Chapter 70: Overdoing It

Following Baron out of the study, Lu Yunkai arrived at the restaurant on the second floor.

The restaurant room is small, and the decoration is relatively simple and elegant. The tables and chairs do not have complicated carvings, and the tableware is clean and tidy, but the owner's care can be seen everywhere. It is similar to Mal, who is also known as a "big pure-blood family". The Fuji family is completely different, but they have many similarities with the Blaise family.

Lu Yunkai also prefers to eat in such a place, at least it seems more humane.

The two of them sat at the dining table, Baron remained silent, while Lu Yunkai lowered his head and looked at the ring hanging on his chest. There was an inexplicable dullness between the two of them, which made Hailin, who came in with Astoria, a little stunned.

Just when she didn't know what to say, Astoria who was following her had already spoken one step ahead.

"Brother-in-law! You're here again!"

"Don't say the word "you" so loudly!"

Lu Yunkai smiled and waved to Astoria.

"Isn't this happy!" Astoria looked like she didn't mind, smiling and sitting on the seat next to Lu Yunkai.

"Get out of the way, that's your sister's place." Baron glanced at his second daughter and said in a serious tone.

"..." Astoria was stunned.

No, Dad, didn’t you ask me to make trouble for them today yesterday? Why did you suddenly change your mind? ?

Although this person named Lu Yunkai is not annoying, he is not that lovable either!

"Get up!" Hailin quickly pulled Astoria up from her seat, moved to the side, and sat down next to her.

"Where's Daphne?" Balon asked, looking at Helene.

"She's still changing her clothes. She wants to look good." Astoria said as she put her sister on the stage.

"Yeah." Baron nodded noncommittally.

The room became quiet again.

Astoria looked at her father and then at Lu Yunkai, a little unsure whether she should go ahead with the plan.

After a stalemate like this for a while, Daphne ran into the restaurant.

"Sorry to keep everyone waiting."

"Sister! You can't do it!! The festival is only at night!!"

Astoria looked at Daphne, who was wearing a gorgeous lavender silk dress, with a ridiculous look on her face.

"It's okay." Balon looked at his daughter and nodded with a smile, "Okay, let's eat something first! There are some things I brought back from across the ocean tonight, so don't eat too much!"

"Oh? What? Why don't I know??" Astoria's eyes lit up.

"You'll find out in the evening!" Hailin pressed her daughter's leg again, then waved her hand, and the dining table was immediately filled with food.

Although the decoration style of this restaurant is very close to that of the Blaise family, this lunch, which is said to be just a "stomach first" lunch, still reflects the confidence of the so-called pure-blood family.

A table full of all kinds of food is extremely rich.

Daphne, who was dressed up, didn't care much about eating, and tried hard to tell interesting things about school, trying to make her parents happy.

It's just that there are not many interesting things in Hogwarts this year, but there are things that are worrying. And although the unlucky one is a Gryffindor, after all, the news about the "heir" has been spread through letters from Slytherin students. All over the parents...

This is why almost all the students in Slytherin House were asked by their parents to go home this Halloween. Their parents are obviously very concerned about the safety of their children.

The topic naturally turned to this matter under the leadership of Hai Lin, who realized that her husband's view of Lu Yunkai had changed somewhat.

But the problem is that it is not convenient for either Daphne or Lu Yunkai to say more about this matter. Daphne, in particular, was afraid that she might accidentally let out some news that this matter was related to Lu Yunkai.

Lu Yunkai acted very calmly. No matter what Baron and Hailin asked, he could always answer fluently: I don't know, I don't understand. We were not there, but it shouldn't be a big problem.

In the eyes of her parents, Daphne was worried and at a loss about spilling the beans because she was frightened by Creevey's attack. Compared with Lu Yunkai's calmness, she was somewhat surprised to help him in the eyes of her parents. Got a lot of extra points.

Lunch ended quickly and the restaurant was cleaned up. Baron, who had only talked about half of the conversation just now, suggested that Lu Yunkai go to the study again. Since Lu Yunkai was a guest, he could only do as he pleased. He and Daphne came here again with her father. Study room on the first floor.

But what Daphne didn't expect was that although the atmosphere in the study was quite relaxed, neither Lu Yunkai nor Baron spoke.

Baron was looking at a book he had taken off the bookshelf when he entered the study, while Lu Yunkai was drinking the black tea at hand and staring at the late autumn garden scenery outside the study window.

She wanted the two of them to chat for a few words, but she was afraid that if the two of them didn't agree on each other, it would be better as it is now...

In this way, after a full hour, Baron finally raised his head and looked at Lu Yunkai.

"Do you two want to hang out?"

"Ah?" Daphne said back to her father: "Then why did you let us in?"

"I thought it was in this book, but I seem to have remembered it wrong, so I have to look for it again." Baron smiled and nodded, "We'll talk after I find it."

"Ah? What are you looking for?" Daphne had just stood up, and before she could pull Lu Yunkai up, she was stunned when she heard Baron's words.

"Have you seen the ring hanging on Lu Yunkai's chest?"

"Well, he would occasionally wear it when he was in school. What's wrong?"

"Aren't you curious about where he got that ring?"

"He said he had it all along and was sent to the orphanage with him. What's wrong?"

"That ring is not an ordinary thing." Baron glanced at Lu Yunkai again, "I just tested it out of curiosity, and it has a history of at least four or five thousand years."

"Four or five thousand years?" Daphne looked at Lu Yunkai in confusion.

"I don't know either, don't ask me." Lu Yunkai shook his head.

"Aren't you curious about where your ring came from?" Baron stood up, put the book in his hand back on the shelf, and asked Lu Yunkai.

