Delivered to the Door

Chu Yan pursed his lips and said helplessly, "He said... he said his family is poor, with elderly and young to support, so..."

Nanli, seeing him struggling to speak, finished his sentence for him. "So he sold his own talisman?"

These were symbols she had personally drawn, and they were worth a bit in the market. So the old lady and Madam Shen had long issued orders that no one was allowed to resell talismans. If anyone was found doing so, they would be immediately expelled from the Marquis's mansion.

Chu Yan nodded.

"When those ghost fires attacked just now, he and I were trapped in the room together. He didn't have a protective talisman and looked in great pain, so I transferred my talisman to him," Chu Yan explained.

That was what surprised Nanli. "Your talisman is attached to your body, integrated with your blood and meridians. How did you know how to transfer it to someone else?"