ficcloud.com [https://ficcloud.com/images/ficcloud.jpg]

"Mengdie, something's not right here." Edward tried several times but still couldn't open the door. He held his sword in front of Mengdie, who was about to move forward, and said anxiously, "Let's leave this place first. Or, we can go back and ask the mayor to bring more people for the visit."

After speaking, Edward tried to pull Mengdie away, but she smiled slightly and shrugged off his hand, heading towards the open doorway.

"How can we refuse such hospitality from our host and just leave? Mr. Della Kulin, we mean no harm! I'm coming in now!"

Mengdie ran her fingers through her hair, tossed it carelessly, and boldly stepped into the passageway...

This place was darker than the outside hall. Mengdie was fully alert, not daring to let her guard down. However, as soon as she stepped into the passage, a sense of danger overwhelmed her! Surprised, she tried to retreat, but the force coming at her was faster! In an instant, someone collided with Mengdie, and both of them fell backward.

Hearing the collision, Edward rushed forward, sword in hand, to protect Mengdie! After making sure she was alright, he immediately thrust his sword towards the stranger's chest! Unexpectedly, the mysterious person didn't dodge at all, lying on the ground with hands up as if surrendering.

"Who are you... Why are you breaking into my house?!"

The voice sounded very young, perhaps a couple of years younger than Edward. Mengdie, hearing his rant, was startled and quickly took the oil lamp from Nia to illuminate the scene. The young man lying on the ground had black hair, fearful blue eyes, and looked panicked with the sword at his chest, lacking any semblance of the rumored powerful magician.

"If this is your house, why didn't you answer the door?!" Edward was still on alert and continued to question.

This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it.

"I... I was in the bathroom!" the young man replied frantically. "I hurried to finish up and wiped my butt as fast as I could when I heard someone at the door. Who would've thought I'd get knocked over and have a sword pointed at me as soon as I came out?!"

Mengdie shrugged and nudged Edward with her elbow, "Hey, let him go. We barged into his house first."

Edward nodded, sheathing his sword. The young man, seeing the blade retracted, hurriedly stood up and dusted off his clothes.

"Sorry for the intrusion. I apologize to you."

Mengdie bowed with hands clasped together to the young man. Maybe because the room was too dark, the young man walked over to a wall and clapped his hands. Suddenly, bright light filled the entire hall, revealing the luxurious and elegant decor, sweeping away the previous darkness and terror.

With the bright light, Nia, who had been shivering in a corner, relaxed. She exhaled and began to admire the decorations, exclaiming, "Big brother, you're so amazing! Living in such a big house by yourself?!"

The young man, while adding a transparent liquid to a vase-like glass, beamed with pride when he heard the compliment. The glass in his hand slowly transformed into a spherical shape and floated in the air. The transparent liquid inside emitted multi-colored lights through the glass sphere, creating a beautiful spectacle.

"Hahaha, it wasn't easy to get a house like this! By the way, who are you? What brings you here?"

With the room now lit, Mengdie had a chance to properly observe the young man. He was around nineteen or twenty, with short, neat black hair and blue eyes under a somewhat smug smile. He was shorter than Edward, probably just over 1.7 meters, definitely taller than Mengdie...

What caught Mengdie's attention more was his attire. He wore a robe typical of a magic apprentice. The grey-black garment was simple, without any fancy decorations, starkly different from the royal robes worn by Sisko and Linda.

"We came to find the owner of this house, Mr. Della Kulin. May I ask, are you...?"

Since their arrival, the apprentice had been busily moving around the hall, dusting a painting on the wall, then examining a trinket in a corner, never once looking at Mengdie.

However, he responded quickly to Mengdie's question.

"Mr. Della Kulin? He's no longer here. Currently, I manage this house. My name is Xiu Mura. You can call me the greatest scientist, the greatest inventor, the greatest creator in history. Of course, if you're interested, you can also call me the one who can create everything—"

"Goddess."

At this point, the apprentice stopped his chores, turned around with a smile. But when he saw Mengdie, his smile froze.

Honestly, Mengdie was getting impatient with this... Xiu... whatever his name was. She was here to find Della Kulin, not his student or caretaker! She stepped forward and asked again, "Mr. Xiu, where is your teacher, Mr. Della Kulin, now?"

Contrary to Mengdie's question, Xiu seemed completely stunned. He gazed at Mengdie's face, as if pondering something. Just when Mengdie was about to ask a third time, he suddenly pointed at the ceiling, excitedly shouting!

"What's your name?!" Xiu's eyes sparkled as he grabbed Mengdie's hand, loudly asking.

Read more at: fⅰÇçlоūd▪çōm

ficcloud.com [https://ficcloud.com/images/ficcloud.jpg]