Even though he had expected it in his heart, when Gu Xu heard Luo Sishou's words, he still felt a little unbelievable - because it didn't sound like a dialogue between his boss and his subordinates at all.

But the saint's mind was unfathomable, and it was difficult for Gu Xu to figure it out.

He paused and continued: "Lord Si Chief, Shi Xiaohan really wants to stay in the capital as an official, but at present, in the establishment of the headquarters of the Exorcism Division, there is only one position of 'Master Book' that matches her realm. However, I don't think she has much chance of winning in the promotion evaluation, and this kind of clerical job is not suitable for her.

"So I'd like to ask, is there any other opportunity in the headquarters of the Exorcism Division that can keep her in the capital?"

Gu Xu knew that in front of a saint who had mastered the art of heavenly deduction, it was undoubtedly the best choice to explain the truth.

At the same time, he also knew that many of the so-called "rules" in the Exorcism Division were actually not as good as a word from the boss.

"It's just such a small thing!" After Gu Xu finished speaking, Luo Sishou responded with a chuckle, "Gu Xiaoyou, you really care about your little girlfriend...... Last night I stood in the ring for her, and today I asked for help for her. The beautiful girls all over the capital are looking at you with admiring eyes, trying to get your attention, but you are ignoring them. ”

Gu Xu smiled: "Xiao Han helped me a lot before. Now that she's in trouble, I've got to find a way to help her. ”

"This is easy to do," Luo Chuan said briskly, "Every year, the headquarters of the Exorcism Division sends two young people to Longmen Academy for further study. There is still one candidate left for this year, so I will add Shi Xiaohan.

"She is not badly talented, but her mastery of moves is a little simple. Going to Longmen Academy to study for a period of time should help her effectively make up for her shortcomings.

"You're going over there to do a lesson, so you can take care of each other."

This matter, which caused Shi Xiaohan a deep headache, was solved so easily.

Gu Xu was in a trance for a moment, and then sincerely thanked Luo Sishou.

"You're welcome," Luo Chuan shook his head with a smile, "Gu Xiaoyou, you just need to understand that when you have enough power and strength in the future, you can easily get anything you want." ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then said earnestly to Gu Xu: "Of course, young people's feelings are beautiful, but they are also easy to be impulsive. I hope you can always stay sober in the future, don't get carried away easily, and don't always break the rules because of personal feelings. At a critical time, we still have to focus on our great cause. ”

Gu Xu nodded yes.

Like last time, Luo Chuan got up from the futon and sent Gu Xu to the edge of the stairs in person.

Gu Xu walked down the stairs while silently recalling Luo Chuan's entrustment to him, and his mood became more and more complicated.

Because he felt that the tone of the head of the Luo Division was not like the leader of the Exorcism Division giving a lecture to his subordinates, but more like the old butler of the chaebol was trying to persuade his young master.

…………

After leaving the stargazing platform, Gu Xu returned to the "Qingxiang Pavilion", closed the door, took the pill, and then closed his eyes to practice.

The situation in Luojing City is really confusing and surging.

But Gu Xu didn't spend much energy thinking about what he saw and heard on the stargazing platform today.

Prophecy, gate valve, power and power, the head of the department expects him ...... These are either too far away or too complicated for him.

His current realm is too low, and his time is too short, and he is not even qualified to sit at the table.

The top priority at the moment is to improve one's self-cultivation as soon as possible.

Only if you are strong enough can you gain a foothold in the turbulent whirlpool.

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Luojing City is shaped like a chessboard.

The criss-crossing streets divide the city into a number of districts, commonly known as "fangs".

Among them, Xiushanfang is one of the most prosperous areas.

There are a large number of restaurants and liquor shops here, as well as tea shops and dance pavilions.

At this moment, Zhao Changying, the Duke of Yan Guo, did not immediately return to his residence after leaving the Yamen of the Exorcism Division, but appeared in the Xiushan Fang.

He restrained his breath and adjusted his appearance slightly, his robe was loose and sloppy, and he exuded the smell of wine, looking not like a saint of the Great Qi Dynasty at all, but a drunk wandering the streets.

Soon, he came to the hook fence located in the center of the Xiushan Workshop.

In the Great Qi Dynasty, Goolan was a place for opera, singing and dancing, acrobatics, etc., which was equivalent to a simple theater. （1）

It is shaped like a square wooden box, surrounded by wooden planks as walls; There is a door on one side for the audience to enter and exit.

At this time, the sun is shining, and it is the most noisy time for the hook column.

There are a sea of people, rubbing their backs side by side.

The cacophony of human voices poured into his ears like a tidal wave.

Even on the lintel of the hook railing, there has already been a sign of "full seats".

But there are still a lot of people waiting in line outside the door, waiting to see the next scene.

As a cultivator of the Seventh Realm, Zhao Changying, Duke of Yanguo, wants to enter this hook column, there are many ways, and naturally he does not need to spend time waiting in a long queue like ordinary people.

He picked up the flask from his waist and took a long sip before disappearing.

The next second, he appeared in the tick bar.

There is a stage and auditorium inside the fence.

