Ju County and Yishui are not far apart.

Therefore, when the Yishui County Exorcism Division produced a rare cultivation genius, He County Ling of Ju County naturally heard about it.

Gossip is the instinct of the human race.

In the past few days, He Xianling has been asking everywhere about the news of the Yishui young genius named Gu Xu.

The first thing he heard was: "Gu Xu was only seventeen years old, but he measured the third-grade talent, and also mastered the exquisite talisman technique, which was appreciated by the big men in the capital, and was exceptionally promoted to the eighth-grade experience." ”

A day later, the rumor he heard became: "Gu Xu's talent is rare in a hundred years, and the art of Fu Seal is comparable to that of a grandmaster, which makes the big people in the capital ashamed, and even the head of the department wants to accept him as an apprentice." ”

One day later, the rumor became again: "That Gu Xu's talent has never been seen before or since, the art of Fu Seal has competed with the national teacher, and the big men in the capital will bow when they see him, and the head of the department wants to call him a brother and a brother." ”

“……”

All in all, the rumors are getting more and more exaggerated.

He Xianling was also dizzy by these various versions of the statement.

He even felt that if it was a while longer, this rumor might turn into "Gu Xu has broken through the Nine Realms and is about to cross the catastrophe and become an immortal".

…………

At this moment, the protagonist of the rumor finally came to the Yamen of Juxian County.

He Xianling didn't know what Gu Xu's purpose was when he came here.

But as a mortal, he would always have a little awe in his heart for cultivators with transcendent status and many mystical methods.

What's more, this Gu experience in Yishui County is likely to be a big celebrity favored by the head of the Exorcism Division.

Therefore, even though he is a seven-rank county magistrate, he still chooses to lower his posture and do enough courtesy.

So, he took the initiative to come to the black carriage, personally opened the door for Gu Xu, and said with a smile: "Lord Gu is here today, what are you doing?" ”

Gu Xu responded politely: "Gu is here today, there is one thing that needs to worry about Lord He. ”

"What's the matter?" He Xianling asked with some curiosity, "As long as there is something I can help, I will never say anything." ”

"Dare to ask Lord He, did the Juxian patrol team catch a group of robbers tied to trees on the official road today?" Gu Xu said with a faint smile on his face, "I caught that group of robbers.

"I heard that within the jurisdiction of Ju County, for every robber captured alive, he can get two taels of silver as a bounty; If you capture the leader alive, you will get ten taels of silver.

"If I'm not mistaken, I caught a total of eighteen ordinary robbers and a chieftain, and was able to get a bounty of forty-six taels of silver. I have to trouble Lord He to pay according to his work! ”

He Xianling stood in place for two seconds.

As for why Gu Xu, a talented cultivator, came to this shabby yamen, He Xianling had a lot of speculation in his head-

For example, there are evil demons hidden in the yamen;

For example, there are treasures of immortals buried under the lobby;

Another example is that the poor feng shui in this place will affect the future fortune......

But he never expected that Gu Xu made a special trip to visit just to ask for a bounty!

He also thought that cultivators were all worldly masters who regarded money as dung!

At the same time, seeing He Xianling's stunned eyes, Gu Xu's smile revealed a little apology: "I'm sorry, Lord He, maybe I spoke a little too directly, let you-"

"-It's all right!" He Xian Ling finally came back to his senses and interrupted him, "It's just a bounty." Master Gu, I'll go get it for you! ”

With that, he turned and walked back into the house.

To tell the truth, forty-six taels of silver is nothing at all for the Yamen of Juxian County.

Moreover, Gu Xu caught so many robbers at one time, which can be regarded as solving a big problem for him.

The reason why He County Ling hesitated was very simple.

That is, the cultivators' character of being cold and arrogant in his eyes and not eating the fireworks of the world has completely collapsed.

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After a while, Gu Xu carried the silver ticket, left the Yamen of Juxian County happily, boarded his black carriage, and set off to return to Yishui.

A few days earlier, he had hosted a banquet for his fellow Exorcists in the restaurant to celebrate his successful promotion.

At the beginning, that meal cost him twelve taels of silver, which made his heart ache.

