Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 52 Take away the money and leave the legend behind

Juxian is not far from Yishui.

Therefore, when the Exorcism Division of Yishui County produced a rare spiritual genius, the magistrate He of Ju County naturally heard about it.

Gossip is a human instinct.

In the past few days, the county magistrate He has been inquiring about the young genius of Yishui named Gu Xu.

The first statement he heard was: "Gu Xu was only seventeen years old, but he detected the talent of the third rank, and also mastered the exquisite talisman technique. He was appreciated by the big figures in the capital, and was promoted to the eighth rank experience."

A day later, the rumors he heard became: "Gu Xu's talent is rare in a century, and his talisman skills are comparable to that of a master. It makes the capital's big man feel ashamed, and even the chief minister wants to accept him as his apprentice."

After another day, the rumor became: "Then Gu Xu's talent has never been seen before or since, and his talisman skills surpassed that of a national teacher. When a big man in the capital sees Natou, he bows to him. Lord Sishou wants to call him a brother."

"..."

All in all, the rumors are getting more and more exaggerated.

The county magistrate He was also confused by these various versions.

He even felt that if it took a while, this rumor might turn into "Gu Xu has broken through the Nine Realms and is about to become an immortal".

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At this moment, the protagonist of the rumors finally came to Juxian County Yamen.

The magistrate He did not know what purpose Gu Xu came here for.

But as a mortal, he would always have a bit of awe in his heart for a practitioner with a detached status and mastery of many mysterious methods.

What's more, this Gu experience from Yishui County is likely to be a celebrity who is favored by the head of the exorcism department.

Therefore, even though he is a seventh-rank county magistrate, he still chooses to lower his stance and do his due diligence.

So, he took the initiative to come to the black carriage, opened the door for Gu Xu in person, and said with a smile: "Master Gu is here today, what's your job?"

Gu Xu replied politely: "Gu is here today, and there is one thing I need to trouble Mr. He."

"What's the matter?" He county magistrate asked curiously, "As long as there is something I can help, I will have nothing to say."

"Dare to ask Mr. He, did the Ju County Patrol Team capture a group of robbers tied to trees on the official road today?" Gu Xu said with a faint smile on his face, "I caught that group of robbers.

"I heard that within the jurisdiction of Juxian County, for every robber caught alive, two taels of silver can be obtained as a bounty, and a leader who is caught alive can receive ten taels of silver.

"If I remember correctly, I have captured 46 ordinary bandits and a leader in total, and I can get a bounty of [-] taels of silver. I have to trouble Mr. He to pay according to his work!"

The magistrate He stood there for two seconds.

As for why Gu Xu, a cultivator with extraordinary talent, came to this humble and shabby yamen, the magistrate He had a lot of speculations in his mind——

For example, there are evil spirits hidden in the yamen;

For example, there is a treasure of immortals buried under the lobby;
Another example is that the poor feng shui of this place will affect the future fortune...

But he never imagined that Gu Xu made a special visit just to ask for a bounty!
He also thought that practitioners were all masters of the world who regarded money as dung!
At the same time, seeing He County magistrate's stunned eyes, Gu Xu's smile revealed a little apology: "I'm sorry, Mr. He, maybe I'm a bit too direct, let you—"

"—It's all right!" The magistrate He finally came back to his senses and interrupted him, "It's just a mere bounty. Master Gu, I'll go get it for you!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the house.

To be honest, 46 taels of silver is nothing to the Juxian County Yamen.

Moreover, Gu Xu caught so many robbers at one time, which can be regarded as solving a big problem for him.

The reason why the magistrate He hesitated is very simple.

That is - the cultivators who are cold and arrogant in his eyes and do not eat human fireworks have completely collapsed.

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After a while, Gu Xu left the Juxian yamen in a happy mood with the silver ticket in his hand, boarded his black carriage, and set off back to Yishui.

A few days ago, he had hosted colleagues from the Exorcism Division at the restaurant to celebrate his success in promotion.

