8

The quietness of the Duke's castle was completely out of everyone's expectations.

Whether it was Gou Liang, Duke Alex, or even Jetton, the only team they had inquired about, they had all disappeared without a trace. It was not until Virginia's graduation trial arrived that they finally appeared in front of everyone.

Gou Liang appeared in front of everyone in a white windbreaker embroidered with gold patterns. The wide cloak wrapped around his entire body, and the hood hid his face well.

He lowered his head and did not look at anyone who was paying attention to him.

He had no intention of appearing in front of people again, but Alex told him that only by finding the ring left behind by the God of Light on the battlefield of God's Fall could he get the God of Light's forgiveness and regain his favor.

Alex stood beside him, and Jetton's teammates called out to him from afar, but he just pretended not to hear them.

He was looking forward to this graduation trial more than anyone else.

The reincarnation of the God of Light, who had been infected by dark magic, could not recover his divinity in adulthood and obtain a true awakening.

Only the Ring of Light could awaken him.

Holding Gou Liang's hand, Alex glanced around and whispered in his ear, "Your little loyal dog is here. Look at the way he looks at me, he's afraid that I'll bully you. What a grateful boy, but … if he sees his supreme belief become the same kind as him, will he leave you? "

Gou Liang had been with Alex for a month, and he had thoroughly understood Alex's heart that was covered in ice and snow. After regaining his health, Alex was even more lazy to wear a polite and scrutinizing mask in front of him, and completely revealed his true colors.

Hearing this, Gou Liang also glanced in Blake's direction and shook his head, "It doesn't matter what he thinks, I don't care."

"Good boy, you're right. You just need to care about me and watch me, that's enough. "

Alex smiled, his fingers slid down the white and gold edge of the hood to his face. He lifted Gou Liang's chin and whispered, "I admire your courage, but words are the most meaningless thing in the world. If you really don't care, then show me. "

Gou Liang met his gaze and murmured, "Father."

"Are you scared?" Alex stared into his mesmerizing black eyes. "That's the most useless emotion. Whatever happens, remember that you are Les Alex, the son of a Duke who bears my name. You don't have to be afraid of anything in this world, do you understand? "

"… Understood."

With his fingers trembling, Gou Liang lifted his hand and took off his hat, revealing his black hair. He raised his head and looked at the crowd.

Everyone fell silent!

The principal, who was giving a motivational speech, also stopped. The sound of him taking a deep breath was amplified by the loudspeaker and transmitted to the people who had just come back to their senses.

After a strange silence, the whole place was in an uproar!

Is that black-haired, black-eyed man Les Alex?!

How could this be? Didn't he break through and become a Great Magician? He was a light magician, how could he be corrupted by darkness?

Was he attacked by dark magic, or … did he make a deal with the devil?

Many people who didn't believe that Gou Liang could become a Great Magician at the age of seventeen immediately understood the "truth."

"I knew it, how could a seventeen-year-old Great Magician exist!"

"So he made a deal with the devil. Hmph, now he's been corrupted by the devil, right? Serves him right. "

"How could Les do this? He's the beloved child of the God of Light. How could he betray his faith and become the servant of the God of Darkness! "

"Could this be a misunderstanding … Maybe he became like this because he was attacked by dark magic."

"Who's his father? That's the Great Magician Duke Alex! The second most powerful person in our Nois Continent, who can hurt him? Plus, he has the power of a Great Magician, and a light magician who isn't corrupted by darkness. Only a dark Great Magician or a Sacred Magician can cause such damage. The God of Light protects this land, how could such a devil exist? "

Many people who didn't believe it were convinced by this reasonable reality.

The people who walked over to Gou Liang to exchange greetings stopped. They looked at Gou Liang with eyes unfamiliar to him.

Suspicion, fear, and disgust.

This included the sisters Anna and Annie.

Rye's soul was sobbing uncontrollably. He hugged himself tightly as black Soul Power circulated around his body. However, he didn't notice it at all. He just kept crying and running away. This isn't me. I'm not a demon. You've all been fooled! Why are you looking at me like this, why … Don't look at me like this, I didn't do anything wrong, I didn't do anything wrong!

