Just as Gu Xu and Xue Nu were enjoying the hot pot, the two officials of the Liangzhou Mansion Exorcism Division began their daily patrol tasks.

One of them was tall and thin, with thinning hair, carrying a bulging cloth bag and a black and white compass in his hand.

The other was short, with a big beer belly, and a slightly rusty machete in his hand, looking less like a cultivator and more like a butcher in a vegetable market.

I only heard the short and fat little official speak: "Brother Yue, are you sure that your compass really works? 「

Of course it works," the tall and thin official patted his chest and said, "Last night, under its guidance, I took out a group of ghostly nests on the outskirts of Longzhou City. With this thing, we don't have to worry about running out of merit in the future. 「

The tall and thin official's full name is Yue Tianlu.

He likes to collect antiques and antiques, but he has always been reluctant to spend money, and every day he hopes that he can pick up leaks on the stalls with a unique eye, just like the protagonists in the storyteller's story.

But in reality, there aren't too many blind stall owners.

Over the years, Yue Tianlu has never had the experience of finding treasures. On the contrary, he was often scolded by his wife for carrying a pile of bits and pieces of garbage home.

Until yesterday, Yue Tianlu felt that he had finally been transferred.

As he passed by a stall on the outskirts of town, his attention was drawn to a black and white compass.

The compass shimmered with dazzling light, and at first glance it was not an ordinary thing.

But the vendor didn't seem to notice anything unusual about it.

He sat on the bench, his eyes closed, napping, and seemed not afraid that the compass would be snatched by a thief.

"How much does this thing cost?" Yue Tianlu stepped forward and asked.

"Five copper plates." The peddler opened his eyes and glanced at him, his tone sounding impatient.

Yue Tianlu was overjoyed and felt that he had picked up a big bargain.

He threw down five brass plates, took the compass, put it in his arms, and hurried home in high spirits, intending to share the joy with his wife.

But he didn't see that in the shadows not far behind him, there was a white-bearded old man in a dark blue robe looking at him with interest, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

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So, that night, Yue Tianlu and his colleague Qiu Maoxiang began to perform their duties in Longzhou City under the guidance of the black and white compass, searching for traces of ghosts.

"Brother Yue, are you really sure this thing can lock onto the location of the ghost?" Humpty Dumpty Monk Qiu Maoxiang once again questioned the role of the compass in Yue Tianlu's hand.

Since they set off, the two of them have been wandering around the downtown area, surrounded by people and traffic, where do they look like ghosts are hidden?

That's what I used yesterday to find the goblin." Yue Tianlu's tone on his lips was still firm, but he was not as confident in his heart as he was just now.

Because he noticed that at this moment the compass was pointing to an overcrowded restaurant called "Drunken Chunxuan".

For this restaurant, which is famous for its hot pots, Yue Tianlu is simply too familiar to be familiar. In their free time, their yamen often came here to drink and eat.

If there were really ghosts hidden here, then they should have been discovered by their advanced superiors.

Just when Yue Tianlu was puzzled, a man and a woman walked out of the restaurant side by side.

The man is dressed in a green shirt and has a graceful demeanor, and the woman's white clothes are like snow, slim and elegant.

Although he couldn't see their faces, his temperament alone was enough to make Yue Tianlu sigh silently: What a couple.

[In view of the general environment,

"The needle on your compass is moving." At this time, Qiu Maoxiang next to him reached out and poked his arm to remind him.

Yue Tianlu came back to his senses, looked at it fixedly, and found that the compass pointer was indeed slowly turning.

Initially pointed to Drunken Chunxuan.

But as the man and woman walked out of the restaurant, this pointed

The needle also gradually turned to the street.

Suddenly, a light breeze blew.

The gusts of wind were warm and gentle.

Just brushed up the light veil of the woman in white, so that half of her face was exposed in front of the two.

The two officials stood stunned for a moment, as if they had been struck by lightning.

They have never seen such a woman since they were born.

