"What kind of explanation do you want?"
Alex smiled faintly at Duke Pre's question.
Duke Pry was silent. Gou Liang glanced at the crowd with great interest, then casually raised his hand and played with the ring in his hand. The Light Magic Elder from the Central Church who accompanied Gou Liang came back to his senses from the extreme shock, as if he was suddenly enlightened. He stepped out and said loudly, "The Dark Magician who cast the curse has just escaped. The Church has already sent people to chase after him. They definitely won't let him escape. Please don't be fooled by him! This is the Dark Magician's plot. He deliberately did this to slander His Highness the Holy Son's reputation. Everyone, don't fall into the demon's trap! "
"That's right! The Holy Son was wearing the Light God's ring, and no darkness could invade his soul. Everyone, the Dark Magicians' actions may be to make some foolish fellows misunderstand His Highness the Holy Son and turn their backs on the Temple of Light, so that they can associate themselves with the lowly slaves of darkness! "
Another elder of the Wind Element shouted in response.
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. They immediately came to their senses and chimed in one after another.
"Elder is right, that must be the case!"
"What a cunning Dark Magician! How dare you slander His Highness the Holy Son! How hateful!"
"Have you caught him?"
"With the Archmage of the Central Church taking action, that hateful slave of darkness won't be able to escape even if he has wings. When the time comes, I'll definitely tear him to pieces. Too hateful!"
No one doubted Gou Liang. The Light God's ring represented too many things.
Even if there was irrefutable evidence that he had once used dark magic, he was now a messenger appointed by God. His past could be forgotten. Otherwise, in their eyes, Gou Liang was tainted. Wouldn't that be slandering and denying the God of Light that they devoutly believed in?
They wouldn't fall for the Dark Magician's trap!
Discussions filled the air, filled with indignation.
"I request to check the guest list!"
"That's right. Who brought this woman here? And how did the caster get in? We have to find out."
"That's right. This is a welcoming banquet specially prepared for His Highness the Holy Son. Everything was prepared by the royal family. How could something like this happen … Ah, I know. The dark magic casters must be trying to drive a wedge between His Highness the Holy Son and His Excellency the Duke, the royal family, and the Nois Continent.
The more the speaker spoke, the more indignant he became. He was certain that this was the whole truth.
If Gou Liang and Duke Alex were to abandon the Nois Continent at the same time, wouldn't the Nois Continent's position in the Central Continent plummet? The magic casters of the Nois Continent would lose a lot of benefits because of this!
Following this train of thought, most people shifted their suspicion from the dark sorcerers to the sorcerers from other continents. Even the Central Continent could not escape the suspicion.
However, there were still many smart people in the hall who did not speak. They were not misled by the people of the Central Church who deliberately created public opinion. The most important message to be conveyed in the retrospective video was not targeted at Gou Liang, but …
Alex.
From an ordinary-looking middle-aged man to the young and handsome Duke Alex.
It was him who used Gou Liang and the dark forbidden spell to possess the body of the young Jetton — his own son.
It was exactly two months ago when Jetton was "killed by the dark magic casters."
This was a fact that could not be denied.
The nobles of the Nois Continent looked at each other. In the end, the representative of the royal family looked at the respected Duke Pryce with a stutter.
Duke Pryce smiled bitterly. He could only say, "His Highness the Holy Son was once attacked by dark magic. Not only did he lose his talent in light magic, but he also became black-haired and black-eyed. We all heard about this. Fortunately, His Highness was blessed by the God of Light on the battlefield of God's Fall and recovered. Now, the dark magic casters with evil intentions released such an ambiguous video. They are completely framing His Highness and Duke Pryce. Such heinous behavior cannot be tolerated. We will never become the dark magic casters' accomplices! "
He spoke righteously and took the lead to express his position that he did not want to make things difficult for Gou Liang and his son. Then, he changed the topic and looked at Alex with a solemn and trusting face.
"Duke Pryce, please tell us what happened at that time. I don't want some stupid people to make wild guesses and spread unfavorable rumors about you."
