Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 361: Thirty-Seven Hewinia’s Snap
Chapter 361: Thirty-Seven Hewinia’s Snap
As Hewinia uttered those words, the entire cabin fell into a deathly silence.
The servants standing beside Hardock immediately stiffened after a brief moment of surprise, fixing their gazes on Hewinia, as if ready to pounce at any moment.
Only Hardock’s expression didn’t change much. He watched Hewinia calmly; there wasn’t even much surprise in his eyes, as if he had guessed this possibility long ago.
After a brief silence, Hardock slowly began, “Your frankness surprises me. I thought you would either not dare to come or would continue to deceive me.”
Hewinia shook her head, “I’m not that foolish.”
Without any outsiders present, Hardock had too many ways to verify her identity. Hewinia didn’t believe she could fool him.
“Of course, you’re not a fool,” said Hardock. “Otherwise, the true mistress of the Hailuo Family, along with my daughter, wouldn’t have fallen into your hands.”
He paused.
“Honestly, I still can’t believe you’re someone who came from such a place.”
“I’m not just talking about your once-in-a-millennium Golden Score, but your abilities, your courage. All these extraordinary qualities, even among nobles, would need to be built up over time with countless teachings and experiences. But as far as I know, the only time you can truly say you were educated was about a year.”
“Yet you killed and replaced seaweed, the Hailuo Family’s most cherished miss, and beat my subtly-minded daughter, Arianna. Even so, that quick reaction a few days ago had me fooled.”
“I’m very curious, really curious, curious enough to want to find your parents and see how they managed to raise a person like you.”
“Unfortunately, I haven’t found your parents, at most I could find…”
He slowly stood up, kicking a black sack sitting on his behind towards Hewinia’s direction.
The black sack struggled for a moment and then quickly fell still.
“The only one I could find is your aunt, whom we were instructed to deal with. A woman with no distinguishing features, foolish enough to be a laughingstock. According to her, your mother was even less worthy than she was.”
“That is to say, like your Golden Score, all are gifts from the Holy Sound Master… If that’s the case, it’s truly enviable.”
Facing her daughter’s killer, Hardock didn’t opt to strike right away but spoke at length instead.
Hewinia lowered her head to look at the sack in front of her.
She knew it was her aunt inside and knew that the woman was not yet dead, just passed out.
“You didn’t kill her,” Hewinia lifted her head to look at Hardock again, “Which means you haven’t fully believed me.”
“Of course,” Hardock said calmly. “That night, when my Daphne didn’t come back on time, I was prepared for the worst. I originally thought that the one who would survive would be that woman named Arianna, but I didn’t expect it to be you. When I learned that the miss of the Hailuo Family had safely returned home, I was really surprised; it made me realize that you’re a person far more dangerous than Daphne imagined. So today…”
Hardock lightly tapped the floor with his foot.
A delightful “ding dong” sound emerged, like a music box winding up.
Immediately, countless spider-like magic lines spread outwards from under Hardock’s feet in all directions, covering a vast area that completely encompassed the cabin, forming a unique Array. freewebnøvel.com
And, naturally, Hewinia was inside this Array as well.
“…I made full preparations.”
The moment Hardock’s voice fell, the two servants beside him also took out their Magic Wands. The array under their feet resonated with their power, and the lines became even more dazzlingly bright.
Clearly, Hardock, as he had said, did not fully trust Hewinia and had made preparations for both outcomes.
Either there would be a peaceful father-daughter reunion, or, it would become a deadly ambush.
Now, it was apparently the latter.
Hewinia also reached for the Magic Wand hidden in her sleeve, but she didn’t make a move right away because she could see that Hardock hadn’t finished speaking.
“You know, I originally thought that today there would only be two possibilities. If it was Daphne who came, nothing more would need to be said. But if it wasn’t Daphne but you, then I would kill you and then take the Score,” Hardock said softly, “but the moment I saw you, I suddenly thought that there might be a third option.”
He paused.
“Come and be the Daphne, come and be my true daughter.”
These words came out, and before Hewinia could react, the expressions of the two servants changed first. They turned their heads unconsciously, looking at Hardock with faces full of surprise.
Evidently, Hardock’s statement had also been outside of their expectations.
Hewinia had also taken her Magic Wand out. After hearing Hardock’s words, her expression didn’t change much, but still, she asked, “Why?”
“Because I admire you,” Hardock said bluntly. “I admire not only the Score on your person but also what I just mentioned, the series of traits. To achieve this from a lowly birth, in my view, is a value not inferior to the Golden Score. From this point of view, you truly are like Daphne.”
