He brought her back, asking the elder king to dispatch an Imperial Physician to save her.
But the Imperial Physician, as if he had discovered some rare and exotic treasure, excitedly told the elder king that he had found a member of the witch clan!
The elder king's eyes immediately shone, and he quickly dispatched soldiers, setting out for the mountain where he had been playing.
Driven by curiosity, he followed the elder king's army there, thinking they were going on an adventure or treasure hunting, but to his surprise, they weren't excavating treasure but unearthing dozens of witch clan members who had been in hiding for many years.
The witch clan, most adept at crafting poisons and gu, a hundred years ago wrought havoc on the Nine Continents due to their gu toxins, were collectively exterminated by the nations, severely weakened, and the clan members barely survived in hiding, ducking and weaving, silent and unseen, daring no longer to harm people with their gu poisons.
