Shangguan Jin left in a hurry, not to return to the yamen to handle official business, nor to be busy with the urgent task of killing ghosts.

She's just in a state of flux.

Her face tensed, and the corners of her mouth stiffened with a forced smile.

She found that when she talked to Gu Xu face-to-face today, it was difficult for her to maintain a flawless smile and an elegant and calm demeanor as before.

At this moment, she is following her instincts, walking aimlessly in the streets and alleys of Luojing City.

Spring is in full swing and the breeze is warm.

The sunlight stained the masonry on the ground a brilliant gold, as if coated with a layer of honey.

Passers-by chatted and laughed, and hawkers shouted again and again, mixed with the sound of the wind and the sound of horses' hooves, forming waves of sound, which poured into her ears tide after tide.

But all the hustle and bustle around her seemed to be far away from her.

She still seems to be stranded in the cold winter.

Before she knew it, she came to the north bank of the Luo River along the crowded stone arch bridge.

Compared to the South Bank, where the elite and bureaucrats lived, the houses were crowded together, the streets were chaotic and dirty, and the air was filled with the complex smell of food, soot, garbage, sewage, horse feces, and so on.

For this breath, Shangguan Jian is very familiar with it.

Because that's where she grew up.

There is a small and simple inn on the side of the road, and the plaque hanging on the door has long since faded, and the words on it are not clear. A few teenagers and girls were running errands inside, greeting guests, and were sweating profusely. The shopkeeper lazily slumped on a shabby bamboo chair, swearing and urging the guys to hurry up and work.

Many years ago, Shangguan Hibiscus was also a member of this group of guys.

When she was young, she was a dark and fat ugly girl, and her facial features had not yet grown, and her companions often laughed at her because of her appearance, giving her ugly nicknames such as "sow" and "black bear".

It was undoubtedly a dark time.

Such an environment made her sensitive and withdrawn for a while, and it also filled her heart with a desire for "beauty" and yearning for beautiful things in the world.

She once thought that as long as she had "beauty", she could get rid of the cynicism of others and become popular and liked.

Until Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Division, found her and took her to the Yamen.

She has changed from a handyman in an inn to an official of the Great Qi Dynasty, and a monk with extraordinary power.

On that day, she saw the shopkeeper who was invincible in the past, and he was jealous and frightened in front of the head of Luosi; On that day, she saw the group of hippie-smiling companions, trembling and silent in front of the head of Luo; On that day, everyone's eyes on her changed drastically - the sturdy boy who had bullied her the most was crying and begging her to raise her noble hand and spare her life.

So since then, Shangguan Jin has understood that in addition to "beauty", "power" and "power" can also make her popular and respected.

Thinking of this, she shook her head slightly, cast the "Meteor Walking Moon", and left this place full of bitter memories.

A moment later, Shangguan Jin came to the edge of the courtyard of the Yamen, the headquarters of the Exorcism Division.

This can be said to be her second home, a place where she works, practices, grows, and sharpens.

Because she has seen the former and backward of others, she has to work harder and harder than anyone else in the yamen.

Before dawn, she faced the morning breeze in the courtyard, waving her sword and dancing; In the middle of the night, she stayed in the silent library and silently read all kinds of classics related to cultivation.

In addition, she also strictly controlled her diet, studied the art of makeup and dressing, and the way to deal with people.

The days of the past left a deep shadow on her heart.

She wants to get ahead, hopes that her future life can be full of light, and she will never encounter cold eyes from others again.

Later, one day, Luo Sishou called her and Chu Fengge in front of him, and with a not very serious attitude, he used astrology to try to calculate the future fate of the two.

He said that Chu Fengge's life is "Tiankui Star", which is the star of nobles, with his own heroic spirit, keen to help the weak and help others, and pave the future for others.

Chu Fengge agrees with the statement "Haoran Qi", but he disagrees with "laying a future for others" - he feels that he is the number one in the world in the future, and no one else in this world is worthy of his assistance.

Shangguan Jin looked at him with disdain, saying that with his stupid brain and humble ability, he probably couldn't even take care of himself, let alone help others.

