Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 307 The Weakness of Tianyuexing
Shangguan Jin left in a hurry, not returning to the Yamen to handle official business, nor was he busy with an urgent task of killing ghosts.

She was just confused.

Her face was tense, the corners of her mouth stiffened by a forced smile.

She found that when talking face to face with Gu Xu today, it was difficult for her to maintain a flawless smile and an elegant and calm demeanor as before.

At this moment, she was following her intuition, walking aimlessly in the streets and alleys of Luojing City.

Spring is in harmony, and the warm wind is blowing.

The sunlight dyed the masonry on the ground a brilliant gold, as if coated with honey.

The passers-by were talking and laughing, and the hawkers were yelling again and again, mixed with the sound of the wind and the sound of horseshoes, forming waves of sound, which poured into her ears one after another.

But all the hustle and bustle around seemed to be far away from her.

She still seems to be stuck in the cold winter.

Unknowingly, she walked along the crowded stone arch bridge to the north bank of the Luo River.

Compared with the south bank where the powerful and bureaucrats live together, the houses here are crowded, the streets are chaotic and dirty, and the air is filled with complex smells of food, soot, garbage, sewage, horse manure, etc.

Shangguan Jin was very familiar with this aura.

Because that's where she grew up.

There is a small and simple inn by the roadside. The plaque hanging on the door has long faded, and the words on it are not clear.A few teenagers and girls were doing odd jobs inside, greeting guests, sweating profusely.The shopkeeper slumped lazily on an old bamboo chair, cursing and urging the guys to work faster.

Many years ago, Shangguan Jin was also a member of this group of guys.

When she was young, she was a dark, fat and ugly girl, her facial features were not fully developed yet, her companions often laughed at her because of her appearance, and gave her ugly nicknames such as "sow" and "black bear". He also finds her distasteful, and often finds excuses to punish her, despising her clumsiness.

It was undoubtedly a dark day.

Such an environment made her sensitive and withdrawn for a time, and also filled her heart with a desire for "beauty", yearning for beautiful things in the world.

She once thought that as long as she had "beauty", she could get rid of the cynicism of others and become popular and liked by others.

Until Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcist Department, found her and took her to the Yamen.

She transformed in a sudden, from an odd girl in the inn to an official of the Daqi Dynasty, and to a monk with extraordinary power.

On that day, she saw the invincible shopkeeper in the past, servile and fearful in front of Chief Luo; on that day, she saw the group of smiling companions, trembling and silent in front of Chief Luo; on that day, everyone watched Her eyesight has undergone earth-shaking changes—the burly young man who had bullied her the most, begged her sobbingly to spare her life.

So from then on, Shangguan Jin understood that in addition to "beauty", "power" and "strength" can also make her popular and respected by others.

Thinking of this, she shook her head lightly, performed "Meteor Walking the Moon", and left this place full of bitter memories.

After a while, Shangguan Jin came to the edge of the courtyard of the headquarters of the Exorcist Department.

This can be said to be her second home, where she works, practices, grows, and sharpens.

Because she has seen other people's ups and downs, she works harder and harder than anyone in the yamen.

Before dawn, she was facing the morning breeze in the courtyard, waving her sword and dancing; in the middle of the night, she stayed in the quiet library, silently reading various classics related to cultivation.

In addition, she also strictly controlled her diet, studied the art of makeup and dressing up, and the way of dealing with people.

The past days left a deep shadow in her heart.

She wants to stand out, hope that her future life will be full of light, and she will never be treated coldly by others again.

Then one day, Luo Sishou called her and Chu Fengge to the front, and with a not very serious attitude, tried to predict their future fate with astrology.

He said that Chu Fengge's fate is "Tian Kui Xing", a star of nobles, with a noble spirit, keen to help the weak and help the poor, and pave the way for others.

Chu Fengge very much agrees with the term "awe-inspiring spirit", but he doesn't take it seriously for "paving the future for others" - he feels that he is the number one in the world in the future, and no one else in the world deserves to be assisted by him.

Shangguan Jin looked at him with contempt, saying that with his stupid brain and low ability, he probably couldn't even take care of himself, let alone help others.

