Chapter 17 Gu Xu's Diary(2/2)
"When I was out on a mission today, Shi Xiaohan casually talked to me about the situation in the Daqi Dynasty temple.
"She said that the current emperor is obsessed with cultivation and ignores government affairs; the government of Da Qi is currently mainly in the hands of the cabinet and Princess Zhaoning, who is deeply loved by the emperor.
"When I asked her for more details, Shi Xiaohan said she didn't know anything - because her father hadn't told her.
"She just repeatedly emphasized in front of me that Princess Zhaoning was called 'the most beautiful woman in Luojing', and many young handsome men wanted to marry her. Listening to Shi Xiaohan's strange tone, it seemed that she didn't like it very much.
Princess Zhaoning.
"Is this the comparison mentality between pretty girls?
"In order to make Shi Xiaohan, the father of a financial sponsor, happy, I said to her in a joking tone, 'All good-looking skins are the same, but interesting souls are only one in a million.'
"Shi Xiaohan asked me: 'What is an interesting soul?'
"I made it up temporarily: 'kind, gentle, sincere, confident, and helpful' - if I remember correctly, the silly and sweet heroines in previous novels basically all have this template.
"When he heard this, Shi Xiaohan smiled very happily.
"I feel like she's got it right...what a fool who feels good about herself!"
“The second day of October:
"The improved version of the 'Tai Shang Arctic Demon-Suppressing and Ghost-Killing Talisman' I drew was officially put on the shelves in the Exorcist Department's warehouse today. According to Mr. Chen, every time a colleague redeems a 'Ghost-Killing Talisman', I can get ten
Rewards for five meritorious deeds.
"This 'Ghost Killing Talisman' is probably the most expensive and high-quality item in the entire Exorcism Department. Although no one cares about it now, I believe it will be very popular in the future.
"I seem to see a beautiful life where I can earn merit while just lying at home waving to me."
"The third day of October:
"Sir Chen Jisheng told me that the examiner responsible for my promotion assessment has set off from the capital Luojing and is expected to arrive in Yishui County in three days.
"He said that during the practical assessment stage, my competitors and I would enter a wonderful illusion and relive a certain ghost case in the history of the Exorcism Department. He hoped that I would be fully prepared in advance.
"I started to get a little nervous. Mainly because the competitor named Ma Qin was so fierce that I felt that I might not be his opponent."
“The fourth day of October:
"Practice."
"The fifth day of October:
Chapter completed!