Chapter 63: Ah Bao Takes in a Little Brother

These talismans… are quite ordinary.

Taoist Baiyun boasted, “Little princess, to be honest, this is my only accomplishment over the years.”

Ah Bao giggled, thinking Old Bai was a bit silly.

She pointed at the brush on the table, “Take… take…”

Taoist Baiyun was surprised.

The little princess was not only intelligent but also mature for her age?

At such a young age, did she already want to write?

He handed her a brush.

“Could the little princess possibly know how to draw talismans?”

Saying this, he already carried Ah Bao to the desk, where there was paper.

Ah Bao was only six months old, and both Concubine De and the Emperor were worried that sticks or sharp objects might harm her, so they usually avoided letting Ah Bao touch such things.

She never had the chance to hold a brush.

She grabbed the brush on the table and seriously drew some circles and lines on the paper.

As she continued drawing, Taoist Baiyun’s eyes widened.

Was this a talisman for protection? (°_°)…

Before long, Ah Bao finished drawing a talisman and handed it to Old Bai, “Du-du… du-du…”

Give it to Auntie!

With this talisman, Auntie’s bad fortune will turn into good luck.

Taoist Baiyun held the talisman in his hand, feeling warmth in his palm, as if the talisman was emitting a golden light.

What a powerful talisman!

It was Ah Bao’s first time drawing a talisman since she was reborn, and it was a bit exhausting.

Fortunately, the milk she had drunk recently wasn’t in vain. Although she felt a little dizzy, she recovered after a while.

Taoist Baiyun swallowed hard as he looked at the little one, who had plopped down on the table and started gnawing on a teething toy again. A thought flashed through his mind.

He quickly pulled out a book from under the desk, opened it to a page, and pointed to a complex pattern, “Little princess, can you understand what this talisman is?”

When Ah Bao saw the book, her eyes widened.

This book… wasn’t it the one she had used as a draft while practicing various talismans before?

Where did Old Bai dig out this ragged book from?

Ah Bao looked disdainful, “Ragged…”

Ragged book!

Taoist Baiyun carefully tucked the book into his chest, “It’s not a ragged book! Little princess, this is my precious book. It contains very advanced talismans. This book is more precious to me than my life.”

Ah Bao stared blankly, pouting, and continued to gnaw on her teething toy.

How could this ragged book be a treasure?

“Little princess, you probably can’t understand the talismans in here. Ah, what was I thinking, assuming you could understand them.”

Taoist Baiyun sighed and muttered to himself.

Ah Bao heard clearly.

She leaned forward.

Then, sitting on the table, she giggled and pulled out a shiny golden talisman from her little pouch.

Slam.

Ah Bao threw it on the table, then kept rummaging through her pouch…

Next came all sorts of little snacks.

Orange candies, teething sticks, and even a dough-made gold ingot.

Taoist Baiyun was amazed!

“Cough, cough, little princess, you…”

Seeing Taoist Baiyun eyeing her snacks, Ah Bao quickly shifted her body to hide them in her lap, looking just as protective of her snacks as Taoist Baiyun was of his “ragged book.”

“A…bao…tsu…”

These are Ah Bao’s things!

No one is allowed to touch them, waah.

Taoist Baiyun was delighted, “Little princess, you are so adorable.”

He noticed the only yellow talisman left on the table, which Ah Bao hadn’t put away.

He picked it up.

His eyes widened, “Goodness, isn’t this… isn’t this the same as the Earth Protection Talisman in my precious book?”

Comparing the talisman in his hand with the one in the book, they were identical.

He had seen it with his own eyes; the little princess had pulled it out of her small pouch.

That little pouch didn’t look big, but it sure held a lot of things.

Taoist Baiyun was astonished, “Little princess, you are incredible. You actually have an Earth Protection Talisman. To be honest, I’ve been studying this for six months. I consulted countless texts before I figured out it was an Earth Protection Talisman.

Little princess just glanced at it and pulled one out; this is…”

Ah Bao, sitting on the desk with her soft and cute little body, smiled with her small milky teeth and sucked on her thumb. Such a simple talisman, did it really need to be studied?

Taoist Baiyun couldn’t help but sigh, “The little princess doesn’t know, near Heibaishan, there’s a village. In recent years, strange things have been happening there; no matter what crops they plant, they die the following year. This has worried the villagers a lot. They plan to petition the officials in the capital, asking the Emperor for protection.”

Ah Bao’s eyes blinked.

Just move away then.

“The authorities suggested they move, but where would they go? Those fields are the lifeblood of the villagers for generations. They rely on them to survive, and now the village is in turmoil.

They say they would rather die in their fields. I’ve checked, and it seems the whole area has a problem. If this continues, not only will the fields be barren, but I fear the villagers’ lives will also be in danger.”

“I heard that the Land Protection Talisman can safeguard a piece of land and keep it peaceful.”

He had been studying it recently.

“Little princess, where did you get this Land Protection Talisman?”

Ah Bao pointed to her small pouch. “There… there…”

This little pouch was connected to her magic tool space—hahaha.

Not only did it have snacks, but there were also many little trinkets buried in the ground around the spiritual herb garden.

Taoist Baiyun: “…”

Why didn’t he have such a magical pouch?

If the little princess could casually toss out a Land Protection Talisman, maybe she could even draw one?

Ahhh.

Taoist Baiyun’s lips trembled, and he spoke with great excitement, “Boss! Take me in!”

Ah Bao squinted her eyes and smiled. This must be fate.

In her previous life, Old Bai and Old Hei worked by her side.

In this life, Old Bai was once again seeking out his boss…

Ah Bao nodded, “Little… little…”

Little brother!

Yay!

Old Bai, the little brother, is back.

“Shh…” Ah Bao winked mysteriously and placed a finger on her lips.

Taoist Baiyun nodded excitedly. “Boss, I understand! I won’t tell anyone about your expertise with talismans.”

He could accept someone as unique as the little princess.

In the eyes of others, she might be seen as different; if they mistook her for a little demon and tried to burn her, that would be troublesome.

After Concubine De and Princess Changping finished praying, they walked out of the temple and happened to meet Taoist Baiyun carrying Ah Bao out.

“Concubine De, I’m returning the little princess to you. She is very obedient and extremely clever.” Taoist Baiyun’s words were full of affection for little Ah Bao.

Concubine De smiled and happily took Ah Bao back. “Taoist Baiyun, you flatter her.”

“The little princess certainly deserves it.”

Concubine De raised an eyebrow, surprised to see that Taoist Baiyun was so fond of Ah Bao. This was quite unexpected for her.

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