Chapter 240: The Battle of Fu Dao, all parties are in place
Mo Li stretched and walked out the door, seeing light rain and hazy mist.
Longmen Academy has stopped all classes today.
There are no lectures by teachers, nor competition among students.
Everyone gathered in the corridors on both sides of the courtyard with the intention of watching the excitement.
In the past, it was a common thing for Longmen Academy to appoint new teachers.
Normally, as long as the candidate has sufficient qualifications, one nomination from the dean and one from the appointment letter from the court, the matter can be settled quietly and easily without causing any splash.
But this time, for a teaching position, several famous Talisman Masters will start a face-to-face competition here, the Grand Master of Qi, the Chief of the Exorcism Department and Zhao, who is known as "the most beautiful woman in Luo Jing" Princess Ning will also come to watch in person.
In the eyes of everyone, these big shots are originally high and exist in the clouds.
But now, they are willing to come down from the clouds and come to the mortal world just to watch a teaching selection.
This undoubtedly caused a strong sensation in the circle of practitioners in Luojing City.
Amidst the heated discussion among everyone, this Talisman Dao competition unknowingly took on new gimmicks - such as "Who is the strongest Talisman Master under Da Qi's Imperial Preceptor", "Self-taught talent and academic background" "What's the big gap between the Talisman Masters", "Who is better at cultivating talents, Longmen Academy, the Aristocratic Family, or the Exorcist Department"...
Some of the arguments may sound exaggerated, or deliberately provoke war. suspicion.
But no matter what, on this special day, the entire capital's attention was focused on Longmen Academy.
Many people even made a special trip to the hillsides and open spaces near the academy. They did not want to enter the academy to observe the entire competition process, but just wanted to be able to take a look at the saints and candidates from a distance outside the door. Satisfied.
In contrast, the teachers and students of Longmen Academy are much luckier.
It was as if they had grabbed tickets to the VIP area in the front row of a much-anticipated performance, allowing them to watch the competition between Talisman Masters up close.
In such an atmosphere, although Mo Li was fully prepared, he still inevitably felt a little nervous.
After seeing the crowd of onlookers, he couldn't help but get into the room, rearranged his hair, put on new clothes that he had never worn before, and then stood in front of the mirror and stared at himself After looking at it for a long time, making sure that there was no dirt on his face, he straightened up again and walked out of the house.
“Senior Brother Mo, how are you preparing?”
"Senior Brother Mo, we are about to meet the Saint, will you be nervous?"
"Senior Brother Mo, the glory of our Longmen Academy depends on you!"
" Senior Brother Mo, I have two friends from the Exorcism Department. Every time we meet, they brag in front of me that this guy named Gu Xu is the best in the world in talisman and seal writing. No one in the entire Longmen Academy can compare to him. I am so angry. Me! Brother Mo, they are insulting you. You must take this opportunity to teach that ignorant boy a lesson today. Don't let them be so embarrassed!"
"Speaking of this Gu Xu... …Since the Lantern Festival, my fiancée has been mumbling this guy’s name in my ears all day long, saying that I can’t compare to him in appearance, status, and strength...Okay, I admit that I do You can't compare to him. But Senior Brother Mo, you are definitely much better than that kid... He is only seventeen years old and has only been practicing for a year. What does he know about Talisman? You must tear off the false halo from him and let me. The fiancée knows that he is just a person with no reputation and is not worth caring about at all."
"..."
To be honest, since Gu Xu came to Luo Jing City, he has spent most of his time shutting himself in his room to practice. He is also modest and polite when interacting with others. He does not provoke others and does not take the initiative to get involved in any troublesome things.
However, after the Qingzhou Mansion incident and the Lantern Festival Arena, he had a large number of admirers in the capital with his outstanding appearance and amazing strength.
Among these admirers, especially Gu Xu’s colleagues and fellow villagers, they often boast that “Qingzhou Gu Xu crosses the border to defeat geniuses from all walks of life in the capital” and “Exorcist Secretary Gu’s cultivation talent is unparalleled”. "People can defeat each other"...
Although these words are basically true, if you say them too much, they may annoy other people to a certain extent.
In addition, in Luojing City, the young monks trained by the Exorcism Department and Longmen Academy often dislike each other privately——
The former, most of whom are from the common people, believe that the powerful disciples of Longmen Academy are just flowers in the greenhouse, and they will be scared to death if they kill a "monster"; the latter believes that the former lacks vision and structure, and only pays attention to merits and achievements all day long. He cares about his salary and never knows how to study more profound Taoism.
In addition, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan also violently beat the prestigious Jia Xiuguang and Gao Lang of Longmen Academy in the Lantern Festival Arena.
So unknowingly, Gu Xu created a wave of hatred in Longmen Academy, causing the students of the academy - especially the male students to regard him as their lifelong enemy and unanimously determined that "this beast deserves to be punished".
And Mo Li became a hero who rose to the occasion, carrying the hopes of all academy students.
