"Since it wasn't you, then what did the 'six' Master Ke Qin left behind mean?" Zi Ming asked coldly. "Didn't that six mean Master Ke Qin was warning me to beware of you, Xiao Liu?"
"Hmph, you can twist it however you like!" Zi Yan said indifferently. "After today, there will be no Zi Ming in this world, much less Zi Ye. I will report to Ji Man that Master Ke Qin was ambushed by Dao Sect cultivators while repairing the Soul Falling Lamp for you, while you... Zi Ming returned to the embrace of Great God Houtu during Sacrifice Night as she fought against Dao Sect cultivators. Let them wait several decades before finding another descendant bearing your memories!"
"Hehe, Xiao Liu, do you think you're the only clever one?" Zi Ming sneered. "Could I have impersonated Zi Ye for so many years without the consent of both Ji Man and the Witch Elder?"
"Does that matter?" Zi Yan remained unconcerned. "Since they agreed to let you impersonate her, it means they feared someone would shake the foundations of Houtu Village over the positions of Ji Man or Witch Elder. In that case, if I take the repaired Soul Falling Lamp and light it before Ji Man, the Witch Elder, and all the elders of Houtu Village, would they refuse to let me take the position of reserve Witch Elder? Besides, have you not considered how I knew the Soul Falling Lamp was damaged?"
"Alas, this was getting rather complicated!" Listening to Zi Ming and Zi Yan's exchange, Xiao Hua had clearly understood the intricacies behind Houtu Village's struggle for the positions of reserve Witch Elder and Ji Man.
Zi Ming's expression changed again upon hearing this, yet she still looked around in disbelief. "Xiao Liu, even if both