Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 726

Cecily's eyes widened. She tried to speak but failed miserably, rendered mute by the silencing talisman now that she no longer had the system's protection.

Shannon only cared about seeing Benjamin at that moment and no longer paid attention to Cecily. She turned to Mitchell and brought up another matter.

"Cecily has planted several items filled with malevolent energy around the Jensen residence. The system originally planned to use the grudge energy from those items to attack me, but it failed. You should seize those items while you take her."

Mitchell had briefly heard about this before. He nodded solemnly and handed over the case to Triston.

Shannon's mentions of those malevolent items prompted Cecily to get agitated again. Her eyes widened like a hawk's, filled with curiosity and questions. Even if she couldn't speak, Shannon knew what she wanted to ask.

"You want to know why those items couldn't hurt me?"

Cecily glared squarely at her, baffled.

The system distinctly informed her that Shannon's soul had been viciously attacked by the grudge energy.

It was also the only reason why she so brazenly came to the Jensen residence and harvested her fortune. Only after ensuring that Shannon would die in the process could she take advantage of her weaknesses.

But what went wrong? The system couldn't have lied to her, right?

"The answer is simple."

Shannon explained, "When I discovered those items filled with malevolent energy, I was wary of their backlash and had someone make me a substitute doll in advance."

The grudge energy had indeed spilled and attacked Shannon's energy, as instructed by the system, but it only bombarded her substitute and not her actual body.

This time, Cecily was stunned, her eyes bulging in disbelief.

"It was… a substitute. No wonder the system couldn't detect any anomalies. The system… is a piece of useless shit! How can it fail to detect a substitute?" she lamented.

Perhaps Cecily and her system weren't well-versed enough in mystic arts to understand the Art of Substitution. After all, it was a common technique in the world of mysticism.

Lexie and Mike displayed a look of innocence.

"I'm only responsible for creating a substitute doll. I can't subdue anything, man," the former replied, while the latter complained, "She did pay me, but I'm skilled in geomantic arrays. Look, I formed half of the array."

Anyone could criticize his skill level, but no one could question his professional integrity or accuse him of not doing any work after receiving payment—not even his senior, Skylar!

Skylar was speechless. Had he known that Shannon had brought in such underachievers in this team mission, he wouldn't have agreed to help her, even if that was his only choice.

At last, he bore the burden alone.

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Meanwhile, Shannon rushed to the Cooper residence and saw the doctor finishing his examination on Benjamin. Once she arrived, she asked…