Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 15 The Scholar's Obsession

"Master Zhou," Gu Xu smiled and explained when he saw this strange situation, "These students of yours did indeed pass away eight years ago. It's just because they were obsessed with the township exam, they forgot that they were dead. the fact that he thought he was still alive.”

Zhou Jiaoyu stood there, speechless.

Eight years ago, these scholars were the students he personally taught——

Jiang Wenyuan was born in a scholarly family, and was talented and intelligent. He was known as a "prodigy" since he was a child.

However, Jiaodong Province is full of talents.Jiang Wenyuan, a "prodigy" in a small and remote county, could not be ranked in Qiuwei at all, and could not enter the examiner's eyes.

So he failed three exams.

The once high-spirited teenager, under the ravages of repeated setbacks, has become a decadent youth who uses alcohol to drown his sorrows.

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Wei Ming is a stupid boy from a cold family. He is not very smart, but he is diligent and hardworking.

It's a pity that this imperial examination is comparable to thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge... Some people not only have more talent than him, but also have a better family background. The key is to work harder than him.

Therefore, Wei Ming failed many times.

After 15 years of examination, he is still a poor scholar.

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He Xiaoliang is even more interesting.

He was originally the young master of a landlord's family. He grew up eating spicy food and ordered a baby kiss with the county magistrate's daughter.

The favorable environment made him a second-generation ancestor who was greedy for pleasure.

But then his father died and the family fell apart.

Those acquaintances who used to be polite and smiling, all treated him coldly, even sneering.

The daughter of the county magistrate also came to the door with the engagement contract and asked him to break off the marriage.

He Xiaoliang was furious.

He roared "Don't bully the poor young" in public, and at the same time made an oath to show his skills in the imperial examinations and make those who looked down on him admire him with admiration.

Backfired.

"Don't bully the poor young people" has become "Don't bully the poor young people", it has become "Don't bully the poor middle-aged", it has become...

It has become an inconspicuous grave on the top of the mountain.

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It's just that it all vanished in that disaster eight years ago.

These students, along with their dreams, turned to dust.

No one will remember their hard work.

The names they left in the annals of history will only be the victims of the "calamity of the nine infants"——

"Jiu Ying" was the "Ferocious God"-level Basilisk that ate a lot of people back then.Every resident of Yishui County can't wait to slash it with a thousand knives.

Because it is difficult to kill completely, it is currently sealed in the ground with a spell by the Grand Master of Qi.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jiaoyu's mood became more complicated.

"Gu Shaoxia, what should we do?" He turned to look at Gu Xu with a dazed expression.

"Let me save them," Gu Xu pondered for a moment, then replied, "Master Zhou, the figures you see now are no longer the group of students you taught back then, but their remnants are nurtured by yin qi. The resulting ghosts and ghosts.

"Maybe they are not hostile to you for the time being, but if you let them continue to absorb yin qi, their remaining rationality will be swallowed up by evil thoughts, and eventually they will grow into fierce and terrible ghosts, endangering the lives of the county students.

"Let them be reincarnated and reborn as human beings is the most appropriate choice."

Zhou Jiaoyu sighed and nodded solemnly.

However, at this moment, a mutation occurred.

If Gu Xu guessed correctly, the remnants of these scholars should have suddenly smelled the breath of his [spiritual body].

Although their sanity still remains, it is obviously not enough to resist this strong temptation.

The respect and confusion in their eyes were instantly swept away, and turned into greed and madness—like a jackal who had been hungry for several days when he saw the prey that was suddenly brought to his door.

Black mist rose up.

The surrounding Yin Qi poured into their bodies like a flood.

Their bodies distorted and changed rapidly.

His face turned blue and black, and fangs grew out of his mouth.

Then, with a fierce look in his eyes, he let out a low roar, and rushed towards Gu Xu and Zhou Jiaoyu.

Zhou Jiaoyu was so frightened that he could no longer stand firm.

"Ahhh-"

He screamed, his legs softened, and he fell to the ground, his mind was already blank.

"Gu Gu Gu... Gu Shaoxia, help, help, help... help!"

"Master Zhou, don't panic," Gu Xu still looked calm, "I'm here."

At the same time, he reminded himself in his heart: next time you see this screaming Lord Zhou, you must remember to wear earplugs.

At this moment, Gu Xu has roughly estimated the strength of these remnants of the scholars—

It is a little stronger than the charm, but far inferior to the painting skin.

It is a relatively advanced "wandering soul", but it has not yet reached the level of "wild ghost".

All in all, it belongs to the kind of ghost that Gu Xu can easily kill in seconds.

"Are you so mad that you can't wait to sunbathe?"

The corner of Gu Xu's mouth was slightly upturned, and then he took out a few "Tai Shang North Pole Suppression and Killing Ghost Talisman" from his pocket, chanted the mantra, and threw it gently forward.

Inside the house glows.

Just like the dawn of the sun, everything can be seen.

The haze was instantly swept away.

The terrifying remnants of these scholars also dissipated without a trace, leaving no trace.

As if it never existed.

The light fades.

Zhou Jiaoyu sat on the spot motionless, his face was as white as a corpse, and he never recovered.

"Master Zhou, are you alright?"

"I-I-I-I-I'm fine."

Gu Xu smiled lightly, and reached out to help Zhou Jiaoyu, who looked dazed, from the ground.

I have to say that what happened tonight was a little unacceptable to a mortal Zhou Jiaoyu.

The student who had been dead for many years suddenly appeared in front of him, and then turned into a vicious ghost——

Such a scene was enough to leave a deep shadow in his heart.

Gu Xu sighed softly.

Then close your eyes and recite the "Resurrection Mantra" silently:
"The edict of the Supreme Being, superhero ghosts, ghosts and ghosts, all four lives..."

The hard-fought scholar, may you no longer have to suffer from repeated trials and failures in the next life.

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After a while, the two returned to the outside of the county school.

At this time, the night was hazy and the autumn wind was cold.

From time to time the moving clouds devoured the moon and spewed it out.

Since the effective time of the spell had passed, the red lantern in Zhou Jiaoyu's hand turned back into a piece of waste paper, and was thrown into the trash by Gu Xu.

"Thanks to Mr. Gu's help this time," Zhou Jiaoyu finally managed to regain his composure, clasped his fists with both hands, and bowed deeply to Gu Xu, "If it weren't for Mr. Gu's extraordinary abilities and superb skills, I'm afraid I would have died in those... ...in the hands of those ghosts."

Unconsciously, Zhou Jiaoyu's address to Gu Xu changed from "Young Hero" to "Mr.".

In the Daqi Dynasty, "Mr." was not a bad name.

It is a respectful title for teachers, respected elders, or people with knowledge and status.

Of course, it can also be used to refer to practitioners with extraordinary skills.

It can be seen that Zhou Jiaoyu has forgotten the age when Gu Xu has not yet been crowned, and began to discuss with his peers.

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Notes:

(1) "The morning sun sets the sun and all things are seen." - Wang Shaozhi, "Twenty Songs of Song Sixiang, Qi Eleven, Food and Jubilee Songs" in the Northern and Southern Dynasties

(2) "The decree of the Supreme Being, surpassing your lonely soul, ghosts and ghosts, all four lives are blessed." - Taoist rebirth mantra.

(End of this chapter)