Gu Xu went to the warehouse first to receive the "Gathering Spirit Pill".

The hunchbacked uncle who guarded the treasury stayed up late yesterday to read "The Oil Seller Monopolizes the Oiran", and at this time he was so sleepy that he was slumped on the bamboo chair and took a nap with his eyes closed.

Gu Xu shouted several times before waking him up from his dream.

"You kid...... Didn't you just come last night? The hunchbacked uncle yawned and said, "Why are you here again?" ”

Gu Xu smiled, didn't speak, and handed him the note that said "Gathering Spirit Pill".

Seeing the words "Gathering Spirit Pill", the hunchbacked uncle opened his eyes wide, and he suddenly woke up from drowsiness.

He rubbed his eyes and scratched his sparsely haired head to make sure he was not mistaken.

"You...... You're going to break through? ”

"It's coming."

"It's fast."

"Well, it's okay."

Gu Xu took the pill handed by the old man, thanked him politely, and then left without looking back.

The hunchbacked uncle sat on the bamboo chair and silently watched Gu Xu's back.

He had been a handyman in the Exorcism Division for more than twenty years.

Over the years, he guarded this unpretentious treasury every day, drinking tea, sleeping, walking birds, reading books, and seeing too many monks coming and going.

Some are talented, some are mediocre, some are brilliant, and some are inactive.

It's just that like Gu Xu, who is about to break through the realm after less than a year of cultivation, he has really never seen it.

Chen Jisheng had cultivated in the First Realm for eight years.

Shi Xiaohan cultivated for four years.

Even the previous governor of the Yishui County Exorcism Division, Lord Zheng Yuzheng, who was known as a "martial idiot", spent more than three years at this stage.

Time flies.

Before you know it, Lord Zheng is dead, Lord Chen is old, and a new generation of young people is becoming the new protagonist of the Exorcism Division in high spirits.

But this has nothing to do with the old man.

All he had to do was do his thing, take the time to touch the fish, and live as long as he could.

Thinking of this, the hunchbacked old man's eyelids drooped and began to continue to close his eyes and recuperate.

I heard that there is a new troupe in Yishui County.

Tomorrow he is on vacation, just in time to listen.

…………

After Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan were temporarily separated, they went to the Yamen Kitchen for lunch.

A plate of snow lotus, a piece of fried walnut meat with sheep's horn and green onion ginseng, and a small bowl of almond tofu, a total of 30 yuan after deducting the subsidy.

In the Great Qi Dynasty, a copper coin was one article, and a thousand Wen was consistent.

Consistent money is worth one tael of silver.

The purchasing power of one tael of silver is about 500 yuan.

Thirty Wen is equivalent to fifteen yuan in Gu Xu's previous life.

Compared to the expensive restaurants outside......

The civil servant canteen is really good and cheap.

After the meal, Gu Xu didn't rest, so he plunged into the Exorcism Division's library pavilion.

He didn't come here to read books—after all, the knowledge of the entire library was already in his head.

He just wanted to find a corner where no one was disturbing and cultivating quietly.

Sit still, close your eyes, and calm your mind.

Then he took out a "meditation pill" and stuffed it into his mouth.

As he silently recited the mantra, the surrounding yin qi turned into a surging river, pouring into his meridians and quenching into true yuan.

Gu Xuxiu's exercise is called "Returning to the Yuan Jue", which he exchanged for five hundred meritorious merits a few months ago.

In Daqi, there are three levels of practice: upper, middle, and lower.

The Zhongpin Gong has special properties.

The top-grade exercises are even more hidden in the true meaning of the avenue.

As an ordinary subordinate exercise, the characteristics of "Returning to the Yuanjue" ...... It's just no characteristic.

However, because most of the high-grade exercises are the secrets of big families and big sects.

It is already a very lucky thing for a grassroots cadre like Gu Xu to have a copy of the "Returning to the Yuan Jue" issued by the state in batches.

At least it gave him a chance to seek immortality.

However, Gu Xu also planned that after he advanced to the second realm, he would find a way to find a better exercise.

I have heard that high-grade exercises can greatly speed up the speed of practice.

Time is limited.

He had to do everything he could to raise his cultivation to the seventh realm of the Ascension Dao as soon as possible.

