Dragon Clan: No one wants me, Lu Mingfei.

Chapter 436 Man! What can I say?

The party held in Laurent Manor was attended by European dignitaries and wealthy businessmen. Their purpose of coming here was to establish a good relationship with the acting owner, George Laurent, to facilitate future business transactions.

The party hasn't gotten to the main point yet, so it would be nice to have a bit of entertainment. Besides, they were also a little curious about what abilities this Ode Xia had that made him dare to call himself the best magician in the world.

But George Laurent, who was destined to shine the entire Laurent Manor and even the whole of Britain and Europe tonight, frowned slightly. He remembered that he had invited the former royal magician, so where did this Ode Xia come from?

He wanted to ask the butler a few questions, but at the moment he was standing between several important figures. It would not be appropriate to leave directly or ask the butler to come over, so he had to put it aside for the time being.

All the lights in the party hall were turned off, leaving only a spotlight falling on the empty stage.

The men who are keen on power are not interested in magic shows, but their female companions are quite interested in it and are guessing how the magician will appear in a while.

Standing on the second floor, Elizabeth quietly looked down at the quiet crowd below, and finally fixed her eyes on the curtain on the side of the stage.

"Da da da--"

The sound of crisp footsteps was heard in the quiet party scene.

There was no eye-catching and shocking appearance. The self-proclaimed best magician in the world slowly walked to the center of the stage, pushing a long box the size of a freezer.

This is a magician who is tall and well-proportioned, comparable to a male model. He is wearing a black tuxedo and a long trench coat as dark as the night. The wide brim of his top hat blocks the light from top to bottom, making it impossible to see his true face.

But all the ladies present had sharp eyes. Just by looking at the handsome and straight nose, cool thin lips and perfect jawline, they could tell that this was a super handsome man who was no less handsome than the head of the Laurent family.

You know, the Laurent family is well-known in the mixed-blood society for its beauty, and the head of the Laurent family is the best among them, so this evaluation is of great value.

Some bold women were already excited the moment they saw the other party, and were ready to invite Mr. Ode Xia to their homes after the magic show to discuss the magic techniques, skills, postures and props...

Some of the big shots present were not interested in the magic show, but were quite interested in the magician. Although it was a bit unbelievable, considering that this is Britain, everything seemed so natural.

It was under the fierce gazes of the celebrities and politicians that the magician on the stage moved.

There was no opening remarks, no self-introduction, and no random selection of a lucky audience member to cooperate with the performance. He raised his right hand wearing a white glove and gently snapped his fingers.

"clatter!"

There was a crisp sound, and no one paid attention to why the magician could successfully snap his fingers while wearing gloves, because the white glove turned into an adorable white dove in full view of everyone, standing quietly on the magician's slender index finger and combing its feathers with its beak.

There were many mixed-race people present, but even with their dynamic vision far superior to that of ordinary people, they were unable to observe what had just happened.

The big change of live pigeons is not surprising, but what is surprising is the simultaneous disappearance of the white gloves.

The magician is so fast that no one can catch his magic tricks.

George Laurent narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

He is the owner of the Word Spirit: Setsuna. His dynamic vision and reaction ability are stronger than those of ordinary hybrids. Even without using his abilities, no magician's hands can be faster than his eyes.

But Ode Xia mentioned above did it.

In the scene he saw, the white gloves completely disappeared out of thin air, without any signs of being pulled or shrunk by the prop lines.

It felt like someone had stopped time, taken off their gloves and put them in their pockets in front of them, and then took out a prop pigeon and put it on their hands.

Coincidentally, he actually knew someone who could manipulate time at will.

Hilbert Jean Angers!
That damn secret party leader, the dean of Kassel College, is also the world's strongest dragon slayer whom his dead brother admires the most. He even wanted to make him Elizabeth's godfather at one point.

George Rolland knew very well that with the old monster's arrogant character, even if he wanted to support Elizabeth and protect her inheritance rights, he would not disguise himself as a magician performing tricks on the stage.

But it is better to be safe than sorry. If the other party really shows up to support Elizabeth, then he will never be able to remove the word "acting" in front of his title as the acting head of the family.

And as far as he knew, Angers had recently mobilized a large number of intelligence personnel to look for the whereabouts of his eldest brother. If something was accidentally discovered, it would be difficult to resolve the matter.

