but began to search for the location of the warehouse in the courtyard of the Exorcism Department headquarters.
He wants to redeem the elixir, he wants to practice, he wants to become stronger.
At this moment, a young man in his twenties, slightly fat and wearing a black "Qiyao suit" came to him.
"Are you Mr. Gu from Yishui County?" The fat young man saluted Gu Xu respectfully.
"It's you," Gu Xu nodded slightly and said politely, "Who are you?"
"The official surname is 'Qu' and the given name is 'Jinglong'. You are exorcising demons." The department headquarters holds the position of 'Detective Agent'. According to the instructions of the head of the department, he will assist Mr. Gu in getting familiar with the affairs of the Exorcism Department in Luojing City in the near future." The fat young man responded with a somewhat flattering smile on his face, "Can you follow It is truly an honor to work next to a legendary figure like Mr. Gu who single-handedly saved tens of thousands of people in Qingzhou Prefecture. Many of my colleagues can’t get this job.
“Mr. Gu has it. Whatever you need me to do, just ask me. I will definitely serve Mr. Gu well. "
Gu Xu looked at him seriously and complained silently: Are all the officials in Luojing City like this?
"Brother Qu, do you know where the warehouse of the Exorcist Department's headquarters is?" He took the opportunity to ask Qu Jinglong in front of him.
"Master Gu, don't call me Brother Qu, just call me Xiao Qu. I can't bear the word 'brother'," Qu Jinglong shook his head repeatedly, then stretched out his index finger and pointed at the end of the courtyard. Weeping flower door, "The warehouse is not far behind that door. Mr. Gu, please come with me."
After that, Qu Jinglong took the lead and walked towards the warehouse.
PS: I’m very sorry, I’ve been busy with work in the past few days, so this chapter has been updated a little late.
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