Gu Xu's first kiss just ended like this.
In the next period of time, he walked with Shi Xiaohan by the river for a while, bought some desserts and snacks that she liked, and listened to her talk eloquently about what she had seen and heard in Longmen Academy recently, complaining about the so-called "nothing" Hu Jiaoxi, the "Destroyed Sword God", tortured her too much.
He smiled, listened silently, and chimed in from time to time.
Then, he boarded the carriage again and sent Shi Xiaohan back to the academy. He returned home, closed the door, took the elixir, and continued to concentrate on practicing.
The date for the "Luoshui Conference" is approaching day by day.
Gu Xu must seize the time and practice every second.
Only by winning the leader can you get the "astrolabe".
Although he currently doesn't know what the "astrology" thing looks like or what it does, there seems to be a voice in the depths of his mind that keeps saying to him -
"You have to get it."
"It's something that belongs to you."
At the same time, since Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan got engaged, people have been visiting him one after another to give him congratulatory gifts.
As a well-known tea drinker, Luo Chuan, the head of the exorcism department, sent a set of expensive tea sets to Gu Xu, as well as many precious tea leaves that have been collected for a long time, which can help people practice meditation and understand Taoism.
Chu Fengge was extremely envious of this.
He has been coveting Master Sishou's tea for a long time, but rarely has the opportunity to taste it.
Unexpectedly, that boy Gu Xu could not only taste the tea poured by the Master himself.
Moreover, if he gets engaged, he will get several boxes, which he needs to use a space magic weapon to specially deliver to his door.
Therefore, after seeing this scene, Chu Fengge had to lock himself into the retreat room of the Exorcist Department again in order to keep his Taoist mind pure, and worked hard to practice "Cloud Sea Galaxy Sword".
Princess Zhaoning, who was in charge of the secular government, represented the royal family. According to the usual custom of the Daqi Dynasty, she sent someone to deliver a box of ancient books to Gu Xu and precious jewelry to Shi Xiaohan.
Gu Xu was originally happy when he saw the ancient books in the box, thinking that he had a chance to see some little-known cultivation knowledge or some hidden historical information.
But when he opened the book, he was disappointed to find that the things written in it seemed to be things he had read before and had already been stored in his mind.
This made him sigh silently: one should not have unrealistic hopes for things of an official nature from the royal family.
Chen Jisheng, who was far away in Yishui County, also sent Gu Xu a comb and a ruler as gifts.
The gift is not expensive, but it has a beautiful meaning.
The comb means knotting hair and symbolizes the couple growing old together; the ruler, as a measuring tool, represents measuring happiness and having hundreds of children and thousands of grandchildren staying together for a long time.
The items were a bit old, and there were even tiny cracks on the ivory comb, but Gu Xu carefully collected them and stored them in "Xianyun Residence".
In addition, colleagues from the Exorcism Department, customers and employees of "Shuchangfang", nobles from Luo Jing City, and many monks who admired Gu Xu's reputation all sent him congratulatory gifts.
For a time, Gu Xu's mansion was bustling with people.
Gu Xu found it troublesome and didn't want his practice to be interrupted again and again, so he spent a day and borrowed the "puppet manipulation" technique of Kongxuan Sanren to once again make some improvements to the servants on the mural and let them take their place. Entertain guests yourself.
When the guests first arrived, they all sighed that Mr. Gu knew how to enjoy things at such a young age. He actually hired so many servants in the mansion where he lived alone - janitors, cooks, tea makers, and floor sweepers. , repairing plants and trees...everything is available.
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And each one is trained to be obedient, neat and capable, as if they are acting under the command of the same brain.
When the guests left, they saw the servants returning to the murals one after another, and the mansion became silent again. The thoughts in their minds immediately changed 180 degrees -
"Master Gu is indeed a master of Talisman Tao who is highly recognized by the Imperial Master," they all praised in their hearts. "Such attainments in Talisman Tao that can be confused with real ones are truly superb."
With the help of the "servants", Gu Xu could stay in the house with peace of mind and concentrate on practicing.
Until one day, when a familiar guest came to visit and give him a gift, Gu Xu had to step out of the house and receive him personally.
"Fellow Daoist Gu, don't you welcome me here?" A woman's chuckle came from outside the door, and accompanied by the soft spring breeze, gently floated into the house.
"Not really." Gu Xu temporarily stopped practicing and walked towards the door.
"Then why don't you want to meet me in person, but you send these puppets to get rid of me?"
"I'm sorry, fellow Taoist Shangguan," Gu Xu smiled and said politely, "I was so busy practicing that I forgot to entertain this distinguished guest like you. I'm really sorry."
The person who came was none other than Shangguan Jin, the exorcist doctor.
She was wearing a light green dress, with ink-green silk combed into a snake bun, and an emerald hairpin on her head. She was holding a gift box and stood tall with a graceful smile.
The refreshing fragrance from the sachet on her waist was blown to Gu Xu by the spring breeze, lingering around him.
"Stop saying these polite words," she smiled, with the corners of her eyes raised like willow leaves, "This is my engagement gift to you, accept it quickly."
"Thank you, fellow Taoist Shangguan!" Gu Xu took the gift box from her hand.
In the Daqi Dynasty, it was very impolite to open a gift in person, so Gu Xu thought about it and put the box into "Xianyunju".
Shangguan Jin stared at his face quietly and said nothing for a long time.
There was no emotion at all on her beautiful face.
After a while, she sighed softly and said, "Gu Xu, actually I have something in my heart that I have wanted to tell you for a long time..."
This was the first time Shangguan Jin called Gu Xu's name in front of him.
Gu Xu raised his head and looked at her seriously.
Their eyes collided, and then Shangguan Jin turned her head to avoid his eyes.
"Xiaohan is a good girl." After a pause, Shangguan Jin smiled faintly and continued, "You must treat her well in the future and don't do anything wrong to her. If you bully her in the future, I will take your place. She fought back against injustice."
"How could I bully her?" Gu Xu laughed.
But what made him feel a little strange was that Shangguan Jin hesitated for so long and what he said "from the bottom of his heart" turned out to be such a joke.
Is there something she hasn't said yet?
But Gu Xu didn't ask any more questions.
This woman is too unfathomable. He could never understand her thoughts.
"Well, in that case, I wish you a happy marriage and a long life together!" Shangguan Jin gracefully threw out a blessing, then turned and left, and quickly used his skills to disappear at the end of the street.
Gu Xu stood on the steps outside the door, watching her leaving back, wondering why she ran so fast, and whether there was something urgent in the exorcism department's office.
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