Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 841: Aftereffects

Chapter 841: Chapter 841: Aftereffects

"Brother Barnes, you haven’t eaten for so long, eating rice must be a bit strenuous for your body... so, I boiled a bowl of millet porridge for you."

At that moment, Daisy Wood returned. She placed a bowl of hot porridge on the stone table in the courtyard and said with a smile.

"Thank you."

Wyatt Barnes smelled the aroma of the porridge and his appetite surged. After sitting down at the stone table, he started drinking the porridge, which tasted very good, clearly made with care.

"Daisy, your cooking is quite good... Whoever marries you in the future will indeed be fortunate,"

Wyatt Barnes said with a smile.

However, he soon discovered that his teasing comment, when it reached Daisy’s ears, only made her smile bitterly.

"Daisy, what’s wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Wyatt Barnes was surprised.

"No."

Daisy shook her head, forcing a smile on her face and changed the subject, "By the way, Brother Barnes, how did you end up in the reed fields outside of ’Drifting Cloud Town’?"

Upon hearing Daisy’s question, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but smile ruefully, "I don’t know."

"You don’t know?"

Daisy was stunned. She could tell that Wyatt wasn’t lying.

But what could a person have possibly gone through to sleep for eighteen days yet show no signs of injuries or illness?

"Hmm."

Wyatt Barnes nodded and then, as if he remembered something, asked, "Daisy, earlier you mentioned this place is the Wood Family in ’Drifting Cloud Town’? Do you happen to know where the ’Grimm Wolf Fortress’ is located?"

"Grimm Wolf Fortress?"

Daisy exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Barnes, are you referring to one of the four major powers south of the Northern Desert, the ’Grimm Wolf Fortress’?"

"Four major powers south of the Northern Desert?"

Wyatt Barnes was startled and asked curiously, "The four powers you’re talking about, wouldn’t happen to be Grimm Wolf Fortress, Blade and Sword Sect, Cloud Sky Temple, and Heartbreak Sect, would they?"

"That’s right."

Daisy nodded and then asked, "Brother Barnes, why do you ask about the Grimm Wolf Fortress? It’s located in the southern region of the Northern Desert, quite far from here."

"And where is here?"

A bad feeling arose in Wyatt Barnes’s heart.

"We’re in ’Drifting Cloud Town’, which is located in the eastern region of the Northern Desert,"

Daisy said.

"Eastern region of the Northern Desert?"

Wyatt Barnes was stunned, then regained his composure and smiled bitterly, feeling a sudden shock inside, "How did I end up in this eastern region of the Northern Desert? From here to the southern region of the Northern Desert, it must be quite a long distance?"

"With my current strength, setting out from here to the southern region of the Northern Desert to that ’Blade and Sword Sect’ would undoubtedly expose me to dangers... leaving alone poses great risks."

Thinking further, Wyatt Barnes felt rather helpless.

"It seems, if I want to go to the Blade and Sword Sect, I will need to think of another way,"

Wyatt Barnes thought to himself.

"Miss!"

Just then, a voice came from outside the courtyard, "The headmaster heard that the Young Master you saved has woken up and has asked you to bring him to meet him."

"What does he want?"

Daisy frowned slightly, seeming reluctant.

"Daisy, I didn’t realize you were the precious daughter of this Wood Family... Speaking of which, I have imposed on you and the Wood Family for some time now, so please take me to meet Headmaster Wood,"

Wyatt Barnes said with a smile.

Since Wyatt Barnes said so, Daisy naturally had no reason to refuse and called for Wyatt Barnes, then headed towards the great hall of the Wood Family.

In the great hall of the Wood Family, the headmaster ’Noah Wood’ sat in the principal seat.

Noah Wood was about fifty years old, ordinary in appearance but with an inherent dignity and authority that suited someone of his position.

In a seat below him sat a middle-aged man in his forties.

This middle-aged man’s facial features bore some resemblance to Noah Wood, but between his brows was a mix of darkness and cruelty, clearly not an ordinary person.

This man was none other than the Wood Family’s Third Elder ’Bill Wood’, who was Noah Wood’s half-brother from the same father.

"Older brother, I don’t mean to criticize Daisy... but think about it, Daisy, a maiden, bringing a man into her own courtyard. If this word gets to the Walton Family, do you think they will let it go?"

Bill Wood said gravely.

"Sigh."

Noah Wood sighed, "That girl Daisy, just like her mother, is kind-hearted and simple... This time, she indeed acted without much consideration. However, I heard that the man had been lying in bed for eighteen days and only woke up today, so there probably wasn’t anything improper between them."

"Moreover, I trust Daisy wouldn’t do anything inappropriate,"

Noah Wood added.

"I’d like to believe in Daisy as well, but once this matter gets out, how will outsiders view it? By then, wouldn’t the Walton Family tear our Wood Family apart?"

Bill Wood’s expression darkened as he spoke, "So, Brother... once Daisy brings that boy here, I’m going to tell him to get lost, and you better not help him."

