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Jim had already fainted, while Gu Chen and Ken exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with seriousness.

The Lorian royal family.

This conjecture has been confirmed.

Although both of them had some expectation of this, they both felt a lot of pressure when it actually happened.

"...Teacher Gu Chen, now we both know about this."

"In other words, Ken, we're in this together now."

"...A strange metaphor, but I'm really tied to your ship now, and I have to help you no matter what."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Ken's bald head. He glanced at Gu Chen and spoke.

"If we don't say this directly, we'll be fine, but once we do, there's no guarantee that some kind of investigation will find out it was us."

"You're ruthless, Teacher Gu Chen. If there's a high-level mind wizard on the other side, they can know exactly what we're thinking. Secrets will no longer be secrets. I know more than a dozen methods for that."

Gu Chen remained expressionless. He did indeed have such thoughts, otherwise, the gap between the low-level first ring and the second ring was too great. Without Ken's help, he would truly be going into hell alone, his broken body turning into flames.

"I have no time to waste, Ken. I need to know the relevant information immediately and understand the situation as quickly as possible."

"I'll say it again: whether you help me or not is up to you; you are free to do so."

Gu Chen remained expressionless, his tone calm and composed.

He wasn't truly indifferent; rather, he was using a strategic retreat as a means of advancement.

Ken's personality is definitely not something you can force. He can see through these simple tricks, but it doesn't matter now. As long as Ken was willing to come over and didn't leave immediately after arriving, then the matter is already settled.

Since the secret was already known, Gu Chen had initially suspected that Jim might be related to the royal family. Eating the hind leg of the Shadowmoon Grey Wolf to strengthen his memory was a way to ensure this, and at the same time, it was also a way to get Ken on his side.

"Heh... I said I would help you."

Ken realized this, of course. He sighed softly and became serious, a earnest expression on his face.

Although they are just petty tricks, they do make sense.

Ken took a deep breath, activated his mind, and green mental magic began to float in the air. Then he quickly walked to Jim's side, gently pressed his fingers on Jim's temple, and a flash of mental rainbow light disappeared.

His mental magic swirled around Ken's heart, attempting to penetrate and drill into the deepest recesses of his soul. Ken had done similar things before, such as the assassination attempts on Gu Chen and Jim during their first meeting.

But what should have been a very simple matter is now completely different from what it used to be.

Faced with an ordinary person at the apprentice level with a mental strength of less than 50, Ken was completely unable to penetrate his mind and uncover the hidden secrets!

The once invincible power of the mind crashed into an invisible wall, and after several more attempts, it ultimately failed!

"Memory Seal...!"

He frowned, withdrew his finger, and his expression turned grim.

Memory sealing is something that a first-ring cultivator cannot do. To be able to place a seal in someone's mind and completely block some or even all of their memories requires at least a second-ring mind wizard.

"Deep within his consciousness lies a high-level mental restriction, the work of... a mind-based wizard, and also possessing characteristics of death magic. This is truly a person we can't afford to offend."

"and……"

"And what?"

Ken hesitated for a moment, but Gu Chen immediately pressed him for an answer. After a few seconds, Ken's expression finally changed, and he said:

"This mental restriction has a very academic style, Professor Gu Chen. If I wanted to, I could do something similar, but it wouldn't be as precise."

"But my method is just to make the other person forget the memory, but it will still be in their subconscious. If you want to break it, you don't even need a mind wizard. Just keep reminding them and they will remember."

"The person who set up this restriction possesses a level of spiritual attainment akin to that of an artist."

Gu Chen's eyes narrowed; another formidable opponent had emerged...

"Can it be cracked?"

"able."

Upon hearing Kenna's affirmative reply, Gu Chen's previously gloomy face immediately lit up with a glimmer of light!

My bald student wasn't a waste of time! See, even though he kept saying he wasn't good enough, he actually applied his skills and solved the problem immediately…

"But I can't."

Before Gu Chen could finish speaking, Ken's next reply poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

Ken went on to explain:

"The method to break the memory seal is very simple, even brutal."

