Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 236: The Witch’s Cauldron

Jade was busy making a mixture of various herbs and dead animals into a big cauldron. Her old body made it too difficult to move around swiftly, but she still persevered because she still held tightly to Aria’s promise that she would give Jade the body of a woman in her teens as a reward for her hard work.

Aria watched the cauldron being boiled in low heat for hours. Though the greenish color of the boiling goo-like substance was far from ideal, the mixture actually had such a wonderful, aromatic smell akin to that of a real chicken broth.

"I have to say, you do have a talent for this," Aria commented as she watched in interest. "Tell me, what will happen to those who eat this ’food’? Will they die immediately? I hope not, because it would be way too obvious, right?"

"They won’t die. I’ve coated the poison inside this cauldron for three days. So, three days after they consumed this, they would feel extremely sick, and will experience dysentery," Jade replied as she squeezed the blood of mice into the cauldron.

"Dysentery? That might kill some, but not everyone, right? I will invite roughly 150 people to this small area, as this place doesn’t have that many families in the first place. If at least half of them survive, then it won’t be 100 deaths, right?" Aria protested. "I want it to be a sure death."

"Don’t worry, they will experience dysentery, but they won’t be shitting out feces. They will shit their guts instead," Jade said as she chuckled. However, her chuckle was not that of an elegant woman anymore. It sounded more like an evil old witch who was ready to kill an unsuspecting princess. "They will also puke blood and if lucky enough, the rest of their guts as well. It’s a gruesome and disgusting way to die, just like what you ordered."

A malicious smirk appeared on Aria’s face as she imagined the horrible fate that would befall almost everyone in this small region. She didn’t care about the well-being of those people. She was just desperate to regain her witchcraft back because nothing upset her more than imagining Swan having a good life with the Beast King when she should be the one who lived like that. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

"That’s good. But you know this won’t be convincing enough for people, right?" Aria asked. "Nobody is going to eat a weird green goo even if it smells good."

"Don’t worry, I only need one last ingredient to change the color. It will look like a legit soup by the time it’s done," Jade replied as she took a vial of strange brown-colored liquid. She poured it all into the cauldron, and the green goo magically turned yellowish and exuded such a nice chicken broth aroma. It smelled so good and looked decent enough that Aria was tempted to give it a little try. "And now it’s done. Don’t try to eat it. You will die with only one sip of the broth."

"This is perfect. How long will this thing last?" Aria asked again. "I can invite them tomorrow, but it still needs to look good by the time it’s served."

"As long as it keeps boiled in a low heat, it won’t go bad," Jade assured. "Since I’ve done what you told me to do. Can I get the new youthful body that I want?"

Aria chuckled, "Of course, you can always pick whichever body you want during the banquet tomorrow. I will single her out, and transfer your soul into that new body."

Jade’s eyes glimmered with hope.

Finally, after suffering for days with this frail old body, she could be youthful, beautiful, and strong again.

She might have a chance to be with Gale with her new body, especially if she looked similar to Swan since Gale must’ve liked Swan only for her physical appearance.

’He would be more than happy to have a wife similar to Swan, but not crippled, right?’ Jade thought. She might’ve been killed by Gale, but she believed that it was due to Swan’s intervention. That woman must’ve said something to infuriate Gale to the point he had the heart to kill her as well.

Jade looked at Aria and knew that Aria had a bigger chance of ending up on Gale’s bed. After all, she looked similar to Swan but was cuter and not crippled.

’I don’t need to worry about this bitch. After I get my new body, I’ll poison her and return to the Kingdom of Beastmen with a new identity, then I can start seducing Gale. I’m sure I can finally be his wife,’ Jade thought.

Aria’s smirk widened as she had just read Jade’s mind.

She didn’t tell this to Jade before, but as the owner of her soul, she could read Jade’s mind like reading a text. She knew everything that Jade was plotting, including trying to kill her.

But of course, Aria allowed Jade to run with her ideas. AAria still needed her skill as a master of poisons and potions.

’I’ll just kill her when it’s necessary. She’ll be useful to me for a long time,’ Aria thought.

"Wait here, I’m going to tell my mother to invite those villagers to a banquet. I’m sure that she will get excited about it."

Aria walked out of Jade’s room and went straight to her mother’s room.

She knocked on the door, and Anastasia opened the door herself as they didn’t have enough servants to do menial tasks such as opening the door anymore.

Anastasia raised her brows, "It’s been a while since you came to me. What do you need, Aria?"

Aria smiled at her mother whose heart had been softened after she abdicated from her position as the Queen. She hated this bitch mother for losing her ambition, but she still kept her smile as she needed her mother as the ultimate sacrifice later on.

"Mom, I’ve been thinking about hosting a banquet for the villagers."