It was already late, and the guards were patrolling at the door of the mansion. Suddenly, one of them noticed something flashing in the grass beside him, and he hurried after it.
After the guard ran over, there was nothing around him. He looked around, but he was not particularly vigilant.
After all, who would think of doing anything to the Lord's Mansion?
Seeing that there was nothing, the guard turned around and wanted to go back. Suddenly, black silk stretched out from the shadow behind him and instantly entangled the guard and dragged him into the shadow. The guard did not even have time to scream before he completely disappeared from the ground.
Not long after, another figure emerged from the shadow. It was distorted at first, but in the end, it quickly merged together and became the same as the guard before.
The guard lowered his head and surveyed his surroundings. There was no emotion in his eyes. However, he quickly put on the same expression as the guard before and walked back with a relaxed smile on his face.
When the others saw the guard, they asked him about the situation. He explained it in a tone that was no different from the guard before and walked straight into the mansion.
No one noticed anything unusual about him along the way.
"Is this where the teacher lived recently?" Guard looked at the surrounding scene, his eyes seemed to be infected with light.
This 'guard' was naturally Erek.
During this period of time, Erek had discovered quite a few ways to use his own power. Not only can he devour other people's souls, he can even obtain other people's memories and powers afterwards.
If anyone else knew what had happened to him during this period of time, they would definitely be shocked and afraid. This was no longer just an ordinary genius. He was simply a natural expert. As long as he was given time to grow, he could no longer imagine what he would become in the future.
If he hadn't been born with such a prophecy, everything wouldn't have turned out like this.
After reading the guard's soul, Erek knew everything about the lord's residence and knew where his destination was.
However, what Erek cared about the most in his memory was Shao Ci. He could clearly see how harmonious Shao Ci and Julius were in his memory.
However, Erek was not unhappy because of this. After all, everything about the other party would soon belong to him.
" Teacher, I will be able to return to your side soon…" he muttered softly, his face revealing a smile that could be described as sunshine.
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By the time Julius realized something was wrong, it was too late.
He was already in darkness, and the person who appeared before him was a youth about his age. The other party's appearance was somewhat familiar, and the resonance of the bloodline in his body made him feel that the other party's identity must have something to do with him.
Although he didn't know the other party's identity, his killing intent was very clear.
Julius would not just sit here and wait for death. He wanted to attack immediately, but he felt an extremely terrifying power, forcing him to kneel on the ground. Even breathing became difficult.
What kind of opponent is this…Julius even felt that the strength of the other party was even more terrifying than his father.
"You lost." Erek looked down at the person in front of him as if he was examining his future body. His eyes did not look like he was staring at a living person at all.
Julius asked warily,"What are you trying to do?"
"I just want to get back what belongs to me." Erek said casually.
Julius was slightly stunned." What?"
"My teacher." Erek sighed and said,"If it weren't for you, why would he leave me? It's all because of you, but it's about to end now…"
Julius 'expression changed. Of course, he immediately realized who the other party was referring to. His tone immediately carried a hint of anger. He even ignored the other meaning of the other party's words and retorted," He doesn't belong to you. It doesn't belong to anyone…"
For Julius, although he had a good impression of Shao Ci at first because he had saved him, after this time, for some unknown reason, he became more and more fond of him... It was precisely because of this that Julius could not tolerate Erek's attitude.
"Is that so?" Erek did not understand Julius very well.
But even if the man in front of him was his brother, he was no different from a stranger to Erek. As for wanting to replace the other party's identity and get everything from the other party, Erek did not think there was any problem. He only wanted to get what he wanted.
"But no matter what, you can only die here now."
It had been some time since Shao Ci had been approached by the Lord for a conversation.
" I can't believe I haven't found Erek yet…" Shao Ci now knew that it was impossible for him to be killed by some random passerby. If he was still the same person, it would be impossible for him not to find him.
There was only one possibility now, and that was that Erek had awakened his power, and…it was said that the people sent to find him had disappeared. They were probably dead.
In this case, Shao Ci had a vague feeling that something big was about to happen, which made him panic.
However, Shao Ci felt that he could not change anything…after all, history and whatnot could be changed so easily.
Then, there was a knock on the door. Julius appeared outside the door and ran in quickly. He grabbed Shao Ci's hand.
"What's wrong?" Shao Ci did not feel anything strange. After all, Julius usually pestered him like this.
The other party remained silent and merely rubbed against his arm.
Shao Ci smiled. He really didn't expect that such a cold lord would still be a spoiled person in the past. He asked,"Is your body uncomfortable?"
" No…" Julius said gloomily." I just feel that I really want to do this…"
If it was his previous body, he would definitely not be able to do such a thing. The closer he got, the more he could feel the warm aura on the other party's body. He could not help but feel a little addicted to it.
Shao Ci subconsciously rubbed his hair and said," If you don't want to practice magic, it's fine to slack off a little. However, if the Lord finds out, it'll be troublesome."
Julius was silent for a moment before he finally whispered.
"He won't find out."
"Yes." Although Shao Ci sensed that something was wrong with the other party's tone, he only thought that it was a child who was afraid of being caught slacking off. He did not think deeply at all.
However, Shao Ci did not notice the cold glint in Julius 'eyes.
"Will you…leave?" Julius suddenly spoke.
"Hmm?" And he said,"Of course. I'm only staying here temporarily, but I shouldn't have to worry about this problem for the time being."
"Then can you take me with you when you leave?" Julius raised his head and looked over.
