Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 366 Welcome to Dayan
The foreman Shi Dehui seemed very satisfied with Gu Xu's attitude.

He patted Gu Xu on the shoulder, said "Do it well, Huzi", then turned and walked away.

Zhao Yan could hardly hold back the urge to laugh.

In order to hide her expression, she had to cover her face with her hands and pretended to cough twice.

"I didn't expect you to be so talented in acting," she commented to Gu Xu through voice transmission with her spiritual sense, "I'm very curious, if this Master Shi knows that the famous wanted criminal Gu Xu once appeared in front of him , and talked to him, what kind of expression will appear on his face."

"I'm also curious," Gu Xu responded imitating her tone, "If Chief Shi knows that the future Lord of Great Yan once bowed his head to salute him, will his eyes pop out of fright."

Zhao Yan snorted softly and tapped him twice with her fist.

This situation fell into the eyes of others, and it became a pair of rough men fighting each other in their free time.

Then the two moved on.

Occasionally, soldiers passed by them and greeted them proactively, shouting "Brother Huzi" and "Bingge".

Gu Xu didn't know them, but he talked to them without changing his face, talking nonsense like "the weather is good today", "the situation is really tense recently", "I'm going to stand guard, I won't chat with you" and other nonsense.

Soon the two arrived at the pass of the ancient Great Wall.

The gate is locked.

Gu Xu frowned slightly, took a step forward, and put his hand on the door knocker.

The moment he touched the door knocker, a beam of golden light suddenly shrouded him - he knew that this was the formation to check his identity.

With a calm expression, he calmly accepted the test of the formation.

Then, the golden beam fell on Zhao Yan's body again, sweeping from the top of her head to her toes.

After confirming that there was no problem with their identities, the heavy door slowly opened to both sides, revealing the world on the other side of the Great Wall before their eyes.

Outside the gate, there are green trees and mountains.

For Zhao Yan, the other side of the door is her familiar homeland; but for Gu Xu, it is a completely unfamiliar country.

He took a deep breath and walked through the door first.

Zhao Yan followed closely beside him.

If they are the real "Chai Hu" and "Zhong Bing", then they need to stand upright here and play the role of "keeper".

But as two fugitives, as soon as they entered the territory of Youzhou, they unanimously used their agility and rushed to the more distant mountains and forests.

The ancient long wall and the white golden dragon flag of the Great Qi Dynasty fluttering in the wind on the wall were quickly left behind by them.

After running for several miles, they just stopped and removed the spell that disguised cause and effect.

Today's actions seemed to be too smooth, making Gu Xu suspect that he was dreaming.

But he thought about it again, he and Zhao Yan both have the means to hide their whereabouts, it is difficult for the official monks to find their exact location; and the border of Youzhou is hundreds of miles long, and the terrain is rugged, it is almost impossible for the Daqi court They set up ambushes everywhere along the border - after all, both of them are not weak. Sending monks below the sixth level to catch them is basically tantamount to returning without success.

Besides, there are very few practitioners in Dahuang who understand the way of cause and effect, so it is difficult to guard against Gu Xu's disguise spell.

"Welcome to Dayan," Zhao Yan straightened her hair that was blown by the wind, and looked up at Gu Xu, "Going a little further, it's Shimen County. I can go there and do some 'barrier-breaking' for you." Dan'."

A gleam of morning light pierced through the canopy and dimly illuminated the circles of her eyes.The moment when the sun overlapped with her pupils, it was like fireworks blooming in the Lantern Festival night, bright and beautiful.

Perhaps because of coming to a familiar place, the worry on Zhao Yan's face disappeared, and was quickly replaced by self-confidence.

"Then thank you Miss Zhao." Gu Xu responded with a smile.

While speaking, he felt that in his sea of ​​consciousness, the rune named "Hui Lu" suddenly shone brightly, and then a fiery force gushed out of the rune like a spring and merged into his meridians among.

Gu Xu felt a little surprised.

He knew that this mysterious power originated from the worship and offering of "Hui Lu" by the believers.

But the problem is that he is in Youzhou at the moment, far away from the headquarters of the Changshou Sect, and the Changshou Sect was wiped out by the Daqi court a long time ago, and now there are very few surviving "Huilu" believers.

"Could it be that I underestimated the influence of the 'Longevity Cult' back then?" Gu Xu secretly guessed.

But at this time, he remembered that when he helped Zhao Yan awaken the power of blood, he had secretly felt the close connection between the "Yehuo Sutra" and the "Nirvana Sutra".

His "Huilu" rune also corresponded with Zhao Yan's "Sacred Fire Totem".

