The clerk from the Fu Family explained the matter of recruiting talisman-making disciples to Xiao Hua, then said with a smile, "Though my Fu Family cannot compare to famous sects and great schools, we are still a family renowned for talisman crafting. We have both the arts of talisman making and cultivation techniques, so we are quite attractive to Rogue Cultivators. Quite a few Rogue Cultivators skilled in talisman making have joined the Fu Family as well! Fellow Daoist, if you are interested, I can invite the shopkeeper down to test your talisman-making skills."
"Don't..." Xiao Hua quickly waved his hands. "I was merely asking casually. I have not yet considered studying the art of talisman making!"
The clerk cast Xiao Hua a sidelong glance and added, "If Fellow Daoist is interested, you should act early. This time, the standards for recruiting disciples are rather high, and there may be some excellent treatment—for example... some fine talisman-making arts!"
"Ah?" The moment Xiao Hua heard about recruitment standards, his head immediately swelled. He secretly thought, This may well be reserved for some disciple already. Why should I go looking for trouble?
So he smiled. "Fellow Daoist, does your Fu Family... have Earth Evasion Talismans?"
"Oh, this way, please..." Seeing that Xiao Hua wanted to inspect Earth Evasion Talismans, the clerk stopped talking about recruiting disciples and led him over to the Earth Evasion Talismans, taking out a yellow talisman for Xiao Hua to examine. After looking it over, Xiao Hua asked about the price. These Earth Evasion Talismans were somewhat more expensive than the ones Xiao Hua had purchased before, but they had saved his life several times in the past. Thus, after haggling a few times, Xiao Hua bought quite a few Earth Evasion Talismans.
Then Xiao Hua bought quite