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.

compete, then the kid would simply upload the video online and ruin

mind raced as he pondered his

I can’t kill or silence

people

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

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

then that he realized

hardball with this kid, I’ll only

might as well extend an olive branch and make

won’t

Vail put on a

I can see that you’re deliberately trying to

Simmons keep this clinic.

man today and give it back to

don’t want

hand, adjusting the hem of

a confident stride, he

let Master Vail off the

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

to frame

yesterday, tarnishing his reputation

tail and pretend like

was starting

then what do you

Vail regretted ever getting

Simmons’ clinic.

expected that it would land him in

that he was ready to throw in the

as he looked at Master

“I heard from Dr.

with him yesterday, and

that the bag on your person seems to

I think

took a step back, his eyes wide with

bag tightly, stammering out,

“Now

who wants it, it’s you

let’s face it,

is equivalent to

defeat, you need

we have an

his teeth and

nonsense! I didn’t lose, it’s clear that the old

he’s feeling

resist trying to

You’re so greedy!”

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

snorted and motioned to the ones

guys can go, you’re not

onlookers couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief when they heard that the two rivals

eager to avoid

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