Su Yu opened the deerskin pouch and dumped its contents directly onto the riverbank to inspect them.
One gold ingot, some Broken Silver, various miscellaneous items, and finally, a wooden box with a yellow talisman paper stuck to it.
Su Yu picked up the gold ingot and weighed it in his hand. It was around fifty taels. According to the Great Xia exchange rate, that would convert to at least five hundred taels of Silver. Adding in the Broken Silver, his total haul was about six hundred taels.
'It's not much, but it's better than nothing.'
'What's inside this box?'
Su Yu gathered the silver taels and picked up the wooden box. After a moment of hesitation, he gently pried open the talisman paper with his fingertip and lifted the lid.
A blood-colored stone was revealed inside.
The next instant, Su Yu felt a grand voice resounding in his ears:
"Believe in me! And gain eternal life..."
"The sea of blood is boundless! The Divine Lord protects!"
"Kneel! Sacrifice! Ascend..."
