In this situation, if anyone from Greenfield Domain were to see it, they would probably be so heartbroken they'd faint on the spot!

If this person happened to have a bit of a temper, things like slaughtering a city would be nothing out of the ordinary!

Take Lord Ethan himself, for example—faced with the Heavenly Crystal Essence, he was just as powerless to resist, unable to move his legs at all.

In an instant, it felt like a huge pie had fallen from the sky, landing right in front of him.

Now, the only thing he needed to consider was how to find a way to take a bite—not much, just a single bite would be enough...

This Heavenly Crystal Essence seemed to have some kind of layer on the surface, concealing its true appearance.

And judging by where it was placed...

It seemed that even here in the The Foster Estate, they probably didn’t really treat it as anything valuable...

As long as I could get this thing... no, I don’t even need the whole thing, just a single bite, even if it’s just scraping off a layer of powder, that would be enough to instantly cure my poison! And I could establish my foundation in a flash!

Ethan Brooks was overwhelmed with excitement.

A treasure!

It’s really great to be the child of an official—so many good things to see...

But, how am I supposed to get my hands on this thing?

That’s the problem!

Feeling the strict defenses of the The Foster Estate, Ethan Brooks—Master Brooks—was filled with anxiety... With my brother’s current useless body, whether stealing or robbing... it seems neither is possible.

“Ethan Brooks!” Logan Bennett and William Foster shouted together, “What are you standing there grinning like an idiot for? What are you daydreaming about?”

No wonder the two were surprised.

The two of them had just been trading barbs, arguing until their mouths were dry, and when they turned around, they saw Ethan Brooks craning his neck, staring into space with a silly grin, and even a glimmer of drool at the corner of his mouth...

“What’s going on?” Logan Bennett and William Foster were both amazed. “Why is this guy suddenly grinning so lecherously...”

“Hey, snap out of it!”

William Foster waved his hand in front of Ethan Brooks’s eyes.

“What?” Ethan Brooks snapped back to reality, cursing in annoyance.

“I say, Mr. Brooks, this is my house...” William Foster squinted at this ‘country bumpkin’, speaking sarcastically, “What are you thinking about now? Please, stop showing that perverted smile—there aren’t any women here!”

“No women, but there are still men, right? I bet Young Master Brooks has his eye on you...” Logan Bennett grinned wickedly, his eyes rolling, and this immediately set off a string of curses from William Foster.

Ethan Brooks joined in the cursing for a bit, then suddenly his eyes lit up with an idea.

“By the way, William Foster, I heard you sold your father’s Xuan Jade Ruyi a while back? Is that true?” Ethan Brooks blinked as he asked.

“Damn...” William Foster immediately lunged forward, clamping a hand over his mouth, his face full of panic as he lowered his voice and said urgently, “Damn it! How can you blurt out anything... How was I supposed to know it was valuable? That day I was short on cash, so I just grabbed something to pawn; then everyone had a good time for a few days... Only when I got back did I find out that thing was my dad’s prized possession, used for treating his illness... Because of this, my life has been a living hell... My whole family uses me as a punching bag every day... Please, don’t bring this up in my house, someone could die over it, ah ah ah ah...”

“Mmm... mmm...” Ethan Brooks, his mouth covered, finally managed to break free, his mind spinning as he said, “I heard that the Lingbao Pavilion is holding an auction the day after tomorrow, and... among the items up for auction, there’s a Xuan Jade Ruyi... Heh, it’s about the same as your dad’s, maybe even better, they say...”

“Yes, yes, there is such a thing,” Logan Bennett nodded repeatedly. “I’m going to the auction the day after tomorrow too. Got to see the world.”

Chapter 4: If you don’t have money, I’ll lend you some...

William Foster’s eyes lit up, but then he slumped and said, “It’s not that easy... I only just found out how valuable that thing is—a tiny Xuan Jade Ruyi is worth ten thousand taels of gold... Poor me, back then you guys egged me on to steal and sell it, and I only got a thousand taels of silver for it, lost everything...”

As he spoke, he gnashed his teeth, miserable beyond words: “You two bastards made me the number one prodigal in the world... And I can’t even talk about it, just have to swallow my teeth and blood... Now it’s available, but what am I supposed to use to buy it back?”

Ethan Brooks lowered his voice and said, “Hehehe... Isn’t it just money... That’s easy to solve. Let me just ask you, do you want to buy the Xuan Jade Ruyi back?”

“Of course! Only an idiot wouldn’t! Then I could finally get rid of the title ‘Number One Prodigal of the Chen Empire’... Heaven knows how much I want to get rid of it...” William Foster nodded repeatedly, gritting his teeth. “But ever since that incident, my allowance has been cut off. I used to get three hundred taels a month, now it’s only five... Five taels of silver, what the hell can I do with that!”

“You want to get rid of the title of the empire’s number one prodigal... Actually, it’s pretty easy, but... you’re about to become the ‘number one prodigal in the universe for all eternity’...”

Ethan Brooks muttered to himself, then laughed heartily, thumping his chest and boldly said, “As long as you want to buy it back, I can lend you the money...”