"I didn't expect you to need my help one day, what an honor for me!" Riddle glanced at Xiwen in surprise and smiled at the corners of his mouth. "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"

"We're looking for someone, but there's a chance she's turned into a snake right now." Xiwen said.

Hearing this, Riddle's expression sank slightly, and he asked, "Was Dumbledore the thing I was able to talk to about the snake?" ”

"Yes." Shivin nodded and said to Riddle. "Professor Dumbledore suddenly remembered you when he was at a loss, so he asked me to come to you for help."

"But I've heard that wizards in the wizarding world consider talking to snakes to be a trait of a dark wizard." Riddle whispered. "After learning that I have such abilities, will you also be prejudiced against me?"

Hearing Riddle's words, Xiwen looked at him in surprise, and then laughed instead.

Riddle was able to ask such a question, at least to prove that he did not want Xiwen to be biased against him. It can be seen that Xiwen's half-semester favorability behavior was not in vain after all.

Now Riddle occasionally shows some of his true character in front of Xiwen, revealing some hidden arrogance and indifference to others. It's not like the meticulous elegance that is shown in front of others.

"What are you laughing at?" Riddle frowned, dissatisfied.

Sven shook his head lightly and asked rhetorically, "Do you know how Dumbledore described this ability of yours?" ”

"What did he say?" Riddle asked in a deep voice, his brow furrowed even tighter.

"Dumbledore said that the problem is never a person's origin or bloodline, but his thoughts and conduct." Shivin smiled and said to Riddle.

"He's really good at talking this kind of useless nonsense." Riddle pursed his lips slightly, but his face looked noticeably better.

"So, what do you think?" Then, Riddle looked at Shevin and asked seemingly nonchalantly. "Or are you just going to be a Dumbledore echo worm?"

"I never thought I was a dark wizard who could talk to snakes." Shivin smiled casually and said to Riddle. "Rather than doubt that you will become a dark wizard because of your natural abilities, I would rather choose to believe that you became a dark wizard because of this book!"

Xiwen pointed to the book "Cutting-edge Dark Arts Revealed" in his hand, and looked at Riddle in front of him with a smile.

"You're really kidding." Riddle's expression was a little unnatural, and he stiffly changed the subject. "So, where do you think my ability to talk to snakes came from?"

Xiwen didn't care about his change of topic, and said casually, "Maybe it's because of your blood." ”

"I've been learning bloodline magic before, and I know the rules of inheritance of bloodline abilities. Most of your innate abilities are inherited from the bloodline of your ancestors, and they can be regarded as a type of bloodline magic. So if you want to know your origins, you can look for them from the snake old tongue. ”

"Do you know of anyone who also uses the old snake tongue?" Hearing that it was possible to learn about his origin, Riddle's emotions finally lost his previous calmness, and he said in a somewhat excited tone.

"It's not hard to understand, if you eat a chocolate frog, you might be able to see it on the picture." Xiwen said. "There are two famous serpents in history, one is the dark wizard of ancient Greece - the despicable Helbo; The other is the founder of Slytherin House - Salazar Slytherin! ”

Riddle didn't react when he heard Helbo's name, but when he heard Salazar Slytherin's name, he was completely moved.

"So it's possible that I have Slytherin blood in my veins?" Riddle's voice unconsciously raised and asked excitedly.

"In this way, it is really not impossible to say this!" Xiwen thought for a moment and was immediately extremely surprised.

Because of the two famous examples of the use of the serpent's old tongue, Helpo, as an ancient Greek wizard, it is difficult for his bloodline to be passed down for so long. So the possibility that Riddle is his descendant can be ruled out.

And Salazar Slytherin, another well-known figure who can speak the old tongue of snakes, really has descendants in the country of Bo! The descendants of Slytherin's branch are now the Gaunt family, who are listed as one of the twenty-eight holy families.

Also one of the twenty-eight holy clans, Xiwen from the Rozier family certainly has a certain understanding of the Gaunt family. According to Sandrine, there is no normal person in the Gaunt family now, so according to their abnormal character, it is not impossible to have any heirs left behind......

Realizing this possibility, Shivin glanced at Riddle with some strange looks and said to him, "You may be able to look up the information of the Gaunt family, which is a descendant of Slytherin. ”

"But my last name is Riddle." Riddle asked, a little confused.

"Well, is it possible that your mother is from the Gaunt family and your father is a Muggle?" Xiwen looked at the puzzled Riddle and reminded.

"So you mean that my mother, who was a wizard, died in childbirth at the door of the orphanage?" Riddle asked incredulously.

Because he knew that his mother died due to childbirth since he was a child, Riddle always thought that his father was a wizard, and it was this wizard father who abandoned his mother.

Therefore, when Riddle inquired about his origins, he had been searching for information around the surname Riddle, but he never found anything.

And today, Xiwen's words completely made him realize the reality, and I am afraid that the truth is really as Xiwen said.

"Riddle, wizards are human beings, and they can get into trouble." Shivin patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly. "Maybe your mother had some serious difficulties back then?"

"Right now, for example, Dumbledore and they are in some trouble and urgently need your help." Shivin glanced at the hands of his pocket watch and said to Riddle at a faster pace. "Let's go, we've been delayed a little too much, and they may have been in a hurry."

Then, Xiwen stretched out his hand to draw a circle, and a golden circle of light lit up beside the two of them. There was a faint smell of the forest and the cries of birds and beasts coming from behind the aperture.

"Wait a minute!" Just as Sivin was about to step out of the aperture and head to Albania, Riddle stopped him from behind him.

"Hey, aren't you going to help?" Shiwen looked back at him and asked with some surprise.

"No, I just had a question that popped into my mind." Riddle hesitated for a moment, then whispered.

Xiwen glanced back at him and asked casually, "Just ask any questions, what are you hesitating about?" ”

Riddle took a deep breath, then looked deeply at Shiwen and asked, "If one day, I also have serious difficulties like my mother, will you be willing to help me?" ”

Hearing Riddle's question, Shivin silently withdrew the foot he had already stepped on, and turned to look at him in surprise.

"Of course." Xiwen said with a smile. "We're friends, aren't we?"

Riddle raised his head, but a relieved smile appeared on his lips.

The evening sunset completely sets the horizon, dissipating the last rays of sunlight. In the dark forbidden area, only a golden circle of light shone brightly, and the shadows of Xiwen and Riddle were elongated by the light and reflected on the quaint walls of the library.

At the sound of the caretaker's shouts to dispel the young wizard who was still there, the two shadows stepped forward at the same time, and together disappeared into the golden aura.

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