"The essence of this seal is that the mental wizard who set the seal forcibly prevents these memories from appearing in the mind of the sealed person using his mental magic. As long as the wizard who wants to break the seal has a higher level of mental skill than the sealer, then he can break it by force."

"However, this sealer is at least at the high level of the second ring, and unlike previous seals, it is not a simple violent obstruction, but a guidance in some areas. When trying to recall these memories, the original memories will be led to another path, just like you want to know what to eat tonight, but the thought becomes who to kill tonight."

Ken shook his head and waved his hand.

"So, I was actually quite shocked that the hind leg meat of the Shadowmoon Grey Wolf could be effective."

"Logically speaking, such an exquisite memory seal should not have such a simple loophole, and it should not be affected by the magical characteristics contained in a first-ring magical beast."

"unless……"

Ken was talking for a while when he suddenly shut his mouth.

Gu Chen was well aware that this meant the person who set the memory seal on Jim definitely had ulterior motives, which was why they were able to exploit the loophole.

As for why this loophole was left... it was most likely intentional on the part of the other party.

The two looked at each other and understood what the other was looking at.

I can't say it, because saying it might offend someone even more powerful...

So Gu Chen changed the subject and asked about other things:

"You just said that this mind seal has an academy-like style?"

"Um."

Ken replied.

A look of doubt appeared on Gu Chen's face:

"You mean Grey Tower Academy was involved in the Lorian royal family's coup?"

But then Gu Chen shook his head, rejecting the idea.

"...No, if it was the Antinoya family who did it, why seal the memories? They could have just killed Jim directly."

"Otherwise, we'd still have to chase after Jim to kill him, which would be a complete waste of time, manpower, and lives."

"It's getting more and more complicated..."

Gu Chen closed his eyes, put his mind to work, and rapidly calculated all the possibilities.

However, he lacked information, and everything in front of him was like a thick fog, enveloping him. Gu Chen had no flashlight, no night vision potion, and not even a lantern.

So he looked up at Ken, who knew far more than he did, and asked:

"Is the Antinonia family related to the Lorian royal family?"

Ken paused for a moment...

"It's no secret that the fiancé you killed, Alyssa, was a member of the royal family, and the head of the Antinoya family seems to have a very good personal relationship with the current king... even more than a personal relationship."

"Within the family, I have heard many rumors, or rather, by gaining a little understanding of the political situation in the Kingdom of Lorian, one can roughly understand a lot of things."

Finally, Ken slowly nodded and said:

Many people speculate that the Antinoya family supported the new king's ascension to the throne.

"..."

"It's really not surprising at all."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen felt a weight lifted from his heart.

I was already pretty close to guessing, and now that you've said it, it's confirmed.

His student Jim was not a nameless slum kid, but Jim Lorian, the rightful heir to the Kingdom of Lorian.

Gu Chen looked down at Jim's face, which was contorted with pain, closed his eyes, and then slowly exhaled.

He looked at Ken, his expression more serious than ever before.

"...regardless of what the other party is thinking or what plans they have."

"The core is Jim, in my students."

"As for Antinoya's assassination, and the unknown psychic wizard suspected of being connected to Gray Tower Academy... these are not very important."

"When doing things, you have to find the core issue, and the core issue is that Jim absolutely cannot die."

"I will protect my students."

After clarifying their primary objective, Gu Chen and Ken picked up Jim and placed him on a makeshift bed made of two broken stools placed side by side.

Gu Chen released his spiritual power to investigate the situation near the abandoned warehouse, his face cold.

Fine beads of sweat glistened on Ken's bald head. His mental rainbow light projected a shadow onto the warehouse floor. Compared to Gu Chen's efficient stargazing method with fewer mental points, Ken's method was more of a brute-force approach. More mental points meant he could contain more magic. His mental rainbow light projection, unlike Gu Chen's which could only be seen in his own mind, had become a three-dimensional projection that could exist in reality.

The dozen or so bright dots above mark the defensive layout of Joe Baker's residence.

"I went to Joebeck's place when I was still a slave under Alyssa."

Ken's voice was low and cautious, but there was an instinctive anger when he mentioned Alyssa. Although he hid it well, the disgust and anger in his words were hard to conceal.

