Chapter 734

"Who am I?" Yun Lan's face gradually twisted, and a vague phantom struggled out from that visage.

She was an elderly-looking woman, with black lips, high cheekbones, a pointed chin, resembling a witch.

"Tell me, who exactly am I?"

The voice was especially shrill.

This scene took everyone by surprise; no one expected Yun Lan to turn out like this.

"You are not Yun Lan!" Yun Batian said in a deep voice.

"If I'm not Yun Lan, then who could I be?"

Yun Lan's face twisted, appearing to be in great pain.

"Where is Yun Lan?"

"Her? Isn't she right in front of you?"

As she spoke, a long, nail‑sharp hand emerged from Yun Lan's body, pinched at her heart, and a transparent figure was pulled out of Yun Lan's body.

The figure was transparent, so fragile in the sunlight that it seemed it could vanish at any moment, yet one could still see that its face was identical to Yun Lan's.

"It's Yun Lan's soul!"

Many realized that this translucent figure was indeed Yun Lan's soul.

Who, then, was the witch‑like woman?

"Possession!" the term flashed in Ye Qingran's mind.

It was clear that Yun Lan had been possessed by this woman's soul.

Under normal circumstances, unless a soul has mediumistic abilities or employs some forbidden technique, possession is extremely difficult to achieve.

"So, Yun Lan became like this because she was possessed?"

For a moment, even Ye Qingran was at a loss.

If the evil deeds during this period were committed by another soul, then Yun Lan would be innocent, wouldn't she?

She had always thought Yun Lan was rotten to the core, beyond salvation, never expecting there was another hidden truth.

"Ah~ just a gentle pinch from me, and she'll turn to ash and vanish between heaven and earth."

The woman's hand lightly brushed the face of Yun Lan's soul, moving to its neck.

The woman slowly looked at Yun Batian and said, "Come on, send me to Zhan Yuntai! Kill me, and your true daughter Yun Lan will also meet a tragic death!"

Seeing Yun Batian's sudden change of expression, Yun Zi laughed even more wildly.

Ye Qingran then recalled where Yun Lan's constant confidence had come from.

She knew Fu Hanxiu was present, yet dared to act so recklessly; it turned out she was holding Yun Lan's life in her hand.

It must be said, this woman had everyone firmly under her control.

After all, those earlier sins were not truly Yun Lan's doing, so neither Yun Batian nor she could disregard Yun Lan's life.

With that thought, Ye Qingran suddenly twitched her lips, "If you have the skill, pinch it! Press harder, don't be vague!"

"What?"

Ye Qingran could be called someone who never ceases to shock others with her words.

As soon as she said that, everyone looked at her with incredulous eyes, wondering if they had misheard.

Even Yun Batian was the same.

The woman looked at Ye Qingran; that ugly face instantly fell into a grim expression.

"What, scared now?" Ye Qingran said with a mocking smile, "Afraid that pinching her soul to death would also mean you can't survive, right?"

The woman's complexion changed again.

"Yes, I cannot kill her, but you can't do anything to me either!"

"Who said we intend to do anything to you?" Ye Qingran spread her hands, "We won't just refrain from harming you; we'll grant you the greatest possible freedom."

The woman looked suspicious, "Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure!"

"Smart move!" the woman said with a cold smile, about to leave, but then heard Ye Qingran shout, "Emperor Sovereign!"

"Emperor Sovereign?!"

The woman was instantly startled.

"Help me restrain her."

"Didn't you say you would give me freedom?"

The woman shouted.

"Yes." Ye Qingran nodded, "I did say that. However, I only promised you freedom; I didn't say I wouldn't do anything to you."

Ye Qingran smiled innocently.

"What are you going to do?"

The woman wore a wary expression.

"Nothing much, just a small procedure, painless."

The woman didn't believe it at all, yet she could not afford to defy it; the Emperor Sovereign's power on Xuanmiao Continent left almost no one able to oppose him.

Ye Qingran produced a Talisman, its golden light flashing.

"I think this Seal Talisman suits you well!"

"You want to Seal my cultivation?!" the woman, clearly having heard of the Seal Talisman, shouted loudly.

"The world outside is dangerous; staying within the Yun Tribe is safest. Since the Yun Tribe is so safe, what do you need cultivation for?"

Everyone was stunned, thinking the statement made perfect sense.

Ye Qingran said this, and without hesitation, implanted the Seal Talisman into Yun Lan's body.

"I don't care where you, a wandering lonely soul, come from; if you provoke me, you must obediently endure my wrath. I advise you not to try any clever tricks—it's useless, because I'm smarter than you!"

"You…"

The woman was so angry she ground her teeth.

"You low‑realm scum! If it weren't for my Dragon‑Trapped Shallow Waters, you'd never have the chance to act tyrannically!"

"Is that so?"

"You so‑called noble, aren't you still unable to escape the Five Finger Mountain you call a scum's domain?"

"Third, watch her closely; if she dares any cleverness, use this Soul-Attracting Pearl on her."

Soul-Attracting Pearl?!

The woman was stunned.

The Soul-Attracting Pearl is a wondrous artifact; it can contain souls and also use that to attack souls.

"May I try it first?"

Ye Qingran silently consented.

Fu San smiled like a child, then used the Soul-Attracting Pearl to slap the woman's soul.

Snap!

"Wow, there's even a sound effect!" Fu San found it fascinating.

"What are you staring at? You old witch!" Fu San shouted, then slapped the woman again.

"Wakaka, interesting!"

"That's enough!"

From behind came Han Xing's warning, and only then did Fu San hurriedly put away the Soul-Attracting Pearl.

He watched Yun Lan's retreating figure, under Fu San's watch, and Yun Batian's eyes showed helplessness.

His daughter's body had been possessed; he couldn't act for a while and could only deliberate at length.

However, he breathed a sigh of relief; at least his daughter hadn't turned evil, she was merely being controlled.

At that moment, everyone's attention was on Yun Lan, and they didn't notice that, among the crowd below, a person quietly approached Yun Batian.