Evil Witch Saves the World

Bai An'an had thought Bai Xuerou was powerful, but she hadn't imagined she was this powerful. If a witch could destroy the world, didn't that mean Bai Xuerou could control this world as she pleased?

Even if she escaped from Bai Xuerou's control, she might be caught again within days, and even punished. Just talking back had resulted in such consequences from Bai Xuerou; Bai An'an didn't dare imagine how she would be treated if she escaped and was brought back. Gu Xue might even be implicated.

Suddenly, Bai An'an's enthusiasm for escape diminished by half.

"So, does this mean Bai Xuerou... no, Mother has no enemies at all?" Bai An'an asked meekly, appearing somewhat dejected.

"That's not the case," Her replied.

"Eh? What do you mean?" Hearing Her say this, Bai An'an's eyes brightened immediately, her diminished enthusiasm rekindling as she quickly asked for clarification.

"Though witches are strong, there are always strategies to deal with them. Otherwise, when the first witch—the Primal Witch—appeared, our world would have been destroyed."

"The Red Moon Witch is powerful, but not powerful enough to compare with the Primal Witch. After all, she's ultimately just a branch of witches. Our Headmistress and the witch-killer from above, 'White Swan,' can both deal with her."

Her waved her hand, her face showing a confident smile. Hearing these words, Bai An'an likewise felt the flame of hope ignite within her.

"Can this Headmistress and White Swan you mentioned really defeat my mother?"

"Of course they can!" Her answered without hesitation. "White Swan was born at the beginning of the world specifically to slay witches. As long as a witch's magical energy exceeds a certain threshold—that is, when the world is on the brink of death—she will detect it and drop an unstoppable guillotine. The drawback is that all life in the world perishes alongside the witch, and the trigger conditions are stringent. That's why we 'Garden' magicians came to exist."

"Right now, the Red Moon Witch doesn't seem to have any intention of destroying the world, so White Swan cannot kill her. We can only rely on our Headmistress. She's the magician who killed the previous strongest witch, the White Night Witch, so she can certainly kill the Red Moon Witch. However, to contact her, I need to leave this place and establish communication, since only I know the exact location of the Red Moon Witch... wait!"

"Eh! Wh-what's wrong?" Bai An'an, who had been listening attentively, was startled by Her's sudden interruption and looked at her with confusion.

But at this moment, Her was looking at her with the gaze one would direct at an enemy.

"I almost forgot, you're the witch's daughter. Damn it... you've heard all my plans... Rather than you telling the witch, I might as well exchange you for someone else..."

As she spoke, a flash of killing intent appeared in Her's pupils. The next second, Bai An'an saw a silver knife coated with green poison appear in the blue-haired girl's hand, slashing directly toward her.

"Wuh?!"

Seeing this, Bai An'an froze in place, completely unable to dodge. She could only watch helplessly as Her thrust the silver knife toward her neck.

"No... don't!"

Driven by the survival instinct to stay alive, Bai An'an once again felt the same sensation she had experienced when she had lunged at Bai Xuerou. Though her mind hadn't yet processed what was happening, her body moved first.

Her arm skillfully and deftly gripped Her's wrist, stopping the silver knife just one centimeter from her neck.

At this moment, Bai An'an's eyes conveyed a cold aura, as if the silly, dazed white-haired girl from moments ago wasn't her.

Her was also stunned. She hadn't expected the seemingly foolish Bai An'an to block her surprise attack, which had come from professional training. But before she could free her hand from Bai An'an's grip, she felt a sensation of weightlessness.

Her vision rotated half a circle until her back and head slammed heavily against the ground, making her realize that Bai An'an had just tripped her with one kick.

Is this what the daughter of the Red Moon Witch is capable of?

This was what Her was thinking as she lay flat on the ground.

Once the crisis was over, the cold, emotionless deep blue eyes blinked, instantly returning to innocent, sky-blue eyes.

"Eh? What did I just...?"

Bai An'an looked at her own hands as the recent memories kept flooding her mind. Even she couldn't understand how she had done what she just did.

But feeling that she still couldn't fully control part of her body, she realized that what had just happened was probably another of Bai Xuerou's tricks with her body.

The thought that even her own body wasn't fully hers made Bai An'an clench her fists involuntarily, her body trembling slightly.

But now, her priority wasn't to fear for herself, but to establish a good relationship with Her so that the legendary Headmistress could save her.

She quickly helped Her up and explained:

"I'm sorry, Sister Her. I didn't mean to do that just now. My body involuntarily makes self-protective movements. And about your escape plans, I won't tell Mother, because..."

As she spoke, Bai An'an leaned close to Her's ear and whispered:

"Because I want to escape too."

"Huh?"

Now it was Her's turn to be confused. In her view, a witch's daughter wanting to leave her powerful mother was simply unheard of.

Understanding that Her still wouldn't believe her, Bai An'an continued to explain, but this time, she decided to tell a small lie.

"Actually, I'm not the Red Moon Witch's real daughter. I was adopted, and my current appearance is the result of the witch's modifications. My name is Bai An'an. Once we get out together, I'll take you to my orphanage where you can see my true appearance. Please believe me, okay?"

As she spoke, Bai An'an put on a cute, pleading expression as she looked at Her. Suddenly, Her's face turned red, and she awkwardly looked away while responding to Bai An'an.

"You should have said so earlier... you nearly scared me to death..."

Though she said this, Her was actually overjoyed inside.

She had originally planned to win over Bai An'an to help her escape, but now it turned out they were on the same team. There was no need to build rapport anymore; they could act boldly when the witch wasn't around.

"Alright, now, for our escape plan, please help me familiarize myself with the environment first."

"Mm, okay!"

Meanwhile, in another part of the manor, Yan did not immediately go to prepare dinner after leaving. Instead, he went to the rear garden outside the mansion.@@novelbin@@

At this time, Bai Xuerou was sitting under a white plaster pavilion, eating desserts, drinking coffee, and reading a biography.

"You've finally come after so long?"

"Yes, I've come."

Yan walked to the opposite side of Bai Xuerou, bowed respectfully, and sat down in a chair, quietly waiting to hear why Bai Xuerou had summoned him.

"Do you know? An'an went to my room and even touched the photos of Ye'ye and me."

"What?" Yan frowned slightly. "I clearly warned her not to enter that room..."

"Hehe... I told you, warnings are useless. She must be punished. Fortunately, she didn't find our diary, so there's still room for redemption. Next, we need to have An'an try to adopt Ye'ye's hobbies, like painting and violin. In short, this diary contains detailed records of Ye'ye's personality. We just need to add these traits to An'an's blank canvas, and eventually, identical paintings will reappear."

"..." Yan was silent for a moment, but eventually nodded.

"Very well, I'll go find violin and painting teachers right away."

After speaking, Yan left the rear garden, leaving Bai Xuerou alone, elegantly sipping her coffee.