Chapter 264: How About Making Lin Manzhi the Great Witch

Thinking of her plan, Lin Ling looked at Su Li as if she were looking at a dead person, her tone weak and trembling with a sob: "Su Shamaness, I know you dislike me being favored by the Great Witch, but please, if you have anger, direct it at me; don't go in and make the Great Witch sad. The Great Witch has been kind to me, and I have long regarded her as a mother. If you have grievances about the Great Witch, you can scold me…".

Su Li was so angry she almost rolled her eyes white, and nearly hurled the watermelon she was holding at Lin Ling.

She forced a deep breath, pointed a clenched finger at Lin Ling and snarled, "Step aside; you're not the Great Witch yet, you have no right to block me."

The two witch attendants nearby, upon seeing Su Li and Lin Ling, had already slipped away to the side, heads bowed, staring intently at their own shoes, pretending to be invisible with a strong will to survive.

Lin Ling's eyes gleamed with smugness; thinking no one was watching, she sniffed as if with a sob in her voice, "No, I can't let you hurt the Great Witch."

Su Li, enraged to madness, flung the watermelon at Lin Ling without regard.

Lin Ling jumped in shock and immediately twisted aside to dodge.

She stood at the doorway, and the watermelon arced in a parabola straight into the Great Witch's entrance.

Bang!

The crisp thud of the watermelon hitting the ground rang out, followed by an indescribable sweet fragrance filling the area.

Inside the hall.

The Great Witch, her head a halo of silver hair, stood in the hall; the watermelon at her feet shattered, its splattered juice staining the sacred robes she wore.

The Great Witch, just having lain down, heard the quarrel outside; among the voices she felt a familiarity she hadn't heard in ages, and she mustered all her strength, trembling slightly as she rose to see.

But as soon as she stepped into the hall, a round melon from outside crashed with a "bang" right before her, its sweet aroma briefly clearing her muddled mind.

The Great Witch, as if possessed, trembled and squatted, forgetting proper decorum, she picked up a piece of the watermelon from the ground and popped it into her mouth.

Lin Ling ordered someone to seize Su Li, rushed in to see the scene, her gaze showing disdain, yet she hurried forward to help the Great Witch up, guiding the old female toward a soft corner:

"Great Witch… how did you wake? You seem unwell now; may I help you lie down?"

Saying that, Lin Ling escorted the Great Witch to the changing room, pretended to change her clothes, planning to, as before, wait until the Great Witch fell asleep and then subtly give her a suggestion with pheromones.

The Great Witch, now in fresh garments, had finished the piece of watermelon in her hand; unusually she no longer felt the usual drowsy haze, and a faint sweet scent lingered on her breath.

She waved her hand and said, "Gather all the fruit on the ground and bring them to me."

Lin Ling, hearing this, looked down at the floor; the red juice looked sticky, the broken melon rind lay directly on the ground.

It's insane— even the food on the ground wants to be eaten!

She felt outright disgusted, having no respect for this old female; if she wants to eat the dirty stuff of the earth, let her have it.

Finish eating and go to sleep early, lest she has to keep serving here.

With that thought, Lin Ling fetched a tray, collected several intact pieces of watermelon from the floor, placed them beside the Great Witch, sent someone to clean, and herself quietly stood at the Great Witch's side to attend.

Regarding the Great Witch's well‑being, Lin Ling, despite her nausea, performed the task earnestly; she inhaled the sweet fragrance drifting in the air and involuntarily swallowed.

This… actually smells not bad.

At that moment, the Great Witch had nearly finished the watermelon; she suddenly asked, "Who is the person delivering food outside? Have her come here now."

Lin Ling was startled.

Why is this old female so energetic today?

She gave a coquettish laugh and tentatively asked, "Great Witch, didn't you just say you were sleepy? Why suddenly want to summon someone…"

The Great Witch turned her head toward Lin Ling, her cloudy yellow eyes having lost the sharpness of youth, yet her long‑standing imperious temperament remained: "Go fetch her, or you shall never appear before me again."

Having wielded power for ages, now aged, she could tolerate even less dissent; the Lin Ling before her, not yet the Great Witch, dared to defy her command.

The Great Witch's complexion darkened.

Damn old thing, daring to lose temper at me! Lin Ling's eyes flashed with malice, yet she obediently replied, "Yes, I'm on my way."

Lin Ling huffed and left the room.

First, send someone to investigate the fallen food, then bring back some to appease that old thing.

Before she could issue any orders after stepping out, she saw Su Li standing outside the hall; the fact that Su Li was still lingering there made her so angry she wanted to kill her, but since she was not yet the Great Witch, she could only reluctantly call Su Li inside.

The Great Witch's request to Su Li was also absurd; the first thing she said was about that watermelon.

Lin Ling stood hidden behind the Great Witch, a scornful snicker on her face.

After the Great Witch finished instructing Su Li to procure a watermelon for her.

She then added a remark about how the watermelon could be so tasty—whether it came from the same person as the Holy Maiden Fruit and Lettuce—upon hearing Su Li's answer, the Great Witch praised that person a few times.

The Great Witch had a thought, and looking at Su Li said, "Being able to cultivate so many medicinal plants, I'm very curious about this Beastfolk. Quickly deliver the message and have her come to the Mountain Classic Beast Temple."

Lin Ling frowned, "...".

What female cultivates these medicinal plants?

She wanted to speak up to block it, but while the Great Witch was lucid she couldn't, lest she ruin her obedient image.

Lin Ling clutched her skirt tightly, already scheming how to have people intercept and kill those following Su Li halfway.

It doesn't matter who they are; in the end their corpses won't be able to see the Great Witch!

Su Li was initially a bit stunned, but seeing Lin Ling's angry demeanor, she instantly replied, "Yes, Great Witch, I'll have someone deliver a watermelon to you daily; I'll personally fetch the person you wish to meet."

The Great Witch dismissed Su Li.

Su Li, of course, was dissatisfied with the Great Witch's position.

She hadn't seen the Great Witch for many days; finally today she did, and seeing Lin Ling standing smugly beside the Great Witch left her with a huge sense of disparity.

Anyone could, but Lin Ling just couldn't.

At first Su Li had hoped to become the Great Witch herself, claiming the credit for Lin Manzhi's Concentrated Spirit Dew that transformed the Dragon Abyss, but this Shamaness Lin Ling was no slouch; no matter how hard she tried, she fell short of Lin Ling.

Thus, after much deliberation, Su Li steeled herself and made a firm decision.

Rather than let the Great Witch be occupied by a narrow‑minded female, she would find Lin Manzhi and, with her own ability, become the Great Witch.

Although she had toiled for so long paving the way for others, if Lin Manzhi truly became the Great Witch, she would at least hold many more medicinal plants than Lin Ling.

Thinking that way, she grew more convinced it was a good decision.

Leaving the Mountain Classic Beast Temple island toward Kuangsha City, she gazed at the dreamlike holy island, slowly clenched her fists, once again yearning desperately to meet Lin Manzhi.