Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 145 Entry
The detective Chu Wei of the Exorcist Department of Le'an County, code-named "Bi Fang", is 21 years old this year. He is good at fire-attribute magic. , without any success.

When his colleagues asked him: "I heard that there are many masters in the 'Shenji Camp', are you ranked among them?"

Chu Wei smiled embarrassedly and said, "It's so-so, I can barely squeeze into the top ten."

Hearing this, colleagues would all look at him and exclaim, "Then you're not bad at it!"

But the fact is——

There are only nine second-level monks in the "Shenji Battalion" reserve.

He is ninth on the list.

Sometimes even Chu Wei himself can't figure out why the headquarters of the Exorcism Department would pick someone like him into the "Divine Machine Camp".

"Perhaps the chief was drunk that day, and accidentally ticked my name on the list!" He guessed this way more than once.

Perhaps Chu Wei's active speech in the "Discussion Room" today will make people think that he is a passionate and cheerful talker.

In fact, however, in the real world, he is dull, reserved, and even somewhat inferior.

Even though he has extremely rich inner activities.

But as long as he communicates with people face to face, he will be nervous and anxious, and unconsciously forget what he is about to say.

Because of his personality and the fact that all the officials and yamen servants in Le'an County are male, there are almost no opposite sex in his social circle except his mother.

Until he met the "Kirin Girl" in "The Realm of Discourse".

Although that day, Chu Wei did not perform well in the "Land of Discourse on Dao" and was suppressed by the "Tianlong Realm", but the "Kirin Girl" still praised him with a smile, "Brother, you are so amazing." , "Brother, your strength must be stronger than this", "Good brother, don't be discouraged, if I didn't use a tricky method, I'm afraid it would be impossible to win you"...

These words of "Kirin" left a deep impression on Chu Wei.

In his opinion, this monk code-named "Kirin" must be a beautiful and kind girl.

She defeated herself, but instead of being complacent or cynical, she gently comforted his wounded heart.

That's why Chu Wei couldn't wait to see "Girl Qilin".

He also knew very well that with his mediocre status and cultivation, he might not even be worthy of being the other party's friend.

But as long as he can see each other, he is content.

"It's just, 'Girl Qilin', why don't you want to see me so much?" Chu Wei sat by the bed and sighed silently, "Is it because I'm really bad?"

Even though he had just swallowed an "Eternal Brightness Pill", he was still restless and unable to calm down and enter the cultivation state.

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at the same time.

In another room of "Tongfu Inn".

"It turns out that this young man named 'Gu Xu' is stronger than I expected."

"Candle Dragon" Chen Yanping sat on a bamboo chair, holding the "Shenji Token" in his hand, staring at the code name "Suzaku", thinking silently in his heart.

In the Great Qi Dynasty, Chen, Zhao, and Shen were all powerful.

However, their respective fields of penetration are different.

The Chen family in Xiangyang pursued the way of "becoming an official with talents and governing the country with the family", studied classics and history, and trained a large number of family children and disciples to serve as officials in the court.

In the Great Qi Dynasty Hall, almost three out of every ten civil servants could be related to the Chen family in various ways.

In addition, the current empress Chen Anzhi is the sister of the head of the Chen family—that is to say, Princess Zhaoning is also the niece of the head of the Chen family.

It can be seen from this that the influence of the Chen family in Xiangyang on the political situation in Daqi is no small matter.

The Zhao family in Youzhou is pursuing the way of killing on the battlefield, and the family's children have basically fought in the army, so they have a deep connection with the Daqi army.

In addition, Zhao Changying, the head of the Zhao family, Yan Guogong, is a saint in the world, and few people would dare to provoke them.

As for the Jinling Shen family, what they pursue is the way to make money through business, and they have been the richest family in the Qi Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Their family property is countless, including not only the elixir, magic weapon, talisman seal, etc. provided to practitioners, but also food, salt transportation, tea, silk, etc. that are related to people's livelihood.

The Shi family, which owns several alchemy workshops, can only be regarded as small troubles in front of the Jinling Shen family.

After all, for a behemoth like Jinling Shen, every key decision may affect the economic lifeline of the entire country.

Of course, this does not mean that other families do not have their own industries.

It's just that among all the families, the Shen family of Jinling stands out.

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As a member of the Xiangyang Chen Clan, Chen Yanping naturally possessed much more information than most members of the "Shenji Battalion".

