As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 77: National Master Xu Yingsu, Nail Head Seal

The Imperial Master Xu Yingsu was a stranger whom Xiao Yu had known before he ascended the throne.

At that time, Xiao Yu's health was not very good, she was weak, and she only had one child, Xiao Zhengyang.

Until Xu Yingsu appeared, everything seemed to be getting better.

His body became stronger and stronger, he ascended the throne smoothly and dominated the world.

And during these years, Xu Yingsu has firmly sat in the position of imperial teacher, not subject to the jurisdiction of anyone, and only responsible to the emperor.

As time passed, the high-spirited imperial teacher gradually grew old, his face became uglier and covered with acne.

But the fifty-year-old emperor was still vigorous and dignified.

"The doom of this criminal has come. I hope the master can lend me some magic to help me defeat the devil."

The candle flames burn slowly,

Xu Yingsu was the only one in the room, standing in the middle of a complex magic circle carved in cinnabar.

There was a portrait hanging on the wall about ten feet in front of him. Judging from the material, it must be quite old.

Above the clouds, a man whose face could not be seen stood with his hands behind his back, his hair and beard flying, and he looked like an ethereal being.

Xu Yingsu clasped his hands together, hunched over, and looked humble.

When he was three years old, his village was attacked by bandits and all his relatives were killed. He was picked up by his teacher.

The teacher said that he was entangled in worldly affairs and had constant desires, so he named him Xu Yingsu.

His teacher was a very mysterious person. He didn't know his name or where he came from... The master and the apprentice spent decades in a thatched hut on a barren mountain in Hongzhou.

He began to practice and learn skills at the age of three, learning astrology, face reading, divination, the eight trigrams and the five elements, and academic law...

At the age of fifty, he was unwilling to be lonely and stay in the barren mountains, so he bid farewell to the mountain gate.

Only when you enter this world do you know what it feels like to be alive.

He was full of vigor and ambition, and appeared in front of the prince, who worshipped him as an immortal. Later, he became the national teacher, and enjoyed great glory and wealth.

But the good times didn't last long. As the years passed, he felt more and more uncomfortable.

The secular world is intruding, and what I have learned in the past is rapidly regressing.

The vast weight of the country seemed to be pressing on his shoulders, making it hard for him to breathe, and it seemed as if everything about him was being absorbed by this country.

Over the past thirty years, he aged rapidly, and even his appearance suffered a backlash, with acne covering his body. The more he used magic, the worse it became.

The stars in the sky no longer spoke to him, and people's faces were no longer flexible.

The skills he had learned so hard gradually disappeared, leaving only the wealth and glory that intoxicated him.

Later, he returned to Hongzhou and went to the thatched cottage in the mountains where he had learned his skills to look for his teacher, but he could no longer find him.

Only one tenth of his Taoism remains, and he is gradually becoming an ordinary person, an ordinary old man.

As Your Majesty said, he has changed.

When the things he used to rely on disappear, he will also feel fear and despair.

Especially seeing His Majesty,
In a trance, he seemed to see the mountains and rivers gathering into energy, lingering around the emperor. The man who looked only slightly more majestic than an ordinary person also turned into a soaring dragon in the blink of an eye, sweeping with power, majestic and towering, and no one could match him.

Time flies, and he is no longer the same as he used to be. While he enjoys wealth and glory, he is also worried all day long.

He was afraid that one day, the flying dragon on the high seat would swallow him whole.

Until now, when that time finally seems to have arrived.

The high-spirited student passed the imperial examination and came before the Supreme Being.

He is just like he was fifty years ago, full of vigor and enthusiasm.

even,

He is younger, more arrogant, more intelligent, and more unpredictable.

The position of national teacher was created for him alone.

But it only takes one person.

When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked, and the new people replace the old ones.

After thirty years of getting along, he knew His Majesty's temperament very well, and he knew even more clearly the meaning of what His Majesty said to him that day.

If that scholar entered the court and gained the emperor's trust, then this old man would be soon gone.

……

The wind was blowing, the candlelight was swaying,
Xu Yingsu let out a light breath, took out a small cloth bag and opened it carefully.

A strand of hair just lay there quietly.

He carefully stuffed the hair into a straw man and placed the man on a shelf that had been prepared long ago.

There is a circle of candlelight, with a gap in only one direction.

That direction is towards the edge of the capital.

The shadow of the straw man fell to the ground in the candlelight. Xu Yingsu let out a light breath, closed his eyes, and looked solemn.

He circled around the straw man, muttering obscure spells, and interlaced his fingers, making several seals.

Suddenly, his face turned stern, and he opened his eyes abruptly. A nail suddenly appeared in his hand, and he fiercely pierced the small shadow's head on the ground: "Nailhead mark."

The next moment, his whole body trembled instinctively, as if all his strength was drained away, and his face became even paler.

But even so, he still smiled with relief.

……

At the same time, Li Sanjia,

Li San took a leave of absence today and went home. He needed to hide the things he got.

Perhaps because of excitement, or perhaps because of fear, Li San tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

Inexplicably, I recalled the strange dream I had in the shopkeeper's room.

It was midnight, his mind was hazy and he had just closed his eyes.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and his eyes widened.

next moment,
"Puch!"

Suddenly, in the silent room, there was a sound like a needle piercing into a watermelon.

The melon flesh flew everywhere and blood splattered all over the wall.

On the bed lay a corpse with its head exploded.

The man lost his life without even a cry of surprise.

……

What needs to be done has been done.

Xu Yingsu let out a sigh, left the room where the spell was cast, and prepared to go back to his room to rest.

However, just after he walked out of the door and took a few steps, his whole body suddenly trembled.

He seemed to notice something and looked up at the sky.

There was a rustling sound of wind.

At some point, the paper fluttered and fell.

Xu Yingsu raised his hand to take it, but after seeing the contents on the paper, his whole body was shocked and his face changed drastically.

"Does the Imperial Master want to be my enemy?"

The flamboyant and dancing words, like the unruly and unbridled young man, are incomprehensible.

……

【Change cause and effect, tilt destiny】

[Black Cat Fulfills a Vow: Translocation of Hairs]

At night, the room is dark,

The cat raised its head, its strange-colored eyes sparkling with light.

Then he was picked up by someone.

"The third time."

Mingchen rubbed the kitten's head, looked at the dark night outside the window, and laughed softly.

To this day, he still couldn't figure out how to complete the kitten's hint.

I got my wish fulfilled without knowing why.

But the ending is still good.

Now he has two lives left.

When you have time, ask Fuyao to send a hair home.

"Meow~"

The cat tilted its head back, rubbed Mingchen's palm, and purred comfortably.

Mingchen just looked at the silent night quietly. A white light flashed by, and the bird returned with its wings fluttering.

"Sir, I'm back~"

The bird I've been waiting for has returned, and it's time to rest.

The windows are closed and the night is quiet.

Maybe something interesting will happen tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)