Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 348 Gu Xu: The rebel is actually me
After hearing Xu Man's words, Shi Xiaohan couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

"I'm a swordsman, can I come to Jiange?"

Xu Man looked at her big clean and bright eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this girl is worthy of being Hu Yun's chosen heir, she is just as stupid as Hu Yun was when he was young.

But she quickly changed her mind——

Perhaps, only such a person can continue Hu Yun's "Tao".

"You are just borrowing the land of Jiange to cultivate, and you are not a real disciple under the name of Jiange," she said, "Who will care whether you practice swords or swords?"

As she spoke, she summoned her saber and slashed at the shackles in Shi Xiaohan's hands.

There was only a clear sound, and the silver light radiated everywhere. This pair of metal shackles engraved with complicated runes broke into countless pieces in an instant.

This sword is really too fast.

Before Shi Xiaohan had time to hug Gu Xu's neck tightly, she fell directly from his body. Fortunately, she was supported by the "Feng Xing Talisman", so she didn't hurt her butt from the fall.

Then, with Gu Xu's support, she struggled to get up from the ground, barely supported her body with her limp legs, and at the same time reached out to take the old booklet that Xu Man handed over.

"Thank you Pavilion Master Xu—"

"—Called Master Uncle." Xu Man corrected.

"Hmm... Uncle Master."

Shi Xiaohan answered in a weak voice, but his mind began to think wildly.

Xu Man, wearing a strong suit and holding a long sword, can be said to be Shi Xiaohan's ideal self.She couldn't help but imagine that if she really followed her to practice in the Jiange, would she also become as heroic and powerful as her?
Gu Xu next to him thought more.

He felt that the conflict between Hu Yun and the former Jiange Pavilion Master should not be as simple as Xu Man's description, and there must be something hidden in it.

However, Xu Man, one of the five sages of the Great Qi, is willing to answer Shi Xiaohan's questions and even take her to practice in Jiange. This is definitely a great opportunity for Shi Xiaohan.

It's just that this girl is always stupid, her whole body is like a piece of white paper - Gu Xu is very worried that she will be limp again after leaving him.

Afterwards, Xu Man came to Hu Yun's side and put his body into the magic weapon for storage.

When Hu Yun was young, he loved the peach blossom forest in Jiange very much. He always cultivated there, practiced martial arts there, enjoyed the morning and sunset there, and shared one clumsy joke after another with her there.

Although Hu Yun didn't personally explain where he was going to be buried, Xu Man believed that he should be able to have a sweet dream in that peach grove.

"Today, on the way to the capital, I was entangled by a few monks dressed in costumes and masks. I couldn't get here in time to witness this 'Luoshui Conference', and I couldn't prevent the disaster from happening. "After doing all this, Xu Man raised his head, looked at the huge gap in the city wall of Luojing, and thought silently, "But as a practitioner of Jiange, I should do my best to punish us" The way of helping the weak, helping the world and calming the people' is put into action.

"By the way, for Senior Brother Hu... to redeem his sins. May the King of Hades forgive him and allow him to reincarnate smoothly without having to be scorched by fire in hell."

At the same time, she also secretly vowed that she would find the Mangshan Ghost King as soon as possible, kill him with a sword, and avenge her senior brother.

At this moment, a ferocious beast with wings and the size of an ox suddenly jumped up from the ground and flew into the air.

It looks like a tiger, with hair like a hedgehog, and it keeps barking like a wild dog.

The scarlet blood stains on the corners of its mouth and sharp teeth clearly proved that it had just preyed on humans.

"Qing Qi."

Gu Xu recognized the monster immediately.

And Xu Man's movements were even faster than his thoughts.

In an instant, her figure disappeared in place, and then appeared in front of Qiongqi.

Gu Xu couldn't see clearly the movement of her sword.

All I saw was the dazzling silver light piercing the sky, and one after another criss-crossed cracks appeared on Qiongqi's body, like a piece of shattered porcelain, split into countless pieces in an instant.

Then it turned into black ash all over the sky, like a heavy black snow, falling to the ground one after another.

Xu Man Yujian volleys in the air, his body spotless.

After confirming that Qiongqi had been completely wiped out, she turned into a silver meteor again and flew to a farther place.

Over there, there are Ba snakes like mountains, Jiaojiao with human faces, cow body and horse legs, red-eyed pig monsters with pig heads and dog bodies, giant chisel teeth with long teeth, spears and shields in hand, and tiger teeth. Human claws, a roe owl that sounds like a baby... and many people fleeing everywhere under the pursuit of ghosts.

…………

"Let's go."

When Xu Man's figure completely disappeared from sight, Gu Xu spoke.

"Where are you going next?" Zhao Yan asked.

She put away the long spear "Yizhang Wei", put away the wings of the fire phoenix, and also put away the dazzling brilliance like a goddess.

