After a while, Gu Xu led the pale Fan Zhou toward where his relatives were.
"Sir...sir, can I not go back to see them?" "Undead Knight" Fan Zhou asked tremblingly beside Gu Xu.
"Why?" Gu Xu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Your mother was very worried about your life and repeatedly begged me to take you back alive. If you are a filial son, you should explain the reason for your disappearance to her."
In the Daqi Dynasty, honoring parents was an important criterion for measuring a person's moral character.
Unfilial people are often regarded as morally corrupt and despised by their neighbors and fellow villagers, making it difficult for them to find a place in social circles in the future.
Therefore, after hearing Gu Xu's words, Fan Zhou nodded solemnly and did not dare to refute again.
Soon, Gu Xu brought Fan Zhou to his parents.
Mrs. Fan burst into tears when she saw her only son returning safely.
She took two steps forward, hugged her son tightly in her arms, and sobbed as she muttered: "Little bastard, what have you been doing these days? Your mother is thinking about you every day, for fear that something will happen to you. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in a few days…”
Fan Zhou lowered his head and whispered: "Mom, I was wrong..."
Although the Fan family and his wife were worried about their son's life, they did not forget Fan Zhou's savior.
In the past few minutes, they witnessed Gu Xu's battle with the evil ghost.
They saw the simple and elegant two-story house turned into a lonely tomb.
They saw the beautiful beauty turned into an ugly and ferocious mummy.
They saw Gu Xu smashing the darkness with light, and making the evil ghost disappear into ashes while talking and laughing.
Perhaps they had doubts about Gu Xu's ability before because of his age.
But now, all their doubts disappeared the moment Gu Xu killed the evil ghost.
As ordinary people in Ju County, they rarely have the opportunity to see the monks of the Exorcism Department, let alone witness the monks using extraordinary power to kill demons.
Because of this, what Gu Xu did was like the appearance of a god in their eyes.
So, after seeing that his son was safe and sound, Mr. Fan immediately stepped forward, grabbed Fan Zhou by the collar, and carried him in front of Gu Xu, then pushed him to the ground and asked him to kowtow to Gu Xu to thank him. .
"You little bastard, why don't you thank Master Gu for saving your life!" The master of the Fan family kicked Fan Zhou hard on the butt.
Fan Zhou screamed "ouch" in pain.
But when his father spoke, he did not dare to disobey him. He could only kowtow to Gu Xu three times and said vaguely: "Fan Zhou, a young man, would like to thank Mr. Gu for saving his life..."
"Please speak louder, it's buzzing, like a mosquito." The master of the Fan family kicked Fan Zhou hard again, causing another dirty shoe print to appear on Fan Zhou's butt. "When Mr. Gu heard this, I'm afraid he thought you were a bitch!"
Fan Zhou wailed: "Xiaosheng... oh... thank you, Master Gu..."
At this moment, Gu Xu looked serious, but in fact he was trying his best to restrain his urge to laugh out loud.
Because he knew that the reason why Fan Zhou spoke weakly was because most of his yang energy had been sucked away by the mummy.
"There is no need to thank me," Gu Xu said in a calm and indifferent tone, "It is our duty as officials of the Exorcism Department to protect your son's life and eliminate evil spirits."
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The next period of time is Fan Zhou's social death.
The Fan couple dragged Fan Zhou and asked him carefully about his experience in the past few days when he was missing.
The melon-eaters who were watching also stared at him expectantly, waiting for him to tell the story of "I lived with a mummy for half a month."
Fan Zhou's expression suddenly became extremely embarrassed.
He hesitated and said: "On my wedding night, I left the banquet and went to the toilet. On the way back, I saw a woman wearing a dazzling wedding dress standing behind the house.
“She calls herself my bride.
"You should know that my parents planned my marriage to Miss Qin. I have never seen Miss Qin myself, and I don't know what she looks like.
“So I took her at her word.
"Then, as if possessed by a ghost, I followed her out of the house, through the streets of the county town, and all the way to this place.
“She said, this is our new house.
"So, I lived here with her... You should all know what happened next..."
Everyone present had meaningful smiles on their faces.
Mrs. Fan looked at Fan Zhou's frivolous steps and couldn't help but said distressedly: "Xiao Zhou, you have really suffered from staying with that evil ghost these days. When you get home, mother will cook you a few bowls." Wolfberry stew..."
At the same time, the master of the Fan family looked at the Qin family couple next to him and asked them: "Now that my son has returned safely, our two families should be able to continue to fulfill their unfinished engagement, right?"
The Qin couple immediately shook their heads and replied: "Your son can be seduced by a ghost, which proves that he is a lustful person who does not keep his promises. I don't trust my daughter to such a person. The marriage should be canceled , you still have to retreat.”
The master of the Fan family immediately chattered his teeth with anger: "That's because my boat was under the spell of an evil spirit! Although my son is a bit soft-tempered and easily deceived, and occasionally likes to go to Goulan to listen to music, in the final analysis, he is a good boy! "
"..."
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Next, the Fan and Qin families started an endless quarrel over the issue of "breaking off the engagement."
Gu Xu didn't want to waste time on such trivial matters, so he left in advance.
Before leaving, the master of the Fan family held Gu Xu's hand tightly and said that he had arranged a thank-you banquet for Gu Xu at home and hoped that Gu Xu would appreciate it.
Gu Xu politely refused.
However, he was in no hurry to return to Yishui County.
Instead, Dong Zhuangzhuang drove a carriage and sent him to the county government office in Ju County.
He had previously captured a group of robbers on the official road.
According to the rules of the Daqi Dynasty, you can receive a reward for capturing bandits alive.
Other eighth-grade officials, such as wealthy ladies like Shi Xiaohan, may not be interested in this bounty.
But for Gu Xu, who comes from a mediocre family, this bounty is a huge amount of income.
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Since Gu Xu came to Ju County without any guard of honor, there was no fanfare.
Therefore, when his black carriage stopped outside the county government office in Ju County, all the officials in the government office were caught off guard.
"Master Gu from the Yishui Exorcism Department has arrived——" Dong Zhuangzhuang shouted again.
When Magistrate He of Ju County heard this sound, the brush in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap".
Then he sternly ordered to the government servant beside him: "Hurry up and invite that Mr. Gu in!"
The officer immediately turned around and ran out.
However, before the government servant could reach the door, Magistrate He stopped him again.
"You just stand here and don't move. I'm going to greet that gentleman in person."
The yamen servant was deeply puzzled.
He was very curious about who the "Master Gu" outside the door was, who could make Magistrate He lower his profile so much.
