The villain daughter did all kinds of things

"...Yes, I did accidentally discover some of Rei's secrets."

Emerald hesitated for a moment, then briefly recounted to Ark what she had seen Rei and the councilwoman's wife about last time, before continuing:

“At the time, I felt that Lian might have some problems, but I was too busy at that time and didn’t have time to pay attention to it… I didn’t expect that Sister Kerry would also become a victim.”

"So, you also believe that Kerry was controlled by some kind of magic?"

Yak, however, suddenly perked up, as if he had received tremendous encouragement and comfort, and his eyes even became a little moist:

"I knew it... Kerry and I have such a good relationship, how could she betray me... She really was framed... That despicable Eastern woman!"

Emerald didn't speak, but quietly drank her yogurt. Only after Ark calmed down a bit did she speak again:

"Brother Yak, why don't you tell me the details first? Maybe I can help you, or at least give you some advice."

“Alright, I also believe in your abilities and wisdom, sister Emily.”

After regaining his composure, Ark's dejected aura vanished, and he quickly began to recount his recent experiences in a calm tone:

“Kerry and I are a married couple, and we’ve been very loving since we were dating, as you can probably tell, Amelie… So I’ve always trusted Kerry. She said she’d become good friends with the owner of Drunken Red House and often went there, and I didn’t doubt her at all at first.”

"Although Drunken Red Mansion still operates a brothel, many customers go there just to eat some food and watch the singing and dancing. More importantly, the owner there, Lian, is a woman... Well, of course I know that there are many women like you, Sister Amelie, but I didn't really think too much about it at the time."

"It wasn't until recently that I started to have doubts."

At this point, Yak gave that bitter smile typical of men who have been cheated on:

"It was during my intimate moments with Kerry that I suddenly realized that there were many ways and actions that Kerry had never tried with me before, yet she performed them very skillfully... you could even say they had become her physical instincts."

"At that moment, I had a very bad feeling and wondered if another man had turned my Kerry into this."

"So I immediately used family resources to secretly investigate Kerry's interpersonal relationships. I didn't let go of any man who had spoken to her, and investigated them all in detail... but I found nothing."

“Kerry’s interactions with men are very clean, purely professional, and she deliberately maintains the social distance expected of a married woman. There are no issues at all.”

“That’s when I realized there are women like you, Emery… Although I’ve known Carrie for over ten years and never noticed any such tendency in her, just in case, I still did a thorough investigation, interviewing all of Carrie’s close friends.”

"This time the problem was found very quickly. I hardly had to do anything to identify Lian, the owner of Zuihonglou, as the prime suspect."

"When Kerry once again suggested going to Zuihonglou for a delicious meal and some music to relax, I outwardly remained calm and readily agreed as usual, but secretly used a spell to sense Kerry's situation from a distance."

"What happened after that... well, just like the congresswoman's wife you mentioned, Carrie went to the Drunken Red Mansion not to eat delicious food and listen to music, but she went straight to Lian's room for a tryst, and acted like a completely different person... It was a charm that she had never shown me in the more than 10 years I've known her."

"I was extremely angry at the time, and even a little desperate."

"Although the most important thing for a magician is to stay calm when things happen, how many men can really stay calm in this situation? I certainly can't stay calm at all."

“I grabbed my wand and rushed out of the room. I was going to kill Lian! Although she was a celebrity in Sphinx, running the Drunken Red House, I am the eldest grandson of Lohid. I have too many ways to handle this.”

As Ark spoke, he seemed to recall his feelings from that time, clenching his fists tightly, his magic flowing uncontrollably across his body.

“You really need to calm down, Brother Ark.”

Snapped.

Seeing this, Amelite snapped her fingers lightly, and a gentle holy light flashed, which forcibly calmed Ark's heart, dispelled his anger, and quelled his rampaging magic.

“…Good tactic.”

After calming down, Yak couldn't help but admire:

“Holy magic… Our Lohid family has also studied it in depth, but no matter what we do, we can’t master it. At most, we can only learn a low-level version of light magic. It looks similar, but the actual effect is far inferior.”

"Because the focus of holy magic has never been magic, but holiness... What is needed to cultivate this kind of spell is aptitude, not talent. No matter how talented or hardworking a person is, they cannot use holy magic without the approval and blessing of the gods."

Amelie chuckled and nodded.

Emerald was initially quite surprised that she could use holy magic, as this was a feature that had never existed in the original game.

However, considering that the reason I was transported to this world was because of a certain foolish goddess, it seems quite normal that I can use divine magic.

"Then?"

