The Funeral Vigil Begins!

The girl nodded seriously.

"Fifty years ago, a large number of families in Siracusa disappeared. According to rumors, the Gray Hall didn't even exist back then, and Siracusa was controlled by twenty-four families..."

"And then, a sudden Rottish destroyed half of those families..."

The girl continued speaking, and Maria understood what the girl was talking about... She couldn't help but lower her eyes, feeling somewhat helpless.

Clearly, the Rottish that the girl mentioned is the same person she did back then.

So... has this lead also gone cold?

Maria frowned.

Meanwhile, the Sankta woman suddenly straightened her back.

"If that's the case... then it seems there was a similar Rottish ten years ago..."

Chapter 229 The Vigil Begins!

"It was about ten years ago... but I hadn't been to Siracusa yet at that time, so I don't know much about it."

The Sankta woman scratched her head, noticing that both people were focusing their attention on her, and quickly tried to warn them.

She didn't know much, and it wasn't conclusive evidence; it was just some hearsay.

Just listen to it, but don't take it seriously.

"At that time, the Texas Family, far away in Columbia, had just chosen to return to Siracusa... Meanwhile, other families were also extremely wary of this powerful emerging family, and many showed obvious resistance to them... Some even declared that as long as the Texas Family arrived, they would show these outsiders what Siracusa was all about."

"And then... the Texas Family arrived..."

I don't know what happened among them.

"But what I do know is that in the end, the Texas Family successfully lured out all the families that were hostile to it, and brought them together for a complete and utter battle!"

"But many bizarre things happened during the process."

"Some say they saw the moon fall to earth that day."

"Some say that there was no moon that day, and a torrential rain washed blood all over Volsinii..."

As the Sankta woman spoke, she touched her lips with her finger.

Maria sat quietly to the side, not urging him, but simply looking at him intently.

"According to rumors, more than half of the families in Siracusa participated that night... But according to family and Gray Hall records, only two other families, besides Gray Hall and the Texas Family, participated in the battle."

"But the Siracusa had never heard of either of these families... not in a way that they knew but dared not say so, but in a genuine sense. When we asked their names, they would look at us with utter confusion and ask what they were!"

The Sankta woman stared at Maria with wide eyes, as if telling a ghost story, trying to frighten Maria.

But clearly, this level of ghost story wasn't enough to scare Maria.

His calm gaze made Sankta's woman a little embarrassed.

She scratched her head, then pursed her lips, clearly realizing she was being rude.

"Then, the Gray Hall sent a large number of people in to investigate, but unfortunately, we didn't find anything..."

"Although the Gray Hall sent people to question some of the participants, they remained silent."

"Gray Hall certainly couldn't force them to reveal all this."

"As for the other ordinary people... what we don't know, others don't know much either. It's just that after that period, the Texas Family officially received an invitation from the Saluzzo Family... which means they have successfully risen to become one of the twelve families of Siracusa."

"That's all I know... I don't even know if it's the Rottish you're talking about."

After the Sankta woman finished speaking, she leaned back in her chair.

Lavinia, standing to the side, kept her head down, pondering the meaning behind the other person's words.

Maria, on the other hand, narrowed her eyes slightly.

Ten years ago... Texas?

Family feud?

Rob?!

Almost subconsciously, Maria thought of Rob, whom she had met before.

The way the other party looked at me when we first met... it's clear that as a Wolf Lord has lived for who knows how long, even if it's not particularly intelligent, it wouldn't be so arrogant as to directly challenge its imagined opponent after gaining some power.

In any case, we should send some reference points to test the waters.

Besides, meeting him wasn't necessary... Overall, it was Rob who took the initiative to seek her out.

There are only two reasons for this somewhat strange result.

One possibility is that Rob was overwhelmed by that unfamiliar power, leading him to seek out Maria without being fully prepared, attempting to prove his strength.

Another reason... was that Maria's situation at the time forced him to intervene...

What was I doing at that time?

"At that time... Zaro was explaining the family's plan to me... the plan to rebel against the Gray Hall..."

Maria silently narrowed her eyes, and gradually some connections began to form in her mind.

Meanwhile, the Sankta girl, who was still puzzled, suddenly tensed up again.

She looked out the bright window at the swaying figure in the distance, her eyes slightly narrowed.

After a moment, she turned her head with a hint of helplessness and looked at Maria.

