Mo Li stretched his waist and walked out of the door, only to see a light rain and a hazy fog.

Longmen Academy has suspended all classes for today.

There is no talk from the teachers, and there is no competition among the students.

Everyone gathered in the corridors on both sides of the courtyard with the mentality of watching the excitement.

In the past, it was a common thing for Longmen Academy to appoint new teachers.

Normally, as long as the candidates have enough qualifications, one from the dean's nomination and the other from the imperial court appointment letter, they can be easily handled quietly and easily without causing any splash.

But this time, for the sake of a teaching position, several famous talisman masters will have a face-to-face competition here, and the Great Qi National Teacher, the head of the Exorcism Division and Princess Zhaoning, known as the "First Beauty of Luojing", will also come to watch in person.

In the eyes of everyone, these big men were originally high above and existed in the clouds.

But now, they are willing to come down from the clouds and come to the mortal world, just to watch a teaching selection.

This undoubtedly caused a strong sensation in the circle of cultivators in Luojing City.

In the heated discussion of everyone, this rune competition unconsciously has new gimmicks - such as "who is the strongest talisman under the Great Qi National Teacher", "how big is the gap between self-taught and professional talismans", "Who is better at cultivating talents between Longmen Academy, Shijia Gate Valve and Exorcism Division......

Some may sound exaggerated.

But no matter what, on this special day, the eyes of the entire capital are focused on Longmen Academy.

Many people even made a special trip to the hillside and open space near the academy, not seeking to enter the academy to observe the whole process of the competition, but only to be able to see the saints and candidates from a distance outside the door, and they were satisfied.

In contrast, the teachers and students of Longmen Academy are much luckier.

It was as if they had grabbed tickets to the VIP area in the front row of a much-anticipated performance, and they were able to watch this competition between talismans up close.

In such an atmosphere, although Mo Li was very well prepared, he still inevitably felt a little nervous.

After seeing the crowd of onlookers, he involuntarily went into the house again, rearranged his hair, changed into new clothes that he had never worn, and then stood in front of the mirror and stared at himself for a long time to make sure that there was nothing dirty on his face, and then straightened up and walked out of the house again.

"Senior Brother Mo, how are you preparing?"

"Senior Brother Mo, you're about to see the saint, will you be nervous?"

"Senior Brother Mo, the glory of our Longmen Academy depends on you to cast!"

"Senior Brother Mo, I have two friends from the Exorcism Division, and every time we meet, they blow that kid named Gu Xu in front of me, and the art of the rune seal is the best in the world, and no one in the entire Longmen Academy can compare to him. I'm so! Senior Brother Mo, they are insulting you, today you must take this opportunity to teach that kid who doesn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky, don't let them be so embarrassed! ”

Speaking of this, Gu Xu ...... Since the Lantern Festival, my fiancée has been whispering this kid's name in my ear all day long, saying that I can't compare to him in appearance, status, and strength...... Well, I'll admit that I really can't beat him. But Senior Brother Mo, you must be much stronger than that kid...... He was only seventeen years old, he had only been cultivating for a year, what kind of rune did he know? You must tear off those false halos on him, so that my fiancée will know that he is a vain person and not worth worrying about at all! ”

“……”

To tell the truth, since Gu Xu came to Luojing City, he has spent most of his time in his room to cultivate, and he is also humble and polite when interacting with others, not provoking others, and not taking the initiative to get involved in any troublesome things.

However, after the Qingzhou Mansion incident and the Lantern Festival Ring Match, he had a large number of admirers in the capital with his outstanding appearance and amazing strength.

Among these admirers, especially Gu Xu's colleagues and fellow villagers, they often boast that "Qingzhou Gu Xu crossed the border to beat all kinds of geniuses in the capital" and "Master Gu's cultivation talent is unrivaled" when they meet people......

Although these words are basically true, if you say too much, you may annoy others to a certain extent.

In addition, in Luojing City, the young monks trained by the Exorcism Division and the Longmen Academy often look at each other unpleasantly in private-

Most of the former were born in the civilian class, and thought that the children of the powerful people of Longmen Academy were all flowers in the greenhouse, and killing a "ghost" would make their legs weak; The latter believes that the former lacks vision and pattern, and only cares about merits and fortunes all day long, and never knows how to study more esoteric Taoism.

In addition, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan also beat Jia Xiuguang and Gao Lang, who are quite prestigious in Longmen Academy, in the Lantern Festival ring respectively.

So unconsciously, Gu Xu pulled a lot of hatred in Longmen Academy, causing the academy students, especially male students, to regard him as a great enemy in life, and unanimously decided that "this fang should be punished".

Mo Li, on the other hand, became a hero who came into being, carrying the hopes of all college students.

His identity is Dean Lee's cousin.

But he is not the kind of young master who does not learn and has no skills, and only relies on relatives.

