Following.

After some careful dressing, Ling Feng and the four of them came to the door of Familion's mansion.

Ling Feng, who was dressed in a suit, had his black hair standing back upright, and his refreshed and clean dress was completely different from his usual appearance.

The other three also wore different costumes, and the one that Ling Feng cared about the most was Filia.

She actually wore a black gothic loli suit!!

At first glance, Filia in a gothic loli costume looks flawless whether she looks at the front or side face.

If only the look on her face could be cuter.

As the housekeeper inside came out to greet them, the four of them also entered this large mansion that made it impossible to find where the edge was.

After passing through the luxuriously renovated rooms, the four of them were ushered into a spacious room.

This room is the size of a training ground.

The furniture in the room looks like it's new, and different flowers and plants are planted around the room. The smell of these flowers and plants makes the air in the room look very fresh.

After a while, a well-dressed and burly old man pushed the door in.

The old man had brown hair of a different color from Lilith's, and his sharp eyes exuded an invisible sense of oppression, and he was dressed in a standard earl's suit.

After seeing Lilith, the old man suddenly had a serious expression on his face and walked slowly in front of Lilith.

The two looked at each other and didn't speak for a long time.

The atmosphere of the scene suddenly became inexplicably awkward.

"Hey, Filia, what's going on?"

[Master, don't ask such stupid questions, how do I know.]

After almost half a minute of silence, the atmosphere became hard to breathe.

At this time, the old man who had been silent pointed at Ling Feng and spoke first.

"Lilith, is this your sweetheart?"

Ha??

Ling Feng's eyes widened into two circles, unable to believe what he was hearing.

"It seems that my father is really old, how can such a fool be my sweetheart!"

"That's good."

Father? Then this man is the patriarch of Familion.

It feels different from when I first entered the door.

The old man walked slowly to Ling Feng and put his hands on his shoulders.

"Presumably you are Ling Feng, my name is Ike, the patriarch of Familion."

"Hello Ik-sama."

Ling Feng bowed respectfully and said.

"No need to salute, I've heard about you a long time ago, it's good to have such a strong strength at a young age."

Ike smiled appreciatively, and then brought his face to Ling Feng's ear.

"But even then, I won't give Lilith to you."

"Uh......"

Ling Feng smiled helplessly, not knowing how to reply.

This Ike can't be a daughter, right......

"Master Ike, I'm Soyana Efried."

Soyana bowed down and said respectfully.

"Huh? Renault's daughter, I've always heard Renault talk about you."

"Father, him?"

"Yes, Renaud and I have known each other for many years."

"Who is this?"

[Filia.]

Filia replied in a flat tone.

"Hey, Filia, pretend anyway."

Looking at Filia's cold attitude, Ling Feng reminded in a low voice.

[Didn't Master Ike say you don't need to salute?]

"But!!"

Ling Feng was about to say something when he was interrupted by Ike's laughter.

"It's okay, it's okay, let's sit down first."

Ike meant it like this, and Ling Feng didn't say anything anymore.

After everyone was seated, the butler, who had been in the back, stepped forward to pour high-quality hot tea on everyone's cups and then closed the door and left.

Ike, who had taken a sip, put the cup on the table, and then looked at Ling Feng.

"By the way, Ling Feng, I have something I want to ask."

"What's the matter?"

"Do you have any clue about yesterday's bombing in the market center?"

"Bombings?"

Oh! It was the one who attacked me yesterday.

"Nope."

After remembering what Filia had told him last night, Ling Feng shook his head and said.

Having encountered an attack in the main city of the empire, and the strength of the opponent is not ordinary, without knowing who the enemy really is, Filia and Ling Feng plan to secretly investigate on their own first, the less people know about this kind of thing, the better.

"That's right."

Ike stared at Ling Feng for a moment, then his expression became serious.

"Actually, I came to you this time, on the one hand, I want to thank you for taking care of Lilith, and on the other hand, I want to ask you for something."

"Ask me something, please?"

Ling Feng asked puzzled.

As the patriarch of Familion, what else do you need help with?

"Yes, when you entered this city, you must have known that this city was heavily guarded."

Ling Feng nodded when he heard this.

"It's true that Lilith can only enter alone with her ID card."

"Actually, this is related to the recent riots, there are many small countries and counties around this city, I don't know why, they have recently begun to carry out armed operations, in order to avoid possible events, so Your Majesty has decided to concentrate your forces in the main city."

What Ike said might happen, Ling Feng also understood in his heart.

It's nothing more than war.

Although the empire's economic power is the most developed on the continent, in terms of military power, it is much worse than other countries. Naturally, there will be many countries that want to get the resources of the Ophir Empire, and wars will also occur because of this.

Especially in recent years, the demon clan that was repelled to the edge of the continent has also begun to move, and has continuously set off riots of different scales in various places, causing many countries to fall into war.

The Sitoli incident is a case in point.

"Ike-sama, what are you asking me to do?"

"You've defeated the demon nobles, and your reputation has spread throughout the palace, and now many people have different opinions about you, and you've done something great with Lilith recently."

Ike said as he swept his gaze over the four in front of him.

Event?

"Father, are you talking about Frally?"

Oh, and there's such thing as Frally!

Ike nodded and continued.

"It is a well-known thing in the palace that Fralli does a lot of evil, but because his upper echelons are His Majesty's personal ministers, many people dare not speak out, and your actions are also for the people. It's just ......"

"Just what?"

"After the news of Frally's murder spreads, the people who see you as a thorn in the side will also start to act, and the easiest way to do this is to assassinate him."

Ike said and looked at the window next to him, and from the window was the palace of the main city.

Assassinate......

That is to say, the people in the palace have already begun to act.

The girl who attacked her said it all.

Hearing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but sigh.

Why do troublesome things always happen to you......