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"Huh? Interesting."

Gu Xia sat on a chair, watching his shadow transform into a shadow crocodile swimming around in the courtyard.

He realized that he had another trump card.

This shadow crocodile is simply a perfect assassination method. It can attack the main body directly by attacking the shadow. It is hard to defend against and difficult to track down.

However, using this shadow crocodile will quickly consume Gu Xia's mental power, and he will feel tired after a few dozen breaths.

The range of action is not large. Once it exceeds two feet away from the main body, the shadow crocodile will lose control and turn back into his shadow.

"Two feet away, isn't this the range of my soul force field?"

Gu Xia thought of something and sank his consciousness into the spiritual space again.

"Sure enough, it has something to do with my soul power."

In his spiritual space, in addition to the evolving nebula phantom, you can also see a small shadow crocodile phantom circling around the nebula.

...

The last day of the year for the big general is called Li Xi, which means leaving the old year and welcoming the new year.

On this day, every family will decorate with lanterns and prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, stay up together, and hold grand and lively celebrations everywhere.

Gaoguan County is no exception.

With the elimination of the demon plague, the Origin Demon Cult, which has been hidden for many years, has also been uprooted. The people who have been worried about various rumors can finally celebrate the festival with peace of mind.

Perhaps because they have been suppressed for too long before, Gaoguan County is particularly lively today.

Early in the morning, you can hear the sound of firecrackers and fireworks on the streets.

After a day of rest, Gu Xia can already walk.

Seeing this scene in front of him, he couldn't help but frowned.

Gu Xia doesn't like noise and bustle.

Continue to walk forward and come to the most luxurious Fengqi Tower in the county.

This is where the people from the Zhuxie Division just came to the county a month ago, and County Magistrate Qi entertained everyone.

Today, County Magistrate Qi also hosted a banquet here to entertain them, but this time the banquet not only includes people from the Zhuxie Division, but also the gentry and wealthy businessmen in the county.

The entire Fengqi Building was booked by County Magistrate Qi, and the banquet started in the morning and will last until the first night of the New Festival tomorrow.

Outside the banquet venue, there were busy helpers, servants, maids, artists, etc. everywhere.

Gu Xia walked into Fengqi Building and was quickly recognized by the yamen runners.

"Gu Xia, come with me, Lord Yu and the county magistrate are waiting for you."

The yamen runners took him into the main hall of the banquet.

There was a large table in the hall, on which more than a hundred delicacies were placed.

There was also a stage opposite, where artists performed on it. Sometimes jugglers performed magic tricks on the stage, and sometimes clowns painted their faces and sang operas, which was quite interesting.

Yu Wusi and County Magistrate Qi were sitting at the head and talking about something.

Seeing Gu Xia come in, he waved and asked him to come over.

"Meet the Lord of the Evil Slayer and Magistrate Qi."

"Gu Xia, you've come just in time."

Yu Wu Si smiled and said to Magistrate Qi: "This is the subordinate I mentioned who broke into the lair of the Origin Demon Cult alone. He killed dozens of Demon Cult believers by himself.

The Demon Cult Si Yu was also killed by him."

Magistrate Qi: "You are indeed a young talent of the Tianxuan Sect!"

The gentry and rich people at the same table also praised: "The young man is also a handsome man."

Gu Xia said modestly: "Thank you all for the praise. It's all luck that I can achieve such results. My strength is actually low, otherwise I wouldn't be injured."

Yu Wu Si: "Without strength, good luck is useless."

He has a different opinion of Gu Xia. Regardless of whether he has grudges with the Yu family, his strength is indeed enough.

Moreover, several old team members died in this mission, so he planned to take Gu Xia as his own.

"A good tool man, go back and explain to the family, don't rush to send him to death." Yu Wu Si thought to himself.

Then he arranged Gu Xia to sit next to him to show his respect.

A month ago, he could only sit at the end of the table.

But Gu Xia was not happy, because he would have to keep being polite and nagging with these guys at the table.

…

Everyone enjoyed the wine and food to their heart's content, and the guests were all happy.

Not long after, a wave of singing girls and dancers appeared on the opposite stage.

