The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 113 Arrangement of Formation
Everyone must celebrate New Year’s Eve at home.

But on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family reunites.

Moreover, just to worship their ancestors, all relatives would gather together.

After hearing this, Li Jingxiao looked up at his wife. Seeing that she looked nervous, he turned his head to look at Jing Xi, Jing Yue and Jing Rong.

After all, Jingrong is only 3 years old, so her thoughts are easiest to see.

As for Jing Xi and Jing Yue, one lowered his head and dared not look at him, while the other avoided his gaze, and the handkerchief in his hand was almost twisted into a flower.

You can tell he's very nervous at first glance.

As for Baozhu, Ruizhu and Qin Zhong, the three of them dared not breathe a word and looked at Li Jingxiao and Qin Keqing worriedly.

Li Jingxiao frowned and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's close anyway, and we can get there in a short walk. Let's go to Second Uncle's house for a reunion dinner at noon on New Year's Eve."

After saying that, he smiled and looked at the three Jingxi sisters, "Brother, I am used to my own bed. If I don't stay here at night, I won't sleep well.

Besides, your sister-in-law and I have our own house, and we have to come back to have the New Year’s Eve dinner in the evening.”

Li Jingxiao has a cousin. Since his father-in-law's family lives in the same city, he goes to his father-in-law's house for a reunion dinner at noon every New Year's Eve.

Go back to my parents' house to have New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.

Both my parents and father-in-law have been taken care of, and my cousin's wife has no objection to it.

When Jingrong heard that his elder brother and sister-in-law were willing to go to his parents' house for dinner, he naturally didn't care whether it was lunch or dinner.

Jing Xi and Jing Yue pouted and muttered in their hearts.
"What's the matter with being loyal to your bed or not? Big brother is just petty. But being able to have a meal together is already good enough."

Thinking of this, he looked at Qin Keqing with gratitude.

If my sister-in-law hadn't asked me to do that, given my brother's personality, he would never have thought about having a reunion dinner with my father and mother.

Li Jingxiao didn't care what his two sisters thought. He looked at Qin Zhong and said, "Brother Zhong, when your father-in-law takes a day off, you should go home and accompany him.

After the New Year, when your father-in-law goes to the yamen, your brother-in-law will take you over."

Qin Zhong was actually unwilling to do so. After all, if he went home, he wouldn't even have a playmate.

Since my brother-in-law said so, my sister nodded affirmatively.

Qin Zhong could only stand up and bow to agree. After sitting down, he looked at Jing Rong again.

Seeing her looking at him with a smile, he felt much better.

Wait until Li Jingxiao says it’s getting late and go back to bed early.

Jingrong hesitated, but her elder sister urged her a few words. She had no choice but to run to Li Jingxiao who was sitting there, hugged his arm and said.

"Brother, I'm a little scared. I want to sleep with you and sister-in-law, okay?"

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes after hearing this and said unhappily, "I told you I won't tell you about that cat demon and the yellow fox.

Now it’s better, I don’t even dare to sleep alone.”

Unexpectedly, Qin Keqing spoke first, "Sir, I'd better go to Third Sister's place and keep her company for one night, so she won't be really frightened."

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes after hearing this, knowing that he must have beaten his wife a little too hard when he taught her a lesson at noon.

That's why I want to have a quiet night.

He looked at Jingrong and saw that the little girl was pouting. He knew that the little sister actually wanted to sleep with him, the big brother.

Thinking about my wife again, she was indeed very tired and hard-working at noon.

Simply nodded, “Okay, I’ll take you to sleep for one night.

Tomorrow morning, your elder brother will set up a five-thunder array in the room for you, your elder sister and your second sister.

I even set up talisman arrays in every courtyard of my house to prevent any evil spirits from entering my house."

Jing Rong was overjoyed and climbed into Li Jingxiao's arms, grinning and saying, "Brother, can you tell me some stories about other monsters?"

"You're such a jerk," Li Jingxiao said unhappily as he put the little girl in Qin Keqing's arms.

He said to Baozhu and Ruizhu, "Tell someone to prepare hot water. Master, I want to take a bath to relieve my fatigue."

Baozhu and Ruizhu nodded quickly.

But when Li Jingxiao was taking a bath, his hands and feet were not at all honest.

An hour later, Li Jingxiao, who had gained 50 experience points, came out of the bathroom feeling refreshed.

Baozhu and Ruizhu had blushing cheeks and were wearing thick cloaks, following Li Jingxiao like little wives.

The two maids guarding outside the bathhouse blushed and dared not look at him.

Back in the main room, Li Jingxiao checked his level, which was 14 (295/1400).

Seeing that his wife and younger sister had already gone to bed, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

I lost 50 experience points, all because of that little girl Xiao Ronger.

Qin Keqing was sensible enough to ask the maid to spread an extra quilt.

In this way, Jingrong and Keqing shared a quilt, which also avoided the embarrassment of Li Jingxiao, the eldest brother.

In modern society, a three-year-old is still a kid and there is no need to be so taboo.

But in this day and age, we still have to be more careful.

After a good night's sleep, Li Jingxiao was awakened by his biological clock around six in the morning.

