Li Qingxian held the rattle drum, forcing down his discomfort at its touch. He gave a light cough and said, "Mother, this rattle drum was yours to begin with. You should keep it."
"Silly child, Mother prepared this rattle drum for you long ago. Take it. If you run into trouble, shake the rattle drum," Weird Mother said.
"Alright, thank you, Mother." Li Qingxian knew there was no room to bargain with Weird Mother. He obediently accepted it and placed it in the Heaven-and-Earth Bracelet.
The others looked at Li Qingxian sympathetically. The more magical treasures one had, the better—but no one dared touch an eerie magical treasure.
Fangfang said with a giggle, "Mother is so good to Big Brother. I don't even have a rattle drum."
"When you grow up, Mother will give you one too," Weird Mother said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mother!" Fangfang beamed.
"Alright, time to eat. You all come inside and eat too." Weird Mother set Li Qingxian down and clapped her hands.
One legless maid after another, dressed in skirts and floating through the air, arranged two tables and set down dish after dish until both tables were covered.
Everyone stood outside, staring at the food, yet none of them dared move.
Only Song Baige casually took off his boots, stepped over the threshold, and bowed to Weird Mother. "Greetings, Auntie. I'm Song Baige, the one who joined Ye Han in the Ministry of Justice campaign. The two of us are especially close. For Ye Han's sake, Auntie, if anything good comes up, don't forget to look after me."
"This child brings joy and knows his manners. Very well, Auntie will certainly look after you." Weird Mother's smiling voice drifted out.
The others inwardly regretted it. Since they clearly could not avoid this,