Became a salted fish pretend heiress and handed over the system
Chapter 306 - 295: Mysterious Dimension 50

Chapter 306: Chapter 295: Mysterious Dimension 50

After they had seated, the priest poured each of them a glass of water.

Then he asked them, "May I know why you brought this jade pendant?"

The elder who gave me the jade pendant said that if I showed you this pendant, you would lead us to its original owner. We are here to meet her and have a chat," replied Yan Mo.

The priest stared intently at Yan Mo, trying to detect any deceit in his eyes, but after a while, he could not discern anything.

"I see. You all can spend the night here, and I’ll take you to meet her tomorrow," the Lord Priest calmly said.

"Thank you, Lord Priest. We appreciate your hospitality," Yan Mo thanked him. Staying overnight in the village was significantly safer than spending the night outside.

The priest arranged three connecting guest rooms for them.

After the accommodations had been arranged, the priest left.

Xia Yue and the others gathered to discuss.

"I have a strange feeling. Are you all scared? There are some strange things in the room," Xia Yue confided slightly frightened.

"It’s better to be on guard. Try not to fall asleep too deeply at night and be alert," Yan Mo suggests. Meeting the Sacred Girl through the priest was the safest plan they had. Searching for the Sacred Girl in the Wuling area themselves was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"The priest didn’t seem suspicious. It might just be their customs making us feel uneasy, but we should be okay," Wen Ziyin added. He trusted his intuition and didn’t sense anything unusual from the priest.

"Let’s be cautious while following him tomorrow. We don’t want to walk into a trap and not be able to get out," Yan Mo advised the others.

"Okay," Xia Yue and the others nodded. They too were uncertain whether the jade pendant would truly lead them to the Sacred Girl.

At night, the priest had an old woman deliver some food for them.

It was a simple meal of mixed grains, salted meat, and greens. The portions weren’t huge, just enough to fill everyone up to about eighty percent.

Xia Yue could only manage to take a few bites of the meal, while Xia Xi, Wen Ziyin, and Mo Si ate quite a bit. Yan Mo had to finish off the rest.

Once the old woman had cleared away the dishes, Xia Yue fetched some steamed buns she had purchased in the town earlier and started eating.

While they couldn’t have fancy food, steamed buns were still acceptable and wouldn’t arise suspicion.

At the witching hour, the entire village fell eerily quiet.

In the basement of the bamboo building:

The priest stood before a statue of the Sacred Girl on what appeared to be an altar.

He held the jade pendant in his hand and began to chant. After a while, the pendant levitated from his hand and flew above the statue’s head, emitting a beam of light.

When the light faded, an image of a woman, identical to the statue, appeared, suspended in mid-air.

"The one hundred and thirty-sixth generation Priest, Ya Li, respectfully welcomes the Sacred Girl’s arrival." The priest knelt reverently on the ground, looking up at the woman.

"Someone came looking for you with the jade pendant?" The Sacred Girl of the Witch clan looked at the jade pendant above her head, surprised, she questioned.

"Yes, three men and two women brought the pendant saying that their elder had sent them," the priest replied respectfully.

"An elder? That man has descendants? That’s impossible," The Sacred Girl of the Witch clan looked confused. She did some calculations and realized that the Witch should not have any descendants.