Alice felt her heart tremble all of a sudden, a fervent emotion filled her innermost being, it was gratitude, it was endless apology.

  "Lin Lei gege, thank you, thank you." Alice couldn't help but say, her eyes already welling up with tears at this moment. These were tears of excitement.

  Lin Lei smiled slightly: "You go back, this afternoon I will go to the Wang Palace to see His Majesty."

  Lin Lei could feel that he was now very calm when facing Alice, looking at Alice as if she were a female friend with some affection. Just like that!

  "En, thank you." Alice glanced at Lin Lei and turned away, her heart filled with complicated emotions.

  Originally, Alice was afraid that Lin Lei would hate her because of the past hurt she had caused him, which would lead to Lin Lei not saving Kalan. However, Lin Lei's reaction was beyond her expectation.

  Lin Lei was not excited at all, very calm.

  Watching Alice's receding back, Lin Lei sat down and picked up a fruit to eat casually. Beibei popped out from the side at this time.

  "Older sister, you're still helping that Alice. If it were me, I would have kicked her out long ago. It's a wonder I didn't slap her to death," Bebe said discontentedly.

  Lin Lei glanced at BeiBei: "BeiBei, humans are not monsters."

  Dellin Kowert flew out of the Dragon Ring at this time, looking at Lin Lei's gaze was very relieved: "Lin Lei, you performed very well. I still have some worries, will you childishly drive her away and kick her when she is down?"

  "Childish?" Lin Lei was taken aback.

  In Deryck Whibley's view, such behavior is indeed childish.

  "Right, women, always finding something," Dirk Kowert chuckled.

  Lin Lei was speechless, he strongly disagreed with Grandpa Deling's point of view. Deling Kowert's views were more similar to those of his good brothers Yale and Reno.

  "Alright, I won't say anymore, I still need to continue cultivating." Lin Lei immediately stood up and headed towards the Spring Water Garden again.

  For Lin Lei, Alice's visit was just an episode in his life and did not affect his mood. What is most important to him now is... avenging his parents.

  Inside the palace.

  "Lord Lin Lei, His Majesty is working on state affairs in the study. Please follow me to the study." The palace attendant said respectfully.

  Lin Lei nodded slightly.

  Lin Lei had Beibei on his shoulders and followed the palace attendant to the study. After a while, Lin Lei finally arrived at the study.

  "Your Majesty, Lord Lin Lei has arrived!" The court attendant shouted loudly outside the door.

  Clyde, who was reading the article, couldn't help but raise his head. His tiger eyes saw Lin Lei and his gaze suddenly became intense. Excitedly, he laughed loudly: "Lin Lei, come in quickly, we two don't need to be too polite."

  "Yes, Your Majesty." Lin Lei smiled slightly and stepped into the study.

  Clyde, in Lin Lei's eyes, is indeed a very generous person, especially to himself, and has never used his position as king to oppress Lin Lei.

  "If it weren't for my parents, I might have become friends with you. Unfortunately, one day I will have to kill him. Now all that's lacking is the opportunity." Lin Lei had no hesitation in his heart to kill Clyde.

  If there's an opportunity, I can definitely kill him with one sword strike.

  Clyde clinked his glass against Lin Lei's and took a sip before asking, "Lin Lei, you rarely take the initiative to come to the palace. What brings the First Court Magician here today?"

  Lin Lei smiled slightly.

  The First Court Magician has many responsibilities, but Lin Lei has never taken on any of them. Many things are still left to other court magicians. And Clyde has never forced him either. In the kingdom of Fenlai, Lin Lei is just a figurehead. It's more like... he's Lin Lei, and he's on Clyde's side.

  "Indeed, there is something. Lin Lei smiled at Clyde, "The Debus family was suspected of smuggling, didn't Your Majesty send someone to arrest Bernard and his son Kalan?"

  "Is that so?" Clyde's eyebrow twitched as he looked at Lin Lei, "Are you also going to plead for their family?"

