Chapter 68: The Treasurer's Request
"Hehe, the third son is busy in the lobby, I'll send these over for him. The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said with a smile on his face.
"Oh, that's troublesome shopkeeper. Shen Luo was not surprised by the appearance of the shopkeeper surnamed Hou, and was about to raise his hand to take the wooden plate, but was blocked by the shopkeeper surnamed Hou.
"Shen Gongzi is a distinguished guest, how can I let you do it yourself. The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said, personally set the food on the table, and then stood aside, waiting for the bowl to be collected.
Shen Luo was already hungry, and he didn't say anything politely, so he quickly swept away the food, wiped his face, took the talisman paper on the wooden plate, cinnabar, dog blood and other things, and took a look, and suddenly saw a lot of things that he couldn't see before.
The crimson cinnabar contains a trace of heaven and earth aura with a blazing aura, and the black dog blood carries a yang aura similar to the yang qi, and although there is no similar vitality in the rune paper, it gives people a sense of richness that ordinary paper does not have.
It's just that the aura contained in the cinnabar in front of him is really weak, the yang energy of the black dog's blood is also very thin, the quality of the rune paper is not high, and there are quite a lot of breakpoints on it.
"These things are all used by Taoist priests to draw talismans, isn't the son proficient in this way?"
"I don't dare to be proficient, I just know a thing or two. Shen Luo put down a box of cinnabar in his hand and replied casually.
"Childe can draw talismans? Here is a talisman, I wonder if Childe can help draw it? The shopkeeper surnamed Hou was overjoyed, and immediately pleaded.
"Shopkeeper Hou is here for this, so he came to my room not long ago?" Shen Luo looked at the shopkeeper surnamed Hou and asked with a smile.
"You...... How do you ......" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou turned red and stammered.
Sneaking into a guest's room without his permission is akin to theft, and if the news spreads, the reputation of his inn will be ruined.
As soon as he thought of this, the shopkeeper surnamed Hou turned pale again.
"The shopkeeper doesn't have to be nervous, I won't spread this matter, it's just a question just now, and I ask you to answer it truthfully." Shen Luo saw the embarrassment of the shopkeeper surnamed Hou and chuckled.
"Thank you Shen Gongzi for your generosity, I was really presumptuous in my previous actions, but I came to Gongzi's room, and I didn't have any other intentions, just because the third son said that Gongzi didn't show up all day, I was a little worried, so I came in without permission to take a look, and asked Gongzi to forgive me. The shopkeeper surnamed Hou breathed a sigh of relief, bowed down, and hurriedly explained.
Shen Luo saw that the tone of the other party's speech did not seem to be fake, so he nodded:
"The shopkeeper has the grace of salvation for me, and if I can do it, I should do my best. However, having said that in the future, Shen is only a rough understanding of the way of the talisman, and if it is too difficult, I am afraid there is nothing he can do. ”
When the shopkeeper surnamed Hou heard this, he hurriedly took out a palm-sized brocade cloth package from his arms, and when he opened it, it was a yellowed piece of paper that was folded squarely.
"Childe, please take a look. The shopkeeper surnamed Hou unfolded the paper and placed it in front of Shen Luo.
Shen Luo raised his eyes and saw that one side of the paper was uneven, as if it had been torn from a book, and a talisman was drawn on it, judging from the runes on it, the difficulty seemed to be above the small thunder talisman.
This made his heart move, but when he saw the small words "Fortune and Treasure Talisman" under the talisman, he smiled bitterly.
The reason why he agreed to draw talismans for the other party was not only to repay the other party for saving him, but also to see what the other party wanted to draw.
"Shen Gongzi, is there a problem with this talisman?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou asked cautiously 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 person, and what he wants and thinks in his heart is naturally peace, town house, fortune and other things, which are naturally very different from what he thinks, which is understandable.
Shen Luo continued to carefully look at the talisman drawn on the paper, and a trace of surprise quickly flashed in his eyes.
Ruyi talisman, town house talisman, fortune talisman and so on are the most common talismans, he was looking for clues to the fairy road, he has seen a variety of miscellaneous books and wild histories, many of which have more or less the shadow of some talismans, just as far as the fortune talisman is concerned, he has seen at least ten different versions, true and false are difficult to distinguish, but those fortune talismans, are far less complicated than the talisman in front of him.
Moreover, although the runes of the fortune and treasure talisman in front of him are numerous and complex, they are secretly in line with some kind of subtlety, and it doesn't look like a fake talisman made up randomly.
The old man surnamed Hou saw Shen Luo staring at Fu Qi for a long time, but he didn't dare to say anything to disturb, so he had to wait quietly with bated breath.
"I've seen a lot of fortune charms, but the treasure talisman of yours is ten times more complicated than the ordinary fortune charm, and I can't be sure, so I can only try my best. After a while, Shen Luo retracted his gaze and said.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Childe, although trying, if these rune paper and cinnabar are not enough, I will go and get them again. The shopkeeper surnamed Hou hurriedly said.
Shen Luo snorted, began to prepare, quickly mixed the rune ink, and then took a piece of rune paper and spread it on the table, holding a pen and dipping it in ink.
He didn't start drawing the talisman immediately, closed his eyes and carefully recalled the drawing method of the fortune and treasure talisman twice, and after confirming that it was correct, he picked up the pen and dropped it on the green talisman paper and began to draw the talisman.
The lines spread out quickly on the rune paper, making a rustling sound like spring silkworms.
Now his comprehension of the essence and spirit has deepened a lot, and he is not as ignorant as before when he draws the runes.
He faintly felt that the vitality contained in the rune ink combined with these mysterious runes seemed to summon some kind of power.
There must be a lot of laws involved, as well as some secrets of this world......
The shopkeeper surnamed Hou stood aside, watching the bright red runes spread on the rune paper, and a complex and mysterious rune pattern gradually perfected, and couldn't help but rub his hands, his face full of anticipation.
It's just that what he didn't know was that the complexity of this fortune talisman was far beyond Shen Luo's imagination, and it had only been drawn close to seventy percent so far.
Shen Luo's face gradually showed a tired color, and his breathing became a little short.
Drawing the talisman has a certain consumption of spiritual qi, and the runes of the small thunder talisman and the exorcism talisman he drew before are far less complex than the fortune and treasure talismans, which is not obvious, but fortunately, he has now become a monk in the qi refining period, and in the past, he may not be able to hold on.
After about half a pillar of incense, Shen Luo's wrist hooked, and the talisman pen drew a rounded half-arc on the paper, and then with a turn of his fingers, the tip of the pen made a final stroke.
He picked up his pen and let out a long breath.
The shopkeeper surnamed Hou was overjoyed, and was about to speak, but saw Shen Luo close his eyes, sit cross-legged on the spot, and hurriedly swallowed the words back.