Chapter 161: Chapter 160 Witchcraft Devours the Body
The next day, Ye Fan could barely walk, and the two prepared to leave the valley.
"Move aside!" Ye Fan suddenly shouted, pushing Shangguan Qiuyue away. He sent her tumbling into the bushes, leaving her completely dazed. By the ti Shangguan Qiuyue ca to her senses, she saw a poisoned arrow embedded exactly where she had been standing. If Ye Fan hadn’t pushed her away in ti, the arrow would have killed her.
She looked ahead apprehensively, only to discover a group of people had surrounded them.
Ye Fan was shocked. Seeing the group looking down on them, he knew they were from the Witch Clan. He hadn’t expected to draw their attention. Shangguan Qiuyue, however, was not very frightened; after all, her Shangguan family and the Witch Clan had once been allies. Although they were no longer allies, they still conducted business, and the Witch Clan’s most significant partner was the Shangguan family.
So, Shangguan Qiuyue quickly said, "I am Shangguan Qiuyue of the Shangguan family. Friends from the Witch Clan, please take
back to my family. We will reward you handsoly!"
However, a leader of the Witch Clan stepped forward from the crowd and coldly commanded, "Take them away!"
The two were roughly dragged off. When a whip cracked against his back, Ye Fan seethed with anger. If my body had recovered, I could take these people down in five seconds!
He then asked Shangguan Qiuyue, "Why are these people so rough with us? Aren’t they your family’s business partners?"
"I don’t know either. Usually, the Witch Clan is friendly, but today, they looked at
with hatred in their eyes!" Shangguan Qiuyue was just as clueless.
It seed this group from the Witch Clan loathed Shangguan Qiuyue, leaving her to wonder what could have gone so wrong with their relationship.
Subsequently, they were taken deep into a vast mountain range. Upon arriving, the color drained from Shangguan Qiuyue’s face.
Ye Fan whispered, "What’s wrong?"
Shangguan Qiuyue looked around warily and explained, "This is not the main base of the Witch Clan. A thousand years ago, the Witch Clan split into three factions. Since then, they have been at war, each striving to beco the one legitimate Witch Clan. The faction my Shangguan family cooperates with is, in a sense, the most orthodox! The other two are not the legitimate Witch Clan but offshoots. These offshoots want to replace the orthodox branch, so they are still at war with them! My Shangguan family provides the orthodox Witch Clan with a great deal of dicinal herbs and combat weapons."
With her explanation, Ye Fan finally understood. He couldn’t help but feel a pang of fear. With his powers still dormant, he was no different from an ordinary person at the mont, his only advantage being a slightly stronger constitution.
He finally saw that this tribe was called the South Witch. The Witch Clan was a mysterious people with an ancient heritage that could be traced back to the dawn of civilization. In the Divine Land, the Witch Clan and the Mo Family were two forces one could not afford to provoke; one excelled in witchcraft, the other in poison. Few dared to cross them, for their imperceptible poisons and witchcraft were enough to chill one to the bone and drive them to despair.
From Shangguan Qiuyue, Ye Fan learned that a thousand years ago, the Witch King had fallen. This caused the once incomparably mighty Witch Clan, which had nearly ruled the Central Earth World, to shatter into three factions. The formidable power of the Witch Clan had completely dissolved. Ye Fan felt it was a tragic waste for this once-mighty race, but that was not his current concern.
Escaping was now critical. With roughly half a day until his powers awakened, he knew he would have to face many trials.
Finally, they were brought into a great hall. Upon a throne sat a fearso old woman. She looked to be at least eighty, though Ye Fan suspected she was well over a hundred. Her martial practice kept her looking vigorous. Even without his strength, Ye Fan could sense that the old woman’s power hovered sowhere between that of an Innate Expert and a King of Innate Masters. In other words, her power was greater than an Innate Expert’s but a notch weaker than that of a King of Innate Masters, also known as a King.
At my peak, I could have defeated or even killed her, but right now, I’m just a fish on the chopping block, completely at their rcy.
Seeing only a few people in the great hall, Shangguan Qiuyue lost her confidence, realizing this branch of the Witch Clan must hate her family.
At that mont, Ye Fan spoke up. "We are innocent travelers who accidentally wandered into the valley. Though your Witch Clan is powerful, you shouldn’t harm innocent people!" He did not reveal his identity, as he didn’t know if they had any dealings with the Divine Dragon.
The old woman descended from her throne. She approached Shangguan Qiuyue, extending a withered and pale hand to grasp her cheek. Shangguan Qiuyue trembled with fear.
"Let her go!"
Ye Fan imdiately moved to intervene, but the outco was brutal. The old woman sent him flying with a single strike, and he crashed heavily to the ground. He grimaced, the pain was excruciating, but he could only endure it.
The old woman turned back to Shangguan Qiuyue. "So you are the daughter of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Qiuyue, the one who does business with the so-called ’orthodox’ Witch Clan?"
"That’s right, I am!" Shangguan Qiuyue replied. She didn’t deny it; her identity was already known, so a denial would have been pointless.
"Good," the old woman said. "Before they began working with your Shangguan family, that branch was about as strong as us! But now they grow ever more powerful. It’s very likely they will absorb our two branches. So, I want your Shangguan family to work with us!"
"Impossible! The Shangguan family are not people who go back on their word!" Shangguan Qiuyue retorted instantly. Although she was deeply calculating, she was also a person of principle. Having allied with the orthodox branch, she would not cooperate with these two offshoots.
The old woman’s voice turned icy. "Do you know who I am? I am the Southern Witch King! No one who dares to refuse
has ever t a good end!"
The Southern Witch King, Ye Fan thought. I think I’ve heard that na. One of the five great experts of the Witch Clan. Her strength is not to be underestimated.
"It doesn’t matter who you are," Shangguan Qiuyue said, her attitude resolute. "My Shangguan family already has an ally. Even if you threaten
or offer a higher price, I will not work with you!"
Ye Fan was speechless. He couldn’t believe how stubborn Shangguan Qiuyue was. Would it kill her to just pretend to agree for now? His poor heart couldn’t take this; it was pounding relentlessly.
"Rest assured," the Southern Witch King said. "I have my ways of making you cooperate."
She opened a beautiful box. Inside, two insects wriggled. They were pretty, but the more beautiful sothing is, the more terrifying it often seems.
"This is our Witch Clan’s famous love poison," she declared. "I will let you experience it!"
She forced one of the insects down Shangguan Qiuyue’s throat. Shangguan Qiuyue felt a wave of nausea, but once it was swallowed, she couldn’t spit it out.
Then, the old woman forcibly pried open Ye Fan’s mouth. After the love poison was forced down his throat, Ye Fan knew it was over. Once afflicted by a Witch Clan curse, I’ll face a pain worse than death.
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