“Hurry up, I really can’t stand the filth on my body anymore!”

Eric Carter nodded, and as soon as he finished speaking, Grace Bennett suddenly wrapped her arms around his waist like lightning. The next moment, he felt his body lift off the ground. Looking down, his eyes widened in shock.

He saw Grace Bennett holding him as they soared into the air. In less than three seconds, they had flown over a hundred meters, reaching a height of more than twenty meters above the ground—about the height of a five- or six-story building on Earth.

A fragrant scent filled his nose, and he could feel his arm touching something soft, like a water balloon. His breathing instantly grew rapid.

“Giggle, my lord, are you feeling shy?”

Grace Bennett tilted her head and looked at him charmingly. Under the moonlight, her beauty was breathtaking, leaving Eric Carter utterly entranced.

No wonder King Zhou was so obsessed with her—she truly was a beauty who could bring ruin to a nation!

“Ahem, I’m not shy at all!” Eric Carter gave a fake cough and replied righteously, though he couldn’t help but blush a little despite his thick skin.

In his previous life, he had never seen a woman as beautiful as Grace Bennett.

As they spoke, the two of them arrived at a lakeside surrounded by woods. The lake was crescent-shaped, and under the moonlight, its surface shimmered beautifully.

When Grace Bennett let go of Eric Carter, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of loss. A beauty like jade—how could he bear to part with her?

“Are you just going to stand here?”

Eric Carter noticed that Grace Bennett had no intention of leaving and couldn’t help but ask. He wasn’t used to having someone watch him bathe.

“Does my lord need me to help him bathe?” Grace Bennett asked coyly, nibbling her finger. The sound of her voice nearly made Eric Carter melt!

Yes!

Of course, yes!

Eric Carter nodded excitedly, but just then, Grace Bennett suddenly frowned and said, “Someone’s coming!”

Chapter 4: The Rebel General Henry Clark

“Hurry up, those rebel generals are about to catch up!”

“My foot hurts…”

“Your life is more important right now! Come on, endure it, missy!”

In the woods, a man and a woman were fleeing quickly. Both wore matching blue outfits with swords at their waists. The man was handsome and tall, the woman pure and pretty.

But at this moment, they looked disheveled. The man’s back was slashed open, blood seeping out—a ghastly sight. The girl, though uninjured, had a face full of pain and was limping as she walked.

David Cooper was filled with frustration. He hated his own lack of strength, unable to protect his Little Emily, dragging her into this chase.

Emily Cooper was full of regret, wishing she hadn’t pestered Senior Brother to take her down the mountain. The outside world was nothing like she had imagined.

With their own thoughts, they soon burst out of the woods and saw a lake before them. Across the lake stood a man and a woman, both dressed in white, standing out clearly in the night.

Grace Bennett’s white dress was elegant, while Eric Carter’s was dirty and ragged—after all, it was a prison uniform.

“Damn it, ruining my good moment!”

Eric Carter’s eyes blazed with fury. If looks could kill, David Cooper and Emily Cooper would already be corpses.

Grace Bennett’s brows were still furrowed as she muttered, “I didn’t expect to encounter a Golden Core stage cultivator in such a remote place!”

Golden Core stage!

Eric Carter shuddered. In the Qianyue Kingdom, Golden Core stage experts were extremely rare—at least, excluding those from the cultivator sects.

The cultivator sects were not under the kingdom’s rule. Currently, the Qianyue Kingdom had three major sects, each guarded by a Golden Core stage expert. Though they resided within the kingdom, they stood on equal footing with the royal family, jointly resisting foreign threats. The royal family would even send their geniuses to train at the three sects.

Xuanling Sect, Ziguang Sect, and Fenshan Valley!

These three great sects were like holy lands in the Qianyue Kingdom, revered by all!

Among them, Eric Carter’s archrival, the Fifth Prince Brian Carter, was the head disciple of Ziguang Sect!

“You two, run! The rebel general Henry Clark is chasing us!”

Emily Cooper shouted as she ran toward Eric Carter and Grace Bennett, making David Cooper curse inwardly—at a time like this, you’re warning others? Wouldn’t it be better to let them stay and delay Henry Clark?

Henry Clark!

Eric Carter immediately frowned. Every country has its rebels, and Henry Clark was the strongest rebel general in the Qianyue Kingdom. He had once been the Grand General, but after having an affair with one of the emperor’s concubines, he incurred the emperor’s wrath. Adam Blake was sent to kill Henry Clark, but he managed to escape.

Since then, Adam Blake had replaced Henry Clark as the new Grand General!

But Eric Carter wasn’t afraid at all. Are you kidding? He had a super expert at the fifth level of the Void Transformation stage standing right next to him—why would he fear a mere Golden Core stage?

David Cooper and Emily Cooper drew closer to Eric Carter and Grace Bennett, and were soon stunned by Grace Bennett’s peerless beauty.

Such a beautiful woman actually exists in this world…

The pair of senior and junior siblings sighed inwardly, especially David Cooper, who was practically drooling!

“What are you looking at! If you want to run, then hurry up and run!”

Eric Carter snapped. How dare you look at my woman?

Emily Cooper was angry too. “We’re kindly warning you, and that’s your attitude?”

“Who needs your warning? It’s just Henry Clark! He’s trash in a fight!” Eric Carter said disdainfully.

His words made Emily Cooper stop in her tracks. She stared at him with her big, watery eyes and asked, “You’re not afraid of Henry Clark?”

Although she didn’t understand what “trash in a fight” meant, she could tell that Eric Carter didn’t seem to fear Henry Clark.

Could this little beggar actually be a master?