Chapter 348 Gu Xu: The rebel is myself
After hearing Xu Man’s words, Shi Xiaohan couldn’t help but feel a little dazed.
“How can I come to Jiange even if I am a swordsman?”
Looking at her big, clean and translucent eyes, Xu Man couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, this girl is indeed chosen by Hu Yun The successor is as silly as Hu Yun was when he was young.
But she quickly changed her mind——
Perhaps, only such people can continue Hu Yun's "Tao".
"You just borrowed the land of Jiange to practice, and you are not a real disciple of Jiange," she said. "Who cares whether you practice swordsmanship or sword practice?"
She said as she said , while summoning his sword, he slashed at the shackles on Shi Xiaohan's hand.
There was only a clear sound, and silver light shone everywhere. The metal shackles engraved with complicated runes instantly broke into countless pieces.
This sword is too fast.
Before Shi Xiaohan could hold Gu Xu's neck tightly, she fell directly from his body. Fortunately, she was supported by the "Feng Xing Talisman", which prevented her from hurting her butt.
Then with Gu Xu's help, she climbed up from the ground with difficulty, barely supporting her body with her limp legs, and at the same time reached out to take the old booklet handed by Xu Man.
“Thank you, Pavilion Master Xu——”
“——Call Master.” Xu Man corrected.
"Well...Uncle Master."
Shi Xiaohan answered with a weak voice, and began to think wildly in his heart.
Xu Man, who is dressed up and holding a long sword, can be said to be what Shi Xiaohan ideally looks like. She couldn't help but imagine that if she really followed her to the Jiange to practice in the future, would she become as heroic and powerful as her?
Gu Xu, who was next to him, was thinking more.
He felt that the conflict between Hu Yun and the former master of Jiange Pavilion should not be as simple as Xu Man described, and there must be a hidden secret in it.
However, as one of the Five Saints of Daqi, Xu Man was willing to answer Shi Xiaohan's questions and even took her to practice in Jiange. This was definitely a great opportunity for Shi Xiaohan.
It's just that this girl is always stupid, and her whole person is like a blank sheet of paper - Gu Xu is very worried that after she leaves him, she will be deceived and become lame again.
Subsequently, Xu Man came to Hu Yun and put his body into the storage magic weapon.
When Hu Yun was young, he loved the peach blossom forest in Jiange. He always cultivated there, practiced martial arts there, admired the morning glow and sunset, and shared one bad joke after another with her there.
Although Hu Yun did not tell him personally where he would be buried, Xu Man believed that he should be able to have a sweet dream by sleeping in that peach forest.
"Today, on the way to the capital, I was entangled by several monks dressed in costumes and masks. I was unable to get here in time to witness this 'Luoshui Conference', and I was unable to To prevent this disaster from happening," after doing all this, Xu Man raised his head, looked at the huge gap in the Luojing city wall, and thought to himself, "but as a practitioner of Jiange, I should also do my best. , put our principle of 'punishing the strong, supporting the weak, and helping the world and the people' into action.
"By the way, I will redeem Brother Hu for his sins. May the King of Hell forgive him and allow him to reincarnate smoothly without having to suffer the fire in hell."
At the same time, she also secretly vowed to find him as soon as possible. The Ghost King of Mang Mountain chopped it to death with a sword to avenge his senior brother.
At this moment, a ferocious beast with wings and the size of an ox suddenly jumped up from the ground and flew into the air.
It looks like a tiger, with hair like a hedgehog, and it keeps barking like a wild dog.
The scarlet blood stains on the corners of its mouth and sharp teeth clearly prove that it has just preyed on humans.
"Qiongqi."
Gu Xu immediately recognized the monster.
And Xu Man’s movements were even faster than his thoughts.
In an instant, her figure disappeared from the place and then appeared in front of Qiongqi.
Gu Xu couldn't see clearly the movement of her sword.
All he saw was a dazzling silver light piercing the sky, and criss-crossing cracks appeared on Qiongqi's body, like a piece of broken porcelain, instantly breaking into countless pieces.
Then it turned into black ash all over the sky, like a heavy black snow, falling to the ground one after another.
Xu Man wields his sword in the air, his body spotless.
After it was confirmed that Qiongqi was completely wiped out, she turned into a silver meteor again and flew farther away.
Over there, there are mountains and mountains of snakes, geese with human faces and ox bodies and horse legs, red-eyed pig monsters with pig heads and dog bodies, and giants with long tusks and holding spears and shields. There are chiseled teeth, tiger teeth and human claws, a roe owl with a voice like a baby... and many people fleeing in all directions chased by ghosts and monsters.
…………
“Let’s go.”
When Xu Man’s figure completely disappeared from sight, Gu Xu said.
"Where are you going next?" Zhao Yan asked.
She put away her spear "Yizhangwei", put away her fire phoenix wings, and put away her dazzling brilliance like a goddess.
