Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 140 Shi Lei's Ideal Son-in-Law (Two in One)

Shi Lei, a thousand household in Laizhou Prefecture, lived in two places with his daughter Shi Xiaohan for a long time because he was an official outside.

In the recent period of time, what he regretted was not being able to spend her birthday with his daughter.

"That girl stays alone in Yishui, and she has no relatives to accompany her on her birthday. It's really pitiful." The more Shi Lei thought about it, the more he felt distressed. He wished that Yu Jian would fly back to his mansion immediately to see if Shi Xiaohan was full. Are you happy, have you been bullied in the yamen?

But at the same time, as his daughter grows up day by day, he is also worried about his daughter's marriage.

On the one hand, girls from powerful families in the Qi Dynasty usually enter into marriage contracts when they are young.

Although the Shi family is inferior to Zhao, Chen, and Shen in power, it can be regarded as a wealthy family with a long history. Not only is it rich because it owns an alchemy workshop, but also its ancestors have married many times with the Zhao family in Youzhou. experience.

In such a family, there are very few people like Shi Xiaohan who have not yet engaged in marriage.

On the other hand, Shi Lei didn't want to be too hasty in this matter - he didn't want his precious daughter to spend the rest of her life in misfortune.

"My girl, although she is a bit willful, her cultivation qualifications are far beyond ordinary people, and she also inherited her mother's beautiful face like a fairy - in my opinion, she is the most beautiful girl in the entire Daqi Dynasty. An excellent young man is worthy of her."

This is the truest thought in the heart of a daughter controlling her father.

So, on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Shi Lei sat in the lobby of the Exorcism Department of Laizhou Prefecture, and with the critical eyes of a son-in-law, he looked at the young monks who came to him to report to the reserve of the "Shenji Camp" .

The first person to arrive here was a plainly dressed young man.

He was wearing a cloth shirt that had been washed until it was white, his hair was tied casually with a cloth towel, a saber was hung around his waist, and a wooden sword was carried on his back; Not that kind.

"Jiange Su Xiao, I have met Master Shi." The young man nodded slightly, and at the same time took out the "Shenji Token" from his pocket, and handed it to Shi Lei expressionlessly.

Shi Lei took the token, saw the white tiger pattern engraved on the token, and confirmed the identity of the young man.

"Brother Su came all the way from Sichuan, it's really hard work!" Shi Lei smiled and said polite words habitually.

For Shi Lei, who has lived in the officialdom for a long time, it has become an instinct to speak nicely.

"I can fly with the sword, it's not hard." Su Xiao said lightly.

"How is Pavilion Master Xu doing recently? I heard that she recently made another breakthrough in the way of swordsmanship. After Brother Su returns to the Jiange Pavilion, please pass on my greetings to her."

"The master of the pavilion is doing very well recently, and there is no need to worry about it."

"I see Brother Su's face is calm and full of energy, so he must have already planned his trip to the Laoshan ruins?"

"It's not a personal matter to disclose." Su Xiao said in a calm voice.

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, and then said to Shi Lei: "Does Master Shi have any other important things to tell me? If not, I will go back to the inn to practice swords now."

"Go back! Just come to the yamen on time tomorrow morning to find me!" Shi Lei waved his hands impatiently.

To be honest, Shi Lei has been in the officialdom for so many years, but he has never seen someone with such a low EQ.

He decisively kicked this man out of the son-in-law candidate list.

Although Su Xiao has extraordinary aptitude and is the proud direct disciple of the Jiange Pavilion Master, he is the object that many wealthy families hope to win over.

But it is estimated that in Su Xiao's mind, maybe the sword on his waist is his real lover.

Shi Lei could even imagine what would happen if his daughter met this guy——

Shi Xiaohan: "Look, this heroine hacked an evil ghost twice, isn't it powerful?"

Su Xiao: "It's okay."

Shi Xiaohan: "Can you stop being so perfunctory? Can you seriously praise me?"

Su Xiao: "Actually, in my opinion, your move still has many flaws, and you have to go back and practice again."

"..."

In Shi Lei's eyes, Shi Xiaohan is the apple of his eye, he needs to be coaxed well, how can he be wronged like this?

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Within a quarter of an hour after Su Xiao left, the second monk from the "Shenji Battalion" came to the yamen to report.

It was a young man with delicate features, wearing a gorgeous brocade robe, looking around constantly, as if he was full of curiosity about everything around him.

"Too young".

"Too restless."

