Chapter 507: Chapter 15: The Mouth Cannot Speak
Beneath the face cloth, it was indeed the face of Wang Wanqiu.
Lin Yun had not guessed wrong, Qiuniang was Wang Wanqiu.
But as she removed the face cloth, Lin Yun was also stunned on the spot. He saw that Wang Wanqiu’s lips had been tightly sewn shut with thread, the wounds were ghastly and terrifying, making anyone who saw them feel a tightness in their chest.
It was hard to imagine what she had been through to end up looking this way.
Wang Wanqiu was a beautiful girl, and in the Central Plains, she was considered a genius disciple. Not many people her age had reached the Heart Guarding Realm.
Lin Yu felt a surge of joy when she saw Wang Wanqiu; they had been searching for Wang Wanqiu for a long time without any luck. If it had not been for the unrest in the Central Plains, which had deprived her of a few days of peace, she would have liked to search for Wang Wanqiu herself.
If there were any news of Wang Wanqiu, she would never neglect it.
However, upon seeing Wang Wanqiu’s wounds, Lin Yu’s joy instantly vanished.
The dense stitches made even her feel pain, and cultivators were not devoid of the sensation of pain. Lin Yu had no idea where Wang Wanqiu had been or how she had been injured during this time; now, only one thought remained in her heart.
Revenge!
Whoever dared to harm her disciple, no matter who they were, she would seek justice for Wang Wanqiu.
Lin Yu took Wang Wanqiu’s hand, her eyes brimming with heartbroken tears. When Wang Wanqiu saw Lin Yu, her eyes also filled with tears. The two women embraced and cried together on the spot, and since Wang Wanqiu’s mouth had been sealed, she couldn’t make a sound and could only shed silent tears.
Lin Yun watched the master and disciple cry together, his feelings also becoming complex. No wonder Wang Wanqiu had ignored him before; it turned out her mouth had been sewn shut.
This must have been a safe area Wang Wanqiu had found, where she dared to show her true face.
In his heart, Lin Yun felt somewhat guilty. He had been in a mutually beneficial arrangement with Wang Wanqiu, and he hadn’t known then that the problem with the Azure Dragon Gu Worm would be so easily resolved. It wasn’t until Xiao Qing became a dragon and named herself Qing Nu that Lin Yun stopped worrying about the presence of Green Lotus.
If Green Lotus still had a way to punish Qing Nu, Lin Yun felt that it would be somewhat disrespectful to Qing Nu.
And since Wang Wanqiu had left to find a solution to the Azure Dragon Gu Worm issue for his sake, although she had not been of any help, Lin Yun still felt somewhat responsible for her current condition.
"Is there any way I can help you?"
Women become emotional when they come together. Lin Yu, usually a decisive person, now found herself preoccupied with embracing Wang Wanqiu and had forgotten that Wang Wanqiu’s condition was not beyond help.
Wang Wanqiu’s mouth was sealed, which looked very painful, but it wasn’t an incurable injury.
Just a mouthful of Xiao Qing’s milk could heal her wounds without leaving a scar.
Interrupted by Lin Yun’s question, the two of them remembered what needed to be done.
At the moment, Wang Wanqiu could not make any facial expressions, so she released strands of Sword Qi from her fingers, writing on the ground: "I am Wu Kou, and the other witches are Wu Yan, Wu Guang, Wu Jue, Wu Yin, Wu Yan, Wu Shou, Wu Zu, Wu Yi, Wu Gou. All these are the doings of the High Priest..."
While Wang Wanqiu could not speak, she could still write. She used words to briefly describe the current situation in the Divine Temple.
Wu Yan, meant their faces were disfigured; Wu Guang, referred to the loss of eyesight...
And so on. Each witch had lost something. The cases mentioned before were not that cruel, but with Wu Yi, what was lost was the skin of the entire body. Wu Gou involved the loss of all hair and sealing off the pores with fire. Described by Wang Wanqiu in words, these acts were enough to send chills down one’s spine.
Lin Yu’s fury intensified upon witnessing this.
Initially harboring thoughts of dueling the High Priest, the revelation that Wang Wanqiu too was harmed by the High Priest unleashed her wrath even further, making her itch to slay her immediately.
Lin Yun, however, contemplated whether all the witches being named "Wu" could mean that the High Priest was actually Wu Xin.
"This seal was applied with a secret method. Without the correct approach, it could be life-threatening. The High Priest holds the secret technique, and apart from me, all the other witches have fallen under the High Priest’s bewitching spell. I managed to protect my mind and thus didn’t become a puppet for the High Priest."
Wang Wanqiu wrote all of the High Priest’s actions on the ground, covering them with dirt once the layer was full, and then continued writing.
After documenting the High Priest’s deeds, Wang Wanqiu added the intelligence she had gathered.
With her resolute heart, she did not fall prey to the High Priest’s bewitching secret techniques and retained her own thoughts and consciousness. However, she knew she was no match for the High Priest and couldn’t escape the Southern Border on her own. She could only pretend to be beguiled, acting normal like a marionette being pulled by strings.
The High Priest had her do whatever was demanded. More than that, she secretly spied and discovered many astonishing secrets.
Behind the Divine Temple lay forbidden grounds. She had never entered and didn’t know their nature, but the High Priest valued them greatly, which certainly meant they were of great importance.
Besides, she also learned how to cultivate the Oblivion Gu Worm.
If it weren’t for the Oblivion Gu Worm, Wang Wanqiu wouldn’t have infiltrated the Divine Temple, nor would she have been captured by the High Priest, conveniently filling a vacancy for a witch.
If not for the timely arrival of Lin Yu and Lin Yun, she didn’t know how much longer she’d have to stay undercover.
Seeing Wang Wanqiu’s appearance, Lin Yu felt deep sympathy. But Wang Wanqiu wasn’t too distressed. Knowing her appearance was somewhat frightening, she put the veil back on. She had only removed it to confirm her identity to Lin Yu and Lin Yun.
Seeing Lin Yu unharmed and with her cultivation level restored, even surpassing her past strength, Wang Wanqiu breathed a sigh of relief.
Yet, thinking of her pure and unblemished master, still having Lin Yun...
Alas, she felt a tinge of sadness in her heart.
It was only after arriving at the Southern Border that she learned of the existence of the Oblivion Gu Worm which could counter all other Gu.
Had she known earlier, she wouldn’t have let Lin Yun rescue her master. She could’ve just stolen the Oblivion Gu Worm for Lin Yu’s use. That would’ve achieved the same end!
What Wang Wanqiu didn’t know was that Lin Yun didn’t need any special constitution to cure Lin Yu. In fact, just a kiss was enough to trigger something special, and Lin Yu’s Poison Dragon Gu Worm should have cured her on its own, theoretically.
Though Wang Wanqiu misconceived part of the story, the outcome she came to was not incorrect.
Her immaculate master’s purity was ultimately ruined by Lin Yun’s hands.
"Since your mouth can only be unsealed with a secret method, we’ll steal that technique first, then kill that demon!"
Lin Yu had made up her mind to kill the High Priest.
Even if the High Priest truly was Wu Xin, Lin Yu had no intention of backing down.
She knew she probably wasn’t strong enough to defeat her opponent across realms. However, another version of herself might just succeed...
