Chapter 563: 245: The Castle's Last Secret, the Beautiful and Powerful Witch! (5200)

Chapter 563: Chapter 245: The Castle’s Last Secret, the Beautiful and Powerful Witch! (5200)

In this room, Cao Xing acquired a large amount of herbs.

“Not bad, not bad, let’s continue searching!”

After speaking, they prepared to head to the next room to continue their search.

However, in the subsequent rooms, they found nothing of value.

They only found some miscellaneous items.

Soon, they arrived at the final room.

Pushing open the door, the scene inside somewhat surprised everyone.

They saw a small attic.

The furnishing was very simple.

There was only a small table and a small wood bed.

The wood bed leaned against the attic window, and the moonlight streamed in, enveloping the room in a chilly atmosphere.

And on that small wood bed lay a breathtaking woman, dressed in a red low-cut gown, with an impressive figure and deep brown hair.

She lay quietly on the bed, hands crossed over her abdomen.

Her breathing was exceptionally calm, as if she had been asleep for a long time.

The moment Cao Xing saw her face,

even someone as experienced with beauties as he was slightly entranced.

Her eyelids were closed, long lashes like black little brushes gently resting on her gemstone-like eyelids.

The touch of green eyeshadow at the corner of her eyes added depth and mystery.

A small and high nose, with a faint pearly sheen on the tip, below which was a mouth with deep green lips that were not garish.

Moonlight fell through the castle window onto her, adding a touch of frosty elegance.

Eliza couldn’t help but exclaim next to him, “How…how beautiful this sister is…”

Even Sarah and Isabell, as well as Liu Muxue, widened their eyes, staring at the figure on the bed.

Because it was their first time seeing such a beautiful woman.

She even surpassed them slightly in looks.

Only Hilda could match her in both elegance and appearance.

Just as Cao Xing wanted to check her attributes,

he found that this woman with green eyeshadow and a cool aura suddenly opened her eyes.

“Step back!”

Cao Xing reacted instantly, having everyone quickly exit the room.

Then, they stood at the doorway, watching the woman on the bed with wary expressions.

At this moment, she quietly sat up from the bed.

Then, using her deep eyes, she gazed at Cao Xing and the others.

As her lips parted, a voice as clear as a bird in the forest emerged.

“Are you… from outside the castle…”

Cao Xing, seeing she did not immediately attack him, was a bit surprised.

He nodded, then asked in return, “Are you the witch of this forest?”

A thoughtful look flashed in her eyes, followed by a gentle sigh.

“Sort of…”

Hearing this, Cao Xing grew more puzzled.

What does “sort of” mean?

At this point, Blom and the others behind him were ready for battle, poised to charge.

After all, their target this time was the castle witch.

Which meant, the woman before them.

Cao Xing gestured with his hand, indicating for everyone not to rush.

Because he did not sense hostility from this witch.

“Are those legends true?”

“For instance, did you harm large numbers of civilians and nobles?”

“Conducting some kind of human experiments, using soldiers and forest beasts as test subjects?”

Upon hearing this question, the enchanting woman before him sighed again.

“Part of it is true…”

“I was conducting human experiments, but I did not harm those soldiers or forest beasts…”

“Neither did I kill those civilians and nobles…”

“I conducted these studies only to resurrect a… relative of mine…”

Cao Xing, upon hearing this, showed a look of confusion.

“Resurrect your relative?”

Although normally, he wouldn’t talk so much with an enemy, Cao Xing could sense something strange about the witch’s status.

“Yes… gathering their tokens, summoning their spiritual bodies… then preparing a perfect body for them… so that my sister could be reborn…”

“It’s a method I stumbled upon in a book…”

Cao Xing frowned, “You failed, didn’t you?”

The woman looked at Cao Xing with a complicated expression.

“Yes… resurrecting the deceased goes against the rules, and it is something that invites divine punishment…”

“I didn’t resurrect my sister, but inadvertently summoned an evil being…”

“It usurped my consciousness, attempting to take over my body, and thereby reappear in the human world…”

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing finally understood.

No wonder he felt something amiss with the witch’s aura.

It turned out another powerful entity was lurking within her body!

“It seems to have some other goals… so it came to this forest, bringing those three guardians with it…”

“And through certain means, lured the soldiers over to conduct experiments.”

“To thwart it, I could only do my utmost to keep my body in a dormant state…”

“But as time passed, it repeatedly attacked me, and my autonomous consciousness has grown weaker and weaker… soon it will vanish completely…”

“Then this body will fully belong to it…”

At this point, she slowly lifted her beautiful head and softly said,

“Now, please help me bring an end to this…”

Cao Xing pondered, then asked, “Do you mean you want me to kill you?”

“Yes… eliminating me will restore the forest to its original tranquility…”

The enchanting woman before him showed a hint of longing mixed with a touch of sorrow on her face.