Master, Stop Chanting 5/12

(I'll grab a bite first, then post an extra chapter.)

Previously, Kashchey had been endlessly chanting away in Talulah's mind without pause, which was why Talulah had not said a single word.

But now, after Bai Ye emerged from her body, Kashchey could not make a sound at all.

"Big sis!"

Chen Hui-chieh hurried outside the glass wall and looked at Talulah through it.

Closure had mentioned before that Talulah had not spoken a single word since being brought back.

That had worried her greatly.

Closure quietly walked over to Bai Ye's side and poked him with a finger.

"What exactly did you do just now?"

In truth, Bai Ye's actions had looked rather horrifying. He had first floated out of his own body, then passed through the wall and plunged straight into Talulah's body.

Had it been anyone else, they would probably have thought Bai Ye was about to harm Talulah.

"I merely locked up the other person inside her."

Bai Ye pondered for a moment before slowly continuing.

"I wonder whether you know of a Slavic... Ursus myth?"

"A myth?" Closure frowned.

"Mm. Immortal Koschei—the immortal Koschei was famous for his title: he could not die."

"He was also known as a shapeshifter. Sometimes he was seen as a monster, sometimes as a human, though he preferred to turn into a swift tornado to abduct women."

"By removing his soul, Koschei sustained his life and immortality. It was said that he took his soul from his body and hid it in a needle, the needle in an egg, the egg in a duck, the duck in a rabbit, then locked it in an iron or crystal chest and buried it beneath a green oak tree on an island."

"By making sure his animal containers could escape on their