Jiang Bai left Li Kejun's palace and returned to his temporary residence. Zhao Yi had already woken up.
"You're awake? How are you feeling now?"
She took his pulse but couldn't detect anything wrong; she only felt that he was a little weak.
Zhao Yi gently shook his head: "It's nothing, don't worry."
He was now completely powerless. For some reason, the worms had stopped wriggling, so he felt no pain, but he still couldn't use force.
Jiang Bai reached out and hugged him, her voice slightly choked with emotion: "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had to come here and risk your life with me. It's all my fault that you've ended up in this dangerous situation."
She felt guilty, knowing that he alone had to suffer these sins.
Zhao Yi hugged her tightly: "Don't be silly. Even if you try to stop me, I will come with you. It's not your fault."
"Did you go to see Li Kejun?" He simply changed the subject.
Jiang Bai looked up from his embrace: "Yes, I asked him for the antidote. He said he would give it to me after I finished the Wu Clan's sacrificial ceremony. He said that I am the holy maiden of the Wu Clan, and I am infected with their mother-child Gu. If I leave, the child Gu in my body will take effect. Now that the mother Gu is in the Wu Clan, the poison in my body is considered cured."
She pursed her lips, which meant she couldn't leave easily.
"If we eliminate the mother Gu, will it affect you?" Zhao Yi frowned; this was indeed a difficult situation.
Jiang Bai shook his head: "I don't know. Let's get rid of the Gu on you first. I'm not in a hurry."
I don't know what Li Kejun is planning. If she really is the Holy Maiden of the Witch Clan, she can't just leave like that.
Having made up their minds, the two quietly waited for the sacrificial ceremony to begin.
On the eve of the sacrifice, Lord Li Ke sent someone to deliver the sacrificial attire, and the maid helped Jiang Bai put on the clothes.
The heavy priest's robes carried an air of mystery, and the patterns on them were both ancient and strange.
When she put it on, she suddenly felt a sense of solemnity and reverence within her.
Perhaps she really is related to the witch clan.
The next day, all the members of the Wu tribe gathered at a square at the foot of the mountain.
In the center of the square is a high platform, and in the middle of the platform is a sacrificial altar.
The tribesmen all around looked solemnly at the high platform in the center, and even the usually proud Li Kejun was filled with piety in front of the platform.
Zhao Yi hid behind a tree, carefully observing the situation.
Jiang Bai, followed by the crowd, walked to the front of the high platform.
She looks different now, as if she has truly become one with the priest's robes, and is indeed the noble saintess of the witch clan.
Li Kejun watched her walk up step by step from the stage, her eyes gentle.
After Jiang Bai finished reciting the sacrificial inscription, the clansmen below carried a large stone altar and placed it in front of the sacrificial altar.
Li Kejun looked at the stone altar, took a few steps closer, and bowed his head, saying, "This is the Gu King that my clan has raised. I offer it to you today, hoping that my god will bless my people with peace and health."
A commotion suddenly came from the large stone altar, and several hoarse roars instantly brought Jiang Bai back to his senses.
She had never been so close to a Gu worm before. The large vat shook violently and soon shattered completely.
A large insect, about two meters long, shot up from the jar and crashed straight down in front of the altar.
"Please, High Priest, enforce the law and don't let this offering escape."
Seeing that Jiang Bai was standing still, Li Kejun moved closer to her and whispered something.
Jiang Bai glanced at him sideways; a dagger was being handed to him by a member of his clan.
This thing is blood red all over, with sharp fangs, and looks extremely ferocious; it is also highly poisonous.
Jiang Bai hesitated for a moment. This was the Gu King of the Witch Clan, and his strength was certainly not to be underestimated.
Knowing her worries, Li Kejun explained in a low voice, "You are the holy maiden of our witch clan, the messenger of our clan's god, and the person closest to the god. This monster will naturally fear you and dare not resist."
Jiang Bai slowly gripped the dagger, closed her eyes, and knew that if she weren't the Holy Maiden of the Witch Clan, rushing forward like this would be suicide.
"How can you be so sure that I am the Holy Maiden of the Witch Clan? What if I am just an ordinary member of the Witch Clan, and the Holy Maiden is someone else?"
Li Kejun curled her lips: "That drop of blood earlier proved your identity. You can rest assured, there's no benefit for me in lying to you."
Jiang Bai knew he couldn't escape today.
If the ritual doesn't go smoothly, then Li Kejun won't give her the antidote, and then Zhao Yi...
She glanced in Zhao Yi's direction, then quickly looked away, gritted her teeth, and charged forward with the dagger in hand.
The giant insect waved its long antennae and wriggled on the high platform. Jiang Bai seized the opportunity and stabbed it down with his knife.
The giant insect didn't dare attack her; it just kept struggling.
After a while, it stopped moving.
Several people immediately came up and threw it into the altar.
The sacrificial ceremony was drawing to a close.
Once it was all over, Jiang Bai immediately took off his priest's robes.
Zhao Yi sneaked into her room and put his arm around her waist.
Jiang Bai was startled by this sudden action and turned to look at him: "What's wrong with you?"
Zhao Yi didn't say anything; saying those words would only add to Jiang Bai's troubles.
Li Kejun's feelings for her were clearly not simple; if they were just like siblings, he wouldn't look at her like that.
Moreover, his constant scheming towards Jiang Bai makes him seem nothing like a brother who truly cares about his sister.
He was a little worried that if he stayed in the witch clan any longer, he would never see Jiang Bai again.
Jiang Bai seemed to sense his worry: "The ritual is complete. Lord Li Ke must give me the antidote. You don't need to worry."
Zhao Yi shook his head: "The Gu in my body isn't life-threatening yet, but yours, are you really alright?"
“If I am truly the Holy Maiden of the Witch Clan, they will not let me die. If the curse cannot be cured, we will escape, and the Witch Clan will find a way to cure me.”
Jiang Bai also understood the importance of the Holy Maiden to the Witch Clan, and they would not let her die so easily.
But now Li Kejun is hiding a lot of things from her, and she can't just obediently give in and let them control her.
Once Zhao Yi's curse is lifted, he will be safe and sound, and then she will naturally have a way to control the witch clan.
Just as the two finished speaking, Li Kejun pushed the door open and came in.
Zhao Yi's face darkened: "Are the Wu tribe people so ignorant of etiquette? They don't even knock on the door! This is a woman's boudoir!"
Li Kejun glanced at him, completely disregarding him: "A woman's boudoir? Aren't you, a grown man, standing right here too?"
“Bai’er and I are already married. I am her husband, so of course I can come in.” Zhao Yi felt he could be proud of this.
Regardless of what Li Kejun's feelings are for Jiang Bai, Jiang Bai is now his wife.
Li Kejun's eyes darkened, and his expression turned somewhat sinister: "Hmph, those are the rules of your outsiders, and have nothing to do with our Wu Clan. Jiang Bai is the Holy Maiden of our Wu Clan, so she can only marry a member of the Wu Clan. If she marries anyone else, she will only die!"
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