Although the Wu Emperor's death had plunged the various tribes of the Witch Clan into sorrow, the Mo Sect had at least been repelled, and the clan's crisis was averted. Meanwhile, Ye Fan and Black Fog were rapidly recuperating.
Just then, the Dong Witch Queen arrived. "King of Heaven!" she said.
"Clan Leader!" Ye Fan greeted her. Having taken over from the Wu Emperor, the Dong Witch Queen now possessed an even greater air of dignified stability.
She said, "I haven't spread the news of the Wu Emperor's passing. In fact, only we few leaders know about it."
"That's a wise decision," Ye Fan agreed. He understood her intention. She wanted outsiders to believe the Wu Emperor was not dead but merely in seclusion, even though the truth was bound to come out eventually. By then, however, it would no longer matter.
