A few minutes later, Gu Xu put on the "Qiyao Suit" and the black gauze hat, and came to the Yishui County Exorcism Department Yamen.
His elixir has been exhausted.
If he wants to continue practicing, he must take on new tasks, earn merit, and exchange for elixirs.
So he came to the task bulletin board.
Since he successfully passed the promotion assessment and became the eighth-level exorcist, he has undoubtedly been able to access tasks that are more difficult and more rewarding.
Now, he no longer looks down upon missions that reward less than one hundred meritorious deeds.
His eyes mainly focused on tasks that rewarded more than two hundred meritorious deeds - tasks of this level, he had to hug Shi Xiaohan's thigh before to get to them.
But now, he has the ability to execute independently.
Soon, a mission that rewarded three hundred meritorious deeds attracted Gu Xu’s attention:
“The Yin Qi near Xunliu Street in Yishui County is strong, and it is suspected that someone is possessed by something sneaky. "Please find out the situation as soon as possible and deal with the ghosts involved." "Xunliu Street? Isn't that a business district in Yishui County?" Gu Xu Feeling a little weird about this.
When things go wrong, there must be a monster.
Gu Xu felt that this task would definitely not be as simple as described on the bulletin board.
However, the reward of three hundred meritorious deeds was too tempting for him.
This made him unable to help but take out the three copper coins he carried with him from his pocket, throw them up six times in a row, and skillfully use the "six-line divination method" to try to predict the bad luck of this task.
The result is "Zhenshang and Lixia", which is the hexagram of "Thunder, Fire and Feng".
According to the explanation in his memory, "feng" means grand, which is supposed to be a good omen, but prosperity must decline, and there are hidden worries in abundance, so you need to be extra careful.
So Gu Xu hesitated.
Although he is very greedy for these three hundred meritorious deeds, he does not want to put himself in danger - even if there is only a small possibility that he will be in danger.
While he was concentrating on his thoughts, a light and sweet voice suddenly came from not far away -
"Gu Xu, you are finally willing to come to the Yamen today!"< /p>
Gu Xu raised his head and saw Shi Xiaohan's petite and exquisite figure at a glance.
She was walking towards him from inside the house with a smile.
Although she was carrying a heavy "Kunwu Knife" on her back, she walked extremely lightly, jumping up and down like a little sparrow happily looking for food.
Under the sunlight, her fair face glowed with a luster, as smooth and clear as white porcelain.
"Shi Nuxia, I haven't seen you for a few days. I thought you had gone into seclusion to break through the realm." Gu Xu said with a smile, looking at her oval face with a dimple like a flower.
"Master Chen hasn't come back yet, and I can't apply to enter Mingzhi Hall yet," Shi Xiaohan shrugged and responded, "In addition, a breakthroughThe third level, 'Naihe Bridge', is much more difficult than I thought. I still have no clue. ”
“Do you really hope to gain a powerful magical power when you break through the realm? "Gu Xu read through the practice books and easily guessed the troubles she encountered.
"That's right," Shi Xiaohan nodded, "the elders in my family have written in their practice notes , 'Supernatural power is the embodiment of spiritual will, and it is also the flower that blooms from everyone's soul in desperate situations.'
“They say that to awaken supernatural powers, one needs not only extraordinary talent and strong will, but also strong emotional stimulation.
“But I don’t know how to find the so-called The strong emotional stimulation, I can't find an excuse to quarrel with my father...
"Gu Xu, I know you have read a lot of books. Do you have any ideas on this issue?"
Gu Xu thought for a moment and replied: "For example... after going through hardships and obstacles, you completed a task with rich rewards and experienced a strong sense of accomplishment?"
" You guys are really thinking about tasks and rewards - do you have any other suggestions?"
"Like getting rich overnight?"
"I'm not interested in money. "Think about it again."
"Then let me think about it... If you come to Piaoxiang Restaurant with great expectations and want to have a good meal, try the sweet and sour carp and braised chicken there. , but unexpectedly found that Piaoxiang Building closed down, and the boss and his wife ran away overnight to collect money..."
Hearing his words, the smile on Shi Xiaohan's face gradually faded.
The sense of immersion was so strong that she started to get angry.
"Then I'd rather not break through!" She pouted and clenched her fists angrily, like a fledgling bird.
Seeing her like this, Gu Xu unconsciously had an impulse to reach out and touch her head, straightening out her messy temples like a cat.
But he still restrained this idea.
Shi Xiaohan’s height is only about 1.5 meters.
She has been deeply troubled by this.
She was afraid that after someone touched her head, she would become taller.
Thus, anyone who wanted to touch her head, such as Cui Tianyou or the housekeeper of the Shi family mansion, received a severe beating from her.
Gu Xu is a person who cherishes life. He didn't dare to put himself in danger.
…………
“By the way, Gu Xu, are you planning to take on a new task now?” After a moment, Shi Xiaohan looked at the bulletin board in front of him and asked Gu Xu asked, "How about I go with you? I haven't killed ghosts in the past few days, and the sword on my back is already thirsty."
This was what Gu Xu was waiting for. .
"Okay!" He smiled without thinking.
The divination results just now told him that there might be some hidden worries in this mission.
However, if sometimes Xiaohan almost has half a foot in the thirdWith the practitioners of the three realms going together, he would have a little more confidence even if he faced a sudden crisis.
Hearing his words, Shi Xiaohan's face suddenly burst into a smile. < /p>
Gu Xu felt warm in his heart, but he still said firmly: "But I can't let you work in vain..."
"After the mission is over, you can take me with you again." Just go to your house for a meal!" Shi Xiaohan crossed his chest with one hand and touched his chin with the other, saying like a big sister.
Unfortunately, due to her height, her posture does not look majestic, only cute.
"Okay then." Gu Xu knew that now was not the time to be pretentious.
So, the two of them immediately left the Exorcism Department and walked side by side along the street paved with bluestones towards the destination of the mission - Xunliu Street.
While walking, Shi Xiaohan seemed to be looking straight ahead with his head upright, but in fact he couldn’t help but secretly glance at the handsome profile of the young man next to him from the corner of his eye——
< p>The early morning sun cast a golden halo on the outline of his face, making him look even more dazzling than before.However, once Gu Xu showed signs of turning his head to look at her, she would immediately retract her gaze and pretend to be nonchalant, even a little cold.
"Xiaohan, you seem to be very happy today!" Gu Xu suddenly said.
“No!” Shi Xiaohan immediately denied, “Where did you see it?”
“I saw you jumping around when walking, and you didn’t lower your head to look at your feet. You're about to step on horse manure, and you didn't even notice it."
"Ah——"
Hearing his words, Shi Xiaohan looked down and let out a scream.
Her exquisite and clean embroidered shoes were less than half an inch away from a pile of smelly horse manure.
She immediately pulled her feet back in fright.
"Gu Xu, you didn't remind me earlier!"
"I thought that Shi Nuxia, as a second-level monk, should have discovered it earlier with your powerful spiritual consciousness. ——”
“——Don’t laugh!”
“I didn’t laugh, I didn’t laugh”