"Is Grindelwald here?"
Li Chuan put away his wand and asked a Witch standing nearby.
The Witch quickly stepped forward:
"Li, Lord Grindelwald has gone out and is expected to return later."
Li Chuan nodded, found a sofa to sit on, and then chatted with a few Black Wizards.
The Villa he was currently in was one of Grindelwald's main strongholds, hidden among Muggles to evade the International Confederation of Wizards' pursuit.
As for the original owners of this Villa, he already knew from his previous chats with a few Black Wizards that Grindelwald had ordered them all to be cruelly killed, from the elderly to infants, all killed with the killing curse, not a single one left.
In Grindelwald's eyes, Muggles were dirty and lowly creatures, not even as good as house-elves; in the future, only a small portion needed to be kept as slaves to be driven.
Two hours later, the white-haired Grindelwald and over a dozen Black Wizards appeared in the Villa; when they saw Li Chuan, they were not surprised, merely gesturing for everyone to gather.
"The preliminary preparations are almost complete; now wizards all over the World know I am here."
"Wait one more month, and when the wizards who believe in me have gathered in Paris, we will begin the assembly, destroying this Muggle city to start the war between us and those corrupt wizards, those Muggles!"
Grindelwald swept his gaze over the Black Wizards present, his tone revealing excitement and a hint of grimness.
Upon hearing this, the Black Wizards below immediately cheered; the moment they had been waiting for was finally approaching.
Grindelwald raised his hand to silence the cheers and then continued:
"Before that, I need someone to go kill Albus Dumbledore for me, the person most likely to stop my plan. I wonder if any of you are willing?"
Asking someone to kill Dumbledore was, of course, not real; he knew no one could kill Dumbledore except himself.
And he himself, due to the blood pact, could not attack Dumbledore.
Or more precisely, it was because although the two had parted ways back then, they still couldn't let go of that relationship in their hearts; the existence of the blood pact did indeed restrict them from attacking each other.
But more than that, it represented that the deep feelings in their hearts had not yet broken, and they were not yet willing to fight each other to the death.
Therefore, he needed someone with decent strength to harass Dumbledore, preventing Dumbledore from making any moves at such an important moment as the assembly.
Originally, this candidate was someone he had seen through prophecy, an Obscurus in New York, possibly related by blood to the Dumbledore family, but they had surprisingly disappeared.
An Obscurus with Dumbledore family blood, and a little girl at that – how similar was this to Dumbledore's sister, Ariana? Even if she couldn't defeat Dumbledore, she could touch his heart, making him fall into panic and unable to consider things on this side.
Upon hearing that they were to go kill Dumbledore, the Black Wizards present immediately stiffened.
Even among these Black Wizards, many were Grindelwald's most loyal subordinates, willing to even sacrifice their lives for Grindelwald and his noble ideals.
But they clearly understood that compared to the renowned Dumbledore, they were no match at all; going to assassinate him basically had no other possibility than delivering themselves up.
Grindelwald scanned the group and finally fixed his gaze on Li Chuan.
In fact, he knew very well that if his subordinates were placed outside, they would be considered first-rate wizards, with some reputation throughout the wizarding World, but they were still too weak to deal with Dumbledore.
Basically, they couldn't even harass him; they would likely be instantly killed upon meeting him.
The only one who could truly play some role was probably this mysterious Li Chuan, who possessed unique self-created magic.
However, Li Chuan was different from his Acolytes; he was a collaborator and a trader, sharing some but not entirely the same ideals as him, and he couldn't force the other party to fight the powerful Dumbledore through commands.
And Li Chuan's mind just circled once, and he stepped forward without hesitation.
"Leave it to me. I've also long wanted to spar with Professor Dumbledore, who is famous throughout the wizarding World."
Originally, he was startled when he heard Grindelwald wanted to kill Dumbledore, but he quickly figured out the ins and outs of it.
At first, his initial thought was that he couldn't do it; he wasn't confident he could defeat Dumbledore's strength, and besides, his public identity required him to learn magic from Dumbledore.
But then he thought again, and it seemed he could do it.
Anyway, Grindelwald didn't really want to kill Dumbledore, so he just needed to go through the motions.
Even if he couldn't win at that time, if he could put up a decent fight, it would greatly increase his fame with Grindelwald, the Wizarding Party, and the entire wizarding World.
Although he was quite famous now, he was still not comparable to Grindelwald and Dumbledore.
A key point was that since Grindelwald wanted him to kill Dumbledore, he could propose terms and have Grindelwald teach him the powerful magic he kept hidden away.
Furthermore, letting Dumbledore feel some pressure was also a good thing; when Dumbledore discovered that Grindelwald had Masters like Li Chuan among his subordinates, he would definitely want to cultivate someone who could contend with them.
At that time, his public identity, Tom Foley, would also benefit.
When Grindelwald discovered that the fellow who got him imprisoned had become even stronger under Dumbledore's guidance, he would also guide Li Chuan more diligently.
By using these two identities, one open and one hidden, he could simultaneously create pressure on the Dark Lord and the White Lord, quickly emptying their resources.
So it was simply killing multiple birds with one stone; why wouldn't he agree?
Seeing that Li Chuan actually volunteered to take on this difficult task, Grindelwald nodded in satisfaction; this was exactly the result he wanted.
While the other Black Wizards saw Li Chuan step forward, their faces showed surprise and admiration; he actually dared to fight Dumbledore, a Witch as powerful as Grindelwald.
After the meeting ended, the other Black Wizards went to make various preparations for the upcoming assembly, while Li Chuan remained alone and sat opposite Grindelwald.
"Grindelwald, you know I am not Dumbledore's match right now; if I go, it's very likely I won't come back."
"Don't worry, even if you lose, Albus's personality won't allow him to harm you; at most, he'll send you to prison, and I will rescue you after the assembly succeeds."
"Moreover, if you really can't win, I will allow you to escape at that time."
Grindelwald said frankly; he hadn't expected Li Chuan to win anyway, although Li Chuan was indeed quite a powerful Witch.
After hearing this, Li Chuan shook his head:
"Just like this is not enough. I want you to teach me your improved fiendfyre and the kind of moving charm that can be cast wandlessly and nonverbally with just a gesture."
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