Big dreamer

Shen Luo quickly left the South Gate and came to the outside of the city.

Outside the city gate, there were still many farmers and peddlers who could not enter the city. They carried loads and pushed carts, and set up stalls on both sides of the road to sell various groceries and fruits and vegetables.

Shen Luo looked around and soon saw a simple thatched shed on the road not far away. There was a white-faced scholar in it, holding a black pottery bowl with a broken corner in his hand, and seemed to be drinking tea.

He quickly walked over and sat down opposite the scholar, asked the waiter for a tea bowl, and poured a bowl of tea.

But he just took a sip and immediately frowned, "poof" and spit it out, only to feel a bitter taste in his mouth as if it was moldy, which was very uncomfortable.

"Senior, can you drink such a crude tea?" Shen Luo looked at the Soul-Catching Horse-Faced Man with a complacent look and asked with surprise.

The horse-faced man had a gloating smile on his face, and he obviously knew what it was like. He held the broken bowl in his hand and handed it to Shen Luo with a leisurely look.

A smell of alcohol immediately rushed into Shen Luo's nose. He quickly asked for a bowl, and after drinking it, the taste in his mouth was diluted.

"Why did you ask me to meet here this time? Is this mission outside?" Shen Luo paused for a moment before asking.

"Do you know where the Cangfeng Valley is?" The horse-faced man glanced into the distance and asked.

"Cangfeng Valley? Where is this mission?" Shen Luo was surprised when he heard it.

"According to my investigation, there have been frequent ghost incidents in Jianye City recently, and the source is likely to be there. So I plan to take a trip and go into the valley to take a look. If there are really ghosts and monsters entrenched, I will eradicate them in one fell swoop." The soul-catching horse-faced man nodded.

"That place is not a good place! If I remember correctly, the first task on the government's ghost hunting task list is to clear the evil ghosts in Cangfeng Valley. It has been so long, and no one dares to take on this task." Shen Luo frowned.

"I am here, what are you worried about? This is very likely the last time I will find you." Horse Face rolled his eyes at him and said.

"That's true... Tell me first, how can I help you?" Shen Luo said with a chuckle.

"Boy, do you know? The wind in Cangfeng Valley before was not the wind of Fengshui, but the edge of the edge." The Soul-catching Horse Face did not answer Shen Luo directly, but changed the topic.

"You really can't stump me! I paid attention to this task before, and I also looked through some local chronicles. I found that the reason why it was called Cangfeng Valley was because it was a key point defending Jianye. It has always been a place that military strategists must fight for. Many tragic battles have occurred in history, and every time there were countless corpses and rivers of blood." Shen Luo heard this and said with some complacency.

"Yes. Such ancient battlefield sites have many lonely ghosts and resentful ghosts in the world, and they have always been very dangerous places. If the wind from heaven and earth cannot cleanse the evil spirits, evil ghosts will breed over time. In addition, from the government to the people in Jianye City, they are used to treating this Cangfeng Valley as a mass grave, and a large number of corpses were hastily buried here, which exacerbated the risk." The Soul-Catching Horse-Faced Man nodded and said.

"Senior, do you mean that the ghost plague in Cangfeng Valley this time originated from this?" Shen Luo asked.

"According to what I know, about nine months ago, the entire Cangfeng Valley was suddenly shrouded in gray fog, and strange noises were heard from time to time, and then people living in several nearby villages began to disappear frequently. The government sent people to investigate several times, but they never returned." The Soul-Catching Horse-Faced Man drank a sip of tea and continued.

"No wonder the government wants to give such a high reward for this task. It seems that they want to use the hands of other immortal forces in Jianye City to clear up this Cangfeng Valley." Shen Luo suddenly realized.

"It doesn't matter what the government is thinking. The underworld also thinks that the existence of this place is against Yinde and wants me to deal with it as soon as possible. The situation over there is a bit complicated. I need your help. So, will you help me or not?" The Soul-Catching Horse-Faced put down the black pottery tea bowl and asked.

"There must be a lot of ghosts in that place. Senior, do you want me to use the thunder talisman to help you clear some small ghosts so that you can concentrate on dealing with the big guys?" Shen Luo thought about it and asked.

"Yes. Your thunder talisman is also effective even against high-level ghosts." The Soul-Catching Horse-Faced looked at Shen Luo approvingly and nodded.

"Of course I will help you, but my cultivation is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and my mana is really limited. I can still use the small thunder talisman, but the more powerful thunder talisman can only be used once at most. I am afraid that I can't help you when the time comes, and I will become a burden to you. Otherwise, how about I draw more small thunder talismans for you to take with you?" Shen Luo sighed and said.

"I am a Yin God body, and I am born to be incompatible with this extremely Yang thunder method. If you don't go, even if you lend me the thunder talisman, I can't activate it." The Soul-Catching Horse-Faced said speechlessly.

"Then why don't you wait for me for another ten days or half a month? I am now stuck at the peak of the fifth level. After breaking through the sixth level, let alone other things, the thunder talisman should be able to be activated twice, and I will be able to fight you in the valley." Shen Luo hesitated and said.

After hearing this, the Soul-Catching Horse-Faced didn't speak immediately, but frowned, gently turning the tea bowl in his hand, as if hesitating about something.

After a moment, he suddenly frowned, as if he had finally made up his mind, and said, "Well! If I don't give you a little sweet treat, you won't be honest. I have a Yin Ling Pill here, which is made from rare spiritual materials such as Huangquan water essence and red shore flower pollen. It can quickly improve the cultivation of practitioners. With your current cultivation level, after taking it, it will take at most seven days to break through."

"There is such a miraculous medicine?" Shen Luo was delighted to hear this, and said in disbelief.

"You have no vision!" said the Soul-Catching Horse-Faced Man unhappily.

"Hehe, although it sounds a bit like a waste of talent, since it can help the senior complete the task, I naturally dare not refuse." Shen Luo chuckled and said hurriedly.

"Alas, it's not just a waste of talent, it's simply a waste of heaven's gifts. Forget it, even if it's a bargain for you kid..." The Soul-Catching Horse-Faced Man sighed and said.

After that, he took out a white jade porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to Shen Luo.

Shen Luo smiled and quickly stretched out his hands, carefully took the bottle, and pulled out the red cloth cork.

As soon as the bottle mouth was opened, a sulfur-like smell emanated from it. Shen Luo smelled it and said with some disdain, "This Yin Lingdan doesn't smell like a miraculous medicine. Are you lying to me?"

"If you don't want it, give it back to me." The Soul-Catching Horse-Faced Man sank his face and pretended to be angry.

"It's just a joke, don't take it seriously! Let's find a place for me to retreat for a few days." Shen Luo quickly put the cork on the bottle, put the porcelain bottle into his sleeve, and said with a smile.

"Follow me." After saying this, the horse-faced man put a few copper coins on the table, stood up and walked towards the official road.

Shen Luo also quickly stood up and followed.