"Master Zhou, you don't have to be polite," Gu Xu said lightly, "As a monk of the Exorcism Department, this is my responsibility."
But Zhou Jiaoyu didn't seem to hear him at all. After that, he still said politely:
"Mr. Gu, if you need my help in any way in the future, please feel free to ask me, even if it means going up to the sword or into the sea of fire."
p>Gu Xu smiled: "Then I will have to rely on Mr. Zhou more in the future."
While speaking, Gu Xu looked around casually and caught a glimpse of the towering tower under the moonlight. The west gate, the looming Yishui granary, and the bare Xuanwu hills.
The knowledge recorded in the books flashed through his mind.
He suddenly realized a key problem.
"Master Zhou, do you know why the school in Yishui County is haunted?"
"Why...why?"
"Because the Feng Shui here is not good "Okay."
"Is Feng Shui bad?" Zhou Jiaoyu was a little surprised, "Does Mr. Gu know a little about Feng Shui?" Gu Xu smiled. answer.
Then he pointed at the surrounding scenery and explained:
"Master Zhou, you see, there is a city gate standing on the west side of Yishui County School, but there is nothing on the east side, causing There is an imbalance between the left and right; there is a granary squeezing behind the county school, making the rear area not spacious.
"The gate of the county school is facing the 'Xuanwu Qiu' - you must know that the gate is the 'Xuanwu Qiu' in Kanyu School." The location, direction and scenery of the Qi outlet are closely related to the bad luck of the residents.
“The bald top of Xuanwu Hill is a sign of ‘many misfortunes’.
“It is these factors that make the county school rich in yin and change the thoughts of the scholars. Become a terrifying ghost. "
Zhou Jiaoyu stood there blankly. It took him several minutes to barely digest the information in Gu Xu's words.
"Mr. Gu, then...then what should I do? What to do? "
"To solve this problem, you need to do three things," Gu Xu stretched out three fingers. "First, propose to the county magistrate to move the granary in the north; second, in the county A "Jinxian Tower" was built on the east side of the school, opposite to the west city gate, to balance the left and right sides; thirdly, a nine-story "Wenfeng Tower" was built on the Xuanwu Hill to suppress evil and avoid evil spirits. gather.
“These things may sound troublesome, but they can solve the county school’s haunted problem once and for all.
“It can even improve the local context to a certain extent and make Yishui The county will have the opportunity to have more talented and famous literati. ”
Zhou Jiaoyu nodded seriously and remembered Gu Xu’s suggestions word for word in his mind.
Especially the last words said by Gu Xu made Zhou Jiaoyu was deeply touched.
You know, Yishui County has not had a candidate for many years.
Although Yishui is just a remote small county, it is indeed inferior in terms of talent. But big cities...
But it is a bit exaggerated that no one has been on the list for three consecutive autumns.
Zhou Jiaoyu has been worried about this and has trouble sleeping and eating.
After all, he is the official responsible for teaching students.
All the students he taught failed, doesn’t it prove that his teaching level is not good?
Because of this, Zhou Jiaoyu has worked for Daqi for most of his life. He is still a ninth-grade Zhima official. He has never had any chance of promotion, and even occasionally had his salary withheld.
Today, his confusion was finally solved.
"It turns out that there is something wrong with my teaching ability, but with the feng shui of this place!" Zhou Jiaoyu sighed silently in his heart.
Gu Xu has saved his life tonight.
If Gu Xu can also help him improve the cultural fortunes here, solve the problem of lack of outstanding talents, and give him the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune, then he will be his reborn parent.
He was even willing to set up a longevity tablet for Gu Xu in the ancestral hall, burn incense and worship it every year, and pray for his happiness and longevity.
“Thank you, Mr. Gu, for your guidance!” Zhou Jiaozhang bowed to the ground and said from the bottom of his heart, “You are really a great benefactor to our scholars and officials in Yishui County!”
< p>At the same time, Zhou Jiaoyu also proposed to select a date to entertain Gu Xu at Piaoxiang Tower to formally express his gratitude to him.Gu Xu simply refused.
He is still busy practicing! There is no time to waste on this boring entertainment.
Gu Xuyun waved his hands calmly and said: "Those who enjoy the benefits of the world will suffer the troubles of the world; those who live in the happiness of the world will share the worries of the world.
