Zhong Muyu walked over curiously, squatted down, and her own face was reflected on the water.
But there seems to be something at the bottom of the water...
Seeing that it wasn't too deep, Zhong Muyu reached out her hand, intending to try and reach in. However, as soon as she reached out, something grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the water.
With a bang, water splashed everywhere.
In the Prince's garden, a maid who heard the noise immediately cried out, "Help! Someone has fallen into the water!"
Upon hearing the sound, everyone hurriedly grabbed bamboo poles to try and retrieve the object, but after the splash, there was no sign of anyone. Only shallow ripples remained on the water's surface.
"Where is anyone? Could you be mistaken?"
A servant asked.
The maidservant said anxiously, "No! I saw it clearly. Someone walked to the lakeside and then suddenly fell in!"
"Where is that person? Could they have swum away?"
"I...I don't know either."
Amidst the commotion, early spring arrived: "What are you all doing? Don't you know that Her Highness the Princess is resting right now?"
"Aunt Early Spring..."
A group of people lined up in a row, heads bowed.
"What happened?"
A maid pointed to the person next to her: "She said she saw someone fall into the water, but when we arrived we didn't find anything."
“I really saw someone fall into the water! The person was wearing a smoky purple dress, and it was a woman!”
Smoky purple?
Zao Chun frowned. Just now, when she was serving Zhong Muyu a nap, she had given Zhong Muyu a comfortable set of smoky purple clothes.
"Since we couldn't find the person, we must have been mistaken. Let's all disperse! Don't make a fuss at a time like this."
The servants nodded and slowly dispersed, while Zaochun rushed impatiently towards Zhong Muyu's room.
The room was quiet. As I walked over in early spring, I found the bed empty!
She was startled, but quickly calmed herself down, locked the door, and silently searched for Zhong Muyu.
Zhong Muyu wasn't the type to do anything without asking permission, and given that the maid had just mentioned someone falling into the water, she had a bad feeling.
After searching every available place in the area, she finally confirmed her suspicions: Zhong Muyu had disappeared!
...
After Zhong Muyu fell into the water, she was instantly surrounded by a cold sensation, but she did not experience the suffocating feeling that comes with being in water. She struggled, and in a daze, she only saw a human hand holding her.
A living person's hand.
Before she could react, the hand pulled hard, and Zhong Muyu fell directly to the ground.
On the clean stone slabs beneath her feet, a black suede shoe came into view. Looking up, she saw a middle-aged woman wearing a hood looking at her.
The hand I just saw was hers, which means this woman brought Zhong Muyu here.
Zhong Muyu looked around. It was an empty stone hall, decorated in a rough style with an exotic flair. Apart from the woman, there was only a mirror behind her in the room.
However, the mirror did not reflect her clear image; instead, it rippled like water, creating a fragmented impression.
Zhong Muyu got up from the ground and stared directly at the woman: "Who are you? What do you want?"
The only certainty is that she is still dreaming, but this dream is no longer under her control.
The Shadow Witch's lips curled into a strange smile: "I am the Shadow Witch."
Zhong Muyu looked wary: "I don't know you."
Although she didn't know him, she knew he was no ordinary person. She remembered the advice the mysterious man had given her earlier, and realized she had encountered a traitor from the Spirit Clan.
The Shadow Witch said, "That's alright, you don't need to be so wary. I won't hurt you. On the contrary, I have a favor to ask of you. It's a collaboration, and the rewards you'll receive after it's done will be enormous."
"Oh? Tell me about it first."
With the situation unclear, Zhong Muyu did not intend to act rashly.
How much do you know about your background?
Zhong Muyu did not intend to answer her truthfully: "That's obvious. I am a descendant of loyal martyrs. My father, General Zhong, was a great hero who fought against the Xi Rong."
Zhong Muyu deliberately brought up Xi Rong, but the other party remained unmoved.
"You're wrong, it's all a scam. You're not General Zhong's daughter at all, but the orphan of the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Clan."
Zhong Muyu sneered: "Nonsense! You won't let me believe others, but do you think what you say is credible? What Spirit Clan? I've never even heard of them."
"Because the Spirit Clan possesses special abilities, they have all gone into hiding to preserve their lives, and few people know about them. But I am not mistaken; you are the orphaned daughter of the Spirit Clan's Holy Maiden. Otherwise, how would you explain your dream abilities? No, judging from your current actions, I'm afraid you possess more than just these abilities."
At this point, Shadow Witch gave her a meaningful look.
Zhong Muyu was nervous inside, but her face remained calm. Back then, Chi Xuanzhu had used magic to investigate her space; could this Shadow Witch be more powerful than the Mountain God? The matter of her space shouldn't be easily known; what the Shadow Witch said was merely her speculation.
"I really don't know what dreams are all about, but as for other abilities, I haven't noticed them in daily life either. So what exactly are you trying to say?"
“What I mean is that this is a unique ability of the Spirit Clan, and as the orphan of the Holy Maiden, you should take responsibility to reclaim what is rightfully yours, and you cannot do this alone.”
Zhong Muyu refused outright: "Sorry, I have no interest in power."
The Shadow Witch's plan to send her back as a puppet is far too ambitious.
Seeing her attitude, the Shadow Witch was still determined: "Do you want the things your parents left you to be seized by thieves? Not just the land, but also the money, and the Spirit Awareness Technique that so many people covet!"
“I have some land, I have enough money, and I don’t need spiritual powers. Besides, I don’t even know my so-called parents and clansmen, and they’ve never helped me at all. What feelings or responsibilities are we talking about?”
This nonchalant demeanor completely enraged the Shadow Witch. Her eyes narrowed, and Zhong Muyu felt as if a thousand pounds were pressing down on her, making her unsteady.
As her weight increased, Zhong Muyu had to kneel on one knee, but she still managed to lift her head: "If the soft approach doesn't work... then the hard approach... right?"
“I never expected you to refuse when I brought you here. If you disagree, I have plenty of ways to make you agree.”
"Torture? Even if I agree, aren't you afraid I'll hold a grudge and stab you in the back?"
Besides, if I don't make it and die, your plan will fall through..."
Zhong Muyu felt the pressure on her body increasing, and finally she sat down on the ground.
However, these words did work, and she felt the pressure on her body lessen considerably.
The Shadow Witch looked at her coldly: "How could I possibly let you die? In my dream space, you have no chance of dying, not even if you try to kill yourself."
That's so perverted!
Zhong Muyu felt that she was really unlucky to have gotten involved with these unscientific things.
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