CHAPTER 697: CHAPTER 697: WAIT FOR ITS REBIRTH THROUGH BLOOD AND FIRE

Perhaps the lamentation after learning the truth exhausted the last shred of Grace’s spirit.

Suddenly, the weak Grace flickered with spiritual light and unexpectedly transformed back into her original form, the Jade Cabbage.

Contrary to what one might imagine, the Jade Cabbage, which was only the size of a palm, was noticeably missing a leaf at this time.

Upon closer inspection, it seemed to have been chewed off.

The remaining parts inadvertently got stained with the black water formed by the black mist, causing the originally jade-white leaves to appear faintly blackened.

Adam Jennings was awakened by the sound of crying, and upon opening his eyes, he saw the scene of a living person transforming into a cabbage, instinctively widening his eyes.

"Is this, is this the cabbage?"

Scarlett Jennings glanced at him, nodded, and then took out a talisman, sticking it onto the Jade Cabbage. She quickly performed a mantra, helping to eliminate the resentful aura that had tainted it.

Watching her actions, Adam Jennings furrowed his brows,

"This Grace is bad, and you still want to save her?"

Scarlett didn’t respond to him, focused on reciting her spells.

Adam sulkily withdrew, looking at the reception room that looked like a bomb had hit it, and clicked his tongue again.

Lowering his head, he saw that the Benedict Jade was still intact, wondering if it was just his illusion, he vaguely felt that the Benedict was slightly larger now.

The Benedict Beast was facing towards Grace, and at that moment, its eyes seemed fixed on the Jade Cabbage, prompting him to instinctively reach out and cover its eyes.

"Don’t eat this; the jade has turned black."

Grace: ...

Thank you.

*

Grace recovered two days later.

By then, her original form was lying on Scarlett’s workbench, with a small array replenishing her lost spiritual energy.

Grace looked around in a daze and couldn’t help but ask Scarlett Jennings,

"Why are you still saving me?"

With her original form damaged and her spiritual energy deficient, wouldn’t it be better to just let her turn back into an ordinary Jade Cabbage?

Scarlett was polishing a Jade Bead in her hand, and upon seeing Grace regaining her spiritual form, she glanced at her and said,

"I haven’t finished asking about you and that Mr. Nian."

"Haven’t you already figured it all out?"

Grace mumbled, recalling what Scarlett had said before she transformed back, and couldn’t help but tear up again.

But soon, she rubbed her eyes and straightforwardly said to Scarlett,

"About him, I don’t know much either. Besides having me replicate counterfeits and steal spiritual energy from the genuine articles, he’s always looking for something. I overheard him once mentioning on the phone, saying it’s related to... Otherworld."

Upon hearing the words ’Otherworld,’ Scarlett suddenly paused her movements.

Finally, she put down what she was holding and looked at Grace.

"What is it?"

"I’m not sure either, but it’s definitely something about Ancient Artifacts or the like."

Scarlett thought deeply upon hearing this. Could it be that the Black Mist Organization is also searching for trace of the Otherworld?

How much do they already know?

While contemplating, Grace hesitantly said,

"Actually, I suspect that he approached me initially because he thought I had contacted that Ancient Artifact. He was curious about how I achieved Spirit Transformation so quickly before, but I never told him, fearing that once he’s done using me, he’d just absorb my spiritual energy too..."

"So you did come into contact with that thing he wanted?"

Seeing Scarlett’s interest, Grace thought for a moment, seemingly coming to a decision,

"If I tell you, can you protect me?"

Regarding how she achieved Spirit Transformation, she never even told that man.

Perhaps it was because of Scarlett’s words, or maybe because Scarlett didn’t let the Benedict Beast completely consume her while she was weak.

She even... helped nurture her Jade Soul.

Grace felt that Scarlett in front of her was more trustworthy than that man.

In fact, she had no other choice but to trust Scarlett.

Right now, she was too weak.

