Chapter 134

Having finished reading the “quotation” handed to her, the middle-aged woman in a brown robe smiled and said to the old man with a rose crest embroidered on his chest:

“Lord Sam, if you don’t mind me asking, could you tell me how much Lane Family paid you to deliver this letter?”

“This…”

“Hehe, if you don’t want to say it, that’s fine. I was just asking casually.”

Looking at the troubled old man, the woman in the brown robe smiled:

“To be able to squeeze money out of the Lane family is your own skill. Our Scale Gold Religion doesn’t oppose such things, we even encourage it.

But without me, you wouldn’t have made this money either. So as the most critical link, I demand to share some of your income. Do you agree?”

“I agree, of course I agree!”

After silently cursing himself for being too greedy, realizing he didn’t have the upper hand, the old man named Sam could only nod repeatedly while gritting his teeth and handing over a new quotation.

Seeing the satisfied expression in the eyes of the brown-robed woman, the old man, who looked pained all over, couldn’t help but secretly sigh in relief. He then slightly bowed, respectfully saying:

“Your Grace, the people from the Lane family are in the outer room. If you’re available now…”

“I’m available, of course I am!”

Imitating the old man’s tone, the woman in the brown robe, who looked about forty, laughed loudly:

“Just helping to find someone can bring in such a generous income, how could I not be available? Let’s go, take me to meet the guests from the Lane family.”

“Alright, please follow me.”

Guiding the brown-robed woman through the long corridor of the estate, they arrived at a rather secluded guest room. Facing the few people who hastily stood up to greet them, the old man from the Rose family introduced both sides: “Your Grace, these are the remaining elders of the Lane family, the new head of the Lane family, and the most trusted personal steward of the late duke.

Everyone, this is the bishop of the wealth-attracting branch of the Scale Gold Religion. You can call her…”

“No need to mention names, you can just call me ‘Brown’.”

Interrupting the old man’s introduction, the middle-aged woman in the brown robe quickly stepped forward, shook hands with each person one by one, and then smiled warmly: “I heard from Lord Sam that you contacted our Scale Gold Religion because the designated heir of the Lane family has gone missing, and you want me to find his whereabouts, right?”

“Right, right!”

Hearing the question from the brown-robed woman, the youngest of the three, the new head, immediately nodded with his golden hair, slightly excitedly saying: “Brown… Your Grace! To be honest, we really have no other options now.

There’s less than two and a half days until the ennoblement ceremony, and the invitation letters have already been sent out, but the senior duke-designated heir ran away from the hospital this morning!

To be honest with you, if you can find him within two days, we’re willing to add fifty percent more to what we’ve already promised!”

?!!! Are you crazy? Who reveals their bottom line right at the start?

Hearing the young man’s words, the other two members of the Lane family were instantly shocked, then angrily stared at him, their eyes full of anger and blame.

And the young man seemed to realize it too, suddenly covering his mouth with his hand, then shaking his head frantically while looking panicked: “I… That’s not what I wanted to say! I didn’t!”

“Hehe, please don’t blame him, His Grace didn’t mean those words. I personally dislike mutual deception, so I just used a little trick to make everyone as honest as possible.”

After briefly explaining what she did, looking at the three people whose eyes were filled with intense caution, the brown-robed woman smiled indifferently, then suggested:

Looking at the group who obviously relaxed after hearing they didn’t need to pay extra, the brown-robed woman slightly curled her lips, then added:

“However… although we are very confident in finding the new duke, our method of finding people is somewhat special. I wonder if any of you would accept it?”

Special?

Hearing the brown-robed woman’s words, the three members of the Lane family exchanged glances, finally the oldest elder asked:

“Master Brown, may I ask what you mean by ‘special’?”

“We need him to join our Scale Gold Religion, not you all, but the new duke of the Lane family.”

The brown-robed woman slightly opened her mouth, revealing an odd smile like a big brown cat seeing a fat rat walk in.

“I worship one of the three Holy Spirits, the Cat Spirit. Anyone who has ever used money, or even had slight contact with money, cannot escape its perception and summoning.

So finding the location of the new duke is very simple. If the Cat Spirit is willing, it might even bring him directly before you, even if he has left the capital city, it won’t delay the ennoblement ceremony in two days.

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But as a price, once the new duke is locked onto by the Cat Spirit’s power, he will be influenced by the Cat Spirit, carrying the scent of our Scale Gold Religion, making it almost impossible for him to associate with any other sects.

Do you think you can accept this price?”

Forced to join the Scale Gold Religion? Can never join another sect? After hearing the brown-robed woman’s words, the three members of the Lane family exchanged glances again.

If he joins, so be it, he’s just a puppet duke anyway. As long as he appears at the ennoblement ceremony in two days, stabilizing the situation of the Lane family, let alone joining the Scale Gold Religion, even losing limbs would be fine!

But… what if the Scale Gold Religion’s intentions aren’t pure?

The family is rushing the ennoblement ceremony hoping to preserve at least some of the Lane family’s assets. Even if they can’t hold on to everything, they can use the title of Lionheart Duke to gain more benefits for their relatives.

If the new duke joins the Scale Gold Religion, there will be one more person who can play the card of the dukedom. What if the Scale Gold Religion secretly interferes and competes for the Lane family’s assets?…

“Your Grace, please lock onto his position first.”

After a round of intense eye exchanges, the members of the Lane family finally reached a consensus. The steward of the late duke slightly bowed and said: “If the new duke hasn’t gone far and is just hiding temporarily, we can find him ourselves. If he has left the capital city, then we’ll bother you to bring him back.”

“Alright, please give me something he has used.”

Not caring about the calculations of the three Lanes, after receiving two bandages still smeared with ointment from the old steward, the brown-robed woman sniffed them, her dark brown lips trembling lightly a few times, then quietly chanting a couple of phrases.

Immediately after, a lazy cat’s meow echoed in the guest room. The pupils of the brown-robed woman’s eyes quickly closed, then split horizontally as if slashed, her eyeballs rapidly expanding, transforming into eerie cat eyes.

“I see it.”

Blinking her eyes uncomfortably, watching the “trace” gradually spreading far away on the bandage, the brown-robed woman whose eyes had expanded more than three times, looking quite terrifying, smiled:

“The trace is heavy, it seems the duke hasn’t run far. Let me check his surroundings… Hmm… He climbed over a wall with something in his hand, jumped into a large patch of red roses, nearby is a six-story pink building…”

Wait! This building seems familiar? (End of Chapter)