Chapter 82 Gu Xu’s new house

This time, it took Shen Qiu a whole day to receive a reply from his father through the communication circle.

In this letter, the head of the Shen family used an extremely serious tone and used thousands of words to tell him many great principles. To be beaten by outsiders is simply an act of humiliation to the family." "Since you enjoy the family's support, you must work hard to contribute to the family," etc.

After reading the letter, Shen Qiu sneered.

He has always been smart and thoughtful, so he can naturally guess the thoughts of the head of the Shen family——

When he was in Jinling, the head of the Shen family did not want to acknowledge him as his son; now He came to Luojing City, and the head of the family wanted to beg him to go back.

If nothing else, in the recent period, the family property has been messed up by his good-for-nothing brother Shen Hua, and he needs to go back and help clean up the mess.

Of course Shen Qiu would not give in obediently.

Since he made up his mind to work in Gu Xu's house, he has begun to try to break away from the shadow of the family, and naturally he will not go back.

He sat by the window of the inn and pondered for a long time.

Then he picked up the pen and wrote another letter to his father, the content of which was roughly as follows -

"From today on, I, Shen Qiu, officially break away from the Jinling Shen family. It has nothing to do with the family anymore.”

“All the properties I control, as well as all the private property left in Jinling, belong to the family to repay the kindness of the clan.”

"My only request is that my mother be brought from Jinling to Luojing City, and I will take care of her personally from now on."

Shen Qiu's mother was originally an ordinary maid.

She has no real name, only the name given to her by her owner - "Ningxiu".

On weekdays, she is only responsible for doing chores such as cleaning the yard and pruning flowers and plants.

Later, she was kicked out of the Shen family mansion because the head of the family was drunk and gave birth to Shen Qiu with her, which offended Mrs. Shen.

Since then, she has been wiping tables and mopping floors in a simple inn on the outskirts of Jinling. The Shen family seemed to have forgotten her existence.

Throughout the year, it was difficult for Shen Qiu to meet her.

However, every time there is a festival, my mother will find a way to ask someone to send something to Shen Qiu's hands - sometimes it is a scarf and gloves sewn by herself, sometimes it is some second-hand books, sometimes it is It was some dessert or pickled food she had made by herself.

These things are not expensive.

But seeing them, Shen Qiu would feel that in this indifferent world, there were still people who cared about him and cared about him.

Even though his father regards him as a burden and his family regards him as a tool, in the eyes of his mother, he will always be a child of flesh and blood and a unique individual.

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After finishing writing, Shen Qiu stuffed the letter into an envelope, handed it to Butler Shao, and asked him to send the letter to Jinling.

At the same time, he glanced at today's date.

"Time flies so fast," he thought silently in his heart, "If you don't pay attention, it will be the day to report to Master Gu's residence."

Then, he thought, He put all the changes of clothes, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, various books and other things that were piled up in the room into his own space magic weapon.

Shen Qiu’s space magic weapon is a ring.

Its volume is not large, only about a hundred liters, which is far inferior to Gu Xu's "Xianyun Residence".

But as a rough man, Shen Qiu didn't carry a lot of luggage with him. After packing everything, the space in the ring was more than enough.

Then he left the room, walked down the stairs, returned the room key to the innkeeper, then came to the street and waved for a public carriage.

"May I ask where you are going, sir?" the coachman asked.

"No. 22, Jinyu Lane, Yanqingfang." Shen Qiu thought for a while and replied.

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The carriage drove through the bustling city and crossed the wide and calm Luo River along the stone bridge. The closer we get to our destination, the more open the courtyards on the roadside are, the more exquisite the houses, and the thinner the crowds.

After arriving at Yanqingfang, the noise of the market could hardly be heard, and the air seemed to become fresh and pleasant.

On the bank of the river with weeping willows, Shen Qiu saw the mansions of many important figures such as Princess Zhaoning, Prince Xin'an, Prince Yiyang, and the Minister of Industry.

At this moment, Gu Xu’s new house has been repaired.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Shen Qiu saw a bright black door. The steps at the door were one foot high and there was an iron knocker on the door.

He climbed up the steps, held the knocker in his hand, and knocked gently on the door.

He only heard a polite voice coming from inside the door: "May I have your name, please?"

