The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

"cousin?!"

Miaomiao suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Lin Feng in shock, then quickly glanced at her grandfather, her gaze moving back and forth between the two, as if comparing the similarities between their faces.

Upon closer inspection, it seems... they do look a little bit alike.

Especially the outline of the eyes, the corners of the eyes are slightly drooping, making him look not very easy to mess with.

It's just that Xing Yue has been expressionless for years, and he has a cold air. His originally difficult-to-touch appearance has suddenly increased to nine points. Lin Feng, on the other hand, is more cheerful and smiles from time to time, softening the coldness in his face.

At first glance, they appear to be two completely unrelated people.

Miaomiao couldn't help but said to her grandfather: "Grandpa, why didn't you tell me?"

This was the first time he met his grandfather's relatives.

And judging from the fact that Grandpa brought them to Lin Feng for testing, the relationship between Lin Feng and Grandpa is at least not bad.

Miaomiao felt a little regretful at this moment. He recalled what he had done after joining the Magicians Association. Although he was not impolite, he didn't seem to be well-behaved either.

I should have been more restrained when I was fighting just now.

Lin Feng's piercing gaze pierced him, but Xing Yue remained completely unmoved: "It's not too late to get to know him now."

"Lin Feng is the child of my mother's sister, but I haven't met him many times and our relationship is average. You can just treat him as a stranger."

Lin Feng: "..."

Miaomiao made a "hmm" sound and carefully looked up at the old man in the red robe.

Oh no, I feel like my grandfather’s cousin is going to explode.

"Good, very good." Lin Feng was extremely angry, but he laughed instead. He raised a finger and pointed at Xing Yue, his eyes slightly narrowed. "Since you don't behave like a human being first, don't blame me."

After saying that, he turned to face Miaomiao as Xing Yue's expression changed slightly, and said in a soft voice, "Your name is Jiang Liujing, right? Has your grandfather never told you about himself? I know all this, do you want to hear it?"

"!" Miaomiao was instantly attracted to the attention and asked in surprise, "Is it possible?"

Xing Yue said anxiously: "Miaomiao!"

Lin Feng chuckled, his eyes gliding with pride and contempt as he looked at the old man whose expression had finally changed. He said proudly and arrogantly like a victorious general, "Of course I can. I'm not as stingy as some people who try to hide what they've done."

Xing Yue: “…”

He couldn't help but look at Miaomiao, but the child who always listened to him seemed determined to rebel this time, and deliberately turned away and didn't look at him.

He sighed, knowing that he could no longer hide his thoughts today.

Lin Feng said slowly: "That was more than seventy years ago..."

……

More than seventy years ago.

An unexpected rebellion broke out in the Moonshadow Principality.

Two-thirds of the royal city's guard troops rebelled overnight, and the unrest was caused by several super-noble families at the time.

The king was awakened by the sharp blade stabbing his eyes, and fled from the palace under the desperate escort of his guards. Because he was not sure how many nobles were in collusion, he could not even seek help from other nobles. In the end, he fled to a dark and dirty alley and was hidden by a group of the lowest-level butchers.

This alley was filled with the stench of meat. No one would have thought that the noble king would hide in such a place in order to survive. The soldiers passed by here while searching the whole city, but they just took a quick look and left in a hurry, missing the best opportunity to kill the king.

The king was picked up by his confidants who arrived later and eventually put down the rebellion.

When the heads of the great nobles fell to the ground with a bang, a new noble family was born in the attention of everyone.

Miaomiao asked: "Could it be..."

Lin Feng nodded: "Yes, it's your grandfather's family, Haiwei."

Thanks to the merit of saving the king's life, the Haiwei family, which was originally composed of ordinary people at the bottom of society, instantly achieved class advancement and became a distinguished aristocracy.

But obviously, such an aristocrat with no background and vulgar words and deeds would be excluded by the upper class society at that time.

In particular, they also have a fatal problem. Although the Haiwei family has many members, most of them are ordinary people, and there are not even a few magicians and magic warriors.

In the end, even the king began to hesitate whether to withdraw this favor.

But how?

