Meanwhile, in the domain of the Reclusive Willis Family, while Lachlan and Miranda were enjoying their intimate moment, a completely different scene unfolded.
Amos Willis, the patriarch of the Reclusive Willis Family, sat there, watching Silas, who had a disheveled and distressed appearance, his expression changing constantly. Silas was the elder of the family and possessed formidable strength at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Such power was already considered the ceiling in the hidden world.
The family had discovered an island with a Spiritual Vein, and to ensure its safety, Silas was sent there to guard it. In theory, with such a powerful individual present, everything should have been foolproof. However, Silas had unexpectedly returned, looking disheveled and fleeing.
“Silas, are you saying that the island was taken over, and our people suffered casualties?” Amos asked with a grim expression.
Silas was Amos’s uncle as the elder, and the other high-ranking members of the Reclusive Willis Family present also showed shocked expressions. Who could seize the island from Silas, a Nascent Soul peak powerhouse? The forces dispatched by the Reclusive Willis Family were undeniably powerful. Apart from Silas, there were three other Nascent Soul experts assisting him.
“That’s right! It was taken over! I’m useless!” Silas wore a pained and resentful expression, speaking with a low voice.
At this moment, he didn’t dare to assert his seniority and knelt on the ground, fearfully addressing Amos, the patriarch.
“What exactly happened? Get up first and explain slowly,” Amos waved his hand and frowned.
“Yes, Silas, what happened? You possess the strength at the peak of the Uppecia stage. Who could snatch the prey from your hands?”
“Who did this? Anyone who dares to challenge the interests of the Willis Family deserves death!”
“Could it be the forces from the Ancient Realm?”
“But wait, the Ancient Realm wouldn’t easily act against the hidden world; otherwise, the Orderwarden would come!”
“Could it be that the Orderwarden has truly disappeared?”
The other high-ranking members of the Reclusive Willis Family exchanged questions, speculating about various possibilities, including the Ancient Realm and the Orderwarden.
Little did they know that the Orderwarden had not disappeared!
“There’s no need to guess! It was the Sun Moon Sect!”
“The Sun Moon Sect did it!”
Silas stood up and shook his head as he spoke.
“The Sun Moon Sect?” Amos’s face turned cold instantly.
The expressions on the faces of the others turned ashen, filled with intense hatred.
“So, it was those dogs from the Sun Moon Sect!”
“Damn it, how did they find out about that island?”
Silas ignored the others and continued to explain the situation to Amos. After listening, Amos let out a heavy and cold snort, his face showing a mix of grief and hatred.
Hearing that their experts stationed on the island, including the three Nascent Soul experts, had fallen into the hands of Fiery Dragon and others from the Sun Moon Sect, it felt as if his heart was dripping blood.
Although Silas, the elder, mentioned that Derek Willis, the one specifically guarding the Spiritual Vein, the man with yellow pupils, had gone missing and fled in a hurry, Amos suspected that Derek probably couldn’t escape unharmed. Most likely, he would be surrounded and killed by Fiery Dragon and the others. After all, the ultimate goal of the Sun Moon Sect was undoubtedly the Spiritual Vein, and Derek, who protected it, couldn’t possibly escape unscathed.
They were unaware that the man with yellow pupils had actually died by Lachlan’s hands.
In summary, Amos was feeling heartbroken, and his hatred towards the Sun Moon Sect ran deep. In the hidden world, even the mighty Reclusive Willis Family considered each Nascent Soul expert as an invaluable pillar of strength. This battle not only resulted in the loss of the island and the Spiritual Vein but also the deaths of three Nascent Soul masters, with unknown casualties among the Golden Core and Core Formation experts.
“Someone pretending to be the Ancient Willis Family? Hmph! I never reported the existence of the Spiritual Vein on that island to the Ancient Willis Family!” Amos gritted his teeth and spoke, his hatred palpable.
Every Spiritual Vein was an extremely precious resource, a tremendous opportunity for the hidden world. Even in the ancient realm, it would be a coveted resource. If the Ancient Willis Family found out, it was uncertain whether they would be tempted.
Although the Reclusive Willis Family was a branch of the Ancient Willis Family, they had their own selfish motives. Naturally, Amos kept the existence of the island hidden from his superiors.
In the next moment, he caught a certain piece of information from Silas’s words, “You say you saw Lachlan among the people from the Sun Moon Sect?”
“Yes! That Lachlan!” Silas nodded.
Previously, on the island, Lachlan recognized Silas, and Silas had also noticed him. Even though Lachlan was among the experts of the Sun Moon Sect and had disguised himself, thinking he was hiding well, Silas still discovered him. Under the watchful eyes of a peak Uppecia expert, it wasn’t easy to hide.
However, at that time, Silas had to focus on dealing with Fiery Dragon and had no time to pay attention to Lachlan.
During their encounter at Wicked Bone’s lair, Silas had fought against Kyrie and saw Lachlan. He had remembered his aura. Moreover, what left a deep impression on Silas was that when Wicked Bone was about to escape, he shouted about Lachlan obtaining the heritage jade pendant.
After returning, Silas reported this matter to the family patriarch, Amos. However, Amos and the Reclusive Willis Family had their own thoughts and did not seem to communicate with the Ancient Willis Family. So, even until now, Hayden, the patriarch of the Ancient Willis Family, had no knowledge of Lachlan’s existence.
It was only because of the abnormality of Dragon Ancestor’s corpse during the ancestral rites and the speculation that the heritage had been obtained that the Ancient Willis Family deduced the presence of an inheritor.
As for who the inheritor was, besides the Elder Maximus, the Ancient Willis Family was not aware.
Of course, these were matters for later.
At this moment, upon hearing the information provided by Silas, Amos’s expression fluctuated.
“Lachlan?”
“So, this Lachlan actually joined forces with the Sun Moon Sect?”
“Wicked Bone said he obtained the heritage jade pendant from his superiors?”
“We haven’t laid a hand on this kid, and yet he conspires with the Sun Moon Sect to target our Reclusive Willis Family?”
“Hmph!”
Amos finished speaking and let out another cold snort.
Deep within the heart of the Reclusive Willis Family’s patriarch, immense fury brewed.