I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

If Xiao Jin had any ability, things wouldn't have come to this.

After temporarily appeasing the army, Xiao Se still had a lot to do.

She must return to Jiankang as soon as possible to confirm her identity and ascend the throne. This journey is destined to be full of struggle.

Xiao Zhao died at the hands of Lin Yi, which will shake the whole country. To pacify the country and maintain the stability of the court will be a considerable task.

Xiao Se then quickly integrated with the Jin man, gaining more power and having more reliance in her actions.

She was in the midst of her fiercest fighting spirit, like a fighting rooster in action, wanting to peck at anyone she saw.

Having arrived at this place, we were naturally prepared for battle.

However, upon hearing what Mao Tu said, she became somewhat more restrained. She said coldly, "Since it's an exchange of information, what's the price for information about this place?"

Mao Tu laughed and said, "This kind of information is worthless. You'll naturally find out when you stay here longer. But since two newcomers have arrived today, I'll tell you both for free!"

No one interrupted Rabbit when he said that, except Rooster who said sarcastically, "You're always the one who likes to be the good guy."

The Rabbit ignored him and continued sharing intelligence.

"This place exists between reality and illusion; it is both real and unreal. Anything real that needs to be brought here will require an equal amount of incense."

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, our transactions are always conducted at agreed-upon addresses, with each other sending items.

Each meeting can be started by one person descending to the command platform, and others can respond to the summons. Only the person who starts the meeting needs to consume their own incense.

As is customary, we hold a meeting on the 15th of each month, taking turns lighting incense; the meeting ends when the incense goes out. This time, Fellow Daoist Xu Gou lit the incense himself, so it's not included in the regular meeting.

With the rabbit's guidance, Su Xian'er finally saw incense smoke swirling above, and the light here was all from the incense offerings.

At this moment, Su Xian'er felt like she was a huge victim of injustice. This meeting cost money, and she was supposed to pay for it all?

Mao Tu then shared some other information, such as that the little golden statue was an important medium for their divine positions, and that collecting incense offerings, using supernatural powers, and responding to summons all required the little golden statue.

The little golden figure can be stored in the spiritual altar or carried around like a magical artifact.

When placed in the spiritual platform, the user's strength will be slightly enhanced, but their behavior will be influenced by the little golden figure, causing them to involuntarily do things that conform to their zodiac sign.

The closer one is to the zodiac deity, the stronger the power one can unleash.

Su Xian'er then realized that her licking Lin Yi's boots was influenced by the divine position.

In addition, placing the small golden figure in one's spiritual altar allows one to sense and locate others who have also placed golden figures in their spiritual altars.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the twelve zodiac animals would not place the golden figure on their altar, but would rather carry it in a cloud bag.

Su Xian'er felt she had gained a lot. These things were indeed worthless, but they were a great help to her, who had just taken control of the Zodiac Gods.

"I was so timid and stupid today, it must all be because of the influence of the divine position!"

The clever fox quickly found someone to shift the blame for, and Xiao Se nodded repeatedly, feeling that he had gained a lot.

"One last thing: this is a secret place, and you can't tell anyone except the twelve zodiac animals."

In fact, there is a strange rule protecting this place: only those who possess one of the Twelve Golden Men can come here and know everything about it.

Even with soul searching, those who are not the holders of the Golden Man cannot obtain information from this place.

If anyone were to try to tell the truth, they would suffer a backlash from the Jurchens.

"Alright, that's enough for now. We need to get down to business."

Tiger had been patient for a long time, and seeing that Rabbit had said enough, he began to try to steer the conversation toward his interests.

There's no time like the present; he feared that if he waited two more days, the Rat would return.

By then, he might have another competitor.

"The world is undergoing a period of great change. Although we possess great power, we are not invincible."

Only by uniting internally can we better face this unpredictable and ever-changing world situation. What do you all think?

"Tiger is right!"

Sheep remained the first supporter; others did not express a clear opinion, but no one stood up to oppose it either.

"Tiger is right. I wonder what kind of unity Tiger wants?"

Rabbit spoke gently, seemingly still playing along with Tiger. Tiger naturally went along with it, saying, "What I'm thinking is to elect a capable leader to take charge of the whole situation, so that we don't end up like this, scattered and being defeated one by one."

"A leader like that can only be Tiger!"

Tiger's top henchman immediately responded. Before anyone else could voice their opinions, Tiger asked directly, "Sheep thinks I'm qualified to be the boss. Does anyone object?"

In this zodiac-themed meeting, the majority are neutral, and these people will not openly oppose the Tiger.

Yin Hu thought he had everything settled today, but suddenly he heard Xiao Se say, "I object!"

Tiger: "..."

Is this new dragon a bit too fierce?

Why are you making such a fuss without even understanding the situation?

As soon as Xiao Se spoke, the situation turned into a standoff between her and Yin Hu.

Why are you against it?

Yin Hu refrained from roaring, while Xiao Se calmly said, "I want to know why you can be the boss. If the conditions are met, I want to be the boss too."