He has long learned from family channels that a genius monk named "Gu Xu" appeared in Yishui County, Qingzhou Prefecture, Jiaodong Province, Daqi. , solved the case of Lu's haunted house, and became the new owner of "Jinghong Pen"; in addition, he also learned the "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven" which is famous for being difficult to understand.

"When you go to the Laoshan ruins this time, besides looking for the immortal inheritance, I have another task for you," Chen Shandao, the head of the Chen family, once explained to Chen Yanping, "find a way to win over this young man named 'Gu Xu'.

"You should be very clear about what a young monk like him who has no background but holds a famous weapon means to our Chen family and the Daqi Dynasty."

"But, Father, Chief Luo values ​​him very much now," Chen Yanping once questioned, "If we go directly to recruit him, I'm afraid it will displease Lord Si Chief?"

"You don't need to deliberately recruit him, you just need to make friends with him," Chen Shandao explained, "If you have a chance in the future, you can introduce him to Su Hui."

Chen Suhui is the youngest prostitute daughter of the patriarch Chen Shandao. Because of her cleverness and strong comprehension, she has always been favored by Chen Shandao.

"Father, do you want Su Hui to marry him?" Chen Yanping felt a little inconceivable after guessing what his father was thinking.

"To be precise, I want that kid surnamed Gu to marry into the Chen family," Chen Shandao replied, "Our Chen family originally only had a famous artifact, the 'Holy Words Book'.

"However, as long as that Gu Xu also becomes a member of our Chen family, we will have two famous utensils."

Daughters are important.

But it can also be used as a bargaining chip in front of a powerful famous weapon.

This is the implication that Chen Shandao wants to express.

Chen Yanping nodded, agreeing with his father's point of view.

He knew that for the heirs of a family like them, marriage was just a tool to form a relationship—just like Chen Yanping himself, whether it was Xiaohan when he proposed to marry him, or marrying Yao Sirou now, it was all for profit.

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So, after receiving his father's instructions, Chen Yanping began to inquire about Gu Xu's news as soon as he arrived in Laizhou Mansion.

But now, when he saw the speeches of the people in the "Discussion Room"—especially the sentence "He broke my 'Tianlong Domain'" from "Kirin", he immediately guessed "Suzaku" and "Kirin" The identities of the two.

"Suzaku" must be Gu Xu who mastered the "Seven Burning Styles".

"Kirin" should be the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen—because Chen Yanping knew that Xiao Shangzhen was the only member of the royal family in the team going to the Laoshan ruins.

The "Dragon Heart Sutra" is a practice that cannot be passed on to the imperial family of Daqi.

"Hehe, 'Girl Qilin'...I didn't expect that my cousin was so interesting," Chen Yanping thought with a smile, "and that guy Gu Xu...except for the 'Burning Sky Seven Styles' and the 'Jinghong Pen' 'Besides, he actually has so many extraordinary means. If he can really join our Chen family, my lord father should be very happy."

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After reading the news in the "Discussion Room", Gu Xu put away the "Shenji Token", swallowed an "Eternal Brightness Pill", closed his eyes and began to practice quietly.

He knew his identity had been exposed.

But he didn't mind it.

I will be meeting with everyone soon, and it will be a matter of time before I get exposed.

Anyway, he has always been a person who looks the same, and never sets himself up in the "land of discussing the Tao", and naturally he will not "die at the sight of the light".

So that night, he practiced for four hours without distraction.

Until the next morning, his "Shenji Token" received a message from "Qingluan".

[Qingluan: Fellow Daoist "Suzaku", in our battle at the beginning of the month, your talisman skills were so profound and mysterious, I was very impressed.And I also encountered some questions about spells recently, I wonder if you can give me some advice? 】

　Thank you for the 200 rewards from the African Emirates!

　　PS: I don’t know if you have noticed that the names of the characters of the Xiangyang Chen family are all from "The Analects of Confucius".

　　Chen Anzhi: From "The Analects of Confucius Ji Shi", "If you come, you will be safe".

　　Chen Yanping: From "The Analects of Confucius. Gongye Chang" "Yan Pingzhong is good at making friends with others, and respects them for a long time."

　　Chen Suhui: From "The Analects of Confucius·Bayi Pian" in "Painting after the event".

　　Chen Shandao: From "The Analects of Confucius · Tabor Pian" "Believe in learning, keep dying and be kind".

　　
　
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