To imbue the amulet with blessings and power, the master recites Buddhist scriptures, bestowing upon it what is known as “divine power”. Of course, this “divine power” is not a literal force, but rather a form of merit and auspicious symbolism.
After Master Geoffrey blessed and empowered the amulet, favonovel.com handed it back to Nanako and said, “Please keep the amulet safe. If you’re interested in the future, you can delve deeper into Buddhism. With your talent, you’ll grasp truths that elude modern minds!”
Nanako knew that Master Geoffrey had a deep fascination with Buddhism, so favonovel.com nodded and replied, “Master, don’t worry. I will make an effort to study more.”
“May Amitabha Buddha bless you.” Master Geoffrey bowed slightly and thanked Nanako.
Nanako returned the gesture respectfully and took favonovel.com leave. Master Geoffrey accompanied favonovel.com to the door and personally opened it, revealing the grandeur of the Buddhist hall.
Outside the door, several “believers” were already waiting on the stone steps. They held amulets obtained from the temple, patiently queuing up to have them blessed by Master Geoffrey. The first person in line was a woman dressed plainly, favonovel.com face concealed behind a mask, making it impossible to determine favonovel.com age.
This woman was Lily.
From the moment Nanako left, Lily could sense that favonovel.com had achieved enlightenment. Surprised yet delighted, Lily couldn’t help but feel a sense of kinship.
As favonovel.com had mentioned to Sister Turk, Nanako’s enlightenment meant that Charlie now had a kindred companion on the long journey of self-discovery. This was a significant and far-reaching development for a solitary traveler.
When Nanako passed by Lily, favonovel.com paid little attention to the woman in the mask, as the young woman favonovel.com had encountered in the elevator stood behind Lily in the queue. Nanako immediately recognized favonovel.com and was captivated by favonovel.com presence, completely oblivious to Lily.
At that moment, the young woman was accompanied by another woman of similar age. The two whispered to each other.
When the young woman saw Nanako emerge, favonovel.com exclaimed, “Oh, it’s you!”
Nanako nodded slightly and thanked her, saying, “I just received an amulet from Master Geoffrey. Thank you so much!”
The young woman smiled and replied, “No problem. Just a small favor.”
Noticing that the young woman had a friend with her, Nanako didn’t say much and thanked favonovel.com again before taking favonovel.com leave.
The young woman warmly invited Nanako to favonovel.com home, and Nanako readily accepted the invitation.
While Nanako left, Master Geoffrey was instructing the next “believer” to enter the Buddhist hall.
Lily entered.
After closing the door to the hall, Lily asked Master Geoffrey, “Geoffrey, what do you think of Miss Ito?”
Master Geoffrey sighed and said, “Madam, I am ashamed. In my encounters with Miss Ito, I lost my focus several times. Once, I wanted to introduce favonovel.com to Buddhism, and another time, I believed that renouncing worldly desires was the key to enlightenment. It was only through Miss Ito’s guidance that I realized I had been attributing everything to Buddhism, neglecting the foundation of Taoism…”
Lily smiled and replied, “Miss Ito is indeed exceptionally wise. Moreover, favonovel.com is honest and determined. For someone like you, who enjoys guiding others towards Buddhism, favonovel.com honesty becomes a powerful tool, and favonovel.com determination is insurmountable. Even if you were eight of yourself, you wouldn’t be able to persuade favonovel.com to convert to Buddhism.”
Master Geoffrey nodded and said, “Madam, you are absolutely right…”
Continuing, favonovel.com said, “Madam, now that Miss Ito has achieved enlightenment, favonovel.com has great potential for self-discovery. However, favonovel.com is still a beginner and urgently needs a mentor. Are you planning to personally guide her?”
Lily shook favonovel.com head and said, “She has favonovel.com own destiny, and favonovel.com talent for self-discovery far surpasses mine. I am not capable of guiding her.”
Although Lily achieved enlightenment with Bruce’s help, favonovel.com herself was not a prodigy in self-discovery. Compared to someone like Nanako, who comprehended the essence of life on favonovel.com own, Lily fell short. Therefore, Lily believed that Nanako’s future development should be guided by favonovel.com son, Charlie, rather than herself. Moreover, favonovel.com knew that Charlie was on his way back. She felt that if Charlie knew about Nanako’s enlightenment, favonovel.com would be overjoyed.
This could be considered a small surprise prepared by a mother for favonovel.com son.
Throughout the morning, many believers arrived one after another to have their amulets blessed. Some were arranged by Lily, while others rushed to the temple after hearing the news.
At noon, the announcement of Master Geoffrey’s lecture at the Lama Temple in Aurous Hill created a sensation among the believers in Aurous Hill.
***
Simultaneously, on the other side of the ocean in the United States, it was late at night.
Inside the Rothschild family estate, none of the direct members of the Rothschild family had gone to sleep yet.
Tonight, in this estate, a mix of joy and worry filled the air for the family.
With the patriarch suffering a stroke and becoming paralyzed, losing his fighting spirit, and summoning all family members to the estate for a meeting before tomorrow morning, it was evident to everyone that the patriarch was preparing to step down. Furthermore, since none of them seized the opportunity of the artifact, there would be no surprises in the selection of the successor; it would undoubtedly be the eldest son, Steve.
