Chapter 1589: Chapter 1589 The Death of Yearly Hanson
"Who... who are you?"
Upon hearing the words of the gaunt old man, Jovie Lee stared at him, montarily forgetting Yearly Hanson’s presence.
"Little beauty, don’t bother struggling... If there was soone behind , do you think I wouldn’t notice?"
Yearly Hanson chuckled, drawing closer to Jovie Lee, his eyes showing undisguised lechery.
"You, at rely Entering the Saint Realm, think you can detect ?"
At this mont, an abrupt, hoarse voice sounded, making Yearly Hanson’s face change dramatically, realizing that Jovie Lee was not bluffing and there was indeed soone behind him.
In an instant, before he could turn around, a figure inexplicably appeared before his eyes.
It was an old man, shrouded entirely in a gray robe, holding a cane made from unknown material, standing behind Jovie Lee’s cradle, his gaze falling upon the baby inside.
The baby’s face was chubby and very cute.
With just one glance, the old man saw that the baby’s brows bore a striking resemblance to that of his household’s House Master.
In that mont, he guessed the child was fathered by Lanni Barnes, "The Junior House Master’s child! The House Master will be overjoyed to know he has a grandchild."
Now, looking at the child in the cradle, Withered’s cold, gaunt face managed to reveal a rare smile.
Of course, his smile looked even more unsightly than a cry.
Leaning down, Withered gingerly picked up the child, careful not to awaken it, as if cradling a fragile treasure.
"You..."
Seeing Withered lift her child, Jovie Lee’s face slightly changed, but upon seeing the gentle motion and the smile on the old man’s face, she refrained from stopping him.
She could tell the old man ant no harm.
Yet, she still wondered why the old man knew her na and her man’s na.
"You’re not one of my Ripple Hanson Mansion’s people!"
At this mont, Yearly Hanson finally regained his senses, glaring angrily at the old man, "Old man, I don’t care who you are, if you’re smart, get lost! My grandfather is the Supre Elder of Ripple Hanson Mansion, you..."
"Noisy!"
Yearly Hanson’s voice disturbed the child in Withered’s arms, its brows twitching slightly, on the verge of waking. Withered’s smile disappeared completely as he uttered a low growl, the entire room enveloped in a bizarre aura, sending chills down one’s spine.
Monts later, around Yearly Hanson’s body, out of thin air appeared branch-like deadwood vines.
These deadwood branches extended out like sharp swords, piercing through his body before he could finish speaking.
One by one, the deadwood branches penetrated through Yearly Hanson’s body.
So went through his heart, others through his abdon, and so through his head.
Overall, the scene was extrely grueso.
Nevertheless, although this scene was gory, it did not frighten Jovie Lee, for she had witnessed similar sights on her journey, especially last ti on Crescent Island, the hellish scene had already hardened her heart.
In fact, witnessing Yearly Hanson’s demise, a sense of pleasure rose in her heart.
After all, she had already contemplated perishing in an explosion just monts ago, even if it ant her fragrant soul shattered, she wouldn’t let Yearly Hanson succeed.
In that instant, her heart was filled with reluctance, an unwillingness to part with her man, Wyatt Barnes, and her newborn child.
"Young Madam, co with ... the House Master is waiting outside for us."
Withered, holding Jovie Lee’s child, spoke to Jovie Lee.
"You... called
Young Madam?"
Hearing Withered’s words, Jovie Lee was taken aback.
"Your fiancé is our Junior House Master... naturally, you are the Young Madam."
Not waiting for Jovie Lee to respond after his words, Withered lifted his hand, extending an invisible force, forcibly taking Jovie Lee out of the room, away from Ripple Hanson Mansion.
After being taken away, Jovie Lee was still sowhat dazed.
When did her man beco the Junior House Master?
Soon, under Withered’s guidance, Jovie Lee t Lanni Barnes.
Seeing this young man with brows bearing a resemblance to her man, no words were needed for Jovie Lee to know who he was.
For, before this, her man had ntioned him.
"You... you are... father?"
Jovie Lee looked at Lanni Barnes, dazed for a while before finally calling out "Father."
After calling out, her peerless beauty blushed slightly.
"You must be Jovie, right? Just as Natalie described, exceptional... This child is..."
Lanni Barnes, upon seeing Jovie Lee, was also impressed, silently admiring his son’s excellent taste. Yet quickly, his attention shifted to the child Withered held, not having looked closely at the child yet, hence he hadn’t noticed the child’s brows bearing a five, six-part resemblance to his son Wyatt Barnes, as well as several similarities to himself.
"This is the child of Wyatt and ."
Jovie Lee said, her face flushed.
"What?!"
Although he had so suspicions, upon hearing Jovie Lee’s confirmation, Lanni Barnes’s face instantly lit up with joy, and he imdiately reached out to take the child from Withered’s hands.
It was more of a ’snatch’ rather than a receive.
Holding the child, looking at the expression between the child’s eyebrows, Lanni Barnes’s face was full of a bright smile, grinning from ear to ear.
He had beco a grandfather!
