Chapter 056 The three days of waiting
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Two people have decided to stay in the ancestral home of the Tangs which made the caretaker of the ancestral home feel worried.
That guy is the current master of the Tang family clan. Although he is still young, he is already carrying the whole clan on his back and is carrying it efficiently and effectively.
In fact, many of the caretakers in the ancestral home truly admire Arthur as he was able to take the mantle of his grandfather whom they considered a great man.
So knowing that he would be staying in the ancestral home made them all worry and wanted to call the main house.
But they hesitated as they knew that his words are the law of the family. Hence they waited anxiously and decide to make their move when the time comes. Ghost or no ghost, they have decided to save their young master if worse comes to worst.
Meanwhile, Jisoo has already chosen her own room in the ancestral home where she would be staying. She called Anne and Aunt Sonya and told them that she would be staying outside today.
Arthur picks the room next to hers so that he could immediately help her in case something might happen.
While inside the room, Jisoo began to inscribe rune patterns on a piece of jewelry she bought, the first try was a failure. She still did not grasp the amount of Reiki needed to inscribe the rune perfectly.
Soon, she was able to finally make a perfect rune after several tries.
The wasted material made her frown as she uses her money to buy those and she felt reluctant to throw them out.
So instead, she uses more Reiki to remold the surface of the jewelry and inscribe a Reiki gathering array which is far more simple and easier to do.
When she tried to grab a piece of jewelry in the bag she was a bit flabbergasted as she has truly used all of the pieces of jewelry and she has none left in her small bag.
"Is this it? I thought I bought plenty of jewelry?" she muttered as she looks inside.
Then she saw a jade ring. Seeing the jade made her frown.
Jades are good when using them to gather and store Reiki, but they are not good to be used as runes. They are far too fragile and easily broken.
Creating runes needed a sturdy material so that the Reiki energy in the rune could support the spell, it is carved on.
For disposable runes like a fireball, wind blade, and other basic spells, jade and talisman paper are good to use. However, for the thing she needed at this time, like the barrier array and the protection rune, jade and talisman paper are not good materials.
As she went through her stuff, she frowns as she knew that she has overlooked such a failure.
"I need to buy more pieces of jewelry or precious stones…" she muttered as she walked out of the room.
Right at this moment, Arthur also walks out, and the eyes of the two meet.
"Hey…" they both greeted and then felt a bit awkward.
"Umm… I need something…" she did not hesitate to say.
"Yes, what is it?"
"Do you perhaps have more pieces of jewelry or precious stones?" she asked.
This made Arthur frown.
He did not know that the woman actually loves jewelry. But he also feels weird because he could see that the woman is not wearing any jewelry except for a necklace.
Seeing the questioning eyes of the man before her, Jisoo could not help but explain.
"I need it for protection…" she said as she handed him the successfully rune-embedded necklace.
"Wear this while staying in here… It would protect you…" she added.
He looks at the necklace and marveled at the set of embedded runes on its surface.
He might not understand what it says, but he could tell that they emit some sort of strong power.
"Can you put it on for me?" he asked.
Jisoo was a bit taken aback, but she nodded her head.
As she walked behind him and he squatted to lower himself, she could smell the faint citrus smell from his body.
She was a bit enticed by the smell that she subconsciously breathes in the refreshing air.
Arthur heard her breathing and showed a proud expression himself.
At least the young woman likes his scent.
Suddenly, when the necklace touches his neck, he felt a slight jolt on his skin. He suddenly feels a strange connection with the necklace which made him feel warm and actually calms his heart.
The two then walked out of their rooms and walks around the ancestral home and then went back to the place where she saw the dragon statue.
Jisoo did not say anything and just walks toward the dragon jade statue.
"This is the cause of your grandfather's sickness… But we cannot do anything about it yet. If you trust me, can I take this with me?" she explained and then asked.
Arthur did not doubt her words for some reason and nodded his head in agreement.
