Chapter 999: Chapter 42 Queen Witch_2

    “We have to wait until the Northern Territory is completely pacified before we can return,” Yan Yu answered.

    Given that, should I deliberately stall for time, so that he will never be able to pacify the Northern Territory? If so, wouldn’t he be forced to stay here forever?

    A thought suddenly popped into Anna’s mind, but was quickly suppressed.

    Yan Yu is not a fool. If I stir up any trouble, he will immediately notice something is wrong. It would be even worse if I try to keep him here and end up hurting our relationship.

    It’s better to focus on the horse race.

    Anna clutched the reins, squeezed her thighs tightly around the horse’s back, and bent her upper body forward at an exaggerated angle to completely meld with the steed.

    In terms of combat, even though she was now ascended, she did not have the courage to defeat Yan Yu. But in Western aristocratic sports like horse riding, she had no fear at all.

    Seeing Anna’s speed increasing, Yan Yu remained unflustered. His body leaned slightly backward, his hands loosely holding the reins, with his phone clamped between his shoulder and ear, he said:

    “The issue in the Northern Territory is not someone causing trouble, but rather the insufficient control of the Amur Witch’s Group over their subordinates. I’ve already helped Anna with her tribulation crossing. Next, we just need to clear out the demons, and the rest can be handled by the witches.”

    “Oh, so you’ve only helped her with tribulation crossing?” Suddenly, Chen Lingyun’s voice came through, with a hint of a smile, “You didn’t help her with anything else?”

    “What do you mean by ‘anything else’?” Yan Yu feigned ignorance.

    “I don’t know, I think your voice sounds a bit off.” Chen Lingyun smiled.

    Yan Yu’s hand holding the phone trembled. Damn it, it’s bad enough you shadow me within Lu Country, how can you monitor me even here in the Northern Territory! How do you know?

    “I’m riding horses with Anna,” he said solemnly, “The civilization has collapsed here in the Northern Territory, nobody drives on the roads, the horses are having a great time.”

    “You’re riding horses, then why are you panting?” Chen Lingyun continued to ask.

    “Riding horses doesn’t require physical strength?” Yan Yu immediately retorted, “When the horse runs, its back bumps up and down, doesn’t it require physical strength to stabilize your core? It’s obvious you’ve never ridden a horse.”

    “I have ridden one, but the horses in Lu Country must be different from foreign horses.” Chen Lingyun covered her mouth as she laughed, “Maybe foreign horses are more wild and difficult to tame.”

    The girls next to them didn’t say a word; their faces became extremely sour.

    Yan Yu also sensed the collective hostility emanating from the other side, and felt a dark resentment in his heart:

    Despicable woman, just wait and see! Stirring trouble in my backyard all day long, I’ll make you pay one day!

    “Captain, stop riding horses abroad!” Xie Ruoxi suddenly said plaintively, “I’ll pretend to be a little horse for you here, okay? You’re not here, I’m too scared to cross tribulation! They keep urging me!”

    “Stop messing around,” Yan Yu said with a laugh and tears, “You can wait for me to return and then cross tribulation, but you need to honestly do the tribulation training that Chen Lingyun arranged. That’s it, bye!”

    He hung up the phone, and heard Anna lean in close to his ear, asking mischievously:

    “If you had to choose between foreign horses and Lu Country horses, which would you pick?”

    “This kind of question doesn’t need asking,” Yan Yu laughed heartily, kicked the horse’s belly forcefully, “Two birds in the bush are not as good as one in the hand.”

    “Of course, I’ll pick the one I’m riding right now!”

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    The two rode one behind the other across the ice plain, after hours of chasing competition, Yan Yu narrowly won.

    Despite the extremely low temperatures in the Northern Territory, due to the high exertion, Anna was still sweat-soaked when she returned to Amur and went to bathe.

    Yan Yu called Clara and Sullivan to announce that Anna had successfully crossed tribulation.

    Among Anna’s followers, Clara managed the witches. She was not only Anna’s deputy but also her designated successor. If Anna could no longer serve as Queen Witch one day, Clara would take over the forces still loyal to Anna, if there were any left.

    Sullivan, on the other hand, had self-reliantly recruited non-witch transcendentals from the Northern Border. This man was eloquent and opportunistic, actively maneuvering between the witch and non-witch camps and even organizing a troop. Thus, he had a certain degree of influence within the Amur Witch’s Group.

    Both were loyal to Anna (at least on the surface). Upon knowing Anna succeeded in crossing tribulation, they immediately revealed excited looks.

    The Queen Witch’s successful advancement meant it was only a matter of time before she ruled the Northern Territory. With their contributions, they could undoubtedly rise along with her.

    “Should we inform the Elders’ Council now?” Clara asked for instructions.

    “During Anna’s tribulation crossing, have there been any unusual movements within the Elders’ Council?” Yan Yu asked.

    “There must have been private communications, but nobody has secretly mobilized any forces,” Clara said helplessly, “After all, you were protecting Anna, everyone knew that, no one dared to risk offending you.”

    “Has anyone secretly communicated with Rakshasa?” Yan Yu continued to ask.

    “Definitely,” Sullivan replied, “The Amur Witch’s Group and the Rash Empire are still in a strategic standoff, neither side has the ability to utterly destroy the other. So, any spirit communicator with power and status would surely keep an escape route with the other side.”

    “Including you, Sullivan?” Yan Yu raised his brow.

    “Yes,” Sullivan admitted frankly, “But I don’t think the witches will lose. Keeping contact with Rash is only to gather intelligence.”

    This guy is honest, but perhaps also because he doesn’t dare to defy my core formation, he must avoid raising my suspicions as much as possible.

    Yan Yu’s mind turned and he said:

    “Write down the names of the elders you believe might have colluded with Rakshasa to sabotage Anna’s tribulation crossing and hand them to me.”

    Clara hesitated at first, but seeing Sullivan quickly take out pen and paper and write down a long list of names, she had no choice but to comply.

    Yan Yu put the two lists away and returned to the room, telling Anna, who had finished bathing about it.

    “Hehe.” Anna looked at the lists and laughed, “Have a look yourself.”

    Yan Yu took them and looked for a moment, then said:

    “They’re almost identical.”

    “Because these aren’t lists of traitors who colluded with Rakshasa, but lists of elders who usually oppose me.” Anna said slowly, “With these lists, I have an excuse to initiate a purge within the Witch’s Group to further concentrate power in my hands.”

    “We can send these people to clear out the ‘Yachi Little Snakes’ tormenting the Northern Border,” Yan Yu suggested with a smile, “We can claim that if they accomplish the mission, they can be spared, so as to avoid some realizing they’re doomed and taking desperate measures.”

    “No need.” Anna said proudly, “With my strength, even if all the elders united in rebellion, they wouldn’t pose a threat.”

    “But… since it’s your suggestion, I can consider it.”

    Her tone was quite overbearing, clearly, her successful tribulation crossing and ascension had boosted Anna’s confidence to its peak.

    “Indeed, you are now the true Queen Witch,” Yan Yu said. sea??h thё novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    As soon as he finished his words, he was suddenly pushed onto the bed by Anna.

    “Really not staying?” Anna stared into his eyes, trying hard to look tough, but her gaze seemed to plead, “I’m the Queen Witch. With you by my side, it’s not impossible to dominate Europe and rule the world. Why stay in Lu Country being ordered around by mortals?”

    “You must be joking.” Yan Yu sneered lightly, “Don’t insult my intelligence with such nonsense.”

    Anna fell silent for a moment, then clenched her fists.

    Since I can’t make him stay, I’ll vent all the accumulated anger before he leaves.