"Tsk, tsk," Armand's face changed slightly. He put away his contemptuous expression slightly, and his face became slightly serious, and he said, "It seems that you have suspicions in your heart. Are you prepared for coming here tonight?"
"Humph, even so," he snorted twice, his voice suddenly turning cold, "Are you too confident in yourself? Aren't you afraid of capsizing in the gutter?"
"Draco must also know that the moment I selected the Triwizard Tournament warrior, he had no chance..." Xie Lin's tone was a little heavy, "That is to say, it is natural for our brothers' ideals to compete. It’s over. Based on my understanding of my father’s character, no matter how much he supports pure-blood supremacy, he is unlikely to do anything that will harm the interests of the family. So——”
"It's time for me to figure out what your goals and motives are. From what I know about Draco, the so-called supremacy of pure blood and family glory are not the reasons for our brothers to fight. There must be something more behind it. The deeper reasons. In order to understand this..." Xie Lin said lightly: "I think it is worth taking the risk."
"Besides," Xie Lin showed a confident smile, "I don't think a truly strong person can be honed by soaking in books all day, or hiding away and studying magic all day -"
"You are strong, I can feel this," Xie Lin's tone was firm and calm, and his eyes were filled with unprecedented fighting spirit, "But, you haven't even held the magic wand in your hand yet, shouldn't you be?" Do you really think that I am an ant that you can control at your disposal?"
"Interesting..." Armand slowly raised his left hand, "I see the will to fight to the death in your eyes. You actually came here with the intention of dying... You are treating me as a way to hone yourself. It’s a whetstone... Are you using the pressure of a powerful enemy to push yourself to your limit? It’s really a terrible future."
"To reward your courage and your strategy, let me show you this." Armand's left index finger slowly emerged from the void with a ring engraved with the black dragon logo. Schelling was no stranger to this ring. , this is the ring that Lucius used to wear. It is the proof of the identity of the head of the Malfoy family. It is called the "ring of the head of the family" in the family!
"I see..." Xie Lin narrowed his eyes slightly, and he figured out many key points in an instant.
For example, during his first magic riot, he saw black energy in Lucius, but this was not the case with other members of the family. At that time, he thought it was the mark of the black devil. After all, Narcissa and Kaka Luo also knows black magic, but they don't have these abnormalities. Now that I think about it carefully, Snape, who also bears the mark of the Dark Devil, does not seem to have these abnormalities. It is because he has always ignored this small detail. If this black energy comes from the ring of the family leader, then everything makes sense.
Another example is why his father and Draco's attitude toward him suddenly changed. He has always been wondering. Does a dispute over ideas require Draco to practice black magic to enhance his strength? With Draco's current age and temperament, would such a move be a bit excessive?
"So, Draco has been appointed by his father as the next head of the family. No wonder... haha..." Xie Lin smiled a little bitterly, and he was in a mixed mood at the moment, "They underestimate me too much. I How could my vision and ambition be limited by just one family...Family, family, family again..."
To be fair, Schelling has never coveted the position of the head of the family. In his view, as Draco, as the eldest son, according to the historical traditions of the pure-blood family, unless Draco commits some intolerable crimes, Otherwise, the position of head of the family should have fallen to Draco.
And based on Xie Lin's own character, he probably doesn't like to be a person in power. He has to think deeply about the family's interests, development, and survival every day. The Malfoy family may have the ancestral legacy to protect it, which is enough to keep the family prosperous for another century or two, but sooner or later this wealth will be used up. Not to mention that pure-blood families can’t spend all their money. Didn’t you read the story about Lu in the original novel? Wasn't Hughes even willing to buy a Firebolt for his only son? As the head of the family, if you want to lead the family to continue to prosper, you must have vision, leadership, and long-term planning and execution capabilities. This is not a question of whether Xie Lin can do it, but that he does not want to take on such a responsibility. Responsibility, live this life.
You can receive passive income from well-invested industries every day, sleep until you wake up naturally, travel and have adventures in your free time, study magic at home, or develop some time-killing hobbies, and live a shameless life with a few girls. , doesn’t it smell good?
"If my father just wants Draco to succeed as the head of the family, he can tell me directly. There is no need to hide it from me, because I have no interest in it at all..." Xie Lin's voice gradually became colder. "But you——"
"How brave!" Xie Lin's eyes became sharp, "You actually dare to reveal the location of your Horcrux in front of me. Do you really look down on me so much?"
The Horcrux is the container where Armand's remnant soul resides. As long as the Horcrux is destroyed, no matter how powerful he is, he can only be scattered. It would be much worse for Armand to casually expose the existence and location of the Horcrux like Armand did. Arrogant!
Armand ignored Schelling's words. He seemed to be activating the ring of the head of the family with all his strength. The black light flashed on the ring's surface, as if there were black lightning arcs attached to it. The electric tongues splashed and sizzled, and every time the ring surface Flashing once, the black energy on Armand's body would become noticeably thicker. Schelling knew that this was the Horcrux trying to absorb Draco's life force to bring himself closer to the state after resurrection.
The principle of a Horcrux is to seal part of the caster's remnant soul in a magic container through an evil ritual, so that the caster's soul can be anchored in the present world, even if the caster's physical body encounters death. , the soul can still escape the harvest of the "god of death" in the form of a remnant soul, thus avoiding being forcibly sent to the netherworld and the world of the dead.
Making a Horcrux is a very evil and difficult process. There have been very few wizards throughout the ages who have been able to do this. Most wizards, even if they do make a Horcrux, will only make one because they split the soul more than once. It will make the soul extremely unstable, distort a person's appearance, character and reason. Simply put, it will cause the person to lose part of his humanity. Those who split more than once like Voldemort can basically no longer be called "human".
Assuming that Armand only made one Horcrux, after his physical body dies, the most likely thing is that his soul will be forcibly transferred directly into a pre-set Horcrux, rather than a residual soul like Voldemort. The form wanders in the wild mountains and forests.
The easiest way for a remnant soul that has lost its body to be resurrected is to seduce someone who has been exposed to Horcruxes for a long time. Through deception and bewitchment, the person can open up their mind's defenses, and then take the opportunity to enter that person's mind and be with that person. Unknowingly, slowly eroding that person's soul, and finally seizing control of that person's body, just like what Tom Riddle did to Ginny in the second grade.
Thinking of this, Schelling had to complain about Lucius's stupidity. He was already an adult when he became the head of the family, and he also experienced the baptism of the First Wizarding War. In addition, he himself had practiced black magic, so he Perhaps he has enough strength and willpower to resist the erosion of Horcruxes, but Draco, who is only 14 years old, is far from him in any aspect at this time. Draco obviously does not have this strength, nor does he have enough. mental. In Schelling's view, Draco was still just a little kid to a certain extent. Can things like Horcrux be given to children to play with?
unless--
Lucius had no idea this was a Horcrux! He thought it was just a token proving the identity of the head of the family! At best, it is a magic artifact that can assist in learning black magic and increase your compatibility with the power of black magic!
A gleam flashed in Xie Lin's eyes, and he seemed to have figured out something extraordinary. This matter may very well be the key to the success or failure of tonight!
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