Holding that string of candied hawthorn, Brian Bennett stood in the center of Luming Town’s street, feeling quite bewildered.

This pace is completely off!

Sigh, it seems bullying men isn’t easy, so I’ll just go for domineering over women instead. Hmph, for the sake of reputation points, who cares about reputation anyway!

Stomping his foot hard, Brian Bennett looked toward the women in Luming Town. Today happened to be market day, so there were plenty of young ladies and married women coming and going.

Although he’d already been driven by those reputation points to the point of bullying men and dominating women, Brian Bennett couldn’t just take whatever he could get.

But honestly, the overall quality of the women in Luming Town really wasn’t that high, not to mention quite a few older women with children in tow.

Half an hour later, gritting his teeth, Brian Bennett walked over to a plain but somewhat pretty girl in simple clothes. Although it was his first time doing something like this, he’d seen plenty of scenes in his previous life where ruffians harassed innocent girls.

“Little sister, life is short and full of suffering. Why stay here and endure it? Why not come back to my manor and enjoy a good life with me?”

After saying his piece, Brian Bennett felt there was nothing out of place. The next part of the script should be the girl reacting in fear and anger, scolding the villain, then he’d push things a bit further, and his reputation points would shoot up.

“Really? Second Young Master, do you really like me? Then please have the town guardian come to my house to propose! I... I’ll be yours from now on, Second Young Master!”

What the heck is going on?

I’m here to bully and dominate, okay? You’re supposed to struggle, then I forcefully snatch you away, we both put on a show, I take you back to the manor, my reputation points soar, and then I send you away and it’s done.

How could you do this? Why aren’t you following the script?

Brian Bennett was left standing there, but the crowd around them grew even more excited. Someone even said to the girl, “Tsk tsk, to catch the eye of Second Young Master Bennett, your family’s ancestors must be smiling in their graves.”

“Old Li’s daughter, hurry and tell your father that Second Young Master Bennett has taken a liking to you!”

“Why... why isn’t it me that Second Young Master Bennett likes!”

The girl’s face flushed with shyness, and the onlookers, who looked like they were ready to help Brian Bennett straight to the bridal chamber, left Brian Bennett completely at a loss.

Now, it seemed that even snatching her away wouldn’t increase his reputation points. What was he supposed to do?

Rubbing his hands together anxiously, Brian Bennett quickly said, “It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I just got too into the story, way too into it, so I got carried away!”

As he spoke, Brian Bennett cupped his hands to the crowd and quickly ran off. Only the plain girl stood there in the crowd, her face full of disappointment, her beautiful eyes instantly brimming with tears!

Back by the riverside, Brian Bennett was completely downcast. His plan to bully and dominate had ended up like this.

“Clap clap clap!”

Feeling frustrated, Brian Bennett did a few simple stretches, then began practicing the The Bennett Family family’s Bear Hug Technique, move by move.

The Bear Hug Technique had sixteen forms in total, mainly used to train the body’s flesh and muscles. Once mastered to perfection, a single pounce and hug could unleash over a thousand pounds of force.

Brian Bennett’s Bear Hug Technique was very standard—even the strictest elders of the The Bennett Family would have a hard time finding any flaws in his form.

But no matter how perfect his moves, his Bear Hug Technique was still stuck at the first level.

At this stage, his older brother Henry Bennett had completed it in just one year, and the The Bennett Family clan’s genius was rumored to have reached the second level in only three months.

The Bear Hug Technique had six levels in total, and each level doubled one’s strength.

The first level gave a hundred pounds of force, so at the peak of the first level, Brian Bennett had about a hundred and fifty pounds of strength.

After finishing a full set of moves, with still no sign of a breakthrough, Brian Bennett once again focused his mind inward.

Staring at the single reputation point in his mind, looking at that red card that seemed like it would never flip over, Brian Bennett made up his mind once more.

This time, he had to do something truly bad to raise his reputation points.

He couldn’t have come to this world of the strong only to live a mediocre life!

Since snatching an innocent girl didn’t work, it seemed he’d have to use his ultimate move—snatch a married man—oh, no, a married woman.

That way, he’d be bullying men and dominating women. Surely the number of people in Luming Town who feared him would skyrocket.

I’m going to become the Tiger Who Clears the Streets! Chanting this to himself, Brian Bennett strode toward Luming Town. This time, he was determined to succeed.

Too ugly, still too ugly! He really couldn’t bear to look...

He didn’t know if fate was messing with him, but all those married women with children were truly a sight for sore eyes. Not to mention arms thick enough to run a horse on, their waists were so big that even two Brian Bennetts tied together wouldn’t be as thick, making it impossible for Brian Bennett to make a move.

Damn it, why is it so hard to be a villain?