Unknowingly, Lanni Barnes’s eyes were slightly moist.
"Dad, you..."
At this mont, Jovie Lee recalled the strength displayed by the elder who brought her out earlier, and the elder also ntioned that her man was so ’Junior House Master’. She glanced at Lanni Barnes, then looked at Withered, her face showing confusion.
As far as she knew, in the Martial Dao Sacred Land, any force that could be called a ’Mansion’ was at least as strong as a Fifth-Rate Power like the Pebble Hanson’s, or even stronger.
However, Lanni Barnes was completely focused on the grandson in his arms and hadn’t heard Jovie Lee’s words.
But Withered quickly clarified for her, "Young Madam, the House Master is the master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds... In the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, the Mansion of Azure Clouds is a top-notch power, far beyond what the Pebble Hanson House can compare to! Even looking across the entire Martial Dao Sacred Land, our Mansion is a near Third-Rate Power."
A near Third-Rate Power!
Hearing Withered’s words, Jovie Lee couldn’t help but tremble inside.
During her ti in the Pebble Hanson House, because she had nothing else to do, she read many dossiers related to the various introductions of the Martial Dao Sacred Land within the Pebble Hanson House.
Among these dossiers, there was ntion of near Third-Rate Powers.
Although near Third-Rate Powers are essentially Fourth-Rate Powers, because their strength far surpasses ordinary Fourth-Rate Powers, they are labeled as near Third-Rate Powers.
And near Third-Rate Powers, in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, are already considered top-tier powers.
The scrolls Jovie Lee referred to also included descriptions of the ’Upper Domain’ and ’Lower Domain’ of the Martial Dao Sacred Land. She also knew that many years ago, the Martial Dao Sacred Land had split in two, with the Upper Domain becoming completely independent, and people from the Upper Domain rarely appearing in the Lower Domain.
People from the Upper Domain generally do not interfere with the affairs of the Lower Domain.
Now, upon learning that her man’s father was the House Master of a near Third-Rate Power in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, how could she not be shocked?
"Dad!"
Upon learning of Lanni Barnes’s identity, Jovie Lee knelt in the air imdiately.
"Jovie, what are you doing?"
Seeing this, Lanni Barnes’s face changed slightly.
"Dad, Sister Keer is missing. Please, Dad, help find her."
Unknowingly, tears stread down Jovie Lee’s face like rain.
Back then, after leaving Crescent Island as if fleeing, she ca to the Pebble Hanson House after much trouble.
However, due to her physical condition, she couldn’t go back to find Keer.
And because of her, Karina Hanson, with Little Black, Little White, and Little Gold, stayed by her side, not leaving, until her child was born. Only then did Karina Hanson take the three little guys back to Crescent Island, but they haven’t returned yet.
"Ah. You truly share a deep sisterly bond."
Hearing Jovie Lee’s words, Lanni Barnes sighed and raised his hand, an invisible force lifting Jovie Lee up, "Jovie, Keer is fine, don’t worry."
"Sister Keer is fine?"
Hearing Lanni Barnes’s words, Jovie Lee’s eyes lit up, "Dad, is this true?"
"It’s true."
Lanni Barnes nodded, then recounted his return to the Cloud Skies Continent and the sound jade slip that Wyatt Barnes left for Jovie Lee, including its contents, "Although Keer was taken by the woman from the Fire Worship Sect, since that woman claid to be Keer’s twin sister, she should not harm her."
"I’ve never heard Keer ntion she had a twin sister."
Upon hearing this, Jovie Lee was slightly surprised.
"Perhaps even Keer herself doesn’t know her true identity."
Lanni Barnes sighed and then spoke of what he learned later, including the possibility that Keer was predetermined by the Fire Worship Sect to be a future Saintess.
"Dad, does this an even you can’t bring Sister Keer back from the Fire Worship Sect?"
Jovie Lee asked.
"The Fire Worship Sect, even in the Upper Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, is a top-tier force! In the Martial Dao Sacred Land, there are Three Sects and Nine Flows. The Fire Worship Sect is one of the Three Sects... As for the Nine Flows, they refer to all the forces in the Upper and Lower Domains of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, divided into a total of Nine Flows. In the Upper Domain, there are still many First-Rate, near First-Rate, Second-Rate, near Second-Rate, and Third-Rate Powers."
"But even a typical First-Rate Power in the Upper Domain is nowhere near a match for the Fire Worship Sect! Moreover, my Mansion of Azure Clouds is rely a top power in the Lower Domain."
Lanni Barnes spoke with a sense of powerlessness.
If the Fire Worship Sect were just a Lower Domain power, he would have long gone to reclaim his daughter-in-law, Keer.
"The Fire Worship Sect... is that powerful? How could Sister Keer be involved with them... With her being taken by the Fire Worship Sect, what will she do? And what about the child in her belly?"
Jovie Lee’s pretty face was filled with worry.
"What?! Keer is pregnant too?"
And in hearing what Jovie Lee almost muttered to herself, Lanni Barnes’s expression changed dramatically.
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