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.

kid would simply

raced as he

key is that I can’t kill or silence

people

I’d be a

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

he realized

to himself, “If I play hardball with this kid, I’ll only

as well extend an olive branch and make

I won’t suffer any further

heavy sigh, Master Vail put on a show of

I can see that you’re deliberately trying to

Simmons keep this clinic.

man today and give it

want it

thoughtfully with one hand, adjusting the hem of his long gown with

stride,

Master Vail off the hook that

and spoke with biting sarcasm, “Don’t even think about running

to

yesterday, tarnishing his reputation in Aurous

can’t just turn tail and pretend

Vail was

then what do you want?” he

that moment, Master Vail regretted ever getting involved

Simmons’ clinic.

never expected that it would land him in

was ready to throw in the towel, his opponent refused

grinned mischievously as he

“I heard from Dr.

that you made a bet with him yesterday, and the stakes were a medicine

that the bag on your person

what I think it

step back, his

the bag tightly, stammering out, “You want my

“Now hold on

it, it’s you who used it as

face it, you

to

you need to

we have an

with anger, gritting his teeth and cursing under his

I didn’t lose, it’s clear

today, he’s feeling

you just can’t resist trying to take

You’re so greedy!”

at Charlie, “Boy! I don’t want to start anything, but if you keep

simply snorted and motioned to the

can go, you’re not needed here

help but feel a sense of relief when they heard that the two rivals were calling

dispersed, eager to

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