Bai Yi hesitated for a moment in the face of this temptation that was enough to make any man tempted, but he shook his head firmly and replied, "Thank you, Madame, for your kindness..."

"Why?" The Duchess's face showed a little puzzlement, she was extremely confident in the charm she showed, even if the other party was a soul armor, but Bai Yi's attitude was so firm and decisive, it was not a cliché desire to indulge, she could really feel that this soul armor had no interest in her beauty.

"Do you hope that the master likes younger girls?" The Duchess asked again.

"No, no, no, I just think that although you are beautiful, you are also very dangerous..."Bai Yi hurriedly explained, in fact, there was still an unspoken sentence in his heart: Recently, there is a guy who has degenerated so much that he can only hum a pig and always stare at him with bad intentions, and that guy is also very beautiful and beautiful...

"Hehe, don't you men just like that kind of dangerous and exciting game?" The Duchess said with a smile, and she didn't know what she had done with the originally translucent tulle on her body, and it suddenly became opaque, covering the bewitching figure underneath tightly, no longer giving Bai Yi a chance to catch her eyes.

"But... Your determination is in line with the church's propaganda. It's just a pity that I'm very sexually interesting for a man like you. She continued.

"Give up, ma'am." Bai Yi shook his head and lifted the Saint Quartz Staff back up and placed it in front of him, "You have a husband who loves you, a well-behaved and lovely daughter, and a lofty status that many people dream of, you should have enjoyed a happy and happy life instead of playing such a dangerous game with me in the middle of the night. ”

"Happiness? Happy? Hahaha, hahahahaha! The Duchess burst into a sudden burst of profligate and piercing laughter, and it was not until her chest trembled slightly from wheezing that she stopped, and two lines of tears had unconsciously crawled all over her cheeks, and continued in a strange tone mixed with laughter and frustration: "When I first married him, I did have such naïve and naïve thoughts, and even when his sons climbed up to me in turn, I still had some last hope... And then these are worthless in the face of what he calls the so-called family reputation..."

"Yes, I'm just a good-looking woman, and what am I compared to his son and his family honor?" The Duchess choked up, looked up at the moon hanging from the canopy, touched away the tears that represented vulnerability, and continued: "Master Hope, do you think I am wrong to take revenge on such a family, this group of beasts? ”

Bai Yi was speechless, although he had long expected that this woman should have suffered something terrible, and he had long known that the aristocratic circle was absurd and chaotic, but this kind of unethical thing was still very shocking to hear in person... And it is not surprising that a woman would do anything after such devastation.

He couldn't help but be glad that most of the Voidwalkers were single, or reserved enough in their private lives, that no one shared this disgusting memory with him.

"I sympathize with you, ma'am... But..."Bai Yi said without saying anything, and when things got to this point, he felt that he was no longer suitable to meddle.

"I don't need your sympathy." The Duchess said coldly, and slowly stepped back, her figure fading into the darkness.

Bai Yi's hand armor holding the Holy Quartz Staff tightened, but in the end he remained unmoved, silently watching her gradually disappear into the darkness.

"Thank you, Master Hope, I know that with your true strength, I am no match for you..."The Duchess's voice slowly floated out of the darkness, and in the last moment when her eyes disappeared into the darkness, she glanced deeply at the dark shadow somewhere behind Bai Yi, and then said, "Take care of Vidnina for me..."

Bai Yi stood motionless in place for a long time before he sighed helplessly and whispered to the darkness behind him, "She's gone..."

Vidnina, who had been crying like a little cat, walked out of the corner slowly, and then suddenly took an arrow step and threw herself into Bai Yi's arms, clinging to his breastplate, and howling and crying.

The sad and terrible cry made people's hearts ache.

She was the daughter of the Duke, and she should have enjoyed a happy life that would make others envious and jealous, but now she was no match for even the most ordinary child, and what she longed for, what she worked for, what other children had at their fingertips, were but precious and illusory illusions to her.

Vidnina cried for a long, long time, her eyes swollen and her voice was dry, and she could no longer squeeze out a single tear, before she sobbed and asked in a low voice, "Mentor, what should I do?" ”

Bai Yi didn't know how to answer, this question was really difficult, he could only gently touch Vidnina's head and hug her tightly, hoping that his cold armor could send a little warmth to the poor girl.

