Ju County is not far from Yishui.
Therefore, when a rare spiritual genius emerged from the Yishui County Exorcism Department, Magistrate He of Ju County naturally heard about it.
Gossip is a human instinct.
In the past few days, Magistrate He has been inquiring about the young genius from Yishui named Gu Xu.
The first statement he heard was: "Gu Xu was only seventeen years old, but he had a third-level talent and mastered the exquisite talisman and seal skills. He was appreciated by the big shots in the capital and was promoted to "Eight-level experience."
One day later, the rumors he heard became: "Gu Xu's talent is rare in a century, and his talisman and seal skills are comparable to those of a master. He puts the big shots in the capital to shame. Lian Si Everyone in the chief minister wanted to accept him as his disciple."
The next day, the rumor became: "Gu Xu's talent is unprecedented, and his skills in talisman and seal script are worse than those of the national master, and the big shots in the capital have met. He bowed to him as soon as he accepted the offer, and all the chief ministers wanted to call him brothers."
"..."
In short, the rumors are getting more and more exaggerated.
Magistrate He was also confused by these various versions of the story.
He even felt that if some time passed, the rumor might turn into "Gu Xu has broken through the Nine Realms and will soon overcome the calamity and become an immortal."
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At this moment, the protagonist of the rumor finally arrived outside the Juxian County Government Office.
Magistrate He did not know the purpose of Gu Xu coming here.
But as a mortal, he will always have some awe in his heart for practitioners who have a transcendent status and master many mysterious methods.
What's more, this Gu experience from Yishui County is likely to be a popular person favored by the head of the exorcism department.
So, even though he is a seventh-grade county magistrate, he still chooses to lower his profile and show due etiquette.
So, he took the initiative to come to the black carriage, opened the door for Gu Xu himself, and said with a smile: "Master Gu is here today, what are you doing?"
Gu Xu responded politely: "Gu is here today. I have something to trouble Mr. He."
"What is it?" Magistrate He asked curiously, "As long as I can help Wherever I go, I won't say anything."
"May I ask Mr. He, did the Juxian patrol capture a group of bandits tied to a tree on the official road today?" Gu Xu said with a smile on his face. He said with a faint smile, "I caught those bandits."
"I heard that within the jurisdiction of Ju County, for every bandit captured alive, you can get two taels of silver as a reward; if you capture the leader alive, you can get two taels of silver as a reward." Then you can get ten taels of silver.
"If I remember correctly, I captured a total of eighteen ordinary bandits and one leader, and was able to obtain a bounty of forty-six taels of silver. I have to trouble Mr. He to pay for his work!"
Magistrate He stood there stunned for two seconds.
As to why Gu Xu, a talented practitioner, came to this simple and shabby yamen, Magistrate He once had a thought in his head.There are many guesses -
For example, there are evil spirits hidden in the yamen;
For example, there are treasures of immortals buried under the lobby;
For example, the feng shui of this place is not good. It will affect the future fortune...
But he never expected that Gu Xu came to visit just for the bounty!
He thought that practitioners were all worldly masters who regarded money as garbage!
At the same time, seeing Magistrate He’s blank eyes, Gu Xu’s smile showed a little apology: “I’m sorry, Mr. He, maybe I was a little too direct for you to—— "
"——It's okay!" Magistrate He finally came to his senses and interrupted him, "It's just a bounty, Mr. Gu, I'll get it for you right now!" /p>
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the house.
To be honest, forty-six taels of silver is nothing to the Juxian County Government.
Moreover, Gu Xu caught so many robbers at once, which can be regarded as solving a big trouble for him.
The reason why Magistrate He hesitated was very simple.
That is - the cold, arrogant and indifferent persona of the practitioners in his eyes has completely collapsed.
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A moment later, Gu Xu left the Juxian County Yamen in a happy mood with the banknote in his pocket, boarded his black carriage, and set off back to Yishui.
A few days ago, he hosted a banquet for his colleagues in the Exorcism Department at a restaurant to celebrate his successful promotion.
