While Gu Xu and Xue Nu were enjoying hot pot, two junior officials from the Exorcism Department of Liangzhou Prefecture began their daily patrol tasks.
One of them was tall and thin, with sparse hair, carrying a bulging cloth bag on his back, and holding a black and white compass in his hand.
The other man was short, with a big beer belly and a slightly rusty machete in his hand. He looked less like a practitioner and more like a butcher in the market.
I only heard the short, fat little official say: "Brother-in-law, are you sure your compass really works?"
"Of course it does," the tall, thin little official said, patting his chest," Last night, under its guidance, I destroyed the lair of a group of monsters on the outskirts of Longzhou City. With this thing, we no longer have to worry about insufficient merit in the future. "
The tall and thin clerk's full name is Yue Tianlu.
He likes to collect antiques, but he has always been reluctant to spend money. Every day he hopes that he can be like the protagonists in the storyteller's stories. He relies on his unique vision to find treasures on street stalls.
But in reality, there are not many blind stall owners.
On the contrary, Yue Tianlu has never found anything. He was often scolded by his wife for carrying a bunch of bits and pieces of garbage home.
Until yesterday, Yue Tianlu felt that he had finally changed his mind.
When he passed by the suburbs. While walking on a street stall, his attention was attracted by a black and white compass.
The compass shone with dazzling light, and it was something unusual at first glance.
But. The stall vendor didn't seem to notice anything unusual about it.
He was sitting on the bench, closing his eyes and taking a nap. He didn't seem to be afraid of the compass being stolen by thieves. >
"How much does this cost?" Yue Tianlu stepped forward and asked.
"Five copper coins." The hawker opened his eyes and glanced at him, his tone sounded impatient.
Yue Tianlu was ecstatic and felt that he had gotten a big deal.
He threw down the five coins, picked up the compass, held it in his arms, and rushed home excitedly, intending to share this joy with his wife.
It’s just that he didn’t see that in the shadow not far behind him, there was an old man with a white beard in dark blue robes looking at him with interest, with a hint of vagueness at the corner of his mouth. Smile.
So, that night, Yue Tianlu and his colleague Qiu Maoxiang began to perform their duties in Longzhou City, searching for traces of ghosts under the guidance of the black and white compass.
"Brother Yue, are you really sure this thing can lock the location of ghosts?" Qiu Maoxiang, a short and fat monk, once again expressed doubts about the function of the compass in Yue Tianlu's hand.
Since setting off, the two of them have been wandering around the downtown area. There are noisy people and busy traffic around them. It seems that there are ghosts hiding everywhere
" I used it to find ghosts yesterday. of. "Yue Tianlu's tone was still determined, but his heart was not as confident as before.Believed.
Because he noticed that the compass was pointing at a crowded restaurant called "Zui Chun Xuan".
Yue Tianlu is extremely familiar with this restaurant famous for its hot pot. In their free time, their yamen often come here to have drinks and dinners.
If there is really a ghost hiding here, it should have been discovered by superiors with advanced cultivation levels.
Just when Yue Tianlu was puzzled, a man and a woman walked out of the restaurant side by side.
The man is dressed in a green shirt and looks elegant, while the woman is dressed in white like snow and stands gracefully.
Although they couldn't see their faces, their temperaments alone were enough to make Yue Tianlu couldn't help but sigh silently: What a perfect couple.
In view of the general environment,
"The pointer on your compass is moving." At this time, Qiu Maoxiang next to him reached out and poked his arm to remind him.
Yue Tianlu came back to his senses and took a closer look, and found that the compass needle was indeed moving slowly.
At first it was pointing at Zui Chunxuan.
But as the man moved, he looked at it. The woman walked out of the restaurant, and the pointer gradually turned towards the street.
At this time, a breeze suddenly passed by.
The wind was very warm and gentle. .
The veil of the woman in white was lifted up, revealing half of her face in front of them.
The two servants stood there in a daze. It was as if she had been struck by lightning.
