Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 108 Questions and Answers
"Gu Xiaoyou, after you came out of Lu's old house, you must have a lot of questions in your mind." Luo Chuan, the head of the exorcist department, paused for a moment, and continued to speak in an amiable tone, "Now, you can just ask me. It's convenient for me to answer. , I will answer you."

Gu Xu pondered for a moment, then asked: "Master Chief, you should have known for a long time that Tang Hui did not die 15 years ago, but stayed in the Lu residence all the time, right?"

Gu Xu's question was very straightforward.

After all, Luo Sishou, as a sage who is proficient in deduction of heavenly secrets, claims to "know everything in the world"; and Chu Fengge once said that Luo Sishou has been paying attention to this land through the "magic token" on them. The situation in the haunted house.

Everything that Gu Xu saw and heard in the Lu residence could not be hidden from the eyes of Chief Luo.

It is undoubtedly a very stupid behavior to hide it in front of the chief.

Luo Chuan nodded and said, "I do know. And the emperor also knows about it."

Hearing this, Gu Xu couldn't help narrowing his eyes slightly.

Last night, at the most anxious time of the battle, the "imperial envoy token" carried by Tang Hui suddenly shattered, which caused Tang Hui's mentality to collapse, and he gave up resistance - if it wasn't for this, Gu Xu would not have been able to deal with a third year senior than himself so easily. Enemy of a realm.

At that time, Gu Xu had already secretly guessed in his heart that Tang Hui's death must have something to do with Emperor Daqi.

Luo Chuan's words confirmed his guess.

"so……"

"Gu Xiaoyou, you have to understand that Tang Hui used to be a cruel and cunning dog. He did many things for the emperor that he couldn't do himself." Luo Chuan smiled and interrupted what Gu Xu was about to say, "but Now, the emperor has no need for this dog - even, the existence of this dog will bring him a lot of trouble.

"So, he wants to use your hand to get rid of Tang Hui."

Gu Xu remained silent.

What Luo Chuan said did not exceed his expectations.

What surprised Gu Xu was actually Luo Chuan's attitude.

He clearly felt that the chief minister didn't seem to have the respect that a courtier should have for Emperor Da Qi - on the contrary, he talked about the emperor's inconvenient things with others without any scruples.

"However, Gu Xiaoyou, I have to solemnly remind you of one thing." Seeing that Gu Xu hadn't spoken for a while, Luo Chuan continued, "In front of outsiders, don't mention that you saw Tang Hui in the haunted house—you just Said, you used the 'Jinghong Brush' to solve the resentful souls in Lu's haunted house.

"Including those surviving monks from the Exorcist Division, they all swore an oath of secrecy in the name of God."

"I understand." Gu Xu nodded in agreement.

He knew why Chief Luo would make such a request——

On the one hand, Emperor Daqi wanted to leave a good reputation for Tang Hui, so as to avoid being considered by the world as "the bird is hidden, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked", so that no one will dare to be his dog in the future;
On the other hand, the fact that "Tang Hui has survived to this day" will undoubtedly make everyone suspect that the case of Lu's haunted house is not a simple haunted case, but something else hidden.

The emperor obviously didn't want to let those old things have another side.

Afterwards, Gu Xu pondered for a few seconds, and asked a question that he had been very worried about: "So, my lord, will your majesty suspect that in the process of carrying out this task, I know something that I shouldn't know? "

"Don't worry," Luo Chuan replied with a smile, "I will guarantee you with the secret technique, you are just following orders, killing Tang Hui is just to protect yourself, and you don't know anything about the past.

"Although your Majesty's cultivation level is higher than mine, his attainments in the art of heavenly secrets are far inferior to mine. I can still keep you safe and sound."

Gu Xu took a deep breath.

Luo Chuan's words were so shocking that it could almost be regarded as "deceiving the emperor".

He could no longer figure out what kind of attitude Luo Chuan held towards the Great Qi Emperor—could there be an unknown conflict between them?
But with Gu Xu's current strength and status, he can't get involved in disputes at that level for the time being.

All he can do now is to stay silently in the Exorcism Department, strive for more resources, and cultivate to the seventh level as soon as possible.

…………

After thinking for a while, Gu Xu asked another question that he had been curious about for a long time: "Why does the chief executive value me so much?"

At this moment, Gu Xu thought of many things: For example, when he participated in the promotion assessment, Chief Luo sent his confidant Chu Fengge to the remote Yishui County; Solving the case of Lu's haunted house by himself gave him the opportunity to obtain the "Shocking Pen", and let the famous genius Chu Fengge of the Daqi Dynasty be his bodyguard; another example, in order to prevent the emperor from becoming suspicious of him, To deceive the emperor with "heavenly mystery"...

Even if he is a cultivation genius with a rare third-grade vision, he can't achieve this level!
Luo Sishou smiled lightly, and replied: "It's very simple. Because your cultivation potential is actually far more than the third grade. For a cultivation genius like you, who is rare in a century, of course, special care must be taken."

"It's far more than the third grade?" Gu Xu frowned slightly.

He clearly remembered that when the aptitude test was conducted at the Yamen of the Exorcism Department in Yishui, the "Tianyan Stone" displayed the third-grade vision "Light of the Blazing Sun", and it was certified by Chu Fengge's two followers.

"Gu Xiaoyou, you only know that the 'Tianyan Stone' shined brightly on the day you participated in the assessment," Luo Chuan said, "but you don't know that when Chu Fengge's followers moved the 'Tianyan Stone' back, The 'Sky Essence Stone' was broken into pieces, and it can no longer be used in the future."

"Cracked into pieces? Why?"

"Because the 'Tianyan Stone' tests a practitioner's aptitude, relying on its internal magic circle that can deduce the secrets of heaven," Luo Chuan explained, "However, your cultivation potential has exceeded the upper limit it can deduce. Therefore, its magic circle collapsed, and the 'Sky Essence Stone' was also damaged."

"I see." Gu Xu murmured.

Then he raised his head and asked Luo Chuan solemnly: "My lord, what is my true cultivation potential?"

"The only thing that can make the 'Sky Essence Stone' magic circle collapse is the first-grade aptitude that only exists in the legend." Luo Sishou replied flatly.

"Yipin..." Gu Xu sighed silently in his heart, "It turns out that the talent I bought with my lifespan is not that bad after all..."

Before he knew it, his eyes gradually brightened.

If what Luo Chuan said is true, then the possibility of him reaching the seventh realm before the age of 30 will no longer be as slim as before.

Deep within him, he suddenly felt hopeful for the future.

　Thanks to book friends Zen Feng and Qing Xuan for their rewards!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)