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.

to compete, then the kid would simply upload the video

as he pondered

is that I can’t

many people

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

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

he realized

I play hardball with

extend an olive

way, I won’t suffer any further

Master Vail

you’re deliberately trying

Simmons keep this clinic.

bigger man today and give

want

with one hand, adjusting the

confident stride,

about to let Master

and spoke with biting sarcasm, “Don’t even

to

yesterday, tarnishing his

can’t just turn tail and pretend

Vail was starting

you

Master Vail regretted ever getting involved

Simmons’ clinic.

would land him in such a dire

the towel,

as he

“I heard from Dr.

a bet with him yesterday, and the stakes were a medicine

notice that the bag on

what I think

step back,

tightly, stammering out, “You want my

Charlie replied, “Now hold on

me who wants it, it’s you who used

let’s face it,

to losing,

if you’re admitting defeat, you need to hand over

we have

seethed with anger, gritting his teeth and cursing under

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

today, he’s

you just can’t resist trying to take

You’re so greedy!”

shouted at Charlie, “Boy! I don’t want to start anything, but

and motioned to the ones that

guys can go, you’re not needed

sense of relief when they heard that the two rivals were

to avoid

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