Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Nine-year-old Wang Guicai has been staying in this nursing home for more than a year.

A year ago, his father, Mr. Wang, died suddenly at home.

He thought his father died because the house was haunted.

However, after the practitioners from the Exorcism Department arrived, he discovered that the person who killed his father was not the ghost who ran in from outside, but his young and beautiful stepmother, Mrs. Wang!

To this day, he still clearly remembers the scene when Mrs. Wang took off her "painted skin" and revealed her hideous and terrifying true form.

Seeing the two-story giant green ugly monster, Wang Guicai screamed and fainted.

By the time he woke up from his coma, the Painted Skin Ghost had long since vanished into black ashes.

The two adults from the exorcism department stood beside him, looking calm and calm, like gods descending from the mortal world.

Their strength left a deep imprint on Wang Guicai's young mind.

Wang Guicai has cherished a dream since then, looking forward to joining the Daqi Exorcism Department when he grows up, working with the two adults, and becoming a great hero who slays demons.

However, before Wang Guicai grew up, Dahuang had already changed its dynasty.

"Wang Guicai, aren't you going to the exorcism office today?" On this day, when Wang Guicai was concentrating on counting ants, his good friend Mou Pengwei suddenly appeared behind him, patted him on the shoulder and asked.

Wang Guicai turned his head and looked at Mou Pengwei with confusion: "Exorcism Department Yamen? I haven't seen ghosts, why should I go there?"

When Wang Guicai saw the emperor clearly through the light curtain, his eyes were as big as a bell, his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't help but scream.

Zhengqi Street, which runs through the north and south of Yishui County, is crowded with people at the moment, like a turbulent river. The nearby alleys are like tributaries, with waves of people pouring out every moment.

In the nursing home, when many children were adopted one after another, Mou Pengwei became one of Wang Guicai's few remaining playmates.

He stood on tiptoes, raised his head, and stared at the clear blue sky above the Exorcist Department with everyone in anticipation.

These people failed to get the answers they expected from him, so they left with some disappointment.

Today, he wears a crown with Xuanbiao Zhuli and twelve thorns on the front and back, and a robe embroidered with twelve chapters such as sun, sun, stars, mountains, and dragons.

Wang Guicai shook his head and responded: "I don't know. He claimed that his surname was 'Xiao' at the time, but that might just be his pseudonym."

Wang Guicai followed Mou Pengwei, like two fish swimming upstream, struggling through the crowds of people, and finally arrived at the gate of the Exorcism Department.

This caused the orphans in the orphanage to become extremely popular instantly, and many dignitaries came from far and wide to adopt these children with "dragon energy".

The carriages were in neat order, the formations were bright, the flags were flying, and the drums and music were singing.

Sometimes, he would even squat alone in the grass, staring boredly at a group of busy ants, letting his thoughts drift into the distance.

"Wang Guicai, it seems that you are really obsessed with observing ants recently and don't care about the outside world. Your Majesty hopes to celebrate this grand event with all the people in the wilderness, and hopes that his enthronement will be recognized by the people of the world, so in various counties in Daxia The exorcism department has set up special formations so that all people can watch this grand ceremony remotely. "

The "twelve layers of guidance" guard composed of twelve rows of cavalry armed with horizontal knives and bows and arrows led the way at the front.

Wang Guicai did not follow these people because he had a large house waiting for him to inherit.

When the jade chariot arrived at Yuanqiu, the bells rang in unison, echoing endlessly.

But many people still came to him and asked whether the official from the exorcism department who sent him to the nursing home was named "Gu".

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For ordinary people, it is naturally impossible to see it and is full of mystery.

The Daqi Exorcist Department became the Daxia Exorcist Department.

The guard of honor, centered on the emperor's jade chariot, slowly drove out from the Luojing city gate and marched towards Yuanqiu.

As time goes by, Wang Guicai has fewer and fewer companions around him. In the past, they could gather a large group of people to play Cuju in the yard; now, they can only play Touhu in groups of two or three.

The whole team was mighty and powerful, and their momentum was shocking.

King Wu's thin arm held high an umbrella and a fan flag.

In addition, Wang Guicai was surprised to learn recently that the famous founding emperor of Great Xia actually spent several years in this almshouse in Yishui!

Wang Guicai was quite surprised when he heard Mou Pengwei's words.

Under such circumstances, he will anxiously long for when he can grow up quickly, master the vast magical powers of practitioners, and fight side by side with the two exorcism masters to fight against ghosts and protect civilians.

The Fengchen team was equipped with strong armor and strong military skills, and closely guarded the surroundings of the jade chariot.