"As a result Officials in the Exorcism Department receive state salaries and are respected by the people, so they naturally have to consider the lives of the people more.
"As long as I can dispel the yin energy and prevent ghosts from causing harm, I will be satisfied.
"As for the reward, that's not important. ”
Zhou Jiaoyu was in awe.
He couldn’t help but sigh silently: Mr. Gu is really upright and caring about people’s livelihood! Compared with him, my structure is still far behind. .
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When Gu Xu returned to the exorcism department, the midnight bell was ringing
The yamen was quiet
p>The only sound left was the rustle of Chen Jisheng flipping through the files.
In Gu Xu’s eyes, his boss was a veritable workaholic—sitting in the Yamen at dawn and only working in the middle of the night. Going back is enough to make the subordinates who are doing business feel ashamed.
Due to long-term high-intensity work, Chen Jisheng is less than 40 years old, but he looks almost 50 years old.
As usual, Gu Xu came to Chen Jisheng, took off his jade pendant, and reported the mission.
Then he received the reward of forty meritorious deeds.
"Gu Xu, you made it out of thin air. The lantern spell is quite interesting. Where did you learn it? "
"Well... I came to this realization by accident. ”
"I guess you would say that," Chen Jisheng chuckled, "If every monk in the Daqi Dynasty could be like a freak like you, having an epiphany every three days and a breakthrough every five days, then the world would be The ghosts above have been extinct for a long time."
"Master Chen is so flattering." Gu Xu showed an obedient and humble smile.
"How is your recent cultivation status? I saw you redeemed a 'Spirit Gathering Pill' today. Are you planning to advance to the second level in the near future?"
Gu Xu pondered for a moment. , shook his head: "My foundation is not solid enough, I need to spend more time to consolidate it."
Promoting from the first level [Guimen Pass] to the second level [Huangquan Road] is a very risky journey Kan'er - in this process, if you don't pay attention, life and death will disappear and disappear.
If he is not confident enough, Gu Xu will never try to advance easily.
"How confident are you now?" Chen Jisheng asked.
"Not much...probably 90%!" Gu Xu thought for a moment and gave a relatively conservative estimate.
Hearing this, Chen Jisheng couldn't help but sigh silently: This guy's character is still as stable as ever.
If it were someone else, as long as they were 70% or 80% sure, they might be tempted by a stronger force and rush forward impatiently.
"Things like breaking through the realm should really be more stable." Chen Jisheng nodded, agreeing with his choice.
Afterwards, Gu Xu left the yamen, returned home, swallowed the Jingxin Pill, and began to cultivate immortality all night again.
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Towards the fourth watch, Chen Jisheng finally finished his day’s work.
He yawned, took a sip of hot tea, and his tense nerves finally relaxed slowly.
Unconsciously, he couldn't help but recall the two tasks Gu Xu had done during the day.
Chen Jisheng must admit that as long as Gu Xu goes out to do tasks, no matter how powerful the ghosts he encounters, they will always leave a very deep impression on him.
It’s not just that Gu Xu’s methods of fighting enemies are always fancy and endless.
Because Gu Xu’s way of thinking is always different from others, he can often find a way to break the situation when there is no way out.
But today, among all Gu Xu's performances, the one that touched Chen Jisheng the most was the sentence "He who enjoys the benefits of the world".
He feels that this is the spiritual conduct that every exorcist monk should adhere to.
"It's really surprising that that brat who just keeps practicing all day long can say such penetrating words!" Chen Jisheng sighed silently.
While he was thinking this, he took out a piece of white paper from the drawer, splashed some ink on it, and with a few strokes wrote this sentence: "Those who enjoy the benefits of the world will suffer the troubles of the world; those who live in the happiness of the world will , share the worries of the world" written on paper.
Chen Jisheng's block letters are light horizontally and heavy vertically, and his bones are strong. He looks just like himself, dignified, rigorous, majestic, and a little bit old-fashioned.
After writing, he waved his sleeves gently, and the writing on the paper suddenly floated into the air, turned into a framed word, and hung on the wall on the side of the lobby.
He hopes to use this to warn himself not to forget the common people in the world.
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(1) “Those who enjoy the benefits of the world will suffer the troubles of the world; those who live in the happiness of the world will share the worries of the world.” - Su Shi’s "Gifts" In the new era, the official Shou Shangshu Youcheng Wang Cunci refused to accept the imperial edict.