"Yeah, that Charles is so annoying, he used to bully Young Master all the time. Young Master, keep it up, I believe in you!" Lucy always had unconditional trust in William Clark.

"Heh, Young Master won't let you down. By the way, Lucy, I see you have great aptitude—why don't you practice martial arts?"

After a busy day, now that he was alone with Lucy, William Clark noticed that there was no trace of elemental energy in Lucy's body—she was just an ordinary person. Yet William Clark could tell that Lucy's aptitude was excellent, a hundred times better than the previous good-for-nothing.

Hearing William Clark's question, Lucy's expression dimmed a little as she said, "Master said Lucy has the Nine Yin Severed Veins and can't cultivate. Otherwise, the higher the cultivation, the earlier the death."

"Nine Yin Severed Veins?" William Clark repeated, grabbing Lucy's wrist to check her pulse.

Being held by William Clark, Lucy's heart pounded and her face instantly turned red. In her view, although it was a pity she couldn't cultivate, as long as she could be with Young Master, it was enough.

Henry Clark had already sentenced her to death, so she never had any hope. After what happened this time, Young Master had really changed a lot—he'd become more mature, more caring, and more attentive.

William Clark held Lucy's wrist, his brows first tightly knit, then gradually relaxed.

"Mm, Master and Madam treat Lucy like their own daughter. If Lucy could cultivate, they would have taught me long ago." Lucy was still so considerate, afraid that William Clark would misunderstand Henry Clark because of this.

William Clark let go of Lucy's hand and smiled, "My silly Lucy, you're overthinking it. Of course Father wouldn't lie to you, but even he can make mistakes sometimes. Lucy, tell Young Master, do you want to learn martial arts?"

"Of course I do!" Lucy replied without hesitation.

"That's good. Starting tomorrow, you'll learn martial arts with me. I'll teach you a cultivation method. With your aptitude, this little Qin Kingdom won't be able to hold you back." William Clark encouraged her.

"Young Master, do you really mean it?" Lucy was overjoyed, but before William Clark could answer, her expression dimmed again. "Young Master, don't just comfort me. Master is a grand alchemist—if even he says there's no hope, how could I possibly learn martial arts? Lucy really wants to, but I don't want to die. I want to stay by Young Master's side and take care of you."

William Clark was moved. He reached out and lifted Lucy's chin, smiling, "Young Master would never lie to you. You do have a special constitution, but it's not the Nine Yin Severed Veins—it's the extremely rare Nine Yin Divine Veins. This constitution not only allows cultivation, but also makes you progress much faster. If the great sects knew about your constitution, they'd fight over you."

William Clark's knowledge was naturally beyond Henry Clark's, but that didn't mean Henry Clark was completely wrong. In fact, Lucy did have the Nine Yin Severed Veins, but the Nine Yin Divine Veins were actually a type of Nine Yin Severed Veins—an extremely rare one.

William Clark's understanding of the Nine Yin Severed Veins was completely different from Henry Clark's. The Nine Yin Severed Veins didn't mean cultivation was impossible, but that the constitution was one of a kind. In the lower realms, cultivation methods and resources were scarce, and knowledge was limited, so no one with the Nine Yin Severed Veins had ever set foot on the path of cultivation.

Without a matching cultivation method, the Nine Yin Severed Veins was indeed a deadly constitution.

In the Divine Realm, if such a constitution appeared, all the great sects would scramble to recruit them. Coincidentally, William Clark had a suitable cultivation method in his memory—the cultivation method of the Spirit Snow Divine King from the Divine Realm. And this Spirit Snow Divine King had the Nine Yin Divine Veins.

At this, Lucy's eyes widened in disbelief. "Young Master, are you serious? You're not lying to me?"

"Of course not. The Nine Yin Divine Veins are indeed extremely difficult to cultivate, but with a matching method, your cultivation speed will far surpass ordinary people. I'll teach you the 'Heavenly Illusion Ice Soul' technique. With your intelligence, you'll definitely surpass Young Master in the future." William Clark said gently.

Lucy giggled, "Hehe, Lucy doesn't want to surpass Young Master, as long as I can stay by your side. Before, Young Master was always bullied, so I really wanted to learn martial arts to protect you. But I was afraid that if I did, I'd die, so I never tried."

Hearing that Lucy wanted to learn martial arts just for him, William Clark was at a loss for words. He told himself that he must become strong as soon as possible. In his previous life, he couldn't protect those closest to him—this time, he would never let his loved ones get hurt again.

"My good Lucy. Alright, the water should be ready. Go out now, Young Master is going to take a medicinal bath." William Clark said.

Lucy looked puzzled, "Young Master, just take your bath, I still need to stay and tend the fire. I always helped you bathe before, why are you suddenly shy today?"

William Clark broke out in a cold sweat—he really wasn't used to having a young girl serve him while bathing. But he also knew that if he slipped up in these details, Lucy might get suspicious.

"Well... alright then..." William Clark said helplessly.

Hearing this, Lucy was overjoyed and stepped forward to help William Clark undress...

Chapter 13: Father and Son Heart-to-Heart

Entering the medicinal bath, William Clark collected his somewhat awkward feelings, circulated his elemental energy, and began absorbing the medicinal power in the water to clear the remaining toxins from his body.