Lord of Mysterious Wizard-Chapter 548 - 506

Inside the villa, the passengers who had disembarked from the coach bus had no time to take in the refined, antique furniture and interior decorations. Their gazes were wholly captivated by the scene outside the villa, where an evil spirit had wailed and screamed before being forced to self-destruct halfway through its escape.

A glint called "hope" appeared in everyone’s eyes, their expressions excited and overjoyed, like travelers who had struggled in the desert for days and finally beheld a gushing spring, unable to contain their thrill.

"We are saved, we are saved."

The blond young man, forcibly dragged into the villa by El Ralph, murmured excitedly, tightly embracing his girlfriend.

The other people, aside from the three couples, wore similar expressions.

The thoughts at the bottom of their hearts probably went like this:

"If such a terrifying evil spirit can be blocked, then a demon, an evil wizard, shouldn’t be a big problem, right?"

"It depends on the level of the demon and wizard. Extraordinary creatures below the Professional Level, should be manageable. After all, besides the Flame Spell, perhaps a Guardian Spell is always in effect too... However, before worrying about those, better to worry about one’s wallet first."

Tang Qi withdrew his gaze from observing his surroundings and refocused on El Ralph.

The son of the mad wizard was smiling radiantly, a gleam in his eyes that made Tang Qi feel somewhat familiar.

The same gleam, Tang Qi had seen in Selma’s eyes, and the most intense, undeniably, belonged to that Legendary Knight Nicholas.

Indeed, upon seeing everyone showing satisfied, eager expressions, El let go of the blond youth and, as if by magic, pulled out several booklets from behind himself and distributed them to everyone, with Tang Qi also receiving one.

Inside the booklet were the details of "Ralph’s House."

Including the area, rooms, interior decor, some taboos... and most crucially, the fees required to stay here.

Judging from the collective sharp intake of breath that arose from nearby, evidently synchronized, the rent was exceedingly expensive.

The base unit was not the usual "Nar," but Divine Grace.

But this was all about one’s own life and that of their family’s. Although the price was outrageous, recalling the shelter that could be provided here, everyone nodded firmly, suppressing the impulse to negotiate the price, and started to pick out their own rooms.

Fortunately, it was an ancient, massive villa, with an exaggeratedly large number of rooms.

"A wise choice. Although the wizard talent in El’s body is waning, it doesn’t change the fact that he’s the son of Ralph. And to use the continuously active witchcraft within the villa that has been turned into a Curios, only Ralph’s bloodline can do so."

Seeing that no one harbored any malicious intentions, Tang Qi blinked and inwardly commented.

At the same time, as if sensing something, he didn’t look at the catalog in his hand. Instead, he slightly tilted his head at an angle to gaze towards the staircase that twisted upwards by the entrance, where two familiar figures, each in their pajamas, were slowly descending.

At the upper stairs, a few "guests" popped their heads out, their curious eyes thrown this way.

"Daddy, are there new guests?"

"I saw it from the second floor, it was a very ugly evil spirit, immediately defeated by grandpa’s witchcraft."

Sarah as well as the little boy called "Mike," simultaneously clambered down the stairs.

Witnessing once more how the witchcraft left by his grandfather defeated evil beings, Mike, driven by satisfied curiosity and vanity, excitedly shouted.

El, collecting the rent from the new guests, was smiling like a sharp-dressed "swindler," patted his son’s head and agreed: "Correct, those guys are no match for your grandpa. Ralph’s House is completely safe."

Soon it was Tang Qi’s turn. Not because the man standing in front of him was a white-haired "old man," did El think to charge a little less. He simply tapped the booklet in his hand and said gently, "Old gentleman, no matter what evil being you have provoked, Ralph’s House can shelter you."

"If you’re really short of money, you can consider if you have a skill that can be turned to work for Ralph in exchange for reducing the rent. Like Mr. Eddie who drove you here earlier, who has good driving skills."

As he spoke, El pointed to a plump African American man who was twirling a set of keys nearby.

Faced with the choice, Tang Qi withdrew his gaze from Sarah and Mike at that moment.

Flashes of something similar to an Information Fragment passed through the depths of his eyes.

The children, the wizard talent in their bodies, was also fading for unknown reasons.

Tang Qi’s mind churned with ancient knowledge related to wizard bloodlines, trying to sift out an answer or possible cause.

Hearing El’s words, Tang Qi silently appraised:

"A shrewd yet compassionate swindler!"

Then, he casually took out several Divine Grace coins and handed them to the son of Ralph.

The moment their eyes met, an "Illusion Spell" was silently cast.

The aura, similar in origin to the ceaselessly active witchcraft within the villa, didn’t alarm the large-scale Curios at all.

Everyone was dragged into the illusion.

What other people saw was a normal transaction of rent.

But El himself, he was first hit by the "Illusion Spell," and then by a "Red."

Dazed, El relayed everything about his father to Tang Qi.

