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!”

a long face, Anthony asked Margaret to retrieve

Bettany flipped out.

to play the age card and act dumb,

not going to take this

old lady at her

was a bull’s eye right on

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

it after being slapped in the face by a loafer. This was an emergency.

take Ivan with you. We’re leaving

wanted to be at

not be here if it were not

Colton grabbed Karen by the collar and dragged her out.

of her position as a senior and lay on the ground. She shouted, “Fine! Fine! Come on. I’m not a mother to you if you

kicked up a

head, Master Sullivan made an enigmatic face and

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

Sullivan frowned and glanced at

little phony psychic was copying

no shame to repeat

the papers burning in the pit, and the shirt in

He scoffed.

it was too late, Karen urged, “Please, Master

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

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

“Seeing that you’re in a spot… I’ll help you.

back answered and

than thankful. Finally, her grandson had a fighting chance to

worked fast as though to psyche everybody out. A flame ignited at the wave of his arm, leading many to

bell and ritual blade before circling Ivan

great forces to cleanse the evil in

Bang! Bang!

disciple beat

Pablo was speechless.

rushing Lilly because the incense on top of the

her eyes away from

Ivan time, and now two-thirds of

Lilly yelled,

tortoise mentioned an obstacle.

eyes popped open in anger. “What does a child

was a

way the girl could save her grandson if Master Sullivan could

could someone of her age

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

back, trying

up.

want any

family affair. Lilly had done enough

go, Lilly. They can

urgency of the matter stirred Lilly

It would take kids a long time to grieve over

looked at Melody and