Chapter 774: Rain (High Energy)

"Eighteen Wheels, you owe me my life, you owe my family's lives, you owe the lives of everyone in Fool's City, and now you want to trap me too?"

A top-tier Insight cultivator can find the weakest point in a person's consciousness. Previously, the consciousness of the old Workman-cultivator train was like a solid iron plate, but the complete old train was quite different.

The lives of Fool's City and A-Yu's family were the weakest points in the old train's consciousness.

The complete old train was almost impossible to decipher, but its own consciousness had become significantly loosened.

As its consciousness loosened, the train door also became loose again.

Ordinary people couldn't see the cracks on the train door, but A-Yu could.

A-Yu declared that the crack was big enough for them to move somewhere else. She touched the Heavenly Maiden's arm; the Heavenly Maiden, who was lying on A-Yu's back, shivered slightly at her fingertips.

A-Yu took the woman's hand and smiled, saying they would go find the little train. She knew how to get in because Lai Wuju had told her to use the 'Connected Wide Room' technique to enter.

Jiu'er sensed danger in the main room and immediately activated the magical formation within it.

Six bamboo poles stood by the entrance. Zhao Xiaowan had helped Jiu'er trim them, and their lengths and thicknesses were carefully considered.

These six bamboo poles were a variation of the 'Confusing Blossoms and Dazzling Eyes' formation. If an ordinary person took even one step closer to them, they would immediately lose their sense of direction, unable to distinguish front from back or left from right.

It was as if a gust of wind had entered the main room, and Jiu'er couldn't help but shiver.

Had she already arrived? Why couldn't she be seen?

She almost forgot: A-Yu was carrying the Heavenly Maiden, and the Heavenly Maiden was a Dwelling Cultivator, easily overlooked.

But was her mother, simply by carrying the Heavenly Maiden, also being overlooked?

Jiu'er was still searching for A-Yu's whereabouts when she suddenly heard a sharp snap from the doorway.

One of the bamboo poles had broken.

The 'Confusing Blossoms and Dazzling Eyes' formation was broken.

Jiu'er was startled; she hadn't seen how the bamboo pole broke.

A-Yu chuckled, asking if Jiu'er was really using such meager skills to entertain her mother.

Jiu'er could hear A-Yu's voice, but she couldn't see A-Yu's figure at all.

Based on the dangerous momentum, Jiu'er roughly determined A-Yu's position.

A-Yu should still be at the entrance, standing near the desk and observing.

She hadn't dared to step inside, which proved she still harbored some apprehension.

If she could determine the general direction, Jiu'er could deploy a more powerful magical formation, but this formation had to be precisely arranged according to the opponent's location.

She pulled nine bamboo poles from her pocket, each three feet long and one inch in diameter.

The nine bamboo poles flew back and forth around Jiu'er, and under her control, they were inserted into nine positions, drawing a nine-palace grid in the main room.

Though this nine-palace grid appeared unremarkable, it was Jiu'er's unique skill, self-created within the Portable Dwelling, called 'Nine Palaces, Ten Thousand Years.' While 'ten thousand years' might be an exaggeration, if one didn't know how to break the formation and simply stepped into the grid, they might not escape for ten or eight years.

Jiu'er leaned against the doorframe of the third room, observing the changes in the formation.

Laughter echoed in her ears. "Girl, this formation is quite novel, did you create it yourself?"

Jiu'er remained silent. She was certain A-Yu didn't know how to break the formation; this was indeed a new technique she had created after entering the Portable Dwelling, designed to stall for more than a minute.

Zhao Xiaowan's task for Jiu'er was simply to stall for over a minute.

A-Yu spoke again, "Girl, this formation of yours is too much like the tricks you played as a child; your mother can spot it right away."

*Don't listen to her nonsense, she definitely can't figure it out,* Jiu'er thought to herself.

"Girl, you've left too many obvious traces."

The bamboo poles were all inserted without touching; how could there be any traces?

Even if by accident some traces were left, she wouldn't be able to spot too many flaws.

"Girl, I'm coming. Once your mother gets out, you're going to get a slap."

She still wanted to get out? How? How could it be that easy? Where was she now?

Jiu'er broke into a sweat.

Could she have just happened to walk the path that breaks the formation? She knows me too well!

"Girl, don't let your thoughts wander; your older sister can hear you."