Shen Qiu thought to himself: This voice does not sound like Mr. Gu's. , should be the servant or housekeeper of Master Gu's house.

"I am in Shenqiu, Jinling. As requested by Lord Gu, I will come to serve at my residence." He replied.

The voice inside the door continued: "Please wait here for a moment, I need to confirm your identity."

Hearing this, Shen Qiu initially felt I have some doubts: How can I identify myself if the other party doesn't even open the door?

However, he quickly thought that Gu Xu was an accomplished Talisman Master - it would not be difficult for him to arrange some special formations on the door.

Soon, relying on the powerful mental perception ability of the fourth realm monk, Shen Qiu faintly noticed that there seemed to be a pair of invisible eyes on the top of the door, looking at him high.

After a few seconds, the black door automatically opened to both sides.

What caught Shen Qiu's eyes was a screen wall.

On the screen wall, there is a complex painted painting with hundreds of figures, most of them wearing servants' clothes, including men, women, old and young.

After bypassing the screen wall, there is a spacious courtyard.

There were two boys wearing linen shirts and holding brooms. They were bending down in the courtyard to sweep the dust and fallen leaves seriously.

The two people look exactly the same, more similar than most twins in the world.

When Shen Qiu passed through the courtyard, the two boys stopped what they were doing, clasped their fists respectfully and saluted him: "I have met Mr. Shen."

Shen Qiu smiled and nodded in return, and asked them at the same time: "Do you know where Master Gu is?"

The two boys replied in unison with their childish voices: "Master Gu is waiting in the study. What about you?"

As soon as they finished speaking, a young maid appeared out of thin air beside Shen Qiu. She was wearing a pale pink dress and her hair was styled into a double-ringed bun. Although she was not beautiful, she was attractive. .

"Mr. Shen, please follow me!" She bowed slightly and saluted.

"Interesting." Shen Qiu looked around at the many servants in the courtyard and complained silently in his heart.

The main room of Gu Mansion is divided into three parts by a screen and a blue gauze cabinet.

In the middle is the living room, with several wooden tables and official chairs for visitors. On both sides are the bedroom and study room.

Compared to the Shen family mansion in Jinling City and many other residences of officials of the same rank, Shen Qiu felt that this house was simply too simple - no antiques, no potted plants, and no curtains. The curtains made it look empty and a little deserted.

Under the guidance of the maid, he passed through a partition door of the Bisha cabinet and came to Gu Xu's study.

At this time, Gu Xu was standing beside the long table.

He held the "Jinghong Pen" in his right hand and looked down at the words on the table intently.

There was a small bronze incense burner on the table, and a wisp of agarwood rose up and lingered around Gu Xu, making him look like a descended immortal.

This bronze incense burner is a magic weapon that Gu Xu took out from "Xianyun Residence". The incense in it has a miraculous effect of making people concentrate.

When he smelled its scent, Shen Qiu felt relaxed and happy, as if all the depression in his chest had been swept away in an instant.

"Mr. Shen, what do you think of this calligraphy?" Gu Xu noticed Shen Qiu's arrival, turned around and smiled at him.

Shen Qiu came to his side.

The table was a bit high, and he had to stand on tiptoes to fully see the things on it.

On the plain white rice paper, there were three big characters "Changshengzhai" written on it.

Gu Xu’s calligraphy is as elegant and smooth as ever, like a flying dragon or snake, or a luan or a phoenix.

But it is different from Yishui County’s handwriting, which is composed and sharp.

ThisThe subtitles look powerful and bold, like a young eagle leaping off the cliff and then soaring into the sky. When he saw it, Shen Qiu couldn't help but think of the thunder that shook the entire Luojing City a few days ago, and the majestic heavy rain that everyone in Longmen Academy would never forget.

Shen Qiu thought for a moment and responded: "As expected of Dong Weng, you have the demeanor to skyrocket ninety thousand miles with a thunder from the ground."

Shen Qiu is used to it on weekdays. To say harsh and sarcastic remarks. So at this moment, when he needs to say some words of praise and flattery, it always sounds a little weird.

Hearing what he said, Gu Xu smiled and said, "Brother Shen, you don't have to be so formal when you come to my house. We might as well treat each other as brothers and get along like friends."

