Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 164 The Decree
"No problem." Gu Xu readily agreed.

Under normal circumstances, the owners of the twelve weapons have the ability to fight across borders.

But after Gu Xu obtained the "Shocking Brush", he never had the chance to fight face-to-face with monks of the third realm or above, except in the "land of discussing the Tao".

He was really curious about how powerful a third-level cultivator with supernatural powers could display in reality.

"Relax, I will be very gentle." Hearing his affirmative answer, Shi Xiaohan smiled like a flower.

And not far from them, the maid Chenxi squatted and wiped the floor while looking at the young boy and girl who were talking and laughing.

Shi Xiaohan is a young lady who has no airs.

On weekdays, she always regarded Chen Xi as a sister who talked about everything, and told her what she saw and heard every day.

However, as soon as this Master Gu from the Exorcism Department comes to the Shi family's mansion, Chen Xi will instantly feel that he has become a superfluous person, and is forgotten by Shi Xiaohan.

In the girl's apricot-like eyes, there seemed to be only one person left.

"It seems that Miss has really grown up." Chen Xi smiled and shook his head, thinking silently in his heart.

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In the next period of time, with the assistance of the servants of the Shi family, Gu Xu quickly prepared several home-cooked dishes such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried shredded potatoes, and tofu with minced meat, and served them on the table.

Shi Xiaohan was already sitting at the dining table waiting.

She sniffed the aroma of the hot food, and couldn't help but suck her saliva.

Although the ingredients of these dishes are cheap, they are not as good as the delicacies, big fish and meat she usually eats; they don't look delicate at all, and they are not as good as the Jiangnan dim sum she used to eat.

But for some reason, these few dishes had an extraordinary attraction to her.

Like a cookie for a birthday.

She glanced at the handsome young man sitting across the table, only to feel that he seemed to have mastered a magical spell, able to firmly grasp her stomach.

Then she picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started to eat hungrily.

The few dishes were swept away by her in an instant, and even the bottom of the bowl was licked clean by her.

Gu Xu noticed that while she was eating, a taotie-shaped pattern loomed behind her—the lines became more and more complicated as time went by.

He knew that this was when Shi Xiaohan was adding layers of "Gluttony Seal".

"If I'm not wrong, although she eats more than before, most of the food's energy will be absorbed by the 'Glutton Seal', which won't make her gain weight," Gu Xu looked at her petite body, She silently guessed in her heart, "The girls on the earth in the previous life must be very envious of her physique that can't eat fat!"

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After the meal, the two came to the spacious courtyard of Shi Mansion.

The sycamore trees in the courtyard had already shed all their leaves and were bare, looking chilling and cold under the blue-gray sky.

Shi Xiaohan changed into a clean dress.

The cold wind blew up the corners of her skirt, revealing the delicate pale pink embroidered shoes, and also made the mandarin duck hairpins on her head jingle when they collided.

And she carried a heavy machete on her back.

It's not the "Kunwu" she can't put it down, but an ordinary weapon used to practice sword skills on weekdays.

"You do it first!" She looked at Gu Xu, smiled and said to him, "See if you can break my defense."

As soon as she finished speaking, the complicated Taotie pattern appeared behind her again.

Immediately, a translucent spherical barrier appeared around her.

This barrier is like air bubbles in the water, enveloping her tightly; and on the surface of the barrier, complex lines can be vaguely glimpsed, glowing with colorful light.

At this moment, she looks like a fairy fairy who lives in a bubble in a fairy tale.

This is the defensive form of the "Seal of Gluttony".

"Then I'm coming!" Gu Xu smiled.

Immediately, with a thought in his mind, he took out a "Body Binding Talisman" and a "True Flame Talisman" from "Xianyunju", and threw them towards where Shi Xiaohan was.

These are the two kinds of talismans he has mastered most proficiently besides the "ghost-killing talisman".

After many improvements by him, the power of these two talismans has more than doubled that of the original version—otherwise, he would not be able to use the same talisman seal to make the same talisman The teacher's "Qingluan" Du Jingjing was completely powerless to fight back.

Shi Xiaohan stood motionless on the spot, with no thought of dodging at all.

As expected, when the two talismans flew halfway, they were stopped by Shi Xiaohan's "bubbles", and soon burned brightly, and then turned into black ashes.

