Chapter 38: Fell Out, But Not Completely

In the dining room.

"That Knight was covered in blood when he first came out, reportedly already dead." Baron Puxin said gravely.

Lin Ke helped Fulon to stand, hearing this:

"Thank you for today's hospitality, Baron, but encountering such an incident, my mother and I need to return to the castle immediately. We won't need the Baron to arrange accommodation anymore."

His demeanor was completely different from the obedient and sweet appearance he had during the day.

"I've always heard that Young Master Lin Ke is incredibly smart. Today, I realized that those foolish people have no idea just how clever Young Master Lin Ke truly is." Puxin squinted at Lin Ke:

"Then... clever Young Master Lin Ke, it's getting dark soon, the outside is very dangerous, do you think you can safely travel home? Why not stay here overnight?"

He then pointed outside and smiled: "I have already stationed guards at home, they can protect you both well."

Puxin stood up, hands behind his back, walking over with a big grin, "Moreover, I have dispatched my subordinates to Azaenn Castle to help temporarily take over the castle, preventing other greedy families from infringing on the Viscount's interests."

The plot is revealed!

Lin Ke's pupils contracted.

He thought, why would Puxin spend thousands of gold coins to please Fulon, so foolish.

Now, it seems it was to stall her and Lin Ke!

Someone going to take over the castle would surely lead Butler Billy and Lady Antova to suspect and then send someone to inquire about the real situation.

If they received news from the people they sent in the afternoon, Lin Ke and Fulon might have gone back.

And with Lin Ke, Azaenn Castle would have a backbone, because only Lin Ke carries the bloodline of Garoce, and no one else in the castle has this lineage.

Everyone in the castle would listen to Lin Ke, something they pledged to do on their very first day, and even in their childhood.

But if there's no one with the Azaenn bloodline present, and Puxin also sends professionals over…

It's likely the castle's internal defenses could be quickly dismantled under such threats.

As long as Lady Antova and Butler Billy were controlled, the castle would effectively be taken over smoothly.

And if Baron Puxin killed Lin Ke, then manipulated Fulon…

No wonder!

No wonder Baron Puxin was willing to spend so lavishly today. His true motive wasn't really to chase after girls, or it was just one of his purposes.

The main goal was trying to control Azaenn Castle through Fulon!

Indeed, Lin Ke thought, how could someone who is a master of a city be a person with a brain filled only with lustful thoughts?

"Trouble…"

Lin Ke could now only pray that Knicks would arrive a bit later, allowing Ove to discover and deal with those minions before heading to Parrot City.

"What do you think, Young Master Lin Ke, would you like to stay here for the night? It's quite dangerous outside!" Puxin asked again, the threat in his tone was apparent.

Lin Ke stood firm, turned around, and then took out a small transparent ball from his pocket, resembling a glass bead, with a flash of electricity continually flashing inside.

"Crack!!"

He smashed the glass ball on the ground, and it shattered on impact.

Soon, the electric light in the glass ball expanded rapidly, and eventually, an electric-lit tripod floated in the air.

"This is my teacher, Mr. Ove, a Level 19 professional's Level 5 Servant of Truth provided for my daily service." Lin Ke smiled slightly, holding his mother's hand: "So, there's no need to worry about any dangers I might encounter outside."

A Level 19 professional as a teacher, a Level 5 Servant of Truth for daily service.

A Level 5 magic requires a Level 10 professional to release, a Level 19 existence can even release Level 9 magic.

If you add skills as well, that would be even more terrifying!

Puxin's pupils contracted, while the three baronesses let out cries of amazement.

Puxin's child widened his eyes and shouted: "Impossible! You haven't awakened the bloodline! How could…"

"I awakened it, more than ten days ago, an outstanding bloodline, and so I was taken as a disciple by my teacher, and I spent a bit of time to successfully take the position of Scholar."

Lin Ke spoke with a calm expression.

"Impossible!"

Puxin instinctively widened his eyes, and the Third Madam Puxin exclaimed again and again.

Such a strong talent?!

Puxin's child was also stunned, then quickly shook his head: "Impossible! How could your talent be so good! Hmph, you must be tricking me, Dad, he's lying!"

Saying this, Puxin's child pointed angrily at Lin Ke: "You liar! Mud spawn, I'm going to kill you!"

"Noisy!"

Lin Ke hummed coldly, and the servant tripod shot a whip-like electric light at Puxin's child.

