Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 240 The battle of the talisman, all parties are in place

Mo Li stretched his waist and walked out the door, only to see light rain and hazy fog.

Longmen Academy has stopped all classes today.

There is no high-spirited talk from the teachers, and no competition from the students.

Everyone gathered in the corridors on both sides of the courtyard with the mentality of watching the excitement.

In the past, it was common for Longmen Academy to appoint new teachers.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the qualifications of the candidates are sufficient, one is nominated by the dean and the other is appointed by the imperial court, it can be done quietly and easily without causing any splashes.

But this time, for a teaching position, several well-known talisman masters will compete face-to-face here. The Grand Master of Qi, the head of the Exorcist Department, and Princess Zhaoning, who is known as the "No. [-] Beauty in Luojing", will also come in person Come and watch.

In the eyes of everyone, these great figures are originally high above and exist in the clouds.

But now, they are willing to come down from the clouds and come to the mortal world, just to watch a teaching selection.

This undoubtedly caused a strong sensation in the circle of practitioners in Luojing City.

Amidst the heated discussion among the crowd, this talisman contest unknowingly had new gimmicks—for example, "Who is the strongest talisman master under the Daqi State Master?" What is the gap between them", "Who is better at cultivating talents among Longmen Academy, the aristocratic clan and the Exorcism Division"...

Some comments may sound exaggerated, or may be suspected of deliberately provoking war.

But no matter what, on this special day, the eyes of the whole capital are focused on Longmen Academy.

Many people even made a special trip to the hillsides and open spaces near the academy, not wanting to enter the academy to observe the whole competition process, but just to be able to watch the saints and candidates from a distance outside the gate, and they are satisfied.

In contrast, the teachers and students of Longmen Academy are much luckier.

They seem to have grabbed tickets to the VIP area in the front row in a highly anticipated performance, and they can watch the competition between the talisman masters up close.

In such an atmosphere, although Mo Li had already made full preparations, he still inevitably felt a little nervous.

After seeing the crowd of onlookers, he involuntarily went into the room again, rearranged his hair, changed into new clothes that he had never worn before, then stood in front of the mirror and stared at himself for a long time, confirming that There was no dirt on his face, so he straightened up again and walked out of the room.

"Brother Mo, how are you preparing?"

"Senior brother Mo, we are going to meet the saint soon, will you be nervous?"

"Senior Brother Mo, the glory of our Longmen Academy depends on you!"

"Senior Brother Mo, I have two friends from the Exorcist Department. Every time we meet, they always brag in front of me that the kid named Gu Xu is the best in the world in talisman and seal. I'm dead! Brother Mo, they are insulting you, today you must take this opportunity to teach that ignorant kid a lesson, don't let them be so frightened!"

"Speaking of this Gu Xu... Ever since the Lantern Festival, my fiancée has been chanting this kid's name in my ears all day long, saying that I am not as good as him in appearance, status or strength... Well, I admit that I really can't compare to him. But Brother Mo, you must be much better than that kid... He is only 17 years old and has only practiced for a year. What kind of talisman does he know? Tear off the halo and let my fiancée know that he is just a person with a vain name and is not worth thinking about at all!"

"..."

To be honest, since Gu Xu came to Luojing City, he has spent most of his time in his room to practice, and he is considered humble and polite when interacting with people, he doesn't provoke others, and he doesn't take the initiative to get involved in any troublesome things.

However, after the Qingzhou Mansion Incident and the Lantern Festival Competition, with his outstanding appearance and astonishing strength, he has a large number of admirers in the capital.

Among these admirers, especially Gu Xu's colleagues and fellow countrymen, they often brag about "Gu Xu of Qingzhou crossed the border and beat up geniuses from all walks of life in the capital", "Master Gu's cultivation talent is unrivaled"...

Although these words are basically the truth, if they say too much, they may annoy others to a certain extent.

In addition, in Luojing City, the young monks trained by the Exorcist Division and Longmen Academy often dislike each other in private——

Most of the former are from the civilian class, and think that the rich and powerful children of Longmen Academy are flowers in the greenhouse, and killing a "demon" will make their legs weak in fright; Salary cares about every detail, and never knows how to study more esoteric Taoism.

In addition, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan also beat up the prestigious Jia Xiuguang and Gao Lang of Longmen Academy in the Lantern Festival competition respectively.

So before he knew it, Gu Xu created a wave of hatred in Longmen Academy, causing the students of the academy—especially the male students to regard him as a lifelong enemy, and unanimously decided that "this beast should be punished".

Mo Li, on the other hand, became a hero born at the historic moment, carrying the hope of all the students of the academy.

His identity is Dean Li's cousin.

But he is not the kind of ignorant young man who only depends on his relatives.