She couldn't think about the formation's breaking path, nor could she look, or she would be discovered.

But just now, she had already thought of it—

In her panic, Jiu'er suddenly felt a sharp slap on her peach-shaped waist.

"You ill-mannered girl, are you never going to stop bothering me? Instead of helping me, you're helping outsiders. That's so disloyal. Go wait on the side; I'll come back and give you a beating later."

A-Yu walked out of the 'Nine Palaces, Ten Thousand Years' formation!

This was less than a minute.

Barely even half a minute!

Jiu'er pulled bamboo poles from her pocket, intending to set up another formation, when the door to the third room suddenly opened, and an invisible force pulled Jiu'er into the room.

"Don't fight her anymore," said the Old Master, who had pulled Jiu'er in. Judging by the Portable Dwelling's perception, if the struggle continued, Jiu'er might lose her life.

Jiu'er bit her lip, lowering her head as she admitted, "I'm useless, I can't hold her back!"

The Old Master chuckled, "It's quite impressive that you managed to do this much. You should rest here for a bit—cough, cough, cough!"

The Portable Dwelling let out a violent fit of coughing.

In the fifth room, Red Lotus's leaves left dozens of scratches on the walls.

Red Lotus would certainly not miss such a crucial opportunity.

The girl from the fifth room was crouching in the flower bushes, picking flowers. Compared to Red Lotus, she seemed to be in no hurry and didn't appear too concerned about the current situation.

Red Lotus waved her leaves, probing the girl from the fifth room, "What are you waiting for?"

The girl from the fifth room looked up and said, "What's the point of wasting effort like you are? It's better to save some strength and succeed with one strike."

The Portable Dwelling chuckled, "Succeed with one strike? I'd like to see if you have that ability!"

The scene on the wall shook violently like an earthquake, and the girl from the fifth room fell to the ground, then quickly got up and continued picking flowers.

The Old Master exclaimed in admiration, "Accepting all collapses and quakes with a smile, facing danger fearlessly and with composure. Lai Wuju, your temperament hasn't changed a bit!"

A loud rumble followed. The Old Master exerted force again, and the wall shook violently.

But even though the wall shook, the image remained still. Red Lotus spread her lotus leaves, stabilizing the scene.

She was protecting Lai Wuju, and she was also waiting for Lai Wuju's crucial strike.

"No more acting this time?" The Old Master chuckled. "You've eaten so many good things with A-Qi and accumulated so much power over the years. It seems you're getting serious now?"

Bang, bang, bang!

Red Lotus didn't reply. Her lotus leaves crashed against the door.

Clang!

The room vibrated violently, sending Red Lotus tumbling across the floor.

The struggle in the fifth room was fierce, and A-Yu, who had just entered the second room, heard it clearly.

She slowly walked towards the fifth room when she suddenly felt someone grab her ankle. A-Yu looked down at the ground, then up and around, smiling slightly. "The little train hides such a skilled Shadow Cultivator. Could you tell me your name? Perhaps we're acquainted."

"Not acquainted," the Shadow Cultivator in the second room replied. "You are a senior; I've only heard your name in legends."

A-Yu chuckled, "Why are you speaking so politely?"

"These are words from the heart, Senior. I greatly admire you."

A-Yu probed the Shadow Cultivator's thoughts. What he had just said was indeed true; his mind was currently filled with words of praise.

"What a seasoned Shadow Cultivator!" A-Yu exclaimed, noting how the cultivator was piling irrelevant information in his mind, a technique to avoid mind-probing.

The shadow gripping her ankle appeared to be a figure. A-Yu, with a blink, spotted a gap in the shadow and easily pulled her ankle free.

A rope flew towards A-Yu's neck, but A-Yu had anticipated it. With a slight shift of her body, she caused the rope to miss.

A lamp glowed in the center of the room. The rope cast an overlapping shadow on the wall, which transformed into multiple ropes crisscrossing back and forth, forming a net to trap A-Yu in the second room.

A-Yu's figure weaved back and forth among the ropes. She always found gaps between them, easily escaping time after time.

A song began to play in her ears: "To the ends of the earth, to the corners of the sea, searching for a soulmate; the little sister sings, the young man plays the qin. Oh, young man, we two are of one heart."

"Oh my! Whose little sister is looking for a beloved?" A-Yu chuckled. "Did you get the wrong person? How could I, a woman, be your beloved?"

