Unfortunately, Su Jiu never offered anyone a ladder to climb down, nor would she climb down one someone else offered.
No matter how Dao Lord Qing Ci talked until his mouth went dry, spinning his words into a shower of heavenly flowers, Su Jiu remained unmoved.
After nearly half an hour, Dao Lord Qing Ci finally raised the white flag first. "I've never met anyone as difficult as you. What's wrong with asking me for help? Aren't I better than that whatever-it-is you ran into? I might even be able to get you back more easily."
With Su Jiu silent the whole way and Dao Lord Qing Ci talking nonstop, the two finally arrived outside the Production Team's building.
By then, everyone had gathered in the hall, including "Su Jiu" and "Xia Yao."
Seeing this, Su Jiu needed only a moment's thought to guess what Xia Yao had done.
"Did you put those puppets there?"
Dao Lord Qing Ci nodded. "More or less. Their original forms are paper people.
"I started preparing yesterday, as soon as I discovered you were missing. Otherwise, we really would have had to alert the entire Production Team to search for you."
Su Jiu lowered her eyes and said quietly, "I didn't think it through." When she first went up the mountain, she truly had not expected to encounter Zheng Qilong, much less spend an entire night fighting that artifact spirit.
"How much longer can the paper people last?"
"A few days won't be a problem." After saying this, Dao Lord Qing Ci seemed to suddenly realize something and looked straight at Su Jiu. "Are you not planning to return to the Production Team?"
Su Jiu nodded. "Once I've found Bai Su, I intend to go straight back."
A strange glint flashed through Dao Lord