I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

There is a small square table in the empty room, where two people can talk face to face.

Lycoris radiata sat on the chair, quietly waiting for the person she was going to talk to.

"Knock knock..." Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." As the voice fell, Mrs. Redheart opened the door and walked in.

She first bowed to Lycoris radiata, and then took a seat at the gesture of the noble lady.

"Ms. Manjusaka, what do you want to talk to me about?" Hongxin looked out of spirits. Her old face was covered with wrinkles and she looked exhausted. It seemed that she had been very busy recently.

"My family has a magical secret method that has the healing power to turn decay into something magical. I thought it should be useful to you. I called you here this time to understand your physical condition so that I can adjust the secret method." Manjushage casually spread out an ancient book, which was full of obscure patterns and texts.

Hong Xin lowered her head and hesitated for a while before saying, "Such a magical secret method must be very precious, right? I am old now. Even if I can heal the wounds I had before, I won't live for many years. It's better to leave it to someone in need."

"Indeed, Mr. Tusor, a large landowner in Ophi County, did many shameful things in his early years. He was later attacked by Grusel and lost his lower body. There are also many kinds of residual dark magic in his body. It is like a chronic poison that is extremely difficult to remove. Every time it attacks, he is worse than death."

Manjushage casually flipped through the ancient book in her hand, her eyes never lingering on Hongxin. "He tried everything he could to survive, but still saw no improvement. Finally, a year ago, he couldn't stand it anymore and decided to exchange all his property for a way to recover. If I trade this secret method with him, it will definitely be a good deal."

"Miss Manjushage should not be short of money, and as far as I know, Mr. Tusor is stingy and sinister, and has enemies with many people. The dark magic in his body is not the work of Grusel alone."

"Not only will helping him ruin your reputation, but you may also not get the proper compensation." Lady Redheart listened very carefully, even thought about it carefully, and gave her own suggestions.

But for some reason, Lycoris radiata kept her beautiful head lowered, so Hongxin couldn't see the expression on her face and didn't know what she was thinking.

"That's true. Even if this kind of good thing can't bring you huge benefits, you shouldn't cause unnecessary trouble." Manjushage seemed to agree with Red Heart's suggestion, but in fact she didn't think about it at all and her answer was very perfunctory.

Seeing that she was not happy, Red Heart guessed that Manjushage might want her to give some useful suggestions after the rejection, so she thought about it and said, "How about looking for Lord Mekalos? To deal with Grusel, it's always a good idea to have an extra way to save your life."

"Do you hope she can survive?" asked Manjushage.

"Of course, even though Erica keeps talking about atonement all the time, she has actually long regarded Mekalos as her spiritual pillar and wants to follow her for the rest of her life." Red Heart replied.

"That's why you agreed to let her go find Mekalos."

"Please don't make it sound like I did all this. Let me be clear, I only agreed reluctantly. Even if it was Carlos, I wouldn't trust her with the child."

These words made Red Heart a little dissatisfied, but Manjushage just smiled and said, "So, you don't agree with Mekalos, but believe in your partner's decision?"

The dark clouds over the Gospel District obscured the sky, casting large black shadows that completely covered the area.

Lycoris radiata lit a candle, and the orange-yellow candlelight shone on Lady Heart's face. The dense wrinkles blended perfectly with the shadows, covering her old face.

Red Heart was silent for a long time before speaking: "Yes, Thales has been giving me advice for so many years. If you ask me, as long as that guy wants to destroy the world, no one can stop him. He just has such amazing wisdom."

The person she praised so highly was the middle-aged man who gave the black robes to Erica and others and bewitched them to attack Carlos.

Manjushage took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm: "So, it was his idea to contact me repeatedly before?"

"This is entirely my personal request." Red Heart sighed and shook his head. "It seems that Thales has encountered a considerable obstacle. He can't get close to you anyway, so I have to handle it myself."

Manjushage raised her eyebrows: "But I think your handwriting is pretty good."

"I'm not bragging, but after all, I've been with him for so many years, I've learned something. But even so, I still haven't achieved my goal." Hongxin's voice was no longer the same as before. She had the most basic fear and respect for the superior, and her tone was full of danger.

"Excuse me for being blunt, but protecting someone like you did is no different from kidnapping." Manjushage said bluntly.

"Thank goodness Miss Manjusaka didn't misunderstand. But since you can talk to me like this, it's not surprising that you can guess it. This is the first time in the past 20 years."

Hong Xin smiled softly, her dry voice full of unfamiliarity: "I have no choice. As I said before, our actions were hindered by some unknown obstacles. I could only force you to come here. It's a pity that after so much effort, I still failed in the end."

"Did you also give Donna the magic weapon? Am I so important that you would spend so much time on me?"

"Of course, you should have heard that everything we do is for revenge. Similarly, we went to such great lengths to protect you in order to repay a favor."

As if he had expected Manjushage to ask this question, Grusel explained, "A long time ago, not long after the great riot broke out, a relatively wealthy friend helped me. Later, when I finally survived and was able to repay him, I found that his entire family had been buried in the turmoil. I could only repay the person who had sheltered him, that is, your mother."

Hearing this, Manjushage smiled helplessly: "I'm so glad that I have a good mother."

Kikyo, Kikyo, if you knew that your momentary good deed indirectly saved the villain in front of you, would you be so angry that you crawled out of the ground and slapped her twice?

"If you want to repay a favor, I advise you to give up your intention to hurt Mekalos. She is an important friend of mine."

"That won't do. I will try my best to satisfy you in all other conditions."

Red Heart decisively rejected Manjushage's request, but in other aspects, she was surprisingly easy to talk to.

"Then don't involve other people." Manjushage didn't intend to force Hongxin to agree to her, she was just testing her symbolically.

Unexpectedly, Hongxin smiled when she heard this and agreed immediately: "Okay, although if they really want to fight, there will definitely be casualties, but I will try my best not to hurt others, if the situation can be controlled-"

The last sentence really made Manjushage gasp. It turned out that I shouldn't be so naive to think that she would give up revenge.

Seeing that Manjushage stopped talking, Hongxin became curious: "You must have set up a trap outside to talk to me alone at this time. Before you start running away, I have a question. How did you find out that something was wrong?"

Hong Xin's words were filled with deep conviction. In her opinion, she had been hiding it for twenty years, and even the people closest to her couldn't notice any clues. Why was it Manjushage who discovered it?

"No one knows you better than Erica."

"Sure enough, she still knew it."

After knowing that the person who exposed her was Erica, Redheart was almost relieved.

No more hiding things from that child and deceiving her cherished friends.

Of course, this also means that she, who has nothing, can do what she is going to do next without any worries.