This time, Shen Qiu received a reply from his father through the communication circle after a whole day.

In this letter, the head of the Shen family used thousands of words of pen and ink in a very serious tone to tell him a lot of big truths, the content of which was nothing more than "it is simply an insult to the lintel for the children of the gate valve to beat outsiders", "since you enjoy the support of the family, you have to work hard to contribute to the family" and so on.

After reading the letter, Shen Qiu sneered.

He has always been clever and delicate, so he can naturally guess the thoughts of the head of the Shen family-

When he was in Jinling, the head of the family did not want to recognize him as a son; Now that he has come to Luojing City, the head of the family wants to beg him to go back.

If nothing else, in the recent period, the family's property has been tossed into a mess by his waste brother Shen Hua, and he needs to go back to help clean up this mess.

Of course, Shen Qiu would not be obedient.

Ever since he made up his mind to go to Gu Xu's Mansion to do things, he had already begun to try to break free from the shadow of his family, and naturally he would not go back.

He sat by the window of the inn and pondered for a long time.

Then he took up his pen and wrote another letter to his father, which read something along the lines -

"From today onwards, I, Shen Qiu, have officially separated from the Jinling Shen clan, and I have nothing to do with the family from now on."

"All the properties I am in charge of, as well as all the private property left in Jinling, belong to the family to repay the kindness of the clansmen."

"My only request is to take my mother from Jinling to Luojing City, and I will take care of it myself in the future."

Shen Qiu's mother was originally an ordinary maid.

She doesn't have a real name, only a name given to her by her owner - "Ning Xiu".

On weekdays, she is only responsible for doing chores such as cleaning the yard and pruning flowers and plants.

Later, because the head of the family was drunk and gave birth to Shen Qiu with her, which annoyed Mrs. Shen, she was kicked out of the Shen family's mansion.

Since then, she has been mopping tables and floors in a humble inn on the outskirts of Jinling. The Shen family seems to have forgotten about her existence.

All year round, it is difficult for Shen Qiu to meet her.

However, during the New Year's holidays, my mother would find a way to send something to Shen Qiu's hands—sometimes scarves and gloves that she sewed herself, sometimes second-hand books, and sometimes some desserts or pickled foods that she made herself.

These things are not valuable.

But when he saw them, Shen Qiu would feel that in this indifferent and ruthless world, there were still people who were concerned about him and cared about him.

Even though his father regarded him as a burden and the family regarded him as a tool, in the eyes of his mother, he would always be a flesh-and-blood child, a unique individual.

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After writing it, Shen Qiu stuffed the letter into an envelope, handed it to Steward Shao, and asked him to send the letter to Jinling.

At the same time, he glanced at today's date.

"Time flies so fast," he thought silently in his heart, "If you don't pay attention, it's time to report to Lord Gu's mansion." ”

Then, as soon as his mind moved, he put the change of clothes, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, all kinds of books and other things that were piled up in the room into his spatial magic weapon.

Shen Qiu's spatial magic weapon is a ring.

Its volume is not large, only about 100 liters, which is far less than Gu Xu's "Xianyunju".

But as a rough man, Shen Qiu didn't carry a lot of luggage, and after packing up everything, there was more than enough space in the ring.

Then he left the room, went down the stairs, returned the key to the innkeeper, and went to the side of the street, waving to a public carriage.

"Dare to ask the guest officer where he is going?" The coachman asked.

"No. 22, Goldfish Lane, Yanqing Fang." Shen Qiu thought for a moment and replied.

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The horse-drawn carriage drove through the bustling city and along the stone bridge across the wide, calm Luo River. The closer you get to your destination, the more open the roadside courtyards, the more elaborate the houses, and the more sparse the crowds become.

When I arrived at Yanqingfang, I could barely hear the noise of the market, and the air seemed to be fresh and pleasant.

On the bank of the weeping willow river, Shen Qiu saw the mansions of many big names such as Princess Zhaoning, King of Xin'an County, King of Yiyang County, and Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

At this moment, Gu Xu's new house has also been repaired.

As soon as he got out of the carriage, Shen Qiu saw a bright door with black lacquer, the steps at the door were one foot high, and there was an iron knocker on the door.

He climbed the steps, held the knocker, and knocked lightly on the door.