Zhao Xiaowan sang and spoke simultaneously, her voice carrying through the door into the second room. "Sister, only women understand women's hearts. Don't be in a hurry to leave; let's have a heart-to-heart."

"Singing such a delightful tune, you must be Zhao Xiaowan, right? Your elder sister would love to have a heart-to-heart with you, but where are you?"

"Don't rush, Sister, I'll be right there."

Footsteps sounded from outside the door, as if Zhao Xiaowan was about to enter the room.

Inside the second room, candlelight suddenly swept across the room. The shadows of all the furnishings—the bed, table, chairs, bookshelf, vase, old newspapers—traced a circle on the walls before instantly lunging at A-Yu.

The bed's shadow blocked her path ahead, the table's shadow covered her from above, chairs entangled her feet, and newspapers fluttered all around.

Zhao Xiaowan played the music to prevent A-Yu from overhearing the second room's thoughts, and then spoke to A-Yu to distract her.

The previous arrangements were all designed to create an opportunity for the second room to act. With this move, the second room was 99% confident it could trap A-Yu.

Even if it couldn't be trapped for too long, holding it for one minute would be considered a successful completion of his task.

A-Yu's figure flickered, dodging all the shadows.

The shadows failed to trap A-Yu, so they lunged at her feet, attempting to trap A-Yu's own shadow.

"Shadow Weave Imprisonment!" A-Yu chuckled. She was very familiar with Shadow Cultivation techniques. The third-tier Shadow Cultivation technique, 'Shadow Weave Imprisonment,' used a shadow to trap the enemy's shadow. Once the shadow was trapped, the enemy themselves couldn't move.

At this point, one must absolutely not dodge. No matter how much one moves, the shadow always remains on the ground, and an experienced cultivator like the one from the second room would definitely be able to trap it.

A-Yu calmly rubbed a ball of flame in her hand. Under the light of the fire, A-Yu's shadow shifted its position, causing the second room's technique to miss once again.

The flame instantly flared up. Under the strong light, all the shadows in the room were forced into a corner.

A-Yu seized the opportunity and walked towards the door. The second room made a desperate move: all the shadows gathered together, forming a long sword that pierced towards A-Yu's back.

Shadow Cultivation Tier 1 technique: Shadow Blade Piercing Heart.

Although the technique's tier was low, the cultivator's tier was high enough that the power of its burst was astonishing.

This long sword gathered the essence of all shadows. Not only was it incredibly sharp, but it could also actively seek out vital points. If it truly struck, A-Yu wouldn't be able to withstand it.

The sword did strike, but it hit not A-Yu, but the Heavenly Maiden on her back.

The blade shattered instantly. A-Yu, controlling the Heavenly Maiden, used the 'Benevolent Dwelling Heart' technique.

"Youngster, be more careful next time you strike. Your thoughts were practically shouted; did you think I couldn't hear?"

Despite all of Zhao Xiaowan's distractions, A-Yu could still hear the thoughts of the second room.

The controlled shadow suffered a heavy blow, and the second room's cultivator was injured along with it. This was the greatest weakness of Shadow Cultivators.

When he tried to launch another attack, he found A-Yu's figure had already vanished.

She hadn't left through the door; her figure had simply vanished, proving she had used the 'Connected Room' technique.

"How is this possible?" the second room's cultivator muttered. "This is Li Qi's house; how could she use the 'Connected Wide Room' here?"

Zhao Xiaowan was also very tense. According to Jiang Ling'er's guidance, the highest realm of the 'Connected Wide Room' was to use the technique inside someone else's home.

Previously, the little train had actively allowed A-Yu to fight at the door; otherwise, no one would know where A-Yu might escape to.

Now that the Heavenly Maiden could use the technique inside the Portable Dwelling, it proved that to some extent, she had gained control over the little train.

The little train was of such a high tier that it certainly couldn't be controlled by ordinary methods.

Had she used the 'Magpie Nest Usurpation' technique?

This technique couldn't possibly be used so frequently, especially given the Heavenly Maiden's current state, which was no different from a walking corpse.

Fortunately, the Portable Dwelling struggled with all its might and didn't let A-Yu directly swap to the fifth room; she was sent to the fourth room instead.

Zhao Xiaowan and Hong Ying were both waiting in the fourth room. A-Yu looked at the door to the fifth room and smiled.

