Under the leadership of Shi Lei, everyone successfully left the Laoshan area, and then took the "Floating Flying Boat" back to Laizhou Mansion.
The gauze-like clouds quickly passed by them.
The endless East China Sea, rolling mountains, and deserted and dilapidated villages also became smaller and smaller in their field of vision, and finally disappeared completely from the distant skyline.
During the flight, Shi Lei often called Gu Xu to his side to chat with him.
The content of the conversation between the two included Gu Xu's daily life, practice experience, past tasks, etc.
Of course, Shi Lei did not forget to ask Shi Xiaohan how he was doing in Yishui County recently, whether he was happy or not, whether he was bullied, whether he was hungry...
Gu Xujie answered truthfully.
As the conversation gradually deepened, Shi Lei was surprised to find that Gu Xu not only had amazing talent in cultivation, but also had an extremely broad range of knowledge.
He can explain all kinds of skills and moves, the characteristics and weaknesses of various ghosts and monsters, and even unpopular knowledge such as divination and Feng Shui.
But he didn't show off because he knew a lot. Instead, he behaved in a reserved and humble manner. He didn't look like a seventeen-year-old at an age where he liked to brag.
This made Shi Lei's evaluation of him even higher.
Seeing the two people talking and laughing, Chen Yanping next to him felt very uncomfortable.
He couldn't help but remember that a year ago, he made a request to Shi Lei and wanted to marry Shi Xiaohan on the grounds that the Chen and Shi families would cooperate for mutual benefit.
At that time, Shi Lei kicked him out of the door without saying a word and refused without any reservation.
Chen Yanping lost face for a time.
But now, Shi Lei was chatting happily with Gu Xu - they mentioned the name "Shi Xiaohan" more than once during the conversation. It was obvious that Gu Xu was also coveting Shi Lei's daughter.
Shi Lei's attitude towards Gu Xu was obviously much better than his treatment of Chen Yanping.
Although after marrying Yao Sirou from the Yao family in Longxi, Chen Yanping had no longer thought about marrying the Shi family.
However, such differential treatment still made Chen Yanping extremely depressed.
"What exactly is Gu Xu better than me?" He thought glumly in his mind, "Isn't he just a little more handsome than me, a little more talented than me, and a little further than me on Mount Laoshan... …
"But I am richer than him..."
Shi Lei and Gu Xu didn't notice Chen Yanping's unhappy expression at all.
Unconsciously, they talked about the mysterious massacre that occurred in a village near Laoshan 23 years ago.
Gu Xu asked: "Sir, I heard that the Exorcism Department of Laizhou Prefecture has been investigating this incident in recent years. Is there any progress in the near future?"
Shi Lei shook his head and replied: "No. In the past ten years or so, all the practitioners who were sent to investigate this massacre have given up on this task for various reasons.
"For example, someone was suddenly seriously injured and had to quit midway, someone received other more urgent tasks during the investigation, and someone was dismissed for violating the discipline of the Exorcism Department or damaging important documents and files...
"So we still have no clue about this case."
A series of coincidental reasons mentioned by Shi Lei aroused Gu Xu's curiosity.
Gu Xu originally wanted to follow the clues and continue asking, trying to learn more relevant information.
However, at this moment, Shi Lei suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed forward: "Look, we are about to land in Laizhou Mansion!"
Gu Xu looked in the direction he pointed.
He saw the city of Laizhou Prefecture with its four corners and eight streets appearing in his field of vision. Looking from a distance in the sky, the rows of houses were like blocks, and the majestic city walls became lines in the wilderness.
Gu Xu looked down at the shocking scenery and was stunned for a moment, unknowingly forgetting the question he was about to say.
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at the same time.
Luojing City, the headquarters of the Exorcism Department.
Chu Fengge was standing in the corridor, sternly reprimanding his subordinates.
"The poems you wrote are still as bad as ever!" He slammed a pile of paper on the ground, "Have you carefully read the poems about plum blossoms that I gave you last time? Why did you What he wrote is not even one-tenth of the level of those poems?
"What else do you do besides eating?"
Hearing Chu Fengge's angry scolding, the subordinates lowered their heads and stood trembling.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chu, our capabilities are limited and we really can't meet your requirements. Please forgive me, Mr. Chu..."
In recent times, subordinates have been reprimanded by Chu Fengge more than once because they could not write good enough poems.
Although Chu Fengge only deducted a few copper coins from them symbolically, he did not "punish them with a whole month's salary" as he said before.
But this still puts subordinates under great pressure.
