Shangguan Jin left in a hurry, not to return to the Yamen to handle official business, nor to rush to do an urgent ghost-killing mission.
She was just confused.
Her face was tense, and the curvature of the corners of her mouth seemed stiff because she was pretending to smile.
She found that when talking to Gu Xu in person today, it was difficult for her to maintain her flawless smile and elegant and calm demeanor as before.
At this moment, she was following her intuition, walking aimlessly in the streets and alleys of Luojing City.
Spring is pleasant and the warm breeze is blowing.
The sunlight dyed the masonry on the ground a brilliant golden color, as if coated with a layer of honey.
Passers were chatting and laughing, and vendors were shouting, mixed with the sound of wind and horse hooves, forming waves of sound that poured into her ears one after another.
But all the noise around her seemed far away from her.
She still seemed to be stuck in the cold winter.
Unknowingly, she came to the north bank of Luo River along the crowded stone arch bridge.
Compared to the South Bank, where powerful bureaucrats live together, the houses here are crowded, the streets are messy and dirty, and the air is filled with the complex smell of food, soot, garbage, sewage, horse manure, etc. Son.
Shangguan Jin is very familiar with this aura.
Because she grew up here.
There is a small and simple inn on the roadside. The plaque hanging on the door has long faded and the words on it cannot be clearly read. Several boys and girls were working in the lobby, greeting guests, and were so busy that they were sweating profusely. The shopkeeper slumped lazily on an old bamboo chair, cursing and urging the guys to work faster.
Many years ago, Shangguan Jin was also one of these guys.
When she was a child, she was a dark, fat and ugly girl, and her facial features had not yet grown. Her companions often laughed at her because of her appearance, and called her "sow" and "black bear". "The shopkeeper also disliked her for the unpleasant nicknames. He often found excuses to punish her and disliked her clumsiness.
It was undoubtedly a dark and dull day.
Such an environment made her once sensitive and withdrawn, and also filled her heart with a desire for "beauty" and longed for beautiful things in the world.
She once thought that as long as she had "beauty", she could get rid of the cynicism of others and become popular and liked by others.
Until Luochuan, the head of the exorcism department, found her and took her to the Yamen.
She transformed from a busboy in an inn to an official of the Qi Dynasty to a monk with extraordinary power.
That day, she saw the arrogant shopkeeper in the past, servile and frightened in front of Luo Sishou; that day, she saw the group of playful and smiling companions, trembling and silent in front of Luo Sishou ;That day, everyone's eyes on her changed drastically. The burly boy who once bullied her the most., crying and begging her to be noble and spare her life.
From then on, Shangguan Jin understood that in addition to "beauty", "power" and "strength" could also make her popular and respected.
Thinking of this, she shook her head slightly, cast "Meteor Walking on the Moon", and left this place full of bitter memories.
After a while, Shangguan Jin arrived at the courtyard of the Yamen of the Exorcism Department Headquarters.
This can be said to be her second home, a place where she works, practices, grows, and hone herself.
Because she has seen others being arrogant and respectful, she works harder and harder than anyone else in the yamen.
Before dawn, she would be in the courtyard facing the morning breeze, waving her sword and dancing; at midnight, she would stay in the quiet library, silently reading various books related to spiritual practice.
In addition, she also strictly controls her diet, studies the art of makeup and how to treat others.
The past days left a deep shadow in her heart.
She wants to get ahead, hopes that her future life will be full of light, and she will never encounter the cold shoulder of others again.
One day later, Luo Sishou called her and Chu Fengge in front of him, and in a not-so-serious manner, tried to predict their future fate using astrology.
He said that Chu Fengge's destiny was "Tiankuixing", a star of noble people, with aura of awe, keen on helping the weak and supporting the poor, and paving the way for others.
Chu Fengge recognized the concept of "awesome spirit", but did not agree with "paving the future for others". He felt that he was the number one in the world in the future, and no one else in the world was worthy of his assistance.
Shangguan Jin looked at him with contempt, saying that with his stupid mind and low abilities, he probably couldn't even take care of himself, let alone help others.
