"The Qinhuai River is bustling with people coming and going, so it shouldn't be the birthplace of such a thing." Shen Luo asked in confusion when he heard this.
"I also find this matter strange, but the world is unpredictable and some unexpected things are not uncommon. Besides, there are many resentful couples in the Qinhuai River, and many people have died by jumping into the river over the years, so the evil energy may not be less." The Horse-Faced Soul Catcher said indifferently.
"But isn't this river-suppressing water beast originally used to ward off evil? How come it turned into a water evil itself?" Shen Luo asked again.
"Yes, this thing was originally used to ward off evil and avert disasters. There is one on 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 is lurking in the body of this river-suppressing beast. It actually devours the Qinhuai water ghosts and even controls them to lure people into the water, disrupting the yin and yang worlds. It deserves to die." As the Horse-Faced Beast spoke, he became angry and took another big gulp of wine.
"It's a pity that some of it escaped in the end." Shen Luo said with a sigh.
Hearing this, the Horse-Faced Guard looked a little strange, but suddenly said:
"Come back here to see me tomorrow after sunset. I'll ask you to help me with something, and I'll thank you when the time comes."
"I wonder what it is?" Shen Luo asked with an idea in his mind.
"You'll know it when you come tomorrow." The Horse-Faced Soul-Catcher did not intend to explain further. After saying this, he stuffed the wine gourd in his sleeve, stood up and left.
Shen Luo hurried back to the Bai family with a lot of doubts in his mind. Suddenly, he thought of something and couldn't help muttering to himself, "Could it be that the reason why the Soul-Catching Horse-Faced Demon recognized me a thousand years later is because of what happened today?"
"What else did he say at that time? There is no way I am still alive. What is going on?" As this thought came to his mind, he became more and more scared, and he felt cold sweat on his back.
"No! Since I knew it in advance, I will never let this happen again!" Shen Luo clenched his fists and made up his mind.
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In the evening of the second day, Shen Luo ended a day of practice and came to the secluded pavilion as instructed.
When he arrived, the sun had not yet completely set, and he did not see the figure of Horse-Faced Demon 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 quite punctual." The Horse-Faced Guard glanced at Shen Luo and nodded.
"Senior, if you want me to do something, I can tell you now." Shen Luo said.
"Don't worry, it's not a dangerous matter of exorcising demons. I just want you to sneak into the City God Pavilion and get three incense sticks for me." The Horse-Faced Guard 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 do you mean by stealing? That's too ugly. It's about taking! I ask you to go to the City God Pavilion and get three old incense sticks that have been contaminated by the smell of incense." The Horse-Faced Guard coughed lightly and said.
Shen Luo frowned and looked at Horse-faced Demon with confusion.
"To be honest, I suffered some hidden injuries in the battle with the water demon the day before yesterday. But now I am in Jianye City, and I have things assigned by the underworld to do. I can't return to recuperate for the time being. I can only steal some incense from the City God to heal my injuries." The Horse-Faced Guard hesitated for a moment, but still explained.