“Uncles, please don’t panic. If Grandpa doesn’t wake up, I will be the backbone of the The Brooks Family!”

A clear and powerful voice suddenly rang out from outside the pavilion, and soon a graceful young man strode in with a calm demeanor.

“You, who are you?”

Owen Brooks looked stunned, staring blankly at Ethan Brooks, unable to react for a moment.

It was still the same person, but the Ethan Brooks before them was full of spirit, his eyes lively and bright, his entire temperament worlds apart from before his earth soul and heaven soul had returned.

Not only Owen Brooks, but the other The Brooks Family clan members also couldn’t immediately connect the Ethan Brooks in front of them with that “foolish child” from before.

“Uncles, I am Ethan Brooks. I survived a great calamity and have returned with my soul restored.” Ethan Brooks called out.

“Ah!”

“You’re Ethan Brooks? You’re not dead?”

“You—you can speak fluently now?”

“What happened? What on earth happened to you?”

The The Brooks Family clan members all screamed in shock.

Gavin Foster and Emily Hayes then appeared before everyone’s eyes. Under the incredulous and astonished gazes of the The Brooks Family clan, they explained that the Ethan Brooks before them had survived a disaster, and the earth soul and heaven soul that had not awakened for years were now awakened, making him finally and completely a normal person.

The pavilion was instantly drowned in a noisy uproar.

Ethan Brooks’s uncles all eyed him suspiciously—some doubted Gavin Foster’s words, some even thought the Ethan Brooks before them was a fake, and others suspected he was possessed by another soul.

“Everyone, I’d like to be alone with Grandpa for a while.” Ethan Brooks coughed lightly, signaling everyone to quiet down, then said, “I know it’s hard for you all to accept this right away. Honestly, after I woke up, I also felt confused and am still slowly adjusting.”

“When Grandpa wakes up, I’ll talk to him first. In the meantime, everyone can think things over.”

“Don’t worry, Elder Foster can vouch for me—I am Ethan Brooks. If you’re still uneasy, let Elder Foster stay with me and we’ll check together to find out why Grandpa’s fever hasn’t subsided.”

“……”

After much persuasion, the The Brooks Family clan members gathered in Cameron Brooks’s pavilion, full of doubts and confusion, finally left for the time being.

Emily Hayes was also asked to stay outside, to ensure no one disturbed them during this period.

On the bed, the old man Cameron Brooks was burning with fever, breathing heavily, his face flushed red.

Pieces of icy jade, wrapped in towels, were placed on his forehead, the back of his neck, and other areas to help cool him down.

“Last night, you were lying there, your breath fading away. This morning, you finally woke up completely, but your grandpa collapsed.” Gavin Foster stepped forward, checked Cameron Brooks’s pulse and heartbeat again, and frowned, “It looks like an ordinary high fever, but why has he been unconscious for so long?”

Looking at the old man whose fever wouldn’t break, Ethan Brooks recalled what Emily Hayes had said about all the grievances Grandpa had suffered for his sake over the years, as well as his deep love and expectations, and his heart filled with bitterness.

After his parents had gone to the Nine Nether Cold Abyss and disappeared without a trace, the only one in the entire The Brooks Family who still cared for him and never thought of giving up on him was Grandpa alone.

For this, Grandpa had even risked offending the The Reed Family to uphold his engagement with Ashley Reed.

“Now that I’ve awakened, you will be fine.” Ethan Brooks took a deep breath and turned to Gavin Foster, “I heard from my maid that last night, that Blake Turner tried to harm my grandpa?”

“Yes, but your fiancée stopped him quickly. In fact, your fiancée even used up her spiritual power to help me and your grandpa recover from most of our injuries,” Gavin Foster replied.

“What was Grandpa’s condition when Blake Turner attacked him?”

“There, at the center of his brow, that thin blood line was torn open at that time. But after your fiancée’s healing, it has faded a lot. Now, if you don’t look closely, you can barely notice it.”

“Oh?”

Ethan Brooks lowered his head and leaned in toward Grandpa’s brow, and sure enough, he found a blood line as thin as a hair. At first glance, it looked like a single red hair accidentally stuck to his brow, as if a gentle wipe would make it disappear.

Ethan Brooks narrowed his eyes, his pupils contracting, and after staring deeply for a while, his expression suddenly turned cold as he snorted, “Red Yuan Bloodworm!”

Chapter Four: Red Yuan Bloodworm!

“What?” Gavin Foster lowered his head, staring intently at Cameron Brooks, and asked in confusion, “What bloodworm?”

“My grandpa isn’t unconscious from a high fever, but because the Red Yuan Bloodworm is attached to him, stripping away and gathering the fragmented memories in his earth soul.” Ethan Brooks raised his hand and pointed at the old man’s brow, indicating the hair-thin blood line. “Look, this thing that looks like a blood line is the Red Yuan Bloodworm!”

Gavin Foster was stunned. “What is a Red Yuan Bloodworm? And how are you so sure? How do you know this?”

He had too many questions about the Ethan Brooks before him. The awakening of both earth and heaven souls in this young The Brooks Family boy was so out of the ordinary.

The awakened Ethan Brooks was completely different from the one he had seen and heard about before—almost like a different person.