Then, Luo Sishou said that the main star of Shangguan Jin's life palace is "Tian Yue Star", which is also the star of noble people. He is gentle, kind, compassionate, and likes to help others secretly.
This time it was Chu Fengge’s turn to laugh at her.
Chu Fengge glanced sideways at her and said sharply that if people like her could be called "gentle and kind", then everyone in the world would be a merciful saint.
Luo Sishou ignored the quarrel between the two.
He continued to tell them about the weaknesses of "Tian Kui" and "Tian Yue".
The shortcoming of "Tiankui" is that he is conceited and stubborn. Once he goes astray, he will easily end up in a dark place and will not look back until he hits the wall.
The problem with "Tian Yue" comes from its peach blossom attribute. Once feelings arise, it is easy to be trapped by love and fall into a quagmire, making it difficult to extricate oneself.
Hearing this, Shangguan Jin frowned and remained silent.
She considers herself to be a selfish and cold-hearted person. From the day she entered the Exorcist Department, she has been making use of all available people around her and trying her best to climb higher.
She didn’t realizeYou know who you will be emotionally attached to.
However, she did not dare to take the words of the Chief Secretary seriously.
As a person who is ruthless to her enemies and even more ruthless to herself, she secretly made up her mind that if a fire really broke out in her heart, she would put it out as soon as possible.
She cannot allow herself to have weaknesses.
On that day, the Master handed the two swords "Tian Kui" and "Tian Yue" into their hands respectively, and they became their respective natal objects.
“Remember what I said today,” Luo Sishou finally said, “You are going to do a big business in the future, and you must always reflect on yourself.”
A few months ago, Shangguan Jin saw Gu Xu for the first time on the observatory at the headquarters of the Exorcism Department, through the magical bronze mirror of Chief Luo Chuan that could tell everything in the world.
What she was thinking at that time was, "This boy is so good-looking."
As the saying goes, the more a person lacks something, the more he will care about it.
As a former ugly duckling, Shangguan Jin pays special attention to beauty. When she encounters good-looking people, she can't help but look twice at them.
And Gu Xu is exceptionally good-looking.
Not just pure, not just handsome, not just pretty.
But he is handsome, sparse and solitary.
Shangguan Jin once described Chu Fengge's appearance as "delicate", Princess Zhaoning as "graceful", and Zhao Yan as "enchanting".
In her eyes, Gu Xu possesses an "immortal spirit" that transcends the worldly world, like a banished immortal who has fallen into the mortal world, seeming to be free from the world and following him. With the gradual improvement of realm, this temperament is becoming more obvious and stronger.
In the subsequent interactions, Shangguan Jin also discovered that Gu Xu was not only outstanding in appearance, but also talented and intelligent.
He is rising rapidly in the Daqi Dynasty with a shining attitude, from an unknown petty official in Yishui County to a highly anticipated talent in Luojing City.
Appearance, strength, talent, fame
He seemed to have everything she had always desired.
However, people like him, who are deeply favored by God, work harder and harder than her in practice.
Looking at how he was forgetting sleep and food, and staying up day and night, it was as if someone was urging him from behind with a whip, and he would be beaten to death if he didn’t practice hard.
"Why is he so desperate?"
Shangguan Jin suddenly became very interested in this young man.
She searched for all the news about him within the scope of her authority in the Exorcism Department, got close to him during the trip to the Laoshan ruins, asked Shi Xiaohan about his past while he was recovering from his injuries, and walked with him on the Lantern Festival Night. , took the initiative to invite him to participate in the trial of the "Reviewing the Old Pot" illusion, accompanied him to buy Luo Jing's new house, and even followed him to Lin'an City
If you are interested orUnintentionally, she created many opportunities to get along with him, just to clear away the fog that shrouded him and get to know him better.
Then she discovered more shining points in him
For example, he was calm and calm in the face of crisis, helped the people around him, and treated princes, generals, and ordinary people equally. Treat him equally
She originally thought that her feelings for him were just curiosity.
She has also known for a long time that Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan have a close relationship and share weal and woe. No matter what happens in the future, they will form a golden marriage.
