Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 53 The Disappearing Gate Valve
When night fell, Gu Xu returned to the Yishui Exorcism Division Yamen.

He walked into the lobby habitually, wanting to report to Chen Jisheng on the completion of the task and receive merits.

However, at this time, a yamen hurried in front of him and blocked his way.

"Master Gu," the yamen bowed and saluted in front of him, "Master Chen asked me to tell you that he has been out in the past few days; Cui Zhaomo will temporarily be represented by Cui Zhaomo for the affairs related to the exchange of merits."

"I see." Gu Xu nodded.

Chen Jisheng rarely leaves Yishui County.

So Gu Xu was a little surprised by what the yamen said.

But in any case, as a boss, Chen Jisheng has his own reasons for doing things, and there is no need to explain everything to his subordinates.

So, Gu Xu still obeyed the yamen's notice, left the lobby, turned around and walked towards the side room, looking for Cui Zhaomo.

The post of "Zhaomo", the official rank is eighth-rank, and Gu Xu is the same level, in charge of files and money, and occasionally handles some chores for the governor of the county.

It can be understood as a cashier, accountant, library administrator, and handyman.

Cui Zhaomo's full name is Cui Tianyou. He is short and fat, with a generous face and squinting eyes. He is an ancient and warm-hearted middle-aged man.

When Gu Xu was an ordinary clerk, he was often cared for by him—the books in the Bookstore of the Exorcism Division could not be borrowed in theory, but Gu Xu was able to quietly bring the books back with Cui Tianyou's tacit approval. home reading.

Therefore, Cui Tianyou often joked recently that Gu Xu's success in promotion has his share of credit.

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According to past practice, Gu Xu took off the jade pendant on his waist, tapped twice, and displayed the image of the task in front of Cui Tianyou.

"Brother Gu, I haven't seen you for a few days, how could you actually beat a ghoul of this level?" Cui Tianyou watched the entire video in silence, and finally couldn't help sighing, "Remember the last time you dealt with a 'wild ghost' When you're a ghost, you still need Shi Xiaohan to help!"

Gu Xu smiled humbly: "It's just the basic operation. After all, I'm also a genuine Second Realm cultivator now."

Cui Tianyou shook his head and sighed: "Stinky boy, please don't blow the old man's self-esteem, okay?

Cui Tianyou still remembers that he was stuck in the bottleneck of the first level for nearly 15 years before he managed to break through the second level.

For him, it was a dark and hopeless time.

But Gu Xu, this kid, has successfully crossed this moat in less than a year.

I am afraid that the top talents in the Daqi Dynasty cannot be faster than him.

"Sorry." Gu Xu spread his hands and smiled, but there was an innocent expression on his face.

Afterwards, Gu Xu spent the 480 meritorious service he had accumulated recently to exchange for a bottle of "Eternal Brightness Pill".

After entering the second realm [Huangquan Road], the monks in the Great Wilderness will also face the danger of yin erosion in the process of cultivation. They also use medicinal pills to stabilize their minds and assist their cultivation.

The "Meditation Pill" of the first realm is no longer applicable.

What Gu Xu needs now is "Changming Dan" with higher quality and more expensive price.

"Huangquan Road" twists and turns, no light can be seen.

If you take a wrong step, you will fall into the darkness, go crazy, and become a lonely ghost without reason.

The function of "Eternal Brightness Pill" is to keep the monks sane and prevent them from being bewitched by the darkness - it is equivalent to lighting an ever-bright lamp to illuminate their way forward.

However, after exchanging the "Changming Pill", Gu Xu found that he had only [-] meritorious deeds left.

It made him feel a little heartache.

Merit is always spent faster than earned.

The practitioners of the Daqi Dynasty are really a kryptonite profession.

"By the way, Brother Gu, have you read the latest Di newspaper?" After a while, Cui Tianyou asked Gu Xu casually.

"Di Bao", also known as "Chao Bao", is the official newspaper of the Daqi court, used to convey political news to various departments across the country.All the emperor's decrees, ministers' petitions, major cases, and the appointment, dismissal and transfer of officials, etc., are all collected and copied by the only newspapers.

"No." Gu Xu shook his head.

In the past few days, Gu Xu has been busy practicing and doing tasks, and has no time to read the newspaper at all.

"Then you should have heard that there is a very terrifying Lu family's haunted house in Qingzhou, right?" Cui Tianyou continued, "Recently, another third-level cultivator disappeared there. The headquarters of the Exorcism Division attaches great importance to this. , has been involved in the investigation of this case.”

"Lu's haunted house..." Gu Xu thought silently in his heart.

He read through the classics and naturally knew that this "Lu Clan's Haunted House" was once the residence of the famous Lu Clan in Qingzhou.

As we all know, there are three great families in Daqi today—the Zhao clan in Youzhou, the Chen clan in Xiangyang, and the Shen clan in Jinling.

The ancestors of these families all had ascended immortals, so the younger generation can enjoy the blessings left by immortals from generation to generation.

These immortal descendants possess top-notch cultivation techniques, excellent bloodline qualifications, and countless cultivation resources, and are far ahead of most practitioners at the starting line.

It is precisely because of this that these aristocratic families have a great right to speak in the court.If they unite, they can even compete with the imperial power.

However, 17 years ago, the Daqi Dynasty actually had four clans of "Zhao", "Chen", "Shen", and "Lu".

"Lu" refers to the Lu family in Qingzhou.

At that time, the head of the Lu family in Qingzhou was Lu Huan, the chief assistant of the cabinet who proposed to create the "Shenji Camp".

However, when Lu Huan was executed by Ling Chi for committing "treason", the Lu clan in Qingzhou was also executed by the nine clans and disappeared into the long history.

Only an empty mansion was left in Qingzhou.

Now, this abandoned mansion is actually haunted!

Moreover, the evil spirits in this mansion were terrifyingly strong - not only did many cultivators mysteriously disappear during the investigation process, but even a young genius like Chu Fengge returned without success.

The world will inevitably suspect that this is an act of revenge by the resentful soul of the Lu clan in Qingzhou.

It is no wonder that the headquarters of the Exorcism Division is on high alert.

"Brother Cui, there should be no need to worry too much about such a big case as a second-level cultivator with a low cultivation base like us!" Gu Xu said with a smile, "Anyway, the sky is falling, and there are tall people on it. We I can't help it either. The key is to do what is within your share."

"Oh, you're right." Cui Tianyou sighed and agreed.

It is said that young people like to give pointers and passionate words.

But Cui Tianyou felt that Gu Xu, a 17-year-old boy, was more mature and pragmatic than himself.

He never shouted "I want to be the best in the world" and "I want to save Daqi" like other teenagers.

He always only thinks about what is within his power and goes all out for it.

"Also, Brother Gu," Cui Tianyou pondered for a moment, but couldn't help reminding him, "The Di Bao also said that the evil spirit around Yishan has been many times stronger than before, and even caused some residents nearby. Corrupted by Yin Qi, it turned into a ghost.

"According to the high-level speculation of the Exorcism Division, it was caused by the recent breakthrough in the strength of the 'Ferocious God-level' evil ghost 'Yishan Snow Girl'.

"If you are going to Yishan in the near future, you must be very careful."

(End of this chapter)