Chapter 252

"Unless every one of these wronged spirits is sent away, they'll be back here in seven days to cause trouble," Valerie added. Lucius was genuinely impressed by her skills. He asked, "Can we bring the ritual forward?" She leaned in and whispered to him, "I have monthly sect tasks to complete. If I shift the ritual to the first day of the month, I won't have to do a livestream." Lucius fell silent. So, the ritual time could be moved up. It was just that she was too lazy to do two sect tasks in one month. Valerie quickly soothed him. "Don't worry. I'll come here again before the first to burn another talisman and ensure no evil spirits hurt anyone." When she gave her word, it carried real weight with Lucius. After all, if she hadn't noticed something was off about the fountain's placement, Kate would truly have died at the mastermind's hands in the near future. That would be an unbearable cost. To avoid disturbing Kate, who was resting inside, Lucius told Edwin to handle the follow-