“Hmph.” Samuel Grant's expression changed several times, but then he straightened his neck and said, “Nonsense, what do you know about alchemy? I see you’re just looking for trouble today. Since your The Clark Family treats people from my Daniel Reed like this, I have no choice but to return to my sect and report this matter truthfully. Farewell.”

“Go ahead, you think you can just leave?” Alchemists can be considered apprentice pill masters. Although ninety percent of them never progress beyond this stage in their lifetime, they are still part of the pill path. Seeing such a shameless alchemist like Samuel Grant, William Clark even had the urge to kill him. But right now, his own strength was still too weak. This Samuel Grant seemed to have already reached the Bone Transformation stage, making him a tough opponent.

But William Clark had no intention of letting him off so easily: “What are you all standing around for? Seize him! If he hands over what he swallowed, give him eighty strokes and expel him from the residence. If he resists, kill him on the spot and send his corpse along with the exploded pill furnace to Daniel Reed.”

The four soldiers were quite surprised. In the past, although Young Master Young Master Clark was arrogant outside, he never dared to act recklessly in front of Samuel Grant. Even if he wanted Samuel Grant to help refine some medicine, he had to offer many benefits in exchange. What was going on today? And this tone and aura made them feel as if they were back in the army. These men didn’t care who Samuel Grant was; hearing William Clark’s words, they immediately prepared to rush forward.

“William Clark, how dare you…” Seeing the four soldiers really about to charge, Samuel Grant took a slight step back, powerful vital energy of the Bone Transformation stage surging through his body.

“Is the Bone Transformation stage so powerful? Is Daniel Reed so impressive? Do you know where you are? This is the First Rank Duke’s residence of the Blue Cloud Empire. Even your Daniel Reed sect master wouldn’t dare act recklessly here. If you dare resist even a little today, I’ll order your immediate execution. Do you really think that, just because you’re at the Bone Transformation stage, you can fight your way out of the Duke’s residence? If you’re that confident, go ahead and try.” Looking at Samuel Grant, William Clark said with a smile, his demeanor clearly saying, “If you dare to die, I dare to bury you.”

Samuel Grant’s expression changed again and again. He hadn’t expected that the prodigal son who used to follow him around, begging him to refine aphrodisiacs and narcotics, could say such things today. But after hearing William Clark’s words, the courage he’d just mustered instantly vanished.

“I want to see the family head, I want to see the Duke…”

William Clark smiled casually and said, “No need for that. Dealing with a mere alchemist like you doesn’t require disturbing so many people. Take him away. If he resists, kill him without mercy.”

“Yes, sir.” William Clark was a member of the The Clark Family. In the past, these ordinary soldiers felt uncomfortable seeing William Clark trailing behind Samuel Grant. Now, they felt a great sense of satisfaction. Most importantly, with just a few words, William Clark had made this usually high-and-mighty alchemist and Bone Transformation expert obediently let himself be taken away without the slightest resistance.

“Young master… your medicine…” Seeing Samuel Grant being taken away, his face ashen and his body trembling but not daring to resist, the little girl on the ground, covered in blood and ash, looked at the medicine on the ground with concern once again.

“I’m already fine. Go wash up first. Later, when they bring back the medicine that Samuel Grant swallowed, use three leaves of bailing, two strands of fleeceflower root as a guide, and mix them with ordinary external wound medicine. Your injuries should heal quickly.” Lacking strength was truly troublesome—he had to waste so many words. If it were before, with his temper, he would have just killed him outright. This body was too weak. The squad of soldiers hadn’t arrived earlier either. If he had truly enraged Samuel Grant and left him with no way out, forcing him to fight to the death, it would have been truly dangerous. It seemed he still needed to find a way to strengthen his body, and also study the Void Yin-Yang Cauldron, which was the key to his rebirth through body possession. He had to figure it out.

William Clark was different from ordinary pill masters. He had no sect or affiliation and traveled the world, always intervening when he saw injustice, and when he acted, he was ruthless and never showed mercy. Because of this, he had made many friends who had shared life-and-death experiences, but also offended many people. There were even times when he was hunted by a nation or several sects working together, but William Clark didn’t care. A man lives between heaven and earth, doing what must be done and refraining from what must not, acting without asking heaven or ghosts, only seeking a clear conscience.

Although his personality was like this, it didn’t mean William Clark acted recklessly without measure. In fact, the fact that he, unaffiliated, could become one of the top ten pill masters in the Nine Provinces, stir up endless trouble, and even seize the number one divine artifact in the Nine Provinces and remain unharmed, already proved his extraordinary ability. This ability was far more than just strength.

Having just been reborn through body possession, William Clark still had many things he didn’t understand, so he didn’t pay much more attention to this matter and simply turned and went inside.

The little girl on the ground had her face covered in black soot, hiding her expression, but from her wide eyes, one could see her shock and boundless admiration.

……

At this moment, not far away in another two-story building, Edward Clark was standing there, with the slightly hunched old butler Old Brooks behind him.

“Master, Yingxiong is still young and impulsive, not very sensible. I’ll go back and punish him…”

“I really like this boy. He’ll be a fierce general in the future.” Edward Clark waved his hand indifferently. “Yingxiong grew up before my eyes. He’s not to blame for this kind of thing.”