At this moment, her red dress was in tatters, her jade skin was stained with blood, and her satin-like black hair was flying in the wind. A ray of sunshine penetrated the dark clouds and fell on her pale face, adding a bit of sad and enchanting beauty to her, like a fairy who was banished to the world, or like a forest fairy who violated the laws of heaven and was punished in shackles.
"Send Xiaohan to a safe place first," Gu Xu replied, "and then try to save as many people as possible within our ability."
While speaking, there was no thought in his mind The figure of Chen Jisheng emerged involuntarily - he was thinking that if Governor Chen was in the capital at this moment, he would also make such a choice.
"What about you, Miss Zhao?" After a pause, he asked Zhao Yan again.
"Of course I'm running away," Zhao Yan's lips turned up slightly, "I am now the daughter of a traitor and the heir of the Yan Kingdom. If I continue to stay in the capital, I might soon be Caught to collect the reward.”
Gu Xu didn't know how to respond to Zhao Yan's sudden joke, so he said "hmm" and said "wish you good luck".
Zhao Yan suddenly laughed out loud.
"Gu Daoyou, has anyone told you before that you look a little cute when you are embarrassed?"
Gu Xu looked away and did not answer.
At this time, he felt that Shi Xiaohan held his arm tighter, which made his muscles a little sore.
"After today's separation, you are a Qi minister and I am a rebel. The next time we meet, it will probably be on the battlefield," Zhao Yan continued with a smile on her lips, "You are facing me in the 'Tianlong Secret Realm' I remember everything I did clearly. If there is a chance in the future, I will find my place again."
Gu Xu remained silent.
The image of the mountains and mountains and the delicious beauty after Zhao Yan was possessed by the "Binding Talisman" appeared uncontrollably in his mind, and he sighed in his heart, this woman really holds a grudge.
But at the same time, he also noticed that after a fierce battle, Zhao Yan had come out of her depression and gradually returned to her usual sharp-tongued appearance.
"Of course, for the sake of your kindness to me," Zhao Yan continued, "If you can't survive in the Daqi court in the future, you can come to Youzhou to join me. Although the land in the north is It's a bit poorer than the Central Plains, but it's still no problem to support one more person for you.
"It just so happens that my mansion is still short of a caretaker."
Gu Xu didn't want to be verbally suppressed by her.
So he also said in a joking tone: "Let a leader of the 'Luoshui Conference' guard the door for you. That is a treatment that even the emperor does not have."
Zhao Yan stretched out her hand. He smoothed the messy hair on his temples: "Maybe in a few years, you will have to call me Her Majesty the Queen."
At this point, the two of them laughed out loud in unison.
Afterwards, Zhao Yan transformed into a fire phoenix and headed south.
Gu Xu supported the weak Shi Xiaohan, put the "Kunwu Sword" she had dropped on the ground into "Xianyunju", and then walked north.
On the way, Shi Xiaohan's legs suddenly softened and he fell to the ground.
Gu Xu frowned slightly, and simply put his arm around her back with one hand, picked up her legs with the other, and lifted her up horizontally.
Anyway, after affixing the "Feng Xing Talisman", this girl's body is as light as a piece of paper, and it is effortless to pick her up.
This intimate gesture made Shi Xiaohan feel a little shy, and his white earlobes turned slightly red.
But she couldn't help but wrap her arms around his neck to prevent herself from falling. "Gu Xu." She called his name softly.
“Huh?”
“What is your relationship with Miss Zhao in the red dress?”
Gu Xu looked down at her bright almond eyes and sighed in his heart that this silly girl who only thought about killing ghosts with a knife had actually learned to be jealous.
"We were rivals when we first met, and then we became partners," he replied. "From now on... we should be enemies."
Shi Xiaohan blinked and said nothing. Talk again.
At this moment, a person suddenly jumped out from the side street and ran straight towards the two of them.
This man was short in stature and had a pale face. He was wearing a greasy gray shirt, holding a blood-stained butcher knife in his hand, and his eyes were dark and hollow.
Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and his expression became a little solemn.
He has seen this person before.
It was the waiter he met in a small restaurant in Fengcaifang, north of Luojing City, when he was on an investigative mission with Guan Jin.
The figure and appearance of the waiter in that shop are exactly the same as Wu Danggui, a former member of Daqi's "Shenji Camp".
At that time, Gu Xu tried to use copper coins to divine this person, but during the divination process, no matter he used the word "human" or "ghost", the copper coins were like a roly-poly, steadily moving. Standing on the table, it failed to tell him the exact result.
But now, Gu Xu already knows the answer -
Wu Danggui is the "ghost attendant" of the Ghost King of Mangshan.
Therefore he is neither a human nor a ghost.
He was able to hide his own power and escape from the perception range of Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin in an instant, obviously because of his close connection with the Ghost King of Mangshan.
Today, after the Ghost King of Mang Mountain destroyed the "Tianlong Formation", a large number of ghosts and ghost attendants poured into the capital, killing monks and hunting down civilians.
