Big dreamer

"The Qinhuai River is bustling with people coming and going, so it shouldn't breed such a thing." Shen Luo heard this and wondered.

"I also think this is strange, but things are unpredictable, and some unexpected things are not uncommon. Besides, there are many couples who have had grudges on the Qinhuai River, and many people have drowned over the years, so the evil spirits are not necessarily less." The Soul-Snatching Horse-Faced Ghost said indifferently.

"But isn't this river-suppressing water beast originally used to ward off evil spirits? How could it turn into a water evil spirit?" Shen Luo asked again.

"Yes, this thing was originally used to ward off evil spirits and avert disasters. There is one at each of the 24 bridgeheads in Jianye City, but there is nothing wrong with the others, only the Zhenhuai Bridge has a problem. The water evil spirit is entrenched in the body of this river-suppressing water beast, and it actually devoured the Qinhuai water ghosts and even controlled them to lure people into drowning, disrupting the Yin and Yang worlds. It's really damnable." As the horse-faced ghost said this, he became angry and took another big gulp of wine.

"It's a pity that it still escaped a part of it in the end." Shen Luo sighed and said.

Hearing this, the horse-faced man looked a little strange, but suddenly said

"Come here to find me after sunset tomorrow, I will ask you to help me do something, and I will naturally thank you when the time comes."

"What is it?" Shen Luo asked with a thought in his mind.

"You will know when you come tomorrow." The soul-catching horse-faced man did not intend to explain more. After saying this, he stuffed the wine gourd in his sleeve and got up and left first.

Shen Luo rushed back to the Bai family with doubts in his heart. Suddenly, he thought of something in his heart, and couldn't help muttering to himself, "After a thousand years, the soul-catching horse-faced man recognized me. Could it be because of what happened today?"

"What else did he say at that time? I can't be alive. What's going on?" With this thought, he couldn't help but get more and more scared, and felt cold sweat on his back.

"No! Since I know it in advance, I will never let this happen again!" Shen Luo clenched his fists heavily and made up his mind.

…

On the evening of the second day, Shen Luo finished a day of practice and came to the secluded pavilion as he was told.

When he arrived, the sun had not completely set yet, and he did not see the figure of Ma Mian in the pavilion. After waiting for a long time, the other party finally arrived, still looking like a pale-faced scholar.

"Not bad, you are still punctual." Ma Mian glanced at Shen Luo and nodded.

"You can tell me what the senior wants me to do now." Shen Luo said.

"Don't worry, it's not a dangerous thing to exorcise demons, I just want you to sneak into the City God Pavilion and get three incense sticks for me." Ma Mian waved his hand at Shen Luo and said seriously.

"Go to the City God Pavilion to steal incense?" Shen Luo thought he had heard it wrong, and couldn't help asking.

"What steal, how ugly, it's take! I asked you to go to the City God Pavilion to get three old incense sticks that have been infected by the smell of incense." Ma Mian coughed lightly and said.

Shen Luo frowned and looked at Ma Mian with a puzzled face.

"To be honest, I was injured in a battle with the Water Demon the day before yesterday. But now I am in Jianye City, and I still have things to do from the underworld. I can't go back to recuperate for the time being, so I can only steal some incense from the City God to treat my injuries." The Horse-Faced Man hesitated for a moment, but still explained.

"I see. But why didn't you borrow it yourself, but asked me to take it?" Shen Luo nodded thoughtfully, but then he thought of something and asked.

"Nonsense! I am a body of the underworld, and the City God is one rank higher, so it is naturally not very convenient." The Horse-Faced Man rolled his eyes and said.

Shen Luo was still a little hesitant after hearing this.

"Don't worry, you are a body of the Yang world, it's just taking three old incense sticks that have been burned with incense, which is nothing to the City God. At most, you can go to burn incense and pray frequently in the future, and there will be no problem. As long as you get this done, I will definitely reward you handsomely." Seeing Shen Luo hesitate, the Horse-Faced Man urged him impatiently.

Hearing the word "reward", Shen Luo's heart could not help but move slightly, and the two terms of magic weapon and fairy jade emerged in his mind.

These two things were the rewards he wanted most at the moment.

"Okay, I'll help you once." Shen Luo no longer hesitated and nodded immediately.

"Remember, it is the darkest old incense in the incense tube on the altar, don't take the wrong one." The horse-faced man was relieved and reminded again.

"Got it." Shen Luo agreed and ran out in small steps.

The City God Temple in Jianye City covers a large area, with many believers coming and going, and has been prosperous for many years.

When Shen Luo rushed to the temple, it was completely dark. When an elderly temple keeper was about to close the temple door, he was stopped by him, saying that he came from afar just to burn a stick of incense for the City God and donate money for incense.

Seeing that he was sincere, the temple keeper let him in.

When Shen Luo arrived at the temple, he saw the merit box in front of him. Without saying a word, he took out ten taels of silver from his bosom and threw it in.

The temple keeper beside him rarely saw such a generous pilgrim, and he immediately smiled and took the initiative to take incense for him.

"You should take the incense yourself to prove your sincerity." Shen Luo saw this and hurriedly stopped him and said.

The temple keeper seemed to think it made sense, so he retreated and let Shen Luo take the incense himself.

Shen Luo searched in the incense tube for a while, and finally twisted out three darker incense sticks from it. He put them into his sleeve without making a sound, and then picked out three bright red incense sticks and lit them.

When he was burning incense, he did not make a wish in his heart, but just apologized repeatedly, asking the City God not to bother with him.

Then, he left the City God 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 and said with a smile as if he had found a treasure.

After saying that, he took three sticks of incense, put them in front of his nose and took a deep sniff.

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's face inhaled, it quickly burned towards the tails of the fragrants.

The smoke from the three incense sticks was inhaled by Ma Mian. His face immediately became rosy and his expression became very comfortable.

But the burned incense sticks immediately turned into ashes and spread away.

"Is this how gods eat incense?" Shen Luo stared at this scene with wide eyes, feeling very surprised.

"Things were done well. This is your reward. Take it." Ma Mian looked very satisfied. He slowly put his hand into his sleeve, took out a three-inch long black scroll, and handed it to Shen Luo.

"It's not immortal jade..." The moment Shen Luo's eyes fell on the scroll, a sigh rang out in his heart.

However, he still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that this scroll would be a magic weapon.

Shen Luo took the letter in his hand and slowly opened it suspiciously. He saw a black silk book revealed in front of his eyes, with crooked and bright red seal script writing 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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