Chapter 745: Unknowingly, Owed So Much
“Lachlan, what’s wrong?”
Fiona’s nervous little face turned pale as she asked in a hushed voice.
Lachlan shook his head. “It’s nothing, don’t be afraid.”
They probably hadn’t left the underground area of Dragon Burial Peak yet when Lachlan suddenly felt a presence. It was similar to the one he had felt before with the giant eyes, but even more unsettling.
“It seems that there are still secrets buried beneath Dragon Burial Peak! But there’s no chance to explore it now. One day, I will come back!” Lachlan thought to himself, suppressing his curiosity and fear, and continued forward with Fiona.
After two incense sticks’ worth of time…
As Lachlan traversed the underground, he suddenly felt a soft resistance. He knew that it was a barrier!
Lachlan gathered his energy and distance, then fiercely punched the barrier, breaking it open. He quickly pulled Fiona and escaped, smashing countless rocks along the way, until they reached the mountainside.
At this moment, Lachlan and Fiona spotted a figure approaching them rapidly. “Lachlan, there’s someone!” Fiona exclaimed, startled.
“Don’t be afraid, they’re our allies,” Lachlan reassured her, squeezing her hand. The newcomer was Vinnie, the Elder Sect Master of the Sun Moon Sect. He had been alert to the surrounding area’s fluctuations and had hurried over to assist when he sensed Lachlan breaking the barrier.
Seeing Vinnie, Lachlan breathed a sigh of relief, and Vinnie also showed a hint of gratitude. Although Vinnie had taken Nora away from the Broken Pulse Sect, Lachlan had not emerged at all, which left him with a sense of unease.
He even considered charging into the Broken Pulse Sect to save Lachlan at all costs.
After all, Lachlan was the Descendant of Dudrar Dragon-the hope for the Sun Moon Sect’s resurgence.
“Let’s go!” Vinnie said as he saw Lachlan emerge. However, it was not the time for explanations; he quickly took Lachlan and Fiona, and the three of them hurriedly fled, not daring to linger there.
It seemed as if Vinnie feared that the top experts of the Broken Pulse Sect, disregarding the Orderwarden’s threat, would try everything to keep Lachlan there. “The remnant” of the Sun Moon Sect, Vinnie had taken Nora away.
Despite the possibility that someone like Ernie might not be willing to risk it, if they knew that Lachlan had escaped, they might be desperate enough to ignore the Orderwarden and keep Lachlan.
After finally escaping amid the rapid run, Lachlan, led by Vinnie’s towering figure, asked the most burning question on his mind. “Elder, what about Nora?”
“Don’t worry, I have placed Nora in a cave. We’ll go there now and take her far away,” Vinnie said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Lachlan was finally certain that Nora had indeed been taken away from the Broken Pulse Sect.
Yet, he was also somewhat dissatisfied. “Elder, how could you leave my daughter in the cave alone? What if something happens? Why didn’t you take her with you?”
In Lachlan’s mind, Vinnie should have been protecting his daughter at all times.
Leaving her elsewhere made him uneasy.
“I’ve set up a small barrier in the cave, so it’s safe for Nora. It’s impossible for anyone else to enter,” Vinnie explained. His tone grew colder as he continued, “Young master, it’s not that I don’t want to protect Nora personally.
But when I hurried over, I came with the intention of risking everything. I’m not sure if the disturbance caused by you breaking through the barrier means that you successfully escaped or if it will attract the top experts of the Broken Pulse Sect.”
Vinnie briefly explained and then stopped. Lachlan probably understood his meaning.
As he listened, Lachlan’s heart trembled, and he looked at Vinnie with a sense of guilt and shame. His concern had caused him to misunderstand Vinnie.
“Elder, I’m sorry! Your kindness is deeply appreciated, and I, Lachlan, will remember it in my heart! From now on, I will stand and fall with the Sun Moon Sect, together in life and in death. The glory and resurgence of the Sun Moon Sect will also be my lifelong goal!”
Lachlan’s voice choked slightly as he spoke, his tone extremely serious and solemn.
In the past, after experiencing betrayal by Claudia and his daughter’s severe illness, Lachlan’s personality had become progressively cold and indifferent.
The only person he truly cared about was his daughter, Nora.
Everyone else, including the initial Miranda, was of no consequence to Lachlan.
Only after the numerous life-and-death experiences with Miranda, especially when he discovered that Miranda had taken a risk with her own soul to help him deal with the penitent monk Vanaro in the Nest of Malevolence, did he finally regard her as someone he would sacrifice his life to protect.
The words “if you live for three years, I will have another child with you. If you die, I will bury you in the same grave!” seemed to echo constantly in his ears. And today…NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.
Samantha had sacrificed herself to help him, and Fiona had almost suffered the same fate.
Vinnie had come with the intention of helping him escape from the Broken Pulse Sect with a willingness to die for him.
Including the previous Summer, who had been killed by the Elder of the Wicked Bone in order to protect Nora, whose soul still lingered in the blood jade.
Lachlan suddenly realized that, unknowingly, he owed many people a great deal…
His heart, which had become cold and indifferent, was touched time and time again.
“Summer, Samantha! I, Lachlan, swear, I will avenge you!”
“The Elder of the Wicked Bone won’t live much longer!”
“One day, the Broken Pulse Sect will bury you, Samantha!”
“I will remember your kindness in my heart! From now on, I will stand and fall with the Sun Moon Sect!”
Lachlan silently made a solemn vow in his heart, his unwavering determination evident in his cold and resolute eyes.