"Haha, the mistress is busy in the lobby, I will deliver these here on his behalf." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said with a smile.
"Oh, that's the trouble with Shopkeeper Hou." Shen Luo was not surprised by the appearance of Shopkeeper Hou. He was about to raise his hand to take the wooden plate, but was blocked by Shopkeeper Hou.
"Master Shen is a distinguished guest, how can I let you do it yourself." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said, placing the food on the table himself, and then stood aside, waiting to collect the bowls.
Shen Luo was already hungry, so he was not polite. He quickly swept away the food, wiped his face, took the talisman paper, cinnabar, dog blood and other things on the wooden plate, and looked at it. Look, I suddenly saw a lot of things that I couldn't see before.
The red cinnabar contains a trace of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with a fiery aura. The black dog blood carries a yang energy similar to the yang energy. Although there is no similar vitality in the talisman paper, But it gives people a rich feeling that ordinary paper does not have.
It’s just that the spiritual energy contained in the cinnabar in front of you is really weak, the Yang energy of the black dog blood is also very thin, the quality of the talisman paper is not high, and there are many breakpoints on it. These materials are used to make small thunder talismans. Low-level talismans may be barely usable, but if you want to make higher-level talismans in the future, it may be a bit reluctant.
"These objects are used by Taoist priests to draw talismans. Is it possible that the young master is proficient in this art?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou put away the bowls and chopsticks and asked tentatively without leaving.
"Don't take it seriously if you are proficient. I just know a little bit." Shen Luo put down the box of cinnabar in his hand and replied casually.
"Young master, you know how to draw talismans? There is a talisman here. I wonder if you can help me draw it? I would like to thank you with a lot of money." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou had a happy face and immediately begged.
"That's why shopkeeper Hou came to my room not long ago?" Shen Luo looked at the shopkeeper surnamed Hou and asked with a half-smile.
"You...how did you..." the shopkeeper surnamed Hou turned red and stammered.
Sneaking into the guest's room without the guest's permission was almost theft. If this matter spread, the reputation of his inn would be completely ruined.
When he thought of this, the shopkeeper surnamed Hou turned pale again.
"Don't be nervous, shopkeeper. I won't tell anyone about this. It's just a question. Please answer it truthfully." Shen Luo saw the embarrassment of the shopkeeper surnamed Hou and said with a chuckle.
"Thank you Mr. Shen for your generosity. What I did before was really presumptuous. However, I came to the young master's room with no other intention. It was just because the mistress said that the young master had not shown up all day that I was a little worried, so I took the initiative without permission. Come in and take a look, sir, please forgive me." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and explained hurriedly.
Shen Luo nodded when he saw that the other party's tone did not seem to be hypocritical:
"The shopkeeper has the grace to save me. If you can, you should do your best. But let's talk first. , Shen only knows a little about the art of talismans. If it is too difficult, I am afraid that there is nothing he can do."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper surnamed Hou hurriedly took out a slap from his arms.After opening the large and small brocade cloth package, it turned out to be a piece of yellowed paper folded in a square shape.
"Master, please take a look." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou unfolded the paper and placed it in front of Shen Luo.
Shen Luo looked up and saw that one side of the paper was uneven, as if it was torn from a book. There was a talisman drawn on it. Judging from the runes on it, it seemed to be difficult. On top of the small thunder talisman.
This made him feel moved, but when he saw a line of small words under the talisman "talisman for attracting wealth and treasures", he smiled bitterly.
The reason why he agreed to draw a talisman for the other party was not only to repay the other party for saving his life, but also to see what kind of talisman the other party wanted to draw.
"Mr. Shen, is there something wrong with this talisman?" Shopkeeper Hou asked carefully after seeing the change in Shen Luo's expression.
"No problem." Shen Luo waved his hand and his expression returned to normal.
The shopkeeper surnamed Hou is just an ordinary citizen, and what he wants in his heart is of course peace, housekeeping, wealth, etc. Naturally, it is very different from what he wants, and it is understandable.
Shen Luo continued to look at the talisman drawn on the paper carefully, and a trace of surprise quickly flashed in his eyes.
The most common talismans are the wish-fulfilling talisman, the house-holding talisman, and the fortune-lubbing talisman. In order to find clues to the immortal way, he read countless miscellaneous books and unofficial histories, and many of them contained some talismans. The shadow of the talisman, as far as the fortune talisman is concerned, he has seen at least ten different versions. It is difficult to distinguish the true from the false, but those fortune talismans are far less complicated than the talisman in front of him.
Furthermore, although the runes in the wealth-attracting talisman in front of me are numerous and complex, they coincide with a certain mysterious principle and do not look like random fabrications.
The old man surnamed Hou saw Shen Luo staring at the talisman without saying a word for a long time, but he did not dare to disturb him, so he had to wait quietly with bated breath.
"I've seen a lot of money-charging talismans, but shopkeeper Hou, your wealth-charging talisman is ten times more complicated than ordinary wealth-charging talismans. I'm not sure, so I can only try my best." After a while, Shen Luo looked away and said this.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Just try, sir. If these talismans and cinnabar are not enough, I will get them again." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said quickly.
Shen Luo hummed and started to prepare. He quickly mixed the talisman ink, then took out a piece of talisman paper and spread it on the table, holding the pen and dipping it in the ink.
He did not start drawing the talisman immediately. He closed his eyes and carefully recalled the method of drawing the talisman to attract wealth twice. After confirming that it was correct, he put the pen on the green talisman paper and began to draw the talisman.
The lines spread out quickly on the talisman paper, making a rustling sound like spring silkworms spinning silk.
Nowadays, his understanding of the spirit, energy and spirit has deepened a lot, and he is not as ignorant as before when he draws the talisman. Between the outline of the talisman, the vitality in the ink of his spirit is reflected in the outline of the talisman. When pressed, it merges with the talisman paper below.
He vaguely felt that the vitality contained in the runes combined with these mysterious runes seemed to summon some kind of power.
This must involve many laws, as well as this worldSome secrets...
The shopkeeper surnamed Hou stood aside, watching the bright red runes spread on the rune paper, and a complex and mysterious rune pattern was gradually completed. He couldn't help rubbing his hands, his face full of The look of anticipation.
What he didn’t know was that the complexity of this wealth-attracting talisman was far beyond Shen Luo’s imagination, and only close to 70% of it had been drawn so far.
A look of exhaustion gradually appeared on Shen Luo's face, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.
Drawing talismans consumes a certain amount of mental energy. The small thunder talisman and ghost-repelling talisman he drew before were far less complex than the wealth-promoting talisman. This was not obvious. Fortunately, he has now Now that I have become a monk in the Qi Refining Stage, I might not have been able to persevere in the past.
After about half a stick of incense, Shen Luo hooked his wrist, and the talisman pen drew a rounded half-arc on the paper. Then he turned his finger and the pen tip made the final stroke.
He then picked up his pen and let out a long breath.
The shopkeeper surnamed Hou had a happy face and was about to speak when he saw Shen Luo closing his eyes and sitting cross-legged on the spot, and hurriedly swallowed his words.