“Why didn’t you run away like the others?”

Henry Carter glanced indifferently at the child and asked softly.

“The others are afraid of you, but I’m not. I’m going to kill you, make money, and then rescue my sister…”

The child suddenly shouted, veins bulging on his forehead, like an angry little dog.

“Your sister?”

Henry Carter was taken aback, then gently nodded and said, “It seems you have your own story too. For your family, you’re fearless… But I just want to tell you one thing: attacking me when you clearly have no chance of success shows you’re foolish. And a fool, no matter how brave, will never achieve great things. So… be smarter in your next life…”

The child’s expression changed, and a trace of fear appeared in his angry eyes.

“You’re going to kill me… Are you really going to kill me?”

The child kept backing away, his eyes full of disbelief.

“When you swung your knife at me, you should have been prepared for this!”

Henry Carter’s face was expressionless as he raised his longsword.

“I’m not willing, I’m not willing! Do you know, I was once the young master of the Du family, the Golden Blade family in Jiangcheng. But my father was ambushed by enemies and died tragically. Even worse, my second uncle betrayed the family and let the enemy in. I had no choice but to escape with my sister, but then…”

The child shouted loudly, his voice full of unwillingness.

“I’m not interested in your story…”

Henry Carter shook his head, and suddenly slashed out with his sword. With a “swish,” a red line appeared on the child’s neck.

“Your foolishness dragged your sister down with you. Go repent in hell!”

Henry Carter walked straight past him, his voice cold and merciless.

Perhaps, given time, this child’s ferocity would have brought him some fortune, but Henry Carter had no intention of giving him that time.

“孟宣…孟宣… you’re actually this ruthless…”

Charles Walker’s voice trembled. His face was deathly pale, and looking at Henry Carter, it was as if he was looking at a demon.

Chapter 11: I Will Cut You Down, No One Can Stop Me

“It’s not that I’m ruthless, it’s that you forced me to be!”

Henry Carter pointed his sword at him, his face expressionless, and said calmly, “I only returned to Four Symbols City this time to see my father, meet some old friends, and then leave quietly. But the world is full of trouble. I didn’t want to cause any, but trouble keeps finding me. You can only blame your own bad luck. Because you violated my taboo, I plan to kill you to make an example!”

“No… no… I won’t die…”

Charles Walker screamed, suddenly reaching out to grab the sleeve of the richly dressed young man opposite him and shouted, “John Sullivan big brother, save me, you have to save me… Please, help me, kill this demon…”

Hearing this, Henry Carter looked over at the richly dressed young man and said calmly, “You want to fight me?”

The young man slowly placed his hand on the sword at his waist and said in a deep voice, “I’d like to exchange a few moves!”

Henry Carter gently shook his head and said, “Right now, I’m in a killing mood and have no interest in sparring. So whether you want to spar or kill me, as long as you dare to draw your sword, I will definitely cut you down!”

The young man was slightly stunned at these words, a trace of hesitation appearing on his face. Suddenly, he made up his mind, stood up, and left.

“Brother Shen… you… where are you going?”

The young man looked back at Charles Walker and said, “You’ve provoked someone you shouldn’t have. I can’t help you!”

With that, he really turned and left without looking back.

“Henry Carter, don’t kill me, or… or Emily Parker will be gone, and my men will kill her…”

Charles Walker was already terrified, panicking and wailing. Suddenly remembering Emily Parker, he tried to threaten.

Henry Carter gently shook his head and said, “You’re truly useless, you can’t even threaten properly. If you really had people guarding Yue’er, I might actually have to spare you to keep her safe. But… you can’t even manage a kidnapping. Do you think I don’t know? Yue’er is locked in that woodshed over there, with no guards at all. And that woodshed is a full ten zhang from this inner hall, while you’re less than three zhang from me. Before you could reach the woodshed, I’d have enough time to kill you ten times over…”

“I… I…”

Charles Walker’s lips trembled. Everything Henry Carter did was far beyond his imagination.

What he didn’t know was that Henry Carter’s cultivation was already close to the eighth level of the True Qi Realm, his senses sharp. Within a ten-zhang radius, nothing could escape his divine sense. When he passed by the woodshed, he had already sensed Emily Parker’s presence, and knew she was unconscious but, though weak, her life was not in danger. That’s why he could calmly kill here.

“If… if you kill me… my father will definitely avenge me…”

Charles Walker was full of misery, scrambling to hide in the hall, tears and snot streaming down his face.

Henry Carter, however, sat down at the table, took a clean cup, poured himself a drink, and downed it in one go.

“Call him over…”

Charles Walker was stunned: “What?”

Henry Carter said calmly, “I know you have a way to send messages. I’ll give you a chance—call your father. If you have other reinforcements, call them too. I’ll give you half an hour. That should be enough!”

“R-really?”