With a clear understanding in his heart, William Carter didn’t say anything more. When Tommy asked, William Carter explained, “Actually, whether it was at the beginning when he mixed slow-acting irritants into the wine to kill me—so that my mind wouldn’t be completely destroyed right away—or now, when he doesn’t dare to act directly, to put it plainly, it’s all because he’s afraid of dying. He’s not a death soldier; he’s just a greedy man who’s been bribed. So, the first thing he thinks about when doing anything is making sure nothing happens to himself.”

　　“He’ll only make a move under that condition. Even if he failed to kill me before and I survived by accident, in his follow-up plans, he’d still make sure to clear himself of any involvement—just like how he wanted you to escape before, so people would focus on you instead. The more afraid he is of dying, the less willing he is to act personally. If he lays a hand on me, he’s doomed.”

　　“Oh, so young master made everything public so he wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.” Tommy was quite clever and understood this point, though he felt William Carter had pushed things a bit too hard.

　　William Carter nodded and said, “That’s right, that’s part of it, but it doesn’t have much to do with beating him up. As for why I dealt with him so harshly just now, it was entirely to get the Hundred Treasures Pouch. Only by provoking him, only by not giving him time to think, could I prevent him from coming up with another excuse. Otherwise, if he found another way out—even if he didn’t act and just left, or simply refused to hand it over, or knocked me out without killing me, and then killed everyone when people arrived—no matter what he did, we wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. So I had to throw him into chaos, make him lose his temper, and force him to hand over the Hundred Treasures Pouch before he could think.”

　　William Carter also knew this was the most crucial part. He took advantage of David Bolton’s fear of death and reluctance to act, as well as his years of arrogance and self-importance. Then, by suddenly finding an excuse to explode and knocking David Bolton out, he managed to get the Hundred Treasures Pouch before David Bolton had a chance to react.

　　“My god… so that’s how it was.” Tommy listened in shock, because any of the reactions William Carter casually mentioned would have led to unimaginable consequences if David Bolton had chosen them.

　　Her hands unconsciously clasped together. Thank goodness, thank goodness, thank goodness David Bolton didn’t notice, or things would have been disastrous.

　　“So many things! There are fewer medicinal herbs, but there really are a lot of pills—millennium black ginseng, seven-colored spirit fruit…” After saying a couple of words to Tommy, William Carter had already started taking out one item after another from the Hundred Treasures Pouch.

　　Only after actually reaching into the pouch did he realize the space inside was only about ten square meters. It seemed that the memory of a typical Hundred Treasures Pouch being the size of a room referred to just three or four square meters—enough for one person to lie down.

　　Even this size was three times larger than the pouches owned by most royal princes, which showed just how precious spatial treasures were. But for storing items, ten square meters was already enough for a lot.

　　Inside, it was packed with all sorts of things, clearly selected and reselected. William Carter first took out some herbs over a thousand years old, then a large number of finished pills and herbs hundreds of years old. But to William Carter’s disappointment, more than half of the pouch was filled with ordinary money. It seemed that while David Bolton was ambitious, his vision was rather short-sighted.

　　“Tommy, move everything I put over here next to that cauldron, quickly.” William Carter’s speed at taking things out grew faster and faster, but limited by his body, he was soon panting for breath. Still, he didn’t dare waste time. As he took things out, he sorted some of them into a specific corner.

　　As soon as Tommy heard, she hurried to start moving things. Though she was thin and weak, she was clearly in better shape than the frail William Carter. But overall, both were in poor condition. Just shuttling back and forth in the room moving things left master and servant drenched in sweat and nearly exhausted.

　　But neither William Carter nor Tommy dared to stop. From David Bolton’s behavior, William Carter was already certain that they would soon make a move against him.

Chapter 0006: Refining Pills with Blood

　　In the center of the courtyard outside the house, David Bolton was kneeling on both knees, his rage nearly consuming him. With his power surging, the ground beneath his knees had already cracked and spread out for over ten meters, making the surrounding servants secretly alarmed.

　　But they didn’t know the details. In their minds, no matter how unwilling David Bolton was, he could only endure it.

　　Meanwhile, David Bolton had already thought of a thousand, ten thousand ways to kill or torture William Carter. He even wondered, if those people arrived, should he not kill William Carter right away, but make sure to torture him first.

　　That damned little bastard, that useless trash—he was about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage and become a cultivator who could defy the heavens and extend his life.

　　Ah!

　　Suddenly, David Bolton thought of something, and abruptly tried to get up and rush into the house.

　　“Hmm… bang!” But the next moment, two guards beside him pressed down on his shoulders at the same time. Though both were only at the eighth level of Qi Gathering, they were seasoned veterans who had fought on the battlefield years ago. Even though they hadn’t fought in over a decade, when they suddenly acted, David Bolton, caught off guard, was pushed right back down.

　　“Deputy steward… don’t make things hard for us…”

　　“Deputy steward, just bear with it. When the young prince calms down, we’ll put in a good word for you…”

　　…

　　“Damn it!” David Bolton almost shouted and tried to throw them off, but the next moment, he calmed down again.