Feng Luan cast a brief glance at that fine jade pendant.
Lin Yu said to Feng Luan in her mind, “master, accept it. This man’s spiritual power is dangerous. He is currently suffering from amnesia. If he attacks you after recovering his memories, the consequences will be unimaginable.”
Lin Yu was right. Feng Luan had arrived on this continent less than three days ago. The intimidating force emanating from Feng Wu could suppress the Phoenix Token inside her and had also resolved the problem that prevented her from practicing cultivation.
That cultivation was terrifyingly powerful.
Feng Luan no longer hesitated. She accepted the jade pendant, her thin lips curving slightly. “All right, I’ll keep it. But don’t worry. If you recover your memories and want to leave me one day, I’ll return the jade pendant to you. As long as you don’t hurt me, I won’t use this jade pendant to threaten you.”
Feng Wu had no objection.
He had personally handed over the jade pendant, so however Feng Luan dealt with it was her concern.
Besides, he did not believe Feng Luan would hurt him.
Feng Wu nodded. “All right.”
After thinking for a moment, Feng Luan decided to eat something first, then take the talismans she had refined yesterday to the auction. That way, she would have enough spirit stones to purchase talisman paper for refining and keeping on hand.
Feng Wu used spiritual power to float the roasted chicken over, where it landed steadily in Feng Luan’s hands.
Although it had no seasoning at all, Feng Luan did not complain at this stage. She only wanted to finish eating quickly and attend to the matters ahead.
“I’m going out for a while later. You two stay home and don’t wander around.” Feng Luan spoke to Feng Wu and Lin Yu.
The man and the wolf, one black and one white, both nodded.
Lin Yu was somewhat intimidated by the force emanating from Feng Wu. He moved farther away from the two of them and returned to the hidden spot he had found earlier, while Feng Wu went inside the house.
On the street.
Feng Luan once again arrived at the shop where she had purchased talisman paper the previous day.
Li Er spotted Feng Luan at the entrance and hurried over, asking in a low voice, “miss, have you come to purchase talisman paper again today?”
Feng Luan shook her head. “I came to ask you to auction my talismans for me.”
Upon hearing this, Li Er was stunned.
Talismans?
Only one day had passed. Could she really have already refined talismans? Aside from Grandmaster Lu Tian, who could refine talismans within a day, even the most talented people needed two days.
Li Er said excitedly, “Of course! However, the talismans will be examined by the talisman master stationed inside the spirit pavilion. They will inspect the spiritual power and spiritual power saturation in the talismans you refined, determine their grade, and set a price for you. Is that acceptable?”
Feng Luan naturally had no objections. “Yes.”
As she spoke, she pulled five refined talismans from her bosom and handed them over, leaving Li Er completely dumbfounded.
Five?
Talismans?
She had refined five talismans in one day!
Unfortunately, Li Er did not know that Feng Luan had actually refined seven talismans. She had merely kept two for her own protection.
He tremblingly accepted the five talismans, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Although the young girl before him had never shown her face, her voice made it clear that she was not very old.
Li Er’s voice trembled slightly as he sensed the spiritual power on the talisman paper. “What kind of talismans have you refined?”
Feng Luan replied, “This is a Spirit-Gathering Talisman. Its effects are similar to those of the spirit-gathering pill, but the Spirit-Gathering Talisman can only be used by people below the spirit king level. It can help someone stuck at a bottleneck advance by one rank.”
Then she picked up another one. “This is a Life Talisman. As long as spiritual power is infused into it and the talisman paper is given to someone important, that person will be able to know your condition. If you die, the color of the talisman will fade. The color drawn on it will turn black and then disappear.”
“These two are defensive talismans. They can withstand one fatal attack below the early spirit king stage.”
“This is a Spatial Talisman. It is only twenty square meters in size, but it can contain living creatures. It can also preserve the freshness of fruits, vegetables, and other items.”
With every talisman Feng Luan introduced, Li Er’s pupils widened further. His lips moved soundlessly as he revealed an astonished and incredulous expression.
He swallowed, trying to suppress the excitement in his heart.
“You... you mean these talismans...”
Feng Luan asked doubtfully, “Is there a problem?”
Li Er shook his head vigorously and said, “I’ve never heard of some of the talismans you have refined in all my life...”
