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?”

at the old man. Loudly, she said, “Why can’t I come back? I did

and Felicia took them away once he died. Felicia is not one of us. You and your brother have

he was the one who took a loan to invest

rage. “Insolence! Men, take

men came ahead and tried to capture Leila, but William stopped them. “You cannot

her.”

at William and shrieked, “This is our clan’s business.

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Dragon’s

and Zachary Frost are on the

shocked, and then he

Check the

stop him, since the police were terrifying

“I’d like to go home for a bit to take some stuff.”

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to a three–story house in the eastern part of the village. The gates were locked, and the yard was deserted.

a 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

see

by the name of Dragon’s Nest. Is it

nodded. “Back in the first empire, there was a big snake that took up residence here, and a lot of people saw it evolve into a dragon. Thinking that this place brings luck, people started gathering here, and eventually, the

you know where the snake resided, precisely? The place

William saw the light. “There. There’s a shoal on the left, and it’s written in the village’s logs.”

related to the dragon. But he had no time for this.

Zachary had a lot of allies, including

was a Divine Realm, and the Howe Family was a family of martial artists. They had

attack Zachary, we

want you to find out everything there is to Daley

“Yes, sir.”

“It’s a hassle,