Chapter 287

Then, he noticed the blood stains and torn clothes on Li Teuk's body, and looked at the two of them in surprise.

"Master Li Te, what's going on with you?!" As he said this, he looked at Orson, whose clothes were relatively neat but stained with some blood.

"Master Orson, this..."

"Uncle Albert, this matter is complicated to talk about, but what I can tell you is that Li Te is fine." Orson said this and looked at Li Te on the side.

"Well, Uncle Albert, I'm fine." Li Te also nodded.

"Oh my God, fortunately, Master Li Te, you are okay." Albert held his forehead depressedly. "If something happens to you, Master Li Te, I will definitely die of grief."

"I'm sorry, Uncle Albert, for making you worry." Lite smiled helplessly, and then followed Orson up the stairs.

"Lite, please go back to your room and clean yourself up first. I'll go talk to my father." Orson said, opened the door to Lite's room, then patted Lite's back and motioned for him to come in.

Lit nodded, then turned and entered the house.

At this time, the maid Vivian also came over.

Seeing the blood stains on Orson's clothes, she covered her mouth in surprise.

Then he trotted up and looked around at Orson to make sure he was okay.

"Master Orson, what are you..."

"It's okay, this blood is not mine." Orson shook his head, then took out two lunch boxes from the storage ring and handed them to Vivian.

"Here, this is the lunch I asked you to prepare for lunch today. It's eaten now and it tastes very good." After finishing speaking, Orson smiled. "By the way, I have to go to my father's place. During this time, you can see if there is anything Lite can do for you."

"Okay." Vivian nodded after hearing this.

Orson then turned around and went into the house to change his clothes.

"By the way, Vivian." Before entering the house, he suddenly remembered something and looked at the maid.

"What's the matter, Master Orson?"

"Thank you for your hard work during this period. You have to take care of me and Li Teuk alone."

"It's okay, it's not hard at all." Vivian said, pursed her lips and smiled.

"In a while, when Li Te and I go to the Imperial Academy, you will be free. Then you can go and have a good rest."

Vivian was stunned when she heard this, and then nodded silently.

Yes, in a while, the young masters will go to the academy, and then the family will become deserted again.

Vivian's mood dropped for some reason.

After changing his clothes, Orson went to Lucius's room. After taking a deep breath at the door, he knocked on the door.

"Come in." Lucius's majestic voice came from the door.

Then, Orson opened the door and walked into the room.

"Orson, why are you back so late today?" Lucius seemed to be looking at some document. He glanced up at Orson and continued to bury his head.

"Father, Li Te killed a beast of about third level in the nearby forest."

"Oh." Lucius nodded, then froze.

"What did you just say?" He raised his head, stared at Orson, and asked word by word.

Orson repeated what he just said.

Lucius stood up suddenly, startling Orson.

"Is this true?"

"Yeah." Orson nodded. "Today I took Lite to the mountain forest and left him alone there, just to see if he could explode in a desperate situation."

"Then, as expected, he exploded and killed the third-level wolf king."

Lucius's hands were trembling slightly. He sat down excitedly, and then showed a happy smile.

"Okay, Orson, you did a good job."

"It's Lite who did a good job. He lived up to our expectations." Orson also smiled. "In this way, it will be much easier for Leeteuk to pass the entrance test of Imperial Academy. The next step is to see how Leeteuk can rank in the qualifying competition."

The so-called qualifying competition refers to the 800 students who passed the entrance test and the 200 students recommended by the nobles, a total of 1,000 people. According to the ranking, low-ranking students can challenge high-ranking students. If the other party does not accept it, the rankings of both parties will be swapped.

Each student has a total of three opportunities to challenge high-ranking students. The qualifying competition will begin on the second day after the entrance test results are released. All students must be present at that time, otherwise they will be deemed to have given up their admission qualifications.

"In terms of qualifying, based on Li Te's current strength, it should be at least the upper-middle level." Orson thought for a while and then said.

Now the development of the plot has gradually deviated from the original track, and even Orson himself has begun to wonder where the future will go.

They all say the butterfly effect, but Orson has gone beyond the scope of the butterfly effect. It can basically be said to have changed the entire world line.

I hope that the world line will not converge on me in the future.

Otherwise, after all the hard work I have done, it will still be difficult in the end.

It would be too clownish to escape death.

"Orson." Lucius looked at Orson and said, "Although I don't know what your ambition is, but even if you are unwilling to inherit the position of Duke, I hope you will not announce that you have withdrawn from the inheritance matter. "

Lucius' words made sense, because Litt didn't have the reputation to become the heir of the Stranik family. If Orson announced that he would give up his inheritance rights at this time, it would be hard not to wonder if there was some conspiracy within the family.

This would not be good for the reputation of the entire family.

At that time, it would be more likely that someone with ulterior motives would use the news of Orson giving up his inheritance rights to attack the family.

"I know, father." Orson nodded. He naturally knew this, otherwise he would have announced the news directly at the beginning of the family gathering.

"You are a smart child, and the most proud child of my old bones." Lucius saw Orson nod, and said with relief. "Although I feel bad for Lit, I have never regretted exchanging you with Lit."

"No matter what, you and Lit are both my good children."

"Thank you for taking care of Lit. Next, think more about yourself and what you really want."

"If you need any help, just ask your family. If you think you still want to inherit my position, I will still let you and Lit compete fairly."

