Chapter 701
“What would you kill him for? You’ll marry Cecilia Taylor in the future and we’ll be in-laws with the Taylor family. We’re deemed as one family by then hence there’s no need to slit his throat.”

The head of the Gold family orated straightaway.

“Father, jackie is snobbish and always going about with his nose in the air! Okay. Let’s just forget the fact that he insulted you and Grandpa but for the deed he did to the Gold family today, killing so many of our men, don’t you desire to avenge the dead? Besides, if the words go out of these walls, what’ll be the outcome? It’s shame and humiliation toward the Gold family! We challenged the other party to duels, not once but nine times. And guess what? We lost all nine rounds! None of our men had won even one round! Isn’t that embarrassing?”

Kelly’s expression stayed frosty. The more he looked back on the occurrence, the deeper the irritation welled up in his chest.

“We can’t shove all the blame onto jackie for this. On the contrary, I think the fault is on you! Who asked you to make such a bet with him? Moreover, it’s not a small and casual one. And you kept emphasizing, what, ‘it’s not unheard of to die in fights’? Now that his bodyguard has killed ours, you were saying?”

Master Ezra was not particularly delighted with his son’s behavior—parading his superiority and desire to prevail over others. He thought that this son of his was too impulsive and reckless.

“Hmmm, if we really want to kill off this guy, it’s actually not that painful.”

Old Master Gold tittered and continued, “However, I don’t think there’s a need to kill him right now. Did he not keep on advertising that the birthday party that he’s going to throw for Selena Taylor, will shake the whole Eastfield? That this party will be the grandest and most indelible. Today, he’d shamed us all, so why don’t we return the favor on that day?”

“You’re right, Grandpa. If we end him right now, it would be too simple and painless for him. To shame him and humiliate him in front of thousands is a better idea!”

Old Master Gold’s utterance knocked some sense into Kelly, he nodded to agree. “It just so happened that Cecelia had the desire to compare with Selena, and suggested having our wedding on the same day as the birthday party. This is an excellent opportunity to avenge ourselves! Just imagine, when the day arrives, all relatives of the Taylor family will come to our wedding instead of Selena’s birthday banquet. Many guests of exalted rank will be present at our wedding and no one will go to theirs. Just the thought of it makes my mood soar!”

Old Master Gold bobbed to show unison. “When the time comes, we’ll need to gather as much information as possible about their party. If they’re preparing a dinner worth one hundred thousand dollars, then we’ll throw one that’s two hundred thousand. If they make it to five hundred thousand, we’ll raise it to eight hundred thousand. In short, we have to make jackie realize what true wealth is!”

A gentle smile appeared on Master Ezra’s face as well. “On that day, our event will be more magnificent and eye-catching than theirs will. By then, let’s see how he can stand by his promise—a party that will shake the foundation of Eastfield!”

“Yeah! They even made a countdown just for the birthday party! And we did not even use such exaggerated moves! We’ll wait until two or three days before the wedding and drop the bomb. It’ll be a total humiliation to them when their advertisements are louder than ours but the event is not as happening as ours! Such a shame!”

A contented smug appeared at the corners of Kelly’s mouth. The image of jackie’s vein popped out in his neck and Selena’s white blanched face was like a ray of warm sunshine flooding Kelly’s soul—he would be flabbergasted with joy.

“Kelly, get several men to challenge jackie’s female bodyguards someday.”

Nevertheless, Old Master Gold had abruptly invaded Kelly’s mind and broken his chain of imagination on jackie’s and Selena’s reactions. He did not expect such a question from Old Master Gold.

“Grandpa, what do you mean? What am I going to do with those female bodyguards?” Kelly’s brows drew together.

“These female bodyguards are no vases, all of them are very skilled fighters. The thing that makes me worried the most is that I feel that they haven’t revealed their full strength! Such combat prowess is no ordinary. So, try your best to find out, first, how much jackie pays them, then counteroffer with a higher pay and get them to work for the Gold family!”

Old Master Gold expressed his thoughts, slowly.

