"I, David Grant, dare to do anything for Alice Foster, and I'm not afraid of anything. You think you can compete with me? Get lost." The muscles on David Grant's face twitched slightly. Although fights among the younger generation of big families weren't a big deal, it would be a different story if someone actually died. Besides, after the fact, people would analyze the situation—after all, the Ren family was still the nominal head of the family, and there was no way the Ren family would just let it go. At the time, David Grant panicked as soon as he heard this and ran away immediately. He ended up fleeing to a secret mountain villa thousands of miles away from his family, planning to hide out, only to find out that James Carter was fine, and Alice Foster even wanted to thank him.

At this moment, David Grant naturally couldn't bring any of this up. Besides, the thought of being the first in the class or even the academy to be invited into Alice Foster's courtyard as a guest made him so excited that he had no interest in arguing with Benjamin Scott anymore. If it were any other time, it would have led to another conflict.

After speaking, David Grant led his people away in big strides.

"What's he showing off for? Just because they're in the same class? If our young master had been there at the time, there’s no way he would have let David Grant steal the spotlight by standing up for Alice Foster."

"That's right, he ran faster than anyone else back then, and now he comes back acting all high and mighty."

"Young master, why are we here anyway? I heard a lot of people are looking for that James Carter now. Miss Fang hates that James Carter so much—whoever can deal with him will definitely win her favor."

"Yeah, young master, I heard a lot of people have already rushed back to Yujing City, just waiting for a chance to take care of that James Carter."

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"Pa!" Benjamin Scott snapped open his fan, glanced disdainfully at the departing David Grant and his group, and said, "David Grant just happened to be in class at the time, but there weren't many people there. Most of what happened was just rumors that spread later. Actually, that James Carter just got hit on the head with a stool by David Grant and fainted, that's all, and he ended up getting all the credit. These guys never use their brains. I've already paid for the real information: that James Carter has been home for two days, but today he's already on his way back and will be here soon. When he gets back, I'll block him at the academy gate, give him a good beating and humiliation, and let the whole academy know about it."

"Young master, that's a brilliant move. This way, everyone will know what you've done for Miss Fang, and she'll definitely be moved."

"Hmph, that David Grant is so happy just to be invited over for tea. When Miss Fang is touched, she'll definitely offer herself to our young master."

...

Listening to the flattery around him, Benjamin Scott couldn't help but picture Alice Foster's face in his mind. If he could marry Alice Foster, there would be no problem inheriting the Su family. Besides, Alice Foster made him feel more than all the women he'd played with before combined. Just thinking about it made his mind wander.

At the same time, he was pondering how best to humiliate James Carter after beating him up.

Just beating him up wouldn't show that he was much stronger than David Grant, nor would it make Miss Fang remember him. Should he beat him until he was willing to go apologize to Miss Fang, or maybe make him imitate animal sounds?

No, no, that's not good enough. He should step on his head and loudly declare that he's standing up for Alice Foster. That way, not only would he be standing up for her, but his status among the playboys of Yujing City would also rise.

Anyway, this is the academy. As long as he doesn't kill him, the family won't interfere. Yes, that's the plan—step on his head and say a few words. But what should he say?

"He's coming, young master, look, that seems to be the Ren family head's spirit beast mount..." Just as Benjamin Scott was lost in thought, imagining how to win Alice Foster's favor and how to humiliate James Carter, he suddenly heard his underling shout.

A "spirit beast" refers to a demon beast that can be controlled and tamed, and among the major powers, a true spirit beast is defined as one that has been raised from birth as a second generation. But those are extremely rare; in Yujing City, only a handful of people can use a spirit beast as a mount.

In this regard, James Carter was able to enjoy the top-tier treatment of Yujing City right from the start; otherwise, he couldn't have arrived so quickly.

From a distance, they saw a huge beast over two meters tall and five meters long, shrouded in a yellowish glow, rapidly approaching. The spirit beast was clearly under restrictions, with spells on the outside to suppress and conceal its power, so its true appearance was hidden.

But its strength was obviously impressive, pulling a family head's carriage nearly twenty square meters in size, fully equipped inside like a small house, and moving as fast as flying. From afar, they saw the spirit beast carriage begin to slow down as it reached the academy gate.

"James Carter, do you think you can hide?" Benjamin Scott stood with his people right in the middle of the academy gate, blocking the path of James Carter's carriage. He snapped his fan shut and said, "You bastard who was born but never taught by your mother, didn't you say you'd fight anyone who insulted your mother? Come on, fight me!"

Benjamin Scott pointed his fan at the spirit beast carriage, which had stopped not far away, and said, "Today I'll show you what happens if you keep harassing Miss Fang. Get down here right now!"

"That's right, get down here right now and behave yourself!"

"Who do you think Miss Fang is? Someone like you could never reach her. The person our Young Master Su likes is not someone you can slander or defame."

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