"After all, I was a high-level first-ring cultivator, and I was still under contract at the time, so I was even in charge of the Antinoya family's protection for a while..."

Then, Ken chuckled as he spoke.

"Of course, thanks to your help, I am now free. In other words, I am no longer of any use to Antinoya. The reason you sent me to deliver a message to you was a test of my obedience."

"It's used to test whether my once-good dog is still any good, of course..."

"I'm definitely on the bounty list by now. After all, I'm not in the dorm right now, and we have a history. Given their style of doing things, assassinating me would be a regular occurrence."

As Ken talked more and more, his smile grew wider and wider. Despite the perilous situation and the fact that the enemy he was facing was far from easy to deal with, Ken's expression became increasingly excited.

"If I want freedom, I must erase all traces of the past..."

"Jobeck's residence has three layers of protection. The outer perimeter is guarded by about 20 apprentices on rotation, the central courtyard is equipped with a 'skeleton guard array,' and the inner rooms are protected by blood curse puppets."

Looking at the projection in front of him, Gu Chen's Star Gazing Technique was also rapidly activated, capturing the magic in the air. The Grip of Life and Death shimmered with a dark golden light, indicating that he had become completely serious and was trying to find loopholes in Joebeck's defenses by observing the three-dimensional diagram.

Then, Gu Chen frowned and lightly tapped several key nodes on the projection with his fingertip:

"The flow of magic in these locations is abnormal."

"That's right," Ken nodded.

"Jobeck has sent most of his guards to hunt you down. Now, only two high-level first-ring necromancers and that damned blood curse puppet remain in your residence."

Gu Chen remained silent for a moment, asking himself in his heart whether he could handle this advanced stage.

Upon hearing the words "necromancer," his right arm, the "Grip of Life and Death," suddenly trembled slightly.

A trace of soul-corroding death energy even emanated from it...

It appears that this arm is desperately craving a replenishment of fresh death magic.

"Teacher Gu Chen, I've been watching your arm for a while now. Are you really alright? There's so much soul-corroding death energy?"

Ken asked.

"fine."

"That's good. In a sense, your suddenly appearing arm is a good thing, because the death aura of a necromancer is extremely difficult to deal with. Once you encounter it, it's like a maggot clinging to your bone, impossible to remove."

"But judging from your expression, teacher... you must have a solution."

Gu Chen didn't give a direct answer. This arm had greatly enhanced his strength, and even he himself hadn't fully grasped all its secrets. Instead, he asked:

Where is the Dark Eater?

Ken's bald head reflected a cold light; as everyone knows, bald heads don't need lighting.

"This is the most troublesome part. From what I understand, the Dark Eroders have indeed been dispatched towards the Black Forest, but..."

"But what?"

"Teacher Gu Chen, you need to know that there are many ways for high-level wizards to teleport. Although it is often costly for second-ring wizards, it is not unacceptable. Antinoya has already lost a young lady; if she loses another young master, it will shake the foundation of the entire organization."

Gu Chen immediately understood. Well, this is the legendary "beating the young brings the young, beating the young brings the middle-aged, beating the middle-aged brings the old, beating the old brings the even older..."

Their descendants will continue endlessly.

Gu Chen let out a cold laugh and replied:

"This means that if Joebeck is in danger, the Dark Eroder can teleport back instantly."

A brief silence fell over the warehouse. Jim had woken up by now. He tried to calm himself, to overcome his fear, and no longer huddled in the corner. He sat up, though his pale face betrayed his worry and apprehension.

"Teacher...it's too dangerous."

"Haha, that's precisely why we have to face it."

"You're still young, I don't know if you can understand..."

"But sometimes things are just unreasonable. Danger will come your way. All you can do is stand tall, face it bravely, or simply run away."

"But we can't run away, kid."

As Gu Chen spoke, he stood up, then walked over to Jim and squatted down.

With a flash of white light, Jim's fear and worry were being washed away by the pure power of life. The grip of life and death changed form, and warm life energy gently caressed the student's forehead.

"Remember, in the wizarding world, the best defense is to permanently deprive the enemy of the ability to attack."