The Guelph family's rise in Pine Forest City was a very strange legend. It was said that Auguste Guelph and his sister were only moderately capable professionals at first. However, they always came up with brilliant solutions when they encountered problems. They even knew other people's plans in advance, as if a prophet or prophet were standing behind them and advising them. In just over three years, they had transformed themselves from a small noble family into a noble family in Pine Forest City. They had even become a famous inspirational legend in Hollevin.
The middle-aged fatty stared at Liang Lidong with scrutiny and said, "I am Gavin, a branch of the Guelph family. I only tested it just now. I didn't expect that you would really understand our code words. Who are you exactly? I've never heard your name before. There's no mention of Beta even in the family chronicles. "
Liang Lidong did not give a direct answer to the middle-aged fatty's question. After a brief silence, he asked, "When did you start using the code words?"
"I'm not too sure. About two to three hundred years ago." The middle-aged fatty's face was round, but there was determination in his eyes. "The code words have always been used by the Guelph family. As long as you are not Guelph, even the old butler who has served our family for decades is not qualified to learn them. So, I'm very curious about who you are. Not only do you know the code words of our family, but you also know Ancestor Dinah's name. "
"Is it strange that you know her name?" asked Liang Lidong.
The fat middle-aged man chuckled and said in a noncommittal tone, "Many people know that our ancestor, August, had a sister, and many people know her nickname, but not many people know her real name. Since you called out our ancestor's name and know the code words, I can't help but have a bad feeling. "
Liang Lidong smiled too. Although the guy's tone was not too friendly, there was not much malice in it. "That's a bad feeling. Why, are you suspecting that I'm a spy or something?"
"No! Your hair color, your eyes, and your temperament all indicate that you are of noble birth. A person like you can't be a spy, because you don't look ordinary enough, you're too flashy. " The middle-aged plump man, Gavin, shook his head. Then, he said in an even weirder voice that seemed to have been squeezed out of his throat, "Although my association is blasphemous to Ancestor Dinah, I can't help but think so. I'm wondering if you're her … illegitimate descendant."
Liang Lidong's breath was stuck in his throat and he almost couldn't spit it out. He patted his chest and snappily asked, "Why would you think so?"
"I can't help but think so." Gavin said matter-of-factly, "You're very interested in my family tattoo, and you asked about Dinah instead of August. The only ones who know about Dinah's ancestor are us, the direct descendants … Well, although I'm a branch descendant, I still have the bloodline of Guelph. You even know hand signals and code words. Other than this possibility, what else could it be? "
"I can only tell you that I'm not Dinah's descendant." Liang Lidong smiled bitterly. "Now I'm even more curious as to why you know this set of hand signals and code words. It doesn't make sense."
The fat on Gavin's face trembled slightly. He said somewhat angrily, "Are you saying that we stole your hand signals and code words? Are you kidding me? We've used this set of hand signals for two to three hundred years, and no one has ever cracked it. But now that it's in your hands, if you're not a spy, then you can only be the descendant of Ancestor Dinah's illegitimate child. "
"Not long ago, you said that she never married and was nicknamed the Iron Virgin!"
Gavin clicked his tongue. "The Holy Mother of Ligh is not the same. She was pregnant as a virgin and gave birth to the holy son, Kerendo. Hehe, that's nothing unusual."
Feeling that it was impossible to communicate with the guy, Liang Lidong waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about that for now. Don't worry about the hand signals and code words. I won't tell anyone else. What I'm more curious about is that, although you claim to be a branch of the Hibiscus family, as far as I know, you should be a pioneer of the family. If the Guelph family hasn't changed their ways, that should be the case. "
Gavin looked at Liang Lidong even more strangely. "You even know that, and you're still claiming that you're not related to the Guelph family?"
"Think whatever you want." Liang Lidong was rather annoyed. "Since you're a core member of the family, do you know if Dinah left anything behind, such as a diary?"
In the game, Liang Lidong was very close to the Gulfs. He knew very well that Dinah had a habit of keeping a diary. If Dinah in reality had the same hobbies as she did in the game, he might be able to find out why the Guelph family knew this set of hand signals as long as she left a diary.
