Grace Miller jumped out of bed, walked to the table, and used the "Fire God Sword Technique" to light the oil lamp. He kissed Charlotte Harris twice, only to get slapped. The immortal energy accumulated in his body was considerable, but this "Fire God Sword Technique" was a paper-level spell—far from enough for Grace Miller to defeat enemies, but more than sufficient to light a lamp.

Once the oil lamp was lit, Charlotte Harris could see the dead man on the ground clearly. It was one of the guards from the Black-Clad Courtyard who had tried to escape yesterday. Her mind was still in a daze, and she asked again:

"Who's under the bed?"

Grace Miller bent down and dragged out Robert Morgan. Pointing at him, Robert Morgan immediately shrank his neck and whimpered for mercy.

"These two scoundrels secretly used knockout incense, trying to harm us."

"My dagger? Who undid... my buttons?" Charlotte Harris asked.

"Uh, it was him. He threw away your dagger and undid your buttons," Grace Miller said, pointing at the corpse on the ground. Robert Morgan let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.

"Really?" Charlotte Harris asked, still a bit skeptical.

"That's how it was. Luckily, my cultivation is deep and I woke up early. With one finger, I killed the lecher, then caught a living one and stuffed him under the bed. I was just about to get on the bed to wake you up, and then..."

Grace Miller said with an innocent look, raising his hand to rub his cheek. The pain there was real—he had slapped himself in the same spot where Charlotte Harris had hit him, and neither blow was light.

Charlotte Harris was half-convinced, but seeing Grace Miller's face swelling and bruised, she felt a bit guilty. She didn't know that only half of that bruise was her doing. In a soft voice, she said:

"I... I'm sorry. You—you weren't lying to me, right?"

Grace Miller pulled the gag from Robert Morgan's mouth, pointed at him, and said:

"This man is called Robert Morgan, he can testify."

Even when his mouth was still stuffed, Robert Morgan had already decided where his loyalties lay. He immediately knelt straight on the ground and spoke fluently:

"Miss Ye, you see clearly. The dead man is Kang Xiaonian, who used to be my colleague. He was the one who came up with the plan to use 'bewitching incense,' such a despicable trick, to capture you two immortals. He also lusted after Miss Ye's beauty, was driven by desire, and brazenly insisted on getting into bed to violate Miss Ye, ignoring all my earnest advice. I tried to stop him, we struggled, and at that critical moment, the immortal at Miss Ye's side suddenly woke up and, with one finger, killed the wicked lecher Kang Xiaonian. Seeing that I still had some goodness left, he spared me, the somewhat forgivable Robert Morgan. Every word I say is true—if there is even half a lie, may heaven strike me down."

Grace Miller secretly gave a thumbs up, thinking: What a clever, shameless fellow—he's got potential.

Grace Miller spread his hands at Charlotte Harris, as if to say, "You wronged me, so what now?"

Charlotte Harris blushed. Although she still felt something was off, seeing Robert Morgan's earnestness, she was almost convinced. Her guilt grew from three parts to nine. In a small voice, she said:

"I'm sorry, Sword God brother, I wronged you."

Grace Miller rubbed his face again and said magnanimously:

"It's nothing, as long as you understand my intentions."

Robert Morgan also secretly gave a thumbs up, thinking: What a deeply affectionate, shameless guy.

Having passed this hurdle, Grace Miller quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He pointed at the kneeling Robert Morgan and said:

"I caught this one alive to get some information. Ting-meimei, do you think he's useful? If not..."

Robert Morgan was startled, thinking this fiend was going to silence him, and hurriedly cried out:

"Useful, useful, I'm useful! Miss Ye, ask me anything and I'll answer. My mouth is the tightest—after I talk, I won't spread a word."

Grace Miller understood that Robert Morgan was reminding him, so he moved his finger away from Robert Morgan, pointing instead at the floor past his shoulder.

Charlotte Harris got out of bed and paced a few steps. She was still young and had little experience in the martial world. Her quest for revenge in the capital was driven by passion alone, and after her failure, she had no plan. After thinking for a long while, she finally said:

"You'll take us into the capital to kill Shi Dacheng, Li Shelu, and Li Huan."

Robert Morgan was startled, thinking it would be better to be killed now and die for the country—at least his family might get some benefit. He pretended to think for a moment, then said:

"Miss Ye, to report: Li Huan has already been appointed 'General Who Pacifies the North' and has gone to fight the northern invaders, so he's not in the capital. Li Shelu is at the outer military training ground, assessing the imperial guards, also not in the capital. Both are in military camps, so it would be hard to assassinate them. Only the Chief Supervisor remains in the capital, but he lives in the imperial palace, which is even harder to approach. How about this: if you two immortals let me go, I'll return to the capital to gather information. If the Li father and son return home, or if the Chief Supervisor leaves the palace, I'll immediately lead you to assassinate the traitors."

Robert Morgan switched sides quickly—his former boss was now a "traitor" in the blink of an eye.

Even with little experience, Charlotte Harris knew that if Robert Morgan left, he would never dare return. She snorted and said:

"Let you go, so you can bring more people to catch us?"

Robert Morgan declared righteously:

"I, Robert Morgan, swear to heaven: from now on, my worthless life is at the disposal of the celestial Miss Ye. I will be loyal and never betray you, ready to go through fire and water without hesitation. No matter what, I will help kill those three great traitors and avenge Chief Ye."