"The History of the Mingyu Imperial Dynasty," "Travel Notes of a Hundred Nations," "Introduction to Basic Cultivation," "The Genealogy of the Ren Family"...

Sixth Master Charles Carter looked at these books and found that the early ones were all the most basic materials, but he vaguely sensed there seemed to be some patterns among them. Could it be that after being beaten, he came back and, unable to endure the oppression of the family elders, finally decided to make progress? If that's the case, then big brother can really... rest assured!

"Alright, send all these things back. It's time to change the staff in the library as well. Select a new group of people to manage the library, and send all the original staff into seclusion for cultivation. Without my order, no one is allowed to see them. Also, from now on, the whereabouts and news of the family head must not be kept within the family. Any news must be sent directly to me. If anyone else is found paying attention to the family head's movements, control them immediately or eliminate them outright."

"Yes." Grace Bennett felt his blood boiling as he listened. When he was young, he dreamed of following Sixth Master to roam the world and do things by his side. But back then, he was too young and could only occasionally participate in small-scale battles. By the time he grew up, Sixth Master had completely retired here. So many years had passed, and he finally had the chance to hear Sixth Master give orders again.

Watching Grace Bennett leave, Charles Carter got up and returned to his room, gathering a few strands of hair that had been blown about by the wind on the bed. He said softly, "Feng'er, big brother only has this one heir. I can't ignore his affairs. Although the Ren family seems to be at its peak now, there are already some hidden problems internally, and things are even more unstable externally. If big brother were still here, it would be fine, but now it's hard to say. If this kid just wants to muddle along, that's fine—at least in the short term, he won't get in their way. But if he really wants to take control of the Ren family and people find out, then he'll truly be in danger. Even if he just wants to... do something, he'll be seen as a thorn in their side. Let's see—if this kid is just enthusiastic for a moment and is still as useless as before, then let him muddle through a wealthy life. But if he really wants to accomplish something, then big brother's original instructions..."

...

The accommodation conditions at Yuhuang Academy were all very good. Even in the ordinary colleges, everyone had their own single room. If you were a child of a truly powerful family, you would have your own residence.

By a lakeside, there were several courtyards, and in one of the three-section courtyards, a graceful woman with a slightly pointed chin was looking displeased.

"Not dead? How could he not be dead? That David Grant—all brawn and no brains—even though he's only at the ninth level of the Body Refining Realm, because he practices external techniques, his full-force rage attack is equivalent to the peak of the Body Refining Realm. How could that useless guy possibly have survived?"

The speaker was none other than Alice Foster, known as one of the three great beauties of Yuhuang Academy. She was usually gentle and quiet with everyone. If the many boys who liked her saw her current ruthless expression, they would surely think that Alice Foster had been possessed by someone else.

"It's true, miss. I saw him get in the carriage and leave with my own eyes. Later, I specifically had someone look into it. Today was the day that puppet family head went back to attend the elders' council. I heard the elders were very dissatisfied with his late return and even sent someone to urge him. Looks like his luck is really strong—he wasn't killed by that blow." Standing beside her were two maids. One of them, dressed in training clothes, had been sent specifically to investigate this matter.

"He's really a disgrace as a family head. I bet his allowance will be cut again this time, and he'll have to beg for mercy again. I heard last time he pestered the elders for seven or eight hours before they raised his allowance from forty thousand to fifty thousand, and it only started at five thousand jade coins. Not to mention being a family head, even compared to the heirs of other major families, or even some more capable direct descendants, he's not as good." The other maid spoke with disdain, full of contempt. James Carter's affairs had long since spread throughout Yujing City, so no one cared that he was the family head—after all, he was nothing like his father John Carter.

"Hmph!" Alice Foster snorted angrily. "That useless guy used to pester me and I couldn't be bothered with him, but last time he actually dared to slander Charlie in front of me and others. What right does a loser like him have to talk about Charlie? Charlie may not have a family background, but he's the most outstanding genius in the entire Yujing Academy. He's not even worthy of being compared to one of Charlie's fingers. In the future, Charlie will definitely achieve great things. If he dares to slander Charlie, I'll take his life. He was lucky this time, but this matter is far from over. Immediately inform David Grant of this news in secret, and also spread the word that he tried to molest me after failing to win my favor. Use other channels to let those people know that I'm very grateful to David Grant for what he did for me."

The two maids agreed and immediately went off to carry out her orders.

"There are so many brainless fools, and yet they think they can win me over. But sometimes, fools have their uses." Alice Foster revealed a smug smile. "Aren't you all racking your brains to make me happy? Then I'll let you all think that as long as someone deals with James Carter, I'll be happy. James Carter, you useless thing, even if you survived this time, I'll make sure you stay far away from me from now on, and let you know what I'm capable of. How dare someone like you speak ill of Charlie."