What imperial henchmen? Please call me Your Majesty!

Su Mu paused for three seconds after seeing her attire before he could blurt out what he was about to say, and swallowed his words back.

"Young master, what is this...?"

"As long as your answer satisfies me, all of this is yours, and you will never have worked in vain."

Xiao Jiuge's answer was very reasonable. He closed the wooden box and placed his hand on it.

"So what do you want to know?"

"How much do you know about talismans and charms?"

"A talisman?"

Su Mu thought about it himself and realized that his understanding was not comprehensive, but he could still understand the function of the talisman from some things.

However, since she asked that question and dared to call me over in front of the Regent's Palace, her status is definitely not lower than Xiao Chuli's.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something and asked with a chuckle:

"Ninth Young Master, what would you like to know?"

Xiao Jiuge wasn't stupid; she could see the fluctuation in his eyes. He clearly saw through her disguise but didn't expose himself, so she could only go with the flow.

"Shen Qingqiu brought back something I've seen before; it seems to make people invisible. So I had a meal with her and asked her about some things, and that's how I found out you know more about it, understand?"

"So you mean you want to know if there are still such talismans?"

"Um."

After much thought, Su Mu decided against giving a direct answer, avoiding revealing his complete possession of the talisman's origin. Instead, he focused on answering the following:

"Yes, and they're quite special. Each talisman represents a different ability. They can be ordered according to the twelve zodiac animals; all of them should be available."

"The twelve zodiac animals?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Jiuge finally came to an answer, confirming some of her suspicions: there really was more than one.

"Yes, this thing must have appeared somewhere in the world, but its exact location is still unknown."

As he spoke, he looked at her with a deep gaze:

"If someone knows how to use it, they can definitely do some unconventional things."

"for example……"

"It's hard to say for sure. The snake talisman that Lord Shen brought back has special abilities, and it was also something he encountered by chance. Secondly, the more times this item is used, the rarer it becomes, and it may even become completely useless."

Xiao Jiuge smiled. She could tell that he was still hiding something, but she didn't care. After all, they weren't very familiar with each other, so how could they possibly explain everything completely?

"But as far as I know, this thing couldn't have existed without a reason. Since it exists, there must be something else behind it. And since each use reduces its quantity, if it had existed for a long time, wouldn't there have been very few left by now? Do you think that's right?"

Su Mu himself didn't know the origin of the talisman, but it certainly wouldn't be completely exhausted because there was an origin to it.

As for the claim that it would be completely consumed, that's absolutely false; it's either that it was absorbed by itself.

"That's not quite right, but that's the current situation. However, we don't yet know exactly where it comes from or what its characteristics are."

Xiao Jiuge still felt that he was hiding something, and was considering whether to use the method of gradually reducing the gold bars to make him break his bottom line again and again.

However, this is just a thought, because this method is not very effective and may even have the opposite effect, which is not a good thing.

This person definitely has secrets. Perhaps we can learn something from him by spending more time with him. It's not appropriate to use tricks to extract his secrets.

Thinking of this, I smiled:

"Young Master Su, I find this item quite special and unique. If you could compile your knowledge into a booklet, I could offer you more than just this."

Su Mu looked at the wooden box she was pressing down on, thought for a while, and then shook his head:

"Sorry, I don't remember very clearly. I have a vague impression of some things, but I might remember something else if I happen to come across it. So..."

"No problem. Just add more information whenever you remember. I'll be of great use to you, understand?"

Su Mu looked at her. Since things had come to this point, he figured he could try to probe a little.

"Ninth Young Master, I remember giving it to Lord Shen. How did you know that? Besides, this item is special. Lord Shen was in a great hurry to return to the capital at the time. Could it be that it's with you?"

Su Mu didn't quite believe that Shen Qingqiu wouldn't give it to certain people after bringing it back, especially given its extraordinary abilities; it might even be given to the Emperor.

"It's not with me, but I have seen it before, though I haven't presented it to His Majesty yet."

"Oh?"

Su Mu hadn't expected her to know so much. Well, sometimes you shouldn't treat yourself like a fool.

It must have fallen into the hands of the Emperor, and the person in front of me might very well be the current Emperor.

The current emperor is a woman? That would be much more interesting.

But if someone appears in this disguise to see themselves, there must be some undisclosed reason behind it.

However...

If the amount is good enough.

that……

laughed:

"I didn't expect it to be like this, but one thing I do know is that if you collect all of these things, it will have unexpected effects."

"Oh?"

Xiao Jiuge was also curious. What could these things become when they were all gathered together? An immortal?

"It didn't open any heavenly path; it's more likely that it opened a demonic passage. That's why these talismans are scattered in various places and difficult to find."

Xiao Jiuge never expected it to be like this; she thought she would become an immortal, flying through the sky and reaching another level.

Seeing her reaction, Su Mu smiled and said:

"This world is one where humans and demons coexist, and sometimes there's nothing we can do. If we were to open this hell of demons, the world would be plunged into chaos and suffering, so we must be careful."

Xiao Jiuge remained silent for a moment. If that were really the case, then it would indeed be troublesome.

Perhaps dispersing is the safest option.

There was a moment of silence.

The atmosphere inside began to become somewhat ambiguous, and Xiao Jiuge moved the wooden box closer to him:

"That's right, this is yours. If you receive any news or obtain any talismans, and if you can deliver them to me, I will reward you handsomely."

Su Mu hadn't expected it to work this way, but he was also a little helpless:

"Ninth Young Master, if I accidentally find out where the item is and get it, how will I find you?"

Once you know where they are, it's easier to determine their identity.

"I will come to find you myself."

"But I didn't get it, so how did you know I did, and why did you come looking for me?"

"You'll find out where to look for me in a few days."

Xiao Jiuge smiled.

It's just not convenient to disclose that; it's obviously impossible to gain someone's trust on the first meeting.

"Oh well."

Su Mu took the wooden box and smiled:

"Then thank you very much, Ninth Young Master."

"Um."

Su Mu got out of the carriage; the air outside was much better.

After getting off the carriage, he glanced at the girl and the eunuch beside him, shook his head with a wry smile, picked up the box, and left.

The two men who watched him leave exchanged a helpless glance.

They dared not say a word.

"Return to the palace."

"Yes."

……

Su Mu returned home, changed into the robes of a Ghost Bureau constable, looked around for a while, picked up the wooden box, and went out.

As always, I didn't see them when I came back, and I don't know where they went again.

Perhaps he's off on another errand.

They might try to force their way into the Ghost Palace before I even reply, failing to save anyone and getting stopped themselves – that would be quite a sight.

Upon arriving at the shop, he exchanged the gold bars for silver notes that were easy to use and store, and carried them with him.

In most cases, people would report to the authorities first, but it seems that reporting to the authorities is useless against these ghost officials; they dare not interfere.

If one is willing to exchange, then we are willing to accept.

I patted my chest, finally feeling like I was back to normal, and felt much better.

"Stop! Thief! Thief..."