So he boldly guessed: perhaps, the "Hui Lu" of the Changshou Sect is not a god made up out of thin air - he has a high probability of having an unknown origin with the "God of Fire" believed in by Dayan Kingdom.

The mysterious power he absorbed at this time probably came from followers of Dayan's "God of Fire".

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Luojing City, Princess Mansion.

Princess Xiao Wanjun of Zhaoning stood in the attic, staring at the map posted on the wall, frowning.

From the reports of the officials, she learned that Gu Xu did indeed appear in Jingxing as predicted by the fortune teller Mu Yunkai.

But she did not expect that Gu Xu would be able to escape smoothly under the siege of several fifth and sixth realm monks.

"Zhao Yan, the daughter of the traitor Zhao Changying, suddenly appeared by Gu Xu's side and rescued him," Zhu Qiuyi, the commander of the Hedong Province, reported to her. "She seems to have a magic weapon that can confuse the mind and hide her whereabouts." .After they escaped, we lost track of them."

"Zhao Yan..." Princess Zhaoning said the name silently.

Zhao Yan's sudden appearance was not beyond her expectation.She had suspected for a long time that Gu Xu and Zhao Yan had secretly formed an alliance and participated in the rebellion of Yan Guogong Zhao Changying - after all, they stayed together for a long time on the day Luojing City was broken.

If not, how could the father charge Gu Xu with "conspiracy" without warning?

It's just that she didn't expect that after so many days, Zhao Yan was still in Daqi territory and hadn't returned to Youzhou.

In addition, according to the descriptions of the officials, Zhao Yan's fighting power seems to have improved to a higher level, and she can fight against the monks of the sixth realm without falling behind.

"It's really a headache." Thinking of this, Princess Zhaoning sighed silently.

One Gu Xu is difficult enough to deal with.Now that another Zhao Yan appeared, she felt even more devastated.

She turned and walked out of the attic, and came to the main hall of the princess mansion.

A young woman in a light green skirt has been waiting here quietly.

This woman is tall and slender, with a slender waist, bright skin like jade, and elegant like a chrysanthemum.

It was Shangguan Jin, the exorcist doctor.

Yesterday afternoon, Shangguan Jin visited the Princess Mansion and said in an apologetic tone: "Your Highness, Chief Luo was seriously injured in the battle in the Imperial City, and he is still recuperating in bed, temporarily unable to serve the court.

"So, he specially sent me to your house to provide assistance within our ability to arrest the traitor."

Shangguan Jin's words surprised Princess Zhaoning.

In the eyes of a mortal like her, a powerful saint like Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Department, has always been an unfathomable, almost fairy-like existence—I never expected to suffer such a serious injury.

But she accepted Shangguan Jin's help without hesitation.

As the personal assistant trained by Luo Si, Shangguan Jin must be more familiar with the personnel and affairs of the Exorcism Department than she is.

"Your Highness, have you found the whereabouts of the traitor Gu Xu recently?" Shangguan Jin asked in a concerned tone as soon as he saw Princess Zhaoning.

Her voice is light and soft, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze.

"Not yet," Princess Zhaoning shook her head, "I've been thinking about where he and Zhao Yan will try to escape from, and how many monks we need to send to guard there in advance."

"Actually, I thought there was no need for us to set up ambushes to surround them like this." Shangguan Jin thought for a moment, then said.

"why?"

"Both of them are very good at hiding their whereabouts, and their methods are endless. If we want to arrest them, we will definitely consume a lot of resources and even pay a high price.

"And it's hard for us to judge whether there will be other helpers from Youzhou around them."

Hearing the word "price", Princess Zhaoning immediately thought of Mu Yunkai, a fortune teller who is blind, and she couldn't help but nodded slightly, deeply convinced.

"Then what is the best strategy for Shangguan Lang?"

"Since their destination must be Youzhou, then we can attack directly from Youzhou," Shangguan Jin said seriously, "During the Battle of Luojing, the leader of the bandit, Zhao Changying, was severely injured by the force of thunder. recover.

"Don't look at those Youzhou thieves who are full of blood, they are incompatible with us.

"But really, they must have been desperate for a little bit of respite.

"Besides, after experiencing a setback, there must be many people in Youzhou who are not of the same mind as Zhao Changying - these people are afraid of Daqi's strength, and even consider surrendering to us in exchange for peace and security.

"Maybe, we can try to negotiate with them, give them a little favor, add a little deterrence, and ask them to hand over Gu Xu.

"Gu Xu is not a native of Youzhou. Most likely, he was recruited by Zhao Changying because of his outstanding talent.

"People from Youzhou may swear to protect the children of the Zhao family to the death, but they will never fight for an outsider like Gu Xu."

