mesbooks Chapter 139 The Witch Clan Appears: Heading to the Witch Clan
Chapter 139 The Witch Clan Appears: Heading to the Witch Clan
After the group stopped talking, he looked at Ling Feng and said:
"We're miles away from the Central Plains, how did you end up here?"
Ling Feng was secretly annoyed; this was a questioning of his origins. But he quickly realized that anyone with a normal mind would be suspicious of his sudden appearance. So he calmly replied:
"After I entered the Ten Thousand Mountains, I just kept walking forward. I couldn't tell which way to go, so I unknowingly came here."
Ling Feng was telling the truth, after all, he disdained to lie.
However, after hearing Ling Feng's explanation, one of them frowned and asked suspiciously:
"You've run all this way for no reason, are you perhaps a spy sent by the fish-men?"
Ling Feng was speechless at their questioning, but he didn't argue. He just gave the man a cold glance.
Seeing Ling Feng's displeased expression, the middle-aged man in the lead suddenly remembered the purpose of their trip, and quickly explained the reason to Ling Feng:
"I'm sorry, because our tribe has been facing many crises lately, everyone has become suspicious."
The middle-aged man explained, his tone sincere and his expression earnest.
Although Ling Feng was skeptical of what they said, he did not intend to argue with them, since these people did not seem to have any ill intentions.
Ling Feng nodded casually, indicating that he understood and accepted their explanation.
After seeing Ling Feng express his understanding, the middle-aged man turned around and glared sharply at the people behind him, as if giving them a silent warning.
He then turned around, apologized to Ling Feng again, and explained the whole story in detail:
"Excuse me, my name is Wu Mochen."
In fact, the reason we are here is because our clan elders have calculated that someone who can help us resolve the crisis in our clan will appear in this direction.
Therefore, we came here specifically to wait for this person's arrival.
Their suspicion of you stems from the fear that you might be a spy sent by the merfolk.
Hearing this, Ling Feng had a general idea of what was going on. He finally understood why these people were so wary and suspicious of him.
However, to his surprise, someone was able to accurately predict his whereabouts and was convinced that he was the one who could help them solve their problem.
With only the strength of the eighth level of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, Ling Feng had no confidence that he could run rampant in these Hundred Thousand Mountains. He didn't know where the other party got his confidence from.
Just as Ling Feng was still inwardly grumbling, the long-dormant system suddenly sprang to life with a crisp notification sound:
"Ding"
"Issue a new system task!"
Ling Feng was taken aback and quickly checked the mission details.
The system interface clearly displays:
"Host, help the Witch Clan overcome the crisis."
Ling Feng muttered to himself:
"Why does this system always act unpredictably? But since the system has issued a task, let's go check it out."
Ling Feng had originally intended to ignore their doubts and remain aloof, but now that he had a system mission, he couldn't let it go.
He looked up and carefully examined the people in front of him, a feeling of surprise welling up inside him.
It turns out they are the people of the Witch Clan. In the original story, Zhang Xiaofan had come here after transforming into Gui Li. I never expected that I would arrive here even earlier than him.
Ling Feng thought to himself, since the system has issued a task, he should find out the specifics.
So he pretended to be nonchalant and said:
"Oh, it's nothing. You said your elders predicted my arrival. I wonder what crisis your clan has encountered?"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment before speaking:
“Hmm… A few people in our clan possess the ability to sense things. We were able to detect you just now because of this ability, and it's a crisis within our clan…”
As he recounted the events, Ling Feng came to understand the specific nature of the crisis.
It turns out that in these Hundred Thousand Mountains, besides the Witch Clan, there is another race living—the Fish-Man Clan.
The two races have been enemies for generations.
Originally, everyone was evenly matched, and apart from minor skirmishes, nothing major ever happened.
Unexpectedly, the fish-men suddenly changed their ways and became extremely domineering not long ago, and many members of their witch clan have already suffered at their hands.
Moreover, the merfolk gave them an ultimatum, demanding that their entire witch clan submit to them. The merfolk's actions were simply outrageous.
Chaos reigned within the Wu tribe, with people speculating about the relationship between the fish-men and the Taotie.
Just then, Wu Ying, the chieftain of the Wu Clan and their strongest member, who had reached the third level of the Refining God and Returning to the Void realm, stepped forward and decided to personally lead people to the Fishman Clan to demand an explanation.
This decision made the entire witch clan nervous, but they also placed high hopes on it, hoping to get a satisfactory answer.
However, when Wu Ying led the team out, no one expected that what awaited them was a nightmare.
A few days later, when Wu Ying returned to the Wu Clan alone, everyone was shocked.
He was severely injured, his face was as pale as paper, and his breath was weak.
The whereabouts of the others are unknown, and their fate is uncertain.
According to the message brought back by Wu Ying, the fish-men have somehow colluded with the monster Ba Taotie.
Taotie, as one of the nine overlords of the Ten Thousand Mountains, has reached the fourth level of the Refining God and Turning to the Void.
At the same time, he severely injured Wu Ying, plunging the Wu Clan into dire straits.
Originally, the Wu Clan and the nine great demon beast overlords had always maintained a state of mutual non-interference, with no conflict between them.
But now, this balance has been broken, and the collusion between the Taotie and the Fishmen has caught the Witch Clan off guard.
Just when the entire Witch Clan was gripped by panic, the Great Elder of the Witch Clan actually sensed that the Witch Clan still had a glimmer of hope.
The source of life comes from this direction, which is why this group of people are here, and that's why they clash with Ling Feng.
After listening to his story, Ling Feng also felt a sense of wonder.
They themselves are only at the eighth level of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, so what makes them think they can contend with Taotie, who is at the fourth level of Spirit Refining and Void Returning?
Besides, I have no relation to them, so why should I help them get involved in this mess?
Although I had a reason to take action because of a system task, they didn't know that!
After Wu Mochen finished explaining the details, he didn't make any promises to Ling Feng, but simply invited him to the Wu Clan's residence as a guest.
Because of the system mission, Ling Feng had a reason to act, so he readily agreed. Soon, the group returned to the Witch Clan's encampment.
At this time, the Wu tribe was like a frightened bird, full of vigilance towards their surroundings.
Therefore, they noticed Ling Feng and his group's arrival from afar, and spotted Ling Feng in the crowd, a completely unfamiliar face.
Because the entire Witch Clan knew of the elder's premonition, when they saw Ling Feng, this stranger, they immediately relayed the message back to the Witch Clan.
Therefore, when Ling Feng returned to the Wu Clan with Wu Mochen and the others, he received the most grand reception from the Wu Clan.
Not only did the severely injured clan chief personally come out to greet him, but he also organized the entire witch clan to come and welcome Ling Feng.
The Wu tribe, from top to bottom, numbered in the hundreds.
Faced with such a high-level reception, Ling Feng initially felt a little embarrassed, but then realized that the entire Wu Clan had placed their hopes on resolving the internal crisis, so such a grand welcome seemed only natural.
Having come to this understanding, Ling Feng accepted everything calmly, because he knew that he was going to risk his life for the Witch Clan, so there was nothing to say about the scale of the welcome.