"Cuckoo~"

Just when George Laurent was suffering from a suspected paranoid attack, the white dove on the stage suddenly cried out, attracting everyone's attention and stopping the small noise.

"White doves symbolize peace."

On the stage, the magician, with half of his face hidden in the shadows, opened his thin lips slightly, and his pure royal British accent made everyone present feel relaxed and happy.

"Crows represent bad luck."

He lightly lifted his left hand that was holding the box, and suddenly pulled behind the white dove, and surprisingly, a black crow appeared.

Ode Xia showed two birds, one black and one white, to everyone, and raised his thin lips in a cold arc: "Go, go to where you should be."

As soon as he finished speaking, the white dove that appeared first flapped its wings and flew straight towards the girl who was standing on the edge of the second floor, leaning on the table. However, halfway through its flight, it suddenly turned back and snatched away the red rose that decorated the magician's chest.

The light fell on the second floor, covering Elizabeth with a cold face.

There was a hint of confusion in the girl's eyes. She didn't understand what the person below was up to, but she still maintained her elegant posture and let the white dove holding a red rose land on her shoulder.

Before everyone could react, the crow, which had been looking around for a long time and seemed to be suffering from decision-making difficulty, finally chose its target and flapped its wings to fly towards the protagonist of tonight's party.

When George Laurent saw this, his face suddenly darkened, and he became more and more certain that someone was playing tricks. Even if the man on the stage was not Angers, he must be a troublemaker sent by the other party to disrupt his good deeds!

And just as this thought came to his mind, the sturdy crow let out a strange cry and suddenly accelerated, swooping down like an F-22 Raptor fighter jet and crashing straight into him.

"Oh--"

Seeing the crow's ferocious and hunting-like behavior, the onlookers couldn't help but exclaim.

But this speed was too slow in the eyes of the half-bloods. George Laurent didn't even put down the wine glass in his hand. He stood there contentedly, waiting for the butler who had strode forward to stop the ominous bird and drive away the unknown magician to avoid making any embarrassing jokes.

However, to everyone's surprise, just as the butler stretched out his hand to drive away the crow, the crow, which was as black as ink and seemed to merge with the darkness, suddenly did a cobra maneuver, and its body suddenly rose up to avoid the obstacle, while a mass of white unknown solid-liquid mixture flew out like a missile!

"Pah!" George Laurent, who was calmly preparing to raise his glass to drink, suddenly froze.

In front of him was the butler with a face full of shame for failing to intercept, next to him was the distinguished guest with a look of astonishment in his eyes and trying hard not to laugh, and on his forehead was warm and smelly bird droppings.

With a "click", the wine glass filled with red wine was shattered on the spot. The bright red wine spilled, wetting the man's hands and sleeves, and staining the solid wood floor for free.

"Ah-ah-ah-ah-" The precisely guided crow made a big circle and returned to the magician's hand, making a hoarse, noisy and gloating cry.

The unpleasant laughter echoed in the hall, and everyone fell silent. Even the beautiful girl on the second floor with a face as cold as an iceberg showed a bit of surprise.

"Haha, it seems that even the Crow of Doom despises you, Mr. George." Ode Xia chuckled, and anyone could hear the sarcasm in his words.

Everyone present was not a fool, so they all knew that this was the reinforcement of the eldest daughter of the Laurent family, or that the backup plan prepared by the head of the Laurent family had arrived.

In an instant, everyone stood up straight, ready to enjoy the wonderful show of brothers/uncle and nephew turning against each other and fighting.

Wiping the disgusting bird droppings off his forehead, George Laurent's handsome face was distorted by a variety of negative emotions such as astonishment, shame, and rage. He gave a hoarse order to the servants who had surrounded him:

"Catch him!"

The servants followed their instructions and prepared to arrest the guy on the stage who had embarrassed Mr. George.

But just as they lifted their feet, they fell back to the ground with a crisp snap of fingers, and their feet felt as if they were filled with lead and they couldn't move at all!
"Amazing!"

"Unbelievable!"

Seeing those strong servants standing there, like tumblers with only their upper bodies able to move, there was a cry of surprise at the scene.

The magician on the stage, who had been keeping his head down, finally raised his head, revealing a handsome face that made everyone present squeeze their legs together.

