Chen Miao received Zhao Gongzi's call that morning and arrived in Lin'an City at noon the same day.
Perhaps it was because he hadn't dealt with anything supernatural or earned any yin virtue in a long time, or perhaps he wanted to test his utterly transformed abilities.
Whatever the reason, Chen Miao was very eager to help with Zhao Gongzi's problem.
When he reached Zhao Gongzi's shop, Zhao Gongzi was already waiting outside.
Chen Miao got out of the car and walked over.
"How long have you been waiting?"
Only when Zhao Gongzi saw Chen Miao did he snap out of his daze.
"Not long."
With that, Zhao Gongzi led Chen Miao inside.
"I kept the shop open. I figured more people would mean stronger yang energy. That's all right, isn't it?"
Zhao Gongzi asked.
"Yes, that's good."
Seeing how cautious Zhao Gongzi was being, Chen Miao couldn't help chuckling inwardly.
Zhao Gongzi hadn't been nearly this cautious on his last visit. Sure enough, supernatural incidents taught even the most stubborn people a lesson.
That had been true of Yang Jiuhua, and now it was true of Zhao Gongzi.
Of course, Chen Miao belonged in that category too.
He had simply been luckier, finding that book before anything happened to him.
"You said it was cracked when you woke up this morning. Did you sleep in the studio last night?"
Chen Miao asked, looking at the stairs leading to the second floor.
"Yes. When I woke up this morning, I saw that the Peachwood Talisman had cracked. Then I activated the talisman like you told me to, but it didn't seem to work."
Chen Miao nodded.
"It was already morning by then. It's normal for the talisman not to have any effect."
With that, Chen Miao headed upstairs.
As he