Chapter 209 The Last Witch (14)
The Grand Steward is an upgraded and enhanced version of Walter.
It’s just that his intelligence network is larger and his vision is sharper.
He had heard from the deacons in the church about Tokiho's disappearance in the Santa Cruz Village Church.
After the bishop gave the priest extreme unction and presided over the funeral in the next village, he was worried for several days after returning and even missed the Sunday mass.
Only after everything calmed down did he resume his daily work and routine.
Combining various pieces of information and the strange things happening in the manor, the chief steward could guess that Shisui was the witch that everyone feared.
"Hey~ The chief steward is indeed worthy of being the chief steward, he's very brave." Tokiho retorted, "You think I'm a witch, and you dare to get so close to me... Aren't you afraid of getting the same disease as Mr. Walter?"
The chief steward calmly took off his white gloves and threw them on the ground.
"It's no use being afraid. I heard Walter got into trouble after just talking to you for a short while. And I've been in the same room with you for so long... If you wanted to fight, you would have done it a long time ago, right? Let's talk it over calmly..."
He favors Shisui very much.
Viscount Santa Cruz likes to keep wizards, but most of the wizards, both male and female, that the chief steward has come into contact with in his more than 30 years of working in the manor are similar to the one he just knocked unconscious with a candlestick - they are good at pretending to be ghosts, but have no real skills and are just for show.
Viscount Santa Cruz would just ask these people to come over to do some divination when he was bored, and curse the bishop who always opposed him, just for fun.
He believed in God and witchcraft to some extent, but not completely.
With such a master, the chief steward was naturally influenced by him and always maintained a neutral attitude towards the theories of gods and demons.
Today was the first time he saw real "witchcraft".
There are only two words in my mind: shocking!
After the shock, the first thought that came to my mind was to recruit Shi Sui for my own use.
The chief steward asked directly, "Do you have any grudge against the Santa Cruz family? What benefit can you gain by making the guards and the butler sick?"
Shisui would definitely not tell the truth.
Combining the identity of the widow she possessed, she came up with a set of designed excuses and established a "religious hater" persona for herself.
"My abilities are innate, and I've never harmed anyone. But now that my husband is dead, the Church wants to tie me up and burn me. I'm furious! But then I think... the Church is so rampant because nobles like you are funding them! I'm going to cut off their escape route first, and then I'll kill them all!"
Her rhetoric was carefully crafted specifically for the Santa Cruz family.
From the fact that Viscount Santa Cruz spent so much effort to collect gypsy women, Shisui could guess that he wanted to take advantage of this hunting trip of great nobles to curry favor with the upper class and strive to get more privileges or a higher title.
The enemy that the nobles collectively hated in secret but could not confront openly was actually the church.
The hunting competition will start in about 20 days. The archbishop and the cardinal will come and preside over the absolution mass.
If Tokiho, who is proficient in witchcraft, can create some unexpected incidents along the way, causing trouble or embarrassment for the church... then Viscount Santa Cruz's career will be secure...
Under Shisui's guidance, the chief steward naturally came up with the above ideas.
So he tried to comfort her, explaining that there was actually a huge conflict between the nobles and the church, and promised to give her a chance to kill the church leaders with his own hands, as well as generous rewards of gold, silver and jewelry.
Shisui acted out a good act with him, pretending to be persuaded with great difficulty.
She shrugged her shoulders and said, "Okay, but don't expect me to make Walter's illness better. I only know how to cast a spell, not how to remove it."
"OK……"
The chief steward suggested that a better room be arranged for her to stay in.
But Shisui refused and insisted on going back to the vineyard's warehouse.
…
Now that she had reached an agreement with the chief steward, Shisui planned to help those gypsy women leave here safely.
Not everyone is as lucky as Zimina.
There were many people who had attempted to escape but failed, were caught and severely beaten, or were killed during the escape process...
"I'm back~"
Shisui pushed open the door of the warehouse and wanted to discuss something with them.
But she noticed something was wrong at first glance.
There is one more person.
There were only 12 gypsy women, but now they have counted 13...
Are there any new people coming?
Just as she was wondering, Tokiho saw a familiar face with a bright smile running towards her.
That person...that person is Zimina? !
No way, why was she caught again?? ! !
I just said she was lucky!
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