The man before him was the leader of the The Thompson Family caravan, Robert Thompson, a man greedy for women and pleasure, with mediocre ability and strength. Just by looking at his current behavior, you could tell: even in a small place like Yuanbao Town, he had to prepare wine and women for his enjoyment, and he had no qualms about consorting with women of such appearance.

Someone like this could become the leader of the caravan entirely because of Robert Thompson's family background.

He was a collateral branch of the The Thompson Family. Although he was greedy for women and pleasure and only moderately capable, at least he could get things done, which was better than those useless people who only made things worse.

With two competent stewards assigned to him to manage the caravan, nothing major had gone wrong over the years, so Robert Thompson's status within the The Thompson Family had only risen higher.

Looking at Robert Thompson, a trace of unwillingness and disdain flashed in James Thompson's eyes.

Even someone like this could become the leader of the caravan. No matter how capable he was, even if he became a steward of the The Thompson Family in the future, he would still be a servant at heart, destined to assist and serve such a good-for-nothing.

Although he thought this way, James Thompson still forced a smile, cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings, Seventh Master."

Because Robert Thompson was seventh among his generation, the servants of the The Thompson Family all called him Seventh Master.

Seeing James Thompson, Robert Thompson waved his hand with a smile and said, "Ah, it's James Thompson. Come, come, sit and have a drink. I'll have the innkeeper call up another girl. Don't be picky—it's already good enough to have girls in a small place like this. When we return to Tongzhou and get our reward, I'll take you all to Drunken Flower Pavilion for a real good time."

Although Robert Thompson was only moderately capable, he was not stupid. He knew he couldn't manage the caravan well on his own, so he always treated the two stewards of the caravan very well, making them deeply grateful to him.

Usually, when something happened in the caravan, the two stewards would play the bad cop, while he played the good cop, so within the caravan, Robert Thompson actually had the highest prestige.

Although James Thompson was only a minor leader now, he was favored by the Third Young Master. In terms of seniority, he was the Third Young Master's cousin, but in reality, he was no different from the other stewards in front of the Third Young Master, so Robert Thompson's attitude toward James Thompson was also quite good.

A trace of grievance appeared on James Thompson's face as he said, "Seventh Master, I was just robbed in town. I revealed my The Thompson Family identity, but the other party still didn't take our The Thompson Family seriously."

"Oh? What happened? Someone actually dared to rob a member of our The Thompson Family?" Robert Thompson's brows immediately furrowed.

After James Thompson exaggerated the story to Robert Thompson, Robert Thompson snorted coldly and said, "Don't worry, this matter isn't over. Even a servant of our The Thompson Family isn't someone those small families can afford to offend!"

With that, Robert Thompson ordered a caravan servant to find out who the other party was. Yuanbao Town was only so big; it would be easy to find out.

"Thank you, Seventh Master, for standing up for me!" James Thompson quickly expressed his gratitude.

Seeing James Thompson's tearful gratitude, Robert Thompson nodded in satisfaction. He was best at winning people's loyalty with such effortless gestures.

After about half an hour, the servant returned and whispered, "Seventh Master, the other party is from the The Bennett Family."

Upon hearing this, Robert Thompson's expression changed, and he adopted a more mature and steady tone as he said to James Thompson, "James Thompson, the other party is from the The Bennett Family. That could be a bit troublesome.

Among the three great families of Tongzhou, the The Sullivan Family is undoubtedly the first. The head of the The Sullivan Family, Samuel Sullivan, is the blood brother of 'Falling Rain Sword' Edward Sullivan, the chief disciple of the mighty Canglan Sword Sect in Weijun.

With this connection, even though Samuel Sullivan took over as family head in his early thirties and killed seven The Sullivan Family elders to establish his authority, no one dared say a word.

Although the The Bennett Family only moved to Tongzhou a little over twenty years ago, the head of the The Bennett Family, that old fox Charles Bennett, is no simple character.

He has already surpassed the Body Tempering and Blood Condensation stages, reaching a state where his internal energy, blood, muscles, and bones are perfectly integrated, pure and untainted, like a newborn child—the Innate Realm. Though over fifty, he looks barely over forty.

When our old The Thompson Family patriarch was alive, he could go toe-to-toe with Charles Bennett, but now that the old patriarch has passed, the eldest, second, and third young masters—though each outstanding in their own right and known as the 'Three Tigers of the The Thompson Family'—have held up the family since the old patriarch's death, but there's still a gap between us and the The Bennett Family. Let's just let this matter go."

A trace of unwillingness flashed in James Thompson's eyes, but he could only nod obediently.

At this moment, Robert Thompson subconsciously asked, "Who from the The Bennett Family came? I haven't heard of any The Bennett Family caravans coming or going recently, and their caravans never pass through Yuanbao Town."

The servant replied, "It's the second young master of the The Bennett Family, John Bennett."

Upon hearing this, Robert Thompson was momentarily stunned, then burst out laughing, "So it's that good-for-nothing! James Thompson, don't worry, I'll take care of this for you!"

James Thompson asked in surprise, "Isn't he the second young master of the The Bennett Family? He's not just a steward. Can we really afford to offend him?"

Robert Thompson sneered, "If it were a The Bennett Family steward, I really wouldn't dare mess with them. Even the stewards of the The Bennett Family hold real power. But as for John Bennett, I really don't fear him at all!"