After getting on the car, Leo took out the Bronze Little Crane from the void storage talisman and used Sophia’s hair to perform the secret technique of Crane Guiding.
The backyard guest room of Henley Family Estate, Huntstone City
Layton was casting spells on a puppet doll on the altar, chanting words.
The puppet doll was pierced with needles designed for sorcery, adorned with unique symbols.
Layton was dressed in peculiar attire, chanting while his hands produced various hand seals.
Suddenly, the puppet doll twitched and shook.
Underneath the altar, there was another puppet doll being manipulated by Jamie with sorcery.
Suddenly, the puppet doll fell to the ground, and Jamie collapsed as well, spitting out blood while convulsing.
“Jamie!” Layton exclaimed in surprise.
“M-Master, the suppressing force on Sophia has been controlled by someone!” Jamie managed to utter the words with great difficulty.
Layton helped Jamie up, pressing his thumb against Jamie’s brow to suppress the backlash within his body.
Once Jamie had recovered somewhat, Layton picked up the fallen puppet doll and bit his left index finger, placing the blood on the puppet doll’s brow.
Meanwhile, at Cloud Dream Mountain Villa No. 9.
Sophia suddenly awakened, sitting up from the sofa, her crimson eyes fixating on Nora, Jessica, and Martin.
In the next second, Sophia abruptly stood up, opened her arms, and lunged at Jessica, pushing her to the ground and fiercely gripping her neck.
“You monster, I’ll kill you!” Sophia screamed madly.
The sudden change shocked Nora and Martin, leaving them dumbfounded. They immediately rushed forward, attempting to pull Sophia away.
After Sophia was pulled away, she suddenly charged towards the living room door and quickly disappeared outside…
The living room of Henley Family Estate.
Bruno and Fanny were in the living room, feeling both excited and apprehensive.
“Bruno, do you think this time, with Jamie using sorcery, we can get rid of Sophia?” Fanny asked.
Bruno stroked his chin and replied, “Sorcery is extremely formidable. This time, it will definitely succeed!”
“Bruno, do you think Leo will come here?” Fanny asked again.
“That useless fool has already divorced Sophia. He definitely won’t care about her life or death,” Bruno confidently replied.
Fanny nodded in agreement, “You’re right. Let’s eliminate Sophia first and then figure out how to deal with that wretched Leo!”
Just then, a panicked servant rushed in, saying, “Mr. Henley, something bad has happened!”
Bruno stood up abruptly, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, “Why so flustered? What’s happened? Has the sky fallen?”
“Leo is here!”
Before the servant could finish speaking, Leo’s figure had already appeared at the entrance of the living room, his face radiating an overwhelming aura of killing intent.
Bruno and Fanny exchanged glances, their faces filled with confusion.
It was as if speaking of the devil, Leo had arrived unexpectedly quickly.
Bruno tried to steady his emotions, standing tall with a stern expression, and questioned, “Leo, what are you here for?”
“Bruno, don’t play dumb with me. What have you done to Sophia!?” Leo’s killing intent pressed down on Bruno like a tangible force.
Bruno instinctively swallowed a gulp of saliva, avoiding direct eye contact with Leo out of guilt.
Fanny, on the other hand, raised her head and chest, pretending as if nothing was amiss, and scolded, “Leo, this is not a place you can come to. Get out immediately, or don’t blame us for being impolite!”
Leo had no mood to engage in a verbal dispute with Bruno and Fanny. His figure flickered, and he appeared in front of Fanny.
Fanny was startled, stumbling backward, “Wh-What are you planning to do?”
“Bruno, Fanny, you two despicable scumbags, did you hire someone to use sorcery on Sophia?” Leo’s words startled Bruno and Fanny.
They had been secretly pleased just now, thinking that this time, with Layton and Jamie using sorcery to deal with Sophia, they would go unnoticed.
But now, Leo had directly mentioned sorcery.
Bruno and Fanny exchanged glances, made up their minds, and firmly denied any involvement.
Bruno cleared his throat, trying to steady his emotions, and said, “Leo, I really don’t understand what nonsense you’re talking about.”
“Bruno, Leo has illegally entered a private residence, acted aggressively, and is now making false accusations against us. I will call the police and make sure he pays for his actions!” Fanny bluffed.
Leo glanced disdainfully at Bruno and Fanny, a cruel smile playing on his lips. “Your answer is not what I wanted. You have missed your chance to save your lives…”
Before Leo could finish his sentence, a loud bang was heard, and a cloud of smoke suddenly appeared in front of him.
Leo instinctively took two steps back as the smoke dissipated, revealing a burly man.
Leo’s Divine Awareness swept over him, confirming that this burly man was not alive but a Puppet controlled by Jamie for Bruno’s use.
“Leo, you’ll have to wait until the next life if you want to kill me!” The appearance of the Puppet once again filled Bruno with confidence.
Although Bruno didn’t know the combat strength of the Puppet, he believed it should be more than enough to deal with Leo.
In the next moment, Bruno’s eyes widened, his face filled with shock and disbelief.
He witnessed Leo simply waving his right hand lightly, causing the Puppet to disintegrate into pieces of wood scattered on the ground.
Bruno, in a state of shock, was soon lifted into the air and forcefully slammed against the wall behind him.
Next, Leo stepped on Bruno’s chest.
“Tell me, who used sorcery on Sophia?” Leo’s voice was icy, as if it came from the depths of hell.
“It… it was the sorcerer Layton and his disciple Jamie…” Feeling as if a small mountain was pressing on his chest, Bruno didn’t dare to resist.
“Where are Layton and Jamie?” Leo asked sharply.
“They… they are in the guest room in the backyard,” Bruno quickly replied.
Leo grabbed Bruno’s foot and dragged him towards the backyard guest room.
Arriving at the backyard, Leo kicked open the door to the guest room indicated by Bruno.
Layton and Jamie, who were using sorcery to control Sophia and make her climb up a building to jump off, were startled by the sudden intrusion.
When they saw it was Leo, Jamie couldn’t help but feel nervous and scared, but still stared at Leo and asked, “Leo, what… what are you doing here?”
Leo didn’t answer. A purple light flashed, and a gash appeared on Jamie’s neck, with blood spurting out.
Jamie was instantly killed, which frightened Bruno to the point of urinating himself. He quickly begged for mercy, “Leo, Layton and Jamie were behind everything. It has nothing to do with me. Sophia is my cousin, and I would never harm her. Please spare me.”