Gavin's expression became even weirder. "You even know that? I no longer suspect that you're an illegitimate descendant of Ancestor Dinah. I wonder if you're her lover or something like that. "
Liang Lidong struggled to curl his lips. To some extent, the fatty had guessed half of it. He asked delightedly, "So, she did leave a diary?"
"Not just that, but a lot of them." Gavin's eyes glittered. "They're all written in weird symbols. We've tried to decipher them, but to no avail. They're much more complicated than the hand signals and code words. "
Liang Lidong thought for a moment and gathered the fire elements into a few symbols around him. "Like this?"
Gavin took a deep breath. "It seems that you and Ancestor Dinah are indeed connected. Since it's a personal matter of the ancestor, I won't ask further. However, I hope that you can abide by what you said just now and don't spread the hand signals and code words. I don't hate you personally, but this concerns the safety of the family after all, and the hand signals and code words are too important. So, I'll write a letter to the main family about you. They'll decide what to do with you. "
"What if they want to kill me to keep the secret of the hand signals?" asked Liang Lidong.
Gavin sneered, and coldness burst out of his small eyes that were squeezed by the fat on his face. "Then I'll have to be your enemy."
For the people of this world, family interests were indeed very important. Liang Lidong said with a smile, "You're forcing me to kill you to keep the secret that I know the hand signals and code words."
Gavin stepped back, but there wasn't much fear on his face. He said, "Since you've mentioned it, I don't think you're going to kill me. I'm not very strong, but I've always been a good judge of character. "
"Then why are you stepping back?" There was a hint of sarcasm in Liang Lidong's tone.
Gavin said seriously, "It's just a habit. If you were threatened by someone much stronger than you, you'd probably do the same as me."
It had to be said that the damn fatty's words were very reasonable. Liang Lidong looked out of the window and said, "You should report my matter to the main house and tell them that I want the diary that Daina left behind. If they're willing to give it to me, I'll tell them a big secret that might help your power grow. "
Gavin looked at Liang Lidong for a while and said, "Okay."
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After saying goodbye to Gavin, Liang Lidong went up to the seventh floor. The seventh floor was the top floor. There were three rooms and a large magic lab. The lab had been empty for a long time. There was nothing except a few tables, chairs, and a large alchemy table. The furniture was covered in a thin layer of dust. Liang Lidong opened a few windows and used his mental power to condense wind elements. He turned them into breezes and blew all the dust out of the window.
Then, Joan Of Arc flew down from the sky, holding a scroll in each of its claws. Liang Lidong put the scrolls into his spatial backpack.
Earlier, Joan Of Arc had been hovering in the air above the castle, waiting for orders. Liang Lidong didn't completely trust Uther. If he did anything wrong, Joan Of Arc would use the two scrolls in the air. One was a Fireball, and the other was a Compatible Displacement. The Fireball could create a lot of chaos in an instant, and the other could forcibly move Liang Lidong from the room to the outside.
One should not have the intention to harm others, but one should always be on guard. Especially when Uther had been tricked by Liang Lidong, it was reasonable to be more cautious.
Joan stood on the windowsill and moved her claws. Because she had been holding two scrolls for a long time, her claws were a little stiff.
Liang Lidong, on the other hand, was looking around the room, checking every corner that was hard to see. He knew that there were many small magic arrays that had very little magic waves when they were activated, but they had all kinds of functions, such as spying, monitoring, and even slowly affecting the victim's mind and personality without the victim knowing.
At this time, a gentle magical fluctuation suddenly burst out from the depths of the castle. In Liang Lidong's perception, it was like circles of dizzy ripples on the surface of a lake. Although obvious, it was not intense, and there were two kinds of mental power, one strong and one weak. The stronger mental power was quite familiar to Liang Lidong. It was Barbara. The other mental power was somewhat wild.
Liang Lidong yawned. "Barbara is contracting a magic pet. If it's really a feline … Joan Of Arc, then you've met your match."