However, the force was very light, Puxin's child was only sent flying without dying or even breaking a bone, yes, very light, just spat out blood, that's all.

Puxin looked at this disgraceful son of his, who made a scene and could only cry out for his parents at the slightest trouble.

Looking again at the exceptionally gifted young master across from him, not only calm and unperturbed in the face of danger but also clear-headed and still protecting his mother.

He couldn't help but worry about the future of the Baron's Mansion.

"Oh my god!"

Madam Puxin saw her son being knocked away and immediately exclaimed, running over to check.

Seeing that Pu Xinzi was fine, she turned her head angrily towards Lin Ke, her lips, thick with lipstick, split as she shrieked, "Guards! Guards! Someone wants to kill us!"

The sound was like a ravenous night owl in the dead of night, dry and grating.

"Crash—"

However, her cry instantly drew a dozen guards breaking through the door.

To know just now, Puxin had waved away the guards and servants.

And these guards were already lying in ambush outside the door, it seems Baron Puxin indeed harbors ill intentions.

"I am Linke Azen, and this is my mother, Fulon. Do you dare to kill me!" Lin Ke scolded the armored guards before him.

Although Puxin told his guards earlier what might happen tonight, the well-established reputation of Garoce's name made those guards indeed subdued by Lin Ke!

Puxin didn't care about his son on the ground or that plain woman and didn't give any order to the guards but instead smiled at Lin Ke:

"Young Master Like, your mother is tired and exhausted. How about letting her rest here, and I send someone to escort you back?"

He changed his mind now, the original plan was to hack Lin Ke, the mudblood, to death with random blades, then push his son onto the Azen heir's throne.

Otherwise, how could he have possibly spent so much just to flirt?

But this Lin Ke unexpectedly possesses such astonishing, even terrifying, talent, with a terrifying nineteenth-level existence backing him.

So he couldn't go too far.

As for such a nineteenth-level existence to kill him over such a matter?

Ridiculous! He is a noble!

As long as there's no evidence or that nineteenth-level existence remains unaware, he has nothing to worry about.

After all, he did nothing, always persuading Lin Ke and his mother to stay overnight, even giving a bunch of gifts.

The Gula Kingdom is still guarded by a great number of legends and deities! Killing randomly as if they don't exist?

So he planned... to let Lin Ke die after returning to Azaenn Castle, or at least after leaving Parrot City. He sent an assassin to do just that.

By that time, it would have nothing to do with him.

Turning against, but not completely turning against.

As for Fulon...

Puxin looked at Fulon's tear-streaked, sorrowful appearance, feeling only that the three plain women beside him were like dried chewing beans chewed by a Gula bull dozens of times, coarse, sticky, and disgusting.

"Let me go, my mother stays?" Lin Ke chuckled.

"Little Lin Ke, you go, hurry back, let Sister Antova protect you."

At this moment, even if Fulon were naive, she understood Puxin's intent and said, "I will stay, I will stay with this Baron Sangdir."

Simultaneously, a trace of fierceness flashed in Fulon's eyes.

She had decided that if the baron tried anything, she would first bite through his throat or something else, then crash into the wall and kill herself.

Seeing the look in Fulon's eyes, Lin Ke knew her thoughts, feeling a bit heartbroken: "Mother, it's okay. We will both go back."

Then, he looked at Puxin and smiled, "If I'm not mistaken, dear Puxin, your level is only four, right?" He didn't even bother to remember Puxin's name; it was pointless.

"Me? So what if I am." Puxin nonchalantly smiled, "Little guy, in battles among lower-level professionals, numbers and elite soldiers are also a fundamental element of victory."

He pointed towards the guards, "Your Servant of Truth can't save you. You might as well let your exhausted mother stay and rest for a while."

He triumphantly raised a juice cup again. Although there was no juice in it, he thought it seemed more graceful this way.

"Rumble..."

At this moment, thunder rumbled outside.

"Look, it's raining outside. Traveling in the rain is indeed a bad thing," Puxin raised his wine glass, pointing outside the door.

Thunder?

A clear sky with refreshing autumn air, how could there be thunder?

Lin Ke also smiled, genuinely smiled.

He summoned the Servant of Truth to make Puxin dare not act recklessly, showing his backing potential, forcing Puxin to hesitate, and chatting about various miscellaneous things...

All to buy time, that's all.

And now, with the thunder, maggots scatter away!

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