That meal cost him twelve taels of silver, which made him heartbroken.
And now, he finally got the money back by catching robbers.
These forty-six taels of silver are definitely a generous bounty for him, more than his entire year's salary.
In the Daqi Dynasty, the salaries of officials were generally not high.
Because Emperor Taizu, the founder of Da Qi, was born in poverty and hated corrupt officials since he was a child, he set lower salary standards for officials.
It is barely enough to keep the family fed and clothed.
But if you want to frequently participate in social activities, or hang out in high-consumption places such as Jiaofangsi and restaurants, or have several rooms of concubines, keep a group of servants, or buy expensive spiritual practice resources, then these salaries are far from enough.
"The speed of catching robbers is much faster than getting paid for death in the yamen." Thinking of this, Gu Xu silently sighed in his heart, "If I hadn't needed the resources of the Exorcism Department to help me I really want to submit my resignation and make a living by catching robbers before I reach the seventh level before I turn thirty." Immediately, he took out the "Magic Token" from his pocket and faced it. He said softly: "Mission accomplished."
The Suzaku pattern behind the "Magic Token" immediately glowed with a light red halo.
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Gu Xu came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
When night fell, he returnedYishui, only the legend of slaying demons and demons is left in Ju County.
——This is mainly due to the fan family’s publicity.
Because their son Fan Zhou returned safely today, the couple was full of smiles. They held a banquet in their courtyard and invited the neighbors to share wine and food.
A guest asked: "I heard that ghosts are very ferocious and eat people without spitting out bones. Your son has been in the ghost lair for so long, and he can still come back alive?"
The master of the Fan family coughed dryly and followed Hu Xu's previous explanation: "Well... the ghost my son encountered this time was quite special. It only breathed in breath and did not eat meat, so the dog barely managed to save his life."
The guest suddenly realized: "It turns out that ghosts are actually vegetarians!"
At this time, someone asked again: "The man from the exorcism department who came to handle the case is younger than my son. He looks like a well-connected person at first glance - is he really capable of defeating that evil ghost?"
The Master of the Fan family raised his chin and replied proudly: "He not only killed the evil ghost? , and only used one move."
"One move? So exaggerated?"
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes!" One of the onlookers couldn't help it. interjected.
At the same time, another young man jumped onto the rockery, imitating the tone of the storyteller, and described the scene vividly: "...At that time, I saw the ghost was angry and raised its head. With a wave of his hand, black clouds instantly rolled in, covering the sky and the sun, and murderous intent swept across the wilderness.
"Under such a situation, everyone present turned pale and lost their minds. They thought for a while that the ghost king came to the world and wanted to kill him. The mortal world turns into the underworld.
"But will our Lord Gu be afraid of this powerful move? Obviously not.
"At that critical moment of life and death, that handsome and free-spirited figure stood there On the same spot, his eyes were cold and his moves were like the wind. The rays of light burst out from the palm of his hand, like fireworks and shooting stars, like the blazing sun.
"In an instant, the sharp edges were revealed, the haze dissipated, and the world was restored to purity..."
Others gathered around him, clapping and applauding.
The people of Daqi like to hear stories about heroes and warriors slaying demons.
Gu Xu’s ability to get rid of ghosts with one move was a real story that happened around them, which made them listen with gusto.
An old man sat in the corner and murmured to himself: "Thanks to the exorcists who fight to the death against ghosts day and night, we helpless mortals can stay safe and sound. Just sit here and listen to the story..."
At this moment, everyone in the Fan family courtyard was immersed in a happy atmosphere.
There is only one exception.
That is Fan Zhou.
Since being rescued by Gu Xu, whenever he sees a beautiful woman, he will point at her and shout "Ghost" and then run away.
To use the professional terminology of Gu Xu’s previous life, this is called “post-traumatic stress disorder”.
However, at the banquetwomen, each one more dressed up than the other.
So Fan Zhou simply locked himself in the room and saw no one.
There was a hustle and bustle outside, but the inside was deserted and deserted.
It’s so lonely!