As night fell, Gu Xu returned to the Yishui Exorcism Department Yamen.
He walked into the lobby as a habit, wanting to report to Chen Jisheng on the completion of the mission and receive meritorious service.
However, at this time, a government official rushed in front of him and blocked his way.
"Sir Gu," the Yamen servant bowed in front of him and said, "Sir Chen asked me to tell you that he has been out for business in the past few days; Cui Zhaomo will be the agent for the time being in matters related to merit exchange."
"I understand." Gu Xu nodded.
Chen Jisheng rarely leaves Yishui County.
So Gu Xu was a little surprised by what the yamen officer said.
But no matter what, as a boss, Chen Jisheng has his own reasons for doing things, and there is no need to explain everything to his subordinates.
So, Gu Xu still obeyed the yamen servant’s notice, left the lobby, turned and walked towards the side room, looking for Cui Zhaomo.
The position of "Zhao Mo" has an official rank of eighth rank, the same level as Gu Xu. He is in charge of files, money and food, and occasionally handles some chores for the county governor.
It can be understood as cashier, accountant, library administrator and handyman.
Cui Zhaomo's full name is Cui Tianyou. He is short and fat, with a square face and squinting eyes. He is a middle-aged man with a warm heart.
When Gu Xu was an ordinary clerk, he often took care of him - the books in the exorcism department's library were theoretically not allowed to be borrowed, but Gu Xu could with Cui Tianyou's acquiescence. Next, quietly take the books home
Therefore, Cui Tianyou often joked recently that he had a share of credit for Gu Xu's successful promotion.
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According to past practice, Gu Xu took off the jade pendant from his waist, tapped it twice, and showed the image of the task in front of Cui Tianyou.
"Brother Gu, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you can actually defeat a corpse of this level in one move?" Cui Tianyou watched the entire video in silence, and finally couldn't help but sigh, "I remember you. The last time I dealt with the 'Wild Ghost' level ghosts, I needed Shi Xiaohan's help!"
Gu Xu smiled humbly: "It's just basic operations now. Monk."
Cui Tianyou shook his head and sighed: "Smelly boy, please don't hurt my self-esteem, okay?
Cui Tianyou still remembers that he was there back then. He was stuck in the first realm for nearly fifteen years before he managed to break through to the second realm.
For him, it was an extremely dark time with no hope.
But it only took Gu Xu less than a year to successfully cross this chasm.
I am afraid that even the top geniuses in the Daqi Dynasty cannot compare with him. Faster.
"Sorry. "Gu Xu spread his hands and smiled, with an innocent expression on his face.
Afterwards, Gu Xu spent the 480 merit points he had recently accumulated to exchange for a bottle of "Eternal Life Pill".
Entering the second realm【After "Road to the Underworld", the Dahuang monks will also face the danger of Yin Qi erosion during their practice. They also need to use elixirs to stabilize their minds and assist their practice.
The "quiet mind pill" of the first level is no longer applicable.
What Gu Xu needs now is the "Eternal Brightness Pill" with higher quality and more expensive price.
The "Huangquan Road" is winding and winding, with no light visible.
If you take one wrong step, you will fall into darkness, become possessed, and become a lonely ghost without reason.
The function of the "Eternal Brightness Pill" is to maintain the monks' sanity and prevent them from being deceived by darkness - equivalent to lighting an ever-bright lamp to illuminate their path forward.
However, after exchanging the "Eternal Brightness Pill", Gu Xu found that he only had thirty meritorious deeds left.
This made him feel a little heartbroken.
Merit is always spent faster than earned.
The practitioners of the Daqi Dynasty are really a gold-rich profession.
"By the way, Brother Gu, have you read the latest Di newspaper?" After a moment, Cui Tianyou asked Gu Xu casually.
"Di Bao", also known as "Chao Bao", is the official newspaper of the Qi court and is used to convey government news to various departments and agencies across the country. All the emperor's edicts, ministers' memorials, major cases, and the appointment, dismissal, and transfer of officials are all collected and copied by the newspaper.
"No." Gu Xu shook his head.
In the past few days, Gu Xu has been busy practicing and doing tasks, and has no time to read the newspaper at all.
"Then you must have heard that there is a very scary Lu family's haunted house in Qingzhou Prefecture, right?" Cui Tianyou continued, "Recently, another third-level monk disappeared there. Exorcism The Magic Headquarters attaches great importance to this and has intervened in the investigation of this case."
"The Lu family's haunted house..." Gu Xu thought silently.
He read through the classics and naturally knew that this "Lu family's haunted house" was once the residence of the famous Qingzhou Lu family.
As we all know, there are three powerful families in Da Qi today - the Zhao family in Youzhou, the Chen family in Xiangyang, and the Shen family in Jinling.
The ancestors of these families have all had ascended immortals, so the descendants can enjoy the blessings left by the immortals for generations to come.
These descendants of immortals possess top-notch cultivation techniques, excellent bloodline qualifications and countless cultivation resources, and are far ahead of most practitioners at the starting line.
Because of this, these aristocratic families have great say in the court. If they unite, they can even compete with the imperial power.
However, seventeen years ago, the Daqi Dynasty actually had four families: "Zhao", "Chen", "Shen" and "Lu".
"Lu" refers to the Lu family in Qingzhou.
The head of the Lu family in Qingzhou at that time was Lu Huan, the chief minister of the cabinet who proposed the creation of the "Shenji Camp".
However, when Lu Huan was executed by Ling Chi for committing "treason", the Qingzhou Lu family was also exterminated by nine tribes and disappeared from the long river of history.
Only an empty mansion was left in Qingzhou.
Now, this abandoned mansion is beginning to be haunted!
And the evil spirits in this mansion are terrifyingly powerful - not only did many monks mysteriously disappear during the investigation, but even young geniuses like Chu Fengge returned without success.
The world will inevitably suspect that this is an act of revenge by the resentful spirit of the Lu family in Qingzhou.
No wonder it aroused the high vigilance of the Exorcism Department Headquarters.
"Brother Cui, second-level monks with low cultivation levels like us don't need to worry too much about such a big case!" Gu Xu said with a smile, "Anyway, the sky is falling. There's nothing we can do about it. The key is to do our part."
"Oh, you're right," Cui Tianyou sighed.
It is said that young people like to point out the country and write passionately.
But Cui Tianyou felt that Gu Xu, a seventeen-year-old boy, was more mature and pragmatic than himself.
He has never shouted "I want to be the best in the world" or "I want to save Daqi" all day long like other teenagers.
He always only considers things within his own capabilities and does his best for them.
"Also, Brother Gu," Cui Tianyou thought for a moment, but couldn't help but remind him, "The newspaper also said that the evil spirit around Yishan has become many times stronger than before. , and even caused some nearby residents to be eroded by the Yin Qi and turned into ghosts.
"According to the high-level speculation of the Exorcism Department, it was caused by the recent strength breakthrough of the 'fierce god-level' evil ghost 'Yishan Snow Girl'. of.
"If you are going to Yishan in the near future, you must be extremely careful."