Others Spent Money, Shanna Spent Lives

The sudden explosion startled Shopkeeper Wang so much that he almost fell to the ground.

Looking at the target burned to ashes in the distance, and then at Bell beside him who seemed to have done nothing, Shopkeeper Wang was incredibly grateful that he hadn't had a chance to cheat this family.

Shopkeeper Wang didn't think his old, frail arms and legs were any sturdier than the target in the distance. And most importantly, even though he had been standing right next to Bell, he hadn't sensed any fluctuations in spiritual energy!

"Uh, sorry, bro. I used a little too much force."

Looking at the target in the distance, which was quickly burned to ashes, Bell apologized to Shopkeeper Wang.

Although he apologized verbally, Bell was actually somewhat dissatisfied.

Because it was a test, Bell had deliberately reduced the power of the Ignition Curse. But even so, the Black Target, which had the strongest resistance to damage, couldn't last more than a few seconds.

The power of low-level Talisman can be inferred from the damage tolerance of these targets.

"That's so low-level!"

"N-nothing."

Shopkeeper Wang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Targets are meant to be destroyed."

He took the box full of Talisman from the Han Dan. Even though he had no expectations, Bell still tested the power of the basic Talisman step by step.

Bell used all the magic spells —Flame Talisman, Frost Talisman, Lightning Talisman, and even Immobilization Talisman and Exorcism Talisman —to sense the fluctuations in magical power, as they were not readily apparent on the target.

"Gege! Gege! I want to play too!"

Watching her older Gege throw Talisman with a crackling sound, creating beautiful sparks of various colors, Shanna, who had never seen Talisman before, felt an irresistible itch to play too!

Bell could not possibly refuse her younger sister's "reasonable" request.

He placed the box next to Shanna.

"Infuse magic into the Talisman, and once Talisman's activated, throw it at the target."

After giving a brief explanation, Bell watched as Shanna happily played. The little girl looked just like him when he was a child, setting off firecrackers during the Lunar New Year.

"It seems Shopkeeper Wang's description of the Talisman was quite accurate."

"Wait! Shanna! That one won't work!"

Suddenly, Bell noticed something was off about the Talisman that Shanna was holding in her hand.

Although this was the first time Bell had ever seen Talisman in person, and his understanding of Talisman was practically zero, based on his experience reading novels in his previous life, he knew that the more complex the Talisman, the more advanced it was. This should still be a general rule, right?

The Talisman in Shanna's hand now was far more complex and numerous than the low-level Talisman she had used before, such as Flame Talisman and Frost Talisman. Even Bell was dazzled at first glance.

"Why?"

Shanna looked at her Gege in confusion, wondering why Gege suddenly so nervous.

She was clearly activating the Talisman in her hand according to her Gege's instructions, right? Besides, she had already thrown out many of these fun little pieces of paper called ' Talisman ' without any problems.

However, Bell's warning came too late. Even though Shanna obediently withdrew her magic immediately, the Talisman in her hand was still activated.

A chilling surge of magical energy emanated from the Talisman.

"Han Dan it, how could it be ' Thunderclap '! You idiot, I feed you and house you every day, and you still want to kill me?!"

Shopkeeper Wang went berserk. He imagined many ways he could die, including but not limited to being killed by his lover, being killed by his lover's mistress, being discovered and beaten to death by his wife while having an affair, and so on.

However, of all the ways to die, being struck by lightning is the only exception!

Only those who do wicked things get struck by lightning, like that Zhao "wicked" guy standing next to him, his face ashen. How could someone as kind, upright, and... well, just as good as him possibly get struck by lightning?!

"I don't want to die like this!"

"But you were the one who gave me that box. I never opened it, nor did I touch anything inside."

"Han Dan retorted in a silly way."

The Han Dan wasn't worried at all. In their Earth Demon, there's a saying, "There are only Earth Demon Earth Demon who die from stupidity, laziness, or Earth Demon; in short, there are no Earth Demon who are instantly killed."

Back in the days when Cultivator didn't know much about Earth Demon, Cultivator often coveted the valuable refining materials on Earth Demon and tried to hunt them down.

However, most of these Cultivator were worn down by the Earth Demon ' thick hides and tough skin, to the point of questioning their existence. As for the remaining small group, they were torn to pieces by the ferocious Earth Demon.

Looking at the rapidly forming and gathering thunderclouds above his head, Zhao Youde felt utterly devastated.

He should have checked the almanac before going out today.

No! He shouldn't have gone out today! He shouldn't have gone out for a while! He should have asked his department head for a long leave a month ago!

Originally, Zhao Youde never believed in the Chinese almanac. He especially disdained fortune-telling.

After all, we're all Cultivator; we all know each other!

But at this moment, he regretted it, he regretted it very much!

Do you remember just about a month ago? One day on his way home from get off work, he passed by a street stall set up by a blind man.

He could tell at a glance that it was a fraudster pretending to be blind.

Interestingly, the swindler even stopped him, saying that he was currently under a dark cloud and would suffer a bloody disaster. To avoid any trouble, he had to spend money to buy the crudely made, broken amulet from his stall.

Ha, what a joke! Who is he? Zhao Youde is a Cultivator! An elite Cultivator working in the Cultivator Alliance! Would he be fooled by a fake blind man on the street?

Once, a sincere piece of advice was placed before him, but he did not cherish it. Only when things went wrong did he realize his mistake.

Nothing in this world is more painful than this.

If God could give him another chance, he would treat that swindler... cough cough, he would treat that blind man... ptooey! No, that's not right either! A master, yes! A master! Masters are among the common people, the ancients were right!

He would say three words to that expert, "How much?" If he had to put a ceiling on the price, he hoped it would be... 10 Gold Yuan...

There was no other way! This was all the money he had saved up! And even that was after years of frugal living.

His wife knows everything about his salary, so it's really too difficult for him to save any money on the side!

Accidents always happen so suddenly, even though Zhao Youde had imagined many ways he could die... well, he really hadn't thought of this one.

In short, Zhao Youde's biggest regret right now is that he hasn't spent all his savings!

Furthermore, to prevent his wife from finding it, he hid his secret stash of money in a very, very hidden place. If he dies, who knows which lucky person will benefit from that money many years later.

If he were lucky enough to survive today, he would definitely not hide any money from others!