Mo Li stretched out and walked out of the door, seeing light rain and hazy mist.
Longmen Academy has stopped all classes today.
There are no lectures by the teachers and no competition among the students.
Everyone gathered in the corridors on both sides of the courtyard with the intention of watching the excitement.
In the past, it was a common thing for Longmen Academy to appoint new teachers.
Normally, as long as the candidate has sufficient qualifications, one nomination from the dean and one letter of appointment from the court, the matter can be settled quietly and easily without causing any splash.
But this time, for a teaching position, several famous talisman masters will compete face-to-face here. The Grand Master of Qi, the Chief of the Exorcism Department and the so-called "the most beautiful woman in Luo Jing" Princess Zhaoning will also come to watch in person.
In the eyes of everyone, these big shots are originally high and exist in the clouds.
But now, they are willing to come down from the clouds and come to the mortal world just to watch a teaching selection.
This undoubtedly caused a strong sensation in the circle of practitioners in Luojing City.
Amidst the heated discussion among the people, this Talisman Dao competition unknowingly took on new gimmicks - such as "Who is the strongest Talisman Master under the Imperial Master of Da Qi", "Self-taught and well-trained "How big is the gap between born Talisman Masters", "Who is better at cultivating talents, Longmen Academy, Aristocratic Family, or Exorcist Department"...
Some of them may sound exaggerated.
But no matter what, on this special day, the entire capital's attention was focused on Longmen Academy.
Many people even made a special trip to the hillsides and open spaces near the academy. They did not want to enter the academy to observe the entire competition process, but just wanted to be able to take a look at the saints and candidates from a distance outside the door. Then I was satisfied.
In contrast, the teachers and students of Longmen Academy are much luckier.
It was as if they had grabbed tickets to the VIP area in the front row of a much-anticipated performance, allowing them to watch the competition between Talisman Masters up close.
In such an atmosphere, although Mo Li was fully prepared, he still inevitably felt a little nervous.
After seeing the crowd of onlookers, he couldn't help but get into the room, rearranged his hair, put on new clothes that he had never worn before, and then stood in front of the mirror and stared at After looking at it for a long time, he made sure that there was no dirt on his face, and then he straightened up and walked out of the house.
"Senior Brother Mo, how are you preparing?"
"Senior Brother Mo, we are about to see the saint, are you nervous?"
< p>"Senior Brother Mo, the glory of our Longmen Academy depends on you!""Senior Brother Mo, I have two friends from the Exorcism Department who brag in front of me every time we meet. That boy named Gu Xu is the best in the world in the art of talisman and seal script. No one in the entire Longmen Academy can compare with him.Pass him. It just pisses me off! Senior Brother Mo, they are insulting you. Today you must take this opportunity to teach that ignorant boy a lesson. Don't let them be so embarrassed! "
"Speaking of this Gu Xu... Ever since the Lantern Festival, my fiancée has been mumbling this guy's name in my ears all day long, saying that I can't compare to him in appearance or status. , I can’t compare to him in terms of strength... Well, I admit that I can’t compare to him. But Senior Brother Mo, you must be much better than that kid... He is only seventeen years old and has only practiced for a year. What does he know about Talismans? You must tear off those false halos from his body and let my fiancée know that he is just a person with no reputation and is not worth remembering at all! "
"..."
To be honest, since Gu Xu came to Luojing City, he has spent most of his time shutting himself in the house to practice, and not interacting with others. He is humble and polite, does not provoke others, and does not take the initiative to get involved in any troublesome things.
However, after the Qingzhou Mansion incident and the Lantern Festival Tournament, he relied on his outstanding appearance and amazing strength to win the championship in the capital. He has a large number of admirers.
Among these admirers, especially Gu Xu’s colleagues and fellow villagers, they often brag about "Qingzhou Gu Xu crosses the border to beat up all the geniuses in the capital" and " The talent of Master Gu, the exorcist, is unmatched"...
Although these words are basically true, if you say them too much, they may annoy other people to a certain extent. .
In addition, in Luojing City, the young monks trained by the Exorcist Department and Longmen Academy often dislike each other privately -
Most of the former are from the common people and think that Longmen is an evil person. The powerful children of the academy are all flowers in the greenhouse, and they will be scared to death even if they kill a "monster"; the latter think that the former lacks vision and structure, and only cares about merit and salary all day long, and never knows how to study more. Profound Taoism.
In addition, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan also beat the prestigious Jia Xiuguang and Gao Lang of Longmen Academy in the Lantern Festival competition.
So they didn't know it. In a short period of time, Gu Xu created a wave of hatred in Longmen Academy, causing the academy students, especially the male students, to regard him as their lifelong enemy and unanimously determined that "this beast deserves to be punished." , became a hero who rose to the occasion, carrying the hopes of all academy students.
His identity is Dean Li's cousin.
But he is not the kind of villain. A dandy young man who has no skills and can only rely on his relatives.