I only heard a polite voice coming from inside the door: "May I ask the distinguished guest's name?" ”

Shen Qiu thought to himself: This voice doesn't sound like Lord Gu's, it should be the servant or housekeeper of Lord Gu's mansion.

"In Shenqiu, Jinling, I should come to serve in the house at the request of Lord Gu." He replied.

The voice inside the door continued, "Please wait where you are for a moment, I need to confirm your identity." ”

Hearing this, Shen Qiu initially felt some doubts: The other party didn't even open the door, how could I identify my identity?

However, he quickly thought that Gu Xu was a highly accomplished talisman - it must not be difficult for him to arrange some special formations on the door.

Soon, with the Fourth Realm Cultivator's powerful spiritual perception ability, Shen Qiu faintly sensed that there seemed to be a pair of invisible eyes on the top of the gate, looking at him high.

After a few seconds, the black-lacquered door automatically opens to both sides.

What caught Shen Qiu's eyes was a shadow wall.

On the shadow wall, there is an intricate painted picture of hundreds of figures, most of them dressed as servants, men, women and children.

After bypassing the shadow wall, there is a wide courtyard.

Two boys, dressed in linen shirts and holding brooms, bent down earnestly in the courtyard to sweep the dust and fallen leaves from the ground.

These two men look exactly the same, a little more similar than most twins in the world.

When Shen Qiu passed through the courtyard, the two boys stopped their movements, and respectfully clasped their fists at him and saluted, "I've seen Shen Gongzi." ”

Shen Qiu smiled and bowed back, and at the same time asked them, "Do you know where Master Gu is?" ”

The two boys replied in a neat and coherent voice in their immature voices, "Master Gu is waiting for you in the study." ”

As soon as they finished speaking, a young maid appeared out of thin air beside Shen Qiu, wearing a pale pink dress, her hair combed into a double-ring bun, and although her appearance was not beautiful, she was attractive.

"Shen Gongzi, please follow me!" She bowed slightly.

"Interesting." Shen Qiu looked around at the many servants in the courtyard for a week, and silently complained in his heart.

The main house of the Gu Mansion is divided into three by a screen and a blue gauze cupboard.

In the middle is the meeting room, with a few wooden tables and a few official hat chairs for visitors. On either side are the bedroom and study.

Compared with the Shen family's mansion in Jinling City, there are many mansions of officials of the same grade, and Shen Qiu feels that this room is simply too shabby-there - there are no antiques, no potted plants, no curtains, so that it looks empty and a little deserted.

Under the guidance of the maid, he passed through a partition door in the blue gauze cabinet and came to Gu Xu's study.

At this time, Gu Xu was standing beside the long table.

He held the "Shocking Pen" in his right hand, and looked down at a pair of words on the table intently.

There was a small bronze incense burner on the table, and a wisp of agarwood rose up, lingering around Gu Xu, making him look like an immortal from the earth.

This bronze incense burner is a magic weapon that Gu Xu took out from the "Xianyun Residence". The incense in it has a miraculous effect that can make people focus on the spirit.

When he smelled its breath, Shen Qiu only felt relaxed and happy, as if all the depression in his chest had been swept away in an instant.

"Shen Gongzi, what do you think of this pair of words?" Gu Xu noticed Shen Qiu's arrival, so he turned around and smiled at him.

Shen Qiu came to his side.

The table was a bit high, and he had to stand on tiptoe to get a full view of what was on it.

I saw that the plain white rice paper had three big characters written on it: "Changshengzhai".

Gu Xu's calligraphy is as elegant and smooth as ever, like a dragon and a snake flying, and a phoenix fluttering.

But it is different from the handwriting and sharp words in Yishui County.

The words look powerful and unbridled, like a young eagle jumping off a cliff and then soaring into the sky. When he saw it, Shen Qiu couldn't help but think of the thunder that shook the entire Luojing City a few days ago, as well as the majestic rain that everyone in Longmen Academy couldn't forget.

Shen Qiu pondered for a moment and responded: "It is worthy of the word Dong Weng, with your demeanor of thundering on the ground and soaring up to 90,000 miles. ”

Shen Qiu is used to saying harsh sarcastic words on weekdays. So at this moment, when he needs to say something flattering, it always sounds a little weird.

