Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 291 The Unbreakable City

In the perception of Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin, the waiter who looks very similar to Wu Danggui, a former member of the "Shenji Camp", has neither aura of ghosts nor fluctuations of real energy on his body, and seems to be an ordinary person through and through.

However, this person's steps were silent, and his movements were extremely quick. In the blink of an eye, he went straight through the backyard and disappeared at the back door of the restaurant.

Even if Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin mastered the top-grade martial arts such as "Meteor Walking the Moon", they still felt that it would be very difficult to catch up with him.

When the two left the small shop and came to the alley outside, they were surprised to find that the mysterious shop waiter had completely disappeared from the range of their spiritual perception.

Shangguan Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.

As a fourth-level cultivator, she has extremely powerful spiritual power, which can cover a range of hundreds of meters.

But she couldn't perceive the position of the waiter at all.

This undoubtedly means that the person either has the means to hide his aura, or has slipped out of a range of hundreds of meters in an instant - no matter which method he uses, it shows that he is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Gu Daoyou, can you use divination to find out where he fled?" She turned her head and looked at Gu Xu beside her.

Because Luo Sishou once said that "Gu Xu's divination skills are very special", and because Gu Xu led her to find this small restaurant hidden in a back alley purely by relying on a copper coin today, she is very fond of Gu Xu's divination skills. Have confidence.

However, before she could finish speaking, Gu Xu had already squatted down, took out copper coins, and did divination on the ground.

The copper coins currently used in the Daqi Dynasty are all engraved with the four characters "Tianxing Tongbao" on the surface, the color is light red, and they are cast with turning edges.

Gu Xu silently recited the names of "Taishang Haotian" and "Emperor Ziwei", and asked in his heart: "Which direction did 'Wu Danggui' escape to?"

Then he tossed the copper coin lightly.

Theoretically speaking, when the copper coin falls on the ground, the direction pointed by the word "天" in "Tianxing Tongbao" is the direction in which "Wu Danggui" escapes.

However, unexpectedly, the copper coin stood upright on the ground—even if the ground was uneven, even if the cool wind blew past, the copper coin would still stand upright.

Gu Xu pondered for a moment, tried to change the way of asking questions, and asked:

"Where did the person who looked exactly like 'Wu Danggui' escape to?"

"Where did that ghost who looked like 'Wu Danggui' escape to?"

"Where did the ghost who pretended to be the waiter in this restaurant go?"

"..."

However, the copper coin was still standing firmly on the ground without telling him the answer.

"Did that guy evaporate out of thin air?" He frowned, quite surprised by this.

Then he put away the copper coins, stood up, and said to Shangguan Jin who was beside him: "Fellow Shangguan, I think this is quite strange-this person has no fluctuations in his breath, but he can escape our perception in an instant; My divination also had this weird reaction on him.

"His identity, his ability...maybe far beyond what we can handle. It may be the best choice to report this matter to the Yamen and let stronger people investigate this case."

Reporting to the yamen indecisively when something happens, and never putting oneself in danger easily, this is Gu Xu's long-standing style of doing things.

Shangguan Jin was silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

Ever since she received this mission, she has felt a very strange atmosphere in it—the former members of the "Shenji Battalion" nearly 20 years ago reappeared in the world, and Luo Sishou's Tianji technique could not understand the specific situation However, Gu Xu's divine divination also encountered setbacks here.

Now they've lost track of who they're targeting.

The investigation is obviously difficult to continue.

But Shangguan Jin did not give up completely.

She returned to the small restaurant and found the proprietress of the restaurant in the corridor of the backyard.

The proprietress is a bloated middle-aged woman, wearing an oily apron, and the fat accumulated on her neck looks like layers of waves. Sitting on the grass mound, she looks like a bulging balloon.

With her head down, she was concentrating on sewing patches on a coarse cloth.

When Shangguan Jin asked about the origin of the mysterious waiter who looked like "Wu Danggui", the proprietress raised her head and frowned slightly: "He started working here more than two months ago. I saw that he was homeless and looked It was very pitiful, so I took him here and gave him something to eat.

"I don't know anything else."

Shangguan Jin nodded, keeping the time of "more than two months" in mind.

When she was leaving, she did not forget to praise the proprietress for her virtuousness and ability-not only did her needlework well, but she also managed the restaurant in an orderly manner.

As a social master recognized by the Exorcist Division, Shangguan Jin always used to say words of praise.

Moreover, she boasted that she always started from the details, and never pretended to be empty, appearing hypocritical.

