Chen Jisheng sat behind the desk, silently reading the latest newspaper from Cui Tianyou.
During this process, he frowned slightly, covered his mouth with a handkerchief from time to time, and coughed a few times.
The message printed on the first page of the Di newspaper was concise and eye-catching.
The content is roughly as follows: On the night of October 26, the 23rd year of Tianxing, Gu Xu, an exorcist from the Yishui County Exorcist Division, and Chu Fengge, a doctor in the exorcist division, entered the Lu family’s haunted house in Qingzhou Prefecture, and met with the cunning evil in the haunted house. The ghosts battled wits and courage, launched a fierce battle, and finally succeeded in defeating the ghosts, restoring peace to the haunted house.
Moreover, the Di newspaper specifically emphasized that Gu Xu was the leader of this task, and Chu Fengge was only assisting Gu Xu.
"This is really unbelievable." Chen Jisheng thought silently in his heart.
He was not surprised that Gu Xu could solve such a complex and dangerous haunted incident.
Rather, he believed that according to the extremely cautious character of the boy named Hu Xu, it would be impossible for him to accept such a dangerous task.
"Could it be that Gu Xu was coerced by some big shots and had to enter the Lu family's haunted house against his will?" Chen Jisheng made a bold guess and was deeply worried about it.
At this moment, Chen Jisheng's mentality was like that of an old father who was worried about his son - he would rather Gu Xu stay by his side and practice quietly than suffer any injustice outside.
"When that kid comes back, I will definitely ask him what happened that night."
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at the same time.
Gu Xu, Chu Fengge and Wei Jiusi from Qingzhou Prefecture rode in the same carriage from the Lu family's old residence back to the Qingzhou Exorcism Department Yamen.
On the way, Wei Jiusi kept praising Gu Xu as a "young hero", "a proud genius of the Qi Dynasty", and "the mainstay of the future country".
In his opinion, Gu Xu's ability to deal with the difficult evil ghost in the haunted house with a mere second-level cultivation level sounded even more exaggerated than the story told by the storyteller.
While listening to his praise, Gu Xu humbly said, "Master Wei is so complimentary."
In fact, Gu Xu wanted to correct the other person - in that haunted house, the real scary thing was not the ghosts, but the people.
But he also understood that according to the current situation, it was almost impossible for Tang Hui's crimes to be made public, and the Qingzhou Lu family would continue to bear the stigma of treason.
Gu Xu's twists and turns in the Lu family's old house will also be simply summarized as "a battle of wits and courage with evil spirits."
the reason is simple.
The person who convicted the Lu family back then was the emperor.
In the Daqi Dynasty, the emperor was like a god and could not make mistakes.
Even if he really made a mistake, he would never admit it in public.
Inadvertently, Gu Xu's hand touched the pale pink flower note in his pocket.
"Actually, I really want to tell the world about Tang Hui's true face," he thought silently in his heart. "After all, the world today calls him a 'gentleman' and a 'righteous man' - this is very important to the Lu family who were persecuted back then. , it is extremely unfair to the poor girl and the people who were kept in the dark.
"It's a pity that I have neither strength nor power now, and I am even worried about my lifespan day and night.
“If you can’t even ‘take care of yourself’, how can you talk about ‘helping the world’?
"This matter can only be left as a thought in the future."
Thinking of this, he sighed silently.
As for Chu Fengge, she turned her head away and looked at the scenery outside the window without saying a word.
He didn't want others to see the depressed expression on his face.
Chu Fengge has always regarded himself as the future number one in the world - he never thought that one day he would become someone else's foil.
But even so, he had to admit today that Gu Xu played a slightly greater role than him in the Lu family's haunted house.
"Gu Xu, even if you barely win against me today," Chu Fengge clenched his fists and thought angrily, "When I have the chance in the future, I will definitely win back!"
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Soon, the carriage stopped outside the yamen door.
Officials from the government office rushed to greet him.
Wei Jiusi deliberately asked Gu Xu to get off the carriage first and followed behind.
At the same time, he also took the initiative to introduce Gu Xu to everyone: "This is the genius monk Gu Qianqian from Yishui County. It was his courage and wisdom that far exceeded ordinary people that solved the haunted case of Lu's haunted house that has been bothering us. .”
The officials looked at Gu Xu's excessively young appearance and felt incredulous.
After all, even some third and fourth realm monks had stumbled into the Lu family's haunted house.
They really couldn't figure out what method this young man who had not yet been crowned used to defeat the strange and unpredictable ghosts in the haunted house.
It’s not like he’s good-looking, so he won the favor of the female ghost, right?
But Wei Jiusi and Gu Xu did not waste time here.
"Let's go to the Yamen first!" Wei Jiusi said, "The Chief Secretary is still waiting to talk to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead in climbing the steps, walked into the door, passed through the spacious and bright lobby, and then climbed up a narrow and steep staircase to a small attic.
Gu Xu and Chu Fengge followed closely behind.
On the floor of this small attic, there are countless obvious carvings, forming complex runes one after another.
Gu Xu read through the classics and easily recognized that this was the "messaging array" that Wei Jiusi mentioned before, which could be used to communicate with people thousands of miles away.
After a while, this "message array" glowed with milky white light, illuminating the entire room.
"During the conversation, Mr. Chief Secretary only wants you two to be present. I won't disturb you anymore." Wei Jiusi said these words lightly, then turned and left.
Gu Xu and Chu Fengge stood there and saw a clear figure gradually emerging from the light of the formation.
I saw that man wearing a crane cloak with gray hair, sitting upright on the observatory at the Exorcist Department Headquarters. He looked like an immortal, divine, and had the aura of a master.
This was the first time Gu Xu saw the appearance of a living saint.
In front of the Saint of the Seventh Realm and the head of the Exorcism Department, he did not dare to show any slightness.
"I have met the Chief of Staff!" He immediately raised his hands and saluted.
As soon as Gu Xu finished speaking, he saw Luo Chuan, the chief executive, stood up from the futon, with a warm smile on his face, and said without any airs: "You don't have to be polite, little friend.
"Today, I just want to have a casual chat with you as an ordinary old man. As for the red tape in the officialdom, let's just put it aside!"
Hearing this, Gu Xu couldn't help but sigh: Mr. Chief Secretary is so approachable! It’s completely different from the aloof image in the rumors!
After all, it was the first time for Gu Xu to see Luo Si Shou.
Although Luo Chuan's performance surprised him, he was not too surprised.
However, at this moment, Chu Fengge stood there dumbfounded, unable to believe his eyes.
In Chu Fengge's impression, the Chief Secretary has always been an indifferent and self-respecting person - even if saints like the Imperial Master of Da Qi and the Master of the Jiange Pavilion came to visit him, he would not leave his seat and stand up to greet him.
Only the order from Zichen Palace could make the chief minister move his butt a little.
But now, the Chief of Staff took the initiative to stand up during a remote conversation with an eighth-grade Sesame Officer, and he acted so enthusiastically.
To Chu Fengge, this was like seeing a rooster laying eggs and a hen crowing!
"The Chief Secretary said that Gu Xu will become a very great man in the future," Chu Fengge thought secretly, "Could it be that he will become a being that surpasses a saint in the future, and become an eight-level figure who controls the world like the emperor?" True Lord? Even...survive the catastrophe and ascend to immortality?"
Chu Fengge didn't dare to think about it any more.
He just felt that he needed to work harder, otherwise he would no longer be able to keep his title of "No. 1 in the world in the future".