"My mother, she..." Vidnina didn't speak, and took the initiative to ask another question, the answer to which could be very scary, so she didn't dare to ask it all.

"Don't worry, she's still in love with you." Bai Yi hurriedly explained, "The curse she left on you is not a real curse, it is just a fluctuation disguised as a curse, and it will not hurt you, and it is precisely because of this small flaw that I can find these..."

This answer made Widnina's heart feel a little better, and she rubbed her face on Bai Yi's breastplate again, and said in a tone of self-reproach: "Mentor, I don't think I should be your student, and I shouldn't invite you over..."

"Lies can't hide the truth, you always have to face the truth one day." Bai Yi replied seriously, "But at least I'm here, and I still have one last chance to try to save your father." ”

Hearing Bai Yi say this at this time, Vidnina could hardly feel the slightest happiness, she just shook her head a little dumbly and sluggishly, and asked in a low voice, "Dad... Should I call him Daddy, or Grandpa? ”

This is also a very heavy question, and Bai Ye has no idea how to answer it... He could only silently lead Vidnina and go back to the duke's room, and after destroying the sleeping enchantment laid by the duchess, the two maids who were sleeping soundly on the floor woke up leisurely, they looked at each other with some confusion, and then looked at Bai Yi and Vidnina who walked in together with surprised eyes.

"I'm sorry Miss, we suddenly fell asleep somehow..."The two maids quickly knelt down and apologized.

"Wake up the Duke, and then get out." Bai Yi said casually.

"Master Hope, what do you want?" The other maid glanced out the window, it was still dawn, and they looked at Vidnina strangely, but Vidnina just nodded silently.

The two of them hurriedly tried to wake up the duke, and then pushed the door and left, intending to report the matter to the lady immediately, but unfortunately the lady they were looking for was no longer there at this time.

The duke woke up leisurely under the stimulation of Bai Yi's mental power, he looked at the two people who came to visit late at night with some strange feelings, and asked, "Master Hope, Vidnina, are you in trouble?" ”

Bai Yi laid down a silent enchantment, and said impatiently: "Listen, I have a way to save you now, some dangers, but what is more dangerous is that this may involve some of my secrets, if you are willing to keep the secrets for me, then I can save your life." ”

His words were no longer as polite as before, and to be honest, if it weren't for the sake of Widnina and some practical interests, he really didn't want to care about this guy, but unfortunately a duke of real power under his control was still an important pawn for the Voidwalkers, and he couldn't do it exactly according to his personal preferences.

The duke's face suddenly showed a look of hope, his eyes lit up and looked at Bai Yi, and said: "I hope the master is serious, I swear in the name of the family, as long as you can cure me, I will never mention your affairs to anyone, I think Vidnina is the same!" As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Vidnina again, but found that Vidnina's expression was not quite right, especially the crying red eyes were particularly obvious, he seemed to realize something, and was about to open his mouth to ask, but heard Bai Yi preemptively say:

"Your family name is worthless in my eyes, and your oath means nothing to me." Bai Yi said very politely, "I also know a secret that you want to work hard to protect, this secret plus the lives of you and your sons, in exchange for you to keep it secret for me and provide me with some help if necessary, as you can see, this is a deal, in my opinion, it is quite fair, you can consider it." ”

Hearing Bai Yi's strong speech, a look of anger suddenly flashed on the duke's face, and he was about to have a seizure, but suddenly thought of Vidnina's strange emotions, so he hurriedly reached out and wanted to pull his daughter, but Vidnina took a few steps back, and even hid behind Bai Yi.

At this time, the duke had already roughly guessed what was happening, and the majesty and calmness on his face that had been forcibly maintained collapsed instantly, but he still had the last bit of hope, and asked tentatively: "Vidnina, where is your mother?" ”

"She's gone." Vidnina leaned her back against Bai Yi, turned her head away, and replied coldly, she didn't even want to look at the Duke again.

Then the Duke suddenly collapsed on the bed like a deflated ball, his eyes were cloudy, and he said in a crying tone: "I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

Bai Yi shook his head, walked to his bedside, and then asked, "So, Your Excellency Duke, how have you considered the deal I proposed?" ”