"Sigh... I know what to do. However, since it was Daisy who brought him back, you should give her some face, no matter what."

Noah Wood sighed.

"I understand."

Bill Wood nodded.

Wyatt Barnes followed behind Daisy Wood, weaving through the Wood Family mansion, and finally reached the grand hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, Wyatt detected two gazes locked onto him immediately; one was polite.

The other gaze was not only sharp but also unrestrained.

Wyatt’s expression slightly darkened, and he lifted his head to meet the gaze of the man behind it, who was Bill Wood sitting at the lower head of the hall, unflinchingly.

His Origin Force swept out, and Wyatt immediately detected the man’s cultivation level, First level of the Cave Void Realm.

"Father."

After Daisy entered the hall, she bowed to Noah Wood, who was seated in the top position, and then briefly glanced at Bill Wood, "Uncle."

"Hmph!"

Bill Wood snorted coldly, and his snort was directed both at Wyatt and Daisy.

"Daisy, you are becoming increasingly disrespectful... Originally, I didn’t know what was going on. But now it seems the problem is with the people you associate with, picking up bad habits rather than good ones, which isn’t a good practice. What if we are ridiculed by the Walton Family for having no manners when you go there?"

Bill Wood cast a cold glance at Wyatt, then turned to Daisy, saying in a sarcastic tone.

"Uncle!"

Daisy’s expression changed as she looked at Bill Wood and said sternly, "My friend hasn’t offended you, right? What gives you the right to judge him? And, as I’ve said before, I won’t marry that dandy from the Walton Family; if you want to marry, marry him yourself!"

"You... you..."

Bill Wood’s face turned livid with rage, then he turned to Noah Wood, "Brother, look, look... this is your dear daughter!"

"Daisy!"

Noah Wood furrowed his brows and scolded, "How can you speak like that to your uncle?"

"Uncle?"

Daisy laughed, a laugh tinged with sarcasm, "I treat him as an uncle, but does he treat me as his niece? To curry favor with the Walton Family, to connect with them for his own interest, he sold me out behind my back... I don’t consider him my uncle!"

By the end, Daisy’s face was resolute.

Daisy’s hysterical words not only stunned Noah Wood and Bill Wood but also startled Wyatt. Was this still the gentle Daisy he knew?

However, from Daisy’s words, Wyatt gained some insight into the conflict between her and her uncle.

"No wonder earlier when I mentioned that whoever marries her is fortunate, her expression seemed off... It turns out her uncle had secretly arranged a marriage for her, forcing her into a marriage with a dandy."

Wyatt always had a meticulous mind and quickly deduced the whole story.

"Brother, it seems Daisy has a big issue with me... Regarding this matter, I’d really like your judgment. Is not what I did, done for the greater good? Marrying into the Walton Family would bring only benefits to our Wood Family, no drawbacks."

Bill Wood looked at Noah Wood and said slowly.

"Daisy, you..."

Just as Noah Wood was about to scold Daisy again, Wyatt stepped forward, standing in front of Daisy and looked at Noah Wood, interrupting him, "Wyatt Barnes has met Headmaster Wood."

"Humph!"

Bill Wood snorted from the side and muttered, "Does he not know that interrupting someone is very rude? How could Daisy know such trash!"

Although Bill’s words weren’t directly addressed to Wyatt, they were clearly meant for him.

Trash?

Hearing Bill Wood’s words, Wyatt’s expression darkened and a flicker of murderous intent passed through his eyes.

At the same time, Wyatt felt somewhat irritated, the Origin Force inside him showing signs of agitation, and an unbidden urge to kill Bill Wood arose in his heart.

Moreover, this urge was growing stronger, seemingly driving Wyatt, attempting to control his emotions.

For a moment, Wyatt broke out in a cold sweat.

After taking a deep breath, his agitated emotions began to calm, and he was secretly alarmed, "When did I become so irritable? It feels as though my emotions are somewhat out of my control..."

"It seems that dream was indeed real! And my emotions have likely been influenced by the ’Demon Sealing Monument,’ leaving some aftereffects."

Wyatt couldn’t help but recall that in that dream, he seemed to possess only bloodthirsty, violent emotions, completely suppressing his normal emotions.

Therefore, he almost confirmed that the ’Demon Sealing Monument’ granted him powerful strength to commit great slaughters, leaving behind these ’aftereffects.’

"I originally thought that with the ’Demon Sealing Monument,’ I would be able to fend off danger whenever it came, using the power it gave me to eliminate all obstacles!"

"But now it seems, it isn’t that simple... The Demon Sealing Monument, while aiding me, also inflicted my soul with trauma and flaws, making my emotions uncontrollable."

"Perhaps, if an event like that in the dream were to occur again, my emotions would increasingly spiral out of control, eventually making me unable to restrain myself, turning me into a true ’demon’!"

Thinking this, Wyatt shuddered with fear.

Indeed, wielding such great external power always comes at a cost; there’s no such thing as a free lunch.

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