  These days, many nobles have spoken for the Debus family. So many nobles helped because of the Debus family's wealth.

  "If you really want to save their family, I can give you that face." Clyde said generously.

  What Clyde really wants to do is just destroy the power established by his brother Paderson, and as for the Debus family, it's just a matter of solving them by the way. He completely lets the Debus family go, but earns Lin Lei's favor alone. After all, even if he spares the Debus family, he can still make a big profit from them.

  "No." Lin Lei shook his head, "I'm not here to plead for their family."

  "What?" Clyde looked at Lin Lei in puzzlement.

  "Your Majesty Clyde, whether the Debus family is smuggling or not, it's all about doing things by the book."

  "Huh?" Clyde looked at Lin Lei in confusion, "So Lin Lei, you're here today because..."

  Lin Lei smiled and said, "I was thinking that the Debus family might be suspected of smuggling. Your Majesty can just catch the head of the family, Bernard, and it's not necessary to catch his son. After all, what's the use of catching an heir? You catch the first heir, they still have a second heir, as long as their family doesn't become extinct, there will naturally be someone who can replace him."

  "Lin Lei, what do you mean?" Clyde looked at Lin Lei.

  Lin Lei looked at Clyde: "Your Majesty, please let go of Carla."

  "Oh, let Carla go, I heard Carla is with you?" Clyde had investigated Lin Lei thoroughly and naturally knew the relationship between Lin Lei, Carla, and Alice.

  Lin Lei couldn't help but smile wryly: "Your Majesty, those were all things that happened a long time ago."

  Clyde reminded him: "Lin Lei, I remind you that according to my men's investigation, Ka Lan's heart is very narrow and she will hold grudges."

  "I know." Lin Lei nodded slightly.

  In the few encounters with Kalan, Lin Lei felt Kalan's hostility towards himself. Also... according to what Lin Lei knew, his 'Dream Awakening' stone carving had been attempted to be destroyed during the seven days of the exhibition.

  Destroying stone carvings is harmful to others and unbeneficial to oneself.

  Apart from Ka Lan, Lin Lei couldn't think of anyone else who would send someone to destroy the 'Dream Awakening' stone sculpture.

  "Are you still helping him?" Clyde continued.

  "Your Excellency Clyde, you said that kind of short-sighted little person, do I need to care about him?" Lin Lei smiled and looked at Clyde, Clyde was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

  "That's right, Kaelin used to be an old acquaintance of yours, but now he doesn't want to associate with you and even has hostile intentions towards you. On the other hand, his father repeatedly wants to make friends with you. Compared to his father, Kaelin is indeed much more short-sighted." Clyde also said with a big laugh.

  Clyde patted Lin Lei's shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll instruct Merritt to handle the matter impartially and thoroughly investigate the facts. Absolutely no injustice will be done to the Debus family, but if they are indeed involved in smuggling, I won't let them escape punishment."

  "That's right, let's handle official business in an official manner." Lin Lei nodded and said.

  Sitting in the returning carriage, Beibei was lying on Lin Lei's thigh.

  "Wow, boss, you're so sinister! The Debus family is definitely smuggling, and when the time comes, they'll be finished. Even if Carla gets out now, she'll still end up miserable in the future!" Beibei exclaimed excitedly.

  Babe has long wanted to get rid of Carla.

  Lin Lei shook his head and smiled: "It's hard to say whether the Debus family is really finished, for example, they can send half of their family's money directly to Clyde. Clyde may let them go, but in any case, if they fall into Clyde's hands, they won't die, but they will lose a layer of skin."

  Lin Lei was well aware of the darkness within the noble circle, saying 'official business' was just a facade.

  "Compared with Clyde, the Debus family is far inferior." Lin Lei shook his head and muttered.

  A small Calamity, Lin Lei had never taken him seriously. That Calamity was fundamentally not on the same level as Lin Lei. What Lin Lei needed to deal with was Clyde!

  "We've arrived, sir," said the coachman respectfully.