For example, to praise a beautiful girl, she will not simply say "you are beautiful", but will say "this hairpin on your head is very suitable for your temperament, it reminds me of the girl in the opera "The Immortals". protagonist".

But today, she stared at the needlework fabric in the hands of the proprietress with a smile on her face, and praised her fine sewing skills - she chose threads with similar colors, sewed them from the inside to the outside, and finished them in circles at the same time, so that the threads could be untied. Hidden, no traces of stitching can be seen from the front.

Hearing Shangguan Jin's words, the proprietress raised her head with a smile on her face—she helped her husband mend clothes every day, but his husband disliked her for being old and decrepit, and never sympathized with her hard work, let alone noticed that she hid her clothes. The delicate thought in the needlework.

Unexpectedly, a stranger who met by chance today could reveal her good intentions in one word!

She was faintly moved.

The annoyance of being disturbed just now disappeared without a trace.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Gu Xu couldn't help sighing silently in his heart: Shangguan Jin's small mouth really looks like it's been smeared with honey. No wonder he's a duck to water in the officialdom, and Chief Luo is more willing to take her by his side to deal with it. Daily affairs, not Chu Fengge who is more talented and cultivated.If she uses this ability to deal with men in the future, most of the young and handsome people in Luojing City will fall under her pomegranate skirt.

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After leaving the restaurant, the two wanted to board the carriage and return to the Yamen of the Exorcism Department.

However, at this moment, Shangguan Jin suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly, and pointed to a simple restaurant nearby: "Gu Daoyou, have you seen it? There are a few soldiers of the Capital Guard who left their posts without authorization in that restaurant."

Gu Xu looked in the direction she pointed, and indeed saw several soldiers in light armor sitting drunk in the tavern, carrying a bowl as big as a washbasin, and pouring wine into their mouths.

The cloudy liquor seeped from the side of the bowl and flowed on them, making them smell of alcohol all over.

The metal helmets were placed by their feet, and they were kicked around like a football by passers-by, and they didn't even notice it.

Two of them even got drunk, lay unconscious on the table, and snored indecently.

Seeing this situation, Shangguan Jin frowned.

Before Gu Xu could respond, she walked up to the drinking soldiers in three steps at a time, and said to them in a stern tone: "Which captain are you under? Do you know, According to the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, as a city defense soldier, if he leaves his post while on guard, he will be punished with a cane?"

In fact, the armor of these soldiers is marked with their names.

Shangguan Jin can keep their names in his mind, go back and look through the files, find out which team they belong to, and then tell their leader the situation.

But Shangguan Jin is a compassionate person after all.

She knew very well how terrible "staffing" in the army was.

In the history of the Daqi Dynasty, there were not a few soldiers who were maimed or even beaten to death by torture.

Considering the safety of these soldiers and the families behind them—Shangguan Jin felt that it would undoubtedly be a better choice if they could be persuaded to go back so that they would not be punished.

The soldiers, however, remained buried in their drinks, ignoring her words.

Only one person waved her hand and said in a delirious manner, "Our captain...he is also drinking in the tavern opposite...he won't punish us..."

Shangguan Jin suddenly felt a bit of a headache: Can this be because the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked?The chief dereliction of duty with his subordinates?
She frowned and said: "With your drunken looks, if there are ghosts suddenly rushing into Luojing City, wouldn't they all become fish on the chopping board?"

While pouring the wine, the soldier laughed loudly and said, "With Emperor Taizu's 'Dragon Array' here, how could ghosts get in?"

Hearing his tone, he seemed to regard Shangguan Jin as a fool.

"What if?" Shangguan Jin straightened his hair and said indifferently.In her mind, the figure of the waiter who looked exactly like the former member of the Shenji Battalion "Wu Danggui" reappeared involuntarily.

"If the ghosts really came in, there would be tall people to resist them..." The soldier continued to smile in a daze, "Our captain said that mortal soldiers like us are just a group of decorations. The significance is far greater than the actual significance... When it comes to the critical moment, you still have to rely on the monks and gentlemen of the Exorcism Division..."

Shangguan Jin didn't speak again for a while.

She lowered her head and caught a glimpse of the name engraved on the soldier's armor - "Zhou Tieniu".

Zhou Tieniu's drunken remarks can be said to be very improper in attitude; but after careful consideration by Shangguan Jin, he found that what he said was quite reasonable.

She sighed softly, took out a few hangover pills from the magic weapon she carried with her, and woke up the drunk soldiers, as well as the lieutenant officer in the tavern opposite.

"This officer is Shangguan Jin, the doctor of the Exorcist Division." She folded her arms on her chest, standing beside the black carriage with the logo of the Exorcist Division, and introduced herself expressionlessly.

