Should he make a move?

If Ruby Sutton takes away the pill manual, he won’t get the sword technique.

Ruby Sutton seems to be injured, her aura is very unstable.

Should he set her up?

Make her retreat in the face of difficulties.

Just as Logan Carter was hesitating, a cold wind swept in from the main gate.

Logan Carter was caught off guard, knocked flying into the wall, then bounced to the ground.

It didn’t really hurt.

It was just a bit scary.

Logan Carter looked closely—Elder Grant!

He tilted his neck, twitched his right foot, and pretended to faint.

“Put down my pill manual!”

Elder Grant said in a deep, icy voice.

Ruby Sutton replied coldly, “You actually came back!”

Elder Grant said expressionlessly, “I came back long ago. I’ve just been waiting for you to show yourself. When I first returned, I saw you two together. After all these years, none of the other disciples take my tasks, only you two do—there’s definitely something fishy.”

With that, Elder Grant suddenly struck, slapping toward Ruby Sutton.

There was a talisman stuck to the center of his palm.

Ruby Sutton instinctively jumped away, but lightning burst from Elder Grant’s palm, turning into an electric net that entangled Ruby Sutton.

Elder Grant followed up with a kick, sending Ruby Sutton flying.

In almost an instant, Elder Grant snatched back the pill manual.

Ruby Sutton hit the ground, her whole body twitching.

Elder Grant pressed the attack, and Ruby Sutton hurriedly fled.

The two of them quickly rushed out.

Lying on the ground, Logan Carter hesitated about whether to get up.

No!

If he got up, he wouldn’t be able to clear himself of suspicion.

Logan Carter had also thought about running away.

But it was too dangerous—he didn’t even know where to run.

He waited patiently.

A whole hour passed before Logan Carter couldn’t help scratching his butt.

Suddenly, he sensed an aura approaching the attic.

Elder Grant!

Logan Carter didn’t dare move.

Elder Grant walked into the attic.

When he saw Logan Carter, he frowned.

Logan Carter suddenly started coughing.

Elder Grant sat down on a chair to the side, quietly staring at Logan Carter.

Logan Carter put on the most outstanding and realistic acting of his past and present lives.

He clutched his head and crawled up.

Looking around in confusion, the moment he saw Elder Grant, he was instantly overjoyed.

“Elder Grant! You’re finally back!”

Logan Carter shrank his neck, nervously glancing around.

He cautiously asked, “Where did that witch go?”

Elder Grant looked at him expressionlessly.

Logan Carter quickly stood up, lowered his head in front of Elder Grant, looking anxious and uneasy.

Logan Carter was gambling!

Gambling that Elder Grant hadn’t discovered his interaction with Ruby Sutton.

If he had, then Logan Carter would have no choice but to fight.

“What did she say to you?” Elder Grant asked.

Logan Carter didn’t dare hide anything and answered truthfully.

“Hmph, she wants to groom you as her husband? What a joke.”

Elder Grant snorted with laughter, thinking this kid was dreaming.

He scrutinized Logan Carter.

Hmm.

To be honest, this kid really had become more handsome. Just looking at his face and eyes, he was in no way inferior to those inner sect disciples.

What a huge change!

Could it be...

Elder Grant reached out and grabbed Logan Carter’s right wrist, examining it carefully.

Logan Carter was very nervous, ready to strike at any moment.

“This kid has no spiritual root, nor any cultivation. Maybe I’m overthinking it?”

Elder Grant thought silently. Seeing Logan Carter’s terrified look, he couldn’t help but think of Logan Carter’s parents, and his mood instantly soured.

He said gruffly, “Go back to sleep!”

Logan Carter breathed a sigh of relief and quickly saluted.

He left the attic in a hurry.

Elder Grant then began tidying up the room.

……

Back in his room, Logan Carter quietly got into bed.

[Because you did not help Ruby Sutton steal the pill manual, you have successfully obtained the sword technique—Absolute Finger Divine Sword]

Logan Carter was overjoyed—he finally had a way to protect himself!

He immediately chose to inherit it.

A flood of memories poured into his mind.

The Absolute Finger Divine Sword wasn’t really a martial art, but a spell—using the finger as a sword, spiritual power transformed into sword energy.

Logan Carter possessed supreme sword comprehension, and learned the spell that very night.

But he didn’t reveal it, still keeping a low profile.

The next day.

After getting up, Logan Carter heard from the other servants that Gavin Bolton was dead.

It was said he died a miserable death, bleeding from all seven orifices.

The male cultivator guarding the entrance to the herb garden also left early in the morning. Apparently, something major happened last night.

Logan Carter couldn’t help but mourn for Gavin Bolton.

[Ruby Sutton’s favorability toward you has increased. You can now become Dao companions. Current favorability: 3.5 stars]

Logan Carter was stunned.

Why did her favorability increase again?

So baffling!

But for now, Ruby Sutton probably wouldn’t dare show up again, so Logan Carter could cultivate in peace.

……

Half a month later.

Elder Grant left the herb garden again.

In the past ten years, he’d been going out more and more frequently.

Logan Carter heard from Elder Bennett that Elder Grant seemed to be nearing the end of his lifespan and was searching for herbs to prolong his life.

Not everyone is like Logan Carter, able to break through again and again with ease.

Elder Grant’s cultivation was stuck at the seventh level of Qi Refining and couldn’t progress further.

That’s the difference in talent.

Elder Grant was a typical mortal cultivating immortality, trying to defy fate.

In his heart, Logan Carter prayed, hoping the old man would die on the road.