Wielding the Thunders Across Two Worlds-Chapter 29: Silk Embroideress: I Want to Be the Young Master’s Maid
The good news was, Silk Embroideress could indeed activate the talisman paper.
The bad news was, the effect wasn’t as good as when Gu Zhao did it.
Even when using the Seal Technique and Spell Gu Zhao had taught her, the talisman paper still lost a significant amount of Spiritual Power during activation, perhaps because the nature of the Magical Power used was different. As a result, it was only about seventy percent as effective.
What surprised Gu Zhao was Bai Ke.
Logically, as a Fairy who was naturally weak to the Thunder Technique, she should have suffered a backlash from the Yellow Talisman upon activation. But unexpectedly, while she did feel some discomfort, she still managed to activate the talisman paper.
"Why is that?" Gu Zhao didn’t understand.
But Bai Ke seemed to have realized something, and she looked at Gu Zhao with an expression of indescribable shock. "This talisman paper contains a vast, righteous power that suppresses anything sinister, evil, or strange. The only reason I can use it is because my Divine Soul carries no Evil Qi! Otherwise, it would have been impossible!"
She had never encountered such a power in this world!
Neither the gods who absorbed Incense and Candle Divine Power, nor the Spirit Monarchs who endlessly tempered their own Magical Power, could produce such a grand, righteous effect when dealing with sinister ghosts and strange Fairies. As for Mages—who hadn’t formed a Harmony, had limited lifespans, and relied solely on their own Cultivation—they were even weaker.
’Just what godforsaken corner did this guy crawl out of? What kind of heritage is he cultivating? His Magical Power doesn’t even seem that high, so how is the Magic he casts so formidable? He can even summon Celestial Thunder!’
Hearing what Bai Ke said, Gu Zhao began to understand.
Bai Ke’s mention of Evil Qi reminded him of the aura the Five Thunders Order had absorbed when he killed those Ghosts. That aura was the direct result of their evil deeds.
This perfectly matched what Bai Ke had said about herself: because she committed no evil, her Divine Soul carried no Evil Qi.
The Taoist Family embodies the heart of heaven above and aligns with human principles below. While they don’t interfere with the world’s natural cycles, committing evil out of selfish desire will naturally taint one’s Divine Soul, causing it to carry Evil Qi. And the various Taoist Family methods for Exorcising Demons and Evil Spirits are designed to target this very Evil Qi!
Bai Ke was a different species, so there was some resistance, but since she carried no Evil Qi, she at least wouldn’t suffer a backlash from the Magical Power.
’I don’t know if that’s exactly right, but I’ll just go with it. As long as the logic holds up, it’s fine.’ Having thought it through, Gu Zhao didn’t dwell on it any longer and simply took out a box.
"What’s this?" Bai Ke asked, casually flipping open the box. The next moment, the little fox was completely stunned.
Inside the small box lay stacks of Yellow Paper, folded into triangles. Through the paper, she could see the Runes drawn with Cinnabar.
Bai Ke’s eyes went wide and the fur on her neck bristled. "There are so many?" she exclaimed.
In her eyes, these talisman papers were like single-use Magical Artifacts. They could even allow an ordinary person like Silk Embroideress to block the attacks and movements of a Guardian Ghost God from the Golden Wind Sect. They had to be incredibly precious. Even if Gu Zhao could make them, he surely couldn’t produce that many.
But what was she seeing now?
This palm-sized box was packed with twenty or thirty of them!
"Since Silk Embroideress is in Harmony with you, Thunder Talismans are least effective for you both. So, I won’t give you any. These are Celestial Spirit Talismans and Xuanwu Black Fiend Talismans. One for attack, one for defense—a perfect combination," Gu Zhao explained.
Never mind the Celestial Spirit Talisman; the Xuanwu Black Fiend Talisman was also a Talisman from the *Shangqing Heavenly Heart Righteous Method*.
Unlike the Thunder Talismans from the *Shenxiao Yushu Zhan Kan Five Thunder Technique*, which couldn’t be drawn without a certain level of Cultivation, most of the Talismans from the *Shangqing Heavenly Heart Righteous Method* had no such requirement. However, the power they unleashed was directly tied to the Cultivation of the person who drew them.