The idea of ​​holy magic only flashed through Amelie's mind; she was currently more curious about Ark's story.

"Brother Yak, you failed to kill Lian? I was eating at her place just a few days ago, and she was still alive and well."

"……No."

However, this question silenced Ark once again. Not only that, Ark's expression was complex while he was silent, but Emeryte could not mistake the obvious fear in it.

"what happened?"

Emery was now genuinely curious:

"I remember you've already reached the threshold of becoming a Grand Mage, right, Brother Ark? Ordinary Conqueror mages and spellcasters are no match for you... Could it be that Rei is actually very strong?"

"Extremely strong!"

Yak's expression was solemn:

"According to the two countries in the East of the White Sea, she should be a Dao Enlightenment stage expert."

"Enlightenment stage...this..."

Emery frowned now.

The cultural heritage of Tianyun Kingdom and Shangying Kingdom is basically the same. Like the Allen Federation, both countries divide magic practitioners into four major stages according to their strength:

The stages of seeking the Dao, cultivating the Dao, comprehending the Dao, and proving the Dao correspond perfectly to the awakening, control, integration, and transformation stages of the Allen Federation.

Of course, in the two Eastern countries, the existence of the Dao Proving Stage is only a theory and a legend, and no one has ever achieved it to this day, just like the Ascension Stage in the Allen Federation.

The Enlightenment stage corresponds to the Fusion stage mage in the Federation. They are also top-tier experts in the Eastern Kingdom and are usually elders or pavilion masters in the immortal sects.

Although Adam has reached the threshold of becoming a Grand Mage, he has only reached that threshold. He is not a Grand Mage yet and has no chance against a Dao Enlightenment stage expert. Even with the buff of the God of Pure Love who is about to kill the Minotaur, he still cannot win.

So Emerald's next question was very direct:

"Brother Yak, how did you survive? Was it really because of your family's reputation? Even Lian from the Eastern Kingdom wouldn't dare to offend Lohid so easily?"

"Perhaps."

Ark sighed; Amelie's direct question made him feel much more at ease.

“At the time, I thought I was going to die, but thinking about it later, I realized that she probably never intended to kill me in the first place, she was just trying to scare me... and Kerry also pleaded for me.”

"..."

Amelie didn't speak, but she did feel some pity in her heart.

No wonder Ark looked so strange.

A young master from a wealthy family who has had a smooth life since childhood transforms into a pure-hearted warrior after his wife cheats on him, determined to annihilate the minotaurs. However, he is crushed by the minotaurs and only survives thanks to his cheating wife's pleading... This is truly a disgrace.

"and after?"

With a mix of pity and curiosity, Emerald continued to ask.

"later?"

Yak shrugged with a wry smile:

"Later, of course, I was the loser and got a good dose of ridicule... What's worse is that bastard Lian said she never intended to cheat on me, and that it was Kerry who took the initiative to contact her. If I can get Kerry to stop contacting her, she will never bother our married life again."

"Such a thing is true?"

Amelie became even more curious:

"Have you had a proper talk with Carrie?"

"Of course we talked about it, we talked about it that very night."

Yak sighed and continued:

“Carrie said she still loves me, that she has never changed her mind and has never liked Lian… but she can’t control her body.”

"According to Kerry, when she first went to Zuihonglou, she really just wanted to enjoy the food. She and Lian only chatted a few times and felt that they got along well. At first, they were just friends."

"Until one time...the two of them were in a good mood and had some drinks while watching a song and dance performance together. As a result, they both drank too much and made their first mistake."

"Of course, Lian knew that Kerry had been married before, so afterwards she took the initiative to suggest that Kerry treat what happened that night as a dream and not to overthink it, and to live a good life with me."

“Kerry must have thought the same thing. After hearing what Rei said, he breathed a sigh of relief and thought that Rei was a reliable friend.”

“At first, Kerry was indeed fine. When she went to Zuihonglou with her other girlfriends for dinner again, Lian’s attitude towards her was no different from before, as if the night she made a mistake while drunk was really just a dream.”

"But later, Kerry kept thinking about that night. Even though she tried her best not to think about it, she just couldn't help it, especially since her body was particularly fond of that night."

“She tried to forget that feeling by being with me… but it seems I was too useless, I could never make Kerry feel the same way as that night. The more she was with me, the stronger that emptiness in her body became, and the more she wanted to find Lian and relive that night.”

"In the end, after a struggle, Kerry lost. She said she would go crazy if she continued to endure it, so she could only secretly go to Lian again."

