Fortunately, the girl had not deceived him; she had indeed used secret techniques and arrays to immobilize all the Puppets, which now stood motionless as if they were lifelike sculptures.
Despite this, the ever-cautious Liu Ming kept a close watch on his surroundings as he traveled, fearing that the girl's methods might fail and the Puppets would spring to life.
Half an hour later, Liu Ming finally arrived outside a side hall indicated on the map.
The two large doors of the side hall seemed to be slightly ajar, and a sliver of light shone through the crack.
With a thought, Liu Ming immediately formed a hand seal and was about to stealthily cast a spell to check the situation inside when suddenly, a faint female voice came to his ears.
"Since the Puppet Emperor sent you here, why sneak around? Come in!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Ming felt a sudden heaviness in his heart and a tingling sensation on his scalp.
"Damn, could the restriction have failed?" he couldn't help but think.