In the perception of Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin, the waiter who looks very much like Wu Danggui, a former member of the "Shenji Camp", has neither the aura of ghosts nor the fluctuation of true energy, and seems to be a completely ordinary person. .
However, this person's steps were silent and his movements were extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he walked straight through the backyard and disappeared at the back door of the restaurant.
Even if Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin mastered high-level martial arts such as "Meteor Walking on the Moon", they still found it very difficult to catch up with him.
When the two of them left the shop and came to the alley outside, they were surprised to find that the mysterious shop waiter had completely disappeared from their consciousness.
Shangguan Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.
As a fourth-level monk, she possesses extremely majestic spiritual power, capable of covering a radius of several hundred meters.
But she couldn't sense the position of the waiter at all.
This undoubtedly means that that person either has the means to hide his aura, or has slipped out of a range of hundreds of meters in an instant. No matter which method he uses, it shows that he is definitely not An idle person.
"Gu Daoyou, can you use divination to find where he escaped?" She turned her head and looked at Gu Xu beside her.
Because Luo Sishou once said, "The divination skills mastered by Gu Xu are very special," and because Gu Xu relied solely on a copper coin to lead her to this small restaurant hidden in a shady alley today. He has great confidence in Gu Xu's divination skills.
However, before she finished speaking, Gu Xu had already knelt down, took out the copper coins, and did divination on the ground.
The copper coins currently used by the Daqi Dynasty are all engraved with the four characters "Tianxing Tongbao" on the surface. They are light red in color and have a lathe edge.
Gu Xu silently recited the names of "Tai Shang Haotian" and "Emperor Zi Wei", and asked in his mind "Which direction Wu Danggui fled to"
Then he gently tossed the copper coin .
Theoretically, when the copper coin falls on the ground, the direction pointed by the word "天" in "天行通宝" is the direction in which "Wu Danggui" escapes.
However, unexpectedly, the copper coin actually stood upright on the ground. Even if the ground was uneven and the cool wind blew by, the copper coin still stood tall.
Gu Xu pondered for a moment, then tried to change the way he asked the question, and asked
"Where did the person who looked exactly like Wu Danggui escape to?"
" Where did the ghost who looked similar to Wu Danggui escape?"
"Where did the ghost who was disguised as a waiter in this hotel escape?"
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However, the copper coin still stood firmly on the ground and did not tell him the answer.
"Did that guy evaporate out of thin air?" He frowned, feeling quite surprised by this.
Then he put away the copper coins, stood up, and said to Shangguan Jin beside him, "Fellow Taoist Shangguan, I think this matter is quite strange. There is no fluctuation power in this person."His aura fluctuates, but it can instantly escape the range of our perception; my divination skills also caused this weird reaction on him.
"His identity and his abilities may be far beyond what we can handle. It may be best to report this matter to the Yamen and let stronger people investigate the case. It’s a choice.”
Reporting to the Yamen without decision and never risking one’s life easily is Gu Xu’s style of doing things.
Shangguan Jin was silent for a few seconds, then nodded.
Ever since she received this mission, she felt that there was an extremely strange aura in it. The former members of the "Shenji Battalion" from nearly twenty years ago reappeared in the world, and the secret skills of Luo Sishou were revealed. Without revealing the specific circumstances, Gu Xu's miraculous divination skills also encountered setbacks here.
Now they have lost the clue to the target person.
It is obviously difficult to continue the investigation.
But Shangguan Jin did not give up completely.
She returned to the small restaurant and found the proprietress of the restaurant in the backyard corridor.
The proprietress is a bloated middle-aged woman, wearing a greasy apron. The fat on her neck is like layers of waves. Sitting on the grass pier, she looks like a bulging woman. balloon.
She was lowering her head and concentrating on sewing patches on a piece of coarse cloth.
When Shangguan Jin asked about the origin of the mysterious shop waiter who looked like "Wu Danggui", the proprietress raised her head and frowned slightly, "He started working here more than two months ago. I saw nothing about him. He was homeless and looked very pitiful, so he took him here and gave him food to eat.
“I don’t know about the other circumstances. ”
Shangguan Jin nodded and kept the time point of “more than two months” in mind.
When she left, she did not forget to praise the landlady as a virtuous and capable woman who can do more than just needlework. He did a good job and managed the restaurant in an orderly manner.
As a recognized social master in the Exorcism Department, Shangguan Jin always kept words of praise on his lips.
Moreover, she always starts with the details when praising people, and she never seems hypocritical or pretentious.