However, not long ago, when she really heard the news that the two of them were engaged, she felt inexplicably restless, as if she staggered, and her soul fell off the cliff and into the abyss.
"So this is the fate of Tianyue Star," thinking of this, she shook her head gently, with a helpless smile on her face, "What was supposed to come, will come after all."
At this moment, a ridiculous idea came to her mind. She wanted to ride a horse and carry a sword on his wedding day, swaggering like those northwest barbarians who are keen on "robbing brides" Go to the ground to cut off the carrying pole of the sedan chair.
But she quickly pushed the thought out of her mind.
Since "being trapped by love" is Tianyue Xing's weakness, she should do her best to suppress it and avoid it.
So she stretched out her hands to straighten the wind-blown hair on her temples, crossed the threshold of the Yamen, walked through the long corridor, and walked straight towards her own retreat room.
On the way, many colleagues saluted and greeted her.
She nodded and smiled at them, but there was no smile in her eyes.
After entering the retreat room, she took out dozens of exquisite meticulous paintings from the storage magic weapon.
She once said in a casual tone in front of Gu Xu that she would use her "heaven calculation" magical power to draw the entire Luo Jing City and record the beautiful scenery in every corner.
She is indeed doing this.
Every place in the painting is special to her.
The Star Observation Deck of the Exorcist Department, the courtyard of Zhengpingfang, the pavilion of Longmen Academy, and the tall and majestic North City Gate are all places where he and she have stayed together, leaving behind a common legacy between them. footprints.
As a fourth-level monk, Shangguan Jin has vaguely felt the opportunity to break through to the fifth level recently.
She knew that if she used the simplest and crudest method of "cutting off the seven emotions" to break through the situation, she would use the fire of true essence to burn all the scrolls in her hand, thereby cutting off the "love" among the seven emotions. ", then you can step into "Meng Po Pavilion" and enter.
Her qualifications are only level four, which is not comparable to geniuses like Chu Fengge, Su Xiao, and Zhao Yan.
But she relied on her own efforts and did not fall far behind them in cultivation.
With just one more step forward, she can get rid of the weakness of the "Tian Yue Star" and become one of the most dazzling geniuses in the Da Qi Dynasty.Gain the admiration, envy and even awe of others.
That was undoubtedly what she had longed for.
She sat cross-legged on the mat, staring at the scroll in front of her, motionless.
The sunlight passed through the carved window lattice and shone on her face, stroking her inky black hair and outlining her slender outline, thin willow-like eyebrows, and quiet eyes.
Time passes slowly.
The bells of Luojing City rang several times, and the sunlight also quietly rotated and moved in the room.
But the fire of true energy in Shangguan Jin’s hand has not yet been ignited.
When dusk fell and the sunlight in the room completely disappeared, she sighed quietly, straightened her clothes, stood up slowly, and put the scroll back into her storage magic weapon. among.
She finally gave up her plan to use "Severing Seven Emotions" to break through the situation.
"What are you thinking about, Shangguan Jin," she raised the corners of her mouth slightly, showing a complicated smile, and said to herself in her heart, "Zhan Qiqing is a flawed method. You can go faster, but it may not allow you to go further. Your ideal has always been to become a high-profile figure in Luo Jing City. How could you choose to take a shortcut just for the sake of speed?
"It's better for me to calm down and find a more perfect way to break the situation without any consequences."
That's what I said
But Shangguan. Jin knew in her heart that this was just an excuse.
In fact, she just couldn't let it go.
At the same time, Gu Xu returned to the house. Take out the gift from Shangguan Jin.
Scissors are a common gift in the Daqi Dynasty.
On the one hand. , scissors can be used to cut clothes, symbolizing the daughter-in-law's ingenuity, and also represent the newlyweds having no worries about food and clothing after marriage, including silks and satins; on the other hand, scissors are used to cut things, indicating that they are completely cut off from the past life and past relationships. Entering into a new life.
“Thank you. Gu Xu said softly, while putting away the scissors and placing them with the engagement gifts given to him.
Then he sat down cross-legged on the mat, took the elixir, and entered into extreme concentration
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