Chapter 159: Tainted Soul

Well, I knew I asked for too much. It was a hard task with a small possibility of being successful.

Since only the letter arrived, she must have failed.

I am quite distressed. It means I have to find another way. But it was hard to look for another way for this ample amount of time.

Although I am waiting for Jia's reply, I am not idle either. I kept using the haunted mansion resources of information about things related to talismans but their knowledge of such things was too little. Even Carl suggested seeking help from the Capital. But if I did ask for help, it would only make them all convinced that bringing me to the Capital was the right and only choice.

If...in the worst scenario I have no other choice, then I would consider going to the Capital. But now, I can't afford that.

So I continued waiting.

I also went to the ghost market from time to time to widen my knowledge about the materials of the dead and how it affects both the living and the dead. But the result was the same. T