In the Illusion World of the Mind, Tang Qi listened as El’s narrative neared its end, his brows gradually furrowing.

He came to seek El Ralph to learn about the trajectory of Ralph’s entire life from his own mouth, thus seeking the pivotal point where the mad wizard began to create various witchcraft throughout his decades of life.

Originally, he thought that as the only son of Ralph, El should be aware of his father’s life trajectory—if not all of it, at least most of it.

But unfortunately, due to his rebelliousness in youth, combined with the "madness" his father often exhibited, El knew very little.

"Ralph was just born when his father, who tried to revitalize the family, died on the battlefield. He was raised by his mother and showed extraordinary intelligence from a young age. Along with his ’noble’ title, he became a well-known genius in Blue Deer City."

"After spending an uneventful high school life in Blue Deer City, he easily got into ’Jiatai University,’ one of the top three universities in the Federation. He was supposed to have a brighter future... but for some reason, he didn’t work in the big city, instead, he went home to marry a country girl and became obsessed with creating witchcraft?"

"Is that all the information?"

At this moment, Tang Qi felt helpless, although in the Mysterious Side, there are many ways to learn about a person’s life trajectory.

For example, witchcraft such as Divination, Life Tracing, and Soul Detection could do that.

But the problem is, Tang Qi had already tried these.

Before coming here, Tang Qi had consulted Ms. Taoles, whose answer was:

"There is a terrifying power interfering with the divinations."

"Was Ralph a Favored chosen by the spirits in the ’Mysterious’?"

Recalling Ms. Taoles’ answer, Tang Qi understood that this trip might not be smooth sailing.

Mysterious!

Spirits?

When these two words appear together in the Extraordinary World, it means Great Horror.

It should be noted that even the "Lord of Light," "Master of the Crucible," and other Divine beings have a collective name: they are the "All Spirits" above the "Mysterious."

Knowing that it wouldn’t be easy, Tang Qi wasn’t discouraged.

He quietly listened to El’s ensuing narration, ready to let him leave and return everything to normal.

Suddenly, inadvertently, perhaps because Tang Qi subtly implied "tell everything related to Ralph," information associated with his father jumped out after his narration.

El mechanically said: "Mother suspects that the names father gave me and my sister come from a goddess he was infatuated with."

"Once grandmother and mother had an argument, mother said that the scene when father died was very embarrassing and made people feel sick."

"Lia called from abroad a few days ago; she said she had divorced her husband and was planning to bring her son to live with us. I should go to the airport to pick her up around ten o’clock."

"Lia said on the phone that there’s something very wrong with her son..."

...

"Hmm?"

Just as Tang Qi felt a bit disappointed, a spark of delight flickered in his eyes.

The information that El had leaked before was that as a rebellious youth, he was not close to his father Ralph, nor to his grandmother, but his sister Lia had a very good relationship with their grandmother, Ralph’s mother.

"The person who knows most about Ralph’s life trajectory in this world must undoubtedly be El’s grandmother, who passed away many years ago."

"Since Lia was close to grandmother, it’s likely she knows more."

With that thought, Tang Qi released both the Illusion Spell and Red.

Outside, everything was back to normal, following the previous timeline.

El, with a radiant smile, received Divine Grace from the "old gentleman" in front of him, then seemingly remembered something, smacked his forehead, and said to the guests: "Ladies and gentlemen, please go back to your rooms and settle down."

The guests dispersed, and he called Sarah and Mike over, instructing: "I’m going to the airport to pick up your aunt and cousin; the guests will quiet down by themselves after returning to their rooms. If anything unexpected happens, remember the Spells; except for that fire-casting witchcraft, the others are all fine."

"Remember, protect your mother."

"Okay, dad."

"No problem, dad, with my sister and me here, no one can hurt mom."

After the family finished speaking, El glanced at the wall clock, hurriedly grabbed his coat and car keys, and headed out of the villa.

Soon, the entire "Ralph’s House" began to emit the aura of detection witchcraft, and after confirming there were no problems, an old antique car drove out from the garage at the back of the villa.

In the driver’s seat, completely relaxed and looking forward to seeing his sister after many years, El failed to notice.

Sitting next to him in the passenger seat, Tang Qi reached into Gluttony, pulled out a book called "Bloodline Wizard Origin Secret," and quickly flipped to a certain page following his memory.

An Information Fragment instantly came into view.

"During the Dark Era, the Graham family, known as Bloodline Wizards, experienced a decline in talent across all members. Eventually, it was determined that the cause was the birth of Rory Graham, hailed as the strongest genius of the Graham family in a millennium. As he grew, the talents of family members gradually declined, while his talent rapidly increased."

"A large number of scholars and Mysticologists were involved in the investigation, but due to the rarity of such cases, even after decades, the reason behind this phenomenon remained unclear."

As Tang Qi connected these pieces of information, he also recalled the mechanical information uttered by El:

"Lia said, her son is very strange?"