Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 12 Discussion
Gu Xu went to the warehouse first to receive the "Spiritual Gathering Pill".

The hunch-backed uncle who guarded the warehouse stayed up all night to read "The Oil Seller Monopolizes the Oiran". At this time, he was so sleepy that he was paralyzed on the bamboo chair with his eyes closed and nodding off.

Gu Xu shouted several times before waking him up from his dream.

"You kid... Didn't you just come here last night?" The hunchbacked uncle yawned and said, "Why are you here again?"

Gu Xu smiled, didn't speak, and handed him the note that read "Spiritual Gathering Pill".

Seeing the words "Juling Pill", the hunchback man opened his eyes wide and woke up from a drowsiness.

He rubbed his eyes and scratched his sparsely haired head to confirm that he was not mistaken.

"You... are you going to break through?"

"almost."

"so fast."

"Well, it's alright."

Gu Xu took the medicine pill handed over by the old man, thanked him politely, and left without looking back.

The hunchbacked uncle sat on the bamboo chair and silently watched Gu Xu's back.

He has worked as a handyman in the Exorcism Department for more than 20 years.

Over the years, he has been guarding this unpretentious warehouse every day, drinking tea, sleeping, walking birds, reading books, and seeing too many monks coming and going.

Some are talented, some are mediocre, some are brilliant, and some are mediocre.

It's just like Gu Xu, who will break through in less than a year of cultivation, he has never seen it before.

Chen Jisheng had been cultivating in the first realm for eight years.

Shi Xiaohan cultivated for four years.

Even the former governor of Yishui County's Exorcism Department, Mr. Zheng Yuzheng, known as "Wu Chi", spent more than three years at this stage.

the time passes so fast.

Before I knew it, Master Zheng died, Master Chen was getting old, and a new generation of young people were eager to become the new protagonists of the Exorcism Division.

But this has nothing to do with the old man.

He just needs to do his own thing, find time to fish for a while, and live as long as possible, that's enough.

Thinking of this, the hunchbacked old man drooped his eyelids and began to close his eyes to rest.

I heard that a new troupe has come to Yishui County.

He's on vacation tomorrow, just in time to listen.

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After Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan parted temporarily, they went to the Yamen public kitchen for lunch.

A plate of snow lotus root, a portion of fried walnut meat with lamb's horns and scallions and ginseng, a small bowl of almond tofu, a total of twenty cents.

In the Daqi Dynasty, one copper coin was worth one penny, and one thousand penny was the same.

Money is always worth a tael of silver.

The purchasing power of a tael of silver is about 500 yuan.

Twenty yuan is equivalent to ten yuan in Gu Xu's previous life.

In addition, the yamen will provide officials with a meal allowance for each meal.

Compared to those expensive restaurants outside...

The canteen for civil servants is really cheap.

After the meal, Gu Xu did not rest, and plunged into the Exorcism Division's library.

Naturally, he didn't come here to read books - after all, the knowledge of the entire library has been stored in his mind.

He just wanted to find an undisturbed corner to practice quietly.

Sit still, close your eyes, and calm down.

Then he took out a "Meditation Pill" and stuffed it into his mouth.

As he silently recited the formula, the surrounding yin gas turned into a surging river, pouring into his meridians and quenching it into true essence.

Gu Xuxiu's exercise is called "Guiyuan Jue", which he exchanged for five hundred meritorious deeds a few months ago.

In Daqi, cultivation methods are divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower.

Chinese-grade exercises have special properties.

The high-grade exercises hide the true meaning of the avenues.

As an ordinary low-grade exercise method, the characteristic of "Guiyuan Jue"...is that it has no characteristics.

However, most of the high-grade exercises are the secrets of big families and big sects.

It is already a very lucky thing for a grass-roots cadre of the Exorcism Department like Gu Xu to have a copy of "Returning Yuan Jue" that is distributed in batches by the state and can be exchanged for [-] meritorious deeds.

At least gave him a chance to seek longevity.

However, Gu Xu also planned to find a way to find a better exercise after he entered the second realm.

I heard that high-grade exercises can greatly speed up the practice.

time is limited.

He must do everything possible to improve his cultivation to the seventh realm as soon as possible.

