Chapter 219: Re-entering the Warming Pot
In the boundless darkness, little lights suddenly appeared.
Then the light gathered together, grew bigger and brighter, and finally turned into a fiery red sphere, hanging blazingly high in the sky.
Gu Xu recognized that this was the evening sun.
Under the illumination of the setting sun, the world in the fantasy world of "Reviewing Pot" becomes clear.
He saw the continuous green hills all around, like giant green pythons entrenched on the surface. The strong wind howled by, making the woods on the mountain rustle.
Between the mountains lies a majestic city.
Its city wall is nearly twenty meters high and is gray-brown in color. It has a series of military facilities such as moats, suspension bridges, gate towers, watchtowers, and crenels. On the top of the city wall, you can still see soldiers wearing helmets and patrolling on guard. They seem to be heavily guarded.
At this moment, Gu Xu, Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin were all wearing "Qiyao clothes" and black gauze hats, standing outside the city gate.
Same as last time, since they entered the illusion of the pot in the form of spiritual consciousness, their belongings - such as Gu Xu's "Jinghong Brush" and Fu Zhuan, Chu Fengge's "Heaven" Kui Sword" and Shangguan Jin's "Tian Yue Sword" cannot be brought in.
But there are some differences.
Because Gu Xu discovered that they did not enter the fantasy world with their own identities, but replaced real people in historical cases.
It's like playing a role-playing game.
The historical figure played by Gu Xu now is called "Wen Yannian". His identity is the seventh rank general banner of the Exorcist Department. He is responsible for leading his subordinates to conduct regular patrols out of the city to help the people living in the mountain villages outside the city to eliminate them. Ghosts; and once he discovers signs of enemy invasion, he is also responsible for promptly reporting the news to the thousands of households stationed in the city.
At the same time, Gu Xu also recognized that the city in front of him was called "Anshun Mansion" and was located in the southwest of the Daqi Dynasty.
Surrounding it are rolling hills, lush green forests, and numerous groups of ghosts and monsters.
"Mr. Wen, Mr. Qianhu hopes that you will take your subordinates and return to the exorcism department as soon as possible." At this time, the soldier guarding the city gate bowed to Gu Xu, and then said, "He There is an important task for you."
"I understand." Gu Xu nodded.
Although his appearance is the same as in the real world, the soldiers in the fantasy world will recognize him as Wen Yannian.
At the same time, Chu Fengge beside him muttered glumly: "Why should I be this kid's subordinate this time?"
In this trial, the historical figure Chu Fengge replaced was named "Zhang Hao", who called himself "Zhang Potian" and served as the eighth-level flagman in the Exorcism Department of Anshun Prefecture.
Shangguan Jin became a female monk named "Yu Shunying", serving as a "counselor" and having an official rank of eighth grade.
Both of them are Wen Yannian's subordinate officials.
The former is responsible for charging into battles with ghosts, while the latter is responsible for making plans, collecting intelligence, and organizing official documents.
These three people, together with more than a dozen minor officials under their command, formed a team of monks and shouldered the important task of maintaining the peace and contentment of Anshun Mansion and the people around it.
Chu Fengge felt very dissatisfied with his new identity.
When he was in the Lu family's haunted house, he was forced to be Gu Xu's bodyguard and follower in accordance with the instructions of the Chief of Staff.
Unexpectedly, when he came to the "Warming Pot" today, he still became Gu Xu's official.
"Gu Xu has the lowest cultivation level among the three of us. Why can he be the commander? Maybe the weakest ghost can easily kill him later," he said in Cursing in his heart, he said, "I am two realms higher than him. I am clearly the most qualified to be a commander."
Shangguan Jin noticed his expression and naturally guessed what he was thinking. She chuckled lightly and said nothing, but secretly complained in her heart: Chu Fengge is a simple-minded guy, and he will only attack ghosts and monsters head-on. If he becomes the commander, this team will be destroyed sooner or later.
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After entering the city, the three of them used their skills and quickly arrived at the Yamen of the Exorcism Department of Anshun Prefecture.
Logically speaking, with the realm and status of Wen Yannian and others, it is impossible to master such mysterious and unpredictable high-grade martial arts as "Meteor Walking on the Moon".
However, when they used "Meteor Walking on the Moon" on the street, no one around them was surprised, nor did they have any doubts about his identity.
Gu Xu knew that this was because the people in the illusion of "Wen Gu Hu" were just projections constructed using magic.
Just like the NPCs in the game, they do not have complete wisdom, and their reactions are also limited.
No matter how outrageous things Gu Xu does, they will follow the script and unswervingly regard Gu Xu as Wen Yannian.
Soon, they entered the Yamen lobby.
Wu Ming, from a thousand households in Anshun Prefecture, is sitting behind the desk. He was holding a brush in his hand, staring at a document on the table, his brows furrowed.
After hearing the footsteps of Gu Xu and others, Wu Qianhu sighed softly, put down the brush in his hand, turned his head, looked at Gu Xu and said: "Wen Yannian, you are finally back."
Gu Xu cupped his hands and said, "Master Wu, I have kept you waiting."
"Come here." Wu Ming waved his hand.
Gu Xu came to Wu Ming's side in response.
Wu Ming pointed to the documents on the table and said: "This is the latest information obtained by the monks in Luojing City through the art of heavenly deduction. There is a ghost in the mountains more than ten miles away from our Anshun Prefecture. In the settlement, there is a kind of ghost called "Looted People", all of them are "wild ghosts", and their number does not exceed 30.
"Recently, residents in nearby villages have often been attacked by them at night and suffered greatly.
"So, Wen Yannian, I hope you will lead your subordinates and set out as soon as possible to deal with these 'fallen people' , solving the trouble for the people nearby. In terms of rewards, the Exorcist Department will never treat you badly. "
"The fallen people..." Gu Xu muttered this word silently in his mind.
In the book he read, there is this record: "There are also fallen people in the south, and their heads are Able to fly, with ears as wings, it will regain its body at dawn. ”
“The Lost Man” is a kind of strange ghost.
During the day, they look just like ordinary people; but at night, their heads leave their bodies, use their ears as wings, and fly to nearby villages to hunt humans.
The book also records their weaknesses: if their heads cannot return to their bodies before sunrise, they will die and turn into ashes.
"Master Wu, how much merit can we get?" Gu Xu asked habitually.
After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered that the merit earned in the "Warming Pot" was meaningless. After all, it was impossible to exchange it for elixirs.
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Notes:
(1) "There are also fallen people in the south whose heads can fly, with their ears as wings, and they will return to their bodies at dawn."—— "Natural History" by Zhang Hua of the Western Jin Dynasty
(End of this chapter)