Hate me, Miss Witch

Chapter 13 Who said good cards can’t be barbs?

Elder Norton sat at the head of the table, looking down at the people below.

His gaze was filled with a great sense of oppression, and everyone he looked at bowed their heads respectfully.

"You are all the orphans I have taken in over the years. You have lost your parents either because of the war or because of the disaster of the beast tide."

"Now that you have grown up, you have at least opened your first soul contract, and have entered the ranks of official beast masters. You have truly entered the ranks of extraordinary beings."

"This is all thanks to the cultivation of the elder and the family!"

"Even if we achieve success in the future, we will definitely serve the family wholeheartedly."

As soon as Elder Norton's words came out, many people immediately echoed or flattered him.

This is natural. They have no one to rely on in the Brunstadt family, and Elder Norton, who takes them in, is their biggest supporter.

"Is it--"

Elder Norton didn't take these echoes seriously. He paused slightly and said, "Then, let me ask you -"

"If one day, I and the Brunstadt family are on opposite sides, which side will you choose to help?"

Deadly silence, no one dared to answer.

The orphans who can be chosen and taken in by Elder Norton must have excellent beast-controlling talents, or soul qualifications.

In addition, they have lived helplessly in a grand ducal family for more than ten years, and they still have the most basic political sensitivity.

Elder Norton's question is the same as "If one day we all fell into the water, would you save me first or your mother first?" It was a pure proposition.

If you answer to help Elder Norton, then the elder will say, "I am testing your loyalty to the family. What should you do if you are disloyal to the family?"
And if you answer to help the family, you will be directly opposing the elders. Who knows when I will give you a little shoe to wear.

Time passed by in such dead silence, until a hint of displeasure flashed in Norton's eyes, and the dead silence was suddenly broken.

"Sir Elder, I have only one answer."

"That is, I am loyal to you!"

Everyone turned around in shock, only to see Xia standing up with red eyes.

"Char, you."

Leonard was shocked and tried to stop Char, but Char broke away.

"I lost my parents when I was young, and my hometown was swallowed up by the beast tide. If it hadn't been for the elders who took me in, I might have been killed by those monsters on the way to exile."

"Of course my family is kind to me, but if it's for the sake of the elders, then I won't hesitate to become an enemy of the family!"

Xia Ya recalled the tragic relationship history of her previous life in her heart, her eyes were red, and her performance was sincere.

Unlike other people with closed eyes, Xia Ya, as an open-eyes player who knows the outcome of the future Cang Ting Principality, has already given Elder Norton to the Iron Wolf in his heart.

He has an affair with the Evil God of Twilight, a pure young man.

Maybe he is the leader of the cult, and he is absolutely inescapable from the collapse of the Cangting Principality.

Because of this, Xia Ya knew in her heart that Norton at this moment was definitely not doing any loyalty test for the family.

He is choosing his cronies, the die-hard ones.

An orphan who was taken in since childhood and is still helpless within the family...

Are there any more reliable and loyal private soldiers, or dead soldiers?
Because of this, in order to interfere more with the Brunstadt family in the future, and to better complete the system's mission——

Char must go to Barb at this moment.

Moreover, he must make harsh barbs and act to the point of death, only in this way can he win Norton's trust.

And the subsequent development did not exceed Xia Ya's expectations.

"absurd!"

Elder Norton looked at Char and slapped the table: "The head of Brunstadt's family is my brother, not my son!"

"Your thinking is so wrong!"

Although they were words of reprimand, Char could hear that there was no anger in Norton's voice.

He looked at the others who dared not speak out: "You must also remember that the glory of the Brunstadt family is greater than anything else!"

"In the face of the family's righteousness, even I can be sacrificed."

"You are all adults, and you are qualified to leave the royal capital and work in other territories of the principality to share some of the responsibilities for the family."

"Let's pack up our things in the next few days and set off after completing the coming-of-age ceremony."

"Yes, Sir Elder!"

Everyone accepted the order obediently and looked at Xia with sympathetic eyes.

Fortunately, in order to seek stability, they did not express their stance as hurriedly as Char, so they also escaped.

In their eyes, Xia, who made a wrong choice and was caught as a typical example, would naturally not be able to escape severe punishment within the family.

Only Leonard glanced at Xia Ya hesitantly, and after being completely ignored by Xia Ya, he had no choice but to leave.

Elder Norton stood silently on the throne, while Xia also stood aside without saying a word with his head lowered, watching everyone leave one by one.