That meal back then cost him 12 taels of silver, which made his heart ache.

And now, he finally got the money back by catching the robbers.

For him, this 46 taels of silver was definitely a generous bounty, more than his annual salary.

In the Daqi Dynasty, the salaries of officials were generally not high.

Because the founding emperor of Daqi was born in poverty, he hated corrupt officials since he was a child, so he set a lower salary standard for officials.

It is barely enough to keep the family fed and clothed.

But if you want to often participate in social events, or hang out in high-cost places such as Jiaofangsi and restaurants, or take a few concubines, raise a group of servants, or buy expensive cultivation resources, then these salaries will be far away. Not enough.

"The speed of catching robbers is much faster than getting dead wages in the yamen." Thinking of this, Gu Xu sighed silently in his heart. Qijing, I really want to hand in my resignation and make a living by catching robbers in the future."

Immediately, he took out the "God Machine Token" from his pocket and said softly to it, "Mission accomplished".

The Suzaku pattern behind the "God Machine Token" immediately glowed with a reddish halo.

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Gu Xu came and went in a hurry.

When night just fell, he returned to Yishui, leaving only the legend of slaying demons and slaying demons in Ju County.

——This is mainly due to the hype of the Fan family.

Because their son Fan Zhou returned safely today, the couple smiled happily and set up a banquet in their own house, inviting neighbors to share wine and food together.

A guest asked: "I heard that ghosts are very ferocious, they eat people without spitting out bones. Your son has been in the ghost's lair for so long, how can he still come back alive?"

The master of the Fan family coughed dryly and explained according to Nursing Xu's previous explanation: "Well... the ghost that my son encountered this time is quite special. It only sucks **** gas and does not eat meat, so the dog can barely save his life."

The guest suddenly realized: "It turns out that there are still vegetarians in the ghosts!"

At this time, someone else asked: "The adult who came to handle the case from the Exorcist Department is younger than my son, and looks like a relationship person - is he really capable of defeating that evil ghost?"

Master Fan raised his chin and replied proudly, "Not only did he kill that evil ghost, but he only used one move."

"A trick? So exaggerated?"

"Yes, a trick, I saw it with my own eyes!" an onlooker couldn't help but interjected.

At the same time, another young man jumped on the rockery, imitating the tone of the storyteller, and vividly describing the scene at that time: "...At that time, I saw that the ghost was angry, raised his hand and waved, and the black cloud instantly Rolling over, covering the sky and the sun, Teng Teng's killing intent swept across the wilderness.

"In such a situation, everyone present was pale and soulless, and once thought it was a ghost king who came into the world and wanted to turn the mortal world into a ghost.

"But will our Master Gu be afraid of its powerful move? Obviously not.

"At that moment of life and death, that handsome and free and easy figure stood on the spot, his eyes were cold, and his hand was like the wind. The palm of his hand burst with light, like a fireworks meteor, and the blazing sun.

"In an instant, the sharp edge was revealed, the smog dissipated, and the world was clean..."

The others gathered around him, clapping their hands and applauding.

The people of Daqi have always liked to listen to the stories of heroes and warriors slaying demons and exorcising demons.

And Gu Xu's move to get rid of corpses is exactly the story that happened around them, and it made them listen with great interest.

An old man sat in a corner and muttered to himself: "Thanks to the adults who exorcist and fight ghosts and ghosts day and night, we can let us mortals sit here in safety and listen to stories... …”

At this moment, everyone in the Fan family's house was immersed in a happy atmosphere.

There is only one exception.

That is Fan Zhou.

Since being rescued by Gu Xu, whenever he sees a beautiful woman, he will point at her and shout "Ghost", and then run away.

In the terminology of Gu Xu's previous life, this is called "post-traumatic stress disorder".

However, the women at the banquet were more pretentious than the other.

So Fan Zhou simply locked himself in the house and saw no one.

There was a hustle and bustle outside, and the inside was cold and sparse.

It's so lonely!

(End of this chapter)