Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 76 The Chief's Investment

Cui Tianyou once persuaded Gu Xu more than once: "Brother Gu, you are now a court official of the Daqi Dynasty and a young talent with a bright future. How can you live alone as before? This is downright shameful!

"If I were you, even if I was frugal, I would save some money, hire a few guards, find a few servants, and marry two young, beautiful and slender concubines. How comfortable!"

Every time he heard Cui Tianyou's words, Gu Xu would just laugh and be noncommittal.

In his eyes, Cui Tianyou is good in everything else, but he likes daydreaming too much.

"Brother Cui, does your sister-in-law know that you want to marry a two-bedroom concubine?" Gu Xu joked.

As soon as he heard the word "sister-in-law", Cui Tianyou immediately frowned and complained bitterly, "How dare I tell her? If the tigress finds out, she will be furious and cut me off. ... Until then, I'm afraid you can only see my portrait in the mourning hall..."

Gu Xu lightly patted his shoulder.

He knew very well that although this brother Cui was particularly keen to brag in front of his colleagues, he often referred to "marrying a few concubines", "going to Luojing Jiaofang Division to have a good time", "going to Qingzhou Song and Dance Workshop to admire the dancers' performances" "Miaoman's figure" and other words hang on his lips, but in fact he is a person who is quite afraid of himself.

As long as he sees his wife, who is called "the tigress", he will immediately become a quail and obey her.

"So, Brother Cui, we must not only look up to the sky, but also keep our feet on the ground, and don't always dream unrealizable dreams." Gu Xu said to him earnestly.

Cui Tianyou sighed and said with a frown, "Oh, you're right."

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In fact, since repairing the house and changing the lintel, Gu Xu really felt that he needed to strengthen the security measures for his house.

However, as a cultivator, he felt that he had a more cost-effective way than paying for some guards who were not as powerful as him.

For example, arrange some defensive formations.

As the saying goes, the formation is the big talisman, and the talisman is the small formation.

Tales and arrays are basically the same.

Gu Xu is proficient in runes, and naturally has a deep understanding of the formation.

"So...is it better for me to set up an illusion formation, or better to arrange a killing formation?"

Gu Xu thought for a moment and decided to use both.

For those uninvited guests with bad intentions, first use the magic circle to persuade them psychologically, and if they are persistent, then use the killing circle to physically persuade them.

In addition, he also made a special array design on his desk.

After all, he kept a lot of important notes and materials in his drawer.

He didn't want to be seen by outsiders.

If someone tried to force open his drawer to spy on his secrets, the notes would instantly self-incinerate under the fire, turning into irreversible ashes.

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So, it took Gu Xu two hours to complete the arrangement of the defensive array for his house.

In the process, his "magic machine token" flashed more than once, trying to issue a mission to him.

But Gu Xu refused without hesitation.

Because "Shenjiying" wanted to ask him to solve the case of Lu's murder house.

To be honest, Gu Xu really couldn't understand why the mission of "Shenji Camp" suddenly became unreliable recently.

He remembered that Xu San once mentioned to him that the "Shenji Camp" would only assign tasks within the cultivator's ability.

But even the fourth realm cultivator Chu Fengge couldn't solve the Lu family's murderous house case.

Earlier, there were many monks from the third and fourth realms in the Exorcism Division of Qingzhou Prefecture who mysteriously disappeared in the Lu family's old house and have not returned.

Gu Xu really didn't think he had the ability to solve this dangerous case.

But as the saying goes, "Under the reward, there must be a brave man".

In the recent period of time, several monks from all over the country have volunteered to go to the Lu family's haunted house, trying to solve the hidden ghosts, because they are eager to get rich merit rewards and rare high-grade spells.

Although there is still no progress in this case.

But in the circle of the exorcists, a new theory began to circulate.

Some people say that the Qingzhou Lu family is the descendant of the ascended immortal - in that gloomy mansion, if you are lucky, you will have the opportunity to obtain the Taoist law left by the immortal.

Another person said that the Lu family's family heirloom "Jinghong Pen" is still stored in the mansion, quietly waiting for the arrival of the destined person in an unknown corner.

You must know that the "Jinghong Pen" was once known as one of the "Twelve Great Weapons in the Great Wilderness". "And other powerful magic weapons on a par.

Once a magic weapon of this level is obtained, it will undoubtedly make the cultivator's strength to a higher level, and the combat power will be greatly enhanced.

Because of this, after hearing these news, many people are willing to take the risk.

But Gu Xu had doubts about this.

Because he felt that after Lu Huan, the former chief assistant of the cabinet, committed treason, the Lu family in Qingzhou was also searched. If there were any treasures hidden in Lu's house, it was estimated that they would have been searched during the home search process. How could it be possible? Still staying there?
So he no longer pays attention to the task of "Shenji Camp".

After arranging the formation, he left his house in civilian clothes and set off to buy vegetables in Caishi Street, Yishui County.

For him, cooking is the real business.

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at the same time.

Not long after Gu Xu left his house, a young man with delicate features and a handsome appearance stepped on a flying sword and came to the sky above Yishui County.

Seeing him with his hands on his back, looking down at all living beings, he said impassively: "The sword glow covers the sun like a rainbow, and it smiles at the Lingxiao Palace. Heaven does not give birth to me, Chu Fengge, and there are no heroes in the world for thousands of years."

This person is impressively Chu Fengge, a confidant of Lord Sishou and Wupin Langzhong at the headquarters of the Exorcism Division.

As for the verse he recited, it was undoubtedly the verse number written for him by his subordinates.

He came to Yishui County again today, on the order of the Chief Secretary, to persuade Gu Xu to go to Qingzhou Mansion to complete the case of Lu's murderous house.

To be honest, Chu Fengge couldn't understand why Lord Si Shou regarded Gu Xu so much, let alone why he had to ask Gu Xu to go to the Lu family's haunted house by name.

In this regard, the explanation given by Sishou Luochuan is: "This case is a disaster for others, but it is an opportunity for Gu Xu.

"The ancestor of the Lu family who ascended to immortality once entered the Dao with poetry and painting, and is known as a 'poetry fairy' and a 'painting saint'. As a person who cultivates Taoism, Gu Xu, whether it is the magic left by the ancestors of the Lu family, or the other The 'Jinghong Pen' has greatly helped him in his practice."

But Chu Fengge still frowned.

"Chu Fengge, don't you understand why I pay so much attention to Gu Xu?" Luo Chuan easily guessed Chu Fengge's thoughts.

Chu Fengge nodded.

In front of Lord Si Shou, who claims to be able to "see the secrets of heaven", he does not expect to be able to hide his thoughts.

Luo Chuan chuckled lightly and said lightly: "You should know that I am someone who can see the future. Perhaps in the near future, Gu Xu will become a being that even I look up to.

"My help to him now is just an investment."

Chu Fengge was shocked.

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(End of this chapter)