He naturally knew the intention of Norton's words. Which second-in-command from ancient times to the present dared to put his antagonism on the table?
No matter what you think in your heart, you must at least be full of words in the scene.

It's so high-profile that no one can do it.

I should have cooperated with your performance, but I turned a blind eye~
As for Leonard and the others——

Although he was treated as an outcast by Norton and expelled from the royal capital, he also lost his biggest supporter.

But considering their strength, it might not be a bad thing to be able to escape from the chaotic quagmire of the Royal Capital at this moment.

At least they might be able to escape the disaster that would destroy the principality in the future.

It wasn't until everyone left that Norton looked at the silent Xia again: "Have you realized your mistake now?" "If this is what you think, elder, then I am willing to accept the punishment of my family."

Char spoke with a firm voice.

Now that he had decided to make a barb, he might as well do it more thoroughly.

"However, my previous thoughts will not change."

"You are my benefactor, a greater benefactor than my family."

"Even if you ask me to die for you now, I will not hesitate."

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Norton's eyes, but he did not show it.

"Will you die for me?"

"That's easy to say."

He took out a small bottle of turbid potion and placed it in front of Xia Ya: "This is a bottle of secret potion from the Alchemy City that can speed up the speed of soul cultivation."

"You are not too far away from a high-level beast master. In that case, drink it."

Damn, this old man is quite vigilant.

Xia Ya cursed secretly in her heart.

Only a ghost would believe that this is some kind of secret elixir to enhance the soul.

Maybe it will really have this effect, but the purpose of Lao Deng giving it to him is definitely to use this drug to ensure absolute control over his confidants.

It's similar to the fairy pills and backup hidden energy sources that Char has seen in various film and television works in his previous life.

If you really want to drink it, your life will be at your own risk.

Although his mind was spinning, Xia Ya did not hesitate in his actions.

He stepped forward and took the potion without hesitation.

The behavior of barbs naturally involves great risks.

After all, undercover agents have been duplicitous since ancient times. They not only have to face the danger of being discovered, but also have to worry about the organization turning their backs and not recognizing the person.

Moreover, Xia Ya has not gained the trust of the organization at all.

"Your Majesty, your brother wants to rebel!"

"Well, where's the evidence?"

"No evidence? Haha."

Even if he did report to the Grand Duke stationed at the border, I'm afraid the other party would only regard him as a spy who sows family relations.

But the reason why Xia Ya dared to act like this was because he felt the sparkling reminder from Hun Yue.

At the necessary moment, Twinkle can forcefully take herself away from the "reverberations of history".

However, such forced separation will greatly increase the degree of rejection of Char by the laws of time and space.

At that time, it will be even more difficult to enter the reverberation of history. This also means that Xia Ya's many years of preparation have been in vain.

Therefore, Char will not consider this option unless it is absolutely necessary.

Xia Ya opened the potion bottle and let the turbid liquid gush down her throat.

There was a fourth-level master beast master watching, and it was natural that Char could not be fooled by just relying on the trick of pretending to drink at the wine shop in his previous life.

However, that Elder Norton would not have thought of it either.

An orphan who lost his parents when he was young and was adopted by his family could actually have a second pet beast with spatial attributes.

The moment the medicine entered Char's throat, Shining, who was inside the soul covenant space, used the "space pocket" to be transported to the secondary dimension.

Char and Twinkle's movements were so subtle and precise that Norton didn't even notice them in person.

"very good."

Seeing Xia drink the potion without hesitation, Elder Norton finally had an ugly smile on his old face with crisscrossed grooves.

He waved his hand, and the attendants beside him also withdrew, leaving only Char and Norton.

After doing all this, he summoned a lizard-like pet beast that exuded powerful majesty and added a layer of sound insulation to the surrounding space.

Then, Norton spoke to Xia again: "Since you have such awareness."

"Then, I do have something for you to do."

"You must have heard of Sylvia Brunstadt, the head of the family's only daughter, right?"

Xia Ya's heart moved and she nodded.

This is really what comes to mind.

Norton, a twenty-five-year-old boy, is a capable person, so it's not a waste of time for me to accompany you through the performance.

"very good."

Elder Norton's ugly smile deepened a little more.

He put his hands behind his back and took two steps, with an expression of wisdom on his old face: "Sylvia, she is a key."

"A key to liberate the Lord's half body, allowing the Lord to regain his freedom and rule the world again."

"And what I need you to do-"

"It is to keep this key firmly in our hands."