The Shi family mansion is located in the southeast of Yishui County.
This is a three-entry courtyard with carved beams and embroidered pillars, green tiles and red eaves. It has tall lintels, spacious rooms, and rigorous layout. At first glance, it looks like the residence of dignitaries.
Shi Xiaohan was sitting under the plane tree in the courtyard, holding a book and reading quietly.
She was resting at home today, so she didn't put on makeup or tie her hair in a bun. Her black hair was like ink dye, hanging down to her waist, forming a sharp contrast with her fair face.
She was not wearing a uniform, instead she was wearing a lavender pleated coat skirt. A pair of snow-white slender feet were exposed under the skirt, as exquisite as porcelain.
"Xiaohan, what are you reading?"
At this moment, a burly middle-aged man strode into the yard with a hearty smile on his face and said to Shi Xiaohan under the sycamore tree.
Hearing this voice, Shi Xiaohan closed the book, raised his head, and frowned slightly: "Father, didn't I just tell you not to affect my reading?"
The middle-aged man immediately raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and said innocently: "Xiaohan, don't be angry, I'm just a little curious."
This middle-aged man is Shi Xiaohan's father, Shi Lei.
He holds the position of "Thousand Households" in Laizhou Prefecture, with an official rank of fifth rank, and can be regarded as a senior official in the guard.
Recently, he rarely took a few days off, so he took this opportunity to return to Yishui County to visit his precious only daughter.
But after returning home, Shi Xiaohan never gave him a good look.
The reason why Shi Xiaohan was in a bad mood was simple - because her father came home suddenly, she was unable to go to Gu Xu's celebration banquet to eat and drink, and missed countless delicious dishes.
You know, Gu Xu's stingy guy treating someone to dinner is a rare event that only happens once in a hundred years.
But she was too lazy to explain to her father.
This made Shi Lei feel uneasy, wondering what he had done wrong to offend his precious daughter.
Shi Xiaohan snorted coldly, raised the book in his hand, and showed it in front of his father.
I saw a few big words written on the cover of this book:
"Luojing Food Treasures".
"Shizhenlu" is a book that records delicious food.
"Xiaohan, if I remember correctly, haven't you been studying Jiangnan cuisine recently? Why are you suddenly interested in Luojing's food again?" Shi Lei felt a little confused.
Shi Xiaohan stood up, stood barefoot on the fallen sycamore leaves on the ground, clasped his hands on his chest and replied: "The place in Yishui is too small for this heroine to show off her skills. I want to break through to the third realm as soon as possible and strive for Next year, I will be transferred to the capital to participate in bigger cases and solve more ferocious ghosts."
"Have ambition! She deserves to be my daughter!" Shi Lei immediately gave her a thumbs up, "Since you have such an idea, my father will help you as much as possible-"
"——No," Shi Xiaohan pouted and shook his head repeatedly, "Don't interfere, I don't want to go through the back door! I don't want to be regarded as a well-connected person who only relies on my father to get the upper hand! This heroine has to rely on herself. I have the hard power to take part in the promotion assessment, and then be promoted to the capital in a dignified manner!"
"Well said!" Shi Lei clapped his hands, "I learned from my father! My heroine is aboveboard and never bothers to do stupid things!"
Shi Lei said this, but what he was thinking in his heart was: Silly girl, you don't understand, background relationship is also a part of strength. Nowadays, young geniuses are emerging in endlessly. I heard that a monster with a third-level talent has appeared recently. You may not be able to defeat such a person. When you actually go to take the assessment, I still have to go and say hello to the examiner in private.
Looking at the girl who was growing more and more beautiful in front of him, Shi Lei was silent for a long time and then said: "Xiaohan, I have to discuss something important with you. You are seventeen years old now, so you can be considered a big girl. I heard that there are many young talents in the capital. When you get there, be sure to take a good look to see if there is anyone you like. Your father will definitely try his best to arrange a good marriage for you——"
"——No, don't mess around." Shi Xiaohan shook his head again, interrupting him.
"Why?" Shi Lei asked doubtfully, "Those girls your age were already engaged last year. If you continue like this, all the young talents will be robbed.
"Could it be that...you already have someone you like?"
Seeing Shi Xiaohan sulking, Shi Lei made a bold guess in his mind.
"No! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!" Shi Xiaohan immediately denied it, "My heart is for all the people in the world, and I don't want to indulge in the love of my children! If I don't destroy the ghosts, I will never have a family!"
Shi Lei sighed silently.
He and his first wife have been in love for many years. After his wife's death, he never renewed their relationship.
Shi Xiaohan is their only bloodline.
For more than ten years, he has been holding his daughter in the palm of his hand, reluctant to beat or scold him, treating her as a treasure and being obedient.
But... with his daughter's stubborn character, he felt that the Shi family might have no descendants.
"Oh, how should I convince her?" Mr. Qianhu, who is in charge of Laizhou Mansion, has never felt such a headache.
But Shi Xiaohan didn't care what his father thought.
She shook her clothes, sat back on the ground, and continued to read "Luojing Food Treasures" intently.
She imagined that when she arrived in the capital next year, she would take Gu Xu around the streets and alleys and taste all the delicious food.
Then they work together to solve several big cases - Gu Xu is responsible for using the brain, and she is responsible for using the knife, achieving the reputation of "Yishui Heroes" and making everyone look at them with admiration.
Just thinking about this kind of life makes people excited.
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Three days later, the spiritual spell "Solar Eclipse" was delivered to Gu Xu's residence on time.
This is a slim booklet.
On its title page, there is also a brief introduction.
Gu Xu learned that the creator of this spell was a monk named Xue Jiong from the Exorcism Department a hundred years ago. Because he made a mistake during his practice, his meridians were broken and he could no longer cultivate his true energy.
So he created his own "Solar Eclipse" technique and worked hard to practice his spiritual consciousness.
Many years later, he was able to compete with the fifth realm monks using only his spiritual consciousness.
Although there may be factors in which the opponent underestimates the enemy and is slack...
But this case is enough to prove the powerful potential of divine consciousness magic.
So, Gu Xu opened the book and began to hone his spiritual consciousness according to the steps introduced in the book.
If his previous spiritual consciousness was an uncarved rough stone.
So what he has to do now is to rely on the magic in his hand to repeatedly polish the rough stone, remove impurities, and carefully carve it into a clear and pure jade.
This is also an extremely risky process.
If you are not careful, you may cause permanent mental damage and become an idiot.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.
Gu Xu closed the book and stood up.
At this time, his eyes were dark and deep, without any light.
He has initially mastered the technique of "Solar Eclipse".
