“I’ll leave right away…” William Nash responded, suddenly moved his feet, and in a flash appeared in front of the bartender.

“You…” The bartender hadn’t expected the young man to move so quickly. Just as he was about to call out, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground, already a corpse.

“Heh, bad luck for you!” Dragging the bartender’s body to a corner by the roadside, William Nash quickly stripped off his clothes and put them on himself. Then he picked some flowers and herbs from the ground, rubbed their juice on his face for a while.

This method of using simple items for disguise—if his former self was second best, no one would dare claim first. Even the so-called master of disguise, the legendary thief Qian Huan, would have to admit defeat! Because of this, he not only earned the nickname Blood Prison Demon Lord, but was also called the Ever-Changing Demon Monarch.

“All done!” After hiding the bartender’s corpse, William Nash tidied up for a bit and walked out from where he was. Now, whether in body shape, appearance, mannerisms, or even voice, he was exactly like the bartender from before. Not to mention the manager or John Nash—even his own mother probably wouldn’t recognize him!

Chapter 0005 Hidden Bloodline

Entering the restaurant, William Nash realized he had wasted some time. John Nash and the manager were now standing in a private room, bowing and scraping to two young men seated inside.

He had seen these two in his previous life—they were Samuel Foster and Richard Nash’s branch family head Robert Nash’s son, Emily Nash! He hadn’t expected them to arrive so quickly.

“I told you to check the surroundings—what took you so long! Hurry up! If Young Master Emily Nash gets angry, even if your head gets chopped off, you’ll have to answer for it!”

As soon as he entered the room, he heard a reprimand. A steward-looking man glared at him angrily, clearly annoyed at how long he’d been gone.

“Yes, it was my mistake!” Now disguised as the bartender, William Nash played the part perfectly, quickly bowing his head to admit fault.

“Hmph, hurry up and take this pot of wine over! I shouldn’t have to tell you how to do it, right?” the steward snorted coldly.

No need to tell me? Like I don’t know what to do! William Nash grumbled inwardly, but on the surface he scratched his head awkwardly, “I’m afraid I’ll get nervous… Could you say it one more time…”

While speaking, William Nash deliberately stammered, making himself seem flustered.

“Useless! Why did I ever hire you!” The steward didn’t suspect anything, scolded him, then lowered his voice, “When pouring for the young master, twist the lid to the left; when pouring for Young Master Samuel Foster, twist it to the right. Don’t let anyone notice, or I’ll chop you up and feed you to the fish in the river!”

“Understood!” William Nash nodded quickly.

So it’s one of those double-spouted wine pots—a common trick among swindlers!

These pots are divided in two inside; twist the lid left and the left side pours, twist right and the right side pours. Sounds mysterious, but it’s just a simple mechanism!

“Hurry up!” the steward snorted.

“Yes!” William Nash picked up the wine pot and headed toward the private room.

As he walked in, he deliberately suppressed his aura, making himself appear completely powerless.

“Hehe, with Brother Foster’s talent, once his bloodline factor is activated, his cultivation will surely soar. He might even reach the fifth level of the Ninth Heaven of Qi Sea in one leap. It’s just a matter of time—no need to worry!”

As soon as he entered, he heard Emily Nash’s laughter.

“Ah, I hope so! Forget it, let’s not talk about it.” Samuel Foster seemed troubled, shaking his head.

“Bloodline factor activation?” Hearing their conversation, William Nash immediately thought of the “useless young master” incident from three hundred years ago and instantly understood.

According to what he knew from his previous life, this Samuel Foster wasn’t a wastrel—on the contrary, he was very hardworking. He was only twenty this year and had already reached the mid-stage of the fourth level of Qi Sea!

At his age, with that level of strength, he should be considered quite talented. Unfortunately, his bloodline factor was naturally blocked, making it impossible to form a dantian! Without a dantian, the disadvantage isn’t obvious before the True Qi Realm; with medicine and external help, it can be compensated for. But once you reach the True Qi Realm, it’s a different story!

In the True Qi Realm, spiritual energy is refined to its purest form. No matter how good the external help, without a dantian to purify it, cultivation speed drops immediately! Samuel Foster started cultivating Qi Sea at eight, reached the fourth level by fourteen, but because he had no dantian, from fourteen to twenty—a full six years—he only advanced from the early to the mid-stage of the True Qi Realm!

Such a slow rate of advancement would be impossible for any branch family member with an activated bloodline factor! Honestly, it was ridiculously slow!

Because of this, a once-promising genius became a “useless” person in others’ eyes, facing much doubt and ridicule.

However, William Nash, having lived through his previous life, knew that this doubt would soon be shattered! It wasn’t that Samuel Foster’s bloodline factor was blocked and couldn’t be activated, but that he was a very famous [Hidden Bloodline]!

[Hidden Bloodline], as the name suggests, means the bloodline factor is recessive and not easily activated. It requires taking pure yang attribute pills to awaken!