He opened his eyes and looked at the skill bar.

Lightning Thunder Fist - Minor Success (148/500)

I couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

The day before yesterday, I was just level 10, but after going out, I upgraded to level 14.

I am practicing Lightning Thunder Fist now, with a proficiency of 2.1 per hour. I practiced for 8 hours last night and gained 16.8 experience points.

Compared with the past, it is several times faster.

Baozhu and Ruizhu heard the sound of him getting up, and hurriedly got up and went into the bedroom.

She was so gentle when helping him dress and wash.

Li Jingxiao is not an honest man either.

Satisfy your urge to do it from time to time.

When he was dressed and came out of the bedroom for morning exercise, Baorui and Ruizhu both had rosy faces. After waiting for a long time, they heard the faint "whoosh" sound of a long sword dancing in the yard.

The two then checked their clothes and makeup, put on thick and warm cloaks and went out.

Standing under the eaves, he stared at Li Jingxiao practicing martial arts for a while, then went to the kitchen to see how breakfast was being prepared.

One of them went to see if Jingxi, Jingyue and Qin Zhong had gotten up.

As for Jingrong, no one remembered to wake her up for morning exercise.

By the time Qin Keqing and Jingrong got up, Li Jingxiao had already finished his morning exercise.

I was watching Jing Xi, Jing Yue and Qin Zhong practicing sword in the yard.

I haven't tested my sister and brother-in-law's kung fu for three days, but I didn't expect Jingyue to be so talented in kendo.

He has mastered a set of Quanzhen sword techniques, and has practiced them in an excellent manner, much better than Jing Xi and Qin Zhong.

After thinking about it, he took out a ruby ​​necklace from the game inventory that he had found in the new level 10 map in the past two days.

Said to Jingyue, "Second sister is the best at practicing, big brother will reward you with a treasure."

In addition to wanting to see if the ruby ​​necklace that gave +1 understanding could also have special attribute enhancement effects on people other than himself, Li Jingxiao also wanted to see if it could also have special attribute enhancement effects on people other than himself.

Besides, my second sister will only be 8 years old after the Chinese New Year, so she can stay with me for at least six or seven years.

Li Jingxiao, as the eldest brother, didn't want to waste her talent.

Moreover, the power of understanding cannot be explained in words. Even the person who wears it may feel that he or she has become smarter.

People generally don’t think that it’s because of the necklace.

Jing Yue was overjoyed. She walked forward quickly with a smile and saluted Li Jingxiao.

Just as she was about to reach out to take the necklace, Li Jingxiao stood up and put it on her himself.

Then he smiled and looked at her for a few times, nodded with satisfaction, "She's just the right match for my second sister."

Jing Yue blushed and lowered her head, but she was very happy in her heart.

But before she could be happy for long, she heard a "humph".

No need to guess, everyone knows it must be that little guy Jingrong.

But Li Jingxiao didn't indulge Jingrong this time. He simply pretended not to hear, patted Jingyue's shoulder, and told her, Jingxi, and Qin Zhong to go back and change into dry clothes to avoid catching a cold.

Come back and have breakfast together.

Jingrong became even more unhappy when he saw that his elder brother ignored him.

He hummed again.

This time, Li Jingxiao didn't need to say anything. Qin Keqing slapped the little guy on the butt.

"If you dare to make trouble again, I will punish you by making you copy the Thousand Character Essay."

Jing Rong immediately became timid and looked at Li Jingxiao pitifully. Li Jingxiao once again pretended not to see it.

The little guy was really scared now. He grabbed Qin Keqing's hands with both hands and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm hungry."

Qin Keqing rolled her eyes at her youngest sister-in-law, picked up Jingrong in a bad mood, and ordered someone to prepare breakfast.

Then he instructed Baozhu and Ruizhu to help Li Jingxiao change into dry underwear and official robes.

In theory, Li Jingxiao is now the deputy commander of the Palace Front Department and has to accompany the emperor to the morning court every day.

When necessary, they have to act as guards and stay by the emperor's side.

But it is winter now, and no matter how diligent the emperor is, he cannot bear to stay outside the Taihe Gate in the cold wind to discuss politics at three or four in the morning every day.

Although Taihe Gate is very large, many people can stand under the eaves.

At least twenty tables can be placed here, but this place can shelter from rain and snow, but not from the cold wind.

Most of the court officials were middle-aged and elderly. During the last morning court session, several officials had caught a cold.

Within a month, the imperial court would be paralyzed.

Therefore, after the first snow fell, the Great Zhou would only hold grand courts on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.

At other times, there were small court meetings.

It can also be regarded as the emperor's care for his court officials.

In other seasons, of course, courts were held and work was done outside Taihe Gate.

Especially in summer, getting up early will actually make it cooler.

After breakfast, Li Jingxiao, dressed in his official robes, took his wife, sister, brother-in-law, Baozhu and Ruizhu, and drew talismans in the air outside his main house.

Set up a five-thunder talisman formation.

Five magical spells shining with golden light were cast into the four directions and the center of the yard.

Suddenly, the entire courtyard flashed with golden light several times, and then disappeared into the surrounding houses and the land in the center of the courtyard.

