Chapter 749: Wire Malfunction
The incense broke all at once, and the flame would not ignite.
If they could not pay homage to the Ancestral Master, they would not receive blessings or protection, and some people might even view the situation as an omen of impending disaster.
Dorian Jones instructed the staff to buy new incense from outside. Soon after they returned, however, the new incense sticks, still failed to remain lit when inserted into the burner.
"..."
Caroline Edwin licked her dry lower lip, holding three sticks of incense. She stepped forward, bowed, and placed the incense in the burner.
Just as everyone felt an increasing excitement because the incense hadn't broken for over a minute, a strong gust of wind blew by, extinguishing the small flames on the incense sticks.
As the broken incense fell to the ground, it joined the detritus of prior attempts, forming an eerie sight that engulfed the area.
"..."