Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 9 The Gap
Gu Xu stood aside, silently watching this devastating battle, with envy and longing in his heart.

Facing the same enemy, he spent a lot of time and energy to draw more than a dozen "Ghost Killing Talismans" in advance, and make a bells and whistles, so that he could barely cause any painless flesh damage.

Shi Xiaohan turned the enemy into ashes with just one sharp knife.

Second realm cultivator, so terrifying!
Seeing this terrifying gap, Gu Xu sighed silently.

He remembered what Governor Chen Jisheng once said: "Every time one's cultivation level is improved, the combat effectiveness will take a qualitative leap."

Absorbing yin and condensing true essence is the first realm of practice [Ghost Gate], marking the official transformation from a mortal to an extraordinary practitioner.

After passing the "Ghost Gate", it is the second realm [Huangquan Road].

As the saying goes, "the nine songs of Huangquan".

There are a total of nine turns on this long road.Every time he turned a corner, the depth of his true essence increased exponentially.

If Gu Xu's true essence is the faint light of fireflies in a summer night, then Shi Xiaohan's true essence is a flaming torch.

When you reach the end of the Huangquan Road, it will be the third realm of cultivation—【Naihe Bridge】.

Gu Xu's immediate boss, Chen Jisheng, was in this realm.

Gu Xu didn't know how powerful the practitioners in the "Naihe Bridge" realm were.

Because Chen Jisheng has never shot in front of him.

But thinking of Chen Jisheng's unique prestige in Yishui County, thinking that the magistrate of the next county would take the lead in salute when he saw Chen Jisheng, thinking that Shi Xiaohan, who was narcissistic, would become obedient and obedient in front of Chen Jisheng, thinking that there was a group of robbers who met Chen Jisheng by chance So frightened, Jinpen washed his hands and changed his career on the spot...

This boss is really amazing!

"My practice is still shallow, and I need to practice more diligently." Thinking of this, Gu Xu secretly encouraged himself in his heart.

Then he took out the pamphlet from his pocket and made a quick note with charcoal:
"Supplementary Experiments for Damage Assessment of 'Ghost-killing Talisman':
"Experimental object: painted skin ghost ('wild ghost' level);
"Experimental result: I feel like a scraping master;

"Experiment conclusion: scientific research has not been successful, comrades still need to work hard."

At this moment, Shi Xiaohan came to him, stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder.

"Gu Xu, what happened to my knife just now?"

She looked at Gu Xu with a wide smile, her big eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and the words "Hurry up and praise me" were clearly written on her face.

Gu Xu immediately gave her a thumbs up: "The hero of the list is well-deserved!"

Shi Xiaohan's heart instantly burst into joy.

"You did a good job today," she said with her waist on, with the demeanor of an eighth-rank official, "If you hadn't seen through this ugly disguise and loosened the shackles for me, I'm afraid I would have to pay a lot of money to get out of trouble. "

"It's just a small trick," Gu Xu said modestly, "Sir Shi's shocking knife is the key to breaking the game."

"Your talisman level is not low, and it is stronger than the talisman I have seen before."

"I've never seen a sword repair stronger than the female hero of the time."

Unconsciously, the two entered the familiar business exchange session again.

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After successfully solving the painted ghosts, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan did not rush to go back to work, but continued to stay in the house to search for a circle.

After confirming that there were no ghosts hiding in the dark, the two decided to leave.

"Let's go, Gu Xu," Shi Xiaohan said, "this place is very yin and it's really uncomfortable to stay for a long time."

"really."

Gu Xu looked at the gray-white smoke floating in the air like a shroud, and agreed with her words.

"In order to celebrate our successful completion of the task, why don't we go to Piaoxianglou for dinner tonight?" Shi Xiaohan smiled and suggested happily, "There are many delicious things there, such as braised shrimp, thousand layer cakes, beggars. Chicken, fish with vinegar and pepper, Yipin tofu, and yam..."

"Why don't you go to the Yamen chef..."

Gu Xu frowned slightly.

Piaoxianglou is the most famous and expensive restaurant in Yishui County.

A meal there will cost at least three taels of silver.

As a clerk with a monthly salary of only [-] taels of silver, Gu Xu has always shunned such a rich person's consumption place.

For him, the Yamen's chef—that is, the canteen of the public servants of the Exorcism Department—was the place he should go.

"Today, this female hero treats a guest!"

"No problem, I've long wanted to go to Piaoxiang Lou to try it out." Gu Xuguang quickly changed his face.

Shi Xiaohan smiled even happier.

She came from a family of officials and never worried about food and clothing since she was a child.Compared with money, she cares more about whether someone will praise her.

At this moment, Wang Guicai, a short and fat boy who had fainted beside him, finally woke up leisurely.

At first his eyes were blurred and confused.

Two seconds later, he seemed to suddenly recall his stepmother who had turned into a demon, suddenly exclaimed, and jumped up from the ground.

"Then... what about the ghost?" He looked around nervously.

"Already dead." Shi Xiaohan pointed to the pool of ashes on the ground.

"This... is this dead?" Wang Guicai's eyes widened.

Painted Skin Ghost's huge body two stories tall just now, and that hideous gesture with claws and teeth left a deep psychological shadow on him.

He thought his time of death had come.

Unexpectedly, the ghost was easily solved by the adults of the Exorcism Division.

Father was right.

The monks of the Exorcism Division are the guardians of the Daqi Dynasty, and they are also a ray of light in the darkness.

In front of them, all ghosts and ghosts will eventually be wiped out.

"Two... lords," he asked cautiously after a moment of hesitation, "can you take me out of here?"

"leave?"

"This place... I'm afraid." Wang Guicai lowered his head and looked at his toes.

Gu Xu was thoughtful.

This child's parents are dead, and the house is still haunted. It is too hard for him to let him live here alone.

Fortunately, the Daqi Exorcism Department has been established for more than a hundred years. There is a very complete set of measures to appease the families of the victims. There are special personnel responsible for the aftermath, and there is no need to worry about it.

"Don't be afraid, Guicai. You wait here for a while, and soon the yamen from the Exorcism Department will pick you up," Gu Xu bent down and said to the chubby boy, "They will take you to the nursing home. You'll have a new home and lots of friends your age.

"As for this house, it's still your property. You have the right to dispose of it at will."

The nursing home is a welfare institution founded by the Daqi Dynasty, and it is a place to take in the widows and lonely ones.

Before Gu Xu joined the Exorcism Division, he lived in the nursing home for several years.

Eight years ago, ghosts in Qingzhou Prefecture were rampant, and many bereaved orphans were sent to nursing homes.

Gu Xu is one of them.

That year, the nursing home was extremely short of supplies, and each child could only be given one steamed bun every day.

But even so, in the memory of the original owner of the body, the nursing home was after all a place to shelter him from the wind and rain in the darkest moments of his life.

"My lord, I don't want to go to the nursing home," Wang Guicai hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Gu Xu and said, "I want to join the Exorcism Division, become a practitioner like you who subdue demons and slay demons, and be a great hero who exterminates evil for the people. ."

Hearing his words, Gu Xu smiled lightly, and couldn't help sighing that every young man had a second year in secondary school.

"Wait until you grow up."

(End of this chapter)