Many years ago, when he was still studying in the academy, his speed of practice and mastery of the knowledge of talismans were far ahead of everyone, and he was regarded as a role model.

Under such circumstances, the students all expected him to stand up, promote the prestige of the academy, and prevent this teaching position from being snatched away by outsiders.

"Why are you all afraid of this Gu Xu?" Hearing the words of the students in the academy, Mo Li frowned, "In my opinion, that casual cultivator named Zhao Xinran is the most threatening opponent. The time for personal practice of talisman is not long, so it is not worth fearing at all."

The students bowed their heads and remained silent.

Mo Li didn't go to the Lantern Festival celebration, so he didn't know how scary Gu Xu was.

However, some students in the academy have been to this year's Lantern Festival competition, and they were deeply impressed by Gu Xu's more than 200 improved versions of "Xuanbing Talismans". The duration and cooling effect of the Talisman" are far inferior to those drawn by Gu Xu.

"Perhaps Brother Mo's talisman and seal skills have improved a lot now!" the students silently guessed in their minds.

At this moment, Dean Li of Longmen Academy suddenly strode towards this side from the end of the corridor.

The students retreated to the sides one after another and saluted the dean.

Dean Li glanced at the students, and finally stopped in front of his cousin.

He took out a writing brush from his sleeve, handed it to Mo Li's hand, then held Mo Li's hand, looked into his eyes and said: "This writing brush is called 'Tranquilization Pen', it has accompanied me Ten years have allowed me to calm down, eliminate distracting thoughts, and maintain concentration when I am working and studying.

"Now I'm handing it over to you. I hope you can do your best today. In my opinion, the teaching position of Longmen Academy is best left to the people of Longmen Academy."

Mo Li took the brush and nodded seriously.

"I will not let you down."

………………

At the same time, Shen Qiu's carriage arrived outside the gate of the academy.

Steward Shao got out of the carriage first, put a footstool by the door, and then helped his young master get off the carriage.

"Jinling, Shen Qiu." Shen Qiu raised his head and announced his name to the gatekeeper of the academy.

He specially wore a newly sewn silk robe and newly bought boots today, trying to straighten his waist and not pay attention to other people's eyes.

However, when the janitor saw this ugly dwarf with a height of less than 1.4 meters, he was still stunned for a moment, unable to believe that the rumored "genius talisman master of the Jinling Shen family" had grown into such a deformed appearance .

"Do you have identification?" the doorman asked, narrowing his eyes.

Shen Qiu saw the other party's expression in his eyes.

On his waist, there is actually a jade pendant that only the children of the Shen family can wear - I don't know if the other party really didn't recognize it, or pretended not to recognize it.

He smiled, did not take off the jade pendant, but took out some white paper and a charcoal pencil from his pocket, and started to paint and draw.

The first piece of white paper turned into a grasshopper, jumping around on the ground; the second piece of white paper turned into a squirrel, whizzing up the big tree; the third piece of white paper turned into a butterfly, in the grass beside the road fly low...

"Master Shen, you can go in." Before he finished drawing, the gatekeeper said again.At this moment, his eyes were wide open, revealing the emotion of admiration.

Shen Qiu waved his hand, and the grasshoppers, squirrels and butterflies turned back into paper, and together with the charcoal pencils, he stuffed them back into his pockets.

Then he raised his head and strode into Longmen Academy.

…………

Gu Xu was the third candidate to arrive at Longmen Academy.

His style today is very low-key.

He didn't bring entourage, didn't engage in ceremonial guards, didn't wear "Qiyao uniform", didn't wear a black gauze hat - but changed into a plain blue shirt and put on a happy towel.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the academy.

He pushed the door and got out of the car.

When the drizzle falling from the sky is a few centimeters away from his head, it will automatically divert in all directions, so that his body will not get wet.

The hazy morning light illuminated his handsome face.

The crowd of onlookers couldn't help being amazed again and again, talking on both sides of the road.

"Is this Mr. Gu from the Exorcist Department? It's even more beautiful than the rumors describe."

"How can he have such a handsome face?"

"His temperament is not ordinary! He looks like an exiled immortal. Who would have thought that he was just an ordinary official in a small remote county?"

"..."

Some female students of Longmen Academy, before seeing Gu Xu's appearance, they were all unswerving supporters of Mo Li, and with the same enemy, they expressed that they would kill Gu Xu and maintain the glory of Longmen Academy.

But after seeing Gu Xu, they realized that they had become "traitors" unknowingly, and secretly hoped that Gu Xu would win the final victory.

"Master Gu is so good-looking... If he can stay in Longmen Academy to teach us, it seems to be pretty good!"

PS: Sorry, my neck hurts a bit at night, this chapter is late.

(End of this chapter)