Those poems about plum blossoms are too excellent.
They feel that even if they study hard all their lives, they will never be able to match what they have learned.
"The author of these poems about plum blossoms is either a great author with a long history of writing, or a talented person with extensive knowledge," the subordinates guessed in their minds more than once, "and they cannot be unknown."
At this moment, a handyman in cloth suddenly hurried up to Chu Fengge and said to him: "Master Chu, Master Chief is waiting for you at the Star Observation Deck. He has something important to think about. I have to explain to you."
Upon hearing this, Chu Fengge immediately left Shihao and his subordinates aside and walked straight in the direction of the star observatory.
Luochuan, the head of the exorcism department, was sitting alone on the railing and playing the guqin as usual.
The sound of the piano is gentle and continuous, like a mountain spring gurgling in a deep valley.
However, after seeing Chu Fengge's figure, Luo Chuan stopped what he was doing, and the sound of the piano suddenly stopped.
"How is your cultivation status lately?" Luo Chuan asked Chu Fengge in a calm tone.
Chu Fengge nodded and saluted, and replied respectfully: "It's much better than I expected. I am now able to skillfully use the fourth form of the "Yunhai Xinghe Sword", 'Tianxiao Yue Shift'."
"There is indeed some progress," Luo Chuan looked at him seriously, nodded, and then changed the topic, "In addition, Chu Fengge, your companions in the 'Shenji Camp' have successfully returned from the Laoshan Ruins. Returned."
Because Luo Chuan is proficient in the art of deducing secrets, it is not surprising that he knew about this matter at the first time.
"Master Chief, how did they gain?" Chu Fengge asked curiously.
Not long ago, Chu Fengge voluntarily gave up the qualification to explore the Laoshan ruins on the grounds of cultivation, and gave up this precious opportunity to Shangguan Jin - of course, the fundamental reason was that he didn't want to see that annoying guy Gu Xu.
As long as he stays by Gu Xu's side, he will always be a foil and will not be able to show off to others happily.
However, even if Chu Fengge gave up the opportunity to go to Mount Laoshan, he still thought about the group of comrades in the reserve force of the "Shenji Camp" all the time - if his comrades got a great opportunity on Mount Laoshan, then Chu Fengge would The dream of "becoming number one in the world" will undoubtedly become more difficult to achieve.
"Only one person successfully climbed to the top of the mountain and received the inheritance of Kongxuan Sanren." Luo Chuan replied calmly.
"one person……"
Hearing this, Chu Fengge suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Master Chief, can you tell me who that person is?" He couldn't hold back his curiosity and couldn't help but ask.
"It's Gu Xu," Luo Chuan smiled and didn't hide anything, "However, with my heavenly skills, I can't see what he got on the mountain yet."
Gu Xu!
It’s Gu Xu again!
It's this annoying guy again!
Chu Fengge froze on the spot, his thoughts were in a trance, and his eyes instantly lost focus.
In his mind, he couldn't help but conjure up an extremely terrifying picture——
Gu Xu climbed to the top of Mount Laoshan under the gaze of everyone, facing the sea breeze and overlooking the earth like a king, enjoying the envy or admiration of everyone...
"Why……"
"Why wasn't I the one who climbed to the top of the mountain..."
Chu Fengge thought painfully while feeling extremely regretful about his decision to give up going to Laoshan.
He thought that if he were present, he would definitely not let that boy Gu Xu steal all the limelight.
Just as Chu Fengge was in a daze, Luo Chuan smiled again and said: "Chu Fengge, in my opinion, your current cultivation progress is still too slow. Look, you spent more than two months , you just managed to master the fourth form of the 'Cloud Sea Galaxy Sword' - with your talent, you can definitely do better.
"If you continue to refuse to let go of those crooked thoughts and calm down to practice properly, I am afraid that in less than three years, Gu Xu will far surpass you in cultivation.
"By then, you will probably have to guard the door for him."
Luochuan obviously understood Chu Fengge's character very well and knew how to use words to spur him to practice hard.
Sure enough, after hearing Luo Chuan's words, Chu Fengge immediately said with a serious face: "Master Chief, I am going to retreat! I will never leave the retreat until I have mastered the fifth form of the 'Yunhai Xinghe Sword'!"
After finishing his words, before Luo Chuan could respond, he turned around and left the observatory, disappearing in a flash.
Luo Chuan looked at his retreating back and smiled without saying a word.
After a moment, Luo Chuan stopped his smile and took out a golden envelope from his arms.