[Master, save me … He's been crying like this for three months! His negative soul power is off the charts, maybe he'll go crazy one day and eat me, I'm so scared. > _]

[Good boy, find the main system if you need anything.]

[… Trash master, sob sob sob.]

Alex looked around and the curve of his mouth deepened. "These stupid people only believe what they see with their eyes … Tell me, what did you see, hmm?"

Gou Liang closed his eyes, his voice trembling slightly. "Disgust, fear, and jealousy."

"Yes, jealousy."

"Whether you're blond or black-haired Les, when they look at you, these emotions have never disappeared. It's just that they don't need to hide it now. Because in their eyes, their souls are nobler than yours. Their despicableness has always existed, no matter how gentlemanly they pretend to be, even if they're the Pope, they only hide their true nature when needed. "

"Their nature has never changed, so there's no need to be disappointed."

Alex sneered.

Gou Liang opened his eyes. There was sadness in his clear black and white eyes, but there wasn't the resentment and blame Alex expected.

He smiled slightly. "Father, I accept your words. It's just that it's an instinct that God has given to all living things to seek benefits and avoid harm. It's not their fault, and I don't need to care about what they think, just like you said, right? "

Alex frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything else when he saw Blake striding towards them.

Gou Liang also saw Blake, and he could see the anxiety on his face from afar. Gou Liang's heart warmed. He smiled and said to Alex, "Father, you see, not everyone is the same."

Alex smiled faintly. "He's just more stupid than the others."

Gou Liang said helplessly, "Father …"

"Young Master!"

Blake suddenly pushed Alex away. "What do you want to do? Stay away from him!"

"Young Master?"

Alex waved his hand at Gou Liang, who was looking at him nervously. He didn't feel angry, and he smiled even more happily. He looked at Blake and sneered. "Take a good look at the person behind you. Is he still your Young Master?"

Blake ignored him and turned to ask anxiously, "How did this happen? Young Master, who hurt you? Who turned you into … into this? "

Blake's eyes were boiling with anger. He believed in the God of Light. He should be the most dazzling color in the world, and should be revered by tens of thousands of people. Instead of … instead of being as lowly and lowly as he was.

"Les, what's the matter with you?"

Gavin rushed over without waiting for Gou Liang to explain.

Gavin looked at Gou Liang and frowned. "Where's your father? You're already like this, and he still let you participate in this bullshit trial? Go back quickly. I'll ask Grandpa for help and ask him to contact His Holiness the Pope. He's the strongest light magician on the continent. He'll definitely have a way to save you! "

"You've made two good friends."

Alex looked at the teenagers with interest. The worry and concern in their eyes were sincere.

Gou Liang looked at Alex proudly and blinked. It seems that I was right this time.

Alex shrugged and disagreed. You just haven't touched their bottom line. As you said, it's in their nature to seek benefits and avoid harm. This can't be denied that their nature is the same.

Gou Liang pinched his eyebrows and wanted to refute, but Gavin had already followed their eyes and looked at Alex.

After not seeing him for a few months, "Jetton" had grown taller and more handsome. His temperament seemed to have changed too.

However, like Blake, Gavin was completely indifferent to this appearance. He frowned and scolded, "What are you doing here? Get out of here if you want to make sarcastic remarks, or I'll beat you up! "

Gou Liang hurriedly said, "Gavin, my father — brother has no ill intentions."

"What good intentions can he have!"

Gavin snorted. If Jetton had good intentions towards Gou Liang, he would rather believe that the God of Darkness was secretly in love with the God of Light!

Alex smiled. "Even your grandfather doesn't dare to talk to me in this tone. Boy, your magic strength is not high, but your temper is much worse than your grandfather's."

"Hmph, my grandfather is not someone you can talk about!"

At this moment, the voice of the principal asking the graduate representative to speak came from the loudspeaker. It turned out that he had hurriedly ended the mobilization speech.

As the representative of the graduates, Gavin had to leave for the time being. He told Gou Liang, "Don't go too far later. I want to team up with you." Before he left, he didn't forget to give Alex a warning glare, telling him to behave.

