Did the villainous professor survive today?

Lyman Russell

[Death Threat: B]

The head of the Russell family.

Kroenke was only taken aback for a moment, then immediately gave a perfectly timed smile:

"Not at all, you flatter me, Duke Lyman. I am merely standing on the shoulders of giants."

He greeted the other person.

"How have you been lately?"

"Hahaha! Professor Krenk, I've always heard that you are a very humble person, and now that I've met you, it's true."

Lyman let out a hearty laugh, reached out, and patted Krenk on the shoulder.

"The future belongs to you young people. We're all getting old. If my son could be as outstanding as you, I wouldn't have to worry about anything."

"If Duke Lyman doesn't mind, I can tutor your son privately."

"Haha, no need, no need. You're a very busy person, so I won't trouble you."

Lyman smiled and stepped back, moving away from Kroenke.

As he watched his figure blend into the other people, Kroenke finally stopped smiling.

They even came up to me to say hello. Were they trying to check on me?

It's now the free time for socializing at the banquet, a time of mixed people, and Lyman could come into contact with anyone in the hall at this time.

Krenk silently approached a secluded corner, then summoned Alice's spirit, whispering:

"Blood-stained gauze conceals her form."

The next moment, Alice's figure gradually disappeared before his eyes.

The instant Alice vanished completely, a familiar voice rang out behind Krenk:

"who is she?"

Kroenke was startled and turned around abruptly.

A woman in a dark blue suit stood behind him, wearing a moon-white silk blouse, custom-made jewelry inlaid with various jewels, a cascade of silver hair neatly combed, and ten-centimeter high heels. She also held a champagne glass filled with sparkling wine in her hand.

Sistine.

Her almost transparent eyes stared at the spot where the half-height little girl had last disappeared, a hint of doubt in them:

"Klenk, do you know this little girl?"

Although Alice is hidden and invisible to others.

But Sistine possessed the Eye of Insight, and in her eyes, Alice had nowhere to hide.

"Next time you suddenly show up, could you at least say hello?"

Krenk thought to himself, "That scared me to death! I thought everyone else could see Alice too."

"Is it strange for me, your fiancée, to strike up a normal conversation with you?"

Sistine glanced sideways at Krenk.

"I saw you suddenly head towards a deserted area, acting suspiciously. You're definitely up to no good."

"Am I that lowly in your heart?" Krenker asked with dead fish eyes.

"Even if you're lower in rank, you're still my husband," Sistine rolled her eyes at Krenk, steer the conversation back on track.

"You haven't answered my question yet."

"That's my newly contracted spirit."

Kroenke answered truthfully, saying that he had originally intended to continue hiding the truth, but it was discovered that very day.

"What you just saw was her ability; it helped me find out who the Russell family had contact with today and what they said."

Sistine learned that the assassins' employers were the Russell family when Richard went to the Barberini family.

"Oh, I thought my fiancé had some kind of illegitimate daughter out of nowhere."

Sistine, usually meticulous, rarely showed a hint of humor; she said,

"It's actually a humanoid elf? When did this happen?"

"Just three days ago, I went to the Sea of ​​Dreams."

"Who did you go with? A man or a woman?"

Sistine asked, "Women's intuition is always very accurate."

She knew that Krenk had never gone to the Sea of ​​Dreams before, and his sudden change of heart meant he might be going with someone else.

"The woman... her name is Olivia, you should have heard of her." Krenk thought for a moment, "By the way, please keep this matter of the contracted spirit a secret. Even my parents don't know about it."

"oh."

Sistine gave a curt "oh."

"Are you jealous?" Krenk asked.

"no."

Sistine pinched Krenk's waist without changing her expression, then paused for a moment.

She opened her cherry-like mouth and said in surprise:

"You've gotten stronger."

"So you didn't notice?" Krenk thought Sistine had noticed long ago. "I've been training these days, well, grueling training."

"The feeling of seeing with your eyes is different from the feeling of touching with your hands."