His identity is Dean Li’s cousin.
But he is not the kind of playboy who is ignorant and only relies on his relatives.
Many years ago, when he was still studying in the academy, his speed of practice and mastery of Talisman knowledge were far ahead of others, and he was regarded as a role model.
Under such circumstances, the students all expected him to stand up and promote the prestige of the academy to prevent this teaching position from being taken away by outsiders.
"Why are you all afraid of this Gu Xu?" Hearing the words of the academy students, Mo Li frowned, "In my opinion, the casual cultivator named Zhao Xinran is the most The threatening opponents, the other two have not been practicing Talisman for a long time, and are not worth fearing at all."
The students lowered their heads and remained silent.
Mo Li didn't go to the Lantern Festival celebrations and didn't know how scary Gu Xu was.
But some students in the academy had gone to watch this year's Lantern Festival competition and were deeply impressed by Gu Xu's more than two hundred improved versions of the "Xuanbing Talisman" - in their impression, Mo The duration and cooling effect of the "Xuanbing Talisman" that Li had drawn before were far inferior to those drawn by Gu Xu. "Perhaps Senior Brother Mo's talisman and seal skills have improved greatly now!" The students silently speculated in their minds.
At this moment, Dean Li of Longmen Academy suddenly strode towards this side from the end of the corridor.
The students retreated to both sides and saluted the dean.
Dean Li glanced at the students and finally stopped in front of his cousin.
He took out a writing brush from his sleeve, handed it to Mo Li's hand, then held Mo Li's hand, looked into his eyes and said: "This writing brush is called 'Dingshen Brush' ', it has been with me for ten years, and it helps me calm down, eliminate distractions, and stay focused when working and studying.
"I give it to you now, and I hope you can do your best today." In my opinion, it is best to leave the teaching positions at Longmen College to people from Longmen College. "
Mo Li took the brush and nodded seriously.
"I won't let you down. ”
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At the same time, Shen Qiu’s carriage arrived outside the academy gate.
Butler Shao got off the carriage first, placed a footstool at the door, and then helped his young master get out of the carriage.
"Jinling, Shen Qiu." Shen Qiu raised his head and announced his name to the gatekeeper of the academy.
He wore a newly sewn silk robe and newly bought boots today. He tried to straighten his waist and not pay attention to other people's eyes.
However, when the gatekeeper saw this dwarf who was less than 1.4 meters tall and had an ugly face, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He couldn't believe that the rumored "genius talisman master of the Jinling Shen family" actually grew up to be so deformed. appearance.
“Do you have proof of identity?” the gatekeeper asked, narrowing his eyes.
Shen Qiu saw the other party's expression in his eyes.
On his waist, there is actually a jade pendant that only the children of the Shen family can wear - I don’t know if the other party really didn’t recognize it or pretended not to recognize it.
He smiled and did not take off the jade pendant. Instead, he took out some pieces of white paper and a charcoal pen from his pocket and began to draw.
The first piece of white paper turned into a grasshopper, jumping around on the ground; the second piece of white paper turned into a squirrel, swishing up the tree; the third piece of white paper turned into a butterfly, floating in the grass on the roadside. Flying low...
"Mr. Shen, you can go in." Before he could finish painting, the gatekeeper spoke again. At this moment, his eyes were wide open, showing admiration.
Shen Qiu waved his hand, and the grasshoppers, squirrels and butterflies turned into paper again, and together with the charcoal, he stuffed them back into his pocket.
Then he raised his head and strode into Longmen Academy.
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Gu Xu was the third candidate to arrive at Longmen Academy.
His style is very low-key today.
He did not bring an entourage, did not hold a guard of honor, did not wear a "Qiyao suit", did not wear a black gauze hat - instead he changed into a simple green shirt and put on a Xiaoyao scarf.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the academy.
He opened the door and got out of the car.
When the drizzle falling from the sky was just a few centimeters away from his head, it automatically dispersed in all directions, leaving no water on his body.
The dim morning light illuminated his handsome face.
The onlookers could not help but marvel, and they were talking on both sides of the road.
"Is this Mr. Gu from the Exorcism Department? He is even more handsome than the rumors describe."
"How could he have such a handsome face?"
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"His temperament is also extraordinary! He looks like a banished immortal. Who would have thought that he was just an ordinary clerk in a remote small county?"
"..."
There are some female students from Longmen Academy. Before they saw Gu Xu, they were all Mo Li's unswerving supporters. They shared the same hatred and expressed their desire to kill Gu Xu and maintain the glory of Longmen Academy.
But after seeing Gu Xu, they found that they had become "traitors" unknowingly, and they secretly hoped that Gu Xu would win the final victory.
"Master Gu is so good-looking... It would be great if he could stay in Longmen Academy to teach us!"
PS: Sorry, my neck pain was a bit severe at night, so this chapter is a bit late.
(End of this chapter)