Su Yao spoke in a soft voice and at the same time held Lin Yu's arm more firmly. Her plump and round chest pressed tightly against Lin Yu's arm, but Su Yao didn't seem to notice. She was fully focused on helping Lin Yu walk upstairs.

  Soon, they arrived at Lin Yu's master bedroom. The layout of this bedroom was rather peculiar. The other furniture and furnishings were normal, but in the center of the bedroom, which was supposed to be for resting, there was a metal iron gourd that was half a person's height. This iron gourd was neither beautiful nor elegant and was completely out of place with the comfort and luxury of the entire bedroom. The gourd was covered with layers of yellow paper talismans, emitting a gloomy and hard aura. Each talisman was painted with bright red cinnabar and inscribed with the ancient characters in a deep red color - "Seal and Cut Off". Such ancient characters that looked like scrawls were difficult to recognize even for an ordinary Chinese person, let alone Su Yao, who was a foreigner.

  "Mr. Lin, why is there such a big iron gourd in your bedroom? Is it used to ward off evil spirits and protect the house? I heard that many Chinese billionaires have such special preferences, and I didn't expect you to have one too," Su Yao helped Lin Yu sit down on the soft bed and asked with a gentle smile. Usually, Lin Yu always avoided answering questions about this gourd, but the situation seemed different this time. Lin Yu looked at the iron gourd and also smiled in response, "Don't underestimate this gourd. Despite its ordinary appearance, it's a precious item that I exchanged from my family with more than 300 million yuan after achieving success in business. My family was afraid that something bad might happen to me outside, so they reluctantly gave it to me. Only those who are extremely important in the family can get it."

  Having said this, Lin Yu asked casually, "Su Yao, when you usually sleep in this room, do you feel especially at ease, as if you don't have to worry about anything when you fall asleep and feel very secure? This is all thanks to this iron gourd. Under its protection, it seems that you don't need to worry about any harm."

  Lin Yu's question made Su Yao slightly stunned. Then she smiled and nodded vigorously, "Indeed, I feel very secure when I sleep here. I originally thought it was because I was too tired, so I slept soundly. I didn't expect it to be the effect of this iron gourd."

  After saying that, Su Yao quickly turned around and went out, planning to prepare some food for Lin Yu. Although it wasn't mealtime, anyone could tell from Lin Yu's travel-worn and hungry appearance that he was in urgent need of replenishing energy and nutrition.

  However, as soon as she walked out of the bedroom, Su Yao's originally bright smile disappeared instantly. Her bright face seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gloom, and a hint of ferocity and viciousness appeared on her face. She gently tucked the long hair beside her ear and said through gritted teeth, "No wonder I've been restless these past few nights and always woken up by nightmares. It turns out that this iron gourd is causing trouble. A house-protecting magic tool in Chinese legends? Humph, it's really interesting."

  This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.

  Su Yao sneered and walked into the dark kitchen with a murderous look on her face. At the same time, despite his injuries, Lin Yu stumbled to the iron gourd, gently stroked the cold surface of the gourd, and sighed in a low voice, "Old friend, I really didn't expect that there would be a time in my life when I need you. I don't know if this is luck or misfortune."

  After the sigh, Lin Yu waved his hand gestures and released a trace of true yuan. He didn't make a big fuss. He just tore off the talisman in the middle of the gourd and then slowly walked back to the bed.

  As soon as the talisman was torn off, two blood-colored ancient seal characters that had been covered by it were revealed. The twisted dark red marks were like natural textures, outlining two wild ancient characters on the iron gourd - "Asura".

  With the appearance of the blood characters, the aura of the iron gourd suddenly changed. First, a faint coldness spread out, eroding and soaking the talismans on the gourd. Then, this chilling air retracted back. Lin Yu knew that with the main talisman uncovered, the seal of this Asura Gourd had been completely lifted. The retraction of the chilling air was the internal convergence of the treasure's spirituality.

  Lin Yu put the talisman in his hand, which still had a faint golden light, into his upper garment. Although most of the spiritual energy on the talisman had dissipated, even the remaining spiritual energy was a rare treasure in this apocalyptic world. It might save his life someday.

  Half an hour later, Lin Yu had bandaged his right arm by himself. He had a rich stock of medical supplies at home, but because his right arm had been injured for too long and the treatment was not timely, he still couldn't use it normally in a short time. It just didn't affect his movement as much as before.

  At this time, Su Yao had already set the table and prepared the food, inviting Lin Yu to go downstairs for a meal. "No need. I'll just eat in the bedroom. I feel like I haven't slept on such a soft bed for a long time. Now that I'm lying down, I don't want to get up," Lin Yu said and pressed the bed under him.

  "Ah, eat here?" Su Yao was a bit surprised and subconsciously looked at the iron gourd in the master bedroom. Since Lin Yu had only removed the most crucial talisman and didn't touch the others, in the eyes of ordinary people, the iron gourd was still covered with layers of talismans, and it even seemed better than before. The original gloomy coldness emitted by the iron gourd had completely dissipated. At least Su Yao felt very comfortable at the moment and no longer had the previous oppressive feeling.

  "Well, since Mr. Lin wants to eat in the bedroom, I naturally can't refuse," Su Yao smiled softly and turned around to get the bowls, chopsticks, and food. In her charming smile, she didn't notice the loneliness and sadness that appeared on Lin Yu's face after she turned around.

  Soon, Lin Yu and Su Yao sat opposite each other in the bedroom and started their meal. Lin Yu sat on the bed, separated from Su Yao by a small round table. Su Yao was a very good cook. There were two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and one soup. As Lin Yu's private secretary, she was not only good at her own country's cuisine but also had quite an accomplishment in Chinese cuisine.