The next day, the reward for catching the malevolent spirit last time arrived by mail. It was ten talismans folded into small triangles. Five of them were calming talismans, and the other five were peace charms.
"These are quite nice, they’re drawn by the Daoists of the White Cloud Temple," Tianmiao said after reviewing them, then returned them to Cui Wenyan, "Keep them, they’ll come in handy. These five are calming talismans, the other five are peace charms, as the names imply."
Cui Wenyan looked at the talismans and asked Tianmiao, "Will they be useful for you, Master?"
Thinking of his master first upon receiving good things.
"Good disciple, I don’t need them. You won’t need the peace charm either, you can give it to someone else. The calming talisman can be a little useful to you. Sometimes when you’re confused, you can use it," Tianmiao explained the use of the talismans to Cui Wenyan.
"Alright." Cui Wenyan obediently put them away, "Master, when is the task you mentioned?"
"In a few days. These days, practice your martial arts well. You have a good foundation, integrate it more, and it’ll be twice the result with half the effort."
"Yes, Master. Master, I’ll go buy you milk tea." Cui Wenyan knew that Tianmiao rather liked the items from a milk tea shop at the street corner, so he went to buy milk tea for Tianmiao every day.
"Okay, take your time and don’t rush." Tianmiao smiled and advised as he watched Cui Wenyan leave the house.
Cui Wenyan responded from afar.
"Really a good kid." Even Dong Xiao couldn’t help but praise.
"Yes, indeed a good kid," Tianmiao also said with a smile.
A week later, Cui Wenyan continued to practice for a while in the morning with the Ancient Martial Arts Master invited by Tianmiao, then bathed, studied, and had meals. In the afternoon, Tianmiao arranged some tasks for Cui Wenyan.
This time, Tianmiao had him take on a bounty mission in the app to investigate a construction site. Before going out, Tianmiao asked Cui Wenyan to show her the bracelet on his hand. Cui Wenyan immediately took it off and handed it to Tianmiao.
"This is the Nine-sound Exorcism Bell. You are currently unable to control it. It also has seals, so I’ll first unlock one seal for you. You can use the first level. It’s simple to use, just shake it to produce a bell sound, which can interfere with the behavior of spirits," Tianmiao said, gently stroking the bracelet before handing it back to Cui Wenyan.
Cui Wenyan took it, looking at it suspiciously, as if nothing had changed.
"When shaking the bell, you must do it with focus for it to sound. Just like when you use the Nine Bends Whip," Tianmiao added.
Cui Wenyan suddenly understood and nodded vigorously.
"Be extra cautious when investigating," Tianmiao advised again.
"I will, don’t worry, Master," Cui Wenyan replied earnestly.
There are actually quite a few bounty missions in the app. Some are posted by Ghost Hunters themselves, some by the Heavenly Master Association, and others by the government. The one Cui Wenyan took was posted by the Heavenly Master Association.
This construction site has had all its projects stalled for over a year because strange and supernatural things kept happening, preventing further construction.
Before leaving in the evening, under Dong Xiao’s reminder, Cui Wenyan checked his equipment again. The ten talismans rewarded from the last malevolent spirit hunt, with five calming talismans and five peace charms. The Nine-sound Exorcism Bell on his right hand, with its first seal unlocked. A backpack filled with Nuomi and a short peach wood sword, which were items bought that day at the Hidden Market with the master. The peach wood sword was very expensive, costing her 99,900.
After fully preparing, Dong Xiao drove Cui Wenyan to the construction site. The site was in a villa area not far from the city’s outskirts.
Upon reaching the entrance of the villa area, Dong Xiao told him to be cautious and then drove off.