Rufus was a little surprised. “You two know each other?”
I nodded. “We met in the black market five years ago “She was with a handsome man at that time,” Murray cut in. He didn’t seem to mean anything by it, but sure enough.
“A handsome man?’
As expected, Rufus’s expression darkened. “Was it Blair?”
“How’d you know?” I thought he had regained his memory, so my eyes lit up happily. “Yes, it was Blair! You remember?’
But Rufus’s expression only darkened further. He pursed his lips and didn’t say anything more. He, seemed to be in a bad mood, with obvious grievance in his eyes.
Only then did I realize that Rufus was fishing for answers. What a cunning bastard!
“Well, nothing special happened. Let’s stop talking about it. If it weren’t for what happened today, I would’ve forgotten that I even went to the black market with Blair.” I quickly changed the topic and winked at Murray. “Let’s get down to business. Do you know how to get Noreen’s soul out of my daughter’s body?”
I figured that Rufus must’ve explained the situation to Murray beforehand, but unexpectedly, Murray frowned tightly. He tapped his forehead and muttered, “I’m getting old. Let me think. I feel like I’ve forgotten something.”
“How could you forget? Think harder!” I was getting a little anxious, couldn’t tell if Murray had really forgotten or if he was just pretending.
Five years ago, when we were in the black market, I already knew that Murray wouldn’t be easy to deal with.
He was very fickle-minded. What if he decided not to help us?
Ilooked to Rufus for help.
Rufus didn’t say anything. Instead, he wordlessly picked up a golden velvet bag from the table and threw it in front of Murray.
Murray’s face instantly lit up. He grabbed the bag and eagerly looked inside. Then his face suddenly became serious.
I sighed. He was still the same as before. Back then, we also couldn’t get any useful information out of him unless we gave him something expensive in return.
After carefully putting the bag into his pocket, Murray regained his normal composure. “I do have a solution, but I’ll only tell the black witch.
Alone.”
“What? Why?” Rufus protested.
“You’ll understand why later. But for now, you can’t know about it, or it won’t work,” Murray murmured, stroking his beard like a wise old sage.
“It’s okay, Rufus. Just leave us alone.” I gently pushed Rufus towards the door. “I’ll tell you later.”
“Fine.”
Rufus left reluctantly.
As soon as the door was shut behind him, Murray said seriously, “I really want to help you, but I’m afraid you won’t like my proposed solution.”
“Why? As long as it can save my daughter, I’ll do anything.”
Murray averted his gaze and hesitated. Finally, he locked eyes with me and said slowly, “The only way to get rid of Noreen’s soul is to kill Beryl.”
“What?! No way!” I clenched my fists anxiously. “How could I kill my own daughter? We’re doing this to save Beryl, not kill her!”
Crystal’s POV
“Noreen’s soul is occupying Beryl’s body, so the real Beryl is practically dead.” Murray told me the cruel truth.
I didn’t want to believe it, and my disbelief quickly turned into anger.
“Beryl’s alive! she’s being controlled by Noreen. Can’t you see? If we have to kill Beryl to destroy Noreen’s soul, we might as well let them live together!”
“Calm down and listen to me.” With his hands behind his back, Murray took a deep breath. “When you were unconscious, the lycan king took me to see Beryl and Noreen’s burial place.”
I clenched my fists tightly but I didn’t say anything, waiting expectantly for him to go on.
“You’re the one who killed Noreen. You should know that she was very resentful when she died.” As he looked out the window, he squinted against the bright sunlight. “Strictly speaking, Noreen’s remnant soul must’ve been created by her resentment. It shouldn’t have been a big deal. The faint remnant soul would’ve disappeared three years after Noreen’s death. But unfortunately for you, you did something wrong.”
“What?” I frowned and narrowed my eyes at Murray in confusion.
“You buried Noreen’s remains in the wrong place.” Murray pointed at the table and wrote down two words: “Forbidden forest”.
“What do you mean? Why shouldn’t I have buried her in the forbidden forest?” I was even more confused. The reason why I buried Noreen in the forbidden forest was that I thought that its evil influence could suppress Noreen’s soul.
Murray rubbed his temples and hissed almost exasperatedly, “Of course you shouldn’t have buried her in the forbidden forest. I know what you were thinking, but you should’ve known that once a certain limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable.” I fell silent, recalling how I had buried Noreen’s body five years ago.
“The forbidden forest is full of dark and evil things. Although it could’ve suppressed Noreen’s soul, it could also nourish it. Beryl was born a powerful black witch, but that’s precisely what made her an easy target for Noreen. Moreover, you and Beryl are related by blood. When your blood seeped into Noreen’s grave, it became a medium that gave this wisp of a remnant soul another chance at life.”
Murray’s words hit me so hard that my ears started to buzz.
“Then… what should we do now? Is killing Beryl really the only way?”
“I’m afraid so. Noreen and Beryl now live as one. If you want to kill Noreen, you’ll have to kill Beryl,” Murray said firmly.
I couldn’t believe my ears. My lips trembled and I could barely speak. “We can just let them live together. I’m not going to kill my own daughter I ??just can’t.”
Listen to what you’re saying. Noreen and Beryl might be sharing one body, but one soul will be more dominant than the other.” Murray sighed and shook his head helplessly.
I buried my face in my hands and murmured, “No, no. This can’t be.
Beryl is strong. She won’t let Noreen take over! She has even taken back the control of her body for a short while today.”
“Yes, exactly. It’s only a short while. Sooner or later, Beryl’s soul will be exhausted, which will make it easier for Noreen to gain full control of Beryl’s body.”
Then what should I do? Is there really no other option? I can’t let Beryl die! I’m her mother!” I couldn’t help but burst into tears.
“Bervl is sO young. She hasn’t seen the world yet. I can’t let her die. It’s too cruel.” Murray fell silent for a long time. After what felt like an eternity, he asked in a low voice, “Are you going to let Noreen’s soul grow stronger? Until one day, Noreen takes complete control of Beryl’s body? When that day comes, war will break out between the werewolves and the black witches.
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