Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 636: A Series of Misfortunes

Chapter 636: Chapter 636: A Series of Misfortunes

"Senior."

Wyatt Barnes looked at Mrs. Adams and curiously queried, "I was just asking a few of the Romero Clan guards at the entrance of the Romero mansion... They seemed to have no knowledge of ’Winnie’."

This baffled Wyatt even now.

Winnie Romero was Taoi Romero’s, the patriarch of the Romero Clan, daughter.

Logically, every member of the Romero Clan should be aware of her.

However, those Romero guards behaved as though they had never heard of such a person in the Romero Clan.

"That’s not strange."

Mrs. Adams shook her head, slowly saying, "The lady’s existence, to some extent, is not acknowledged by our Romero Clan... In the Romero Clan, only the patriarch, those around the lady, and some top officials of the Romero Clan, are aware of the lady’s existence."

"The Romero Clan’s higher-ups have always deliberately concealed the existence of the lady... hence within the Romero Clan, not to mention guards and servants, even some of the younger direct descendants are unaware of the existence of the lady."

By the end of her speech, Mrs. Adams let out a sigh.

"Why do the higher-ups of the Romero Clan do this?"

Wyatt Barnes frowned.

"Because of the face of the Romero Clan."

Mrs. Adams slowly explained.

"Face?"

Wyatt was a bit puzzled.

Could Winnie’s existence possibly affect the face of the Romero Clan?

What kind of logic was that?

"If young Master Wyatt has the time, this old woman would like to bother you a little... to provide you some understanding about the reason behind this matter."

Mrs. Adams had at some point sat down next to Wyatt.

"I have time."

Wyatt Barnes nodded, his curiosity about the background of this matter was piqued.

At that moment, Mrs. Adams began to speak slowly:

"Several decades ago, under the Imperial Family in the Great Turdo Dynasty, the two most revered clans were our ’Romero Clan’ and the ’Dragonsmith Clan’."

"Our Romero Clan and the Dragonsmith Clan were always at odds with one another. Eventually, they severed all pretenses and stirred a bloody storm... a never-before-seen struggle erupted amongst the two clans."

"The fierce battles between the two clans were beyond the comprehension of the ordinary. The higher-ups of the two clans vowed to annihilate each other and completely extinguish the opponent’s bloodline!"

"Thirty years ago, several ’Cave Void Realm’ powerhouses of the Dragonsmith Clan were slain by a strategy laid by our Romero Clan. The Dragonsmith Clan was subsequently suppressed by our Romero Clan and almost completely exterminated!"

"During those times, no one expected... Our Clan’s Chief’s son, the elder young master of the Romero Clan, saved the third daughter of the Dragonsmith Clan and fell deeply in love with her."

"When the Clan’s Chief found out about this years later... our elder young master and the Dragonsmith’s third daughter already had a daughter. That’s when the old Clan Chief died of rage."

"Heartbroken and guilt-ridden, the third daughter from the Dragonsmith Clan committed suicide... At that time, there remained just one bloodline of the Dragonsmith Clan..."

When Mrs. Adams reached this point, she couldn’t help but let out a sigh of woe.

"It’s ’Winnie’, isn’t it?"

Wyatt Barnes asked.

"Yes."

Mrs. Adams nodded her head.

"I see."

Wyatt Barnes’s look was complicated.

While Mrs. Adams was narrating this story, he guessed that the elder young master of the Romero Clan in the story was ’Taoi Romero’.

And the third daughter of the Dragonsmith Clan would be Winnie’s mother.

Winnie, possessing the bloodline of both the Romero Clan and the Dragonsmith Clan...

"What happened later? Was it the City Lord Romero that protected Winnie?"

Wyatt Barnes asked.

Having been in this world for a while now, he had a certain understanding of its rules.

Great clans like the Romero Clan place great importance on their reputation.

That old Clan Chief of the Romero Clan died of anger because he felt that his son had shamed the Romero Clan, and that his poor parenting was to blame.

Wyatt Barnes could imagine – after Winnie’s mother committed suicide, the higher-ups of the Romero Clan, to uphold the vow they once made, must have certainly intended to sever the last remaining bloodline of the Dragonsmith Clan: Winnie.

"No."

Mrs. Adams sighed and shook her head, "The current patriarch, although possessed a strength that was unrivalled among his peers, was no match for those old fellows... At that time, it was the Head Priest and Elder Kane who interfered and saved the lady’s life."

"However, since then, the top brass of the Romero Clan reached an agreement... They would not let outsiders know anything about this. And the lady was hidden away, since then living quietly alongside the former ’elder young master’ that is today’s ’patriarch’."

"And that’s why few individuals within the Romero Clan know of the lady’s existence."

Mrs. Adams concluded in one breath.

Wyatt Barnes let out a long sigh, "I really didn’t expect Winnie to have such a complicated past...Does Winnie know about this?"

"She does not know."

Mrs. Adams shook her head, her expression gradually becoming solemn, "Young Master Wyatt, under no circumstance should you ever mention this matter to the lady... otherwise, I’m afraid she will struggle with accepting it."

