Chapter 101: Sealing the Demon

The next morning, in the side hall of Green Manor.

After a night's rest, Sherin stood up straight and energetic, with Gareth, Daphne, Meredith and Astoria beside him. Mogadon and the elf Diva were stationed outside the hall door to prevent anyone from interfering.

Sherin asked Astoria to lie on the sofa in a comfortable position, and according to Sherin's instructions, she took the initiative to summon the curse mark. Gareth Greengrass closed his eyes distressed, and Sherin took a breath.

Circles of black marks appeared on her arms, neck, and even on her face. The color was so dark that it was faintly blood red, making Sherin feel like he was staring into the abyss.

Daphne closed her eyes, as if she couldn't bear to see her sister's miserable condition. Meredith's eyes were also red, and she covered her mouth suddenly.

"Brother Sherin, I hope I didn't scare you." Astoria's face turned pale instantly, but she still resisted the discomfort and smiled and teased.

Although Xie Lin had known Astoria for a year, he had never seen her like this. At this moment, she was like a porcelain doll covered with cracks, so fragile and so pitiful.

All along, Astoria was like an innocent and lively little sister in front of Xie Lin, and occasionally acted cutely. Xie Lin never thought that she was carrying such a terrible thing. Just looking at these scars, you can guess what kind of pain she is suffering. These scars seem to be devouring her blood and making a silent carnival.

"Tori... I didn't know..." It turned out that he had never really understood this girl in depth. Xie Lin had a little admiration for Astoria's strength and a little pity for her weakness. "Don't worry! Believe in your brother Xie Lin, your pain will definitely end today!"

Suddenly, a huge wave of magic power emerged from Astoria, and the whole hall was suddenly filled with a violent atmosphere.

Astoria could no longer bear the pain, bit her lower lip, and cried out softly.

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Xielin's eyes, and the magic wand instantly slipped into his hand. He whispered, "Seal the Demon!"

The magic wand in his hand trembled slightly, and most of his magic power poured out along with the spell. A white beam of light erupted from the end of the magic wand, like a flexible rope, and as Xielin waved the magic wand, it turned into circles, surrounding Astoria who was sitting on the sofa.

Xielin took a deep breath, pointed the magic wand, and the beam of light rushed towards Astoria. Gareth Greengrass, who was watching from the side, clenched his fists nervously, and Daphne and Meredith couldn't help holding their breath.

The black marks on Astoria's body seemed to come alive, and a burst of black air burst out. The black air formed a snake head shape, which looked a bit like Nagini at first glance, and opened its bloody mouth to pounce on Xielin. The curse actually had its own consciousness and knew how to fight back against Xielin!

While maintaining the magic output of the wand in his hand, Sherin quickly drew an ancient rune symbol with his index finger in the air at the snake-shaped black gas. The symbol represents "guardianship" (Eihwaz)!

The ancient rune symbol appeared in the air with a blue halo. Even though Gareth was worried about the safety of his beloved daughter at the moment, he was shocked by the strength displayed by Sherin and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ancient rune spell?"

What kind of people are these! Multitasking, two-handed spells, wandless spells, and the lost ancient rune spells!

Is the Malfoy family so powerful?

At this moment, the azure blue rune symbol collided fiercely with the snake-shaped black gas! An invisible air wave spread out from the collision point, and the decorations in the hall were swept to the ground one by one, making a ping-pong sound.

Xie Lin seized the opportunity to increase the magic output of the magic wand. He seemed to hear a faint cry of the Night Thestrals in his ears. He felt a kind of blessing. His own magic power and some unknown energy in the magic wand blended together indistinguishably. The end of the magic wand burst out a dazzling light that was enough to make people dizzy instantly, and forced the beam into the curse mark.

The curse mark made a hissing sound like boiling liquid, and wisps of white smoke came out. Everyone present could see that the curse mark shrank back from all parts of Astoria's body, and finally concentrated behind her neck, changing into a two-headed tailless snake.

