"Yes."

Under Ernest Summer’s gaze, Wyatt Barnes felt a sense of exposure, but he dared not ignore his inquiry.

Through the exchange between Rocky Cloud’s envoy and the person in front of him, he already understood:

The shabby and disheveled middle-aged man before him was from the ’Summer Family’, the family of his wife Keer’s past life.

He didn’t think it was a coincidence that the man appeared here just in time.

"Nin... Ninety-nine ’Heavenly Veins’?"

As Wyatt responded, Ernest, who was closely observing him, seemed to have discovered a ’new continent’ and exclaimed.

This startled both Wyatt and Lainey Don.

Lainey wore a face of confusion and bewilderment.

As for Wyatt, he was somewhat surprised when he glanced at Ernest, not expecting him to notice the ninety-nine Heavenly Veins within him.

According to Elder Fire from the three-legged Golden Crow, what the Holy Domain Plane referred to as ’Saint Veins’ is known as ’Heavenly Veins’ in the celestial planes, significantly impacting immortals much more than those in secular planes.

Of course, the extent to which Heavenly Veins impact immortals in the celestial planes is unknown to Wyatt.

However, in secular planes, the benefits of ninety-nine Heavenly Veins aren’t particularly apparent compared to others.

Maybe, as Elder Fire said, it’s because the power levels of secular planes are too low.

At this moment, Ernest also seemed to realize his outburst, regained his composure, and continued, "He appears quite talented, but too weak. It’s a misfortune; Scarlett’s reincarnation led her to become your companion and have a daughter."

Scarlett?

Upon hearing Ernest’s words, Wyatt’s spirits lifted, his gaze locked onto Ernest, "Senior, how is Keer now... is she okay?"

From Ernest’s words, it was clear that the ’Scarlett’ he referred to was indeed his wife Keer.

"Keer?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Upon hearing Wyatt’s words, Ernest paused for a moment before recalling:

His niece had mentioned to him that in this life, she went by ’Keer’, and her partner in the secular plane called her that too.

"She is currently under house arrest... Do you think she’s okay?"

Ernest gave Wyatt a casual glance, annoyed as he spoke.

"House arrest?!"

Wyatt’s face changed, "Rocky Cloud has Keer under house arrest?"

"Rocky Cloud?"

Ernest scoffed dismissively, "That guy from the Cloud Family doesn’t have the guts to imprison the little princess of my Summer Family..."

"Her father, your stubborn ’father-in-law’ is the one who has Scarlett under house arrest!"

As he continued, Ernest gave Wyatt a deep look.

From Ernest’s words, Wyatt naturally realized that Scarlett’s father, the one mentioned, was also Scarlett’s father from her past life, Scarlett Summer...

But now, as Keer regained her past life memories, it meant she was Scarlett Summer, and Scarlett Summer was her!

"Alright, I don’t have much time, so let’s keep it brief."

Ernest soon said straightforwardly, "I came because Scarlett asked me to, not expecting to coincide with Rocky Cloud’s goons trying to kill you... You’re fortunate, had I arrived any later, you might have already died!"

"Scarlett wanted me to tell you... Your family and friends are safe. They’ve escaped Rocky Cloud’s clutches and are now at our Summer Family."

"However, even though they’ve escaped Rocky Cloud’s control and are at our Summer Family, my eldest brother, Scarlett’s father—your father-in-law—has no plans to let them leave..."

"He plans to use your family and friends as leverage to coerce Scarlett into marrying that Rocky Cloud!"

Ernest explained.

"What?!"

Hearing Ernest’s words, Wyatt’s face drastically changed, angrily shouting, "How can there be such a bastard father? That’s his biological daughter! Moreover, his daughter in this life already has a husband and a child, yet he still forces her into marrying someone else?"

"Damn it! Damn it!!"

As he continued, Wyatt was somewhat hysterical, seemingly losing his sanity.

Throughout, Ernest quietly watched Wyatt’s outburst, but the gaze beneath his tangled hair turned somewhat peculiar.

"Wyatt, you..."

Noticing Ernest’s odd gaze and realizing Wyatt was seemingly cursing Ernest’s eldest brother, Lainey immediately became anxious, fearing that Ernest would lash out at Wyatt.

"Haha... Well said! Well said!!"

Nonetheless, as Lainey wanted to advise Wyatt, Ernest’s hearty laughter interrupted her words.

"That guy is a total bastard, a damned bastard! I’ve wanted to curse him for a long time... Bastard! Bastard!!"

At this moment, Ernest had no reservations, venting years of pent-up emotions...

He had long had issues with his eldest brother.

But what could he do? That was his eldest brother and the head of the Summer Family.

Ernest Summer’s sudden outburst did not only leave Lainey Don dumbfounded, but even Wyatt Barnes was taken aback, and for a moment, the two of them just stared at Ernest, like wooden chickens.