At this moment, her red dress was ragged, her jade skin was stained with blood, and her satin-like black hair fluttered in the wind.A ray of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds and fell on her pale face, adding a bit of sad and strange beauty to her, like a fairy from Yaochi who was exiled to the world, or like a mountain fairy who violated the rules of heaven and was tortured in shackles.

"Send Xiaohan to a safe place first," Gu Xu replied, "Then try to save as many people as possible."

While speaking, Chen Jisheng couldn't help appearing in his mind - he was thinking, if Governor Chen was also in the capital right now, he would probably make the same choice.

"What about you, Miss Zhao?" After a pause, he asked Zhao Yan again.

"Of course I'm on the run." Zhao Yan's mouth turned up slightly, "I'm the daughter of a traitor and the heir to the Great Yan Kingdom. If I stay in the capital, I might be caught and offered a reward soon .”

Gu Xu didn't know how to respond to Zhao Yan's sudden joke, so he said "um" and said "good luck".

Zhao Yan suddenly burst out laughing.

"Gu Daoyou, has anyone told you before that you look cute when you're embarrassed?"

Gu Xu looked away and didn't answer.

At this moment, he felt that Shi Xiaohan was gripping his arm a little tighter, pinching his muscles a little sore.

"After we parted today, you are Qi Chen and I am a traitor. The next time we meet, it is likely to be on the battlefield." Zhao Yan continued with a smile on her lips, "You met me in the 'Tianlong Secret Realm' I remember everything I did clearly. If there is a chance in the future, I will find my way back."

Gu Xu remained silent.

Uncontrollably, the image of Zhao Yan's beautiful and delicious scenery after being hit by the "Binding Talisman" emerged in his mind, and he sighed in his heart, this woman really holds a grudge.

But at the same time, he also noticed that after a fierce battle, Zhao Yan had come out of depression and gradually returned to her previous sharp-tongued appearance.

"Of course, for the sake of your kindness to me," Zhao Yan continued, "If you can no longer survive in the Daqi court, you can come to Youzhou to join me. Although the land in the northern border is a little poorer than the Central Plains, But it's okay to keep you alone.

"It just so happens that my mansion still lacks a gatekeeper."

Gu Xu didn't want to be overwhelmed by her words.

So he also said in a joking tone: "Having a leader of the 'Luoshui Conference' watch the gate for you, that's a treat that even the emperor doesn't have."

Zhao Yan stretched out her hand to straighten the messy hair on her sideburns: "Maybe in a few years, you will have to call me Your Majesty the Queen."

Having said that, the two laughed in unison.

Afterwards, Zhao Yan turned into a fire phoenix and headed south.

Gu Xu helped Shi Xiaohan, who was weak, put the "Kunwu Sword" she had dropped on the ground into "Xianyunju", and then walked north.

On the way, Shi Xiaohan suddenly lost his legs and fell to the ground.

Gu Xu frowned slightly, and put his arms around her back with one hand, picked up her legs with the other, and hugged her whole body horizontally.

Anyway, after pasting the "Feng Xing Talisman", this girl's body is as light as a piece of paper, and it doesn't take much effort to hug her.

This intimate posture made Shi Xiaohan feel a little shy, and her white earlobes turned slightly red.

But she couldn't help wrapping her arms around his neck to prevent herself from falling.

"Gu Xu." She softly called his name.

"Ok?"

"What is your relationship with that Miss Zhao in the red dress?"

Gu Xu looked down at her sparkling almond eyes, and sighed in his heart, this silly girl who was only thinking about killing ghosts with a knife, unexpectedly learned to be jealous.

"We were rivals when we first met, and then we became partners," he replied. "In the future... we should be enemies."

Shi Xiaohan blinked his eyes and didn't speak again.

At this moment, a person suddenly jumped out from the side street and rushed towards the two of them.

This man was not tall, with a pale face, wearing a greasy gray cloth shirt, holding a blood-stained butcher knife in his hand, his eyes were dark and hollow.

Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression became a little dignified.

He had seen this man before.

It was a waiter he met in a small restaurant in Beifeng Caifang, Luojing City, when he and Shangguan Jin were doing investigation tasks together.

The shop waiter's body and appearance are exactly the same as Wu Danggui, a former member of Daqi's "Shenji Camp".

At that time, Gu Xu tried to use copper coins to divination on this person, but during the divination process, no matter whether he used the word "human" or "ghost", the copper coins stood firmly on the table like a tumbler, without any trace. Can tell him the exact result.

But now, Gu Xu already knew the answer——

Wu Danggui is the "ghost attendant" of Mangshan Ghost King.

Therefore he is neither a man nor a ghost.

He was able to hide his own power and escape from the perception range of Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin in an instant, obviously because of his close connection with the Mangshan Ghost King.

