Chapter 10: Drawing Symbols
Shen Luo lit the lamp at a corner of the desk, took out the three little porcelain bottles and sheets of yellow paper from his pocket, and laid them before him.
The amount of yellow paper wasn’t much, just a few dozen sheets, intended for talisman inscription. They were correctly sized, but the texture of the paper was somewhat coarse, feeling grainy and abrasive to the touch.
Next, Shen Luo inspected the three porcelain bottles, frowning slightly.
In the little bottle that was filled with rooster blood, the blood had already coagulated into a lump, making it impossible to pour out. The black dog blood, although not yet fully coagulated, had turned quite viscous.
"This won’t do, if it isn’t used right away, I’m afraid it’ll be wasted by tomorrow.” Shen Luo frowned.
Having said that, he pulled open a drawer under the desk and took out a little awl made of hard hair and a jade inkstone.
The awl was made out of wolf hair and the jade inkstone was carved from a whole piece of Han Baiyu. Neither of these things were particularly valuable. They were all things he brought with him when he went up the mountain.
He first poured the black dog blood into the inkstone, instantly filling the air with a faintly metallic smell.
Shen Luo grabbed the pen barrel of the awl and stirred it in the black dog blood for a moment. The pen tip immediately soaked up the blood, turning a dark red color.