Lucius originally believed that blood was the bond that maintained the affection of the nobles, but after seeing Orson and Lit, his view changed.

At least, he didn't need to treat Orson like an adopted son.

No matter what outsiders said, Orson was his own son.

"Thank you very much, father." Orson bowed his head to thank him.

Chapter 26: Dark Lit

"By the way, Orson." Lucius realized something at this time. "You just said there are level 3 beasts in the nearby forest?"

"Ah, yes." Orson also remembered, "In fact, there is another reason why I came to you this time, that is to ask about this matter."

"Father, you used to organize troops to enter the forest to eliminate wild beasts every year, but that forest is not far from Antica City, but there are level 3 beasts. I wonder if you know about this situation?"

"I really don't know, maybe I missed it before..." Lucius said, patted his head, and then looked up at Orson. "Well, Orson, you will take a group of troops to enter the forest again tomorrow to encircle and eliminate the beasts. You must kill them before the beasts harm the people."

Then, he handed Orson the token to call up the army.

"I know, I will obey your orders." Orson said, took the token, saluted respectfully, and then left the room.

After leaving Lucius's room, Orson was found by Mary's servant Randall.

"Master Orson, the lady wants to see you." Randall said, pointing to Mary's study.

"Okay." Orson nodded, and then he and Randall came to the door of the study, and then Randall took the initiative to open the door for Orson.

"Please come in, Master Orson, the lady has been waiting for a long time."

"Yes." Orson nodded, and then walked into the study.

"Mother, you want to see me?" Orson looked at Mary who was facing away from him and looking out the window in a daze, and asked.

"Well, you came back quite late today. I heard that you and Lit went out?"

"I took Lit to play in the nearby forest."

"I'm afraid it's not just playing?" Mary turned her head and stared at Orson. "I saw that when Litt came back, his body was covered in blood and his clothes were torn. Do you call this playing?"

"Besides, as a mother, is it too much for me to care about my child? Orson, why did you hide it from me?"

"..." Orson lowered his head and was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I'm sorry, Litt is actually fine. In order not to worry mother, I made up this lie. Please punish me, mother."

"Punish?" Mary smiled. "How can I bear to punish my beloved son?"

"Besides, do you think I am qualified to punish you now?" Mary turned around, walked forward, and stared at Orson.

She glanced at the token in Orson's hand.

"You are now the eldest son who has won the trust of Duke Antica and has military power. I am just an unarmed weak woman. Do you think, if it is time to punish, should I punish you or you punish me?"

"Mother, don't joke. No matter what, I am your son."

"Do you remember that you are my son at this time?" Mary stared at Orson. "Orson, Orson, I thought you were a smart man. After talking to you that day, I thought I was wrong."

"Now it seems that I was stupid. You are much smarter than I thought."

"By gaining the trust of the master and Lit, you can gradually gain control of the family's power, and finally let Lit become your puppet and let you control it, right?"

Mary laughed.

"Oh, it seems that when you do these things, you don't need me at all. I said why you don't want to cooperate with me."

"Mother, calm down. I didn't deceive anyone. I really don't want to inherit the position of the Duke, so I promised my father to help him train Lit..."

"Orson, don't you understand what I mean?" Mary stepped back a few steps and looked at Orson.

"I can help you achieve your goal as soon as possible, as long as you can cooperate with me..."

"Mother, I still have something to do. I have to lead a team to clear the beasts tomorrow. I'll leave first." Orson said this, bowed his head, and then walked to the door.

At the door, he paused, then turned back to look at Mary and said, "Mother, if that's what you want, why don't you consider helping Litt?"

Then he opened the door and walked out.

Leaving Mary standing there alone in silence.

"Master Orson, take care." At the door, Randall saw Orson coming out and bowed to him.

"Well, Uncle Randall, mother seems to be in a bad mental state recently, please take good care of her." Orson said this and returned to his room.

Randall was also stunned, staring at Orson's back in surprise for a few seconds, and then he walked into Mary's study.

...

The bathroom in Litt's room was foggy at this moment.

Only here would Litt take down all his defenses and enjoy the leisure time of taking a bath at ease.

The part of his chest that had been wrapped in cloth strips was also freed, and he felt much more relaxed.

Litt sat in the bathroom with his knees hugged, buried half of his face in the water, and pondered.

At this moment, her limbs were still aching. Although the healing potion could heal her wounds, it did not mean that she was fully recovered.

Fortunately, soaking in hot water could relieve the pain.

The power she had exploded in the desperate situation today was something she had never mastered before, but after careful investigation, it seemed that all the moves she used were taught by Orson.

Litt remembered all the memories of that incident. She didn't know why she became so crazy and so powerful.

She only knew that during that time, she just wanted to kill all the enemies within her sight.

Because they wanted to hurt her.

Later, in the conversation with Orson, Litt also remembered that she regretted how she could be so rude to Orson.

After saying such hurtful words, Brother Orson probably didn't like her anymore. Even if that wasn't the case, there might have been a crack in the relationship between the two.

At this moment, Litt felt a strange voice in her heart whispering.

"Leet, do you want to know what happened today?"

"Hey? Who are you?" Leet looked around in surprise, but didn't see anyone.

"Don't worry, Leet, I am you, and you are me."

"I was born from your subconscious, and I want to protect my personality."