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Chapter 36 The Debt
Lin Feng's aunt grew teary, her eyes rimmed with a moist, scarlet shade, and said, "I know. I'll go then. Goodbye!" She held my hand tightly before she let go and got up her car.
I placed the two urns into the car, not forgetting to paste some talismans on the rear windshield of the car. The talismans would function as a homing beacon so that the foul spirits would be drawn towards us rather than Lin Feng's aunt and her nephew. I said to Lin Feng and Yuan Chongxi, "The Institute. Not only this matter requires his help to communicate with the Sansheng Stone of the Underworld, but this matter has to be kept under wraps to prevent any opposing parties from preparing further countermeasures." Lin Feng nodded to me, indicating his agreement to my intentions and steered the car towards the direction of the Institute.
For reasons unknown, Father seemed to had foreseen our arrival. He was waiting for us at his office and pointed immediately to the two c
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