As Tiffany was gradually pulled towards the demon by the latter's long, braided hair, Tiffany dug her heels onto the wooden floorboards and grabbed hold of the bed next to her to stop herself from moving.
"Hu....rry! H....elp!" croaked Tiffany as she felt the knot on her neck getting tighter.
"Hang on there, Tiffany, we're nearly done!" replied Blythe as she briefly looked up from the piece of paper. "Patience is a virtue!"
"Nuh....uh.....it.....ain't....right....now!!!" retorted Tiffany as she suddenly had an idea.
"It's my only hope now!" thought Tiffany as she began to slowly extend her hand inside her skirt pocket.
Abruptly, Tiffany took out a pair of scissors from her pockets and chopped off a large chunk of the demon's hair, which fell to the floor and turned into black ashes.
"Phew! That was close!" sighed Tiffany as she touched her sore neck just to make sure that her head was still in place. "Didn't know that this'll come in handy one day other than getting rid of split ends."
"Ssssssssss..." The demon uttered a loud hissing sound as its hair temporarily released Tiffany, signifying her pain. Nevertheless, the persistent demon wasn't so fast to give up, its hair curled into the shape of a King Cobra and, as fast as lightning, attacked Tiffany's face.
But, surprisingly, Tiffany was even faster. In the blink of an eye, the pair of sharp scissors snipped again, chopping off another chunk of golden braided hair. This time, the hissing sound was even louder as gradually, the demon's hair began to shrink back to its original length.
"C'mon baby, why're you scared, huh? Come over here!" snickered Tiffany. "Your hairstyle's way too old-fashioned, Rapunzel! Wanna let me give you a better hairstyle? Trust me, you'll look bootiful in it!"
At that very instant Shaun exclaimed, "Got it!" Shaun and Blythe have finally solved the message!
"It says 'the treasure is under the bed'!" read Blythe. "But which bed?"
"I reckon it's this one!" responded Shaun as he pointed to the bed on which he slept that night. "The floor underneath it felt hollow as I walked on it."
Meanwhile, the demon, seeing that her secret had been revealed, tried to prevent Shaun and Blythe from moving towards the bed. Nevertheless, Tiffany advanced towards it whilst holding the pair of scissors and said, whilst waving her fingers, "Nuh-uh, you ain't going nowhere, young lady!"
As Shaun moved the bed aside, he discovered that a patch of floorboards appeared to be in a slightly darker shade.
"Bingo!" exclaimed Shaun as he quickly lifted the floorboards, revealing a wooden chest hidden underneath.
"Hmmm, I wonder what treasure's inside," muttered Blythe.
~To be Continued~
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