For example, when praising a beautiful girl, she will not simply say "you are beautiful", but will say "you are very beautiful". The hairpin on your head matches your temperament very well and reminds me of the heroine in the opera "The Immortal Comes to Earth".
And today, she smiled and stared at the needlework and fabric in the hands of the landlady, praising her. Her sewing skills carefully select threads of similar colors, sew from the inside out, and finish them in a circular motion, so that the threads can be hidden and the traces of sewing are not visible from the front.
Hearing Shangguan Jin’s words, the landlady raised her head with a smile on her face. She usually helped her husband sew clothes every day, but her husband despised her because she was old and frail, and never sympathized with her hard work, let alone noticed that she was hiding behind Delicate thoughts in needlework
Unexpectedly, a stranger met by chance today.Being able to reveal her good intentions in one sentence
She was vaguely touched.
The depressed mood of being disturbed just now disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Gu Xu couldn't help but silently lamented in his heart that Shangguan Jin's little mouth was like honey. No wonder he was so comfortable in the officialdom, and Luo Sishou was more willing to Keep her by your side to handle daily affairs, instead of Chu Fengge, who is more talented and has higher cultivation level. If she uses this ability to deal with men in the future, I am afraid that most of the young elites in Luojing City will fall under her pomegranate skirt.
After leaving the restaurant, the two of them wanted to board the carriage and return to the exorcism department.
However, at this moment, Shangguan Jin suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly and pointed to a simple wine shop nearby, "Fellow Daoist Gu, did you see that there were several AWOL soldiers from the City Guard in that shop?" ."
Gu Xu looked in the direction she pointed, and indeed saw several soldiers in light armor sitting drunkenly in the tavern, carrying wine bowls as big as basins, slurping. He poured wine into his mouth.
The turbid wine seeped out from the edge of the bowl and flowed on them, making them smell of wine.
The metal helmets were placed at their feet and kicked around like balls by passers-by, without them noticing.
Two of them were even drunk, lying unconscious on the table, snoring in an extremely indecent manner.
Seeing this situation, Shangguan Jin frowned.
Before Gu Xu could respond, she walked up to the drinking soldiers in three steps and said to them in a stern tone, "Which captain are you from?" My subordinates, do you know that according to the laws of the Daqi Dynasty, as city defense soldiers, if you leave your post while on guard, you will be punished with a rod."
In fact, the armors of these soldiers are marked with their names. .
Shangguan Jin could just keep their names in mind, go back and look through the files, find out which team they belonged to, and then tell their commander about the situation.
But Shangguan Jin is a compassionate person after all.
She knew very well how terrible the "stick punishment" in the army was.
Gu San In the history of the Daqi Dynasty, there were by no means a handful of soldiers who were crippled or even beaten to death with torture sticks.
Considering the safety of these soldiers and the families behind them, Shangguan Jin felt that it would undoubtedly be a better choice if he could persuade them to go back.
However, the soldiers were still drinking and ignored her words.
Only one person waved his hand towards her and said in a dazed manner, "Our captain is also drinking in the pub opposite, he will not punish us."
Shang Guan Jin suddenly felt a little headache. This turned out to be the fault of the upper beam and the lower beam. The commander and his subordinates were derelict in their duties
She frowned and said, "With your drunken appearance, if a ghost suddenly comes in, Luo Jing City, wouldn’t they all become fish meat on the chopping board?”
The soldier poured the wine and laughed and said, “With Emperor Taizu’s Tianlong Formation here, how can the ghosts attack?”
Listening to his tone, he seemed to think Shangguan Jin was a fool.
"What if?" Shangguan Jin straightened her hair and said indifferently in her mind. The figure of the waiter who looked exactly like the former Shenji Battalion member "Wu Danggui" appeared.
"If the ghosts really attack, there will be tall people to hold them back." The soldier continued to smile vaguely. He said, "Our captain once said that mortal soldiers like us are just a group of decorations. The formal significance is far greater than the actual significance. When the critical moment comes, we still have to rely on the monks of the Exorcism Department."
Shangguan Jin didn't speak again for a while
She lowered her head and caught a glimpse of the name "Zhou Tieniu" engraved on the soldier's armor.
Zhou Tieniu's drunken remarks. , the attitude can be said to be very improper; but after Shangguan Jin thought about it carefully, she found that what he said made sense.
She sighed softly and retrieved the magic weapon she carried with her. He took out a few sobering pills and woke up the drunken soldiers and the lieutenant in the pub opposite.
"This officer is Shangguan Jin, the exorcist department doctor. "She folded her hands on her chest, standing next to the black carriage with the logo of the Exorcist Department, and introduced herself expressionlessly.
