"An opportunity to break through to the third realm?"
Gu Xu knew that as early as October, Shi Xiaohan had already reached the second level of perfection and could break through to the third level at any time.
However, according to the descriptions in the cultivation books, when a monk advances from the second realm [Huangquan Road] to the third realm [Huangquan Road], there is a certain probability of acquiring a magical power.
For example, Chu Fengge's "Wild Grass", Shangguan Jin's "Heavenly Calendar", Lu Shiyao's "Wisdom Eyes", Chen Jisheng's "Bright Moon"... all of them were of great help to their battles or cultivation.
Because Shi Xiaohan also wanted to obtain a powerful magical power, she had been suppressing the true energy and had not yet been able to break through.
However, there are conditions for awakening magical powers.
It requires a “solid foundation,” “clear goals,” “the courage to move forward,” and “strong emotional impact.”
As the only daughter in the family and the apple of her father's eye, Shi Xiaohan has been pampered since she was a child and can be said to be a carefree little princess.
If she were asked to look for the so-called "emotional shock", she would probably only find "I'm so angry that Piaoxiang Restaurant didn't open today", "The desserts I put in the kitchen became moldy again, I feel so uncomfortable", " This guy Gu Xu stole my ghost again, so annoying", "My father is urging me to find a husband again, it's so annoying"...
With this level of trouble, given Shi Xiaohan's temperament, as long as she had a good sleep, she would forget all about it when she woke up the next day - naturally not enough to help her awaken a powerful magical power.
"Perhaps what happened at Pan Xiaopeng's house and the cemetery yesterday touched her heart a lot..." Gu Xu silently guessed in his heart.
At this moment, the gorgeous fireworks illuminated Shi Xiaohan's pretty oval face, making her whole person look dazzling.
"Because after I came back from the cemetery yesterday evening, I finally understood that I must become stronger." Shi Xiaohan clenched his fist and waved it in front of Gu Xu, "Only by becoming strong enough to be stronger than Master Zheng back then. Only by being strong can we protect the people of Yishui, our families, and you...
"And when I become strong enough, you no longer need to risk your lives and practice hard - you can leave things like killing ghosts to me."
"Then what should I do?" Gu Xu spread his hands and joked, "If you kill all the ghosts, wouldn't I become an idler?"
"You are responsible for staying here every day and making cookies for me!" Shi Xiaohan looked at him and said seriously, "From morning till night, you are not allowed to go out until you finish one box."
Hearing her words, Gu Xu smiled and shook his head.
Asking himself, he really wanted to just lie down and be a salty fish who didn't have to practice hard, didn't have to do ghost-killing missions, didn't have to seek opportunities, and only had to make cookies every day to support himself.
Unfortunately, his destiny does not allow it.
If you want to live forever, you must work hard.
But he didn't plan to tell Shi Xiaohan about his difficulties for the time being - if the little girl was frightened, that would be very bad.
So he smiled and said to her: "Come on, Xiaohan! I hope you can awaken a satisfactory magical power!"
"I accept your good words!" Shi Xiaohan raised her chin, and the fireworks made her clear eyes shine with a dreamy light, "Gu Xu, listen, after breaking through, this heroine will protect you! Who dares If he bullies you, I will chop him to death with one knife!"
Gu Xu smiled and nodded.
Shi Xiaohan's words were the same as before, sounding like a joke told by a little girl dreaming of being a knight.
But for some reason, he vaguely felt that her expression this time was much more serious than before.
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The fourth day of the twelfth lunar month in the twenty-third year of Tianxing.
It is suitable to start construction, break ground, get hair extensions, get married, and travel.
Avoid breaking down the house, building a stove, enclosing the house, or raising livestock.
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It's still a cloudy day.
Thick black clouds covered the sky, making people breathless.
Accompanied by the biting cold wind, Shi Xiaohan arrived at the Yamen of the Exorcism Department early, wearing a black "Qiyao suit" and black official boots.
Today, she had suppressed her usual bright smile, and there was no expression on her fair and pretty face.
She climbed the stone steps, crossed the threshold, walked into the lobby, walked straight to Chen Jisheng's desk, nodded slightly to him and said, "Master Chen, I would like to apply to enter the 'Mingzhitang' for a period of retreat to try to break through to the third realm. 'Naihe Bridge'."
"Mingzhitang" is a retreat place set up by Zheng Yu, the former governor of the Yishui Exorcism Department, many years ago in the Yamen.
If you want to enter "Mingzhi Hall", there is only one simple condition.
That is - "Mingzhi".
Under normal circumstances, every monk who enters "Mingzhi Hall" will have the firm idea of "not getting out until the situation is broken."
Some people risk their lives and survive, trying to break through the bottleneck in this silent and lonely "Mingzhi Hall".
However, there are also people who have been unable to find an opportunity to break through in "Mingzhitang" for a long time, and eventually went crazy.
At this moment, Shi Xiaohan applied to enter "Mingzhi Hall", obviously making up his mind.
"Have you finally found the opportunity you wanted?" Chen Jisheng raised his head and asked her.
Shi Xiaohan nodded seriously.
"Okay," seeing her serious expression, Chen Jisheng squeezed out a smile, with some relief and some regret in his eyes, "I wish you all the best!"
"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" Shi Xiaohan said.
Then, she turned and left the lobby, walking along the long and narrow corridor towards "Mingzhi Hall".
Never looked back for a moment.
"Gu Xu, you may not know," she said softly to herself with the corners of her mouth slightly raised as she walked, "According to the tradition of the Daqi Dynasty, promises made next to the fireworks on your birthday are always the most effective. of."
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at the same time.
Gu Xu sat by the window of the exorcism department's library, swallowed an "Eternal Brightness Pill", tried to recite the formula of "Red Flame True Art", and entered a state of cultivation.
However, the chilling cold wind inadvertently got into his sleeves, disrupting his mood and making him unable to calm down.
He shook his head and looked out the window.
Shi Xiaohan's petite back came into his eyes.
The girl was seen wearing black clothes, her dark cloud-like black hair moving in the wind, and she was walking towards the distance with firm steps.
Gu Xu sighed lightly.
He knew that his intuition last night was indeed correct.
Overnight, the girl grew up.
Although she still had a smile on her face.
But she is no longer the little princess who is ignorant of the world.
Sure enough, growth comes at a price.
In this cruel world, it is difficult for her to maintain her carefree innocence.
Thinking of this, Gu Xu took out the "Jinghong Pen" from his pocket, splashed ink on the white paper in front of him, and wrote down a poem in cursive script with flying dragons and phoenixes.
The content is as follows:
"Lingbo can't reach Hengtang Road, but I can only see Fangchen away. Who will spend the golden years? The flower pavilion on the platform, the small windows and red doors, only spring knows the place.
"Flying clouds come slowly into the twilight sky, and new inscriptions of heart-breaking sentences are written with colored pens. How much leisure is there? A Sichuan tobacco, the city is full of wind, and the plums are yellow and raining." (1)
Although it is winter at this time.
Thousands of trees have withered and no grass can grow.
However, when Gu Xu finished writing the last word, the "Jinghong Pen" in his hand suddenly shone brightly.
Throughout Yishui County, catkins were flying in the wind.
If in late spring.
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Note:
(1) Song Dynasty He Zhu's "The Qingyu Case: Lingbo Can't Stop on Hengtang Road".
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