If you want to be promoted to sainthood, you must have a good mind.

Before preparing for the ceremony, Gu Xu went to meet several people one after another.

First of all, the old colleagues of Yishui County who were sent to pick up not long ago.

Gu Xu did not choose to meet them at the well-ordered prefect's yamen, but booked a table at a restaurant in downtown Liangzhou with good quality and good reputation, and ordered dishes such as called flower chicken, butter pickled snails, and fried walnut meat with croissant and onion ginseng that they liked during their previous dinners, and invited them to share wine and food together.

That night, Gu Xu didn't wear a brocade robe, a jade crown, or any entourage. Just like when he was a small official in Yishui County, he was dressed in a green cloth shirt, tied his hair with a free scarf, and came to the restaurant in advance to wait.

Although with the growth of cultivation, Gu Xu has become more and more beautiful and has an excellent temperament.

But as an expert in the way of cause and effect, he can easily erase his presence at any time, hiding in the crowd and not attracting anyone's attention.

The earliest guest who came was Wang Yang.

Compared to a few months ago, his appearance has not changed much, he is still dark-skinned, short in stature, and dressed casually.

The headscarf was not tied tightly, the placket was stained with oil, he shrugged his shoulders when he walked, and he would sneak and pick his nostrils.

"Wang Yang," seeing his figure, Gu Xu stood up from the seat and greeted him with a smile, "Straighten my waist for me." You are not young, and if you are sloppy like this and don't pay attention to your image, you won't be able to find a daughter-in-law in the future. ”

Wang Yang paused, looked up at him, and looked a little stunned.

If Gu Xu hadn't taken the initiative to greet him, he hadn't even noticed that there was a person sitting at the table next to him.

"Gu ......"

Seeing Gu Xu's familiar dress, the phrase "Brother Gu" instinctively surged into his mouth, and he almost blurted out.

But Wang Yang soon realized that the current Gu Xu was no longer the little official who used to do tasks for meritorious service in Yishui County - he was the leader of the rebels, the reincarnation of the rumored Ziwei Emperor, and even a saint and powerhouse like Luo Sishou were under his command, respectfully serving him.

Even in the near future, he may replace Emperor Tianxing and become the new Lord of the Great Wilderness and the Ninth Five.

Is a nobody like himself qualified to call him a brother?

Wang Yang hesitated.

He was wondering if he should be called "Emperor" like the rebels in Liangzhou to show respect.

Gu Xu obviously sensed his thoughts.

"What's wrong?" He smiled lightly, "I haven't seen you for a few months, so you don't plan to recognize me as a brother?" If that's the case, then I won't invite you to dinner today, and you will pay for it yourself. ”

He didn't want a pathetic thick barrier between himself and his old friend.

"Brother Gu took the initiative to entertain guests, this is more rare than the blossoming of the iron tree," Hearing Gu Xu's words, Wang Yang's mood gradually relaxed, and temporarily threw their identities and status out of the clouds, as if they had returned to the cool autumn breeze in Yishui County, "Today, if I don't empty Brother Gu's wallet, I will never go back." ”

"Haha," Gu Xu patted him on the shoulder, and couldn't help laughing, "Your Brother Gu is no longer the Brother Gu who had to pick and search in the Yamen Kitchen back then." Before my wallet bottoms out, you better be careful not to burst your belly. ”

After a while, Cui Tianyou, the former administrator of the Yishui County Exorcism Division Library and the bookkeeper, also came to this restaurant.

Across the crowd, he first saw Wang Yang, who was sitting at the table, talking and laughing, as black as charcoal, and then found Gu Xu, who was neat and handsome in a green shirt opposite him.

In a trance, Cui Tianyou's soul seemed to have traveled to a year ago, when they were still working together in the same yamen.

The books in the Exorcism Division Library are theoretically not available for borrowing, but Cui Tianyou often uses his authority to secretly acquiesce to Gu Xu to take the books home to read—perhaps, Gu Xu can achieve today's achievements due to one-third of his credit.

"Brother Cui, long time no see!"

At this time, Gu Xu got up and walked towards him, greeting him with a smile.

Even though he is in a high position today, the young man's smile is still the same as back then, bright as the morning sun, sincere and warm.

