Taking a deep breath, Charles Griffin said calmly, “You’re disappointed in me, but today I am completely disappointed in you as well. However, if you want to get married, as long as I, Charles Griffin, am here, it won’t be that easy! Did you hear me clearly? Charles Griffin!”

Sophie Bennett’s face was expressionless as she threw a bag of items at Charles Griffin’s feet.

“In my heart, you never bore the surname Bennett. Also, here are fifty spirit jades, take them. Baiyang Town is no longer suitable for you to stay in.”

There was no point in saying more. Charles Griffin had always liked to take small advantages, but this time he didn’t even look at the spirit jades and turned to leave.

Rushing out of the Bennett family, he came to the riverside, where he roared and smashed giant rocks one after another until he was so exhausted he collapsed to the ground.

He looked in the direction of the Bennett family. That colossal entity now stood before his eyes like a mountain, pressing down on his heart.

Charles Griffin gradually clenched his fists, murderous intent erupting from his body.

“Dad, I don’t know if she’s worth it, but I only know that Samuel White is not a good person. No matter how she treats me, I will stop her. Also, I can’t let her look down on me, nor can I let her look down on you!”

Until his fingernails drew blood.

“Dad, no one can stop me from becoming stronger. The things you told me, today I finally understand them completely. If you want to stand above others, if you want everyone to respect, acknowledge, and flatter you, then you must become endlessly stronger, until you reach the pinnacle of this world!”

“To those people, thank you for once looking down on me. Otherwise, I would still foolishly think cultivation is boring and life has no pursuit. Next, what you’ll see is the storm of surprises I, your father, will bring you!”

“The family assembly in half a month, and the ruined wedding in a month—because of my, Charles Griffin’s, existence, I will definitely give you an enormous, enormous, enormous surprise!”

After venting, night soon fell.

Looking at the vast night, Charles Griffin sat on the roof of his house in the east of the town.

“Sophie Bennett wants me to leave Baiyang Town, but Dad wants me to obtain the Dragon Seal. How could I possibly leave? But with my current strength, if she makes a move against me, how can I resist? Do I really have to leave Baiyang Town and hide for a while, then come back when the family assembly starts?”

Charles Griffin pondered bitterly for a while, then his tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed. He thought to himself, “If I stay in Baiyang Town, I might as well go out and hunt demon beasts. That way, I might improve faster, and maybe even obtain some rare treasures!”

With this thought, he had already decided to leave for a while. But now, his stomach was hungry, so he jumped down from the roof and headed toward the Rising Sun Tavern.

By midnight, the Rising Sun Tavern was still bustling with noise.

Charles Griffin quietly approached and suddenly overheard someone say, “Big news! You guys don’t know yet, something major happened in the Bennett family!”

“What happened? Tell us!”

“You don’t know? I heard that this morning, Bennett family’s young master Zachary Bennett fought with Mrs. Bennett’s son Charles Bennett, and young master Zachary Bennett was stripped of his clothes in public. After returning home, he actually committed suicide!”

“Is that true?”

“How could it be false? The news just came out. Now the whole Bennett family is searching the town for Charles Bennett!”

After hearing this, Charles Griffin quickly left.

“I originally thought at most he’d be too ashamed to show his face, but I didn’t expect this guy to be even more useless and just kill himself. What a waste. But he never treated me as a person, and now the contrast is so great, he couldn’t handle it mentally—it’s understandable.”

“Zachary Bennett is dead. I can’t stay in Baiyang Town any longer. I have to leave now!”

He used to hang around Baiyang Town and was very familiar with it, so he used a secret tunnel to leave the town before the Bennett family arrived.

He walked for a long time before turning back to look at Baiyang Town in the distance.

“Zachary Bennett is dead. When I return for the family assembly, it will probably be extremely dangerous. But I’ve heard the Bennett family’s old ancestor cherishes talent above all. If I show extraordinary talent, I might still have a chance! Today’s Meteor Fist must have shocked him.”

But after leaving Baiyang Town, where could he go?

“To the east of Baiyang Town is the Great Wilderness Mountain, full of dense forests—a paradise for poisonous insects and demon beasts, and there are plenty of rare treasures…”

Charles Griffin was just about to head to the Great Wilderness Mountain, but at that moment, someone was actually chasing after him from behind.

He was shocked and quickly hid.

When he saw who it was, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, then started to laugh.

The person was the younger of the two men who had followed behind Lily Bennett that morning, named Simon White, the youngest son of Samuel White.

Scenes of being humiliated by Simon White in the Jade Pavilion flashed through Charles Griffin’s mind.

“What is this Simon White chasing after?”

Charles Griffin originally thought Simon White was chasing him, but upon closer look, he saw that Simon White was actually chasing a drifting cold light. That cold light hovered in midair—it was clearly a treasure!

Chapter 10: The Desolate Beast Domain

“That cold light might be some kind of divine weapon. Judging by Simon White’s expression, he’s definitely seen a treasure.”

Simon White was frantically chasing after the cold light, and now that Charles Griffin had left Baiyang Town, he followed right after. His Star Battle Body had reached minor completion, and under the starlight, he was even stronger. Without expending any true energy, he could easily keep up with Simon White’s pace.