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Facing Lorian, who was fully aura, Tom slowly drew out his wand without daring to be careless, mobilized all the magic power in his body, and waited for it.Lorian looked at Tom, who was still looking normal, with a look of admiration in his eyes, then he raised his hand suddenly, and attacked him.

Lorian's attacks were fierce and direct, with the usual elegance and weirdness of the vampires in his actions, but Tom just defended his attacks again and again, but did not fight back with the offensive magic he was good at.His situation seemed to be retreating steadily, but Lorian couldn't break through his defense for a while.

When Tom dodged another attack in a bit of embarrassment, but did not take advantage of his pause to counterattack, Lorian stopped abruptly: "Why do you only defend and not counterattack?"

Tom wiped a trace of blood from his mouth: "I don't want to fight with you, and I don't want you to think that I'm here to provoke you. If I fight against you, I have no chance of winning. Besides, in that case, the relationship between me and Ginny The misunderstanding between them became even more difficult to resolve.”

"So, do you think that you can let me and Ginny forgive you through a bitter plan? You can show your sincerity by making a small sacrifice. You are too good at calculating." Lorian pointed out his intention lightly. , raised his hand again, "Don't think that everyone can be counted in your calculations. If you don't resist, I'll be happy to get rid of you. Maybe you don't know it yet, your British Order of the Phoenix has come to beg me Help, if killing you is just a matter of effort, but you can easily make them owe me a favor, I may not be merciful."

"That is to say, either I die here today, or I escape with my own strength, so there is no third possibility?" Tom's eyes gradually became serious.

"I'm glad you finally understand what I mean." Lorian smiled slightly, then rushed forward immediately, and started a new round of attacks again.

This time Tom obviously couldn't stop Lorian's increased offensive with pure defense alone, forcing him to mobilize all his magic power to resolve part of his offensive by attacking.In the dark forest, Lorian had the advantage of being familiar with the terrain, and because of the vampire's night vision feature, he could clearly see Tom's every move, so he firmly had the upper hand.However, Tom's profound magical power and superb spells also made Lorian admire him secretly.For a moment, the two of them didn't say anything anymore, they only focused on defending and attacking each other, and intertwined with each other was the light brought out by the magic spell.

After Lorian's onslaught, Tom backed away seemingly powerlessly.There was a flash of light in Lorian's eyes, and he immediately followed without letting go, and the curse slammed towards Tom with a strong wind.However, in the face of Lorian's pursuit, Tom seemed to pause suddenly, and then turned his body slightly, avoiding his heart and exposing his shoulders to Lorian's attack range.

When the curse was about to hit Tom's shoulder, Lorian stopped suddenly, stared at Tom for a long time without saying a word, and finally hooked the corner of his mouth slightly: "Why don't you avoid it?"

Tom also had a playful smile: "Then why didn't you kill him?"

"You didn't believe what I said just now, are you still betting that I don't want to kill you?" Lorian restrained all his killing intent and leaned against the tree trunk beside him.

"Fortunately, I won the bet." Tom walked in front of Lorian and bowed slightly, "Thank you for your mercy, I believe I have passed your test, now, we can have a good talk Have you talked?"

"Why are you so sure I'm testing you?" Lorian didn't answer Tom's question, but still stared at him unrelentingly.

"I don't believe that you will accept the Order of the Phoenix's request to really kill me. After all, you should also understand the principle of checks and balances. Before the Order of the Phoenix finds strong help, I am the buffer between the main soul and Dumbledore , So, if you don’t want to help the Order of the Phoenix, you have no reason to kill me, and if you want to help the Order of the Phoenix, you shouldn’t kill me.” Tom smiled very confidently, obviously he was also interested in the current situation in the British magic world. Very thorough.

"What about Ginny? I won't allow you to hurt and abandon Ginny. In fact, I'm not interested in the situation in the British wizarding world. On the contrary, this reason is enough for me to kill you." Lorian seemed Inadvertently glanced at the shadow not far away, and suddenly a slightly doting smile appeared.

"I came here for Ginny, so I don't think you will kill me like this without asking why." Tom looked firmly at Lorian, "I hope Ginny can accept me again, and at the same time I also hope that the people she cares about can accept me, especially you. I understand that my blindness once made me almost miss her, so I will not make the same mistake this time."