They had never seen such a charming woman since her birth.
She possessed an ethereal, unearthly and fragile beauty.
Like smoke, like a dream.
I am afraid that the fairies in myths and legends are just like this.
After a while, the veil fell back to its original state. place, covering up the unearthly beauty of the woman in white again.
"This woman is so beautiful, she must be a ghost." The two clerks glanced at each other in unison, and concluded in their minds. Same conclusion.
Just as they were thinking about reporting the situation to the Yamen, a drunk man suddenly stumbled out of the tavern opposite, like a crazed wild boar, pushing the crowd and swearing obscenities over and over again.
The young man and woman, who were like a fairy couple, were not immune to the drunken man's attack.
I didn’t know whether the drunk man’s palm was waving towards the face of the woman in white, either intentionally or unintentionally.
The man in blue took a step forward and pulled the woman in white away.
The drunkard’s slap fell on the edge of his mask, causing the mask to fall to the ground with a snap.
Gu Xu frowned, squatted down, picked up the mask and put it on again.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that as a practitioner, he could completely block this drunkard with his true energy.
There was no need for him to stand in front of the snow girl himself. There was no chance that his mask would fall off.
"This doesn't seem like a mistake I would make." He said silently in his mind.
Although Gu Xu moves extremely fast.
But the moment the mask fell off, it was enough for the people around him to see his appearance clearly.
"This young man looks so familiar, I feel like I have seen him somewhere before."
"Do you remember the wanted notice posted at the city gate? He is the criminal. Gu Xu, the traitor who committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason."
"Gu Xu is really Gu Xu, but I heard someone said a few days ago that he had fled to the north and became the face of Queen Dayan. How could he suddenly appear in our Longzhou City?"
"How can I guess the traitor's thoughts?"
"I have to say that this traitor is really handsome, even more handsome than... Even more handsome in portrait. If the emperor hadn't personally issued the arrest warrant, I really don't want to believe that such a handsome man would do something like colluding with ghosts and treason."
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The people of Longzhou are talking about it. , but they quickly dispersed and left the street, not wanting to get too close to the traitor Gu Xu.
For fear that he would collude with ghosts and harm everyone again, turning Longzhou City into a second one. Luo Jing.
Some people rushed towards the government office, wanting to report the traitor's whereabouts and collect the reward.
The originally bustling street soon became empty. .
Seeing such a scene, Gu Xu laughed to himself.
He silently sighed that the wanted order for Emperor Tianxing was really powerful with just a portrait and a few lines. Let the whole world forget his past achievements and regard him as a rat crossing the street, a heinous bastard.
Thinking of gaining the power of incense from this group of people who are drifting with the crowd in the future, and advancing to the ninth realm.
He only felt that the road ahead was more difficult than reaching the sky.
Of course Yue Tianlu and Qiu Maoxiang, the junior officials of the Exorcism Department, also saw Gu Xu's appearance. They were stunned for a few seconds, and immediately took out the messenger talisman and quickly reported what they saw to the Yamen.
At this moment, their hearts were beating loudly.
This is the most exciting thing they have seen since working in the Exorcism Department
A beautiful female ghost and a fugitive who is highly valued by the emperor unexpectedly appeared in front of them at the same time
While they are nervous,
they are also extremely excited
Because they know that the opportunity for promotion and salary increase will come soon.
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Maybe in a few days, they will be able to put on Qiyao uniforms and become official imperial officials based on their contribution to finding Gu Xu today.
In the attic of a nearby house. , the skinny storyteller and the hunchbacked old man were standing by the window, paying attention to the situation on the street.
"The story you made up this time is not up to par." The hunchbacked old man patted the storyteller. Sir's shoulders, he commented calmly, "First there was a gust of wind that lifted the veil just right, and then there was a drunkard who took off the mask just right. So many moments.This unexpected coincidence may arouse Gu Xu's suspicion and make him discover our existence. ",,