“Master of the house.” Thomas Carter did not look at William Carter, but turned around, clasped his fists, and loudly said to the family head’s viewing platform, “I am not as worthless as William Carter claims! My actions just now were entirely for the sake of the family!”

Before Thomas Carter finished speaking, a look of curiosity appeared on William Carter’s face, eager to know what twisted logic this old scoundrel would come up with next.

“William Carter was punished and stripped of his martial soul for deceiving the ancestral land, and he almost implicated the family.” Thomas Carter said righteously, “He doesn’t even have a martial soul now! If he represents our Zheng family in joining the Xuanming Sect, wouldn’t that be a disgrace to us?”

“Robert Carter may have lost this match, but he has a martial soul! Compared to this good-for-nothing, his future is limitless!” James Carter took a big step forward, his face full of earnestness, and tears of excitement glimmered in his aged eyes.

Listening to Thomas Carter’s impassioned speech, William Carter raised his hand to his forehead and chuckled, “To be able to say such shameless things in such a fresh and refined way, this is truly a first for me…”

Thomas Carter’s eyes widened in anger, and just as he was about to speak, William Carter cut him off: “I don’t understand, where do you get the sense of superiority to call me a good-for-nothing?”

“Your grandson can’t even beat a good-for-nothing! As Robert Carter’s grandfather, are you proud of that? If I were you, I’d have found a rope and hanged myself long ago!”

“My supreme soul was lost because of which bastard? Don’t you know? The family already owes me an explanation! Now I’ve fought my way to first place with my own ability! Of course, I should be the one to join the Xuanming Sect!”

“It’s really something! Your own grandson lost, yet you shamelessly beg for a spot for him! Let him join the Xuanming Sect, get into fights with others, get beaten half to death, and then you go seek revenge? The Xuanming Sect isn’t our Zheng family! You can’t do as you please there!”

For someone who had repeatedly caused him trouble and nearly killed him, William Carter saw no need to show any courtesy. His barrage of retorts left Thomas Carter frozen in place, unable to speak, reduced to heavy, angry breathing.

Thomas Carter’s face grew uglier by the second, his fists clenched tightly. He shouted, “You worthless brat, how dare you show such disrespect! If I don’t teach you a lesson today, I’m not Thomas Carter!”

“When you’re in the wrong, you solve it with your fists, is that it?” James Carter pushed William Carter behind him protectively. “You’ll have to get through me first!”

Thomas Carter’s whole body trembled slightly as he stared intently at James Carter. If he could, he really wanted to kill James Carter as well! If not for him, that little bastard would have died the day his supreme soul was taken!

A brief silence fell, and the atmosphere on the dueling platform grew heavier. Thomas Carter suddenly gritted his teeth and waved his hand toward the stage. A dozen figures rushed onto the platform. “If that’s how it is, don’t blame me!”

As they charged onto the stage, another dozen sturdy men in brown robes rushed up from the other side, laughing, “Thomas Carter, if you want to deal with our Brother James, you’ll have to get through us first!”

They immediately surrounded William Carter and James Carter, protecting them in the center!

“It’s them!”

The moment he recognized their silhouettes, William Carter suddenly remembered.

When his martial soul was taken, if not for these people’s timely appearance and desperate protection, he would have lost his life!

He hadn’t expected them to help him again. He made a note of this kindness and vowed to repay them when he had the chance.

“Get them!”

At Thomas Carter’s command, the dozen men wielding curved blades charged at James Carter and his group.

James Carter waved his hand and led the charge to meet them.

Watching the two groups clash, William Carter turned his gaze to Charles Carter.

He was the head of the Zheng family. With just one word, he could put an end to this fight.

Charles Carter sat calmly in his chair with his eyes closed, as if the battle had nothing to do with him.

“With a family head who can’t tell right from wrong, how could the family not decline?”

William Carter clenched his fists in cold disappointment.

“Worthless brat, prepare to die!”

Breaking through the blockade of James Carter and the others, Thomas Carter charged at William Carter with murderous intent in his eyes.

“Watch out!”

James Carter and the others hadn’t expected Thomas Carter to be so strong, managing to repel their dozen-man blockade with a single palm strike.

They tried to stop Thomas Carter, but the men with curved blades held them back, so they could only shout to William Carter.

Feeling the chill, William Carter snapped back to his senses and quickly gathered his spiritual energy to defend against the attack.

But Thomas Carter was simply too fast, giving him no chance. He was about to be struck by the ferocious palm.

“George Foster! I agree!” Grace Turner suddenly spoke up from the crowd, “Save brother William!”

Chapter 8: The Forceful Flower Farmer

“Alright!” George Foster’s face lit up with joy. The usual humble air about him vanished, replaced by a bold and domineering presence. He stomped his foot and let out a long howl, stepping in front of William Carter. Raising his hand, he met Thomas Carter’s palm head-on. With a muffled “boom,” he sent Thomas Carter flying.

Only then did James Carter and the others breathe a sigh of relief.

Landing on the ground, Thomas Carter felt a sweetness in his mouth, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.