Chu Fengge, surrounded by his entourage, sat in a gorgeous six-carrying sedan and walked slowly towards the exorcism department's office.
"Xu San, how come there are nearly twice as many people gathered here today than yesterday?" He poked half of his head out of the sedan, looked at the bustling crowd not far away, and frowned slightly brow.
Xu San thought to himself: That is naturally because Gu Xu, a young official in Yishui, showed his talent yesterday and became famous in one fell swoop. He has become the center of attention.
But he did not dare to say these words.
Because he knows that Mr. Chu hates his subordinates praising others for their excellence in front of him.
So Xu San smiled and replied: "They all came here specifically to admire your style, Mr. Chu."
Chu Fengge nodded with satisfaction, his eyebrows suddenly stretched. .
Those noisy voices seemed to become particularly beautiful at this moment.
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After Gu Xu finished breakfast, he returned the food box to Shi Xiaohan, then turned and walked towards the Yamen lobby.
"Hey, wait!" Shi Xiaohan suddenly stopped him.
Gu Xu stopped and turned around.
"Your headscarf is crooked, let me straighten it for you." She hesitated for a moment and pointed at his head.
"Then it's time for you, Mr. Toshiki." Gu Xu smiled slightly and bent down.
Shi Xiaohan stood on tiptoes and stretched out his hand to arrange his scarf neatly.
Her movements were a little clumsy.
After all, as the eldest daughter of an official family, she doesn’t often do this.
"Okay," after a moment, she smiled with satisfaction, revealing a pair of small white teeth, "a well-dressed man is what a Daqi official should look like."
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Ma Qin stood in the inner courtyard of the Yamen, using the water on the ground as a mirror, silently arranging his clothes.
He put the turban tightly on his head to cover his thin hair.
Thinking of the upcoming assessment today, he sighed involuntarily.
The descendants of Daqi are too terrible.
I don’t know if I will ever have the opportunity to take off this tattered headscarf and replace it with that magnificent black gauze hat in my lifetime.
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When the morning bell rang, Gu Xu and Ma Qin walked into the lobby of the Yamen together.
Chu Fengge has already been waiting for them here.
He occupied the imperial chair that originally belonged to Chen Jisheng in the center of the lobby, crossed his legs and played with an exquisite white jade pot casually.
At first glance, he seemed absent-minded and as defiant as ever.
But in fact, the moment Gu Xu crossed the threshold, the corner of his eye had already firmly locked onto this talented young man.
This young man is thin and has a green face. He seems unable to even carry a knife or a gun.
But his eyes were calm beyond imagination——
Like a frozen lakeFaced with this, even in this important occasion concerning the future and destiny, there was no disturbance at all.
"It's a strong enemy." Chu Fengge commented silently in his heart.
After a long silence, Chu Fengge picked up the white jade pot in his hand and introduced to the two candidates in a calm tone:
"This jade pot is called 'Wen Gu Pot' , is a precious magic weapon of the Chief of the Department.
“It can record ghost cases in the history of the Exorcism Department in the form of illusions.
“As long as you recite specific mantras, you can let your spiritual consciousness enter a specific illusion in the pot and re-experience past cases.
“A monk at the Exorcist Division’s headquarters in Beijing I often conduct practical training in the illusion of the pot.
"And your next assessment will also be conducted in this 'Review Pot'."
There is such a magical treasure in this world!
Hearing this, Ma Qin stared at the small and exquisite white jade pot and marveled in his heart.
Gu Xuze raised the corners of his mouth slightly and complained in his heart: It seems that Master Chen was right. The so-called actual combat assessment is to go to the fantasy world to brush a copy.
Then, Chu Fengge waved his sleeves gently, and two jade talismans leaped up from the table and flew into the hands of Gu Xu and Ma Qin respectively.
"The requirements for this assessment are very simple," Chu Fengge continued. "As long as you kill all the ghosts in the illusion, you will pass the assessment.
"Enter' The mantra of "Reviewing the Old Pot" has been engraved on the jade talisman in your hands.
"If you feel it is too difficult during the test and want to give up, just crush the jade talisman - so that you can leave the illusion in advance.
"What else do you want? Asked a question?
Before Gu Xu and Ma Qin could speak, Chu Fengge said to himself: "Since you have no questions, I will announce that today's actual combat assessment has officially begun." "
Gu Xu lowered his head and glanced at the jade talisman in his hand.
On it he saw a line of small golden seal characters engraved on it: "All appearances are false. "
If Chu Fengge is right, this sentence is the key to entering the illusion of "Reviewing the Old Pot".
"Brother Gu Xian, are you ready? Ma Qin held the jade talisman tightly in his hand and said to Gu Xu beside him.
Gu Xu nodded.
Then they sat down cross-legged and chanted softly. The mantra on the jade charm.
The exquisite "Wen Gu Pot" suddenly glowed with a milky white glow.
The faint sound of fairy music sounded in their ears.
Gu Xu slowly closed his eyes.
His consciousness gradually sank into darkness, as if entering a sweet dream.
After a long time.
A little light appeared in the darkness.
Then the light spread, like ripples in the lake, occupying Gu Xu. the entire field of view.
He blinked and finally saw the scene in front of him clearly.
The mist of the river illuminates Qinglan, and the houses on both sides of the strait have painted eaves.
The painting boat is approaching the horizon, and the wine flag is blowing in the wind.
The green willows and brilliant peach blossoms form a fresh and beautiful Jiangnan landscape.
It is like a wonderful fairyland that makes people unable to believe that it really exists.
This is completely different from the scene Gu Xu imagined.
He originally thought that the illusion of this practical assessment should be the same as the haunted Wang family mansion, with a gloomy atmosphere, ghosts and shadows, and a creepy atmosphere.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a spring and a bright scene!
When things go wrong, there must be a monster.
Gu Xu did not relax his vigilance because of this, but became more cautious.
He instinctively reached for his pocket.
The various talismans and seals that I usually carry with me are gone.
The booklet used to record experiments anytime and anywhere is missing.
The small porcelain bottle containing the elixir was also missing.
The only thing left was the jade talisman that Chu Fengge gave him.
"It seems that only spiritual consciousness is allowed to enter the illusion in this pot. Weapons and magic weapons cannot be brought in." He thought secretly.
This undoubtedly means that many of his trump cards cannot be used in this illusion.
But fortunately he is a talisman cultivator.
As long as he has paper, pen, and enough time, he can continuously produce new talismans and seals.
At the same time, Ma Qin beside him also said with regret: "I couldn't bring my sword in."
As a sword cultivator, he only felt like It felt like I had lost an arm, and I felt uncomfortable all over.
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Notes:
(1) “All appearances are false.” - "Diamond Sutra"
(2) "The mist of the river illuminates the clear mist, and the houses on both sides of the bank are connected with painted eaves. The autumn light is dim among the lotus bushes. I watch the sand gulls dancing again and again, and the incense wind rolls up the ten-mile bead curtain. The painted boats are coming to the horizon, and the wine flags are blowing. Waiqi. Love to kill Jiangnan!"——Yuan Zhang Yanghao's "Water Fairy: Ode to Jiangnan"