Then, Luo Sishou said that Shangguan Jin's natal star is "Tian Yue Xing", which is also the star of nobles, gentle, kind, compassionate, and likes to help others in secret.

This time it was Chu Fengge's turn to laugh at her.

Chu Fengge glanced at her sideways, and said sharply, if people like her could be called "gentle and kind", then everyone in this world would be a merciful saint.

Chief Luo ignored the bickering between the two.

He continued to tell them about the weaknesses of "Tiankui" and "Tianyue".

The shortcoming of "Tiankui" is conceit and stubbornness. Once it goes astray, it is easy to go all the way to the dark, and it will not turn back until it hits the south wall.

The problem with "Tianyue" stems from its peach blossom attribute. Once love is born, it is easy to be trapped by love, fall into the quagmire, and it is difficult to extricate itself.

Hearing this, Shangguan Jin frowned and remained silent.

She considers herself a selfish and cruel person, and since the day she entered the Exorcism Department, she has been using all available people around her to try her best to climb to the top.

She didn't feel that she was emotionally attached to anyone.

However, she didn't dare to take what the Chief Si said seriously.

As a person who is ruthless to the enemy and even more ruthless to herself, she secretly made up her mind that if a fire really sprang up in her heart, she would extinguish it immediately.

She can't allow herself to be vulnerable.

That is, on that day, Mr. Chief Si handed over the two swords "Tiankui" and "Tianyue" to their hands respectively, and they became their respective natal objects.

"Remember what I said today," Luo Sishou finally asked, "You guys are going to do a great job in the future, and you must always reflect on yourself."

A few months ago, Shangguan Jin saw Gu Xu for the first time on the observatory at the headquarters of the Exorcist Division, through the magical bronze mirror of the head Luo Chuan, who could know everything in the world.

At that time, what she thought in her heart was: "This boy is really good-looking."

As the saying goes, the more people lack something, the more they will care about it.

As a former ugly duckling, Shangguan Jin pays special attention to beauty, and when he meets a good-looking person, he will involuntarily look twice.

And Gu Xu was exceptionally good-looking.

Not just Qing, not just Jun, not just Jiaohao.

Instead, he is handsome, handsome and lonely.

Shangguan Jin once described Chu Fengge's appearance as "delicate", Princess Zhaoning as "graceful", and Zhao Yan as "seductive".

Then, in her eyes, Gu Xu possessed an "immortal spirit" that was beyond the mundane, like a banished fairy who had fallen into the mortal world, and seemed to be drifting away from the world—and as his realm gradually improved, This temperament is becoming more and more obvious and stronger.

In the follow-up relationship, Shangguan Jin also discovered that Gu Xu was not only outstanding in appearance, but also exceptionally talented and intelligent.

With a shining posture, he is rapidly rising in the Daqi Dynasty, from an unknown little official in Yishui County to a highly anticipated arrogance in Luojing City.

Appearance, strength, talent, fame...

In him, it seemed that he had everything she had longed for.

However, a person like him, who is deeply favored by the gods, works harder and desperately than her in terms of cultivation.

Looking at his appearance of forgetting to sleep and eat, day and night, it seems that someone is urging him behind with a whip, and he will be beaten to death if he doesn't practice hard.

"Why is he working so hard?"

Shangguan Jin suddenly developed a strong interest in this boy.

She searched the Exorcism Department for all news about him within the scope of authority, approached him during the trip to the Laoshan ruins, asked Shi Xiaohan about his past when he was recuperating, walked with him on the Lantern Festival night, and invited him to participate in the "Story Review" Hu" illusion, accompanied him to buy Luo Jing's new house, and even followed him to Lin'an City...

Consciously or unintentionally, she created a lot of opportunities to get along with him, just to get rid of the fog that shrouded him and learn more about him.

Then she discovered more bright spots in him——

For example, calm and calm in the face of a crisis, stabbing people around you, treating princes, generals and ordinary people equally and equally...

Perhaps because of being in an environment of indifference and self-interest for a long time, these qualities are particularly rare and dazzling in the eyes of Shangguan Jin.

She thought that her thoughts about him were just curiosity.

She has also known for a long time that Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan have a close relationship and share weal and woe. If there is no accident in the future, they will form a golden and jade relationship.

