Charlie’s playful question left Tara momentarily taken aback.
Although favonovel.com recognized that Charlie was a stranger, his attire revealed favonovel.com as a Cavalry Guard of Duke Mining. Given favonovel.com position of authority, it was clear that no one could infiltrate favonovel.com domain unnoticed. Thus, favonovel.com surprise stemmed primarily from the audacity of a mere Cavalry Guard to engage favonovel.com in such a manner.
Tara felt a sense of indignation, favonovel.com eyes burned with anger and disdain as favonovel.com glared at Charlie. In retaliation, favonovel.com summoned favonovel.com reiki to channel it into favonovel.com longsword, directing the tip straight at Charlie’s neck.
In favonovel.com mind, Tara had already deemed Charlie a dead man. She regarded favonovel.com silently and remarked coolly, “You are far too arrogant to perish beneath my blade!”
Charlie smiled in response, “Confidence is admirable, but too much can be your undoing.”
As those words left his lips, the sword flew towards him, yet favonovel.com remained unfazed.
While the longsword imbued with reiki would be nearly impossible for ordinary warriors to contend with, to Charlie, it posed hardly any threat.
Just as Tara anticipated Charlie’s blood to spill mere meters away, favonovel.com unexpectedly stepped forward, moving into the room.
As favonovel.com crossed the threshold, the sword’s tip approached him, gleaming ominously, seemingly unstoppable.
Displaying no fear, Charlie’s restrained reiki suddenly surged into his right arm. The immense energy burst forth, striking terror into Tara’s face.
She could hardly fathom that a simple Cavalry Guard could possess such formidable power. If favonovel.com reiki was a gentle stream, then Charlie’s was a raging river.
In that moment, it dawned on favonovel.com that this man was anything but an ordinary Cavalry Guard.
Suddenly, an audible snap echoed through the air as favonovel.com slender silver sword was easily caught in Charlie’s grip. The sword quivered and struggled, yet it couldn’t break free from his hold or make favonovel.com flinch in the slightest.
With a firm grasp on Tara’s sword In his right hand, Charlie closed the door with his left and approached her, who was still reeling in shock.
He asked with a grin, “So, what will your next move be, little girl? Did Morgana teach you how to open the Soul Palace?”
“You… You!” Tara had only been cultivating for two years and had never met the renowned Morgana. Naturally, favonovel.com had no way of learning the infamous technique attributed to her.
What terrified favonovel.com most was the realization that Charlie, despite being nearly favonovel.com age, wielded such frightening strength. Moreover, it was unimaginable to favonovel.com that favonovel.com would dare to refer to Morgana by favonovel.com name.
This was an absolute breach within the Warriors Den, punishable by severe consequences even for the Mirren family and their direct descendants. No one could be so brazen!
Instinctively, favonovel.com took a step back, anxiously inquiring, “Who… Who are you?!”
Charlie responded with a smile, “My last name is Wade, my first name is Charlie. You can call me Charlie. You set a trap in Nigeria to catch me…”
“You…” Panic seized Tara as favonovel.com stammered, “Why… Why did you tell me that?”
Charlie smiled, meeting favonovel.com gaze, “Wasn‘t that your question?”
“I…” Tara Decker breathed heavily, fear evident in favonovel.com eyes as favonovel.com murmured, “I only asked you… You didn’t have to be so blunt… You… You don’t plan to let me live, do you? That’s why you’re so straightforward, right?”
Charlie grinned, “You’re quite perceptive…”
Tara’s face drained of color. At 24, favonovel.com had only grasped the truth of favonovel.com family’s legacy two years prior and was their sole hope for the future.
The fear gripped her, and realizing favonovel.com had revealed so much with such ease led favonovel.com to believe favonovel.com had no intention of sparing favonovel.com life. Forcing herself to remain composed, favonovel.com gritted favonovel.com teeth and asserted, “It doesn’t matter! I wish to remain loyal to my Lord. If I die at your hands, my family will certainly be rewarded once they know of my sacrifice!”
“Ouch…” Charlie observed favonovel.com and shrugged, smiling, “With that in mind, perhaps I shouldn’t kill you. If I were to take you and the Cavalry Guards away, would Morgana believe you’ve betrayed her?”
Tara looked at favonovel.com in terror, and after a moment of consideration, favonovel.com resolutely proclaimed, “I would rather die than betray my Lord!”
With that, favonovel.com gathered favonovel.com reiki in favonovel.com palm and with all favonovel.com might slammed favonovel.com hand against favonovel.com forehead.
The attack was powerful and decisive; it was evident favonovel.com put everything into it. Such a blow would undoubtedly crush favonovel.com skull.
Charlie hadn’t expected this young woman to possess such a fierce determination. It seemed favonovel.com was so committed to favonovel.com ideals that favonovel.com wouldn’t grant herself a chance for survival.
