Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1785

The air was still for another moment before Benjamin said, "Before that, I'll have Stone Turtle hold down the fort."

It wouldn't be for long. With the Core Vein Stone with him, he could easily recover in a few days.

Benjamin gripped the stone, searching for a trace of her warmth. But that was simply a fantasy.

Purging the putrefaction was a top priority. Perhaps it was better that she wasn't here.

…

Wynthorpe Manor was the residence of the clan leader. Reuben didn't stay there often, but he did spend a few days there every month.

After returning from the Ghost Mist Headquarters, he came back to this place.

When Avery came over, she saw his naked upper body. His toned and firm chest, with clearly defined muscle lines, resembled the body of a sculpted statue. However, there was a distinct wound on it.

The wound, about the size of two fingers, pierced through his shoulder, blood steadily flowing from it. Dark, wispy tendrils of black fog coiled around the injury, preventing it from healing.

Avery frowned, stepping forward without hesitation. She immediately cleared the black fog, stopped the bleeding, treated the wound, applied medicine, and bandaged it all in one fluid motion.

After wiping a bead of sweat, she asked, "What's with all the injuries? Was that man from Ghost Mist a tough opponent?"

"You can say so."

Reuben rarely refrained from retorting, but this time was an exception.

For all these years, he had been aware of the movements behind Ghost Mist, but he hadn't expected the mastermind to be this troublesome.

What was even more problematic was the scene he had seen before their confrontation—on the screen in his room, where the footage showed Shannon battling Hydrath.

They had witnessed the moment she summoned the serpent demon illusion, and within a short span of time, she successfully manifested six tails.

That man had seen it with his own eyes, and they lit up the moment he saw the demonic illusion.