Following closely behind is a massive drumming band, with big drums, cymbal drums, festival drums, Yubao drums, flutes, flutes, bamboo rafts, and bamboo poles. The sounds of various musical instruments are intertwined together, playing a majestic and vigorous movement. .

Because Daxia belongs to the fire virtue, this dragon gun is not golden, but has black clothes, leather belt and jade.

The clothing styles of the Exorcism Department officials were also changed one after another, from the original black to red. After all, Daxia belongs to the fire virtue.

The young emperor got out of the car.

"Today is His Majesty's ascension ceremony. This is a grand occasion that only happens once in a century. Don't you want to go and watch it?"

"The ascension ceremony... isn't it held in Luojing? Is it possible that we can also see it in Yishui?"

As far as he knew, in the past, the emperors of the Daqi Dynasty usually just led the civil and military officials to Yuanqiu on the outskirts of the city to worship God, and then issued an edict to announce it to the world. In this way, the enthronement ceremony was completed.

I saw a dazzling light rising into the sky from the depths of the Yamen, hanging high above the street, and then slowly spreading around, gradually transforming into a huge invisible light curtain.

Soon, a clear dynamic image was displayed on the light curtain——

On the round hills in the southern suburbs of Luojing, the sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly.

Hundreds of soldiers stood around, their armors shining in the sun, and the golden light rolled like waves, dazzling.

Unexpectedly, the emperor of the new dynasty actually changed the traditional practice and took the initiative to reveal the mystery of the enthronement ceremony in front of ordinary people!

"What's your name?" Mou Pengwei poked him on the arm.

"This...this Your Majesty, I...I have seen him before..." Wang Guicai was excited and stammered, "Last year, he...he came to my house and asked me my name. He also covered my eyes with his hands and told me... told me not to watch anything inappropriate for children..."

Hearing his words, Mou Pengwei frowned slightly, wondering if his companion was confused and confused dreams and reality when he got excited.

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The Circular Mound Altar is divided into three floors. Each floor has nine steps on all four sides. There are white marble railings around it and exquisite carvings of clouds and dragons.

In the past, when the emperors of Daqi and Dachu came here to worship heaven, they had to slaughter livestock, make sacrifices, offer jade and silk, and dance to entertain the gods. The emperor also had to personally kowtow three times and nine times before the main seat of the God of Heaven Tablet, offer honors and offer incense.

But today, Gu Xu has neither sacrifice nor treasure.

With his hands empty, he strode to the top of the Circular Mound Altar with his head held high. With everyone looking up at him, he waved his sleeves lightly, and nine rays of light fell from the sky, hovered in the air, and then turned into nine monsters with ferocious faces——

Fei with the body of an ox and tail of a snake, Nine Infants that spits water and fire, Feng Xi with the body of a pig and two heads, Xiu Snake with a green head and black body, Chaos with long hair and four legs, Ghost Chariot with a red color like a duck, Human face with a monkey body. Mountain Poison, the ghost mother with python eyebrows and dragon eyes, and the Yaksha with green fire coming out of his head.

They are all notorious ferocious god-level ghosts in the wilderness.

Seeing the appearance of these ghosts and monsters, ordinary people in front of exorcism departments across the country could not help but feel shocked and dumbfounded.

This is especially shocking for those who live near ghost lairs and have witnessed their relatives, friends and neighbors being preyed upon by ghosts.

Because at this moment, these ghosts are either sealed in bottles, tightly bound by iron chains, or have turned into motionless corpses.

Their pitiful and helpless appearance is in sharp contrast to the arrogant, domineering and wanton attitude of the past.

Against the background of them, the young emperor's figure is like a mountain in Sichuan and Tingzhou, with a majestic bearing.

If it was in the Daqi or Dachu dynasties, Gu Xu should stand in front of the tablet of God at this time and respectfully recite the memorial book that begins with "I, the emperor, report to God."

But Daxia is a different era after all.

The ceremony officer came forward and respectfully handed over the "Message to the People".

Gu Xu reached out and took it and unfolded it.

The sound of music from all directions stopped abruptly.

"I heard that the heaven and the earth are eternal, and the country changes, all because of the people's aspirations and the choices of the people.

"In the old days of Da Qi, the emperor was fatuous, the government was corrupt, demons were rampant, and the people were in ruins...

"I, with all my humbleness, have inherited the foundation laid by previous generations, and have been entrusted by the people to raise an army to suppress the rebellion and to demonstrate my might... Today, the world is settled, and the country is at peace. All civil and military officials, officials, and common people have spoken in unison, admonishing me to be the emperor, to rule the people, and to govern the four seas...