She could sense that Red Lotus was in the room.

"Two sisters, I don't wish to cause any ill will. Please make way, and I'll take Red Lotus and leave."

Zhao Xiaowan blocked the doorway. "Sister, saying that has likely already caused ill will. Red Lotus belongs to our family; you can't just take her away like that."

A-Yu chuckled, "Your Li Banfeng, in just a few years, has gone from a mere white lamb to his current cultivation. Don't you know yet? Red Lotus has also taken control of the Five Wells, and she herself was forged by the Heavenly Maiden, so shouldn't she also return to her rightful owner?"

Zhao Xiaowan nodded and said, "Alright, isn't the Heavenly Maiden right behind you? Make her speak, and we'll return her to her rightful owner right away."

The Heavenly Maiden couldn't speak.

A-Yu's lips curved upward. "Sister, you're putting me in a difficult position."

Zhao Xiaowan replied, "If asking her to speak is putting you in a difficult position, then aren't you, elder sister, being unreasonable?"

A-Yu still wanted to reason with them. She didn't expect to resolve the situation with words, but she wanted to stall for more time, allowing the Heavenly Maiden to use the 'Connected Room' technique once more.

Unexpectedly, Hong Ying suddenly charged forward, a long spear in her hand, thrusting directly towards A-Yu.

A-Yu was pierced through the body by the spear, the tip emerging directly from behind the Heavenly Maiden.

Her chest felt chillingly cold. A-Yu stared at Hong Ying in horror.

She hadn't made any predictions, nor had she heard Hong Ying's thoughts.

A-Yu stared at Hong Ying in horror and asked, "General Hong, do you not think at all before you strike?"

"What's there to think about?" Hong Ying replied, delivering a powerful kick that landed on A-Yu. Although the 'Benevolent Dwelling Heart' technique offered resistance, A-Yu still fell to the ground, unable to get up.

Hong Ying stepped forward to follow up with another spear thrust. A-Yu clearly saw Hong Ying's footwork and deduced her combat path.

But she wasn't as fast as Hong Ying and could only rely on the Heavenly Maiden on her back to block for her.

Hong Ying's attacks became faster and faster. A-Yu had no chance to dodge and could only embrace the Heavenly Maiden to resist.

Without any warning, without any thoughts, Hong Ying was A-Yu's nemesis. She simply fought, thinking of nothing else.

The Heavenly Maiden truly was resilient. She took ten consecutive hits without a sound!

Boom!

The door to the fifth room shattered, and a lotus leaf extended from the crack.

"Cough, cough!" The little train coughed repeatedly, and the entire carriage trembled along with it.

The Lady exhaled a cloud of steam, which scalded Red Lotus's leaf. The leaf tip turned red, appearing as if it was about to melt.

Red Lotus retracted that leaf, while her other leaves continued to tear at the door.

Zhao Xiaowan sneered, "Husband has truly fed you too well. What a skill you have, surprisingly injuring even the Old Master! Yingying, give her some more strength!"

Hong Ying thrust yet another spear, piercing through the Heavenly Maiden's belly. Although this strike could have been blocked by the 'Benevolent Dwelling Heart' technique, Hong Ying's speed was too great for A-Yu to react in time.

Boom!

Hong Ying lifted her foot to use 'Treading Through Ten Thousand Rivers,' but suddenly her foot slipped, and she couldn't stand firm. Her foot landed off-target, cracking the ground beneath her.

"Cough, cough," the Portable Dwelling wheezed, "Gentler!"

Hong Ying was perplexed. How could such a precise technique as 'Treading Through Ten Thousand Rivers' have gone off-target?

It felt as if she had stepped on a puddle of water.

It wasn't water; it was blood.

There were bloodstains on the ground.

The Heavenly Maiden's bloodstains.

Zhao Xiaowan also saw the puddle of blood and gasped, "Yingying, be careful!"

A-Yu stumbled to her feet from the ground, her speed suddenly much faster than before.

Hong Ying didn't quite understand the current situation.

The Heavenly Maiden was a Dwelling Cultivator. With her blood spilled on the ground, the Heavenly Maiden would inevitably intensify her infiltration of the little train. Hong Ying knew this well.

After the intensified infiltration, the fourth room was, to some extent, under the Heavenly Maiden's control. It was logical that the Heavenly Maiden's speed would increase.