"Lian seemed to have anticipated this, and with a completely different, assertive attitude than usual, she bullied Kerry severely, which made Kerry feel refreshed and all his physical discomfort disappeared."

"After that... Kerry went completely out of control. Whenever she had free time, she would go to the Drunken Red Pavilion to find Lian and let herself go. Eventually, she became someone even I didn't recognize."

"After learning about these circumstances, I initially didn't believe it, thinking that Kerry was just sexually frustrated, and I even made sarcastic remarks about her."

“Kerry wasn’t angry, but her smile was bleak and somewhat desperate… She said that if I didn’t believe her, she was willing to cooperate with me in any way to verify it.”

"I still love Carrie after all, so I immediately softened and said I would forgive her... but the necessary verification still needs to be done."

“I locked Kerry up and sealed her magic to observe her and see if she was really as she claimed.”

"On the first day, Kerry was fine. Apart from being a little restless, he did not experience any physical discomfort."

“But Kerry got sick starting on the third day.”

"At first, she had a runny nose and was shivering all over in a place that wasn't cold at all, but her body was frighteningly hot. An ordinary person would get burned if they touched her."

"Then came dizziness, vomiting, nausea, and began to lose consciousness, talking nonsense, and becoming incontinent."

"During that time, I sought treatment from many doctors for Kerry. I used healing spells of the light, water, nature, and darkness types on her, and I also gave her potions made from various rare materials, but her condition did not improve at all."

"It's been six days now, and Kerry is barely breathing and on the verge of death. The doctors even suggested that I try to prepare a resurrection spell or turn Kerry into a lich."

“But during a brief moment of lucidity, Kerry told me that Lian could save her.”

"I feel helpless, I am unwilling, I am angry, but there is really nothing I can do."

"I had no choice but to personally send Kerry to the Drunken Red Pavilion again, begging Lian to take Kerry into her room, and then those sounds started coming from the room."

"In just over half an hour, I saw Kerry again. She had fully recovered her health and vitality, and her previous near-death experience seemed like a dream."

After finishing his explanation, Yak opened a bottle of wine, abandoning even the elegance of pouring it into a tall glass before drinking. He started gulping it down directly from the bottle, as if trying to drown his sorrows.

Emery frowned:

"No matter how you look at it, Kerry is being controlled by some kind of evil magic by Lian, right? Brother Ark, didn't you ask your elders for help? Even if Lian is a Dao Enlightenment stage expert, she's only one person. With the strength of your Lohid, taking her down should be easy, right?"

"...Yes, of course I also sought help from my family."

After downing more than half a bottle of liquor in one gulp, Yak took a few breaths before saying:

"But the spell Lian used must be very strange, or perhaps the spells of the Eastern countries are completely different from our magic. In any case, after the grandfathers in the family examined Kerry, they couldn't find out what was wrong with Kerry, let alone solve it."

“Grandpa also suggested that several strong members of the family work together to take down Lian and force her to break free from her control over Kerry… but I refused.”

"You refused? Why?"

Emery stared wide-eyed in disbelief:

"Brother Yak, don't you really want to save Sister Kerry?"

"Of course I wanted to, I dreamed about it! But..."

Yak answered immediately, somewhat loudly, then fell silent for a moment before saying:

"But the time I went to kill Lian alone and suffered a crushing defeat has become my nightmare."

“Sister Emerald, you should know, right? The breakthrough to the Fusion stage for you mages is different from our advancement to the Great Mage. You focus more on physical training, while we focus more on the improvement of our spirit and soul. In addition to learning a lot of knowledge, mindset is also very important.”

“I can clearly feel that if I can’t face Rei and resolve this matter myself, she will become a nightmare that affects me for the rest of my life, preventing me from becoming a great mage... Even if the elders of my family kill Rei, it won’t make a difference.”

“Sister Emerald, you are the same. I hope you can help me, but not directly by helping me fight against Rei. Just help me find out some information about Rei in the Eastern country.”

"I want to defeat her myself."

“Whatever kind of sorcery Lian used on Kerry, that spell must have a source.”

"As a Dao Enlightenment stage expert, no matter why Lian came to the Federation, she should not be unknown in the Eastern country. She must have her own master or family."

"Finding this information might uncover the secrets of Lian's evil magic and lead to a real way to save Kerry."

"And once I truly rescue Kerry, I will most likely be able to completely overcome my nightmare, take another step forward, and advance to become a Grand Mage... At that time, I will once again seek out Rei for a duel, a fair and square duel. If you, Sister Emery, are interested, you can also be a witness then."

"To advance to the rank of Grand Mage? That's understandable..."