Perhaps because Gu Xu is too young, Shen Qiu does feel awkward when calling him "Dong Weng". But perhaps because the eighteen-year-old boy's temperament revealed a kind of majesty that did not belong to this age group, Shen Qiu found that he could not call out a more casual title like "Gu Xiandi".

He struggled for a while, and finally decided to continue calling the other person "Master Gu".

At the same time, Gu Xu used the "Jinghong Pen" to write his name on the corner of the rice paper, stamped it, and then waved gently.

The calligraphy was framed in an instant and hung on the top of the wall on one side of the study.

"Master Gu, I have a question to ask you," Shen Qiu asked Gu Xu at this time, "If I read it correctly, these maids and servants in your courtyard, They should all be created using the technique of "pointing the eyes and enlivening the spirit", right? But in my opinion, they look far more intelligent than the little boy in black painted by Zhao Xinran, the master of Fu Zhuan, in Longmen Academy that day. and spirituality.

"I'm curious if you've made any improvements to this spell? ”

After seeing the “Bagua Logic Circuit Diagram” and “Fire Characters” drawn by Gu Xu, Shen Qiu would not doubt Gu Xu’s ability to improve or create Fu Zhuan.

White mist rose from the tea, mixed with copper. The incense in the furnace mixed together, making Shen Qiu feel like he was in Yunzheng Xiawei's fairyland.

Shen Qiu found that he could not see the shadow behind her, nor could he hear her. The sound of footsteps.

Then the maid left the main room and returned to the screen wall with light steps.

When she stretched out her slender fingers to touch the screen wall. The figure disappeared instantly and turned into a motionless picture on the screen wall.

The two children were still holding brooms and cleaning the courtyard intently, seemingly unaware of this mysterious and strange scene.

"You are right," Gu Xu nodded and replied, "I combined some of the secrets of puppetry with this'The technique of "Enlightenment" and the defensive array in this room are integrated.

“When I am at home, they will act completely according to my wishes. When I am not at home, they will also take care of and maintain the house according to my pre-determined plan. If there is any If foreign enemies invade, intending to assassinate or steal, the characters on these murals will also form my second line of defense."

"The second line of defense?" Shen Qiu asked curiously, "What about the first line of defense? "What is the first line of defense?"

"You should have seen the first line of defense, which is the magic circle outside the gate that can identify visitors by their appearance," Gu Xu replied, "If there are any uninvited guests, If they want to break in by force, they will fall into the illusion formation and the killing formation."

He paused for a moment, lifted the tea cup from the table, took a sip of the hot tea, and then continued: " Of course, these methods can only deal with ordinary people, low-level ghosts and monks with average strength. If the intruder is much stronger than me, then these lines of defense will be useless.

“Brother Shen is also an accomplished Talisman Master. If you are interested in the future, maybe we can work together to continue to improve these magic circles and make them more impregnable and unbreakable. ”

Shen Qiu did not respond for a while.

He was very shocked by Gu Xu’s actions.

On the one hand, he was shocked by Gu Xu’s reaction to Mastering the art of the Talisman Array——

According to the National Master, the key to becoming a master of Talisman Tao is to understand all methods and reach the same goal through different paths.

Gu Xu combined the puppetry technique with the "pointing point". By combining the techniques of "Essential Spirit", can it be regarded as touching the threshold of the master realm?

On the other hand, he was shocked by Gu Xu's dedication to setting up defensive arrays——

However, Shen Qiu had never seen a sixth-grade official follow him. Like Gu Xu, he set up security formations one after another for his residence.

"Perhaps this is because Mr. Gu has stayed in that troubled place in Qingzhou Prefecture for a long time? " Shen Qiu silently guessed in his mind, "Even if he comes to the capital city protected by the 'Tianlong Formation', he will still be extremely wary of ghosts. ”

Just like Gu Xu’s previous life, people often think that people in Yunnan ride elephants to school and people in Inner Mongolia have to take the college entrance examination on horseback.

Since the disaster happened not long ago, People in other areas often feel that Qingzhou Prefecture has become a ghost land on earth, with ghosts and monsters roaming the streets.

"By the way, I have something here that I need Brother Shen's help with. "At this moment, Gu Xu said.