Voldemort laughed. Even when he hadn't retrieved his soul, Voldemort wouldn't be stupid enough to think that Draco could accomplish anything great.

Whether it was the assassination of Dumbledore or the assassination of Cyrus, Voldemort never thought it would succeed.

The former was just a punishment, but now that Draco and Lucius had shown their loyalty, there was no need for punishment. It was just a prelude to his plan.

"Let me explain it to you, Lucius," Voldemort seemed to be in a good mood and generously explained to Lucius and Draco.

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that Lucius did not choose to step over the flames when Cyrus defeated him, and that after reading Draco's memory just now, Voldemort believed that Draco was also very loyal.

All in all, Voldemort still trusts the Malfoy father and son.

In the past, they would not have received such treatment, but now most of Voldemort's Death Eaters have been taken away by Cyrus, and several Lestranges who can be trusted and take responsibility for the overall situation have been killed by Cassandra.

“Where should I begin?” Voldemort lowered his head and thought for a moment. Then, he seemed to have thought of a good beginning. “Let’s start with Dumbledore’s powerful secret.”

"The secret of Dumbledore's power?"

This topic really aroused the curiosity of Lucius and Draco.

Albus Dumbledore is still regarded as the greatest wizard of the 20th century.

Everyone knows how powerful he is, but where does his powerful magic power come from and what makes his magical power unmatched has remained a mystery to this day.

And now, the Dark Lord actually said in person that he knew the secret of Dumbledore's power. How could people not be curious?

"All the power comes from a legend—" Voldemort's eyes stayed on their faces, and he said slowly, "A wand, an invincible wand!"

Lucius and Draco were both pure-blood wizards. When they heard Voldemort's opening words, they immediately thought of the story of Death and the three brothers.

"You mean, the Elder Wand?" Draco couldn't help but ask.

Voldemort was not angry about being interrupted. On the contrary, he was happy that someone "didn't know the rules" to take over.

"You've heard the story, haven't you, Draco?"

"I have heard of it, but..." Draco spoke hesitantly. He glanced at Voldemort cautiously, as if he was afraid that this man would suddenly become furious.

"But it's just a fairy tale, isn't it?" Voldemort continued Draco's second half of the sentence, then he laughed and shook his head, "It's not just a story, the Elder Wand does exist."

Voldemort stood up from his chair and walked back and forth in the room in front of Draco and Lucius' surprised gaze. They did not dare to look at Voldemort's eyes or cheeks, and their sight could only move back and forth on Voldemort's footsteps.

"When I traveled through time to resurrect, and traveled through different times and spaces to restore my original strength, I couldn't help but wonder, I am already so strong, why can Albus Dumbledore's magic always compete with mine?" he said.

“I followed time, searching for every grain of sand in the long river, and finally I discovered the reason—” Voldemort paused, and opened his hands as if to show his great achievements, “—the stick of destiny.”

In his hands, a magic wand shaped like a finger bone appeared out of thin air.

"This is Dumbledore's wand..."

Lucius recognized the wand immediately.

"Yes, you know it, right Lucius?" Voldemort said in a long tone, "In the past few decades, he has used this wand to fight against us more than once. How many of our friends have been defeated by it? Even I am helpless against it-"

Voldemort seemed to be reminiscing about the past, and a sad expression appeared on his face, but this expression was pretended, and he did not feel sad for those "friends" who had died.

But Lucius had good sense, and he knew just what to say now to please Voldemort.

And at this moment, Lucius didn't think Voldemort was lying.

"But now you have it! Dumbledore is no match for you!"

"You are right, Lucius, I conquered it!" Voldemort pinched the end of the wand with his slender fingers and raised the wand upright. From this perspective, the Old Wand looked like a tower.

Voldemort didn't care to tell about the Elder Wand now.

He was not worried about others' covetousness, because powerful wizards themselves knew that the legend of the Elder Wand was not just a rumor. On the other hand, the wand was power and also a kind of public opinion! He conquered the legendary Elder Wand, just like Sun Wukong was called the Monkey King after he jumped over the Water Curtain Cave. Naturally, some people would bow down to him.

According to legend, the Elder Wand will only bow to the strong, and conquering it is itself a proof of strength.

Voldemort's fingertips passed over the heaving body of the Elder Wand, and a hint of anger and unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

"I conquered it, but Cyrus played a trick in the Department of Mysteries and made me lose it again..."

"But, it's in your hands now..." Draco said strangely.

"Don't you understand, Draco? It doesn't matter who holds it. It doesn't prove anything." Voldemort said, "The wand chooses the wizard. This is a stupid idea, but sadly, even a wand like this can't tell what is truly powerful. It abandoned me, who has more magic power, and chose Cyrus because of the other party's little trick."

Now Draco understood.

"So you asked me to attack Cyrus, because once my attack is effective, I will become the master of the Elder Wand?" Draco asked back.

He remembered that in the legend, every change of the Elder Wand was accompanied by blood and killing. But in fact, there was no legend that could clearly indicate that the previous owner of the Elder Wand had to be killed.

"It's a pity that I succeeded, but another Harry popped up..." Draco said regretfully.

"You are wrong again, Draco." Voldemort turned and corrected, "If it were not for Harry, you would not have succeeded. In other words, your final defeat by Harry is exactly what Cyrus and Dumbledore wanted to show us."

As one of the people who has held the Elder Wand for the longest time in the past hundred years, or perhaps even in history, Dumbledore certainly knows much more about the Elder Wand than the average person.

Even if Cyrus knew nothing about the Elder Wand, he only needed to review the battle in the Department of Mysteries with Dumbledore to immediately guess that the wand in Voldemort's hand had changed its owner, and that Voldemort would definitely find ways to obtain ownership of the Elder Wand.

