Faced with the temptation that was enough to tempt any man, Baiyi hesitated for a moment before he shook his head firmly and replied, "Thank you, madam, for your kindness …"
"Why?" The Duchess was puzzled. She was extremely confident in her own charms. Even though the other party was a Soul Armature, Baiyi's attitude was firm and decisive. He was not playing hard to get. The Duchess could feel that the Soul Armature was not interested in her beauty at all.
"Could it be that Master Hope has a preference for younger girls?" The Duchess asked again.
"No, no, no. I just think that although you are beautiful, you are also dangerous …" Baiyi quickly explained, but there was something else in his heart that he did not say out loud. 'Recently, there's a guy who has devolved to the point where he only knows how to grunt like a piglet. He's also very, very beautiful, too …'
"Haha, don't you men like dangerous and exciting games?" The Duchess giggled. She had done something to the translucent chiffon, and it suddenly became opaque. The chiffon covered her voluptuous body, and Baiyi no longer had a chance to look at it.
"But … your willpower is in line with the Church's propaganda. It's a shame, though, that I'm very interested in a man as outstanding as you, "the Duchess said.
"Give it up, madam." Baiyi shook his head and raised the Saint Quartz staff in front of him. "You have a husband who loves you, a lovely daughter, and a high position that many people dream of. You should be living a happy life, not playing this dangerous game with me in the middle of the night."
"Happy? Happy? Hahaha! Hahahahahaha! " The Duchess suddenly let out a burst of dissolute, ear-piercing laughter. She laughed until her chest was trembling, and only then did she stop. Two streams of tears had unknowingly rolled down her cheeks. She continued in a strange tone that was a mixture of laughter and sadness. "When I first married him, I had such naive thoughts. Even when his sons took turns climbing my body, I still held on to my last shred of hope. But in the face of his so-called family's reputation, it was worthless …"
"Yeah, I'm just a woman who looks a little better. Compared to his son and his family's honor, what am I?" The Duchess sobbed as she looked up at the moon in the sky. Wiping away the tears that represented her vulnerability, she continued, "Master Hope, do you think it's wrong for me to take revenge on such a family? These animals?"
Baiyi was speechless. Although he had expected that the woman must have been through some kind of terrible things, and he also knew that the aristocratic circle was ridiculous and messy, but to hear such a thing that went against human morality was still very shocking. And after a woman who had been ravaged like that, it was not surprising that she would do something like that.
He could not help but feel lucky that most of the Voidwalkers were single or that they were reserved enough in their private lives. None of them had shared such disgusting memories with him.
"I sympathize with you, ma'am, but …" Baiyi said hesitantly. Now that things had developed to this point, he felt that it was no longer appropriate for him to intervene.
"I don't need your sympathy." The Duchess said coldly as she slowly retreated, her figure gradually disappearing into the darkness.
Baiyi's grip on his Saint Quartz Staff tightened, but he did not move. Instead, he silently watched as the Duchess disappeared into the darkness.
"Thank you, Master Hope. I know that with your true strength, I am no match for you …" The Duchess's voice drifted out from the darkness. Before her eyes disappeared into the darkness, she looked at the darkness behind Baiyi and said, "Please take good care of Vidomina for me …"
Baiyi stood there for a long time, not moving an inch. Then, he sighed helplessly and said softly to the darkness behind him, "She's gone …"
Vidomina, who was crying like a kitten, slowly walked out from the corner. Then, with a sudden leap, she threw herself into Baiyi's arms. She pressed her face against his chest plate and began to bawl.
Her sorrowful and shrill cries were heart-wrenching.
She was the daughter of a Duke. She was supposed to enjoy a happy life that others would envy and envy, but now, she could not even compare to the most ordinary of children. The things that she longed for, the things that she worked so hard for, the things that other children could easily obtain, were nothing but precious illusions to her.
Vidomina cried for a long time, until her eyes were swollen, and her voice was dry. When she could no longer squeeze out a single tear, she asked in a low voice, "Mentor, what should I do?"
