I'd seen Grandpa's big earring before. When I was little, I'd nearly torn it off him.
Other than being a big earring, I'd never paid it any mind.
It wasn't until I entered the trade that I began to feel that nothing was simple.
Now that I thought about it, Grandpa's big earring was anything but ordinary...
Since he was giving it to me now, it naturally had an important use.
I didn't ask. I could just ask Master later.
After hearing me, Grandpa nodded.
"Good! It'll be dawn soon, and I need to patrol the mountain too.
Once Black Emperor comes down, you can get on with your business as well!"
As he spoke, Grandpa stood up.
Black Emperor also came down from upstairs with a black jar in his mouth.
He walked straight up to me, looking thoroughly displeased.
I took the black jar from his mouth.
Only then did Black Emperor move aside...
I looked at the black iron jar in my hand. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary iron jar, nothing special about it.
But when I opened the lid and looked inside, I discovered that its interior was densely engraved with witchcraft patterns.
This wasn't an ordinary jar. There had to be something special about it.
There had to be a reason Grandpa had given me this iron jar to hold the insects.
As I stared at the jar, Master spoke.
"Xiao Jiang, let me put them in! These insects bite."
"Okay!"
I handed the iron jar to Master. Holding the shoe sealed with cloth, he cut open a small gap.
Carefully, he poured the three Iron Illusion Insects into the iron jar, then sealed it shut.
Once that was settled, Master and I had no intention of staying any longer.
Master spoke