But why did A-Yu's speed increase?

What was the relationship between A-Yu and the Heavenly Maiden?

A-Yu heard Hong Ying's thoughts and chuckled, "General Hong, you're curious about our relationship? Don't worry, I'll tell you."

Zhao Xiaowan shouted, "Don't let her stall! She's going to use the 'Connected Room' technique!"

Before her words even fell, a sheet of rain descended, pouring onto Zhao Xiaowan.

Rain inside the Portable Dwelling? Where did it come from?

A-Yu could make it rain?

What kind of technique was this?

Water Cultivation?

The raindrops landed on her clothes and began to smoke. This rain was highly corrosive.

Not only was Zhao Xiaowan's body being corroded, but the floor and walls of the Portable Dwelling were also being corroded.

Zhao Xiaowan heard the groaning sounds of the Old Master.

She let out a wail.

Zhao Xiaowan let out a high and resonant singing note, continuously vibrating the water droplets on her body, the floor, and the walls.

Under the intense vibration, the water droplets transformed into steam.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle.

Zhao Xiaowan spat out a large horn from her mouth, which sucked all the steam from the room clean.

Boom!

The little train, weakened by the corrosion, couldn't withstand Red Lotus's heavy blows, and a hole broke through the door.

Seeing Red Lotus behind the door, A-Yu, carrying the Heavenly Maiden, rapidly dashed towards the door.

Just as she was about to reach the doorway, the tables, chairs, beds, and books in the room gathered together, blocking her path. Hong Ying had used 'Breaking Path Opening Way'.

Though it looked like just a pile of furniture, it was a technique Hong Ying had used. If one didn't know the trick behind it, charging into it would be no different from hitting a mountain.

But this didn't pose a challenge to A-Yu. She only needed a glance to know where the vital point was.

Two books were propping up one of the chairs. A-Yu located the spot and kicked the two books away, causing all the furnishings to immediately fall apart.

A-Yu rushed towards the door when she suddenly heard Zhao Xiaowan let out a roar, "Waa ya ya ya!"

This roar made even the little train tremble.

Hong Ying felt waves of ringing in her ears, and in her dizziness, she couldn't stand steady.

She was only caught in the collateral damage; Zhao Xiaowan's Sound Cultivation technique had a specific target.

A-Yu bore the brunt of the attack. Her ears bled, and her entire body collapsed limply onto the ground.

"Sister, if you had this ability, why didn't you use it sooner?" A-Yu didn't forget to address Zhao Xiaowan.

"If I had used it earlier, I was afraid Sister wouldn't accept it."

Zhao Xiaowan wasn't in the mood for more talk with A-Yu. She sang precisely, "Early in the morning, by the water caltrop mirror, I comb my oiled hair with osmanthus fragrance, my face powdered with peach blossoms, my lips rouged with apricot blossom red."

This was a segment from 'Selling Water,' a song that had been popular in Puro Province for countless years.

The precise melody echoed repeatedly in A-Yu's mind, making it impossible for her to concentrate.

It wasn't just A-Yu who was affected. Red Lotus, who was about to break through the door, suddenly paused for a moment, her lotus leaves trembling uncontrollably.

Zhao Xiaowan's only worry was whether the Heavenly Maiden would be affected.

If the Heavenly Maiden wasn't affected, she would use the 'Connected Wide Room' technique to forcefully enter the fifth room.

Fortunately, Hong Ying acted in tacit understanding, swiftly arriving before her and raising her long spear.

She intended to pin the Heavenly Maiden to the ground.

The spear thrust hit its mark, but it couldn't pin her down.

With her guard up, the Heavenly Maiden's 'Benevolent Dwelling Heart' was completely impenetrable. Hong Ying gritted her teeth and exerted force, and the two were in a stalemate, when the Lady suddenly heard Li Banfeng's voice in her ear: "It's done."

Zhao Xiaowan didn't have time to cheer when she saw A-Yu's lips curve upward as she said, "It's done."

How could she also say 'It's done'?

Had she heard her husband's words?

Her ears should no longer be working that well.

What did she mean by 'It's done'?

Hong Ying's spear thrust hit the floor.

The Heavenly Maiden, along with A-Yu, vanished!

The 'Connected Wide Room' technique had succeeded!

Zhao Xiaowan was greatly alarmed and turned to look at the fifth room.