"That..."

She spoke carefully.

"Are you... free now?"

"The priest... seems to have something he wants to talk to you about..."

Almost a week has passed since Maria came to my side.

This is a very delicate time.

It's not short at all, a full week, which is quite sufficient.

But for people, a week seems too fast.

Introverted people might not even remember each other's names this week.

But Maria seemed to possess this magical power.

Although Lavinia hadn't spoken more than a few words to Maria these past few days, nor had they had a proper conversation, she was unconsciously drawn to Maria for various reasons.

From the initial communication on the mobile platform to the later act of saving her life, and as time passed, he witnessed Maria being surrounded by more and more mysterious but prominent figures...

The most obvious manifestation of this is in Lavinia's daily life.

Just a few days ago, when she went out to buy bread, she was targeted by a small gang as usual, who tried to steal her living expenses.

In the past, at this time, for safety reasons, I would always choose to obediently hand over the money... and these small gangs usually wouldn't go too far, so the end result was just that Lavinia's life would be a little more difficult for the next few days.

But on that day, Lappland and Celinina happened to witness this scene.

Then...

The two girls then beat up each of the gang members one by one.

Furthermore, in front of everyone, he summoned the other party's leader and reprimanded him.

The sheer power of their aura was beyond her comprehension.

Even these two girls, in Maria's presence, still behaved like obedient children... This wasn't just students' respect for their teacher, but more so, awe of power...

Lavinia had no idea what Maria had done to the two girls.

All she knew was that she knew nothing about Maria...

Lost in thought, Lavinia put down her pen and stared blankly out the window.

Outside the window, Maria's figure was slowly receding into the distance...

She has been doing this all along.

Since being invited to speak with Father Agniel, one of the almost highest leaders of the Gray Hall, Maria has often gone out at night and then rushed home before training the next day.

Such mysterious actions only fueled her curiosity about this woman.

But she didn't dare to actually ask anything, so she could only prop her head up with her hand and sit silently in her seat, lost in thought.

Until...

Hey~

A bright red wine glass was suddenly pressed against Lavinia's cheek, startling her.

When she turned around, she realized with dismay that it was Lappland who was behind it.

"Hehehe~"

Lappland smiled, holding two wine glasses in her hands, her face beaming.

With a soft "heh," she sat down at the table next to her, glanced at Lavinia's Law records a few more times, and gave a helpless smirk.

"You're watching this kind of stuff again?"

"Um."

Faced with Lappland's confidence, Lavinia suddenly felt a strange sense of inferiority.

She was silent for a moment, then carefully closed her book, her eyes slightly lowered.

Although Lappland never mentioned it, judging from her daily behavior and her extremely distinctive white hair, she could more or less guess that she had some connection with the Saluzzo Family.

She always appeared very cautious when facing such important figures within a large family.

After all, I'm just an ordinary person with no one to rely on.

But clearly, Lappland didn't think that way.

Looking at the girl's timid appearance, she narrowed her eyes slightly, then decisively picked up the girl's cup, drank the tea in one gulp, and even stuck out her tongue bitterly.

"This stuff tastes awful... How can you like it?"

"Um... coffee can be a pick-me-up..."

"Coffee? Never heard of it. Siracusa need to drink alcohol!"

After saying that, Lappland poured the girl a glass of red wine.

"This is..."

"Red wine from Poporo Winery ~ It's top-quality stuff, I stole it from my family's wine cellar."

Lappland smiled broadly, looking quite content.

Lavinia, standing to the side, looked conflicted.

"Aren't we... old enough to drink yet?"

"So what? Nobody can bother us anyway."

Lappland waved his hand, looking quite content.

Lavinia, perhaps persuaded by the other person's words, hesitated as she picked up her glass, unsure whether to drink.

Just then, Celinina, who had returned from outside, also witnessed this scene.

"Oh, you're back? You bad student?"

When Lappland saw Celinina, she habitually provoked her, her face fully displaying what arrogance meant.

However, Celinina had become somewhat familiar with Lappland during this time, so she didn't say much, only glancing sideways at the wine bottle in the other person's hand.

"Poporo Winery?"

"Oh? You recognize this? This is good stuff."

As Lappland spoke, though her words were harsh, she still dutifully poured a glass of wine for Celinina.

Although she was sharp-tongued, Lappland clearly remembered everyone who lived in the little house.