And now, he has finally earned the money back by catching robbers.

These forty-six taels of silver were definitely a great bounty for him, more than his entire year's worth of silver.

In the Great Qi Dynasty, the officials' salaries were generally not high.

Because Emperor Taizu, the founding emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, was born poor and hated corrupt officials since he was a child, he set a lower salary standard for officials.

It is barely enough to keep the family fed and clothed.

However, if you want to participate in social gatherings often, or linger in high-spending places such as teaching workshops and restaurants, or take a few concubines, raise a group of servants, or buy expensive cultivation resources, then these are far from enough.

"The speed of catching robbers is much faster than getting a dead salary in the yamen," Thinking of this, Gu Xu sighed silently in his heart, "If it weren't for the fact that I needed the resources of the Exorcism Division to help me cultivate to the seventh realm before I was thirty years old, I really wanted to submit my resignation and make a living by catching robbers in the future." ”

Immediately, he took out the "Divine Machine Token" from his coat pocket and whispered to it, "Mission accomplished."

The Suzaku pattern on the back of the "Divine Machine Token" immediately glowed with a pale red glow.

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Gu Xu came in a hurry and went in a hurry.

When night just fell, he returned to Yishui, leaving only the legend of slaying demons and eliminating demons in Ju County.

This is mainly due to the hype of the Fan family couple.

Because their son Fan Zhou returned safely today, the couple smiled happily and set up a banquet in their house to invite neighbors to share wine and food.

A guest asked: "I heard that ghosts are very ferocious, and they eat people without spitting out bones." Your son has been in the goblin lair for so long and can come back alive? ”

The old man of the Fan family coughed dryly, and according to Gu Xu's previous explanation, "Hmm...... The ghost that my son encountered this time was more special, it only inhaled ** breath and did not eat meat, so that the dog barely saved his life. ”

The guest suddenly realized: "It turns out that the ghosts are still vegetarians!" ”

At this time, someone asked: "The adult who came to handle the case from the Exorcism Division is more tender than my son, and at first glance he looks like a relation—is he really capable of defeating that evil ghost?" ”

The old man of the Fan family raised his chin and replied with honor, "Not only did he kill that evil ghost, but he only used one move. ”

"A move? So exaggerated? ”

"Yes, a move, I saw it with my own eyes!" An onlooker couldn't help but interject.

At the same time, a young man jumped onto the rockery, imitating the storyteller's tone, and described the scene vividly: "...... At that time, I saw that the ghost was angry, raised his hand and waved, and in an instant, the black clouds rolled, covering the sky and the sun, and the soaring killing intent swept through the wilderness.

In this case, everyone present turned pale, and their souls were not reluctant, and they once thought that the ghost king had come to the world and wanted to turn the mortal world into a netherworld.

"But will our Lord Gu be afraid of its powerful move? Apparently not.

At that life-and-death moment, the handsome and free figure stood in place, his eyes were cold, and his hand was like the wind. The light of his palms burst out, like fireworks and meteors, and the sun shines.

"In an instant, the edge was revealed, the haze collapsed, and a clean ...... between heaven and earth was returned."

The others gathered around him, clapping their hands vigorously.

The people of Daqi already like to listen to the stories of heroes and chivalrous warriors who slay demons and eliminate demons.

And Gu Xu's move to get rid of ghouls is exactly the real story that happened around them, which made them listen to it with relish.

An old man sat in the corner and muttered to himself, "Thanks to the exorcist adults who fought the ghosts day and night, we mortals who were powerless could sit here and listen to the story in peace......"

At this moment, everyone in the Fan family's mansion was immersed in a happy atmosphere.

There is only one exception.

That's Fan Zhou.

Since he was rescued by Gu Xu, as long as he saw a beautiful woman, he would point at her and shout "ghost", and then run away.

In terms of the technical terminology of Gu Xu's previous life, this is called "post-traumatic stress disorder".

However, the women at the banquet were more flamboyant than the other.

So Fan Zhou simply locked himself in the house and saw no one.

There was a bustle outside, and the inside of the house was deserted.

It's so lonely!