Big dreamer

"Haha, Xiao Sanzi is busy in the lobby, I'll deliver these for him." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said with a smile.

"Oh, then I'll trouble the shopkeeper surnamed Hou." Shen Luo was not surprised by the appearance of the shopkeeper surnamed Hou. Just as he was about to raise his hand to take the wooden tray, he was blocked by the shopkeeper surnamed Hou.

"Mr. Shen is a distinguished guest, how can I let you do it yourself." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said, and personally placed the food on the table, then stood aside, waiting to collect the bowls.

Shen Luo was already hungry, and he didn't say anything polite. He quickly swept away the food, wiped his face, took the talisman paper, cinnabar, dog blood and other things on the wooden tray, and took a look, and immediately saw a lot of things that he couldn't see before.

The red cinnabar contained a trace of heaven and earth spiritual energy with a hot breath, and the black dog blood carried a yang energy similar to the yang Gang energy. Although there was no similar vitality in the talisman paper, it gave people a sense of thickness that ordinary paper did not have.

However, the spiritual energy contained in the cinnabar in front of him was really weak, and the yang energy of the black dog blood was also very thin. The quality of the talisman paper was not high, and there were many breakpoints on it. These materials might be barely usable for making low-level talismans such as the small thunder talisman. If you want to make more advanced talismans in the future, I am afraid it will be a bit difficult.

"These things are used by Taoists to draw talismans. Are you proficient in this?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou collected the bowls and chopsticks and asked tentatively without leaving.

"I dare not claim to be proficient, I just know a little bit." Shen Luo put down the box of cinnabar in his hand and replied casually.

"Young master can draw talismans? I have a talisman here. I wonder if you can help draw it? I am willing to thank you with a large sum of money." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou was happy and immediately pleaded.

"Is it for this matter that shopkeeper Hou came to my room not long ago?" Shen Luo looked at the shopkeeper surnamed Hou and asked with a smile.

"You...what are you..." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou blushed and stammered.

Entering a guest's room without permission is close to theft. If this matter spreads, the reputation of his inn will be ruined.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper surnamed Hou turned pale again.

"Don't be nervous, shopkeeper. I won't spread this matter. Please answer the question truthfully." Shen Luo saw the embarrassment of the shopkeeper surnamed Hou and chuckled.

"Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Shen. My previous behavior was really presumptuous. However, I came to the young master's room without any other intention. It was just because Xiao Sanzi said that the young master had not shown up all day, and I was a little worried, so I came in without permission to take a look. Please forgive me." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, and explained hurriedly.

Seeing that the other party's tone of voice was not false, Shen Luo nodded:

"The shopkeeper has saved me, and I will do my best if I can. But let me say in advance that I only know a little about the way of talismans. If it is too difficult, I am afraid I can't do anything."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper surnamed Hou hurriedly took out a palm-sized brocade package from his arms. After opening it, it turned out to be a yellowed paper folded in a square shape.

"Please look, young master." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou unfolded the paper and placed it in front of Shen Luo.

Shen Luo looked up and saw that one side of the paper was uneven, as if it was torn from a book. There was a talisman drawn on it. Judging from the runes on it, the difficulty seemed to be higher than the small thunder talisman.

This made him feel moved, but when he saw the line of small words "A talisman for attracting wealth and treasure" under the talisman, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The reason why he agreed to draw a talisman for the other party was not only to repay the other party for saving him, but also to see what kind of talisman the other party wanted to draw.

"Mr. Shen, is there something wrong with this talisman?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou asked carefully 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 was just an ordinary citizen. What he wanted in his heart was naturally peace, home protection, and wealth. Naturally, it was very different from what he thought, which was understandable.

Shen Luo continued to carefully examine the talisman drawn on the paper, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Ruyi talismans, home protection talismans, and wealth-attracting talismans are the most common talismans. In order to find clues to the immortal way, he had read countless miscellaneous books and unofficial histories. Many of these books had some shadows of talismans. For the wealth-attracting talisman alone, he had read at least ten different versions, and it was difficult to distinguish the true from the false. However, those wealth-attracting talismans were far less complicated than the talisman in front of him.

Moreover, although the runes of the wealth-attracting talisman in front of him were numerous and complex, they were in line with some wonderful principles, and did not look like a fake talisman that was randomly fabricated.

The old man surnamed Hou saw Shen Luo staring at the talisman for a long time without saying anything, but he didn't dare to interrupt him, so he had to hold his breath and wait quietly.

"I have seen many fortune-attracting talismans, but the fortune-attracting talisman of yours, Shopkeeper Hou, is ten times more complicated than the ordinary fortune-attracting talismans. I am not sure, so I can only try my best." After a long while, Shen Luo retracted his gaze and said so.

"It's okay, it's okay. Young master, just try it. If these talisman papers and cinnabar are not enough, I will get more." Shopkeeper surnamed Hou said hurriedly.

Shen Luo hummed and began to prepare. He quickly mixed the talisman ink, then took a piece of talisman paper and spread it on the table, holding the pen and dipping it in ink.

He did not start drawing the talisman immediately. He closed his eyes and carefully recalled the drawing method of the fortune-attracting talisman twice. After confirming that it was correct, he picked up the pen and put it on the green talisman paper and began to draw the talisman.

Lines spread rapidly on the talisman paper, making a rustling sound like a spring silkworm spinning silk.

Now, his understanding of the essence, energy and spirit has deepened a lot, and he is no longer as ignorant as before when drawing talismans. As he draws the talisman pen, the vital energy in the talisman ink, stimulated by his spiritual energy, merges with the talisman paper below.

He vaguely felt that the vitality contained in the runes combined with these mysterious runes seemed to summon some kind of power.

This must involve many laws, 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 was gradually perfected. He couldn't help but rub his hands with a look of anticipation on his face.

But what he didn't know was that the complexity of this wealth-attracting talisman was far beyond Shen Luo's imagination, and only close to 70% of it had been drawn so far.

A look of exhaustion gradually appeared on Shen Luo's face, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

Drawing talismans consumes a certain amount of mental energy. The small thunder talisman and ghost-expelling talisman he drew before are far less complex than the fortune-drawing talisman. This is not obvious. Fortunately, he has now become a monk in the Qi refining stage. In the past, I might not have been able to hold on.

After about half a stick of incense, Shen Luo hooked his wrist, and the talisman pen drew a rounded half-arc on the paper. Then he turned his finger and the pen tip made the final stroke.

Only then did he pick up his pen and let out a long breath.

The shopkeeper named Hou had a happy face and was about to speak when he saw Shen Luo closing his eyes and sitting cross-legged on the spot, and hurriedly swallowed his words.