☆This was Li Qing's first trap. Yet Li Qing knew for certain that neither the Bone-Pale Bodhisattva nor Yuan Zhihui would fall for it, precisely because they both believed Li Qing would already be aware of their every thought. Thus, they would presume that Li Qing knew they would find this hiding spot. A mere ploy to lure the tiger from the mountain would no longer suffice against old adversaries like these.
So, the phantom avatar moved on to a second location—a peculiar inn that operated under a binding "principle." Each day a guest remained, the toll was blood: one drop on the first day, four on the second, eight on the third… and so forth, until the guest bled out and perished.
