Not long ago, Liang Lidong had reminded Gavin that his magic nameplate might've been cracked. The fatty didn't believe him at the time and even had a bitter fight with Liang Lidong. After he calmed down after he returned home, he realized that Liang Lidong made sense. After that, he began to investigate his own family. The more he investigated, the more strange clues he found. He originally wanted to ask Liang Lidong for help, but he happened to see Liang Lidong and the City Lord fighting. He sat on the side and watched the tigers fight. Originally, he was more inclined towards the City Lord, thinking that Uther had the right time, place, and people, and had a higher chance of winning. In the end, he was "slapped hard" by Liang Lidong.
After witnessing Liang Lidong's combat ability, Gavin was even more convinced that his previous speculation was correct. Beta definitely had a lot to do with his ancestor, Dinah.
Gavin wasn't the only one who was interested in Liang Lidong. In Katerina's eyes, Liang Lidong was just her employer and nothing else. However, she had been watching the battle between Liang Lidong and the mayor from the fourth floor just now. Whether it was his battle awareness or his grasp of timing, they were all quite impressive. What made her even more excited was that Betta could not only summon thick fog, but also a heavy rain.
She could tell that the fog and rain that Beta summoned weren't magic effects but natural phenomena. As the leader of the Guild of Assassins, Katerina had access to a lot of intelligence. According to the intelligence that the Guild of Assassins had collected over the past thousand years, those with natural abilities and special talents usually had special bloodlines, such as divine descendants!
The three of them sat in a carriage and headed for the Guelph family. Gavin was rather silent and had a lot on his mind. Liang Lidong was expressionless and didn't seem stressed at all. On the other hand, Katerina was rather nervous. She observed Liang Lidong with great interest, as if she wanted to cut him open and take a look.
After a while, Liang Lidong couldn't stand her gaze anymore and asked, "Lady, are you done with your research?"
"Haha!" Katerina didn't feel awkward at all. She stuck out her chest. He said, "My figure is not inferior to the City Lord's wife, and my appearance is not inferior to hers either. If you are interested, I can suffer a little and accompany you for a period of time."
Liang Lidong looked at her strangely. "I remember that you weren't interested in me at all before. Why did you suddenly …"
"Hehe, it's mainly because of your heroic posture in battle that attracted me." Katerina said shamelessly, "As a woman, there shouldn't be anything wrong with liking strong men, right?"
"That's right." Liang Lidong smiled. "Just like how men naturally like young and beautiful girls. I like girls above 14 and below 16, so I'm sorry. "
"Tsk! I saw you pinching the City Lord's wife just now, and you seemed to be having a good time. " Katerina didn't believe him at all. She knew that he was just beating around the bush and saying that she was old. "Besides, why does it have to be above 14 years old? This age is a little strange. "
"You'll be burned to death if you attack girls under 14. Don't you know that?"
Seeing that Liang Lidong was serious, Katerina was a little surprised. "What country's law is this? If this law really exists. More than 90% of the nobles in this world will be burned to death! Those young girls! "
It had to be said that what Katerina said was the truth. Liang Lidong also noticed it. In the game, the nobles especially liked to marry girls around the age of 12 to 14. For example, the City Lord's wife was in her early thirties and couldn't be older than 33, but she already had a seventeen-year-old daughter, Barbara. One could imagine when she gave birth to her daughter. Roughly how old.
"I'm also a noble, so I'm not interested in older women." Liang Lidong intended to use this excuse to dodge the question.
But Katerina didn't seem to want to be fooled. "Let's ignore those crazy nobles for now. You should answer my first question now. Why are you so happy pinching the City Lord's wife, but you don't seem to be interested in me at all? "
Huh? Liang Lidong didn't understand why Katerina suddenly became so enthusiastic. He said, "First of all, the City Lord's wife's status is higher than yours … Playing with a high and mighty woman. It's very fulfilling. "
Katerina stared coldly at Liang Lidong, as if to say that he was really a pervert.
Liang Lidong wasn't bothered and continued, "Second, her husband is by her side, which can increase the excitement."
"What a scumbag." Katerina laughed instead.
Liang Lidong shrugged and said helplessly, "Third, she has a charming temperament that makes people want to play tricks on her."
Katerina laughed so hard that she rocked back and forth. "Mr. Beta, you're really different from other nobles. Not only do you have a noble identity, but you also have a very humorous spirit. You're a bit like us bottom-level professionals, who know how to make vulgar jokes to lighten the atmosphere. If it were other nobles, they wouldn't be willing to joke and chat with us like this. "
As Katerina spoke, she pursed her lips at Gavin the fat man.
