Gunali seemed to like the present that Malliko had prepared for her, and she quickly went to try on the clothes.
Within the spacious hall, Malliko watched Gunali leave. Malliko still had a slight smile on his face, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
But very quickly, the smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by the cold expression from before, with some undetectable numbness.
"While I was away, did anything happen in the manor?"
Sitting on his seat, Malik glanced at the butler and spoke calmly.
Beside him, an elderly butler respectfully walked forward and reported the recent happenings to him.
"Recently, there seems to be some changes to the golden dragon tree. I don't know why …"
Standing on the spot, the old steward suddenly spoke.
"Is that so?"
Hearing this, Malik felt quite startled before coming to his senses and saying, "Take me to have a look …"
As he spoke, he got up from his seat and walked out.
This manor was the Orlier family's ancestral property, and Malliko had lived here since he was young, so he was quite familiar with this place.
He did not need anyone to lead the way and could walk to any region.
Soon, they walked through the garden and came to the golden dragon tree.
Within the beautiful garden, the fragrance of fresh flowers wafted about, making people feel quite comfortable.
At the center of the garden, there was a tall golden dragon tree, and it looked like it had grown there for many years.
Malliko walked to the golden dragon tree and stood there.
As he stood beneath the Golden Dragon Tree, he could feel the exuberant life force unique to the Golden Dragon Tree wash over him, giving him a unique feeling.
Standing there, Malliko looked at the branches of the golden dragon tree and started to seriously examine them.
Soon, he found that something was off.
Normally, the branches of the Golden Dragon Tree would be golden in color, and even the leaves would be the same. There wouldn't be a single change to it.
However, now, he felt that something was off.
On the branches of the golden dragon tree, the leaves were still the same as before, giving off a resplendent golden light.
It was just that some of the leaves seemed to have withered, as if they were not in a good state.
"What happened?"
Standing there and looking at this scene, Mallikado felt quite confused.
In the past, this had never happened to the Golden Dragon Tree.
Could he be sick?
That didn't seem right either.
As a Transcendent plant, the Golden Dragon Tree was not that fragile.
Common symptoms did not affect it.
In actuality, this was caused by Chen Heng.
Before, Chen Heng had sent Little Red and his mark into it, using the Golden Dragon Tree's massive life force to nurture his body.
With Chen Heng and Little Red's life force, the amount of life force required for their bodies to grow was immense.
Even though this Golden Dragon Tree possessed a terrifying amount of life force, it was still affected by the development of two bodies.
As a result, some of the branches and leaves were affected and wilted.
Of course, the impact wasn't too great.
After all, with the Golden Dragon Tree's immense life force and recovery speed, it was more than enough to provide that kind of life force.
Moreover, Chen Heng would not directly drain the Golden Dragon Tree dry, and he would instead control the speed at which he drained the Golden Dragon Tree's life force to maintain a balance so that the Golden Dragon Tree could recover.
As such, right now, the Golden Dragon Tree only looked a bit wilted and did not show any other signs.
Currently, Mallikado looked around the Golden Dragon Tree and checked many places, but he did not find anything out of the ordinary.
Not finding anything out of the ordinary was actually correct.
Even though there were two lives within the Golden Dragon Tree, they were within the Golden Dragon Tree.
From the outside, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
In fact, because they were born from the Golden Dragon Tree's body and life force, the auras of these two bodies would be concealed by the Golden Dragon Tree's aura. Their life force would be hidden beneath the Golden Dragon Tree's life force, making it impossible to detect.
Normal methods would not be able to find anything out of the ordinary.
Unless the entire Golden Dragon Tree was cut down and carefully searched within, that would not be possible.
It was just that this was obviously impossible.
Even a madman would not cut down an entire Golden Dragon Tree just to find something out of the ordinary.
As such, Mallikado could only give up.
Since there were no results, he could only turn and tell the servants to take care of the Golden Dragon Tree.
Following this, he walked in another direction.
He didn't go to Gunali, nor did he look for the others. Instead, he went straight back to his room.
It was a spacious and gorgeous room. Everything in it seemed very compact. Although the surrounding space was spacious, it inexplicably gave people a very narrow feeling.
After returning to his room, Mallikado's expression quickly changed.
Under Chen Heng's gaze, his expression quickly changed. His cold expression disappeared and was replaced with a savage look.
"Not good … no …"
He seemed to be in great pain, and a strange power flowed out of his body, causing his body to twist.