Except, of course, Georges Laurent.

He stared at the man on the stage, who had been seen in some top-secret document and was marked as "extremely dangerous". His back was instantly wet with sweat.

"You, why are you here?!"

"Oh, you recognize me?" Xia Di raised his eyebrows and gave a meaningful smile, which made George Laurent's scalp tingle.

The brief dialogue contained a huge amount of information. The smart people present realized that the matter seemed to be more than just a fight over family property. They silently stepped back from the center of the vortex to avoid being drawn into it.

And it turned out that their choice was correct, because in the next second, the mysterious magician on the stage revealed something unexpected but reasonable.

"Well, you should recognize me. After all, after you teamed up with outsiders to murder your own brother, you should have learned of my existence through the authority of the acting head of the family." Xia Di shook his fingers, and the crow flew to the box next to him by itself.

"Nonsense!" George Laurent shouted angrily, "William and I are brothers from the same mother. We have never had any conflicts since we were young. How could I possibly join forces with outsiders to murder him?!"

"Really?" Seeing this, Xia Di looked up at the girl on the second floor who was holding the handrail with a gloomy face as if she could explode at any time, and asked softly:

"Miss Elizabeth, can you tell me what the relationship between Mr. George and your father is like?"

The girl, who already suspected that her father's disappearance was related to her ambitious uncle, naturally would not cover up anything for him and directly told him some things that only the direct family members knew.

This included George and William arguing in the study due to a disagreement, with words like "William, you will regret this", "I am the head of the family, George", and slamming the door and leaving.

"Very good, thank you for your testimony." Xia Di nodded and looked back at George Laurent: "Excuse me, do you have anything else to quibble about now?"

George Laurent noticed the strange looks around him, and he wanted to chop up the little bitch on the second floor and the boy on the beach on the stage and feed them to the dogs, but he still suppressed his anger and wanted to explain.

However, Xia Di was just asking a routine question and had no intention of giving him a chance to quibble. He raised his hand to interrupt the spell and said, "Time is tight and the task is heavy. You can save your quibbling for the court session. Now let the victim explain himself."

After he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and the box on the cart beside him suddenly stood up, and the crow turned into a pool of ink and merged into the box.

When everyone saw this, their expressions varied.

Leaving aside the onlookers, George Laurent, who murdered his own brother, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot, and he had already cursed his partner's ancestors in his heart. The little girl Elizabeth was running towards the stairs with her skirt lifted up. Although her expression was still elegant and indifferent, her actions had already exposed her nervousness and urgency.

When Elizabeth came downstairs and walked quickly to the front of the stage, Xia Di happened to open the box that was standing up like a coffin.

The icy beauty's face was excited and showing signs of melting, while George Laurent, who was not far away, had a sinister look in his eyes and reached silently into his trouser pocket to touch his cell phone.

However, just as everyone was holding their breath and waiting for the Laurent family head to make a grand appearance, what came into their eyes was not the face that was loved by the top socialites in Europe and the United States, but a mask that could not help but make people's imaginations run wild.

What was even more shocking was that the person in the box had gray skin and only a green scarf covering his vital parts.

There is an extremely hideous "golden section line" on his waist, which is enough to split the whole person into two, and there are also traces of sutures on his left arm.

This is clearly a cold corpse!

"Dad..." Elizabeth, who was about to call her father affectionately, stood there in a daze, speechless as she looked at the figure wearing the Kennedy mask.

George Laurent, who was not far away, was also shocked and almost crushed the mobile phone in his pocket.

Just as everyone was discussing in horror, the man on the stage smiled brightly and took off his large black trench coat to cover the masked corpse:
"Next, it's time to witness the miracle."

Xia Di's gaze swept over the people in the audience, and the noisy crowd gradually quieted down. No one dared to look directly into his eyes, so no one could see what emotions were hidden in his deep eyes.

He glanced at the dumbfounded little girl with tears streaming down her eyes, and at the little pig George with a ferocious look on his face, as if he was ready to give it a try.

Xia Di retracted his gaze, shook the long windbreaker he used as a screen, and shouted:
"Man! What can I say?"

The lights in the venue suddenly lit up, and a powerful voice rang in everyone's ears:

"William back!"

(End of this chapter)