"Tori! Hold on!" Xie Lin's eyes burst into a red light, and suddenly turned into azure pupils. The shape of Eihwaz was looming in the pupils. This was the last step, and he must not make any mistakes here!

Xie Lin's magic power burst out instantly. Although his magic power was only at the level of a senior student, under his strong mental control, every bit of magic power was exerted to 200% of its potential!

The magic wand touched the two-headed tailless snake, and a burning smell came from Astoria's skin. Astoria bit her lips tightly, not wanting to make any sound. Finally, the curse mark disappeared, leaving only a hexagonal scar on the snow-white skin behind her neck.

"It's done!" Xie Lin came back to his senses and found that his face and palms were all sweaty. Suddenly, he felt dizzy, and the magic power in his body could no longer continue. Xie Lin's body shook and he almost collapsed to the ground.

Daphne and Meredith rushed forward, helped Xie Lin to sit on the sofa, and Daphne carefully wiped the sweat off Xie Lin's forehead with a handkerchief.

Gareth hurriedly handed over a bottle of magic recovery potion and asked Daphne to feed it to Xie Lin. Xie Lin felt much better and said with a confident smile: "Succeeded."

At night, stars soak in the sea, and fine waves surge up to the Milky Way.

Xie Lin woke up quietly lying on a luxurious and comfortable bed.

Looking at the time, it had been ten hours since I was so tired that I fell asleep after casting the spell. It seemed that I was indeed very tired.

Xie Lin examined himself and found that his magic power was full. Not only had he returned to his peak state, he had even made some breakthroughs. His magic power had increased by an almost imperceptible amount compared to before. I carefully recalled the entire spell-casting process this morning. Was this because I absorbed the unknown energy in the wand? Xie Lin thought secretly.

On the small table next to the bed was a plate of steaming food and a glass of juice. The waiters should change every once in a while. After all, they don't know when Xie Lin will wake up. Just when he woke up, Xie Lin was a little hungry and quickly finished the food on the small table.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Xie Lin opened the door. Standing at the door was Astoria. At this moment, she had returned to her usual innocent and lovely appearance.

"Brother Xie Lin, how are you feeling?" The girl's tone contained deep concern.

"What can happen to me? In fact, I just used up all my magic power." Xie Lin smiled, "On the other hand, you must be in a lot of pain today, right? Why don't you go get more rest? What if Uncle Gareth or Daphne knows about it? , they are still not angry to death..."

Astoria didn't answer, her eyes were burning, as if she was trying to find something in Xie Lin's eyes.

"Brother Xie Lin, I like you."

"I know you, sister, and sister Mei are all getting along well..." Astoria shook her head gently, "But I don't mind, sister loves me the most, and she will definitely not blame me. ...You know? Edward Harper and Frank Urquhart both pursued me in school, but I didn't accept it. In my heart, no other boy can compare to you, Brother Sherling..."

What? Is this a confession? With all the conscience in the world, Xie Lin originally thought that she was here to express her gratitude, and all the humility and kind words that she had planned in her heart were useless.

"Brother Xie Lin... do you like me?"

"Well," Xie Lin stared at her dark brown pupils and nodded slowly, "My Tori is so cute, how could she not like her?"

Xie Lin only felt a hot, fragrant and soft body pressing into his arms without reservation. Astoria raised her head vigorously, her eyes filled with mist of joy, "Brother Xie Lin... "Her eyes looked directly into Xie Lin's eyes, "Kiss me..."

Ten minutes later, the two ended their passion and reluctantly separated.

The manor was very quiet at night.

Astoria held Sherrin's hand, snuggled closely against Sherrin, and led him around the manor.

The girl's hand felt delicate and soft, and Xie Lin could smell the faint body fragrance coming from her body. The intense heartbeats of the two of them were particularly obvious in this silent night. The two of them were walking aimlessly. The time at this moment belonged to only the two of them. Astoria only hoped that this time would never end.

