Minutes and seconds passed.

Black clouds piled up, making the sky dark.

Gu Xu lifted the pen, hung his wrist, dipped it in ink, and then the tip of the pen slowly fell on the white paper.

The ink fainted slightly, like mud spots on the snow.

At the moment when he put down his pen, a bright lightning bolt pierced the sky, accompanied by a howling wind and a deafening thunder, and arrived at Longmen Academy from the distant horizon.

The cold was like frost, piercing through the window.

The wide "Siqi Hall" seems to be instantly pierced by countless sword lights, torn into light and dark pieces; On the white paper in front of Gu Xu, ghostly light and shadow also flashed.

But his expression did not change, his gaze was like a winter lake, as if he was unaware of what was happening around him.

When a stroke falls, it looks like a wild horse, which comes into the air and disappears from the dust; It is like a dragon entering the sea, carrying hundreds of waves and thousands of piles of snow.

There is both a thunderous momentum and a fairy-like indulgence.

Mo Li stood next to him and was stunned for a while.

The pen and ink on the paper were like a whirlpool in a river, and his mind sank into it, and it was difficult to extricate himself.

It took a long time for him to finally come to his senses.

At this time, Mo Li suddenly realized that Gu Xu was not drawing, but writing.

On the white paper in front of him, there was a vigorous and majestic character "fire".

"Isn't it a rune battle today?" Mo Li frowned slightly, feeling a little strange in his heart, "How can this person write calligraphy?" ”

However, for some reason, when Mo Li's gaze fell on the big word "fire", he felt a vague warmth, as if he was standing by the fire to warm himself in the snowy winter.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

At this moment, the bell of Longmen Academy rang again, announcing the end of the assessment.

Gu Xu put down the brush, stretched, and slowly stood up from his seat.

The rain outside the window was getting lighter.

Rain slid down the dark gray eaves and fell to the ground; From a distance, it looks like a gorgeous bead curtain.

Gu Xu smiled at Mo Li beside him, picked up the work on the table, and took the lead in walking outside the house.

Mo Li was stunned for a few seconds, and hurriedly followed.

…………

The national teacher put down the teacup in his hand and got up to leave the pavilion.

He walked slowly into the rain, but there was not a trace of rain on his body.

Then he straightened his clothes and sat down on a strange rock in the courtyard.

Because of his restrained breath and rough and dark skin, at first glance he looked like an old farmer sitting on the edge of a field resting after a hard work.

"Tell me about your thoughts," the national teacher said kindly, while waving his hand at several talisman masters, "Zhao Xinran, you come first." ”

Zhao Xinran stepped forward.

"The talisman I designed is called 'Beacon Fire'," she took the talisman she drew from the national teacher's hand and explained to everyone present, "Its function is like the beacon fire on the frontier battlefield, which can transmit warnings."

"As we all know, it is impossible to defeat the ghosts with the power of mortals themselves. In the face of danger, they can only turn to practitioners for help.

"These two talismans are a pair.

"If the distance is not more than three hundred miles, tear off one of them, and the other will burn up, showing its corresponding position in the flames.

"In this way, we only need to put one of them in the hands of mortals, and the other in the yamen of the exorcist division. When mortals see ghosts, as long as they tear off the talisman in their hands, the monks of the Exorcism Division can know the situation in time and rush to the rescue. ”

The national teacher listened carefully to her words, and the expression on his face did not change in the slightest.

After Zhao Xinran finished speaking, the national teacher raised his head and asked her: "Do you think that this 'Beacon Fire' talisman seal you designed has any irreplaceable advantages compared to the technique of heavenly deduction?" ”

Zhao Xinran replied without hesitation: "The number of monks in the Great Qi Dynasty who are good at celestial deduction is not large, and after the long night falls, I am afraid it will be difficult to grasp the situation in various parts of the country in time; Moreover, in many cases, the Celestial Machine Technique can only guess the vague range, but it cannot obtain accurate location information, and it may even be interfered with by powerful ghosts. But my 'Beacon' sigil doesn't have such a problem. ”

"But in the Great Qi Dynasty, the number of talisman masters is actually not much different from that of monks who are good at celestial machine arts," the national master smiled and responded, "If you want the people of the whole country to have a 'beacon' talisman seal, it is almost impossible. ”

Zhao Xinran was silent for a while and said, "This talisman is not complicated. As long as the talisman can draw the 'Taishang Arctic Town Demon Slaying Talisman', he can easily draw it in a very short time. ”

However, her tone sounded a little unconvinced at this time, and she was no longer as confident as she had been at the beginning.

