Chapter 2402


    Gerald’s train of thought was cut short when he heard a knock on his office door. Shortly after, Aiden


    entered before saying, “Brother Gerald! I’ve received a call stating that Professor Boyle is back. He’s


    currently at his manor, Fresh Cottage!”


    “Oh? Bring me to him!”


    It was around noon when the duo arrived at Fresh Cottage. Even from afar, they could already see all


    sorts of nts and even artificial mountains within the manor’s grounds. Each nt seemed to have its


    own special spot, and if they could see things from an aerial view, the duo would surely be able to tell


    that everything was arranged to look like an eight diagram…


    “As you’ve probably guessed by now, Professor Boyle is different from the other experts of the topic,”


    said Aiden.


    Chuckling in response, Gerald simply replied, “He’s definitely one of the more experienced ones, that’s


    for sure.”


    Though Gerald didn’t say it, he had already figured out that Professor Boyle had arranged his garden in


    the shape of a formation! As for what the formation was for Gerald really didn’t want to think too much


    into it…


    It was at that moment when a polite looking young man walked over to the duo and bowed before


    saying, “Ah, Mr. Baker and Mr. Crawford, I presume? Professor Boyle has been expecting you.”


    “Do lead the way,” replied Aiden, prompting the young man to lead them across the garden and into the


    parlor Shortly after, they were greeted by the sight of Professor Boyle who had some tea in front of him.


    Though the man seemed to be in his seventies, Gerald could see that his eyes were still quite


    energetic. From what Gerald could guess, the man had probably learned some basic breathing


    techniques. That certainly exined the inner strength in his elixir-of-life field.


    Even so, Professor Boyle didn’t seem to possess any martial arts. From the looks of it, the old man had


    simply cultivated his inner strength to nurture his qi and restore his body.


    Either way, after exchanging pleasantries, Aiden went straight to the point by saying, “So… Professor


    Boyle, my brother’s here to ask about the Divine Fruit tree. Information on the tree is extremely


    important to us, so we hope you can lend us a hand!”


    “Oh? So that’s what you call it? While conducting my research, I called it the Phoenix Spirit tree instead


    since the structure of its trunk and branches resemble a phoenix! Either way, I first read about the tree


    in some ancient books. Had it not been for the incidentst year, I probably wouldn’t have even


    remembered about the tree when you first came to me asking about it! After all, the tree’s gone extinct,


    and after so long, there’s barely any information about it! What more, the tree isn’t that worth studying!”


    exined Professor Boyle.


    “An… incident?” asked Gerald.


    “Yes, well… It was about a year ago when a woman by the name of Phoebe Willow sent me a letter,


    asking for help to locate the Phoenix Spirit tree! Within the letter, was an important detail that stated


    that not only did the ancient tree still exist, but it also bore fruit once every decade for eternity!


    Unfortunately, the tree’s location is so off radar that not even the clever Phoebe was able to find it,


    resulting in her asking me for help!”


    Sensing that Aiden was rather interested in the topic, Professor Boyle then added, “For context, Miss


    Willow had been my student for a year when she was much younger. With that in mind, I’m guessing


    she should be in her forties now… Regardless, she had immense knowledge in the field of botany,N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.


    arguably even more than I have. After all, she was able to name and tell me the history of several


    ancient nts that I had never even heard of!”


    Whatever the case was, I already had a feeling back then that she didn’t intend to focus on studying.


    True enough, it wasn’t long after when she and her boyfriend vited several severe university rules


    before leaving college together! Following that, I lost contact with her till the day she sent me that


    letter…”


    “I see. And what was in the letter?” asked Gerald in a slightly anxious tone. He, for one, had a feeling


    that Phoebe was probably rted to the mysterious ancient witches. After all, why else would she be


    so familiar with ancient nts? Being so knowledgeable in botany was a clear sign that she was a


    descendant of the witches!


    Once he found the Divine Fruit tree, he’d surely be able to get her to help him locate the formation of


    the witches!