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Graham choked before he replied in an awkward manner, “Mr. Smith you really know everything. I can’t seem to hide anything from you at all.”
Joe continued smiling without saying a single word.
Sure enough, Graham stuttered as he continued speaking, “Mr. Smith, I would like to ask you to save the Quinton family again. I know we owe you a lot and the Quinton family will never forget what you have done for us.”
Graham’s face was pale and his body trembled slightly, as though he was really in fear.
Joe frowned before he asked in a faint manner, “Did the jade plug crack?”
“Mr. Smith, you really are a master! I can’t believe that you’ve actually guessed it right.”
Graham’s voice was very soft as he sighed, “Initially, we followed all of your instructions without fail. After sealing the jade plug off in the yellow bag, our entire family ate vegetarian food for seven days without seeing any blood at all.”
“However, one day, my stupid nephew Adam secretly ate some stewed pigeon soup. Moreover, he accidentally stained pigeon blood on the yellow paper bag that the jade plug was sealed in. As soon as the blood fell on the yellow paper bag, the jade plug cracked immediately. I’ve already beat Adam up and locked him up at home but strange things are still happening!”
Joe frowned before he asked, “What kind of strange things have you encountered?”
Graham hurriedly replied, “Last night, there was a violent thunderstorm. Unexpectedly, lightning actually struck and scorched the century old osmanthus tree in the Quinton family courtyard.”
“Besides that, the tablet of the Quinton family’s ancestors, which was enshrined in our ancestral hall, actually fell to the ground and broke into half for no reason at all. This is a terrible omen!”
Joe frowned as soon as he heard Graham’s words. From the perspective of Chinese Feng Shui, planting an osmanthus tree in the courtyard was a symbol of wealth and good fortune.
However, since the osmanthus tree was scorched because it was struck by lightning, this indicated that misfortune was about to fall upon the Quinton family.
Moreover, a broken ancestor tablet signified that a member of the Quinton family will die.
Joe really did not expect the spirit contained in the jade plug to be so evil and ominous. Moreover, he did not expect it to be so powerful just because of a drop of pigeon blood.
When Graham did not get a reply from Joe, he could feel his heart beating frantically. He continued pleading over the other end of the line, “Even though the Quinton family has been involved in the business industry for many generations, I’ve always been kind towards others. I’ve never done anything to harm nature or hurt anyone at all. Mr. Smith, please help me save my family.”
At this time, Joe could only reply, “Mr. Quinton, I would really like to save you but it seems as though the spirit in the jade plug is really very powerful. Since Adam has been carrying the jade plug on him for so many years, it seems as though it has already bound itself to the Quinton family. Therefore, there is no way that we can deal with it by just using a simple talisman.”
“What should I do now, then? The Quinton family is suffering from so much misfortune. This is really unfortunate for the entire family!”
Graham sighed as his voice trembled.
Joe replied at this time, “The evil spirit gains strength when it gets blood. Now that it has made contact with pigeon blood, I am afraid that the only way we’ll be able to subdue this spirit is by borrowing the power from the heavens.”
“Alright then, Mr. Smith. I will definitely get you anything you need even if it means losing my entire fortune.”
At this time, Joe replied, “Well, it so happens that I will be participating in an auction held at the Treasure Pavilion tomorrow. I will check out the auction and see if there are any spiritual relics we’d be able to use to help you and your family. As for whether we will be able to win the bid for the items, that will really depend on your luck.”
“Alright. I’m really sorry to have caused you so much trouble, Mr. Smith.” Graham could not stop thanking Joe.
After that, he quickly continued, “Mr. Smith, I will come over to drop off my black card tomorrow. You can just use the black card to purchase anything you need.”
Joe snorted. Since he was doing the Quinton family a favor, he should obviously not have to spend his own money.
At this time, Joe simply replied, “Mr. Quinton, you should be mentally prepared. It is not so easy to obtain any spiritual relics and sometimes, we will not be able to purchase it even if it is available. Therefore, whether we will be able to purchase the spiritual relics at the auction tomorrow or otherwise would really depend on your luck.”
Graham answered, “Yes, I will also look for the spiritual relics on my own. However, I’m afraid I’d still have to trouble you, Mr. Smith.”
After the incident at Antique Street, Graham had already sought out a number of well-known spiritual masters to get rid of the evil spirit. However, they would simply take one look at the Quinton family mansion before waving their hands and leaving in a hurry because they did not even dare enter the mansion.
Therefore, Graham’s only hope was Joe.
In fact, Joe did not understand why this was happening.
Graham should have a peaceful and happy life because he had never done anything to harm anyone else in this life.
Unexpectedly, in a twist of fate, his nephew, Adam turned out to be someone who would turn his entire family upside down. If Joe had not saved him the other day, the entire Quinton family would have been destroyed within a year.
Moreover, Graham and Adam would not be the only ones gone from the face of this earth. His beautiful and hot Aurora would be dead too!
Graham arrived at Joe’s house early the next morning.
He waited outside Joe’s house until Joe finally stepped out of the house as he headed to the market to buy some vegetables. After that, Graham greeted him before he handed his black card over to Joe.
At this time, Graham told Joe that there were more than a few hundred million dollars in the black card. It seemed as though Graham was really willing to spend all of his fortune to save the Quinton family.
Aurora had accompanied Graham but this time, she was not as arrogant and haughty as she had previously been.
In fact, she was very respectful towards Joe.
Ever since Adam got into trouble, the Quinton family had encountered a lot of strange and unpredictable events. Her grandfather had also fallen ill and his body was deteriorating for no reason at all. Aurora knew that Joe was the only one who would be able to save her family!
After handing the black card over to Joe, Graham knelt down in front of Joe as he cried and begged, “Mr. Smith! Please help me save the Quinton family. It does not matter if I die but my daughter is still so young…”
Aurora also knelt down next to her father with red and swollen eyes as she cried and said, “Mr. Smith, please save the Quinton family. If it’s possible, I’m willing to give my life in exchange for my father’s longevity.”
Graham got angry at this time and he yelled at her, “What nonsense are you saying?”
Joe shook his head in a helpless manner as he stretched out his hand to help them both up. When he held Aurora’s soft and demure hands in his own, Joe could not help but feel a little uneasy.
After standing up, Aurora blushed as she felt a little embarrassed at this time.
Joe said, “Don’t worry. I will definitely try my best to help the Quinton family avoid this misfortune and survive this catastrophe. I will try my best to keep your family safe.”
Both the father and daughter were so touched that they wanted to kneel again but this time, Joe stopped them immediately. “Please stop kneeling in front of me, that’s not very nice. You can both leave first, I will give you a call once I have any news.”
“Thank you, Mr. Smith!” Both the father and daughter thanked him again before they turned around to leave.
When Joe returned home after buying some vegetables from the market, Jacob hurried over to him before he asked in a nervous manner, “Joe, were you talking to Mr. Quinton outside the house earlier today?”
“Yes, he wanted to discuss something with me.”
At this time, Jacob could not help but say, “I could see the ugly expression on his face. It didn’t seem like it was anything good. Is there a problem because of what you told him to do the last time at Antique Street?”
Jacob had always felt very worried about this matter because he did not believe that Joe knew exactly what he was doing.
Joe smiled before he replied, “Dad, don’t worry. Mr. Quinton stopped by because he wanted me to help him get rid of the evil spirit in his house. He also gave me his bank card and told me to use it to buy anything that would be useful to him at the auction tomorrow.”
Jacob was stunned for a moment before he asked, “How much money is in that black card?”
Joe replied in a casual manner, “A few hundred million dollars.”
“That much?”