Chapter 846 The Divine Witch Shrine
Taking a look at herself and making sure she was appropriately dressed, Lin ngya took Baisu to the Divine Witch Shrine.
There was no celebration today, so there were not many people on the street.
Lin ngya keenly sensed that the two of them were actually watched by so people around.
Although the priority of these people was to protect Lin ngya, she was sure that as long as Baisu got close to the Divine Witch Shrine, so of them would imdiately co out and take Baisu away.
“Go to the place outside the palace, where we are going to et, and wait for there. Co and pick up in four hours. If you co early, go to the teahouse over there and wait for ,” Lin ngya said.
This was one of the reasons why Lin ngya gave up covering up her tracks. Those people sent by Xiaoyu or Wanyan Lie could protect and keep an eye on her at the sa ti.
She would rather co out openly than act stealthily and cause groundless speculations.
After nodding and glancing at Lin ngya hesitantly, Baisu left reluctantly.
“Rest assured, I’ll be fine.” Aware of Baisu’s concern, Lin ngya tried to comfort her.
The Divine Witch Shrine was not a hazardous place, and she would not get hurt there.
She passed through the streets and arrived at the outer capital city.
The imposing roof of the Divine Witch Shrine stood out on the bustling street.
Those people walking past her all cast extrely respectful glances at the building that had borne people’s faith over the years.
However, Lin ngya sighed slightly in her heart.
By now, she was almost certain about the relationship between Baizhi and the Divine Witch.
Blood ties were mysterious but extrely accurate.
Judging from the age and unusual behavior of the Divine Witch, Lin ngya was almost certain about Baizhi’s real identity.
Nevertheless, Lin ngya was more curious about one thing.
Although Baisu had told her that all of the Divine Witches were unmarried, they were not restrained by any doctrine. So they would not be prevented from getting married, would they?
If Baizhi was really the daughter of the Divine Witch, there must be quite a few secrets behind it.
Glancing at the gate of the Divine Witch Shrine, Lin ngya walked softly inside.
The place was as secluded as usual, as if totally isolated from the bustle outside.
With the help of her mory of her last visit here, Lin ngya ca to the front of the main hall of the Divine Witch Shrine with ease.
She was in such a hurry that day that she did not take a good look at the main hall.
Different from the main halls of common temples, the main hall of the Divine Witch Shrine was not as solemn as them.
However, it was as dignified as them, which gave people a sense of reverence they could feel from the bottom of their hearts.
Although she saw no believers practicing here, there were so servants working in the courtyard.
At the sight of Lin ngya, they naturally ca up.
However, all of them assud a cold and aloof air, probably because their master was the noblest person in the Lieyun Empire.
“Miss, the Divine Witch is ditating. You are not allowed to intrude into our place,” one of them said politely.
Probably because she recognized that Lin ngya’s clothes were valuable, she restrained herself a little from assuming the arrogant attitude towards common people.
Lin ngya was not annoyed. Nodding gently, she took out the jade token of Mada Jingrou, held it in her hand and said, “I’m sent by Mada Jingrou to seek guidance from the Divine Witch. Miss, please make an exception.”
Perhaps they could be haughty in front of common people.
However, the real noble masters in the imperial palace just considered them as humble servants.
After hesitating for a mont, the servant said with her face softening a little, “It turns out you are sent from the imperial palace. Please wait for a mont. Let go and report it.”
They would not deliberately make things difficult for her only if she revealed her identity as a palace maid sent by Mada Jingrou.
Although it saved her the trouble, the Divine Witch would probably be more vigilant against her.
Lin ngya, who didn’t care about this kind of trifle anyway, looked around casually while waiting.
Everything in the courtyard was simple and classical.
But its architectural style was obviously different from that of the adjacent Witch Empress Shrine.
Since she ca to the Lieyun Empire, she had spent most of her ti in the imperial palace.
Nevertheless, she had made quite a few visits to the inner and outer capital cities where the buildings were different but had sothing in common.
Only the architectural style of the Divine Witch Shrine seed to be unique.
Lin ngya recalled that she had never seen this kind of architecture style in the Jin State or the other two countries.
The buildings in each temple presumably had a significance of their own.
What exactly was the significance of the buildings in the Divine Witch Shrine?
It had been a long while since the servant went in to report. Seeing another servant pass by, Lin ngya imdiately called out to her with a polite and gentle smile.
Fortunately, the servant had worked in the Divine Witch Shrine for three years despite her young age, and she was relatively mild.
Lin ngya pretended to be curious and asked a few questions about the buildings here.
Only now did she learn the Divine Witch Shrine was said to be designed by the first Divine Witch.
Although the buildings had been repaired several tis, they basically remained the sa.
In this case, the architectural style of the Divine Witch Shrine was presumably influenced by the first Divine Witch.