The stage is high above the ground, and the entrance of the stage is surrounded by a railing - the front part is the performance area, and the back part is the place where the actors dress up and rest, which is called the "theater room".

The front and back of the office are separated by a screen.

The passage connecting the theater and the front desk is called the "ghost doorway".

- The ghosts, the ones they pretend to be, are all people of the past.

It was a break between scenes, and the stage was empty.

Zhao Changying looked around, then stepped on the stage, walked along the "Ghost Doorway", and walked straight towards the theater.

On the walls of the "Ghost Gate", dozens of old opera masks are hung, with different colors and variety.

Zhao Changying took off a red face mask and put it on his face.

Then he walked into the theater.

A young woman in a cyan robe is sitting in front of a bronze mirror and quietly applying makeup.

Her face was covered with a thick layer of powder, and her hair was combed in an extremely complicated way, making it difficult to see her true face.

Seeing Zhao Changying's arrival, the woman in Tsing Yi immediately got up and said to him, "May I ask who Your Excellency wants to find?" ”

"I want to see 'Wenchang Xingjun'." Zhao Changying replied lightly.

Under the effect of the spell attached to the mask, his voice became hoarse and low, completely different from the original appearance.

…………

Every city has its shadow side.

Luojing City in the sun looks glamorous at first glance.

But in those narrow and winding alleys, in the dimly lit aqueducts, in the crowded docks, in the casinos that smell of copper, in the restaurants where there are staggered places, in the hook bars of singing and dancing day and night...... But it is full of surging undercurrents and countless struggles in the rivers and lakes.

In the fence of this workshop, there is an organization called "Qing Ming".

"Qingming", which means the sky and fairyland.

Although the name sounds lofty, what he does is assassination, lending, intelligence, and selling pills privately.

The members of the "Qing Ming" often appear in teahouses, Goolan, Qinglou and other places.

They are codenamed by stars such as "Greedy Wolf" and "Broken Army", and wear special masks or special makeup that makes it impossible to identify them.

The "Wenchang Xingjun" that Zhao Changying mentioned just now is their leader.

They claim that as long as they give enough silver, they can know anything under the heavens, and they can kill anyone under the realm of saints.

In this regard, Zhao Changying scoffed at first.

Because "Qing Ming" can completely refuse the transaction they can't do by offering a sky-high price.

But later, out of curiosity, many children of the Zhao family went to "Qing Ming" to ask some boring questions - such as what color is the belly pocket of the Luojing City Jiaofang Si Oiran, such as how many lovers and illegitimate children Dean Li of Longmen Academy has in private, such as what is the circumference of Princess Zhaoning, and how many maids has the second prince had a relationship with......

The "Green Shadow" gave answers to all of these questions, and most of them were proven correct soon after.

This made Zhao Changying's heart shudder, as if the secrets of the entire capital were clearly exposed in front of the "Qing Ming", and there was nowhere to hide.

It has more information in Luojing City than even the Zhao family's own intelligence system.

It stands to reason that under the noses of the emperor and the saints, there should not be such an organization that violates the law and discipline at all.

But in recent decades, the "Qing Ming" has been firmly rooted in the underground world of Luojing City, and has never been eradicated by the imperial court.

This undoubtedly means that the "green underworld" either has a strong man in charge or has a deep background - and of course it may be both.

However, until now, Zhao Changying still doesn't know who "Wenchang Xingjun" is, and he doesn't know who is hiding behind the scenes of "Qingming".

…………

"I'm sorry, Lord Wenchang is not here today," the woman in Tsing Yi replied politely, "If you need anything, you can tell me directly." Or I can relay your words to him. ”

"What's your code name?"

"'Ringstar'." The woman in Tsing Yi replied.

In astrology, the "bell star" is a bad star, the five elements belong to fire, one of the floating stars of the Southern Dipper, and is also known as the "killing god".

Those who enter the palace of fate of "Lingxing" are often decisive, gloomy, and strong, and are killer-like characters who "do not move, and thunder when they move".

"Okay, then I'll tell you directly," Zhao Changying said, "I want you to help me kill a few people, can you tell me what the price is?" ”

The woman in Tsing Yi chuckled: "You shouldn't be here for the first time, right?" According to our rules, even if you just ask about the price of the assassination, it will cost you a certain amount of money. ”

"I know." Zhao Changying nodded, and at the same time put a few silver tickets in the hands of the woman in Tsing Yi.

He knew very well that the assassination price given by "Qing Ming" represented the difficulty of a person's assassination, which often contained a huge amount of information, equivalent to a very valuable piece of information.

Many of the targets of assassination, perhaps in front of the public, are only the tip of the iceberg.

But from this price figure, we can get a glimpse of their true power hidden beneath the water.

The reason why Zhao Changying found "Qing Ming" today was not that she really wanted to kill, but simply wanted to ask about the price.

"Then who do you want to kill?" The woman in Tsing Yi smiled and asked.

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Exegesis:

(1) Goolan was the main performance venue of Song and Yuan opera in the city at the earliest, which was equivalent to a theater. However, because the official prostitutes of the Song Dynasty were scattered in the city, they often entertained guests in Goolan, and after the Ming Dynasty, the brothel was called Goolan again.

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