The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 971

Chapter 971: Chapter 971: Rallying Support

"No."

Before Emily Hearne could speak, the Elder sternly interrupted,

"Five years is too long. I’ll give you at most one year."

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Scarlett Jennings to respond, Magnolia Hearne took off a shoe and threw it at the speaking Elder,

"One year! You try cultivating in one year for me! I’m not even asking you to reach Ten-tailed, just advance from Eight-tailed to Nine-tailed in one year, let me see?

Don’t tell me you can’t. If you can’t, you’re a dog!"

Of course, the Elder couldn’t be hit by a shoe so easily. With a wave of his hand, the shoe was flung away into thin air.

However, despite the lack of physical harm, the insult was sufficient!

"Magnolia Hearne! How dare you!"

The Elder was so angry his beard rose. If it weren’t for Emily Hearne’s previous actions, he would have made a move against her right then and there.

"You can say shameless things like this and yet can’t stand being spoken to? Can’t achieve anything on your own yet only know how to exploit the younger generation! You even have the audacity to ask for a year! Shameless old man!"

Perhaps feeling a bit confident, Magnolia Hearne rebuked without any reservation.

If before she was firmly against it, after hearing Scarlett’s five-year condition, she and Donovan Jennings understood her intention.

Scarlett was trying to buy time for herself.

Since they couldn’t change her decision, at the very least, they needed to help her secure the time she needed!

The Elder was so angered by Magnolia Hearne’s "shameless old man" comment that his face flushed. He turned to Emily Hearne, demanding,

"Aren’t you going to restrain her?!"

Emily Hearne calmly glanced at Magnolia Hearne, paused, and then murmured,

"A year is indeed too much to ask."

She looked at Scarlett Jennings, choosing to ignore the Elder’s demands, and straightforwardly said,

"Three years, how about that?"

Scarlett Jennings remained unmoved, "Five years."

"Three years,"

Emily Hearne said, "For these three years, I’ll personally guide your cultivation, and you can draw on the clan’s resources as you wish."

Aaron Hearne and Magnolia Hearne instinctively turned to look at Emily Hearne upon hearing this, apparently somewhat surprised.

Seeing their reaction from the corner of her eye, Scarlett Jennings realized that the benefits in this offer were genuine, so she nodded and agreed,

"Okay."

She had originally planned for a three-year timeline, and now there was a bit of an added bonus.

Those present: ...

That’s it? The discussion is over?

Indeed, it was over. Even though the Elders wanted to express their opinions, once Emily Hearne agreed, her word represented the Hearne Clan.

The Elders considered this and simply added,

"During these three years, you must stay within the Hearne Clan’s territory!"

It was evident that Scarlett Jennings wanted to buy time for herself; since this time was granted, it was crucial to ensure she remained under their watchful eye.

"Impossible."

"Impossible."

Samuel Chalmers and Donovan Jennings spoke in unison, and Magnolia Hearne was only a moment late in joining,

"Don’t even think about it. You still want to indirectly imprison my daughter? You’ve been demons for over a thousand years, yet you act like this with no shame, bullying children day in and day out!"

One of the Elders, visibly embarrassed by her remarks, forced down his anger and coldly retorted,

"You are within the Hearne Clan’s territory now; whether you can leave or not is up to us."

This was truly shameless.

Scarlett Jennings frowned, considering that they might ultimately face a standoff today.

Before they could make a move, a voice suddenly came from the entrance.

"Whether they can leave is not for the Elders to decide."

Scarlett Jennings and the others turned to see Ianthe Hearne walk in. Unlike her kin who habitually concealed their Demon Tails, she casually waved her seven tails behind her.

"Friends, we’re here to find someone."

Noticing the powerful aura surrounding the dean, the four dared not underestimate him, but they couldn’t agree to a forced entry either.

"There’s no one you’re looking for here, leave at once!"

Stella Gibson, hot-tempered, immediately rolled up her sleeves, ready to step forward with Greta.

"You kidnapped our Taoism Academy’s students and benefactors! Are you trying to fight if you don’t release them?!"

The Sea City dean maintained a gentle demeanor towards the opposing side, making no statement but clearly ready for a forceful entry.

The gate-keeping Fox Demons assumed a defensive posture, as if both sides were about to clash.

Kingston Jennings, who had been standing to one side since the beginning, watched coldly, his face somberly silent.

Kingston suddenly looked down at the red string on his wrist.

A red string supposedly woven from Hannah Hearne’s fox fur.

She had said that if he encountered an uncontrollable situation, breaking the string would summon her help.

Kingston wasn’t sure if this was an uncontrollable situation, but he hoped she could help them.

He reached out, making a motion to break the red string.

The red string was delicate, appearing as though it naturally formed on his wrist, and Kingston assumed it would break easily, only to find that it couldn’t be torn by external force at all.

After a moment’s contemplation, Kingston simply declared to the string, his voice hoarse yet resolute,

"Break."

The red string, seemingly unbreakable, snapped decisively with his word.

As the string broke, a glimmer of supernatural light shone from it.

The light drew everyone’s attention, halting the imminent clash. The Sea City dean squinted, about to speak, when there came a creak,

and the tightly shut red-lacquered door slowly opened from within.

Hannah Hearne stood inside, looking at Kingston Jennings and then Luca Jennings beside him, raising an eyebrow,

"Come in."