I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch

Sparrow God Mountain.

The space of this world is divided into two layers,

The lower layer is a normal stretch of mountain ranges, while the upper layer is an inverted palace metropolis, with the palace's foundation vaguely resembling the contours of the mountains.

A thousand sunset-like red light columns connect the upper and lower layers.

Ke Yanqing and the others had just returned to this realm, without giving the Golden Sparrow a chance to fly to the upper layer to enter the true realm of Sparrow God Mountain.

A soldier clad in bright golden-red armor suddenly approached from afar, followed by a middle-aged man.

Though the figures on the back of the Golden Sparrow were shrouded in a special force field and their forms were unclear, the soldier recognized this Golden Sparrow as a means of Maid Ke Yanqing.

He stood outside the Golden Sparrow, bowing respectfully and said in a deep voice, "Maid, this person has been waiting here for three days, saying he has important matters to report to you."

The middle-aged man behind the soldier was none other than Lin Hanshu.

Lin Hanshu was a member of Ko Nan's personal guards. Previously, when Xia Feng was heading to Weiyang Academy, he had seen Nian Gengcheng torturing Lin Hanshu through the Eye of Reverse Time, forcing him into submission by brutally killing his daughter Lin Xi.

Thinking of this, Xia Feng's dark eyes narrowed slightly; it seemed Nian Gengcheng had given Lin Hanshu a knife, one coated with Heavenly Gifted Poison.

The middle-aged man stood behind the soldier with his head lowered, his disheveled hair half-covering his eyebrows, and his whole demeanor was very depressed, his eyes, looking down at the ground, were empty and hollow.

Everyone sensed that the middle-aged man's state was not right.

The soldier's right hand was already resting on the sword hilt at his waist. He was acquainted with Lin Hanshu, but if Old Lin did something aggressive that would harm Maid, he wouldn't show mercy!

Sure enough, Lin Hanshu slowly took out a short knife from his bosom, but his casual action did not seem like he was about to do something foolish like an assassination.

Lin Hanshu looked at the short knife in his hand with some distraction, but quickly gathered his thoughts, respectfully bowing his head and saying in a deep voice, "Maid, this item was entrusted to me by a Burning Heaven Disciple, it bears the Heavenly Gifted Poison...."

Lin Hanshu quickly explained what happened three days ago, including Nian Gengcheng's plan to make him use the poison-laden short knife to kill Ko Nan, with the intention that when Ko Nan's corpse was transported back to Sparrow God Mountain, the corpse would transform and poison would ravage Sparrow God Mountain.

It concerned her younger brother, so Ke Yanqing listened quietly and attentively, her slender brows deepening with every word.

She stepped forward from the Golden Sparrow, standing before Lin Hanshu.

After inspecting the short knife, she erased the Heavenly Gifted mark and destroyed the knife, raising her eyes,

"Three days ago?" Ke Yanqing's tone was slightly cold, "Why did you wait until today to report, and specifically seek me to report?"

The imposing vibe of the Maid made Lin Hanshu instinctively feel physiological fear, it was his first time facing the Maid, a person so close to Mother, whom he had only heard of through coworkers' conversations.

But the death of his daughter had left him heartbroken long ago, leaving him without excess thoughts, his hollow eyes lowered, his voice low, "Because I heard.... Maid, you are known to be...."

"Kind-hearted."

Hearing this, Ke Yanqing couldn't help but pause, it was indeed... the persona she projected to the outside world.

Kind-hearted, approachable, easy to contact — such laughable terms. As the eldest daughter of the Ke Family, how could Ke Yanqing possibly be such a meek character?

Nevertheless, as the spokesperson for Mother, someone had to step forward to play such a role, and Ke Yanqing did not mind putting in some effort to play the saintly figure.

Clearly, Lin Hanshu was successfully fooled by her saintly image.

Lin Hanshu didn't fall for Burning Heaven's manipulation, nor did he intend to resurrect his daughter through murder, instead choosing to report the matter to Golden Sparrow and seek their help in resurrecting his daughter, fearing Golden Sparrow might not care about his minor accomplishments.

Thus he waited outside Sparrow God Mountain for three days, intending to directly find Ke Yanqing.

The implication was clear, he hoped she would help resurrect his daughter, a normal request for a father.

In this light, there was some cleverness in it, thinking of this, Ke Yanqing nodded and gently said, "Alright, I've understood your request."

"Rest assured, since you've voluntarily confessed, with no intent to harm, I will undertake the task of resurrecting your daughter, but only to the best of my ability, don't get your hopes up too high."

Ke Yanqing was always adept at playing the saintly role before these Hua God's people, her tone soothing like a spring breeze, soft and gentle.

Lin Hanshu's hollow eyes lifted sharply, the hidden boundless anticipation instantly turning into astonishment and joy.

He had actually prepared for the worst outcome in his heart.

Yet he didn't expect Ke Yanqing to indeed agree to this! This made him ecstatically joyful and full of gratitude, he bowed low!

However, just as he tremblingly knelt, the woman with the umbrella had already turned back to the Golden Sparrow, her figure hidden away.

Between heaven and earth, the sunset-like columns of light connecting the upper and lower layers grew brighter.

The Golden Sparrow flapped its wings, a shrill cry resounding, soaring along the most striking and magnificent light column towards the higher heavens, red-armored soldiers patrolling the misty sky saluted with upright spears, bowing in unison.

Passing through multiple layers of light barriers, the Golden Sparrow ascended straight into the clouds, entering the upper layers of the inverted palace metropolis.

Xia Feng's vision suddenly shifted, looking up, the continuous mountain ranges instead became Inverted Mountain.

He looked down again, the sanctified and majestic interior of the palace city entered his view, truly resembling the dwelling of gods, standing tall and large amidst the clouds.

An Xingjia peered down from the Golden Sparrow, dark circles under his eyes drooping, yawning, "Finally back."

He said, glancing at the woman with the umbrella not far away, "By the way, Maid, are you really going to help Lin Hanshu resurrect his daughter? Even if the Game of Life World enters the settlement phase with rewards, the cost of resurrecting his daughter will not be low."

The umbrella surface swayed, her exquisite chin slightly raised, her red lips soft, "I know."

Beside her, Xia Feng was surprised, not expecting this eldest daughter of the Ke Family to genuinely help Lin Hanshu; it seemed this woman wasn't so bad at heart....

"After all, it's just a promise, promises are the cheapest things in this world." The woman with the umbrella said lightly, the words softly scattering with the wind.

"....." Alright, Xia Feng decided to retract his previous thought; what the woman meant was, a promise is made, but fulfilling it is not certain.

Just something said casually.

So malicious, as malicious as I am, Xia Feng thought silently, his gaze lowering.

He suddenly remembered the scene when Lin Xi was brutally killed by Nian Gengcheng, where Lin Hanshu's heart-wrenching roar echoed.

Well then, since the settlement rewards are that insignificant, there's nothing worth coveting for me as the Sumeru Realm Master.

Xia Feng's thoughts wandered, pondering if there was a chance, he would himself resurrect Lin Xi.

To Ke Yanqing, it's 'something said casually,' to Xia Feng, it's 'something done easily.'

However, under the Calamity Rules, resurrecting someone during the settlement phase would likely require the death of someone significant? Xia Feng's dark eyes narrowed, so who should it be?