Chapter 281: Trapped
As long as ordinary people don't actively try to destroy the `Demon Sealing Talisman` here, the `Demon Sealing Talisman` won't actively attack them, nor will ordinary people perceive the power fluctuations it releases.
The same applies to non-ordinary people with special abilities: as long as they don't actively attack the `Demon Sealing Talisman`, it also won't actively attack them. However, unlike ordinary people, non-ordinary people with special abilities can perceive the power fluctuations released by the `Demon Sealing Talisman`.
Of course, if the `Demon Sealing Talisman` is activated and controlled by a `Talisman Master`, that's another matter entirely. Whether it's ordinary people or non-ordinary people, even a rock, a `Talisman Master` can command the `Demon Sealing Talisman` to attack it; it's just that the damage caused by the `Demon Sealing Talisman` varies depending on the target.
Last night, the streamer Happy was able to enter and exit this small house without the `Demon Sealing Talisman` reacting at all, precisely because he wasn't a demon, which is why the `Demon Sealing Talisman` had no response.
Conversely, the Old Farmer, controlled by demon arts, didn't dare to step into the dilapidated house. Once he crossed the threshold, the `Demon Sealing Talisman` here would activate due to his intrusion, and even if he didn't die, he would be forcibly suppressed in this place.
However, given the Old Farmer's strength, it was unlikely he would survive; in all likelihood, he would die without even a trace left.
Previously, Yang Haoran didn't immediately step through the doorway. One reason was that he had sensed the presence of the `Demon Sealing Talisman`, and his attention was drawn by it.
Furthermore, he needed time to carefully sense the situation inside the house, to determine if it was safe and if the female demon had laid any traps.
The reason the female demon hoped Yang Haoran would enter the house was that only after he was inside could she gain some initiative. If Yang Haoran kept standing outside without entering, she would become very passive and limited at every turn, because she couldn't leave.
It was precisely because of this that he, under the female demon's watchful gaze, stepped into the house.
Anyway, the `Demon Sealing Talisman` was used to suppress demons, and he was human, not a demon. So logically speaking, the `Demon Sealing Talisman` shouldn't actively attack him. Even if there was some danger inside the house that he hadn't sensed, he could always just leave the wooden house then.
What he hadn't expected was that the moment he stepped into the house, the `Demon Sealing Talisman`s above the wooden door simultaneously lit up, and powerful energy fluctuations erupted from these talismans.
This sudden turn of events was completely unexpected by Yang Haoran. The smile on his face froze; although he was somewhat surprised, his reaction was swift.
What exactly was going on, he didn't have time to worry about for now. What he needed to do immediately was to quickly retreat from the wooden house.
But the next moment, he froze. When he tried to flash out of the wooden house, he found that his feet felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. When he looked down, he saw that two ankle chains had appeared at his feet, he knew not when.
The ankle chains emitted a golden light; one end was locked onto his feet, while the other extended all the way into the `Demon Sealing Talisman`s above the wooden door.
This scene not only deepened Yang Haoran's inner surprise.
He was clearly human, yet the `Demon Sealing Talisman` had actively attacked him!
Yang Haoran wasn't an ordinary human; he was an `Emissary of Death` of the `Underworld Office`. Although he carried a heavy presence of `Yin Qi`, the `Demon Sealing Talisman` was used to suppress demons, not ghosts. Even with his strong `Yin Qi`, the `Demon Sealing Talisman` absolutely shouldn't have actively attacked him without a `Talisman Master`'s control!
Still processing his surprise, Yang Haoran looked at the female demon adding white bones to the stove, only to see her looking utterly bewildered as well. Clearly, she hadn't expected such a thing to happen either.
At this moment, the female demon's feet, like Yang Haoran's, also had two golden-glowing ankle chains. Before the `Demon Sealing Talisman`'s power had erupted, Yang Haoran hadn't seen the existence of these two ankle chains, even with his `Ghost Eye` activated.
However, now, as all the `Demon Sealing Talisman`s simultaneously erupted with terrifying power, these two chains, formed by condensed `Talisman Spirit Power`, became visible.