She possesses an ethereal, dusty, and fragile beauty.

Like smoke and fog, like a dream.

Those fairies who descended to the earth in myths and legends are probably nothing more than that.

After a while, the light veil fell back to its place, covering the beauty of the woman in white again.

"This woman is so good-looking...... She must be a female ghost!" The two officials glanced at each other and came to the same conclusion in their minds.

Just as they were considering reporting the situation to the yamen, a drunk man suddenly stumbled out of the tavern opposite, like a mad boar, pushing and shoving the crowd and cursing foul words over and over again.

The young man and woman, who were like fairies, were not spared from the drunkard's attack.

I saw the drunkard's palm waving at the face of the woman in white, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

The man in the green shirt stepped forward and pulled the woman in white away.

The drunkard's slap landed on the edge of his mask, causing it to fall to the ground with a "snap".

Gu Xu frowned, squatted down, picked up the mask and put it back on.

At this time, he suddenly reacted, as a cultivator, he could completely block this drunk man with True Yuan.

He didn't have to stand in front of the Snow Maiden himself. His mask didn't have a chance to fall off at all.

"It's not like a mistake I'd make." He said silently in his heart.

Although Gu Xu moved extremely fast.

But at the moment when the mask fell, it was enough for the surrounding people to see his appearance clearly.

"This young man looks so familiar, he always feels like he's seen somewhere."

"Do you remember that wanted notice at the gate of the city? He is the traitor Gu Xu who committed the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason!"

"Gu Xu? Is it really Gu Xu? But I heard someone say a few days ago that he had fled to the north and became the face of Queen Dayan, how could he suddenly appear in our Longzhou City?"

"How can I guess the mind of a thief?"

I have to say that this traitor is really handsome, even more handsome than in the portrait. If the emperor hadn't personally issued an arrest warrant, I really don't want to believe that such a handsome person would do something like collusion with ghosts and treason......

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The people of Longzhou talked a lot, but in action, they quickly scattered and left the street, and they didn't want to get too close to Gu Xu, a traitor.

I am afraid that he will do something like colluding with ghosts and monsters to harm sentient beings, and turn Longzhou City into a second Luojing.

Some people even rushed towards the official yamen, wanting to report the whereabouts of the traitors and receive a bounty.

The street that was once bustling with traffic soon became empty.

Seeing such a scene, Gu Xu laughed at himself.

He silently sighed that Emperor Tianxing's wanted warrant was really powerful - just a portrait and a few short lines of words made the whole world forget about his past exploits and treat him as a rat crossing the street, a heinous bastard.

I thought that in the future, I would have to obtain the power of incense from this group of people who went with the flow and be promoted to the ninth realm......

He only felt that the road ahead was difficult, and it was difficult to go to the sky.

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Yue Tianlu and Qiu Maoxiang, the little officials of the Exorcism Division, naturally also saw Gu Xu's appearance.

They were stunned for a few seconds, and immediately took out the communication jade talisman and quickly reported what they had seen and heard to the yamen.

At this moment, the hearts of both are pounding.

It's the most exciting thing they've seen since they've been working in the Exorcism Division—

A female ghost with a beautiful complexion, a fugitive who is highly valued by the emperor, actually appeared in front of them at the same time!

Nervous at the same time,

I was also very excited.

Because they know that the opportunity for a promotion and a salary increase will come soon.

Maybe in a few days, they will be able to rely on the credit of finding Gu Xu today, put on the Qiyao costume, and become the official court officials.

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In the attic of a nearby house, scrawny storytellers and hunchbacked old men were standing by the windows, watching the situation on the street.

"The story you've made up this time is not up to par," the hunchbacked old man patted the storyteller on the shoulder, and commented in a surging voice, "first a gust of wind that lifted the veil just right, and then a drunk man who slapped off the mask just right...... With so many deliberate coincidences, I am afraid that it will arouse Gu Xu's suspicions and make him discover our existence. 「