Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 14 Screaming Officials

The county school is located due west of Yishui County.

Adjacent to the West Gate, facing the Xuanwu Hill; white walls and grey tiles, solemn and clean.

On the lintel of this academy, there is a plaque that reads "Qi Family Governs the Country" in four golden, vigorous and powerful characters.

If the records in the book are correct, these words were written by Daqi Guoshi seven years ago during the post-disaster reconstruction of Yishui County—it can be regarded as the most valuable thing in this academy.

Outside the county school, Gu Xu saw Zhou Siqi, the instructor, a middle-aged man with a slightly fat body and a dazed expression.

Jiaoyu is the instructor of the county school, with an official rank of ninth grade. There is one person in each county, who is in charge of the Confucian Temple to worship and teach all students.Non-executive persons shall not serve.

It can be understood as the principal of the county school.

Gu Xu was an official, and Zhou Siqi was an official—according to the rules of the Daqi Dynasty, under normal circumstances, subordinate officials had to kneel and salute when they saw an official.

But this set of rules only applies to mortals.

Daqi practitioners have a detached status, and they can stand and speak even when they meet the emperor; and ordinary officials have to behave politely in front of practitioners.

"Master Zhou, I'm Gu Xu from the Exorcism Division, who is in charge of solving this case," Gu Xu stepped forward and nodded slightly, "You should have an impression of me."

"Of course," Zhou Jiaoyu's round face was filled with a complimenting smile, "this officer has seen Gu Shaoxia's name on the Exorcism Division Merit List more than once. Today, I finally have the honor to meet each other. An extraordinary young hero."

While speaking, Zhou Jiaoyu's legs were still shaking involuntarily.

The fear in his heart had obviously not dissipated.

He knew that Gu Xu in front of him was his only life-saving straw.

Although this young man looks weak, he represents Daqi Exorcism Division after all.

If you want to exorcise the ghosts in the county school and prevent yourself and the students from falling prey to ghosts, you must rely on this young man.

"Take me to the haunted place to see!" Gu Xu said in a flat tone, "I want to see what kind of ghost they are, and dare to make waves in our Daqi official school."

Zhou Jiaoyu hesitated.

He stood in front of the threshold, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally gritted his teeth and walked in with his legs raised.

Gu Xu followed behind him expressionlessly.

However, as soon as they entered the door, there was a black shadow "whoosh", passing in front of the two of them like lightning.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" Zhou Jiaoyu screamed out in fright.

He staggered back a few steps, nearly tripping over the threshold.

"Calm down, Lord Zhou," Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly, "That's just a cat."

"Yes... I made a fuss." Zhou Jiaoyu forced a smile on his pale face.

At this moment, Zhou Jiaoyu couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get in.

A dignified official, screamed by a cat... If this kind of thing is said, it will become a laughing stock in the eyes of everyone.

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Go through the hanging flower gate and follow the veranda all the way.

There was silence in the school.

Only the slight wind and the sound of their breathing could be heard.

In this deadly atmosphere, Zhou Jiaoyu felt more and more flustered, and the silk shirt on his body was already soaked in cold sweat.

He even wanted to turn around and run away immediately from this spooky place.

However, thinking of his responsibilities as a teacher and the safety of the lives of the survivors, he bravely continued to lead the way for Gu Xu, hoping to provide some help within his capacity.

At this moment, the sound of reading reading suddenly sounded in the empty county school, gradually becoming clearer from far to near.

"Gu... Gu Shaoxia, that's... that's the voice!" Zhou Jiaoyu stretched out his finger and pointed forward, and said stumblingly, his teeth chattering in his mouth.

But Gu Xu didn't change his face.

He stood still, listened carefully for a few seconds, and then commented: "Lord Zhou, listen carefully, these ghosts are reciting the "Four Books Annotations"... Well, they also recited two wrong words."

Zhou Jiaoyu glanced at him with the eyes of monsters, and sighed silently in his heart: As expected of a cultivator of the Exorcism Division, when encountering such a strange situation, the focus of attention is different from that of ordinary people.

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The source of the sound of reading is a lecture hall in the northwest corner.

Gu Xu pushed open the door and walked straight in.

It was dark inside.

The pale moonlight slanted into the room through the carved window lattice, barely able to outline the outline of the table and chairs.

"Let me go to the concierge to get a lantern..." Zhou Jiaoyu suggested in a low voice.

"Don't bother." Gu Xu replied lightly.

As he spoke, he took out a booklet from his pocket, tore a page of paper, and quickly drew a few complex runes on the paper with charcoal.

If you don't know how to draw talismans, you will make ghosts and gods laugh; if you know how to draw talismans, you will be shocked by ghosts and gods.

Zhou Jiaoyu stood on the side and watched him draw a talisman. In a trance, he heard a faint exclamation from the distant horizon; if he looked closely, but if he looked closely, he felt that the sound was like his own hallucination and could not be found at all. shadows.

In the blink of an eye, the talisman was formed.

Gu Xu put away the charcoal and folded the talisman paper in his hand twice, only to see that the talisman paper instantly turned into a bright red lantern, emitting a blood-red halo.

Zhou Jiaoyu was stunned.

As a senior official, he had seen other practitioners take action to destroy ghosts before.

But it was the first time he had witnessed such a strange and mysterious spell.

"Gu Shaoxia really isn't an ordinary cultivator!" Zhou Jiaoyu couldn't help muttering with emotion, "These methods are truly extraordinary!"

"The basic operation is not worth boasting about." Gu Xu smiled slightly and said modestly.

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Under the light of the lantern, several figures sitting in the corner of the lecture hall came into sight of the two of them.

It was a few men dressed as scholars.

They were dressed in tee shirts and Confucian scarves, their faces were haggard, and their expressions were haggard;

At first glance, I thought it was a scholar who spent sleepless nights, stayed up late and studied hard for the imperial examinations.

Just after seeing the faces of these scholars, Zhou Jiaoyu was frightened again and screamed "Ah-".

His legs also became limp, and he could barely stand still only by reaching out to support the wall beside him.

"Lord Zhou seems to like to scream a lot this week!" Gu Xu glanced at him, and silently put a label on him in his heart.

At the same time, these scholars also heard Zhou Jiaoyu's voice.

They put down the books in their hands, walked to Zhou Jiaoyu one by one, and saluted him as a disciple.

"I have seen Lord Zhou."

"Master Zhou is really working hard. At midnight, he is still worried about our studies."

"Master Zhou, the students are stupid, and they failed again this year. I really can't help you for your kindness of teaching."

"Master Zhou, please believe me, in three years, I will definitely be able to pass the exam and make a name for you!"

"..."

Looking at the familiar faces, Zhou Jiaoyu took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and said:
"Wei Ming, Jiang Wenyuan, He Xiaoliang, Chu Chunhua... Didn't you all die eight years ago? I was the one who built the tombstones for you in person."

The few scholars whose names were called looked at each other, blank faces, and did not understand what he was saying.

　Thank you for the many uninteresting rewards!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)