Chapter 406


    She strolled around the collection room, and her attention was eventually drawn to a casually


    positioned antien, book.


    A warmth radiated from the jade buckle hanging around her neck as her eyes lingered on the ancient


    Took.


    She strolled over as her curiosity piqued, and she delicately picked up the ancient book to flip through


    its


    pages.


    The jade buckle adorning her neck reacted even more intensely.


    Simone scrutinized the ancient book carefully, initially noting nothing out of the ordinary.


    However, as she flipped through the pages quickly, she stumbled upon a hidden secret.


    As she swiftly termed the pages, the nted arrangement of the pages seemed toe together to


    form a


    swiftormed


    picture.


    The image in the book appeared strikingly familiar, matching the style and structure of the one


    concealed within the jade buckle.


    It appeared to be a puzzle,


    Hence, it made seuse why her master’s ancestors couldn’t decipher the mystery of the jade buckle,


    preventing them from pinpointing the location on the map.


    It transpired that the map was iplete, and an additional copy was concealed within the ancient


    book.


    pages of the


    Simone gazed at Mr. Nielsen and remarked, “Mr. Nielsen, I’m quite fond of this ancient book. Would it


    be possible to consider it as part of thepensation?”


    Mr. Nielsen was taken aback by Simone’s unexpected request. This book is only worth a few tens of


    thousands of dors, and I acquired it more for enjoyment than its mary value,” he exined.


    “Moreover, when the geomancy master came to the collection room, he examined other items aside


    from the ancient tripod,” Mr. Nielsen added.


    “Not only did he not show any interest in this ancient book, but he also didn’t even bother to pick it up.”


    Mr. Nielsen mentioned.


    He remind, Master Gray, this ancient book is not particrly valuable.”


    Simone rinned, “My preferences aren’t for sale, regardless of the price tag.”


    “My has a fondness for collecting ancient books, so if Ie across one that captivates me, I feel


    This one is exceptional.”


    Seg her determination to use it aspensation, Mr. Nielsen ceased to persuade her, “Alright, you can


    take it. And afterward, please spare some time to apany me on a visit to my family’s ancestral


    grave in my hometown.”


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    Compared to the previous master, he had more faith in Simonc.


    And he wasn’t particrly attached to this ancient book either.


    Regardless of whether the issue with the ancestral grave can be resolved, he is prepared to give it to


    none as a token of gratitude for sharing the secret of the inherited ancient tripod..


    Sat expressed, “I have time tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You can decide which day.”


    Mr. Nielsen promptly proposed, “Then, let’s leave early tomorrow morning. It’s a four-hour drive from


    here to my ancestral grave.”


    Faced with the series of problems his family has been enduring, he is understandably anxious.


    Simone aged with a nod, “Okay!” The next morning.


    Simone hoppe to Derrick’s car, where his assistant took the wheel. Apanied by Romulus Crayson,


    who remaine… cadf presence by Simone’s side, they embarked on the journey to Derrick’s


    hometown.


    Upon reaching their destination, the quartet indulged in a leisurely lunch before making their way up the


    mountain with the requisite tools in tow.


    The entire expanse of the mountain had been acquired by the Nielsen Family, serving as the resting


    ce for countless generations of Nielsen ancestors. As Simone attuned her senses, she detected an


    anomaly surrounding a specific grave.


    She gestured. That one seems to have an issue; it should be your grandfather’s grave, affecting your


    entire family directly. Let’s take a closer look.


    Mr. Nielsen, astonished, responded, “Indeed, that’s my grandfather’s resting ce.” His amazement at


    Simone’s capabilities grew.


    Without disclosing details and with the tombstone facing away, making it impossible to discern the


    name, Simone confidently asserted the issue.


    Excitement surged in Mr. Nielsen as he considered the possibility of resolving the familial grave


    predicament with Simone’s exceptional skills.


    Approaching the grave, Simone retrieved apass.


    The trio obved the needle wildly spinning, seemingly malfunctioning, indicating significant problem.


    Simone marked, “The maic field around this grave is entirely chaotic, exining the severity of


    your family’s situation. If we dy any longer, someone in your family might face an unfortunate


    departe


    Mr. Nican’s expression shifted, “So, Master Gray, how should we deal with this?”


    Simone utilized apass to identify the most disrupted maic field and restured, “Climb and dig


    down about a meter or so.”


    up


    there


    Without waiting for Mr. Nielsen to respond, the assistant ascended the grave with a hoe begant digging.


    After a short while, the asscant eximed, “Ah, there’s something pitch ck here.”


    Simone leaped onto the grave, donned her gloves, and retrieved the object.


    Nielsen and the others observed a small ck wooden coffin adorned with seven equally ck nails.


    simene took out a talisman from her bag, affixed it to the coffin, and recited an incantation.


    Suddenly, the talisman ignited, and the nails on the coffin mysteriously loosened.


    Simone proceeded to open the small wooden coffin.


    The trio wit essed a puppet inside, with a slightly discolored yellow talisman paper affixed top.


    Mr. Nicher countenance shifted once more as his gaze fell upon his grandfather’s name and birthdate


    inscribed on the salisman paper.


    In that fleetin mer, realization dawned upon him, “Could someone be deliberately targeting our family?”


    Simone, alrely ahead in her deductions, affirmed, ‘Yes, it’s clearly aimed at your family.


    “More precisely, it’s targeting something within your family.”


    She scrutinized the puppet and the talisman paper, detecting a simr energy emanating from both.


    The resonance mirrored the energy encountered during their confrontation at the hospital.


    It hinted that the puppeteer behind this sinister plot was in league with Jodic Gra


    Most likely, the true orchestrator was that cunning old mastermind.


    Little did she foresee that her intervention in securing a role for the star inadvertently disrupted the


    adversary’s grand design.


    Inadvertently, she also stumbled upon another set of enigmatic alphabet symbols.


    Should she express gratitude towards the person responsible? However, at this point, they probably


    despised her.


    As expected.


    Somewhere thin Cebros, at Salma Johnston’s vi, a middle-aged man sitting cross-legged abruptly


    opened his


    He clute ed his chest, his face paling from the bacsh, with a tinge of dark blue appearing on his


    brows.


    His exon transformed even further upon realizing that someone had shattered his spell.


    This mov had been of utmost importance, instructed by his master, and it had been broken so easily. It


    made him feel like he was about to spit blood.


    He was even more fearful of the consequences once his master discovered wi had happened.


    Thus, in his mind, he couldn’t help but curse the individual who had broken the spell.


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