Today, after the Mangshan Ghost King destroyed the "Tianlong Formation", a large number of ghosts and ghost attendants flooded into the capital, killing monks and killing civilians.

Wu Danggui is naturally among them.

For Gu Xu who has been promoted to the fourth level, it is not difficult to defeat Wu Danggui.

But Gu Xu didn't want to kill this senior from the previous generation of "Shenji Camp" as soon as they met.

After all, he had just witnessed Hu Yun recovering his self-awareness on his deathbed, and felt that the "ghost servant" might still have a chance to be saved.

So, he once again cast the spell "Salary" he just mastered, trying to cut off the connection between Wu Danggui and the Mangshan Ghost King.

I saw between the streets and alleys, the rosy clouds and jade reflections, and thousands of rays of light dispelled the surrounding haze.

But it failed to dispel the indifference and emptiness in Wu Danggui's eyes.

Attempt failed.

Gu Xu sighed.

He understands that a "ghost attendant" like Hu Yun who has obsessions in his heart and can always maintain self-awareness is an exception after all.

But Wu Danggui's self-consciousness has long been completely erased by the Mangshan Ghost King, leaving no traces.

"I'm sorry, senior," Gu Xu said softly, "Let me relieve you."

While he was speaking, lava-like hot true essence gushed out from his meridians, galloping towards the position where Wu Danggui was, and soon submerged Wu Danggui's whole body in it.

In an instant, Wu Danggui's body completely evaporated from the world.

On the bluestone road, only the blood-stained butcher knife and a slightly rusty metal pendant remained.

With a thought in Gu Xu's mind, the metal pendant flew up from the ground and floated in front of his eyes.

The style of the pendant is very similar to an ordinary longevity lock.

It's just that the words engraved on it are not "longevity" or "safety and happiness", but "wandering angelica".

"Is this the origin of Wu Danggui's name?" Gu Xu silently guessed.

He thought that behind this name, there must be many stories hidden—not only the story of a person, but also the story of a family.

But with Wu Danggui's death, these stories were also buried in the dust.

His family members—perhaps an old mother who was "preparing to be close together" or a wife who "repaired clothes at night" could never wait for the return of this wanderer.

Of course, it's not just Wu Danggui.

The same is true for other monks of the previous generation of "Shenji Battalion".

People in the world only remember the worshiped names on the steles of the ancestral hall, but they ignore that these names used to be living beings with their own lives, families and dreams.

Gu Xu sighed, and put the metal pendant into "Xianyunju".

He planned to give this pendant to Wu Danggui's family if he had the opportunity to meet them in the future—this was the only trace Wu Danggui left in this world.

Then he held Shi Xiaohan in his arms, and continued walking on the messy streets, broken bricks and dripping blood.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, he saw Shi Lei, a thousand households in Laizhou Prefecture.

The quasi-father-in-law was leading a few small officials to evacuate the panic-stricken people.

At this moment, when Gu Xu walked towards him, Shi Lei frowned, his eyes fixed on Shi Xiaohan in his arms.

"Master Shi, Xiao Han's soul is injured, I need you to take care of her for a while."

Gu Xu put Shi Xiaohan on the stone steps next to Shi Lei, and at the same time briefly described "Hu Yun's identity as a ghost attendant", "The ghost king of Mang Mountain covets Shi Xiaohan's 'demon body'" and so on.

In addition, he also emphasized that if there is a elixir for repairing the soul, it must be taken by Shi Xiaohan as soon as possible to speed up her recovery.

Shi Lei's brows frowned even tighter, and the word "Chuan" appeared on his forehead.

After saying this, Gu Xu turned around and left without delay.

"What are you going to do?" Shi Lei couldn't help asking.

"Same as you, fulfilling the duties of an officer of the Exorcism Division," Gu Xu turned his head and smiled politely, "Kill ghosts and save people."

After finishing speaking, his figure disappeared at the end of the street.

Come in a hurry, go in a hurry.

Shi Lei took a deep breath.

On the one hand, he admired this young man's sense of responsibility, and felt that his precious daughter had a good eye for picking people; Xiaohan became a widow.

However, not long after Gu Xu left, another person galloped towards Shi Lei.

The person who came was a young eunuch with a youthful face.

Panting, he handed a bright yellow scroll to Shi Lei's hand, and said in a sharp voice: "This is an urgent order from the palace."

Shi Lei immediately bowed and took the scroll with both hands, unfolding it without hesitation.

I saw that it said:

"Gu Xu, the head of the Exorcism Division, colluded with ghosts and plotted against him, which is an unforgivable crime.

"The officials at all levels of the Exorcist Division, the capital guards, and the barracks and guards are now ordered to capture him as soon as possible, regardless of life or death. If they cover up, they will be regarded as the same crime."

(End of this chapter)