The national teacher sighed softly.

"I'm not trying to find fault," he said, "and you're really thinking about it, it's more than I expected." In the long night, it should be able to play a big role.

"I just hate my powerlessness. The Great Qi Dynasty has a vast land and a large population, and we can have our strength, but it is difficult to protect everyone. ”

Hearing the words of the national teacher, everyone bowed their heads and remained silent.

They all knew that even today, the existence of the "Heavenly Dragon Great Array" could ensure that the residents of Luojing lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the monks of the Exorcism Division protected the lives of many people in the towns...... However, in some remote and remote depths of the mountains, or in areas such as the "Bishan" occupied by powerful ghosts, there is still a steady stream of human beings who have become food for the ghosts.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, those who died are just cold and distant numbers.

But the national teacher is worried about it all the time.

He knew that behind those numbers were fresh lives and broken families.

After a short silence, the national teacher looked at Mo Li next to him and said, "You can also tell me about the talisman seal you drawn." ”

Mo Li hesitated for two seconds and stepped forward.

After hearing the conversation between the national teacher and Zhao Xinran just now, his mood was already cold at this time. Because he knew that the talisman he drew had gone against the original intention of the national teacher to design this topic.

However, he still stubbornly displayed his work in front of the national teacher, and at the same time described: "The talisman I drew is called the 'Evil Ghost Entering the House Disturbance Talisman', which is improved from the 'Zhenxin Mansion Sneaky Talisman', and you only need to paste it in the house to use it." Compared to the original talisman, it is not only capable of dealing with ghosts at the level of 'wild ghosts', but also ......"

"Your talisman looks very complicated and powerful," the national teacher interrupted him, saying, "It must be not easy to draw, right?" ”

Mo Li took a deep breath and nodded.

"How many of the students of Longmen Academy do you think have the ability to draw it?" The national teacher then asked.

Mo Li thought for a moment and replied, "It should be...... No more than ten! ”

Hearing the words of the national teacher, Mo Li immediately understood the problem with his "evil ghost entering the house disturbance charm" - with its drawing cost, it is impossible to use it widely throughout the country.

"You have to understand that the most important thing for us to learn the rune is to be pragmatic," the national teacher looked at Mo Li and said earnestly, "Killing demons and eliminating harm for the people is the fundamental purpose - if you can't do this, no matter how complex the rune seal is, no matter how many skills you know, it will be meaningless."

"I personally suggest that you put down the books in your hands for a while and take more time to walk outside the capital, maybe you can have some new gains."

"Thank you for your advice!" Mo Li nodded earnestly and bowed to the national teacher. At the same time, he also realized that he was no longer able to participate in the position of teaching at the College.

He had already begun to figure out in his mind how he would explain the situation to his cousin later.

Next, the national teacher set his eyes on Shen Qiu next to him.

"I haven't thought of the name of this talisman yet," Shen Qiu stepped forward and introduced it without waiting for the national teacher's instructions, "Its function is very simple, and the drawing method is not complicated, as long as you stick it on your body, it can glow, dispel the ghosts of the 'geisman' level, and at the same time make people run five times faster in a short period of time - I think, it should be able to help some people who encounter ghosts escape to a safe place." ”

"There are so many ghosts during the long night that it's really unrealistic to try to destroy them," the national teacher said lightly, "'Escape' is sometimes the best strategy." ”

This sounds like a positive evaluation, but the national teacher's face is very calm, and he doesn't show too many surprises.

Shen Qiu also guessed the thoughts of the national teacher-

After the long night falls, many cities that can be avoided at the moment will no longer be safe...... At that time, even if this talisman is pasted on the body, where can the people flee to?

In this regard, Shen Qiu couldn't think of a better solution.

He only felt that in the face of the long night, the power of one person was too small, and it was difficult to change the overall situation after all.

In the end, the national teacher looked at Gu Xu, who had been standing quietly beside him.

"Gu Xiaoyou, this talisman you drew seems to be different from the common talisman!" The national teacher glanced at the sturdy and upright word "fire" on the white paper, and commented with a smile, "Can you tell me what makes it different?" ”

Gu Xu replied calmly: "What makes it special is that any monk doesn't have to be a talisman master, he only needs to recite a specific mantra silently to draw it. ”

…………

There was silence.

