...
Edmund hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
Viscount Fernando, however, suddenly spun around. He pointed at Lynch and shrieked, his voice a mix of fury and fear, "You little brat, don't get cocky! If I tear up this document and report you to His Majesty, you can forget about becoming a Baron for the rest of your life! You..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, his body suddenly went rigid.
"CRACKLE~"
A thin layer of eerie blue frost spread up from his legs at a visible speed, covering his entire body in an instant.
Viscount Fernando's expression became dull and mechanical. Even his eyes, once filled with venomous hatred, slowly turned a deep, icy blue.
"Wh... What is this?!" The other nobles stumbled back in terror.
It turned out that in that single moment, Ghost Yi had silently possessed and taken control of Viscount Fernando.
