Chapter 301

Philix heaved a sigh. "Someone will take care of them. The village is long gone, burned to ashes. Those tombstones? They're just empty graves with names etched on them. If no one's watching over them, so be it." His voice was gruff. He could not allow a single misstep at a time like this. A sports car roared past, kicking up a dust tornado in its wake. "Damn, what's the rush?" the driver muttered, his words dripped in irritation. Stellar rubbed his eyes as he watched the vanishing taillights of the car. "I think… I think I saw Nash." Philix craned his neck to see, but the car was already out of sight. "Oh, it looked like someone had burned offerings before our arrival!" Stellar recalled, his eyes glinting with excitement. "It must be one of the business families that had a good relationship with them," Philix said, dropping his gaze. The Young family had been influential in their time, and it was not surprising that people would still go to Young Gardens to pay their respec