In just a few minutes of meeting Gu Xu, Shi Lei's mood changed very subtly.

At first, his face was gloomy, and he only felt that "this little bastard has such a handsome face, I'm afraid he would have abducted Shi Xiaohan's girl a long time ago."

However, after he learned about Gu Xu's longevity problem, his thoughts became "It's a pity that such a great young man can only live to be thirty years old", and his favorability towards Gu Xu rose gradually.

Although Shi Lei did not think that Gu Xu had any hope of becoming a saint before the age of thirty.

But out of pity, he didn't mind providing a little help to the other party in terms of resources - the last thing the family lacked was money anyway.

Of course, help is help.

As a father who dotes on his daughter, no matter how good Gu Xu is, it is impossible for Shi Lei to let his only daughter marry a boy with a high probability of only living to be thirty years old.

After all, this is related to Xiaohan's lifelong happiness at that time.

Shi Lei didn't want to see her widow for most of her life.

……

Just as Lei was thinking about it, another young monk from the reserve of the "Shenji Battalion" walked into the yamen lobby.

Seeing this monk's sallow face and cowering behavior, Shi Lei's mood suddenly became a little irritable.

It's not because this monk is too bad.

It's just because Shi Lei has been looking at people with the eyes of picking a son-in-law.

Compared with Gu Xu, the gap between this person and Gu Xu is too big.

It's like a judge of a talent show, after watching a very exciting show, the evaluation standard for subsequent shows will become higher.

"Next...... Chu Wei, the director of the Exorcism Division of Le'an County, Xiaguan, has seen Lord Shi! I saw the man tremble and say.

"Your token." Shi Lei said lightly.

Hearing this, the person who claimed to be Chu Wei immediately took out the "Divine Machine Token" from his pocket and respectfully handed it to Shi Lei with both hands.

Shi Lei didn't reach out to pick it up, but just glanced at the back of the token and saw a Bi Fang pattern.

"Okay," Shi Lei said expressionlessly, "You go back to the inn first and wait for the follow-up arrangements!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Chu Wei bowed, then turned to leave.

At the same time, he sighed in his heart: This Lord Shi seems to be colder than the rumors!

And Shi Lei also looked into the distance inadvertently, and thought silently in his heart: Xiao Han, I will definitely try my best to find a husband who is as good as Gu Xu and your father for you in the future! It's sure to make you happy for the rest of your life!

…………

Meanwhile.

Yishui County, Exorcism Division Yamen.

Shi Xiaohan had been in retreat alone in Mingzhi Hall for more than half a month.

In the Great Wilderness, the time it takes for a monk to break through to the third realm varies from person to person - at least an hour or two, and at most as long as several months.

As the saying goes, "On the banks of the Lethe River, flowers bloom on the other side." ”

They need to cross the endless sea of flowers on the other side to the banks of the Lethe River and find the location of the legendary "Nai He Bridge".

The water of the Lechuan River is blood-yellow, and it is full of lonely souls and wild ghosts that cannot be reincarnated, full of insects and snakes, and the fishy wind blows in the face.

For practitioners, crossing the bridge is a daunting ordeal.

The souls of the dead in the Lethe River are spreading strong negative emotions to the outside world all the time, and if they can't resist it, they will be bewitched and thrown into the river to die.

But if you successfully cross the "Nai He Bridge", the monks' divine consciousness will undergo a qualitative transformation in the process of thousands of tempers, and they will even have the opportunity to awaken special supernatural powers.

However, Xiao Han has not officially set foot on the "Nai He Bridge" for the time being.

She was still swaying in the blood-red sea of flowers on the other side.

Two hours later, she opened her eyes.

In this world, retreat is not about burying one's head in meditation and being motionless.

Always stop halfway, adjust your mental state, and replenish the elixir to prevent you from getting lost on that long path of the netherworld and turning into a monster.

For Shi Xiaohan, even if it is a retreat and cultivation, three meals a day are indispensable.

Every morning, noon, and evening, she would ask the maid Chenxi to bring her carefully prepared meals in a food box.

The same is true tonight.

