Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 812: Are you feeling sorry for me?
Outside Luojing, the sky was dim.

Large dark clouds hung above the sky like blocks of lead.

A huge golden fairy ship hovered silently in the air.

It is completely closed, with a smooth shuttle-shaped exterior. The hull is engraved with densely packed ancient runes, and each line emits a faint spiritual light, like the movement of stars, mysterious and unpredictable.

This fairy ship was formerly known as the "Haotian Ship".

But now, after Gu Xu's personal transformation and recasting, it has been completely transformed and renamed "Human Emperor Ship".

From time to time, magical waves appeared on the surface of the ship, spreading around like a tide, causing the surrounding air to vibrate and the clouds to surge.

Under the huge shadow of the Emperor's ship, the earth seemed to bow its head, and everything, whether it was buildings, rocks, or human figures, looked insignificant.

With a slight sound of a mechanism turning, the main hatch on one side of the ship slowly opened.

The inside of the hatch glowed with a soft golden light, like the entrance to another world.

One after another, figures stepped into the ship.

They were a group of young practitioners, some carrying long swords, some holding long spears, some carrying bows and bags, and some leading spirit beasts. They looked solemn, but their eyes revealed expectations.

Wang Guicai, who was only sixteen years old, was also in the team.

Compared with the chubby and short figure in the past, he has now grown a lot taller and thinner, with a bit more stubbornness and determination between his brows.

He lost his father at a young age, who died suddenly at home. Later he found out that the murderer was his young and beautiful stepmother - a painted ghost in human skin.

If two officials from the Exorcist Department had not come here for inspection, saw through the disguise, and killed the monster on the spot, he would probably have been eaten by the ghost and died unclearly.

From that day on, becoming a practitioner, joining the Exorcist Department, slaying demons and monsters, and upholding justice became his only wish.

He only hoped that one day, he could be like the two adults who saved him, wielding a sword to defeat evil and protect the people.

However, he never expected that the world was changing faster than he was growing.

The young official from the Exorcist Department who saw through the Painted Skin Ghost's disguise has now changed the world.

He overthrew the former Great Qi Dynasty, reached the pinnacle of power, and even included the distant Lingxiao Realm into his territory, making his power fearsome throughout the heavens.

Wang Guicai still clearly remembers that the adult touched his head and said to him gently: "Guicai, don't be afraid, I'm here."

He never forgot these words in his life.

But whenever he told this story to others, the listeners would usually laugh and say in disbelief: "What? You said that the Emperor personally touched your head? Then I drank with him and slept with him!"

Since His Majesty the Human Emperor rewrote the rules of the Great Wilderness, demons and monsters no longer exist, and the Exorcist Department naturally lost its meaning of continuing to exist.

Wang Guicai’s old dream eventually lost the chance to come true.

But he did not feel lost.

Although the Exorcist Department has become a thing of the past, the young monks in the Great Wilderness now have more choices.

They can go to the Lingxiao Realm, join the sect there, and learn completely different Taoist methods; they can also board the "Human Emperor Ship" and embark on a journey to explore the unknown world.

This time, Wang Guicai will go to a new world called "Hongxu World" with his companions to explore.

Some people said that he was still young and shouldn't take risks.

But Wang Guicai was unmoved and showed no fear.

He thought, His Majesty the Human Emperor was only seventeen years old at that time, but he dared to face the Painted Skin Ghost alone.

And now, he not only has a group of companions walking side by side, but also His Majesty is watching them from afar - so what is there to be afraid of?

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Just as Wang Guicai was about to set off for another world, Gu Xu and Lu Shiyao happened to pass by the Human Emperor Ship.

At this moment, in the eyes of everyone, they were just two ordinary people. There was not a trace of spiritual energy on their bodies, so naturally no one paid attention to them.

Lu Shi stared at the golden Emperor Ship from afar, stunned for a long time, and sighed: "This Great Wilderness World is so prosperous today because of you, young master."

Gu Xu put his arm around her waist and said with a smile, "Ms. Lu, you praise me like this every day. I'm almost embarrassed by your praise."

Lu Shiyao raised her eyes to look at him and said softly, "I was just thinking about how you were fleeing alone under the pursuit of the Great Qi Dynasty and hid in my cave. At that time, you were desolate and helpless.

"But now, the young master controls the great way of heaven and earth, and makes the two worlds bow down to him."

Gu Xu thought she would continue to praise him.

Unexpectedly, she changed the subject and whispered:

"They say that the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold... I was away from the world during those years, and I don't know how much hardship you have gone through to get to where you are today."

Gu Xu was stunned for a moment and looked down at her face.

It was an extremely beautiful face, like smoke and mist, like a fairy in a dream that was not stained by dust.

Her clear eyes were like a lake in autumn, with ripples forming under his gaze.

People in today's world can only see his brilliant side, but only his wives care about the thorns and hardships he has gone through, and remember how he walked step by step from the blood and mud to the pinnacle today.

"Are you feeling sorry for me?" He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, then lowered his head and kissed her.

Lu Shiyao opened her eyes slightly, but then closed them again, her eyelashes trembling slightly, like the fluttering of butterfly wings. Her fingertips unconsciously grasped the corner of his clothes, and a feeling of happiness and dizziness rose from the bottom of her heart, as if the whole person was gently falling into soft clouds.

She and he have been together for many years, and they are already very familiar with each other.

But every time she was in close contact with him, she still felt a throbbing sensation of being in love—the thrill of her heart beating faster and her breathing becoming shorter, which never faded with time.

"Sir, it's raining."

As soon as their lips parted, Lu Shiyao felt a few drops of rain falling on her shoulders and whispered.

Gu Xu looked up and saw that the clouds in the sky were becoming increasingly thicker and darker. At first, there were only sporadic raindrops falling, but in a flash, they became so dense that they suddenly turned into a downpour.

He subconsciously wanted to mobilize the power of Tao to protect the two from the wind and rain.

But he soon remembered that he and Lu Shiyao had already agreed not to use their cultivation power on this trip.

So he took out an oil-paper umbrella from his bag and gently opened it.

The umbrella was not big, so the two of them could only stand close together.

Even so, rain still fell in, wetting their clothes and bringing a slight chill.

The rain is getting heavier.

Pedestrians around quickened their pace, left the road and went to take shelter from the rain.

But the two of them still walked slowly forward in the puddles, as if there was only this umbrella and the two figures leaning on each other under it between heaven and earth.

"Sir, where are we going?"

"I do not know either."

"There has to be a destination, right?"

"Why do we have to have one?" He smiled. "Just walk along the way. When you get tired, you can find an inn to rest, take a hot bath, and have a good sleep. When you wake up tomorrow, you can set off on a new journey at will... Isn't this also a good way to travel?"

At this point, Gu Xu paused and looked at her: "Look, you're all wet."

At this moment, Lu Shiyao's white clothes were wet by the rain, and the thin fabric stuck to her body.

The slender waist can be held in one hand, the curves are graceful and soft, and the faint revealing skin color adds a bit of hazy seductiveness.

Gu Xu was a little dazed for a moment.

"Just taking a nap?" Lu Shiyao gently tugged at his sleeve.

As she finished speaking, a blush quietly appeared on her cheeks.