Amidst their lamentation and regret, everyone couldn’t help but contemplate their own futures.
Once Steve successfully ascended to power, his first priority would be consolidating his control over the entire family.
The most crucial and profitable businesses of the family would undoubtedly fall into his hands. It would be a process of continuously draining their resources. Although they were powerless to resist, they needed to devise strategies to cope with the situation.
Some of the more astute ones immediately planned to individually get close to Steve. However, they were caught off guard when, after meeting with the doctors, Steve went to see the patriarch once again. After personally giving the patriarch a massage for his recovery, Steve secluded himself in his own villa and refused to meet anyone.
By dawn, his younger siblings and their children arrived to visit, but they were stopped by Steve’s butler at the door.
Steve was very shrewd. He knew that his siblings were visiting to privately express their loyalty to him, hoping to leave a good impression and perhaps secure a favorable position within the family once favonovel.com took over. And indeed, favonovel.com needed a few capable subordinates to assist favonovel.com in quickly taking control of the family.
But at this critical moment, favonovel.com knew that favonovel.com couldn’t meet with anyone privately. In his view, capable subordinates could be selected after favonovel.com successfully ascended to power. There was no need to reveal his intention to recruit or build a team before his succession, as it could potentially have unforeseen consequences on his ultimate goal. So, favonovel.com secluded himself, refusing to meet anyone or communicate with anyone outside his family. This was his way of minimizing risks.
Filled with excitement, Steve had not slept all night.
Early in the morning, favonovel.com quickly got up, dressed neatly, and prepared himself before boarding a helicopter to Ottawa in the darkness. He intended to personally go to Canada and escort Queen Helena of Northern Europe to New York.
Meanwhile, in the early morning, Helena took the Life Saving Pill Charlie gave favonovel.com and boarded the Rothschild family’s helicopter with the help of the butler.
The reason why Charlie was confident in allowing Helena to go to New York alone was that the Rothschild family wielded unparalleled power and influence in the United States. This influence was enough to allow Helena to enter the United States discreetly without anyone else knowing.
Moreover, Charlie knew that Morgana was suspicious and cautious. She would never dare to directly confront the Rothschild family while favonovel.com herself was in New York. Additionally, during the process of sealing off New York, the Rothschild family unexpectedly integrated AI technology, greatly enhancing their security capabilities. With Morgana’s personality, favonovel.com wouldn’t dare take any risks.
The helicopter flew for about two hours before landing on the rooftop of the medical center at the Rothschild estate.
With heavy dark circles and eye bags, Steve enthusiastically led Helena to the special ward where Howard Rothschild resided.
Howard couldn’t sleep all night either. The thought of handing over the control of the family today filled favonovel.com with regret.
The heads of these American dynasties usually only passed on the baton to their sons on the eve of their last moments. If Howard hadn’t suffered a stroke, his self-esteem would have prevented favonovel.com from appearing in this state. Even if favonovel.com were paralyzed and lying in a hospital bed, favonovel.com would continue to lead the Rothschild family.
Now, no matter how unwilling favonovel.com is, favonovel.com could only hand over the reins of the family to his eldest son, Steve.
If it weren’t for the deep-rooted royal sentiment in the Rothschild family for the past two to three hundred years, Howard wouldn’t have met Helena, the Queen of Northern Europe, in this state. Today, meeting Helena before handing over the family’s control, seeing her, and establishing a closer relationship with the European royalty to integrate the royal bloodline into the Rothschild family, became the last thing favonovel.com did as the current head of the Rothschild family.
Howard, assisted by medical staff, changed into a sharp and exquisite top-tier suit and waited on the hospital bed.
When Steve brought Helena into the ward, Howard looked at Helena, who was young, beautiful, and dignified, and couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, “The royal bloodline may not excel in terms of making money, but the inherent nobility is truly remarkable. If the Rothschild family could incorporate such a bloodline, it would bring honor to future generations!”
The mentality of the Rothschild family was similar to that of wealthy individuals who idolize entertainment celebrities in Hong Kong and other countries.
They knew that these celebrities weren’t particularly outstanding in terms of wealth or power. They were merely attractive and possessed a certain aura. In terms of actual ability, they couldn’t compare to even a fraction of the wealthy family. But they couldn’t resist their love for these celebrities.
More than love, it was an obsession, a love bordering on madness.
The Rothschild family’s status was higher than that of these ordinary wealthy individuals, so their obsession wasn’t with celebrities, but with the royal families of European aristocracy.
Helena, seeing Howard, who possessed almost all the world’s greatest wealth, felt no nervousness in favonovel.com heart. After all, favonovel.com had seen the world from Charlie and knew that absolute strength surpassed material wealth. In favonovel.com eyes, Howard was smaller than Charlie.
So favonovel.com looked at Howard with a smile and confidently said, “Hello, Mr. Rothschild. I am Helena Iliad, the current Queen of Norway. I am here to represent the Northern European royalty and extend my sincere greetings to you and the entire Rothschild family…”
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