Chapter 1501: Chapter 1501: Leading Calamity East
The abrupt intrusion of the family retainer’s words left Valentin Howard, Amias Howard, and Eliel Howard as stunned as wooden statues.
The Nine Sect Alliance headquarters?
They’ve detained Leslie Howard?
"Brother, what on earth have you done? How could you have provoked the Nine Sect Alliance?"
Eliel Howard’s heart trembled as she secretly glanced at Valentin Howard, only to find her father similarly shaken, unable to recover his composure for quite a while.
"Are you certain they’re people from the Nine Sect Alliance?"
Amias Howard inhaled sharply and asked the family retainer before him in a heavy tone.
"That’s what they said."
The retainer replied.
Upon hearing this, Amias Howard gradually realized the situation was likely genuine.
Within the Nine Sect Alliance’s sphere of influence, nobody would dare impersonate soone from their ranks—let alone co to deceive the Howard Family.
"Family Head..."
Taking a deep breath, Amias Howard turned toward Valentin Howard, fully understanding the turmoil in his heart.
"Unworthy wretch! Unworthy wretch!"
Finally, Valentin Howard snapped out of it, his expression instantly becoming unbearably grim.
He never imagined that his son would first offend a seemingly young talent from a seventh-tier power, and now even provoke the Nine Sect Alliance.
The Nine Sect Alliance was comprised of nine major seventh-tier sects!
Furthermore, the Howard Family’s businesses in Thas River City were almost entirely dependent on the Nine Sect Alliance.
A single command from the Nine Sect Alliance would be enough to obliterate the Howard Family’s presence in Thas River City’s comrcial world.
Without hesitation and not even pausing to greet anyone, Valentin Howard vanished from his spot and headed straight for the Nine Sect Alliance.
In that mont, Wyatt Barnes was entirely cast out of his thoughts.
To him, resolving matters with the Nine Sect Alliance was now the utmost priority.
"Even if the eldest young master returns, I fear his days ahead won’t be easy."
Amias Howard sighed.
Upon hearing his words, Eliel Howard couldn’t help but reveal concern in her eyes—concern for her brother ’Leslie Howard.’
On the way to the Nine Sect Alliance headquarters, countless scenarios played out within Valentin Howard’s mind regarding what might happen once he arrived. He had already steeled himself to clean up the ss his useless son had made.
However, after learning the extent of his son’s wrongdoing, he nearly fainted.
"Elder Milan, could there be so misunderstanding? Based on what I know about my disobedient son, even if you gave him a hundred opportunities, he wouldn’t dare harbor ill intentions toward your sect’s genius disciple."
After hearing Milan Reid describe his son’s transgressions, Valentin Howard’s first reaction was disbelief.
Though his son was a wastrel, he wasn’t completely brainless.
In this, Valentin Howard was certain.
"Oh? Does Family Head Howard think I’m falsely accusing your son?"
Milan Reid asked flatly.
"I wouldn’t dare!"
Though Valentin Howard harbored such thoughts internally, he wouldn’t dare express them aloud. "I rely find it hard to believe. My disobedient son may be unruly, but he’d never have the audacity to provoke your sect’s genius disciple ’Wyatt Barnes.’"
"Family Head Howard, it seems you’ve truly underestimated your son."
With a piercing gaze, Milan Reid studied Valentin Howard before turning his attention toward the inner room. "Junior Brother Barnes, bring the person out for direct confrontation... let Family Head Howard see for himself that we from Moon Radiance Sect have no need to falsely accuse the Howard Family!"
When Milan Reid spoke, Valentin Howard also looked toward the inner room.
And when he saw the figure walking out from within, he froze entirely. "Wyatt... Wyatt, my young friend?"
What he saw was this—the purple-clad youth he had t just yesterday, soone he had planned to visit at his inn earlier today to apologize to.
Yet, because his son had provoked mbers of the Nine Sect Alliance, Valentin Howard had rushed here to clean up the ss.
Upon learning that his son had even attempted to kill Moon Radiance Sect’s ’Wyatt Barnes,’ Valentin Howard’s heart surged with dread, his pulse pounding to the point of near panic.
Wyatt Barnes—this na was no stranger to him.
Moon Radiance Sect’s outstanding outer disciple, ranked sixty-sixth on the Earth List.
Moreover, he was the sect’s elder Trevor Baillie’s recognized junior brother.
Trevor Baillie—a renowned figure throughout the Nine Sect Alliance region, one of only two three-star Saint Markers within its boundaries. His unique status commanded respect, even from the sect leaders of the nine major seventh-tier sects.
A man whom even Valentin Howard could only look up to!
And his son dared to attempt to kill soone like this?
Valentin Howard couldn’t believe it.
"Hm! My Junior Brother Barnes holds such stature—how dare you presu to call him your young friend?"
Milan Reid snorted coldly.
This prompted Valentin Howard to hurriedly correct himself. Looking at Wyatt Barnes once more, his eyes were filled with reverence.
"Family Head Valentin Howard of Thas River City’s Howard Family pays respect to Young Master Barnes! Yesterday, unaware of your distinguished identity, we may have shown so neglect. I beg Young Master Barnes for forgiveness."
