Chapter 217: Mutual Trust

"I'll treat your eyes."

During the conversation just now, Xia De had been considering, considering the matter of the witch. His final view was that he couldn't just pretend he didn't know about this, at least he had to find out what the other party's attitude was.

He coughed, let the maid who had already walked to the door wait a moment, and then looked at the Duchess behind the desk:

"Miss Jia Lin Na, actually there is one more thing I want to say. I recently learned some strange historical stories from the library of Saint Byron."

"About what?"

"About...... witches."

His peripheral vision caught the maid Difa standing at the door, completely blocking the entrance. This moment made Xia De doubt whether it was correct to talk about this now, but rather than always suspecting each other and cooperating until a conflict broke out one day, it was better to make it clear from the beginning.

After all, now that he had divinity, if the other party really wanted to make a move, the one who would be unlucky definitely wouldn't be Xia De.

"Witch...... Detective, what do you want to talk about?"

She looked at Xia De.

"I learned a common sense from books, the witches of the Fifth Era...... while gaining powerful strength, were also entangled by curses."

The black-haired maid frowned at Xia De, and then looked at Miss Jia Lin Na at a loss.

The Duchess's expression remained very natural:

"Is that so? Continue."

Her voice was very soft.

Xia De also looked at the Great Witch of the Witch Council, weighing the other party's expression while speaking:

"Witches cannot give birth, and they also have an indescribable disgust for men. Direct physical contact will cause this disgust to be magnified violently. This can also explain why there are no records of the Witch Emperors leaving behind offspring......"

He paused slightly, confirming that the other party's emotions were still normal, before continuing:

"I also learned a little trick. Witches will use the method of holding a man's wrist to determine their true gender."

The person on the sofa and the person behind the desk looked at each other. The meaning in the witch's eyes was difficult to judge:

"It is indeed like this, so some people think that the witches of the Council are all 'handkerchief lovers'. Actually, it's just that they have no choice. So Detective, what do you want to express?"

The conversation reached a critical moment, and both sides were sensing the current atmosphere. Xia De leaned his body forward slightly:

"I want to know...... since you can determine gender, and I obviously cannot trigger that kind of curse, so...... Miss Jia Lin Na, what exactly do you want to get from me?"

He asked very seriously, but didn't get an immediate answer.

The room became quiet, so much so that Xia De thought that even if Miya suddenly appeared, stepping on the soft carpet would make a loud sound.

Just as Xia De was letting his imagination run wild, the red-haired Duchess laughed:

"Looking at your expression just now, I thought you wanted to ask about important things like the 'Whispering Poem'. Oh, did I say Whispering Poem? Pretend you didn't hear it. But just this question? Very simple, this is of course very simple."

At least from this answer, this conversation was successful.

The witch suddenly stood up from the chair, and Xia De also stood up. Seeing the Duchess walk over quickly, he dodged immediately, and then was easily grabbed by the wrist by the other party.

At this moment, Xia De maintained the highest vigilance, ready to use the power in his soul and fate ring at any time.

"You are not a woman."

Miss Jia Lin Na said.

"Of course, hasn't that makeup box you asked me to take already proven it? And my body's physiological reactions and appearance are indeed not those of a woman."

Xia De answered, imagining he could break free like last time, but he couldn't break free at all. He looked at the red-haired woman in front of him inquiringly, and the latter looked at him without showing any weakness.

The two were very close. This proximity allowed Xia De to easily smell the scent of powder on the other party.

"You are not a woman, you are a man."

She said again.

"Of course, hasn't your potion tested it?"

Xia De said again, looking into the other party's dark golden eyes:

"Or...... do you want to verify it in other ways?"

He deliberately said something with suggestive nature, wanting the other party to let go. But the Duchess didn't care at all, she just looked at Xia De's expression:

"Whether it's seeing you at close range or direct contact, it won't cause me to have any uncomfortable reactions. I have investigated your past. You are indeed a human, but you don't conform to the common sense I know. You are a man, this point should be no problem......"

Her gaze looked downward, but stayed for only a second at a subtle angle before moving away:

"If you don't mind verifying in other ways, I can help you find some high-class prostitutes."

The maid watching this scene beside the two coughed loudly, probably really choked.

Xia De looked into her eyes:

"Miss Jia Lin Na, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Not doing anything, just want you to stay by my side. This kind of secret, it's enough for me to know alone."

Seeing her smile at close range, even the short sweat hairs on the fair skin beside her lipstick-painted lips could be seen clearly.

"You want to study me?"

He frowned.

"Study? No, the powerful Witch Emperors of the Fifth Era studied the curse for an entire era and had no results. I am much weaker than them, and I am not that kind of genius researcher, why waste time doing this kind of thing. So, letting you stay by my side and letting me enjoy this secret alone is enough. You can understand it as...... I am collecting you."