"In consideration of public opinion, he comforted the people with the nine evils such as Jiu Ying, Feng Xi, Xiu Snake, etc. He was born in the south of Luoshui. He named the world Daxia and changed the twenty-fourth year of Tianxing to the first year of Yuanshi...

"..."

His voice passed through the formation, echoed around Yuanqiu, lingered in the sky of Luojing, and spread to every city in the wilderness.

The people who were watching in front of the gate of the Exorcist Department seemed to understand his intention to invite all people in the world to witness this enthronement ceremony through his "Message to All Peoples".

This edict is very different from the previous dynasty. It does not mention words such as "God's favor" or "destiny", but emphasizes "the people's will" and "the people's choice".

After he finished speaking, Gu Xu stretched out his hand and pointed lightly towards the sky.

A black space crack appeared between heaven and earth.

It was like a vast painting that was suddenly torn apart by an invisible giant hand, revealing an abrupt gap.

Then, under the pull of a powerful and invisible force, the nine fierce gods fell into the bottomless crack as dark as ink one after another, and soon disappeared without a trace.

They were all exiled into the endless void.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will be torn into pieces in the violent space turbulence and completely disappear from the world.

After the last fierce god disappeared, the space crack slowly closed, as if it had never existed.

Gu Xu turned around and looked under the altar.

All civil and military officials, monks and soldiers fell to their knees and shouted long live in unison.

The sound was like rolling thunder, shaking the heaven and earth, reverberating between rivers and cities, between the blue sky and the loess, and reverberating deep in everyone's soul.

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After the sacrificial ceremony, Gu Xu led the civil and military officials back to the palace, dressed in royal robes and ascended the throne in Fengtian Hall, and the officials saluted and congratulated him again.

Fengtian Hall is the tallest and majestic building in the imperial city. It has a load-bearing eaves on the top of the hall and a three-story white marble foundation below. It is usually only used when holding major ceremonies.

Gu Xu still clearly remembers the scene when he entered the palace to receive the knighthood in the spring of this year - at that time, he was not qualified to step into the Fengtian Hall, so he could only go to the Guangzheng Hall at the back and stand tremblingly under the empty throne.

The golden dragons carved on the caissons and pillars were lifelike, and all looked at him with scrutiny. The strong pressure made it difficult for him to stand up straight.

Things have changed now.

Emperor Tianxing no longer exists.

Gu Xu sat on the golden-lacquered nanmu throne on the nine steps, his eyes as calm as a deep pool.

Everyone stood at the foot of the steps, looking up at his figure, with deep awe in their eyes.

The former eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan also stood silently in the crowd.

Now that the new dynasty was established, he was canonized as Yi'anbo.

But this was not because he was a relative of the previous dynasty - due to the hostile relationship between Emperor Ziwei and Taishang Haotian, Gu Xu did not recognize Da Qi's orthodox status, but gave it to Taishang Haotian. The lackey court regarded it as a "pseudo dynasty" and did not follow the tradition of canonizing the clan members of the previous dynasty.

The reason why Xiao Shangyuan was named Yi'an Bo was actually to commend him for his "remarkable contributions"——

He once "assisted" Gu Xu and Wang Jian to perfect the "Zhou Tianxing Formation" and played an important role that cannot be ignored in the process of cracking Luo Jing's "Tianlong Formation".

Xiao Shangyuan had mixed feelings about this.

He lowered his head and carefully glanced at the Tai'a sword, "the most famous weapon in the wilderness" placed on the imperial case with the corner of his eye.

In the past many years, he has exhausted all means and made great efforts to make himself stand out among his brothers and sisters and be recognized by this sword.

He practiced hard, recruited talented people, plotted against his brothers, and even risked his life to go to Yishan to try to deal with the powerful Snow Girl...

Looking back now, those years feel like a dream.

The Daqi Dynasty has become a page in history and no longer exists.

The Tai'a sword may never have a new owner.

Those princes and princesses who once fought openly and secretly, and intrigued each other, are now in vain, gone with the wind.

Xiao Shangyuan sighed deeply.

Inadvertently, he felt a little lucky that he had surrendered early enough and decisively enough - while other princes and princesses were being demoted to common people, he had gained a title in the new dynasty.

Except for Xiao Wanjun, who is a cabinet minister, he should be the best-performing among the many brothers and sisters.

Maybe... this can be regarded as a kind of competitive victory, right? (End of chapter)