Demon, come and cultivate for me.

This was the first time Zhou Chu had used the Dragon Elephant Fist since breaking through to the True Body Realm.

He channeled his inner energy, and the dragon shape wrapped around his arms grew several times larger than before, almost solidifying from a phantom.

The sound of the dragon's roar could be heard clearly.

Upon seeing this, the two flower fairy sisters quickly retreated several steps, fearing that they would be harmed by him.

boom!

Zhou Chu slammed his fist down on the cabinet.

The cabinet surface was completely undamaged, but the rocky ground beneath it was indirectly shattered, collapsing half a foot deep.

"Strange!"

Zhou Chu channeled his inner energy again, about to strike the same spot.

A hoarse female voice came from inside the cabinet:

"Stop smashing it, you can't break it!"

Zhou Chu was startled. This box wasn't some treasure; it contained a living person.

The female voice inside continued, "This cabinet has been sealed with runes; it cannot be opened by external force."

This unassuming rune possesses such great power.

Since that's the case, let's just scrape off the runes engraved on it.

The woman in the closet seemed to know what Zhou Chu was thinking beforehand, and continued:

"Fool! Don't even think about destroying the runes on it; that will only make the cabinet impossible to open forever."

"Then forget it." Zhou Chu withdrew his true energy and said to the flower fairy sisters, "You two, bury the cabinet again."

Anyway, there's nothing of value inside, so whether it's opened or not won't make much difference to him.

The woman in the closet sounded clearly flustered, yet her tone was commanding:

"No! Quickly find me a talisman master; only a talisman master can break the seal."

Why should I help you?

Even the Crown Prince doesn't speak to me like this, so who do you think you are?

"Letting me go will only benefit you, not harm you."

"What are the benefits? Tell me."

"Whatever you want in the entire Yan Kingdom, I will give you."

"Are you the Prince of Yan? You can have anything else you want."

"yes!"

"..."

Zhou Chu hadn't expected them to say that. A woman impersonating the Prince of Yan was utterly absurd.

"What are you two standing there for? Hurry up and bury it!" Zhou Chu said to the flower fairy sisters.

However, burying a living person in your own garden seems a bit... not so good.

So Zhou Chu changed his mind and said, "Forget it, just move the cabinet out. Tomorrow morning, I'll have someone throw it outside the city."

Hua Ziyan said, "This cabinet, like us, is trapped here and can't leave this house at all."

A perfectly good house was turned into a haunted house by two flower fairies and a woman who had been buried alive for decades.

Can't people even live in peace?!

Where can I find a talisman master? I'm completely unfamiliar with the capital.

After much thought, Zhou Chu realized that perhaps only Chen Xiangzi could help him.

Let's ask him to come tomorrow and see if he can lift the restrictions here.

He then said to the flower fairy sisters and the woman in the cabinet, "You three, stay here obediently tonight and don't cause any trouble. We'll find someone to rescue you tomorrow."

Having said that, he left the garden and returned to his bedroom to sleep.

Zhou Chu slept soundly until dawn, without hearing any strange noises.

Zhou Chu had just finished washing up when he heard someone knocking on the door.

Upon opening the door, they saw Mr. Cheng, one of the Crown Prince's subordinates, followed by Xu Yuan, Chen Xiangzi, and a dozen or so men and women standing outside the door.

Zhou Chu invited Mr. Cheng inside for some tea, but Mr. Cheng politely declined.

"I have other matters to attend to. These people are servants bestowed upon you by the Crown Prince—cooks, maids, and general laborers. They have all been trained and are very sensible."

After Mr. Cheng finished speaking, he turned around, said a few words to the dozen or so servants behind him, and then took his leave.

Watching Mr. Cheng walk away, Xu Yuan walked in with a grin.

Zhou Chu said, "What? You two were also bestowed upon me by the Crown Prince?"

Xu Yuan laughed and said, "Even if the Crown Prince bestowed it upon you, would you dare to use it?"

"I wouldn't dare," Zhou Chu shook his head and said to the people outside.

"Come in, everyone."

Among the dozen or so people, a man in his fifties, with a broad and stout build, was the first to approach Zhou Chu and bow deeply.

"Your humble servant Zhou Quan greets your master."

Zhou Chu waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities. What do you do?"

Zhou Quan said, "The Crown Prince sent me to be your steward."

"Okay, take them in first, arrange things to do, and prepare a banquet for lunch."

"Yes!" Zhou Quan bowed again, waved to the people behind him, and entered the house.

"Wait," Zhou Chu called out to him. "Tell everyone that no one is allowed to come to the side garden without my permission."

"yes!"

After all the servants went inside, Zhou Chu pulled Chen Xiangzi aside and said, "You've come at the right time. We encountered a difficult situation last night."

The three of them went to the side garden together.

Chen Xiangzi rested his chin on his hand, looking at the runes on the cabinet with a solemn expression.

"What's wrong? Can you help me?" Zhou Chu asked.

Chen Xiangzi said, "This is no ordinary cabinet!"

Xu Yuan said, "Isn't that obvious? Zhou Chu could smash an ordinary cabinet with one punch. Why would he need you?"

Chen Xiangzi said, "This cabinet is not just a simple seal with runes."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Zhou Chu looked around the cabinet but didn't find anything else.

Chen Xiangzi did not answer, but instead took out a compass from his satchel and circled it three times in the garden.

They went to the front and back yards of the house and searched carefully, as if looking for something.

Feeling bored, Xu Yuan went inside to drink tea, leaving Zhou Chu bewildered as he followed Chen Xiangzi back and forth.

In the end, looking disappointed, he put away the compass and sat down with Xu Yuan to drink tea.

"Tell me what happened," Zhou Chu said, adding a bowl to Chen Xiangzi's bowl.

Chen Xiangzi countered, "What's in this cabinet?"

"A person, alive, a woman." Zhou Chu replied without hesitation.

There were no outsiders inside, and he had set up an array inside the house so that outsiders couldn't hear anything.

"Pfft!" Xu Yuan spat out a mouthful of tea upon hearing this: "How did you know?"

Zhou Chu recounted the events of the previous night to the two of them.

Chen Xiangzi didn't say anything, but just played with the teacup and pondered with his head down.

"Witch sisters? Curvy and shapely? Getting soaked to help you dig your coffin? You're something else." Xu Yuan's face was lewd yet filled with envy.

"Hey kid, what's wrong with you? Why are you surrounded by women wherever you go?"

"Nothing more than her beautiful appearance!" Zhou Chu tied up his long hair and smiled sideways.

Xu Yuan grinned, glancing disdainfully elsewhere.

In fact, Xu Yuan's appearance was by no means bad, but he just couldn't say anything nice.

Snapped!

"That's right!" Chen Xiangzi, who was deep in thought, suddenly clapped his hands, startling Xu Yuan.

"What's right? You old Taoist, stop making such a fuss," Xu Yuan said, displeased.

Chen Xiangzi ignored him and turned to Zhou Chu, saying, "If I'm not mistaken, someone has cast a restrictive spell here that allows one's own soul to enter the trap."

"How so?" Zhou Chu leaned forward and asked.

"The caster uses his own soul as a medium to seal the curse. To break it, the caster's physical body must be destroyed at the time of yin and yang transition. After the caster separates his soul from his body, his physical body will not go far. Therefore, I conclude that his physical body must be in this courtyard."

Chen Xiangzi paused for a moment, then continued, "Whether or not it can be solved will be decided tonight. Let's see what this Daoist master can do."