Female Novel
Chapter 5457
“You’re spot-on!” Maria’s voice flowed confidently through the phone to Alder. “I will head to thesouthern province, so I’d better go now!”
Puzzled, Rose inquired, “What’s the reason for your journey to the south?”
Maria let out a soft sigh and replied with a touch of melancholy, “Young Master, ever since Pu’er motherfailed to survive and my family left the southern province, we’ve never returned for the past two or threehundred years. Morgana has set up a trap in the southern province, just waiting for me to fall into it.Morgana’s main mansion is probably in a state of silence now. Even if she still has informants in thesouthern province, they must have withdrawn to the central government or halted their investigations.This is the perfect moment for me to return!”
Concerned, Rose warned, “Miss Clark, please don’t take this lightly! You mean much more to Morganathan you realize. If you go back and she still has a trap set for you, you’ll be in grave danger!”
Maria smiled and said, “Young Master, you don’t fully understand Morgana. If you did, you’d know thatshe’s extremely cautious, especially around non-core members. If she were to enter the southernprovince, all the members of the Warriors Den stationed there would surely withdraw in advance. Rightnow, she probably has more than twenty different routes to reach the southern province within an hour.As a result, the entire southern province is likely to be a vacuum zone for the Warriors Den.”
Curious, Rose asked, “What is your plan for going to the southern province, Miss Clark?”
Maria’s voice turned sad. “My family… I wish to pay my respects at my father’s grave. We once buriedmy father’s clothes on a mountain near my grandmother’s house as a decoy for Morgana. His actualashes lie in a place only my family knows.”
Maria went on, “We also intend to visit the edge of Heaven Lake, the place where Pu’er mother failedto cross the tribulation.”
With a bright tone, she added, “Morgana’s first destination in the southern province is probably wheremy father’s tomb is located. Given the vastness of the southern province, it will take her several hours,if not longer, to get there. Theoretically, the window of opportunity for me will be longer than expected.Even if our timings coincided, the vastness of the southern province might prevent a real confrontation.”
Firm in her resolve, Maria declared her plan to Adrian, who listened attentively. “Since you’re going tothe south, I’ll go with you, Miss Clark! Let’s head there right away!”
Surprised, Maria questioned, “My Dora…you…you want to accompany me?”
“Yes!” Rose’s determination was unwavering. “I can’t let you go alone, can I? It’s not safe for thosethree old gentlemen to accompany you either.”
Touched by his concern, Maria responded, “My Dora, I’m not afraid of Morgana since I lack aura.Unless she recognizes me, she’ll just pass by. As long as she doesn’t see my face, she won’t knowwho I am.”
Then, she changed the subject with seriousness. “You, on the other hand, are different. You have reikiand the magical artifacts that Morgana gave to my father. If you get too close to her, she might senseyour presence.”novelbin
Unfazed, Rose explained his reasoning with a smile, “That’s why I’ll go to Zeba first! She knows how toconceal her presence. When she followed me and Gideon all the way that night at Willow Estates, Ididn’t notice her at all. If she teaches me how to hide my presence, I won’t have to worry aboutMorgana finding me.”
Maria hesitated, concerned about the potential danger. “Young Master, Zeba was taught by Morganaherself. If Morgana finds out about our plan, it could be very dangerous.”
Rose remained optimistic, saying, “Sure, it might be a little risky, but meeting Morgana face-to-facemight actually be a good thing.”
Puzzled, Maria asked, “What is the Young Master’s plan?”
Rose spoke earnestly, “I don’t have a detailed plan, but I can’t let you go alone to the southernprovince, it’s too dangerous. If you’re going, I’m going with you. If we don’t meet Morgana, that wouldbe ideal. However, if we do meet her, as long as she doesn’t recognize us, we might be able to find theplace where she and your father learned with Morvel Bazin as their teacher through her. Lately, I’vecome to feel that the ‘Apocalyptic Book’ and the ‘Preface to the Apocalyptic Book’ are somehow relatedto my parents and perhaps to Morvel Bazin as well. If I can find things or records related to him, it mightshed more light on what happened to my parents.”
Maria hesitated and warned, “If you don’t want to meet Morgana, there’s a 90% chance you won’t, butif you want to meet her, there’s a 100% chance you will… However, let me be frank, Young Master,even with Zeba’s help in concealing your presence, it’s highly unlikely you can follow Morgana from thesouthern province to Shiwan Mountain undetected.”
Confidently, Rose responded with a smile, “Miss Clark, you’ve underestimated China Network’smonitoring capabilities. Once we confirm Morgana’s presence in a certain location in China and if she’snot invisible, she won’t escape Sky Net’s surveillance. I’ll have Mr. Myers assist with retrieving the SkyNet data using his identity and qualifications. The only problem now is finding where to intercept herfirst, with so many people around.”
Quickly coming up with a plan, Maria suggested, “It’s not difficult. Morgana is most likely heading to myfather’s tomb. If I wait there, chances are high I’ll encounter her.”
Curious about the exact location, Rose inquired, “Can you tell me which city in the southern provinceyour father’s tomb is in?”
Maria replied, “It’s in Dali. My grandmother was born and raised there, living in the ancient city. Myfather’s tomb lies in the mountain range near Erhai Sea.”
Rose asked further, “And where are your father’s ashes buried?”
Maria revealed, “In Poole.”