Chapter 84: The Trouble Caused by Romance

So, poisons, mechanisms, or Magic Traps, the Old Mage used them all. Unfortunately, none of them worked. As a Troll, Lan Fake grew up slowly through battles. His alertness to danger had reached a nearly abnormal level. Coupled with the Witchcraft he specialized in, which was particularly magical, no mechanism or trap could deceive his eyes and power ful perception.

As for poison, that was an even bigger joke. If it were other Alchemy, Lan Fake might not be as good as the Old Mage, but in the study of potions, the Old Mage wasn’t even worthy of carrying his shoes. In fact, the Old Mage’s father mainly wanted the Old Mage to learn this knowledge from Lan Fake. As a disciple, the Old Mage trying to poison his Teacher, how could that possibly succeed?

While drinking the fine wine, Lan Fake told Old Xie about his past glory. He usually just drank the poisoned wine the Old Mage offered, and then pointed out the flaws one by one. He mocked the Old Mage’s self-esteem with the most contemptuous tone. Finally, as punishment, he would turn him into a frog and soak him in a water jar. Every time he mentioned this, Lan Fake slapped the table and laughed, obviously very pleased.

Naturally, Old Xie was no exception and laughed along with him, thinking, “Good, I finally know this old guy’s embarrassing stories.” However, he was still curious why the Old Mage would become a public enemy of humanity for no reason. So, taking advantage of the alcohol, he asked.

After hearing Old Xie’s question, a look of extreme disdain immediately appeared on Lan Fake’s face. He said contemptuously, “Isn’t it just for a woman!”

“A woman?” Old Xie asked curiously, “Who?”

“It’s the current Ice Magic Saint, Rui Li!” Lan Fake then asked curiously, “What, you don’t know?”

“Nonsense, if I knew, would I ask you?” Old Xie said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

“Oh, right. Their affairs happened more than 50 years ago. You weren’t born yet. Besides, that kid Rafat did well later, and Rui Li also became a Magic Saint. Naturally, no one dares to speak ill of them behind their backs. I’m afraid not many people know about what happened back then, right?” Lan Fake said with emotion.

“So what exactly happened between them?” Old Xie immediately asked anxiously.

“Sigh, it’s a long story!” Lan Fake stopped after saying that and just drank a cup of wine.

Old Xie naturally knew what he wanted and quickly poured him a cup himself. Then he said with a smile, “It’s okay, we have plenty of time anyway!”

“Time is no problem, the key is the wine. Without wine, I’m too lazy to talk!” Lan Fake said with a rogue look.

“The wine is no problem either!” Old Xie said, quickly running out and bringing back more than a dozen bottles of old wine. He put them on the table and laughed, “Is that enough? If not, there’s more!”

“Haha, that’s about right!” Lan Fake laughed immediately when he saw this. “Since you kid are so sensible, I’ll tell you! The story starts more than 60 years ago!”

It turned out that more than 60 years ago, the Ice Magic Saint Rui Li was still a teenage girl. At that time, Rui Li, born into a Great Noble Family in the Empire of Light, came to the Magic Academy of the Griffin Kingdom to study Ice Element Spells.

Here, we have to mention the relationship between the two human kingdoms. Generally speaking, the relationship between the two countries was very good. From top to bottom, they helped and loved each other. Of course, this wasn’t because human awareness was high, but simply because they had common enemies. To avoid extinction, they had to unite to survive.

For humans, the threat wasn’t the Elves or the Orcs, but came from the sea. In the outer sea to the east of the Continent, there were two major threats. One was a series of islands in the north where many Demons lived. There were many volcanoes on those islands, which erupted frequently. The heat from the volcanoes contained a lot of violent Magic Power. Over time, it opened countless doors to other Planes.

Thus, countless Demons came to the Yilan Continent and settled on the islands. These Demons possessed high intelligence and powerful strength. They were also very organized, had violent tempers, and advocated violence. They launched attacks on the Continent several times, causing huge casualties to the living beings on the Continent each time. Because these Demons were covered in burning flames and would scorch the earth black wherever they walked, people called them the Burning Legion.

In the southern part of the sea, there were also many islands, but that was a paradise for the Undead. These restless Undead also often visited the Continent. Led by the Seven Monarchs of the Undead, the Undead forces numbering in the hundreds of millions almost wiped out the Human Race several times.

