Chapter 273: She Is Her Sister

Lin Ling has been anxiously waiting these days.

But another day passed, several days went by, and there was no news.

Up to sixteen days ago, Su Li and the others seemed to have vanished from this world; even after a six‑day delay they still hadn't returned.

Six days, according to the Beast Guard of the Wushen Temple, would be enough to travel six thousand li.

Lin Ling couldn't help but feel joy in her heart.

Lately the Great Witch's health has been deteriorating day by day; although the other party's attitude toward her is less affectionate than before, sometimes she can hardly gauge how bewildered she is by the Great Witch.

But now in the Wushen Temple, Su Li has disappeared, leaving only Lin Ling, the most powerful Shamaness, there.

Regardless, none of the Shamanesses in the Wushen Temple can surpass her to become the Great Witch.

Now Lin Ling worries that if Su Li dies, she must find someone who could previously take the blame for Su Li.

Who should be chosen first?

The Shamanesses of the Mountain Classic Beast Temple are all rather detestable; everyone used to disrespect her. Perhaps she could recruit several, so that for the Great Witch's position they could form factions and kill the Shamaness holy elders, making it more credible.

Lin Ling's mood became very pleasant because she successfully eliminated her rivals.

No one could contest her for the successor position of the Great Witch of the Wushen Temple; Lin Ling let the lords become her Beast Husband, and for a year she has devoted herself to preparing for the Great Witch's seat, and now her dream is about to come true.

She became the Great Witch.

This morning, Lin Ling was in the Great Witch's palace and saw a Shamaness rush in.

She stood beside the Great Witch, and clearly heard a startling piece of news.

"Great Witch, Su Shamaness, following your command, has brought back the person you wished to see; the Thunder Lord and the Kuangsha City Lord… are waiting for you in the main hall of the Wushen Temple…"

Su Li has returned; what about Diao Yi?

Lin Ling's heart raced, and her mind went blank for a moment.

She only heard the first sentence and couldn't grasp the rest; she suddenly felt a bit scared, not knowing whether her fate would change from here on.

What to do? What to do? What on earth is happening??

Confused, Lin Ling muddledly followed the Great Witch to the main hall of the Wushen Temple, her body a little stiff, and she stopped beneath the great hall.

The Great Witch was carried by the guards up the steps and placed on the jeweled throne in the center; unlike before, two spacious seats—one black, one white—were arranged side by side on either side of her.

Lin Ling stood beneath the hall, her head lowered in panic, and in extreme fear she somehow regained a sliver of reason.

Even if Su Li returned with a female who cultivates medicinal plants, what would that matter?

The other party isn't even a Shamaness; would the Great Witch give such a holy and noble seat in the Wushen Temple to a female she's meeting for the first time?

As for Diao Yi… he is neither her Beast Husband nor her Beast Attendant; what happened to him has nothing to do with her?

Lin Ling calmly lifted her head and looked upward.

She looked at the Great Witch's seat above.

A tall figure, both unfamiliar and familiar, flickered at the edge of her vision.

A black‑haired Beast sat on the seat to the Great Witch's left, his handsome face as cold as ice, his slightly lowered eyes devoid of feeling, bearing the exact same indifferent expression that Lin Ling had deeply etched in her memory.

Lin Ling involuntarily let out a shiver: "…"

Cold sweat dripped from her whole body; in that instant she recalled the terrifying icy blue eyes from her previous life and the pain of her neck being twisted that day. The pre‑death agony felt like a wave of terror suddenly engulfing her, leaving Lin Ling gasping.

Mo, Mo Lie!

He—didn't he die???

Standing in the sun‑blazing great hall, Lin Ling felt as if she were in the icy winter of Ansen City, and she froze in fear.

Mo Lie's icy blue eyes swept over Lin Ling.

He indifferently withdrew his gaze, turned his head to look at Lin Manzhi, who sat beside him on the spacious chair, and his eyes instantly softened.

With Mo Lie's arm around her waist, Lin Manzhi looked at Lin Ling and gave the lower Lin Ling a polite smile, "We haven't met for over a year, hello."

Lin Ling's eyes widened in shocked disbelief as she stared at Lin Manzhi.

The other party sat beside the Great Witch in a position reserved only for the highest‑ranking lords; why would a female who only cultivates a level‑4 plant be seated there!

At this moment, Su Li, who was also standing in the great hall, spoke: "Great Witch, Lin Manzhi is the master of all medicinal plants, and she is also the Lord's Wife of both Kuangsha Continent and Ansen Continent."

Lin Manzhi turned her head toward the Great Witch in the center, smiled lightly and said, "Great Witch, I am Lin Manzhi, pleased to meet you."

The Great Witch turned her head to look at Lin Manzhi beside her; beneath her silver hair, her face bore deep aged wrinkles, and her cloudy yellow eyes held a wise gleam: "Very well,"

Seeing the Great Witch treat Lin Manzhi so kindly, Lin Ling felt the news slam into her head, unable to accept the grim tidings; her face turned deathly pale, she looked up and, with a voice nearly breaking, asked, "Lin Manzhi… you, why did you come here!"

Lin Manzhi lowered her head and looked at Lin Ling.

She lightly blinked, smiled, and curiously retorted, "You can appear here; why can't I?"

Listening to the conversation between Lin Ling and Lin Manzhi, the Thunder Lord Cangqiong's golden eyes flashed with surprise, "Manzhi, do you know the Shamaness before you?"

Lin Manzhi nodded, "She and I share the same mother."

Cangqiong was momentarily stunned, then his gaze fell on the Shamaness below for the first time, scanning her up and down, and with interest said, "Yo, is she your sister?"

Su Li felt a jolt in her heart, and the color drained from her face.

Sisters?! Then, if she invited Lin Manzhi over, perhaps the other party wouldn't contend with Lin Ling for the Great Witch's position at all!

Su Li stood in the great hall, her face ashen at that moment.

Mo Lie's gaze drifted lightly over Lin Ling below, then expressionlessly returned to settle on Lin Manzhi.

His finger lightly tapped the waist of the little female; since the little female and Lin Ling were not very close, he naturally would not keep Lin Ling in his sight.

Below, Lin Ling noticed Cangqiong's gaze landing on her for the first time, and a surge of excitement rose in her heart.

She pretended not to care and avoided looking back at Cangqiong, instead fixing her gaze on Lin Manzhi, feeling a tangled sense of resentment inside.

Mo Lie turned out to be the lord who had stirred countless storms across the continent!

Lin Ling slightly lifted her chin and said, "Lin Manzhi, where did you find a Beastfolk who can cultivate medicinal plants to work for you, and then willingly hand over the credit for producing plants identical to the elixir to you?"

Hearing this, the Shamanesses in the hall turned their gazes toward Lin Manzhi.

So that's how it is?!