Many years ago, when he was still studying in the academy, his speed of practice and mastery of Talisman knowledge were far ahead of everyone. He can be regarded as a role model.
Under such circumstances, students are looking forward to him standing up and promoting the prestige of the academy to prevent this teaching position from being taken away by outsiders.
"Why are you all afraid of this Gu Xu? Hearing the words of the academy students, Mo Li frowned, "In my opinion, the casual cultivator named Zhao Xinran is the most threatening opponent.The other two people have not been practicing Fu Dao for a long time and are not worth fearing at all. ”
The students lowered their heads and remained silent.
Mo Li did not go to the Lantern Festival celebrations and did not know how scary Gu Xu was.
< p>But some students in the academy had gone to watch this year's Lantern Festival competition and were deeply impressed by Gu Xu's more than two hundred improved versions of the "Xuanbing Talisman" - in their impression, Mo Li's previous drawings The duration and cooling effect of the "Xuanbing Talisman" are far inferior to those drawn by Gu Xu."Perhaps Senior Brother Mo's talisman and seal skills have improved greatly now! "The students silently guessed in their minds.
At this moment, Dean Li of Longmen Academy suddenly strode towards this side from the end of the corridor.
The students all He stepped back to the two sides and saluted the dean.
Dean Li glanced at the students, and finally stopped in front of his cousin.
He slipped out of his sleeves. He took out a writing brush and handed it to Mo Li's hand. Then he held Mo Li's hand and looked into his eyes and said, "This writing brush is called 'Dingshen Brush'. It has been with me for ten years and it can make people happy." I stay calm while working and studying, eliminate distracting thoughts, and stay focused.
"Now I hand it over to you, and I hope you can do your best today. In my opinion, it is best to leave the teaching position of Longmen College to someone from Longmen College."
p>Mo Li took the brush and nodded seriously.
"I won't let you down."
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At the same time, Shen Qiu's carriage arrived outside the academy gate .
Steward Shao got off the carriage first, placed a footstool at the door, and then helped his young master get out of the carriage.
"Jinling, Shen Qiu." Shen Qiu raised his head and said to the gatekeeper of the academy.
He wore a newly sewn silk robe and newly bought boots today. He tried to straighten his waist and not pay attention to other people's eyes.
However, when the gatekeeper saw this ugly dwarf who was less than 1.4 meters tall, he was still stunned for a moment. He couldn't believe that the rumored "genius talisman master of the Jinling Shen family" was actually It looks like such a developmental deformity.
"Do you have identification?" the gatekeeper asked, narrowing his eyes.
Shen Qiu saw the other party's expression in his eyes.
On his waist, there is actually a jade pendant that only the children of the Shen family can wear - I don’t know if the other party really didn’t recognize it or pretended not to recognize it.
He smiled and did not take off the jade pendant. Instead, he took out some pieces of white paper and a charcoal pen from his pocket and began to draw.
The first piece of white paper turned into a grasshopper, jumping around on the ground; the second piece of white paper turned into a squirrel, swishing up the tree; the third piece of white paper turned into a Butterfly, flying low in the grass on the roadside...
"Mr. Shen, you can go in." Before he could finish painting, the gatekeeper opened the door again.Mouth. At this moment, his eyes were wide open.
Shen Qiu waved his hand, and the grasshoppers, squirrels and butterflies turned back into paper, and together with the charcoal, he stuffed them back into his pocket.
Then he raised his head and strode into Longmen Academy.
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Gu Xu is the third candidate to arrive at Longmen Academy.
His style today is very low-key.
He did not bring an entourage, did not hold a guard of honor, did not wear a "Qiyao suit", and did not wear a black gauze hat - instead he changed into a simple green shirt and put on a Xiaoyao scarf.
The carriage he took was also deliberately chosen without any markings.
When he arrived at the entrance of the academy, he opened the door and got out of the car.
When the drizzle falling from the sky was a few centimeters away from his head, it automatically dispersed in all directions, leaving no water on his body.
The dim morning light illuminated his handsome face.
The onlookers could not help but marvel, and they were talking on both sides of the road.
"Is this Mr. Gu from the Exorcism Department? He is even more handsome than the rumors describe."
"How could he have such a handsome face?"
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"His temperament is not ordinary! He looks like a banished immortal. Who would have thought that he was just an ordinary clerk in a remote small county?"
"... ”
There are some female students from Longmen Academy. Before they saw Gu Xu, they were all Mo Li’s steadfast supporters. They shared the same hatred and stated that they wanted to kill Gu Xu and safeguard the glory of Longmen Academy. .
But after seeing Gu Xu, they found that they had become "traitors" unknowingly, and they secretly hoped that Gu Xu would win the final victory.
"Master Gu is so good-looking... It seems pretty good if he can stay in Longmen Academy to teach us!"
PS: Sorry, my cervical spine hurts at night A bit awesome, this chapter is a bit late.