Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1317

Shannon considered Fennec's suggestion and agreed. "You're right. Notify the Seastone Demon Control Branch Agency and have them send someone over."

She paused and added, "If demon bones are excavated, both sides can bid for them and pay the compensation fee of the villa."

She'd resigned herself to losing the money she spent on the villa, but now this arrangement might let her recoup the cost.

Fennec was baffled. Compensation? For the bones? She remembered the villa being quite expensive.

Regardless of how much the compensation fee would be, the Seastone Security Branch Agency and Demon Control Agency sent teams the moment they heard about the discovery of the powerful demon's skeleton.

With their combined efforts, the demon bone was soon unearthed and neatly arranged in the villa's empty lot. The skeleton was enormous and took up half the space of the original villa.

As Shannon had set up the isolation array after sensing energy from the demon bone, the neighbors remained oblivious to the discovery. Otherwise, the sight of the colossal demon bone would've left them utterly stunned.

"This demon bone is the skeleton of a great demon! It must be taken under the custody of the Demon Control Agency!" demons from the Demon Control Agency Branch insisted.

That was the demon bone of a powerful bone, and such a rare find could contain a treasure trove of supernatural strength. It had to be theirs.

For once, the Special Security Agency refused to back down. "There was an array laid on this land using these bones. We have a responsibility to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

The skeleton of the powerful demon was too valuable, and they had to take it back for a thorough investigation.

Neither side was willing to budge, and both eventually turned to Shannon.

Layne had initially dismissed the Special Security Agency as nothing too important. But when his high-profile lawyer failed to secure his release despite extensive efforts, he reluctantly confessed.

"I… I didn't know anything about demon bones or arrays. I bought that villa on the recommendation of a geomancy master."

With a bitter face, he continued, "He said I was born under the zodiac sign of the snake, and keeping snakes would bring me wealth. I did as he said and chose the villa's location to raise snakes there…"

Hearing his explanation, Shannon thought about the array she'd initially sensed. "It seems likely that someone used the demon bones to set up an array to siphon supernatural energy and fortune.

"From my guess, Layne's current success might've just been a slight side effect and a leak from the edges of the array. The bulk of siphoned supernatural energy and fortune must've been transferred elsewhere through the demon bones."

The technique felt quite familiar to Shannon.