"Little girl, dare to say that I stink, I'll clean you up later!" Xiusi smiled and glared at Shirley, but the other party laughed even more happily. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info was just a simple little girl who never expected it, but as soon as she turned her head, Xiusi's face turned iron-blue, and a deep haze filled his eyes.

After all, he was already a fourteen-year-old aristocratic boy, and his innate political instincts and superficial understanding of the Cult of Light had already made him clearly feel that if these words were spread, they would cause a storm, which would definitely be a heaviness that he and his family could not bear.

When Hughes undressed and stepped into the tub and slid down to let the slightly hot water soak up his neck, his mind stirred and his only thought remained: "What to do with her?"

Hughes would be really scared.

The God of War can't let anyone know about it anyway, and at the moment, even his parents can't say it. It's not a distrust, it's a fear of leaking the news. The slightest mistake will lead the Horton family down the path of destruction.

On the Divine Continent, it is better to be an enemy of the God of Light than to commit suicide directly.

On the main square in front of the Grand Temple of Redemption in the Papal States, the stake pillar that has been burning for hundreds of years clearly sends a message to every mainlander: being an enemy of the God of Light means that you have to consider not only the end of death, but even the situation that you can't even die--- and endure the boundless pain of having your soul burned forever.

Thinking of the painful look of the tortured man surrounded by flames, Hughes shuddered.

At this moment, he made up his mind to make it impossible for Shirley, who knew about it, to say a word again.

"It's a good thing she's illiterate, otherwise I would have had to kill her. Hughes frowned and sighed, he couldn't bear his decision either.

After all, he has been serving himself for more than half a year, and he is dexterous and cute on weekdays, and he has no disobedience to himself at all, so that Shirley, who is as cute as a lark, loses the ability to speak, although it is still cruel, but this is already the result of Xius's soft-heartedness.

After figuring out how to deal with it, Xius relaxed and carefully felt the comfort of the hot bath.

The treatment of the maid is not for a while, and Xius must find an opportunity to cause an accident, so that everyone, including Shirley, cannot see that there is a black hand behind the accident.

At this moment, the bathroom door was suddenly pushed open, and the mother, with a look of anger on her face, suddenly broke in.

"Mom~", Xius howled in embarrassment, and hurriedly covered the important parts with his hands. He was already fourteen years old, and his mother shouldn't have broken into his bathroom without knocking.

However, this emotion was only for a moment, and Hughes immediately realized that something was wrong, otherwise the elegant mother would never have broken in so quickly.

Thinking of this, Xiusi's heart hung up again, and he smiled bitterly in his heart: "What's the matter, I just figured out one thing, and there is a problem again, should I wash off the mildew before eating?"

Lady Betty's face was ruddy and angry.

"Shirley go out, I'm going to have a good conversation with Theseus about etiquette!" Betty took two deep breaths and walked out of the bathroom door, barely holding back the maid who was dissatisfied with her son's order.

The little maid Shirley's expression remained unchanged, she had seen a lot of such things, although today was a little more serious.

"Maybe the young master made something wrong in the restaurant, it's really pitiful, it looks like I have to copy it a thousand times today. Shirley glanced sympathetically at Theseus as she left.

As soon as Shirley left, Mrs. Betty lowered her voice and said angrily: "Why don't you come out quickly, wait for the matter to be exposed before you can react?"

Xius, who was wearing silk underwear, raised his head suddenly, and inexplicably, he immediately linked Shirley's matter with his mother's intention, and couldn't help but be shocked in his heart: "What's the matter, even my mother knows about this!"

Not daring to hesitate, not caring about dressing appropriately, only wearing a pair of silk underwear, Hughes quickly stood in front of his mother, looking at his mother's solemn eyes and flushed face, the uneasiness in his heart further expanded.

"What's going on......" Xius asked in a low voice in a worried mood, but before he could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by his angry mother.

"You still ask what happened? How did I teach you over the years? Is your warrior training so difficult that he only exercises his muscles and does not increase his intelligence? Do you still have time to take a shower if you don't deal with such a serious matter immediately?"