Her body was damaged, and to fully repair it, she could only seek help from that one.

That other Grace.

Scarlett looked at Grace, not immediately agreeing.

She couldn’t be sure if this was a trap set by Grace and that Mr. Nian.

Even though she saved her, she couldn’t guarantee that the other party would completely change.

With this in mind, Scarlett directly took out a Truth Talisman, sticking it onto Grace’s original form, and said,

"Repeat what you just said."

Grace: ...

She didn’t even suspect her, and now she was doubting her???

Strangely enough, she felt a bit angry.

Yet under eaves, the jade had no choice but to comply.

She repeated what she said before, even more thoroughly.

Once Scarlett confirmed the truth in Grace’s words, she nodded, preparing to respond when suddenly the phone on the table rang.

Glancing at the caller ID, she picked up the phone, her brows furrowing deeply.

"You said, Elias Quinn is missing?"

...

Tonight coincided with foggy weather.

Half an hour ago, a black mist mingled with the sky’s fog infiltrated the Sea City Security Bureau’s prison.

Wherever the black mist passed, all imprisoned talismans and arrays turned into puddles of black water.

In his sleep, Elias Quinn seemed to sense something, sitting up and looking ahead expressionlessly.

In the next second, the black mist slowly enveloped him.

Before long, the black mist dissipated, taking Elias Quinn along with it.

When he reopened his eyes, he found himself in an old building in the suburbs.

Nian Shiguai looked at the young man before him, squinting and examining for a while before letting out a chuckle,

"I know you’re from the Otherworld and what kind of presence is backing you, but I think we might be able to collaborate..."

At this time, Elias Quinn was different from when he faced Scarlett Jennings. Although it was still the same honest face, there was a deepness in his expression,

"[Ghost Fog], knowing what backs me, you still dare to think about working with me?"

"The Heavenly Dao is the Otherworld’s Dao; we’re also searching for Otherworld people."

Nian Shiguai said, "As long as you help us open the Otherworld Channel, I could offer the entire fortune of Sea City in exchange."

Elias Quinn seemed to hear a joke,

"With just you folks, you think you can claim all of Sea City’s fortune??"

Sea City and Capital Metropolitan share half of Cathay’s fortune, even the system he personally created imbued with the Power of Heavenly Path couldn’t manage that.

A mere Ghost Fog, daring to boast such grand claims?

"Since I dare to propose, naturally I can accomplish it."

Elias just looked at the self-assured man in front of him for a long time before speaking,

"Well, come find me once you’ve managed that."

With that, he turned to leave.

Nian Shiguai didn’t expect him to just up and leave, instinctively commanded the black mist to forcibly stop him.

Yet, unexpectedly, this time as the black mist began to envelop him, it was as if something dispersed it out of thin air, causing it to vanish.

Nian Shiguai’s face darkened, while Elias paid him no mind.

He was a Heavenly Path Envoy.

When he was willing to be taken by the black mist, it could, but when he was unwilling, the black mist was powerless against him.

...

Jennings Family.

After confirming that Elias Quinn was taken by the Black Mist Organization, Scarlett Jennings wasted no more time, intending to take Grace to find the other Grace she mentioned.

Knowing that the Black Mist Organization was also seeking traces of the Otherworld, and the fact that they contacted Elias at this time, didn’t rule out the possibility of cooperation between the two sides.

She had to anticipate the worst outcome, and based on this possibility, she needed to find the Ancient Artifact Grace mentioned before the Black Mist did.

As Scarlett was just heading downstairs to set off, suddenly, a turtle shrouded in black mist swiftly floated down from upstairs.

It boldly passed in front of the other Jennings family members, stopping abruptly in front of Scarlett.

[Take me with you!]

The system spoke,

[Don’t you just need to find a way to open the Otherworld channel? I can do that too.]

Despising it, calling it useless?

Just wait!

Once it returns reborn in blood, it will make Elias Quinn kneel and call it daddy!