Zi Ming opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.
After the old woman finished muttering, her gaze fell on Xiao Mao, and she smiled. "Is this the child you mentioned who bears the bloodline of Great God Shebi?"
"This junior, Xiao Mao, pays respects to Ji Man!" Xiao Mao hurriedly bowed.
Li Zongbao and the others, who had been waiting for a chance at the side, also hastily saluted her.
"Yes, Ji Man~" The moment Zi Ming saw Ji Man, she became somewhat flustered and actually forgot her manners. Only now did she come to her senses and hurriedly introduce them. "This is Xiao Mao. These are his senior brothers and senior sister from the Three Cultivation Kingdoms!"
Then, Zi Ming also gave the three of them their names.
Clearly, Ji Man was interested only in Xiao Mao. Her gaze merely swept across Li Zongbao and the others before settling on Xiao Mao alone, as though examining him. After a moment, she suddenly began speaking in strange words.
Naturally, Xiao Mao responded with great composure. The two of them chattered away for a while, then Ji Man furrowed her brow slightly and stopped. Her gaze drifted elsewhere, as though she were pondering something.
"Ji Man~" Knowing that Xiao Hua and the others could not understand, Zi Ming asked softly, "After asking so much, can you determine which Witch Elder or Ji Man Xiao Mao is the descendant of...?"
"Hmph~" Ji Man glanced at Zi Ming, her voice turning chilly. "He has no memory whatsoever of his mother. And according to him, from the day he was born, his mother and father were by his side. As far as this old woman knows, in these past hundred-odd years, no Witch Elder