Chenxi came to the window of Mingzhitang and handed a food box in: "Miss, this is today's dinner." According to your request, we went to the vegetable market street to buy barbecue. ”

Seeing this exquisitely crafted food box, Shi Xiaohan did not have the expected surprise on his face, but suddenly frowned.

"Chenxi, you used the wrong food box today!" She said, pointing to the food box.

"Using the wrong food box?" Chenxi felt a little strange, "Aren't all our food boxes exactly the same?" ”

"Hmph, it's not!" Shi Xiaohan crossed his waist and said, "I used to tell Mama Hu, who cooks, that the food box with a small gap is for myself; And on the food box you are sending now, I have drawn a sun-shaped mark, which I used to bring breakfast to Gu Xu in the past few days. ”

Chenxi looked down, and sure enough, in an inconspicuous corner of this wooden food box, he saw a crooked little sun drawn with charcoal.

"I'm sorry, miss, Mama Hu left the mansion this afternoon and went back to her own house for the New Year," Chenxi explained, "She didn't explain this matter to us before leaving. ”

"It's okay," Shi Xiaohan grinned, "I've always been a broad-minded person, so I don't care about such trivial things." ”

Hearing her words, Chenxi couldn't help but glance at her chest, which only rose and fell slightly, and thought: Miss, you are still a child, so don't mention "open-mindedness".

"Miss, then I'll go back and use your lunch box to bring you a new dinner!"

After that, Chenxi was going to take back the food box in Shi Xiaohan's hand.

But Shi Xiaohan grabbed the food box and refused to let go.

"No, it's too much trouble."

"Okay then," Seeing Shi Xiaohan's stubborn appearance, Chenxi no longer insisted, and at the same time took out a letter from his body and handed it to Shi Xiaohan along with the food box, "Also, miss, this is the letter your father wrote to you today." ”

…………

After Chenxi left, Shi Xiaohan closed the window.

Then sit down in the corner of the room, first open the letter, and begin to read its contents.

When she saw her father Shi Lei write "Your colleague Gu Xu is a very good person", she secretly rejoiced in her heart, and she only felt happier than her father praising herself.

And when she saw the phrase "Let's help him more in the future", she was a little surprised.

She thought:

"Why did my father want to help him after meeting him?"

"Do you think he's very good and want to have a good relationship with him?"

"I now send a few bottles of pills to Gu Xu every half a month...... Maybe I didn't help enough! ”

"It's just that he's so powerful now, I can't think of anything else that can help him for the time being......"

After reading the letter, she put it aside, then opened the food box and entered the most anticipated dry meal time of the day.

She skillfully held the chopsticks and stuffed the barbecue and other meals in the food box into her mouth at great speed, and soon her cheeks bulged, the corners of her mouth were covered with shiny oil stains, and she made a swishing sound from time to time.

She never cared if she looked good or not.

And now, taking advantage of the fact that she was the only one in this Ming Zhitang, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue and lick the bottom and edge of the bowl, as if she wanted to lick all the taste of the barbecue left in the food box.

However, at this moment, she suddenly thought of a serious problem-

This food box has been used by Gu Xu before.

Wouldn't that be ......

She let out a sudden exclamation, and her ears began to redden.

…………

In the evening of that day, Gu Xu checked in at the Tongfu Inn in Laizhou Mansion according to the arrangement of the "Shenji Battalion".

The rooms in the inn are small in size and look very simple, but they are more comfortable.

Although Gu Xu has not yet met with the companions of the "Shenji Battalion" reserves.

But he knew that the others should be living nearby.

Just as he was about to start cultivating, he found that his "Divine Machine Token" began to glow.

As soon as his hand touched the token, paragraph after paragraph of text quickly appeared in his field of vision, making him dizzy—

["Linghu" invites "Suzaku" to join the "Discussion Room."] 】

["Spirit Fox" invites "White Tiger" to join the "Discussion Room.] 】

["Spirit Fox" invites "Qilin" to join the "Discussion Room."] 】

【……】

[Linghu: Everyone, let me introduce myself, below is the Exorcist Shirou Zhongshang Guanjin, and I am honored to be able to come to Laizhou Mansion and explore the ruins of Laoshan Mountain with you. I hope you will give me a lot of advice in the future! 】

PS: Sorry for working overtime at 12:00 today to get home, the update is a little late.