Master Grant listened to the words of the fox demon Lady May and replied in a deep voice. He had once promised Henry Carter the three rules and one commandment: even if Henry Carter was not present, he would never reveal that Henry Carter had treated his illness, let alone now, when Henry Carter was right here.

Henry Carter heard this, smiled slightly, and nodded gently.

All the inheritors of their lineage who practiced the Great Illness Immortal Art did not wish others to know about it, fearing unnecessary trouble.

Upon hearing this, Lady May looked a bit disappointed, nodded lightly, and said, “So be it, it’s all her fate!”

Master Sterling, standing by, advised, “Lady May, there’s no need to worry. I have read your younger sister’s face, and she is definitely not someone destined for an early death!”

Lady May bowed slightly and said, “Thank you for your kind words, Master!”

“Lady May, may I ask what illness your younger sister is suffering from?”

Henry Carter suddenly spoke up, and the people at the table couldn’t help but turn their eyes toward him.

Lady May was slightly taken aback and asked, “May I know who this young gentleman is?”

Henry Carter smiled and said, “My surname is Meng, and my name is Henry Carter. I am but a discarded disciple of the Immortal Sect.”

“So it’s him…”

The people at the table nodded to themselves. They were all well-informed and had naturally heard of this discarded disciple of the Immortal Sect, but they hadn’t expected him to be such a gentle and composed young man. However, after learning of Henry Carter’s identity, they became even more curious. With Master Grant’s status, even if an Immortal Sect elder came, he would only be treated as an equal—so why was he being so courteous to this discarded disciple?

Even the official disciples of the Immortal Sect were sitting outside at this moment!

Henry Carter asked out of curiosity, wanting to know what illness Lady May’s younger sister had. After all, for ordinary people, the higher their cultivation, the more effective the elixirs that refined the illness within them. Yet even for a master like Master Grant, the illness in his body could only be refined with a second-grade elixir. He wondered if the illness in the fox demon’s body might be different from that of humans and possess some unique effects.

“So it’s Master Carter. May pays her respects…”

Lady May gave a gentle bow to Henry Carter, showing no airs despite his youth and status as a discarded disciple. She was exceptionally intelligent and perceptive, knowing that anyone whom Master Grant would personally come out to greet could not be simple.

“My younger sister has suffered from a strange illness since birth. Her body is extremely weak. When my mother was alive, she sought out famous doctors everywhere to treat her, but nothing worked. Later, she could only search far and wide for spiritual and immortal medicines to forcibly prolong her life. Unexpectedly, my sister’s illness has another peculiarity: the higher her cultivation, the worse the illness becomes. Yet she is extraordinarily gifted, far surpassing me in talent, and her cultivation progresses at an astonishing speed. Even without meditation, she can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth…”

“Such a strange illness?”

Henry Carter was taken aback.

Whether demon or human, one must meditate or take spiritual medicine to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish their true qi. Yet this little fox demon could directly absorb the spiritual energy—truly a rare cultivation prodigy.

Lady May sighed helplessly and said, “I have no other choice. If necessary, I’ll have to let my sister disperse all her cultivation and see if that can save her life. But… our Qingqiu Ridge is counting on her to grow strong to resist the wolf demons of Blackwood Mountain. If she really disperses her cultivation, I fear our Qingqiu Ridge…”

“The world of demons is not peaceful either…”

Henry Carter sighed softly. He also knew of Blackwood Mountain, where a group of powerful wolf demons resided. Emily Parker’s father had been taken by them. He had thought that Blackwood Mountain and Qingqiu Ridge, both being demon clans, would have a good relationship, but unexpectedly, there seemed to be a deep-seated hostility between them.

While they were discussing the illness of Lady May’s younger sister, David Carter had already been respectfully invited in by the The Grant Family.

When David Carter arrived at the The Grant Family gate, he felt uneasy, fearing that the threshold of the The Grant Family was too high and that they would look down on the gift he brought. But as soon as he handed over his calling card, the gatekeeper became extremely respectful and even sent someone to invite the young master Grace Grant out to greet him. David Carter was both flattered and puzzled—when had he ever had such status in Four Symbols City?

“Young Master Leng, I… I’ll just sit here…”

David Carter saw Young Master Leng leading him through courtyard after courtyard, heading straight for the inner residence, and felt even more flattered. He had already seen many young masters from more prominent families than his own sitting only in the outer areas of the Leng residence. By rights, he would have been satisfied to sit among them, but Young Master Leng insisted on taking him further inside—to the place reserved for the heads of the great families.

“Young Master Carter, it’s no trouble for you to sit here. If you don’t, my great-grandfather will scold me for not knowing how to treat guests…”

Grace Grant smiled wryly and insisted on bringing David Carter inside.

Today, Grace Grant had been inexplicably scolded and now dared not look down on the The Carter Family in the slightest.

He knew well that although his great-grandfather had a bad temper and indeed had a habit of drawing his sword to kill at the slightest disagreement, it depended on who he was killing. Normally, if the gatekeeping servants made a mistake, he wouldn’t bother with them—his descendants and disciples would handle it. But today, he had personally ordered the execution of those servants, which could only mean one thing.

Those servants were killed deliberately for the second young master of the The Carter Family to see.