The Great Witch had long known that the King of Jingnan was not someone who could be easily talked to, so he was not surprised. He said confidently:
"Prince Jingnan, please don't rush to refuse. Let me hear my reasons first.
“Firstly, the Saint had no foundation in witchcraft, which is why she nearly died after the Holy Butterfly recognized her as its master because she couldn’t withstand the power of the Holy Disc.
Although I used cold spring water and witchcraft to temporarily suppress most of the power of the Holy Butterfly in her body, allowing her to temporarily withstand the power of the Holy Butterfly, the power of the Holy Butterfly cannot be suppressed by external forces for a long time. It will always recover gradually. Before her own witchcraft is strong enough, she may be attacked by the power of the Holy Butterfly at any time.
"If she wants to harness the power of holiness, she must practice witchcraft, and to practice witchcraft, staying with me is her best choice."
Seeing that King Jingnan's face was getting uglier, the Great Wizard became more confident and continued:
"Secondly, witchcraft is far superior to the skills you normally practice. If a Saint wants to improve her strength, practicing witchcraft can be said to be a very good shortcut.
Third, I don’t want to separate you. You only need to separate for three years to gain great benefits.
I promise that as long as the Saint is willing to stay in Beijiang for three years, I will not be stingy with any of Beijiang's resources during these three years and will definitely provide the Saint with the best conditions for cultivation.
Prince Jingnan, in three years, I will definitely return a complete Princess Jingnan to you."
The Great Witch's words were very tempting, but how could there be anything in the world that has only one hundred benefits and no one harm? Sikong Zhan questioned the Great Witch:
"The Great Witch is talking so well, but do you have any evidence? How can I believe you?"
"Prince Jingnan, you only need to ask a little and you will know how important the Saint is to us, Beijiang. The Saint's safety is above all else. For the Saint, I can even sacrifice my life." The Great Wizard vowed, and suddenly made a strange gesture.
"If you still don't believe me, I can swear to A-Man that I will do my best to assist the Saint in this life. If I have any second thoughts, I will die a miserable death and will never be reborn!"
Lin Jinghan had seen that posture in the Saint's Handbook. It was the most solemn oath-taking ceremony of the Beijiang Wu tribe. Aman was the ancestor of the Beijiang Wu tribe. Swearing an oath to Aman was their most solemn oath. If anyone dared to break the oath, it would really come true.
However, this great witch was really good at playing word games. He swore to assist the saint, but she was not a real saint, so his oath was completely fooling them.
But she had promised the Great Witch not to tell anyone, including Sikong Zhan, that she was not a real saint.
Sikong Zhan looked at the Great Wizard, then at Lin Jinghan, looking at her affectionately. He pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. After a long while, he slowly spoke:
"Jinghan, I respect your choice."
He wanted her to stay with him forever. The thought of being separated from her for three years was enough to drive him crazy.
But if what the great wizard said was true, then this would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How could he bear to let his Jinghan miss it?
Her prince had truly learned to respect her and consider her in everything. How could Lin Jinghan bear to let a man who loved her so wholeheartedly suffer through three years of lovesickness?
"Great Witch, the Saint's duties are nothing more than presiding over important ceremonies, the most important of which is your annual sacrificial ceremony. It is only during this ceremony that the Saint herself must sacrifice the Sacred Butterfly. I do have a compromise."
"I will take over as Saintess and let everyone know that Saintess Beijiang has returned. Then, after I finish dealing with matters here, I will return with the prince. We can use the excuse that Saintess is in seclusion for cultivation, and no one will know that I am not in Beijiang.
"For other ceremonies, you can find a woman to pretend to be the saint. Everyone respects the saint. As long as you are there, no one will question the saint's authenticity. As for the annual sacrificial ceremony, I will definitely rush back to participate.
"As for witchcraft, you can teach me the method of cultivation. As long as I learn the sound transmission over a thousand miles, you can teach me witchcraft remotely."
"Are you asking me to deceive the world?" The Great Witch was very angry.
Isn't asking me to pretend to be a saint the greatest deception to the world? Lin Jinghan stared at the Great Witch, curled her lips, and rolled her eyes, trying her best to express her thoughts with her expression.
You know what, the great wizard actually understood it.
"If you agree, let's do it this way. If you don't agree, the king and the princess will not accompany you." Sikong Zhan's eyes were cold and strong.
"Da Wu, a forced melon is not sweet." Lin Jinghan was deliberately hinting to Da Wu that if he forced her, she would announce in public that she wanted to marry him!
Over the years, the Great Wizard has always had a good temper, especially in recent years. He has touched the threshold that all practitioners most want to touch, and his temper has become even better. Except for the disappearance of the saint, he has never lost his temper, and he rarely even gets angry.
But this time, he was pissed off twice in a row, both times by Lin Jinghan! He even suspected that Princess Jingnan was sent by God specifically to piss him off.
But the Saint was too important to them. Without her, the Beijiang people blamed her for all natural and man-made disasters. Their Beijiang witch tribe was plagued by constant internal strife, and his position as the Great Witch was already in jeopardy.
He needed a saint so badly, even if she was a fake. As long as this saint could deceive everyone and help him stabilize the Beijiang Witch Clan, it would be worth it even if he took some risks!
After weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose to compromise, "Okay, I agree."
Lin Jinghan felt guilty for forcing the person who had saved her, but this was an unprovoked disaster for her. Besides, compared with his prince, other people were not important.
Moreover, the witch had deceived her first. Although she could not expose the witch's lies, she had to consider herself.
"Great Witch, I want you to swear again, swearing that while I, Lin Jinghan, am the Saint, you will assist me wholeheartedly and guide me in practicing orthodox witchcraft, and you must not hide anything from me.
"Of course, since we're working together and you're so considerate of me, in return, I, Lin Jinghan, swear that as long as you don't do anything to let me down, I will never do anything to let you down or the Wu Clan in my lifetime."
It wasn't that she was being petty, but what if the witch worried that their conspiracy to impersonate the Saint would be exposed, or that she would use it as a handle to blackmail him—of course, she would never do such a thing. What if he had murderous intentions towards her, did something to her while guiding her cultivation, and then killed her after using her? With the power of this witchcraft, she probably wouldn't even know how she died.
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