Alex did not accept his kindness. He said indifferently, "Since you all know that this is a deliberate framing, why do I have to waste my breath?"
Duke Pryce did not know what to do with his uncooperative attitude.
Alex's conceited words were very unwise in everyone's eyes. They could tell from the looks of those who believed that he was innocent. After all, some things were more obvious the more you tried to hide them. The more you tried to avoid them, the more people would think about it.
Previously, he suddenly changed his appearance after Jetton's death. His appearance was seventy to eighty percent similar to Jetton's, which made many people speculate. Of course, the two of them were father and son. It was not unreasonable for Alex to claim that this was his original appearance. That was why everyone acquiesced to Alex's explanation. No one was stupid enough to refute him and bring trouble to themselves.
But now, this video was released in front of everyone. They could not pretend that they did not see it and not investigate it.
The elders of the Central Holy See exchanged glances. The Light Elder looked at Gou Liang awkwardly and said, "Your Highness the Holy Son, what do you think …"
Gou Liang smiled gently, "The innocent knows that they are innocent, and the muddy knows that they are muddy. No matter what explanation my father gives, it can't change the minds of others. It's useless to say more. "
Alex smiled and said against his forehead, "Thank you for trusting me, baby."
Gou Liang glanced at him and took a step back to look at the Light Elder. He asked, "Did you catch the dark magician?"
The Light Elder immediately took out the Sorcerer's Stone and asked the knight in charge of catching the magician. As expected, he got a negative answer. They had missed the best time to catch the dark magician. It would be difficult to find another dark magician who was good at hiding and disguising. Everyone could not help but feel a little disappointed.
Gou Liang looked at Alex. Alex snapped his fingers and a person stepped out of the void. He put his right hand on his chest and knelt down, "Master."
"You caught the magician?"
"Yes, he has been detained in the castle. He is at your disposal."
The person said respectfully.
Alex nodded with satisfaction. After letting him get up, he toasted to the others and said, "I still have some private matters to deal with. Sorry for being rude." Then he ordered the person, "Baker, take good care of the guests for me."
"Yes, Master."
Baker responded. When Alex led Gou Liang away from everyone's sight, the crowd, either shocked or confused, began to whisper and ask questions.
"Excuse me, are you … the steward of the Godsfall Castle?"
Finally, someone pointed out Baker's identity.
Shell nodded and bowed slightly. "Sorry for being rude. The accident just now has been properly handled. Nothing similar will happen again. I hope I didn't disturb the guests' mood. "
He waved his hand and the elegant and pleasant music sounded again. Shell smiled and said, "Please help yourselves. If you need anything, please call the attendants at any time."
He calmly retreated to the side. Only then did everyone notice that the band and attendants in the banquet hall had changed.
They were no longer male attendants dressed in white suits that the royal family had arranged. Instead, they were female attendants dressed in black dresses. They were beautiful and had excellent figures. Their smiles made them seem extremely friendly. However, not a single person dared to casually order them around. Even though they were just attendants, the weakest among them was an archmage.
In the corner of the hall, male attendants in black suits stood in an orderly manner. They were polite and motionless, as if they were just sculptures. But the pressure of the magicians on them made people dare not act rashly.
The magicians who would be treated with respect in the Central Continent could only be attendants here!
The Godsfall Castle.
These four big words pressed down on the hearts of the older people. They were so heavy that they couldn't breathe. The young people didn't dare to make a sound under the solemn expressions of the elders.
Once again, the hall fell into a dead silence.
The elder of the wind department who asked just now still couldn't believe it. He had worked hard on the battlefield of the Godsfall for decades before he was lucky enough to recognize the face of the steward of the Godsfall Castle. But even if he left the Godsfall for a hundred years and became a respected elder of the Central Church, he was still terrified in front of Baker.
The Godsfall Castle's position in the magic continent was too special. Its power was unfathomable. Even the Central Church didn't dare to offend it easily.