After a brief moment, seemingly aware of his own loss of composure, Ernest gradually collected himself.

"Not bad, not bad... Young man, you’re quite remarkable."

At the same time, when Ernest looked at Wyatt Barnes again, his gaze was filled with satisfaction, "Your father-in-law may not recognize you as his son-in-law, but your third uncle here acknowledges you as his nephew-in-law! Compared to that kid Rocky Cloud, your third uncle prefers you."

"Third uncle?"

Wyatt was stunned.

"Look at me, I haven’t even introduced myself... I am Scarlett’s third uncle ’Ernest Summer’, also known as the third master of the Summer Family."

Ernest introduced himself, saying, "Just follow Scarlett and call me ’third uncle’."

"Yes, third uncle."

Wyatt had not expected that his recent outburst, cursing the unknown ’father-in-law’, would earn the approval of this third uncle in front of him.

For him, it was a very good start.

At least not all of Keer’s family rejected him.

He also had supporters.

"However, even though I like you more and hope that you can be with that girl Scarlett... to be honest, I can’t help you much. My eldest brother has always had the final say; if you want his approval, you’ll have to rely on yourself."

Seemingly seeing a hint of delight deep in Wyatt’s eyes, Ernest appropriately threw a bucket of ’cold water’ on him.

"The ’space portal’ connecting the Divine Ruin Lands and the numerous heavenly planes is about to close, so I’ll keep it brief..."

After calculating the time, Ernest looked at Wyatt and eloquently said, "Currently, Keer is being put under house arrest by her father, and her Storage Ring has also been taken away by him... Perhaps because of this, Rocky Cloud dared to send people to kill you."

"After all, with the Storage Ring being taken, whether the ’Soul Bead’ stored inside is shattered or not, she wouldn’t be able to tell. Otherwise, that kid Rocky Cloud wouldn’t dare to gamble with Scarlett’s life."

"After all, with Scarlett’s temper, if she knew you were dead, she definitely wouldn’t choose to live alone."

As Ernest spoke to this point, Wyatt suddenly understood.

Earlier, he had been puzzled about how Rocky Cloud dared to send people to kill him. Didn’t they worry about what Keer might do once she learned of his death?

As it turns out, it was because the Storage Ring containing his Soul Bead had been taken by Keer’s father.

Rocky Cloud clearly knew this, which is why he dared to send people to deliver the killing blow.

"Although my scoundrel brother plans to use your family and friends to force Scarlett to marry Rocky Cloud... due to a major event happening in the Divine Ruin Lands recently, he won’t be busy with this for the time being."

"Three days from now, the Divine Ruin Lands will close the ’space portal’ leading to the heavenly planes, which will last for about a thousand years... Over this millennium, there are many affairs in the Divine Ruin Lands, so Scarlett will be safe for this period."

"But in a thousand years, once the events in the Divine Ruin Lands settle... at that time, my scoundrel brother will probably bring up the old matter again."

"By then... if you still haven’t gained his approval, should Scarlett be unable to withstand the pressure he exerts, she might be compelled to marry that kid Rocky Cloud after all."

At this point, Ernest paused, giving Wyatt a deep look.

"Third uncle... You’re saying I... only have a thousand years?"

Wyatt was no fool and naturally understood the implication in Ernest’s words.

"Exactly! You only have a thousand years."

Ernest nodded, "If in a thousand years you still haven’t managed to gain his approval... I’m afraid that by then, fate will decree that you and Scarlett can only part ways."

A thousand years.

Even though Wyatt had lived for only a few decades in this life, not even reaching a hundred years, he still felt immense pressure.

Because he knew that gaining Keer’s father’s approval, even if he reached the strength akin to a ’Heavenly Emperor’ of the heavenly planes, might not be sufficient...

"Third uncle... what exactly is the Divine Ruin Lands?"

Wyatt asked with a grave expression.

A mere servant from the Cloud Family that Rocky Cloud casually sent was able to force Senior Breezy Wind, who was already a Vanished Heaven Heavenly Emperor, to flee into one of the seven deadly lands of the heavenly planes, the ’Asura Hell’.

This showed that the people within the Divine Ruin Lands are generally very powerful...

"The Divine Ruin Lands exist outside of the heavenly and secular planes, created by The Strongest One as a realm!"

Seemingly anticipating Wyatt’s question, Ernest wasn’t surprised and promptly explained, "When you reach a certain level of cultivation in the heavenly planes, you’ll naturally be able to understand this."

"As for other information about the Divine Ruin Lands, even if I told you, it would only be a burden for you at this stage... so I won’t say much."

Ernest refrained from continuing the explanation while also making sure to clarify to Wyatt.

"Of course, all that information, when you reach a certain level of cultivation in the heavenly planes, you’ll be able to discover for yourself."

Ernest added.