Legend of the Gu Demon

In the dusty mansion, cold branches are covered with snow,

Ningchen stood quietly by the corridor, with his hands behind his hands, quietly staring at the scenery of the courtyard.

Suddenly he stretched out his hand and held it in the air, feeling a bit chilly. He placed it in front of him and suddenly saw a snowflake that was gradually melting. This also made Ningchen murmur to himself,

"It's so fast...winter is here..."

"Sir, the tea you asked for."

A sweet female voice interrupted Ningchen's sigh. Hearing this, Ningchen turned around and saw a pair of girls holding tea cups.

Upon seeing this, Ningchen quietly took the teacup from her hand.

The steaming hot air rolled up, causing snowflakes to scatter in the air.

He opened his thin lips and took a sip of the still warm tea. However, this sip made Ningchen frown.

"Why does the taste feel a bit raw?"

Ningchen looked at the young slave girl behind him again and asked in a cold voice,

"How long have you been brewing my Qingqiong tea?"

This question made the slave panic, and he quickly responded to Ningchen,

"Tell me, sir, I've been soaking for half a quarter of an hour."

His voice trembled slightly, as if he was afraid of making Ningchen feel unhappy.

When Ning Chen heard this, his eyebrows sank, and his eyes flickered.

Snap! ! !

A crisp slap broke the silence in the courtyard.

"I think I said how long to brew Qingqiong tea, right?"

The house slave fell to the ground and looked up at Ning Chen, his whole body shaking violently, covering his face that had just been beaten, and his eyes showed a deep fear that was simply self-evident.

"...Yes, sir...you said..."

When Ningchen heard this, he smiled softly, and his smile was extremely kind.

"Oh~ So I said it, I thought I didn't..."

"master..."

Bang! ! !

The slave only said half of what he said, and the other half could never be said again.

Ningchen stepped hard and crushed the slave's head to pieces. Immediately, his brains burst open and blood splattered everywhere. He was so dead that he could no longer die.

He slowly raised his legs and stared at the snowy scene in front of him, as if nothing happened.

Boom, boom, boom!

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps disturbed Ningchen again.

"Brother, brother, we have the end-of-year assessment!"

Ningchuan's face was quite happy, and it was obvious that he came in such a hurry just to tell Ningchen the news.

"Yeah, it's really fast..."

Ningchen also smiled softly when he heard this, and he smiled a little unclearly.

At this time, Ningchuan noticed the body at Ningchen's feet and couldn't help but ask,

"Brother, what is this?"

"Oh~ I just killed a house slave casually, don't worry too much about it."

When Ningchen heard the words, he just responded casually and seemed very unconcerned. Ningchuan didn't pay much attention to it and continued to ask Ningchen.

"Oh~ Brother, is there anything I need to pay attention to in the end-of-year assessment?"

"I don't know. After all, the year-end assessment is slightly different every year."

"Of course, if you want, I can go to the school master to find out what this year's assessment will be."

Ningchen looked at Ningchuan with a smile, and Ningchuan also smiled helplessly when he heard this.

"Forget it, it's just a year-end assessment. There's no need for this. I can still graduate successfully."

"However, I am more curious about my career choices after graduation."

When Ningchen heard this, he patted Ningchuan's shoulder, as if to comfort him.

"As a profession, you can choose any job you want. If you like leisure time, choose a job of guarding mortals. Otherwise, choose a job of following a second-level Gu Master to do daily tasks."

"Oh~ Then I still want to choose a cleaner one..."

Ningchuan followed Ningchen's gaze to the courtyard, and remained silent for a while, quietly admiring the snow scene...

The candlelight is flickering, the tea is fragrant,

In the Chen Mansion, Ning Chen and the school elders were sitting opposite each other.

"Master Ningchen, you must come to watch our school's annual end-of-year assessment in a few days!"

"That's for sure. I hope the school masters can feel at ease a little bit."

Ningchen leisurely picked up the tea cup, opened his thin lips, took a sip of tea, and smiled at the school master.

When the school master saw this, he couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart.

"Lingchen, who was still my student a few years ago, has now been promoted to a family elder of the same level as me!"

"Things are different and people are different! Things are different and people are different!"

A hint of the past appeared in the eyes of the school elder, and he smiled faintly.

"Master Ningchen, I'll take the first step and we'll talk another day."

"Go slowly, don't send me away."

The smile on Ningchen's face did not diminish, and he quietly watched the school elders leave.

After the school elder left, Ningchen's expression became a bit thoughtful.

"Ningchuan's year-end assessment, it doesn't hurt to take a look."

"Speaking of which, after becoming the elder of the family, things have indeed gone away a lot, and things have become much cleaner."

...

The chill in Qingmao Mountain has become a bit thicker, and the snow on the cold branches has also become a bit thicker.

In the martial arts arena, Ningchen sat quietly on the high platform, just like other elders.

Other second-level and even first-level Gu Masters had no choice but to sit in the audience,

And when all the family elders gathered together, it was natural that they could not avoid chatting.

"Elder Ningchen, your brother is going to steal the show this time!"

"Yes! I heard that Lord Ningchen's brother is the most qualified in this batch!"

"I don't know whether I should be thankful that Your Excellency Ningchen has such a younger brother, or lament that Ningchuan has such a brother like Your Excellency Ningchuan!"

Ningchen heard the teasing voices of the elders, and he responded with a faint smile.

"Everyone, to be honest, I am also looking forward to Ningchuan's performance!"

"After all, I haven't paid much attention to Ningchuan's performance in the school for such a long time?"

The elder of the school beside him chuckled and stroked his beard and clapped his hands.

"Elder Ningchen, you don't need to care too much about this. Although you don't know, as an elder of the school, I know exactly how Ningchuan performs!"

"He is indeed the well-deserved first place in this session!"

"Oh? Hahahahahaha!"

"Then let me wait and see!"

Ningchen laughed loudly when he heard this, and laughed very comfortably, and the other elders also laughed when they saw this. It was laughter.

For a moment, on the high platform, all the elders laughed at the same time, which made people marvel...

The elder of the school slowly walked down the high platform and stepped onto the martial arts field. He looked around at the students on both sides of the martial arts field and coughed lightly.

"The year-end assessment is carried out by elimination, two people advance to one, and so on."

"Group A: Gu Yue Chi Kan vs. Gu Yue Mo Sha."

"Group B: Gu Yue Xi Yue vs. Gu Yue Qiong Hua."

"Group C: Gu Yue Yao Qing vs. Gu Yue Qing Yan."

......

"Group Gui: Gu Yue Ning Chuan vs. Gu Yue Nan Zhu..."

Ning Chuan quietly looked at the young man with a steady gaze in the crowd, and then looked at Ning Chen on the high platform again, and couldn't help but smile a little,

"Brother, just look at me!"