At this moment, as the "wife" of the wealthy merchant, Nan Jia had to stay by his side to entertain the guests before the official start of this deal.
The bright lights illuminated this floor, making it look magnificent. Those who came to this banquet must have been people of high social status.
Zhaozhao found a place to sit down. During this period, many people kept instructing the children who accompanied them to come and talk to her, seemingly trying to form some kind of connection in this way.
But how could they have thought that the wealthy merchant's daughter sitting here at the moment had already been replaced?
Since Zhaozhao wasn't clear about the personality of the wealthy merchant's daughter, she was afraid of making mistakes and arousing suspicion. So, borrowing the excuse Nan Jia had found for her, she sat on the seat listlessly, sipping a hot drink in small sips, looking exactly like a person who had just recovered from a serious illness and lacked energy.
No matter who came, Zhaozhao just shook her head and acted like a qualified "little mute", neither speaking nor refusing.
After getting rid of several people like this, those parents finally gave up the idea and didn't send anyone to bother her anymore.
The number of guests coming and going gradually increased. Zhaozhao kept an eye on the wealthy merchant's situation all the time, only to see that he seemed to be in a great hurry. He kept looking at his wristwatch and whispered something in Nan Jia's ear.
In the distance, Nan Jia's expression suddenly tightened. She replied something, then turned around and walked towards Zhaozhao.
"We can't wait for the first event of the banquet to start. You go find that thing now. Take this compass. It can give you a general direction, but remember, never use magic. Try to solve any problems with talismans." Nan Jia placed a mini - compass the size of a beverage bottle cap in Zhaozhao's hand with a somewhat solemn look on her face.
The whole floor was pasted with spiritual talismans. As soon as it sensed the fluctuation of magical spiritual power, it would explode, which could easily cause a stir.
"The wealthy merchant seems to have invited some highly - skilled person, at least someone who can open that antique. So Zhaozhao, be extremely careful and don't get yourself hurt, okay?"
"Okay, I remember everything." Zhaozhao hid the compass in her palm and nodded seriously in response.
After Nan Jia returned to the wealthy merchant's side, Zhaozhao looked at the direction the compass was pointing. Estimating that no one was paying attention to her around, she quietly slipped away.
At the same time when Zhaozhao turned around and left the banquet hall, a small shadow followed her.
Not long after, the wealthy merchant, who had been talking to a general manager, looked in the direction of the door. Suddenly, he put down his wine glass and excitedly walked towards a masked man in a Taoist robe. He bowed to the man with a very standard and respectful hand - arching salute.
Nan Jia looked at the ring on the man's finger. Her face changed. She turned around and took a pill. Then she adjusted her expression and stepped forward to greet him.
In an instant, she sent a message to the headquarters of the Monster Management Bureau: The situation has changed. Please ask the responsible department to be prepared and ready to respond at any time.
Originally thinking that this was just an ordinary "theft case", unexpectedly, such a person had stepped in. It seemed that the art of immortality was really sought after by everyone in the world.
Nan Jia sighed, only hoping that everything would go smoothly for Zhaozhao.
At this moment, Zhaozhao looked at the compass in her hand and then at the safe in front of her. She frowned tightly.
It had been too smooth all the way. She had found the place where the thing was hidden so easily. It was so smooth that it was a bit too much. She suspected there was something wrong.
Since she couldn't use magic or talismans, Zhaozhao could only carefully check the surroundings first.
There were originally several bodyguards guarding the door of this room, but when they saw "her", they didn't say anything. They respectfully greeted the young lady and then let her in.
There didn't seem to be any other protection in the room. It seemed that apart from the password of the safe, there was nothing else.
Logically speaking, for such an important thing, how could the wealthy merchant place it so casually?
Time was passing by second by second. Zhaozhao couldn't afford to think about other things. She had to take the thing out first.
She crouched down in front of the safe. She didn't know the password. She was thinking whether she should just carry the safe away. Anyway, as long as she took the thing back.
But if she directly carried the safe away, it would be too easy to be recognized. What should she do?
Zhaozhao stared at the safe in front of her, wondering how likely it was to open the safe with a talisman?
She really regretted it now. She regretted not learning that kind of "lock - picking magic" in the TV dramas. Now she was in a difficult situation.
"Do you want to open this big box?"
A tender childish voice sounded. Zhaozhao suddenly turned around. A little boy about five or six years old was looking at her innocently with a timid look in his eyes, as if he was a bit scared.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Zhaozhao didn't care about the "sore throat and unable to speak" anymore. There were so many bodyguards at the door. How did this little boy get in?
"I climbed in from the outside." The little boy looked very obedient. He stretched out his finger and pointed to the window on the other side.
Feeling Zhaozhao's skeptical gaze, he quickly added, "Really, I often do this, so I'm very skilled."
"Sister, do you want to open this box? I can help you." The little boy didn't give Zhaozhao a chance to speak at all. He immediately asked another question after finishing one sentence.
Zhaozhao didn't know what was going on with this little boy, but it wasn't a good idea to keep delaying. She might as well give it a try.
She rolled her eyes, stepped aside, and said, "Okay, then you come."
The little boy didn't seem to expect Zhaozhao to agree so quickly. He was stunned for a moment. After coming back to his senses, he nervously tugged at the bottom of his little suit and stepped forward to crouch down in front of the safe.
Zhaozhao watched as the little boy turned the lock a few times. Then, with a "click", the safe was opened.
"Okay." The little boy who had completed the task obediently stepped aside and looked down at his toes.
"How do you know the password?" Zhaozhao looked at the boy's actions and asked curiously.
The little boy replied softly, "Mom told me."
Mom? Could he be the wealthy merchant's son? But Sister Nan Jia didn't say anything. What was going on?
There was no time to think more. Zhaozhao stepped forward and took out the antique inside.
It was a cauldron, a sealed cauldron.
Apart from the traces of time on the bronze cauldron, it was actually covered with a series of runes, which seemed to be some kind of sealing spell.
Holding the heavy cauldron in her arms, Zhaozhao inexplicably felt a chill from the cauldron, a bone - chilling cold that went straight to the top of her head.
What was sealed inside? Why did she always have a feeling... that it was very strange?
Chaos, war, killing... These were the most intuitive feelings the cauldron gave Zhaozhao.
No, no. This wasn't the time to think about these things. She had to take the thing back first.
Zhaozhao shook her head, put the cauldron into the mustard - seed space, then used the puppet technique to create an identical fake one and put it inside. She closed the safe again.
After finishing all this, she turned around and wanted to leave, but her skirt was gently grabbed.
The little boy looked at her timidly and asked, "Sister, can you give me the little sister lying on your back? I've been watching for a long time. She's about to fall and will get hurt..."