Gu Xu pondered for a moment, then continued softly: "Xiaohan, I just talked about something with Mr. Chief Secretary. The floods in Yishui County have receded, and Mr. Chen and Wang Yang are still alive. In the next few months, Here, I should stay in Luojing City as an official. Compared with Yishui, there are more abundant cultivation resources here, which will allow me to cultivate faster...
"Back then, after you were in coma, I successfully broke through the third realm and possessed my own magical powers. With the help of my magical powers, I told the outside world about the situation in Qingzhou Mansion. When the saints were about to arrive, Kongxuan Sanren He was so frightened that he ran away... He looked really embarrassed at that time..."
Gu Xu talked about many things to himself, as if chatting about family matters.
Shi Xiaohan squinted his eyes and listened carefully.
It must be said that Gu Xu successfully aroused her curiosity.
She really wanted to see what he looked like at this moment, wanted to know what his magical power was, and also wanted to know what kind of reward he had received in this incident.
She began to hesitate to open her eyes.
At this time, Gu Xu mentioned the thing that worried her the most.
"... As for my lifespan, you don't have to worry too much. The chief minister himself said that my talent for cultivation is unprecedented. You see, it took me less than a year to advance to the second realm, and it took three It will take me a month to break through to the third realm. Maybe in a few years, I will be able to transcend the world and become a saint. Xiaohan, you have to work hard to practice, but don’t be too far away from me..."
Before Gu Xu finished speaking, Shi Xiaohan suddenly opened his eyes and glared at him angrily: "Gu Xu, do you think I am so easy to deceive? My father has said more than once that the higher the level of cultivation, the higher the level. The harder it is. After the third level, you not only need pills, but also understanding. Like my father, he has been stuck at the peak of the fourth level for almost six years..."
At this point, her words stopped abruptly, and her little baby face instantly became flushed.
It's really hard to pretend to be asleep.
The power was broken accidentally.
It's all Gu Xu's fault!
She immediately pulled up the quilt and covered half of her head, revealing only a pair of big apricot-like eyes.
Seeing her like this, Gu Xu couldn't help laughing.
The girl at this moment looked soft and waxy, and seemed to exude a sweet smell, which made him have the urge to bully her.
However, the cuter this girl is, the more complicated Gu Xu's mood becomes.
On the one hand, as the daughter of an official family, Shi Xiaohan was bound to get married. She once stood on tiptoes to tidy up his headscarf, watched the fireworks with him in the courtyard of the Shi family's mansion in Yishui County, and fought against Kongxuan Sanren for him like a mantis holding a chariot. If she becomes someone else's wife in the future, he will definitely feel very sad.
But on the other hand, there are too many unknowns in his life. Not only was he worried about his life span, but he was also involved in dangerous things such as Kong Xuan Sanren, Qingzhou Lu Clan, the emperor's secrets, the ascension scam, and so on. It is difficult for him to give her a happy and stable future.
At this moment, Gu Xu, a virgin from two lifetimes, stands at the crossroads between reason and sensibility, worrying about gains and losses.
He read three thousand classics, but there was never a book that taught him how to do such a thing.
"After all, it's because I'm not strong enough..." He remembered what the white-haired boy on the "Naihe Bridge" said and sighed silently in his heart.
After pondering for a few seconds, he explained to Shi Xiaohan: "That's because your father, as a Qianhu in Laizhou Prefecture, is very busy on weekdays and doesn't have much time to practice. And in a few months, I will be able to officially enter I'm in the 'Shenji Camp' - not only can I practice wholeheartedly, but I also have saints to answer my questions. By then, no bottleneck will be able to hinder my pace of becoming stronger."
"Don't brag..." Shi Xiaohan muttered under the quilt.
"My lady, my cultivation is about to surpass yours, are you not panicking at all?" Gu Xu smiled slightly and took the opportunity to change the subject, "You used to keep me down on the merit list for so long, now it's your turn. I turned over and became the master."
Shi Xiaohan frowned slightly and wanted to sit up straight, but his movements were too big and the wound was pulled, causing him to groan in pain.
"You have a beautiful idea!" She muttered, "Even if I am in the Exorcist Division of Luo Jing City, I still want to be at the top of the merit list! I don't want to be pushed down by you!"