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When the sun went down, Gu Xu ended his practice this afternoon.

There were three less "Meditation Pills" in his small porcelain bottle, and there were more pure and condensed true essence in the meridians.

Now is the dinner time he agreed with Shi Xiaohan.

For the first time in his life, he went to Piaoxianglou for dinner, and Gu Xu still had some little expectations in his heart.

However, when he passed the Yamen corridor, he heard his colleagues pointing, talking and laughing at him.

"Look, the most delicate man in our exorcism department is here!"

Gu Xu frowned slightly: You are fine, your whole family is fine!
Another said: "Look at his face, he looks so good, no wonder even ghosts are interested in him."

Gu Xu retorted: Oh, you don't understand at all, those ghosts are blind.They are just greedy for my [spiritual body].

Gu Xu is busy on weekdays and has a very narrow social circle.

Among the cacophony, he only knew one named Wang Yang.

Dark skinned, with five short statures, and an unremarkable appearance, it is the kind of public face that has no sense of existence in the crowd.

The reason why Gu Xu remembered him was because he had done a mission with him not long ago.

At that time, Wang Yang was cornered by a ghost and was so frightened that he thought he was going to die in the line of duty.

At this critical juncture, Gu Xu suddenly appeared, lightly killing the ghost and making Wang Yang out of danger.

Since then, Wang Yang has become Gu Xu's number one fan.

"Wang Yang, secretly gave me a nickname again?"

"Brother Gu, I was wrong!" Wang Yang immediately raised his hands, his face full of desire to survive.

He knew very well that even though this brother Gu was thin, he would definitely rank in the top five in the Yishui County Exorcism Division—if he was annoyed, he might end up worse than those ghosts.

"What were you just discussing?"

"This afternoon, Master Chen showed us a video of you dealing with the painted ghosts in the Wang family mansion," Wang Yang replied with a smile, "All of us are very impressed with your inscrutable Tales and extensive knowledge, Brother Gu. , The nuanced mind is admired to the ground.

"I dare say that Brother Gu must be the person who pays the most attention to detail in the entire Exorcism Division.

"If it were us, I'm afraid we would have died [-] times at the hands of that cunning evil spirit."

"That's really nice of you to say."

"Brother Gu, I am your most loyal admirer!"

Gu Xu was noncommittal.

"Okay, I won't tell you more, I have something to do tonight."

"Do you have an appointment with Mr. Shi Xiaohan Patrolman?" Wang Yang showed the gossip eyes of star chasing fans, "I see you two doing tasks together every day."

Gu Xu was too lazy to pay attention to him.

He turned and walked across the corridor, heading straight for the door.

His time was too precious to be wasted on such meaningless gossip.

Cooking is the right thing to do.

Wang Yang stood in the same place, silently watching Gu Xu's leaving back, and sighed in his heart: As expected of Brother Gu, he is so handsome even with his indifferent and ruthless appearance.

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Shi Xiaohan was already waiting outside the yamen.

She changed into the black uniform of the official of the Exorcism Department, put on a lavender pleated skirt, her hair was combed into a Japanese bun, and she put on a pear-filled pear flower blue jade step and a pair of mutton fat jade willow leaf earrings.

At this moment, the willow head is on the moon.

Thousands of lights are like day at night.

Gu Xu looked at her who was standing quietly in the moonlight, and couldn't help but think of a sentence he read in a book in his previous life -

"The new moon is clear, the flowers and trees are covered with snow".

It is rare to see Shi Xiaohan so quiet.

So he stood where he was and looked at it quietly.

"Gu Xu, you are finally here! I can't wait to go to Piaoxianglou to eat beggar chicken!"

At this moment, Shi Xiaohan also saw Gu Xu, and a happy smile appeared on his slightly baby fat face.

The image of the quiet goddess collapsed instantly.

The carefree and lively "Time Girl" in the past returned to Gu Xu again.

"Let's go!" Gu Xu smiled slightly.

Then he looked up at the sky.

The bright moon is like frost, the wind is like water, and the scenery is infinite.

PS: The price and salary of this book refer to the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

For diet reference, "Dream of Red Mansions", "Jin Ping Mei" and "Complete Works of Essential Things at Home".

(End of this chapter)