Young Master Gold stretched out his hand and gestured a thumbs up right after hearing Old Master Gold’s thoughts. “Smart! Grandpa, your plan is smart! Those ten female bodyguards are indeed powerful and strong. If we could get them to work for us, it’d be marvelous!”

” jackie will spew blood to death by then! Let anger consume him, shall we?”

The head of the Gold family laughed aloud at the proposition as well.

Chapter 702
The next morning, Kelly went out with a few bodyguards to execute their ultimate plan.

He waited until jackie and Selena were both out only then he spent some money to dig out information about the female bodyguards from some servant of the Taylor family.

When he finally got hold of the salary information of the ten beautiful bodyguards, his jaw dropped to the ground and his eyes widened. He was utterly shocked.

The combat strength and prowess of those bodyguards were beyond extraordinary. With such skill, fifty thousand dollars pay a month would not be an exaggeration.

The most overriding fact was that each of these gorgeous bodyguards possessed long and deceptively delicate legs. If the hirer was some young master of prominent families, they would be willing to pay everything, even if it breaks their bank!

“What the heck! And they’d actually agreed to this amount of pay?”

Young Master Gold was almost choking at his rage. He could not fathom what was on these female bodyguards’ minds, were they missing some brain cells? How could they have agreed to such a low pay, were they not self-derogating?

“Hmmm, Young Master, I think it’s good news. The lower their pay, the easier for us to persuade them to join us. Also, we’ll spend less money too, given that the starting pay is so low!”

A bodyguard of the Gold family addressed with a huge grin on his face, wanting to please his young master.

“You got a point!”

Young Master Gold nodded at his words. He and his bodyguards were standing far away from the villa, paying attention to the situation inside the villa’s gate and waiting for the golden opportunity.

After like a century, finally, there were two shadows. Orchid and another lovely bodyguard showed up at the main gate of the villa. They seemed like they were preparing to go shopping.

“Finally, the opportunity is here!”

Kelly smiled slightly at the sight before him, and soon he ordered a few of the bodyguards to tail the two beauties together with him.

Not long after Orchid and the other cute bodyguard left the villa, they sensed somebody was behind them. Both halted and wheeled back immediately.

“Oh, it’s Young Master Gold. are you upset about what happened yesterday, that none of you managed to defeat us? And you brought all these men with you to create trouble this early? Trying to use the number to press against us, to kill us?”

Orchid sneered with a frosty cold tone when she realized the sickos that were tailing them were Young Master Gold and his bodyguards.

“Chill! It’s a misunderstanding!”

Kelly let out an awkward chortle and approached nearer to the two, and explained, “Oh, my two beautiful ladies, you’ve really misunderstood me. How could I let someone tail you and harm you? Look, both of you are skilled fighters with high vigilance. Hence, even if I wanted to do sneak attacks, it’s impossible to succeed! It’s dumb for me to do that!”

“Hmph! Good to know that you’ve used your brain!”

With Orchid’s arms crossed in front of her chest, she jeered with a stoic tone.

“My ladies, we’re actually looking for you to discuss some business with you.”

Kelly explained with a pretentious smile plastered on his face.

“Some business? What do you want?”

Orchid and the other female bodyguard exchanged glances, both looking perplexed at the statement.

“Yup! I noticed this iron fact yesterday, that all nine of you, wait, no, there’s another beauty. All ten of you are strong combatants and your fighting prowess are incomparable! It’s really rare to have ten lovely masters of fighting… How wonderful!”

Kelly said it with a broad mischievous grin on his face, as though he was a greedy moneylender.

An obvious irritation washed over Orchid’s face, she barked impatiently. “Stop talking bullsh*t! If you have something to say, just spit it out! Don’t tell me you came here all the way just to praise us!”

“What a clever girl! And yes, I came here for an important business. I got to know that your combined salary is only twenty thousand dollars per month, which is way too little for a skilled fighter like you!”

Young Master Gold put on a faint smile, and extended his left palm, showing a figure five, “Fifty thousand dollars! How about the Gold family pays you fifty thousand per month? Quit your job and work for us!”

“Young Master Gold, let’s forget what you’ve said just now. Fifty thousand? We’re not interested at all!”

