Female Novel
Chapter 172 Look To The Head
Chapter 172 Look to the Head
After leaving the McLaughlin family's villa, Lachlan saw a lonely figure walking ahead of him, withhis right arm hanging limply and powerless.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Emerson turned around and his face changed instantly. "Are youhere to kill me?" he asked angrily, staring at Lachlan with seriousness.
"No," Lachlan shook his head.
"Ha-ha, why? You're so fierce that I thought you were chasing after me to take my life."
In the next second, he looked at Lachlan with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Thinking about his disabled right arm filled Emerson's heart with grief and anger!
Lachlan raised an eyebrow and felt his emotions. He smiled slyly and asked, "What are your plans?Are you still planning on harming them?"
As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the villa.
Emerson shook his head, "I have no plans. I can't go back to the mountain anymore! My masterthinks my comprehension is too low and kicked me out of it! As for harming him? Ha-ha... it's notinteresting anymore..."
Upon hearing this, Lachlan was surprised and speechless. Emerson looked about thirty years oldbut had already reached the peak of Dark Force late stage! This kind of strength was already veryrare, wasn't it?
He was actually kicked out by his master because of low comprehension?novelbin
"Who is your master anyway?" Lachlan couldn't help but ask incredulously.
"Master Osvaldo Swanson from Buckingline Mountain! My master not only excels in variousmystical arts but also medicine; he is also a renowned Grandmaster powerhouse in Priocia!"
Emerson spoke proudly about his own master but then had a dejected look on his face again.
Being kicked out by one's own teacher was one thing that made him feel ashamed more thananything else.
This was also why earlier when Lachlan said that Emerson's strength was "mess," it made him soangry.
Because deep down inside himself - he believed this too…
Thinking about how he now had one useless arm left made Emerson feel even more hopeless;feeling like this will be how things will be for him forever now.
"Master Osvaldo Swanson? Never heard of him..." Lachlan shook her head expressionlessly as hereplied.
If Jay, the self-proclaimed top player in Kreanford, were here now, he would surely recognize thename of this "Master Osvaldo." But Lachlan was never part of the martial arts circle before, so hehad never heard of him!
"What?" Emerson was proud to mention his master but was surprised when Lachlan said he hadnever heard of him. "Are you insulting me? Insulting my master?" He asked angrily.
"No, I really haven't heard of him," Lachlan shrugged and then looked at Emerson with a thought."Since you have nowhere else to go, why not follow me from now on?"
"Follow you? Why should I? You've already crippled me!" Emerson complained bitterly. Feeling hisright arm completely powerless except for excruciating pain made tears flow down his faceuncontrollably.
Seeing such a big man crying so easily made Lachlan feel awkward. "What if I could heal you?" Heasked.
"Heal me even though I'm already crippled? If you can heal me, not only will I follow you but alsoworship you as my teacher!" Emerson didn't believe it.
"Okay," Lachlan nodded and grabbed Emerson's right hand next second while channeling dragonenergy into his body through the acupoint on his palm.
Emerson felt warmth spread throughout his entire arm and all pain disappeared! Not only that but alleight extraordinary meridians that were blocked before were opened one by one by those streamsof heat!
After about ten minutes or so, Lachlan let go of him. "Alright then move around and see how itfeels."
Emerson shook his arm and found out that not only did it fully recover but also became strongerthan ever before! And somehow he broke through to Transmutation Force realm too?
"This... I broke through to Transmutation Force realm too?! Thank you sir! From today onwards, youare my savior who gave me a new life! My lord is always first in my heart!" Overwhelmed with joyand gratitude caused tears flowed again from eyes red with excitement while kneeling downtowards Lachlan.
Lachlan rolled his eyes thinking this guy cried over everything didn't he?
"Never mind about the mentor, as long as you're willing to work for me in the future," Lachlan wavedhis hand and said solemnly. "But remember, if I can enhance your strength, I can also destroy you!If I ever find out that you've betrayed me one day, the consequences will be dire!"
Emerson was a few years older than him so he didn't want to take on an apprentice himself. Therewere some things that he couldn't handle directly but could let Emerson solve them for him. Thelatter had a good understanding of occultism and was a strong Transmutation Force practitioner,making him very suitable to be Lachlan's "black glove."
"Mr. Willis, rest assured that I swear here today: if I ever betray you, may heaven strike me with fivethunderbolts!" Emerson said seriously.
After Lachlan and Emerson left for a while, Philip who had just finished fighting with Kristina finallyran out of the villa with scratches all over his face trying to find Emerson's whereabouts.
That was... his son!
However, there was no trace of him at all.
...
On their way home, Lachlan went to the pharmacy and grabbed a big bag of various herbs. Afterbreaking through to Uppecia realm level, he found that besides gaining access to "Earth Pulse,"another part of his memory had awakened - alchemy! Of course at this point in time he could onlyrefine several low-level elixirs but they should still be valuable goods in secular society.
Considering that he would need large amounts of money for future cultivation paths; Lachlandecided to make money by refining elixirs. Of course he wouldn't personally go out but planned onhaving Emerson do it instead while hiding behind-the-scenes making big bucks without drawingattention from Nora who fell asleep early.
After coaxing Nora into sleep, Lachlan went into the kitchen ready start refining elixirs using sandpots since there wasn't any specialized equipment available yet. Fortunately, the current refinementprocess only required low-level herbs so it didn't require high-quality tools either.
However, Mason called just when he was about get started.
"What's up brother-in-law? Do you have some free time?" Mason asked with a smile.
"What do you want?" Lachlan replied.
"Nothin' much, I just wanted us both go grab dinner together. I also have something else for ya."Mason said excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Lachlan rolled his eyes. "What's the point of going out to eat? I already ate. Ihave to stay home with Nora, what am I supposed to do out so late?"
On the other end of the phone, Mason couldn't help but feel exasperated. He thought to himself thatLachlan was really a doting father...
"Come on, brother-in-law. Is my niece asleep? Here's the thing: last night you were amazing andsaved us from disaster. A lot of my brothers want to meet you and sit down with you for a serioustalk."
"Give me some face here," Mason continued persuading.
"I know you have to take care of Nora, so we waited until now just for you."
"And all my brothers are here waiting too..." Mason negotiated.
Lachlan heard this and couldn't help but feel speechless.
But since Mason had said it like that, he really couldn't refuse such a generous offer.
"Fine then, where are you guys at? I'll come over in a bit!"