Walking to a classical oak door, Astoria said, "Dad said that you can come in and out at will anywhere in the manor except the master's secret room."

Astoria led him into the family library. Now Schelling's demand for books is no longer open to anyone. He has already assembled the complete knowledge base of Malfoy, Black, and Ravenclaw, plus the books he got from his grandmother. It is no exaggeration to say that it is as vast as the sea.

But since Astoria was kind enough to punch her, Xie Lin didn't want to offend her. He walked around the library and tried his luck to see if he could find the next fragment of Abatail, but this time he was disappointed. He didn't gain much from the library.

The next morning, at the family breakfast.

Gareth formally expressed his deepest gratitude to Schelling. He clapped his hands, and Morgadon came over, holding a long gift box in his hands.

"This is a little gift from me, please accept it." Gareth said sincerely.

Xie Lin knew that this was the other person's intention, and he could indeed bear the gratitude, so he accepted it without refusing.

"You can open it and take a look." Gareth said with a smile, "See if you recognize what it is?"

Opening the gift box, there are three exquisite bottles inside, with amazing magic fluctuations exuding from the bottle mouths. Gareth explained: "The first bottle is the tears of the phoenix. Its efficacy can treat any serious injury. As long as the breath is still alive, it can bring the dead back to life. This is what I got from Dumbledore. I agreed to hire the old man." For the price of Moody, I have to thank you for getting such a thing..."

Xie Lin looked at the second bottle. The bottle cap seemed to be covered with a fine layer of frost, "This is..." Even with Xie Lin's knowledge, he couldn't determine what this thing was.

"This is the blood of the Tibetan Snowman. It can treat mental or soul damage. It is very precious... The Chinese Ministry of Magic regards it as one of the national treasures. In order to treat two Aurors with damaged spiritual souls, the British Ministry of Magic I tried to negotiate several times but could not get it because when I traveled around the world, I established a relationship with the Ji family, a pure-blood family there..."

Xie Lin was full of curiosity about the foreign world, "Are there such things as pure-blood families in Eastern countries?"

"Of course. The wizarding world in the East has a longer heritage than our European counterparts. As early as BC, a wizard named Zou Yan appeared in China and founded a school called the Yin Yang Family. Later, it seemed to be related to a certain Chinese Muggle It was related to the emperor's exclusive Confucianism movement, and wizards gradually faded out of sight. The inheritance of wizards in the East is very mysterious. There are various sayings that it is passed down from within to outsiders, from son to daughter, and from direct line to descendants. Regarding their pure blood. My knowledge of the family is limited, and what I have glimpsed is probably just the tip of the iceberg.”

"Okay, you better look at the third bottle!"

Xie Lin gently touched the bottle, feeling a tingling sensation on his fingertips. This time Xie Lin recognized the object, "These are the tears of the thunderbird, right?"

"Yes, the thunderbird is extremely sensitive to supernatural dangers. A wand made of its tail feathers is said to be able to launch spells first. Its tears are filled with violent thunder and lightning power, and can also increase the spiritual awareness of the user. For some There will be a keener perception of hidden forces or crises.”

(In layman’s terms, spiritual awareness is the so-called sixth sense)

【Get Phoenix Tears! Get snowman blood! Thunderbird Tears obtained! 】

After accepting the gift, the conversation between Schelling and Gareth turned to the main topic.

Gareth was extremely satisfied with the young man in front of him, just like his mother-in-law, ah, or father-in-law looked at his son-in-law - he was impeccable in appearance, family background, strength, character, and resourcefulness, and this time the other party gave him With such a huge favor from him (in his opinion, nothing is more important than the safety and health of his daughter), the alliance between the two became logical.

This is completely different from the family's overture to Schelling two years ago. This time the Greengrass family will become an ally that he can truly rely on, standing firmly in his camp and supporting him in all aspects without reservation.