My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

Qin Liuxi didn’t really trap Mu Xi; among the ten peace charms, seven were ordinary, and three were amulets, all capable of blocking an evil spirit once. Additionally, he gifted him a small wooden plaque engraved with a rune.

Mu Xi’s eyes sparkled, and he solemnly placed those three amulets in a box and kept it close to his chest. He asked, "These other seven, don’t they have the same effect? Can’t you make them all into amulets? If there isn’t enough incense oil, I can add more."

"These also have spirituality. As long as they don’t get wet, they can protect against all sorts of evil spirits," Qin Liuxi explained. "As for the talismans that can block evil spirits, young heir, it’s good for you to know that the talismans I draw are also transformed from the spiritual energy of my own cultivation and merit. Just one thousand taels for three; it’s because I’m in a good mood today. Otherwise, even if you offered me one thousand taels, you couldn’t get one."

Mu Xi blinked.

The guards gasped and swallowed their saliva.

"What is this then?" Mu Xi asked, holding up the small rune card hanging with a red string.

"This is the Thunderstruck Wood Talisman, engraved with exorcism runes. It was also blessed at the Grandmaster’s feet during the law code ceremony. It may not look as refined as the ones on you, but its effect may be no less powerful. Your birth elements are light; you’re a walking yin body, which is why your family sought these magic artifacts to protect you," Qin Liuxi explained.

Mu Xi was startled and almost blurted out his own birth chart when a guard stepped forward and said, "Princely Heir, quickly thank Master Buqiu."

Qin Liuxi glanced at the guard with a not quite smiling expression but didn’t care. He pointed to the talisman: "If you don’t despise it, wear it. It will prevent you from being possessed by the chaotic wandering ghosts."

Startled, Mu Xi quickly hung the red string talisman around his neck, pressing it against his skin.

"I trust you." He grinned like a cheeky dog.