Orchid rejected his proposal straightaway without showing any hint of hesitation.

“Yep! You want us to quit our job? Dream on!” The other beautiful bodyguard refused Kelly’s proposition as well, without thinking twice.

Chapter 703
The corners of Kelly’s mouth twitched as though he was having a stroke. He started to wonder if he had misheard them. He had increased the pay from twenty thousand to fifty thousand, it was more than double! Why on earth did the ladies reject this fantastic raise without even thinking about it?

“Alright, alright. I’ll pay one hundred thousand. One hundred thousand is pretty good now, right?”

Kelly tightened his teeth and stretched out another hand, spreading all fingers of both hands to gesture the figure ‘ten’. “This price is five times your current salary. There’s no reason for you to refuse!”

“Hell no!”

The two beauties looked at each other and yelled in unison. Once the last syllable of the word dropped, the two turned and walked away, not bothering to continue this boring conversation anymore.

“What the f*ck?”

Kelly and his bodyguards exchanged perplexing glances, each of them remained as still as a statue, as though the episode had not registered into their central brain. Did these women just reject one hundred thousand pay per month? Were they stupid or what?

“What the heck, I don’t believe it!”

Kelly was not convinced, so he ran forward, caught up with the two, and then offered again. “Two hundred thousand dollars per month! How about that?”

Nonetheless, the two did not even bother to answer this time. They continued walking, nonchalantly.

“Three hundred thousand!

“Four hundred thousand!

“Five hundred thousand!”

Kelly kept increasing the amount as he followed the two by their side. The number was quickly raised to five hundred thousand per month. Each of the ten female bodyguards would be offered five hundred thousand a month, and it would be sixty million per year. The cost to hire these ten bodyguards was already hellishly high!

Nevertheless, Kelly was not convinced of the refusal, and he did not believe that these female bodyguards would reject such a high pay.

Finally, Orchid and another bodyguard stopped.

Kelly showed a victorious smile when the two had finally stopped for him. He thought that there was hope, and he said expectantly, “How’s it? Five hundred thousand a month and all ten of you will be offered the same amount. This number is considered high in the bodyguard’s market, isn’t it?”

“Young Master Gold, you won’t give up, will you? Even if you’ve offered us one million dollars, none of us will accept it, let alone five hundred thousand.”

Orchid flashed him a mirthless smile, spilling out a statement that would break Kelly’s hope and stop him from dreaming.

“What the f*ck?”

Kelly’s jaw dropped to the ground, and his eyes widened. “Why on earth did you reject such a great offer? Are you nuts or idiots? That you actually refuse such a high salary! Are you a hardcore fan of jackie? Otherwise, why are you satisfied with only two thousand per month?”

“It’s because Master jackie is Master jackie. We follow him simply because he’s Master jackie, it’s Master jackie’s personal charm that makes us follow undoubtedly. It has nothing to do with money. So now, can you f*ck off?”

Orchid smiled faintly, and she left with the other bodyguard in the next second.

Kelly and his bodyguards, on the other hand, stood still on the same spot, completely stunned.

After a moment that felt like a century, Kelly only moved a little—he turned his head toward his bodyguards—and asked in a disbelieving tone, “Master jackie’s personal charm? Did I hear it wrong?”

“No, you didn’t. Do you think that it’s because jackie is good-looking? Or it’s the inner kindness that makes up his personal charm?”

One of the bodyguards managed to spew some thoughts after squeezing all his brain juice. He looked at Kelly with confusion written on his face.

“I know! It must be that jackie has some sort of underground romantic relationships with these women a long time ago!”

Another bodyguard blurted out of a sudden as though some truth had entered his tiny brain. He guessed boldly, “Just try to think about it, women, in nature, are fans of love and romance. Usually, they would be blinded and dazzled by love and thus make such irrational decisions. They’re emotional mammals that can’t think logically. Otherwise, how could they pick two thousand over five hundred thousand? It’s a stupid choice! This proves the secret romance between jackie and these women! They would rather take two thousand than to leave jackie!”

