"Old Butler has already gone to check. That little maid should still be a virgin. When Old Butler arrived, Young Master was bandaging her wound, and judging by Young Master's skill in preparing the medicine, he's even better than most alchemists." Old Brooks knew Edward Clark best, so he quickly explained the situation.

"Bandaging a maid's wound?" Edward Clark was a bit incredulous. Since when did that kid know how to care about others? Even when his own father was injured, he never showed any concern. And he even knows how to prepare medicine? Edward Clark looked at Old Brooks: "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? He wasn't just randomly mixing a few medicines, but actually preparing them?"

Old Brooks thought about it too, since he had also found it unbelievable on the way back, but in the end he nodded and said, "Old Butler may not know how to prepare medicine, but I've seen alchemists at work, and Young Master's technique is a hundred times more skilled than theirs. That feeling... it's like how normal people eat and drink—completely natural and smooth, almost perfect. And those medicines should all be of the cold attribute, which should help with the little maid's scarlet flame true fire injury, so Old Butler judged that Young Master was intentionally preparing the medicine, not just messing around."

"Preparing medicine... could that kid have talent in this area too? Right, he did make Samuel Grant speechless at the time, and spoke with real authority. I never thought before that he might have talent in this field. If that's really the case, then he should be properly trained. Even if his strength isn't enough, becoming an alchemist wouldn't be bad. If he could become a pill master, it wouldn't disgrace my The Clark Family—maybe he could even avoid..." Edward Clark trusted Old Brooks completely, and after hearing his judgment, Edward Clark was a little excited.

Old Brooks, meanwhile, was lost in thought. Earlier, seeing Young Master's figure and movements, it seemed his strength had also improved. At the very least, it didn't seem as simple as the fourth level of the Body Transformation stage. But this hasn't been confirmed yet, so better wait until it's certain. Looks like I'll have to keep a closer eye on this Young Master lately.

"Master, Head of the Family has been at the palace for a while now. Should we send someone to find out what's going on?" Seeing that Edward Clark was only concerned about William Clark, Old Brooks reminded him from the side. His own son, the Head of the Family of the The Clark Family, had rushed into the palace some time ago.

"He's more familiar with the palace than we are. Even I never fought the emperor, but when he was young, he fought him several times. He won't die." Edward Clark's mind was entirely on William Clark. After saying this, he immediately added, "Right, didn't he have someone send all of Samuel Grant's medicines to his room? Have them send some more over."

"Yes, Old Butler will take care of it right away."

Chapter Six: Spare Him Under the Blade

"Young Master... Young Master..." As William Clark left the courtyard, everyone he met hurriedly greeted him, though their eyes all carried a strange look. Some of the young and beautiful maids, upon seeing William Clark and greeting him, would quickly shuffle their feet and move away.

Some, from a distance, even gasped softly, then turned and changed direction to avoid meeting William Clark. Is this really his own home? These people were just short of shouting "William Clark is coming!" and then fleeing in panic. William Clark gave a wry smile, but there was one good thing about this: no one would notice that he was no longer the wastrel Young Master of the The Clark Family.

When he came out just now, a few house servants and guards wanted to follow him. They were all dressed plainly and seemed very familiar with the routine, happy to go out with William Clark. But William Clark sent them all back. He also told them to go find the steward and that from now on, they were not allowed to come to his courtyard or follow him anymore.

"Today Little Brooks is treating..."

"Captain Brooks is amazing, even managed to break through after being punished."

"At this rate, Little Brooks will probably reach the Bone Transformation stage within a year and become a true expert."

...

"Young Master, Young Master..." At this moment, seven or eight soldiers who had just come from the training grounds were excitedly surrounding Richard Brooks, who was holding an iron staff. Unfortunately, they happened to run into William Clark as he came out. All of them quickly stopped and bowed in salute.

"Hmph." Surrounded by a group of old soldiers and his two subordinates, Richard Brooks had been in high spirits, but the moment he saw William Clark, his expression changed instantly. Not only did he not salute, he straightened his back and snorted angrily. Young Master—does he even deserve to be called Young Master? What a disgrace to the The Clark Family name. How could the The Clark Family have such a descendant? It would be better if he were dead.

"Hero..."

"Captain Brooks, Little Brooks..."

Seeing Richard Brooks act this way, several old soldiers and his subordinates grew anxious. Although the The Clark Family was not as harsh on servants as other families, the rules were still strict, and Mr. Clark Sr. especially ran the household with military discipline.

It's him. William Clark, who had been wandering aimlessly, hadn't expected to run into Richard Brooks. At first glance, he recognized him. In all of William Clark's previous messy, lustful memories, there was no memory of this person, but William Clark remembered him because earlier, when he had ordered the capture of Samuel Grant at the gate, Richard Brooks had clearly heard but left with his men anyway.

"Your body exudes bloodlust and killing intent—just back from the battlefield, huh? Then tell me..." William Clark looked at Richard Brooks, his voice suddenly rising: "Disobeying your master's orders, refusing to follow commands, neglecting your duties, showing no respect for your lord—what punishment do you deserve?"

"Young Master, Little Brooks just got back and doesn't understand..."