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Chapter 30: Going to Liuyun Lake, White-robed Monk
The lake shimmers at night, and flashes a warm luster under the moonlight.

When the boatman finished saying this, the people at the front made a gesture.

The people were seen holding the incense in their left hands and slowly raising their right hands towards the boatman's position.

There are dense scars on the common people's right wrists.

The scars are long and narrow, and one can tell at a glance that they were caused by a sharp object. Some of the scars are still very fresh, proving that they were caused not long ago.

The boatman stretched out his left hand, held the man's right hand, and with his other hand inserted the bamboo pole into the river.

The boatman's index finger nail suddenly grew longer and lightly scratched the civilian's wrist.

Blood spurted from his wrist and dripped down the back of his hand onto the lake.

At this time, the boatman somehow produced a huge jar and placed it under the bleeding wrist.

Blood kept dripping and the people's faces turned extremely pale.

After a while, the boatman finally put the jar aside and gently wiped the wrists of the people.

The wound gradually healed, leaving only a brown scar.

"Get aboard."

The boatman, with bloodshot eyes, said only two simple words and turned his gaze to another citizen.

The common people were pale and staggering, but they still walked into the boat tremblingly, holding the incense in their left hands.

Next, every citizen repeated this process.

When the bamboo raft was full, the boatman held the bamboo pole and rowed towards the island in the center of the lake, gradually going farther and farther away.

The lakeside became quiet and no one stayed here anymore.

……

The next day, when the second day came, Shen Bai yawned, looked at the smoke in front of him, and waited patiently.

After a while, the smoke gradually gathered and turned into a new line of text, appearing in front of Shen Bai.

【清心咒lv.2（清心+2，平性+2）:1000/1000】

When the smoke dissipated, Shen Bai let out a long sigh. His mouth felt a little dry, so he took a sip of the tea beside him.

Shen Bai did nothing the whole night but chanted the Heart Purification Mantra in the room.

To be honest, chanting the Heart Purification Mantra at night still sounds quite scary.

Fortunately, there was no one in the room, and we gained a lot that night.

Now, the Heart Purification Spell has reached the point of qualitative change. It only needs to harvest one more wisp of evil spirit to reach the third level.

After reaching the second level, the Heart Purification Mantra has an additional neutral attribute.

This attribute is quite interesting in Shen Bai's opinion.

The so-called calmness, the function of this attribute is to make Shen Bai more calm in critical moments.

It seems to be an ordinary attribute, but Shen Bai knows that this attribute can produce huge effects in certain special circumstances.

For example, when in extreme danger, people will panic, even Shen Bai is no exception.

But after possessing the attribute of calmness, Shen Bai can keep himself calmer in extremely critical situations.

And another point about this attribute is that it can play a very strong role when facing some special abilities.

For example, some abilities can make people feel negative emotions such as fear, but calmness can allow Shen Bai to achieve absolute calmness within this range.

"So I really should consider going to see the locust tree now."

Shen Bai put down the teacup and spun it gently.

Evil spirit is an important component of the golden finger. After working hard all night, Shen Bai has decided to go and see the huge locust tree that the old Taoist priest mentioned.

As for whether there is danger, Shen Bai believes that there is definitely danger.

What Shen Bai cares about is whether the risks and benefits are proportional.

When the benefits far outweigh the risks, then you can give it a try. Of course, Shen Bai is not a brainless person. He plans to wait and see from a distance, then approach carefully to see the specific situation of the locust tree.

"If I can do it, I will do it."

Thinking of this, Shen Bai boiled some blood and qi medicine for himself and took it. After his blood and qi were slightly replenished, he packed up and walked out.

Outside the house, street vendors have started a new day.

The world is in chaos, but people have to survive.

Even in the remote county town of Shengyun, the people are living tenaciously.

Shen Bai found a breakfast stall, took a short rest after eating, and then planned to go to Liuyun Lake.

But before leaving, Shen Bai went back to the pawnshop again.

Zhang Chaofeng has returned home. His daughter-in-law is a tigress.

Shen Bai guessed that Zhang Chaofeng had already sent his wife back to her parents' home early.

Shen Bai was the only one in the entire pawnshop. He packed up simply and took away a set of black clothes, a black face towel, and an oil-paper umbrella.

A pawnshop has all kinds of strange things, so it's not surprising that it has a set of night clothes.

Shen Bai still remembered that this thing was pawned to him by a down-and-out one-armed knight.

I also gave him two cents at that time.

The reason why he brought this was very simple. In such troubled times, he would not reveal his identity if possible.

After all, some things are always better in the dark than in the light.

After completing all the preparations, Shen Bai closed the door and rushed towards Liu Yunhu.

……

There is a village near Liuyun Lake, which is relatively far away from the villages around Shengyun.

Since coming to this world, Shen Bai has rarely traveled far. This time, Shen Bai seemed a little relaxed.

Although he was going to see the huge locust tree, Shen Bai still knew the principle of maintaining a balance between relaxation and tension.

To get to Liuyun Lake, you need to take the official road.

Although the dynasty of the Great Zhou is now in turmoil, the official road is still much safer than other small roads.

Shen Bai didn't want to create any complications along the way, so he didn't take a shortcut.

On the official road, carriages passed by from time to time.

These carriages were not carried by ordinary people from Shengyun County, but by various chambers of commerce.

Shen Bai seemed a little strange walking alone on this official road.

There is no other way. If you take a carriage, you will have to wait for a long time.

Shen Bai's walking speed was not slow, and with the Qi in his body, he estimated that he could arrive in the afternoon.

In this way, after walking for about half an hour, the sky turned from sunny to cloudy.

It is a rainy season in Shengyun County now, and there are bursts of rain from time to time.

The people have gotten used to it.

Shen Bai had made preparations in advance. He took out an oil-paper umbrella from his bag and opened it when it rained.

After walking forward for about an incense stick's time, Shen Bai suddenly stopped and frowned.

Not far from the official road, there was a monk in white robes sitting cross-legged on the edge of the road with his hands folded.

The young monk in white is handsome, with nine scars on his head. Against the backdrop of white clothes, he has an extraordinary temperament.

At this moment, the monk in white saw Shen Bai, stood up and walked towards Shen Bai, his eyes always fixed on Shen Bai.

(End of this chapter)