Clang! The iron door opened.
The woman hesitated slightly as she stared into the dark basement but soon, she followed Casio in.
Click! Click!
Two lamps on both sides of the basement lit up. The dim yellow light quickly drove out the darkness.
The woman glanced around. It was a well-furnished basement with a seemingly spacious layout. There were cabinets, desks, sofas, and other furniture tucked away in the corners, and beside the furniture were a few white vases filled with fresh flowers. The walls were painted a light blue shade and adorned with two landscape paintings encased in golden wooden frames—one depicting woods and the other a sunset over a river.
So far, so normal; in fact, tastefully done. The woman wondered what Casio wanted to show her in the basement, perhaps some special intel on the Shadow Demon?
Feeling confused, she asked Casio.
"Mr. Li Wei, what brings us to the basement?"
