My vampire princess wants to repay a debt of gratitude.

Deng Yifei was stunned. She had only told her parents about the money because she had quit her job at the bar and they kept asking her about it. She had borrowed 5 yuan from a friend.

Unexpectedly, Dengzhou found out about it immediately.

At this moment, Dengzhou also noticed Ye Zimo standing outside the door without going in.

Aside from his sister, this was the first time he had ever seen such a beautiful girl. To be precise, she was even more beautiful than his sister, but for some reason, the aura emanating from the girl made him feel a chill.

She has a very cold and intimidating aura.

Ye Zimo also noticed the special aura emanating from Deng Zhou.

Something's wrong with him.

Deng Zhou quickly looked away, even instinctively taking two steps back, sweat already beading on his forehead.

He's trying to escape!

Dengzhou didn't rush out the door; he didn't have the courage. Instead, he got up, ran to the balcony, and planned to jump off.

It wasn't him who was afraid; it was the gambling demon residing within him that was afraid.

But of course he didn't know that.

"What are you trying to do? This is the fourth floor."

Although the siblings did not get along, Deng Yifei was indeed terrified by Deng Zhou's actions. For a normal person to fall from the fourth floor, the mortality rate is as high as 80%.

Even in older residential buildings without elevators, the fourth floor is still 12 meters high.

Deng Zhou completely ignored Deng Yifei's warning and had already climbed over the balcony mast, intending to jump.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him back.

As soon as Deng Zhou's body landed back on the balcony, Lin Mo swiftly delivered a chop to his neck, knocking him unconscious.

Of course, he actually wanted to beat him up, but he was afraid that he might not be able to control his strength and kill him, which would mean spending the rest of his life in prison.

"Little Mo."

Deng Yifei walked over to Lin Mo's side, looking nervously at her disappointing younger brother.

Why did you knock him unconscious?

Lin Mo: "Sister Feifei, something's not right with him."

Deng Yifei: "Something's not right?"

Lin Mo: "He actually tried to hit you just now, which is very strange."

I can't exactly say he's possessed by something strange, can I? You wouldn't believe me anyway, so I'll just make up an excuse.

Deng Yifei was taken aback, and a blush appeared on her pretty face.

Lin Mo really does like me… Deng Yifei shook her head. Actually, she wanted to say that her younger brother had become addicted to gambling and often liked to hit people, but she didn’t say it out loud.

“Sister Feifei, can I take him back to my place? If you trust me.”

Lin Mo looked at Deng Yifei intently.

"I believe you, but what are you going to do with him?"

Deng Yifei couldn't quite understand Lin Mo's behavior.

Ye Zimo stood by the door, waiting for them.

"Help him quit gambling, so he won't keep asking Sister Feifei for money."

Lin Mo hoisted Deng Zhou onto his shoulder and patted Deng Yifei on the shoulder, saying, "Leave it to me without worry."

Deng Yifei was still in a daze. She followed behind Lin Mo and asked, "How do you plan to get him to quit gambling?"

"Just trust me. I had a friend who was also addicted to gambling, and I helped him quit using only one method."

Lin Mo was obviously bragging to fool Deng Yifei and stop her from asking any more questions.

Deng Yifei wasn't stupid; she could tell that Lin Mo genuinely wanted to help her, but seemed to be hiding something.

"Okay, then I'll leave my brother to you for now. It's alright if you can't persuade him; just keep him away from me."

Deng Yifei said this, and although it sounded somewhat heartless, she believed that Lin Mo, who liked her, could understand.

Nobody wants a troublesome brother-in-law.

She stood by the door, watching Lin Mo and Ye Zimo leave, without saying a single word to Ye Zimo the entire time.

Lin Mo glanced at the two of them out of the corner of his eye.

That's strange, did they know each other before?

Lin Mo took Deng Zhou home, where Lin Xuan was already asleep.

He threw Dengzhou on the ground, dusted off his hands, and looked at Ye Zimo sideways.

Did you notice?

Ye Zimo nodded: "His aura is indeed strange, but he should still be a human."

"Possession?"

Lin Mo frowned.

