"By the way, Fellow Daoist Gu," at this moment, Shangguan Jin said again, "your appointment letter came down today. The Chief of Staff asked you to go to the observatory to get it from him in half an hour. It just so happened that he had something important to do. I want to talk to you."
"Thanks for letting me know!" Gu Xu said politely.
At the same time, he was thinking: Finally, he can get a promotion and a salary increase. I don’t know if my salary can be doubled this time.
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The headquarters of the Exorcism Department is indeed magnificent. Even the area of the public kitchen is several times larger than that of Yishui County Yamen, and the variety of dishes is much richer than that of Yishui.
A noble lady like Shi Xiaohan, who almost never ate in the public kitchen, was so excited that her eyes lit up after seeing the sumptuous food in the public kitchen at the Exorcist Division Headquarters.
She ordered a portion of each dish, set the table full, and devoured it as usual, without caring about image.
Seeing such a scene, the monks passing by were shocked.
They really didn't expect that this pretty girl would have such a "bold and unrestrained" attitude while eating.
Gu Xu ordered a portion of steamed rice noodles and a portion of almond tofu, and sat down opposite Shi Xiaohan.
By this time, Shi Xiaohan had already cleared most of the dishes on the table.
"Gu Xu, Sister Shangguan told me today that there is a vacancy for the position of the seventh-grade 'chief clerk' at the Exorcism Department headquarters." She wiped the oil stains from her mouth with her sleeves and raised her head and said to Gu Xu, "My current practice The level has reached the required level. I want to try to compete for this position."
"'Master' is a clerical job," Gu Xu was a little surprised when he heard this. "A woman like Shi who is determined to slay demons shouldn't be interested in this kind of job, right?"
In his opinion, with Shi Xiaohan's active personality, he would rather fight into the monster's lair alone with a machete than sit behind the desk and read documents.
"There is no way," Shi Xiaohan spread his hands, "In the entire establishment of the Exorcism Department headquarters, there is only one position vacancy that suits my current level. I don't have such a great achievement as 'saving tens of thousands of people in Qingzhou Prefecture'. It is impossible to be promoted like you.
"According to Sister Shangguan, if I want to stay in Luojing City, I have to do this boring clerical job for the time being. Unless I resign, I will definitely be driven back to Yishui County or be transferred to other places."
Gu Xu glanced at her in surprise, not expecting her to be so determined to stay in the capital.
"What does your father think of this?" he asked.
"He wants to use his connections to transfer me to Laizhou Prefecture and work under his nose," Shi Xiaohan snorted gloomily, "I'm no longer a child, and I don't want to be stared at by him all the time. Besides, this heroine has always been upright, so she should defeat her opponent in an upright manner and not do anything like using the back door!"
"Xiaohan, you should know that the competition within the Exorcism Department is very fierce now. I just wanted to be a ninth-grade official, so I had to fight for 300 rounds with Ma Qin, who has ten years of work experience. In this Luojing headquarters There will only be more hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Moreover, a position like 'chief clerk' should place great emphasis on the assessment of theoretical knowledge, and you will need to spend a lot of time to endorse it."
"This heroine is not afraid," Shi Xiaohan put down the chopsticks in his hand, then grabbed a pancake and stuffed it into his mouth, "My father has said more than once that I am a hidden genius - as long as I am willing to With hard work, nothing can trouble me.”
Gu Xu sighed lightly.
The girl in front of her could obviously go back to inherit the family property and enjoy wealth and comfort, but she still tried her best to stay in the capital, even doing a job she didn't like.
He had no right to influence her choices.
He was just worried that she would be unhappy in the future.
"I will support you," he said softly after a moment of silence, "just let me think about it first, there may be a better solution to this matter..."
"Be honest and aboveboard, don't go through the back door!" Shi Xiaohan said with a serious look and every word.
Gu Xu put his index finger in front of his lips to signal her to speak softer.
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After dinner, Gu Xu walked along the stairs to the star observatory.
Luo Chuan, the head of the exorcism department, was wearing a crane cloak as always, sitting behind a low table, sipping tea leisurely. Against the background of blue sky and white clouds, he looks like a fairy from otherworldly places.
Opposite Luochuan, there was another person sitting.
The man was tall and tall, wearing a bright red robe and a long beard. He was sitting carelessly beside the low table. The belt of his clothes was loose and the placket was slightly open, revealing the strong muscles on his chest.
There was a jug of wine and a big bowl in front of him.
I saw this strong man in red robe pouring himself a full bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp. A lot of wine leaked from the corners of his mouth and stained his beard.
After drinking, he burped very loudly.
From Gu Xu's position, he could smell the strong aroma of wine.
"Luochuan, this is an old wine from Youzhou. It's much more refreshing than your tasteless tea. Do you want to try it?" The strong man in red robe said as he poured himself a second cup. Bowl of wine.
"Forget it," Luochuan picked up the small and exquisite tea cup and took a sip of tea. "To practice the art of divine deduction, you still have to stay awake at all times."
Gu Xu waited quietly at the stairs and did not come forward to disturb.
But Luochuan quickly noticed him.
"Gu Xiaoyou, you are finally here!" Luo Chuan immediately stood up to greet him.
Before Gu Xu could salute and greet him, Luo Chuan took him to the side of the low table and sat on a futon. Then Luochuan picked up the teapot again and poured Gu Xu a cup of tea with his own hands.
The strong man in red robe looked at Gu Xu with surprised eyes.
He obviously didn't expect that Luo Sishou, who was always proud of his status, would treat a young man who had not yet been crowned with such an attitude.
"This is the Duke of Yan, Zhao Changying." Luo Chuan pointed at the strong man in red robe and introduced to Gu Xu.
"I experienced Gu Xu in the Xiayi River Exorcism Department and met the Duke of Guo!" Gu Xu immediately stood up and bowed his hands in salute.
At the same time, he silently complained in his heart: the two saints in front of him, one is celestial, elegant and unrestrained, the other is drunk, rough and bold, the painting styles are really different.
"So you are that Gu Xu! You look really extraordinary. You are worthy of being the young hero who saved Qingzhou Mansion!" Zhao Changying, Duke of Yan State, smiled heartily, "Actually, beside the black altar of Kongxuan Sanren, I was already I’ve met you once. It’s just that I was walking in a hurry and didn’t see your face clearly.”
Speaking of this, Zhao Changying paused for a while, then pointed to the wine bottle in front of him: "Gu Xiaoyou, why don't you try our Youzhou liquor? This was taken out from our old cellar not long ago. It tastes delicious and delicious." alcohol.
"In my opinion, a real man has to drink from a big bowl, and only sissies can sip tea in small sips."
Luo Chuan smiled faintly and responded: "Those who drink are common people, and those who drink tea are refined people. Gu Xiaoyou, please sit down first and don't listen to him."
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