Many years ago, when he was still studying in the academy, his cultivation speed and mastery of the knowledge of runes were far ahead of everyone else, and he was regarded as an exemplary figure.

Under such circumstances, the students are looking forward to him standing up and promoting the prestige of the college, so as to prevent this teaching position from being snatched away by outsiders.

"Why are you all jealous of this Gu Xu?" Hearing the words of the academy students, Mo Li frowned, "In my opinion, that casual cultivator named Zhao Xinran is the most threatening opponent, and the other two people have not been cultivating the rune path for a long time, so they are not worth fearing at all." ”

The students bowed their heads and remained silent.

Mo Li didn't go to the celebration of Lantern Night and didn't know how terrible Gu Xu was.

However, some students in the academy had gone to watch this year's Lantern Festival Ring Competition, and were deeply impressed by Gu Xu's more than 200 improved versions of the "Xuanbing Talisman" - in their impression, the duration and cooling effect of the "Xuanbing Talisman" painted by Mo Li before were far inferior to those drawn by Gu Xu.

"Maybe Senior Brother Mo's talisman technique has grown a lot now!" The students silently speculated in their heads.

At this moment, Dean Li of Longmen Academy suddenly strode towards this side from the end of the corridor.

The students retreated to the sides and saluted the dean.

Dean Li glanced at the students and finally stopped in front of his cousin.

He took out a brush from his sleeve, handed it to Mo Li's hand, then held Mo Li's hand, looked into his eyes and said: "This brush, called 'Concentration Pen', has been with me for ten years, and can make me calm and calm when working and reading, eliminate distractions, and maintain concentration."

"Now I'm handing it over to you, and I hope you can do your best today. In my opinion, it is best to leave the teaching position of Longmen Academy to the people of Longmen Academy. ”

Mo Li took the brush and nodded seriously.

"I won't let you down."

………………

At the same time, Shen Qiu's carriage arrived outside the gate of the academy.

Steward Shao got out of the carriage first, put a footstool at the door, and then helped his young master to walk down from the car.

"Jinling, Shenqiu." Shen Qiu raised his head and said to the gatekeeper of the academy.

He wore a freshly sewn silk robe and newly bought boots today, and tried to straighten his waist and not pay attention to the eyes of others.

However, when the janitor saw this dwarf with an ugly face who was less than one meter four tall, he still couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and he couldn't believe that the rumored "genius talisman of the Jinling Shen clan" had grown into such a deformed appearance.

"Do you have identification?" The janitor asked, narrowing his eyes.

Shen Qiu looked at the other party's expression.

On his waist, there was actually a jade pendant that only the children of the Shen family could wear—I don't know if the other party really didn't recognize it, or pretended not to recognize it.

He smiled, and instead of taking off the jade pendant, he took out a few pieces of white paper and a charcoal pen from his coat pocket and began to scribble.

The first blank sheet of paper turned into a grasshopper and jumped around on the ground; The second blank sheet turned into a squirrel and swished up the tree; The third blank sheet of paper turns into a butterfly and flies low in the grass by the roadside......

"Shen Gongzi, you can go in." Before he could finish his drawing, the janitor spoke again. At this moment, his eyes were wide open.

Shen Qiu waved his hand, and the grasshopper, squirrel, and butterfly turned back into paper, and along with the charcoal, he stuffed it back into his pocket.

Then he raised his head and strode into the Longmen Academy.

…………

Gu Xu was the third of the candidates to arrive at Longmen Academy.

Today he has a very low-key style.

He didn't bring an entourage, didn't engage in a guard of honor, didn't wear a "Qiyao suit", didn't wear a black gauze hat - but changed into a simple green shirt and put on a scarf.

The carriage he was riding in also deliberately looked for one without any signs.

When he arrived at the entrance of the college, he pushed the door and got out of the car.

The drizzle that fell from the sky automatically diverted in all directions when it was a few centimeters above his head, so that his body did not get a drop of water.

The hazy morning light illuminated his handsome face.

The crowd of onlookers couldn't help but marvel and talk on both sides of the road.

"Is this Lord Gu of the Exorcism Division? It's even better than the rumors describe. ”

"How can his face be so handsome?"

"His temperament is not ordinary! It looks like an immortal. Who would have thought that he used to be just an ordinary official in a small remote county? ”

“……”

There were some female students of Longmen Academy, before they saw Gu Xu's appearance, they were all Mo Li's unwavering supporters, and they expressed their hatred to kill Gu Xu and maintain the glory of Longmen Academy.

But after seeing Gu Xu, they found that they had unknowingly become "traitors", and they vaguely hoped that Gu Xu could win the final victory.

"Lord Gu is so good-looking...... If he can stay in Longmen Academy and teach us, it seems to be very good! ”

PS: Sorry, the cervical spine hurts a little badly at night, and this chapter is a little late.