Then, Luo Sishou said that Shangguan Jin's main star in the life palace is "Tianyue Star", which is also the star of nobles, gentle and kind, sympathetic, and likes to help others secretly.

This time it was Chu Fengge's turn to laugh at her.

Chu Fengge glanced at her and said sharply, if people like her can be called "gentle and benevolent", then everyone in this world is a saint of great mercy.

Luo Sitou ignored the bickering between the two.

He continued to tell them about the weaknesses of "Tiankui" and "Tianyue".

The defect of "Tiankui" is conceited and stubborn, once it goes astray, it is easy to go all the way to the dark, and it is not to hit the south wall and not look back.

The problem of "Tianyue" comes from its peach blossom attributes, once it sprouts feelings, it is easy to be trapped by love, fall into the quagmire, and find it difficult to extricate itself.

Hearing this, Shangguan Jian frowned and remained silent.

She considers herself a selfish and ruthless person, and since the day she entered the Yamen of the Exorcist Division, she has been using all the people available to her to climb to the top with all her might.

She didn't feel like she was going to be emotionally attached to anyone.

It's just that what the head of the department said, she didn't dare not take it seriously.

As a person who is ruthless to her enemies and even more ruthless to herself, she secretly made up her mind that if a fire really broke out in her heart, she would extinguish it as soon as possible.

She can't allow herself to have weaknesses.

It was on that day that the head of the division handed over the two swords of "Tiankui" and "Tianyue" into their hands respectively, and they became their respective natal objects.

"Remember what I said today," said Boss Ross at the end, "you must always reflect on yourselves if you are going to do great things in the future." ”

A few months ago, on the stargazing platform of the headquarters of the Exorcism Division, Shangguan Jin saw Gu Xu's figure for the first time through the magical bronze mirror of the head Luo Chuan, who could know everything in the world.

At that time, she thought to herself, "This boy is so good-looking." ”

As the saying goes, the more people lack something, the more they care about it.

As a former ugly duckling, Shangguan Jin pays special attention to beauty, and when he meets a good-looking person, he can't help but look at it twice.

And Gu Xu is so good-looking, outstanding.

It's not just Qing, it's not just Jun, it's not just beautiful.

It's handsome and sparse, and lonely.

Shangguan Jin once described Chu Fengge's appearance as "delicate", Princess Zhaoning as "graceful", and Zhao Yan as "charming".

Then in her eyes, Gu Xu has an unearthly "immortal aura", like an immortal who has fallen into the mortal world, as if he is outside the world - and with the gradual improvement of his realm, this temperament is becoming more and more obvious and intense.

In the follow-up relationship, Shangguan Jin also found that Gu Xu was not only outstanding in appearance, but also talented and intelligent.

He is rising rapidly in the Great Qi Dynasty with a shining attitude, from an unknown official in Yishui County to a high-profile Tianjiao in Luojing City.

Looks, strength, talents, fame......

In him, it seemed that there was everything she had been longing for.

However, a person like him, who is deeply favored by the heavens, works harder and harder than her in terms of cultivation.

Looking at his appearance of forgetting to sleep and eating, and reluctant to give up day and night, it was like someone with a whip urging him behind him, and if he didn't cultivate hard, he would be beaten to death.

"Why is he so desperate?"

Shangguan Jin suddenly became strongly interested in this young man.

She searched for all the news about him within the scope of her authority in the Exorcism Division, approached him during the trip to the Laoshan Ruins, asked Shi Xiaohan about his past while recuperating from his injuries, walked with him on the Lantern Festival night, took the initiative to invite him to participate in the trial of the "Wen Gu Pot" illusion, accompanied him to buy Luo Jing's new house, and even followed him to Lin'an City......

Consciously or unconsciously, she created many opportunities to spend time with him, just to clear the fog that hung over him and learn more about him.

Then she noticed more sparkles in him-

For example, he is calm and calm in the face of the crisis, sticks a knife in the ribs of the people around him, and treats princes and generals and ordinary people equally and equally......

She thought that what she had in mind about him was just curiosity.

She also knew for a long time that Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan had a close relationship, and they shared weal and woe, and if there was no accident in the future, they would form a golden and jade relationship.