Wu Danggui is naturally among them.
For Gu Xu, who has been promoted to the fourth level, it is not difficult to defeat Wu Danggui.
But Gu Xu didn't want to kill this senior of the previous generation of "Shenji Camp" as soon as they met.
After all, he had just witnessed Hu Yun regaining self-consciousness on his deathbed, and felt that the "Ghost Waiter" might still have a chance to be saved.
So, he once again cast the spell "Xin" he had just mastered, hoping to cut off the connection between Wu Danggui and the Ghost King of Mangshan.
In the streets and alleys, I saw the bright glow of the sun and thousands of rays of light dispelling the surrounding haze.
But it failed to dispel the indifference and emptiness in Wu Danggui's eyes.
The attempt failed.
Gu Xu sighed.
He understands that "ghost waiters" like Hu Yun, who have obsessions in their hearts and can always maintain their own consciousness, are an exception after all.
Wu Danggui's self-awareness had been completely erased by the Mangshan Ghost King, leaving no trace behind.
"I'm sorry, senior," Gu Xu said softly, "Let me help you free yourself."
While he was speaking, the real energy that was as hot as lava came from his body. His meridians surged out, rushing towards Wu Danggui's location, and soon Wu Danggui's entire body was submerged in it.
In an instant, Wu Danggui’s body completely evaporated from the world.
On the bluestone pavement, only the blood-stained butcher knife and a slightly rusty metal pendant were left.
As Gu Xu thought, the metal pendant flew up from the ground and floated in front of his eyes.
The style of the pendant is very similar to an ordinary longevity lock.
It's just that the words engraved on it are not "long life" or "peace and happiness", but "wandering angelica".
“Is this the origin of Wu Danggui’s name?” Gu Xu guessed silently.
He thought that there must be many stories hidden behind this name - not only the story of a person, but also the story of a family.
But with Wu Danggui's death, these stories were buried in the dust.
His family—perhaps an old mother who “keeps in touch with each other before leaving”, or a wife who “stays up late at night to mend clothes”—can no longer wait for the return of this wanderer. .
Of course, it’s not just Wu Angelica.
The same is true for other monks from the previous generation of "Shenji Camp".
The world only remembers the names that were worshiped on the stone tablets in the ancestral hall, but ignores that this name was once a living life, with its own life, family and dreams.
Gu Xu sighed and put the metal pendant into "Xianyunju".
He planned to give this pendant to Wu Danggui's family if he had the chance to meet them in the future - this was the only trace left by Wu Danggui in this world.
Then he hugged Shi Xiaohan and continued walking through the messy streets, broken bricks and dripping blood.
I don’t know how long he walked, but he saw Shi Lei from Qianhu in Laizhou Prefecture.
The prospective father-in-law was leading a few petty officials to evacuate the panicked people.
At this moment, when Gu Xu came towards him, Shi Lei frowned and his eyes were firmly locked on Shi Xiaohan in his arms.
"Master Shi, Xiaohan's soul is injured, I need you to take care of her for a while."
Gu Xu put Shi Xiaohan on the stone steps next to Shi Lei, and at the same time concisely said He described "Hu Yun's identity as a ghost servant" and "The ghost king of Mangshan coveted Shi Xiaohan's 'demon body'".
In addition, he also emphasized that if there is a pill to repair the soul, it must be given to Shi Xiaohan as soon as possible to speed up her recovery.
Shi Lei's brows furrowed even more tightly, and an obvious word "Chuan" appeared on his forehead.
After saying this, Gu Xu turned around and left without delaying for a moment.
"What are you going to do?" Shi Lei couldn't help but ask.
"Just like you, I will fulfill my duties as an official of the Exorcism Department," Gu Xu turned his head and smiled politely, "Kill ghosts and save people."
After finishing his words, he The figure disappeared at the end of the street.
It comes in a hurry and goes in a hurry.
Shi Lei took a deep breath.
On the one hand, he admired this young man's sense of responsibility and felt that his precious daughter had a good eye for choosing people; on the other hand, he couldn't help but pray silently to God, hoping that this boy would save his life and not go to the world after his death. Being involved in danger made Shi Xiaohan become an outcast.
However, not long after Gu Xu stepped forward, another person rushed towards Shi Lei.
The person who came was a young eunuch with a young face.
He breathlessly handed a bright yellow scroll to Shi Lei's hand and said in a sharp voice: "This is an urgent order from the palace."
Shi Lei immediately bowed and took the scroll with both hands, unfolding it without hesitation.
I saw it read:
“Gu Xu, the head of the Exorcist Department, colluded with ghosts and attempted rebellion, and his crime is unpardonable.
“I now order the Exorcist Department Officials at all levels, the capital's garrison, and all barracks and guards must capture him as soon as possible, regardless of his life or death. If there is cover-up, it will be regarded as the same crime. ”
(End of this chapter)