"Then please take good care of your injuries, Lady Heroine, and don't move around." Gu Xu stretched out his hand to hold her shoulders and pushed her back onto the bed. "It will be the Lantern Festival in a few days. Lord Sishou told me that the Lantern Festival in Luo Jing City The night view is extremely beautiful. If your injury heals quickly, you can go watch the lanterns by the Luoshui River by then."
Shi Xiaohan looked at his handsome side face and saw that the sunlight had coated his hair with a dazzling golden halo. He couldn't help but began to silently pray to God to let this damn injury heal quickly.
…………
Half an hour later, Gu Xu left the room.
Shi Xiaohan lay on the bed, silently watching his back disappear at the door.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to ask Gu Xu what his magical power was.
This made her extremely annoyed.
Just when she felt empty, Shangguan Jin straightened her clothes and sat on the wicker chair next to her bed again.
"Still thinking about him?"
"No..." Shi Xiaohan still held the edge of the quilt with both hands and hid half of his face under the quilt.
"Tell me your past stories, sister Xiaohan," Shangguan Jin put his arm on the bedside, supported his chin with his hand, and looked at her with a smile, "I once heard someone say that Gu Xu was in your Yishui The county is also a very powerful person and has done many incredible things.”
"Of course," Shi Xiaohan responded without hesitation, his eyes showing pride inadvertently, "Can you believe it? That guy Gu Xu actually read the contents of all the books in our library just once. He memorized it word for word. When other officials encountered problems in spiritual practice, they were too lazy to look through the books and all went to ask Gu Xu. They all called him the 'humanoid library'.
"Another time, Gu Xu and I went to a rich man's mansion on a ghost-killing mission and encountered a ghost named 'Painted Skin'. Not only could the ghost transform into a human form, but it could also take the form of a human being. The name of the medium casts strange spells. When Gu Xu saw it, he changed his name to 'Xiao Changshou'. I thought he was too cautious at the time, but I didn't expect that he had already seen through the trick of the painted ghost..."
Having said this, Shi Xiaohan paused for a while, his nose feeling a little sore.
At this moment, she finally understood why Gu Xu chose her pseudonym as "Longevity"——
If he does not become a saint, he will only live to be thirty years old. Therefore, "longevity" is undoubtedly what he desires most and is the deepest obsession in his heart.
However, besides giving him more pills, Shi Xiaohan didn't know how to help him.
This gave rise to a strong sense of powerlessness deep in her heart.
"Then he is indeed very powerful," Shangguan Jin gently held one of her little hands that poked out from the edge of the quilt, "like that guy Chu Fengge, who calls himself 'peerless genius' and 'the number one genius of Daqi' all day long" , I feel that I am very great and no one is his opponent. But in fact, he can’t even recognize the basic characteristics of various ghosts and monsters. In comparison, I still appreciate Gu Xu’s erudite, low-key and talented Fuyuan. A young monk who saved tens of thousands of people in Qingzhou Prefecture without saying a word. I don’t think anyone of his age can do this kind of thing."
Shi Xiaohan said "hmm" and nodded. At the same time, he squeezed Shangguan Jin's slender hand, feeling a little more close to him.
For Shi Xiaohan, as long as he praises Gu Xu in front of her, he is her good friend.
"By the way, Sister Xiaohan," Shangguan Jin paused for a moment and then said, "I just heard you and Gu Xu talking about the Lantern Festival Night, which is a very grand event in our Luo Jing City. Until that day, I can talk to you Will you go together?"
"But I don't know if my injury will heal..."
"Don't worry. Sister Xiaohan, you may not know that I, Shangguan Jin, is the most powerful doctor in the entire exorcism department headquarters. As long as I take care of you, I guarantee that you will not only be able to walk out of bed on Lantern Festival, but also be as alive as a little rabbit. "
"Of course you can! Sir Shangguan, thank you so much!" Shi Xiaohan glanced at Shangguan Jin with grateful eyes.
As a lively and active girl, these days of being unable to get out of bed were simply an extremely terrible torture for her.
She only heard Shangguan Jin continue to tell her: "In the coming spring, the five-year-old Luoshui Conference will be held in Luojing City. At that time, monks from all over the country will gather together to discuss The emperor and the saints will also come to select talents for this country on a large scale.
