In the endless darkness, a little glimmer suddenly appeared.

Then the light converged, growing larger and brighter, until finally it became a fiery red sphere, hanging high in the air and burning.

Gu Xu recognized that it was the evening sun.

Under the illumination of the setting sun, the world in the fantasy world of "Warm Old Pot" becomes clear.

He saw the continuous green hills around him, like a cyan python entrenched on the surface. The wind howled and rustled the woods on the mountain.

Among the mountains, there is a majestic city.

Its city wall is nearly 20 meters high, the whole body is gray-brown, and there are a series of military facilities such as moats, suspension bridges, locks, arrow towers, and battlements. Above the city walls, you can also see soldiers wearing armor and standing guard on patrol, which looks heavily guarded.

At this moment, Gu Xu, Chu Fengge, and Shangguan Jin were all dressed in "Qiyao clothes" and black gauze hats, standing outside the city gate.

Just like last time, since they had entered the Pot Illusion in the form of divine consciousness, their belongings, such as Gu Xu's "Shocking Pen and Fu Seal", Chu Fengge's "Tiankui Sword", and Shangguan Jin's "Tianyue Sword", could not be brought in.

But there are some differences.

Because Gu Xu found that they did not enter the illusion world as their own identity, but replaced the real characters in the historical case.

It's like playing a role-playing game.

Now Gu Xu plays a historical figure, called "Wen Yannian", whose identity is the Seven Grades General Banner of the Exorcism Division, responsible for leading his subordinates to carry out regular patrols out of the city to help the people living in the mountain villages outside the city to eliminate ghosts; And once he finds signs of invasion by the enemy, he is also responsible for timely reporting to the thousand households stationed in the city.

At the same time, Gu Xu also recognized that the city in front of him, called "Anshun Mansion", was located in the southwest region of the Great Qi Dynasty.

It is surrounded by hills, lush forests, and numerous communities of ghosts.

"Lord Wen, Lord Qianhu wants you to take your subordinates and return to the Yamen of the Exorcism Division as soon as possible," At this time, the soldiers guarding the city gate bowed to Gu Xu and saluted, and then spoke, "He has an important task to be handed over to you. ”

"I see." Gu Xu nodded.

Although his appearance is the same as in the real world, there is no change, but the soldiers in the illusion will recognize him as Wen Yannian.

At the same time, Chu Fengge beside him muttered sullenly: "Why should I be this kid's subordinate this time?" ”

In this trial, the historical figure replaced by Chu Fengge was named "Zhang Hao", who called himself "Zhang Potian", and served as the eight-rank small banner in the Anshun Mansion Exorcism Division.

Shangguan Jin became a female monk named "Yu Shunying", serving as a "counselor", and her official rank was also eighth.

Both of them were Wen Yannian's subordinate officials.

The former is responsible for charging into battle with the ghosts, while the latter is responsible for making plans, gathering intelligence, and sorting out official documents.

These three people, together with more than a dozen minor officials under their command, formed a team of monks and shouldered the important task of maintaining the peace and contentment of Anshun Mansion and the surrounding people.

For his new identity, Chu Fengge felt very dissatisfied.

When he was in the Lu family's murderous mansion, he was forced to be Gu Xu's bodyguard and entourage according to the instructions of the head of the division.

Unexpectedly, when he came to the "Wen Old Pot" today, he still became Gu Xu's subordinate official.

"Gu Xu's kid has the lowest cultivation among the three of us, why can he be a chief? Maybe the weakest goblin will be able to kill him easily," he cursed inwardly, "I'm two realms above him." It is clear that I am the most qualified to be a chief. ”

Shangguan Jin noticed his face and naturally guessed his thoughts.

She chuckled lightly and didn't speak, but secretly complained in her heart: Chu Fengge is simple-minded, and when he encounters ghosts, he will only go up and work hard - if he becomes the commander, this team will have to run to the group sooner or later.

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After entering the city, the three of them used their skills and quickly came to the Yamen of the Anshun Mansion Exorcism Division.

It stands to reason that with the realm and identity of Wen Yannian's three people, it is impossible to master such a mysterious and unpredictable high-grade martial arts as "Meteor Walking to the Moon".

However, when they used the "meteor walking moon" on the street, the people around him were not surprised and did not doubt his identity.

Gu Xu knew that this was because the people in the illusion of the "Old Pot" were just projections constructed with spells.

Just like the NPCs in the game, they don't have full intelligence, and their reactions are limited.

No matter how outrageous Gu Xu is, they will follow the script and unswervingly treat Gu Xu as Wen Yannian.

Soon, they entered the yamen hall.

Wu Ming, a thousand households in Anshun Mansion, was sitting behind the table. He held a brush in his hand, stared at a document on the table, and frowned.

After hearing the footsteps of Gu Xu and the others, Wu Qianhu sighed softly, put down the brush in his hand, turned his head, looked at Gu Xu and said, "Wen Yannian, you are finally back." ”

Gu Xu arched his hand and said, "Lord Wu, I've kept you waiting for a long time." ”

"Come here." Wu Ming waved his hand.

Gu Xu responded and came to Wu Ming's side.

Wu Ming pointed to the documents on the table and said, "This is the latest information that the monk of Luojing City has obtained through the Heavenly Deduction Technique. In the mountains more than ten miles away from our Anshun Mansion, there is a ghost settlement, where there is a kind of ghost called 'Luotou Min', all of which are 'wild ghosts', and the number does not exceed thirty.

"Recently, people in nearby villages have been attacked by them at night.

"So, Wen Yannian, I want you to lead your subordinates to set out as soon as possible to deal with these 'fallen people' - so that the people in the vicinity can enjoy a quiet night. When it comes to rewards, the Exorcist Division will never treat you badly. ”

"Falling heads and people ......" Gu Xu silently recited this word in his heart.

In the books he read, there is this record: "And in the south there are people with fallen heads, whose heads can fly, with their ears as wings, and will know, and return to their bodies." ”

The "Fallen Heads People" are bizarre ghosts.

During the day, they look like normal people; But at night, their heads leave their bodies and, with their ears as wings, fly to nearby villages to hunt for humans.

Their weakness is also documented: if their heads fail to return to their bodies before sunrise, they will die and turn to ashes.

"Then Lord Wu, how many merits can we get?" Gu Xu asked habitually.

After saying that, he remembered that the merits earned in the "Wen Gu Pot" were meaningless, after all, it was impossible to take them out and exchange them for pills.

PS: The second is asking for a monthly pass!

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Exegesis:

(1) "And in the south there are people with fallen heads, whose heads can fly, with their ears as wings, and will know, and return to their bodies." ——Zhang Hua of the Western Jin Dynasty "Naturalist"