"Tong Xiaoyang, I'm Wang Zhe. I saw in your file that you were a member of the Student Union in high school, right? Then you must have relevant experience. So, our Student Union Propaganda Department is preparing for the school anniversary and we're short of staff. You can come and help out. If you perform well and have strong abilities, you can be directly recommended to the Student Union."

When Tong Xiaoyang heard about this good thing, he quickly agreed. After asking about the location, he threw down his dirty clothes and rushed over there.

The school anniversary is on New Year's Day, which is more than a month away, but many things related to the venue, programs, etc. need to be prepared in advance.

Tong Xiaoyang devoted almost all of his free time to this matter, and was so busy that he had to finish every meal within fifteen minutes.

However, the benefits are also obvious. First of all, he quickly left an impression on the senior members of the student union with his outstanding abilities, and also got to know more people and broadened his social circle.

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When Wei Mian was looking for something in the study that day, she suddenly saw the wooden box on the bookshelf. It took her a while to remember that this was the thank-you gift Deng Jianzhong gave her last time.

Wei Mian hadn't taken it seriously before, but now that he had nothing to do, he decided to open it and see what was inside.

If it can be used as a thank-you gift, it shouldn’t be too bad.

The surface of the box looked ordinary, like a piece of ordinary wood, the kind with the bark peeled off.

Wei Mian also observed it for a long time before he realized that the material of this box was not ordinary. It was actually a wooden box made of iron birch.

Iron birch is known as the hardest wood in the world. It is said that sparks will fly when it is chopped with an axe, and bullets cannot penetrate it.

The wooden box in Wei Mian's hand looked quite old. Judging from the level of craftsmen at that time, it was extremely difficult to make it.

The box is made so naturally that there are no visible seams on the surface, as if it was supposed to be like this.

But that is in the eyes of ordinary people, but Wei Mian is not an ordinary person.

The craftsman who made this box was indeed ingenious, but Wei Mian had seen a similar wooden box in his previous life, the only difference was that the wood used in that box was precious, while this one was more ordinary.

Well, it’s not ordinary.

For her, opening this kind of box would only take a few minutes. Wei Mian opened her third eye and condensed her vital energy outside her body, wrapping the entire wooden box inside.

This would make it easier for her to observe the condition of the wooden box without missing a single detail.

Soon, she found a small bulge in an extremely inconspicuous place. Although it was called a bulge, it was actually only a little higher than the ones next to it, and it was in a corner, so it was difficult to attract attention.

Even when Wei Mian observed it and touched it with his fingers, he had to touch it several times before he found it.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for an ordinary person who has no idea about the structure of such a wooden box to open it.

Just finding this one bump doesn't mean you can open the box. There are four of the same type, and you have to find them all and press them in a specific order.

Wei Mian pressed the four protrusions with his hands in a very strange posture, trying repeatedly several times. Finally, on the third time, he heard a "click" sound, and an irregular crack appeared in the middle of the wooden box, and at the same time a ray of purple-gold light shot out.

Wei Mian immediately felt a strong fluctuation of vital energy. It seemed that there was a magical instrument inside! Judging from the aura, it was a magical instrument of the utmost yang and strength.

When she opened the box, she looked down and was immediately happy.

It turned out to be a topaz gourd!

Wei Mian took out the gourd and played with it in her palm. The gourd was not small, about the size of a palm. It was carved with a piece of yellow jade, but it was a variety she didn't recognize. It looked very beautiful, and the whole body was like ice, translucent, and warm to the touch in her hand.

There is a hint of purple energy mixed with the positive energy of this gourd. Purple energy?

Wei Mian carefully identified it and finally concluded that it must have been blessed by a Taoist priest and then placed next to the emperor for him to play with, which is why it was contaminated with purple air.

That is dragon energy, and it is also the nemesis of evil spirits.

But something like this shouldn't have its scent obscured by the iron birch box, because before the box was opened, she didn't feel anything unusual.

Wei Mian put the gourd aside and picked up the box again, only to find that the inside of the box was actually engraved with runes.

Moreover, this box is tailor-made for the topaz gourd, and the gourd fits perfectly inside without shaking at all.

Wei Mian played with it for a while and then put the gourd back. This thing is the nemesis of evil objects, and it can save a lot of effort when fighting.

It's just too big to be carried around, and without the cover of the wooden box, anyone with a little bit of strength can tell it's a magic weapon, let alone a ghost.

So this thing is only suitable for warding off evil spirits.

There is a formation set up by Wei Mian in the small western-style building. If the topaz gourd is to be added, the entire formation needs to be readjusted.

Wei Mian put the box back on the bookshelf and took out the talisman paper and cinnabar. Chen Dapeng would come to get the talisman this afternoon.

All the talismans she had placed in Chen Dapeng’s shop were sold out, especially the jade talismans, which were almost gone as soon as the news was released.

Later I found out that many of them were people who had asked her for help before, as well as friends introduced by them. Knowing Wei Mian's strength, they all rushed to buy it.

However, the jade talisman is too troublesome to draw, so she doesn't plan to sell it in the future.

I happened to have some time today, so I decided to draw some commonly used talismans to replenish my stock.

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"...If you only look in the mirror every day, critically examining yourself, of course you'll find yourself ugly no matter how you look at it. Girls should focus more on improving themselves and less on their appearance. As the saying goes, a well-read person is naturally elegant. If you're not ugly, why do you have to go through those surgeries?"

A middle-aged man wearing glasses was educating his daughter earnestly.

"That's right, Nannan, we've already had plastic surgery several times. We look great already, so there's no need for more. Mom thinks many plastic surgeries now have safety risks. You look naturally beautiful now, much better than those cookie-cutter faces! Listen to Mom, let's not get plastic surgery anymore!"

The middle-aged man is called Yu Fengchen, and the woman next to him is his wife Hao Xiumei.

At this moment, Hao Xiumei held her daughter's arm tightly, fearing that she would disobey and run away.

The girl being pulled by the two men was called Yu Nannan. She had just graduated from college and was pouting. Instead of feeling comforted by what her parents said, she became even more angry, with a look of madness in her expression.

"You're just saying this because you don't want to give me the money. I've already said it's a loan from you. I'll definitely pay it back when I make money. I'm willing to write an IOU, but you still don't agree. What kind of parents are you? Xu Shuhan's father gave her 500,000 yuan specifically for plastic surgery. I'm not asking you to be so generous. Just consider it a loan, okay?"