Hearing his words, Gu Xu smiled and said, "Brother Shen comes to my mansion, you don't have to be so restrained. We might as well call each other brothers and get along like friends. ”

Maybe it's because Gu Xu is too young, and the title of "Dong Weng", Shen Qiu really feels awkward when he screams. But perhaps because of the temperament of this eighteen-year-old boy revealing a majesty that did not belong to this age group, Shen Qiu found that he could not shout a more casual title like "Brother Gu Xian" at all.

He struggled for a while, and finally decided to continue to call the other party "Master Gu".

At the same time, Gu Xu used the "Jinghong pen" to write his name on the corner of the rice paper, stamped a seal, and then waved his hand lightly.

The text was instantly framed and hung on the top of the wall on one side of the study.

"Master Gu, I have a question for you," Shen Qiu asked Gu Xu at this time, "If I'm not mistaken, these maids and servants in your courtyard should all be created by the technique of 'Eye-Dotting Spirit', right?" But in my opinion, they look far more intelligent and spiritual than the black-clothed little guy that Zhao Xinran, the master of the Fu Seal, drew in the Longmen Academy that day.

"I'm curious, if you've made some improvements to this spell?"

Ever since he saw the "Bagua Logic Circuit Diagram" and "Fire Character" drawn by Gu Xu, Shen Qiu would not doubt Gu Xu's ability to improve or create talismans.

As he spoke, the maid in a long pink dress brought a teapot and a teacup, and poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.

A white mist rose from the tea, mixed with the incense in the copper furnace, making Shen Qiu feel like he was in a fairyland of clouds and clouds.

Shen Qiu found that he couldn't see the shadow behind her, nor could he hear her footsteps.

Then the maid left the main house, and with a light step, returned to the shadow wall.

When she stretched out her slender fingers to make contact with the shadow wall, her figure instantly disappeared in place, turning into a still picture on the shadow wall.

The two boys were still holding their brooms and cleaning the courtyard intently, as if they were not aware of this magical and strange scene.

"You're right," Gu Xu nodded and replied, "I've fused some of the Dao Mystery of the Puppet Technique with this 'Eye-Dotting Spirit' technique, as well as the defensive array in this room.

"When I'm at home, they do exactly what I want. When I'm not at home, they take care of the house according to the plan I have set in advance. If an enemy invades and intent on assassination or theft, the figures on these murals will form my second line of defense. ”

"Second line of defense?" Shen Qiu asked curiously, "What is the first line of defense?" ”

"You should have seen the first line of defense, which is the magic circle outside the gate that can identify the identity of visitors by their appearance," Gu Xu replied, "If an uninvited guest wants to forcibly break in, then they will fall into the phantom array and the killing array successively." ”

He paused for a moment, lifted the teacup from the table, took a sip of hot tea, and continued, "Of course, these methods can only deal with ordinary people, low-level ghosts, and monks of average strength. If the intruder is much stronger than mine, then these defenses will be as useless as paper.

"Brother Shen is also a profound talisman master. If you're interested in the future, maybe we can continue to improve these circles together to make them more impregnable and unbreakable. ”

Shen Qiu didn't respond for a while.

He was very shocked by Gu Xu's actions.

On the one hand, he was shocked by Gu Xu's mastery of the art of the rune array-

According to the national teacher, the key to becoming a Fu Dao Grandmaster is to penetrate all laws and lead to the same end.

Gu Xu combined the puppet technique with the technique of "Eye-Dotting Spirit", can it be regarded as touching the threshold of the grandmaster realm?

On the other hand, he was shocked by how attentive Gu Xu was to arranging the defensive array-

Although compared to the Jinling Shen Mansion and the formations in the palace, these defensive measures of the Gu Mansion are still far behind.

However, Shen Qiu had never seen a six-rank official set up one security formation after another for his residence like Gu Xu.

"Maybe it's because Master Gu has been in that calamitous place in Qingzhou Mansion for a long time, right?" Shen Qiu silently guessed in his heart, "Even if he came to the capital under the protection of the 'Heavenly Dragon Great Array', he would be 100,000 wary of ghosts. ”

Just like Gu Xu's previous life, people often think that Yunnan people ride elephants to school, and Inner Mongolians have to ride horses in the college entrance examination.

Since the recent disaster, people in other regions have often felt that Qingzhou Mansion has become a ghost domain on earth, and ghosts are all over the streets.

"By the way, I have one thing here, and I need Brother Shen's help." At this time, Gu Xu spoke.

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