A few minutes later, Gu Xu put on the "Qiyao suit" and the black gauze hat and came to the Yishui County Exorcism Department Yamen.

His elixir has been exhausted.

If he wants to continue practicing, he must take on new tasks, earn merit, and exchange for elixirs.

So he came to the task bulletin board.

Since he successfully passed the promotion assessment and became the eighth-level exorcist, he will undoubtedly be able to access tasks with higher difficulty and more generous rewards.

Now, he no longer looks down upon missions that reward less than one hundred meritorious deeds.

His eyes mainly focused on tasks that rewarded more than two hundred meritorious deeds - tasks of this level, he used to have to hug Shi Xiaohan's thigh to get to them.

But now, he has the ability to execute independently.

Soon, a task that rewarded three hundred meritorious deeds attracted Gu Xu's attention:

"There is a strong gloomy air near Xunliu Street in Yishui County, and it is suspected that someone is possessed by a ghost. Please find out the situation as soon as possible and deal with the ghosts involved."

"Xunliu Street? Isn't that the business district of Yishui County? Why do ghosts appear in such a densely populated place?" Gu Xu felt a little strange about this.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

Gu Xu felt that this task would definitely not be as simple as described on the bulletin board.

However, the reward of three hundred meritorious deeds was too tempting for him.

This made him unable to help but take out the three copper coins he carried with him from his pocket, throw them up six times in a row, and skillfully use the "six-line divination method" to try to predict the bad luck of this task.

The result is "Zhenshang Lixia", which is the hexagram of "Thunder and Fire Feng".

According to the explanation in his memory, "feng" means grand, which is supposed to be a good omen, but prosperity must inevitably decline. There are also hidden worries in abundance, so you need to be extra careful.

So Gu Xu hesitated.

Although he is very greedy for these three hundred meritorious deeds, he does not want to put himself in danger - even if there is only a small possibility that he will be in danger.

Just as he was concentrating on his thoughts, a light and sweet voice suddenly came from not far away——

"Gu Xu, you are finally willing to come to the Yamen today!"

Gu Xu raised his head and saw Shi Xiaohan's petite and exquisite figure at a glance.

She was walking toward him from inside the house with a smile on her face.

Although she was carrying a heavy "Kunwu Knife" on her back, she walked extremely lightly, jumping up and down like a happy little sparrow looking for food.

Under the sunlight, her fair face glowed with a luster, as smooth and clear as white porcelain.

"Shi Nuxia, I haven't seen you for a few days. I thought you had gone into seclusion to break through the realm." Gu Xu looked at her oval face with a dwarf smile and said with a smile.

"Master Chen hasn't come back yet, so I can't apply to enter 'Mingzhitang' yet," Shi Xiaohan shrugged and responded, "In addition, breaking through the third level of 'Naihe Bridge' is much more difficult than I imagined. I am now

There are still some clues.”

"Do you really hope to gain a powerful supernatural power when you break through the realm?" Gu Xu read through the cultivation books and easily guessed the troubles she encountered.

"That's right," Shi Xiaohan nodded, "The elders in my family wrote in their practice notes, 'Supernatural power is the embodiment of spiritual will, and it is also the flower that everyone's soul blooms in desperate situations'.

"They say that if you want to awaken your supernatural powers, you not only need to be gifted and strong-willed, but you also need strong emotional stimulation.

"But I don't know how to find the so-called strong emotional stimulation. I can't find an excuse to quarrel with my father...

"Gu Xu, I know you have read a lot of books. Do you have any ideas on this issue?"

Gu Xu thought for a moment and replied: "For example... after going through hardships and obstacles, you completed a task with rich rewards and experienced a strong sense of accomplishment?"

"You guys, your mind is really full of tasks and rewards - do you have any other suggestions?"

"Like getting rich overnight?"

"I'm not interested in money. Think of another one."

"Then let me think about it... Suppose you come to Piaoxiang House with full expectations and want to have a delicious meal and taste the sweet and sour carp and braised chicken there, but unexpectedly find that Piaoxiang House has closed down, and the boss has taken you with him

The landlady spent the whole night collecting money and running away..."

Hearing his words, the smile on Shi Xiaohan's face gradually faded.

The sense of substitution was so strong that she started to get angry.

"Then I'd rather not break through!" She pouted and clenched her fists angrily, like a fledgling bird.

Seeing her like this, Gu Xu unconsciously had an impulse in his heart. He wanted to reach out and touch her head, and smooth out her messy temples like a cat.

But he still restrained the thought.

Shi Xiaohan's height is only about 1.5 meters.

She has been deeply troubled by this.

She was afraid that if someone touched her head, she would become taller and shorter.

Therefore, anyone who wanted to touch her head, such as Cui Tianyou or the housekeeper of the Shi family mansion, received a severe beating from her.

Gu Xu is a person who cherishes life. He does not dare to put himself in danger.

…………

"By the way, Gu Xu, are you planning to take on a new mission now?" After a moment, Shi Xiaohan looked at the bulletin board in front of him and asked Gu Xu, "How about I go with you? The past few days have been

Without killing ghosts, the sword on my back is already thirsty."

What Gu Xu was waiting for was her words.

"Okay!" He smiled without thinking.

The divination results just now told him that there might be some hidden worries in this mission.

However, if sometimes Xiaohan, a practitioner who has almost half a foot in the third realm, goes with him, he can feel a little more confident even in the face of sudden crises.

Upon hearing his words, Shi Xiaohan's face suddenly burst into a smile.

She stood on tiptoes and reached out to pat Gu Xu's shoulder: "I know you are lacking merit now. This time, all the rewards will be yours, and I won't share them equally with you."

Gu Xu felt warm in his heart, but he still said firmly: "But I can't let you work in vain..."

"After the mission is over, just take me to your house for a meal!" Shi Xiaohan hugged his chest with one hand and touched his chin with the other, saying in a very elder-sisterly manner.

Unfortunately, due to her height, her posture does not look majestic, only cute.

"Okay then." Gu Xu knew now was not the time to be pretentious.

Therefore, the two of them immediately left the Exorcism Department and walked side by side along the street paved with bluestones towards the destination of the mission - Xunliu Street.

While walking, Shi Xiaohan seemed to be raising his head and straightening his chest, looking straight ahead, but in fact he couldn't help but secretly glance at the handsome profile of the young man next to him from the corner of his eye——

The early morning sun cast a golden halo on the outline of his face, making him look even more dazzling than before.

However, once Gu Xu showed signs of turning his head to look at her, she would immediately look back, pretending to be nonchalant, even a little cold.

"Xiaohan, you seem to be very happy today!" Gu Xu suddenly said.

"No!" Shi Xiaohan immediately denied, "Where did you see it?"

"I see you bouncing around as you walk, without looking down at your feet. You are about to step on horse manure, and you don't even notice."

"ah--"

Upon hearing his words, Shi Xiaohan looked down and suddenly let out a scream.

Her exquisite and clean embroidered shoes were less than half an inch away from a pile of smelly horse manure.

She immediately pulled her feet back in fright.

"Gu Xu, you didn't remind me earlier!"

"I thought that as a second-level monk, Shi Nuxia, with your powerful spiritual consciousness, you should have discovered it long ago-"

"——Don't laugh!"
Chapter completed!