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Chapter 1161: Chapter 1161: Necklace
Elaenor Wood was well aware that external forces could not kill Julius Reed.
She knew this better than anyone.
Back in Medicine King Valley, when they competed in medicine preparation, Elaenor Wood realized that Julius Reed was a man beyond any law.
When others were thinking about how to kill Julius Reed, she was pondering how to make his death seem reasonable.
Existence itself is reasonable.
Such is the Heavenly Dao.
Finally, after hundreds of deep sleeps, she had an enlightened realization.
That was, to let Julius Reed kill himself.
Perhaps, this was the only possibility.
And now, she was trying it.
Attempting to orchestrate a grand scheme, making the immortal saint end his own life.
One stone from another mountain can carve jade.
After leaving the hotel, Elwood Thorneycroft arrived alone at the Five-lakes Clubhouse.
To see this place that was once full of memories.
When he first came to Gonzalez City from America, this was their main headquarters.
Under Devlin’s arrangement, Fabian Percival called to arms.
Many betrayed Aron Jackson and supported Fabian Percival as the new boss.
Back then, the Five-lakes Clubhouse was filled with heroes.
It was extraordinarily lively.
Even during Fabian Percival’s birthday banquet, half of the population from Five-river Province came to show support.
But now, the place was full of fallen leaves and in ruins.
It seemed that no one had visited for a long time.
The main gate was wide open.
In the center of the courtyard, there was the big red coffin.
The very big red coffin that Julius Reed and Aron Jackson had sent.
Now, housing Fabian Percival’s corpse, it was placed prominently.
On the ground, there were still traces of the birthday banquet.
Many tables hadn’t even been cleaned up.
The red confetti from burst firecrackers was also blown all over the place.
Elwood Thorneycroft stood at the entrance, memories flooding his mind again.
Perhaps it’s the scenery stirring feelings, and his eyes became a bit teary.
Killing his adoptive father with his own hands was a stigma he could never erase.
Even though Fabian Percival had tried to have him killed numerous times!
But these were not reasons for Elwood Thorneycroft to kill his adoptive father.
After pausing for a moment,
Elwood Thorneycroft strode inside.
In front of the coffin, there was a brazing pan.
Inside the pan, there were traces of burnt paper-money.
Apparently, someone had come to worship Fabian Percival.
Humans are the most realistic beings.
Just as the saying goes, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
When Fabian Percival was killed and Gonzalez City returned to Aron Jackson’s hands,
Everyone cut ties with Fabian Percival, and even the most loyal followers quickly turned traitors.
Who would have secretly come to worship their adoptive father?
Elwood Thorneycroft bent down, surprised at the remnants in the brazing pan.
But when he stood up again, he saw a chain above the coffin.
It was a stainless steel chain with a black iron tag hanging on the bottom.
Similar to an iron cross, but not quite.
This emblem, Elwood Thorneycroft was very familiar with.
It was the strange symbol on the back of Fabian Percival.
Elwood Thorneycroft picked up the necklace, holding it carefully in his palm.
He looked around and saw no one.
The chain was covered in dust, indicating it had been left for a long time.
In fact, since Fabian Percival’s death, the Five-lakes Clubhouse had become a restricted area.
Hardly anyone visited.
First, because the local gangsters of Gonzalez City were superstitious, fearing that their boss, dying discontented, would come back to haunt them.
And second, because Aron Jackson had also explicitly forbidden anyone from nearing this place.
As time passed, everyone understood the unspoken agreement.
"Father,"
Elwood Thorneycroft slowly knelt, heavily kowtowing three times to the coffin.
Three resounding bows.
She took out a stack of paper money from her bosom and pulled out a lighter, slowly lighting it.
A gust of Windy Johnson blew past.
It extinguished the flame.
Elwood Thorneycroft’s brow slightly furrowed, and she lit the lighter again.
Another wind.
The fire, extinguished once more.
After three failed attempts, Elwood Thorneycroft stood up, surveying the surroundings.
The sun was shining brightly.
Yet, the wind came without cause.
"Father, may you have a smooth journey ahead."