However, not long ago, when she actually heard the news of their engagement, she was inexplicably restless, as if staggering, her soul fell off a cliff and fell into the abyss.

"It turns out that this is the fate of Tianyue Star." Thinking of this, she shook her head lightly, with a helpless smile on her face, "What should come, finally came."

At this moment, a ridiculous idea came to her mind, she wanted to ride a steed and carry a sword on his wedding day, like those Northwest barbarians who are keen on "snatching marriage", swaggeringly to break the bridal sedan chair Lift the pole.

But she quickly pushed the thought out of her mind.

Since "trapped by love" is Tianyue Xing's weakness, then she should do her best to suppress it and avoid it.

So she stretched out her hands to straighten the wind-blown hair on her sideburns, stepped over the threshold of the yamen, walked through the long corridor, and walked straight to her own retreat room.

On the way, many colleagues saluted and greeted her.

She nodded and smiled at them out of habit, but there was no smile in her eyes.

After stepping into the retreat room, she took out dozens of delicate meticulous paintings from the magic treasure storage.

She once said in a casual tone in front of Gu Xu that she would draw the entire city of Luojing and record the beautiful scenery in every corner with the help of her magical power of "heavenly fortune".

She's actually doing it too.

It's just that every place in the painting is very special to her.

The star observatory of the Exorcism Department, the courtyard in Zhengpingfang, the gazebo of Longmen Academy, the tall and majestic North City Gate... are all the places where he and she stayed together, leaving the footprints of the two of them together.

As a monk of the fourth realm, Shangguan Jin has faintly felt the opportunity to break through the fifth realm recently.

She knew that if she used the simplest and crude method of "severing the seven emotions" to break through the situation, and burned all the scrolls in her hand with the fire of true essence, so as to cut off the "love" among the seven emotions, she would be able to step into the "world of love". "Meng Poting", Jin entered the fifth realm.

Her aptitude is only fourth grade, not comparable to geniuses like Chu Fengge, Su Xiao, and Zhao Yan.

But relying on her own efforts, she was not far behind them in terms of cultivation.

Just one more step forward, she will be able to get rid of the weakness of "Tian Yue Xing", become one of the most dazzling arrogances of the Da Qi Dynasty, and gain the admiration, envy and even awe of others.

It was undoubtedly something she had longed for.

She sat cross-legged on the mat, staring at the scroll in front of her, motionless.

The sun shines on her face through the carved window lattice, stroking her ink-like black hair, outlining her slender outline, willow-like eyebrows, and peaceful eyes.

Time passed slowly.

The bell of Luojing City rang a few times, and the sunlight also moved quietly in the room.

But the fire of true essence in Shangguan Jin's hand has not been ignited for a long time.

When dusk fell and the sunlight in the room completely disappeared, she sighed faintly, straightened her clothes, got up slowly, and put the scroll back into the magic treasure.

After all, she gave up her plan to break through the situation with "Severing the Seven Emotions".

"What are you thinking, Shangguan Jin?" The corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a complicated smile, and she said to herself, "'Zhan Qiqing' is a flawed method, it can make you go faster , but it may not necessarily allow you to go further. Your ideal has always been to become a high-profile figure in Luojing City. How could you covet the momentary breakthrough speed and choose to take shortcuts?

"It's better for me to calm down and find a more perfect way to break the situation without future troubles!"

That being said.

But Shangguan Jin knew in his heart that this was just an excuse.

She just can't let it go.

…………

at the same time.

Gu Xu returned to the house and took out the gift from Shangguan Jin from the box.

This is a pair of golden scissors.

Scissors were a common gift in the weddings of the Daqi Dynasty.

On the one hand, scissors can be used to cut clothes, which symbolizes the ingenuity of the daughter-in-law, and also represents that the newlyweds have no worries about food and clothing after marriage, and have everything that one expects to find; Make a clean break and step into a new life from now on.

"Thank you." Gu Xu said softly, and at the same time put away the scissors, and put them together with the engagement gift someone gave him.

Afterwards, he sat down cross-legged on the mat, took the elixir, and entered a state of extremely focused cultivation.

(End of this chapter)