At first, thinking that James Carter wasn’t dead felt unsatisfying, but now, just imagining that group of idiots who liked to act clever and chase after her going to mess with James Carter, knowing he would have no peace at all, and that this matter would spread and James Carter would also be punished by his family, Alice Foster couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh happily.

Tian-ge has gone to the trial, so I have to work harder too. When the time comes, I’ll be able to complete dual cultivation with Tian-ge, leap straight into the Divine Power Realm, and become one of the outstanding young generation in Yujing City. By then, with Tian-ge’s support, even in the Fang family, no one will be able to compete with me.

James Carter is a useless puppet family head, but I will become the true head of the Fang family, the head of one of the five most powerful families in the Mingyu Dynasty.

……

James Carter stayed in the library for nearly twenty hours straight, only taking a little over an hour to rest, spending all the other time reading with full concentration. Sometimes he would stop to eat something, and occasionally his mind would wander to things from his time on Earth, thinking that if he had this level of cultivation and memory back on Earth, just studying for a few days would have easily earned him several degrees.

The Ren family’s library was enormous. Even with James Carter’s terrifying reading speed, after reading for more than a day and night, it was still just a drop in the ocean. Fortunately, James Carter wasn’t really trying to do academic research; he just wanted to fill the originally blank mind, so that he could at least have a reasonably clear understanding of this world, and that was enough.

As for many other things, you couldn’t really learn them from books anyway; it was just for the fun of reading, and along the way, he read a lot of miscellaneous stuff.

When James Carter came out of the library, the sun was already setting, the evening glow painting half the sky red. The sky was vast and high, far beyond what his previous life could compare to. Stretching comfortably, James Carter glanced at the people lined up to escort him out through another gate, and found that all of them had been replaced since yesterday.

Maybe it was a shift change. But this time, these people seemed like rookies. James Carter thought casually, already having someone prepare a carriage to take him back to the academy.

Although he was now the family head, if he could truly control the Ren family as thoroughly as his father did, he would definitely be one of the most powerful people in the Mingyu Dynasty. But right now, he was just like those young emperors who inherited the throne early—he still had to complete his studies at the Yuhuang Academy.

Fortunately, Yuhuang Academy was known as the “playboy academy,” and its academic requirements weren’t too strict. Of course, if an ordinary playboy couldn’t meet the basic requirements, they’d still be advised to leave or kicked out. But James Carter was a direct descendant of the Ren family, one of the five great families, and had even inherited the family headship. Who would dare kick him out? Who would dare throw him out? That’s why the original Ren family was happy to have him study here.

This time, coming back to the Ren family to attend the elders’ council, although there was an outbreak, James Carter also felt that the whole Ren family was like a whirlpool of trouble, so after returning from the library, he immediately decided to go back to Yuhuang Academy first.

Chapter 8: Not a Good Dog If You Block the Way

“Fei-ge, I heard that the beautiful Miss Fang even had her maid send you a gift. Is that true?”

“I heard that too. Alice Foster has never shown favor to anyone before. Looks like Fei-ge finally won Miss Fang’s heart by showing his strength and dealing with that guy James Carter.”

“Fei-ge is our role model! Now it’s spread all over the academy.”

……

At the main gate of Yuhuang Academy, seven or eight people were crowding around the strong, beaming, triumphant David Grant, walking into the academy like a hero returning victorious from battle.

Listening to the flattery from his followers and a few classmates who usually hung out with him, David Grant’s mind was already soaring.

“That kid just needs a lesson. I’ve already put the word out—every time I see him, I’ll beat him up. A puppet family head really thinks he’s something. Miss Fang invited me for tea and a chat. I won’t say more, haha…” As David Grant spoke, he was almost floating with happiness, bursting out in loud laughter.

“Hmph!” At that moment, a cold snort came from not far away, making David Grant and his group stop in their tracks.

They saw a young man in fine clothes, with a handsome face, though a bit pale—obviously the result of youthful indulgence. Seeing David Grant and his group enter, he looked very displeased.

“What are you snorting at, Benjamin Scott? I’m going to have tea with Miss Fang right now. You haven’t even gotten through the door, have you? Miss Fang said she wants to thank me personally for standing up for her. You don’t have a chance.” David Grant was annoyed at the sight of Benjamin Scott. Benjamin Scott wasn’t in their class, but he was also a devoted pursuer of Alice Foster. The Su family was originally just a big merchant family in Yujing City, and by rights shouldn’t have had any real competitiveness against the direct descendants of the five great families. But two years ago, Benjamin Scott’s older sister married the Third Prince.

Although that didn’t make them true imperial relatives, it did give them some connections, and in the following years, the Su family rapidly expanded. Benjamin Scott’s status rose with the tide. Among the playboys of Yujing City, Benjamin Scott could barely be considered a notable figure.

Benjamin Scott held a folding fan, looking at David Grant with disdain as he gently fanned himself and said, “Who was it that, upon hearing James Carter was beaten to death, immediately ran off to hide? And now you’re coming out here pretending to be a hero.”