After the two walked around the ancestral home, a servant walked inside and met the two in the backyard where there are many flowers.
He then handed a small box to Arthur and then left.
"Check if you like this…" he said.
When she opened the box, Jisoo could not help but roll her eyes at the man.
Inside the box, lays a necklace with a beautifully designed diamond along with several stones in it. It's like one of those really expensive diamond necklaces with other precious stones around it creating an intricate design and luxury.
"This… sigh… I did not mean this kind of jewelry… This is far too much…" she said with her mouth twitching.
This guy, is he trying to flaunt his wealth in front of her? Because if he is. Then it's actually working.
Jisoo truly likes the design of the jewelry as it reminds her of one of the artifacts she has created in the past.
She was really bored at that time and decided to create an artifact using some of the precious gems in her possession. After laboring for a month, she was finally able to finish a necklace just enough to reach the collarbone, having a truly intricate design, that could make those who see it desire it.
At that time, the female cultivators immediately began to flock to the sect trying to buy the artifact.
From then on, she was hounded by many female cultivators asking for her to craft an artifact for them.
And since she is bored… she accepted the offer. And from then on, her artifact crafting skills grew to such a degree that she could be considered as a master artificer.
Arthur did not say anything as he already noticed that melancholy in her eyes. What surprised him is that she actually did not have that greedy look in her eyes but instead a look of reminiscing and pondering upon seeing the beautiful necklace.
This made him become more interested in the beautiful woman before him. He never would have expected her to show such an attitude towards the jewelry.
"Hmm… I cannot accept such a precious gift…" Jisoo suddenly closes the box and pushed it toward Arthur.
"No, this is already yours…" he said.
"Hmm… Alright, and you would not mind me dismantling it, right?" Jisoo suddenly said with a smile.
The mouth of Arthur suddenly twitches.
"Isn't the necklace perfect already, why would you dismantle it then?" he thought.
As if catching what he is thinking, she showed a faint smile and then said.
"Each precious stone is very important to me. It can help me a lot…" she said with a crafty smile.
Arthur could not help but shake his head. He could not understand what the woman is thinking but he also did not care. For him, that thing is just good for decoration anyway.
Suddenly he recalled the necklace he has just worn and suddenly had a vague idea of what Jisoo is thinking to do. But he is not sure if his idea is correct so he subconsciously asked.
"You're making a dharma artifact?"
Hearing the words 'dharma artifact', made Jisoo frown a bit. She is not sure what a dharma artifact is, but if it is like the immortal artifact from her world, then that is what she is making, so she nodded her head in agreement.
A slight smile appears on Arthur's mouth which Jisoo noticed. She could not help but be attracted to his lips and then her eyes landed on his long neck.
This made her suddenly swallow a mouthful of saliva.
Then she subconsciously shifted her gaze to the side as a tinge of red appear on her face making her look like a fresh and rosy peach.
Arthur suddenly wanted to feel smug but when he saw her blushing, he also could not help but be stunned.
Then he shook his head immediately and cursed in his mind.
"Is this woman trying to seduce me? No… I won't fall for that… But… But maybe if I just admire her, then there is no harm to it, right?"
Although he is thinking such things, he did not show it on his face. Right now, he is just showing a cold and stiff expression, but Jisoo could tell that there is a strange burning passion in his eyes which made her feel a bit uncomfortable.
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That night, Jisoo busies herself with separating the piece of jewelry into several pieces. She separated the precious stones, and the necklace holding them.
Soon, a satisfied smile appears on her face.
But that satisfied smile suddenly vanished when and then her expression turned serious. Her senses immediately covered the whole ancestral home trying to find what has suddenly made her feel uneasy.
She could tell that something is wrong in the ancestral home and that the amount of baleful aura, and negative and dark Reiki, has suddenly increased in amount.
"Hmm… I did not expect that this would happen on the first night. These things are truly vigilant against outsiders…" she muttered as she patted her clothes, kept the things in her bag, and then walked out of her room.