Because of this incident, my eldest uncle’s daughter—my cousin—willingly married a dissolute second son of the Feng family to ease the crisis facing our branch, and in the end, she was driven to commit suicide!

It can be said that although this Charles Nash was not the main culprit behind our branch’s downfall, he certainly fanned the flames. Even if he died a hundred times, it wouldn’t be enough to resolve this hatred!

In my previous life, I was gravely injured and my strength plummeted. I was no match for you and had to endure it in the end. In this life, since Heaven has given me a second chance, how could I possibly let history repeat itself!

With anger burning in his heart, William Nash looked at his arrogant and domineering cousin in the courtyard, his gaze icy cold.

“I was wondering who dared to talk to me like that. So it’s you, cousin William Nash. What, you’ve recovered from your injuries? Now that you’re better, are you looking for another beating?” Hearing these words, Charles Nash’s face turned grim, but when he saw it was William Nash speaking, he immediately broke into a smile.

For William Nash to talk to him like this, he must be itching for another beating!

“Yun’er, why did you come out? Your injuries haven’t fully healed yet. Hurry back and rest!” Seeing her son suddenly come out and anger Charles Nash, his mother Linda Nash’s face instantly turned pale. She hurried over and grabbed William Nash’s arm.

“Linda Nash, you saw it with your own eyes. Your good son William Nash, as a member of the outer branch, spoke disrespectfully to an inner branch member, Charles Nash. The clan’s punishment is fair and just, with no favoritism. What do you have to say this time?”

Before his mother could finish speaking, a mocking snort sounded from behind Charles Nash. A young man in gray was looking over with a wicked grin, holding a sheet of paper with the clan’s punishment order written on it.

On the paper, in black and white, was the order to fine the Nie Tian branch ten thousand taels of silver.

This young man was Stephen Nash, a member of the clan’s enforcement team, at the mid-stage of the Qi Cultivation Realm. He and Charles Nash were always in cahoots, and this time he was here to deliver the clan’s punishment order.

The clan enforcement team was established by the Nie family to manage the various branches, responsible for issuing and carrying out punishments. They wielded great power and authority, and were the most feared and hated presence among the branches.

“My son’s injuries haven’t healed, he was just speaking nonsense. Please don’t take it seriously…”

His mother hurriedly waved her hand, trying to pull William Nash back, but found that her once obedient son now stood firmly in place, as if rooted to the ground.

“Mother, it’s fine. They’re just two clowns who don’t know their place. I know what I’m doing!” Patting his mother’s arm, William Nash smiled faintly.

“Yun’er…” Seeing the confidence radiating from her son, Linda Nash was stunned.

Her son, influenced by their family’s situation, had always worked hard at cultivation but was somewhat timid and lacked confidence in everything he did. How could he dare to speak to Charles Nash and Stephen Nash like this today? Especially with those calm, steady eyes, occasionally flashing with a sharpness that couldn’t be concealed…

And that sharpness—she had only ever seen it in Edward Nash’s eyes back in the day!

Could it be… her son had changed? Changed to become just like the former Edward—confident, proud, and brimming with sharpness?

“Clowns who don’t know their place? Good, good! You’re forcing me to act. Kneel before me right now and admit you’re a beast, a bastard, and maybe I’ll spare you. Otherwise… ah!”

Bang!

Before his arrogant words were finished, Stephen Nash felt a sharp pain in his face. Suddenly, his vision exploded into a kaleidoscope of colors—red, black, yellow, blue—he let out a miserable cry and was sent flying seven or eight meters, blood spurting from the corner of his mouth.

“You dare hit a member of the enforcement team… You’ve got guts! I’ll report this to the clan…”

Stephen Nash roared, but before he could finish, he saw a huge foot coming down hard on his face!

Crack!

All his teeth were kicked out in one blow, and his mouth swelled up like a sausage.

“Stop! William Nash, not only did you openly defy the clan’s punishment order, you also assaulted a member of the enforcement team. You’re finished! Your whole branch is finished! I’ll report this to the clan—they’ll beat all the men in your branch to death and sell the women into prostitution…”

Everything happened so suddenly that when Charles Nash saw Stephen Nash lying on the ground, no longer even human-shaped, he flew into a rage, his hair standing on end as he let out a furious roar.

“Beat all the men to death? Sell the women into prostitution?” William Nash’s eyes narrowed. Having lived two lives, and reaching the peak of the Dantian Xueqiao Realm before his rebirth, how could he accept such threats? With a flicker, he turned into a blur and appeared in front of Charles Nash.

“Trying to ambush me? Dream on! I’m not Stephen Nash, I’ve trained against sneak attacks… ah!”

Charles Nash had just confidently declared he wasn’t Stephen Nash when his vision went black, and he suffered the same fate—sent flying, landing on the ground with his face twisted like a pretzel, his whole body trembling and convulsing.

“That’s right, you’re not Stephen Nash. You’ll suffer an even harsher punishment than Stephen Nash!” With a cold snort, William Nash stepped forward. Crack! Crack! A series of crisp sounds rang out as Charles Nash’s qi sea was shattered, and the bones in his arms and legs were all broken.

“Ah…”

Who could have imagined that the youth who was bullied at will just days ago would be so ruthless today? Charles Nash let out a miserable scream and fainted on the spot. Judging by his condition, even if he was saved, he probably wouldn’t survive!

Ignoring the barely alive Charles Nash, William Nash once again approached the enforcement team member Stephen Nash.