  Lin Lei opened the car door and walked away, Beibei jumped onto Lin Lei's shoulder. Just as Lin Lei was about to enter the mansion, a guard standing beside him said respectfully: "Sir, there is a guest who has arrived earlier, he is waiting for you in the living room."

  "Guest, in the living room?" Lin Lei was puzzled.

  Often, nobles would seek an audience with Lin Lei, but those who did not have his consent would be made to wait quietly outside the gate. Only high-ranking individuals, such as Duke Berna, His Excellency Clyde, and Lord Gilmer, would be allowed to enter directly into the reception hall without waiting at the door.

  "Who is he?" Lin Lei asked in pursuit.

  "I don't know, but he's holding the token of the Red Robed Archbishop." The guard replied respectfully, this guard was also from the Holy See of Light and was very familiar with the token of the Red Robed Archbishop.

  The token of the Cardinal, each Cardinal also has only one. Of course, some extremely powerful ascetics may also have it. This token represents a status, representing the person holding the token, whose status is not lower than that of the Cardinal.

  "Token?" Lin Lei was shocked.

  Without hesitation, Lin Lei immediately walked towards the living room. As he crossed the corridor and saw the figure in the middle of the living room, he couldn't help but feel a wave of surprise in his heart.

  At this moment, in the living room, there is a middle-aged man wearing a loose long gown and with disheveled black hair, looking like he's only in his thirties or forties, giving off an air of laziness.

  When Lin Lei looked at the middle-aged man, the middle-aged man seemed to have noticed something and immediately looked over, with a look of surprise in his eyes: "Master Lin Lei, you're here?"

  "Master Lin Lei?" Lin Lei was puzzled in his heart, but quickly entered the living room.

  "You are... oh, I remember now. You're the one who bid 10 million gold coins." Lin Lei recalled that it was this middle-aged man who had made the bid during the auction of the 'Dream Awakening' stone carving.

  The middle-aged man nodded happily: "I didn't expect Master Lin Lei to still remember me, it's really exciting for me. By the way, let me introduce myself, my name is... Xise!"

  "Xi Se?" Lin Lei had never heard of this name before.

  "Xise?!!" Dillin Kworte's voice suddenly echoed in Lin Lei's mind, "I didn't expect Xise, that little pervert, to still be stuck on the material plane of Yulan Continent."

  Lin Lei was taken aback.

  Grandpa Derrin knows this Xi Se? What era is Grandpa Derrin from? If he knew him, then how old was this Xi Se?

  "Lin Lei, this Xi Ze is a very abnormal guy. His cultivation speed is extremely fast, and he kills people without batting an eye. During my lifetime, Xi Ze had already entered the Sacred Realm. Although it was just the initial entry into the Sacred Realm back then, now that more than 5,000 years have passed, with his cultivation speed, his strength is probably even more astonishing."

  Lin Lei's heart skipped a beat.

  This person, who looks like he's only in his thirties or forties, was already a Saint Domain expert when Delingkor Valtor was still alive. Delingkor Valtor lived for just over a thousand years before dying, but this Xisei has been around for at least six thousand years, if not more.

  Six thousand years old pervert!

  "Master Lin Lei, what's wrong?" Xi Se asked with concern, "Your complexion doesn't look very good."

  "It's nothing, Mr. Xi Ze, please sit down." Lin Lei tried to keep himself calm, but as soon as he thought of the other person's identity, Lin Lei was a little shocked at heart.

  A six-thousand-year-old old man, a strong person who has lived until now since the era of the Puang Empire. He stepped into the sacred domain back then, what about now?

  "Master Lin Lei, I have always admired your stone carving skills. If it weren't for that little girl Delia asking me to, I would have bought your stone carving that day." The man said with a sly smile, and then his eyes lit up as he looked at Lin Lei, "Master Lin Lei, when are you going to marry Delia?"

  "Get married?"

  Even if Lin Lei was still reeling from Xi Ze's identity, upon hearing these words, he couldn't help but stare at Xi Ze with wide eyes.

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