A Mortal’s Medicinal Elixirs

Chapter 144 Dragon’s Cradle

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Winton smiled. “And now that makes you our leader. Tell us if you need anything, Mr. Barrett.”

William nodded. “Just about to get to that. I’d like to look into the cases of a few people. They’re the bigwigs of their turf.

Winton said, “No one too powerful is going to stay in a county. Just tell us what to do, sir.”

“Look into the cases of Zachary Frost and Dumpty Franklin. I want to find out their connections and take the shares of the resort back from them.”

Winton stood up. “Right away, sir.”

Once they were gone, William went to see Dorian. Dorian’s tablet was in the Franklin ancestral hall. They’d have to go back to Leila’s place if they wanted to pay him a visit. The village Leila grew up in was called Dragon’s Nest. Back during the early days of the first empire, there used to be a snake that resided here, and it evolved into a dragon one day. This village had a long history, and a lot of the buildings were a thousand years old.

The Franklin ancestral hall was located in the western part of the village, and there was a plaza in front of it. It was where the elderly and the kids hung out. An M8 stopped on the plaza, and out came Leila and

William.

The villagers looked at the car, and they were all shocked to see Leila. Some quickly went back home.

Leila looked at the ancestral hall with tearful eyes, and William patted her shoulder. “Take me there.”

They entered the ancestral hall, and a mountain of tablets stood before them. Leila found the one belonging to her brother, and she cried inconsolably.

Matthew lit some candles and stood before his friend’s tablet, and he bowed. “I’ll avenge you, my friend. And I shall take care of your sister. Go in peace,” And he bowed again.

Sounds of footsteps came from the entrance, and a group of villagers huddled around outside. An old

an in his sixties hissed, “How dare you come back?”

man. Loudly, she said, “Why

“Your brother took the clan’s wealth, and Felicia took them away once he died. Felicia

everyone, and he was the one who took a loan to invest in

rage. “Insolence! Men, take

and tried to capture Leila, but

her.”

old man stared at William and shrieked, “This is our

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Franklin’s death. Dumpty Franklin and Zachary Frost are on

was shocked, and then he

our yourselves. My name is William Barrett. Check the net.” He held Leila up.

one tried to stop him, since the police were

Leila said, “I’d like to go home for a

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and the yard was deserted. Leila went into the house to get some important items, while William ascended to the

beam of light glowing in the river. He turned on the third eye, and the light shone brighter still, breaking through the water’s surface and forming the silhouette of a lotus. A few minutes. later, the light disappeared. Curious, he stared at the river, but

to see

the name of Dragon’s

here, and a lot of people saw it

you know where the snake resided, precisely? The place where it

pointed at the place where William saw the light. “There. There’s a shoal on

be related to the dragon. But he had no time for this. It was Zachary and

hand. Zachary had a lot of allies, including the captain of the Criminal Apprehenders, the mayor of Asopus, and some powerful guys. He was the ruler of this place, so to

relationship with a powerful man in Yamata who went by the name of Daley Howe. Daley was a Divine Realm, and the Howe Family was a family of

“If we attack Zachary, we might

said, “Keep digging. I want you to find out everything there is to Daley and his family.”

“Yes, sir.”

William. “It’s a hassle, isn’t