"Haha, Xiao Sanzi is busy in the lobby. I'll deliver these over for him." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said with a smile on his face.
"Oh, then thank you, Shopkeeper Hou." Shen Luo was not surprised by the appearance of Shopkeeper Hou. Just as he was about to raise his hand to take the wooden tray, he was blocked by Shopkeeper Hou.
"Mr. Shen is a distinguished guest, how can we let you do it yourself?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou said as he placed the food on the table himself, then stood aside, waiting to collect the dishes.
Shen Luo had been hungry for a long time, so he didn't bother to be polite. He quickly finished the food, wiped his face, took the talisman paper, cinnabar, dog blood and other things on the wooden plate, took a look, and immediately saw a lot of things that he had not been able to see before.
The red cinnabar contains a trace of spiritual energy from heaven and earth with a fiery breath, and the black dog blood carries a yang energy similar to the yang energy. Although the talisman paper does not have similar vitality, it gives people a sense of thickness that ordinary paper does not have.
However, the spiritual energy contained in the cinnabar in front of him was very weak, the yang energy of the black dog blood was also very thin, and the quality of the talisman paper was not high, with many breakpoints on it. These materials might be barely usable for making low-level talismans such as the small thunder talisman. If he wanted to make more advanced talismans in the future, it would be a bit difficult.
"These things are used by Taoist priests to draw talismans. Could it be that you are proficient in this, young master?" The shopkeeper surnamed Hou put away the dishes and chopsticks, but did not leave and asked tentatively.
"I can't claim to be proficient in it, I just know a little bit." Shen Luo put down the box of cinnabar in his hand and replied casually.
"Sir, can you draw talismans? I have a talisman here, I wonder if you can help draw it? I am willing to reward you with a large sum of money." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou was delighted and immediately pleaded.
"Is it because of this matter that Manager Hou came to my room not long ago?" Shen Luo looked at Manager Hou and asked with a smile.
“You…what are you doing…” The shopkeeper surnamed Hou blushed and stammered.
Sneaking into a guest's room without the guest's permission was almost tantamount to theft. If this matter were to spread, the reputation of his inn would be ruined.
When he thought of this, the shopkeeper surnamed Hou's face turned pale again.
"Don't be nervous, shopkeeper. I won't spread the matter. Please answer the question just now truthfully." Shen Luo chuckled when he saw the embarrassment of shopkeeper Hou.
"Thank you Mr. Shen for your generosity. My previous behavior was indeed presumptuous. However, I came to your room with no other intentions. It was just because Xiao Sanzi said that you had not shown up all day, and I was a little worried, so I came in without permission to take a look. I hope you can forgive me." The shopkeeper surnamed Hou breathed a sigh of relief, bowed, and hurriedly explained.
Shen Luo saw that the other party's tone of voice did not sound fake, so he nodded:
"The shopkeeper has saved me, and I will do my best to help you. But I have to say that I only have a rough understanding of the art of talismans. If it is too difficult, I am afraid I can't help."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper surnamed Hou hurriedly took out a palm-sized brocade package from his arms. After opening it, he found a piece of yellowed paper folded in a square.
"Please take a look, sir." 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 jagged, as if it had been torn from a book. There was a talisman drawn on it. Judging from the runes on it, the difficulty seemed to be even higher than the small thunder talisman.