We agreed to seek enlightenment together, but how did you end up seeking enlightenment for my mother

Xu Zhou stepped in just in time, stopping the two who were about to fight. He shoved the baguette into Wu Lulu's mouth, patted her head, and told the child to go cool off somewhere else.

Hao Jia put one hand on his hip, gently stroking the ring with his fingertips, and squinted as he examined it.

"You dare show your face in front of me again? No matter how much you try to please me, I will not forgive you easily. I am determined to have the chosen one!"

Xu Zhou was stunned. His mind raced for a while, but he couldn't quite make sense of the logic behind the sentence.

Hao Jia didn't stop outputting anything. He rolled his eyes and waved his hand to himself.

"What, now you know how to fawn over me? I've seen plenty of guys like you who don't know their place in the real world, and in the end, they all got slapped in the face by me one by one."

Xu Zhou stroked his chin. Of course he believed what Hao Jia said. After all, his life was so amazing. If he couldn't do this, what was the difference between him and someone who hadn't?

However, the other party probably became famous at a young age, and coupled with the fact that he ascended to the heavens overnight without any guidance, his mentality obviously did not keep up with his strength, so his values ​​seemed to have some kind of strange distortion, and he ran wildly in the wrong direction.

When dealing with young people with personality flaws, you should never go against them, nor should you act too subserviently.

The best approach is to play the villain, who is slightly stronger, so that Hao Jia believes he can defeat him through hard work, thus satisfying the other party's deep-seated desire to trample the strong underfoot.

Xu Zhou can then use this to guide the other party's behavior and create a favorable situation for himself.

Since you're so awesome, it's only natural that you should put in a little more effort, right?

Realizing this, Xu Zhou knew what to do. He raised the corner of his mouth and put on a contemptuous smile.

"A person destined for greatness, yet can't even see the true nature of this challenge?"

"What do you mean?" Hao Jia frowned.

"Your mission is to investigate the dark creatures within this mansion, isn't it?"

"How did you..." Hao Jia stopped abruptly, staring at him warily. "What did you find out?"

Xu Zhou did not answer directly, but turned to look at the half-dead guard beside him, speaking calmly.

"Sir, you should confess everything to the kingdom's investigators as soon as possible. Perhaps the merciful God of Creation will forgive your betrayal of humanity."

The guard paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! God? Where is God?" His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the two men. "If the God of Creation were truly merciful, how could he have stood by and watched my brothers and sisters, my comrades, and my beloved all die on the front lines!"

These words directly confirmed his identity as a traitor, and since the guard and the count were bound to the same side, the count's problem was clearly not insignificant either.

This dinner was indeed a conspiracy against everyone.

"You're not going to talk, are you? Are you going to tell me or not!"

Hao Jia was too lazy to try to get any more information. He kicked the guard's head to the side and then punched and kicked other parts of his body.

"Will you tell me or not! Will you tell me or not!"

bang bang bang!

After a series of attacks, the guard was beaten black and blue, and several of his teeth were knocked out, but he didn't utter a sound and still glared at the two men with a ferocious expression.

Xu Zhou stopped Hao Jia in time, who was about to exert force in his lower body, and said to the latter in a low voice:

"Chosen One, if this is all you've got, then I advise you to give up now. These guards are the Earl's loyal followers; they won't reveal any secrets."

"Pooh!"

Hao Jia spat and took out an item from his pocket, which was one of the three Destiny Relics he possessed—the [Mirror of Hypnosis].

Xu Zhou's heart skipped a beat, but he stepped aside without changing his expression and quietly watched Hao Jia shine the small mirror on the guard.

"Hmph, so what if you're stubborn? In the end, you'll still have to honestly confess everything."

The guard seemed to realize his predicament. He immediately changed his demeanor, frantically twisting his body and squeezing his eyes shut, desperately trying not to look at the mirror.

However, this was of no use.

Hao Jia restrained the guard's body, while Lan Zhi used a stand-in to forcibly pry open his eyelids. The moment his gaze met the mirror, the guard fell silent, involuntarily uttering indistinct syllables.

Hao Jia slowly squatted down, keeping the mirror pointed at the guard, and whispered in his ear.

"Your brothers and sisters, your wife and comrades-in-arms died because the Count betrayed humanity; the Count killed them!"

"Although you are loyal to the nobility, they treat you like dirt! You hate them to the core, so you are willing to reveal all the Earl's secrets to others. You want to take revenge on the nobility in this way, which is precisely the loyalty and justice you uphold!"

Seemingly to reinforce his memory, Haojia repeated the words several times.

In the end, the guard's eyes completely lost focus, and he murmured as he accepted his new identity.

"I am... an Avenger..."

Xu Zhou saw this and his heart sank slightly.

The relic's effects were even more incredible than he had imagined; it could directly rewrite a person's memories and cognition, even though the prerequisite was to control the target first. In terms of functionality alone, it far surpassed the power of the True Word Hair.

His only concern right now is how long this hypnotic effect can last. If it's permanent brainwashing, then this relic is definitely of the highest quality.

Just as Haojia was about to complete the hypnosis and was at the point of maximum concentration, Xu Zhou suddenly interrupted deliberately.

"Are you sure you can handle it? How long can he maintain this condition?"

"Shut up! He's just a minor superhuman, he can keep you occupied for a whole day!" Hao Jia retorted instinctively, then focused on his work again.

Xu Zhou, standing behind, smiled slightly and met Lan Zhi's complicated gaze. He put his index finger to his lips to make a shushing gesture, and then pointed at Hao Jia.

Lanzhi understood, clenched her teeth, and lowered her head, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, avoiding any danger that might harm her.

Having figured out the limits of the Hypnotic Mirror, Xu Zhou's anxiety subsided, and his wariness of the relic lessened.

Now that he knows the effects of the Fate Dice and the Hypnotic Mirror, as for the last inherited relic, he only knows that its name is the [Ring of Time], and its specific function seems to be related to time.

He wanted to extract more secrets from Lanzhi, but Haojia clearly wouldn't give them another chance to be alone together.

It wasn't long before Hao Jia finished hypnotizing the guard.

"Speak, tell us everything about Earl Lionheart's dealings with the dark creatures."

"The Earl... he made a deal with the evil spirit; he's going to sacrifice everyone," the guard replied blankly.

Do you have any evidence to prove this?

"The evidence includes...in the adult's study, where there are letters he exchanged with the evil spirit."

"Anything else? What else do you know? Tell me everything!" Hao Jia said impatiently.

The guard didn't speak, but tilted his head, showing an expression of incomprehension.

Seeing this, Xu Zhou stepped forward and tentatively asked:

"Why would the count sacrifice us? What benefit would he gain from doing so?"

The guard blinked twice and gave a serious answer.

"The Lord desires immortality, and you... are all sacrifices prepared for it. Tonight, everyone will die." He paused, "Including me."