William Carter was assigned as a hostage in the capital, and in order not to disgrace the King of Zhen, he was given a Hundred Treasures Pouch. Compared to the pouches of other young princes, his was three times larger, with an internal space as big as three rooms.

“Mm.” Suddenly hearing William Carter's question, David Bolton instinctively nodded in agreement.

“Hand it over. Oh, and remember to infuse enough spiritual energy. I’m not feeling well and need to take some pills.” William Carter reached out bluntly, not only asking David Bolton to hand over the Hundred Treasures Pouch, but also to infuse it with spiritual energy so it could be opened at any time to store things.

There was no other way—William Carter hadn’t drawn in any spiritual energy, so he had none in his body. Even with the pouch, he couldn’t use it.

Tommy stood beside William Carter, her head slightly lowered. She knew she was too nervous, afraid that David Bolton would notice and affect the young master’s plan, since this was the most critical moment. But to get the pouch from David Bolton, she always felt it would be very difficult.

She had been pondering this just now, but hadn’t had the time or opportunity to tell the young master.

When David Bolton heard this, his hand subconsciously pressed against the pouch on his chest. He had long regarded it as his own. In fact, a big reason he agreed to do this for the other side was because he wanted to keep everything inside the pouch for himself.

“Uh… If the young prince wants any pills, just tell me and I’ll get them for you.” This was what David Bolton cared about most. All the resources and rewards William Carter had received over more than ten years were inside—it was an enormous fortune.

“Come here.” William Carter smiled and beckoned to David Bolton.

“Hm?” David Bolton was stunned, but still walked toward William Carter, thinking, what is he up to…

“Smack!” Before David Bolton could figure it out, William Carter slapped him across the face again.

“No… no way, did I see that right? The young prince just hit the deputy steward.”

“Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Is this an illusion? How could this happen?”

“Did I see wrong? The young prince actually hit the deputy steward. My god, what… what’s going on?”

…

Previously, William Carter had also slapped David Bolton, but no one saw it then, as the others hadn’t arrived yet. William Carter’s strength wasn’t enough to leave a mark on David Bolton’s face, but that didn’t matter—at this moment, everyone was shocked.

“Ah… again…” At this moment, David Bolton was about to go crazy. The anger and humiliation from the previous slap hadn’t faded, and now he was slapped again in front of everyone.

Chapter 0005: The Young Prince Loses His Temper

“Y-young prince… what do you mean by this?” In an instant, David Bolton’s ninth-level Qi Drawing power erupted, his eyes bloodshot, his whole body about to explode. He really wanted to grab this useless brat and crush all his bones. Damn it, how dare he slap him in public.

“It’s over, he’s lost control again!” Tommy immediately felt the world spinning beside them, sensing that something big was about to happen. What if David Bolton lost it and attacked directly?

“Smack!” Just as David Bolton looked straight at William Carter, William Carter slapped him again without hesitation.

At this moment, William Carter was already unsteady from the pressure of David Bolton’s power. For someone like William Carter who had never cultivated, the pressure of ninth-level Qi Drawing was simply overwhelming.

“He… he slapped him again, my god!”

“What on earth is going on? The young prince is acting so strange today.”

“He’s furious, the deputy steward is about to explode.”

“Deputy steward, don’t do anything rash. Even though we don’t know why the young prince is acting like this, he’s still the master.”

…

Two slaps in a row had already left everyone around them stunned.

Not to mention Tommy, who was standing next to William Carter. Her little face was flushed with excitement and tension, but she clenched her fists, and because she was resisting the pressure released by David Bolton, blood was flowing from her nostrils, yet she still insisted on standing with William Carter.

Even though William Carter wasn’t very strong, two slaps in a row—especially in public—made David Bolton’s face burn, and he felt like a volcano about to erupt.

Damn brat, damn useless fool, is he trying to force me to kill him sooner?

“Didn’t I just teach you a lesson? And you still dare to ask me what I mean? As a servant of the King of Zhen’s household, as the deputy steward of my residence, you dare to question your master for hitting you? When you’re given an order, you don’t carry it out. Don’t you know that the King of Zhen’s household is run by military law, and military orders are absolute? If you disobey, you’ll be executed on the spot. And you still dare to ask me what I mean? Smack, smack, smack…” As William Carter spoke, he grabbed the collar of the taller David Bolton, and before David Bolton could react, he started slapping him left and right.

The whole place fell silent, even Tommy, standing behind William Carter, was trembling slightly.

Even though William Carter was the young prince, she knew that David Bolton had colluded with outsiders and intended to kill William Carter. In this situation, the young master actually dared to hit him like this—wasn’t he afraid David Bolton would go crazy and attack?

As for the others, their minds were already blank.

As for David Bolton himself, after hearing William Carter’s words, he seemed to understand, yet not quite. He shouldn’t have talked back. If it were in front of the King of Zhen, he wouldn’t hesitate even if told to jump into a pot of boiling oil. But this useless brat…