Finally, Elwood Thorneycroft tossed the paper money into the fire pit and turned to leave.
After leaving the Five-lakes Clubhouse, she immediately hailed a taxi and headed towards the small western-style house where Julius Reed resided.
Given the day’s events, Elwood Thorneycroft felt she needed to warn Julius Reed.
That formula was something Devlin had always wanted to obtain.
Originally, she was arranged to replace that woman and enter Ghost Valley, pretending to be someone else, to infiltrate Medicine King Valley under false identity.
To seize the opportunity to find the formula.
Medicine King Valley had Devlin’s spies.
This mysterious person, with unknown benefits, had bribed someone influential beside Medicine King.
From Medicine King personally visiting Ghost Valley, to instigating the Valley Master of Ghost Valley to head to Gonzalez City, attempting to kidnap Quella Radcliffe to cultivate the secret technique.
Then to Horton Moore’s suggestion to kidnap Nelson, while simultaneously mobilizing the forces of Deep Cold, Medicine King Valley, and The North Sea, sending the only woman who had relations with the Dragon King, to Medicine King Valley.
Diverting disaster eastward.
Even to the extent that Medicine King Valley was destroyed.
Consequently, severely damaging the various forces within the martial realm.
Everything, was premeditated by Devlin.
Furthermore, he had also taken away Thunderpeak Hall’s most mysterious military force.
Cyber.
Defected from Thunderpeak Hall!
However, what Devlin hadn’t accounted for was Elwood Thorneycroft’s thorough escape.
So much so, that he installed tracking devices on her, all of which Elwood Thorneycroft had dug out at the hospital.
And with the news of the Divine Dragon Tripod being leaked at Shadow Gate, Devlin had no time to tend to the formula.
But once the Divine Dragon Tripod was in his possession, the formula would seem even more crucial.
A good cook can’t prepare a meal without rice, let alone a potion that could prolong life.
Upon arriving at the western-style house, Elwood Thorneycroft first waited to be announced.
Soon, she saw Julius Reed leap down from upstairs.
"Long time no see."
Elwood Thorneycroft smiled lightly, "There’s a door and you choose to jump through the window?"
"I heard that while I was unconscious, you slipped a piece of paper into my pocket?" Julius Reed walked to the door and asked aloud.
He was quite surprised by Elwood Thorneycroft’s sudden appearance.
"That’s something Devlin had been longing day and night for, and I handed it directly to you, touched?" Elwood Thorneycroft said cheerily, trying to ease the awkwardness she just felt.
Now, thinking of Elaenor Wood’s face filled her with dread.
A man appearing so gentle, yet exuding an evil aura.
"Indeed, it’s been very helpful to me. At least, the contents of that piece of paper reminded me of many things." Julius Reed nodded and gestured towards the house behind him, "Come in for a while?"
Now, what he needed to find, was memory!
That formula, was not just a simple recipe.
Julius Reed remembered, this formula had once been known by outsiders.
It appeared, the previous assumptions might not hold.
He thought someone had back-engineered the formula by studying the medicinal ingredients.
Now, it seemed more likely that someone had leaked it.
Suddenly, the suspect list had significantly narrowed.
The number of people who knew the formula was few and far between.
"No thanks." Elwood Thorneycroft shook her head and looked at Julius Reed, "Just now, someone captured me. They compelled me to write down that formula, an old one and a young one, both terrifyingly skilled. Be careful."
"The young one, shrouded in an evil aura? The old one, smelling of traditional medicine?" Julius Reed observed Elwood Thorneycroft and after making sure she wasn’t poisoned, he nodded, "Glad you’re safe."
"How did you know?"
Elwood Thorneycroft was somewhat surprised.
Indeed, the old one had a definite medicinal scent.
"They just left from here," Julius Reed laughed.
"I found this item lying in Fabian Percival’s coffin," Elwood Thorneycroft spread her hand and handed the necklace to Julius Reed, "I still have my own matters to attend to. Let’s take care of ourselves."
After she spoke, she turned and left.
Determined.
Looking at the necklace in his hand, Julius Reed’s eyes narrowed.
The emblem on the necklace, he knew all too well! 𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂
