Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 308 Luoshui Conference
April.

It's a beautiful spring, and peaches and plums are competing for beauty.

The spring breeze blows the willow catkins on the banks of the Luo River, like the fluttering white snow.

Luojing has always been a bustling and noisy city.

But at this time it was extraordinarily lively.

the reason is simple.

Today is the day when the "Luoshui Conference" is held.

Early in the morning, the bells of the imperial city, ancestral temple, and major yamen in the capital rang in unison, like thunder, waking up the sleeping people.

Men and women, old and young, flocked to the streets by the Luo River from all directions.

On this day, it was really not easy to find an open space by the Luo River.

Several streets leading to the river are like estuaries, continuously spewing streams of people.The square by the river is like the sea, and the houses next to it are protruding promontories. The crowd turns into raging waves, rushing against these promontories, as if they are about to smooth them out.

Laughter, discussion, cheers, quarrels, and footsteps constitute a deafening roar.

This made Yin Yang Jiong of the Luojing Prefecture have to send a large number of servants to shout loudly on the street with water and fire sticks in order to barely maintain order.

As for the young monks who participated in the event, they came earlier than ordinary people.

The Daqi official residence was already on the riverside, and a separate area was separated for the participating monks with long yellow cloth.

On both sides of Buman, the teachers are making the final entrustment to the students, and the brothers of the same school are cheering for each other, and there are even hawkers looking for opportunities in the crowd, wanting to catch some people who are taken advantage of, and sell a few that can bring money to others. Amulets of good luck, but were brutally driven away by government servants with sticks.

Chu Fengge likes to show off, so naturally he came very early.

It is forbidden to fly Yujian in Luojing City, so he rode in a sedan chair, carried a guard of honor, beat gongs all the way, and held up signs saying "Quiet" and "Avoid". All the residents of the city came to admire his pomp and demeanor.

But ordinary people really like him.

He got off the sedan chair, stretched out his hand to grab the sky, and shouted "Sword Come", the "Tiankui Sword" turned into a blue light and fell into his hand.

Seeing this exciting scene, the onlookers from counties and villages all over the country who had never seen the big world all widened their eyes and marveled again and again.

Chu Fengge smiled triumphantly, raised his chin high, and walked into the area surrounded by the yellow curtain under the gaze of everyone.

The disciples of Jiange also came early.

They were plainly dressed, with sword gates on their backs, and stood casually in a row along the railing by the river.Although they restrained their aura and behaved very low-key, others could still feel an awe-inspiring sword aura from them.

Su Xiao, the disciple of the master of the Jiange Pavilion, stood at the front.His posture was straight, his eyes fell on the surface of the Luoshui River, and his expression was exceptionally calm, as if today was not a grand event that attracted the attention of the whole country, but just an ordinary day.

Chu Fengge and Su Xiao didn't meet many times before, but they were often compared by the people around them because they were both dubbed "extreme geniuses".

Chu Fengge has always been very competitive.

The moment he caught sight of Su Xiao, he pretended to inadvertently release the aura of the fifth-level cultivator's true essence, as if to say, "Look, I've already broken through, how about you?"

But Su Xiao's gaze was still as still as still water, as if he was in a no-man's land, unaware of everything around him.

Disciples from Lingshan Temple and Penglai Island also came.

The leader of Lingshan Temple is Monk Jingru who once fought against Gu Xu in the Lantern Festival competition.He was still the same as last time, wearing a gray-brown cassock, and the bright sunlight reflected on the top of his bald head made him look extraordinarily dazzling.

We all know that practicing Buddhism pays attention to calmness, but Monk Jingru is not calm at all.He looked around, his eyes shuttling through the crowd, trying to find a familiar figure.

"Have any of you seen him?"

"Who?"

"Master Gu from the Exorcism Division."

"No, Senior Brother," the young monk next to him shook his bright head, "he probably hasn't come yet."

Standing at the front of the Penglai Island team was Jiang Haoyang, the closed disciple of its head, code-named "Golden Crow".The other young monks present were gearing up and eager to try, but he was the only one who lowered his head and frowned, looking preoccupied.

Due to the lack of strong people in Penglai Island in recent years, and the lack of dazzling young strong people, its power has become weaker and weaker. Compared with other big sects, the disciples also lack the confidence of high spirits.

Then came the young monks from the great families.

The participants of the Xiangyang Chen family came by car, and they did not wear gorgeous brocade robes like in the past, but all wore simple blouses or straight skirts, quite Confucian temperament.

In the history of the Daqi Dynasty, the ancestors of the Chen family entered the Tao through reading and learning, and carried out the purpose of "cultivating the body, governing the family, governing the country and the world", and were honored as "sages" by later generations. ".Therefore, on such an important occasion today, the disciples of the Chen family all put on the attire of scholars in unison, which can be regarded as imitating their ancestors.

Chen Yanping was naturally among them.

He was still the same as usual, with a kind and friendly smile on his face, and he talked enthusiastically with the people around him.

He is very clear that there are many monsters in the "Luoshui Conference" this time, and there is a high probability that he will miss the leader.But being able to take this opportunity to make friends with young talents from all over the country and expand his network can also benefit him a lot.

In contrast, Jinling Shen's performance is much more ostentatious.

The descendants of the Shen family, headed by Shen Hua, were all wearing splendid clothes and hats decorated with treasures. All kinds of magic weapons on their bodies glowed with colorful light, and they unabashedly exuded a strong aura of money.

However, in the eyes of everyone in Luojing, the appearance of the Zhao family in Youzhou is the highlight of today.

Only one member of the Zhao family attended the conference this year.

But this person caught the attention of everyone present the moment he appeared——

One man and one horse were seen galloping along the wide avenue from the south.The gust of wind swept her red dress like a raging flame; her long black hair fluttered in the wind like rolling dark clouds.

It was Zhao Yan.

She turned over and dismounted by the Luohe River, her head slightly raised, her eyes were cold, her delicate face had both fairy and monster aura, and she had a charming charm that turned all living beings upside down.

She once left a great reputation in the capital.

Although she hadn't shown her face in the capital for many years, when they saw her again, the faces of all the people present became solemn, and they didn't dare to underestimate her in the slightest.

Even the most arrogant Chu Fengge couldn't help taking a step back when Zhao Yan arrived.

After all, not long ago, he became Zhao Yan's defeated opponent.

…………

at the same time.

In an alley not far away, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan were staying in a restaurant. A bowl of carp porridge and a bowl of pig's trotter soup were placed in front of each of them, exuding a tempting aroma.

"So this restaurant is the place where you took me here at all costs?" Gu Xu looked at the petite girl who was sitting opposite, sipping porridge with her face buried in a bowl, and asked with a smile, "Can you tell me if it is Is there something special about it?"

Shi Xiaohan raised his head, blinked his eyes, Bai Shengsheng's cheeks were covered with porridge.

"It is said in "Food Treasures" that carp porridge means 'fish jumping over the dragon's gate'," she wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and replied, "pig trotter soup means 'golden list title'. The carp porridge in this store He pig's trotter soup has always been very famous. If we eat breakfast here, we will definitely get a good ranking in the 'Luoshui Conference' today."

Hearing her words, Gu Xu couldn't help laughing out loud: "If this bowl of porridge alone can lead you to success, then it's absolutely impossible for it to be worth only twenty copper coins—even if we go bankrupt, it's not worth it." Definitely buy it."

He has long seen through the tricks of these merchants to cheat money.

Shi Xiaohan curled his lips: "This heroine kindly brought you here on a special trip, but you didn't accept my favor? Have you forgotten that during your promotion assessment, this heroine prepared crystal dumplings and golden spring rolls for you?" And eight-treasure rice cakes? If you didn’t have them, you would still be an ordinary official in Yishui County, and you would never have the chance to wear the black gauze hat and the ‘Qiyao suit’.”

What Gu Xu thought in his heart was: That was clearly a test that I passed based on my strength.

But what he said was: "Master Nvxia is right. After we get married, please ask Mrs. Nvxia to make it for me a few more times. High rise'."

"Huh, I'm so greedy." Shi Xiaohan said while lifting the bowl, and quickly poured the whole bowl of porridge into his belly.Then she waved her hand and asked the restaurant owner for another bowl.

At this time, a faint blush appeared on her pretty face.

Although it has been a few days since the two of them made a marriage contract, whenever she heard words such as "married", "married", and "passing the door", she still couldn't help her heartbeat speeding up, and her heart was full of shyness, nervousness and anxiety. Emotion of anticipation.

After the meal, the two walked side by side towards Luoshui.

Gu Xu didn't wear official uniforms today, and didn't bring any entourage with him. He only wore a green shirt and behaved extremely low-key.Shi Xiaohan was wearing the off-white gown of Longmen Academy, with a heavy "Kunwu Knife" on his back, hopping around like a little sparrow.

Because he was afraid of trouble and didn't want to deal with too many familiar people before the meeting, Gu Xu deliberately restrained his aura and hid himself among the crowd.

So few people noticed his coming.

But even so, someone in the crowd still spotted him and kept watching him from afar.

On the arch bridge of the Luohe River, Shangguan hibiscus green skirt drags the ground, standing tall and slim, with a figure as pure as glass, blending with the green willows on the riverside, forming a beautiful landscape.

She leaned on her cheeks with her hands and rested her elbows on the railing of the arch bridge.

Passersby all thought she was looking at the scenery.

But in her sparkling eyes, there was only one figure reflected.

After a while, when the bell rang through Luo Jing again, she sighed softly and walked towards the place where all the monks gathered by the river.

The steps are as light as smoke, leaving no trace.

(End of this chapter)