The Grand Duke's words were very convincing.
His tone was very sincere, and Ma Wen could feel that the Grand Duke did not use any charm spells on him.
Every word he said came from the bottom of his heart.
[Diroth Crowland].
The name lingered in his mind like a curse.
The Grand Duke's expression was slightly serious. "You really met him?"
Ma Wen nodded slightly.
"The Ninth Hell."
The Grand Duke was silent. He forcefully held his forehead, as if sorting out his thoughts. "All these years, I have been working hard to find traces of him. However, he is very cunning. Although I can sense him, he can still block my perception of him.
"I only know that he is still in this world. In fact, I know that he wanted to take away Diros' head. After all, we are the Soul Twins.
"However, I did not stop him because I felt that with my brother's talent, he was completely qualified to have it. But later, it seemed to develop in a bad way. "
Ma Wen shook his head. "Perhaps with the passage of time, the Soul Psionic Power gradually disappeared?"
The Grand Duke smiled without saying anything.
Ma Wen was a little embarrassed. Even he himself felt that this explanation was unreliable!
If the Grand Duke and his grandfather were really the Soul Twins, this talent would not disappear even in death.
However, it was impossible to completely convince Ma Wen that his grandfather was dead with just a few words from the Grand Duke.
In the Ninth Hell, if it was not for his help, it would have been very difficult for Ma Wen and Ibu to get out of that predicament.
Not to mention that he had given Ma Wen two things.
However, now it seemed that those two things were also covered in a mysterious color.
If it was really as the Grand Duke said, then when he used the Army Contract Scroll, did he establish a temporary Hell Gate or a permanent one?
Ma Wen did not know. He only felt that things had become a mess.
Originally, he had treated this Army Contract Scroll as a trump card, which might come in handy at a critical moment.
But now it seemed that it was up for discussion.
At the very least, he had to prove whether his grandfather was still alive or not. Even if he was alive, what was the difference between him and his grandfather back then?
These were all things that Ma Wen needed to figure out.
Thinking of this, he felt a headache coming on. One of the purposes of this trip to Lavis was to figure out his grandfather's identity.
Unexpectedly, the Grand Duke's words made things even more confusing.
…
The archduke gave Ma Wen a meaningful look and suddenly stood up.
"It seems like you still have doubts. Let's go. "
"I'll take you to see someone."
The archduke brought Ma Wen through the reception room and into the depths of the castle.
After leaving the warm reception hall, the bonfire in the fireplace left the two of them. The cold of the Northland came again.
When he passed by a time tablet and an hourglass, Ma Wen glanced at the time.
Sorcerer Calendar 819 January 10th, 10: 08 AM
It was an exquisite Ancient Goblin Master-level timekeeping tool. It was very old, but it was very accurate. I didn't expect to see it here.
January 10th.
The gods would launch the Great Cataclysm in six days.
Ma Wen took a deep breath.
It seemed that some forces had received the news. But the Southern Wizard Alliance was still in the dark.
No wonder the South was the hardest hit area during the Great Cataclysm. The rule of the Wizard Alliance was almost completely overturned.
The Demonic Phoenix played a part in this.
Even the Duchy of Lavis in the Northland was prepared for the Great Cataclysm. The legendary wizards of the Southern Wizard Alliance must have known about it.
There was only one possibility. Those who knew about it had left quietly. They were no match for the Demonic Phoenix.
The rest were just poor creatures who were deceived by the Demonic Phoenix.
…
The two of them passed through many ancient buildings and arrived at the depths of the castle.
Ma Wen noticed that the castle in the White River Valley was built in the same style as this one, though simple and crude.
Perhaps, when Dyros was building the castle, he had designed it according to the place where he grew up.
In the deepest part of the castle was a garden covered with ice.
The Grand Duke looked old, but his steps were steady.
He led Ma Wen to the center of the garden.
There was a rectangular object lying in the middle of the garden. A large amount of snow had covered its surface.
The snow was falling heavily. Even though Ma Wen was physically strong, he couldn't help but shiver.
Being able to resist the cold didn't mean that he wouldn't be afraid of the cold. Besides, this place was colder than any other place in the Northland.
At the Grand Duke's instruction, Ma Wen stepped forward and gently wiped away the thick layer of snow.
The next second, his pupils dilated!
It was a crystal coffin!
He wiped away all the snow in a hurry. Lying in the crystal coffin was a woman with an exquisite face.
She looked to be in her thirties. She was beautiful and gentle. She was lying there quietly with a calm expression on her face.
Ma Wen felt an inexplicable pain in his heart at that moment.
It was as if someone was hammering his soul with a hammer.
