The pedestrians of Deerfield all cast amazed glances, secretly looking at the woman following behind Brian Bennett. Some even began to spread the amusing story that the second young master of the The Bennett Family had managed to marry such a fairy-like beauty with just one move.

For a while, the saying that “good things happen to good people like Brian Bennett” began to circulate throughout the small town.

The extremely frustrated Brian Bennett found that his reputation value in his heart was still just one. It seemed that, aside from that so-called master Harold Watson, no one else in the entire town was afraid of him.

As for whether this journey of bullying men and women was a success or not—

Glancing twice at the woman strolling lightly behind him, Brian Bennett couldn’t help but feel that he himself was the real victim of this so-called bullying escapade!

“I still haven’t asked, wife, what is your surname?” As they were about to reach the doorstep, Brian Bennett turned his head once more and asked the woman.

“Evelyn Foster.” The three simple words were her response to Brian Bennett’s question.

Deerfield was only so big, and news of Brian Bennett picking up a fairy-like wife spread even faster than Brian Bennett could get home.

Before he even reached his own door, Brian Bennett saw his mother Dylan Young, accompanied by his younger sister Claire Bennett and several servants, standing at the entrance waiting for him.

At this moment, his sister Claire Bennett was holding a bamboo board three fingers wide.

This bamboo board was a prop that Dylan Young used in the past to scare Brian Bennett. But now, looking at the face of his mother in this life, Brian Bennett had a bad feeling in his heart.

Just as he was pondering how to escape this calamity, eight-year-old Claire Bennett had already hopped over to Evelyn Foster, full of curiosity, and said, “Sister, are you really my second sister-in-law? You’re so beautiful! If only Little Claire could be half as pretty as you when I grow up.”

A moment ago, Evelyn Foster had been full of presence while walking with Brian Bennett, but now she seemed like a different person, responding softly like a shy bride, “Your brother just said he wanted to marry me, so I suppose I am your second sister-in-law! As for Little Claire, I think you’ll be even prettier than me when you grow up.”

Watching Evelyn Foster change her demeanor in an instant, Brian Bennett felt a wave of frustration. But when he snapped out of it, he realized that the three women at the door—two adults and one child—had already gone from strangers to chatting happily.

“You’re just a young girl, how can you travel alone? If you don’t mind, stay with us. Our family may not be as grand as those big households out there, but we’ll never let you suffer any grievances.”

With a beaming smile, Dylan Young took Evelyn Foster by the hand and said, “As for Brian Bennett’s nonsense, don’t take it to heart! Of course, if you do take a liking to my son, when he’s a bit older, it wouldn’t be impossible for you two to make it official.”

Just like a new bride, Evelyn Foster was taken away as the center of attention, leaving only Brian Bennett in a state of confusion.

Fortunately, as the head of the town, Gavin Bennett had taken Brian Bennett’s eldest brother Henry Bennett and some guards to the main family in Qingchuan County to pay this year’s tribute, so after passing Dylan Young’s checkpoint, no one else said anything to Brian Bennett.

Lying on his bed, feeling that his reputation value was still just one, Brian Bennett felt a bit dejected.

But soon he comforted himself: no matter what, he had at least broken through from zero. At worst, he could just go out and beat people up again tomorrow.

If he beat up five people a day, in a month he should be able to gather the reputation value he needed.

The next morning, as soon as the sun rose, Brian Bennett didn’t immediately set out to carry out his villainous plan, but instead went to the small grove outside town to practice martial arts.

Although his Bear Hug Technique hadn’t improved at all over the years, Brian Bennett had never stopped practicing it.

He performed the sixteen forms of the Bear Hug Technique with great care, until his fair forehead was covered in sweat.

“Iron Bear Crashes into Tree!” Brian Bennett’s body slammed heavily into a tree trunk as thick as a bowl. The branches shook wildly, and a few sparse leaves fluttered down!

At this moment, Brian Bennett felt a sharp pain throughout his body. But he ignored the pain, instead looking at the gently falling leaves with a face full of unwillingness.

If he could break through to the second level of the Bear Hug Technique, this collision would definitely shake down all the leaves from the tree. If he reached the third level, and generated inner strength, he could break the tree in two with a single hit!

“One day, I will stand at the top of this world!” Staring at the tree, Brian Bennett shouted loudly.

This shout expressed his unwillingness, his determination, and above all, the persistence he had always hidden beneath his calm exterior all these years!

“With your talent, even if you obtained the Nine Dragons Golden Elixir, you’d at most reach the seventh rank as a martial artist. The top of the world? You’re far from it!”

With a calm voice, Evelyn Foster, dressed in a white long dress, appeared eerily not far from Brian Bennett. At this moment, though she hadn’t done any grooming, her waist seemed even slimmer, and she stood tall and graceful.

As for Evelyn Foster, Brian Bennett had long planned to keep a respectful distance, but her words still provoked him.

“What if I really do stand at the top of this world?”