I swallowed nervously as I stood there in silence. I didn’t think the old man would be so fast to figure out that I was a black witch. To make things worse, he pointed it out in front of Blair.
Sure enough, upon hearing the old man’s words, Blair turned to look at me in pure disbelief. “What? You are a black witch?”
Although he was stunned, there was more confusion in his tone. “How could you be a black witch? Is this a joke?”
I didn’t know how to react for a moment. This old man had not only figured out that I was a black witch before seeing me in person, but he also accurately pointed out that I was a hybrid.
At that very moment, his power made me realize that I had found the right person.
Sylvia’s POV
Although I could feel Blair’s shocked eyes gawking at me, I ignored him deliberately and walked up to the old man. I slung the bag onto the table and said, “I need you to do something for me. This is the reward.”
Murray scoffed at me disdainfully and then opened the bag. I watched as his eyes widened in stunned disbelief when he saw all the jewelry inside. His mouth was agape, like a man stranded on a deserted island, who hadn’t seen another person in years, suddenly saw a ship full of people to rescue him. “So many invaluable treasures…”
I secretly let out a sigh of relief when I saw his reaction. Fortunately, I had brought some small gifts from Rufus with me before going out, in case of an emergency.
However, even though the reward was bountiful, I was still very nervous because Murray had made it clear that he despised anyone who carried the bloodline of the black witch.
I took a deep breath to strengthen my resolve before I looked at Murray again. However, to my surprise, he put the reward away safely, coughing with embarrassment, and said, “But since you’re just a hybrid, I’m willing to make an exception. It couldn’t hurt to just have a talk, right?”
I was rendered speechless.
I found the old man quite amusing. Luckily for me, the old man had a penchant for wealth. It saved me the trouble of having to persuade him.
I looked back at Blair, gesturing at him with my eyes to give us a moment as I wanted to speak with the old man alone.
Murray was quite helpful as he waved his hand at Blair, driving him away.
Blair wanted to stay and listen in on our conversation, but Murray ordered his dog to stand guard at the door.
As soon as it was just the two of us, I didn’t bother to beat around the bush any longer. I took out the magic bug left by Noreen straightaway and asked, “Do you know what this is?”
Unexpectedly, Murray’s face changed dramatically. “How did you come across this?”
Then he grabbed my hand and his voice rose. “What’s your relationship with Noreen?”
I shook off Murray’s hand and calmly said, “I asked you a question! I have paid you a hefty sum for an answer!”
Murray laughed grimly, emitting a frightening aura from him. “Of course, I know what that is. I can also smell Noreen’s scent on it.” There used to be bad blood between me and her in the past.”
However, I was feeling impatient and I didn’t want to know about what happened between Murray and Noreen. I just wanted know if he could help me refine the magic bug. I was very unlucky to have bumped into Noreen’s enemy.
Damn it! Indeed, this was such an unfortunate turn of events.
“I don’t know who that is.” I lied casually and pretended to know nothing.
Obviously, the old man didn’t believe it. He snorted coldly, “If you don’t know Noreen, how did you come across a bug she had made? You should at least do some research if you’re going to lie to me. Little girl, you are still too young and naive. Don’t worry. I will give you a quick death.”
As he spoke, a crystal ball with black smoke appeared in his hand. He glared at me angrily and said, “Since you’re one of Noreen’s friends, I would be doing the world a favor by killing you.”
A gust of strong wind blew in my face as the crystal ball in Murray’s hand grew bigger and bigger. Slowly, the black smoke enveloped the old man’s body like a predator eating its prey whole.
I could tell that Murray was hell-bent on killing me just by looking at his eyes.
Just as he was going to throw the crystal ball at me, I quickly said, “All right! I’ll tell you the truth! I came across this bug by accident. I wouldn’t be stupid enough to show up here if I were Noreen’s friend. Moreover, I wouldn’t have come to you asking about the bug. I would have asked Noreen about it directly! Why would I willingly waste my time and money by bringing you so much jewelry for your help?”
Sylvia’s POV
Murray paused, causing the crystal ball in his hand to stop spinning. “Are you telling the truth?”
“Of course I am. If you still think I’m lying, you can cast a curse on me that from now on every pack of Ramen I buy will come with no flavor packets.”
Murray was rendered speechless and went silent for a while.
Eventually, he put the crystal ball back in its proper place.
“Since you said you got the bug by accident, I want you to tell me exactly how you got it.”
I fought the urge to groan in exasperation when I heard him say that. He was such a cunning old man! I could tell that he was still testing me. One wrong word and I would be doomed.
I cleared my throat and sat on the chair as I said, “A long time ago…”
“Cut to the chase,” he impatiently interrupted. “My time is valuable.”
He dragged a chair over and fixated his gaze on me as he sat across from where I was sitting.
I gulped. “I’m actually an orphan. I’m a hybrid black witch-the lowest existence among black witches. That’s why I had been abandoned ever since I was born.”
Murray snorted. “You black witches have always been so heartless. There is only a small population of black witches, but they’re still so obsessed with pure blood. All of you will become extinct one day if you let your pride consume you.”
“Maybe it’s because they believe purer blood means purer power?” I asked in an audible whisper.
“What the hell are you talking about? Why do you need the power anyway? I mean, what else can you black witches do except curse others?” Murray retorted. He was unconvinced. He probably thought his magic was invincible and that people who would dare challenge him were simply having a death wish.
“You’re right,” I simply replied. I didn’t know what to say at that point, so I had no choice but to agree with him. I complimented him on his excellent magic and told him that he was the future hope of the wizard world.
Murray grimaced in disgust. “Quit the smooth talk. Just tell me what happened.”
I took a deep breath and dejectedly looked down. “I think you can guess what happened after that. Being a hybrid has never been easy. I wanted to learn witchcraft for black witches, but no one was willing to teach me. Because of that, I couldn’t live with the black witches anymore, so I left. That was when I met my mate-a powerful, rich man from the royal family. He’s a good man. He was willing to pay a lot of money just to let me learn witchcraft. He even bought me ancient books at a high price, but those books were written in the language used by witches and wizards, so I couldn’t understand a word. I just left those books in the shelf, and I haven’t touched them since.”
I paused for a moment and let out a heavy sigh. “I feel so bad for my mate. He’s a real gentleman, and he has done so much for a hybrid like me. I just want to learn witchcraft so I can repay him for everything he has done for me.”
Tears slid down my cheeks as I told Murray my story.
Murray just stared at me for a moment before he said, “Are you here to learn witchcraft from me?”
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