Of course Ye Xiaozhu had no such tastes. That was simply the custom in the wilderness-if captives weren't slaves, what were they?
Ye Xiaozhu still listened to her husband. The Gu King she had invested so heavily in had plenty of uses. Right now, she was only making Thomson obedient. If she really wanted to use him as a puppet, she could send him back to live his life anew without even knowing anything had happened to him, then suddenly take complete control of his mind and turn him into one of their own when needed. This sort of routine was second nature to practitioners of witchcraft.
Of course, Chu Ge had no intention of letting Thomson go back. If the other party also possessed the Gu God Inheritance, or was even the Gu God himself, Thomson would be seen through at a glance upon returning, exposing the situation here instead.
Better to get clear answers here, then take him out and hand him over to his dad. The country could use him.
"That formation... Sandru only developed it recently. I heard it incorporated witchcraft..." Thomson obediently answered Chu Ge's first question.
That answer alone exposed a great deal... This definitely involved the Gu God, and it had only happened very recently. The timing matched.
Chu Ge continued, "Then where did Sandru get his methods for controlling the undead? Were those witchcraft too?"
"No. Sandru knew those methods a long time ago... Hundreds of years ago..."
"...Hundreds of years ago?"
"Yes... Esper abilities existed hundreds of years ago, but only a handful of people had them... Though I don't know whether he was just bragging..."
Chu Ge looked at Ye Xiaozhu, who was looking at him too.
Both of them thought of the Gu God Inheritance at the same time—to