Deep within, Valentin Howard’s heart churned violently like an ocean in storm.
Never had he imagined that the youth who had saved his daughter in the Nine Curves Mountain Range—the one he initially suspected to be from a seventh-tier power—turned out to be Moon Radiance Sect’s ’Wyatt Barnes,’ the prodigy whose reputation had engulfed the entire Nine Sect Alliance region in recent months.
In this instant, Valentin Howard cursed his daughter’s foolishness internally!
Had it not been for her offending Wyatt Barnes in the Nine Curves Mountain Range, the Howard Family might have established ties with this exceptional figure.
With Wyatt Barnes’ talents, combined with Trevor Baillie’s backing, it wouldn’t be impossible for him to assu Moon Radiance Sect’s leadership in the future.
"Family Head Howard, judging by your complexion, you must have had a good night’s sleep last night."
Wyatt Barnes tossed Leslie Howard aside like discarded garbage before glancing at Valentin Howard. His tone was calm.
At this mont, Wyatt Barnes exuded tranquility in both his tone and expression—impossible to discern joy or anger.
Leslie Howard, upon being held and tossed out by Wyatt Barnes, began sending True Energy transmissions pleading for aid, "Father! Save ! Save ! I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die... Father, I’m your only son—you can’t abandon !"
However, Valentin Howard rely shot him a fierce glare, offering no assistance.
Valentin Howard’s focus remained solely on Wyatt Barnes.
He knew Wyatt Barnes was the key. Only by extinguishing Wyatt Barnes’ fury could there be any hope of resolving this ordeal.
By now, he had co to believe in his son’s attempt on Wyatt Barnes’ life.
Of course, he also understood that his son acted in ignorance of Wyatt Barnes’ true identity—an identity which had been concealed deep beneath the surface.
After all, they only knew this purple-clad youth by the surna ’Barnes’ and hadn’t connected him to the Wyatt Barnes whose tales had swept the Nine Sect Alliance region.
Had Wyatt Barnes revealed his identity yesterday, Valentin Howard was confident his son would have never initiated conflict.
At this mont, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of resentnt toward Wyatt Barnes.
Was this not a case of playing the fool to hunt the tiger?
Naturally, though he nursed grievances within, he dared not voice them.
"I managed well enough."
Responding to Wyatt Barnes’ statent about a good night’s sleep, Valentin Howard reflexively answered.
"Family Head Howard may have slept well, but I didn’t sleep a wink last night... all thanks to your eldest young master and the Howard Family’s Second Elder."
Wyatt Barnes swept Valentin Howard a faint glance before speaking calmly.
"Second Elder?"
Upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’ remarks, Valentin Howard’s expression underwent a drastic change. He glared furiously at Leslie Howard. "Unfilial scoundrel! You even dragged the Second Elder into this ss?"
Now, Valentin Howard realized the situation was far worse than he had imagined.
If it were only his son involved, given Leslie Howard’s capabilities, he might stand little chance of successfully harming Wyatt Barnes.
But the involvent of their Second Elder, Koen Howard, brought a far deeper level of trouble.
"Father, all I did was tell Koen Howard about Young Master Barnes... who could have expected him to covet Young Master Barnes’ Saint Mark-engraved three-star weapon and plot to kill him!"
At this point, even Leslie Howard addressed Wyatt Barnes more cautiously, switching to the proper title.
As for Koen Howard, Leslie Howard now referred to him by na instead of calling him ’Grandfather Mountain.’
"Thankfully, Young Master Barnes is divinely protected and possessed a three-star offensive Taoist Talisman as leverage—or else he’d surely have fallen to Koen Howard."
Leslie Howard spoke with apparent fury, as though genuinely concerned for Wyatt Barnes.
Valentin Howard, utterly familiar with his son’s true nature, internally rejected Leslie Howard’s narrative outright.
Even under the circumstances, however, Valentin Howard refrained from contradicting Leslie Howard’s statents; Leslie Howard, after all, was still his son.
No matter how unworthy his son proved, letting him perish here remained unthinkable.
"Where is the Second Elder now?"
Valentin Howard transmitted via True Energy, asking Leslie Howard. In his mind, even when faced with a three-star offensive Taoist Talisman’s power, Koen Howard should have survived, if only barely.
"Father, Koen Howard is dead—killed by Young Master Barnes’ three-star offensive Taoist Talisman. He didn’t seem to recognize the talisman’s true nature in ti."
Leslie Howard responded through the transmission, his tone carrying hints of despair.
"Indeed. How could Wyatt Barnes possess a three-star offensive Taoist Talisman? Even within the Nine Sect Alliance region, only the Mysterious Rune Sect and the Shadow Mountain Black Market hold such talismans... and theirs are almost never given to outsiders."
With clarity finally settling, Valentin Howard grappled with realization.
Not only him—Milan Reid seed equally stunned. "Three-star... Three-star offensive Taoist Talisman? Could it be Senior Brother Baillie gifted it to Junior Brother Barnes?"
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