Sensing Chen Zheng's presence, Mukai Toshiaki didn't wait for him and his group to approach, promptly prostrating himself on the ground in a deferential bow.
Chen Zheng stepped forward, stared at him for a moment, then asked in a teasing tone, "Didn't Takeda Masao leave you some kind of divine talisman? Why not use it against me, instead of just kneeling here?"
Upon hearing this, Mukai Toshiaki lowered his head even further. "Mr. Zhao, your insight is sharp. I wouldn't dare act rashly!"
Chen Zheng remained noncommittal. "For Takeda Masao to hold it in such high esteem, that divine talisman must be quite powerful. Why don't you use it?"
Hearing this, Mukai Toshiaki's expression became extremely conflicted. Chen Zheng noticed and smiled faintly. "What's the matter? Am I wrong?"
Mukai Toshiaki clenched his teeth. "That divine talisman contains a strand of blade intent left behind by the former High Priest of the Asura Eight Divisions Shrine!"
