"Is this the sealed Witch?"
To be honest, when Duanmu Huai and Sharon crossed the mountains amid howling wind and snow and arrived at a cave, then saw the so-called "Witch," Duanmu Huai was utterly speechless. Even he had never expected to see a scene like this.
Before them stood a stone statue that looked like a woman. A long sword that clearly wasn't a normal weapon had pierced through the statue's chest, pinning it to the wall.
"No... this? This is called a seal?"
Duanmu Huai walked up to the statue and carefully examined it. When he had first heard the word "sealed," he had assumed that, at the very least, the person would be locked inside a coffin with some runes pasted on it or something... To be honest, what kind of seal was this?
"Could this just be a stone statue... or a stone that happens to look like a person?"
Duanmu Huai reached out and knocked on the statue before him. And what was the deal with this sword? Would whoever pulled it out become king? Was that the setup here?
In any case, he would know once he pulled out the sword.
With that thought, Duanmu Huai reached out and gripped the strange-looking longsword.
"Click."
To Duanmu Huai's surprise, the sword came free as easily as if it had never been properly inserted. With one gentle tug, he pulled it straight out of the statue. The statue then slid down the rock wall and collapsed onto the ground.
"..."
Duanmu Huai was dumbfounded by the sight.
No, was it really that simple? What could this thing possibly seal? If an earthquake came along, wouldn't the seal be undone immediately?
Hmm?
Wait. This reminded Duanmu Huai of a television drama he had once watched. In it,