Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

The boy's words evoke more memories of the girl.

She repeated the name "Lu Shiyao" silently in her heart, her eyebrows slightly frowned, thoughtful.

At the same time, the titles such as "beauty" and "talented woman" that Gu Xu gave her made her feel a little embarrassed.

She lowered her head, not daring to look into Gu Xu's eyes for a while.

"My lord praises me too much," she said in a mosquito-like voice, "The rumors outside are too exaggerated, my lord, don't believe me—"

"—You look down." The boy interrupted her.

Hearing his words, the girl obediently lowered her head and looked down.

In the stagnant water on the ground, she saw her own reflection—black hair like ink, white clothes better than snow, pale complexion that seemed to be sick; under the starlight, she looked like a fairy in the mist, so beautiful and unbelievable.

"The night is heavy, the light is misty, the moon melts in the cold," Gu Xu chanted softly, paused, and then continued, "As the saying goes, beauty is beyond skin—even if the ghosts and ghosts in this house try their best, I can't imitate your three-point look."

"Demons and ghosts?" The girl narrowed her eyes, as if she had guessed something.

"This house was originally your territory," Gu Xu explained, "but those monsters and ghosts broke in, occupied what originally belonged to you, and even wanted to replace you, completely erasing you from this world." remove."

"Then...then what should I do?" Gu Xu's words made the girl flustered.

She really didn't know how to use her own strength to fight against the evil spirits in the whole house.

"You are the real master of this place, and there is a powerful force hidden in your soul that even you can't imagine." Gu Xu pointed to her chest, slowed down and said seriously, "As long as you really wake up, they all It will not be your opponent."

"Are you really awake?" The girl was a little puzzled.

She was clearly awake at the moment, how could she wake up again?
Could it be that she is actually in a dream now?
At this time, there was a sudden noise from the crowd not far away.

The two turned their heads to look together.

I saw all the servants in the mansion - maids, coachmen, gardeners, cooks, etc., rushing towards them in a swarm.

They all had a face that resembled a young girl's but not in spirit, and their expressions were as stiff and dull as if painted with pen and ink.

And in their hands, they all held tools such as whips, saws, kitchen knives, sewing needles, etc., as if they wanted to dismantle the two of them into pieces and eat them alive.

Seeing such a scene, the girl instinctively shivered.

She reached out to grab Gu Xu's sleeve, wanting to take him to escape into the house.

But before she started to move, Gu Xu took a step forward and stood in front of her.

As he slowly raised his hand, azure blue flames burned on the bodies of the people in front of him—or rather, the demons and ghosts, like the bright flame tail of a falling comet.

In the blink of an eye, all the demons and ghosts were wiped out.

The girl stood there blankly, unable to believe her eyes for a moment.

"My lord is really amazing." She sighed from the bottom of her heart, even forgetting that her hand was still tightly clutching Gu Xu's sleeve.

"Miss Lu is ridiculous." Gu Xu smiled lightly, and then pointed to the starry sky above his head with his other finger, "The range of this starry sky is about ten miles. People, ghosts of any kind are no match for me.

“But outside of this range, it’s different.

"Any demon or goblin can crush me to the ground."

"How?" The girl couldn't understand.

When Gu Xu suddenly appeared in front of her and rescued her from danger, she already regarded him as an omnipotent hero in her heart.

"I'm just a passer-by, I don't belong to this world," Gu Xu explained, "and this world is also rejecting me, trying to drive me out.

"Supporting this starry sky is already the limit of my ability."

"Don't leave." Hearing Gu Xu's words, the girl said without thinking.

She could have endured the darkness if she hadn't seen the light.

At this moment, she is no longer willing to imagine - if Gu Xu left here and left her alone among these monsters, what a terrifying scene it would be!

Gu Xu smiled, and did not directly respond to her request, but said, "While my Xingyuan Domain can last for a while, how about I tell you a story?"

"Yeah." The girl nodded.

In fact, she didn't care what the content of the story was.

As long as the boy's voice rang in her ears, her heart would be filled with a sense of security.

So, Gu Xu told her about the Lu family who were punished by the nine clans for treason, about the talented and beautiful lady of the Lu family who unfortunately turned into a ghost, and about the exorcist who went to work in the haunted house. The young official, and his experience of being wanted by the court and being forced to flee to Yishan...

The girl listened carefully to his story, only to feel that the memory in her mind became clearer and clearer.

When Gu Xu talked about the unconscious Xue Nu sharing the senses with the fleeing teenager with the Jinghong pen, her heartstrings were inadvertently touched, and a few teardrops welled up in her eyes, which were clearer than pearls under the light of the stars , more bright.

"It turns out that I am no longer a human being..." She sighed softly involuntarily.

"It's not your intention that you become a ghost," Gu Xu said, "In my opinion, you are more like a real person than many people in this world."

"You really think so?" The girl raised her head slightly, looking into Gu Xu's eyes.

"A noble soul is not always free from dust," Gu Xu said with a smile, "it is that after going through hardships, it can still remain pure and transparent."

When he was speaking, the girl noticed that his figure was gradually fading and turning translucent, as if turning into a wisp of smoke, which might disappear in front of her at any time.

And the starry sky above her head gradually became dim.

Faintly, she heard the roar of the storm again.

"I have to go," Gu Xu continued after a brief silence, "My 'Xingyuan' can't last too long. To deal with the monsters here, you still have to rely on yourself."

"Don't leave." The girl grabbed his sleeve tightly and said again.Her eyes were full of autumn water, rippling with endless worries.

"I'm sorry, Lu Shiyao," he called out Gu Xu's name at the moment when Gu Xu's figure was about to disappear, "My strength is really limited. Only you can make us truly get out of the predicament in front of us.

"I will wait for you in the outside world."

outside world?
Is it outside the house?

And what did he mean by "waking up"?
The girl looked at the place where Gu Xu's figure disappeared, with a dazed expression.

In the next second, the starry sky above was submerged in thick black clouds.

Accompanied by the rolling thunder, the pouring rain fell.