Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 27

Surrounded by his entourage, Chu Fengge sat in a gorgeous six-carrying sedan chair and walked slowly towards the Exorcism Office.

"Xu San, how come there are nearly twice as many people here today than yesterday?" He stuck out half of his head from the sedan chair, looked at the bustling crowd not far away, and frowned slightly.

Xu San thought to himself: That is naturally because Gu Xu, a Yishui official, became famous yesterday and became the focus of attention.

But he didn't dare to say it.

Because he knows that Master Chu hates his subordinates to praise others for their excellence in front of him.

So Xu San replied with a smile: "They all made a special trip to admire your demeanor, Lord Chu."

Chu Fengge nodded in satisfaction, her eyebrows immediately stretched out.

Those noisy and noisy human voices seemed to become particularly pleasant at this moment.

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After Gu Xu finished breakfast, he returned the food box to Shi Xiaohan, turned and walked towards the yamen lobby.

"Hey, wait!" Shi Xiaohan suddenly stopped him.

Gu Xu stopped and turned around.

"Your turban is crooked, I'll take care of it for you." She hesitated for a moment and pointed to his head.

"Then there is Lord Lao Shi." Gu Xu smiled slightly and bent down.

Shi Xiaohan stood on tiptoe and reached out to tidy up his turban.

Her movements were clumsy.

After all, as the eldest lady of an official family, she doesn't do this often.

"Okay." After a while, she smiled contentedly, revealing a pair of white teeth, "A neat woman is what a Daqi official should look like."

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Ma Qin stood in the inner courtyard of the yamen, using the standing water on the ground as a mirror, silently tidying up his clothes.

He put the turban tightly over his head to hide his thinning hair.

Thinking of the upcoming assessment today, he sighed involuntarily.

Da Qi's descendants are too scary.

I don't know if I will have the opportunity to take off this tattered turban and replace it with the stylish black gauze hat in my lifetime.

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When the bell rang in the morning, Gu Xu and Ma Qin walked into the lobby of the yamen together.

Chu Fengge had already been waiting for them here.

He occupied the Taishi chair that originally belonged to Chen Jisheng in the center of the lobby.

At first glance, he seemed to be absent-minded, as arrogant as ever.

But in fact, the moment Gu Xu crossed the threshold, the corner of his eye had firmly locked on this talented young man.

The young man was thin, with a green face, and he seemed unable to even carry a gun.

But his eyes were unimaginably calm—

As if the frozen lake, even in this important occasion related to the future and destiny, there is not the slightest wave.

"It's a formidable enemy." Chu Fengge commented silently in his heart.

After a long silence, Chu Fengge picked up the white jade pot in his hand and introduced the two candidates in a plain tone:
"This jade pot, called 'Wen Gu Pot', is a precious magic weapon of Lord Si Shou.

"It can record the ghost cases in the history of the Exorcism Department in the form of illusion in the pot.

"As long as you recite a specific formula, you can let your consciousness enter a specific illusion in the pot and experience the past cases again.

"The monks at the headquarters of the Exorcism Division often conduct practical training in the illusion in the pot.

"And your next assessment will also be carried out in this 'Warming Pot'."

There are such amazing treasures in this world!

Hearing this, Ma Qin stared at the small and exquisite white jade pot and was amazed in his heart.

Gu Xu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and complained in his heart: It seems that what Mr. Chen said before was right.The so-called actual combat assessment is to go to the illusion to brush the copy.

Afterwards, Chu Fengge waved his sleeves lightly, and two jade talismans jumped up from the table and flew into the hands of Gu Xu and Ma Qin respectively.

"The requirements for this assessment are very simple," Chu Fengge continued, "As long as you kill all the ghosts in the illusion, you will pass the assessment.

"The formula for entering the 'Warming Pot' has been engraved on the jade talisman in your hands.

"If you feel that it is too difficult in the middle of the assessment and want to give up, crush the jade talisman - so that you can leave the illusion ahead of time.

"Do you have any more questions to ask?"

Before Gu Xu and Ma Qin could speak, Chu Fengge said to himself: "Since you have no problem, then this official will announce that today's actual combat assessment officially begins."

Gu Xu looked down at the jade talisman in his hand.

I saw a line of golden small seal characters engraved on it: "All appearances are false."

If Chu Fengge is right, this sentence is the formula for entering the illusion of "Wen Gu Hu".

"Brother Gu Xian, are you ready?" Ma Qin held the jade talisman tightly in his hand and said to Gu Xu beside him.

Gu Xu nodded.

Immediately, the two sat down with their knees crossed and recited the formula on the jade talisman softly.

The exquisitely carved "Wen Gu Hu" suddenly glowed with a milky white halo.

There was a faint sound of immortal music playing in the ears of the two of them.

Gu Xu slowly closed his eyes.

His consciousness gradually sank into the darkness, as if entering a sweet dream.

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After a long time.

A little gleam appeared in the dark.

Then the light spread, like ripples in the lake, occupying Gu Xu's entire field of vision.

He blinked, finally seeing the scene in front of him.

A river of smoke and water illuminates the clear blue sky, and people on both sides of the strait are connected by painted eaves.

The painting of the boat is reaching the horizon, and the wine flag is blowing outside.

Green willows and peach blossoms form a fresh and beautiful Jiangnan landscape.

It's like a wonderful fairyland, it's hard to believe that it really exists.

This was completely different from what Gu Xu imagined.

He originally thought that the illusion of this actual combat assessment should be the same as the haunted Wang family mansion, with a gloomy atmosphere, ghostly shadows, and creepy.

Unexpectedly, it was actually a group of Chun and Jing Ming!
There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Gu Xu did not relax his vigilance because of this, but became more cautious.

He instinctively reached for his pocket.

The various talismans that I carry with me on weekdays are gone.

The booklet that I used to keep experimental records anytime and anywhere was gone.

The small porcelain bottle containing the medicinal pills was also missing.

The only thing left was the jade talisman that Chu Fengge gave him.

"It seems that the illusion in this pot only allows divine consciousness to enter, and weapons and magic weapons cannot be brought in." He thought to himself.

This undoubtedly means that many of his cards cannot be used in this illusion.

But fortunately he is a cultivator.

As long as he has paper and pen, and enough time, he can continuously produce new talismans.

At the same time, Ma Qin beside him also said regretfully: "My saber was not brought in either."

As a sword repairer, he only felt as if he had lost an arm, and he felt uncomfortable all over.

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Notes:

(1) "All appearances are false." - "Diamond Sutra"

(2) "A river of smoke and water shines on the clear blue sky, people on both sides of the strait are connected to painted eaves, and the autumn light is dim in the lotus bushes. Watch the seagull dance again and again, and roll up the fragrant wind ten miles of bead curtains. The painting boat is on the horizon, and the wine flag is windy outside. Love to kill Jiangnan!" - Yuan·Zhang Yanghao's "Water Fairy: Chanting Jiangnan"

(End of this chapter)