While Gu Xu was undergoing an exciting trial in the "Warming Pot", Shi Xiaohan was still going into the Yamen Library early in the morning as usual to prepare for his subsequent promotion assessment.
She is now a local official.
According to the rules of the Daqi Dynasty, local officials are generally not allowed to stay in the capital's Yamen for a long time.
She was able to stay here at this time, in fact, in the name of "recuperating". But this excuse certainly cannot be used forever.
She must try her best to win a position as a Beijing official for herself.
"Endorsement is really a fatal thing..."
When the sun climbed up to the treetops, she closed the book in her hand with a bang and sighed.
She stretched out her hands and lay lazily on the table. She glanced sideways out of the window, her slightly baby-fat face pressed closely against the cover of the book.
She just read a few chapters of "Weird Chronicles of Da Qi" and learned about the characteristics and weaknesses of various ghosts. But as soon as she closes the book, her memory becomes blurry in an instant.
Hearing the voice of the belly ghost will last until death, while the anointed blind ghost will make people sick, and only Zhuwan can save them..."
"...No, no, Zhuwan can kill. A belly ghost is not a blind ghost! I actually remembered it wrong again! "
"... A foul-mouthed ghost... Well, this is a kind of ghost that likes to eat feces... No, it is a kind of ghost. A ghost will breed a foul smell in its mouth, and this smell will infect itself, causing it to vomit continuously. Also, no matter what food is put into its mouth, it will quickly rot and become smelly...
< p>"This ghost is so disgusting! Is it trying to make me unable to swallow my lunch later?"No, no, no, no matter how disgusting this ghost is, I must have lunch!"
"..."
Shi Xiaohan's thoughts were like Messy.
All kinds of ghosts and monsters appeared one after another in her mind, baring their teeth and claws towards her. She tried to remember their appearance, but found that they turned around and their faces immediately became unfamiliar.
"Hey, is that guy Gu Xu's brain really a normal human brain?" She frowned and thought while playing with the brush in her hand, "How did he manage to turn these hundreds of Memorize the characteristics of thousands of ghosts without any mistakes?"
Thinking of this, she took out a few candies she had secretly brought in from her pocket and quietly stuffed them into her mouth.
Under such circumstances, only delicious food can soothe her wounded heart.
At this moment, a man suddenly came to her, lightly knocked on the table in front of her, and whispered to her: "Master Shi, is it convenient for you to go out for a while? I have a friend here. An important document needs to be handed over to you."
Hearing this person's voice, Shi Xiaohan immediately moved.Sitting up straight, I saw a young man in his twenties, slightly fat, wearing a black "Qiyao suit".
"You are——"
"The official's surname is 'Qu' and his given name is 'Jinglong'. He holds the position of police officer. Not long ago, the official obeyed the instructions of the Chief of Staff Instructed to help Mr. Gu familiarize himself with the affairs of the Exorcism Department in Luo Jing City." Perhaps it was because Qu Jinglong mentioned Gu Xu that Shi Xiaohan suddenly felt subconsciously that this person should be quite reliable.
So, she stood up from her seat and followed Qu Jinglong to the corridor outside the library.
At this time, Qu Jinglong took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Shi Xiaohan: "Sir, the Exorcism Department sends two outstanding young officials to Longmen Academy for further study every year to learn more. Extensive knowledge of Taoism. This year, one of the two candidates recommended by the Chief is you."
"Me?" Shi Xiaohan felt incredulous as he took the document.
Although she usually talks about words such as "This heroine has superb martial arts" and "This heroine is invincible in the world", when she arrived in Luojing City, especially after experiencing the Lantern Festival Arena After the game, she was still somewhat self-aware of herself.
She knew that in Yishui County, her fourth-grade cultivation qualifications were enough to dominate her, and no one except Gu Xu could suppress her.
But in the capital city where geniuses gather, it is not enough.
In this exorcism department headquarters alone, there are more than a dozen young monks with fourth-level qualifications - some of them have excellent swordsmanship, some are skilled in swordsmanship, some are well versed in talismans, and some are They are good at alchemy... and many of them have more prominent family backgrounds than Shi Xiaohan.
The most important thing is that these very outstanding young people work harder and can endure hardships more than she does.
They often practice martial arts in the yard before dawn, and still read in the library with candles after dark; once there is an opportunity to do a ghost-killing mission, they often compete with each other for fear of themselves. Fall behind others.
It is said that this group of lunatics postponed the office hours at the Exorcism Department headquarters for a full two hours - even after the office hours, they hid in their own homes to practice all night.
Being in such an environment, Shi Xiaohan's self-confidence will be hit every day.
She has been practicing and practicing hard recently. On the one hand, she hopes to keep up with Gu Xu's pace, but on the other hand, she is also affected by the environment.