“Jesus fcking Christ! It totally makes sense! Damn, jackie, this brat is something. All those ten beauties are his collection! Sht! This brat is just too good at flirting and seducing, isn’t he?”

Kelly nodded, his facial expression was full of admiration and envy. How he desired he was jackie right now.

Chapter 704
In the end, Kelly had no other option but to return to Gold’s residence, with his gloomy face.

The head of the Gold family frowned when Kelly appeared in his sight. He then asked, “What’s the matter? You look upset!”

“I went to jackie’s villa to persuade those bodyguards to leave jackie and come work with us. But everything is in vain!”

Kelly explained, smiling bitterly.

“Are you sure? How much do they earn per month now?”

Ezra—the head of the Gold family—was slightly startled. The thought of an unsuccessful persuasion had never crossed his mind. Was it because jackie paid them incredibly high?

“Only two thousand per month!”

A wry smile on Kelly’s face as he responded.

“Two thousand? Are you freaking kidding me? They only earn two thousand a month, and you couldn’t even get them to leave jackie? It should be a piece of cake!”

Ezra’s facial expression morphed into one of unpleasant surprise, his eyes were as large as saucers.

“Father, they claimed proudly that they followed jackie because of his personal charm, and even if I’ve offered them half a million or even five million a month, they won’t budge in slightest!”

Kelly added further, his smile bitter. “Ha! Personal charm, can you believe that?”

Ezra’s mouth was immediately shut for a few seconds at Kelly’s claim. “Personal charm? What bullsh*t reason is that? I think they probably have some romantic affair with jackie. Otherwise, how can they reject money? Which type of woman on earth doesn’t like money and branded bags? What a joke!”

“Yeah, that’s what I thought too. But the real reason is not important anymore, it’s impossible to persuade these women to work for us!”

Kelly heaved a deep sigh of defeat. It was obvious that he tried to suppress the disappointment within him.

After all, if he were accompanied by such a group of pleasing and lovely bodyguards, every existing man on the earth would look at him differently—admiration and approbation.

At noon, jackie, Fiona, and the others headed to a high-class restaurant in an opulent hotel, with a team of bodyguards together with them.

“Master jackie, are you serious about treating us to lunch? You’re so generous!”

Orchid could not conceal her smiles, obviously elated.

“Of course! You helped me to give the Gold family an unforgettable lesson! And did you notice how snobbish and brazen he was before the duel? And how his expressions turned into one of those ugliest and gloomiest ones, ones that I’ve not been seeing in quite some time! I’m delighted!”

jackie replied and a warm chuckle let out from his mouth.

“Ugh! I’m so frustrated! I’m at big loss! Last night was a priceless opportunity for me to showcase my combat skill, and yet I was not there!” Elaine, on the other hand, whined like a dog, then she shot Ben—who was sitting beside—a cold stare. “It’s all your fault! If I weren’t needed to protect you, I could’ve had a good fight last night! Ughh!”

Ben flashed her a bitter smile in return. “Well, I didn’t ask you to protect me. You worry about me and you’re the one who insisted on following me!”

“Hmph! If it weren’t for Master jackie, that he worried about your well being and asked me to protect you, I didn’t even want to be near to you! And I still have to endure your vicious and venomous mouth every day when my job is only to protect you! Elaine sneered angrily.

“Alright, alright. Don’t be mad. C’mon, I’ll pour you a drink. Thank you for being the most responsible bodyguard and for protecting me every day! Is that good now?”

Ben signed in defeat. He opened a red wine and poured a glass for Elaine.

“Hmph! At least you know how to say thank you!” Elaine snorted coldly, a closed-lip smile formed at the corners of her mouth, a frosty one.

Chapter 705
“Ahem! jackie, since it’s a rare opportunity to gather everyone for lunch, today the bill is on me!” All of sudden, Fiona blurted, followed by a giggly laugh.

jackie and Selena instantly looked at each other, their eyes full of disbelief. The thought of Fiona being generous and treating everyone to lunch with her own money had never crossed their minds.

“Mother, are you sure? I’ll pay for it, alright? Don’t worry about it!”

