The headquarters of the Exorcism Department is located on a hill in the northwest suburb of Luojing City, the capital of Daqi.
The view here is excellent. You can see the entire starry sky when you look up, and you can get a bird's eye view of the entire city when you look down.
On the stargazing platform of the Yamen, there was a man wearing a crane cloak with disheveled hair, sitting on the railing, burning incense and playing the piano.
This person has a clear appearance, graceful appearance, and a temperament that floats out of the world like an immortal.
It is Luo Chuan, the current head of the Exorcism Department.
At this moment, he seemed to be completely immersed in the music of the guqin - neither the bustling lights of Luojing City nor the complicated and trivial matters in the yamen distracted him.
After a while.
There was a thumping of footsteps from the stairs not far away.
A girl wearing a light green dress came to him with brisk steps.
This girl has a long figure, a slender waist, and a pointed face. Although she is not particularly beautiful, her features are clear and charming, and she has the temperament of Xiaojiabiyu.
"Master Chief, Senior Brother Chu just sent you a message using the Jade Talisman of Messaging." The girl raised her hands and bowed to Luochuan, "He said that he met someone in Yishui County. I'm in a little trouble and I urgently need your help."
This girl's name is Shangguan Jin.
Like Chu Fengge, she also serves as a doctor at the Exorcism Department headquarters.
Since these two people were brought up by Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcist Department, they can be regarded as Luo Chuan’s disciples, so they call each other "senior brother" and "junior sister" in private. .
"That guy Chu Fengge is so old and is still insignificant. He will only cause trouble for me." Luo Chuan, the head of the exorcism department, sighed softly, but did not stop playing the piano. "Little "Jin, please sit down and tell me carefully, what kind of trouble did that kid get into? Do you need me to wipe his butt?"
Shangguan Jin straightened his clothes and knelt down beside Luo Chuan, holding his hands. He put his knees on his knees and said obediently: "Senior Brother Chu said that the Tianyan Stone, which our Exorcist Department has inherited for hundreds of years and is of great significance, has broken into countless pieces for unknown reasons and can no longer be used in the future."
Hearing this, Luochuan still lowered his head and played the piano with a calm expression and did not answer immediately.
But the originally soft and melodious sound of the piano suddenly broke through the night sky like a silver bottle, and then turned into a hundred thousand cavalry and broke through the glacier.
Obviously, Luochuan's mood was not as calm as it seemed.
Seeing that Luochuan had not spoken for a long time, Shangguan Jin picked up the teapot on the table, poured him a cup of fragrant hot tea, and said softly: "Master Chief, please don't make Brother Chu angry." Anger. Senior Brother Chu is extremely talented and cultivates, but sometimes he will be too confident, forget your instructions, and cause trouble.
"Unlike me, I can only stay quietly because of my lack of strength. In the yamen of the headquarters of the Exorcism Department, I am listening to your teachings, the head of the department. ”
Her words were clearly complimentary but actually derogatory - they seemed to be praising Chu Fengge for his profound moral conduct and outstanding ethics, but in fact they were secretly praising Chu Fengge.He ridiculed Chu Fengge for being arrogant and refusing to obey Luo Sishou's discipline.
Luochuan chuckled and finally stopped playing the piano.
He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Xiaojin, it's really not Chu Fengge's fault that the Tianyan Stone broke this time - he doesn't have that ability."
Shangguan Jin opened his eyes wide.
She and Chu Fengge worked together under Luo Chuan, so they often fought openly and secretly, and had to compete for superiority in everything.
She originally thought that if the Tianyan Stone was broken this time, she could take the opportunity to let Chu Fengge get scolded by the Chief Commander, or even put him in confinement for a few days...
Unexpectedly, there was another reason.
Thinking of this, she immediately raised her hands to Luo Chuan and said, "Please give me some advice from the Chief Secretary."
Only heard Luo Chuan say lightly: "The Tianyan Stone is to deduce the secret of heaven. The magic weapon. If it breaks, there is only one possibility - it is seeing something that you shouldn't see." "Something that shouldn't be seen?" Shangguan Jin was a little confused.
According to Chu Fengge's description, a genius with third-grade qualifications did appear in Yishui County this time.
However, in the hundreds of years of history of the Exorcism Department, although geniuses with third-grade qualifications are rare, they are not unique - there have even been two geniuses with second-grade qualifications.
I haven’t seen them damage the Tianyan Stone.
"Xiao Jin, how long did it take you from the beginning of practice to the first state of perfection?"
"Three years, sir."
" Where is Chu Fengge?"
"Two and a half years."
Shangguan Jin has always been worried about Chu Fengge's cultivation speed being faster than his own.
"The young man named Gu Xu who took the assessment in Yishui County only took less than a year." Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Department, said in a calm tone.
"Less than a year?" Shangguan Jin was shocked.
If Chu Fengge's description is correct, the young man named Gu Xu is just an ordinary clerk who came from a poor family and whose parents are dead.
His family obviously cannot provide him with expensive spiritual resources.
If he wanted to practice, he would have to spend a lot of time doing ghost-killing tasks in the Exorcism Department, and exchange his merits for the elixirs necessary for practice.
But even so, Gu Xu was able to become a perfect monk in the first realm at a speed that would put many geniuses to shame.
Is this really a talent that normal humans should have? < /p>
"In my opinion, the potential of that boy Gu Xu may be above the second level, and has exceeded the upper limit that Tianyan Stone can estimate. The magic circle inside the Tianyan Stone collapsed as a result.
"This makes me very curious, what kind of brilliance he will shine on the stage of Daqi in the future."
Above the second grade?
Is it the first grade that only exists in legend?
Shangguan Jin had no idea at all.
But at the same time, she was also secretly happy: Finally someone could surpass Chu Fengge in terms of talent - that bastard named Chu should not dare to mess around in the future!
"Lord Sishou, do we need to think of another way to assess Gu Xu's qualifications?"
"No need," Luo Sishou shook his head, "Mu Xiu Yu Lin , the wind will destroy it. We can just announce it according to the calculation results of Tianyan Stone. This is to protect Gu Xu and prevent him from being too proud.
"As for what I said to you today. , Xiaojin, please treat it as a secret that only the two of us know, and let it rot in your stomach forever. "
"Yes," Shangguan Jin nodded obediently, and then asked, "Also, Sir, Senior Brother Chu has sent the theoretical test papers for this promotion examination to the headquarters using formation methods. Are you interested in seeing it for yourself? "
"Send it to the princess's mansion! "Luo Si closed his eyes and thought for a few seconds, and then replied, "I think that Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoning is both the question maker and the advocate of the plan to rebuild the 'Shenji Camp'. She should be very impressed by Gu Xu's answer sheet. Interested.
"Also, go and tell Chu Fengge that I want to make Gu Xu's actual combat test tomorrow a little more difficult. Now that the long night is approaching, I don't want all the geniuses in Daqi to fail. Live the delicate flowers that are blown by the wind and rain."
"Yes, sir."
Hearing this, Shangguan Jin suddenly felt a sense of sympathy for the young man named Gu Xu. ——The "a little bit of difficulty" mentioned by the Chief Secretary is enough to make countless proud men shed tears and doubt their lives.
I don’t know if Gu Xu can survive this difficult challenge.
Then Shangguan Jin stood up and left.
On the way out of the observatory, she inadvertently raised her head and glanced at the vast starry sky.
The Milky Way stretches across the sky, with sparse stars and a pale moon, and broken clouds.
Only the purple star located at the end of the sky shines brightly.