Red Lotus excitedly spread her lotus leaves, searching everywhere for A-Yu and the Heavenly Maiden.

Just a short step away, yet it had made Red Lotus wait for so long.

She had waited so long in the Portable Dwelling, finally this day had come.

In truth, A-Yu wasn't important; what mattered was the Heavenly Maiden.

Where had the Heavenly Maiden gone?

She was a Dwelling Cultivator, not easily detected by others.

Red Lotus carefully sensed every corner of the room, but she still couldn't detect the Heavenly Maiden's presence.

"Hehehe~" The Portable Dwelling chuckled. "A-Qi succeeded first!"

Red Lotus asked, "What did he succeed at?"

No one answered her question. The Old Master was laughing, Zhao Xiaowan was laughing, and Hong Ying stretched her sore and numb wrists before turning around to look for the barbecue grill.

The girl from the fifth room was still picking flowers. Red Lotus asked, "When will you be finished picking these flowers?"

"I'm almost done. I just want to make a flower basket; our home lacks some decoration," the girl from the fifth room said with an innocent smile, looking at Red Lotus.

She had just said she would win in one strike, and now it was about a flower basket.

Red Lotus extended her lotus leaf into the wall, reaching the face of the girl from the fifth room. "Are you tricking me?"

"I'm not tricking you," the girl from the fifth room said innocently, dodging the lotus leaf. "I'm just picking flowers; I didn't say anything."

"Hahaha!" The Portable Dwelling couldn't help but burst into laughter. "The door to the fifth room didn't open. Did you think she would really help you? If she were single-minded to the end, she would have long ago been scattered by the peddler."

If the door to the fifth room had opened, no one could say what the girl from the fifth room would have done.

Since the door to the fifth room didn't open, the girl from the fifth room simply continued picking flowers.

Hong Ying brought over the barbecue grill. "Red Lotus, should I carry you up, or will you come up yourself?"

Red Lotus's lotus leaves danced around. She was still searching for A-Yu and the Heavenly Maiden. Where had they gone?

A-Yu opened her eyes and looked around.

Was this the fifth room?

This fifth room was much more spacious than the previous ones.

A-Yu calmed herself for a moment. Recalling the terrifying sounds from earlier, she still felt a lingering fear.

Everyone thought she was going to force her way through the door, but only Zhao Xiaowan knew the Heavenly Maiden was using the 'Connected Wide Room' technique.

Unfortunately, Zhao Xiaowan couldn't stop the Heavenly Maiden.

There was no time to delay; she had to get down to business quickly. Zhao Xiaowan and Hong Ying might still come to fight.

Where was Red Lotus?

She had seen her clearly just moments ago.

A-Yu's hearing wasn't keen, but her vision remained. She scanned every corner of the room, searching for Red Lotus's figure.

This room wasn't right. The smell was different from the little train. The little train had the scent of steam and engine oil, but this room only smelled of dust?

A-Yu sat up and touched the floor. Thick dust clung to her fingertips.

How long had this room not been cleaned?

She cast her gaze towards the wall and saw a window.

How could the little train's window be so obvious?

What was this place?

Looking out through the window, A-Yu saw a forest, a stream, and the edges of clouds that ordinary people couldn't see.

How did she end up on the clouds?

In her astonishment, she suddenly saw someone open the door and enter the room.

"The sky wants rain, the mother wants to marry." Li Banfeng arrived behind A-Yu.

"Huh?" A-Yu was startled. Her hearing wasn't very good, and she hadn't clearly heard Li Banfeng's words.

Li Banfeng didn't repeat himself. That earlier 'huh' was enough.

"You agreed."

A-Yu paused for a moment. She couldn't hear Li Banfeng's thoughts, but based on the previous and current circumstances, she deduced what he meant.

"Did you just call my name? Did A-Yi tell you my name?" A-Yu burst out laughing. "You're quite good at flattering people. What if I did agree? You just find any random place, call my name once, and expect to turn me into your Dwelling Spirit?"

"This isn't just any random place; this is my house, and I have the deed," Li Banfeng said, taking out the house deed.

A-Yu saw clearly that it was indeed the house deed.

Hehehe. A-Yu felt the floor beneath her feet vibrating, as someone whispered.

"You agreed, hehe!" an old voice chuckled.

"You agreed," a chorus of voices chimed in, rising and falling around A-Yu's ears.