Standing there, he held his head with his hands, his expression becoming more and more savage.
An indescribable power surged within his body and gradually enveloped him.
"What is this?"
As Chen Heng observed everything, he looked at Malick, who seemed to have gone mad, and he could not help but feel curious.
From the looks of it, there seemed to be something else hidden in Malik's body.
What Chen Heng had sensed was not wrong.
There was indeed a brand new power hidden in the other party's body, and it affected the other party to a certain extent, causing him to become abnormal.
Perhaps it was because of this that Mallikado rarely returned to the manor.
After all, Chen Heng could tell that Mallikado's love for Gunali was not fake.
In a situation where he was already in trouble, it was very normal for him to choose to avoid contact to protect his daughter.
It was just that Chen Heng was quite curious about that new power.
This was because in that instant, Mallikdor's aura had increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Before, even though Mallikado was not weak, Chen Heng could sense that he was only at Stage 3.
Under normal circumstances, this would be enough to be called a king, but in Chen Heng's eyes, it was not enough.
However, just then, when that strange power had exploded out, Mallikado's power had quickly risen, and he was about to break through his limit and reach Stage 4.
This sort of boost was incredibly terrifying.
Putting aside everything else, even the Ancient Battle Armor would only be able to give such a boost.
After all, not everyone was like Chen Heng and could use the Ancient Battle Armor's power to its peak.
For most people, the Ancient Battle Armor's boost would only allow them to go from Stage 3 to the peak of Stage 3.
For some people, it was even worse.
This sort of powerful boost was quite good.
More importantly, it was not like the Ancient Battle Armor, which was a temporary boost, but a permanent change.
At this moment, Chen Heng could sense it.
Within the room, even though Mallikado had suppressed that strange power, his aura had still grown.
Although it was not as terrifying as the Peak Grade 3, it was still a big step forward compared to his previous strength.
That strange power could permanently increase one's strength?
Chen Heng immediately felt quite interested.
Chen Heng's slaughtering power and divine power could also quickly increase one's strength.
It was just that no matter if it was slaughtering power or divine power, they all had a source, and the source of their power could be seen.
What was the source of the power that had exploded out from Mallikado's body?
What method did he use to increase his power, and what was the principle behind it?
Chen Heng felt quite curious about all of this.
"There are more and more interesting things …"
Standing there, Chen Heng gave a slight smile as he thought to himself.
From the looks of it, it wasn't a loss for him to fall here this time.
He had been able to continuously encounter such unique situations.
"Who is it?!"
Ahead, Mallikado had just come back to his senses and seemed to have sensed something. He suddenly turned and looked in a certain direction.
He did not know if it was a coincidence, but the place he was looking at just happened to be where Chen Heng was.
Standing there and sensing Mallikado's gaze, Chen Heng felt quite surprised. However, he did not move and only silently stood there.
Time gradually passed.
Mallikdo looked in that direction hesitantly. After a while, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Was I too deeply affected by the curse? To think that I was hallucinating … "
A look of self-mockery appeared on his face as he muttered to himself.
From the looks of it, he had clearly thought that the feeling that had just flashed by was just an illusion that he had experienced.
After the curse appeared, it was normal for such a thing to happen, so Mallikado did not pay it much mind.
Standing in the same place, Mallikado pondered for a moment. Then he fumbled around for a while and took out his phone.
After a while, the phone rang, and only after a while did someone pick it up.
"What is it?"
On the other side of the phone, a hoarse voice could be heard. It sounded a little cold, and there was also a sense of terror in it.
Putting aside everything else, just this voice alone would make anyone feel that it was not a good person.
However, Mallikado did not seem to mind.
Standing there, he picked up the phone and listened to the voice on the other end as he said, "The curse on my body is becoming more and more serious. If I can't find a way to suppress it, I'm afraid I'll die next time …"
"I want to talk to you …
"You should be very clear about my conditions …"
The hoarse voice once again sounded out, "If you want to cure the curse on your body, you need the blood of someone close to you …
"Hand over your daughter, and I'll concoct an antidote for you to suppress the curse …"
The hoarse voice continuously sounded out from the phone.
Following this, there was an intense argument.
Mallikado did his best to change the conditions, even if he had to pay a massive price.
It was a pity that the person was very firm and did not relent. No matter how Mallikado begged, he did not change the conditions.
After a while, the phone was hung up.
