The moment Gao Zheng's father said that, the hand holding my yellow talisman stiffened.
Although I had been invited by Li Ru to help her classmate, and her classmate had treated me well enough, that didn't mean my talismans were so "cheap."
There was a saying in our line of work: do not save the insincere, do not enter the homes of the unbelieving.
If they were neither sincere nor believing, why go meddling?
Unless the matter had an enormous impact, and I had no choice but to go and handle it.
Seeing how awkward things had become, Gao Zheng was about to speak when his mother tugged at him.
"Xiaozheng, did you forget? Your father and I invited Master Li over. He's very famous.
"This... this young master hasn't even figured out what's going on.
"I think we won't need this talisman for now."
Upon hearing that, Gao Zheng looked even more embarrassed.
I understood immediately. They looked down on me, thought I lacked ability, and didn't recognize the worth of my talismans.
I directly put the talisman away.
Seeing this, Li Ru immediately said, "My friend is actually very capable. You all..."
Before she could finish, I stopped her.
"It's fine. Since they've invited a master, let another master take a look. Let's go downstairs!"
With that, I turned and left, Zhu Dayou following close behind.
Li Ru glanced at Gao Zheng without saying anything.
Gao Zheng looked awkward. "I-I'll see you out..."
With that, our group headed downstairs.
But just as we were about to leave the courtyard, two people entered through the gate.
One was a middle-aged man in his fifties.
He had a buzz cut and an average build. He wore a yellow yin-yang robe, a yellow ritual crown, and carried a Peachwood Sword with