Baiyi did not know how to answer. It was a difficult question to answer, so all he could do was rub Vidomina's head and hug her tightly, hoping that his ice-cold armor would be able to provide some warmth to the poor girl.
"My mother, she …" Vidomina saw that Baiyi did not respond, so she asked another question. The answer to this question might be very scary, so she did not dare to say it out loud.
"Don't worry, she still loves you," Baiyi quickly explained. Baiyi quickly explained, "The curse she left on you isn't a real curse. It's just a wave disguised as a curse, so it won't hurt you. It's also because of this small flaw that I was able to discover all of this …"
His answer made Vidomina feel a little better. She rubbed her face against Baiyi's chest plate again and said in a self-blaming tone, "Mentor, I think I shouldn't have become your student, and I shouldn't have invited you here …"
"Lies can't hide the truth. You'll have to face the truth one day," Baiyi replied seriously. Baiyi replied solemnly. "But at least I'm here, and I still have a chance to save your father."
Hearing Baiyi's words, Vidomina did not feel happy at all. She shook her head blankly and asked in a low voice, "Dad … Should I call him Dad or Grandpa?"
It was a heavy question, and Baiyi did not know how to answer it. All he could do was quietly hold Vidomina's hand and return to the Duke's room. After he destroyed the Sleeping Enchantment that the Duchess had set up, the two maids, who had been sleeping soundly on the floor, suddenly woke up. They looked at each other in confusion, and then they turned to look at Baiyi and Vidomina, who had just entered the room, in astonishment.
"We're so sorry, Miss. We fell asleep …" The two maids hurriedly knelt down and apologized.
"Wake the Duke, and then we'll leave," Baiyi said casually.
"Master Hope, what are you doing?" The other maid looked out the window. The sky was still dark, and they looked at Vidomina strangely. Vidomina nodded silently.
The two maids hastily tried to wake the Duke, and then they pushed the door open and left. They wanted to report to the Duchess immediately, but the Duchess was no longer in the room.
The Duke slowly woke up under the stimulation of Baiyi's psychic energy. He looked at the two people who had come to visit in the middle of the night and asked, "Master Hope, Vidomina, what's the matter?"
Baiyi cast a Silence Enchantment and said impatiently, "Listen, I have a way to save you. It's a little dangerous, but what's more dangerous is that it might involve some of my secrets. If you're willing to keep my secrets, I can save your life."
His tone was no longer as polite as before. Honestly, if it were not for Vidomina and some practical benefits, he would not have bothered to deal with the Duke. Unfortunately, the Duke, who was under his control, was an important chess piece to the Voidwalkers, so he could not act according to his personal preferences.
The Duke's face lit up with hope, and his eyes shone brightly as he looked at Baiyi. "You're too kind, Master Hope. I swear in the name of my family that as long as you can cure me, I will never tell anyone about you. I'm sure Vidomina will do the same!" He turned his head to look at Vidomina, only to realize that something was wrong with her expression, especially her eyes, which were red from crying. Just as he was about to ask her about it, Baiyi cut him off and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry, Baiyi.
"Your family's name is worthless in my eyes, and your oath means nothing to me," Baiyi said bluntly. "I, too, know of a secret that you've been trying to protect. This secret, along with the lives of you and your sons, will be exchanged for you keeping it a secret and providing me with some help when necessary. As you can see, this is a fair deal. You can think about it." "That's not a bad deal," Baiyi said.
Hearing Baiyi's forceful words, the Duke's face flashed with anger. He was about to explode when he suddenly remembered Vidomina's strange emotions. He quickly reached out to pull his daughter back, but Vidomina had already taken a few steps back and hid behind Baiyi.
The Duke had already guessed what had happened. The calm and dignified expression that he had been trying to maintain crumbled in an instant. Still holding on to his last shred of hope, he asked tentatively, "Vidomina, where's your mother?"
"She's gone." Vidomina replied coldly, her back against Baiyi. She did not even want to look at the Duke for a second longer than necessary.
The Duke collapsed on the bed like a deflated balloon. His eyes, which had been sharp before, were now clouded. He sobbed, "I'm sorry … I'm so sorry …"
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