Since the Fox Spirit became Zhang Chen's skill, it remains invisible to outsiders; ordinary mortals can't see it at all. The Fox Spirit swaggered into the scene, and the surrounding officers acted as if they didn't see it.
As there were officers escorting him, Zhang Chen didn't respond to the Fox Spirit but looked at it with disappointment, clearly indicating that the Fox Spirit had failed to persuade the bookish scholar.
"I need money! Need silver." Zhang Chen murmured softly, which the officers couldn't hear, but he trusted the Fox Spirit could.
"You can speak loudly now! I've cast an Illusion Technique; these people can't hear us talking." The Fox Spirit said beside Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen's eyes lit up upon hearing this, not expecting the Fox Spirit to possess such a skill: "I need money! Need a lot of silver!"
"The silver is easy to arrange; wait here for a moment. The village chief's house still hides several dozen taels of silver; I'll fetch it for you."