"I understand."

Wyatt Barnes earnestly nodded.

He could imagine...

If Winnie were to find out about this, she would probably be devastated.

Her own grandfather, was angered to death by her and her parents.

And her own mother had committed suicide due to the death of her grandfather...

Most importantly, the other half of the bloodline within her belonged to the ’Dragonsmith Clan’.

And the Dragonsmith Clan was exterminated by the Romero Clan!

If Winnie learned the truth of all this, how would she cope?

Wyatt Barnes could hardly imagine.

Therefore, up until now, the best solution was to never let Winnie know this secret.

"Such a tragic girl... With such a pitiful background, and yet she carries the ’Body of the Fire Spirit’."

At this moment, Wyatt Barnes’ sympathy for Winnie Romero grew stronger.

"Young Master Wyatt, Missy will also participate in the ’Dynasty Martial Competition’... At that time, Missy will formally appear in front of everyone!"

Mrs. Adams said this with a rare smile on her face.

"Is the senior management of the Romero Clan willing to let Winnie appear in public?"

Wyatt Barnes asked.

"Now, they no longer have any choice."

Mrs. Adams slowly responded, her brows exuding strong confidence.

No choice for them?

Wyatt Barnes was momentarily surprised, then soon realized the implication behind Mrs. Adams’ words.

"It seems that the current City Lord Romero no longer needs to consider the faces of those senior members of the Romero Clan... However, even if Winnie appears in public, her identity would likely be deliberately concealed."

Wyatt Barnes was certain of this point.

He believed.

As Winnie’s father, City Lord Romero would definitely not let Winnie know her past for her sake.

However, one thing was for certain.

That is, Winnie, the only daughter of the City Lord of the Romero Clan, will henceforth be known and revered by all...

"Winnie."

In response to this, Wyatt Barnes was also happy for Winnie.

Winnie no longer needed to hide.

"I hope this girl with such a tragic fate can find a solution for her ’Body of the Fire Spirit’... My real age is now close to thirty. But up to now, there’s still no sign of awakening my innate spirit body."

Wyatt Barnes sighed inwardly.

Although he was identified as the ’man’ destined for Winnie Romero.

Yet up until now, he had practically no way of helping Winnie Romero remove the potential threat of the ’Body of the Fire Spirit’.

"Perhaps that ’prophecy’ was simply wrong."

Wyatt Barnes thought to himself.

"Young Master Wyatt, why don’t you stay for a while and wait for the city lord and Missy to return?"

Mrs. Adams suggested.

"No need."

Wyatt Barnes shook his head, "I have a place to stay... Since City Lord Romero and Winnie will be back before the ’Dynasty Martial Competition’, I will have the opportunity to see them then."

Immediately afterwards, Wyatt Barnes took his leave.

Mrs. Adams saw Wyatt Barnes all the way to the front gate of Romero Manor.

To the surprise of all the guards at the gate.

It was not until Mrs. Adams had left and the figure of Wyatt Barnes had disappeared from their sight, that they came to their senses.

"Senior Mrs. Adams, she actually personally escorted this young master out... Who exactly is he?"

"As someone close to the city lord, Senior Mrs. Adams has always kept a low profile. Even the young masters and ladies of the clan are generally ignored by her... Yet she treated this young man so favorably, truly surprising."

...

Many of the Romero guards were whispering.

But the guard who had brought Wyatt Barnes in earlier maintained a calm expression throughout.

Having seen the old woman’s respectful attitude towards the man in the purple robe earlier, he was not in the least bit surprised about what had transpired.

"Even though I didn’t meet City Lord Romero and Winnie on this trip to the Romero Clan, I did learn about Winnie’s past, so it’s not a wasted journey."

After leaving the Romero Clan, Wyatt Barnes prepared to return to the mansion purchased by the Black Stone Empire in the Capital City of the Great Turdo Dynasty.

As he was passing by a tavern, two middle-aged men walked past him.

Their conversation caught Wyatt Barnes’ attention.

"The Graham Clan is expected to make a big splash this time... The young master of the Graham family who has returned has broken through to ’Enter Void Realm Level Eight’ at such a young age, it’s astonishing."

"I heard that the young master of the Graham family has already touched the threshold of ’Enter Void Realm Level Nine’... By the time the ’Dynasty Martial Competition’ commences, he could break through to ’Enter Void Realm Level Nine’!"

"It seems that the Graham Clan will definitely earn a spot in the ’Ten Dynasty Martial Competition’ this time."

...

The young master Graham?

From the ’Graham’ clan?

Immediately, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help remembering Brother Graham ’Brian Graham’ with whom he had a relationship.

"Brother Graham is indeed from the Graham family in the Capital of the Great Turdo Dynasty... Could the returning young master they are talking about be Brother Graham?"

Wyatt Barnes’ eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped forward to intercept the two men who were discussing this matter.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing someone block their way, the faces of the two middle-aged men turned ugly.