Chapter 209: Nexus Umbralis Sect Branch, Mystic Moon Jade, Nine Spirit Needle, Purple Jade Chamber of Commerce

"The truth is, my family's ties to the Nexus Umbralis Sect run far deeper than you think." Colette Lashbrook rose with a graceful sway. She walked to a landscape painting, pressed lightly against its frame, and slid it aside, revealing a hidden compartment. She took out an aged, timeworn booklet and handed it to Pierce Looske. "This is an ancestral text passed down in my family. You could also call it the Lashbrook family's secret history. It records things most people never learn." "Our Lashbrook...