Those who have become accustomed to a luxurious life can no longer go back to the nightmare of hardship.

The Haiwei family made a decision.

They said to the king, "O King, we can provide you with the most loyal servants."

The king said that he did not need servants, as he already had many servants, and useless servants could not do anything.

The Haiwei family said: "No, we will give you a genius, a genius who is completely loyal to you. As long as it is your order, he will complete it."

They made a bet with the king that within five years, they would give the king a person who was above the fourth rank and completely obeyed his orders.

The king did not care for a genius, but he was curious about what means they would use to ensure that he would get a loyal dog.

That year, Xing Yue was nine years old. Xing was his mother's surname, and his father was a member of the Haiwei family. They had known each other for a long time before the Will family became nobles.

Xing Yue's father had promised his mother countless times that he would give them a happy life. Before that, they were indeed happy.

But everything suddenly changed.

The head of the family came back with the bet, and the next day, all the young and middle-aged men of the Haiwei family were summoned, including Xing Yue's father.

They disappeared collectively for a month.

A month later, only three people returned, and this time, his father was not included.

The head of the family said that the missing people were attacked by a phantom beast during their training. Unfortunately, only three people escaped.

The three men stood behind him in silence, lowering their heads in unison.

No one denied it, so the rest of the tribe had no choice but to accept it.

The low sobbing sound became louder and louder, and finally, along with the white silk ribbons scattered all over the sky, it turned into a pool of snow that would never return.

Since then, Xing Yue's life has become strange.

The death of his father caused his mother to collapse. She often hugged Xing Yue and cried over and over again, saying that his father was not dead and she wanted to find her lover.

But when she came to her senses, she became very panicked again and said, "Son, Mom will take you away from here."

Xing Yue agreed.

However, on the day they were about to leave, the head of the family issued another call for troops.

This time, it was the turn of all children over the age of five.

Xing Yue was taken away from his mother's soft arms and put into a carriage with more than 20 other children amid the woman's heart-wrenching cries.

As if sensing from the adults' expressions that this was a terrifying thing, the children kept crying and trying to escape.

Therefore, Xing Yue, the only one who stayed quietly in his seat, neither crying nor moving, stood out among them.

The man in charge of guarding them was a strange young man wearing a very fancy suit. Xing Yue had never seen his face in the Haiwei family before. He was probably an external aid hired by the patriarch.

He observed Xing Yue with great interest and asked him, "Aren't you afraid?"

Xing Yue shook his head. He was not afraid.

He can go find his father.

The young man laughed again, and said meaningfully: "Then stay as you are now."

As he spoke, he reached out and casually pressed down a child who was punching the wall. His sleeve slipped down a little, revealing the bone of his right wrist.

There was a small black totem on it, which looked a bit like an eye.

After the carriage stopped, surprisingly, they were not taken to some horrible place, but to an ordinary wooden house.

The young man was the first to step forward and open the door. The cabin was completely empty. There was nothing inside. No tables, chairs, beds, or any other furniture.

Xing Yue noticed that the paint on the wooden house was still fresh and must have been newly painted.

All the children were driven into the wooden house and sat huddled together on the floor, with confusion and fear on their faces.

But nothing happened on the first day.

The man brought them food three times a day, which was not particularly rich but enough to fill them up. Apart from that, he said nothing else and left the children alone in the wooden house.

Gradually, the children got used to the current atmosphere, stopped crying, and started chatting with their friends. Soon, many of the children had smiles on their faces, as they had made new friends.

Oh, except Xing Yue. Xing Yue sat alone in the corner, isolating everyone with his own strength.

The next day, the man came in again.

This time he didn't carry any food in his hands, but a huge sack.

With an excited smile, he took out a long, broad knife from the bag as the children watched.

The blade is thick, with a concave curve on the back connected to a blunt wooden handle.

All the children present recognized him.

In the alleys of the past, this knife had chopped the beast's carcasses into pieces countless times day and night, with a "bang bang bang bang" sound.

Bone-cutting knife.

"One for each person, no extras~"

The man twisted the knife in his hand and made a beautiful knife flower, then handed it to Xing Yue, who was closest to him, with a smile.