No one spoke.

So much so that the surrounding wind and rain sounded a little harsh.

Shen Qiu's eyes widened, Mo Li scratched his head, and Zhao Xinran frowned slightly. They all suspected that they had misheard.

A talisman that any monk can draw.

A talisman that can be drawn by simply reciting a spell.

This is completely beyond the comprehension of ordinary people—the more experienced the talisman, the more difficult it is to believe this.

The national teacher was silent for a while, and then said to Gu Xu: "Can you say it again?" ”

Gu Xu nodded and did so.

At the same time, he also added: The function of this talisman is very simple, it is to burn ghosts with fire. Its power depends on the strength of the injected true element - the talisman drawn by the monk of the first realm, which can kill the "wandering spirit"; The talisman drawn by the monk of the fourth realm can be used to kill "evil spirits"; The "talisman" drawn by the monk of the seventh realm...... Well, the true strength of the saint is too high, and this talisman seal can't fit in it.

"I call it 'Fire Character.'" Finally, Gu Xu said with a smile.

"Do you mind if we try it out?" The national teacher asked.

He knew very well that if what Gu Xu said was true, then this "fire character" would have extremely important strategic significance in the "Long Night".

"Absolutely." Gu Xu replied briskly.

After hearing his reply, the national teacher beckoned and summoned an ordinary academy student who was watching not far away.

This student was a Second Realm monk, short and strong, with a loyal and honest face.

When the national teacher stopped him, he was stunned for two seconds, and then came to the front of the talisman masters in a sincere panic.

"What's your name?"

Liu ...... Liu Jinbiao. ”

"What did you study?"

"I ...... I'm using a gun, Master Kuni. ”

"Do you understand the talisman?"

"I don't understand."

"Okay, you can try to draw a talisman."

The student who called himself "Liu Jinbiao" was instantly stunned in place, at a loss.

Then, the national teacher conjured up a pen and paper out of thin air, Gu Xu told him the spell of "fire characters", Liu Jinbiao took a deep breath, and while silently chanting the mantra in his heart, he wrote the word "fire" on the white paper.

Maybe it was because he was too nervous, the strokes of the word he wrote looked extremely stiff, and when put together with Gu Xu's character, it was like a heaven and an earth.

However, as he was reciting the incantation, he felt a stream of true essence flow from his body along his arm, onto the tip of the pen, and then onto the rune paper.

This shocked him deeply.

For a while, he even thought that he was dreaming, thinking that he had no knowledge of the art of talisman seals.

After he finished drawing, the national teacher took the two "fire characters" and gently threw them into the air.

The two rune papers turned into two orange flames, like fireworks on the night of the Lantern Festival, illuminating the dark and dreary sky, and also making the endless rain curtain shine brightly.

After a few moments, the light faded away.

The whole world has stripped away its colors and turned back into a gray ink painting.

But the mood of the national teacher could not be calm for a long time.

Today, Gu Xu gave him too many surprises.

If the previous "Bagua Logic Circuit Diagram" gave him a new way of drawing symbols, then this "Fire Character" made him see countless possibilities in the future.

Zhao Xinran's heart was also fluctuating.

She is a native of Youzhou and grew up listening to the legend of the "God of Fire" since she was a child.

In the stories of the elders, the Terrans of the Great Wilderness have been living in darkness and have been attacked by ghosts for a long time, until the "Fire God" took the fire and handed it over to them, so that the Terrans saw the light of day.

It is precisely because of the belief of the people of Youzhou in the "God of Fire", and the recent proverbs similar to "fire is the main thing when the sun rises" and "fire burns the palace, and the wolf howls on the frontier", that Zhao Changying, the prince of Yanguo, shows uneasy emotions.

At this moment, when she saw two "fire characters" burning in the rain, she inexplicably thought of the "fire" in the ancient legend of Youzhou.

In the dark, she felt that this talisman was like a spark.

From it onwards, the entire pattern of runes, the relationship between the human race and the ghosts, will change.

PS: I was wrong, Kavin is still stuck badly, this chapter has been sitting at the desk for eight hours to finish writing QAQ, and in a few days I will write the follow-up outline, and I will take the time to make up a chapter (plus the monthly pass plus more, a total of 3 chapters owed).