As she spoke, a barely perceptible blush flashed across Sistine's face.

You have increased Sistine's positive feelings towards you.

[Points +1000!]

[Current points: 3350!]

"Want to touch it again?" Krenk asked teasingly. He hadn't expected that just letting her touch him a couple of times would earn him points. "We're going to dance later, so this is a good opportunity to get used to it."

No, that's not necessary.

Sistine's eyes darted away.

Kroenke didn't press the matter further; he shrugged.

"Sistine, I won't be able to move for the next while. If anyone comes looking for me, could you please help me deal with them?"

"Can't move?" Sistine frowned.

"Yes, this is a side effect of the skill, so thank you for your help," Krenk said.

Raising Sistine's favorability can take time, but if you miss the chance to spy on who the Russell family is contacting today, you may never have another chance.

"Okay, now?" Sistine agreed.

"Um."

Kroenke nodded, his gaze lingering around the hall, intending to find an empty private room and then take over Alice's supervisor mode.

then.

Kroenke saw it...

A girl dressed in a black dress with dark gold patterns on the hem looked around at her surroundings, seemingly at a loss.

Her palms were placed on the eagle crest on her chest, clenched tightly, and she looked very nervous.

Not far from her, a middle-aged man in a white suit, with the eagle crest pinned to his chest, was chatting and laughing with other nobles.

Calm down, Enya, don't be nervous, don't be nervous, don't be nervous...

Enya kept admonishing herself in her heart.

I was just saying hello to him.

She joined the Order of the Silent, managed her family's auction house impeccably, ranked first in her grade, and even... became Professor Krenk's teaching assistant.

Now, I should be worthy of his even glancing at me, right...?

Enya nodded emphatically.

Now I've become good enough that he'll look at me with new respect!

Besides, I have an assignment from Professor Krenk: I need to borrow the family laboratory from him!

I will succeed!

Enya mustered her courage, took a step forward, and walked towards the middle-aged man in the white suit.

She opened her mouth, wanting to utter those two words:

"dad……"

"Hey, who's this?!"

The sinister voice suddenly interrupted Enya, making her heart skip a beat.

A woman with similar blonde hair and golden eyes stood in front of her, looking down at Enya with a condescending gaze:

"Enya, you look great."

"Sister Aurora..." Enya bit her lower lip, her gaze passing over the other girl to another blonde girl with golden eyes behind her, "And Alyssa, you... are all here."

Enya didn't even dare to call the latter her sister.

"I never expected this, Enya. As an illegitimate daughter with half-commoner blood, you actually have the audacity to wear your family crest on your chest, and even dare to call me 'sister'!" Aurora exclaimed in astonishment, turning to the man in the white suit, deliberately raising her voice.

"Father! Look who's here!"

The voice just fell.

The middle-aged man, who had been exchanging pleasantries with others around him, stopped talking and looked in Enya's direction.

Then, everyone around stopped talking and all eyes turned to Enya.

"What's up?"

Faced with this illegitimate daughter, the middle-aged man simply asked indifferently.

Enya's nose suddenly felt a little sore.

She pursed her lips, her throat tightening.

"that……"

After saying that, Enya lowered her eyes and couldn't say another word.

I should tell him, "Dad, I've become very good..."

Even if she's just an illegitimate child, I think I'd be able to gain your approval...

A barrage of piercing gazes came from all around, like slaps to Enya's face, blurring the world before her eyes into black and white.

"If there's nothing else, don't bother me."

Seeing that Enya remained silent, the middle-aged man said impatiently.

Damn it, why did I even get here...?

Enya swallowed hard and murmured:

"Excuse me... I've disturbed you, I... I'll be going now..."

Before she could finish speaking, a hand landed on Enya's shoulder, warm and strong.

Enya turned around. Standing behind her was a tall, handsome man in a black tuxedo. He stared intently at the Colonna family and said:

"Hello, nice to meet you, Klenk Ludwig. This is my student, Enya."