He had just injured her brother, and now she had come to save him—this world truly was a bit strange.

Liam Bennett wore her hair in a ponytail and was dressed in a blue martial artist’s outfit. She looked valiant and heroic, her beauty in no way inferior to Lily Bennett.

Seeing that it was actually Liam Bennett, Lily Bennett hurriedly said, “Qingmei, what are you doing? This guy just injured your brother, and I was about to teach him a lesson.”

Liam Bennett apologized, “Sister Lingyue, I know, but my father and uncle want me to bring him to see them, so I had no choice but to step in first. Sorry.”

Upon hearing this, Lily Bennett shot a cold look at Charles Griffin and said icily, “Your retribution is coming soon. I hope you can make it out alive. Since you’ve offended me, I won’t let you off easily!”

Charles Griffin wrinkled his nose and said, “You have so much time and are willing to waste it on me, but I don’t have time to bother with you. I have a proposal—let’s settle this all at once. What do you say?”

Lily Bennett frowned and said, “What are you up to?”

“The family assembly is in half a month. I’ll be participating then too. Let’s settle our grievances all at once at that time. Half a month—do you dare give me that much?”

As soon as Charles Griffin said this, it immediately sparked a flurry of discussion.

“What a joke! He’s only at the third level of the Dragon Vein Realm and wants to defeat Sister Lingyue in half a month? That’s just wishful thinking.”

“This isn’t good. It must be a scheme. This kid is just stalling for time. In half a month, who knows where he’ll be hiding!”

Lily Bennett looked at Charles Griffin suspiciously, then suddenly smiled and said, “You must have made a lot of progress lately, so you’re getting a bit arrogant. The path of cultivation is extremely arduous. I, Lily Bennett, have trained bitterly for ten years to reach my current level. You think you can catch up to me in just half a month? Fine, I’ll let you enjoy your freedom for another half month, and then at the family assembly, I’ll publicly shatter your foolish dream!”

With that, she left.

However, the agreement between Charles Griffin and Lily Bennett quickly spread throughout the Yang family. Charles Griffin’s delusions became the laughingstock of everyone for a time.

On the road.

Liam Bennett looked at Charles Griffin with a gaze full of suspicion and finally couldn’t help but ask, “Hey, how did you do it?”

“What?”

Liam Bennett eyed him warily and said, “Earlier, I clearly knew you were only at the second level of the Dragon Vein Realm. How did you manage to defeat my brother?”

The secret of the mysterious dragon jade was something Long Qinglan had warned him not to reveal, so Charles Griffin said, “I was never just at the second level—you just didn’t see clearly.”

“Really?”

Liam Bennett only half believed him. She turned her head to look at this calm-faced young man, feeling as if he had become a riddle, impossible to figure out.

Liam Bennett realized her brain just wasn’t up to the task, so she decided not to think about it. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at their destination. Liam Bennett said worriedly, “My father and uncle are inside. They might punish you, and I can’t help you. I won’t go in, so you’d better take care of yourself.”

Charles Griffin nodded and said, “Lingqing, thank you for saving me today.”

Liam Bennett said, “You injured my brother—I didn’t want to save you. But you really are ridiculous. Sister Lingyue is at the sixth level of the Dragon Vein Realm. With your strength, you’re not even worthy to carry her shoes, yet you say you’ll defeat her in half a month. Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?”

Charles Griffin just smiled, neither confirming nor denying.

Chapter 9: The Precious Treasure

There were only two people in the main hall. The Yang family’s second son, Ethan Bennett, sat to the side, while in the center was a middle-aged man with an immortal air and clear, distinguished features.

This was the Yang family patriarch’s eldest son, Charles Griffin’s uncle, Ryan Bennett.

Charles Griffin stepped into the hall, his gaze meeting Ryan Bennett’s.

“This Ryan Bennett has a kind face, but there’s a glint of divine light in his eyes, clearly marking him as a master of deep cultivation—his strength is far above that of Ethan Bennett beside him.”

As Charles Griffin’s cultivation improved, so did his perception.

Ryan Bennett looked at Charles Griffin and said, “You must be Charles Bennett. You’ve been running around outside on your own since you were little, so I haven’t seen you much. I didn’t expect you to grow up so fast.”

“Ryan Bennett didn’t scold me right away—looks like there’s hope.”

Charles Griffin thought to himself. His life motto was that a true man knows when to yield and when to stand tall. As long as the green hills remain, there’s no need to worry about firewood. Now that he had injured Ethan Bennett’s son, he was somewhat in the wrong, so he followed the rules and greeted the two men, “Nephew… Charles Bennett greets Uncle and Second Uncle.”

He had already promised his father to change his surname, but for now, he didn’t have the strength to announce it openly in the Yang family, so he could only use this temporary measure.

“You’ve indeed reached the third level of the Dragon Vein Realm, but judging by your refined physique, you must have also learned a powerful body-forging technique. It seems you’ve been working hard in secret all these years to achieve this. In time, you might even catch up to Lingqing and Lingyue.”

Charles Griffin quickly replied that he didn’t dare.

“This guy isn’t mentioning the fight at all, just making small talk. But Ethan Bennett is looking at me like he wants to kill me.”

At this moment, Ethan Bennett suddenly called out, “Big Brother!”

Hearing Ethan Bennett’s reminder, Ryan Bennett smiled, then said, “You really are a promising young man, but it’s not right for brothers of the same clan to fight each other. I heard you even used excessive force…”