Shen Yuange, who had been standing beside the carriage and looking at them, came forward and said, "Caizhu, Luo 'er, this is not the place to talk. Let's go home first."
"Uncle Shen, sorry for making you worry, we …" Nie Caizhu was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly felt that something was wrong. She stopped talking and froze on the spot.
Her gaze swept back and forth between Shen Luo and Shen Yuange a few times. She suddenly realized that the two people's eyebrows were somewhat similar, and her expression became more and more strange for a moment.
"What's wrong? Caizhu, is there something wrong? "Shen Yuange saw this and asked doubtfully.
Without waiting for Nie Caizhu to answer, Shen Luo looked at her with a gentle smile and said, "Miss Nie, I didn't have time to tell you my name earlier. I am Shen Luo, your fiancé."
"You are … Shen Luo?" When Nie Caizhu heard this, she immediately remembered the words she said on the way back. She was suddenly embarrassed, and two patches of red quickly rose on both sides of her cheeks and quickly spread until it dyed the back of her ears red.
"Wow, so you are the son-in-law?" Xiao Chun didn't know the inside story and added fuel to the fire.
Nie Caizhu clenched her sleeves tightly and hesitated for a moment in panic. She immediately ran into the carriage without looking back.
"Hey, Miss …" Xiao Chun hurriedly called out and chased after her.
"What's going on?" Shen Yuange frowned slightly and looked at Shen Luo and asked.
"I don't know." Shen Luo said, pretending not to know.
Shen Yuange shook his head and chuckled, and led everyone back to the Shen family.
In the next few days, Nie Caizhu stayed in the room almost all day except for eating. It seemed that she was deliberately avoiding Shen Luo. Even at the dinner table, she almost never looked at him.
On the other hand, her personal maidservant, Little Chun, would stare at Shen Luo every time she met him. Her eyes were filled with reproach, causing Shen Luo to feel somewhat embarrassed.
After relaxing at home for a few days, Shen Luo started cultivating once more. He cultivated the Nameless Heavenly Scripture while continuing to learn how to craft talismans.
Before returning from Jianye, he made a trip to the Treasure Record Hall to purchase spirit materials and talisman papers.
However, in order to cultivate in seclusion, he had already spent most of his savings on the Three Elemental Primordial Water and Earth Yin Pills. In the end, he only bought a small amount of Blue Frost Talisman Paper and a lot of Yellow Talisman Paper.
After finishing his practice for the day, Shen Luo took out a thin thread-bound book from the stone box and started to read it carefully.
This book was none other than the ancient talisman book that Shopkeeper Hou had given him when he'd passed by the Immortal Abode.
He'd only skimmed through it once before and hadn't studied its contents in detail. When he opened it today, he discovered that there was actually a short biography at the very front of the book.
It was completely different from the cursive script at the back of the book. This short biography was written in semi-cursive script. It was obvious that it wasn't written by the same person.
After reading it, Shen Luo realized that this part of the book had been added in by the later generations of the Hou Clan. It was about the life of the Hou Clan's ancestor.
As it turned out, this ancestor of the Hou Clan was a Wandering Daoist. His exact lineage couldn't be determined, and there weren't many descriptions of the Daoist arts he cultivated. It seemed that he mainly focused on the dao of talismans. He didn't seem to belong to Little Mao Mountain.
The role of Wandering Daoist was similar to that of a Buddhist monk. However, he traveled the world as a form of cultivation. Along the way, he mainly preached and practiced medicine. He also did some deeds of subduing demons and devils. The talismans he possessed were mostly related to his travels.
The first talisman recorded in the book was a type of talisman called the "Mountain Crossing Talisman".
When he first saw the name of the talisman, Shen Luo thought it was some kind of talisman that allowed one to traverse mountains. However, after carefully reading the description, he realized that it was a talisman used to detect demonic Qi.
As Daoist Cloudroaming was cultivating, he often had to travel through uninhabited mountains and rivers. In such places, there were always mountain spirits and demon spirits. Therefore, the Mountain Crossing Talisman could sense the approaching demon aura in advance and emit a bright light to warn the cultivators.
In terms of effects, it was similar to a magic tool, the Devil Detecting Bell. The stronger the demonic Qi, the louder the bell would ring. The other effect was that the light it emitted would be brighter.
This talisman was quite specific. It couldn't detect demonic Qi, and was only sensitive to demonic Qi.
Its grade was not too high. It had no special requirements for talisman paper and talisman ink. It could be drawn on ordinary yellow talisman paper and cinnabar talisman ink. It could also be drawn on high-grade purple cloud talisman paper. The only difference was that there were some differences in the strength of the effect.
In addition to the "Mountain Crossing Talisman", there were several talismans commonly used by Wandering Daoists in the book. Among them, Shen Luo was most concerned about the "Breeze Barrier-breaking Talisman" and the "Divine Armored Horse Talisman".
Among them, the "Breeze Barrier-breaking Talisman" used the power of talisman to draw the breeze containing the Qi of Heaven and Earth to blow away the fog and miasma. It had the effect of breaking the naturally formed miasma and man-made barriers.
The "Divine Armored Horse Talisman" was even more different. Its talisman style was completely different from other talismans. At first glance, it didn't look like words at all. Instead, it looked like a picture of a horse drawn in thick ink.
However, in this thick ink, one could see the flowing lines. There were vague traces of ancient seal characters. It looked like words but also like a picture. The shape was like a fierce horse raising its hooves. Its mane was fluttering, and it looked just like the posture of four hooves galloping.
When it was used, it needed to ignite the talisman paper with magic power and then silently recite the incantation. After burning, the ashes of the paper would wrap around the feet. It was like riding a horse, effortlessly galloping, and could travel thousands of miles in a day.
"One hundred steps, the ground shrinks. The mountains are flat, and the water dries up. I follow the order of Mr. Marquis of the Three Mountains and Nine Mountains! "Shen Luo recited the incantation, and his eyes flashed slightly.
He had heard of the name of Mr. Marquis of the Three Mountains and Nine Mountains. Although his true identity had always been a mystery, he was still regarded as the ancestor by all Wandering Daoists in the world and was respected.
Many of the talismans used by Wandering Daoists also came from Mr. Marquis of the Three Mountains and Nine Mountains. Among them, there were the "Divine Armored Horse Talisman" and the "Five Ghosts Talisman" that people were familiar with.
In addition to these three talismans, there were four other talismans recorded in the thread-bound ancient book. However, compared with the first three talismans, they seemed a little unreliable, including the "Wealth Talisman" that Shopkeeper Hou tore down.
Peach Blossom Talisman, Yang Body Nourishing Talisman, Five Spirit Fetus Stabilizing Talisman, and the Wealth Talisman. No matter how one looked at it … it seemed that Wandering Daoist used to cheat people to make a living. Shen Luo was really not interested in it, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.
As for the first three talismans, he intended to try to draw them.
However, the Breeze Barrier Breaking Talisman's grade was slightly higher than the ordinary Barrier Breaking Talisman. It needed to be drawn with Blue Frost Paper in order to accumulate enough magic power. Then, it would lead to a stronger breeze of heaven and earth to break through the fog and miasma.
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