Chapter 648 A Beauty's Visit At Midnight (Part One)

"They all had their faces covered. They said that they were the bandits from the Shady Mountain. But I don't think they were telling the truth at all.

Their faces were covered with black cloth. They didn't say anything else and after they had purloined the crystals, they fled towards the crystal mine of the Wei family.

However, when we finally got to the mine, they had already disappeared without a trace."

Marwell frowned as he recounted what happened in a husky voice.

"How many superior vital energy crystals did we lose this time?" asked Michelle, whose face had turned as pale as death.

She knew this was a matter of great consequence, which might affect the future of the whole Meng family direly.

"Our family has mined two million superior vital energy crystals and ten million vital energy crystals during the last three months. In this short time, they have thieved one million and nine hundred thousand superior vital energy crystals and nine million vital energy crystals," said Marwell in a deflated voice as his eyes took on a defeated cast.

He sat slumped in his chair with his head hanging in dejection.

"What? So many!

Dad, how could this be? How could they be so ruthless?!

What... What are we going to do?"

Michelle looked ghastly pale and her body trembled in shock at the devastating news.

"Michelle, we are finished. The Meng family is finished!

So many vital energy crystals have been stolen. We are bound to be held to account by the Sky Sect.

We are done for...done for!"

Marwell murmured, staring at the ceiling with vacant eyes while his hands began to tremble as if palsy had suddenly set in.

"It must be the Wei family. They wanted to ruin us, Dad!"

Michelle shouted with resentment, while she angrily brushed tears of frustration from her bright ey

know that he has captured a level-nine six-headed scorpion-tailed leopard in the black forest. With that, we could surely stand against the Wei family's attack?

And if Austin agrees to help us, we can also disguise ourselves as bandits and break into their mine during the night, so that we can take back our vital energy crystals!"

Michelle suggested, clenching her fists in excitement.

"Austin?"

Marwell was a little taken aback by her words at first, but soon shook his head. "Austin is a good fighter. But I'm not sure whether he is strong enough to fight against the whole Wei family. What's more, we only have a bowing acquaintance with him. We can't just expect him to help us. We can't make a nuisance of ourselves.

Michelle, please listen to me: Forget it! Can you leave me alone now? I need some rest."

Marwell waved his hand and sighed as if he were mortally weary.

Michelle nodded and walked out of the room slowly. However, when she closed the door, a cold determination flashed across her bright, beautiful eyes. . . .

In his bedroom, Austin sat up straight with his legs nimbly crossed. He had a purplish-brown herbal pot and a heap of fifth-grade elixir powder in front of him.