Feng Luan understood.
There were not many talisman masters on this continent, so people did not have a thorough understanding of the uses of talismans.
In fact, she had once only been an initiate level talisman master. However, through a fortuitous opportunity during the experiences of her Past Life, she had obtained an inheritance. Within it, she found a Talisman Codex containing many talismans she had never seen before.
Fortunately, she had already memorized all the types of talismans and their inscription methods in the compendium.
“You can test them. Naturally, I won’t deceive you.”
Li Er nodded. “I’ll have the talisman master stationed at our Spirit Pavilion Auction examine them. The next auction is in about ten days. Will you have time to attend?”
Feng Luan thought for a moment. “If I go, I’ll come find you.”
She would decide based on the circumstances. If the auction happened to have something she needed, there would be no harm in going.
After handing the talismans to Li Er, Feng Luan left. She was not worried that Li Er would keep her talismans for himself. As for why she had given them to Li Er instead of taking them to the Spirit Pavilion Auction herself...
The main reason was that her cultivation was currently too low. The old antiques there could see through her cultivation at a glance. If they tried to force a sale, her chances of winning would be too low.
After watching the flash of red disappear, Li Er carefully placed the talismans in his bosom. He hurriedly tidied up, closed the medicinal materials shop, and strode toward the Auction Pavilion.
After leaving the medicinal materials shop, Feng Luan headed in the opposite direction from home. Following her memories, she arrived at a quiet, sparsely populated Alley. Deeper inside was a dead-end alley. Without the slightest pause, she walked straight into the wall, and the solid barrier rippled like water.
It was completely different from the quiet, abandoned Alley.
This place was noisy, with vendors lining both sides of the Alley. Unlike the goods sold on the streets, the Night Market dealt in strange items, many of which were priceless despite having buyers. This was the black market.
“Impossible! The order in which you drew this talisman is wrong. You should have started with the pattern below.”
As soon as Feng Luan entered the black market, she saw an elder in a gray long robe standing at a nearby stall. He pointed at the talisman displayed for sale and argued with the stall owner.
“You actually want a million spirit stones for such a crude talisman? Someone who doesn’t know better might be deceived by you.”
The onlookers gathered around to watch. Although everyone wore masks, this left the stall owner in an awkward position.
“What nonsense are you spouting? This talisman was personally drawn by Grandmaster Lu Tian!”
“If you aren’t a talisman master, don’t come here pretending to be an expert!”
The elder was stunned by the stall owner’s words. Grandmaster Lu Tian? Wasn’t that him? When had he ever drawn such trash?
Lu Tian had been born into a prestigious family and knew no vulgar curses. After holding it in for a long while, he finally said, “Utter nonsense!”
The stall owner sneered. “Hmph, get lost.”
“I am Lu Tian! I have never refined this talisman!” Lu Tian directly revealed his identity.
Unfortunately, no one believed him. The stall owner threw back his head and laughed, then mocked him. “If you’re Lu Tian, then I’m Lu Tian’s father. Get lost before you cause trouble here, or I’ll throw you out!”
As soon as he finished speaking, several burly men surrounded them.
Lu Tian’s face flushed red from holding back his anger. Just as he was about to argue again, a clear female voice rang out—
“Wait—”
Everyone fell silent.
All eyes turned toward the young woman in a black gauze veil hat and red long dress. With an aura impossible to ignore and a bearing like that of a king, she slowly walked into the crowd.
The stall owner frowned at the red garments woman of unknown origin. His tone was much gentler than before. “May I ask who you are?”
Feng Luan smiled lightly. “What does it matter to you?”
The stall owner was furious, but the aura Feng Luan exuded, impossible to ignore, held him in check. The black market gathered powerful figures from all walks of life. Beneath their masks were all kinds of people, and offending someone untouchable could easily bring about disaster.
Feng Luan ignored the stall owner. She merely picked up the talisman, examined it carefully, then set it down and parted her thin lips. “There is indeed an error in the pattern of this talisman.”
Seeing that someone had finally taken his side, Lu Tian hurried over.
The stall owner sneered. “I drew this myself. It’s impossible for there to be a mistake!”
Feng Luan curved her lips. “Didn’t you just say it was drawn by Grandmaster Lu Tian?”
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