Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

Chapter 49 No Faith in Her

While Lilly got information on the incense, she had no idea that the appearance of the flame on top of a head represented imminent death.

All she got from Pablo was that the person would die when the flame burned to the end of the incense.

Feeling that time was not on her side, Lilly urged the adults to hurry up. She needed to save Ivan before the incense on top of Ivan’s head burned out.

The firepit and ritual paper were not a problem. The family owned a brazier and papers on which she could scribble sacred texts.

Nevertheless, Ivan’s clothes proved a difficult feat.

It struck Melody that she had a shirt belonging to Ivan in the car. She ran off to retrieve it.

Now that everything was ready, Lilly burned the papers over the fire and lit a candle at the door.

A panting voice from the entrance intruded as Lilly was about to begin. “Stop!”

Karen arrived on the scene to find Ivan lying on the ground. Next to him, a girl was holding a bundle of papers. She freaked out.

“This is nonsense!”

Furious, Karen picked up her cane and smacked the ritual papers out of Lilly’s hands.

It happened so quickly. Before everybody knew it, Karen was hitting the girl with a cane.

With the back of Lilly’s hand taking the blow, she flinched in pain and dropped the papers to the ground.

Her hand turned red.

“Ugh…”

The pain drew tears out of the girl’s eyes.

Well, the tortoise never foretold anything about this. Why was she struck?

Melody cried in panic and anger, “Mom! What are you doing?”

She charged in there and came in between Karen and Lilly.

Colton curtly blurted, “Get out!”

Karen was not having it.

Behind Karen, Anthony and the white-browed practitioners turned up.

Karen happened to run into Anthony who was on his way home. That was how she was able to gain access to the Crawfords’ residence.

Anxious for her grandson, the old lady made a mad dash into the house despite being on a cane.

Since Master Sullivan fancied himself an unworldly being, he would not flounder around. Hence why he sauntered along with Anthony in the back.

Anthony scowled the moment Karen raised her cane at Lilly.

“Old Mrs. Shaw, I let you in because your grandson is here. I didn’t let you enter our home to hit Lilly.”

Karen was all about respecting elders. It did not sit well with her that someone younger like Anthony gave her a telling-off. Still, her focus was on Ivan, so she would pretend she did not hear that.

“Quick, Master Sullivan. Ivan is here!”

long face, Anthony asked Margaret

Bettany flipped out.

was going to play the age card

going to take

play the old lady at her

bull’s eye right

crossed Bettany’s mind that she got a good aim. She was

by a loafer. This was an emergency. Why were the Crawfords fussing over the littlest

Ivan with you. We’re

was not like she wanted to be at the Crawfords’

would not be here if it were not for

her dismay, Colton grabbed Karen by the collar and dragged her out. He curtly uttered,

position as a senior and lay on the ground. She shouted, “Fine! Fine! Come on. I’m not

kicked up a

made an enigmatic

hand and said urgently, “Mister, it’ll be too late if we don’t save Ivan

and glanced at

little phony psychic was copying

no shame to

then moved his gaze to the brazier, the papers burning in the pit, and the shirt in

He scoffed.

urged, “Please,

her age against the Crawfords like before, she showed nothing but sincerity toward the

and Melody objecting, Karen threatened them with her life and held Colton and Melody down

that you’re in a spot… I’ll

in the back answered and set up

Finally, her grandson

A flame ignited at the wave of his arm, leading many

a brass bell and ritual blade

the great forces to

Bang! Bang!

disciple beat on the

Pablo was speechless.

Pablo stopped rushing Lilly because the incense on top of the boy’s head

take her eyes away from

hoo-ha cost Ivan time, and now two-thirds of the incense

yelled, “He’s

an obstacle. So this was

“What does

was a

the girl could save her grandson if

think she was? How could someone of her age compare

uttered, “I’d advise you to speak not of blasphemy. The ritual is done. The boy will regain consciousness in no

his back, trying to portray an air of

wake up.

want

affair. Lilly had done enough

They can

of the matter stirred Lilly

of a child was full of innocence. It would take kids a long time to grieve over

Melody