The same procedure was repeated in the backyard, and Jing Xi, Jing Yue, Jing Rong, Qin Zhong, and the maids, all of whom felt relieved.

Li Jingxiao only needs to replenish the energy of the two Five Thunder Talisman Formations every few months, and the formations can continue to operate.

From now on, if any weird or evil things break in, they will be attacked by the talisman formation immediately.

Of course, the greater possibility is that those evil and weird things will hide away before they even get close.

Finally, he bowed to the two door gods at the gate of his house.

When Li Jingxiao stood up, the portraits of the two door gods emitted a faint divine light.

What Li Jingxiao didn't expect was that after he had set up the Five Thunder Talisman Formation in public this morning without any reservation, Niu Zhanpeng showed up before noon.

He begged me to set up a talisman array for his house as well.

Li Jingxiao asked unhappily as he looked at Niu Zhanpeng, who was wearing a guard's uniform and had a long sword slung over his waist.

"Zhong Lian, where did you hear this news?"

Niu Zhanpeng's courtesy name was Zhonglian. I heard that this courtesy name was given to him by Jia Jing.

The relationship between the Zhenguo family and the Ningguo Mansion is three times closer than that between the Rongguo Mansion and the Zhenguo family.

Niu Zhanpeng chuckled and looked around, and saw that Li Jingxiao's office was full of Jinyiwei wearing Feiyu uniforms.

People like Erfu are Li Jingxiao's confidants.

Then he whispered, "My father wanted to come to your house to congratulate you yesterday, but then he remembered that you just left the palace yesterday at noon.

I thought that if I came to your house at that time, you might still be catching up on your sleep.

I sent my housekeeper to your house this morning to deliver a gift, and I overheard the servants next door talking at the door about the golden light that appeared twice in your house this morning.

It said that you were setting up some kind of talisman array.

After I found out about it, I came over to ask about it.”

Li Jingxiao didn't believe a word of this. He thought to himself that maybe the news was heard in the palace.

The emperor was reluctant to say it directly, so he placed spies in the Li family.

This is why Niu Zhanpeng came over to ask.

Li Jingxiao thought about this and denied it directly, "No, no, it must be the servant next door who mistook the early sunlight for some kind of talisman."

Niu Zhanpeng naturally didn't believe it, but no matter how hard he tried, Li Jingxiao just denied it.

Niu Zhanpeng was left with no choice but to do nothing about him.

He could only turn around and say, "Brother, how about I join your cavalry and become a Yuhou?"

Li Jingxiao looked at the boy in surprise. Yu Hou was only a seventh-rank military officer.

However, the Captain of the Shangzhi Army Guards is a legitimate sixth-rank official.

Subconsciously I wanted to refuse.

But Niu Zhanpeng said first, "Don't underestimate the centurion of the Zhijun guards, it sounds impressive.

To outsiders, it seems like my brother can be with His Majesty from time to time.

But in fact, my brother and I have been on duty between the Qianqing Palace and the three main halls of the former dynasty for several years, and have only spoken to His Majesty a few times.

Moreover, for us, a noble family, the most important thing is military achievements.

Otherwise, even if I serve as a guard for ten or twenty years, when I inherit the title, I will inevitably be demoted from a first-class earl to a first-class general."

The downgrade of the title in the Great Zhou Dynasty is somewhat strange.

It doesn't matter if you are a duke, marquis or earl, as long as it is not hereditary.

All of them were demoted from dukes, marquises, and earls to first-class generals, and then third-class generals.

Of course, what was reduced were the salaries and ranks, but the family background was still that of dukes, marquises, and earls.

When Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan, the second-generation heirs of the Ning and Rong mansions, inherited the titles.

In theory, he should have been directly demoted to a first-class general.

But the two cousins ​​were also capable and were able to inherit the title of Duke because of their merits.

By the third generation, Jia Jing and Jia She were both first-class generals.

It’s just that Jia Jing became a Taoist priest back then.

When the title was passed to Jia Zhen, he became a third-class general.

After Niu Zhanpeng finished speaking, he hesitated for a few seconds.

Then he said a little embarrassedly, "The most important thing is, according to my father, if I follow you, I will definitely have no shortage of opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future.

In that case, it’s certainly worth a gamble.”

Li Jingxiao actually believed this. He had been promoted continuously in the past few months, and any merit he revealed would be enough for Niu Zhanpeng to be promoted to a higher level.

Being a sixth-rank official is a hurdle.

With neither high nor low authority, he is just a beast of burden in the eyes of his superiors.

In the eyes of seventh- and eighth-rank officials, they cannot decide their life or death.

If you provoke them, they will report you and end up bringing you down.

Even deputy positions such as county magistrate and assistant magistrate are responsible for supervising the county magistrate and prefect.

This is also the reason and confidence why many county magistrates and assistant magistrates have the courage and confidence to go against the county magistrate and prefect.

It is even more difficult for military officers.

The centurions and general flag officers are all responsible for doing work, and only those who reach the rank of thousand households are considered management.

Niu Zhanpeng, a captain of the imperial guards, really has to wait and see before he has a chance to make a breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)