Although this person has never displayed any martial arts skills, judging from his father's attitude toward him, his strength must not be too weak.

There was naturally no need to argue any further. With his strength on display, the matter of William Carter leading the team was immediately decided.

“Master Wan, is my brother alright?” At the Li family residence, after Apothecary Raymond King from ‘Renhetang’ had just finished examining David Thompson, the Li family's second son, Charles Thompson, couldn't wait to ask.

“The injury isn't fatal, but there is a very deep strangulation mark on his neck. Plus, he has gastric bleeding. Just take some medicine to recuperate and he'll be fine. However, David Thompson's spirit is not good—he seems to have lost his soul, extremely weak,” said Dr. King.

“He was scared by William Carter. Otherwise, Mr. Scott, why don't you perform a ritual?” The Li family head, Samuel Thompson, glanced at Mr. Scott beside him.

“Better let my senior brother do it. I can't,” Mark Scott shook his head.

Mark Scott's senior brother was the very James Bolton abbot who, that day, had been so frightened by William Carter that he collapsed to the ground and nearly wet his pants.

“Why can't you? It's just a ritual,” Charles Thompson asked discontentedly, thinking this guy was just making things difficult to extort more money.

“No, before I left, I asked my senior brother. He told me not to come, but when I asked why, he wouldn't say,” Mark Scott shook his head.

“Who would have thought that the dignified Mr. Bolton would be scared by a snot-nosed kid? What a joke. Still, Mr. Scott, I must trouble you with this. There will be a generous reward once it's done,” Samuel Thompson cupped his hands.

“Alright, I'll give it a try,” Mr. Scott nodded, tempted by the promise of silver.

“Don't worry, Father. This is an opportunity to send all three brothers to the underworld together,” Charles Thompson shot his father a sinister look, clenched his fist, and said, “It's a pity the Zhao family has a Olivia Harris, otherwise, Tianyang would belong solely to our Li family.”

“Don't worry, son. What about Olivia Harris? Soon, Tianyang will be ours,” Samuel Thompson smiled mysteriously.

The next morning, the three families' forces all gathered in the main hall of the Tianyang County yamen.

“William Carter, you better keep your miserable life for me. Otherwise, I’ll be quite regretful,” as soon as he saw William Carter, Charles Thompson said in a mocking tone.

“I heard perverts love sharp-tongued women the most. Just don’t end up like your useless fourth brother, losing your soul and wetting your pants,” William Carter replied with a smile.

“Bastard! How dare you insult my brother as a woman—take my fist first!” Charles Thompson tried to act tough, clenching his fist and swinging it at William Carter's face with a terrifying whoosh.

Boom...

Charles Thompson was at the fifth level of the Heaven Gate realm, while William Carter was only at the second. However, at this moment, his spring energy eye was over a zhang wide, completely overwhelming Charles Thompson.

But, having just broken through, his body was not yet tough enough, and his realm was still unstable. If he went head-to-head, he wouldn't gain much.

However, the mysterious orb in the ‘Great Freedom Causal Eye’ spun strangely, and suddenly, Charles Thompson's fist was magnified three or four times, and even his fierce attack was enlarged, turning into a slow-motion effect.

You’re slow, I’m fast—this gave William Carter plenty of time.

He simply stood there calmly and tilted his head to the side, letting Charles Thompson's fierce punch brush past his ear.

Then, as William Carter suddenly stretched out his leg, the overly aggressive Charles Thompson was tripped forward, and then received a hard kick to his backside, sending him crashing headfirst into the yamen's rockery like a starving dog eating dirt. Instantly, his mouth was full of blood, and a whole row of teeth was knocked out.

“You bastard!” As Charles Thompson screamed and turned to draw his knife, several clan brothers shrieked in fright, “Second brother, your mouth?”

Chapter 5: Running on Grass

Because they were worried that second brother's mouth was gone. It was all blood; his lips couldn't be seen.

Meanwhile, William Carter had already taken a stride and fiercely kicked the knife out of Charles Thompson's hand. As he retracted his leg, he deliberately stomped hard on Charles Thompson's ruined mouth.

“Ah... my mouth...” Charles Thompson let out a pig-like scream, his entire nose stomped into his face.

“Stop!” A figure charged over like a runaway train, and William Carter met him head-on with a Mountain-Splitting Fist.

Pa!

The air exploded, the ground trembled, and William Carter staggered back seven or eight steps before stopping.

It turned out to be the tall, imposing, and shrewd Tianyang County constable Victor Brooks, with County Magistrate Michael Miller behind him.

Victor Brooks truly had the bearing of a modern police chief—righteous and upright, and his strength had reached the peak of the sixth level of the Heaven Gate realm, just a step away from entering the ‘Spirit Communication Realm’, on par with the heads of the three great families of Tianyang.

However, even he swayed before steadying himself, giving William Carter a surprised look. This so-called good-for-nothing didn't seem as useless as the rumors said.

But Michael Miller wore a face as foul as a latrine, as if the stench of excrement could be smelled. Ever since this pervert appeared, the pressure had been immense. If he didn't catch the culprit soon, he probably wouldn't be able to keep his seat.

He had kept this matter within Tianyang County and hadn't reported it to Hai'an Prefecture.

After all, County Magistrate Miller had just taken office. If he couldn't even handle a pervert, it would give the Prefect the impression that he was incompetent and unfit for important duties.