Take the Celestial Spirit Talisman, for example. With Gu Zhao’s current Cultivation, it could only hold off that Golden Wind Sect Ghost God for a moment. But if his Cultivation were higher, the power unleashed by the talisman might be enough to destroy the Ghost God outright.
Seeing the densely packed talisman papers in the small box, Bai Ke’s eyes lit up.
But Silk Embroideress snapped the lid shut and quickly pushed the box back to Gu Zhao. "Young Master, you’re leaving to handle important matters. Xiaobai and I can’t help, so how could we possibly take your Yellow Talismans?"
Bai Ke opened her mouth but said nothing.
Gu Zhao ruffled Silk Embroideress’s hair and handed the box back to her. "Take them. What I’m doing isn’t dangerous, and I’ve kept some for myself. Besides, you don’t want me worrying about the village while I’m away, do you?"
Torn between tears and laughter, Silk Embroideress had no choice but to accept the box. After a moment’s thought, she looked at Gu Zhao seriously. "Young Master, is it really not dangerous this time?"
"It’s really not dangerous," Gu Zhao nodded.
"So... it’s not because you don’t want me as your Maid that you’re not letting me come along?" Silk Embroideress asked pitifully.
"Of course not," Gu Zhao laughed.
"Then... are you willing to let me be your Maid, Young Master?" Silk Embroideress asked, blinking her big, bright eyes in anticipation.
’How did we get on the topic of being a maid?’ Gu Zhao thought with exasperation. As a modern man, the whole concept of having a ’Maid’ was completely alien to him. "I see you as a little sister."
Silk Embroideress retorted, "I don’t want to be your sister! I want to be your Maid!"
Gu Zhao was speechless. Seeing that Silk Embroideress was on the verge of tears, he could only nod. "Alright, alright. You can be my Maid. You’ll serve me tea, make my bed, and fold my quilts."
Silk Embroideress’s eyes lit up. "Okay!"
Gu Zhao: (°ー°〃)
"Alright, go back to sleep—" Before he could finish, a white line appeared on the eastern horizon. After the battle, the explanations, the talisman testing, and all their talking, dawn had arrived.
CREAK—
With the sound of a door, Elder He pushed open the main gate, only to see two people and a fox huddled in a circle in the small courtyard, whispering to each other.
Elder He blinked, then quickly turned around.
SLAM!
...
Perhaps because she knew Gu Zhao wasn’t going far, or perhaps because she had successfully become his Maid, Silk Embroideress was in high spirits for the next two days. She focused diligently on her Cultivation in Harmony with Bai Ke.
Although she was a complete beginner, Silk Embroideress’s Cultivation increased at a visible rate.
Gu Zhao stroked his chin, mentally prodding the Five Thunders Order. ’You’re useless. Others just form a Harmony and their Cultivation speed skyrockets. But you? You still need me to kill monsters just to level up!’
Five Thunders Order: "..."
It was Bai Ke who cleared up his confusion. "How could an ordinary person’s Cultivation in Harmony be this fast? It’s only because Silk Embroideress’s Divine Soul is so compatible with mine, plus the fact that she’s a complete beginner, that she’s progressing faster than normal. As for the future... well, in the future, being in Harmony with me, a Celestial Fox Descendant, means her Cultivation speed will naturally always be faster than others!"
Bai Ke: ୧꒰•̀ᴗ•́꒱୨
Seeing Bai Ke’s smug expression, Gu Zhao reached out to pet her. Bai Ke dodged and leaped into Silk Embroideress’s arms, but Silk Embroideress simply handed her right back to Gu Zhao.
Bai Ke whimpered twice but still settled onto Gu Zhao’s lap. Enjoying the attention yet feeling awkward, she warned, "I’m not a wild animal, you know. Don’t treat me like a pet!"
Gu Zhao nodded and gave the back of her neck a little scratch.
Bai Ke relaxed into a blissful grin.
Bai Ke: （▼へ▼メ）