"Just such a harmless attack, do you look down on this heroine?" Shi Xiaohan raised his chin, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said to Gu Xu in a cadenced tone, "Work harder for me, take out your It's the real skill!"

Gu Xu glanced at her with a helpless smile on his face.

He knew that this girl used to listen to stories of heroes and heroes-so, as long as she was fighting, she would involuntarily enter the second state.

"Since Shi Nuxia said so, then I won't be merciful anymore!" Hearing her words, Gu Xu responded with a smile, and simply accompanied her to have a hero addiction.

In the next few minutes, Gu Xu found that apart from using the "Jinghong Brush" and the "Seven Burning Styles", most of his other methods were unable to break through the defensive barrier of Shi Xiaohan's "Glutton Seal".

It wasn't until he used the "Firefly Flame" spell to turn the dead branches and leaves all over the ground into fireflies flying all over the sky, that the colorful "bubbles" around Shi Xiaohan disappeared.

"What's the name of your move? It looks very powerful!" Shi Xiaohan opened his eyes wide, looking at the orange shimmer floating around in the courtyard, and asked Gu Xu curiously.

"'Yingyan'." Gu Xu replied.

"Which 'firefly', which 'flame'?" Shi Xiaohan obviously had never heard of this name before.

"The 'firefly' of 'firefly', the 'flame' of 'flame'."

"What a romantic name!" She couldn't help exclaiming.

When she heard Gu Xu's explanation, she couldn't help but see the beautiful picture of last summer night in her mind - she was holding a round fan, sitting under the sycamore tree in the courtyard of Shifu, the sky was full of bright stars, and the surroundings were sparkling. Glowing fireflies.

At that moment, she felt like she was swimming in an ocean of stars.

So she silently decided that this summer she must call Gu Xu to the yard to watch fireflies together - the appearance of the fireflies shining in his eyes must be very beautiful.

"Yes!" Gu Xu laughed.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the focus of boys and girls is really different.

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Next, according to the plan, the two began to experiment with the attack form of the "Seal of Gluttony".

"I will control my true energy in the second level, and I will definitely not hurt you." Shi Xiaohan said seriously.

After Gu Xu was ready, she pulled out a heavy machete from her back and slashed towards his position.

In the cold light of the broadsword, a gluttonous figure loomed indistinctly, and for a moment the broadsword was wrapped in the howling wind, with the momentum of overwhelming mountains and seas.

"She seems to have underestimated my ability too!" Gu Xu thought silently as he looked at the big knife coming towards him.

"The Seal of Gluttony" doubled the power of Shi Xiaohan's sword.

But because Shi Xiaohan deliberately suppressed his strength, it did not pose any threat to Gu Xu.

Gu Xu stood where he was, neither dodging nor using any spells.

Instead, gather the true essence in the body to the fingertips to build a buffer barrier.

"Watch me catch the sword with my bare hands!"

In the next second, he stretched out his hand and clamped Shi Xiaohan's blade with two fingers.

The big knife could no longer move an inch.

The gluttonous phantom above the blade disappeared.

"Xiaohan, you can actually work harder, I can bear it," he said jokingly, "you don't have to deliberately suppress the realm like this."

As he spoke, he let go of his hand.

The girl then withdrew her sword.

"Then do it again?"

"Okay."

This time, Shi Xiaohan no longer suppressed the true energy in his body, and concentrated all his power on the machete, and the phantom of Taotie also became very clear. A chilling vicious air.

Gu Xu clearly felt the majestic momentum brewing on the sword——

It was as if the blade was carrying the weight of a mountain.

As long as this knife is cut down, the mountain will collapse rumblingly, annihilating all living beings under the mountain.

Gu Xu involuntarily raised his vigilance.

The real energy in his body was ready to go.

At the same time, he is always ready to take out the "Shocking Brush" from "Xianyunju".

Once he couldn't stop Shi Xiaohan's fierce attack purely by relying on his true energy, he had to use the "Jinghong Brush" technique of "full of wind and wind" to dissolve her saber momentum into invisible.

However, although Gu Xu made all the preparations, he didn't wait for the thunderous blow that he expected.

Shi Xiaohan held the big knife and stood motionless on the spot, not swinging the knife at him for a long time.

After a while, she sighed softly, slowly put down the big knife, and put it back into the scabbard on her back.

"Let's call it a day!" she said softly.

"Why?" Gu Xu looked down at her, feeling a little puzzled.