"Because of this, this year's Lantern Festival will be much more grand than before. In addition to traditional activities such as watching lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, lion dancing, and walking on stilts, the Daqi royal family will also build an arena on the edge of Luoshui. All passing by Young monks under the age of twenty-five can step onto the ring to challenge.
“The person who successfully defends until midnight will be the final winner and be able to receive a large amount of money and elixirs as rewards.
"The residents of Luojing all regard this Lantern Festival event as the prelude and vane of the 'Luoshui Conference'. They can take this opportunity to get to know the young talents of the Daqi Dynasty. And the winners on the ring can often Achieved good results in the official 'Luoshui Conference'.
"I guess the reason why Luo Sishou suggested Gu Xu to see the scenery on Lantern Festival Night was because he wanted him to take advantage of this opportunity to show off his skills in front of Luo Jing people.
"In addition, literati from the capital will also gather on the banks of Luoshui to recite poems and write poems to entertain them.
"Sister Xiaohan, we should have a good show by then."
Shi Xiaohan listened to her introduction carefully, and his heart was filled with expectations for the upcoming Lantern Festival Night.
"Sir Shangguan, I have a question."
"You tell me."
"Then for the Lantern Festival night arena competition... can I also participate?"
"Of course you can!" Shangguan Jin replied with a smile, "As long as they are young monks under the age of twenty-five from the Da Qi Dynasty, regardless of their realm or place of origin, they can take the stage to challenge.
"It's just that I didn't expect that a petite and cute girl like Sister Xiaohan would be interested in fighting on stage."
"I'm just interested in the rewards of the arena competition," Shi Xiaohan curled his lips and said, "That guy Gu Xu is not interested in anything else. He only likes money and elixirs. I want to be the final winner. Win the reward and give it to him as a gift.”
"Sister Xiaohan, you are really interested in Gu Xu!"
"After all, he is the one being protected by this heroine," Shi Xiaohan raised the corners of his mouth, revealing two small white tiger teeth, "It's just that he has broken through the third realm now, his wings have become stronger, and he wants to ride on this heroine. Showing prestige. Oh, this heroine will not let him succeed!
"On this Lantern Festival night, I want to show him how powerful this heroine is!"
…………
Gu Xu had to admit that staying with that girl Shi Xiaohan was as addictive as sucking a cat.
But what the white-haired boy said——
"Only by becoming stronger can you protect the people you care about."
But it kept echoing in his mind.
So, he no longer coveted the girl's sweet scent, but began to search for the location of the warehouse in the courtyard of the Exorcist Department's headquarters.
He wants to redeem the elixir, he wants to practice, and he wants to become stronger.
At this time, a young man in his twenties, slightly fat, and wearing a black "Qiyao suit" came to him.
"Are you Mr. Gu from Yishui County?" The fat young man saluted Gu Xu respectfully.
"It's you," Gu Xu nodded slightly and said politely, "Who are you?"
"The lower official's surname is 'Qu' and his given name is 'Jinglong'. He serves as an 'anti-secretary' at the headquarters of the Exorcism Department. According to the instructions of the head of the department, he will assist Lord Gu in the near future to familiarize himself with the affairs of the Exorcism Department in Luojing City," Weibo The fat young man had a flattering smile on his face and responded, "It's really an honor to work next to a legendary figure like Mr. Gu who single-handedly saved tens of thousands of people in Qingzhou Prefecture. Many colleagues are like this. I couldn't get the job I asked for.
"If Mr. Gu needs anything from me, just ask me. I will definitely serve Mr. Gu well."
Gu Xu looked at him seriously and complained silently: Are all the officials in Luojing City like this?
"Brother Qu, do you know where the warehouse of the Exorcist Department's headquarters is?" He took the opportunity to ask Qu Jinglong in front of him.
"Master Gu, please don't call me Brother Qu, just call me Xiao Qu. I can't bear the word 'brother'." Qu Jinglong shook his head repeatedly, then extended his index finger and pointed to the hanging flower door at the end of the courtyard, "The warehouse is right there It's not far behind that door. Mr. Gu, please come with me."
After saying that, Qu Jinglong took the lead and walked towards the warehouse.
ps: I'm very sorry, I have been busy with work in the past few days, so the update of this chapter is a little late.
7017k
