Immediately after the group left, a message arrived on Henry's phone.Ding![All administrative matters have been taken care of; you will start working at Fairfield College next week!I can't help you anymore because I have to go back abroad.For the time being, if there's anything you need, please see Oliver! He will help you while I'm gone!]After reading the message, Henry went to Rainford College and packed all his belongings, mostly books and some antique items.Then he went to his apartment.Henry's apartment, which was actually Darcie's apartment, but Henry paid half of the monthly expenses, was on the third floor of a reasonably decent building.Henry climbed the stairs with a hint of uneasiness in his heart.They hadn't had a heart-to-heart since two days ago, when he'd caught the girl with another guy.Although Henry still harbored considerable anger and disappointment toward her, he wanted to end their relationship on good terms.After all, Darcie had been kind to him for t
As soon as Henry entered the door of the apartment, he felt a negative aura pressing down on him, as if he were in a closed room filled with smoke.Not only did it feel unhealthy, but it also made it difficult for anyone inside to breathe.The next moment, Henry's ears caught the panicked voice of a young woman coming from one of the bedrooms."Mother, please wait a moment! I'll go buy the medicine," the young woman said as she placed a warm compress on Margret's forehead."Mia, hurry! I can't stand it anymore!""Wait, Mother! I'm leaving right now!"Before she left the room, Henry had entered.In front of him lay a woman who looked very old.With dark circles around her eyes, she looked ten or twenty years older than her actual age.When Henry had met her a month ago, she had a healthy and slightly plump body. But now, aside from the skin clinging to her body, there wasn't much fat left on her face and body."You...! Why are you here?" The young woman became very angry when she saw H
With a bottle in his hand, Henry hurried to a traditional medicine shop that the girl had pointed out."Follow the road next to this building for about 300 meters, then turn right to the end of the road! On the left side of the street you will see a shop with a strange appearance, that's the place!" Mia said earlier.Henry had turned to the right from the alley.As he was about to reach his destination, he half ran.About half a kilometer later, he saw an old shop on the left side of the street.At the top of the store was a sign that read "Traditional Medicine".As Henry opened the door, the sound of a bell rang above his head.The first thing he saw was a cash register filled with tightly sealed half-liter clay jars.There were 20 such jars in total.When he turned his head to the side, his eyes fell on wooden shelves filled with large glass jars.Inside these jars were plants, leaves, and roots of various kinds, soaked in liquid, each jar containing a different colored liquid than
Henry put his hand to his nose and smelled a strong and foul odor coming from the room."That smell! No doubt, this is the place!"As Henry entered the room, the first natural reaction he felt was that his stomach was churning and he might vomit at any moment.And how could he not?There were carcasses of pigs, snakes, and other animals lying on the floor.Meanwhile, at the far end, there were dozens of jars filled with thick liquid containing human hair.From their color and shape, they were definitely the hairs of several people."Damn it! These must be the hairs of the people the old man used for his magic!"Henry was about to approach the jars when he felt something move quickly toward him from the side.Woosh!The attack was incredibly fast, even faster than the attack by the security guards who had surrounded him at the Emgrand Hotel yesterday.If he didn't have the Seed of God within him, the attack would have undoubtedly crushed his organs or even caused his death.In response
For a moment, Henry's body tightened.He couldn't believe what had just happened.Someone had borrowed Henry's hand to end his own life."You're a good man, old man! May you rest in peace!" Henry said as he placed his hand on the old man's face and closed his eyelids."How is that? The only person I could ask just died! What should I do to find the magical object?" Pondering various options, Henry returned to the storage room behind the old shop.Pinching his nose with the index finger and thumb of his left hand, Henry walked around the room looking for clues. But until a dozen minutes later, he saw nothing.Just as his heart was about to give out, his eyes fell on a pile of jars containing liquid and human hair.Suddenly, his mind remembered the bottle he had brought earlier."Isn't the shadow in that bottle still there?"Henry rushed to the front room to retrieve the bottle.As he re-entered the storage room, the bottle vibrated quite strongly.Although he found it strange, a glimme
"I didn't ask you to be her boyfriend! I just want someone to protect her! If you're willing to do that for me, I'll be very grateful!"Hearing such a request, Henry seemed hesitant.On the one hand, he would gladly help Mia or anyone else in need, as long as he could do something for them.But if he had to take care of Mia, he was afraid that he might not be able to do that.Besides not knowing Mia yet, he wasn't sure if the girl needed his help."Miss, Mia is not a child anymore! I'm sure she can take care of herself!"Margret shook her head."No, you don't know the truth! I've never told her how her father died!You know what, he died because of magic!That's why I need your help!Besides being a good person, you also have knowledge of magic!I can die peacefully anytime if someone like you takes care of her!"Her husband died because of magic?Henry furrowed his brow.Why did she not tell him earlier?"I'm sorry, I can't," Henry said.Then he bowed his head for a moment.His face
Before Zane opened the door, he looked at Henry."Someone is spying on us! Stay here! I'll take care of these little rats!"Zane and the bodyguards entered the woods as he had instructed earlier.As Zane got out of the car, Henry looked around but saw no one outside."Zane has sharp eyes! He should be a cultivator!"A few moments later, shouts and the sound of empty-handed punches echoed from the woods next to them.But it didn't last long.In less than five minutes, Zane was back in the car."Who are they?" Henry asked.Zane shook his head slowly."I don't know! I can't confirm their identities because they were all wearing masks! But I guess they are from the Williamson family!"What?The Williamson family?Isn't that Hallie's family?"Why are they attacking you? Do you have a feud with them?"Zane buckled his seat belt and started the car."Don't you know?" He asked as he drove off.Without waiting for Henry to answer, he continued."Benjamin, the head of the Williamson family, des
Zane ordered his bodyguards to do a sweep of the area.After making sure that all the attackers were taken care of, he ordered two sedans to move forward while one sedan stayed behind.This way he could ensure Henry's safety in case of further attacks."Henry, if I may ask, are you having problems with them as well?""You mean the Williamson family?" Henry's brow furrowed at the question. "Why do you ask that?""Because it seems like they didn't come for me... they came for you!""What?" Henry exclaimed. "That's impossible!""How can you be so sure? You're a Cultivator, right? Maybe you have problems with one of their people!""I can assure you that's not the case, because I once helped a member of their family! So how could they target me?"Henry didn't explicitly mention that Hallie was the one he helped.The reason was simple.If Henry mentioned her name, Zane would realize that Hallie had been involved with someone other than her "official partner," and that would undoubtedly affe