"So, the memories in my brain are false?" Draco asked.

Now Lucius and Draco understood everything.

From the very beginning, when Voldemort asked Draco to attack Cyrus, he had already anticipated that Cyrus and Dumbledore would take advantage of the situation.

They led the result to the scene that Voldemort wanted to see - the Elder Wand changed hands, and the ownership of the Elder Wand was no longer held by Cyrus, but by Harry. In this way, Voldemort would set his sights on Harry.

Lucius and Draco were being used by both sides in this plan. They were not the key from the beginning. The key was how Cyrus and Dumbledore dealt with it.

'Because it is unimportant, there is no danger.'

He now understood why Cyrus had asked him and his father to follow Voldemort's orders strictly.

Draco's mind instantly went back to a few months ago, when he first started learning Occlumency from Cyrus. He remembered that Cyrus had told him all the plans and emphasized that if he was scared, he could back out. Cyrus would protect him and his family.

But Draco refused.

He wants to prove himself.

At this moment, most of Draco's memories were locked in the diary by Cyrus with magic, and even Voldemort could not see the truth. Voldemort thought Draco was loyal, but in fact Draco was like Snape at this moment, using brain occlumency to pretend his loyalty.

"So, Harry is a trap." Draco took a deep breath and continued as Cyrus taught him.

Thanks to Cyrus teaching him the art of Occlumency, Draco remained very calm and did not reveal any flaws.

"Or the opposite," Voldemort seemed to disagree with Draco, "They want me to think Harry is a trap."

"I don't understand, Master... You said that the memories in my mind are false... They have been modified..."

"Yes, your memory has been modified, and the technique is very sophisticated. Most people can't see the mistakes. But Dumbledore and Cyrus won't treat me as an ordinary person. They will know that I can definitely find the mistakes in memory..."

"After repeatedly observing that memory, I finally found something unusual. They will think that I am suspicious because..." Voldemort did not say the second half of the sentence, he recited it in his heart.

Because I am afraid of death.

It was well known that Voldemort was afraid of death.

He established the Death Eaters, saying that he wanted to defeat death, but in reality, he was pursuing immortality, which was not defeating death but escaping death.

"Amidst all these doubts, the ownership of the Elder Wand fell into the hands of Harry Potter as if by fate. They must have thought that I would be suspicious and that Harry couldn't possibly be the owner. Even if he really became the owner of the Elder Wand, would he lose ownership again..."

The possibilities are many.

Even little Batty didn't think so much.

He thought that this was all a scam. The Elder Wand was such a powerful Hallow, there was no reason for Cyrus and Dumbledore to hand it over to a loser like Harry.

If it were in the past, Voldemort would have thought so too, because he himself would never let go of an artifact like the Elder Wand.

His greed makes him think that other people are just as greedy as he is—

But now, Voldemort felt that this might not be the case.

Dumbledore would not place all his hopes on something as unpredictable as the Elder Wand unless there was no other way out. It would not be safe for Cyrus to fight Voldemort as the master of the Elder Wand.

The Elder Wand can accept Cyrus, or it can abandon him.

The battle is changing rapidly, and if Cyrus makes the slightest mistake, the Elder Wand will change hands again.

Don't forget, no matter who owns the Elder Wand, it is now in Voldemort's hands.

Instead of letting Cyrus retain ownership of the Elder Wand, it would be better to directly transfer the person who truly owns the Elder Wand away and keep him away from the center of the struggle. In this way, Voldemort will never be able to master the magic of the Elder Wand again.

If Dumbledore and Cyrus join forces, their chances of winning will be even greater.

"So, you mean that Harry Potter is now indeed the owner of this wand?" asked Little Barty.

At first he thought Harry was just a bait released by Cyrus or Dumbledore, but unexpectedly Voldemort said that this memory was false; then he subconsciously thought that Harry would not be the master of the Elder Wand, and Cyrus still controlled the Elder Wand, because in this way, Cyrus and Dumbledore would be the masters of two Elder Wands at the same time, and no one could defeat them together...

But Voldemort said he was wrong.

Because the identity of the owner of the Elder Wand is not only useless to Cyrus, but also a time bomb, because no matter who is the owner of the Elder Wand, the wand is now in Voldemort's hands.

So, the problem has come full circle and returned to the starting point.

——Is Harry Potter the owner of the Elder Wand?

If Dumbledore and Cyrus were a little more evil, perhaps they could let any unknown wizard inherit this identity. In this way, who would know who the real owner of the Elder Wand is? "Of course he is!" Voldemort nodded with 100% certainty.

"This is destined!"

"I thought you no longer cared about the prophecy." Little Batty said subconsciously.

Because of his loyalty and achievements, he now has a transcendent status among the Death Eaters, and is even more favored than Snape. Voldemort can tolerate many of his careless offenses, such as now, when little Barty once again speaks of the prophecy.

That ridiculous prophecy caused Voldemort to suffer so many failures, and it turned out that Harry Potter was just an ordinary kid.

All his extraordinary qualities come from the great Voldemort.

"I don't believe it, but some people do." Voldemort grinned.

He recalled the past.

Now I finally realized one thing.

It wasn't that he was stupid enough to believe in a ridiculous and absurd prophecy, but that Dumbledore chose to believe that prophecy.

Think about it, if the greatest wizard of the 20th century said that the prophecy was true, then even if the prophecy was ridiculous, it would be difficult for Voldemort to ignore it.

"Okay, let's focus on that little guy again."

"Perhaps this is fate, Harry Potter. Only one of us can survive..." Voldemort said with a smile, "I want to ignore this prophecy, but..."

"Someone wants you to die!"

(End of this chapter)