Legend of Wyatt

Chapter 2022: Are You the Saintess’s Husband?

"Brother Reuben Willow, please speak."

Seeing Reuben Willow’s meaningful gaze, Wyatt Barnes felt a jolt in his heart, yet outwardly, he continued to feign ignorance.

"I recall... you mentioned our Fire Worship Sect’s ’Saintess’ in front of me several times. Later, you even said you wanted to go to the Enforcement Hall!"

Reuben’s eyes sparkled with a hint of intelligence as he spoke slowly, "Then, for no reason, you went and humiliated Emma Wenston! And I remember... I once told you that the Saintess and her daughter, as well as Sister Paisley, were detained in the Enforcement Hall precisely because of Emma’s report!"

"Now, even when facing threats from Emma’s brother ’Bruce’, you still have no intention of going into seclusion to cultivate and insist on going to the Enforcement Hall... This indicates that there is certainly something in the Enforcement Hall that matters to you. Or perhaps... it is someone who matters to you!"

Reuben connected the dots from the various clues Wyatt Barnes inadvertently exposed.

Hearing this, Wyatt Barnes’s heart was in turmoil.

He never expected:

That Reuben’s thoughts were so meticulous as to guess almost everything about him!

"Maybe I just feel for Sister Paisley and want to stand up for her?"

Wyatt suppressed his shock and maintained his composure as he spoke.

Paisley Flores, being the most outstanding female disciple of the younger generation in the Fire Worship Sect, was also the ’dream lover’ of all the male disciples of the younger generation in the sect.

It was perfectly normal for someone to stand up for her.

"Brother Wyatt, if you were really standing up for Sister Paisley, you wouldn’t have brought up our sect’s ’Saintess’ after I told you about the Enforcement Hall."

Reuben continued, "Moreover, I remember... I once mentioned that Sister Paisley was on the ’Extreme Saint Ranking’, and your expression was very surprised!"

"If you were standing up for Sister Paisley, you would surely know her well, so how could you not know she is on the ’Extreme Saint Ranking’?"

"Therefore, I am quite sure, Brother Wyatt, that you know the ’Saintess’ and have a significant relationship with her... though I wonder if my guess is correct?"

As he concluded, Reuben’s wise eyes locked onto Wyatt Barnes, seemingly able to see through everything.

Faced with Reuben’s question, Wyatt Barnes remained silent.

But his gaze towards Reuben was filled with a certain chilly murderous intent.

The murderous intent was so apparent that Reuben noticed it immediately and his face changed slightly in fright.

"Brother Wyatt, rest assured... I will not speak of these matters to anyone! Not even in front of Brother Kori."

After taking a deep breath, Reuben hastily promised.

Once he finished speaking, not waiting for Wyatt’s response, Reuben pricked his finger, using his blood to swear an ’Oath of Thunder Punishment’.

He swore he would not expose anything he just said nor betray Wyatt Barnes, or he would be struck dead by thunder punishment!

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

...

As Reuben made the Oath of Thunder Punishment, nine thunderous sounds descended from the sky, bearing witness to Reuben’s ’oath’.

Seeing how decisively Reuben made the Oath of Thunder Punishment, the murderous intent in Wyatt Barnes’s eyes vanished, and an awkward and guilty expression appeared on his stiff face.

However, Reuben did not take Wyatt’s earlier murderous intent personally.

In fact, he proactively changed the subject, "Brother Wyatt, now that I have made the Oath of Thunder Punishment... could you tell me what your relationship with our sect’s ’Saintess’ is?"

"Brother Reuben, I apologize for earlier; I judged your intentions too critically."

Wyatt expressed his remorse.

After speaking, he continued to answer Reuben’s inquiry, "She is my ’wife’."

Wife!

Even though Reuben had already guessed that the relationship between Wyatt Barnes and their sect’s Saintess was not simple, he did not expect it to be this significant.

The Saintess of their Fire Worship Sect was actually this Brother Wyatt’s wife?

This means that the Saintess’s daughter is indeed his child?

Upon realizing this, Reuben’s face showed an astonished expression, "You... you’re the Saintess’s husband?"

He never imagined:

The Brother Wyatt in front of him was indeed the ’husband’ of their sect’s Saintess, who was someone the high ranks of the Fire Worship Sect would love to capture and kill!

"Brother Wyatt, I need a moment to process this..."

Hearing Wyatt’s words, Reuben couldn’t calm down for a long time, and he greeted Wyatt in time, his expression changing as he pondered deeply.

After a while, Reuben’s expression finally calmed down.

"Brother Wyatt... so you came to our Fire Worship Sect for the sake of the ’Saintess’?"

Taking a deep breath, Reuben looked at Wyatt Barnes intently and asked.

"Yes."

Since Reuben Willow has taken the ’Thunder Punishment Oath’, Wyatt Barnes didn’t intend to hide anything. He nodded in response immediately, "My purpose in coming here this time is precisely to rescue my wife... Of course, as it stands, my strength is still insufficient to rescue her."

