Emily Carter has exceptional talent in this area. Although she can't cultivate, her insight is much stronger than his. Usually, when she has nothing to do online, all she can do is keep learning. It's a pity she can't cultivate; otherwise, she could have reached the Qi Sea Realm directly, or even higher, without any problem.

"Of course, you definitely can't underestimate me!" Emily Carter lifted her little head, looking proud like a victorious general, appearing especially cute.

Suddenly, the door opened automatically again, and a tall figure walked in—a man in a suit, looking to be in his thirties.

"Dad!"

"Dad, you're back!"

Ethan Carter and his sister quickly called out. This man was the head of the Chu family, Mark Carter.

Mark Carter was just an ordinary office worker in this Kunlun Calendar era, earning a few thousand yuan a month, barely enough to support the family.

Mark Carter looked a bit tired, but when he saw his two children, a smile appeared on his face.

"Everyone's back, perfect, time to eat!" Grace Parker came out, bringing all the dishes to the table.

Although these were just home-cooked dishes, in the Gregorian Calendar era, this meal would have been quite expensive. Various ginseng, deer antler, lingzhi, and so on—nowadays, these once-rare tonics can all be mass-produced and quickly matured. The ginseng is at least a hundred years old, and thanks to advanced techniques, there's no difference from those grown naturally.

If such a diet hadn't become common in every household, the current era of mass cultivation wouldn't be possible.

Halfway through the meal, Mark Carter suddenly said, "By the way, I almost forgot to mention something. My big brother sent me an invitation today, asking us to attend Ryan's birthday banquet in a month. It's also to celebrate Ryan getting into the martial arts class!"

"I'm not going. Why should we go? Isn't it just an excuse to collect gift money and show off that his son got into the martial arts class?" Grace Parker pushed her bowl away and said directly.

"Big brother didn't mean it like that!" Mark Carter quickly said, looking at his angry wife.

"How could he not? Don't I know what kind of people big brother and sister-in-law are? They just want to show off their son. How many times has this happened over the years? I just don't get it, Mark Carter, aren't you also Dad's son? Why is it that when big brother's son was born, Dad personally went back to the family to get a Marrow Cleansing Pill for Ryan, but what about our Brian? Just because he was born a few days later and isn't the eldest grandson, so what? When have any good things ever come our way all these years?" Grace Parker frowned slightly and continued, "Our Emily has been in poor health since childhood, and it was hard enough to borrow money from Dad for her medical treatment. But how much have Mom and Dad spent on Brian over the years? This kind of favoritism is just too much!"

Mark Carter gave an awkward smile and said, "You know, our branch has been in decline for a long time. It's rare to have someone as talented as Brian, so Mom and Dad are counting on him to bring honor to the family!"

"Talented? If Dad hadn't gotten him that Marrow Cleansing Pill, and if they hadn't spent tens or even hundreds of thousands on rare herbs for him to soak in since he was little, would he have such cultivation?" Grace Parker couldn't help but say, "Mark Carter, our family is already struggling. We can't even afford treatment for our Emily, and yet Mom and Dad still want you to lend money to big brother's family. Over the years, you've lent more than three hundred thousand yuan—have you ever seen any of it come back?"

"Isn't there already a return? Ryan can not only get into the martial arts class now, but a mentor from the Federal University has already taken notice of him and wants to guarantee his admission. When that happens, our whole family will benefit!" Mark Carter just smiled as he spoke.

"Benefit? Do you really think we'll benefit? Big brother's family has always looked down on us, and now it's even worse. Do you still expect us to benefit? Forget it, I'm done eating!"

Grace Parker stood up and went straight into the room.

Mark Carter hurried after her, while at the table, Brian Carter and Emily Carter, the brother and sister, were already used to this.

Brian Carter served Emily Carter a bowl of ginseng chicken soup, and helped himself to another bowl of rice. As a martial artist, his appetite was naturally large.

It's only because modern society is so materially abundant that this is even possible; otherwise, it would be hard to keep up.

But Brian Carter's heart was not so calm. That cousin, Ryan Carter, who was only a few days older than him, was like a nightmare.

Unlike the average-talented Brian Carter, Ryan Carter was born with spiritual wisdom, astonishing everyone who saw him. Grandpa went to the main Chu family to get a Marrow Cleansing Pill worth tens of millions for him, so Ryan Carter was extraordinary from a young age, with outstanding talent. Plus, his family bought all kinds of herbs for him to soak in medicinal baths since childhood, so his cultivation progressed extremely fast.

Ryan Carter and Brian Carter were about the same age, both in their final year of high school. But Brian Carter attended the ordinary Jinghai No. 13 High School, while Ryan Carter went to Donghua No. 1 High School—the best school in all of Donghua City, full of geniuses and experts. Even the weakest students there could get into one of the top ten federal universities, and the very best could even get into the number one Federal University.