Big dreamer

The front hall of the temple is dedicated to the God of Wealth and Wealth, and there is a lot of incense. People who offer incense line up and put incense money into the merit box. The middle hall is the main hall of the City God. There are also many people who offer incense, but there are fewer people who put incense money. , there are more people kowtow sincerely.

Shen Luo and Lu He went straight through the middle hall. As soon as they reached the backyard, they found that there were fewer people there immediately.

Shen Luo looked up and saw the main hall standing behind it. There was a plaque hanging on the lintel, with the three characters "Yam Luo Hall" written in gold paint on a black background.

In the square in front of the main hall, there were still three figures standing, two men and one woman.

Although the three people were in front of the main hall, they were separated by some distance, and they didn't seem to be familiar with each other.

Among them, a thin but handsome young man with a pale face, with a slender green sword hanging across his waist, was standing under an ancient locust tree in front of the main hall, looking up. The lush locust leaves above.

Not far away from him, facing the railing in front of the hall, stood a middle-aged man wearing a crescent moon mask, covering his left cheek. He wore half a suit of armor, only covering the area around his heart, and his waist. A golden long knife hangs.

Four or five steps away from him, leaning on the railing, was a plump woman wearing a red gauze skirt. Her appearance was not too beautiful, and her face was heavily made up. However, her breasts were too full and were wrapped in her clothes. However, there is still a lot of potential to emerge.

Seeing Shen Luo and the two approaching, the young man just glanced sideways and looked away, while the armored man and the red-clothed woman took the initiative to come over.

"Hey, there's a new guy coming..."

The woman in red swayed, her chest trembling three times with every step she took.

"I've met fellow Taoists." Shen Luo took the initiative to clasp his fists and say hello.

"One has a cold face, one has half his face covered, and one's face cannot be seen. Finally, there is a handsome one. If you take a few more glances, this mission will be worthwhile." The woman in red bowed, He stared at Shen Luo looking up and down without any scruples, covered his mouth and chuckled.

"Lu He, who is this?" the armored man asked in return, cupping his fists.

"The new recruit from the Chamber of Commerce who is working with us this time is called Shen Luo. Fellow Daoist Shen, the one under the locust tree over there..." After hearing this, Lu He began to introduce Shen Luo and the others to each other.

The young man under the locust tree is called Lin Qing. He is the first among them to follow the Chamber of Commerce to perform tasks, but it is not too early, and it has only been performed six times so far.

The armored man was called Jin Dun, and the woman in red was called Yun Niang. Both of them came later than Lin Qing, but slightly earlier than Lu He, and had carried out four missions.

During these missions, several of them had interacted with each other. Naturally, they were no strangers, but they were not familiar, so Lu He's introduction to each of them was simple and straightforward.

While several people were talking, an old man in brown robes with a stooped body like an old ape walked through an arch in the side courtyard. He was carrying a dark red wine gourd in his hand and walked towards the group of people with empty steps.

Shen Luo turned his eyes and saw that the front of his head was bald, from his ears to the back of his head. The remaining hair was pitifully sparse and hung messily on the back of his neck.

The old man's cheeks were quite round, his long eyebrows dropped to his ears, his nose was red and shiny with rosacea, and he had a long beard from his chin to his chest, which was gleaming with water and seemed to be sprinkled with wet wine. He looked a little kind, but also a little bit Sloppy.

Different from Shen Luo's reaction, as soon as the other four people saw the old man, they all immediately greeted him, clasping their fists respectfully and saying:

"Mr. Hu..."

"What's the old man? How many times have I told you? Either call me Brother Hu or Brother Hu. You are not allowed to call me Mr. Hu." The old man raised his wine gourd and complained.

"Senior Hu."

Shen Luo knew that he was the senior Hu Yong mentioned by Lu He, and immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Oh? You're the new one that girl Xiuxiu said, your name is... what's that?" Hu Yong thought about it for a while, but couldn't remember what Shen Luo's name was.

"Junior Shen Luo." Shen Luo replied.

"Shen Luo, that's right. Just follow me, brother, to ensure that you go safely and come back intact." Hu Yong nodded, used the gourd to touch Shen Luo, and said.

Shen Luo looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel worried. Could the drunken old man in front of him really lead them to complete the mission? But looking at the expressions of the four people around him, it seemed that they were used to this.

"Senior, where are we going to carry out this mission?" Shen Luo asked.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yong turned around and pointed to the main hall behind him, pursed his lips and said, "It's right here."

"Right here?" Shen Luo said in surprise.

Several other people also had doubts flashing in their eyes, and they obviously couldn't understand.

"Don't worry, we really have to go here where we want to go." Hu Yong took another sip of wine, wiped his mouth and said.

After drinking, he finally stuffed the mouth of the gourd and hung it around his waist.

Then, he was seen stroking his beard, straightening his clothes, and taking the lead in striding towards the Yama Hall.

Seeing this, Shen Luo and the other three quickly followed.

Before entering the hall, a cool breeze came out from the hall. It was obviously the weather in July and August, but it still made Shen Luo feel chilly and a bit eerie.

Shen Luo crossed the threshold and entered the Hall of Yama. He saw a tall statue of a god with a fair face and a crown sitting in front of him behind the altar table in front of him. Naturally, he was the King of Yama who was often said among the people.

There are sachets hanging on both sides of the crown to protect the ears, and he wears a long-sleeved robe with a ruffled collar. He holds a wat in front of his chest with both hands. Although he is a clay statue, he still has a somewhat majestic air.

On both sides of the statue of King Yama, there is a statue of a judge wearing blue and black official uniforms. One has a yellow and white face, just like an ordinary person, and the other has a dark face, like an evil ghost. They are all holding judicial pens, which are widely regarded as the most famous in the world. There are two judges who reward good and punish evil.

Under the judge, there are two thin statues wearing high crowns on the left side, one black and one white, which is the impermanence of black and white. On the other side, there are cow heads and horse faces standing side by side.

Shenluo's gaze lingered on the horse's face for a while longer, and he felt that the clay sculpture of the horse's face in front of him was still a little different from what he had seen in reality, and the grinning teeth looked a bit ferocious.

On the surrounding walls, there are also brightly colored and lifelike murals painted on them. The contents painted on them are all scenes from the eighteenth floor of hell. What you can see are heart-cutting and liver-cutting, mountains of knives and seas of fire, cooking and frying in oil pans, etc. The tragic scene.

After Shen Luo glanced at it for a few times, he felt a little uncomfortable and immediately looked away.

At this time, Hu Yong turned his palm, and three dark red incense sticks appeared out of thin air in his palm. He rubbed it with his fingertips and gently twisted the three incense heads, and the incense heads lit up red. The light ignited.

Then I saw him making a strange magic formula with both hands, holding the incense and bowing respectfully to the statues of King Yama and other gods three times, and then inserted the three incense sticks into the incense burner.

Then, he stood aside with his hands behind his back, as if waiting for something.