The continuous, fast-paced intent behind the punches caused William Reynolds's breathing to shift from light to heavy.

Then, William Reynolds's punching rhythm changed once again, suddenly reverting to the tempo from the first day. His breathing, once more, shifted from heavy to light...

This constant variation...

It was as if he was alternating between carrying a thousand pounds and a hundred pounds, subjecting William Reynolds's body to this regular, repeated tempering.

Lifting the light as if it were heavy, lifting the heavy as if it were light...

He lost count of how many times he switched. At last, William Reynolds stopped, and though somewhat fatigued, he felt very gratified. Finally, this body could basically achieve those eight words.

In other words, the hard work of these three days had not been in vain. In fact, the results were even better than he had anticipated.

William Reynolds was very confident that, given his current physical condition, if he continued to build on his progress, he had at least an eighty percent chance of breaking through to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment.

But he was in no rush.

His grandmother's grand birthday was only four days away.

It was time to start dealing with the matters he would have to face.

"Young master..."

As he wiped the sweat from his forehead, William Reynolds looked up and saw Little Alice running over from outside the martial arts arena, her face full of earnest anxiety.

He smiled slightly. "Little Alice, has the eldest young master arrived?"

"Huh, young master..." Little Alice looked a bit confused. "How did you know?"

William Reynolds laughed, "I guess he's come by many times over the past few days, right? Is he finally unable to hold back and wants to barge in this time?"

Little Alice's clear, beautiful eyes were filled with shock. Could the young master really predict things?

William Reynolds playfully tapped the girl's delicate nose, feeling in great spirits. "It's fine now, invite the eldest young master in."

He knew that over these three days, his brother must have been unable to hold back. After all, the Moonlight Medal was in the hands of the Beigong family, and the internal pressure from the family must have made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

If he didn't see him now, this brother might get hot-headed and do something impulsive again.

Charles Reynolds rushed in, looking anxious. He had come with a belly full of questions, but when he saw William Reynolds smiling calmly, his gaze as tranquil as water, exuding a faint air of confidence and composure—

All his questions were swallowed back down.

"Come, brother, sit here." William Reynolds smiled and beckoned, then turned to instruct Little Alice, "Girl, go prepare some wine and dishes. The two of us brothers are going to have a few drinks."

Although Little Alice found it odd that the two young masters seemed to be getting along differently today, she still carried out the young master's orders without question.

Although Charles Reynolds sat down, he still looked anxious, rubbing his hands from time to time and glancing at his younger brother William Reynolds.

William Reynolds smiled leisurely, "Brother, why are you so anxious? It's only midday. The three-day deadline isn't up yet."

"Second brother, I heard you beat up Emily Reynolds the other day?"

"That's right." William Reynolds nodded, looking relaxed, as if it was nothing at all.

"His brother Evelyn Reynolds has come back."

"Oh, for grandmother's birthday. Isn't it normal for him to return?" William Reynolds smiled casually, not bothering to think about such trivial matters.

Charles Reynolds was getting restless. "Second brother, these past few days, a lot of people in the family have been saying that Evelyn Reynolds heard his younger brother was beaten by you and wants to give you trouble."

"Oh? Any other rumors these days?" William Reynolds smiled and asked in return.

"Plenty. Also... you gave the Moonlight Medal to someone from the Beigong family. It seems some of the family elders know about it. Second uncle and fourth uncle, they both seem to be getting ready to come see you."

"Oh, nothing else?"

"Isn't that enough?" Charles Reynolds was practically jumping with anxiety.

At that moment, Little Alice came in quickly with a tray of wine and dishes, bringing news as well: "Young master, Evelyn Reynolds has arrived."

"What, he's here already?" Charles Reynolds was shocked.

William Reynolds filled the wine cup. "Little Alice, have them wait. Brother, come, let's have a drink."

Little Alice remained calm; whatever the young master told her to do, she did.

Seeing even Little Alice so composed, Charles Reynolds felt he couldn't lose his cool, so he clinked glasses with William Reynolds. He found his younger brother more and more unfathomable.

Before the second cup of wine was finished, Little Alice ran in again. "Young master, second master and fourth master have both arrived. They seem to be in a hurry."

William Reynolds remained unruffled, continuing to pour wine. "Little Alice, go prepare some tea and greet them."

Charles Reynolds couldn't hold back any longer. "Second brother, we're acting a bit too arrogant here. Sure, it feels good now, but if second uncle and fourth uncle say a few bad things about us in front of grandma, we'll be in big trouble."

William Reynolds neither agreed nor disagreed. He gently set down his wine cup and looked up. "Brother, when the two of us brothers were down and out, did second uncle and fourth uncle, as our elders, ever show us any concern?"

"Well... no, they didn't." Charles Reynolds thought of this and felt a bit angry himself.

Seeing Charles Reynolds getting truly anxious, William Reynolds finally stood up unhurriedly. "Come on, let's go out and have a look."

In the front courtyard, second uncle Edward Reynolds, fourth uncle David Reynolds, and several clan brothers were all present. Among the younger generation, it was naturally second uncle's eldest son, Evelyn Reynolds, who took the lead.