"Please sit down."
The witch doctor was neither welcoming of Liu Yunqing's arrival nor surprised by it.
He glanced at her, then continued with his own business, only offering her his seat after a while.
Similarly, Liu Yunqing could sense the other party's dislike for her, but she didn't care. She came to see the witch doctor not to win his favor.
"Thank you for healing me, senior witch doctor."
After sitting down, Liu Yunqing was the first to express her gratitude to the other party.
The witch doctor casually handed Liu Yunqing a cup of tea, then said expressionlessly:
"It was only at the request of Xiao Jiu and the others, not my own intention."
After saying this, the witch doctor probably felt it was too abrupt, paused, and looked up at Liu Yunqing, saying:
"Just say what you want to say, there's no need to beat around the bush with me."
Since the other party had said that, Liu Yunqing didn't bother with formalities, put down his teacup, straightened his posture, and said:
“I learned from Wu Lingling that the senior witch doctor was not from Sun Valley, but an outsider.”
The shaman paused in his tea-drinking motion, but only lowered his eyes and remained silent. Liu Yunqing had no choice but to continue:
"I'm almost fully recovered and ready to leave. Since you are the same kind of person as the witch doctor, could you please tell me how to leave?"
The witch doctor didn't answer Liu Yunqing immediately, but stared at her for a long time before slowly saying:
"I will not allow anyone to disrupt the harmony of Sun Valley."
Liu Yunqing frowned quickly, disliking the witch doctor's tone.
However, Liu Yunqing didn't care about this person and was too lazy to argue with him, so she said directly:
"I consulted the senior witch doctor only because I didn't want to trouble Wu Lingling and her people."
"I thought that since we were all outsiders, if we could provide a way to leave, everyone would be happy."
"However, it seems that the senior witch doctor is not willing, so I will not bother you any longer."
After Liu Yunqing finished speaking, he stood up, nodded to the witch doctor, and prepared to turn and leave.
"Wait a moment."
Just as Liu Yunqing touched the curtain, the witch doctor suddenly called out to stop her.
Unfortunately, Liu Yunqing was no pushover. Hearing the other party's reluctant pleas to stay, she didn't even pause and simply walked out of the witch doctor's house.
Seeing that Liu Yunqing was still walking, the witch doctor frowned in displeasure. In the next instant, he appeared in front of Liu Yunqing and easily blocked her way.
"I told you to wait a moment!"
Liu Yunqing was startled. She hadn't sensed any cultivation level from the witch doctor, but judging from the speed at which he blocked her way, he was at least at the Golden Core stage.
"What is the senior witch doctor doing?"
"You want to go find Xiao Jiu and the others and ask them how to leave?"
The witch doctor completely ignored Liu Yunqing's feigned ignorance and directly asked Liu Yunqing for his thoughts.
Liu Yunqing casually curled the corners of her lips, her face devoid of any real smile, and said:
"I think the reason my senior was unwilling to tell me how to leave is probably because he was also an outsider, so it was not appropriate for him to say."
"Since that's the case, to show that I have no ill intentions, I should naturally ask the people in the valley openly."
As she spoke, Liu Yunqing looked at the witch doctor blocking her path and asked:
"Excuse me, is there something wrong with this?"
The witch doctor ignored Liu Yunqing's mockery, only squinting at Liu Yunqing as he said:
"You are not allowed to go."
Liu Yunqing was so angry she almost laughed.
She wouldn't tell anyone, nor would she allow her to ask others, and she felt that as an outsider, staying would disrupt the harmony of the tribe.
He was just an outsider, working as a witch doctor.
What gives him the right?
Liu Yunqing thought this way and asked the same question.
"On what grounds?"
The witch doctor gave a strange smile, repeated Liu Yunqing's question, but did not answer it. Instead, he talked about something completely unrelated.
"Is your injury fully healed, young friend?"
Liu Yunqing frowned, not understanding why the witch doctor had suddenly asked such a calm question, so she just stared at him without saying a word.
As expected, seeing that Liu Yunqing remained silent, the witch doctor continued:
"Haven't you felt what it's like to be an ordinary person in a long time?"
Liu Yunqing's questioning gaze turned to alarm in an instant, and she stared sharply at the witch doctor, saying:
What did you do to me?
The witch doctor chuckled, his voice kind, but his face appeared ferocious in Liu Yunqing's eyes.
"A Golden Core cultivator under thirty years old must be a treasure of the entire Sun Realm, right?"
"Unfortunately, you only have two paths to take now: either live a normal life as a mortal in Sun Valley and live out your lifespan, which will be considered a peaceful death."
"Or, I'll have to send you on your way ahead of schedule."
Although the witch doctor did not answer Liu Yunqing's question, Liu Yunqing was certain from his behavior that the other party must have done something to him while he was unconscious.
Liu Yunqing's face was ashen as he stared at the determined witch doctor for a long time.
After a while, Liu Yunqing's face suddenly lit up like spring water, and her soft laughter was like a hundred flowers blooming.
"Didn't you say you were going to maintain harmony in Sun Valley? Why are you always fighting and killing all the time?"
"Let me think. If Senior Sun Valley can come in, and I can come in too, does that mean that others can come in as well?"
"Where did the others who came in go?"
"Could they have all been killed by the senior?"
"Oh, such a hypocritical person, how dare they forbid this and that?"
Liu Yunqing could tell that although this witch doctor was an outsider, for some reason he seemed unusually nervous about Sun Valley.
Liu Yunqing's seemingly disjointed remarks truly struck a chord with the witch doctor, revealing his underlying unease.
Taking advantage of the other party's inability to defend themselves and their wavering, Liu Yunqing fled at top speed.
While running, Liu Yunqing didn't forget to shout loudly, "Xiao Jiu, Xiao Liu".
Xiao Jiu and Xiao Liu lived not far away, and when they heard Liu Yunqing calling, they quickly rushed over.
"Zhenru, what's wrong?"
"Miss Zhenru, are you alright?"
The two stopped Liu Yunqing, who was running wildly, and asked her with concern.
Liu Yunqing, panting heavily, looked at the shaman who was chasing after them and said:
"I just wanted to ask the senior witch doctor a question, but I angered him and he wouldn't let me leave."
Upon hearing Liu Yunqing's words, Xiao Jiu and Xiao Liu both exclaimed "Huh?", their confusion and bewilderment evident on their faces.
"Grandpa witch doctor, what's wrong with you...?"
Seeing the confused looks from Xiao Jiu and the other person, the witch doctor remained calm and said:
"It's all a misunderstanding. I just wanted to examine Zhenru's condition again, but she misunderstood."
As she spoke, the witch doctor's voice was soft, but her eyes flashed a warning as she looked at Liu Yunqing:
“Young friend Zhenru, although your body has recovered, there are still many internal problems. You should focus on recuperating in the valley.”
This was a threat to himself; if he dared to ask about how to leave Sun Valley, he would be tortured.
The witch doctor had been in the valley for a long time and had a very good reputation. Naturally, the people of Sun Valley believed the witch doctor's words more than they did, as a newcomer.
Their eyes met in mid-air, one probing with anger, the other smugly warning, their stares practically spitting fire.
Finally, Liu Yunqing slowly spoke:
"Then thank you very much, senior witch doctor."
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