"The Qinhuai River is bustling with people coming and going, so it shouldn't have given birth to something like this." Shen Luo heard this and said doubtfully.
"I also find this matter strange, but things in the world are unpredictable, and some unexpected things are not uncommon. Besides, there are many resentful couples on the Qinhuai River, and many people have died by drowning over the years. It's evil. The anger may not be gone," Guhunma said nonchalantly.
"But isn't this river-suppressing water beast originally used to ward off evil spirits? How could it turn into a water evil spirit by itself?" Shen Luo asked again.
"Yes, this thing was originally used to ward off evil spirits and turn disasters. Each of the twenty-four bridges in Jianye City has one, but the others are all the same. Only Zhenhuai Bridge has one. There is a problem. The water evil is entrenched in the body of this river water beast, and it actually devours the Qinhuai water ghosts, and even controls them to lure them into the water, disrupting the world of yin and yang. It is really damnable." Ma Mian said, his anger came up, and he drank hard. A swig of drink.
"It's a pity that part of it escaped in the end." Shen Luo sighed.
Hearing this, Ma Mian looked slightly strange, but suddenly said:
"After sunset tomorrow, you come here to find me, and I will ask you to do something for me. I will naturally thank you later."
"I wonder what it is about?" Shen Luo asked with a thought.
"When tomorrow comes, you will know it naturally." Guhun Ma Mian did not intend to explain more. After saying this, he put the wine gourd in his hand into his sleeve, stood up and left.
Shen Luo hurried back towards the Bai family full of doubts. Suddenly something came to his mind and he couldn't help but murmur to himself: "After a thousand years, the reason why the charming horse face recognizes me is because What happened today?"
"What else did he say at that time, I can't be alive, so what's going on?" With this thought, he couldn't help but feel more and more scared, and he felt a cold sweat on his back. Straight up.
"No! Now that I know this in advance, I will never let this happen again!" Shen Luo clenched his fists heavily and made up his mind.
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On the evening of the second day, Shen Luo ended his day of practice and followed his instructions to the secluded pavilion.
When he arrived, the sun had not completely set, and Ma Mian was not seen in the pavilion. After waiting for a long time, he arrived belatedly, still looking like a white-faced scholar. .
"Not bad, fairly punctual." Ma Mian glanced at Shen Luo and nodded.
"Senior, I can finally tell you what you want me to do now." Shen Luo said.
"Don't worry, it's not a dangerous matter of slaying demons. I just want you to sneak into the Chenghuang Pavilion and get three sticks of incense for me." He waved his hand to Shenluo and said seriously.
"Go to Chenghuang Pavilion to steal incense?" Shen Luo thought she had heard wrongly and couldn't help but ask.
"What a thief, how unpleasant it sounds, it's just taking! I want you to go to the Chenghuang Pavilion to get three old incense sticks that have been contaminated by incense." Ma Mian coughed lightly and said.
Shen Luo frowned and looked at the horse with confusion on his face.
"To be honest, I fought with the water demon the day before yesterday and suffered some hidden injuries. But now in Jianye City, I still have things to do that have been assigned by the underworld. I cannot return to recuperate for the time being, so I can only steal some. The incense from the City God is here to treat the injury." Ma Mian hesitated for a moment and then explained.
"I see. But why didn't the senior borrow it himself, but asked the junior to get it?" Shen Luo nodded thoughtfully, but as soon as his mind changed, he thought of something again and asked.
"Nonsense! I am the body of the underworld, and the city god is one level higher, so naturally it is not convenient." Ma Mian rolled his eyes and said.
When Shen Luo heard this, he still hesitated.
"Don't worry, you are in the human world, but you are just taking three sticks of incense. It is nothing to the City God. At worst, if you go to the logistics to burn incense and pray, you will not No problem. As long as you take care of this, I will thank you deeply." Seeing Shen Luo's hesitation, Ma Mian urged.
Hearing the word "Thank you again", Shen Luo's heart couldn't help but move slightly, and the terms magic weapon and fairy jade came to mind.
The rewards he wants most right now are these two.
"Okay, I'll help you just once." Shen Luo no longer hesitated and nodded immediately.
"Remember, it is the darkest old incense in the incense tube on the table. Don't take it by mistake." Ma Mian breathed a sigh of relief and warned again.
"Got it." Shen Luo agreed and ran out in small steps.
The Chenghuang Temple built in Ye City covers a large area, has many believers, and has been prosperous for many years.
When Shen Luo rushed to the temple, it was already completely dark. When an elderly temple priest was about to close the temple door, he stopped him and said that he had come all the way to do this. Offer a stick of incense to the City God and invest an incense coin.
Seeing his sincere words, the temple blessing let him in.
Shen Luo entered the hall and saw the merit box in front of him. Without saying a word, he took out ten taels of silver from his arms and threw it in.
The Miao Zhu on the side had rarely seen such a generous pilgrim. He immediately smiled and hurriedly stepped forward to fetch incense for him.
"You should burn incense and get it yourself to prove your sincerity." Seeing this, Shen Luo stopped him quickly and said.
Hearing this, Miao Zhu seemed to think it was reasonable, so he stepped back, leaving Shen Luo to get the incense.
Shen Luo rummaged around in the incense tube, and finally pulled out three darker incense sticks. He quietly put them into his sleeves, and then picked out three bright red heart incense sticks. Click on the front.
When he offered incense, he did not make a wish in his heart. He just confessed repeatedly and asked the City God not to argue with him.
Then, he left the Chenghuang Temple and returned to the pavilion.
"Yes, yes, that's exactly what it is." Ma Mian took the three sticks of incense from Shen Luo's hand, smiling as if he had found a treasure.
After saying that, he took three sticks of incense and placed themTake a deep sniff before your nose.
Shen Luo then saw that the three Chenxiangs were clearly not on fire, but each of them had a scarlet light spot burning at the top. As the horse inhaled, it quickly burned towards the incense. tail.
The smoke from the three incense sticks was inhaled into Ma Mian's nose. His face immediately became rosy and his expression became very comfortable.
The burned incense sticks immediately turned into ashes and scattered.
"Is this how gods eat incense?" Shen Luo stared at this scene with wide eyes and felt very surprised.
"Things were done well. This is your reward. Take it." Ma Mian looked very satisfied. He slowly reached into his sleeve and took out a three-inch long black The scroll was handed to Shen Luo.
"It's not immortal jade..." The moment Shen Luo's eyes fell on the scroll, a sigh sounded in his heart.
However, he still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that this scroll would be a magic weapon.
Shen Luo took it in his hand and slowly opened it doubtfully. He saw a black silk book revealed in front of his eyes, with crooked and bright red seal script written on it. His heart sank. .
"Psychic contract?" When he saw the words on the top of the scroll clearly, there was a look of disappointment in his eyes that could no longer be concealed.
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