"Because... because I'm tired." Shi Xiaohan walked to him, raised his head, and looked at him with a pair of bright almond eyes.

Gu Xu frowned slightly.

The girl looked very energetic at this moment, not even a drop of sweat on her face, and she was still planning to strike him with a shocking knife just now.

How could it be that you were tired?
She must be lying!
Shi Xiaohan ignored his suspicious eyes.

She reached out and tugged at his sleeve, leading him towards the plane tree.

At this moment, her mood fluctuated.

She didn't want to admit that it was her instinct that stopped her at that moment.

Her intuition told her that once this knife was swung, its power would be extremely terrifying.

Although she is very confident in Gu Xu's strength.

But even if there was only a one in ten thousand possibility, she didn't want to see Gu Xu get hurt because of it.

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Afterwards, Shi Xiaohan also asked about what Gu Xu had seen and heard on Mount Lao, about the obstacles he encountered on the way up the mountain, about her father Shi Lei's recent condition, and about Gu Xu's experience in " Companions in the reserve forces of the "Shenji Battalion".

"Prince Daqi, accompanied by the head of the department, the sons of powerful families, the closed disciples of the Jiange pavilion master... Gu Xu, your companions in the Shenji camp are really amazing!"

Shi Xiaohan hugged his legs and sat on the ground under the bare plane tree.With half of her cheek resting on her knee, she looked sideways at Gu Xu beside her.

The cool wind blew up her pale pink skirt, revealing a white and smooth calf like porcelain, as well as a delicate and delicate ankle.

"Of course, you are even more amazing!" She paused for a moment, and then said, "You were able to step on them all and successfully climbed to the top of Laoshan Mountain! It's really unexpected!"

Is this the business bragging session that he is most familiar with and good at?

Gu Xu smiled and responded: "But it's still not as good as the Women of Time. The Women of Time are now the third-level powerhouses, and they also have such powerful supernatural powers as the 'Glutton Seal'. In front of them, you can just as well." Show your skills."

"But I failed to be selected for the 'Divine Machine Battalion'..."

"That's not your problem. It's the lack of insight from the headquarters of the Exorcist Division."

"..."

Shi Xiaohan kept giggling while chatting.

Her silver bell-like laughter echoed throughout the time mansion.

When the sky gradually dimmed, it was time for Gu Xu to leave.

Shi Xiaohan kept sending him to the door, wanting to persuade him to stay a little longer, but he didn't say anything.

However, at this moment, a dazzling blue light flashed in the dark night sky.

It was a monk flying with a sword.

Before Gu Xu could react, he landed in front of Shifu's gate.

At this time, Gu Xu finally recognized that this beardless man in a dark blue brocade robe was Cao Tong, the eunuch of Da Qi Bingbi.

Not long ago, it was this eunuch who sent the fourth prince Xiao Shangzhen who had been poisoned by the "Shengsheng Pill" back to the capital.

In Cao Tong's hand, he held a bright yellow scroll.

In the Daqi Dynasty, only the emperor was eligible to use this bright yellow color.

"Is this the legendary imperial decree?" Gu Xu thought silently in his heart.

He remembered that in the film and television dramas in his previous life, there was a very grand ceremony for receiving the imperial edict.Unexpectedly, in the Daqi Dynasty, a eunuch was simply sent over.

"Maybe it's because this is a world with practitioners. Sending a monk who can fly with a sword to read out the imperial decree can improve efficiency."

The eunuch Cao Tong glanced at Gu Xu, and said to him lightly: "Gu Jingli, accept the order!"

Gu Xu immediately bowed and saluted.

I only heard Cao Tong announce the imperial decree of Emperor Tianxing:

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the decree says:

"Rewarding the virtuous and capable is a book of the imperial court; to show off the talented is also a good way to teach. The Exorcist Department of Yishui County has experienced Gu Xu, who cleans himself and cultivates himself, and is strict with others. His Taoist qualifications are the first among his peers; Yi De Shuo Xue is the ancestor of the Bai family.

"The system of one king, both counselors and rulers.

"You can take the post of servant and read, and let him take care of you, with all your wings.

"According to the previous experience of Chongyishui Exorcist Division, the officials will be dismissed as before."

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Notes:

(1) For part of the content of the imperial edict, refer to "Emperor Hongzhi's Order of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty" and "Self-written Statement".

(2) Give him care and full wings: Let him train and maintain (the prince) so that (the prince) has full wings.

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