Another thing worth mentioning was that although the Dwarves and Elves’ lands didn’t have the threat of the Undead and Demons, they also faced the threat of another Continent, which was the underground race hidden beneath the desolate land in the far west of the Continent.

Because the Demons, the Undead, and the underground races were all very powerful, no single race could resist any one of them. So, to deal with them, the Beast Race, the Human Race, and the Elves and Dwarves on the other side of the Continent united. These races fought against the three major evil forces for thousands of years and formed deep friendships through mutual assistance. Their relationship was very good.

Therefore, although Rui Li was a Great Noble of the Empire of Light, she could still study at the highest level Magic Academy in the Griffin Kingdom and received the best care. It was just that the higher-ups of the Griffin Kingdom made a huge mistake. They shouldn’t have sent the Old Mage, that pervert, to take care of the innocent and cute little Rui Li. That was basically inviting a cat to be a nanny for a mouse!

Although the Old Mage was eighty years old back then, his strength was formidable, and he looked like a 30-year-old middle-aged man. Moreover, he was that kind of graceful Pretty Boy. The Old Mage was a disciple of a proper Great Noble Family. He received the best education since childhood. He had the demeanor of a Great Noble, profound knowledge, powerful strength, and a mature, steady, yet humorous and elegant manner. He was simply a killer of young girls!

The most critical point was that the Old Mage wasn’t a good guy back then either. Or it could be said that in the Stephen Family, there wasn’t a single decent person. But there was no help for it. The Stephen Family didn’t have many children, so the elders in the family almost forced their own children to mess around with women. The Old Mage was obviously willing to do so. The number of women he had slept with in his life probably reached four figures!

With a guy like this meeting the young, beautiful, and pure Rui Li, naturally, he wouldn’t let her go? So, he immediately launched a so-called ‘love offensive’. Although the Old Mage was older and had a wife and children, he was almost perfect in other aspects. In fact, age wasn’t a problem. Saint Level Experts, especially Mages, had long lifespans, generally over 200 years old. The Old Mage was only 80 at the time, not even half of that.

Under these circumstances, Rui Li, a pure girl who hadn’t experienced such things, naturally couldn’t withstand the Old Mage’s advances. Within less than a year of coming to the Griffin Empire, she got into the Mage’s bed and became his secret lover.

However, the Old Mage really cared about Rui Li. He seemed to have truly fallen in love. Anyway, after having Rui Li, the Old Mage, who was known as the stud of the Royal Capital, restrained his nature and focused wholeheartedly on Rui Li. He even considered directly marrying Rui Li after his wife passed away.

Unfortunately, this was very difficult in reality. Because Rui Li’s family status in the Empire of Light was almost the same as the Stephen Family in the Griffin Empire. She had long been betrothed. The groom was also the heir of a very influential Great Noble Family. To be fair, that kid was actually not bad. His style and family background were impeccable. Unfortunately, he had too little contact with Rui Li, so he didn’t have the chance to win her heart.

But no matter what, the two Great Noble Families had solemnly betrothed them. This was almost a done deal and couldn’t be changed. If either side went back on the engagement, it would almost hurt the face of both families at the same time. The consequences were obviously too serious. It might even cause a war, and the faces of both families would be completely lost. So, whether it was the Old Mage or Rui Li, they both knew that there seemed to be no future for them.

But love is like a drug. Once you fall into it, you can’t get out. It was the same for Rui Li and the Old Mage. Therefore, their relationship wasn’t severed because of this barrier. Instead, as time passed, it became even more unbreakable.

When Rui Li first came here to study, she was still young. But after staying for several years, she finally grew up. Her family urged her to go back and get married almost every day, but she sent them away using her studies as an excuse. But after she turned 20, the family’s patience was finally worn out. That day, her fiancé and an uncle from the Rui Li family personally came to the Griffin Empire.

When this group of people excitedly arrived at the Magic Academy, they happened to see the Old Mage and Rui Li hugging and kissing in the depths of the woods on campus.

As a proud Noble, the heir of a big family, and a man, seeing his fiancée lying in someone else’s arms, this was obviously unbearable, right?