Being able to confirm a relationship with Ethan Brooks, Eric Carter was already quite satisfied.

However, Ethan Brooks was still young, and growing up would not be accomplished overnight.

After Ethan Brooks and his sister left, Grace Bennett couldn't help but ask, "Young master, this Ethan Brooks seems very weak. What do you see in him?"

"Exactly, even I, Lord Dog, could crush him with a single paw," Max added disdainfully.

Although Emily Cooper didn't ask, her big, bright eyes were fixed intently on Eric Carter.

"You don't understand," Eric Carter pretended to be mysterious, causing both women and the dog to roll their eyes in unison.

Just as they were about to get up and return to their rooms, David Cooper suddenly walked into the inn's main entrance. Upon seeing Eric Carter and the others, his expression immediately became unnatural. He forced a smile, then quickly went upstairs.

Something's fishy!

Eric Carter couldn't help but frown. Although David Cooper had been behaving himself lately, his first impression of David Cooper was that of an arrogant guy. Such a person would never truly back down; he was just bottling up his resentment.

But with Emily Cooper nearby, it wasn't appropriate to ask more. Besides, in the face of absolute strength, any amount of scheming is pointless!

Meanwhile, all the major families in Qing Tan City were discussing Eric Carter.

……

The Cheng family.

In the main hall, a burly, bearded middle-aged man looked at Ryan Foster and asked, "Are you sure he was an imperial guard?"

He was the head of the Cheng family, Mark Foster, a master at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment!

"That's right, he was wearing the imperial guard's uniform, but he was very young, probably only sixteen or seventeen," Ryan Foster recalled as he spoke.

"An imperial guard at sixteen or seventeen? Impossible!" Mark Foster flatly denied. "Imperial guards must be selected from the army. It's impossible for someone so young to become one, and besides, imperial guards are not allowed to leave the capital!"

Ryan Foster was dumbfounded. He asked in disbelief, "Could I have been tricked?"

"Hmm, next time you encounter this kind of situation, test them first. Don't lose your composure. After all, you are to inherit the Cheng family in the future!" Mark Foster said sternly, clearly dissatisfied with Ryan Foster's timidity.

"It was my own fault for losing composure. It won't happen again!" Ryan Foster said, his face flushed, but in his heart, he bore a grudge against Eric Carter. Bullying Ethan Brooks was a task assigned to him by Mark Foster, and today, after finally running into Lily Brooks, he let her get away!

Disgraceful!

Utterly disgraceful!

Ryan Foster swore in his heart that he would make Eric Carter regret it!

On the other side, Lily Brooks also told the city lord Jason Brooks about what had happened that night.

Jason Brooks was already fifty years old, his hair slightly graying, but his body still robust. He had originally been angry about Lily Brooks running away from home, but upon hearing that Ryan Foster had bullied Ethan Brooks in public, his anger shifted to the Cheng family. When he heard that Eric Carter had stepped in righteously, he became curious.

"What is that young man's name, and what is his background?" Jason Brooks asked with a frown.

Chapter 15: Demonic Cultivator

"I can't tell you his name or background. Second brother said we absolutely can't reveal it, including to you. He also said our Chen family's chance to rise has come." Lily Brooks shook her head. As she said this, her face was full of curiosity.

She had only understood about half of the conversation between Ethan Brooks and Eric Carter. First, Eric Carter's identity was very special and couldn't be disclosed. Second, Eric Carter had a subordinate who was stronger than the Golden Core stage.

Just the second point alone was enough for their Chen family to cling to Eric Carter's thigh!

Upon hearing this, Jason Brooks's brows furrowed tightly. He fell silent, lost in thought, and the atmosphere in the hall grew oppressive.

Lily Brooks really disliked this atmosphere, so she quickly said, "I'll go back and rest now!"

Her plan to run away from home today had fallen through. Damn city guards, actually charging a fee to leave the city!

Jason Brooks ignored his willful daughter and muttered to himself, "Ethan is always steady in his actions. If he says so, there must be a reason."

Because Ethan Brooks was an illegitimate child, he was ostracized by the legitimate wife. Coupled with his poor aptitude for cultivation, even as the city lord, Jason Brooks didn't dare to show him too much favor, only secretly meeting all of Ethan Brooks's needs for studying.

The news from the capital was also something he privately arranged for Ethan Brooks. Every month, the major events in the capital would be recorded on paper and sent to each city lord by carrier pigeon. Of course, anyone with status could subscribe. The fact that he could pass the news to Ethan Brooks showed how much hope he placed in this illegitimate son.

In the Qian Yue Kingdom, cultivation was not the only path.

"Forget it, let him be." Jason Brooks sighed. Ethan Brooks had always been more mature than his peers since childhood. Of his two sons, he liked Ethan Brooks more, but status and cultivation talent were hard facts.

"The Cheng family..." Jason Brooks's eyes turned cold, and the tea table at his side trembled uncontrollably.

……

The sun rose in the east. Eric Carter's face was tickled by the sunlight streaming through the window, and he slowly opened his eyes, gradually becoming alert.

Ever since crossing over, he felt a sense of dislocation every morning when he woke up, because in his dreams he was still living in the bustling cities of Earth.

"Max, time to wake up."

Eric Carter got up, walked to the washbasin by the bed, picked up a face towel, and spoke to Max, who was sleeping on the floor.

Max opened one eye to glance at Eric Carter, his posture somewhat disdainful, as if to say he had woken up earlier than him.