This is Shi Lei's first impression of this boy.

And beside the boy, there was a middle-aged man in a dark blue robe with a white face and beardless.

"I didn't expect that Eunuch Cao would come in person!" Shi Lei quickly recognized the eunuch who was a Bingbi eunuch of the Great Qi Dynasty.

At the same time, Shi Lei could also guess that the person next to the eunuch Cao Tong was none other than Xiao Shangzhen, the Fourth Prince of Da Qi.

"I have seen His Highness, I have seen Eunuch Cao!" Shi Lei stood up first and saluted.

The two people in front of him have extraordinary identities, and he dare not neglect them.

As for marrying the royal family, Shi Lei didn't think about it at all.

He knew that every generation of princes and princesses would fight to the death for the "Tai-A Sword"... He didn't want the Shi family to get involved in this muddy water.

"My lord, you don't need to be too polite," Cao Tong, the eunuch of Bingbi, said politely, "This time I'm going to the Laoshan ruins, and I have to ask you to take care of your highness."

"Of course." Shi Lei smiled.

Afterwards, Shi Lei looked at Xiao Shangzhen, and said to him: "Your Highness, can you show me the token?"

Xiao Shangzhen took out the "Shenji Token" from his pocket, and showed the word "Shenji" in front of Shi Lei—however, he held the token tightly in his hand, and he would not let Shi Lei see the code on the back .

Shi Lei nodded his head, as he recognized his identity.

And at this moment, Xiao Shangzhen said eagerly: "Master Shi, is 'Suzaku' here?"

Shi Lei shook his head: "Not yet."

Xiao Shangzhen shook her head regretfully: "Oh, what a pity. I'm still waiting to fight him to the death!"

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The third person to arrive at Laizhou Prefecture was Shangguan Jin.

Because Shangguan Jin is a close friend of Chief Luo, Shi Lei has dealt with her several times before, and they are no strangers to each other.

The two exchanged polite greetings for a while.

Shi Lei praised Shangguan Jin's expression even more than before.

Shangguan Jin praised Shi Lei for worrying about the country and the people.

In addition, Shangguan Jin also mentioned from time to time, "I heard that you have a daughter who looks like a fairy", "I heard that your daughter's spiritual talent is extremely outstanding", "I heard that your daughter has killed countless ghosts and is far ahead in the merit list." ...

Shangguan Jin had never met Shi Xiaohan.

But this does not prevent her from praising Shi Xiaohan as a flower.

As for Shi Lei, as a daughter - when others praise him, he has no troubles; but as long as others praise Shi Xiaohan, he will be happy.

So although he clearly knew that the other party was just playing on the spot, he had to admit that it was a very pleasant thing to talk to Shangguan Jin.

"This time the Laoshan ruins will be opened, how is Shangguan preparing?" When parting, Shi Lei asked politely.

Shangguan Jin smiled and said: "The little girl has mediocre cultivation. I don't expect to be able to win the inheritance in the hands of the arrogances. I will be satisfied if I can get a small share of the pie."

"Sir Shangguan is too modest," Shi Lei said with a smile, "I guess there are not many people in this 'Shenji Camp' who can make Lord Shangguan feel afraid!"

"I happen to have a question to ask Master Shi," Shangguan Jin asked taking advantage of the situation, "Has 'Suzaku' come to Laizhou Mansion now?"

Who is this "Suzaku"?

Why is everyone mentioning his name?
Is he very powerful?

Shi Lei shook his head: "I haven't seen him yet."

Shangguan Jin sighed with regret, but still smiled gracefully: "Don't worry, don't worry. Since we are going to the Laoshan ruins, we will meet him sooner or later."

Shi Lei remained silent, but became more and more curious about the mysterious "Suzaku".

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The next person to arrive at the Yamen in Laizhou was Chen Yanping, the son of the head of the Chen family in Xiangyang.

He is an old acquaintance of Shi Lei.

A year ago, Chen Yanping had proposed to Shi Lei that he wanted to marry Shi Xiaohan as his wife.

Many people think that these two people are well matched.

After all, Chen Yanping has a fourth-rank aptitude - he has just reached the age of crowning, and he has reached the peak of the third realm. Among the many descendants of the Chen family in Xiangyang, he can be regarded as one of the best, and he may even become the treasure of the Chen family." The successor of the Book of Words.

And his status as a bastard also restricted him from marrying with the other three big clans.

It can be said that it is a mutual benefit and a win-win situation to be married to the wealthy but slightly inferior Shi family.

