The first Witch King, a father complex

"If a favor can make you answer someone's questions honestly, then that favor is worthwhile."

Xiang Yao stared intently at Lingguzi, and upon confirming that the other truly believed it, the suspicion on his face instantly turned into silence. "You really are a strange person..."

After muttering this to himself, Xiang Yao immediately turned around and spat out a mouthful of poisonous mist in the direction behind him.

"Ah! Don't hit me, I won't listen!"

"Damn it, I knew this would happen! Do you think I wanted to hear your secrets?!"

Under Lü Yan's astonished gaze, a human head hanging from a tree and another human head growing from a tree both emitted screams.

The head hanging on the tree was Muzheng's, with a pale white spine attached to the bottom of the head.

The human head that grew on the tree, just like Xiang Yao's, was Qingfu, a candidate priest from the former Guifang Kingdom.

Although these two were trapped on the Human Head Tree, they also gained the opportunity for immortality, possessing a lifespan that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

At least until this Human Head Tree withers, these two will live on forever, atoning for their past deeds.

"Kid, just ask me what you want to ask!"

"At least until sunset today, I will speak frankly and without reservation."

When Lü Yan was awakened again by Xiang Yao's voice, he realized how naive his initial thoughts had been.

Without the Nüshi's prior arrangements, even if Lü Yan had entered the core of this Bronze Island, he might not have been able to obtain the information he wanted. In fact, if Xiang Yao had only revealed some hidden information in a half-truthful way, it would have been enough to mislead Lü Yan to the ends of the earth.

"Thanks!"

After sincerely thanking Lingguzi, Lü Yan realized he had oversimplified the situation.

When dealing with an ancient monster like Xiang Yao who has lived for countless years, there is absolutely no room for carelessness.

"You're welcome. I just did what I could."

"If you don't mind me getting in the way, you can just let me listen from the side."

The two people present naturally had no objection to Lingguzi's request.

After a rather straightforward self-introduction, Lü Yan took the initiative to start the conversation.

"I previously encountered another Hou Yi of the Nine-Headed Serpent God, and through divination, I saw a vision of him stirring up storms in the South Sea..." "I want to know, what exactly is going on?"

"And what does this torrential rain, which has been falling non-stop since yesterday, have to do with him?"

Looking at Lü Yan's serious expression, Xiang Yao's face showed obvious surprise.

"You don't even know this?"

Looking slightly confused, Lü Yan blinked and asked in return.

Do I need to know this?

Clearly taken aback by Lü Yan's question, Xiang Yao took a while to recover.

"Haha, turns out he's just a greenhorn!"

"No wonder I was wondering why you'd come to me, a 'prisoner.' You don't even know what an ' Divine Ascension Ritual ' is?"

With a slight frown, Lingguzi gently tapped the trunk of the Human Head Tree in its hair, and then spoke.

"Stop beating around the bush, just tell me what you know."

"This child is different from those old monsters you've encountered before. Don't treat him the way you would treat those old monsters."

After Lingguzi's rebuke, Xiang Yao's smile faded, and he stared at Lü Yan with an ambiguous look for a long time. "Since you know nothing, let's start from the beginning!"

"Take that Nine-Headed Serpent God you mentioned, for example, isn't she the lord of the Black Water Pool...?"

Although it's a question, Xiang Yao's tone sounds quite certain.

Without waiting for Lü Yan's reply, Xiang Yao shook his head and emitted a hissing sound unique to snakes.

"Hiss... I never expected that silly girl would actually have a child with Ao Fei."

"Unfortunately, it was just a bastard that was neither dragon nor snake. Even if we forced it to undergo the ' Divine Ascension Ritual,' it would be of no use other than bringing disaster upon it."

The Nine-Headed Serpent is the offspring of the High Antiquity ferocious beast, Jiuying.

However, if we really want to trace the origins of this race, we can even go back to the time of the Wild Gods at the very beginning of Opening Heaven and Earth.

Because of its nine heads, the Nine-Headed Serpent has been extremely rare throughout history.

It usually takes a long period of time for a Nine-Headed Serpent to truly grow to adulthood.

Prior to this, most Nine-Headed Serpent died young due to conflicts between their nine heads.

However, this situation changed three thousand years before the first Witch King was born.

At that time, a Nine-Headed Serpent, the Xionghui, wreaked havoc on the world, turning the heart of the Central Plains into a poisonous swamp, causing vegetation to wither and all living beings to perish. The first Witch King used his supreme Divine Power to fight the Xionghui and cut off its nine heads one by one.

After the battle, the first Witch King was surprised to find two unhatched hydra eggs in the Hydra's lair when he ventured deep into the Nine-Headed Serpent's lair. With a compassionate heart, the first Witch King ignored the warnings of his followers and chose to hatch the two eggs, taking them with him to educate them.

These are the later Nine-Headed Serpent God Xiangliu of the Great Xia, and Jiugui, the lord of the Black Water Pool.

They were born of the same sibling, yet they exhibited completely different habits from a young age.

Xiangliu is restless, Jiugui is quiet.

While Xiangliu's nine heads were fighting each other, Jiugui's nine heads were learning Witch Law from the first Witch King.

Over time, the differences between the two sides naturally became more and more obvious.

Especially after the death of the first Witch King, Xiangliu chose to stay in the Great Xia and became the infamous Nine-Headed Ominous Deity.

As for Jiugui?

She chose to flee to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and disappear without a trace.

"So, you and the master of that Black Water Pool are siblings?"

This was Lingguzi's curious voice, which also expressed Lü Yan's current emotions.

Before this, Lü Yan never imagined that these two Nine-Headed Serpent would share the same adoptive father and be siblings. "Heh, I don't want to take advantage of that stupid girl."

"She hatched a few days before me, so we should be siblings."

Despite his tyranny and belligerence, Xiangliu was surprisingly principled in certain aspects.

As one of Xiangliu's nine leaders Xiang Yao naturally inherited this principle, Orthodox Dao dismissively.

"Also, let me tell you something else: although that girl isn't as hot-tempered or combative as me, her personality is even more obsessive."

"Ever since her father passed away, she has been searching for traces of him in other people."

"In your Mountain Folk's terms, that girl has a very strong Oedipus complex."

"So I'm not surprised at all that she'd be interested in Ao Fei."

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