Hughes knew that his fears had come true, and just looking at his mother's current series of questions, he knew that the matter would only be more serious than he thought.

"Shirley has already said that?" Theseus asked his mother with a wry smile.

"If she does, it won't be me, but your father!" rebuked Mrs. Betty even more dissatisfied, and she was so angry and angry that her son had suddenly made such a serious mistake.

Hughes is reluctant to speak, so he can only listen honestly.

"You didn't think about the outcome of this story?" Mrs. Betty saw that her son was depressed and did not react, and she was even more angry, she stood up and looked directly at her son: "Look at me!"

Xius gritted his teeth: "I've thought about it, but I'm here before I can deal with you." ”

"What are you going to do?" the mother choked, but immediately asked. This time the matter is too serious, she must give her son a profound lesson and memory, and will never raise it high and put it down gently.

"I'm going to make an accident in the near future that she can't speak anymore, and Shirley can't read, so that the news is almost impossible to leak. ”

"Stupid!" Betty sighed in her heart, and sure enough, she knew that it was extremely unlikely that her son would not think of the consequences, but the method of dealing with it must be incomplete.

"Do you think that if you can't speak, you can't send a message? Do you think you can't write if you can't read? Do you think that the sages on the continent are as stupid as you? Let me tell you, there are people on this continent who can understand her words by mouthing, quickly teach her to read with a spelling board, and even see what she wants to express from the pictures she draws! It all depends on whether someone is attentively observing us, and whether they are willing to spend enough money to find out our weaknesses! I tell you Hughes, the truth is that for our Horton family, these two kinds of people have never been lacking!" Betty's words were like a storm, and Xius blushed when he said it, and he bowed his head deeply in disbelief and extreme shame.

"What then?" When the last bit of softness in Hugh's heart was almost dispelled by his mother's wisdom, he found that there seemed to be no better way than to make Shirley disappear from this continent. But in his heart, he pinched inexplicably, and that kind of unwillingness, even disgust, suddenly appeared in his heart.

As a warrior, he immediately understood what he should do, but as a well-behaved young master of Shirley, he felt that the decisions he had made before seemed so cold and ruthless, even more ruthless and unbearable than his mother's idea.

Mrs. Betty could not see her son's expression as she lowered her head, but pointed to the bed and then lowered her brow in thought.

Mrs. Betty understands that since the matter has been discovered by Steward Raul, the danger is no longer dangerous, and besides, the little maid Shirley has been sent to the secret prison by Steward Raul with a lie, and there is no possibility of leaking the secret again.

But who exactly to handle the matter is a big headache for her.

His son, Theseus, has grown up, and his strength and experience may be lacking, but his wisdom has begun to move towards maturity. These changes are welcome and good for his path as a swordsman.

The only thing to worry about is the problem of the mind.

All strong people are very resolute in their hearts, decisive in killing, and never let the situation that may threaten them become uncontrollable, usually when they feel a little about the crisis, they will decisively start, and they would rather bear others than others bear me. Such behavior, although unethical, is absolutely respected and recognized. The road of the strong is not so easy to walk, if you can't even get down this bit of ruthlessness, you will inevitably die halfway, no matter how talented a person is.

And from the point of view of Hughes, because of his age, he didn't even kill a person. Without such bloody and cruel exercise, it would be difficult to have that ruthlessness!

Whether as a nobleman or as a swordsman, not being ruthless enough is undoubtedly a taboo in the character, and it is a part that must be eliminated. Betty understands this.

So, the contradiction is here, Betty is thinking about whether to use Shirley's blood to make her son understand the cruelty of life's journey, and completely eradicate the last ridiculous compassion in her son's nature.

Of course, such a cleanup does not have to be placed today, this time. But if you can start with someone who is close enough but not close, such an exercise is obviously much more stimulating to Hughes than killing a prisoner with opposing positions.

Thinking of this, Betty's brows temporarily dilated, and she stared at her son's eyes with blazing eyes, motionless.

In the face of such stares, Hughes gradually became a little frizzy in his heart, he had already guessed what his mother was about to say, so he couldn't help frowning. However, even so, he still insisted on fixing his gaze and did not shy away from making eye contact with his mother.