He walked along, and soon, every child had a knife in his hand.

In the children's confused eyes, he clapped his hands and said, "Starting today, we will no longer provide you with water and food."

"What?!" The children suddenly burst into exclamations of disbelief.

The man pretended not to hear and continued smiling. “It’s not that we won’t supply you at all, but you can only ask us for supplies after you kill someone.”

An older boy angrily said, "Who cares about you?"

"Of course you don't have to believe it." The man shrugged nonchalantly, "But this is a trial, and we only need three people. Once we have enough, the trial will naturally end."

three people.

At this moment, all the children recalled their missing father.

The same expression of shock and anger appeared on his face.

Why would they kill their own blood relatives like this?

But the young man obviously didn't intend to explain to them, so he closed the door and walked out.

"We can't believe him!" The young man who had spoken first stood up again. He was the clan leader's son, and this time he was also sent here.

He clenched his fists in anger. "Three people, and we have over twenty! According to what he said, most of the people here will die. I can't accept this!"

These are not just random people on the street; each one of them is his blood-related brother or sister.

"I don't want to die." Another timid child cried out, choking, "I still want to see my mother."

This sentence obviously resonated with the other children, and everyone's eyes began to turn red.

"If none of us take action, will he still be able to starve us all to death? He still needs three more people, right?"

"I don't want to fight. I want to go home."

"Let's unite," the boy looked around and said seriously to all the children, "Let's agree that no one will take action, and no one will hurt anyone else."

The children all said "hmm" in unison, with an impressive momentum.

Xing Yue sat quietly, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.

By the end of the second day, there had been no casualties.

The young man walked in and turned around, only to see a bunch of angry faces looking at him. It was obvious that he had become the biggest villain in their hearts.

He laughed twice, unsurprisingly, and said jokingly, "You guys are quite united."

The young man angrily asked him, "Are you the person my father sent? Why did he do this?"

"You should go back and ask your father about this question in person, if you have the opportunity." The man said casually.

He felt a bit bored. He thought that even if they didn't kill each other, they would at least attack him collectively. He didn't expect that they were like a group of purebred sheep, with weak appearance and not very strong heart.

But... there are exceptions.

His gaze lingered on Xing Yue, who was at the edge, for a moment, and then he walked out.

Just as the man had predicted, no food was delivered that day.

Because they were mentally prepared, most of the children were strong and endured the feeling of hunger.

Xing Yue lay in the corner with his eyes open, looking at the ceiling of the wooden house.

Perhaps because he had awakened his magic power, he always felt that the house itself had a disgusting smell.

In the silent darkness, there were constant gurgling sounds, as well as the gentle rubbing and rolling of clothes. It was obvious that a child was too hungry to sleep.

How long can this short-lived peace last?

After the third day, when no food was delivered, some people could no longer sit still.

He didn't think those people would let them go. Not to mention that the peace treaty was proposed by the clan leader's son. If the clan leader wasn't a good person, could his son be?

Maybe they had colluded and wanted to starve them and weaken their physical strength.

I can't wait any longer. Without food, I have no strength. Without strength, I won't be able to kill others even if I want to.

He promised his mother that he would go back early.

A hand hesitated for a moment, but finally grasped the wooden handle firmly.

Late at night, the wooden house was extremely quiet, with only a very brief sound, which seemed like a rather violent turn over.

thump.

Xing Yue leaned in the corner with his eyes open.

His trouser legs were soaked with blood.

A corpse with its eyes wide open fell at his feet, seemingly unable to understand why he was still awake at this hour, and why, facing his sneak attack, it took away his weapon so easily and without any surprise, and killed him.

It is obvious that this person has been lying motionless in this corner since he was locked up, and it is no different from being dead.

He didn't understand, and he never would again.

After dawn on the fourth day, the young man opened the door of the cabin again with a strange and sticky smile.

He was not at the scene, but seemed to know everything.

He clapped his hands slowly, "Pa, pa, pa, pa", and in front of the children's shocked gazes, he carried away the corpse with the chest cut open, and personally put a piece of bread and a bottle of water in Xing Yue's hands.

"Here's your reward," he said.