It looked like a Ceremonial Altar.
Strange runes were carved all over it.
Its shape was bizarre.
On top of the Ceremonial Altar were two Stone Altars, one tall and one short, each with a human-shaped pit about the size of a child of one or two years old.
She couldn’t understand the runes, but just looking at them made her skin crawl—they felt seriously sinister.
She even thought of... spirit root extraction.
Could it be that her Spirit Root was dug out right here?
Of course, it was just a wild guess.
Grace stared at it for ages but couldn’t figure it out. Worried someone might come in, she left.
She carried Tenner out in her arms.
When she came out, her father, Leon Zane, and Bianca Whitefan were waiting in the shadows outside the Wan Estate.
Seeing her climb over the wall carrying the barely-breathing Tenner, Minister Zhuo was stunned.
......
Grace guessed that Leon Wan took Tenner to force a confession.
Sure enough, when Tenner woke up, that’s exactly what had happened.
Leon Wan had interrogated him about Grace’s Spirit Root.
For four days straight, Tenner held out and said nothing.
Just when he thought he was going to die, Grace finally rescued him.
Grace, tears in her eyes, patted his head and said, “Tenner, thank you.”
“Miss, this is what I’m supposed to do,” Tenner said with a smile.
His smile was full of pride.
Grace smiled knowingly.
Later, when he recovered, Grace specially refined some spiritual medicine to help his cultivation. His level quickly broke through to the third tier, and her father promoted him to chief guard of Serenity Pavilion...
The next day, Grace Wan and Leon Wan were both 'invited' to see the Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu.
Faced with Tenner’s accusation, the Zhu family’s questioning, and Grace bringing Bianca Whitefan as a witness, Leon Wan broke into a cold sweat and said nothing.
Grace Wan looked at her brother in disbelief, as if she knew nothing about it.
“Big Brother, is this true? Did you really tie Tenner up and torture him for a confession?” Grace Wan’s voice was sharp.
Leon Wan glanced at her and said, "Yes! That's right! I did it!"
The Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu frowned. “So, what were you trying to do?”
“I was just standing up for Grace Wan and Kenneth Lawrence!” Leon Wan said.
“Standing up for them? What do you mean?” asked the Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu.
“Ever since Miss got her Spirit Root, you all changed!” Leon Wan said. “You took away Grace Wan’s authority as housekeeper, treated the foster son better than your own, and nearly beat Kenneth Lawrence to death for Jason Zhuo!”
“Ridiculous!” Minister Zhuo roared. “He brought that on himself! What does that have to do with you tying up Tenner?”
“I just wanted to ask Tenner whether Miss really has a Spirit Root, or if some people are using her to fight for the heir’s spot!”
Grace Wan was extremely pleased with her brother’s cleverness and shot him an approving look.
“So you mean…” The Dowager Lady Evelyn Zhu narrowed her eyes. “Grace’s Celestial Five-Element Root is fake?”
“Anyway, I’ve never heard of anyone growing a Spirit Root at fifteen or sixteen.” Leon Wan replied.
“Real or fake, that’s easy to test.” Minister Zhuo raised an eyebrow. “Just fight her! If her Spirit Root is fake, she’ll lose to you for sure.”
How dare he say his daughter’s Spirit Root was fake!
He could hardly wait to show him what was real and what was fake!
Leon Wan’s face changed. “Uh…”
“Brother!” At that moment, Grace Wan burst into tears. “How could you do something so foolish? You’re putting me in an impossible position!”