Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 576 The storm is coming

After a moment of silence, Xiao Shangzhen looked up into her sister's eyes:

"But what's the use of telling me this?

"If my father is not Gu Xu's opponent, I am a useless person with no cultivation and no ability to change the situation.

"It's better to do happy things in this last time, so as not to leave regrets when you die."

After hearing his words, Princess Zhaoning let out a long sigh and admitted in her heart that his words made sense.

The life and death of Da Qi is not something that these two mortals can control.

But under the pressure of national subjugation, she would always worry and be anxious habitually.

And he couldn't help but see his younger brother, whom he had so much hope for, blatantly showing indifference and doing nothing.

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The atmosphere in Longmen Academy was also one of anxiety.

Just a few months ago, Gu Xu, as a rising star in Luo Jing City, had fought a nationally-regarded Talisman and Dao battle here, and served as a guest teacher for a period of time, giving lessons to the students in the academy. Teach the knowledge of Talisman.

At that time, National Preceptor Wang Jian, Exorcist Department Chief Luo Chuan, Princess Zhaoning and others all gathered here and saw Gu Xu's whimsical "Fire Characters" and "Bagua Logic Circuit".

The students in the academy all feel that perhaps in many years, Gu Xu will become a strong man like the "Five Saints" and become the new authority in the field of Talismanism in the Da Qi Dynasty.

But they never expected that Gu Xu would grow and advance faster than stepping on a flying sword.

In the few months after escaping from Luojing, he not only broke through the seventh realm, but also took all the "Five Saints" under his command, and established himself in the northwest, establishing his own country, and eyeing the city of Luojing.

Young students have always been the group most vulnerable to the current social situation.

Under the shade of the dense trees in the academy, a young man in gray and white robes was standing on the top of the rockery, dancing and delivering a speech to the people around him.

This person is Gao Lang, a direct disciple of the dean of the academy.

He expressed his dissatisfaction with the Qi court's blind concessions to the rebels and blamed the fall of large tracts of land on the court's failure to concentrate its forces to resist.

"Today, the imperial court has made concessions to the rebels, and the country is gradually declining. As the future pillar of the country, can we just stand by and watch? We must step forward and ring the 'Dengwen Bell' to express our sorrow and advise on behalf of the emperor. Admonish the government!"

The loud and resonant voice resounded throughout the academy, making it loud and clear.

The students standing under the rockery waved their arms and responded.

The usually quiet Longmen Academy was like a pot of boiling hot soup, with waves of sound coming one after another, unable to stop for a long time.

However, the reason why Gao Lang behaved so impassionedly was not because he was an iron-blooded loyal minister of the Qi Dynasty.

It's because the Jingzhao Gao Clan where he belongs has hundreds of acres of spiritual fields in the Gyeonggi region, where they grow a variety of spiritual herbs, most of which are necessary raw materials for refining elixirs.

He had already heard that Gu Xu cleaned up many wealthy families in the northwest region, confiscated their properties and treasure houses, and took all their elixirs, magical weapons and other resources for himself.

Seeing that Gu Xu was about to attack the capital, the entire Gao family was panicking like ants on a hot pot, fearing that their property would also be taken over by Gu Xu.

At the same time, he also complained about Emperor Tianxing who stayed in the palace and refused to go out to fight.

Most of the students at Longmen Academy are the children of the rich and powerful in Luojing City.

Basically, they all had similar thoughts to Gao Lang, and they wanted to rush into the palace immediately, invite Emperor Tianxing out, and protect their family's inheritance that had been passed down from generation to generation.

Of course, there are people with different ideas.

For example, many female students in the academy were once impressed by Gu Xu's flawless handsome face and unworldly temperament. They still don't want to believe that Gu Xu is a treasonous traitor who colludes with ghosts.

In their eyes, it is impossible for a handsome young man like Gu Xu to harbor any treason. The imperial court must have misunderstood him, which forced him to be on the opposite side of the Qi Dynasty.

They look forward to the reconciliation between Gu Xu and the Daqi Dynasty, and hope that Gu Xu can return to Longmen Academy to teach - looking at his face in class every day is undoubtedly a great enjoyment for them.

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"Du Yuan, I remember you once told me that you once asked Gu Ni for advice on the art of seal script."

In a remote corner of the academy, two men sat on either side of a stone table, drinking tea and talking.

One of them was tall, with gray hair and a long beard. He was wearing a dark brocade robe and looked majestic.

It was Li Zheng, the dean of Longmen Academy.

The other person is tall and thin, with sparse hair and looks like a bare bamboo pole.

It was Du Yuan who was responsible for teaching Fu Zhuan in the academy.

"Yes," Du Yuan nodded, "At that time, he explained to me why 'the essence of Fu Dao is naming'."

"At that time, did you ever think that he might become the destroyer of the Daqi Dynasty?"

Du Yuan shook his head.

Li Zheng put down the tea cup in his hand, sighed softly and said: "This spring, when Gu Xu came to Longmen Academy to debate Talismanism, Luo Chuan specifically asked me for a pot of 'Baijia Tea'.

"His behavior makes me feel a little strange. Because Luochuan has always been a conceited, aloof and aloof person, and rarely asks others to do things or ask for things from others.

“I didn’t think about it at the time.

"Now it seems that his pot of 'Baifang Tea' must have been prepared for Gu Xu. At that time, Gu Xu was about to break through the fourth realm and board the 'Wangxiang Terrace'. He needed to experience the joys, sorrows, joys, and various aspects of life,' Baiwei Tea' comes in handy.

"Presumably before that, Luochuan had already been loyal to Gu Xu and planned to betray him."

Du Yuan looked gloomy and fell into deep contemplation.

He has always been a practitioner who focused on the art of talisman and seal script and was indifferent to worldly affairs. He rarely expressed his views on the current situation.

At this moment, Li Zheng suddenly stood up, bowed deeply to Du Yuan and said, "Mr. Du, you are the person who has the deepest friendship with Gu Xu in the entire Longmen Academy.

"If Gu Xu really captures the capital, can you please intercede with him to protect this academy and the innocent teachers and students there?"

Du Yuan was frightened by the dean's sudden move.

He quickly stood up, but because he had no time to stop the other party, he could only bend down and return the greeting: "Dean, please don't do this. As a teacher in the academy, it is my duty to protect the academy.

"It's just that Gu Xu and I have only met each other a few times. Maybe my words have no weight in front of him..."

Du Yuan knew that Li Zheng was talking about "preserving the academy", but what he was thinking about was "preserving himself."

Not to mention that Li Zheng was born into a wealthy family.

In the past few years when he was the dean of the academy, although he appeared to be sanctimonious on the surface, he secretly did a lot of things for personal gain - such as accepting bribes, admitting many wealthy and powerful children who were not up to standard in talent, and occupying the admissions of civilian students. Quota.

With Gu Xu's style of doing things, he would definitely not let him go easily.

(End of this chapter)