Shao Ci had suffered in the past and would not agree to such a thing easily now! It's like setting up a flag and something happens.
"How can you think that?" He said,"You are the Lord's son, the only heir, how can you leave with me?" You just stay here. It's not that we can't meet again…"
That last sentence is true! They met in the future! Although a lot of unpleasant things have happened, that is.
" Because I don't want to be separated from you…" Julius said gloomily." Can't you stay with me?"
Shao Ci laughed. He didn't expect the side effects of his ability to be so strong…After that, as long as he didn't communicate with Julius, his favorability would fall back…Was it because he had been in contact with Julius too much recently and gained favorability points?
He wondered if Julius would let him go after gaining favorable impression points here on account of everyone's good relationship…
Shao Ci thought that too good a favorable impression could also cause tragedy, and immediately said,"That's just that you were confused for a while. This is where you should stay." I'm just a passerby you haven't known for a long time. You rely on me like this only because you've recovered from your illness. Soon, you'll forget about such things."
" Hmm…" Julius lowered his head." I know."
He knew. As expected, even if he did this, he would not be able to achieve his goal.
He could already tell that Shao Ci had no intention of staying for anyone. From the beginning to the end, he treated him as an outsider…Indeed, from the beginning, when he saved him, there was a sense of distance.
If that was the case…this would not work anymore.
Can he find a way to keep each other completely?
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When he woke up, Shao Ci realized that something was wrong.
There seemed to be a strange aura around him, and his mind ached faintly. He subconsciously told him that something bad had definitely happened.
"What happened…"
This was the lord's residence, how could something happen?
When Shao Ci walked out of the room, he saw black fog lingering everywhere and unconscious servants on the ground.
Why did he only sleep for one night, as if he had missed a lot of things? What the hell happened? Has the Lord's Mansion been copied?
Shao Ci immediately cast a few defensive spells on himself and walked down vigilantly. When he arrived at the center of the hall, he saw the demon lying in the middle of the pool of blood at a glance... Wasn't that the Lord?
Even the most corrupt lord below the Demon King had become like this? Although it seems that because of the inheritance system, the strength may not be really so powerful, but it is not so easy to die!
Shao Ci was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He quickly rushed over and looked down at the Lord's weak aura. He quickly used his ability to heal him.
However, with just a little input of his ability, he could feel that the power in his body was dissipating at an extremely fast speed. If this continued, it might not be long before his power was exhausted.
Shao Ci immediately gave up on the idea of saving him... There was probably no way to stop the Lord's death. He didn't want to change his fate. Anyway, there was nothing between them...
However, the Lord was still awakened by Shao Ci's ability. He seemed to be able to survive for a while. He struggled to look over. When he saw Shao Ci, he said with difficulty," It seems that you saved me…"
"Oh," he said,"even though you're going to die soon."
" Cough cough cough…" The Lord said," I, I didn't expect that I would leave this world in such a state…"
"Wait! Lord!" Then he said,"What happened here?" Who did it…"
" It's him…cough…" As the lord spoke, blood flowed out of his mouth. He clenched his hands tightly." Now, no one can stop him…Maybe only you…"
He glanced at Shao Ci again and seemed to have used all his strength to send a Yuan Xi over.
In an instant, the image in the Yuan Seal appeared clearly in Shao Ci's mind.
This was actually the Lord's memories, and not only the most recent memories, but even memories from more than ten years ago.
It turned out that when the Lord's child was born, there was only one child, not twins, and the prophecy mentioned this child…Later, after the accident, the Lord could not bear to kill his child, so he used a forbidden spell to separate his power from Brother Zeng. However, the power that should have dissipated immediately condensed into the appearance of another child.
No matter what, he couldn't kill the child transformed from that power, and he definitely couldn't be in contact with Brother Zeng. Therefore, he was placed in a slum that was convenient for surveillance...
Then Brother Zeng was naturally Julius. And the child transformed from that power was, of course, Erek.
After reading this memory, Shao Ci was stunned. There was actually such an operation? So Erek and Julius are the same person...? No, no, no. I don't even know if Erek's a person.
The images that followed flooded into his mind.
It was a view of the ground, surrounded by blood, and it seemed that one could hear some painful gasps. And when one looks up, it is Julius, smiling and looking very sunny, who appears in the blurred vision.
Shao Ci suddenly woke up. The lord who was lying on the ground coughed a few more times." I didn't expect things to develop to this extent…I hope you can…give that child a release…"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Lord died completely.
Shao Ci only felt chills run down his spine. He felt as if he had fallen into a pit…Julius, who had spoken to him earlier, wouldn't have any problems…
Following that, footsteps sounded. Shao Ci suddenly looked up and saw Julius slowly walking down the wide stairs. His face still had an innocent smile on it." Teacher, I found you."
However, his smile didn't make Shao Ci feel much more relaxed. Instead, he found it creepy.
Shao Ci took a step back and his face turned a little pale." You are…Eric."
"Did the teacher finally recognize you?" Julius 'smiled happily and ran down quickly."Do you like me the way I am, teacher? If you don't like it, I can change back."
"No," he said,"why are you doing this?"
"I did this? To stay with the teacher, of course." Erek blinked, as if he were looking forward to his appearance."I can become whoever the teacher likes... so I won't hate me, right? You won't abandon me, right?"
" I'm sorry, I was wrong…" Shao Ci realized that he shouldn't save people next time. He shouldn't have made any decisions because he thought he was good to others, and he shouldn't have thought that everything would be fine just because he left right away…
The problem now was that he might not be able to leave!