The two sides were at a stalemate for quite a while. Finally, it was Ning Yitao who took action to clarify the situation.
Now that the wild goblin was caught in the demon - capturing net, no matter how unwilling it was, it could only lie in the corner, cursing resentfully:
"You despicable villains! How could you launch a sneak attack? You have no sense of sportsmanship! You'll all go to hell!"
As soon as it said this, Zhao Cai got so angry that he rushed up and kicked it a few more times.
"For scaring me! Do you believe I'll send you to hell right now?"
No wonder the wild goblin had turned into the elementary - school - age Zhao Cai.
Now that Zhao Cai had returned to his original form, he had indeed grown up.
Ning Yitao grabbed Zhao Cai and asked,
"Why did you suddenly grow up?"
It turned out that Zhao Cai himself was also in the dark. If Ning Yitao hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't even have noticed.
He was still looking around for a mirror to see if he had become more handsome.
Not finding one, he ran to Liu Qiaozǐ's side, patting his chest and making grand claims.
"Just wait till I grow up. I'll be super duper handsome when I'm grown - up! It'll be an honor to be with me!"
Ning Yitao rubbed her forehead.
"Taking care of a kid is so tiring."
At this moment, this was the only thought in Ning Yitao's mind.
Looking at Zhao Cai, who had a grown - up appearance but a child's heart, Ning Yitao felt that she was just at the beginning of the long journey of taking care of a kid.
But why did the wild goblin come here? Did the Black - clothed Man give his tacit approval?
After being interrogated, the wild goblin didn't say anything useful.
The wild goblin clan was like dandelion seeds. When it was time to disperse, the siblings would drift in all directions with the wind.
The wild goblins would just go wherever the wind took them.
This wild goblin was a bit luckier.
When the clan started to disperse, it accidentally fell into this illusory realm. It couldn't get out, but fortunately, there were still a steady stream of humans falling into this realm to sustain its life.
Compared with other evil creatures in this illusory realm, the wild goblin was almost non - existent.
Maybe this was why it hadn't been discovered by the Black - clothed Man, just like an ant that suddenly appeared in a big garden at home. The owner wouldn't notice it.
Under pressure, the wild goblin answered whatever Ning Yitao asked.
Ning Yitao was quite satisfied with this.
The wild goblin clan had a magical skill.
In folk terms, it was like a disguised Earth God.
It was familiar with every corner of the place it stayed in. It could sense any slightest movement, and this skill came with its birth. Even it itself didn't know when it had become connected with the place it lived.
Ning Yitao was planning to let the wild goblin sense what was in that room.
But this wild goblin was quite smart. No matter what Ning Yitao said, it just refused to go.
Even if Ning Yitao threatened and bribed it, it still wouldn't go.
The wild goblin was scared.
This place was indeed a good hiding place for it, but it wasn't a place it could call home.
Even though it had been here for so long and had integrated with the land's aura here, it could go around, but that room scared it.
It usually didn't even dare to take an extra look in that direction.
Let alone going in there alone now.
"That's definitely not okay. I won't go alone."
"If you put it that way, you have to go whether you like it or not."
Ning Yitao simply waved her hand and threw the wild goblin into that room, saying,
"Go quickly. Remember to come back and report the situation."
The wild goblin, still floating in mid - air and not having reacted yet, had already reached that room.
The room didn't have any defenses against it, so it could come and go freely.
This made things convenient for Ning Yitao's operation.
After the wild goblin went in, Ning Yitao sat in its room and rested for a while, then got up and walked towards the innermost room.
As soon as Ning Yitao stood at the door, the house released a powerful pressure, trying to drive them away.
For this house, Ning Yitao was an outsider.
But Ning Yitao stood firm against this overwhelming pressure and even had the energy to reach out and grab the doorknob.
With a gentle press, the door opened effortlessly.
The door was slowly pushed open.
This room was a place with extremely poor feng shui. The moment the door was opened, Ning Yitao felt a huge amount of resentment surging out. It was as if the restless souls that had been pent - up for a long time were all trembling.
Liu Qiaozǐ and Zhao Cai both shivered involuntarily.
Even though Zhao Cai liked to eat resentment, he still felt overwhelmed by the resentment in this room.
As soon as Ning Yitao entered, she saw the wild goblin huddled in the corner. She walked over and praised,
"Good job, our vanguard."
After the wild goblin landed, it quickly curled up in the corner, not even daring to raise its head, for fear of angering the people in the room.
Ning Yitao had sent the wild goblin into this room first, which had broken the room's defense mechanism. Otherwise, when Ning Yitao opened the door, the huge energy fluctuations would definitely have alerted the Black - clothed Man.
The decoration style of this room was extremely warm. The whole room was in a unified pink tone, which made people feel refreshed as soon as they entered.
Compared with the world behind the door, this room could even be said to be a luxurious setting.
Ning Yitao naturally saw the person lying on the bed.
A head of long black hair was scattered on the big bed in the middle of the room, making the person on the bed look extremely well - behaved and pitiful.
She couldn't see the woman's face. There was a red veil covering her face.
The red was as dripping as blood, which was startling.
Her hands were crossed on her chest. Her fingers were slender and fair, with a tinge of blue. Her nails were neatly trimmed and round. The quilt was neatly arranged without a single wrinkle.
But she had no breath. The red veil on her face showed no signs of any breathing movement.
After seeing the red veil, Ning Yitao realized that the decoration of this room was so much like a bridal chamber.
Ning Yitao even found scattered flower - shaped papers on the ground.
They were small happy characters cut out, which were usually scattered into the air on the wedding day, symbolizing that the love between the couple could spread everywhere.
The decorations in this room were also full of details.
Whether it was the placement of the ornaments or the position of the paintings, they were all perfect.
It could be seen that the owner of this room attached great importance to this love.
The only strange thing was the painting above the girl's head.
Normally, a painting could be placed in the bedroom to increase the fortune of the owner's family.
But this room was obviously not the main room, and it was the room with the worst feng shui in this house.
Why did the Black - clothed Man hide a girl in a room with such poor feng shui?
Was it out of love or hatred?
The painting was a landscape painting. Under a lush flower tree, a man and a woman were standing, snuggling up to each other.
There were no faces on this painting.
One could only tell from their clothes that they were expensive, not like those of ordinary people.
Ning Yitao wanted to step forward and remove the veil from the woman on the bed, but unexpectedly, as soon as she reached out her hand, she was burned by an invisible force.
After Ning Yitao withdrew her hand, the woman on the bed disappeared within a short while.
"I've still been discovered,"
Ning Yitao murmured to herself.
She had been stalling for so long, but the Black - clothed Man still remained calm. This really confused Ning Yitao.
She had deliberately delayed time, wanting to see if the Black - clothed Man would finally show up.
Judging from their first encounter, he didn't seem like a person who would swallow his anger. This time really surprised Ning Yitao.
The Black - clothed Man actually continued to endure her repeated provocations.
Ning Yitao was really at a loss. If the Black - clothed Man didn't show up himself, she couldn't find him.
Ning Yitao didn't care about the disappearance of the woman on the bed, because it was just an illusion.
But even the illusion was protected by a spell.