"I once saw a gambling demon that possessed everyone in the city and turned them all into gamblers."

Ye Zimo said calmly, "I've lived for so many years and encountered all sorts of strange and unusual things."

"Gambling demon? I thought it was something like a gambling addict."

Lin Mo's judgment was somewhat off, but in short, he could tell that something was wrong in Dengzhou.

"The gambling demon can change a person's mindset, making them love gambling and become addicted to it. If someone is lucky enough to be possessed by the gambling demon, they will become a gambling god. If someone is unlucky enough to be possessed, they will lose everything and be left with nothing, just like this person."

Ye Zimo gave Lin Mo a lesson on gambling demons.

"Is there any hope for him?"

Lin Mo asked, puzzled.

"Didn't you just say you could help him? I thought you had a solution."

Ye Zimo sat on the sofa and crossed her legs.

"...Let me think...how about using a sacred artifact to absorb the demonic power?"

Lin Mo asked tentatively.

"It's best not to try it, otherwise you'll absorb the aura of the gambling demon directly into yourself, which is equivalent to giving it a new host."

Ye Zimo reminded her, "Look in the Lich's Contact List."

Oh right, how could I forget such a crucial thing?

Lin Mo took out the Lich's Contact List, flipped through the entire book, but did not find any information about the Gambling Demon.

His expression showed slight disappointment; it seemed he had tried to put on a brave face this time.

Chapter 105 The Spiritual Plague

"Bringing him back was the right decision."

Lin Mo was surprised that Ye Zimo could comfort people, but he guessed it was because Ye Zimo had been in contact with the gambling demon before.

"Let's set up a barrier first; it should be recorded in the wizarding books."

Ye Zimo offered a suggestion.

Although Lin Mo didn't understand why a barrier needed to be set up for a while, he still did as instructed.

Open the book of witchcraft and find the incantation about barriers.

Every time Lin Mo used these incantations, he felt grateful to Jiang Dashan.

Although Jiang Dashan's character is not likable in his own comics, he has indeed helped him a lot.

For example, this quick-learning encyclopedia of witchcraft records all other witchcraft except for the Jiang family's secret techniques, from barriers and escape techniques to summoning spirits and communicating with spirits.

Basic wizards who obtain this encyclopedia of witchcraft can advance to advanced wizards. Unfortunately, Lin Mo is not actually very interested in witchcraft.

For him, the Book of Wizardry was just like an encyclopedia, merely a reference book.

There are three ways to set up a barrier. One is through verbal magic, but you must have enough power to chant incantations to create the barrier.

The second type is rituals, invoking higher beings to grant power and form a protective barrier.

The third type is a talisman, which seals the power obtained from the second ritual into specific ornament runes, to be used when needed.

The witchcraft manual that Jiang Dashan gave to Lin Mo all contained records of this.

She initially thought Lin Mo could only use the third method, after all, he was a novice in the world of witchcraft, only one level higher than a Muggle. Unexpectedly, Lin Mo was far more powerful than she imagined and directly used speech magic.

With the sacred artifact within his body, Lin Mo possessed power comparable to that of a great wizard.

As he chanted the incantation, the air gathered and began to spread outwards.

And then, that was it.

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Ye Zimo: "It failed?"

Ye Zimo was also taken aback for a moment. She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "It didn't fail. The barrier you set up was too big, covering the entire Weicheng. You can use your mind to control it and shrink the barrier. You only need a small area to surround the living room area."

I'm actually this strong?

Even a novice in witchcraft or a magic Muggle, Lin Mo knew the principle that the greater the power, the larger the barrier one could create.

Following Ye Zimo's instructions, he closed up the barrier.

A white wall of wind surrounds the living room.

At this moment, Lin Xuan got up to use the restroom. She rubbed her eyes and saw the empty living room. She muttered, "Why hasn't my brother come back yet? Did he go to Sister Zimo's house again? At this rate, I'll become an aunt sooner or later."

Then, she went into the restroom.

Because her brother wasn't home, she didn't even close the bathroom door.

However, Lin Mo had grown up with Lin Xuan's carefree personality.

He had seen Lin Xuan take a bath, let alone go to the toilet.