After about ten minutes, a smile appeared on Betty's lips, and she nodded in satisfaction and looked her son up and down.

"I thought you would only last three to five minutes, but I didn't expect you to do much better than I thought, good, son, it's a good progress, I'm proud of you. Betty smiled and complimented Hughes.

Hughes was not in the mood to be happy, and only bowed his head slightly to his mother.

"Tenacity is a must-have for every successful strong person, and I'm glad I see you grow in this area, but I think you understand what I'm going to say later," Lady Betty said, carefully observing her son's performance with a covert gaze, "Tenacity alone is not enough, as a swordsman, I see more from your example of success, and you obviously lack it, and that is determination." From what happened to Shirley, you can see that you understand the danger, but you let it go because of your soft-heartedness, and in this regard, you are too far away from your father, which is completely a sign of lack of determination. I have to say that I am very disappointed in this regard. ”

Sure enough, just as she was saying the rest of the sentence, Mrs. Betty noticed that her son's chest was rising and falling slowly as he breathed in and out, and she immediately understood that he was taking a deep breath. The reason behind the mother's deep breathing when she talks to her son alone is obvious, her son, Theseus, he is suppressing a certain emotion!

Seeing her son's performance, Betty sighed inwardly. As a woman, of course, she hates cruel and ruthless hearts, but as a noble lady, she has long adapted to this lifestyle.

Just like in normal times, her words and deeds can always be easily appreciated and praised by others, but when necessary, she definitely does not mind exposing her ruthless side. Like now!

Mrs. Betty lowered her head to organize her words, and then quickly raised her head, and at this time, there was no longer warmth in her eyes, and the sea-blue pupils that had always exuded a romantic atmosphere were now completely enveloped in cold.

"I think, Theseus, for the sake of training you, you should personally dispose of your maid, who is now in the vault, and Steward Raul is just outside the door, and he will take you to that place. Betty's tone was flat, as if she was saying something completely unrelated to herself and her son.

Xius Huo Ran raised his head, he stared at his mother's eyes again, and he couldn't help but feel a deep depression in his heart, because the aura emanating from his mother's body at this time was completely different from the usual gentle and elegant. It's as incomprehensible as if two people with very different personalities have the same appearance.

For a moment, Hughes was confused, and only stood with a blank stare, as if he couldn't recognize who the person in front of him was.

Mrs. Betty frowned without hearing her son's simple response, she didn't understand her son's psychology at this time, but simply thought that her son's compassion had flareed up again.

"Theseus, didn't you hear me clearly!" Lady Betty lowered her tone slightly, and when she spoke, a majesty belonging to the noble viscountess suddenly emanated, stabbing Theseus's sensitive heart to a stir.

"If you think I have to do this, then I obey your orders. But, Mom, I just don't know if this is too cruel to Shirley, after all, she doesn't have any intention of hurting me and us at all......?

"And she's been serving you for half a year, can't you bear it?" Lady Betty interrupted her son, and asked rhetorically in a relatively quick tone.

Xius lowered his head, gritted his teeth and replied in a low voice: "Yes, the mistake hasn't happened yet, and I don't understand too much about hurting people close to me for something that doesn't necessarily happen." ”

These slightly firm words sounded very harsh to Betty's ears, as if her son was sarcastic about his coldness and ruthlessness, which made her very uncomfortable, and a trace of anger gradually began to brew in her heart, and the coldness in her eyes also intensified.

"Hughes, are you talking about ruthlessness?" asked Mrs. Betty, her tone questioning.

Xius still kept his head down, he didn't want to exacerbate the conflict because of his eyes, so he only apologized first: "I'm sorry, Mom, I didn't mean that, and I never thought about it like this, I just think that Shirley doesn't die for sin." Ten thousand steps back, even if she accidentally said it, just because she was a little maid, how could she believe her? Other nobles? or the Bright Church? Mother, I don't think it's possible, with her status, she can't even see a big man with weight! No one will believe her words at all! And our family is not a commoner family that everyone is qualified to suspect......