This is a secret message sent by Emperor Daqi earlier today.
There is a special rune seal on the seal of the envelope, and only the designated recipient can open it - if anyone else wants to forcefully open the envelope, the envelope will instantly self-immolate along with the letter inside.
Luochuan carefully opened the envelope and took out the letter.
There was only a simple sentence written on the letter:
"Can Yishui Gu Xu become my hero in the future?"
Luo Chuan stared at this sentence for a long time, and couldn't help but think: Gu Xu finally attracted the emperor's attention.
However, Luochuan was not surprised.
After Gu Xu inherited the "Jinghong Brush" from the Qingzhou Lu family, he also received the inheritance from the Kongxuan Sanren - it would be strange if the emperor had no reaction to this.
And Luo Chuan could probably guess what the emperor was thinking: Nowadays, there are a large number of young talents from various powerful families and sects, and the emperor also needs a gifted and talented young confidant to compete with these big families and sects.
Gu Xu, who can defeat all the geniuses and reach the top of Mount Laoshan, is undoubtedly a good choice.
It was only because Gu Xu was involved with Qingzhou Lu family and Kongxuan Sanren that the emperor had some concerns about him, so he wrote to ask Luo Chuan for his opinion.
The emperor hoped that Luochuan could use the magic of heaven to figure out what kind of person Gu Xu would be in the future and whether he was trustworthy...
Luo Chuan closed his eyes and meditated for a few minutes, then opened his eyes, picked up his pen and wrote back:
"Your Majesty, according to astrology, Gu Xu is the 'Tianji Star' sitting in the palace of destiny.
"Tianji Star was called the 'Good Star' in ancient times. It is the star of wisdom, benevolence, and assistance. It belongs to the 'Ji Yue Tong Liang Ge'. The ancient book says: 'It is better to go out after seven kills to break the army, and Ji Yue Tong Liang will serve as an official.' If done properly, Use them to serve as loyal ministers and officials, as well as as members of the public, as well as members of the public..."
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That afternoon, the "Flying Air Boat" landed steadily in the open space outside Laizhou Prefecture.
Later, Shi Lei led the young people in the reserve force of the "Shenji Battalion" back to the Exorcist Department of Laizhou Prefecture.
On the way, Shi Lei had already written to Princess Zhaoning, telling her about the assassination and poisoning of the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen.
Therefore, as soon as everyone arrived at the Yamen, they saw Cao Tong, the eunuch wearing a dark blue robe, rushing over.
Cao Tong nodded slightly and said to Shi Lei: "Master Shi, on the order of the princess, I came to take His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince back to the capital."
While speaking, Xiao Shangzhen stood at the back of the team, looking pale and in a daze.
He is very afraid of meeting his sister Princess Zhaoning at the moment.
It's like a student who doesn't dare go home to see his parents after performing poorly in an exam.
He couldn't imagine the expression on his sister's face after she found out about this.
disappointment? Angry? Or is your heart filled with despair?
He felt increasingly uneasy.
"Your Highness, come with me!"
At this time, eunuch Cao Tong quickly came to Xiao Shangzhen, bowed to him first, and then dragged the distraught prince away from the Yamen and walked straight towards the gate of Laizhou Prefecture.
As a fifth-level monk, Cao Tong mastered the art of flying with a sword, which was enough to send Xiao Shangzhen to the headquarters of the Exorcism Department in Luojing City before the "Life-eating Pill" completely swallowed up Xiao Shangzhen's life.
Immediately afterwards, "White Tiger" Su Xiao also left Laizhou Mansion.
Before leaving, he came to Gu Xu and said seriously: "You are an opponent worthy of attention. I look forward to the day when you catch up with me in the realm of cultivation."
Then Su Xiao walked towards the city gate without looking back.
Except for Gu Xu, he didn't say goodbye to anyone else.
In the process of cutting firewood in Laoshan Mountain, Su Xiao gained a lot.
He couldn't wait to return to the sword pavilion to try the power of his newly learned swordsmanship.
As for the others, they returned to "Tongfu Inn".
After the trip to Mount Laoshan, each of them was physically and mentally exhausted and just wanted to lie on a soft bed and sleep comfortably.
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Note:
(1) "It is better to go out after seven kills and defeat the army. Jiyue and Liang will serve as officials." - "Marrow Fu"
(In Ziwei Dou Shu, people whose destiny stars are Qisha and Pojun are suitable for going out to seek development; people whose destiny stars are Tianji, Taiyin, Tiantong, and Tianliang are suitable for stable civil servants.)
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