"You just need to come in. [Burning^Texts Book Repository]" The demoness kept repeating those few lines over and over, as if she couldn't say anything else.
I was just about to follow the final small formation and try to find a way in when a sudden gust of wind dragged me inside. My heart lurched, and I hurriedly prepared to use Flying Steps to escape!
But the suction was incredibly powerful. With a pop, I broke through the second great formation and was sucked into the small courtyard.
"Let me out. I'll give you anything." The demoness had vanished, yet she seemed to be everywhere.
I looked at the courtyard and its doors and windows. Suddenly, a white shadow flashed past the window of the room on my left, frightening my heart into a painful clench. My face paled as well.
The demoness was in there!
"Letting you out is easy, but at the very least, let me see what you're offering in exchange, won't you? If you want someone to help you, you have to offer a proper reward. Just like when you gave several decades' worth of yin-qi blocks to Lezheng Ling earlier." I dropped the hint.
"Oh. Come in, and I'll give it to you." The demoness coaxed me.
I saw that the entrance was locked, and my expression changed slightly. A tiger's head was carved into the enormous lock. The house was covered in all kinds of messy inscriptions and restrictions. They were probably the demoness's binding curse.
"It's locked. I can't get in." Looking at the tiger-headed lock, how could I not know that Uncle-Master Nangong had sealed her inside?
"If you can't come in, then die!" the demoness suddenly said angrily.
I jumped in fright and hurriedly said, "All right, I'll try to get