At this moment, when she heard the news from Qu Jinglong, she really couldn't understand why she could stand out from this group of "animals" and get the opportunity to study at Longmen Academy. Chance.
Could it be that his father was secretly helping him manage his relationship behind his back?
She shook her head and immediately denied this ridiculous idea.
Although her father Shi Lei is the head of the Exorcism Department in Laizhou Prefecture, his weight is far from enough to influence the decision-making of the head of the department.
"Maybe it's because of the incident in Qingzhou Mansion?" She continued to guess,"Gu Xu is the hero who saved the people of Qingzhou Prefecture, and I was also present at the time, facing the 'fierce god' with him... I got this spot probably because of Gu Xu's credit."
Gu Xu has now surpassed many geniuses and become a man of great concern in Luo Jing City; but she herself cannot even defeat the disciples of the dean of Longmen Academy.
"Shi Xiaohan, Shi Xiaohan, you have to work harder after going to Longmen Academy," she said to herself in her heart, "If the gap between you and Gu Xu is too big, in the future, Can we still be together happily as 'Yishui Shuangxia'?"
Thinking of this, she smiled and thanked Qu Jinglong, and asked at the same time: "Do you know another person who went to Longmen Academy to study? Who is it?"
Qu Jinglong replied: "It's Tao Xi. She is nineteen years old and is a third-level monk. She is good at Talisman and Seal Technique. bottleneck, so the Chief Secretary hopes that she will seek advice from the teachers at Longmen Academy to develop some new ideas."
Shi Xiaohan nodded and remembered the name "Tao Xi".
It is obviously better to go to a strange place and have a companion to help each other than to explore alone.
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After Qu Jinglong left, Shi Xiaohan returned to the library and sat down at the desk.
She opened the document in her hand and read its contents carefully.
She saw that the admission time arranged by Longmen Academy was the first day of February this year. The study period lasted for nine months in total.
Students have a high degree of freedom in choosing courses. They can choose their favorite subjects, such as swordsmanship, talismans, weapon refining, etc., and go listen to the instructors' explanations.
The fees she needs to pay during her studies, including tuition, accommodation, food, etc., will be contracted by the Exorcism Department.
"I wonder if the food at Longmen Academy is good or not..." She couldn't help but fantasize about her future life at Longmen Academy, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a pair of dimples.
Then she took out a small notebook from her pocket, opened it, and carefully wrote the enrollment time in it.
At this moment, she saw another date she had written on the same page.
"The twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month is Gu Xu's birthday."
Besides this line, she also drew a crooked little sun - this was the key symbol she drew to remind herself Don't forget.
"Today is the twenty-second of the first lunar month, and there are two days left before Gu Xu's eighteenth birthday." She scratched her head and thought in her mind, "What birthday gift should I give him?"
She thought of pills and silver... These were all things Gu Xu liked.
But I can usually give these things to him. As a birthday gift, it's not special enough.
She began to feel a little distressed.
At this moment, she thought that if Gu Xu didn’tThose who practice Dharma and become a saint before the age of thirty will unfortunately pass away.
His birthday is not just a birthday, but also a countdown to life.
Her heart suddenly hurt like a knife.
"If I don't celebrate his birthday, can he stay seventeen forever?" A ridiculous idea came to her mind. Then she shook her head and pushed the thought out of her mind.
"Gu Xu, I believe in you! You can definitely do it!" She clenched her fists and said over and over again in her heart, "You are a real genius! You can definitely become the Great Qi Dynasty The youngest saint in history!”
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In the small attic in the other corner of the Exorcism Department, Gu Xu, Chu Fengge and Shangguan Jin opened their eyes. It was like waking up from a big dream and returning to the real world.
At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of them out of thin air.
"Master Chief?" Shangguan Jin asked in surprise, and immediately stood up and bowed his knees to salute the visitor.
In the past, when she and Chu Fengge were undergoing trials in the "Reviewing Pot", they would go in and come out on their own. The chief executive would sometimes help them with some analysis and make some suggestions, but he would always call them to the observatory.
She did not expect that the Chief Executive would come to this small attic in person today.
"Is it because Gu Xu also participated in this trial?" She guessed in her mind.
"Xiao Jin, sit down, there is no need to be polite," Luo Sishou said with a smile, "I am here today to casually chat with you about this case in the 'Review Pot'."
Then he straightened his clothes and sat on a straw mat next to the "Warming Pot".
At this time, the four people were sitting around the wooden low table.
Chu Fengge faces east, Shangguan Jin faces west, Luo Sishou faces north, and Gu Xu faces south.
Luo Sishou cleared his throat and first said to Chu Fengge: "Congratulations on mastering the fifth form of the 'Yunhai Xinghe Sword'."
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