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Chapter 40: Control

Everyone entered a room. The layout of this room was similar to Charlotte's room downstairs, filled with dust and a bit desolate. A group of girls formed a half-circle. Li Pai and Snow White sat across from them. A short-haired girl glanced at Li Pai a few times, her breathing becoming somewhat rapid.

"Sister Isabelle, control yourself!" Charlotte reminded immediately. She knew what Isabelle's curse was. If it wasn't controlled, the situation would get exaggerated...

"Ah~ It’s my first time seeing a male soul, it's a bit itching~" Isabelle's tongue slid over her lips. If there weren't so many of her sisters present, she might have pounced on Li Pai directly. Li Pai leaned back a bit. Although it was just a game, he had his own set of moral  boundaries, and there were some things he couldn't do.

"Pfft~~~ you really are an interesting one, are you shy? Or do you think I’m too young?”

“Don’t worry~ Despite looking like this, I’m already beyond the Sunset Kingdom legal age to get married, so there is nothing for you to be worried about~” Isabelle covered her mouth and giggled . Li Pai felt a bit anxious and didn't dare to look at this young girl whose demeanor and appearance didn't match.

"Okay! Chop-Chop! Let's get to the point!" Charlotte solemnly steered the conversation back on track. "Now, that woman's magic mirror has already peered into this place, our existence has been discovered by her."

"The distance from here to the imperial city isn't far. I estimate that in less than half a day, that woman will definitely send someone to kill us."

"Big Sister Léa might not come today, so..."

"We might have to rely on ourselves to survive!"

Charlotte said with a serious tone.

"Eh~ what do we do then?"

"Without Big Sister Léa here, who will protect us?"

"I'm scared..."

"I'd rather die full. Can I eat these two guys first?"

"You can eat the woman; I want to nibble on the man first."

"Why do you get to nibble first? I want a turn too!"

After Charlotte spoke, several girls began chattering and discussing. It seemed like they hadn't come up with any solutions. Charlotte felt a bit overwhelmed and turned to Li Pai.

"You said you were looking for a way to deal with that woman. Even though I don't know what solution you can come up with... right now, we're facing a very dangerous and urgent situation. If you can help us, we'll do our best to help you too."

Charlotte spoke earnestly.

"I'll do my best," Li Pai nodded.

In a way, this situation was partly his fault. If he hadn't entered this wooden house and locked eyes with the figure on the door, he wouldn't have attracted that woman's attention. Thinking about it, since this was part of the main plot, he would have to face such moments no matter what, and there was no escaping it.

"First, tell me about your situation. You can't leave this place, can you?"

Li Pai inquired.

"Yes. We've lived here since birth, and our souls are bound to this wooden house under the curse," one of the girls replied. "Unless the curse is lifted, we can never leave this place. Due to the curse, our souls are constantly wearing away. The woman thought we would wear away quickly, so she didn't bother to directly erode our souls. She didn't expect Big Sister Léa to keep hunting monsters, collecting souls, and coming here to feed us from time to time."

"So, we can endure the curse's torment," Charlotte continued. "Today, Big Sister Léa might not come, so if that woman sends someone to kill us..."

"We might not be able to resist," Charlotte gritted her teeth.

"What about the strength of all of you?" Li Pai asked further. If this battle was inevitable, understanding our side's strength was crucial.

"Sister Sophie is the one who eats the most, so she's probably at the strength of a third-level evil spirit," Charlotte explained. "The rest of us are at the first-level of evil spirits. If that woman sends a demon hunter..."

"Demon hunters have various means to deal with evil spirits, and I'm afraid it would be a slaughter if we were to face one," Charlotte's worry was written all over her face, and her eyes continuously emitted dark energy.

"A Demon hunters... Will that woman come in person?" Li Pai inquired. If that woman came personally, he'd be quite anxious. He wasn't prepared, and facing the final boss so suddenly was challenging.

"She probably won't come. After all, we're her offspring, and there's still a faint connection between our souls. If our souls were erased in front of her, she'd also suffer some backlash. This is why she left us here, allowing our souls to wither away on their own," Charlotte explained.

"In that case, then it’s not as impossible as before, no matter how strong they are,  Demon hunters are still human, and they should know you can't leave the wooden house. They won't be that cautious outside the house," Li Pai said with a slight smile. Preparing traps and digging holes was the most fun! He had collected many strange items from the corpses of the two demon hunters from yesterday, and some of them were suitable for traps.

On the side, Snow White had a premonition. She felt like she might become Li Pai's laborer.

"However, this isn't enough," Li Pai continued. "Once the first trap is triggered, they'll become more cautious. In the end, we still have to rely on our strength. Unfortunately, your strengths are too dispersed. If we could concentrate the power on one person, we'd have a much better chance of winning."

Li Pai appeared to be analyzing the situation, but he was subtly setting the stage for Snow White. Snow White needed power, and the souls of these girls had decent strength. If he could convince them to share a bit of their strength with Snow White... She might not become incredibly powerful, but at least she could regain her strength from yesterday.

"We've tried the method you mentioned," Charlotte replied. "Sharing our soul strength among us will also transmit the curse. One curse has already caused us a lot of pain, and if we have to bear several curses at once..."

Charlotte looked troubled.

At this moment, Snow White suddenly looked at Li Pai, her gaze very determined. Li Pai knew that Snow White had an idea.

"Snow White, let me ask you something, can you handle bearing multiple curses at once?" Li Pai was concerned. He didn't know before that sharing the girls' soul strength would also transmit the curse. Now, it seemed that letting Snow White accept their strength carried some risks. After all, Li Pai had witnessed the power of the curses from these girls, especially the one with short hair.