Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 374: Forty-two Taichu 2

Chapter 374: Forty-two Taichu 2

Tupac was not an ignoramus unable to read the room; he noticed the change in Phinis’s expression and guessed that the mood of the Lawrence family’s young master was not too good. He chuckled awkwardly and said, “It doesn’t really matter, does it? Though I have failed here, haven’t you succeeded? As long as we manage the girl from the Three Colleges, we still have a great chance of winning. After all, the Golden Seventh Sound is rarer than the others.”

As soon as Hewinia was mentioned, Phinis abruptly stopped walking.

“What’s the matter?” Tupac asked, looking at him puzzled.

“I need to go to the Three Colleges,” Phinis said curtly, then turned and walked away.

After a brief daze, Tupac quickly caught up to him, “Hey, hey, why suddenly go to the Three Colleges? Don’t we still need to discuss the music piece?”

“I must ensure that Hewinia does not fall into the hands of the Taichu Two Families,” Phinis, though reluctant to deal with Tupac, knew it wasn’t the time to burn bridges, so he placated him with an explanation, “The Taichu Two Families already knew Evan was your man, yet they still extended an olive branch to him; they would surely do the same for Hewinia.”

“But didn’t you say that little girl from the earth already agreed to your proposal?”

“Indeed,” Phinis stepped onto the recently departed boat and said to the surprised boatman, “To the Three Colleges, now.”

He then turned back to look at Tupac and continued.

“Since Evan is gone, we must secure Hewinia at all costs; I have to go there to ensure nothing goes wrong. At least when the Taichu Two Families find her, I won’t just be here waiting for news and hoping she won’t betray us.”

Phinis’s latter words were glaringly ironic towards Tupac.

Due to Evan’s betrayal, Hewinia’s importance was naturally paramount. Therefore, the Taichu Two Families might bleed a little more, and strengthen their recruitment of Hewinia, making previous conditions unstable. Hence, Phinis had to be there in person to ensure that Hewinia would firmly remain in his grasp and not slip away.

Tupac did not catch the irony in Phinis’s words. Instead, he found Phinis’s anxious demeanor somewhat amusing. As the boat was about to leave the shore, he suddenly took a big step and jumped aboard.

Phinis looked at Tupac in surprise.

“Then I’ll go with you,” Tupac said cheerfully, “I also want to see what that Golden Note girl looks like.”

…

“The problem now,” Hewinia confided to Bai Wei in her heart, “is that after the festival begins, I have to go to the Second College for preparations. But the Second College is completely unfamiliar to me, and even with your eyes, it will be difficult to disguise myself as I do here; we must plan ahead for this.”

At the moment, Hewinia was walking alone by the lake, appearing somewhat ethereal.

But in reality, she was discussing tactics with Bai Wei in her mind.

As previously mentioned, Hewinia had chosen the most difficult of the two ways to seize the Golden Note.

Therefore, she had more to consider, and at this moment, she confided all her worries to Bai Wei.

It was a rare moment, almost like a heart-to-heart conversation.

“You’ve thought it through quite thoroughly,” Bai Wei said with a smile, “I’m not as good as you in this regard; I’m the least skilled at scheming against others.”

Hewinia pursed her lips and softly said, “If I had your power, I wouldn’t think about scheming against others… schemes, after all, are the only means available to the powerless.”

“Is that so?” Bai Wei said, “I think it’s the strongest weapon of the wise. From this perspective, you are very powerful, Hewinia.”

Hewinia did not respond.

As she reached the lake’s edge, she looked at the calm surface of the lake and then said earnestly, “Mr. Visa, before making a formal plan, I want to know something. I hope you can tell me.”

Seeing how formally Hewinia began her inquiry, Bai Wei straightened his body solemnly.

“Go ahead.”

“I want to know…” Hewinia stared at the upright middle finger, “what exactly can you do now?”

“Oh? Which aspect are you asking about?”

“I want to know if I can always maintain the stance of a hunter in this hunt or if there are special people… or objects I need to be wary of? I must know this to better plan my response.”

Although Hewinia’s question was couched in euphemisms, superficially asking just when in this game of mantis stalking the cicada she is the mantis and when the cicada, or if she can always maintain her mantis identity and ensure she can “eat” every Golden Note.

However, Bai Wei knew that Hewinia was also asking about another layer of meaning.

That is, “In the realm of Holy Sound, are there still people that Bai Wei fears?”

In other words, even now, are there still possibilities of countering himself?

He was really a restless fellow.

Bai Wei replied with interest, “Of course there is.”

Hewinia remained outwardly calm, “Then who is it?”

“Holy Sound Master,” Bai Wei said with a smile, “If you were to take me directly to the Holy Sound Master at this moment, I most likely wouldn’t survive. After all, a god in full bloom is too powerful.”

…Did that mean that apart from the Holy Sound Master, there was no existence within the Holy Sound that could threaten Bai Wei?

Although she had anticipated this, hearing it from Bai Wei himself made Hewinia fall into a brief silence before she gently nodded, “I understand.”

“However, on the other hand, no one can defeat me, but that doesn’t mean no one can defeat you,” Bai Wei slowly continued, “Even though your body is indeed better than those of my previous two partners, it can’t endlessly withstand my power. If the fights were as reckless as the last time, you wouldn’t last until the grand ceremony.”

Hearing Bai Wei say this, Hewinia nodded again to show she understood.

By now, Hewinia was no longer as ignorant of Bai Wei’s power as she was at the beginning.

Now, not only had she used Bai Wei’s body, but she had also allowed Bai Wei to use hers, which was evidently more powerful because Bai Wei knew his own body better, but the cost was also greater. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Bai Wei should not be invoked, as the body would break down before the final step.

Thus, it was safer for her to use Bai Wei’s power herself, just like when dealing with Hardock, like a true Hunter.

But this was exactly what Hewinia feared. Once she left the Three Colleges and entered a completely unknown environment, many things would become uncontrollable.

If there was a way to bring all those Golden Notes to the Three Colleges so she could kill them one by one, that would be ideal.

Just as Hewinia was thinking this, a “rustling” sound suddenly rang in her ears.

It was the sound of the wind blowing through dry leaves.

Only then did Hewinia notice that she had unknowingly walked near the Forbidden Forest again.

She immediately recalled her prior experience being watched by a certain Gaze around the Forbidden Forest, which instinctively made her stop.

As the familiar sense of danger surged in her heart.

She stared intensely at that forbidden forest, where in the shaking of the withered branches and leaves, it seemed as if something dangerous was gradually approaching, causing Hewinia’s breathing to slow significantly.

“Mr. Visas…”

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But suddenly a male voice sounded from behind her.

“I think, you are Miss Hewinia, aren’t you?”

Hewinia was slightly startled, then immediately turned around.

She saw a young man standing behind her, smiling at her.

When did he get behind me?!

Hewinia was horrified in her heart.

She subconsciously wanted to activate [Gaze].

But something even more shocking happened.

[Gaze] did not activate.

Visas refused her.

In her shock, the man in front of her extended his hand.

“Hello,” he said with a smile, “My name is Daniel, Daniel Ether.”

…Ether?

Hewinia’s pupils slightly narrowed.

One of the Taichu Two Families… Ether.