The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 797 Witch
Unlike the last time when it was just a remote image, Zhong Ying arrived in person this time.

She walked forward and hugged Zhao Chen's arm affectionately, resting her cheek on his shoulder, and asked with a smile:

"What are you thinking about? Why do you look so sad?"

Zhao Chen almost said "I was thinking about you" but suddenly realized that this answer didn't match his sad face, so he quickly "swallowed" it back and said, "I was thinking about the news Feng Wuxian just reported."

Zhong Ying blinked and asked curiously, "What news? You asked me to meet you just to discuss this new news?"

Zhao Chen shook his head, then stretched out three fingers and waved them in front of Zhong Ying's eyes before continuing, "I came to see you today mainly for three other things. Feng Wuxian's new news is an emergency, so we'll talk about it later."

After saying that, he adjusted the position of his arm without leaving any trace. After all, Zhong Ying was hugging his arm, and his upper arms were sunken into two soft lumps. Before, his hand was directly placed there, and the touch was very tempting. It was impossible to have a serious conversation in this situation.

Zhong Ying seemed not to notice his action. She just raised her head and looked at Zhao Chen, waiting for his next move.

However, Zhao Chen did not talk about the issue to be discussed first. Instead, he recounted what happened yesterday, from the conversation with the Queen in the palace, his actions twice in the "Fragments of the Blessed Land" in Xuannv Palace, his meeting with Concubine Ning, his night visit to "Mengxi Garden", and some of his own speculations, except for some details of bathing with the Queen and the Royal Concubine.

Zhong Ying listened very carefully, asking a question or two from time to time. Later on, he simply let go of Zhao Chen's arm and began to think seriously.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen did not interrupt until Zhong Ying raised her head again, then he asked the first question he wanted to ask and discuss:

"You are familiar with Taixi. Can you tell the origin of that 'Yan Ruyu'?"

He didn't hold out much hope, but Zhong Ying nodded directly and replied, "If I'm not mistaken, she should be from the Witch House in Taixi. The ability that can even affect you is the witches' signature method, the Witch's Fragrance."

"Witch House? What kind of organization is this?" Zhao Chen asked puzzledly.

"Although the 'Witch House' is called a 'house', it is actually a wizard organization. Although it cannot compare to the 'Tower', it is still one of the top five forces in the West. Compared with Daxia, it is even stronger than the Zheng family." Zhong Ying paused here and continued, "And this organization is actually quite old. It has existed since ancient times, but at that time it was generally believed to be the followers of the 'evil spirits'.

"The 'Holy See of Light' has attacked them before, but has never been able to completely wipe them out.

"In this era, the witches broke free from the control of the demons and became a regular human organization under the endorsement of the 'Tower'."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen was a little surprised: "Can the followers of evil spirits be cleansed?"

"Of course it can be cleared, and haven't you encountered this before?" Zhong Ying hugged Zhao Chen's arm again, and a smile appeared on her face again.

"You mean... the priest of Qingyuan Temple?" Zhao Chen followed Zhong Ying's train of thought and quickly thought of this "Dragon King" follower whom he "knew".

"Yes, the Dragon King is not in good condition, so Qing Yuan naturally has a chance to 'turn over a new leaf'." Zhong Ying nodded slightly.

"That is to say, the evil spirits that the witches believed in in ancient times are also in a bad state in this era?" Zhao Chen speculated logically.

Zhong Ying shook his head slightly and whispered, "Not only is she in bad condition, as far as I know, she has been killed by the Taoist Tai Xiao himself, which is equivalent to 'fallen'... Well, at least there is no hope of recovery in the short term." Killed by the Taoist Tai Xiao himself? No wonder this so-called "Witch House" has been whitewashed into a regular organization... Zhao Chen suddenly realized, and then said thoughtfully: "The witches from the west came all the way to the capital of Daxia, definitely not for vacation... They should have been attracted by some information deliberately released by the emperor.

"Combining what Yan Ruyu did, and the series of actions of the pure white-eyed demon woman that Zhu Heng mentioned... they should also be coming for something in the seal of the 'Enlightened Beast'.

“And this thing, or some other treasure together with this thing, is most likely the ultimate goal of the emperor and Concubine Ning!
“The emperor brought them here, probably with the intention of using them to obtain treasures, and then exchange or rob them privately.

"This way, we can avoid exposing our purpose to Yuan Tong too early. By the time it reacts, it might be too late to stop us.

"After all, Yuan Tong may have suffered losses when he acted rashly against the emperor before, so this time the emperor took advantage of his caution and his confidence in his own strength."

Zhao Chen reasoned calmly. Although this might not be the emperor's real plan, he felt it should be very close.

Zhong Ying, or Qi Feimeng, nodded silently at this time, acknowledging Zhao Chen's guess, and added:

"After the death of the one worshipped by the 'Witch House' in ancient times, her 'body' fell into the mysterious sky and was divided up by many cultivators and demons, and part of it fell into the Central Plains.

"That 'fragment' is either in the hands of the Ming family or in the hands of the 'King of Liang' who occupied the Central Plains at that time.

"I guess it's the latter...it's even possible that the 'fragment' was absorbed by the 'Prince of Liang', which is why it is in the sealed area.

"But although the one the witch believes in symbolizes many things, the most important one is 'disaster'. It is not very useful to Ningpin who has the concept of 'moon'."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen took a deep breath and concluded: "Either the treasure the emperor is looking for is with that 'fragment', or this is still a 'cover'."

"In fact, we should be very close to the truth... I think the basis of your inferences is correct. What the emperor wants is a treasure that can restore Concubine Ning to her peak combat power.

"Now as long as we know what the treasure is, we can understand the emperor's entire plan." Zhong Ying comforted with a smile.

However, hearing this slightly familiar tone, Zhao Chen couldn't help but turn his head and carefully look at Zhong Ying for a while, and then he said suspiciously:

"Why do I feel like you 'know' again?"

Could it be that another unlucky guy has become Fei Meng’s incarnation?
Zhong Ying rolled her eyes at him and stopped pretending to be a character. She said unhappily, "I actually guessed the true identity of that Ning Concubine, and then I listed all the treasures I knew that could solve her problem, and deduced some things from it."

At this point, she suddenly reached out and covered Zhao Chen's mouth, blocking the question that was about to be asked, and continued with a smile, "But these are not knowledge that Zhong Ying should know, so I can't say it.

"Otherwise, Concubine Ning will definitely sense it and doubt my identity!
"Well, even if she can't sense it now, she will be able to calculate it after she returns to her peak."

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