However, not long ago, when she really heard the news of their engagement, she was inexplicably irritable, as if she had stumbled, and her soul had fallen off a cliff and into the abyss.

"It turns out that this is the fate of Tianyue Xing," thinking of this, she shook her head slightly, and a helpless smile appeared on her face, "It's time to come, it's still here after all." ”

At this moment, a ridiculous idea came to her mind, wanting to ride a horse and carry a sword on the day of his wedding, like those northwestern barbarians who are keen on "snatching relatives", swaggering to split the lifting pole of the sedan chair.

But she quickly pushed the thought out of her mind.

Since "trapped by love" is Tianyuexing's weakness, then she should do her best to restrain it and avoid it.

So she stretched out her hand and brushed her sideburns, which had been blown by the wind, and stepped over the threshold of the yamen, through the long corridor, and walked straight to the retreat room where she belonged.

On the way, many colleagues saluted her.

She nodded and smiled at them, but there was no smile in her eyes.

After entering the retreat room, she took out dozens of delicate gongbi drawings from the storage magic weapon.

She once said in a casual tone in front of Gu Xu that she would draw the entire Luojing City with the help of her "heavenly calculation" magic power and record the beautiful scenery in every corner.

And she did.

It's just that every part of the painting is very special to her.

The stargazing platform of the Exorcism Division, the courtyard of Zhengpingfang, the pavilion of Longmen Academy, and the tall and majestic North City Gate...... It's all the places he and she have stayed with, leaving the footprints that the two of them share together.

As a Fourth Realm cultivator, Shangguan Jin had recently faintly felt the opportunity to break through to the Fifth Realm.

She knew that if she used the simplest and rude method of "cutting the seven feelings" to break the realm, and burned all the scrolls in her hand with the fire of Zhenyuan, so as to cut off the "love" in the seven feelings, she would be able to enter the "Meng Po Pavilion" and enter.

Her qualifications are only four grades, and she is not as good as geniuses like Chu Fengge, Su Xiao, and Zhao Yan.

But she relied on her own efforts, and she didn't lag behind them too much in terms of cultivation.

With only one step further, she was able to get rid of the weakness of the "Tianyue Star" and rank among the most dazzling Tianjiao of the Great Qi Dynasty, gaining the admiration, envy and even awe of others.

It was undoubtedly something she had longed for.

She sat cross-legged on the mat and stared at the scroll in front of her, motionless.

The sun shines through the carved lattice, on her face, caressing her inky black hair, outlining her slender silhouette, thin willow-like eyebrows, and serene eyes.

Time passes slowly.

The bell rang several times, and the sunlight swirled quietly around the room.

But the fire of the True Yuan in Shangguan Jin's palm has not been ignited for a long time.

When dusk fell, and the sunlight in the room had completely disappeared, she sighed faintly, straightened her clothes, slowly got up, and put the scroll back into the storage treasure.

After all, she gave up her plan to break through the realm with "Seven Feelings".

"What are you thinking, Shangguan Jin," the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a complicated smile, and she said to herself in her heart, "'Cutting Seven Feelings' is a flawed method, it can make you go faster, but it doesn't necessarily make you go further. Your dream has always been to become a high-profile big man in Luojing City, how can you covet a momentary speed of breaking through the realm and choose to take a shortcut?

"It's better for me to calm down and find a more perfect way to break through the realm without trouble!"

That being said.

But Shangguan Jin knew in his heart that this was just an excuse.

Actually, she just can't let it go.

…………

Meanwhile.

Gu Xu returned to the house and took out the gift from Shangguan Jian from the box.

This is a pair of golden scissors.

Scissors were a common gift in weddings during the Great Qi Dynasty.

On the one hand, scissors can be used to cut clothes, symbolizing the daughter-in-law's ingenuity, and also representing that the newlyweds have no worries about food and clothing after marriage, silk and satin, everything; On the other hand, scissors are used to cut things, indicating that they will break off their past life and past feelings, and they will enter a new life.

"Thank you." Gu Xu said softly, and at the same time put away the scissors and placed them with the engagement gifts given to him by others.

Then, he sat down cross-legged on the mat, took the pill, and entered a state of extremely focused cultivation.

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