It was obvious that Katerina and Fatty Gavin were very close. Otherwise, Fatty Gavin wouldn't have invited her to participate in his family's mole elimination plan. Liang Lidong could already tell that Katerina and him were fake, and that she really wanted to use the opportunity to provoke Gavin.
However, the protagonist, Gavin, was still thinking and didn't respond to Katerina's words. Or rather, he didn't treat Katerina as his "woman"!
This could be considered as being used by others! Liang Lidong mocked himself in his heart. However, he didn't hate this way of "using" him, because he didn't have any ill intentions.
Seeing that Gavin didn't respond, Katerina was a little dejected and didn't want to talk anymore.
The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became tense. Fortunately, it didn't take long before the carriage arrived at the entrance of the Guelph family's manor. The three of them got off and entered the manor. Gavin dismissed the servants and led them into the study. He then took out a few pieces of paper from a drawer and put them on the table. He said, "This is all I've found out."
There were simple portraits of other people on the paper. Their basic information and recent abnormal behavior were also written under the portraits. One of the old women's profile piqued his interest. He flicked the paper and asked, "Where is this person now?"
Gavin opened the window and pointed at a woman who was trimming the plants in the garden. "That's her."
Katerina came over too. The three of them were squeezed in front of the window, so she was closer to Gavin.
About a hundred meters in front of the garden, the old woman was using a large pair of scissors to cut off the excess branches of the ornamental tree. Perhaps it was because of her old age, but she was very patient. Before cutting off each branch, she first confirmed the length of the branch. She would also arrange each branch and tie it into a bundle.
"Could she be a necromancer?" Katerina was rather puzzled. "It's normal for an elderly person to have a baby or two, especially one without children."
According to the information, the old woman had recently become very strange. She wandered around the garden at night and liked to mumble to herself while holding a palm-sized doll. Two servants had seen that and were scared out of their wits.
After observing for a while, Liang Lidong said, "I'm not sure if this old woman is a necromancer, but I'm sure that there's something wrong with her … I smell the dark element on her. It's very faint, but it can't escape my spiritual perception."
In fact, it wasn't because Liang Lidong sensed the dark element on her, but because he saw it … Under the ability of the Cloud Dragon's Blue Eyes, no illusion could hide from him.
Gavin thought for a moment and said, "Since you can sense the dark element on her, it must be her. Next …"
At this moment, Gavin suddenly stopped talking. The three of them turned to look at the door behind them almost at the same time. Liang Lidong gestured to Katerina, and then the two of them quietly walked to the door. Liang Lidong held the handle of the door, and Katerina slowly pulled out the dagger from the deep cleavage in front of her chest. She must have had a problem with her brain to actually think of putting the weapon in that kind of place. But that place was indeed very convenient to hide small weapons.
The next moment, Liang Lidong suddenly twisted the lock and flung the door open. A figure who had been sticking to the door instantly fell in. At the same time, Katerina's dagger was placed on the eavesdropper's neck.
But very soon, she exclaimed, "Tina, why are you here?"
It turned out that the eavesdropper was actually Tina. Katerina pulled her up and asked with concern, "Are you hurt?"
"It's fine." Tina stood up and waved her hand with a smile. "Big Sister Katarina, long time no see. You came to our house to play."
Katerina glanced at Gavin and smiled. "I haven't had much time recently."
"That's a pity." Tina looked very disappointed.
Gavin walked over and patted his daughter's head gently. Although he was scolding her, there was a hint of gentleness and doting that was unique to men. "Don't do this next time. If you want to know what Father is doing, you can ask him directly. You're going to be the head of the family sooner or later anyway."
Tina hugged Gavin's arm happily. "Father is the best."
Liang Lidong frowned slightly when he saw Tina. He noticed that Tina didn't look very well, and there seemed to be a faint black aura flowing under her skin.
"Now that we have a clue, let's not alert her. We'll work together to deal with her after you've made your arrangements." Liang Lidong said to Gavin, "You'd better set a time in advance. We'll meet up then."
Gavin said, "Let's do it before midnight tonight."
"Okay, no problem." Liang Lidong walked out of the room. When he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and said to the girl, "Tina, are you willing to become a Paladin?"
Tina's eyes lit up. "If Mr. Beta is willing to be my guide, I'm very willing!"
Liang Lidong nodded and left the room, closing the door behind him. He didn't want to be a third wheel in the eyes of others.