The woman covered in green and yellow abscesses ran into the room. Not long after, she heard the young man say in disbelief, "How can someone else come? Everyone in the city knows that we can't hold on for much longer. Even if someone wants to help us, the Coburn family will stop them … Julie, I'm sorry for making you suffer with me. "Yes."
"But Young Master, there really is someone downstairs who wants to talk to us about the quarry, and he's a spellcaster."
"What? Then go open the door and invite him in."
Then there was the sound of rapid footsteps going down the stairs. Thump, thump, thump, like the beating of a drum. Not long after, the door opened, and the woman covered in abscesses appeared behind it. She brought with her an unpleasant stench. Most people would be scared out of their wits when they saw her, or would feel so disgusted that they would want to vomit. However, Liang Lidong had been in all sorts of environments in the game and seen all sorts of hells. Although he was slightly surprised at first, it was only because of her tenacious vitality, and not because he found her disgusting or ugly.
The woman was actually very weak. Liang Lidong could tell that she was only holding on with her mental strength.
After taking a few deep breaths, she said, "Hello, sir. Please come in."
Her eyes were very bright, but when she saw Liang Lidong, she immediately felt a deep sense of inferiority.
Liang Lidong even noticed that when she spoke, there was a small yellow pustain on her tongue. Her symptoms had already begun to seep into her organs. It must be very painful, but Liang Lidong could only see a strong will to live in her eyes. He did not see any pain.
"Thank you."
When Liang Lidong entered the room, he could smell the stench in the air. At the same time, there was a slightly fishy smell of dust and mold in the room.
Behind the door was the living room. He walked to the table and was about to sit down when he found that both the table and the chairs were covered in a layer of dust.
Seeing this, the woman cried out in alarm. She immediately picked up an old towel from the side and wanted to wipe the table clean. However, the more she wiped, the dirtier it became because her hands were also covered with abscesses. When she used force, a few of the abscesses burst open. The greenish-yellow pus not only dirtied the entire towel, but also left a trail of water on the table.
The woman could not help but sob. The pain of the disease did not defeat her. Hunger could not make her lower her head, and she was not afraid of what others might say of her present appearance. However, she hated herself now. The man in front of her was her young master's only hope of survival. Not only did she not treat the guest well, she even let the guest see such a disgusting scene.
She felt that if it were her, she would definitely leave after seeing such a disgusting thing, let alone something so noble. It was obvious that he was a guest of a noble. There had been many similar situations in the past, and many customers had seen them like this. He turned around and ran.
She was so happy just now that she forgot to wrap her hands up. She hated herself for being so careless and forgetful. This was clearly her young master's last chance.
After sobbing sadly for a while, she finally wiped away the tears in front of her eyes. Then, she was surprised to find that the noble was still standing in front of her. There was not a trace of impatience on his face.
"Can your young master come down now?" Liang Lidong asked. "I am patient, but I don't have much time."
"Yes, yes! Please wait for a moment. "The woman nodded vigorously. As she moved, a lot of pus splashed out from her face.
She ran up the stairs quickly. Liang Lidong saw that her shoes were also covered in greenish-yellow patches, which must have been caused by pus. In other words, there was not a piece of undamaged skin on this woman's body, but she was still alive. If Liang Lidong was in such pain, he could not guarantee that he would just slit his own throat and end it all …
As the woman ran up the stairs, he could vaguely hear her voice coming down from above. "Young master, that person really stayed."
"Don't tell me they're messing with us again. The people of the Kemu family always like to humiliate us."
"But the guest downstairs seems different. I don't think the Kemu family can invite him."
"I see." The weak young voice finally became a little more energetic. "Julie, you've always had a good eye. If you say that the guest is different from ordinary people, then he must be. I'll go down and talk to him now."
Then came the sound of footsteps upstairs, but they were very slow. It would take at least two to three minutes for them to come down.
Liang Lidong took this opportunity to look around … This villa was very big. Just the living room alone should be at least 300 square meters. Apart from the necessary furniture, there were no other luxuries, such as carpets or animal skins, so the living room seemed very empty.
This did not match the wealth of a noble family. Liang Lidong guessed that those things must have been exchanged for money. After all, magic scrolls were not cheap. Using hydrotherapy for three years must have cost a lot.
But even so, from the remaining furniture, it could be seen that this family must have been very rich, because almost all the furniture was made of Frost Wood.
At this time, footsteps came from the staircase. The maid from before helped another bald man covered in abscesses down.
This man was very short and thin … Looking at him, and considering the young voice he had just heard, Liang Lidong estimated that he was no more than 14 years old.
And the woman should be older than the young man, maybe around 16.
The young man had a pair of light blue eyes, very beautiful. If he was healthy and didn't have any strange diseases, he could be quite a charming person with those eyes.
And what concerned Liang Lidong the most was that he discovered that this young man was actually a level 2 professional.
But thinking about it, this was normal. Magic scrolls could only be used by professionals who could cast spells. Since the maid was not a professional, it was very reasonable that the young master of the Tao family was one.
"The third son of the Todd family, Joshua, greets Your Excellency."
There was a hint of surprise in the young man's eyes, but also some hope. He was a professional, and could see that the person in front of him was not only a noble, but also a powerful spellcaster.
"Beta." Liang Lidong slightly nodded in greeting. He sincerely admired their strong will to survive. "Ascetic believer of the Temple of Woking. From Reed Village in Winterwind. "
The young man was about to say something, but he suddenly coughed so hard that he seemed to be dying. Eventually, he covered his mouth and vomited a pool of yellow pus.
The liquid flowed through the gaps between his fingers and dripped to the ground. In the blink of an eye …
Then, the sour smell in the air became even stronger.
Liang Lidong finally couldn't stand it anymore. He took out a Hydrotherapy Scroll from his Backpack and tossed it over.
