Chapter 161: The Grand Magic—Guanzhan

“Since Your Highness has already agreed, then I won’t make things difficult. I just don’t want my people to die in vain. As compensation, just add a flower to the Moon Garden. As for what kind, Your Highness can decide.”

“Alright, deal.”

Mi Z looked at the departing Wu Qi, wanting to say something to Sang Chu, but stopped herself. At that moment, Wu Qi halted his steps and said coldly, “Mi Z, if you’re done here, go back to your academy!”

Knowing that Wu Qi was just putting on a stern front, Mi Z didn’t say anything more. She simply gave Sang Chu a deep look—this was the first time she’d seen anyone escape from Wu Qi’s grasp unscathed.

Without another word, Mi Z left. After Sang Chu got back to her room, she finally let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the sofa, looking at the sweat in her palm, managing only a bitter smile.

Only she knew how scared she had been just now. If the head of the Witch Academy hadn’t been afraid of being labeled a dark witch, what would have happened?

She had cultivated two types of flowers: one was a normal, healthy flower, the other was a black flower. Normal flowers could be used by any witch, but the black flowers could only be used by dark witches.

And dark witches were like rats hiding in the sewers, never daring to see the light. If discovered, everyone would band together to hunt them down.

That’s why she was so nervous—she was lucky that the head of the Witch Academy wasn’t a dark witch. It seemed she had escaped disaster.

At that moment, Tu You suddenly shouted, “Ah, Ah Chu, guess what! There are so many corpses here!”

Sang Chu was startled by his loud voice, but quickly regained her composure and asked, “How many?”

“So many, so many! I’ll share my vision with you so you can see!”

After sharing his vision, Sang Chu could see through Tu You’s eyes: the entire room, or rather the prison cell, was packed full of corpses.

These corpses were similar to the zombies of the apocalypse, but more monstrous—their hands were huge, and their fingernails looked sharp enough to tear through anything.

Sang Chu frowned and asked, “Rabbit, how do you know these are corpses?”

“It’s written on the door outside! Wait, someone’s coming!”

Tu You quickly hid and saw someone coming—it was Wu Qi!

“These must be the corpses. Rabbit, keep following him.”

“Okay!”

After receiving Sang Chu’s instructions, Tu You continued to tail Wu Qi. Wu Qi stopped in front of a cell, pressed a button, and in an instant, a spider-like creature appeared.

“Master.”

“Bring me a corpse—the weakest one.”

“Yes, Master.”

The spider creature crawled back up the stone pillar in the cell and disappeared. When it returned, it was holding a corpse, so thin and frail it looked like it might fall apart at any moment.

“Things might get chaotic soon. Watch these corpses carefully. If any need to breed, just throw in a human. You are not to leave the cell, not even half a step.”

“Yes.”

Wu Qi took the corpse and left. Tu You immediately followed, complaining to Sang Chu, “This Wu Qi is so stingy. Everything here is magic. Ah Chu, what should I do? If there are guards, I might not be able to steal anything easily.”

“No rush. Tonight, once the puppet body arrives, I’ll find a way to sneak in. That invisibility cloak you have should work, right?”

Tu You replied proudly, “Of course! That cloak is a top-tier item from the Grand Magic City, almost impossible to get. I was lucky to snag one!”

“Good. For now, keep following him and remember every step he takes. Tonight, when the cold spell is cast, I’ll make my move. If these things are affected by the cold, even better—I’ll just sneak in and take them. If not, you can use your magic ring to disguise yourself as the head of the Witch Academy and call them out for me to collect.”

Tu You immediately objected, “No way, if you go in, you might not make it out. If anything happens, I can just teleport back to your spatial device. Once you put on the cloak, find a place to hide. I can transform into Wu Qi, and after I’ve collected all the corpses, I’ll come find you to regroup.”

Sang Chu suddenly laughed, “If that’s the case, why not cause a bigger scene? I’ll go to the storeroom and collect all the human flesh and blood, then leave. You handle the corpses. Afterwards, we’ll set the place on fire and escape!”

Tu You’s eyes widened, “Are you sure?”

“Absolutely. As long as ‘Sang Chu’ is right under his nose, he won’t suspect me. By the time he realizes, I’ll be in the next city. No matter how long his reach, he can’t cross city borders. Even if he does, he won’t know it was me.”

Tu You hesitated, “But what about Jingpa? Won’t that expose you?”

Sang Chu smiled, “You think I’d let Jing follow Lu Ming out of the city for nothing? I may not know her true intentions, but as her master, she has to obey my orders. I know she wants to take control, though I’m not sure how, but she must have Jingpa on her.”

Tu You suddenly understood, “So that’s how it is. Alright, I’ll go wait by your puppet body. Once it’s ready, I’ll let you know and we’ll start the operation.”

“Alright.”

Watching Tu You vanish in an instant, Sang Chu sat on the sofa, tapping her fingers on the armrest as she pondered her next move.

Night fell, and the Witch Academy activated a magic barrier, instantly blocking out the cold. Most people huddled in their rooms, lighting fires to keep warm.

When Tu You returned, he said to Sang Chu, “I’ve got the goods. How do we swap now?”

Sang Chu walked to the bed and got under the covers, “Isn’t this simple? Just make sure your transformation is flawless!”

Tu You eagerly crawled into the bed. In the magical world, many things could be alive—even blankets could be magical creatures.

So Tu You took out a special powder. Just a sprinkle, and these “living” objects would lose their vitality.

“Ah Chu, I’ll count to three and we’ll start. Ready?”

“Mm.”

“One, two, three!”

He quickly pressed a button, and as he released the puppet body, Sang Chu immediately donned the invisibility cloak and slipped out of the room.

The “Sang Chu” in the bed shivered under the covers, looking like a child freezing from the cold, while the powder had already taken effect.

Tu You said, “I’ll go carry out my part and meet you at the rendezvous point. Be careful—it’s still cold even with magic!”

“You too.”"