Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 219

In the boundless darkness, a little light suddenly appeared.

Then the rays of light gathered together, became bigger and brighter, and finally turned into a fiery red sphere, hanging in the sky and burning blazingly.

Gu Xu recognized that it was the evening sun.

Under the shining of the setting sun, the world in the illusion of the "Warming Pot" becomes clear.

He saw the continuous green hills all around, like a blue python entrenched on the surface.The strong wind whizzed past, rustling the woods on the mountain.

Among the mountains, there is a majestic city.

Its city wall is nearly 20 meters high, and the whole body is gray-brown. It has a series of military facilities such as moats, suspension bridges, gate towers, archery towers, and crenels.On the top of the city wall, you can also see soldiers in armor and armor, standing guard and patrolling, looking heavily guarded.

At this moment, Gu Xu, Chu Fengge, and Shangguan Jin were all wearing "Qiyao clothes" and black gauze hats, standing outside the city gate.

Same as last time, since they entered the illusion in the pot in the form of spiritual consciousness, their belongings—such as Gu Xu's "Jinghong Brush" and talisman seals, Chu Fengge's "Tiankui Sword", Shangguan Jin The "Tian Yue Sword" cannot be brought in.

But there are also some differences.

Because Gu Xu discovered that they did not enter the illusion with their own identities, but replaced the real characters in the historical case.

It's like playing a role-playing game.

Now the historical figure played by Gu Xu is called "Wen Yannian", whose identity is the Qipin General Banner of the Exorcist Division, responsible for leading his subordinates to carry out regular patrols out of the city, helping the people living in the mountain villages outside the city to eliminate ghosts; If there is any sign of the enemy's invasion, he is also responsible for promptly reporting the information to the Qianhu adults stationed in the city.

At the same time, Gu Xu also recognized that the city in front of him was named "Anshun Mansion" and was located in the southwest region of the Great Qi Dynasty.

Around it, there are continuous hills, lush dense forests, and numerous ghost communities.

"Master Wen, Lord Qianhu hopes that you will take your subordinates and return to the Exorcism Office as soon as possible." At this moment, the soldier guarding the city gate bowed to Gu Xu, and then said, "He has an important task to do." Leave it to you."

"I see." Gu Xu nodded.

Although his appearance remained the same as in the real world, the soldiers in the illusion would recognize him as Wen Yannian.

At the same time, Chu Fengge beside him muttered sullenly: "Why should I be this kid's subordinate again this time?"

In this trial, the historical figure Chu Fengge replaced was named "Zhang Hao", and his self-named "Zhang Potian", served as the eighth-rank flag in the Exorcism Department of Anshun Prefecture.

Shangguan Jin became a female monk named "Yu Shunying", who served as a "counselor", and her official rank was also eighth rank.

Both of them are Wen Yannian's subordinate officials.

The former is responsible for the charge in the battle with ghosts, while the latter is responsible for making plans, collecting intelligence, and sorting out official documents.

These three people, together with more than a dozen minor officials under their command, formed a team of monks, shouldering the important task of maintaining Anshun Mansion and the surrounding people to live and work in peace and contentment.

Chu Fengge was very dissatisfied with his new identity.

When he was in Lu's haunted house, he was forced to be Gu Xu's bodyguard and entourage according to the instructions of the Chief Si.

Unexpectedly, when he came to the "Wengu Pot" today, he still became Gu Xu's subordinate.

"Gu Xu's cultivation is the lowest among the three of us, why can he be an officer? Maybe the weakest ghost can easily kill him later," he cursed in his heart, "I Two realms higher than him. It is clear that I am the most qualified to be an officer."

Shangguan Jin noticed his expression and naturally guessed his thoughts.

She chuckled lightly and didn't speak, but secretly complained in her heart: Chu Fengge is a simple-minded guy, he will only go up and work hard when encountering ghosts - if he becomes the officer, this team will sooner or later rush to the destruction of the group.

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After entering the city, the three of them used their body skills and quickly came to the Yamen of the Exorcist Department of Anshun Mansion.

Logically speaking, with Wen Yannian's three realms and identities, it is impossible to master such a mysterious and unpredictable top-grade martial arts.

However, when they used the "meteor to walk the moon" on the street, the people around were not surprised, nor did they doubt his identity.

Gu Xu knew that this was because the people in the illusion of the "Warming Pot" were just projections constructed with magic.

Just like the NPCs in the game, they do not have complete intelligence, and their reactions are limited.

No matter how outrageous things Gu Xu did, they would follow the script and unswervingly regard Gu Xu as Wen Yannian.

Soon, they entered the Yamen lobby.

Wu Ming, a thousand household in Anshun Mansion, was sitting behind the table.Holding the brush in his hand, he stared at a document on the table, frowning.

After hearing the footsteps of Gu Xu and others, Wu Qianhu sighed softly, put down the brush in his hand, turned his head, looked at Gu Xu and said, "Wen Yannian, you are finally back."

Gu Xu cupped his hands and said, "Master Wu, I've kept you waiting."

"Come here." Wu Ming waved his hand.

Gu Xu came to Wu Ming's side in response.

Wu Ming pointed to the document on the table and said, "This is the latest information obtained by the monks in Luojing City through the technique of deduction. In the mountains more than ten miles away from our Anshun Mansion, there is a ghost settlement. The ghosts named "Luotoumin" are all of the "wild ghost" level, and the number does not exceed thirty.

"Recently, residents in nearby villages have often been attacked by them at night and have suffered greatly.

"So, Wen Yannian, I hope that you will lead your subordinates to set off as soon as possible to deal with these 'lost people' and solve the scourge for the people nearby. In terms of rewards, the Exorcist will definitely not treat you badly."

"Lost people..." Gu Xu said the word silently in his heart.

In the books he read, there is such a record: "There are also people in the south who can fly with their heads, and their ears are their wings. They will wake up and return to their bodies."

"Falling people" is a kind of strange ghost.

During the day, they look no different from ordinary people; but at night, their heads leave their bodies, use their ears as wings, and fly to nearby villages to hunt and prey on humans.

Their weakness is also noted in the book: if their heads cannot return to their bodies before sunrise, they will die and be reduced to ashes.

"Then Master Wu, how many merits can we gain?" Gu Xu asked habitually.

After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered that the meritorious service earned in the "Warming Pot" is meaningless, after all, it is impossible to exchange it for elixir.

PS: The second is asking for a monthly pass!
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Notes:

(1) "There are also people in the south who can fly with their heads, and their ears are their wings. They will wake up and return to their bodies." ——"Natural History" by Zhang Hua in the Western Jin Dynasty

(End of this chapter)