As he spoke, Wyatt’s face turned somber.

"Now, I only hope that while serving at the Enforcement Hall, I can see my wife once, see my daughter whom I’ve never met once... I will rescue them sooner or later!"

After a moment, when he spoke again, Wyatt’s eyes were full of radiance, his face showing a resolute expression.

"Junior Brother Wyatt..."

Hearing Wyatt’s words, Reuben Willow couldn’t help but sigh, "It’s not that I want to discourage you, but your talent... even in the ’future’, I’m afraid it won’t be enough for you to have the strength to rescue the Saintess and her daughter!"

"After all, your talent root is merely a ’yellow spiritual root’."

The fact that he could say this proved that Reuben Willow truly considered Wyatt a friend.

And his words were, to some extent, meant to remind Wyatt:

With your talent, it is not enough to rescue the Saintess and her daughter!

"Even if your talent root was not a ’yellow spiritual root’, but a ’blue spiritual root’, it’s not certain you could gain the strength to rescue the Saintess before our Fire Worship Sect’s Sect Leader exits seclusion..."

Reuben Willow smiled bitterly, "You must know that the Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall is an existence not weaker than the two ’Vice Sect Leaders’! Not to mention the Hall Master, even his Vice Hall Master possesses strength comparable to a ’Gold Flame Elder’!"

"To rescue someone from the Enforcement Hall, you must at least possess strength surpassing the Hall Master of the Enforcement Hall... Even if you have a ’blue spiritual root’, by the time you possess that strength, the Sect Leader would have already exited seclusion and made a decision regarding the ’Saintess’!"

As he spoke, Reuben Willow sighed repeatedly, not believing that Wyatt could rescue the ’Saintess’ imprisoned in the Enforcement Hall.

"Brother Reuben, I understand what you’re saying."

Wyatt sighed, then looked solemnly at Reuben and asked, "If it were your closest kin imprisoned by the Enforcement Hall, and you knew it was almost impossible to rescue them... would you really stand by and watch them be executed, doing nothing from start to finish?"

"Of course not!"

Reuben shook his head immediately.

At the same time, putting himself in Wyatt’s shoes, he could understand Wyatt’s feelings.

If he were Wyatt, he would do the same.

"Junior Brother Wyatt!"

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Reuben raised his hand, and in it appeared a ’jade pendant’.

The front of the jade pendant was carved with a willow tree, appearing very delicate and intricate, and in one corner of the willow tree were two carved words.

One word was ’Willow,’ and the other word was ’legitimate’.

"This is a personal jade pendant that only the legitimate descendants of our Willow Family have... On the back of the jade pendant is my name."

Reuben turned the jade pendant over, and Wyatt immediately saw the large word ’Reuben’ on the back of the jade pendant.

However, he did not know why Reuben took out his personal jade pendant at this time. "Brother Reuben, what are you..."

"Junior Brother Wyatt, I know you want to go to the Enforcement Hall to see the ’Saintess’... However, as far as I know, true disciples serving at the Enforcement Hall have almost no chance to come into contact with those imprisoned there!"

Reuben said straightforwardly.

And his words caused Wyatt’s face to change.

If that was really the case, then wouldn’t he be unable to see Keer?

Meanwhile, Reuben continued, "Fortunately, there is a legitimate elder from our Willow Family serving at the Enforcement Hall, and he is a ’Elder Silver Flame’... When you arrive at the Enforcement Hall, you can take my personal jade pendant to find him and ask him to help arrange a meeting with Senior Sister Paisley."

"Paisley Flores?"

Hearing Reuben’s words, Wyatt was once again stunned.

He didn’t want to see ’Paisley Flores’!

He wanted to see his wife and daughter!

Seeing Wyatt’s expression, Reuben explained:

"Junior Brother Wyatt, if you directly say you want to see the ’Saintess’, even if the legitimate elder from our Willow Family is willing to help, he won’t be able to arrange a meeting between you and the Saintess, because he will definitely face interference... After all, he is merely an Elder Silver Flame in the Enforcement Hall, not a Vice Hall Master or the Hall Master!"

"In the Enforcement Hall, the ’Saintess’ identity is very special and sensitive... Not to mention you, even if a Gold Flame Elder wants to see the Saintess, the Hall Masters of the Enforcement Hall would not agree!"

Reuben continued, "However, if it’s to see Senior Sister Paisley, it’s a completely different situation... The legitimate elder from our Willow Family can most likely help arrange it for you."

"It can be said that for you to see your wife and daughter, the premise is that they are currently imprisoned alongside Senior Sister Paisley... Otherwise, even our Willow Family’s elder cannot help you."

As he finished speaking, Reuben sighed.

After listening to Reuben, Wyatt’s face changed dramatically with mixed emotions.

He never expected:

It turns out that even if he went to serve at the Enforcement Hall, even with the help of an Elder Silver Flame in the Enforcement Hall, he might still not be able to see Keer!

"Thank you, Brother Reuben."

In the end, Wyatt still accepted the personal jade pendant Reuben handed over.