Henry Newman is the son of the second eldest, Eric Newman, and the eldest of the second generation in the The Newman Family. However, his cultivation talent is lacking; to this day, he is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining and has never managed to break through the bottleneck to enter the Postnatal stage.

Because of this, he long ago gave up on his own cultivation and instead pinned all his hopes on his three sons.

Now, his eldest son is eleven years old and already at the seventh level of Qi Refining. As long as he reaches the ninth level within four years, he will attract the attention of Lingyun Sect, become a disciple of Lingyun Sect, and with their help, smoothly advance to the Postnatal stage and achieve great success.

His second son is six years old and has already cultivated to the fourth level of Qi Refining, also showing remarkable talent, making his future promising.

Today, he brought his youngest son, Charles Newman, who has just turned one year old.

The births of his three sons were all carefully planned. Each of them, around the age of one, happened to coincide with the The Newman Family's once-every-five-years lottery ceremony, and the first two times yielded extraordinary results.

This time, it was Charles Newman's turn.

With a light shout from Henry Newman, all eyes of the The Newman Family, young and old, in the hall, focused on Grace Newman and William Newman, who had just entered.

“Big brother, I’ve brought William Newman to participate in the lottery ceremony,” Grace Newman announced loudly.

Standing beside her, William Newman, with a sturdy and spirited appearance, was about the same age as the other children participating in the lottery, but he was clearly a bit taller and much sturdier than the other seven children.

Under everyone’s gaze, Grace Newman spoke loudly, but her expression was somewhat uneasy.

On the contrary, William Newman opened his mouth and laughed cheerfully, completely unaware of the many unfriendly looks directed at him, and seemed to enjoy the attention, showing no sign of stage fright.

“William Newman?” Henry Newman snorted coldly, his face dark. “Although he also bears the surname 聂, that’s only because we don’t know who his biological father is, so we had to let him take the 聂 surname. In fact, he doesn’t really count as one of our The Newman Family. According to clan rules, a maternal grandson of the The Newman Family is not qualified to participate in the lottery ceremony. Don’t stir up trouble—take William Newman away at once and don’t waste Mr. Lewis and everyone’s time.”

“Father!” Grace Newman suddenly looked at David Newman.

“No matter who my son-in-law is, before Emily left, she said that William Newman’s father was willing to marry into our The Newman Family, so William Newman counts as a child of our The Newman Family,” David Newman said with authority.

“Big brother, as far as I know, you can’t wait to swallow that unknown fellow alive. These days, you keep talking about finding him and killing him at any cost,” said the third brother of the The Newman Family, Brian Newman, with a sly smile. “How come you suddenly changed your attitude and acknowledged him as your son-in-law? Besides, marrying in… that has to follow the rules, right? I don’t recall that person ever swearing an oath in our The Newman Family’s ancestral hall.”

“That’s right, that’s right. Without swearing an oath in the ancestral hall and completing the ceremony, he absolutely doesn’t count as a son-in-law who married into the The Newman Family.”

“Patriarch, you can’t just recognize a sworn enemy as your son-in-law just to let William Newman participate in the lottery ceremony. You know, he’s the one who harmed Emily Newman!”

“Even if you are the patriarch, you can’t ignore the clan rules and act recklessly, can you?”

“……”

In the hall, the direct and collateral members of the The Newman Family who had brought their children all began to complain, criticizing David Newman for his actions.

Every additional child participating in the lottery meant their own children had less of a chance, so naturally, they were displeased.

If this had been in the past, when David Newman was not seriously injured and still held authority, they might not have dared to act this way.

But now, everyone knew about David Newman’s condition and realized that before long, he might be forced to give up his position as patriarch due to his declining cultivation. Naturally, they no longer gave him the same respect.

The second eldest of the The Newman Family, Eric Newman, sat upright in his chair, unmoving as a bell. He listened to the commotion in the hall but showed no intention of stopping it.

Just as the uproar was reaching its peak, Ethan Lewis from Lingyun Sect suddenly gave a light cough.

All the noise instantly ceased.

Even the third brother, Brian Newman, who was about to speak again, quickly shut his mouth and looked awkwardly at Ethan Lewis.

With a gentle and refined appearance, Ethan Lewis’s expression shifted slightly as he looked seriously at William Newman beside Grace Newman. “He is… the son of my little junior sister?”

As he spoke, a trace of barely perceptible pain flashed in Ethan Lewis’s eyes.

At these words, the members of the The Newman Family suddenly remembered that the most talented of the second generation, Emily Newman, had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining by the age of ten and was thus recruited early by Lingyun Sect to become a disciple.

And Ethan Lewis was precisely Emily Newman’s senior brother.

“Sir, William Newman is the young son left behind by my poor younger sister,” Grace Newman said sadly.

Ethan Lewis nodded gently, giving William Newman a deep, complex look, and said warmly, “This time, I originally intended to bring out five little trinkets, but since I have a past with my little junior sister, for William Newman’s sake, I’ll take it upon myself to add the other two spiritual artifacts I have in my collection. What do you all think?”

He turned to look at Eric Newman and Brian Newman beside him.

“Since Mr. Lewis has spoken, of course we will obey,” Eric Newman said quickly.

Brian Newman also nodded eagerly, his face full of joy. “We’ll all listen to Mr. Lewis.”

The rest of the crowd had no further objections.