A pretentious modesty appeared on jackie’s face, he smiled and offered to pay.

“I’m just so happy today. Besides, I’m loaded now, no longer the old Fiona—poor and impecunious. It’s only lunch, I’ll pay for it!”

Fiona chortled in return, her mood obviously high and good.

“Tsk tsk, it’s not easy for a person to change, Ma. You used to be such a stingy person. You wouldn’t pay even if someone gave you money. I never imagined that you would suddenly have the conscience to do so now!” Ben said, grinning.

“What are you talking about? What do you mean I was stingy? We were poor before. I was being frugal, got it? Someone like me is more suited to manage money!”

Fiona rolled her eyes at Ben. “Eat all you want, everyone,” she told the entire family. “Just order more wine if you think it’s not enough. The bill can come up to ten thousand, a hundred thousand—it doesn’t matter!”

“Hear that? Did you hear that? My mom just said that. Let’s eat. Don’t be shy!”

Ben said with a huge grin.

At that moment, a middle-aged man was seen in front of the Green Sky Hall’s entrance. He brought quite a few people and went straight in.

The head of Green Sky Hall, Hector, immediately frowned when he saw the middle-aged man leading the group. He then went forward to welcome them with a smile. “Oh my. What’s going on? The head of the Eagle Clan is gracing my hall today. I did have a feeling that an esteemed guest was coming to visit today, but never did I imagine that it would be you, Master Neuman!”

Lee Neuman, the head of the Eagle Clan gave a wan smile. “Master Zaborowski, I have a matter to discuss with you today,” he said. “Let’s talk inside. It’s not convenient out here with so many people around!”

“Oh. Alright then!”

Hector nodded his head, smiling. He only brought a few of his most trusted fighters and they headed back in, along with the leader of the Eagle Clan. “Master Neuman, you’re being too courteous. Just call me Mr. Zaborowski. That’s what my men call me. It feels strange if you call me ‘master’.”

“It doesn’t matter if I call you Master Zaborowski or Mr. Zaborowski. It doesn’t change the fact that you call the shots here!”

Lee burst into laughter. The group quickly filtered into a receiving hall and settled themselves on the seats.

“Alright, Master Neuman. There are no outsiders here. You can say whatever you want to say now. The last time we saw each other must have been two years ago. You wouldn’t come to see me if nothing was going on!”

Hector was still smiling. He looked warm and friendly on the surface.

Lee’s countenance shifted, turning heavier. He looked straight at Hector. “Not too long ago, 300 men from the Eagle Clan died,” he said. “They were killed in the forest outside the city. One of them was part of my cadre—Baldy! Have you heard of this incident, Master Zaborowski?”

Hector picked up his teacup and slowly took a sip from it. Then he nodded his head. “Of course, I’ve heard of it. I even heard that it was a lone murderer. Tsk tsk. A man with such strength is frightening indeed. He must at least be a marshal!”

Lee shook his head. “I think even a marshal doesn’t possess that kind of strength. Among the 300 men, quite a number were masters within the Eagle Clan. You know as well as I do that the Eagle Clan is among the best of all the Halls. Now among the Four Fighters, only three are left. If my guess is correct, it’s highly improbable that the murderer is a marshal. Rather, it’s highly likely that he’s a King of War!”

“A King of War?”

Hector drew his brows together when he heard the phrase ‘King of War’. “It’d be a huge problem if you provoke a King of War.”

Chapter 706
“Judging from the strength needed to kill that many men, it’s almost certain that he’s a King of War. And we’ve been deciphering his modus operandi over and over, and all our men died by a clean break to the neck. It’s definitely done by a single person. Doesn’t seem like anyone else helped!”

Lee’s expression darkened. “Because of this, we suffered heavy losses and our position dropped a lot. Two of our territories had been snatched away by other Halls!”

When Hector heard this, his features twisted into an unreadable expression. “Master Neuman, don’t tell me you want to get my help to take your territories back? They probably aren’t worth much if they’re just small areas, right? Besides, this is a matter of the Eagle Clan. What does it have to do with Green Sky Hall?”

