The Loren Family was actually a mole planted by the Church of the Earth Mother within the Feysac Empire. Although Viscount Loren indeed didn't have much time left, his eldest son's family didn't actually suffer an accident; they merely faked their deaths and returned to the Feynapotter Kingdom.
As for the younger son, he never existed from the beginning; he was merely a fake identity created by Lauren a long time ago, with the purpose of being used when needed.
It could be said to be a quite perfect fake identity.
The identity of Dwayne Dantes was likewise. The Loren Family did have a distant relative, but his name wasn't Dwayne Dantes, and he had gone adventuring in the Five Seas a long time ago, then died in an accident.
The Church of the Earth Mother erased the traces of his death based on this identity and grafted the traces of a certain fake identity they had been cultivating onto this identity, thereby leading to the birth of Dwayne Dantes.
Under these circumstances, even if the Church of the God of Combat sent special personnel to investigate these two identities, it would be very difficult to find anything amiss.
One can only say that Lilith truly lives up to her reputation as a master who could disguise herself as the God of War's mother and avoid exposure for a thousand years; the Church under her is also professional in this regard.
However, the Church of the Earth Mother actually planted so many moles in Feysac, tsk tsk tsk… Lin Ruo couldn't help but sigh in his heart about the 'filial piety' between the two gods when he thought of this, and his thoughts drifted again, starting to ponder whether the God of War routinely sent moles into his mother's kingdom.
By the time Lin Ruo finally managed to pull his drifting thoughts back, the carriage had at last reached its destination.
"Mr. Dantes, Young Master Neil, we have arrived."
The coachman, or rather, the blood paste disguised as the coachman, spoke from outside the carriage. After Lin Ruo and Klein exchanged glances, they each tidied their appearance and fully entered their roles.
Then, the carriage door was opened. The gentlemanly Dwayne Dantes, assisted by the coachman, alighted from the carriage. He then supported Neil Lauren's arm behind him and gently said, "Uncle Neil, please be careful."
"Thank you," Lin Ruo said with a sincere smile. He then supported Klein's arm and hopped down from the carriage, his gaze sweeping over a group of people not far away at the same time.
They were clearly the Loren Family's servants, led by an elder who appeared to be around 50 years old, wearing a black tailcoat, looking proper, meticulous, and professional.
Lin Ruo knew that this was the current butler of the Loren Family, Andy Hicks. Unlike the Loren Family, who were all moles, the butler was not actually a member of the Church of the Earth Mother, but he was one of the few people in Feysac who believed in the Earth Mother. The reason he had not left Feysac for the Feynapotter Kingdom was because old Lauren had been kind to him.
Precisely because of this, in the planned evacuation, there was also an arrangement for this butler, making him half an insider.
As a series of the butler's information passed through Lin Ruo's mind, Butler Andy naturally also scrutinized the two people in front of him.
His gaze first fell on Dwayne Dantes, carrying a well-hidden scrutiny.
He was a little over 1.8 meters tall. Such a height would be considered tall in Loen and other countries, but in Feysac, it was merely normal, nothing particularly noteworthy. He should be around 40 years old, with a distinguished appearance, a mature man many women would find attractive.
What caught the butler's attention the most were his eyes. Although those deep blue eyes looked very peaceful, as someone who had served in a Viscount's household for five years, the butler could guarantee with his experience that this person was definitely not someone with a simple mind.
An old fox.
The butler made his judgment inwardly, but he wasn't surprised at all. After all, it would be strange if someone who rose from an ordinary person to a wealthy magnate truly lacked depth.
He then shifted his gaze to the young man, or rather, the child, behind Dwayne Dantes, and his eyes instantly softened considerably.
This was the young master he had never met, and also the future master of the Loren Family.
The young master's appearance was as he had imagined, bearing some resemblance to the old master, but more refined. His smiling face was simply like an angel, and his eyes were very bright; he was clearly an intelligent child.
The young master's height was a bit shorter than Andy had imagined, but there was nothing strange about that. After all, the young master was still young, and his health hadn't been very good before. Butler Andy believed that as long as he was properly cared for in the future, the young master would surely grow as tall and mighty as a giant and become the best man.
"Hello, you must be Butler Andy, Uncle. Nice to meet you for the first time, I am Neil Lauren, and I'm very happy to meet you."
Just as Andy was imagining his young master's future tall stature, he saw the young man in front of him smile and speak to him. That sincere and sweet smile instantly raised Andy's impression score of this young master by ten points.
"Hello, Young Master Neil, you can just call me Andy or Butler. I am honored to be of service to you." Andy bowed halfway, saluting Lin Ruo, then looked at Klein, revealing a formal smile, and said, "You must be Mr. Dwayne Dantes..."
He said a few standard pleasantries with a smile, then changed the subject, "Mr. Dantes, the master is already waiting for you in the study."
Andy then looked at Lin Ruo, his tone softening, and said, "Young Master Neil, the master misses you very much, please also go to the study."
"I miss father very much too." Lin Ruo immediately showed a look of longing and sadness, completely in character. He seemed to hesitate for a moment, but still couldn't help but ask, "Andy, my father... how is he?"
"The master..." Andy's expression dimmed. He forced himself not to sigh and looked at Lin Ruo, saying, "Young Master will understand when you see the master."
With Dwayne Dantes, an outsider, present, there were some things Andy couldn't explain too clearly, but the hint was already very obvious.
Lin Ruo's expression instantly became a few shades more sorrowful, but he didn't show any surprise, as he had come to the capital precisely to inherit the title.
Subsequently, led by Andy, Lin Ruo and Klein entered the Loren Family's villa and arrived at the study on the second floor.
"Master, Young Master Neil and Mr. Dantes have arrived." Andy knocked twice on the study door and spoke at the same time.
After several seconds, an aged voice sounded from inside the study.
"Come in."
Andy, having received permission, pushed open the door. Lin Ruo and Klein followed closely behind and saw the old man who appeared to be on the verge of death sitting on the study sofa.
His age was not actually very old, appearing to be only around fifty, but he was clearly at the end of his life. Even if Lin Ruo was not a professional doctor, he could tell that the opportunity for this old man to fall into eternal sleep might be in the next few days.