Since all Divine Witches ca from the Witch Empress’s tomb, could it be that the first Divine Witch applied the architectural style of the Witch Empress’s tomb to the buildings in the Divine Witch Shrine?
It could be possible. All Divine Witches made their debuts when they were 15-year-old girls.
They were of high status and high prestige.
However, a 15-year-old girl inevitably felt uneasy and lonely after going to a strange place on her own.
If Lin ngya were the Divine Witch, she would probably apply the architectural style of her hotown as the first Divine Witch did in order to recollect the days she had spent in her hotown where she could never return.
She couldn’t help feeling a little gloomy. Although she was born in this ti and space, she could never forget the more than 20 years she had spent in modern society anyway.
Wasn’t the so-called Divine Witch just a girl who had to spend her youth here and let years and months slip by?
If the King of Various Venomous Insects and the Witch Empress did not exist, would the existence of these Divine Witches be aningless?
Plenty of thoughts ca into her mind in a short ti.
Lost in various thoughts, she saw the servant co back after reporting.
She said, “Miss, please co with .”
Lin ngya nodded, put away her thoughts and followed the servant into the main hall of the Divine Witch Shrine.
In the hall, there was a faint sandalwood fragrance. Slling it, Lin ngya involuntarily beca peaceful and attentive.
She analyzed the ingredients of the fragrance as usual, only to find that it contained more than a dozen kinds of dicinal herbs.
But what puzzled her was that most of the dicinal herbs could ease pain.
Could it be that the Divine Witch did not feel well these days?
“Miss, please wait a mont. The Divine Witch will be here soon,” the servant said.
After settling Lin ngya politely, she served Lin ngya a cup of tea.
After that, the servant imdiately left as if she dared not stay here for any longer.
Holding the teacup, Lin ngya kept looking around the main hall.
It was the sa as before, but was quiet and cool, not as bustling as outside.
But at the sa ti, Lin ngya noticed a strange thing.
Although there were windows in the main hall, they were only ant for ventilating the main hall.
Lighting was not taken into consideration in the construction of the windows.
The whole inner hall was lit by the candles burning day and night.
It was strange. Could it be that all Divine Witches didn’t like sunlight?
“You’re here.” After taking a look around, Lin ngya heard a gentle and cold voice.
She imdiately stood up and made a bow. Sure enough, the Divine Witch she had been thinking about for a long ti was sitting in front of her.
The Divine Witch made rough sounds by moving her wooden wheelchair. Although she had difficulty getting about, she was still as noble and aloof as a deity.
“I’m sorry for making a hasty visit and disturbing you, reverend madam,” Lin ngya said.
Despite she had plenty of doubts, she knew that she could not afford to offend the Divine Witch.
Fortunately, the Divine Witch, who seed to have a not bad impression of her, gave her a gentle but aloof smile, and said, “It doesn’t matter. What exactly puzzled Mada? Feel free to tell .”
Mada Jingrou was quite influential. Lin ngya certainly knew the Divine Witch agreed to et her for Mada Jingrou’s sake.
After taking a deep breath gently, Lin ngya raised her head to look steadily at the Divine Witch who looked exactly like Baizhi.
“I want to know what exactly is the relationship between you and my bestie.” She went straight to the point.
Lin ngya had expected that the Divine Witch would not admit it easily, so she must press the Divine Witch step by step so as to get the Divine Witch to talk about this.
“Who?” the Divine Witch, who seed to be composed, asked, unexpectedly showing a trace of panic in her eyes.
However, she soon pulled herself together, thinking Lin ngya did not discover it, but in fact, Lin ngya had noticed it.
“17 years ago, my father adopted a little girl who had lost her parents and was alone and helpless, and she and I grew up together. She looks exactly the sa as you. Could she be your relative?” Lin ngya said, and her gaze beca extrely sharp all of a sudden.
Even the Divine Witch found it hard to confront her.
“There are plenty of people having similar faces in this world. It’s presumably a coincidence,” the Divine Witch said with an uncertain look in her eyes.
Obviously, she was afraid of giving herself away.
Lin ngya was more certain of her speculation and showed an increasingly firm smile.
“Oh, if that’s the case, I can put my mind at ease. She is good in all respects, but has set her mind on seeking her relative. What a pity. She will be relieved if she can take a look at her relative,” Lin ngya said ambiguously on purpose, trying to induce the Divine Witch to talk about this.
After she said that in a regretful tone, she saw the Divine Witch, who had been composed a mont ago, had clenched her fists she put on her knees.
“How... how is she?” the Divine Witch asked with unconcealable anxiety in her tone.
Seeing the Divine Witch had risen to the bait, Lin ngya sighed and said mournfully, “Alas... if my poor sworn sister had been able to et her relative, she would not have had a secret regret all her life.”
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