Lorian glanced at Tom knowingly, and returned him a meaningful look.Obviously, Tom only defended and didn't attack at the beginning, and later he only used general attack spells instead of those powerful black magics he was good at. It wasn't really because he was afraid of hurting him, but more because Try to win his favor.At the same time, Tom is also indirectly implying to him that he will never want to hurt the people Ginny cares about, let alone Ginny herself. This can be regarded as Tom's promise to him and an apology for his past behavior. .As for the intentional failure to dodge his attack in the end, it may have been a bitter trick, and it was deliberately used to win sympathy after discovering the people watching the battle.

Under Lorian's clear eyes, Tom understood that Lorian had completely guessed his thoughts, so he simply nodded slightly, confirming his guess.Then, his black eyes looked straight at Lorian's bright red eyes: "This time, I don't think I will resist that word, that kind of emotion. I am willing to admit that I love her. So, Prince Simmore , please believe me, I will definitely protect her." After saying these words, he also seemed to glance at the shadow not far away intentionally or unintentionally, with a rare sincere look in his eyes.

Hearing Tom's assurance, Lorian finally softened his attitude: "It's just that you and Ginny are not in the same camp. Have you thought about her situation? Or, how are you going to persuade her family?"

Tom pondered for a while: "After solving the problem of the main soul, I will try to solve this problem. At least, I won't let Ginny bear the accusation of being a betrayer again."

"Actually, you can also consider solving this problem first, maybe that will help you solve the main soul." Lorian said suggestively, and when he saw Tom's thoughtful gaze, he continued, "You just now As I said before, you are the gray buffer zone between the main soul and the Order of the Phoenix, since it is gray, it means that you have a black side and a white side, right?"

A clear look flashed across Tom's eyes, and he saluted Lorian with a smile: "I see, thank you for your reminder. This time, I will let Dumbledore take the initiative to ask Ginny to go back." Glancing not far away, he softened his voice, "I will make the obstacles no longer exist, but I hope to have this opportunity to correct my past mistakes."

Lorian nodded to him and said nothing more, while Tom saluted him one last time, then immediately disapparated and left the forest.After Tom left, Lorian was silent for a while in the direction where he disappeared, finally cleared his throat, and said with a smile: "Ginny, you can come out now."

Ginny walked out of the shadows helplessly, and solved her illusion spell smoothly: "Sure enough, one or two of you have discovered my existence, and pretended not to know."

Lorian smiled and added a warming spell to her: "With his pride, being able to say this today may also prove his sincerity."

"Do you want me to forgive him?" Ginny narrowed her eyes and looked at Lorian with some doubts, "Only by his few words?"

Lorian smiled: "It may be that his personality is somewhat similar to mine. He is cunning and ambitious, and he is always clear about what he wants. Maybe, he will sacrifice those insignificant things, but he is true to himself. But I will never give up, so I can believe his persistence to you." Lorian seemed to have remembered something, with a look of memory in his eyes, "I don't believe in pure black and white, justice and evil. Sometimes it depends on the general pursuit of the people. I believe that if he can grasp this degree well, he might not be able to become a leader followed by most people."

Ginny couldn't find any words to refute him for a while. After all, as a lawyer in her previous life, she couldn't completely deny Lorian's words.However, in this life, since she was born in the camp of the Order of the Phoenix, she must first consider the safety and position of her family.Therefore, she just shook her head slowly: "The fundamental reason for my fleeing by feigning death was because I was in a different camp from him, so leaving him was the best choice. Today, this problem still exists, and I must use My family comes first, so no matter what his feelings are for me, or my attitude towards him, it is unlikely that we will be together."

Lorian smiled mysteriously: "This is his problem, not yours. But, Ginny, if all these problems are no longer a problem, how would you choose?"

Ginny gave him a suspicious look, and immediately understood what he meant: "Do you think Tom will really do what you suggest?"

"This is the best choice for him and Dumbledore." Lorian smiled faintly. "I believe they all understand this. Now it's just a question of how Riddle talks to Dumbledore. As for you , Ginny, I just hope that you can have what you want most, and I hope you can be happy. Thinking too much will make you less likely to get hurt, but it will also make you easy to lose, because in the face of obstacles, you often After weighing it up, you easily choose to give up, and such an overly rational choice, won't you really have any regrets?"

Hearing Lorian's words, Ginny bit her lower lip silently for a moment, considering her options in confusion for the first time.In the end, she raised her head with a smile, and glanced at Lorian gratefully: "I understand, I won't embarrass myself. However, I still want to wait for the next development of the situation to see if it will really be like you General guesswork."

Looking at Ginny's sly eyes, Lorian smiled the same way: "Yes, let's wait and see."

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So, Tom Cruise will keep Ginny out of it?hey-hey