Master Vail was momentarily thrown off balance, uncertain of his next move.

Charlie’s voice cut through the tense silence like a knife.

“What’s the matter? Are you afraid to face a little challenge? You call yourself a master of heaven, yet you cower at such a trivial matter?”

Master Vail scowled, his face darkening with anger.

“How dare you suggest that I, Master Vail, could be afraid?”

But then he changed the subject, sneering arrogantly.

“You almost had the old man fooled, didn’t you? Dr.

Simmons willingly challenged me yesterday and conceded defeat.

Logically, he should hand over this clinic to me.

But now he’s hiding like a coward, refusing to show his face.

You’re just a slick kid trying to stir up trouble.

I’ve already won, so why bother betting with me again? What’s the point?”

Charlie smiled slyly, looking the old man in the eye.

“Hey there, old guy.

One of us wants to keep up, but I’m not talking about you.

I recorded the entire challenge just now with my camera.

Are you really going to back down? Because I won’t hesitate to post these videos online, especially on overseas networks…”

“A clinic is just a drop in the bucket, only worth a few million.

So what if I give it to you? As long as you’re not afraid of embarrassment and losing more than you gain, you can take this clinic.”

Turning to Xyla, he asked, “Did you get it all on camera, Xyla?”

Xyla nodded vigorously.

“Master Wade, I recorded everything!”

As she spoke, Xyla slung her black leather bag off her shoulder and opened it up.

From inside, she pulled out several action cameras and glanced back at the bag.

Upon closer inspection, there were four or five small, circular holes dotting the bag’s surface, likely meant for the camera lenses.

It was just that the cameras and the bag were both black, and Master Vail had been too distracted to notice them before.

Now he realized that he had unwittingly walked into a trap set by this clever kid.

If he agreed to another competition, then all of these women would surely catch him in the act, their ages impossible to determine.

It would be proof that he had cheated yesterday and his reputation would be destroyed.

would simply upload

as he

key is that I can’t

people are

to do something like that, I’d be a wanted

to flee abroad, I’d be pursued around the world

only then that he realized just how devious

I play hardball with this kid, I’ll only

extend an olive branch and make

I won’t suffer any further

Master Vail put on a show

can see that you’re deliberately trying to

Simmons keep this clinic.

be the bigger man today and

don’t want

beard thoughtfully with one hand, adjusting

stride, he turned

about to let Master

stood his ground and spoke with biting sarcasm, “Don’t even think

to

yesterday, tarnishing his

tail and pretend like

Vail was

do you want?” he

moment, Master Vail regretted

Simmons’ clinic.

land him in such

that he was ready to throw in the

mischievously as he looked at

“I heard from Dr.

bet with him yesterday, and the stakes

couldn’t help but notice that the bag on your person

I think it

back, his eyes wide with

the bag tightly, stammering out, “You want my medicine

Charlie replied, “Now hold on

who wants it, it’s you who used it as a

face it,

equivalent to losing,

defeat, you need

we have

his teeth

won’t stand for this nonsense! I didn’t lose, it’s clear that the old man won

he’s feeling

just can’t resist trying to take his

You’re so greedy!”

and he shouted at Charlie, “Boy! I don’t want to

and motioned to the

go, you’re

of relief when they heard that the two rivals were

eager to avoid

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