This way of saying it made Xia De very uncomfortable.

"Collecting me?"

"This way of saying it is probably not appropriate. You can understand it as, I want to watch the only man that witches can touch grow and become stronger. It's like watching an ordinary dirty antique gradually transform into a powerful relic. This process is a rare pleasure in life. Helping you is not a difficult thing for me either. And I really want to know, when you grow up, whether you can discover the reason for your abnormality yourself. This might help us."

Xia De's figure was reflected in the golden eyes, and Xia De believed that his own eyes must also be reflecting the woman close at hand. He originally thought this conversation would trigger some conflict, but didn't expect to get such a result. But this result was not bad. The other party didn't have ulterior motives, so he was naturally very happy:

"If it's just like this, Miss Jia Lin Na, I am very happy to be able to arouse your interest, and I am also very willing to maintain the...... cooperative relationship between us."

"I am also very willing to keep helping you, not only because you are the only man I can touch, but also because I really appreciate you. Xia De · Su Lun · Hamilton, I haven't met someone as interesting as you for a long time. You are different from everyone else. Of course......"

Her smile once again displayed a charm that clearly exceeded that of a human, which was not normal:

"If you can make me happy, I don't mind...... with you......"

The maid at the door coughed again, but this time it was probably intentional, reminding the Duchess she served to be more dignified.

"I still mind a little."

He steadied his mind from the charm close at hand, which mainly relied on the woman's light laughter coming to his ears now:

"Then the relationship between us remains the same, just...... what does this have to do with you grabbing my wrist?"

She laughed, then let go of Xia De's hand, but didn't continue the topic that would cause the maid to cough continuously:

"I cannot guarantee the attitude of other witches in the Council toward you. After all, there are really quite a few lunatics in the Council. If other witches come to the local area, I will notify you in advance, and you don't go out of your way to provoke them."

She turned to look at her maid:

"Difa, hurry and take this curious gentleman to learn etiquette. Time is running out. Remember to get yourself some water to drink when you come back. I found you have been coughing, it seems your throat is uncomfortable."

"Please wait a moment, Miss Jia Lin Na, I have many things I want to ask."

Before the maid could speak, Xia De spoke first, but the Duchess, who had been very "enthusiastic" toward Xia De just now, didn't intend to continue talking. She shook her head at Xia De with regret:

"Next time, Mr. Knight, but I allow you to ask one more question."

"Is she a witch?"

Xia De pointed to Miss Difa · Se Weite. He actually had many questions, and the key to this question wasn't the maid's identity, but how many witches in the true sense the Witch Council had in the Sixth Era today.

The answer to this question could let Xia De understand many things.

It was the black-haired maid who answered him:

"Only the thirteen most powerful Great Witches in the Council are witches in the true sense. Although others also have part of the witch's power, they basically only borrowed the power of relics and can only be considered candidates for witches. Only after one of the thirteen Great Witches dies do the candidates have the qualification to compete for that vacant Council seat. So, Mr. Hamilton, I am not a witch."

"Then what is going on with me? Why does it not work on your witch curse, and also......"

Xia De still wanted to ask questions, such as whether the Great Witches inherited the witch's power, or whether they truly possessed both the "witch" of the Fifth Era and the "Ringed Shushi" of the Sixth Era, two supernatural systems.

"One question is over, Detective. See you in a while. If you still doubt you are not a man, go find a prostitute in the alley yourself. If you have an answer, remember to tell me. If you want to know more secrets, the ring of transformation, or when you reach a high ring."

Miss Jia Lin Na said with a smile, and then nodded to the maid. Miss Se Weite calmly opened the study door. Therefore, although he confirmed that the Great Witch Miss Jia Lin Na had no malice toward him, this conversation, which Xia De regarded as a "showdown," ended so easily.

There was no conflict that might have appeared as expected, nor was there any deliberate denial. Jia Lin Na · Ka Wen Di Xu directly admitted the fact that Xia De had obtained, and left him with more questions.

But this at least let Xia De confirm one thing: the Witch Council extremely likely knew the truth about the era change between the Fifth Era and the Sixth Era, and knew the numerous secrets of the thirteen Witch Emperors. Even, they might directly know the true meaning of the "Whispering Poem".

And all of this still needed Xia De to slowly learn from Miss Jia Lin Na in the future.

"But at least I found the direction, instead of letting those secrets bump into me themselves."

This was Xia De's thought when following behind the black-haired maid.

The Duchess had foreseen that she would teach Xia De etiquette, so she had also found an etiquette teacher in advance, which was the one from before playing cards last time.