The one surrounded in the middle was Fang Lianmeng, the courtesan of Fengqi Tower.

Thinking of the "infatuated" Wu Hansong, Gu Xia couldn't help but take a closer look.

"Young Master Gu, are you interested in Lianmeng?" asked a wealthy businessman named Liu Yuanwai, who was the owner of Fengqi Tower.

Gu Xia: "I'm sorry to make Mr. Liu laugh... When I see a beautiful woman, I can't help but take a few more glances."

Mr. Liu: "Hahaha, you are really frank and true to your nature. I like your character.

You and I are both men, I understand, I understand. In this case, how about I arrange for Lianmeng to have a chat with you tonight?"

"Uh... Thank you for your kindness, but I was injured when I was destroying the Demon Cult the day before yesterday, so it's not suitable..." Gu Xia refused.

But it seems that Mr. Liu is still eager to try and try to pimp.

Gu Xia quickly changed the subject and asked Xiang Yu Wusi: "Sir, what is the origin of Wu Hansong, the chief of the Demon Cult?"

Yu Wusi twisted his beard: "After investigation, Wu Hansong was a servant of the Fang family more than ten years ago. It is said that he had feelings for Fang Lianmeng.

He was sent out by the old man of the Fang family. Unexpectedly, he also had some talent and passed the imperial examination.

It is estimated that he was bewitched by the Origin Demon Cult while studying abroad."

"So that's it."

...

At night.

Gu Xia found a gap and stopped arguing with the group of people at the table. He came to the balcony on the top floor of Fengqi Tower alone, leaning on the railing to look at the entire Gaoguan County.

The whole county is very lively tonight and the lights are brightly lit.

The streets are full of people celebrating the new festival, and the sounds of selling and laughter are endless.

clatter! clatter…

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps behind me.

Gu Xia looked back and saw a woman she was familiar with but had never spoken to before.

She bowed: "I've met Gu Shaoxia."

Gu Xia asked: "Miss Lianmeng, do you know me?"

Fang Lianmeng: "Of course, I have heard about the young hero's solo invasion of the Demon Cult's lair from those adults."

"Oh, is that so?" Gu Xia: "Miss Lianmeng, can I ask a question?"

"I naturally know all about the young hero's problems."

Gu Xia: "Do you like Wu Hansong?"

"I don't like it..." Fang Lianmeng hesitated: "I liked it ten years ago, but I don't like it now."

Gu Xia: "Why? Because I was ignorant when I was young?"

Fang Lianmeng shook his head: "Ten years ago, my Fang family was ruined, and I also fell into the world.

In the past ten years, I have wished that someone could come to save me, but no one has.

Therefore, if the slave's heart is dead, he will naturally not love anymore. Now the slave's heart is filled with only...hate. "

"..." Gu Xia didn't know what to say.

Fang Lianmeng asked again: "Young Master Gu, is it true that you killed Wu Hansong, the leader of the Demon Cult, as the adults said?"

Gu Xia shook his head: "He was bitten by the monster he raised, and I almost died in the monster's mouth."

Fang Lianmeng: "I understand. You know, young hero, Hansong came to see me in a hurry the night before."

Gu Xia: "Did he say anything to you?"

Fang Lianmeng: "Hansong told me that all the people in the county government's Exorcism Department have disappeared, and the manuscripts left on the table show that the cipher text of the holy religion is likely to be cracked.

He told me to run away, but then you were outside the lair.

So Hansong decided to take over my identity, let me escape through the secret passage, and then blocked the secret passage. He just didn't want you to follow the traces and suspect me. "

Gu Xia was shocked: "Miss Lianmeng, you are..."

"He is Hansong, and I am Dongbai." Fang Lianmeng said lightly.

Gu Xia: "What about Wu Hansong?"

Fang Lianmeng: "Hansong is always very simple, he just wants to gain fame and marry me.

He just happened to return to Gaoguan County at the wrong time, and before that he had no connection with the Holy Cult.

But even if he found that everything had changed after he came back, he immediately gave up the honor he had earned through ten years of hard study to help me, even if the Holy Cult's plan was to destroy the entire Gaoguan County. "