Chapter 500 Francis in Shock
Filled with disbelief, Ethan remained silent for a long time before suddenly asking softly, "He didn't even tell you? Where exactly did he get these ancient books from?"
"No, actually, I've always felt he was hiding a lot from me, but I didn't ask much because I trusted him," Jessie shook her head but spoke with unusual firmness.
"So, to cover all this up, he would go so far as to make everyone who knew disappear?" Ethan couldn't understand. He didn't believe Matthew could be so ruthless and wondered about his purpose.
"No, that wasn't his intention. The twenty-five craftsmen who built this place actually committed suicide," Jessie quickly explained, afraid that Ethan would misunderstand Matthew.
"Suicide?" Ethan was even more stunned upon hearing this.
"That's right. To keep this secret, even if your dad didn't say anything, he chose the safest way, which was to end their own lives." Jessie nodded painfully, clearly aware of the construction process even though she didn't know the origin of these books.
"Just three miles away at Radiant Peak, your dad personally buried them. Those graves are still there. Your dad always felt guilty about those twenty-five people, and since then, his health deteriorated, perhaps due to his inner guilt. He lived in immense self-blame and pain," Jessie continued to explain, her eyes welling up involuntarily, clearly still deeply affected by the events of that year.
After hearing Jessie's explanation, Ethan took a deep breath and gradually accepted it. He believed Jessie wouldn't hide or deceive him about this matter, and indeed, Matthew suddenly fell ill ten years ago, leading to his deteriorating health. At that time, Ethan knew nothing and wondered how Matthew, with his martial arts prowess, could fall ill. Now, it all seemed to make sense.
"So, since then, only you and my dad knew about this place, right?" Ethan asked softly.
"Yes. I think it's time to tell you. You are now the only one who knows besides me," Jessie nodded.
Ethan tried to calm himself from the shock and then asked in a deep voice, "Then why did you bring me here to tell me all this? What are you planning to do with these books?"
"Of course, we need to take everything from here, at least to a safer place. Every ancient book here is closely linked to your dad. If he's really not dead, these might be clues," Jessie reminded him solemnly.
"Clues? Take them away? It's almost impossible to move all these books unnoticed in a short time. If there's any movement, master-level experts will easily detect it." Ethan realized the connection between these books and Matthew. As Jessie said, they must ensure their safety.
But aside from Elmer and Brady, the Wilson family still had six master-level experts secretly lurking, and it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't notice it.
"You don't need to take them out; you can do it right here," Jessie suddenly reminded him.
Ethan's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and two words automatically popped into his mind—Tiger Mount.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about the Tiger Mount secret realm. You're right, I can send all these books into the secret realm. Hiding them in Tiger Mount seems to be the best choice right now." Ethan took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.
"Let's hurry. Once we deal with these books, this place will likely be exposed, but it doesn't matter. Even if someone comes in, there would be nothing left," Jessie said.
Ethan knew there was no time to lose, and he also had to go to the cemetery to open the coffin, so he immediately summoned the Sun and Moon Beads.
Inside the Tiger Mount secret realm, Francis was currently studying several ancient books in the Breeze Pavilion. These were all treasures of Tiger Mount, priceless.
However, as a spatial passage opened outside, Francis's expression changed slightly. He immediately put down the book in his hand, and his figure disappeared from the pavilion.
"It's Ethan's aura. Why is there such a big commotion? How many people did he bring in this time?" Appearing beside the spatial passage, Francis sensed the immense energy coming from it and muttered in surprise.
At that moment, large black objects suddenly flew out of the spatial passage, heading straight for Francis.
"What is this?" The sudden change caught Francis off guard, and he cursed Ethan in his mind for whatever he was up to. Fortunately, he dodged quickly and wasn't buried under the iron bookshelves.
"Bookshelves? Ancient books?" Soon, Francis saw clearly what had flown out and couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
At that moment, Ethan and Jessie also emerged from the spatial passage.
Seeing Francis staring blankly at the bookshelves, Ethan scratched his head and asked, "Francis, what are you doing?"
Francis didn't respond to Ethan but was jolted awake by his voice. He quickly picked up one of the ancient books from the nearest shelf and started flipping through it.
"AF knack, it's actually AF knack," Francis suddenly exclaimed, holding the ancient book.
Ethan and Jessie exchanged glances and quickly approached Francis.
"Francis, do you know the origin of this ancient book?" Ethan asked in surprise.
"Of course, this is a precious technique of the SA Guild. Back in the day..." Francis started to speak but suddenly realized something, staring at Ethan with a puzzled look and asking, "Where did you find these ancient books?"
Ethan then briefly explained the origin of these ancient books, though he didn't know where Matthew had gotten them from.
"Incredible. If these ancient books were really found by Matthew, then he must have gotten a great opportunity," Francis couldn't help but marvel after hearing Ethan's explanation.
"A great opportunity?" Ethan raised an eyebrow.
"Wait, let me confirm," Francis said, then started flipping through the books on the shelves one by one. He looked through dozens of ancient books, flipping through them randomly before putting them back.
"Yes, I was right. These are indeed all techniques of the SA Guild." Francis knew the origin of these ancient books, and they all seemed to come from the same sect, the SA Guild he mentioned.
"What does this mean?" Ethan frowned even more and asked again.
"What does it mean? I wonder what you use your brain for. If Matthew didn't get a great opportunity, how could he have brought back all the SA Guild's texts?" Francis looked at Ethan as if he were an idiot and reminded him.
"So what exactly is this opportunity you're talking about?" Ethan asked, frustrated.
"I can't be sure, but the most likely scenario is that Matthew also discovered a secret realm, and it was the SA Guild's secret realm. At the very least, it must be a place closely related to the SA Guild," Francis analyzed, his words shocking.
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