Chapter 452 (1/2)
There was a dead silence in the cell.
”What's the problem?” the bruised Lusaka hung his head, and a broken wind like voice came from his chest.
The dark haired wizard forced himself to be calm, his fisted hands trembled slightly, and spoke with great difficulty:
”Why?”
He really couldn't find any reason why lusack would poison siscott, and he was unwilling to believe that this was the truth of the matter.
Even if the ”murderer” personally told him the ”truth”
”Are you... Forced?”
The dying lusack just shook his head wearily: ”do you know that few descendants of the charn family can live to 60?”
Lauren looked up slightly, with a little more strange luster in her eyes.
If you remember correctly, Lord siscott chann is 76 years old this year!
”I got the invitation two months ago. At that time, they told me that I was just taking care of Lord siscott.” lusack's eyes were dark and his voice was hoarse. ”Master elbird also advised me that accepting this job would bring closer the relationship between wizards and nobles.”
”For the kindness of master elbird and to make the family richer, I promised.”
”But when I really saw Lord siscott, the situation was not like that.” lusack was weak and desperate, as if he was shaking all over: ”even on the contrary, he was terminally ill!”
”Relying on the huge financial resources of the chann family and various rare herbs and alchemy drugs, the old man managed to control his condition. It seems that he is no different from ordinary old people.”
”But in fact, he can stay awake no more than six hours a day... In this case, they hope I can cure Lord siscott, or at least maintain the status quo.”
Loren, who heard the speech, was slightly stunned, but finally remained silent, and his slit pupils were thoughtful.
”If you are a strong adult, perhaps I am still sure; but a terminally ill old man can't stand any risks and is reluctant to maintain the status quo.”
Lusaka, with his dim eyes, suddenly looked up like a desperate beast: ”until that night!”
”In order to attend the banquet of the Royal College of witches and wizards, siscott forced me to prepare a medicine that can keep him awake, saying that he must not show weakness in front of outsiders and must be able to persist until the end of the banquet.”
”I did, and then watched him drink the bottle of alchemy, praying that the Holy Cross could protect me for at least such a short night, but the result was...”
”I poisoned him myself!”
Lusack's eyes trembled and closed his heavy eyes with pain and reluctance.
Another moment of silence lasted nearly two minutes.
The dark haired wizard frowned slightly and whispered, ”how many people know this?”
”No, I've always been a doctor for siscott in private.” the drooping lusack shook his head sadly: ”some people in the charn family may know the secret, but they will never say it.”
Lauren raised her eyebrows, still thinking.
”Your Highness Brandon's wizard adviser, I know what you want to do... It's useless.” Lusaka's desperate voice came:
”Yes, if you really have a heart, you may find one or two clues, but no noble in the imperial capital dares to provoke the chann family for me, an alchemist. You can only return in vain.”
”The real reason why the chann family rarely lived past 60 years... That's a big secret. Once you try to uncover the truth, even if the idea is discovered...”
”You have to face an ancient family that has gone through thousands of years and pursue and kill endlessly!”
”So I advise you to give up.”
With an extremely sad tone, Lusaka, leaning against the pillar, slowly closed his eyes.
Lorenze looked at his desperate expression and pursed his chapped lips:
”Master lusack kovo... But before I leave, I have one more thing to ask you.”
”Please think it over before you tell me, what are you...”