Seeing Yang Haoran look at her, the surprise on the female demon's face vanished, replaced by a seductive smile once again. But within this seductive smile, besides being extremely alluring, there was surprisingly a hint of familiarity.
"You're also a demon? But why don't I sense any `Demon Qi` on you? " the female demon asked with a smile.
The reason the female demon's smile suddenly gained a hint of familiarity wasn't because Yang Haoran's ordinary appearance had piqued her interest, but because she guessed Yang Haoran was also a demon, just like her.
The reason she had this guess was entirely because the `Demon Sealing Talisman`'s reaction was simply too intense. If Yang Haoran wasn't a demon, then how could the current situation be explained?
Let alone the female demon guessing Yang Haoran was a demon, at this moment, even Yang Haoran himself was doubting his true identity.
He had been studying talismans for a while now and was very familiar with the `Demon Sealing Talisman`. Based on his understanding, the situation that just occurred shouldn't have happened. Yet, the fact was right before him: he was indeed trapped by the `Talisman Spirit Power` released by the `Demon Sealing Talisman`.
Since Yang Haoran didn't resist, the golden light emanating from the `Demon Sealing Talisman`s above the wooden door began to recede, and that powerful energy fluctuation also quickly retracted into the talismans as the golden light faded.
The ankle chains on Yang Haoran and the female demon also vanished at this moment, then completely disappeared, as if they had never appeared at all.
The ankle chains had only become invisible; that didn't mean they had truly disappeared. Yang Haoran was very clear about this.
As he tried to move his body, the heaviness in his feet disappeared, and Yang Haoran's body seemed to return to normal.
He didn't answer the female demon's question. Instead, he frowned, lifted one foot, and extended it towards the doorway.
The moment his toes touched the doorway, the `Demon Sealing Talisman`s above the wooden door once again erupted with powerful energy fluctuations. The ankle chains that had been invisible at his feet reappeared, and the vanished sensation of gravity returned.
Not just him; as the ankle chains appeared at his feet, the ankle chains on the female demon's feet also appeared.
Yang Haoran frowned, slowly withdrew his foot, and with a thoughtful expression, pondered where the problem lay.
He didn't immediately resort to brute force to destroy the `Demon Sealing Talisman`, because once he did so, the female demon would also be freed.
He was searching for the root of the problem. Once he found it, he could apply the right remedy, and solving the problem would be much simpler.
When the chains at his feet vanished again, Yang Haoran's eyebrow suddenly twitched. He seemed to have thought of something.
The seriousness on his face vanished, replaced once again by that gentle smile. With that smile, his eyes instantly crinkled shut, to the point where they were almost invisible.
Yang Haoran's sudden reaction made the female demon somewhat curious, but what she cared about more was whether Yang Haoran was also a demon, just like her.
"Big brother, you still haven't answered my question," the female demon asked, not giving up, her face still wearing a seductive smile. "Are you human or demon?"
Yang Haoran didn't immediately answer the female demon. Instead, he lit a cigarette for himself, one hand in his pocket, the other holding the cigarette, and walked towards the female demon with a smile on his face.
His demeanor was very leisurely, as if in his eyes, nothing had happened just now.
His increase in strength and change in status, although they hadn't altered Yang Haoran's ordinary-looking face, had slowly cultivated a temperament he once lacked.
And this temperament made his originally ordinary appearance no longer quite so ordinary.
Although the female demon wasn't quite attracted by Yang Haoran's temperament, his reaction at this moment gave her a profound and unfathomable feeling.
Especially the smile on Yang Haoran's face, seemingly gentle and friendly, couldn't help but evoke a sense of danger in her heart.
In a few steps, Yang Haoran arrived before the female demon. The female demon slowly stood up, her smile still present, but it seemed a bit unnatural.
The reason the smile on her face became unnatural was that at this moment, the female demon was filled with vigilance towards Yang Haoran.
Yang Haoran stopped, looking at the incredibly beautiful female demon before him, and asked with a smile, "Care for a smoke?"
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