…………

When the sun went down, Gu Xu finished this afternoon's practice.

There were three more "Meditation Pills" missing from his small porcelain vase, and there were more pure and condensed true elements in his meridians.

It was dinner time he had agreed with Shi Xiaohan.

For the first time in his life, he went to Piaoxiang Building for dinner, and Gu Xu still had some small expectations in his heart.

However, when he passed by the corridor of the yamen, he heard his colleagues pointing at him, talking and laughing.

"Look, the thinnest man in our exorcism division is here!"

Gu Xu frowned slightly: You are fine, your whole family is fine!

Another said, "Look at his face, he looks so good, no wonder even ghosts are interested in him." ”

Gu Xu retorted in his heart: Heh, you don't understand at all, those ghosts are face blind. They're just hungry for my [Soul Body].

Gu Xu is busy on weekdays and has a very narrow social circle.

Among this group of hecklers, he only knew one named Wang Yang.

Dark-skinned, short-lived, and unremarkable in appearance, it is the kind of public face that has no sense of existence in the crowd.

The reason why Gu Xu remembered him was because he had done a mission with him not long ago.

At that time, Wang Yang was forced into a corner by ghosts, and he was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, thinking that he was going to die in the line of duty.

At this critical juncture, Gu Xu suddenly appeared, killing the ghost lightly, and getting Wang Yang out of danger.

Since then, Wang Yang has become Gu Xu's number one fan.

"Wang Yang, are you secretly giving me a nickname behind your back?"

"Brother Gu, I was wrong!" Wang Yang immediately raised his hands, his face full of desire to survive.

He knew very well that this Gu brother was thin and weak, but his combat strength could definitely rank in the top five in the Yishui County Exorcism Division - if he was annoyed, the end might be worse than those ghosts.

"What were you guys just talking about?"

"This afternoon, Lord Chen showed us the image of you dealing with the Painted Skin Ghost in the Wang Family's mansion," Wang Yang replied with a smile, "All of us admired Brother Gu's unfathomable Dao, extensive and profound knowledge, and meticulous thoughts.

"I dare to say that Brother Gu must be the most detail-oriented person in the entire Exorcism Division.

"If it were us, I'm afraid we would have died ten thousand times at the hands of that cunning demon."

"That's a nice thing to say."

"Brother Gu, I am your most loyal admirer!"

Gu Xu was noncommittal.

"Okay, I won't tell you more, I have something to do tonight."

"Did you have an appointment with Lord Shi Xiaohan?" Wang Yang showed the gossip eyes of star-chasing fans, "I see you two doing tasks together every day." ”

Gu Xu didn't bother to pay attention to him.

He turned and walked through the hallway, straight out the door.

His time was too precious to be delayed on such a nonsensical topic of gossip.

Cooking is the right thing to do.

Wang Yang stood in place, silently watching Gu Xu's departing back, and sighed in his heart: He is worthy of Brother Gu, even his indifferent and ruthless appearance is so handsome.

…………

Shi Xiaohan was already waiting outside the yamen.

She changed out of the black uniform of the official of the Exorcism Division, put on a lilac pleated skirt, combed her hair into a bun, and put on a pearl-filled pear blossom green jade step shake and a pair of mutton fat jade willow leaf earrings.

At this moment, the moon is on the willow tops.

Thousands of doors are lit up like day.

Gu Xu looked at her standing quietly in the moonlight, and couldn't help but think of a sentence he had seen in a book in his previous life-

"The crescent moon is clear, and the flowers and trees are piling up snow".

It's rare to see Shi Xiaohan when he is so quiet.

So he stood there and quietly looked twice.

"Gu Xu, you're finally here! I can't wait to go to Piaoxiang House to eat called chicken! ”

At this moment, Shi Xiaohan also saw Gu Xu, and a happy smile suddenly bloomed on his slightly baby fat face.

The image of the goddess of tranquility collapsed in an instant.

The swaggering and lively "Time Woman" in the past returned to Gu Xu's face.

"Let's go!" Gu Xu smiled slightly.

Then he looked up at the sky.

The bright moon is like frost, the wind is like water, and the clear scenery is infinite.