20 Unavoidable Fate

Luo Yunxi stood in front of the coffee-colored privacy window and watched as the car drove away.

Behind her was a large round table that was wide enough for five generations of families to gather. It was filled with precious dishes, but she only took a few bites from most of them.

Then, she took out her phone and sent a message to someone who she had specially marked. "I've given the robe to the other party."

After she was done, she turned around and walked back to the sofa before lying down lazily.

In the entire Magic Capital every mage family secretly controlled different territories. This Fortune Gathering Restaurant belonged to her family and was also her home ground.

Luo Yunxi swirled the red wine in the glass, airing it slightly. Then, she took a whiff of the fragrance that had been sealed inside for many years.

"Don't blame me, Student Lin Qi. When you know the truth in the future, you will understand that dying in the dream last night would have been the better way to die."

She did not have much feelings for her younger brother, who had been the successor. She had chosen to let her partner make the move because she wanted to prove her abilities to her parents and clan. Who would have thought that the situation would change in an instant? So she had urgently arranged for this mission.

With that, Luo Yunxi turned on her phone and flipped open the "Magical Items Appraisal Report" from her family.

[Item: Bone Robe (Special X04)]

Effect: A magic robe specially prepared for necromancers. It can…

Special: This robe is suspected to be a cursed item. The three previous owners all had their mental state distorted, giving rise to signs of self-mutilation, bloodlust, madness, and other special behaviors. In the end, they all chose to transform themselves into undead creatures.

According to a seventh-level necromancer who was an expert in creating all sorts of strange objects, he suspected that the necromancers were affected by the residual soul of the creator. But he had no idea of the method, process or the identity of the creator.

The analysis process itself resulted in the suicide of two mage apprentice researchers. The research report and research recordings were included in the attachment.

Suggestion: The robe cannot be analyzed through conventional methods such as "identification spells". Only high-level spells can detect the hidden and subtle evil spiritual light. The probability is less than 5%.

[It is recommended to be permanently sealed, or to choose a fourth wearer for further observation.]

Every word in the report was filled with the smell of blood, making Luo Yunxi realize what a problem this robe was.

After agreeing, she sewed the family badge onto the robe. This way, when Lin Qi died, the robe would return to its original owner.

It was just that she was still unable to figure it out. With the strength of the clan, they were clearly able to crush the other party like crushing an ant, so why did they have to sacrifice their 'dignity' and go one big round just to kill him?

As she thought about this, she looked in the direction of the Star World Lake, wondering if there was any sign of the Dean.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

Luo Yunxi looked at the caller ID and said softly, "Dad."

She understood that her mother loved her younger brother fiercely and was irrationally venting her anger on Lin Qi. But the fact that her father actually went along with her mother made her silently lower her evaluation of him.

The middle-aged mage Luo Tianqing's mellow voice rang out. "Yunxi, have you completed the task assigned to you by the family?"

"Yes." Luo Yunxi nodded. After some thought, she warned, "Father, the family has already intervened in this matter. Before the plan fails, neither you nor mother can take the risk to join in."

"Heh, it looks like my good daughter has grown up." Luo Tianqing's tone was indifferent. "Yunxi, you should know that you're the one who alerted the other party."

"Hm?" Luo Yunxi was surprised.

Only then did she realize that although his father was an outsider by surname, he had his own intelligence network within the clan.

She immediately probed, "Father, then do you know? The family even gave me an order. If Lin Qi is not dead before the Dragon Competition, I am to reveal myself and kill him."

"That's right."

"I want to know the reason," Luo Yunxi pressed.

Although it was up to her to decide when to attack, instructing her to "reveal" herself made her suspect that this was her family's "punishment" for her.

"Because only the direct killing of a mage can ensure that the other party has no hope of turning the tables. And you are the most suitable as you are proficient in the two specialties of shaping and enchantment."

"I need a deeper reason."

Luo Tianqing was silent for a while before he continued.

"It's not that complicated. It's just that the family got the dossier of the other party's intelligence test, we also know that the CFOP method for the apprentice's final term Rubik's cube question came from Lin Qi. On top of that, his computational reasoning ability is astonishing and terrifying. If him participates in the Dragon Competition, he might become a major competitor for the faction which we support. In choosing you to eradicate him, they can blame it on a kin-related revenge and reduce suspicion."

Luo Yunxi couldn't help but feel shaken. "Is there a need to be so drastic? I've scored nearly 400 points before, but the family has never treated me with such seriousness. Do they really have such high expectations of him?"

"Yunxi, it's useless to say anything more. I'll send it to you, and you'll understand."

The call ended.

Luo Yunxi's heart raced as she clicked on the two documents her father had sent her.

Her pupils dilated as if a flashlight was suddenly flashed at her.

After a long while, Luo Yunxi's phone fell to the ground with an expression of disbelief.

"I see. If the score for every question is raised from 50 to 100 points, the full marks that others obtained would be deducted by strict judging. But Lin Qi would still be awarded full marks because those eight questions he answered only had full marks."

"As for the Rubik's cube, it has just been circulated and so it's more impossible for it to be leaked. The other party has broken down the solution into four steps: C (bottom cross), F (first two levels), O (last level facing outward), P (last level's order)."

"Then, based on the various scenarios that we encountered in the last three steps, we divided them into 41, 57, and 21 twisting formulas in order to achieve the crushing effect of the 'Layer-by-Layer method' that was circulated among the apprentices. The speed alone is unparalleled."

But that was nothing.

What really defeated Luo Yunxi was the note at the bottom—

"According to our intelligence analysis, we suspect that the target was able to quickly come up with this speed solution using Mo Feng's Rubik's cube while at the bar. [Note: The word "quickly" is defined strictly as within five seconds in this case.]

She could only sigh and accept the fate of sacrificing herself when necessary.

Even Lin Qi probably hadn't realized his value yet.

Geniuses who could answer these questions were not rare.

With an incomplete spell model, geniuses were able to rapidly complete it via their deduction abilities.

Even she could do it!

However, a true genius who did not even need to think was extremely rare!

If she had to spend ten minutes deducing the spell model, it meant she needed ten minutes just to cast the spell.

Lin Qi could deduce it in one second, and that would mean he could cast a spell in just one second!

In a magic battle of life and death, who could strike first was the most crucial!

Mage Mo Feng was one of the people who instantly realized this.

From the very beginning, Lin Qi was born with the ability to cast spells instantly.

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"Mage Mo Feng, don't keep staring at me like that, it makes me uneasy." Ever since Lin Qi finished speaking confidently, he realized that Mo Feng had been looking at him, his gaze never leaving him.

Mo Feng laughed and looked back at the road in front of him.

"At the bar, after you were able to give an instant solution when you first come into contact with the Rubik's cube, I already looked forward to you becoming the protector of the Mage Order."

"While on the airport express line, you were able to make a sharp and witty remark about the Mage Association before even arriving at the capital. I thought then that you will be a legendary person who will herald the change to a new era."

"However, what you said just now made me realize that you are a revolutionary who will destroy everything that is rotten."