Although the clan elders each had their own agendas, considering both Emily Hearne and Scarlett Jennings, who had already cultivated the Ten-tails, they wouldn’t go against a human.
As the elders dispersed, Noah Hearne watched these old fellows with an unclear expression in his eyes.
After a long pause, Noah Hearne stood up.
His figure flashed, and he arrived under the Soul Tree.
As soon as he appeared, he heard an extremely weak call,
"Grandfather... is that you?"
Noah furrowed his brow and remained silent for a moment, before making his way around to the back of the Soul Tree, where Luke Hearne was.
However, upon seeing his grandson’s appearance behind the tree, even Noah couldn’t help but be abruptly stunned,
"You... what happened to your demonic power?!"
*
Elsewhere, within the Clan Garden.
This was the courtyard where Magnolia Hearne had once lived. Although it was small, it had always been as it was during her childhood.
The bedside was filled with various fox ornaments, and Luca Jennings lay on the bed, breathing evenly.
This was already his seventh day after drinking.
Magnolia rested her head on the bed, watching the man who was still asleep in his dream. If it weren’t for the fact that his complexion was improving with each passing day, she would have suspected that Cassian Wolf was lying when he said that Luca was fine.
Unable to stand her infatuation with the old man, Emily Hearne called her over to brush her tail.
Resignedly, Magnolia brushed her mother’s tail. The comb smoothed the soft, snow-white fox fur with ease, and seeing her mother squinting in comfort, she said,
"Scarlett’s Divine Soul is mostly recovered. I didn’t let her disclose that she hadn’t cultivated the Ten-tails."
"Hmm," Emily Hearne responded casually, seemingly unconcerned.
Magnolia couldn’t resist asking,
"Since you believed that the evil thoughts hidden within the Hearne Clan would act once Scarlett cultivated the Ten-tails, now that she hasn’t been able to do it, and she’s over there in Sea City by herself, wouldn’t she be in danger?"
Upon hearing this, Emily Hearne slightly opened her eyes and replied,
"I said it would act, but it doesn’t mean it would target Scarlett."
She continued,
"The Ten-tails is a catalyst, but this catalyst is aimed not at the Ten-tails itself, but at the Hearne Clan."
Magnolia was about to ask what else, besides the Ten-tails, in the Hearne Clan was worth Shu’e’s evil thoughts coveting. But before she could speak, a tragic cry suddenly echoed within the Clan Garden.
The next second, a strong demonic power spread throughout the Clan Garden.
Emily Hearne and Magnolia immediately stiffened. Both women instinctively felt something.
It’s here!
Emily swiftly withdrew her tail from Magnolia’s hand and then stood up; Magnolia was about to follow when her shoulder was snagged by one of her mother’s tails.
"Stay behind to guard your man. You needn’t trouble yourself with the rest."
Leaving behind these words, Emily’s figure flickered and she disappeared from the courtyard.
Magnolia looked at the man still asleep inside, suddenly realizing something, and stomped her foot in frustration.
As she thought, with Emily Hearne’s demonic power, how could Luca Jennings be kept asleep for so long?
It had been planned all along, just to ensure she stayed put and guarded him!
While Magnolia fumed, Emily had already arrived at the source of the demonic power, which was the Soul Tree.
The clan elders who sensed the abnormality in the Clan Garden arrived there at the same time.


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