I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 383 - 347: Yunmeng Marsh

"The Lishi Mountain we are currently on might have been the place where the Chu State once held rituals for the Mountain Ghost and divided the Witch’s body. The Black Tai Sui I encountered on the mountain is the evolved remains of the devoured Witch, which is why I said this might be the source of the Dark Power."

Sang Que finished speaking briefly, picked up the water on the table, unscrewed it, and took a few sips. Xia Chan noticed Sang Que unscrewing the cap, found her own bottle cap, and learned to unscrew and screw it back, full of curiosity.

Ye Changqing took off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose. Although Sang Que didn’t say much, the information was vast. He couldn’t make sense of it all at once and needed to discuss it with historians and folklorists.

"What else did you see?"

Sang Que shook her head, "The rest was particularly chaotic, mostly scenes of Witches being devoured in different eras."

Sang Que didn’t want to recall those scenes anymore. In just a while, she felt incomparably real and clearly experienced being devoured seventy or eighty times.

"How the daughters of the Witches left behind passed down this bloodline to today? How did the Witches end up being controlled by the men of the Wu Family? These are unverifiable; I cannot know what has happened in the past two thousand years. Now, the villagers of the Wu Family Village carry the bloodline of the first Witch, and their collective mental illness is the residue of the curse. It’s best to let them stay here, away from the Black Tai Sui, or they’ll quickly go insane."

"What I know now is that the Black Tai Sui cannot be destroyed, but it will not leave the confines of Lishi Mountain. The fact that it’s still around after these two thousand years is evidence enough. If we can find a way to eliminate it in our era, it might just end all the Evil Spirits in this world. Additionally, there were originally three direct bloodline members of the Wu Family besides me, but they have all been swallowed by the Black Tai Sui."

"But I’m not sure if they’re dead, because of the curse. It’s said that those who consumed the Witch’s flesh can live eternally within the Black Tai Sui. If the Wu Family’s bloodline were to disappear completely, the Black Tai Sui would release a member of the Wu Family to find a way to continue the bloodline, to continue protecting the Black Tai Sui in the mountain, and to prevent its Dark Power from running rampant in the world. This is the last bit of mercy the Witch, aside from endless resentment, has for the world."

Sang Que said everything she could, including her identity as a descendant of the Witch, but she never mentioned the Mountain Ghost Coin.

Rather than saying she is a descendant of the Wu Family, it is more accurate to say the Mountain Ghost Coin is the true immortal lineage of the Wu Family.

The Mountain Ghost Coin is indeed living. The original Witch infused Divine Power into the Chu State’s coins, using them as the earliest Yansheng Coin, hanging it around her daughter’s neck.

At that time, it was still in the form of an ’Ant Nose Coin,’ and it would change form with the times to protect itself.

After the Wu Family’s lineage was broken, anyone who emerged from the Black Tai Sui and had a daughter could inherit the Mountain Ghost Coin anew.

Right now, Sang Que suspects that the Yunmeng Marsh mentioned by the original Witch actually referred to the Deceit Dynasty.

After that catastrophe, the Witch’s daughter, to save her own world, opened the path to Yunmeng Marsh, driving all these Evil Spirits into it, hoping that the Gods residing in Yunmeng Marsh could eliminate them.

Moreover, in this process, the Witch discovered that driving the Evil Spirits into Yunmeng Marsh lightened the curse on her people, prompting her to pass this task down through generations.

As for Yunmeng Marsh, Sang Que doesn’t know if Gods truly exist there, or if at that time Yunmeng Marsh was merely an undeveloped barren world, which became a world filled with ghosts due to the influx of Evil Spirits.

As for the people there, whether they were indigenous to Yunmeng Marsh, or came from this side, there’s no way to know now.

The events are too distant from the present, burying too many people and things over these two thousand years. Sang Que can only deduce like this now without any evidence.

Ye Changqing put his glasses back on, "According to you, does it mean that the root of paranormal events worldwide could lie here?"

Sang Que furrowed her brows, "I don’t know, I’m just telling you what I saw and guessed."

Ye Changqing glanced toward Lishi Mountain, "If all this is true, wouldn’t it suggest that finding a way to destroy the Black Tai Sui could end the Spiritual Era, causing all these bizarre existences to vanish?"

Sang Que did not answer. She hoped it was so and that the research institute could achieve this, instead of burdening everything on her alone.

Ye Changqing nodded, "I will report these matters here as soon as possible. Now, let’s talk about you, or rather, your situation."

Xia Chan was still playing with the water bottle, completely unaware of Ye Changqing’s curiosity about her.

Sang Que remained expressionless, "As I mentioned earlier, I am a descendant of the Witch, hence I have certain special powers. In fact, these powers were only awakened the first time I encountered paranormal events after I turned sixteen."

Ye Changqing laughed, "So you never really had a master?"

"Not entirely, my master indeed taught me for three days and then passed away, as for her..."

Sang Que glanced at Xia Chan.

"She is my non-biological younger sister, whom I found in the wild. I have no idea why her hair has this ability, but as you can see, her mind remains at the age of five or six, and we can’t get any information from her. One thing I must clarify, if you wish to study, I can persuade her to give you some of her hair, but you absolutely cannot take her to the research institute."

Ye Changqing, understanding its importance, nodded without forcing it. If it weren’t for the bigger picture, he would’ve wanted to take Sang Que to the research institute to see how the Witch’s blood differs from a normal person’s.

However, for now, uncovering the secrets of Lishi Mountain and the Black Tai Sui is more pressing. This is a massive project and might take years or even decades to achieve progress.

"Lastly, you saw those two earlier."

Ye Changqing nodded at his shoulder, reminding Sang Que about the flowers on those two people’s shoulders.

"You’ve already caught the attention from above. Based on the level I’m at, your abilities are sufficient to join the top echelon in Huaxia. It’s important to understand the worries from above, and hopefully, you can coordinate and assist when needed."

"Understood, when I decided to tell you about Lishi Mountain and the Wu Family, I considered this. I have many things I need your help with too. I am a Huaxia person; I know that where there’s a country, there’s a family."

"You also need help? For example?"

Sang Que smiled, "For example, I need a guaranteed spot in a university. I can’t stand attending that damned school another day!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Changqing burst into laughter.

Xia Chan tugged at Sang Que’s sleeve, "Sister, what is a university, can you eat it? Little Chan is so hungry, when will you take Little Chan to eat?"