Zhous Mengxian’s jade held a talisman. But it had such a dull color that it couldn’t be considered even a 1st grade.
‘Does it have any use?’
‘Wait!’
After a much closer look, Li Mo suddenly thought of a possibility that the form of the talisman made him recall.
The color of the talisman made it the lowest grade, but not definite. It was a rare growing talisman, improving as the user carried it with him.
Wearing it, one would feel their mind clearing at first. But this wasn’t a buffing talisman, but a fortune talisman.
The mind clearing effect was just on the surface. Its true effect was to suck the wearer’s fortune.
The modern man wouldn’t know anything about fortune, but in the ancient times, every ruler believed in it.
The fortune talisman wasn’t changing the wearer’s fortune for good, but absorbed it. The wearer would feel clear headed at first, but with time, his fortune would be sucked dry by the fortune talisman.
“Fortune type talismans are very rare, even if this one is of poor quality. Who’d have thought Earth would have such a character even before the God Realm shrouded the planet?”
Li Mo removed the fortune talisman. As it was of the poorest quality, it would take years, decades, if not a century of use to take some of the wearer’s fortune. But this poor thing had no effect on Li Mo who achieved Foundation, while harmful to normal people like Huang Lixing.
“Ever since I started wearing it, my head felt cleared like never before. What a nifty item!”
Huang Lixing was clueless of the ins and out, praising the jade.
Li Mo didn’t point out its flaw. Huang Lixing might not believe him in this situation.
With how poor the talisman was, it had to be used for at least two years to show some effect. So letting Huang Lixing wear it for a while wouldn’t pose a threat.
Li Mo said, “Teacher, I heard some dark secrets behind lotteries. That their numbers are fixed. It’s best you don’t buy any such things.”
In normal cases, the poor fortune talisman’s absorbing effect was negligible, but if the host engaged in actions related to luck, besides losing, the fortune talisman’s speed would increase.
Huang Lixing was in the habit of buying lottery tickets every now and then. It wasn’t bad if he lost, but if he won, his fortune would surge and the talisman would gobble it up.
Huang Lixing understood, “No wonder my numbers never came up!”
With Huang Lixing persuaded, Li Mo said his goodbye.
In the afternoon, Li Mo forwent classes and returned home to meditate on Zhou Mengxian’s fortune talisman.
In his past life, Li Mo only remembered talisman arts. Without delving any further in their research. Of the illusory and miraculous fortune talisman, he only knew its effect, but not its intricacies.
“The simplest fortune talisman’s character had at least three layers. Such a talisman could only be passed down and not imitated.”
Li Mo gave up his research after three hours.
The one before him had three layers, with the clearest being the one most visible. The other two were impossible to discern however.
A talisman’s every brush, every stroke were done with impeccable skill and no room for error for it to take effect. There was much more about it than met the eye.
“Zhou Mengxian, if luck has it, we will cross paths.” Li Mo put the talisman away.
At two in the afternoon, An Yuxin called saying she wanted to return his credit card.
Li Mo left his credit card with her from last night. Now that An Yuxin paid the treatment for her father, she couldn’t get a wink of sleep last night for how many zeros were on the credit card. She didn’t go to school either.
It was her very first time skipping classes.
Twenty five minutes later found An Yuxin on Li Mo’s porch in the same get up as last night, leaving nothing to chance when it came to getting found out.
An Yuxin sat on the sofa in a daze.
Li Mo had given her the shock of her life. Buying a jade with a billion, and now moving into a mansion that exceeded her wildest dreams. She was dumbstruck and incredulous.
“H-here it is.” An Yuxin lowered her head as she presented his credit card and a paper slip.
Li Mo took the card and threw a glance at the paper with the words ‘Indentured Servitude.’
An Yuxin couldn’t look him in the eye.
“Is this what Ma Changhe and Yang Jianchuan gave you?”
“En…” An Yuxin whispered.
Li Mo returned the contract. “You don’t need to give me this. Furthermore, we’re in modern times, not back in antiquity.”
“I-I can’t take your money for nothing.” An Yuxin lowered her head and gripped her clothes.
“That money I borrowed from you, I will definitely pay it buck. J-just that I don’t know how many years it will take me.”
“No matter. Return or don’t, is all the same.”
An Yuxin watched Li Mo in shock. “How can I… do that.”
“Suit yourself.”
An Yuxin gathered her courage and left the contract on the coffee table, “The contract will hold until I return your money. I-I’ll be leaving now.”
“Halt.” An Yuxin shivered to a stop.
“I looked over the contract and it says that you have to do whatever I tell you, isn’t it?”
An Yuxin trembled.
“Yes or no?”
“Yes…” An Yuxin spoke softly.
“Perfect. From now on, you are my servant. When you’re free, drop by and do some cleaning.”
“Eh? Eh?!” An Yuxin turned her head in astonishment.
“What? You still want to sell yourself to me? Such a shame I have a big appetite. If we do this, you’ll truly be blessed.”
An Yuxin stared blankly then giggled. Though finding it inappropriate, she turned around in a rush.
“Then I will come each day to clean for you. My house is close to yours.”
“Suit yourself. Here’s the key.” Li Mo threw it to her.
An Yuxin had a blank stare and, by the time she came to, he was gone.
‘He just gave me the key to this incredible mansion just like that?’ An Yuxin blushed.
Li Mo went to find Du Fei.
Du Fei had been in seclusive training over the past few days and the time matched Thunderstruck Enterprise’s opening of their famous Three Kingdoms instance in the next couple of days.