"Brother Gu, it's a pity that I couldn't attend your wedding before," Cui Tianyou said as he took out a crumpled ball of paper from his coat pocket and stuffed it into Gu Xu's hand, "This is a little caution for my brother." Treat your younger siblings well in the future. I hope you will be together for a hundred years and give birth to a big fat boy as soon as possible. ”

"Brother Cui, you are—"

His keen perception ability told Gu Xu that what Cui Tianyou stuffed into his hand was a large pile of silver tickets.

"-Brother is stupid, I don't know what wedding gift is appropriate for you," Cui Tianyou interrupted what Gu Xu was about to say, "Didn't you like silver the most before?" Hurry up and take these. If your brother and sister like something, don't pick and search, buy her more, and please her more. Do you have a long time to live......"

Cui Tianyou, as a person who came over, nagged and talked for a long time, repeatedly telling him to treat his wife well and not to make her angry casually.

Because Cui Tianyou was too enthusiastic, it was difficult for Gu Xu to refuse his gifts, so he could only reluctantly accept these silver tickets, which were equivalent to nearly half of the other party's net worth.

He knew that Cui Tianyou wanted to take this opportunity to thank him for his kindness of protection—if Gu Xu failed to get them out of Daqi in time, as the rebel power grew, the Daqi Dynasty would definitely make a big fuss about their relationship with Gu Xu in the future, putting them in a dilemma.

"Didn't Brother Cui often call his sister-in-law a tigress in the past, and he wanted to write a letter of resignation to expel her from the house, and marry a few young and beautiful concubines?" Gu Xu smiled, "Why are you now teaching me the experience of husband and wife living in harmony seriously?" ”

Cui Tianyou's cheeks suddenly turned a little red, and he said, "I...... I'm just talking, do you think I really dare to kick her out? Concubine...... That's even more impossible...... But the tigress, I was only drunken and babbling a few words, and she locked me out of the house and blew the cold wind all night...... You judge, who did more than ......?"

Gu Xu couldn't help laughing.

Wang Yang on the side had already laughed.

The restaurant was instantly filled with a cheerful air.

But Cui Tianyou can also afford to joke. He quickly regained his composure, and in turn joked to Gu Xu: "In my opinion, Brother Gu is the one who really has great ambitions."

"In the past, when Brother Gu was in Yishui County, he was obviously a young and promising court official, a genius monk who was in the limelight, but he lived alone in the house, which was strangely deserted.

"At that time, I advised him to ask for a wife to keep him company, or to find a few servants and maids, so that the mansion would look lively. But he wouldn't listen to me.

"I thought he was a man who was devoted to the Word, without desires or desires.

"I didn't expect him to be a big hit, and he was so shocked that he chased Yan Guogong's daughter into his hands - that is the big beauty that can be ranked in the entire wilderness!

"Brother Gu, why don't you tell me, how did you meet Mrs. Zun and how did you get with her?"

Wang Yang next to him couldn't help but prick up his ears and listen carefully - it is human nature to love to listen to gossip.

Gu Xu didn't talk immediately.

With his head down, he silently poured wine for the two guests, and then poured himself tea.

He really didn't know how to explain to Cui Tianyou, in fact, it was not Zhao Yan who he was chasing, but Zhao Yan who was chasing him.

However, Wang Yang, as an orphan who grew up savagely, is still the same as in the past, a person with low emotional intelligence.

Just as Gu Xu was thinking about changing the topic, Wang Yang couldn't suppress his curiosity, and suddenly interjected: "Brother Gu, you married Miss Zhao, what should you do about the inspection?" ”

Shi Inspection, naturally refers to Shi Xiaohan - when she was in the Yamen of the Exorcism Division in Yishui County, she held the position of inspection.

At that time, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan often went on ghost killing missions together.

As Gu Xu's number one admirer, because of these two talented men and women, and their tacit understanding, Wang Yang has always felt that they are extremely compatible - whenever he sees them interacting, he will take a group of Yishui officials next to him to coax.

If you take Gu Xu's words in his previous life to describe it, to a certain extent, Wang Yang is the CP fan of the two of them.