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

"That's not what I meant!" Hui Ying was almost choked by this sudden remark and vomited blood. He was already an old man and he finally got the chance to express his feelings, but why was this little girl so ungrateful?

If he had known earlier, he should not have doubted Manjusaka. Now everyone in the castle knows that he is forty years old and still unmarried, and is still obsessed with his childhood sweetheart. If someone tells others, how can he save face!

"I mean, your situation is a bit similar to that of a friend of mine. I can help you if you need it." Echo quickly adjusted his posture and pretended that Marian had not said anything just now.

"You mean, you can help me recover my memory? No, how did you know that?" Marian looked wary.

She just said a few words in front of others, but this sheriff knew everything about her? Even if she lied, she should find a better excuse.

Huiyin did not dwell on this question, and a calm smile appeared on his slightly mature face: "You can also refuse, but I am not proposing this for myself, but for your consideration, little girl. After all, your time is running out, isn't it?"

"It seems that what you said is true." Hearing this, Marianne's attitude softened.

Just like Sheriff Echo said, even though she didn't remember who she was, she could clearly feel that she didn't have much time left.

"If you can, please help me, Mr. Sheriff." Marian changed her previous suspicious and vigilant attitude, raised her head and looked directly into Echo's eyes.

Her bright eyes were no longer clear, because Marianne's figure was gradually becoming transparent.

"Don't worry, the process is easy. You won't feel any pain, but you might fall asleep for a while." Echo spread his five fingers, raised one hand in front of Marian, and released a unique sonic magic.

"Marianne, I may have to leave. Anywhere is fine as long as I can get away from here."

"Listen to me, listen to me. My dad has made a lot of money. I'll ask him to buy you in a few days. Then you won't have to suffer anymore."

"I'm sorry, my dear Marianne, I'm too arrogant. I have no power, and no amount of money can protect you... If you were sent to a place like that, you would die!"

"Is it really you, Marianne? Am I dreaming? Good God, you are really back! Let me see - wait, what's the matter with your body..."

"Marianne, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"

"I want to see that light again."

The past surged into Marianne's mind like a surging wave. Just as the echo said, there was no pain. The magical sound waves pried open the closed window of memory. It was not until this moment that she finally understood the abnormalities in her body.

After a long time, the sheriff echoed and withdrew his hand. Marian wanted to thank him, but somehow, her body suddenly became weak, her head felt dizzy, and she couldn't open her eyelids no matter what. The next moment, she fell into a deep sleep.

During this time, Marianne seemed to feel that the people around her were in a hurry. Someone ran up to catch her, someone thanked Echo, and everyone was busy for a while before they calmed down.

Marianne remained in a coma for a long time, so long that the maids thought she was dead. They all blamed the Knights' Sheriff Echo, thinking that she had killed Marianne.

But Echo seemed to have anticipated this, and as soon as Marianne fell, he and his men left the castle.

Fortunately, Lycoris radiata was able to detect Marian's physical condition and knew that her body could not accept so many memories at once, so she fainted.

After all, Marianne is very weak now and will fall down if the wind blows.

During this period, Manjushage visited Marianne almost every day, cut her palm, and injected blood magic into her body to maintain Marianne's life.

Marianne's body was almost transparent, and Manjushage was really afraid that she would die before Marianne woke up.

That day, Lycoris radiata came to visit Marianne as usual, but found that she had woken up and was sitting on the bed, staring out the window in a daze.

"Miss Manjusawa, you're here." Noticing her arrival, Marianne gave a reassuring smile.

"How do you feel? Do you remember the past?" Manjushage looked at her. It was hard to imagine that a girl who was so energetic before was now as weak as if she had been bedridden for years.

Maybe she was already dying the day she was sent here, but she just happened to have dark magic on her body, and after being healed by Manjushage's blood magic, her condition temporarily improved.

"Well, I almost remembered everything, but I feel a little complicated." Marian's eager eyes met Manjushage's beautiful ice-blue eyes: "Miss Manjushage, can I tell you about me?"

"I'm happy to do so. I also want to know what happened to you." Manjushage nodded with a smile. Her words were not meant to comfort her, but she was really curious about what kind of life Marianne had experienced before coming here.

She had probably guessed it.

"Miss Manjusawa, I believe you already know that I am not a living person, but a wandering soul." Marian's tone was very calm, as if she had already accepted this fact.

After hearing this, Manjushage did not respond, which was considered as her tacit agreement.

She finally remembered why Marianne looked familiar when she first saw her, because they had met before.

Marianne was the undead girl who had helped her outside the banquet hall.

What a coincidence, I thought there would be no chance to meet her again after that, and Lycoris radiata felt sorry for not being able to repay her, but I didn't expect Marianne to be sent to the castle by chance.

It's just that she looked a little too embarrassed at the time.

Who would have thought that Marianne, who was covered in blood and almost died in the carriage, was actually a ghost.

In other words, she was already dead.

When she was very young, Marianne was also a child loved by her parents.

But later, disaster struck and the "Great Riot" that caused unrest across the country took the lives of her parents. The young Marian was lucky to survive.

But she was also unfortunate because Marianne was sold as a slave to her adoptive parents.

Since she was ten years old, her memories were filled with countless verbal abuse and beatings.

It’s not because the abuse started at the age of ten, but because the brain can’t bear the pain too much and forgets it on its own.

The adoptive parents' son also died in the disaster. They bought Marianne, but instead of placing their love for their son on her, they blamed her for his death.

They resented Marianne, believing that she had taken their son's life. Otherwise, how could a little girl who lost her parents survive the disaster on her own?

Why was it Marianne who survived and not their son!

At a young age, Marianne suffered from hunger and cold every day, not having enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear, and she suffered every day.

It was not Marianne's luck that she did not die in that disaster. Only endless torture awaited her.

Fortunately, her life was not all tragedy.

Marianne met two good friends, Rujing and Belinda Sanger.

As a girl, Belinda was the only one among them who was loved by her parents.

Although Belinda's mother died early, her father never felt dissatisfied with her because she was a girl and could not do much work. He always worked very hard on farming and business to make money, and they lived a decent life.

It can be said that Belinda was the object of Marianne's envy since childhood.

Another girl, Rujing, was not so lucky. Her father was often an alcoholic and always beat her. Although her mother would not abuse Rujing, she just watched coldly from the side.

Whenever Marian and Rujing were in trouble, Belinda would bring her father to help them.

Over time, the two girls went from being numb and indifferent to the brutal abuse to having the courage to resist.

Rujing would even wrestle with her alcoholic father. She often did heavy farm work and was as strong as her father who drank all day.

After struggling hard several times, Rujing's father no longer dared to bully her like before, and there was a little more fear in his eyes when he looked at her.

Rujing also has a younger brother. Although he is still young, he will stand up and protect his sister when she is suffering.

Only Marianne was different.

She didn't have a mother who stood by and watched, nor a brother who loved her. Compared with Rujing and Belinda, her life was always much more difficult.

Until one day, Belinda ran to her excitedly and told her: "Marianne, my father made a lot of money in business, I can ask him to buy you to our home!"