"Hm?"
Seeing the Card in Chen Lin's hand, the Red-Haired Mouse gave a soft exclamation.
Instead of leaning back, it leaned forward.
After carefully sensing it, it exclaimed in delight, "How did this Card end up in your hands? What is your relationship with Mu Zishang?"
"Mu Zishang?"
Chen Lin shook his head.
"I don't know the person you mentioned. I happened to obtain this in a lower realm. Originally, there was a set of twelve, each with a design on it, matching the number of the Twelve Zodiacs you spoke of, Great King."
"There's no doubt about it."
The Red-Haired Mouse stroked its whiskers.
"This is a vessel for the Zodiac Map. Rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig-twelve kinds of yaoguai in all. I just never expected Mu Zishang to actually gather them all. He really was a formidable fellow."
"But the origin essence I left on this Card is still there. Faint as it is, it proves that he never successfully fused the Zodiac Map."
"What a pity."
After offering its assessment, it continued.
The Red-Haired Mouse looked at Chen Lin and asked, "Since it was a set, take them all out. Let me see what went wrong and prevented the fusion."
Chen Lin shook his head.
"I didn't obtain all of them, only some. And since I never knew their purpose, I used a few of them. This is the only one I have left."
"A lower realm?"
The Red-Haired Mouse seemed puzzled.
Then it said, "Forget it. Too much time has passed. That fellow Mu Zishang was so secretive that no one could fathom his intentions. Since your Card happens to be the Zodiac Rat, I'll light it up for you again."
Without pausing, it continued.
"This Zodiac Map