Bang! Because Martin Langley neither dodged nor avoided, the punch landed solidly.

Martin Langley still wore a mocking expression as he placed his hand on Henry Langley's shoulder and said, “Henry Jr., let me take you back—” But before he could finish, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. And that wasn’t all—he felt as if his chest was boiling, as if all his internal organs were about to be vomited out.

He immediately fell to the ground, his face turning extremely ugly.

Staggering back seven steps, Henry Langley only managed to stop when he hit the wall behind him.

What was going on?

Henry Langley had used a technique in that punch called “Shaking the Mountain from Afar,” which could transmit force through defenses and explode inside. So even though Martin Langley had used his yuan power to defend at the point of impact, Henry Langley’s punch exploded inside his body through the layer of muscle, naturally causing Martin Langley great harm.

It was only thanks to Martin Langley being at the seventh level of Body Refinement that he wasn’t severely injured by this punch—otherwise, he might have been killed outright.

Underestimating a former Heaven-Tier expert was asking for trouble.

However, the seventh level of Body Refinement was still the seventh level—yuan power rebounded, and this force was still far beyond what Henry Langley could withstand, so he too was shaken back, stumbling, and his right hand was dislocated from the shock.

Crack. Without even frowning, Henry Langley twisted his left hand and set his right hand back in place.

Only then did Clark Langley and the others react, all of them both angry and shocked. They were angry that Henry Langley had actually injured Martin Langley, and shocked because—wasn’t this guy supposed to be a good-for-nothing? How could he possibly do this?

The maids were even more dumbfounded—was this really the Master Henry they knew? How could he be so fierce, knocking the genius Master Martin into vomiting blood with a single punch!

“You little beast, how dare you! How vicious!” Clark Langley immediately roared, “Martin was only concerned about you and wanted to take you back to your room, yet you struck so ruthlessly! You heartless dog!”

Truly cunning—turning the tables in an instant.

Martin Langley had also caught his breath, his eyes fixed on Henry Langley, filled with murderous intent—he was the genius of the Ling family, yet he’d been injured by a waste. How could his pride accept this?

Henry Langley completely ignored the grandfather and grandson, instead turning to Emily Thompson and saying, “Miss, you’re sick!”

What!

Clark Langley had wanted to make a move, but upon hearing this, he forcibly held himself back.

She was a student of Huyang Academy, which was run by the royal family of the Rain Kingdom. Anyone who could enter the academy must have a powerful background, far beyond that of the Gathering Yuan Realm.

Yet Henry Langley actually said she was sick—wasn’t he courting death?

Very good. Next, he’d drag Douglas Langley into this as well, using a borrowed knife to kill. Then he could easily take the position of family head.

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Douglas Langley, oh Douglas Langley, you never would have thought that your son was not only a good-for-nothing, but also a troublemaker!

Emily Thompson looked at Henry Langley, a flash of disgust in her eyes.

She was extremely beautiful, and as the noble daughter of the Liu family—one of the eight great families of the imperial city, second only to the royal family—she naturally had no shortage of men vying for her favor. Some even tried to attract her attention by acting indifferent.

She naturally took Henry Langley for one of these flies, just using “insults” as his method… though this was the first time she’d encountered such a thing, it didn’t make her feel the slightest bit of novelty, only disgust.

“Insolent!” Clark Langley observed the situation and shouted at the right moment, “Kneel down at once and apologize to Miss Thompson!”

Henry Langley smiled faintly and said, “In this world, aside from my parents, no one can make me kneel!” He walked toward Emily Thompson, stopping when he was about three steps away.

Because he knew this was the limit of what she could tolerate—any closer and she would definitely strike.

He had no intention of getting hit.

“Since you were ten, haven’t you been fainting for no reason every year? At first it was once a year, then it became more frequent, and now you probably faint every ten days or so.” Henry Langley lowered his voice so only Emily Thompson could hear.

Emily Thompson’s beautiful face changed color. Only a handful of people in the Liu family knew about her condition—how could Henry Langley know? She couldn’t help but look at Henry Langley anew and asked, “You know the reason?”

“Of course!” Henry Langley nodded proudly. If not, he wouldn’t have spoken so shockingly. “This is called the Three Yin Severed Meridians, a kind of curse from the heavens. Those with this condition usually only live to twenty, because on your twentieth birthday, after one last fainting spell, you’ll never wake up again.”

Emily Thompson fell silent, but she believed Henry Langley’s words.

Because as her symptoms worsened, her family had taken her to see countless famous doctors. Though none could do anything, or even name the illness, one renowned doctor had speculated that the fainting would become more frequent until one day she would never wake up.

Now, she finally knew what her illness was. But so what? All the famous doctors in the Rain Kingdom were helpless—she certainly didn’t expect Henry Langley to have a solution.

“I can cure it.” At that moment, Henry Langley spoke.