Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 232 Tea "Employing People" and the Second Form of "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven"
Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin glanced at each other, then at Gu Xu, then stood up and bowed to Luo Sishou to leave.

Today, they have long been accustomed to Chief Luo's special treatment of Gu Xu.

On the one hand, they are deeply envious;
On the other hand, they are used to the majestic appearance of Luo Sishou before—if one day Luo Sishou poured tea for them with a friendly face like he did to Gu Xu, they would probably be scared into nightmares, thinking that they He must have done something wrong and offended Mr. Si.

Soon, only Gu Xu and Luo Chuan were left in the small attic.

Luo Chuan pointed to the white jade teapot on the table, and said with a smile, "Do you still need tea?"

Gu Xu shook his head and politely declined, saying that there was still some tea left in his cup.

It is not difficult to see that Luo Chuan loves tea as much as Yan Guogong Zhao Changying likes to drink, Chu Fengge likes to appear before others, Shangguan Jin likes nice clothes and rouge, and Shi Xiaohan likes food.

Every time he pours tea for Gu Xu, there are subtle differences in taste. The color of the soup is either emerald green or amber, but they are all bright and fresh, clear and transparent, and the texture looks excellent, no doubt it is a big tea. The famous and precious tea species in the Qi Dynasty.

I don't know how many kinds of tea he has collected in private.

"Gu Xiaoyou, I actually have two questions I want to talk to you about this trial in the 'Pot of Warming'." Luo Chuan paused, and then said, "The 'beware of your own clan' just mentioned, One of them. Can you guess the other?"

Gu Xu thought for a moment, thought of the "Lord Yelang" surrounded by hundreds of ghosts, and guessed: "Another question...is how we should deal with enemies who are much stronger than ourselves?"

"No." Luo Chuan shook his head with a smile and said, "It's how to make good use of my companions."

"Use your companion well?" Gu Xu frowned slightly.

"Everyone has their own field of expertise, and they also have defects in ability or character," Luo Chuan explained, "Perhaps, when you were an official in Yishui County, most of the ghost-killing tasks were done by yourself Completed.

"But as your cultivation level and official position improve, you will face more and more powerful ghosts in the future, and you will need to act with your companions most of the time.

"Under such circumstances, you have to fully understand each companion, and then put the right person in the right position in order to maximize his effectiveness.

"For example, Chu Fengge, he has excellent talent, strong real energy, and his cultivation level is far ahead of his peers, and he also possesses rare and powerful supernatural powers like 'Weed'; but his fighting style is relatively simple, and his temperament is impetuous and aggressive. , keen to show off in front of colleagues, lack of careful consideration in doing things.

"A person like him, if he can suppress his arrogance, he will become an excellent thug, a fierce fighter who breaks through the enemy's line, but it is difficult to be alone, and it is impossible to become the coach of the side. If you give him too much trust, he is bound to cause trouble."

Speaking of this, Luo Chuan shook his head lightly, and showed Gu Xu an expression of "you understand".

Then he took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued: "For another example, Shangguan Jin, her cultivation aptitude is not particularly outstanding, and her understanding is only at the upper-middle level among the geniuses in Luojing City. But , in terms of hard work, there should be very few people in Luojing City who can match her...Of course, Gu Xiaoyou, you are definitely one of them.

"And she also masters many tricks, such as poisons, curses... these unpopular things, she is willing to learn.

"Perhaps it's because of her various encounters when she was young. In order to achieve her goal, she can do whatever she can - she will be opportunistic, she will use others, and she will say a lot of nice things in front of you to gain your favor and trust.

"In addition, although she looks well-behaved and easy-going, in fact, she rarely really recognizes a person—especially her superiors. Unless you are good enough to hold her down...otherwise, she will be like a bird from the outside Like a stray cat picked up from home, it appears to be obedient to you, but in fact it only wants to secretly plan to kill you, and then turn itself into the master.

"Fortunately, Gu Xiaoyou, she appreciates you very much now. You are safe for the time being."