Gou Liang helplessly took Alex's hand and said, "Don't be angry, he's not against you."

Blake looked at them in confusion. Although Alex was so cold that it made people feel uneasy, he did not feel that the other party was against Gou Liang. Seeing that Gou Liang trusted him wholeheartedly, he retreated to the side and kept a distance so that he could stop Alex from bullying him at any time.

Alex looked at him. "What, do you think I'm such a petty person?"

"No, I didn't mean that, I —"

"Les."

The principal, who was walking quickly, interrupted their conversation. "What's going on? Who can cause such harm to you? What did the Duke say? "

He knew Gou Liang's true strength. What kind of powerful dark magic could cause such a degree of harm to a light magician?

There was actually such a powerful dark magician on the continent. If this was true, he had to report it to the Holy See!

Gou Liang shook his head. "Don't worry, principal. I accidentally touched the dark magic staff left behind from ancient times. Now the staff has been destroyed by my father."

The principal was slightly relieved after hearing this, but looking at Gou Liang who had completely lost his affinity with the light element, he still felt pained. "The Pope, maybe …"

Gou Liang shook his head. "This is a staff from ancient times. Unless I can find the ring of the God of Light, even the Pope can't do anything about it."

The principal could not bear to hear this. The ring of the God of Light was not so easy to find. The God of Light had been passed down since ancient times. Many light magicians had come for it, but no one had succeeded.

And now Gou Liang's talent for light magic had disappeared …

Thinking this, the principal did not say much. Having hope was better than having no hope at all.

Therefore, he only patted Dog Food's shoulder and said, "If you need help, the teacher and I will do our best."

"Thank you, principal."

Gou Liang thanked him sincerely.

When everything was ready, the teleportation portal was activated, sending the Virginia graduates to the unknown distance.

*

The God of Fall battlefield.

As one of the oldest ancient battlefields, this place had formed its own rules.

"Where are you going? There's no place in the God of Fall that I don't know. Do you want to get in the car? Only ten magic stones per person. The price is discounted and fair! There's also a free introduction! "

"Delicious magic fruits with all attributes. After eating them, you'll become intermediate, intermediate, and advanced. Don't miss this chance! Only one magic fragment per fruit! "

"Houses for rent! Only one advanced magic chant! "

As soon as they stepped out of the teleportation portal, they were greeted by lively hawking. The people coming and going stunned them, who had not recovered from the dizziness of the long-distance teleportation.

Gavin was shocked. "Didn't Grandpa say that the God of Fall is dangerous everywhere? Why is this place … more human than the entrance trial?"

Gou Liang also looked at Alex, unable to react to the situation in front of him. Only Blake was expressionless as usual, but his slightly widened eyes revealed that he was not untouched.

Alex put his arm around Gou Liang's waist and said uninterestedly, "Take your time to understand your grandpa's words."

With that, he was about to leave with Gou Liang.

"What do you mean, Les? Does he want to be in the same team as us?"

Gavin blocked their way and glared at Alex, his eyes full of rejection.

Gou Liang was about to explain, but Alex had already dragged him away, completely ignoring Gavin who was hopping on the spot.

"Hey, where are you going?" Gavin glanced at the magic fruit stall that was hawking its wares. Although the advertising was obviously a scam, the aroma of the magic fruits with mysterious patterns on them was too alluring.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Gavin had no choice but to follow them.

"What service do the four of you need? My charges are the cheapest in the city."

An enthusiastic middle-aged man asked. He did not look at the two black-haired and black-eyed people in the team strangely. Or rather, in the God of Fall, no one was curious about your past.

What they cared about was nothing other than strength.

Alex waved his hand and continued walking forward with Gou Liang.

"Hey, look, what's that for? It's so ostentatious. "

Gavin beckoned them to look at a place not far ahead. There, they saw a motorcade across the road, and people in black suits and black hats standing upright next to the cars, like guards waiting for the king.

Blake stopped his finger and warned, "Don't be too curious. It has nothing to do with us."

However, he was wrong this time.

The leader in the black suit suddenly walked toward them and bowed to Alex. He took off his black hat and put it on his chest, then half-knelt down.

"Master, welcome back."