Yin Hu's eyes suddenly turned fierce. His predecessor, Chen Long, had been competing with him, and now the newcomer was also competing with him.

Tiger said in an unfriendly tone, "Fellow Daoist Dragon, how about giving me some face? Becoming the head of the twelve zodiac animals is very important to me."

“If you say that, then I think you shouldn’t be the leader at all. Since you want to lead us, I don’t think you should be thinking about what you can get from this position. You should think about what you can do for us if you become the leader.”

Yin Hu was speechless after hearing Xiao Se's words.

What a hypocritical act! Being a big brother is all about self-interest, not about others.

Ironically, these words, which he found hypocritical, were actually endorsed by the other zodiac signs.

Most people born under the Chinese zodiac don't care who is the leader; they only care whether having a leader brings them benefits or harm.

Xiao Se's words were exactly what they wanted to hear.

The Rooster continued in a sarcastic tone, "Fellow Daoist Dragon is right. These days, who will do things for you without some benefits?"

Tiger didn't like hearing this.

He became the boss to reap the benefits, but he had to give benefits to others before he could reap them. Wasn't that too much of a loss?

But if I don't agree to these people's demands, I'm afraid I won't be able to save face today.

But everything was too rushed today, and he hadn't thought of any conditions, so he could only say perfunctorily, "Don't worry, everyone. Now that I'm the boss, I certainly won't forget you when there are benefits."

"In that case, why don't we wait until Fellow Daoist Tiger can confirm that he will bring us benefits before he becomes the leader, what do you think?"

With a single sentence, Rabbit blocked Tiger's path to becoming the leader today.

Either he cuts his own flesh and bleeds, or he just delays it for now.

If you want to be the boss without putting in any effort, you're dreaming.

The Snake, growing impatient, interrupted, "Let's leave the leader election here. Has anyone exchanged information or resources today? If not, I'm leaving."

She couldn't be bothered to argue with people here.

Tiger was furious, but seeing that the matter was beyond saving, he had no choice but to give up.

The Snake continued, "This morning, there was a great battle in Qingqiu. Does anyone know the inside story? I will offer a thousand incense sticks."

The exchange of intelligence naturally took place in private.

On the command platform, the secret telepathic communication between the two was unheard by others.

Su Xian'er was overjoyed. This was her chance to earn incense offerings!

She immediately stepped out of her seat and went to the side of the Snake, explaining the Battle of Qingqiu from an observer's perspective.

Anyway, it's not any particularly valuable information. If the other party wants to investigate, it won't be difficult to find out; it just takes some effort.

Of course, Su Xian'er also concealed some things, including the spells Lin Yi used and the nine-tailed celestial fox that had appeared before; she didn't mention any of them.

But that was enough. After hearing this, the Snake couldn't help but say resentfully, "My disciple died at the hands of Qingqiu. I will remember this grudge."

Su Xian'er's heart stirred. Lin Yi had killed too many demons and monsters back then, and she didn't know who this snake's disciple was.

However, this snake probably didn't know how powerful Lin Yi was, and still wanted to seek revenge on Lin Yi.

Since she hadn't described Lin Yi's magical abilities in detail, and since the snake was already holding a grudge, she might as well scheme against her and lure her into the trap.

After accepting the thousand incense offerings from the Snake, Su Xian'er took the initiative to say, "Fellow Daoist Snake, would you like to know the specific information about the murderer? I also have that information! However, it will cost a different price."

Incense is what people offer to them. The twelve zodiac animals are essentially following the path of becoming gods through incense offerings, but there are some differences between them.

Now that Su Xian'er has become a zodiac deity, she naturally wants to seek benefits for herself. While earning incense offerings, she can also catch fish. Isn't that wonderful?

But the Snake did not agree. It just glanced at Su Xian'er and said, "This is not necessary."

The transaction is complete, and the meeting continues.

After disabling the "private communication" mode, Su Xian'er felt a probing gaze, which undoubtedly came from Xiao Se.

Su Xian'er couldn't help but secretly mock him in her heart.

You kick me, I'll steal your business!

Before the exchange here had even ended, Maotu also issued a targeted bounty for Xiaose.

She wanted to know how Xiao Se's zodiac sign, the dragon, came about.

Su Xian'er knew this too, but if she answered first, it would attract attention, so she simply didn't say anything.

She was probably angry at these unkind people, since she had just explained how she obtained the Zodiac Golden Man.

Although she didn't tell a single truth, those lies could have been sold!

Su Xian'er was unaware that Xiao Se's answer was exactly the same as hers.

The golden statue, of course, was found.

After hearing this, Mao Tu remained expressionless, but doubts arose in his heart.

The Dragon and Dog zodiac signs have passed away one after another, and now there are successive heirs who found the golden statue. What a coincidence! Are you guys just so lucky?

However, she didn't say it aloud, but secretly remembered the zodiac signs of the dragon and the dog.