Ma Wen didn't need the Grand Duke to tell him who was lying in the coffin!
"He hasn't come to see him in a long time."
Not far away, a figure appeared inexplicably and walked to the side of the crystal coffin with some sorrow.
"Lord Owl!" Ma Wen's body trembled slightly.
The Shadow Thief Owl nodded.
He didn't pay much attention to Ma Wen. Instead, he looked affectionately at the woman in the coffin.
To tell the truth, a wretched old man looking at a beautiful woman like this would give people a strange feeling.
However, Ma Wen only felt a great deal of heartache and grief.
He somewhat believed the Grand Duke's words.
Perhaps his grandfather had truly been devoured by the devil. It was also possible that the two had already assimilated into one.
Otherwise, how could he forget to come see the woman he loved the most in his life?
"This is … my grandmother?"
Ma Wen calmly looked at the woman in the coffin.
"She's not dead yet," the Grand Duke suddenly said.
…
The atmosphere in the reception room was still cold.
After seeing his grandmother's crystal coffin, Ma Wen's trust in the Grand Duke increased by several levels.
For Warlocks, the connection between their bloodlines couldn't be false.
The Grand Duke had no reason to lie to him, not to mention that the Shadow Thief Owl was a witness.
"Her name is Bi."
"Ever since she became like this, Diros entrusted the Duke to protect her. He himself began to frantically search the world for a chance to save her. "
"Diros was a genius, but when he was on the verge of despair, it was easy for him to become a madman."
"In the past, he would secretly come here to see her every year. He thought that I didn't know, but in fact, I was always hiding in the dark and watching him. "
"He would place a paper crane made of ice and snow on top of her crystal coffin. It could only be stored for three minutes before disappearing into the air. Hehe, you didn't expect it, did you? His skill in origami was even higher than mine. "
Beside the warm fireplace, Owl gulped down a large mouthful of wine, his eyes somewhat blurred. "But he hasn't appeared for many years."
"Later, the Duke told me that he had already lost the connection to Diros' soul imprint."
"Then, I secretly made a trip to the White River Valley. Your father and uncle didn't know about it. I discovered some very strange things. He went to Hell, but didn't take away the Grand Lord's head and the mystery of his ancestors. Instead, he left them for his direct descendants. "
"But no matter what, your grandfather is already gone. I know that you might have met him, but that he … "
At this point, Shadow Thief Owl didn't seem to know how to describe it anymore. "Maybe, it might not be the real him …"
Ma Wen was silent.
He was also very confused. If his grandfather really did something crazy under the bewitchment of the Grand Lord, why didn't he release the Grand Lord's head?
All of these were unsolved mysteries.
The only thing that made Ma Wen alert was that there might really be some problems with his grandfather.
He hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still took out the Hell Legion contract and the bottle of potion.
If it was just a grandfather that he had never met, he wouldn't trust him so much.
The Shadow Thief Owl, on the other hand, was a completely different story.
This guy had saved his life. Ma Wen was willing to believe in him.
The grand duke received the two items with a solemn expression. After looking at them carefully for a while, he revealed a doubtful expression.
"There are no problems with these two items. There are no loopholes in the contract."
"This bottle of potion can help you break through your current Warlock rank without any side effects. As for the Hell Legion contract, there are no problems either."
He returned the two items to Ma Wen, not showing the slightest hint of greed.
The three of them were confused.
It seemed like Dyros didn't have any ill intentions towards Ma Wen.
Or perhaps, he was still plotting something even bigger?
They really wanted to go to Hell right now, but unfortunately, in the current situation, they had no choice.
Other than the Shadow Thieves and Owl, who were a little freer, Marvin had the White River Valley behind him, while the Grand Duke had the Numan bloodline that had been passed down for who knew how many years, as well as a famous dukedom in the Northlands!
Both of them had too much on their shoulders, and they couldn't do as they pleased.
…
"Actually, I've long known that the Grand Lord's head is in the White River Valley."
"It's just that I didn't want to destroy it."
After a while, everyone broke away from the confusing matter of Ma Wen's grandfather and began to talk about another topic.
"But later, there were some problems with Lavis's inheritance, and I had no choice but to send Daniela to the White River Valley to find you."
"We need the Grand Lord's head. To be precise, we need to use an ancient method to extract something from his head."
"Just like how our ancestors did it in the past. There might be some danger in it. "
"But there will also be great benefits."
"But before we discuss this, I want to ask you this: Do you wish to marry Lavis's brightest pearl, your cousin Daniela?"
The grand duke's gaze focused on Ma Wen. "She is a very talented child, and so are you. Your descendants will possess immeasurable power. "
"Answer me, Ma Wen. This is an important question. "
…
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