I'm bound to the World-Destroying Witch

Chapter 971. Casual Talk, Casual Action

Queshen Mountain.

The space of this world is divided into two layers.

The lower level is a normal, continuous mountain range, while the upper level is an inverted palace city, with the same mountain shape faintly visible on the foundation of the palace city.

A thousand beams of light, like the red glow of the setting sun, connect the upper and lower levels.

Ke Yanqing and the others had just returned to this realm, before the golden sparrow could fly up to the upper level and enter the true Sparrow God Mountain realm.

A soldier clad in bright gold and red armor swept in from afar, followed by a middle-aged man.

Although the figures on the back of the golden sparrow were shrouded in a special force field and their shapes were not visible, Bingwei recognized the golden sparrow as the work of the maid Ke Yanqing.

He stood outside the Golden Sparrow Pavilion, bowed respectfully, and said in a deep voice, "My lady, this man has been waiting here for three days, saying he has something important to report to you."

Behind Bingwei, the middle-aged man was none other than Uncle Lin Han.

Uncle Lin Han is a member of the Conan Guard. When Xia Feng went to Weiyang Academy, he saw Nian Gengcheng torturing Uncle Lin Han through the Eye of Reversal, and Nian Gengcheng tortured Uncle Lin Han by killing his daughter Lin Xi in order to make Uncle Lin Han submit.

Thinking of this, Xia Feng's dark eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed that Nian Gengcheng had given Uncle Lin Han a knife, a knife carrying the divinely bestowed calamity poison.

The middle-aged man stood behind Bingwei, his head down, his messy hair hanging down to cover half of his eyebrows. He looked very dejected, and his eyes, which were staring at the ground, were empty.

Everyone noticed that the middle-aged man was acting strangely.

Bingwei had his right hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist. He was familiar with Uncle Lin Han, but if Uncle Lin did anything excessive that would harm Lady Shiji, he would not hesitate to act without hesitation!

As expected, Uncle Lin slowly took out a short knife from his pocket, but his casual movements did not seem like he was about to do anything foolish like assassination.

Uncle Lin stared blankly at the short knife in his hand, but quickly regained his composure and respectfully bowed his head, saying in a deep voice, "My lady, this was given to me by the disciple of the Burning Angel, and it carries a divinely bestowed poison."

Uncle Lin quickly explained the ins and outs of what had happened three days ago, including how Nian Gengcheng asked him to kill Conan with a short knife containing the calamity poison, and how the calamity poison ravaged the mountain when Conan's body was transported back to Queshen Mountain.

Since it concerned her younger brother, Ke Yanqing listened quietly and attentively, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper as she listened.

He stepped out from the golden sparrow and appeared in front of Uncle Lin Han.

After examining the dagger, she erased the Heavenly Mark, destroyed the dagger, and looked up, saying...
"Three days ago?" Ke Yanqing's tone was slightly cold. "Why did you wait until today to report this, and why did you specifically come to me to report it?"

The maid's superior aura made Uncle Lin Han subconsciously feel a sense of physical fear. This was the first time he had faced a maid directly. He had only heard of such an important figure, who was the closest to his mother, in the past, through casual conversations with his colleagues.

But his daughter's death had already left him heartbroken and with no time to think. His empty eyes lowered, and his voice was low and somber: "Because I have heard that... Lady Consort is the most..."

"Kind-hearted".

Upon hearing this, Ke Yanqing was taken aback; this was indeed the persona she projected to the public.

Kind-hearted, approachable, easy to get along with—what ridiculous words! As the eldest daughter of the Ke family, how could Ke Yanqing possibly be such a meek and submissive person?

However, as the representative of the mother, someone always has to step forward to play this role, and Ke Yanqing naturally didn't mind putting in some effort to play the role of a saint.

Clearly, Uncle Lin Han was successfully fooled by her saintly image. Uncle Lin Han did not listen to Fen Tian's deception, nor did he intend to resurrect his daughter by killing her. Instead, he chose to report the matter to Jin Que Hua, hoping to ask her for help in resurrecting his daughter, but he was afraid that Jin Que Hua would not care about his achievement at all.

So he chose to wait outside Sparrow God Mountain for three days before going directly to Keyanqing.

The subtext is clear: he wants her to help revive his daughter, which is a normal request for a father.

It seems she does have some cleverness. Thinking of this, Keyanqing nodded and said gently, "Alright, I understand your request."

"Don't worry, since you turned yourself in and have no intention of harming me, I will take care of the matter of reviving your daughter, but I will only do my best. Don't have too high hopes."

Ke Yanqing was always adept at playing the role of a saint in front of these Huashen people, her tone as gentle and soothing as a spring breeze.

Uncle Lin's empty eyes suddenly lifted, and the endless expectation hidden within them instantly turned into surprise and delight.

He had already prepared for the worst.

To his surprise, Keyanqing actually agreed! This made him overjoyed and filled with gratitude, and he immediately bowed down in gratitude!
But before he could even kneel down, trembling, the woman with the umbrella had already turned back to Jinque and disappeared.

Between heaven and earth, the thousands of beams of light, like the crimson glow of the setting sun, shone even brighter in the upper and lower levels.

The golden sparrow flapped its wings, its cry rising, and soared higher into the sky along the most conspicuous and magnificent pillar of light between heaven and earth. Around the clouds and mist, patrolling soldiers in red armor stood with their long spears raised, marching in unison and bowing their heads respectfully.

Passing through layers of light gates, the golden sparrow soared into the clouds and entered the upper-level inverted palace city.

Xia Feng's vision suddenly blurred, and when he looked up, the continuous mountain range appeared to be an upside-down mountain.

He looked down again, and the magnificent interior of the palace came into view, truly resembling the abode of the gods, with buildings of all sizes standing amidst the clouds.

An Xingjia looked down from the golden sparrow, his dark circles under his eyes drooping, and yawned, "Finally back."

As he spoke, he glanced at the woman holding the umbrella not far away, "By the way, Lady Consort, do you really intend to help Uncle Lin Han revive his daughter? Even if there are rewards for entering the settlement phase of the Destiny World, the price to revive his daughter will probably be quite high."

The umbrella swayed gently, her delicate chin slightly raised, and her red lips pursed softly: "I know."

Xia Feng, standing to the side, was surprised. He hadn't expected that Miss Ke would actually be willing to help Uncle Lin Han. It seemed that this woman had a kind heart.
"After all, it's just a promise, and promises are the cheapest thing in the world." The woman with the umbrella spoke softly, her words carried away by the wind.

"Okay, Xia Feng decided to take back what he said earlier. What this woman meant was that she had agreed, but whether she would actually do it was another matter."

It was just something I said casually.

How awful! Just as awful as I am, Xia Feng thought to himself, his eyes darkening.

He inexplicably recalled the scene of Uncle Lin Han's heart-wrenching roar when Lin Xi was tortured to death by Nian Gengcheng.

Oh well, the rewards are just so-so anyway, nothing good enough for a Lord of the Sumeru Realm to covet.

Xia Feng's thoughts wandered, and he thought that if given the chance, he, Xia, would revive Lin Xi.

For Ke Yanqing, it was a 'casual remark,' and for Xia Feng, it was also a 'casual act.'

However, under the rules of the Calamity Realm, to revive someone during the settlement phase, one would probably have to kill at least one influential person? Xia Feng's dark eyes narrowed slightly. So, who should he kill?
(End of this chapter)