Wang Yang stood in the cemetery, facing the cold winter wind, and whispered his heart to everyone present.

As he said just now, he and Pan Xiaopeng are both orphans.

Both of their parents were killed in the "Disaster of the Nine Babies" eight years ago.

Even the two of them almost became the belly of the "Nine Baby Snake Demon" at the beginning.

It was Zheng Yu, the former governor of the Yishui County Exorcism Division, who stepped forward and sacrificed himself to save the two of them and several other children from the mouth of the "Nine Baby Snake Demon".

Everyone thinks that they are lucky and that they must have done great good deeds in their previous lives to be treated like this.

But this incident also became the beginning of Wang Yang and Pan Xiaopeng's pain in the future.

As we all know, Zheng Yu is a rare cultivation genius in Yishui County, and if no accident happens, he will definitely become a strong man who guards the side in the future.

However, the cultivation qualifications of Wang Yang, Pan Xiaopeng and others, who were rescued by Zheng Yu, were mediocre - not only did the cultivation realm stagnate in the first realm for a long time, but they also couldn't learn profound spells or martial arts.

When they go out to do tasks, they can only deal with some weak "geist" level ghosts, and many times they have to rely on the "Taishang Arctic Town Demon Killing Talisman" drawn by Gu Xu.

Because of this, many people feel that the choice Zheng Yu made at the beginning is deeply unworthy.

Even, some people joked in front of Wang Yang and Pan Xiaopeng, mentioning things like "Lord Zheng must have gone crazy at the beginning to choose to save waste wood like you", "If Lord Zheng is still alive now, he must have killed more than ten times as many ghosts as you combined", "If Lord Zheng had been a little selfish at the beginning, our Yishui people's lives would have been safer and happier now"...... of words.

Perhaps for those people, these words are just casual ridicule.

But for Wang Yang and Pan Xiaopeng, these words put them under extremely heavy pressure.

They began to practice desperately, wanting to prove their worth.

However, in this world, cultivation requires not only talents, but also a lot of resources.

With a low realm, it is difficult for them to complete high-paying tasks.

It would take them a long, long time to be able to accumulate enough merit and exchange it for a bottle of "Meditation Pill" that they needed for cultivation.

A cultivation genius like Gu Xu who broke through the realm in less than a year was an example after all.

People like them are the truest portrayal of all living beings in the Great Qi Dynasty.

They are eager to become stronger, eager to prove themselves, but they don't have enough pills at hand.

That's why they are "impatient and rash".

That's why they still forcibly cultivated after the medicinal effect of the "Meditation Pill" was exhausted.

That's why on that quiet and cold night in October, Wang Yang cried bitterly in front of Gu Xu, "I feel like a waste." I don't know how desperately I'm going to have to keep up with you."

That's why Pan Xiaopeng unfortunately lost his young life today.

……

After Wang Yang finished saying his heart, he sniffed and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands.

"I'm sorry, I was a little emotional and made everyone laugh......" he sobbed under his breath.

After hearing Wang Yang's words, Gu Xu's mood was extremely heavy.

He didn't expect that under Wang Yang's smiling and heartless appearance on weekdays, there would be such an unknown painful matter.

He sighed and said to Wang Yang, "Wang Yang, do you know? In my opinion, when Lord Zheng rescued you, he actually didn't expect you to have a high level of cultivation and great achievements in the future. As long as you can live well, it will be the best reward for Lord Zheng......"

"Live Well ......"

Wang Yang recited this sentence silently, and suddenly couldn't cry.

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Chen Jisheng stood aside, looked at the juniors in front of him, and was silent for a long time.

In fact, in this cemetery, not only Lord Zheng, Pan Xiaopeng, and many victims of the "Nine Infants Disaster" are buried, but also Chen Jisheng's wife and son are buried.

Many years ago, his wife and children were also corroded by Yin Qi and turned into monsters.

As an official of the Exorcism Division, Chen Jisheng had to perform his duties, and with tears in his eyes, he swung his sword at them to help them free themselves from their suffering.

Chen Jisheng has always buried this matter deep in his heart and has never mentioned it in front of his subordinates.

Since then, he has become almost a ruthless working machine, waking up early and working tirelessly in the Exorcist Priest's yamen every day.

Others thought he was a model official who cared about the world and was selfless.

But only Chen Jisheng himself knows that his desperate work day and night is just a means of self-paralysis.

Only in his busy work can he forget the pain of killing his wife and children with his own hands.

It is precisely because of this that he repeatedly told his subordinates, "Be cautious and cautious when practicing, and never rush to achieve success";

It is precisely because of this that he will carry all kinds of pills with him without bothering;

He really didn't want to see the tragedy happen again.

"The world thinks that the cultivators of the Exorcism Division are heroes with great powers, immortals with great powers, and light in the darkness," Chen Jisheng looked at the sky with the clouds hanging low, and muttered softly, "But they don't understand that we are actually struggling on the verge of death all the time......

The bleak cold wind blew suddenly.

The sand on the ground was blown, and their hair was ruffled, and their sleeves were hunting, but they could not disperse the awe-inspiring, dull gloom over the cemetery.

"Let's go, let's go back to the Yamen," Chen Jisheng squeezed out a faint smile on his face when the twilight covered the earth, and said to the juniors around him, "Tonight, I invite you to the public kitchen for dinner." ”

Winter has arrived.

Things are changing, but life has to move on.

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The third day of the first month of the twenty-third year of Tianxing.

It's a little cold.

It is advisable to put on the beam, start work, pray for blessings, and make a contract.

Do not marry, bury, enter the house, and travel far away.

…………

In the evening, the lights come on.

After Gu Xu finished cultivating, he left his house and went to Shi Xiaohan's house to accompany her on her birthday as promised.

To tell you the truth, this was the first time he went to Shi's mansion.

The wide gate, the delicate tin ring, the spotless stone steps, the drum stone carved with lions...... It is in stark contrast to his family's shabby small courtyard house.

Shi Xiaohan was already standing in the cool breeze, waiting for his arrival.

As soon as she saw Gu Xu, she immediately greeted him and greeted him: "Gu Xu, you are finally here!" ”

"I'm sorry, Lady Woman, for keeping you waiting." Gu Xu smiled faintly.

"Come with me!" Shi Xiaohan said.

At this time, Gu Xu found that when he called Shi Xiaohan "Woman", Shi Xiaohan did not smile as usual, but frowned slightly.

PS: The third is asking for a monthly pass!