D-Class Powerhouse

Lu Xi comfortably nestled on the sofa of the villa, holding the magic book given by Ancient One in his hands.

His brow furrowed slightly; those obscure and difficult theoretical knowledge were like heavenly books, giving him a headache just looking at them.

He simply skipped the preceding content and flipped directly to the practical teaching section.

His gaze fell on a page introducing the magic of "Astral Projection," and Lu Xi instantly grew interested.

The description of this magic sounded quite miraculous, capable of separating one's spiritual body.

In this special state, the caster not only didn't need to breathe, eat, or sleep, but could also break free from the shackles of physical laws, achieving the wonderful effects of passing through objects and invisibility.

Lu Xi immediately tried learning according to the method described in the book.

He closed his eyes tightly, concentrated his mind, and tried to guide the power within his body to circulate along specific meridians.

However, after trying for a long time, he had no clue at all and simply couldn't separate his spiritual body as described in the book.

He sighed helplessly; it seemed what Ancient One said was true, and his own power system was indeed incompatible with the magic of Kamar-Taj.

This path was considered a dead end, and he could only seek other ways to enhance his strength.

Seeing Lu Xi's frustrated look, Daisy nearby curiously leaned over and asked:

"What's wrong? You look so dejected."

Lu Xi raised his head, shook the magic book, and said:

"I can't learn this magic. It seems this stuff really isn't something just anyone can learn; talent is definitely required."

Daisy's eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise:

"Magic really exists? Then can I learn it?"

Lu Xi smiled and said, "Angels and demon kings both truly exist; isn't it normal for magic to exist too?"

With that, he handed the magic book to Daisy. "If you're interested, just give it to a try."

Daisy excitedly took the magic book, immediately began reading it with great zest, and even muttered the contents of the book under her breath.

At that moment, as if sensing something, Lu Xi suddenly turned his head to look outside the villa.

Using his willpower, he explored toward the entrance of the villa and saw a woman in leather clothes standing quietly there.

The woman's long hair had a slightly reddish-gold hue, flashing a charming luster under the sunlight.

She was walking slowly toward the door, her slender fingers lifted, preparing to press the doorbell.

At a single glance, Lu Xi recognized that this person was none other than the future Scarlet Witch--Wanda Maximoff.

That face was extremely similar to her appearance in the movies; if not identical, it was at least eight or nine parts alike.

However, the image in the movie still appeared somewhat conservative in terms of figure.

The one at the villa entrance was, to say the least, a D-Class Powerhouse.

Thinking of this, given the face of this D-Class Powerhouse, Lu Xi didn't wait for the other party to press the doorbell. With a gentle flick of his willpower, the villa door slowly opened.

Unsurprisingly, just as Wanda was preparing to press the doorbell, the door suddenly opened by itself, immediately giving her a fright.

Watching Wanda's startled expression, Lu Xi couldn't help revealing a hint of mischievous amusement.

He just loved watching these people look all trembling and shaken.

Of course, the premise was that they had to be beauties like Wanda.

Watching Wanda cautiously walk in, Lu Xi took the initiative to stand up and strolled leisurely into the courtyard.

Feigning ignorance, he looked at Wanda and asked:

"Who are you? Did you lose your way?"

The moment she saw Lu Xi, Wanda confirmed that this was the target mentioned in the intel.

She was slightly stunned, a trace of tension flashed across her face, and she unconsciously wrung the hem of her shirt, stammering:

"I... I'm here to find you."

Lu Xi raised an eyebrow and pressed on:

"Find me? What, do you know me?"

Wanda took a deep breath, tried hard to calm herself down, and said:

"I heard you have a way to help others improve their strength, so I came looking for you."

With that, she slowly moved her hands, and a wisp of red light drifted out from her palm like a nimble ribbon.

It coiled around a lounge chair by the pool, and the lounge chair actually floated slowly into the air.

Hearing this pitch, Lu Xi instantly figured out roughly what was going on.

Wanda was either hoodwinked by people from Hydra or cooperating with Hydra to test him.

No matter what, the news was definitely leaked by Hydra.

Therefore, he couldn't be bothered to ask where the other party got the information and said directly:

"Your ability has very strong potential. What do you want to enhance it for?"

Wanda was somewhat dazed. According to the script rehearsed in advance by Baron Strucker, shouldn't he first ask where she got the news from at a time like this?

She had finally memorized the fabricated answer fluently, only to find that the other party completely refused to play by the rules.

For a moment, Wanda simply froze, her mind going completely blank.

Seeing her daze, Lu Xi urged:

"What are you spacing out for?"

Wanda only then snapped back to her senses and hurriedly said:

"Uh... I want to enhance my ability to get revenge. As long as you are willing to help me, I am willing to pay any price!"

Lu Xi grabbed the chair suspended in the air, brought it down, and placed it behind him to sit on.

He lazily half-reclined, raised an eyebrow, and asked:

"Oh? Really, any price?"

As he spoke, he purposely swept his gaze over Wanda with a pointed look, making a blush spread across Wanda's face.

Wanda bit her lip and said firmly:

"Yes, anything, even if it's myself..."

Lu Xi waved his hand to interrupt her and smiled:

"Forget it, I was just joking."

Instead, Wanda grew anxious, took a step forward, and urged eagerly:

I'm serious, please help me.

As she spoke, in her haste she even deliberately puffed out her chest, displaying the strength of her D-Class Powerhouse, seemingly wishing to prove her determination in this manner.

Looking at her, Lu Xi's expression turned serious:

"It's not that I don't want to help you, but you've already taken the wrong path. If I give you power now, it will only harm you."

Hearing this, Wanda anxiously tried to open her mouth and argue.

Lu Xi raised a hand, signaling her not to rush:

"Don't rush to refute me, listen to me finish first. That so-called target of your revenge is Tony Stark, right?"

Wanda looked utterly shocked; apart from Baron Strucker, no one else should have known about this matter.

She widened her eyes and looked at Lu Xi in disbelief.

Lu Xi continued:

"And the idea of getting revenge on Tony was also instilled in you by that Baron Strucker, right?"

Wanda was even more shocked. With her inner thoughts guessed consecutively, she couldn't help suspecting whether Lu Xi possessed telepathy.

Hesitating for a moment, she still nodded. "That's right."

Lu Xi narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"Then what if I told you that you've been mistaken all along, and the real enemy has been by your side all this time?"

"Moreover, they are still using you to do their dirty work. What would you think?"

Wanda wore an incredulous expression, shook her head, and said:

"You mean... No, that's impossible. I saw that missile with my own eyes; it was clearly something from Stark Industries!"

Lu Xi explained calmly:

"Although the missile was manufactured by Stark Industries, it doesn't mean it was sold and used by Tony Stark."

"Suppose you sell cars. The car itself is fine, but the buyer goes wild street-racing and gets into a car accident. Would you still blame the seller?"

"Stark Industries is just a manufacturer, while the organization you're currently in is the real expert in all sorts of terrorist crimes."