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.

the kid would simply upload the

mind raced as he pondered his

is that I

people are

something like that, I’d be a

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

that he realized just

“If I play hardball with this kid,

well extend an olive branch and

way, I won’t suffer

a heavy sigh, Master Vail

you’re deliberately trying to

Simmons keep this clinic.

man today and

don’t want

beard thoughtfully with one hand, adjusting

stride, he turned to

let Master

his ground and spoke with biting sarcasm, “Don’t even think about running away, old

tried to

his reputation in

tail and pretend like nothing

Vail was starting

what do you want?”

moment, Master Vail regretted ever

Simmons’ clinic.

never expected that it would land

ready to throw in the towel, his opponent

as he looked at Master

“I heard from Dr.

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

notice that the bag on your person

what I think

Vail took a step back,

the bag tightly, stammering out,

“Now hold

it’s you who used it

face it, you

to losing, plain and

need

we have an

seethed with anger, gritting his teeth

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

he’s

you, you just can’t resist trying to take

You’re so greedy!”

rage, and he shouted at Charlie, “Boy! I don’t want to start anything, but if you keep pushing me, don’t

and motioned to the ones

can go, you’re

when they heard that the two

eager to avoid

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