"I thought it was a certificate left by my biological parents for me to recognize my relatives in the future, and I didn't think too much about it. It was also this summer that I accidentally used a cleaning spell on the ring and found that this chain could actually defend against some simple magic, so I started to wear it on my body as a spell protection necklace."

"No wonder you started to wear it this year!" Daphne remembered that she hadn't seen Lu Yunkai wearing this ring last year.

"Doesn't the pattern above remind you of anything?" Baron said as he took another old and thick book from the bookshelf, returned to the chair, and continued to read.

"Isn't it the pentagram on the flag of my homeland in the East?" Lu Yunkai picked up the ring and looked at it.

"This is not a regular pentagram, and the angles of the five corners are also different. I should have seen this pattern somewhere, but I can't remember which book it was in..."

"Dad, when you say that, I suddenly remember it! I've seen it!" Daphne, who was standing next to him, stared at Lu Yunkai's chest for a while, and then suddenly exclaimed, interrupting Baron's words.

"Oh? Where?" Baron was stunned.

"Wait a minute!" Daphne ran out of the study directly.

"Slow down! Be careful not to trip over your skirt!" Lu Yunkai reminded her from behind.

Not long after, Daphne returned to the study.

The gorgeous and exaggerated long skirt disappeared, and she changed back into the wizard robe.

In her hand, she held a stone.

"Oh!! Yes!! That's it! I remember it! It's not in the book!" Baron excitedly threw the book in his hand to the floor next to him, took the stone from Daphne, looked at it from left to right, and handed it to Lu Yunkai.

"...What is this?" Lu Yunkai took the stone with some surprise.

The pattern carved on the stone is exactly the same as the one on his ring! !

"This is what I found in a magical ruin in the Middle East before. I brought it back as a gift for Daphne." Baron nodded, "Yes, it's exactly the same."

"Indeed." Lu Yunkai nodded.

He gave Daphne's father a thumbs up in his heart.

Good guy, it's worthy of being a wealthy family! You can find such a thing from home! It would be fine if he didn't know the origin of this symbol, but he clearly knew that this thing belonged to King Solomon.

Almost instinctively, Lu Yunkai silently activated the system.

[Estimated price three Sickles. Do you want to sell it? 】

A row of phantoms quickly calmed Lu Yunkai down.

Well, this is just an ordinary stone with this symbol engraved on it, but it is amazing that the family can casually take out such a thing!

"Dad, didn't you say that the relic is related to King Solomon's secret treasure?" Daphne was also surprised, "and you don't know what this symbol means."

"Yes, but the relic has only a history of more than 2,000 years." Baron nodded seriously, "and I haven't seen similar graphics anywhere else. It seems that if necessary, I should go to the East to have a look."

"Two thousand years can't be said to be only, right?" Lu Yunkai smiled and wanted to change the subject.

He originally came to the Greengrass family with this ring hanging, just betting that Daphne's father would know something about the extraordinary origin of this ring, so as to add a layer of gold to his identity. And the fact is as he wished, Baron really saw the extraordinaryness of this ring at a glance.

But he forgot that Daphne's father was a man who was particularly interested in archaeology and exploration, and he could even leave his wife and children in England and run around the Middle East and North America for such a thing.

Such people would not sit at home and guess the story, but would go and verify it personally!

If he really went to the East and found the orphanage where he used to go to investigate, wouldn't Lu Yunkai's fake ring be exposed in a minute? Then he would go back to China to look for it, and it would probably not take much time to find the Muggle jewelry store where Lu Yunkai customized the ring...

I was careless! !

If I had known earlier, I would not have been in a hurry to wear the ring out to show off!

For now, the only way is to let Baron be curious about this matter, but realize the confidentiality of this matter, and never go out to publicize it, and then keep the curiosity rotten in his stomach. There is a way, let them swear not to tell anyone, and then perform it for them once like fooling Mrs. Zabini...

But secrets are no longer secrets if more than three people know them!

What to do? Lu Yunkai was caught in a struggle between heaven and man.

"Yunkai, is there something you didn't tell me?"

Just when Lu Yunkai was in a dilemma, Daphne beside him had already sensed that something was wrong with Lu Yunkai.

"No!"

"Of course not! Once you have something on your mind, you become unwell. Your breathing becomes heavy and your eyes begin to blur!" Daphne pointed at Lu Yunkai, "Is it a secret that you can't tell me?"

"Daphne, take this stone back and put it away." Baron spoke first.

"...Oh." Daphne looked at her father, took the stone from Lu Yunkai, and walked out of the room.

As soon as Daphne walked out of the room, Baron cast an anti-eavesdropping spell on the door.

"Okay, if there is anything you can't say to Daphne, you can tell me, right?" Baron smiled at Lu Yunkai.

Lu Yunkai was silent. He could deny it and let Baron check it out. He had taken some precautions about the ring, and it was not so easy to check it out, but there was a great risk.

Should he believe that his finishing touches would not be exposed, or believe in the binding force of the magic oath?

Lu Yunkai felt that the latter seemed more reliable. After all, so far, Mrs. Zabini had proved it well.

There was no need to take risks. Lu Yunkai made a decision.

"I can tell you. But you have to swear not to tell anyone about this."

"Oh? What if I refuse?" Baron smiled and shook his head.

"Then I will have to leave. Thank you for your hospitality, sir." Lu Yunkai stood up directly.

No discussion.

"Okay, I can swear." Baron smiled and his face became serious.

Lu Yunkai did not answer and directly extended his hand to Baron.

Baron was stunned.

For a long time.

"Don't break your oath? Interesting..."

Baron smiled and extended his hand, holding Lu Yunkai.

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