"You tricked her?"
[The Nameless Eerie] paused before speaking. "In other words, you never intended to fulfill that final promise she made..."
Ji Yan rose to his feet. Without wasting time, he continued onward and replied, "She's currently afflicted by the curse of that 10th-tier [Tongue-Curse Eerie]. There's no possibility of her waking up."
"And I can't possibly expend even more effort to eradicate that curse."
"As long as she doesn't wake up, that promise never needs to be fulfilled."
"Besides, 9th-tier Eeries aren't rare in 9th-tier dungeons anymore, much less in 10th-tier dungeons..."
"Furthermore, that [Spirit of the Pen] Eerie was contracted in a Tier 8 dungeon. I hadn't invested much effort into raising her favorability, so using her to block one crisis wasn't a loss."
Ji Yan looked at the road ahead and spoke calmly.
[The Nameless Eerie] gave a cold laugh. "That was more or less the answer I expected."
"Unfortunately, what that eerie traded her life for was a lie."
Ji Yan said, "Compared to how Tianma treats eery beings, I'm already very merciful."
[The Nameless Eerie] said, "What I'm curious about is what you told her."
What kind of lie could make an eerie disregard the restrictions of favorability and willingly gamble on the risk of annihilation?
That completely went against the terms set by the "contract"!
"It wouldn't be a secret if I told you."
"This is my ultimate weapon for fooling eery beings."
Ji Yan's calm tone was heard loud and clear by [Blood Shadow Wedding Dress], [Burning Death Eerie], and even [Timid Ghoul] inside the Tool Bar.
[Burning Death Eerie] still asked in disbelief, "You're really not going to care about [Spirit of the Pen] anymore?"
Ji Yan's response was realistic. "If she can be saved, I'll save her."
"If she can't,