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Mahat looked at Duncan calmly and said, "Whether it's lying or not, Duncan knows better than anyone else."

"Yes, it's not a lie that Mahat does hope to coexist with humans."

Duncan nodded and said, "But that's the only thing we can be sure of; we can't say for sure about anything else."

"That would be even worse. You are far too dangerous. You keep talking about coexisting with humans but you don't restore the Golden Land. You also show no mercy to those who invade this place."

What's most unacceptable is that you reek of death, meaning countless people have died at your hands. Why would a demon who wants to coexist with humans kill so many?

Frilian looked at Mahart with disdain and said, "You say you want to coexist with humans, but your hands are stained with the blood of countless humans."

Frillie would never believe what Mahat said.

"Well, judging from your expression, I understand now. I understand that there will never be a day when we understand each other."

Looking at Mahat's calm expression, Frilian knew that this conversation was indeed a waste of time. There was an absolutely insurmountable gap between demons and humans as biological beings.

"Yi Chen, make your move..."

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Frilian was about to have Shi Yichen kill Mahat, Duncan suddenly spoke up.

"What's wrong? Duncan, isn't this the opportunity you've been waiting for?"

Frillie looked at Duncan calmly, unaware that Duncan was trying to stop them from taking action.

"If we kill Mahat now, what will happen to Golden Township?"

Duncan only cares about this: if they kill Mahat now, Golden City will never be able to recover.

"Don't worry, we have a plan."

Frilian pointed to Shi Yichen beside her and said.

“Mahat, let’s get straight to the point. We hope you can restore Golden City to its original state. Don’t tell me you can’t.”

Shi Yichen put down his exquisite teacup and looked at Mahat.

"I……."

"I don't want to say it a second time. If you listen to me, I might spare your life for Duncan's sake. If you don't, you know what will happen."

Just as Mahathir was about to speak, Shi Yichen interrupted him, calmly saying that unless Mahathir didn't want to live, he didn't have to obey.

"..."

Mahat fell into deep thought and remained silent, looking calmly at Shi Yichen. It knew that it had absolutely no chance of winning against Shi Yichen.

So what's your answer?

Shi Yichen stood up, and with a wave of his hand, the Holy Sword appeared in his hand. He then pointed the sword at Mahat.

Philon and Shutark also stood up, ready for battle, while only Frilian remained calmly seated, drinking hot tea.

"If possible, could you give me a little time?"

Mahat looked at Shi Yichen and said.

"I'll give you one day. We'll come back at this time tomorrow, and I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer then."

As Shi Yichen spoke, she retrieved the Holy Sword, because she had already realized that Mahat did not want to die yet, and since he did not want to die, he would choose to restore the Golden City.

"In that case, let's leave it at that for today and come back tomorrow."

Duncan patted Mahart on the shoulder, hoping he would think it over carefully, after all, Mahart was his former teacher.

The group left, leaving Mahat alone in the living room.

. . . . . .

outside.

"Yichen, do you think Mahat will agree to restore the Golden City?"

"Frilian, who was walking beside Shi Yichen, asked."

"Of course it will, because it doesn't want to die right now."

Shi Yichen said to Frilian with a smile.

"If Mahat restores the Golden City, what will happen next?"

Duncan looked at Shi Yichen and asked, eager to know what would happen to Mahat after he restored the Golden City.

"Of course, we should beat her up first, and then let Frilian study the magic of turning everything into gold."

Shi Yichen shrugged and said, "After all, Frilian has been thinking about this ever since she arrived here, so of course I have to fulfill Frilian's request."

"Or rather, how do you want it to be?"

Shi Yichen looked at Duncan and said that she had given Duncan the choice; whether Mahat lived or died depended on Duncan's word.

"..."

Duncan remained silent because this choice was too difficult.

"Duncan, what's your relationship with Mahart? You two seem very close."

Frillie recalled the conversations between Duncan and Mahart and felt they were far too intimate.

“Mahat was once the exclusive mage of the Gluck family, and also my former teacher.”

Duncan sighed and said softly.

The group walked and talked as they returned to the barrier manager's hut.

“Mahat was once my teacher. Demons like Mahat who can use many human magics are rare. I learned magic under his guidance when I was a child.”

Duncan recounted his childhood experiences with Mahart, explaining why they have such a good relationship.

"Demons becoming teachers to humans? That's quite rare."

Philon nodded in agreement. This explained why Duncan and Mahat were so close. It was indeed rare, if not unheard of, for a demon to be a teacher to a human.

"When you were a kid? Wait a minute, Duncan, how old are you now?"

Frillie immediately grasped the key point in Duncan's words.

"I am seventy-eight years old."

Duncan roughly guessed what Frillian wanted to ask.

"The timing doesn't match up. Mahat only put on the Ring of Domination sixty years ago, right?"

Frillie looked at Duncan and asked, realizing that she was several years behind him.

“Eighty years ago, Mahat had already served the lord of Viez, to his Gluck family.

It wasn't until twenty years later that Mahathir put on the Ring of Domination. This was not a punishment, but a choice made with other political factors in mind.

In fact, Mahat had been quite friendly before he put on the Ring of Domination; at least he never disobeyed Lord Gluck’s orders. I also thought that there was no need to use the Ring of Domination to restrict Mahat.

Looking back now, Viize was truly extraordinary. The former fortress city of Viize was a place where humans and demons coexisted.

Looking out at the darkness of the night, Duncan recounted the past of the Golden City. Back then, everyone thought there was no need to use the Dominion Stone Ring to restrain Mahat, and that Mahat would not harm the humans here.

But looking at his homeland, which Mahat had turned into gold not far away, he realized how naive he had been.