Lee laughed aloud. “We won’t trouble you for this. I’ve managed to recruit quite a few fighters lately. One of them is even stronger than Baldy when he first started out. That’s why we’ve already managed to take our small territories back!”

“Then you just came over to complain to me?”

Hector frowned. He did not think that Lee would come over for something as menial as that.

“We’ve been trying to find the murderer of Baldy and the others for some time now. Finally, we’ve got our man. It’s a 99% guarantee that it’s that person!”

Anger sparked in Lee’s eyes as he spoke. That man had killed 300 of their men, including a top fighter. This thought sent his mind into panic every time.

“Tell me then. Eastfield only has a handful of Kings of War. It should be easy enough to weed him out if you investigate properly.”

Hector spoke slowly after he thought about it, “But let’s say that he’s a high-ranking King of War and that he earned his position through his fists. It would be difficult for you to get revenge then!”

“You’ve seen him before!” Lee revealed, smiling bitterly.

“I’ve seen him before?”

Hector frowned. “No way. I’ve not spoken to any marshals or Kings of War lately,” he said, surprised. “And they think of themselves as the protectors of Daxia. They’re righteous warriors. We would have nothing common to talk about in a conversation!”

“Mmhmm. He came to see you just two days ago. If my guess isn’t wrong, he even fought with your men!” Lee answered, giving a wan smile.

“ jackie White!” Hector and the fighters around him immediately cried out.

“That’s right. It’s the adopted son-in-law of the Taylor family!”

Lee spoke in a confident tone, “I conducted a little investigation and found out that my subordinate had offended a good buddy of his, named Tiger. Tiger is a delivery boy, someone unassuming. But he actually killed 300 of my men to avenge his friend!”

Here, Lee paused for a while before continuing leisurely, “And according to what I know, your men had also offended Tiger and his wife a while ago. And so that punk came looking for you! I believe that he fought with your people!”

The corners of Hector’s mouth twitched slightly. It took a while before he replied in a frank tone, “That punk didn’t come to us just because of that. There was something else as well!”

Chapter 707
“Oh, really? Why don’t you tell me about it?”

Lee was slightly taken aback. He never thought that jackie would meet the Green Sky Hall for anything else other than the whole outcry over what they had done to Tiger.

At this moment, the master of the Green Sky Hall took a step forward. “This is what happened. Our men are also involved in another business,” he explained. “We don’t just make business within the country, but we trade with a foreign organization as well. We secretly take pictures of women and sell them…”

After Lee heard the entire story, he spoke up in a huff, “ jackie really went overboard. This has nothing to do with him. It’s natural for him to ask for compensation from you because of what happened to Tiger, but you guys didn’t even take pictures of his wife. Why did he have to get so worked up about it!”

“Right? This incident really pissed me off too!”

Hector’s expression hardened, then his gaze sidled toward Lee. This entire affair was between him and jackie. He was curious why Lee was reacting in such a manner, blowing up even more than he did.

“Then what happened? Did you guys fight him after he came?”

Lee asked after he thought about it.

“Of course, we fought. Initially, we had planned to kill him if he wasn’t any good. But if he was strong, we would brush the conflict off as a misunderstanding…”

Hector narrated the entire incident to Lee. After he finished his story, he released a long sigh. “Unfortunately, we lost! All our people were no match for him.”

After he said that, Hector looked as though he suddenly recalled something, and could not help but say to Lee, “Right, Master Neuman, isn’t jackie, a commander? I heard that he proclaimed to have two hundred million dollars to his name during Old Man Taylor’s seventieth birthday party. He’s probably a commander. But he claimed that he lost his medal. Why are you saying that he’s a King of War?”

“It’s obvious that this punk is lying. He’s definitely not some run-of-the-mill assistant commander!” Lee chuckled. “I’m very sure that the person who killed Baldy and the rest of our 300 men was jackie. And with that amount of destructive power, he’s definitely a King of War. There’s no way that so many people would surround him together and still be killed otherwise.”

“His strength really can’t be underestimated. Judging from how our best fighters fared against him, he doesn’t seem like a commander. Even a marshal wouldn’t have beaten us so easily!”

