[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon":3,"chapter-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-671":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1892656,2516,"Chapter 669: The Great Demon’s Demon Bone, Eighty Million!","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-671",671,"\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings felt a jolt of surprise, quickly suppressing it within a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon energy surging skyward, if left unchecked, could potentially draw all the demons in the vicinity over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cursed inwardly, wondering who would bury such a dangerous thing here?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Definitely not Landon Lester.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings summoned the Peach Wood Sword, contemplating that if worse comes to worst, she might have to use it as a temporary suppressor for the demon bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as she pierced her fingertip and began the mantra, she saw the demon energy that originally scattered skyward suddenly shift direction, rushing towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings’s heart tightened, quickly forming a seal with her hand to create a barrier with the Peach Wood Sword before her, attempting to block the incoming demon energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the demon’s energy was laced with countless strands of resentful energy and bolstered by the demon bone’s demonic power, rendering the temporary barrier ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cracking sound, the barrier before Scarlett shattered instantly, and the intense demon energy rushed towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the next second, as if drawn by something, it abruptly seeped into the North Spirit Stone she wore on her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resentful energy mixed within the great demon’s energy was purified instantly upon entering the North Spirit Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her initial shock, Scarlett Jennings quickly took off the North Spirit Stone from her neck and tossed it into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, she quickly formed a sealing mark,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavenly Talisman Appearance, all energies formless, unite in prosperity, Three Realms Nine Abyss, all sealed, seal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this command, the menacing demon energy and demonic power were all sealed within the North Spirit Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings didn’t notice that when she threw the North Spirit Stone, a smear of blood remained on it, integrated with the demon power as it seeped into the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she retrieved the Spirit Stone embedded with the demon bone’s power, Scarlett Jennings felt a thin stream of demonic power seemingly passing through the stone into her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspecting her seal might not be thorough enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it shouldn’t be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On careful inspection, despite the North Spirit Stone’s unique material, all the demon energy was indeed sealed within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t fathom why, but whenever she touched the Spirit Stone, a few threads subtly seeped through, entering her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there truly a flaw in the seal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings muttered, noticing that the tiny bit of demonic power entering her palm seemed to transform into a gentle warmth within her body, not only causing no discomfort but... even felt somewhat pleasant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings decided to ignore it for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Dashiell and Jasmine Hamilton had been watching from afar, and as the situation turned dire, they wished to assist but were repelled by the rampant demon energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Scarlett Jennings apparently seal the demon energy within the stone, they approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scarlett! Are you alright?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dashiell scrutinized Scarlett Jennings from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything were to happen to her under his watch, Samuel Chalmers definitely wouldn’t let him off the hook!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait no! Even setting aside Samuel Chalmers, Scarlett Jennings was his good friend!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t get hurt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Jasmine Hamilton remained silent, she too regarded Scarlett with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings had to reassure them, \"I’m fine, it’s all sealed in here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two demons looked at the North Spirit Stone in Scarlett’s hand, their eyes seemingly drawn to it, reflecting a slight daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings had long known that the North Spirit Stone not only replenished Spiritual Power but also attracted the Demon Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the two demons, Scarlett Jennings decisively called the Security Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were Great Demon bones beneath the villa; this matter couldn’t be concealed, so Scarlett Jennings decided to let the Security Bureau handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine Hamilton, seeing her notify the Security Bureau, became anxious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scarlett, if there are demon bones down there, it should be handled by our Mystic Regulation Office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Scarlett forgotten, she was part of the Mystic Regulation Office too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t favor the Security Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings thought it over and agreed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then notify the Sea City branch of the Mystic Regulation Office, let them send someone here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then said seriously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When they dig up the demon bones, both sides can bid on them to compensate me for the villa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, she was prepared for the villa costs to be wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed, she could manage to get reimbursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jasmine Hamilton: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excavating demon bones... requires compensation???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered the villa was quite expensive, wasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the villa’s purchase price, upon hearing about the Great Demon bones, both the Sea City Security Branch and Mystic Regulation Office immediately dispatched personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With intervention from both forces, the demon bones were swiftly excavated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost half a villa’s worth of demon bones were neatly arranged on the villa’s open grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Scarlett Jennings, sensing the demon bone aura earlier, had set up an isolation array around, preventing others from witnessing the massive demon bones and being shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These demon bones are the remains of a Great Demon! Our Mystic Regulation Office must take charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons from the Mystic Regulation Office branch insisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the bones of a Great Demon elder; there might be a demonic power inheritance over them? The Mystic Regulation Office had to take them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Security Bureau personnel unyieldingly refuted the Mystic Regulation Office,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone utilized the demon bones to establish an array on this land; our Security Bureau is obligated to investigate thoroughly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were Great Demon bones, rare treasures that the Security Bureau had to study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to reach an agreement, both sides turned to Scarlett Jennings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scarlett Jennings! You’re part of our Security Bureau, whom should the demon bones go to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scarlett Jennings! You’re part of our Mystic Regulation Office, whom should the demon bones go to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett Jennings maintained her calm demeanor, slowly pulling out a receipt for eighty million,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whomever reimburses me for the villa money, it belongs to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Security Bureau and Mystic Regulation Office: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, the matter escalated to the headquarters of both sides, and exactly how Cassian Wolf and Simon negotiated (quarreled), resulted in the bones going to the Mystic Regulation Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in terms of wealth, the Security Bureau couldn’t match entities that had lived hundreds or thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How these demon bones were transported back to the Mystic Regulation Headquarters was no longer Scarlett Jennings’s concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Security Bureau couldn’t seize the bones, so they brought Landon Lester in for questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Serpent Demon bones were buried under the Lester Family villa, and any demon entering it would have their demon power forcibly drawn; whether Landon Lester knew or not, he was undoubtedly involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main evidence being that after purchasing the villa, Landon Lester began passionately cultivating snakes, and it was after then his fortune improved substantially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landon Lester initially disregarded the Security Bureau until he discovered that his hired lawyer exerted all their connections yet couldn’t secure his release, prompting him to finally confess,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know about any demon bone array; the villa was chosen by a Feng Shui Master who calculated the position for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landon Lester, face scrunched with distress, said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said I was born under the snake sign, my destiny tied to snakes, that nurturing snakes would boost me. So I followed his advice and raised those snakes in the chosen spot...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Landon Lester’s words, Scarlett Jennings, considering the initial sensed array, remarked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at it now, someone indeed used demon bones to form an array, siphoning demonic power and fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given the power of these demon bones, if all that fortune ultimately accumulated with Landon Lester, he wouldn’t have just achieved his current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, I suspect Landon Lester’s improved fortune just skimmed some leaked fortune at the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real siphoned demonic power and fortune should have been transferred elsewhere through the demon bones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, such a method felt eerily familiar to her.\u003C\u002Fp>",1337,"2026-06-10T07:18:43.165Z",1,"novelbin.me","2850584bcae55445a51799865419adf01d84480887fb79b6ffed7a2b6df1ab88","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-629","the-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-chapter-628",1286,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fake-heiress-turns-out-to-be-a-true-tycoon-cover.jpg"]