Seeing how quickly he caught on, the shopkeeper even gave him one more.
Xu Huo found a nearby teahouse and sat down. While he was at it, he used The Realm of Thought to open the Spiritual World.
He had just entered the inner fortress when a massive mechanical door suddenly appeared in front of him and slammed shut with a bang.
Xu Huo knocked on the door.
A small door opened in the great wall of rotating mechanical gears. Bai Kou sat before it, dismantling a weapon model in her hands as she said, "I thought you didn't know you were supposed to knock before entering someone else's home."
"My apologies. I'll be sure to knock next time." Xu Huo walked over. She made no move to invite him to sit, so he pulled out a chair himself.
"Nice results," Bai Kou said without looking up. "You've improved quickly."
"Thank you for your help," Xu Huo said. "I came here specifically to thank you."
"Thank me? With the candy you're holding?" Bai Kou glanced at it.
"If you like, sure. It's filled with something." Xu Huo tossed her the candy.
Bai Kou unwrapped it and popped it into her mouth. When she bit into the candy figurine of Lang Zongjing, she chewed his head without mercy. "Not bad."
"Are you hurt?" Xu Huo asked, looking at the leg she had propped on a chair and covered with a blanket.
"Just a minor injury." Bai Kou's tone was indifferent. She changed the subject. "Anything else?"
"Just one small thing..." Xu Huo had barely begun when Bai Kou raised her eyes and looked at him coldly. "You really think I'm your errand girl?"
"I'm joking." Xu Huo's mental power gradually took shape as a pitch-black table. He placed Angel's Eyes on