After a fierce battle, Gu Xu's face looked a little pale.
The "Meteor Walking on the Moon" movement technique is after all a martial art - it consumes not only real energy, but also physical strength.
Gu Xu has always been weak.
Using "Meteor Walking on the Moon" twice in succession was comparable to participating in a thousand-meter long-distance race for him, and his heart began to ache.
"I still have to find ways to replenish my health in the future..." He thought silently in his heart.
At the same time, as the sky became clear again, the surrounding people finally recovered from the battle that ended in an instant.
Just now, the ferocious look of the tree demon's soul when it possessed the young woman left a deep psychological shadow on them.
Mortals like them had no power to resist in front of the tree demon and could only let it slaughter them, almost becoming its prey.
Fortunately, the practitioners of the Exorcism Department came to their side at the critical moment and helped them escape from the crisis.
It was like a timely rain.
Although this young man is young, he looks frail.
But the menacing tree demon soul in front of him couldn't even survive two rounds before completely evaporating from the world.
"This young master is a truly strong man." Looking at Gu Xu's thin back, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
At this time, Bai Qingcang, the patriarch of the Bai family, came to Gu Xu, knelt on the ground with a bang, and said sincerely: "I, Bai Qingcang, on behalf of myself and my family, Thank you for your life-saving grace. If you hadn't arrived in time today, I'm afraid our whole family would have died long ago."
Gu Xu stretched out his hand to help him up: "No need to be polite, old man. It is our duty as officials of the Exorcism Department to destroy that monster."
Bai Qingcang looked at Gu Xu's calm appearance and sighed softly.
It can be seen that in the eyes of this young monk, today's important matter, which is related to the life and death of the entire Bai family, is nothing more than a simple effort.
"Where did you learn today's 'God Dance' ceremony?" After a moment, Gu Xu thought of an important question and asked Bai Qingcang.
"Sir, we found this from an ancient book at home," Bai Qingcang replied respectfully, "Because our family has encountered some troubles recently, we urgently sought medical treatment in order to use this ancient The ritual is to invite the wise ancestor back and let her guide us."
Gu Xu said with a serious face: "In the future, you must not believe any rituals or spells related to summoning the dead, let alone try them casually.
"Even if you can really summon the souls of your ancestors back, there is a high probability that they have already been eroded by the Yin Qi and turned into irrational ghosts.
"Our officials in the Exorcism Department cannot guarantee that we will be able to get to you in time every time danger occurs in the future."
"Remember your teachings." Bai Qingcang lowered his head and kept Gu Xu's words firmly in his mind.
At the same time, Bai Qingcang also asked the butler to hand over a thick stack of silver notes, hoping that Gu Xu would accept it as a reward for this life-saving grace.
"A small gift is not respectful, but I hope you will accept it!"
Although Gu Xu, as a poor migrant worker, was very greedy for these banknotes, he still shook his head resolutely and simply refused.
The regulations of the Daqi Exorcism Department clearly require officials to be honest and upright, and they are prohibited from accepting bribes from ordinary people during their tasks.
After all, the gap in strength between practitioners and mortals is too huge.
In the absence of disciplinary restrictions, some practitioners may rely on their extraordinary power to secretly extort civilians in the form of "rewards".
Gu Xu understood that it was these strict regulations that allowed practitioners and ordinary people in the Daqi Dynasty to perform their duties, live in harmony, and live a peaceful life in the established order.
If the practitioners lose their shackles and are allowed to act recklessly with their extraordinary power, then they are likely to change from "heroes" in the eyes of ordinary people to beings more terrifying than ghosts.
By that time, I am afraid that this world will be completely dominated by the law of the jungle where the weak eat the strong.
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A few minutes later, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan left Xunliu Street and headed back to the Exorcism Department Yamen.
On the way back, Shi Xiaohan couldn't help but complain: "Gu Xu, can you not kill ghosts so quickly in the future? At least leave some room for this heroine to show off!"
Gu Xu shrugged helplessly: "I'm sorry, Lady Heroine, I didn't expect the tree demon soul to be so weak, and I killed it with just one slap."
Shi Xiaohan put his hands on his hips and narrowed his eyes: "How dare you act in front of this heroine and take advantage of me?"
"Xia Xia, forgive me!" Gu Xu raised his hands and said with a smile.
Shi Xiaohan suddenly laughed out loud.
She has always been a careless person, her emotions and sorrows are clearly written on her face, and she can't hold them back even if she wants to.
Although she had no sense of participation in this task today.
But she felt very happy when she came to Xunliu Street with Gu Xu and watched him slay demons and show off his power in front of everyone, and also witnessed the various unique skills of street performers.
At this time, the two of them passed by the busker performing the "rat show" again.
The old man guarding the warehouse was still standing aside, watching the mice jumping up and down on the wooden shelves, dancing gracefully, and performing wonderful plays.
"Aren't you two going on a mission? Why are you back here again?" The old man couldn't help but ask after seeing Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan.
"The mission has been completed," Gu Xu smiled slightly, "We are ready to go back to deliver the mission."
"Boy, don't brag. I haven't even finished watching a single scene yet. How could you possibly complete the task? You're not just perfunctory, are you?"
"That ghost was too weak and was slapped to death by Gu Xu," Shi Xiaohan said with a smile, "I didn't even have a chance to take action."
The old man stared at Gu Xu, looked at him carefully from head to toe, then turned his head and continued to watch the "rat show" attentively.
"You guys go back quickly! Don't interfere with my watching the show!"
"No problem!" Shi Xiaohan said cheerfully.
Then she grabbed Gu Xu's sleeve and dragged him forward, arriving at a candied haws stall.
I saw red and round hawthorns strung together and covered with a layer of shiny sugar coating. They glowed seductively in the sun, making Shi Xiaohan unable to help but sip his saliva.
"I want two candied haws!" she said to the vendor.
The vendor took a look at the clothes of the two men. He didn't expect that the master of the exorcism department would patronize his humble stall, and he couldn't help but feel flattered.
"Sir, forty coins in total!" The vendor enthusiastically handed the two candied haws to Shi Xiaohan's hands.
Shi Xiaohan reached into his pocket and found that there were only a few large-denomination banknotes in his pocket, and no copper coins.
"Gu Xu, have you brought any change?" She raised her head, blinked, and looked at Gu Xu beside her.
Gu Xu hesitated for two seconds and nodded.
In fact, with his usual style, he doesn't like to spend money on snacks - after all, these things are not necessities of life, and they do not help his cultivation.
But seeing Shi Xiaohan's salivating look, he still took out the copper coins from his pocket and handed them to the vendor.
Shi Xiaohan stuffed a candied haws into Gu Xu's hand, while she held another one, stuck out her tongue, and licked the crystal icing sugar wrapped around the hawthorn with relish.
"Hire a bodyguard with a candied haws! Gu Xu, your deal today is quite a deal!"
"But didn't you say before that you wanted me to treat you to dinner?"
"It's all the same. You still owe me several meals anyway."
