I stared at Old Wizard Liu's expression, trying to glean something from her every move.
Old Wizard Liu just chuckled twice: "Hehe, to be honest, it's embarrassing."
"The great shaman here is very famous in our Miao region and often interacts with local shamans."
"The Great Wizard of Nature's network of connections has grown wider and wider, and we have even had the privilege of visiting his home."
"Two years after I joined the association, the Grand Wizard took on a disciple, and I heard that he was training her as a witch."
I frowned, finally realizing something was amiss, so I turned and pressed, "Old Wizard Liu, you said you heard it?"
"But you clearly said at the association that you had met the witch once."
What exactly are you hiding?
"Could it be that the person who cast the curse on Qiuyun and Qiuyu..."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Old Wizard Liu.
Of course I was bluffing her, since what she said was full of holes.
And all of this seemed to be just as I had guessed.
A look of panic gradually appeared on the old wizard Liu's face.
I had no intention of letting this opportunity pass, and continued to press for answers:
"If I'm not mistaken, it was you who cast the spell on Qiu Yun and Qiu Yu, wasn't it?"
"And your purpose is to lure us to Miao territory. Am I right?"
Old Wizard Liu was somewhat taken aback. He looked at me without saying a word and remained silent.
At that moment, my master's eyes suddenly turned strange. I knew that my master was about to open his ghost eyes.
My master once said that his ghostly eyes could see into people's hearts.
The master's face gradually darkened. He walked step by step toward Old Wizard Liu, grabbed him by the neck, and said viciously:
“Tell me, why did you harm those two children? I advise you to tell the truth. You must have heard of my name, Ma Tianxiong. I advise you to put away your little tricks.”
Seeing this, the old sorcerer Liu panicked and hurriedly patted his master's arm, looking as if he was about to be strangled to death.
Old Master Liu mumbled something incoherently, and only then did the master loosen his grip a little.
Old Wizard Liu coughed for a while, then knelt down in front of everyone.
Everyone was puzzled by this scene.
After coughing for a while, the old wizard Liu said in a dejected voice:
"I was the one who put the curse on those two children, but it was the only way I could save my poor granddaughter."
"What does your casting of the curse on Qiu Yun and Qiu Yu have to do with your granddaughter?"
"And who is your granddaughter?"
The master's wife questioned him in a cold voice.
Old Liu the shaman did not raise his head; his hunched body knelt on the ground, a sight that was somewhat unsettling.
“My granddaughter is the witch of this Miao region.”
Everyone was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this.
Unexpectedly, this seemingly magical witch was actually the granddaughter of the old witch Liu.
"But this position of priestess is both an opportunity and a source of trouble!"
"Once a witch is chosen, she will be given her innate Golden Silkworm Gu, which is a hot potato."
"It's like a commoner getting the imperial seal; many people are eyeing it covetously."
“Naturally, my granddaughter is no exception. Once the Golden Silkworm Gu recognizes its master, it will no longer obey others.”
"There is only one way left to seize the Golden Silkworm Gu: kill its owner, and then the Golden Silkworm Gu will be ownerless."
After listening to the old wizard Liu's account, we roughly understood the witch's current situation.
"Since your granddaughter is in so much danger, why don't you stay by her side to protect her?"
"Instead, you go and hurt others. What are your true intentions?"
I then asked another question.
Old Wizard Liu sighed: "You see, I'm too weak. I have no ability to protect the witch at all."
“I recently heard that you dealt with the zombie crisis on the border, and that’s when I started keeping an eye on you.”
“You are very strong and fully capable of protecting my granddaughter.”
“But we are not related, and you will not grant my request.”
“The association wouldn’t send people all the way to help just because of my granddaughter.”
"So, I set my sights on those two children."
“They are Qiu Lao’s grandchildren. Given Qiu Lao’s status and position, he has the right to mobilize manpower.”
"At this point, with just a little guidance from me, even if it's not you who come, other Taoist masters will come to help."
"At that time, my goal will naturally be achieved."
I slowly approached the old witch doctor Liu, hiding in front of her, and asked:
"But now that your scheme has been exposed, what are you going to do?"
Old Wizard Liu smiled bitterly: "Hehe, what can I do? Ever since I had this idea, I have no intention of stopping."
"All I want is for my granddaughter to be safe and sound; I can't care about anything else."
“If you don’t save my granddaughter, then we won’t save those two children either.”
“You can take this as a threat, but you have no other choice.”
It's clear that Old Wizard Liu is determined to get our help.
She has us completely under her thumb, and we really can't just let Qiuyun and Qiuyu, the siblings, go unchecked.
Even if the two of them weren't Qiu Lao's grandchildren, as friends, we would still feel obligated to help them.
It's really unpleasant to be threatened like this, knowing it's a deliberate scheme, yet having no choice but to comply.
We saw that our master and the others' faces also darkened; they were at their wits' end with this old wizard, Liu.
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