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.

then the kid would simply upload the video

as he pondered his

key is that I can’t kill or silence

many people are

I were to do something like that, I’d be

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

that he realized

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

might as well extend an olive branch and make

won’t suffer

sigh, Master Vail put on

that you’re deliberately trying to

Simmons keep this clinic.

man today and

want

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

a confident stride,

about to let Master Vail off the hook

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

to

his reputation in

tail and pretend

Vail was starting to

do you want?” he

regretted ever getting involved with

Simmons’ clinic.

would land him in such a dire

in the towel, his opponent refused to let

as he

“I heard from Dr.

you made a bet with him yesterday, and the stakes

notice that the bag on your person

that what I think

a step back, his eyes wide

bag tightly, stammering out,

“Now hold

you who used

face

to

admitting defeat, you need to hand over the bet

have an

seethed with anger, gritting his teeth and

won’t stand for this nonsense! I didn’t lose, it’s

today, he’s feeling

you, you just can’t resist trying to

You’re so greedy!”

to start anything, but if you keep

to the ones that Xyla had

can go, you’re not needed

of relief when they heard that

quickly dispersed, eager to avoid

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