Light blue spots of light surrounded the master and servant. Then, as if some strange enchantment had been broken, countless magic crystals that looked like glass fragments fell to the ground one by one. Then, after a few seconds, the magic crystal fragments floated up again. They stuck to the two of them and disappeared completely.
This is … Liang Lidong slightly opened his eyes.
The master and the servant were stunned, too. Looking at the unusual phenomenon just now, the young man asked in confusion, "Mr. Beta, what happened just now? What was it that you destroyed with Hydrotherapy? Just now, I felt that my whole body was relaxed, but when many of the magic power crystals returned, I felt that my body became uncomfortable again. "
Liang Lidong thought for a moment and asked, "Can I try again?"
The young man nodded quickly. He felt that he knew why he and Julie were in such a disgusting state because of their favoritism.
He tossed another Hydrotherapy Scroll over, and it was exactly the same as before. It was indeed a weird barrier that was attached to the two of them.
"I've used countless Hydrotherapy Scrolls, but I've never seen anything like this," the young man said as he looked at Liang Lidong with glowing eyes. "Mr. Beta, do you know anything? Maybe it's because I'm too weak, or because the Hydrotherapy Scrolls I bought are not authentic enough? "
"Here you go!" Liang Lidong took out another Hydrotherapy Scroll from his Backpack. "Try it on yourself."
The young man tore open the scroll without hesitation. Blue magic light enveloped the two of them, but there was no sign of the barrier breaking.
What's going on! The young man's eyes were full of disappointment. The saddest moment for people was when their hopes were shattered.
But Liang Lidong kind of understood what was going on. He had a special talent: Master of Materialism. He could be immune to and destroy all causality and prophecy.
The young man and his servant couldn't have been struck by prophecy. Prophecy couldn't kill, but the law of causality could.
Because of the three Hydrotherapy Scrolls, the abscesses on the two of them began to show signs of scarring, but Liang Lidong knew that there was another obscure force that was preventing most of the effects of Hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy could only work for a while, and soon the abscesses on their bodies would flare up again.
But even so, the master and servant of the Tao family still felt a lot more comfortable.
"Mr. Beta, are you here to buy my manor?" The young man sat down on a chair. He didn't care about the layer of dust on the chair because he was so hungry that he didn't have much time to look at it.
"Indeed. But before that, I think you need to eat something. " Liang Lidong waved his wide sleeves, and mental power poured out, directly blowing away the dust on the table. He took out some of the rations and cured meat from his Backpack and put them on the table. "I don't want anyone to faint or die of hunger in front of me when I'm talking business."
These were the rations and cured meat that had been specially processed by Liang Lidong, and they were all above five in terms of delicacy.
These things were delicious to begin with, and they gave off a delicious aroma, not to mention that the master and servant were starving to death. A few minutes ago, Liang Lidong had heard them pushing a bowl of wheat paste between each other outside the door.
Looking at the food on the table, both of them swallowed. Although the young man was still a little vigilant, and he didn't understand why the young man in front of him was so nice to them, when people were hungry to a certain extent, both rationality and willpower would become very poor.
He was afraid that the other party had some scheme, but his hungry body moved on its own. He picked up a piece of cured meat and stuffed it directly into his mouth, chewing hard. The maid beside him did the same, but although the maid wasn't a professional, she had some willpower. After eating two mouthfuls of the rations, she still remembered to tear the cured meat into several pieces and put them in front of her master.
When the two of them finished eating the rations and cured meat on the table, which weighed about a catty and a half in total, they finally felt a little better.
At this point, the young man already knew that there was no poison in the food. If there was, they would have been poisoned long ago. With some embarrassment in his eyes, he said, "Sir Beta, I'm sorry to have made a fool of ourselves in front of you. We're really hungry."
Liang Lidong nodded. He didn't care about the other party's appearance of wolfing down the food. Although the way they ate just now looked like zombies eating, Liang Lidong really didn't feel anything wrong. He was more interested in the strange law of causality on the other party.
"I wanted to buy your quarry and manor, but now I have some questions to ask you first."
The young man sighed inwardly. He thought that this deal was probably going to fall through again. But when he thought that the other party had just taken out food for them to eat, he felt that he should say everything he knew and answer everything to repay them.
"Sir, if you have any questions, please ask."
"What does the president of the business club have to do with you?"
The young man said with a strange expression, "He's my uncle."
Liang Lidong finally understood why the middle-aged president knew so much about the Tao family. It turned out that he was a relative. He also understood why the other party had introduced the Tao family's quarry to him. It turned out that he had seen Liang Lidong dressed as a spellcaster, and wanted to help his nephew.
"Second question. Are there any powerful spellcasters among the enemies of the Todd family?"
The young man shook his head. "That's impossible. We all know how terrifying a Spellcaster is. When we encounter a Spellcaster, we'll just walk to the side. We don't even dare to block their way, let alone oppose them."
"Then what's the matter with the Kemu family?"
The young man took a breath. "The Kemu family is indeed hostile to us, but they're just a nouveau riche aristocrat who started as merchants. In recent years, they've gradually been accepted by the upper class of the city's aristocrats. They have many powerful Warriors in their family, but no spellcasters who can make a name for themselves."
"The third question. Did your family discover anything weird in the quarry?"
The young man suddenly froze. His face was covered in abscesses, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. However, there was shock in his eyes.
Seeing him like this, Liang Lidong knew that there had to be something fishy about the quarry. Perhaps the fall of the Tao family had a lot to do with the quarry.
The man's causality was permanent and self-healing. Liang Lidong could help him for a while, but not forever.
This constant-type causality law can only be used by legendary professions. If there is no powerful caster targeting them, then the Todd family must have encountered something very "weird".