Renee Chen lay sprawled on the ground, clutching his crotch and howling in agony, his cries sharp and miserable.
Lucy Sun and the others' faces changed repeatedly. They hurried over and crouched down to check his injuries.
Judging by the way he looked...
The eggs were definitely smashed, and the bird was pretty much done for too.
The six of them belonged to the same sect. Normally they competed and fought, but at the end of the day, they were still family.
Seeing Renee in this state...
"You hurt Junior Brother Chen—are you planning to leave here alive or not!"
Lucy Sun stood up, her gaze viciously fixed on Evan Lin. Then she turned to Lily Liang: "And you! Lily! I brought you in out of kindness, and this is how you repay me?"
"What’s up with your friend anyway? Is he planning to make enemies of us, and the entire Rowe clan?"
Lucy Sun’s words were harsh.
"I..."
Lily Liang was stared down and couldn't get a word out.
How was she supposed to explain this?
That kick from Evan Lin just now was seriously brutal.
Even as a girl, seeing a kick like that made her shiver inside.
Now Evan had publicly turned someone into a eunuch—there was really no way to argue her way out of this.
"This has to be a misunderstanding, right?"
Lily Liang held it in for a long while, feeling pretty unsure inside.
"A misunderstanding?"
Ray Zhao suddenly looked up, gritting his teeth. "You actually dare call this a misunderstanding!"
"My junior brother Chen took a liking to you—honestly, that's a blessing you earned over several lifetimes of cultivation. If you don't appreciate it, fine, but you actually hurt him! Looks to me like you came here just to stir up trouble!"
Ray Zhao glared fiercely, his aura intense.
He couldn't stand Renee Chen's personality either.
Other guys in drag at least looked like girls after dressing up, but Renee still looked like a dude—just painful to look at.
Still, Renee had one redeeming quality—he usually didn't mess with his own sect-mates.
Most of the guys he targeted were from the Rowe clan, though sometimes he'd go out and hunt elsewhere.
So even though Ray and the others couldn't stand him, since Renee was the youngest, they always looked after him.
After all, he was their junior brother—they had to cut him some slack.
Now their junior brother had been turned into a eunuch. No matter where they stood, they had to help him get justice.
"He was the one who insulted my friend first—didn't you hear what he said just now?"
Lily Liang forced herself to argue logically—even though logic was useless right now, she had no idea what else to do.
"I already said it—being liked by that kid is his blessing. He has no right to hurt Junior Brother Chen!"
Ray Zhao barked coldly, about to call for the Rowe clan members.
They were alchemists—not good at fighting. Plus, Ray Zhao and Tim Xu weren't stupid.
Renee Chen had just gotten his third leg kicked off. If they rushed in recklessly and got their third legs broken too, what then?
No way were they all going to end up as eunuchs.
"I'm here to stir things up. Go get your master and the Rowe clan head."
Evan Lin spoke in a flat, calm voice.
That fearless attitude made Lucy Sun and the others' faces change again.
Seriously, was he climbing up their noses now?
"You think the Rowe clan head and our master are people someone like you can just meet?"
Chloe Cheng snapped, "Soon enough, Rowe clan members will come deal with you. Don't get too full of yourselves! You don't even have the qualifications to see the clan head or our master!"
She was about to say more when suddenly the door nearby was pushed open from inside.
A middle-aged man walked out.
He looked about forty, energetic, average-looking, dressed in a gray robe as he stepped out from inside.
"Master!"
Seeing him appear, Lucy Sun and the others all called out in unison.
Master Daniel Ward.
This was the Pill King's second disciple, the one stationed at the Ancient Martial Rowe clan to refine pills for them.
"Master, this guy just castrated Junior Brother Chen!"
Lucy Sun saw Master Daniel Ward and hurried to speak: "Master, please stand up for Junior Brother Chen!"
"Master, please stand up for Junior Brother Chen!"
One after another, the group shouted out.
Renee Chen was still clutching his crotch. Seeing Master Daniel Ward come out, he meant to stand up.
But it hurt too much.
The pain made his teeth chatter—he couldn't even speak, let alone bow to Master Daniel Ward right now.
"Is it serious?"
Master Daniel Ward glanced at the twisted Renee Chen on the ground, his voice a bit heavy.
"Hurts..."
Renee Chen held it in for ages, finally squeezing out a single word.
Master's question was pointless, but Renee had to answer anyway.
"Wendy Wang." Master Daniel Ward called out.
"Disciple present."
Wendy Wang was the girl paired with Renee Chen.
She hadn't said much the whole time—probably just wasn't in the mood, given her personality.
"Take your junior brother to Thailand."
Master Daniel Ward spoke calmly.
"Huh?"
Wendy Wang froze, stunned.
But once she recovered, she agreed and hurried off to get Rowe clan members to help carry Renee Chen away.
"Master?"
Lucy Sun, Ray Zhao, and the others stared at Master Daniel Ward, still a bit dazed.
"If you can't be a man, then just be a woman. It's a small matter."
Master Daniel Ward spoke calmly. Renee Chen's face went pale and bitter.
At best, he'd lost his eggs and his rooster—maybe he'd never be able to do it again.
But was Master Daniel Ward really telling him to become a woman for good?
That can't be right.
This isn't a small matter—it's huge!
Renee Chen liked men, but he didn't want to be the one getting topped.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't get a word out.
He turned his head to look at Lucy Sun, Ray Zhao, Chloe Cheng, and Tim Xu.
His senior brothers and sisters all kept quiet, watching him with sympathetic eyes.
But nobody pleaded for him anymore.
Because everyone knew—when Master Daniel Ward says something, there's no taking it back.
If he says you'll be a woman, you'll be a woman.
"Master Ward really is a character."
Lily Liang was stunned for ages, finally blurting it out.
Soon, two Rowe clan servants arrived, carrying Renee Chen away. Wendy Wang followed, presumably straight to Thailand.
With Renee Chen dealt with, things got a lot quieter.
Master Daniel Ward stood atop the steps, looking down at Evan Lin and sizing him up.
"Just now, my disciple was in the wrong, so you crippled his third leg. I don't blame you."
"Honestly, even if you hadn't done it, someone else would have. Still, when you kicked him, you really had guts."
Master Daniel Ward spoke.
He was speaking to Evan Lin, not much emotion—just calm.
But when Lucy Sun and the others heard it, they suddenly understood.
Earlier, Renee Chen had drugged a Rowe clan man—apparently a favored son—so the incident couldn't be covered up.
In the past, Renee Chen's victims just gritted their teeth and bore it, and things moved on.
But this time, it blew up—over a hundred Rowe clan men who'd been wronged came forward, demanding severe punishment for Renee Chen.
So this time, Renee Chen got turned into a eunuch. Master Daniel Ward just went with the flow and had Wendy Wang take him away for good.
But that last line...
He really had guts.
That line had a hidden meaning.
It meant: you've got guts, kid. What you did made sense, but you should respect the boss.
Even if someone was going to deal with Renee Chen, it wasn't your place to do it.
"You there—state your name and identity."
Evan Lin looked at Master Daniel Ward, calm and unruffled, and spoke.
That made Master Daniel Ward frown, feeling a bit annoyed inside.