Mallikdo sat on the ground weakly and stared blankly at the ceiling. No one knew what he was thinking.
Chen Heng silently stood there, watching this entire process.
From Mallikdo's conversation just now, he could roughly understand what had happened.
The Orlier family's bloodline seemed to have been contaminated by an unknown curse.
This curse was both a power and a poison.
As each member of the Orlier family grew older, the curse within their bodies would gradually break out.
This curse would bestow them with power, making them stronger, but it would also rob them of their life and reason, turning them into monsters that knew nothing and could not feel anything.
This was the fate of generations of Orlier family members.
This was the case for Mallikado.
The curse within his body had already broken out, but he had suppressed it for now.
However, as time passed, the curse would break out more and more frequently, and one day, it would not be suppressed anymore and devour him.
When that time came, his reason would completely disappear, and he would become a mindless monster.
As such, Mallikado had done his best to save himself.
He had successfully found someone who could cure him of the curse, but the price was his daughter.
For some reason, that person had taken a liking to Gunali and wanted to take her away from Mallikado.
However, Gunali was Mallikado's most treasured daughter.
That was the reason why Mallikdo acted like this.
Standing there and looking at Mallikado's dispirited appearance, Chen Heng inwardly shook his head.
Chen Heng could understand the thoughts of the person who had spoken to Mallikado.
Even though Malik had concealed Gunali's condition very well, anyone who was observant would still be able to detect Gunali's unusual potential.
Perhaps that person had discovered this, so he was trying to obtain Gunali and obtain something from her.
As for what they wanted to obtain, perhaps they wanted to research it and understand the essence of that Soul ability, or perhaps they wanted to use it for even more terrifying purposes.
However, under normal circumstances, that person would not be as gentle as Chen Heng and would only be secretly observing.
If Gunali fell into that person's hands, she most likely would not have a good ending.
Malik was well aware of this fact.
As such, he was so resistant.
However, with the threat of the curse right in front of him, if he was not willing to lower his head, what could he do?
From the Orlier family's situation, most of the Orlier family's power was gathered on Mallikado.
As the clan leader, he had great strength and could protect Gunali.
However, if his curse broke out and he turned into a mindless monster, who would be able to protect Gunali?
He was Gunali's father and was willing to become a monster to protect his daughter.
What about the other Orlier family members?
When Mallikdo died, would the new patriarch of the Orlier Family continue to protect Gunali?
Or would he use her as a bargaining chip?
Chen Heng understood all of this in the blink of an eye.
Undoubtedly, this was a hopeless situation.
If there was no outside interference, it seemed that Mallikado would not be able to protect his daughter no matter what.
Under normal circumstances, the best outcome would be for him to hand over his daughter in exchange for his own survival.
That way, at least one of them would be able to survive.
Of course, this choice was too cruel. Even if this was the case, a father would not be able to accept it emotionally.
Within the quiet and spacious room, Mallikado sat on the ground, powerlessly looking at the decorations around him. Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but he did not know what he was thinking.
Soon, there was a knock on the door, accompanied by a little girl's bell-like laughter.
It seemed that Gunali had come.
Instantly, Mallikdo shuddered and immediately climbed up from the ground, standing up properly.
Following this, he tidied up the things he had messed up and restored everything.
By the time he opened the door again, his expression had recovered, and he had regained his previous gentle appearance.
"What is it?"
After opening the door and looking at Gunali, Mallikado had a smile on his face as he spoke softly.
"Daddy, do I look good?"
In front of Maliktor, Gunali walked around in a circle in her skirt. Then, she looked at Aliktor and asked with a face full of expectation.
"I look good."
Mallikado said with a big smile.
Not too far away, Chen Heng stood there and looked at this harmonious scene before inwardly shaking his head.
Following this, time once again gradually passed.
After staying in the manor for a few days and spending some time with his daughter, Mallikado prepared to go out again.
Before he left, Gunali hugged his leg as if she was reluctant to part with him.
"Stay here well, Gunali."
Looking at his obedient and cute daughter, Mallikado controlled the bloodthirst within his body and said to Gunali, "Daddy will be back soon …"
"Alright."
Gunali nodded, feeling a bit reluctant, but she still watched Mallikado leave.
Only after a while did she leave the manor and return to her room.
Standing by the side, Chen Heng looked at this scene of a loving father and a filial son and thought to himself.
Then, he looked at Mallikdo, who had already left, and after thinking for a moment, he followed him.
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