Hearing her self-introduction, the captain officer and his men They were all frightened to death.
For them, a fifth-level official of the Exorcism Department like Shangguan Jin was undoubtedly an unattainable big shot.
But today. , such a big shot actually appeared in front of them, and they happened to catch evidence of their absence from duty.
They all thought that this was the end of it.
But Shangguan Jin. In the end, she did not embarrass this group of mortal soldiers.
She said lightly, "Nothing will happen next time." Then she got on the carriage and told the driver to drive back to the Yamen.
At this moment, Gu Xu. Sitting opposite her, quietly looking at the scenery outside the window, looking at the busy figures in the streets and markets: the boys carrying goods, the women at the barbecue stalls, and the vendors setting up shelves
Shangguan Jin Looking at his calm and handsome face, he couldn't help but ask, "Gu Daoyou, what do you think about this matter?"
Gu Xu knew that she was talking about soldiers leaving their posts without permission to drink. p>
He thought for a while and said softly, "Actually, if one day in the future, Luojing City is attacked by a foreign enemy, and these mortal soldiers have to take up arms to defend themselves against the enemy, then that will be a really bad moment."
Shangguan Jin was thoughtful.
The black carriage quickly left the alley and came to the spacious street.
Gu Xu suddenly heard a loud noise. The sound of drums.
He stuck his head out and looked out the window.Quickly see the towering north gate of Luojing City shining with bright golden light.
There are three door openings in Luojing North Gate.
On weekdays, only the door openings on the left and right sides are opened.
The door in the center will be opened only when important events occur or when important people come and go.
The city gate of Luojing is also part of the "Tianlong Formation".
Its opening and closing do not rely on manpower, but are completely controlled by formations and mechanisms.
At this moment, accompanied by brilliant light, the doorway in the center slowly opened.
An honor guard composed of dozens of people, surrounded by several gorgeously decorated carriages, slowly drove into the city from outside the door.
On one of the carriages, there was a crystal clear white jade stone several meters high, shining brightly in the sun.
With his spiritual perception far beyond ordinary people, Gu Xu was able to glimpse the four characters "Jiangshan Yonggu" engraved on the jade stone.
"People from the Jinling Shen family are also here." Seeing this scene, Shangguan Jin next to him said softly.
"Are you here to attend the Luoshui Conference?" Gu Xu asked.
"That's right," Shangguan Jin smiled, "As one of the three great families, the Chen family and the Zhao family have already sent candidates to participate in the meeting, and the Shen family is naturally not far behind.
“However, the more important purpose of their trip is to offer auspicious blessings to His Majesty the Emperor. ”
“Is the auspiciousness that big stone?” Although Gu Xu usually reads the Di newspaper, he rarely spends time paying attention to news that has nothing to do with practice.
Shangguan Jindian He nodded, "The Shen family wrote a memorial not long ago that they dug this big stone out of the mountain. The words on it were originally on the jade stone, not carved on it by them.
"This shows that today's emperor is a sage, and everyone expects him to return. Even God sees it, so he sent such auspiciousness."
Gu Xu did not respond immediately.
He had seen a lot of this kind of "offering auspiciousness" routines in history books in his previous life, and most of them were ways to please the emperor.
As for the "auspiciousness" of this world, he doesn't know whether it is true or false.
But he heard that the relationship between the three great clans and the emperor has been somewhat tense recently
Part of the military power of the Zhao family has been taken back to the imperial court.
Many industries under the Jinling Shen Group were also found to have a large amount of tax evasion some time ago.
Perhaps the Shen family wanted to use the method of "offering auspiciousness" to ask Emperor Tianxing for his help, thereby solving their own crisis.
At the same time, Gu Xu also noticed that when the light on the north city gate flickered, many people on the street fell to their knees with a "plop" and worshiped in the direction of the city gate. He was mumbling words and his expression was particularly pious.
"What are they doing?"
"In the eyes of these civilians, the Tianlong Formation set up by Emperor Taizu is the greatest miracle in the world, and it is sacred and cannot be desecrated. of,” onGuan Jin explained, "Because of the existence of the Tianlong Formation, they can live and work in peace and contentment in the city without having to face threats from ghosts and monsters all the time."
"So many times, compared to worshiping people far away, Supreme Haotian and Emperor Ziwei, who are above the nine heavens, are more willing to dedicate their faith to this great formation that is right in front of them. "
s4400-word chapter. It took me a few days to finally rewrite the follow-up outline. It should not be easy to get stuck next time.
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