But Shi Lei decisively refused.

Because he could tell at a glance that Chen Yanping was a very utilitarian person.

Chen Yanping had never met Shi Xiaohan, nor had he ever understood Shi Xiaohan's character - the reason why he wanted to marry Shi Xiaohan was just because of the Shi family's money, pills and connections.

Chen Yanping hoped that the Shi family could become his help in fighting for the right of inheritance in the future.

In his eyes, marriage is nothing more than a transaction.

And Shi Lei has always doted on his daughter - he regards her daughter's happiness more than anything else.

How could a person like him use his daughter as a bargaining chip?

Shi Lei did not misread the wrong person.

One month after being rejected by Shi Lei, Chen Yanping immediately married Yao Sirou, the daughter of the Yao family in Longxi. The magic weapon of the power of yang is also an extremely wealthy family in the Qi Dynasty.

After marrying Yao Sirou, Chen Yanping's right to speak in the Chen family has been greatly improved, and he has started to travel around the country and manage many family properties.

But at the same time, he is also separated from his new wife in two places, and he can only see each other for several months.

Because of these unpleasant experiences in the past, when Shi Lei met Chen Yanping today, the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

"Master Shi, this is my token."

While talking, Chen Yanping handed a "Shenji Token" engraved with a candle dragon pattern to Shi Lei's hand.

"Oh, I saw it." Shi Lei nodded, his attitude was very perfunctory.

At this time, Chen Yanping asked again: "Master Shi, I heard that the successor of the Lu family's famous tool 'Jinghong Brush' is also planning to go to the Laoshan ruins this time. Has Master Shi seen him?"

Shi Lei shook his head impatiently: "No."

"Thank you, Master Shi, for telling me!" Hearing Shi Lei's words, Chen Yanping left knowingly.

The goal of his trip is the inheritance of immortals in Laoshan.

If he is lucky enough to pass the test of Kongxuan Sanren and obtain the skills, moves or relics left by the immortals, then his status in the Chen family will undoubtedly be raised to a higher level.

In the process, Chen Yanping didn't want to make troubles.

Meanwhile, Shi Lei was also silently thinking about the words that Chen Yanping left behind.

As a man of thousands of households, he often reads the Daqi court’s mansion newspaper, so he naturally knows that not long ago, a young monk who was born as a commoner solved the haunting case of Lu’s haunted house in Qingzhou Prefecture, and became one of the twelve famous weapons—— The successor of "Jinghong Pen".

If he remembered correctly, the young man seemed to be called "Gu Xu", and like his daughter, he was also an official in Yishui County.

It's just that in Shi Xiaohan's letter, he never took the initiative to mention the name "Gu Xu" to him.

Even when Shi Lei asked her: "Is there a young man named Gu Xu in your Yishui County Yamen? How do you usually get along with him?"

Shi Xiaohan would simply reply: "Ordinary colleagues. Occasionally go to kill ghosts together."

Shi Lei asked again: "Does he have a strong talent for cultivation?"

Shi Xiaohan responded: "It's okay."

Shi Lei also tentatively asked: "Is that guy handsome?"

Shi Xiaohan replied: "So-so."

"He can solve the case of Lu's haunted house, so he must be very good at handling things, right?"

"It's really okay. But compared to this heroine, it's still a lot worse!"

Seeing Shi Xiaohan's simple and casual answer, Shi Lei really thought that the two of them were innocent and ordinary colleagues.

He may never have imagined how complicated his daughter's inner activities were in the process of writing letters——

"It's over, it's over, my father actually asked Gu Xu in front of me again... If I praise him and say good things about him in letters, will my father mistakenly think that I like him..."

"I have said in front of my father more than once before that I want to be a heroine who slays demons and eliminates evil for the people, and I will never delay the love of my children... In case my father becomes suspicious, this heroine The fame of the whole life is completely ruined..."

You know, in order to think of a suitable sentence, Shi Xiaohan's ears turned red, and even the pen was almost bitten by her.

After all, she is not a person who is good at lying.

And Shi Lei never imagined that his daughter, who has no city in her chest and is as pure as a piece of white paper, would one day write a lot of lies in her letter to him.

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At this time, Gu Xu and Chen Jisheng finally arrived at Laizhou Mansion.

It is also an important town of the Daqi Dynasty.

Although it is not as magnificent as Qingzhou Mansion, but compared to the remote Yishui County, it still looks extraordinarily prosperous and open.

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