After finally calming Red Boy down, Chen Hao could hardly wait to ask, "Red Boy, how many talismans have you drawn? Give me all of them. I'll take the whole lot."
"Two Inferior Samadhi True Fire Talismans!"
"One inferior Barrier Talisman!"
"Five Defective Teleportation Talismans!"
"Two Inferior Earth-Digging Talismans!"
"Three inferior Invisibility Talismans!"
"Two inferior Evil-Repelling Talismans!"
Seeing dozens of talismans added to his collection all at once, Chen Hao grinned until his eyes narrowed into slits. "Red Boy, this is the power of learning!"
Red Boy replied miserably, "What power of learning? All I feel is that I'm about to fall apart."
To coax Red Boy into becoming his long-term source of free labor, Chen Hao hurriedly sent over a pile of snack variety packs containing treats Red Boy had never tried before, letting him experience the power of knowledge. "Well? Can you feel it now?"
The moment Red Boy saw all those new snacks, he became so excited that he sent back a flood of tearful thanks, nearly moving Chen Hao himself.
Once he had worked Red Boy up enough, Chen Hao struck while the iron was hot. "Red Boy, how about this? You're locked up anyway, with nothing to do. Why not focus on drawing talismans for me? I can secretly trade you snacks for them. What do you say?"
Red Boy agreed without a second thought. "Fantastic! You really are the most loyal friend, fellow immortal Little Charlatan."
"Then spend these next two days drawing Evil-Repelling Talismans for me. I'll trade you one snack variety pack for every talisman. How's that?"
"It's a deal!"
With Red Boy's agreement secured, Chen Hao was overjoyed.
Honestly, he had a whole bunch of deadweights trailing behind him, and he owed them a mountain of Evil-Repelling Talismans. He had