The Serpent-tailed Demoness thought for a moment. "It won't take long. Three to five days at the shortest, ten days to half a month at the longest."
At most, ten days to half a month. That was not impossible to accept.
Xu Chunniang put away the demon crystals and asked her final question. "Once these cave dwellings are repaired, will they still be rented out at the original price?"
The Serpent-tailed Demoness nodded. "We will repair the basic formations inside the cave dwellings, but as long as the flaws in the city-protecting grand formation remain unresolved, the situation of these cave dwellings will not change. The rent will remain the same as before.
"During the repairs, rent another cave dwelling."
"Alright. I'll rent one for half a month first."
Xu Chunniang returned the previous stone talisman and paid some more demon crystals, renting another cave dwelling as a temporary residence.
The Serpent-tailed Demoness handed her a new talisman. "Once those cave dwellings have been repaired, I'll send you a voice transmission to let you know. You can come find me to exchange it then."
Xu Chunniang put away the talisman without hurrying to the new cave dwelling. Since she had come out of seclusion, she might as well take a stroll through the city.
After watching her figure disappear from sight, a meaningful glint flashed through the Serpent-tailed Demoness's eyes. She lowered her head and stared at the stone talisman in her hand.
In truth, those half-abandoned cave dwellings did not need maintenance at all. She had said that only to borrow a pretext to enter the other party's residence and investigate it.
She had not originally harbored such thoughts. But after seeing Xu Chunniang raise her cultivation by another minor realm, she suddenly realized that the other party's ability