"After I went inside, I realized it was exactly the same as... well, I can't say it was exactly the same. Some things on the shelves were different, but the layout was the same. It was more spacious than it looked from outside, and filled with all kinds of things. The lighting was dim, and the decor was in that same style. There were things like runes on the walls, and drawings on the floor that looked like magic circles. A lot of the things on the shelves were in boxes, with sealing symbols carved into them. Some had talismans stuck on them... Everything was pretty much the same as before. Except... there was an extra voice. I still couldn't make out what it was saying, but by the time I noticed... by the time I came to, I was holding something and walking out of the shop. It was like I'd dozed off and was all groggy. I remembered some things and forgot others... It took me a long time to fully wake up."
A chill ran through me. I could already tell that the Skinny Guy's mental state was off as he recounted what had happened. Yet the chains around him looked no different.
I'd made plenty of mistakes with Ye Zhengyi, so this time I paid extra attention and studied the Skinny Guy carefully.
But using Nangong Yao's ability, I couldn't find anything wrong with him.
The only thing I could see was based on what I knew about him.
His condition was seriously off. The longer he talked and remembered what had happened, the more abnormal he became.
"...What I brought out of the shop was a skull used for divination. I still remember where it came from. It was just a story... I could tell