Yu Ziqing touched his chin, thinking for a moment.

"Brother Su, do you know the specific circumstances of this Ji Bochang? For example, how did he fail to advance?"

"Not quite sure. Cultivation matters are a secret to everyone."

"In that case, I wonder if it's convenient for Brother Su to visit Ji Bochang after you return?"

"My position is as his successor, so visiting under the pretext of seeking advice shouldn't be a problem. What do you want to do?" Su Li was somewhat curious.

"You go and see him first, see exactly how he failed to ascend.

You know Duke Lin, right?"

"I know. Duke Lin previously fell into Devilic, it's said he's okay now, but he hasn't attended court for a long time. Everyone actually guesses he hasn't recovered."

Yu Ziqing smiled and took out two jade bottles with twenty drops of sweet rain, placing them on the table.

"This is sweet rain, Brother Su, you must have heard of it.

One of them is a gift for Brother Su; how to handle it is up to you.

The other, when Brother Su visits Ji Bochang.

You can tell him directly about what you've found, all the clues point to him.

See how he reacts.

And by the way, check if he failed to ascend because the Devil Thought grew,

then give him this bottle of sweet rain as a thank you gift for frequent visits and consultation.

Let him go to Almsgiving Town, where he can offer almsgiving to hungry ghosts, remove the Devil Thought from his heart, condition his body, and maybe have a chance to try again."

"This..." Su Li was a bit hesitant.

As a Shadow Envoy, how could he not know about sweet rain? Each almsgiving to hungry ghosts can remove part of the Devil Thought from one's heart.

Recently, this had been quietly circulating among high-ranking officials in Dali.

In the Lihuo Institute, any Dean without a few drops of sweet rain in reserve would seem insignificant.

But the value of this thing is extremely high.

"Take it. No matter how precious, it's still an external object."

"Then thanks a lot, Brother Qing. Rest assured, I'll get to the bottom of this matter."

Su Li accepted the jade bottle, gently sniffed it, and even through the stopper, he could catch a hint of fragrance, completely different from the sweet rain he had encountered before.

"Brother Qing, may I take a look?"

"Feel free."

Su Li opened it and saw the amber sweet rain and the unique fragrance inside, and he was a bit dumbfounded.

"Brother Qing, this… this is too precious. It's not diluted, the best sweet rain. I don't dare to accept it, Brother Qing, please take it back."

"Hmm?" Yu Ziqing was startled.

He caught the keyword.

Diluted.

Yu Ziqing felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Damn.

He even thought he was such a shrewd dealer that he should have been hanged.

Never expected it.

What does it mean that there's always someone higher? There were actually shrewd dealers who found a way to dilute Spiritual Liquid?

"Is all the sweet rain circulating in Dali diluted?" Yu Ziqing couldn't hold back.

"Yes, it's diluted several times with the best pure Spiritual Liquid and still usable. All the sweet rain circulating in Dali is like this.

The best sweet rain is recorded based on His Highness's description."

"…"

Yu Ziqing secretly rejoiced that he hadn't made that Dali Crown Prince his agent.

He still underestimated her. Not only could she exploit a hundredfold value,

she could make diluted sweet rain have more than a hundredfold impact.

Now he understood why No.5 was so courteous last time; what he wanted was merely a hundred drops after a few times dilution.

And what Yu Ziqing gave him was the most original sweet rain.

If he hadn't knelt down and kowtowed, it would be considered restraint.

Yu Ziqing was puzzled a moment ago. Hadn't Duke Lin recovered?

He had given him a full thirty-eight drops, if he used them all at once in Almsgiving Town, the massive number of hungry ghosts summoned from the Abyss, surely could press his Devil Thought to the ground and rub it, still unlikely for each hungry ghost to get a piece of snack.

Why did Dali people think Duke Lin wasn't well?

Now he understood, if it was thirty-eight diluted drops, it would be strange if Duke Lin was well.

Now the sweet rain circulating in Dali altogether might not even have been thirty-eight undiluted drops.

Raise the price, must raise the price, losing too much, it's a blood loss.

"Brother Qing?" Su Li truly didn't dare to accept.

Twenty drops of the best sweet rain made his hands feel hot just holding it.

"Brother Su, just take it."

Already given out, would Yu Ziqing possibly take it back? Higher value is good; it's more valuable when given to someone then.

"When Brother Su returns, find some of the best Spiritual Liquid to dilute it, as to how to handle it, Brother Su can decide for yourself.

It would be best to help Brother Su establish a foothold in the Shadow Department.

As for the other bottle, dilute it and give it to Ji Bochang later.

Then take a look at his situation at the time.

If his failure to advance has nothing to do with Devil Thought, then just leave it."

"I think eighty percent chance it is related, the things people in the Shadow Department come into contact with,

too much, it's difficult to keep the heart clear on the path of cultivation."

"Then everything depends on Brother Su."

After sending Su Li away, Yu Ziqing sighed deeply.

At heart, he was still too kind, couldn't keep up with the thought process of a shrewd dealer.

...

Su Li finished delivering the filth bucket and, after handling it, returned with the now-empty Magical Treasure to report back.

Back in the Imperial City, he was the same as always, reported to work on time, and when there was nothing to do, he left on time, and when there were meetings, he sat there listening intently, yet made no opinions.

When questioned, he just went along with the general consensus, saying the lord was right, the lord was correct.