As an orphan whose parents both died, Gu Xu used to make a few cabbage-filled dumplings with other children of the same age in the almshouse on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, and then go to the yard to make do with a few dumplings. Firecrackers with simple craftsmanship can be used to celebrate the New Year.
After entering the exorcism department, he would have New Year's Eve dinner with Chen Jisheng and several homeless handymen.
Since the death of his wife and son, Chen Jisheng has rarely returned to his home.
He would work late almost every day, and then spend the night in the Yamen duty room.
To a certain extent, he almost regarded this yamen as his own home, and he also regarded the young people in the yamen as his own children.
So, that night, Gu Xu and Chen Jisheng went to a small restaurant outside the Yamen together, ordered a few home-cooked dishes, and had a simple New Year's Eve dinner in advance.
Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, there is no one in the restaurant. With this simple meal, the atmosphere is quite deserted.
At this time, Chen Jisheng said with a stern expression: "Gu Xu, according to the recent news in the Di Di newspaper, the scope of Yishan's Yin Qi is rapidly spreading outwards, and the predatory activities of Snow Girl and her monsters are becoming more and more frequent. . In about a month, the Yin Qi may spread to the Yishui area - by then, we will face a difficult test."
Snow Girl...
In recent times, Gu Xu has heard this familiar name from others more than once.
"Actually, Mr. Chen, I have always been a little confused - because in my impression, snow girls usually only start hunting in June."
At the same time, The vow he heard in the Lu family's haunted house came to Gu Xu's mind - "If the Lu family is really unjust, from now on in the dog days of June, there will be three feet of snow falling from the sky."
Chen Jisheng He sighed and said: "The court said that this year's situation is quite special. As the snow girl becomes stronger, she seems to have become more bloodthirsty than before. As of today, there are already hundreds of people in the area near Yishan Casualties."
Gu Xu thought for a moment and then said: "Mr. Chen, I have another question - I remember that Snow Girl used to control large-scale snowstorms and hail to kill people, but this time she It depends on the evil spirit. Do you know why?"
Chen Jisheng shook his head and replied: "But you should know very well, for the 'fierce god' level evil spirit. , Controlling Yin Qi is their basic ability."
Gu Xu was silent.
He recalled what the "Jinghong Pen" had said to him before its spirit dissipated: "My lady would rather starve herself than harm an innocent soul."
p>"If what Mr. Chen said is true, it seems that she failed to hold on to herself under the attack of the evil spirit after all..." Gu Xu thought silently in his heart.
"Master Chen, what do you need me to do?" he asked.
PressAccording to Chen Jisheng, Yishui County will no longer be safe in a month. He asked him to talk to him today, presumably hoping that he would be prepared for battle in advance and go all out to protect the people of Yishui.
However, what Chen Jisheng said was far beyond his expectation.
"Gu Xu, after you go to Laizhou Prefecture, don't come back for the time being," Chen Jisheng said expressionlessly, "To deal with ghosts of Xue Nu's level, we can only rely on the capital. Your support is far from helpful. It’s better to stay in a safe place.
“You are still young and there is no need to get involved in this kind of thing. ”
Gu Xu knew that Chen Jisheng was right.
According to his own character, he should take this opportunity to hide away and try his best to protect his Life.
He just didn’t expect that Chen Jisheng, who had always taught them to be “selfless and caring about the common people,” would actually say something like this.
“Then the capital would react to this. Have you made a statement? "Gu Xu asked.
"Currently, the Exorcist Division Headquarters has sent many sixth-level peak experts to Yishan to deal with Snow Girl," Chen Jisheng replied, "In addition, Daqi Imperial Master, Luo Sishou of the Exorcism Department and Yan Guogong of Youzhou both said that they would participate in the battle at an appropriate time. "
"The saint takes action..."
Gu Xu remembered that Chu Fengge once said to him, "The saint of Da Qi Dynasty has scruples to take action."
And he learned from the books that there are also "fierce god" level ghosts in the wilderness who are as intelligent as humans and have fighting power comparable to saints - such as the fierce god near Luojing who is known as the "Ghost King of Mangshan". It has always been a headache for the Qi court.
The number of ghosts of this level is even more than that of human saints.
The status of the strong saints in the wilderness is like that of nuclear weapons in previous lives. status.
Do not use it easily.
Once it is used, it will cause a big stir in the entire wilderness.
By then, the whole world will be shaken. The Daqi Dynasty will definitely face an even more terrifying situation.
“No matter what, Mr. Chen, after I leave, you must take care and don’t show off. "Gu Xu said seriously.
"You kid, why are you suddenly educating me? "After hearing what he said, Chen Jisheng chuckled and said, "Do I still need you to teach me such a simple truth? "
"Don't dare. "Gu Xu immediately shook his head.
"By the way, Gu Xu, I asked you to come here today and I want to ask you to do something for me." Chen Jisheng raised his tea cup and took a sip of the hot Tea, then said to Gu Xu, "You should know that after Da Qi Imperial Master took action to deal with the 'Nine Infant Snake Demon', he sealed it underground in Qingzhou Mansion, right? "
Gu Xu nodded.
"What I want to ask you to do today is related to the seal of the Nine Infant Snake Demon. ”
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A quarter of an hour later.
After the two of them finished their simple dinner, they returned to the exorcism department's office.
Chen Jisheng walked in front, and Gu Xu followed him, walking straight towards the empty library.
I only heard Chen Jisheng introduce as he walked:
"Back then, after the Imperial Master of Daqi sealed the Nine Infant Snake Demon, he divided the sealing array into eight, according to the Eight Diagrams of the day after tomorrow. The directions are stored in eight counties.
“Only the governor of each county knows the existence of these formations.
"The obligation that the governors need to fulfill is to take out these formation diagrams every three years and strengthen the seals to prevent the 'Nine Infant Snake Demon' from breaking out.
"Logically speaking, this matter should be completed next year.
"But because the Yishan Snow Girl is coming this year, I am worried about the Nine Infant Snake Demon causing trouble again, so I want to do this in advance.
"I think, Gu Xu, You know something about talismans and formations - strengthening the seal will allow you to directly contact the formations left by the national master, which should be very helpful for your future practice. ”
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