While speaking, Luo Sishou glanced at Gu Xu with a smile, took a sip of tea, and continued: "If a person like her can truly convince her, she will become a capable assistant. An excellent staff, and a sharp sword in the dark, who can do things for you that you are inconvenient to do yourself... However, you have to remember that she is more suitable to stay in the shadow than to be in the sun among."

Gu Xu held the teacup and listened silently to Luo Chuan's words.

Hot air rose from the cup and condensed into white mist in this cold weather, making his vision slightly blurred.

He felt that Luo Chuan's words did not seem to be discussing with him the trial of the "Warming Pot" or the cooperative relationship among colleagues.

It's more like standing in the perspective of a superior, understanding how to know people and be good at their duties.

If the word "companion" in his words was replaced with "subordinate", there would be no sense of disobedience at all, and it would even be more appropriate.

"Could it be that Chief Luo wanted to train me to be his successor because of my outstanding talent?" Such a guess appeared in Gu Xu's mind, "So today I take this opportunity to teach me the legendary 'employing skills' road'?"

Gu Xu currently has no interest in running the Exorcism Department.

His current dream is to cultivate to the seventh level or above as soon as possible, find out and deal with the Kongxuan Sanren hiding in the dark, then marry a wife and have children, and become a happy, wealthy and idle person; People around are not harmed by ghosts.

Because of this, during Luo Chuan's speech, he remained silent.

After Luo Chuan finished speaking, Gu Xu thought for a few seconds, and then asked in a not-so-serious tone: "Then, my lord, what kind of person am I in your eyes?"

Luo Chuan glanced at his eyes, then looked down at the white jade teapot on the table, smiled and replied: "I don't think I'm qualified to make such an evaluation now."

At this time, he suddenly saw the empty teacups of Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin still on the table - during the period just now, neither of them had the guts to pick up the teapot and pour tea for themselves.

Then, Luo Chuan flicked his sleeves lightly, and the two empty teacups disappeared from the table out of thin air.

Then, with a thought in his mind, he conjured up two old booklets out of thin air, and then handed his hands in front of Gu Xu.

"Gu Xiaoyou, this is a good thing specially prepared for you," he said with a faint smile, "Please take a look."

Gu Xu reached out to take the booklet.

He heard from Shangguan Jin this morning that as long as he passes the trial, he will be able to get a reward from Luo Sishou - the content of the reward will be something that each of them very much hopes to get.

Gu Xu first looked at the first booklet, and found a line of scrawled handwriting on it: "About how to learn the second form of "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven"—'Bright Candle'."

"This booklet is the notes written by Daqi Guoshi and his younger brother He Yiqun after learning the second style of "Seven Burning Heavens" created by Chi Yangzi - they want to use their own experience to help future generations understand " The obscure true meaning of Dao in "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven".

"Of course, after reading this notebook, most people still don't understand the "Seven Styles of Burning Heaven", and are even more confused and confused.

"But Gu Xiaoyou, you are different from them. I believe that with your understanding, you only need a little advice from your predecessors, and you can immediately see the blue sky through the clouds.

"So I personally think that it should be of some help to you."

Gu Xu nodded and sincerely thanked Chief Luo.

Before this, it took him less than one night to master the first form of "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven", "Firefly Flame".At that time, Chi Yangzi's apprentice He Yiqun was deeply shocked by his astonishing learning speed and unimaginably terrifying comprehension.

But when he was learning the second style "Bright Candle", his comprehension progress suddenly stagnated.

He spent some time thinking about the true meaning of the Dao, but he couldn't get any results.

In order to avoid delaying his practice, he put aside the "Seven Forms of Burning Heaven" for the time being, and focused his energy on improving his cultivation.When you encounter a suitable opportunity in the future and relevant inspiration occurs in your head, you can reopen it and think about it carefully.

until today.

When he saw this notebook, he suddenly felt that he might be able to find the answer he wanted from it.

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