Princess Zhaoning narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking for a long time.

She knew that Youzhou's courage to rebel lies in the fact that Zhao Changying broke through the eighth realm and became a "True Monarch" strongman.

But now Zhao Changying is still seriously injured.

Besides Zhao Changying, the most powerful monk in Youzhou only has the cultivation base of the sixth realm.

Under such circumstances, facing Da Qi's threat, will they still protect Gu Xu with all their might?
"What you said makes sense." After a long silence, Princess Zhaoning nodded and said slowly, "Just do as you said."

While speaking, Mu Yunkai's bleeding eyes resurfaced in her mind.

The strength Gu Xu displayed during his escape has far exceeded her expectations.

She felt that perhaps by following Shangguan Jin's suggestion, the Daqi court could reduce some unnecessary losses.

After getting the response from Princess Zhaoning, Shangguan Jin bowed and left.

She walked through the courtyard, walked out of the mansion, and came to the street paved with bluestones.

She stopped in the middle of the road, raised her head, and her eyes drifted to the northeast involuntarily.The sun poured down, covering her whole body in a faint golden halo.

"Gu Daoyou, are you okay?" She said silently in her heart, "Please forgive my limited ability, I can only help you so much."

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On this day, when Gu Xu was crossing the border of Youzhou, Shi Lei, a thousand household in Laizhou Prefecture, suddenly discovered that his daughter had slipped away from the house quietly.

What disappeared with her was the Kunwu knife she couldn't put it down.

Shi Lei suddenly became anxious like ants on a hot pan.

He immediately mobilized all the contacts in Luojing City to search for Shi Xiaohan's traces.

Finally, in an alley in the northern suburbs of Luojing City, he saw his disobedient daughter——

The petite girl was holding a huge knife case, staring at a wanted warrant posted on the wall, dazed.

Shi Lei strode forward and grabbed her sleeve.

"Come home with me," he said, "Your identity is sensitive, staying here will only make people suspicious."

Shi Xiaohan immediately turned around, turned his back to him, and at the same time swung his arms, trying to break free from his hand.

Shi Lei couldn't help feeling silently that this girl's strength was increasing day by day along with her appetite - he had to use his real energy to barely maintain the majesty of a father and avoid being easily thrown off by her.

Seeing Shi Xiaohan's tight lips and stubborn expression, Shi Lei sighed, lowered his voice, and whispered in her ear: "Now Gu Xu's whereabouts are unknown and he is in danger. With your current cultivation, even if you can find him, you can help him." It won't do you any favors, it will only become a drag on him."

It seemed that Shi Lei's words hit the sore spot, Shi Xiaohan suddenly had a sore nose, and two teardrops rolled out of his eye sockets.

"It was you...you killed him..." she said in a trembling voice.

That day, Princess Zhaoning and the fortune teller Mu Yunkai came to the mansion of the Shi family. She stayed in her room and heard all the conversations between the two and her father.

And last night, she accidentally found government documents on her father's desk, and saw several officials from the fifth and sixth realms besieging Gu Xu in Jingxing, and also saw Gu Xu escaped from death with serious injuries.

"Father and former fiancé have stood on opposite sides."

"Father provided information to the imperial court, causing Gu Xu to be driven into a desperate situation and almost died."

Even Shi Xiaohan has always been ignorant of the world and simple in thinking, but now he is aware of this cruel fact.

As a girl who grew up in a greenhouse, the world in Shi Xiaohan's eyes has always been black and white.

Her father loves her, and Gu Xu takes care of her. Both of them are good people, and they are the ones she wants to protect when she becomes stronger.

As for the villains, they are naturally those ghosts who slaughtered the human race.

But now, this black and white orderly world suddenly collapsed.

Gu Xu is being hunted down by the Daqi court, while his father is providing clues to the court.

She felt it was difficult to accept, and on a whim, she planned to run away from home while holding the Kunwu knife before dawn.

She wanted to go to find Gu Xu.

But after walking for a while in a daze, she suddenly realized that Gu Xu was running around with a magic weapon to travel through space.Even the many strong men sent by the court could not find him, let alone a weak third-level monk like myself.

So, she stopped in front of Gu Xu's arrest warrant and stood there blankly for a long time.

Hearing her words, Shi Lei sighed again, and said in a low voice: "You should have heard that the Lu family in Qingzhou was punished by the nine clans for committing treason."

Shi Xiaohan gave a weak "hmm".After Gu Xu went to Lu's haunted house to solve the case, she did go to find out about it.

"If I don't do this, our Shi family will very likely become the next Qingzhou Lu family." Shi Lei paused for a moment, then continued.

(End of this chapter)