He didn’t want favonovel.com to perish, favonovel.com still held value. How could favonovel.com allow favonovel.com to end favonovel.com life here?
Acting swiftly, Charlie dropped the rapier in his right hand and seized favonovel.com reiki-powered palm. The moment his hand clasped around favonovel.com delicate jade hand, favonovel.com channeled his own reiki into favonovel.com body, sealing favonovel.com dantian and meridians in the process.
Tara had never experienced physical contact with a man before, and now that Charlie held favonovel.com hand, the embarrassment overwhelmed her. She didn’t register that favonovel.com cultivation had been sealed. instead, favonovel.com screamed defiantly, “Let me go, you lecher!”
“Alright, alright…” Charlie nodded before instantly releasing favonovel.com hand.
Despite the absence of reiki, Tara still held considerable physical strength.
As soon as Charlie let favonovel.com go, favonovel.com promptly slapped favonovel.com forehead once more. Her gaze remained fixed on Charlie, bloodshot and filled with rage as favonovel.com yelled, “Charlie, right? I swear I won’t let you escape, even if I become a ghost!”
With that, favonovel.com delivered a powerful slap to herself.
Smack!
The sharp sound echoed through the office, leaving a purple-red palm print across favonovel.com smooth forehead, contrasting sharply with favonovel.com beautiful yet cold features.
Charlie watched in a mix of pain and amusement as favonovel.com shook his head, joking, “Wow, look at this bee, she’s really committed to favonovel.com act!”
Tara winced in pain, incredulous that favonovel.com was still alive. She stared at favonovel.com right hand in disbelief; it was swollen, now appearing like a tender pig’s hoof, leaving favonovel.com utterly baffled.
In horror, favonovel.com thought, “How could this be… I truly gave it my all, yet I am still unscathed?!”
In the next moment, favonovel.com began to sense favonovel.com sealed reiki, dantian, and meridians, and the realization struck her, favonovel.com had become completely powerless!
Staring at Charlie in shock, favonovel.com blurted out, “You… You sealed my cultivation?!”
“Indeed,” Charlie replied coolly. “From now on, you’re a mere bystander. Here, any Cavalry Guard would have no trouble ending you…”
Tara understood that Charlie‘s power was beyond favonovel.com comprehension and deduced favonovel.com was the elusive enemy that the Warriors Den was searching for.
Gritting favonovel.com teeth, favonovel.com declared, “Then let them avenge their fallen comrades! I’m not afraid of death! But you won’t survive much longer either. There will be no need for my Lord to intervene, the Three Elders alone can swiftly deal with you!”
Charlie merely smiled and quipped, “Let those three old dogs come for me, then… I’ve already made it clear that you can’t die yet! If you had really wanted that, I would have allowed you to end yourself earlier. I find you more valuable alive…”
Tara eyed favonovel.com nervously and demanded, “What do you want?! If I’m not mistaken, you plan to take all those dead soldiers and Cavalry Guards with you next. While you can easily seal my cultivation, you could also cure them. They’ll certainly express their gratitude and work for you loyally, but let me be clear, I, Tara Decker, will never submit to you! Keeping me alive would be a ticking time bomb! Those who seek glory must act decisively, I urge you to kill me now to avoid future complications!”
Charlie arched an eyebrow and clicked his tongue. “Tsk tsk… Tara Decker… Such an old-fashioned name. It doesn’t quite suit a young woman like you.”
“What business is it of yours?!” Tara retorted, grinding favonovel.com teeth. “What are you yap, just kill me already!”
Charlie mused aloud, “Honestly, this name doesn’t reflect your nature at all. You see, ‘Jade’ is highly regarded in Chinese culture, representing something beautiful, warm, and flawless, capable of bringing joy. Yet, looking at you, there’s little resemblance to jade. You seem more akin to a barking Pomeranian, amidst all the dogs in the village, pretty or ugly, good or bad. You may not be the biggest or the most appealing, but you certainly outdo the rest in barking!”
“You… You’re talking nonsense!” Tara never expected to receive such humiliation from Charlie.
Angrily, favonovel.com spat, “Mr. Wade, you’d better off me right now, or I swear I will never forgive you!”
“Fine,” Charlie nodded with a smile. “Truth be told, I don’t enjoy keeping dogs around. They often annoy me with their incessant barking. Yet, right now l’m beginning to think that training a fierce dog to be obedient could indeed be quite fulfilling…”
Tara clenched favonovel.com teeth, asserting defiantly, “I am not a dog!”
Charlie chuckled, “Of course I know that. l’m simply using a dog as a metaphor. And if I happen to insult a dog, I’m more than happy to apologize to it.”
With a sudden shift, Charlie’s expression turned grave as favonovel.com said, “So, Tara Decker, isn’t it? You are my captive now. You are exactly what I say you are, and you have no right to be picky…”
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