Starting with the Magic Absorption Technique: I swept through the fantasy world.

Although Bai Suzi had never been to this house, he had been to other houses a few times and had been killed by them several times, so he understood their tricks.

As for Wang Mu, he was only trying to avoid people and had no interest in drinking tea. His attention was entirely on the storyteller's tales. To avoid disturbing Wang Mu, Bai Suzi leaned forward slightly and whispered to the waiter, "One pot of Gao Sui tea, seven qian will do."

Since he was looking for a peaceful place, he couldn't just leave it empty-handed. Bai Suzi took out a slightly shrunken money pouch from his pocket, took out seven coins from it, and handed it to the shopkeeper.

"You're a strange person, yet interesting," Wang Mu said, looking at Bai Suzi with great interest.

Not revealing one's wealth is essential in any era. If all the money is scattered in different places on your person, even if you are harassed or robbed, the other party may not be able to find all the money.

As for the high-quality, broken pieces, there are also some points to consider.

The tea sold out at the tea shop, and because of its poor appearance, the price was extremely low. However, this kind of tea sold very well in ordinary teahouses. Although the tea leaves were not whole, they were full of rich aroma, refreshing and delightful, and could be savored slowly or gulped down.

High-quality broken pieces are also graded, with the high-quality broken pieces priced at seven qian being considered the best.

Seeing that Bai Suzi knew everything about drinking and was also a penny-pincher, the waiter pursed his lips, put on a sullen face, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Seven qian of Gao Sui, one pot."

Hearing his clerk's shouts, the shopkeeper at the counter, his face darkening, put his hands on his hips, tilted his head, and spat, "The loss of my child a while ago was quite a headache. I was thinking of finding a storyteller to attract customers for the new city lord selection, but the one I finally found to listen to the story was a drunkard."

"Don't worry, shopkeeper, everything will be fine from now on," Wang Mu said, raising his voice.

Wang Mu's appearance isn't particularly outstanding; his facial features are slightly rounded, but he has a common and approachable look.

Bai Suzi doesn't usually pay much attention to her appearance. She simply ties her hair up casually with a hairpin, leaving some strands hanging down. She wears a light blue, wide-sleeved robe embroidered with lotus flower patterns.

This appearance, combined with his demeanor, is neither quite feminine nor quite masculine; it's somewhat androgynous, making people feel that he has no ill intentions and making them want to get closer to him.

The shopkeeper was a woman, her hairpin a pair of exquisite beads, and she wore a gray-green dress embroidered with dark green plum blossoms. Although it didn't match the shopkeeper's temperament, it softened the fierceness in her. Her high eyebrows and eyes, accentuated by the clothes, gave her an air of aloofness.

"Little brat, be careful you don't get kidnapped too," the landlady threatened Wang Mu.

The two exchanged a few words that made the customers in the teahouse burst into laughter.

Since he had nothing else to do, Wang Mu asked Bai Suzi about his affairs.

"Bai Suzi, you're not human, so why are you here to select the city lord of Fenggui City?" Wang Mu asked.

"Indeed, I am a demon, and I am a tower guardian."

This reminded Wang Mu of the legend of the White Snake.

"Oh, that's quite interesting. Is it suppressing some kind of giant white worm?"

"I am responsible for guarding a very ferocious beast."

Bai Suzi's words seemed to have connected to some code. Wang Mu put down the teacup he had already put to his lips, tilted his head and asked.

"Don't tell me that your tower is suppressing the Taotie."

Bai Suzi was also taken aback.

"how do you know?"

Wang Mu asked somewhat awkwardly, "You tell me first, what if you can't bring the Taotie back?"

“I don’t know. I’ve been guarding the tower ever since the old tower keeper died. I’ve never thought about this before,” Bai Suzi pondered.

Wang Mu patted Bai Suzi on the back, "Brother, you have plenty of time to think about this now, or the city lord of Fenggui City would be a good choice."

"To be honest, I was pushed over by the crowd and somehow got my stamped, told that I had to participate in this selection." Bai Suzi sighed.

"This selection process is not what I truly wanted."

Wang Mu patted Bai Suzi on the back again.

At this moment, he wanted to hug Bai Suzi and cry his heart out.

"Brother, I also got involved for no reason."

Bai Suzi said, "To be honest, I was invited to exorcise the demon. May I ask your true identity?"

Wang Mu stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "My real name is Wang Mu, but I am a disciple of the Linghai Sect."

A woman upstairs angrily retorted, "You're not."

With a loud crack, the table in front of the two was smashed to pieces.

Bai Suzi and Wang Mu immediately jumped back.

"You are not the emperor."

The visitor was none other than Feng Ji.

Wang Mu was already furious, and then Deng Xin appeared.

But just as the lamp wick rushed forward, Wang Mu caught it.

"Feng Ji?"

"Why are you here?"

One person jogged a few steps, making the stairs creak.

"How dare you! How dare you! How dare you address the Phoenix Clan princess by her given name!"

A middle-aged man with a large belly and a teenager ran down from upstairs.

Feng Ji was quite puzzled that the other party knew her name.

"Who are you?"

Wang Mu then realized that his appearance had changed drastically, so it was normal that the other party did not recognize him.

After thinking for a moment, he secretly whispered in his mind, "The bet, the slave. What? You don't recognize me now that I've disguised myself?"

Wang Mu did not explicitly state this, but he has already given a clear indication.

"Are you really the Emperor? How did you become like this? And you're here to select the city lord of Phoenix Return City?"

Feng Ji was startled and quickly moved closer to Wang Mu, asking in a low voice.

"Sigh, the child has no mother, it's a long story." Wang Mu shrugged. "By the way, what brings you to Fenggui City? Are you a distinguished guest?"

"Well, that's a long story. A long time ago, my father helped a city lord here, and the city lord named the city Phoenix Return City. The original intention was that whenever my Phoenix Clan came to this city, they would always be honored guests."

Feng Ji explained.

Upon discovering that Feng Ji and Wang Mu were acquainted, the father and son changed their attitude and became obsequious.

"Oh dear, the flood has washed away the Dragon King's temple! Look, we're all one family!"

"Who are you two?"

Wang Mu looked at the two of them and asked.

"My name is Bai He, the magistrate of Fenggui City, and this is my son, Bai Ye. I was blind just now and did not know that you were the famous Emperor Wang Mu."

The white crane bowed and clasped its hands in a polite gesture.

"You know me?"

This energized Wang Mu, though he knew in his heart it was probably just polite talk.

Feng Ji turned her back to the Bai father and son and rolled her eyes at them, then silently passed on a message to Wang Mu.

"I came here today on my father's behalf to attend the ceremony, but I never expected that this white crane would insist on setting me up on a blind date with his son."

The two didn't move their mouths, but they seemed to be talking the whole time, which made Bai Suzi, who was watching from the sidelines, sigh once again that Wang Mu was a man of great talent.

He mentally pieced together what he had just heard, then knelt down and kowtowed to Wang Mu.