Grace Bennett could no longer endure it. With a flash of cold light, a longsword appeared in her hand, ready to strike.

William Reynolds saw this clearly, but showed no fear at all. He gently raised the Purple Star Seven-Plum, smiled, and said, “Patriarch Bennett, what did we agree on beforehand? No matter what I do, you are not to interfere. Does that still hold?”

Samuel Bennett snorted coldly and gave his daughter a look. Grace Bennett angrily sheathed her sword. “Father, this man is just here to take advantage of us. If he could awaken the Dao Seed, why hasn’t he managed to do it himself until now?”

William Reynolds did not argue, but smiled and said, “Patriarch Bennett, facts speak louder than words. For the next three days, have your esteemed daughter do nothing but eat and sleep. Don’t let her think about cultivation for now. After three days, the results will be clear. Remember, during these three days, she must not cultivate—absolutely not, absolutely not.”

After speaking, William Reynolds cradled the Purple Star Seven-Plum and strode away. As he walked, he said, “My brother will come back with me. I trust Patriarch Bennett has no objections?”

With that, he had already floated outside the courtyard. With a light chop of his hand on the rope, a gust of palm wind swept by, and the rope as thick as two fingers snapped inch by inch.

“Let’s go.” William Reynolds tossed the Purple Star Seven-Plum into Charles Reynolds’s arms and swaggered out.

This scene, witnessed by the members of the The Bennett Family, nearly made their hearts and lungs explode with anger.

Grace Bennett couldn’t help but say, “William Reynolds, don’t get cocky. If, in three days, I find out you were just boasting, I’ll come to your house myself to reclaim the Purple Star Seven-Plum.”

“Haha, Miss Bennett, don’t worry. If there’s no effect in three days, the Moonlight Medal is all yours, let alone a mere Purple Star Seven-Plum.”

At this moment, Charles Reynolds’s mind was completely petrified. He simply followed his younger brother step by step, full of questions he wanted to ask. But when he looked up and saw William Reynolds’s proud and upright back, he felt a bit guilty. He just carefully cradled the precious Purple Star Seven-Plum and followed behind.

He couldn’t shake the feeling that everything that happened today was out of the ordinary. And at the root of it all was his younger brother’s unusual behavior.

……

Within the The Bennett Family, Olivia Bennett said unwillingly, “Clan leader, why don’t I go out masked, ambush them halfway, and take back the Purple Star Seven-Plum?”

But Samuel Bennett only frowned in silence, as if he hadn’t heard Olivia Bennett’s volunteering. His gaze was deep as he stared at the rope on the ground, which was now snapped into segments.

Picking up a piece of the rope and examining it, Samuel Bennett’s expression changed slightly, a complex look flashing in his eyes as he gazed in the direction William Reynolds had left, deep in thought.

Chapter 0007 Brothers, Brothers!

“Father, are we really just letting him go like that?” Grace Bennett walked out from behind.

“Yao’er, look at this rope. With your cultivation, could you cut it so cleanly with a hand chop, with such skillful control of force?”

Grace Bennett took it and, upon inspection, her beautiful face showed a hint of astonishment. “He just cut this with his hand?”

Samuel Bennett did not answer. The muscles on his face twitched slightly. “The Dao Seed… This Second Young Master of the Reynolds Family’s Dao Seed may have awakened as well.”

Sixteen years ago, at the Yunluo Grand Gathering, there were a total of six unborn children who received a blessing from a powerful figure and possessed Dao Seeds.

Grace Bennett and William Reynolds were among them.

Over the years, the other four peers with Dao Seeds had all awakened theirs one after another. Only she, Grace Bennett, and William Reynolds had yet to awaken.

Suddenly, hearing her father deduce that William Reynolds had also awakened his Dao Seed, even with her strong mentality, Grace Bennett couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss on the spot.

From the moment she began martial training, she had been recognized as the most promising talent of the younger generation in Yunluo City.

She had always grown up amid countless praises and envy. Although Grace Bennett had never let it go to her head, deep down, she still possessed a martial artist’s unique pride.

Now, hearing that of the six with Dao Seeds, only she had yet to awaken hers—how could she not feel disappointed?

“Yao’er…” Samuel Bennett saw his daughter’s dejected look and felt a pang in his heart. He comforted her, “That Second Son of the Reynolds Family…”

“Father, I’m fine. I’ll go back to cultivating.” Grace Bennett turned away, trying hard to control her emotions.

“Yao’er, Second Son of the Reynolds Family has a wager with us. For these three days, just do as he said. Otherwise, it would make our The Bennett Family seem untrustworthy. After three days, if you’ve done as he asked and still can’t awaken your Dao Seed, then taking his Moonlight Medal will be only right. At that time, I’ll take you to the branch of the Heavenly Pavilion, and we’ll test why your Dao Seed can’t awaken.”

Grace Bennett’s delicate body trembled slightly, her beautiful eyes showing a trace of complexity.

With a wave of his hand, Samuel Bennett made the final decision: “That’s it. In three days, we’ll reconsider!”

……

On the way back, William Reynolds was in high spirits. This time, he had achieved three things at once.

First, his brother’s crisis had been resolved so smoothly—nothing could be better.