And the Church had been afraid of the Godsfall Castle for a long time. As the saying went, two tigers couldn't live on the same mountain. When the Godsfall Castle was first built, the Church had overestimated themselves and tried to subdue it, making it hand over the ownership of the Godsfall Battlefield. That was the only confrontation. The painful lesson not only made the pope back then not dare to covet the Godsfall Battlefield, but it also made an unwritten rule that the Godsfall Battlefield and the Godsfall Battlefield stay out of each other's way. It was passed down by word of mouth among the popes and elders.
For thousands of years, the Godsfall Battlefield had become a small world of its own. The Church also quietly followed the old rules. Not long ago, the Godsfall Battlefield fell apart, and the Godsfall Castle disappeared in front of people. The Church only hoped that the Godsfall Castle could lose its power or hide forever. Who would have thought that they would meet someone from the Godsfall Castle under such circumstances? Even … the person the butler of the Godsfall Castle called master.
Duke Alex was the master of the Godsfall Castle. This conclusion exploded in everyone's heart like thunder. Thinking of how they had targeted Alex before, they were almost scared out of their wits by their "bravery" just now. They even looked at Duke Pre with sympathy.
Duke Pre's face turned pale — he was the only one who had shown up!
Ghar walked to Duke Pre's side and whispered to his grandfather that he had stayed with Gou Liang in the Godsfall Castle for a night. He also confirmed Alex's other identity.
The master of the Godsfall Castle.
It was really him!
A layer of cold sweat appeared on Duke Pre's forehead. Ghar said apologetically, "Grandpa, I'm sorry. Duke Pre didn't reveal his identity. I didn't dare … "
"No, you did a good job."
Duke Pre patted the back of his hand and interrupted his grandson's self-blame.
Ghar comforted him, "Grandpa, don't worry. Duke Pre is not a stingy person. Besides, His Highness Les is here. He won't make a fuss about it."
Duke Pre smiled at him with a pale face. Like many people, he began to ponder in his heart. Alex's life was not fabricated. If he was the master of the Godsfall Castle, how could he become the lowest slave and be trampled upon by others? Could it be that he was used to living a good life and came to experience the hardships of the world?
Of course, this could not be the truth. After all, if he really came to suffer, why would he expose his power and accept the title of the Church?
His purpose was complicated and confusing. It was even more frightening that they could not figure it out. However, the only person who could give them an answer did not intend to explain it to them at all.
Alex quickly brought Gou Liang to the place where the spellcaster was imprisoned. Jetton had no physical body, only a cloud of black mist was left. Imprisoned in the magic array, he slammed angrily, trying to break through the barrier of the magic array and escape. It was not until they arrived that he stopped his futile struggle.
"Fa, father … I was wrong. I won't do it again. Please forgive me, I beg you …"
The Black Mist Jadon shrunk into an even smaller ball, like a tiger whose fangs had been pulled out. It had completely lost its ferocious aura.
"You really surprised me."
Alex's hand passed through the barrier of the magic array that imprisoned Jetton without any hindrance and pinched Jetton in his hand. Seeing that Jetton was twisting and trying to escape and crying hopelessly, a trace of disgust flashed in Alex's eyes. He squeezed Jetton's hand harder.
"No, no, I beg you, father, don't kill me …"
Even if there was only a cloud of black mist left, everyone could hear the fear in his voice.
Gou Liang raised his eyebrows. "Aren't you curious how he escaped from death?"
He was very curious.
Jetton was just a bone of Alex. When Alex reshaped his divinity, he should have been taken back by Alex. But not only was Alex unaware of Jetton's escape, but even the system did not notice anything strange at that time. It was not until Jetton retaliated that they learned the fact that Jetton was still alive.
This was completely impossible!
"He can't give you the answer, otherwise …" Alex laughed. "He wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake."
Gou Liang understood.
That was true. If Jetton knew the true identity of him and Alex, and knew the true meaning of his existence, he would have avoided them as soon as possible after escaping from death. Why would he seek his own death like a clown?
He had to pin his hopes on the main system.