Hearing her self-introduction, the lieutenant officer and his subordinates were all scared out of their wits.

For them, a fifth-rank official of the Exorcism Department like Shangguan Jin is undoubtedly a big shot who can't be expected on weekdays.

But today, such a big man actually appeared in front of them, and they happened to catch the evidence of their leaving their posts without authorization.

They all thought in unison: This game is over.

However, Shangguan Jin did not embarrass this group of mortal soldiers in the end.

She said lightly, "I will not be an example", and then boarded the carriage and ordered the driver to drive back to the Yamen.

At this moment, Gu Xu was sitting opposite her, quietly looking at the scenery outside the window, looking at the busy figures in the street market - the boy carrying the goods, the woman at the barbecue stall, the hawker setting up the shelves... …

Looking at his calm and handsome face, Shangguan Jin couldn't help but ask, "Gu Daoyou, what do you think about this matter?"

Gu Xu knew that what she was talking about was about soldiers leaving their posts to drink without authorization.

He thought for a while, and said softly: "Actually, if there is such a day in the future, when Luojing City is captured by foreign enemies, these mortal soldiers will have to take up weapons to defend against the enemy... That will be the really bad time!"

Shangguan Jin was thoughtful.

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The black carriage quickly left the alley and came to the spacious street.

Gu Xu suddenly heard a loud drumbeat.

He poked his head out, looked out the window, and soon saw a golden light shining on the majestic north gate of Luojing City.

There are three gate openings in Luojing North City Gate.

On weekdays, only the door openings on the left and right sides are opened.

Only when there are important events, or when important people come in and out, will the central doorway be opened.

And Luojing's North City Gate is also part of the "Dragon Formation".

Its opening and closing do not rely on manpower, but are completely controlled by formations and organs.

At this moment, accompanied by brilliant light, the door opening in the center slowly opened.

A guard of honor consisting of dozens of people, surrounded by several gorgeously decorated carriages, slowly drove into the city from outside the gate.

On one of the carriages, there was a piece of crystal clear white jade several meters high, shining brightly in the sunlight.

With his spiritual perception ability far surpassing that of ordinary people, Gu Xu was able to see the four characters "Jiangshan Yonggu" engraved on the jade.

"People from the Jinling Shen family are here too." Seeing this scene, Shangguan Jin who was beside him said softly.

"Are you here to attend the 'Luoshui Conference'?" Gu Xu asked.

"That's right," Shangguan Jin smiled, "As one of the three big clans, both the Chen family and the Zhao family have already sent candidates for the meeting, and the Shen family is naturally not far behind.

"However, the more important purpose of their trip is to offer auspiciousness to His Majesty the Emperor."

"Auspicious? Is it that big rock?" Although Gu Xu usually reads the Di Bao, he rarely spends time paying attention to news that has nothing to do with cultivation.

Shangguan Jin nodded: "The Shen family not long ago reported that they dug out this big stone from the mountain - the words on it were originally on the jade stone, not carved by them.

"This shows that today's son is holy, and everyone expects it, even God sees it, so it will be so auspicious."

Gu Xu did not respond immediately.

This kind of "offering auspiciousness" routine, he also saw a lot in history books in his previous life, most of them were means to please the emperor.

As for the "auspiciousness" in this world, he doesn't know whether it is true or not.

But he heard that the relationship between the three big clans and the emperor has been somewhat tense recently——

Part of the military power of the Zhao family was taken back to the court.

Many industries under the Jinling Shen family were also found out for tax evasion some time ago.

Perhaps the Shen family wanted to ask Emperor Tianxing to raise his hand by "offering auspiciousness", so as to solve their own crisis.

At the same time, Gu Xu also noticed that when the light on the north city gate shone, many people on the side of the street fell to their knees with a "plop" and bowed in the direction of the city gate, chanting words in their mouths, and their expressions were extremely devout.

"What are they doing?"

"In the eyes of these common people, the 'Dragon Formation' set up by Emperor Taizu is the greatest miracle in the world, which is sacred and cannot be desecrated," Shangguan Jin explained, "Because of the existence of the 'Dragon Formation', they can Being able to live and work in peace and contentment in the city does not need to face threats from ghosts all the time.

"Many times, they are more willing to dedicate their faith to this great formation that is close in front of them than enshrining the 'Taishang Haotian' and 'Ziwei Great Emperor' who are far above the nine heavens."

PS: 4400 word chapters.It took a few days to finally rewrite the follow-up outline, and it should not be easy to get stuck.

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