Chapter 132: Negotiation

Su Ling followed these people to an elegant standalone villa.

In this Witch Academy where land was at a premium, to have such a massive villa, and not even in a folding space, meant that this Mrs.

Thatcher was no simple figure.

“Madam, Miss Su Ling has arrived.”

She entered the villa.

Whoa, it’s all big sisters in black stockings and suspenders.

Su Ling’s eyes went wide.

Ahem, hold it together, hold it together.

Arriving at a door, it opened.

Su Ling walked inside.

The room was classical and elegant, with a pleasant sandalwood aroma lingering in the air.

Behind a desk cluttered with documents, a beautiful woman with crimson long hair and a mature temperament was looking at her.

Whoa… so big…

Su Ling’s eyes didn’t know where to look.

This Mrs. Thatcher’s evil assets are way too huge!

And the clothes she’s wearing… so embarrassing…

Even for the battle-hardened Su Ling, her mouth felt a bit dry.

“Hello, I’m sorry to take up your time.”

Mrs. Thatcher stood up and smiled slightly. Her voice was mature and seductive, with a unique cadence, like an ancient ballad.

Su Ling was momentarily stunned, then quickly returned to normal and shook hands with Mrs. Thatcher.

The Madam even hooked her pinky finger along Su Ling’s palm, making Su Ling’s little heart race.

Too smooth.

“Don’t be nervous. I just wanted to understand a few things.”

Thatcher smiled, though she was slightly surprised inside.

Her hints had no effect at all.

Interesting.

“I know what happened to you yesterday. I’m very sorry about that. The one who imprisoned you… was my daughter, Marsha.”

Hearing this, Su Ling’s expression stiffened.

Marsha was the daughter of this beautiful woman before her?

“The card I just gave you is my compensation. If you feel it’s not enough, I can give you another one.”

was the girl who had led Su Ling here.

Su Ling scratched her head.

“Well, then… I’ll take another one, please.”

Heh heh, not taking money would be stupid.

Although she knew that the real torturer was that damned original owner, could Marsha be faultless?

If Marsha hadn’t captured her, could the original owner have taken advantage?

So Su Ling accepted the compensation with a clear conscience.

Thatcher hadn’t expected Su Ling to say that.

Her beautiful face froze for a moment, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

You’re not being polite at all, huh.

“Fine. I’ll have give you a few more later.”

Her extremely high cultivation allowed Thatcher to keep smiling.

“Well, since compensation is settled, can I go now?”

Su Ling rubbed her hands together like a fly and made to leave.

The moment Thatcher wasn’t paying attention, Su Ling had reached the door.

In her urgency, she quickly walked over and grabbed Su Ling.

A rich fragrance similar to aged red wine wafted over.

Su Ling felt a softness.

So, so big!

That was her second exclamation.

Thatcher had accidentally bumped into Su Ling.

A blush climbed onto Thatcher’s beautiful face.

She felt like Su Ling did it on purpose?

How was this different from the intelligence report?

Didn’t the report say Su Ling was gentle and easy to handle?

Of course, Su Ling had done it on purpose.

Clearly, this Mrs. Thatcher had ill intentions.

She probably wanted Su Ling to do something.

Su Ling didn’t believe she was here just to compensate her.

Seeing she couldn’t fool her way out, Su Ling had no choice but to scratch her head and stick out her tongue, trying to act cute to escape.

Even with the highest cultivation, Thatcher almost lost her composure.

She rolled her eyes in a pretty way.

“Ahem, forget it. Let’s drop the act and get down to business.”

Su Ling looked at her with an innocent expression.

What act? Ling Ling doesn’t know.

“That child Marsha stole our family’s sacred artifact, the Heavenly Pearl.”

Heavenly Pearl…

Su Ling thought of the pink bead she had picked up.

That thing almost killed her yesterday.

“The Heavenly Pearl can break through the barriers between two universes. Marsha probably used it to escape the scene yesterday.”

Su Ling finally understood.

So that was how the original owner had suddenly vanished.

She listened quietly.

Thatcher’s purpose definitely went beyond this.

Thatcher glanced at Su Ling, her heart stirring slightly.

Not bad, this little brat is indeed very pretty.

Those heterochromatic eyes…

I want to see them filled with tears.

When she realized what she was thinking, she was startled.

Yuck, yuck, yuck!

She had a daughter, and she was the clan leader.

How could she have such thoughts?

And if her so-called wife found out…

Thatcher’s voluptuous body trembled involuntarily.

“Haah! What I want to say is, I’d like to ask you to participate in the Astral Grand Competition and go to the Second Universe to find Marsha.”

Thatcher rested her chin on her hand, looking a bit dazed.

“The Astral Grand Competition? The Second Universe?”

Su Ling’s heart stirred.

“Hmm. Marsha is still my child. Our family has some secret techniques that can track her location through bloodline ties.”

However, the cost was enormous and could only be used once.

“She’s in the Second Universe now, the Beast Universe.”

Thatcher’s expression grew serious.

The Second Universe, also the Beast Universe.

Six thousand years ago, in the founding year of the Witch Era, witches had fought a great decisive battle with the Beast Universe.

In that battle, aside from The Original and Hope, all the Sequence Witches had fallen into slumber.

The Second Universe had been incorporated into the Witch Empire’s territory.

But the Beast Universe was extremely special. Its laws repelled all intelligence.

If one stayed in the Second Universe for long, their intelligence would be worn away until they became a slave to genes, a beast without wisdom, acting only on instinct.

The Second Universe had always served as a hunting ground for the Witch Empire.

After all, those beasts had delicious meat and were rich in magic power, making them a great supplement for witches.

“The Second Universe is dangerous. You can’t linger there. If Marsha stays there for long, something will happen.”

“So I want to ask you to participate in the Astral Grand Competition and bring Marsha back.”

The reason for participating in the Astral Grand Competition was simply because the competition’s venue was in the Second Universe.

She could use the academy’s official channel to enter.

As for the competition itself, Thatcher didn’t care at all.

Su Ling stroked her chin.

“Why me?”

There were plenty of people stronger than her.

“First, the competition has level restrictions, so I can’t participate. Second, Marsha was last with you. That’s why I chose you.”

What does that mean?

Su Ling watched curiously as Thatcher pulled out a crimson compass.

“Marsha was last with you. Your body carries the most of her aura. This compass can track Marsha’s location based on that.” Su Ling took it.

The compass didn’t move, but Su Ling could feel a faint flow of magic.

Clearly, it was a magical artifact.

A flash of crimson light passed through the compass.

The needle turned slightly, then quickly returned to stillness.

“It has already recognized Marsha’s aura and recorded it. Now only you can activate it.”

Thatcher explained.

Su Ling opened her mouth, but Thatcher had already pulled out a purple gold card.

“Here’s a million, as a down payment.”

“After you succeed, I’ll give you a hundred million Moni as a reward.”