"Father, I won't do it again, I really … Please don't kill me, I beg you …"
After a few breaths, Jetton was still crying. Gou Liang looked at Alex, who was frowning, in surprise. How could this be? Alex, who had restored the divinity of the God of Darkness, could not retrieve this wisp of dark magic!
"Interesting," Gou Liang laughed at him unceremoniously. "Night God, this is the first time I've seen you fail … Oh, no, it should be the second time."
It was an honor to see Alex's face become even more ugly as the Temple of Light succeeded for the first time.
Alex withdrew his hand, and Jetton once again crashed into the magic barrier when he escaped from the clutches of the demon. He found that he could not enter and leave freely like Alex, so he hid back in the corner and looked at Alex and Gou Liang with lingering fear.
He also noticed that Alex could not do anything to him, but he did not feel the slightest bit proud or lucky because of this. On the contrary, the fear in his heart was even more magnified.
Jetton thought that he still had some understanding of Alex. He knew that Alex disdained to bother with a lowly existence like himself, and he had also thought that the worst result of this failure was death.
But Jetton did not expect things to turn out like this. Alex would never forgive him. If he could not kill him, he would only imprison and torture him forever.
How could Jetton not be afraid!
Alex rubbed his fingers. The aura of Black Mist Jetton was of the same origin as his, but he could not absorb this wisp of dark magic, which was so weak that he did not even care about it. It was really incredible.
Gou Liang took a step forward. His hand passed through the barrier of the magic barrier and easily pinched the Black Mist Jetton who had escaped. His hand, which was condensed with light magic, caused Jetton so much pain that he wanted to die, and he screamed in pain.
Gou Liang acted as if he did not hear anything. He looked back at Alex and said, "You have to admit that you are not as good as me."
Alex snorted coldly, but he did not stop Gou Liang from laying hands on Jetton.
If the dark divine power that could not be recovered was not eliminated, it would only destroy the order of the world. He did not want Gou Liang to come forward to clean up the mess after it led to a bitter outcome, wasting more time and energy. These things should belong to him.
But something surprising happened again. Although Black Mist Jetton was screaming in pain, he was not weakened, let alone eliminated by the light divine power!
Gou Liang was very surprised. He could feel that there was a source of power stopping him. This power came not only from the skeleton of the God of Darkness, but also from the aura of the God of Light.
Seeing this, Alex's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise, but his mouth was unforgiving. "It seems that I have to disappoint you. Xiao Kener, you'd better stay under me. "
He gave Gou Liang a meaningful look, for fear that he could not understand the second meaning of his words. Gou Liang rolled his eyes and looked at the Black Mist Jetton that was constantly dissipating and condensing again. He muttered, "How can he have the divine power of the God of Light on him? These two forces have merged into one. It's really incredible. "
Alex was startled for a moment. He then stretched out his hand to feel the Black Mist Jetton. Only then did he determine that the aura of the light divine power that was exactly the same as Gou Liang's did not come from Gou Liang, but existed in the black mist.
"Just take a look and you'll know."
Alex's hand stirred in the black mist, and then, as Jetton screamed, he pulled out a wisp of gray mist. Gou Liang's pupils shrank.
This was a mirror image of the soul body!
This world actually had a way to directly extract the mirror image of the soul body. It seemed to be a kind of dark magic, which was why he did not get this inheritance in the memory of the God of Light. Gou Liang touched his chin, thinking that if he could learn this method, he could save a necessary expense.
The System, who felt his strong inner voice, was about to kneel down and throw the remaining points in his face.
At this time, Alex, who was searching Jetton's memory, captured the reason why he escaped death.
The gray gossamer dispersed and turned into a mirror image in the air. A scene appeared in front of Gou Liang's eyes.
A woman was setting up a light magic altar, which was quite an ancient magic array. Jetton's Black Mist soul poured into the magic array and swallowed a milk-shaped magic stone as the eye of the array. The woman looked at Jetton who was saved in astonishment. She got up in a panic, but the Black Mist Jetton passed through her body and she died unwillingly.
Gou Liang was greatly surprised. The woman was none other than the spectral maid in the duke's castle.
— Cecilia.