After Hector began to deduce the information, a shadow passed over his features. If this was truly the case, he would truly be difficult to deal with.

“Master Zaborowski, that punk told you to cut off the entire photo trade. Do you really want to give it up just like that? You guys make a lot of money from it every month. More importantly, this is a business that will only expand into a gold mine, and you’ll just abandon it? Can you really do that?”

Lee noticed that Hector was in a dour mood, and he intensified his manipulation. “Why don’t our Halls join hands and kill this nuisance?”

At this moment, Hector burst into laughter instead. “Master Neuman, you’ve spoken so much today, but this is your main motive of coming here, isn’t it? You don’t stand a chance against him, so you’re coming to us in hopes that we’ll lend you our strength!”

Lee nodded his head. “That’s right. I was thinking of that when I came here. That punk offended both of our Halls. How can we just let him live?”

Hector went silent, pondering. After a while, he finally replied, “For now, we’re not sure if we want to take jackie on. You said it yourself. It’s a big possibility that he has the strength of a King of War. It won’t be easy to kill him. And in the end, we might suffer heavy losses and still end up on the losing side!”

Chapter 708
“Can you really stand it, Hector? This is a colossal loss for you! Have you really thought about it? At any rate, I’ve got some grudges against the kid!”

Lee chuckled, although he was a little unhappy. He had thought that the master of the Green Sky Hall would agree to cooperate with him. After all, jackie had bullied him practically to death.

He never expected that Hector would choose to compromise himself at this moment.

“Master Neuman, what happened to the Green Sky Hall is a little different from what happened to yours. The Eagle Clan lost 300 men. They were your precious comrades, so I understand if you want to kill jackie!”

Hector released a breath. He picked up his cup from the table and sipped from it. “However, no one from our side has died,” he said slowly, “only two of our men were critically injured. One had his leg broken, and the other had his d*ck rendered useless. So we didn’t lose any men, and we’ve only lost a bit of money. There’s no need for us to provoke a man who has the strength of a King of War. Look, let’s say we fight—we’ll still suffer heavy losses even if we win!”

The corners of Lee’s lips began to twitch. Green Sky Hall was very powerful, and they had the backing of Kingston Hall. That was why he wanted to cooperate with them and gather their strongest fighters to assassinate jackie together.

Now though, if Green Sky Hall refused his proposal, he would have zero chance against jackie, with only the men from the Eagle Clan to rely on.

He never expected that Hector would cast him a long look and suddenly break into a smile. “Oh, right. I heard that jackie had offended Young Master Wilson during Old Man Taylor’s seventieth birthday party not too long ago,” he said. “The Wilsons are very powerful too. That guy really has got some guts!”

Lee was not an idiot. When he heard this, he immediately understood the hidden message behind Hector’s words. His eyes brightened as he leaped to his feet. “Master Zaborowski, think about my proposal for a while longer. Once you have truly come to your senses, just give me a call. We’ll stand together, for the enemy of an enemy is a friend. I believe that there’ll be a day where we’ll be allies!”

“Let’s wait and see. For now, though, I really don’t want to provoke someone who’s as strong as a King of War!”

Hector chuckled and climbed onto his feet as well, preparing to see his guest off.

Soon enough, Lee and the others left Green Sky Hall.

After the men from the Eagle Clan left, the old woman of Green Sky Hall finally blurted toward Hector, “Master, jackie is truly a loathsome man. He’s making us lose at least one million dollars in a single month. If we can’t continue our business, I think we should cooperate with the Eagle Clan and get rid of jackie!”

Yet Hector had a frosty smile plastered onto his face. “Lee will definitely never forgive jackie for killing 300 of the Eagle Clan’s men,” he said. “I reminded him of something else just now though. I believe that he’ll go see the Wilsons and make an alliance with them. They’ll help us get rid of jackie instead. Isn’t that better? We won’t have to do anything. All we have to do is to sit back and enjoy the show. Isn’t this perfect?”

The old woman’s eyes brightened when she heard this. She flashed him a thumbs up. “It’s perfect. It’s absolutely perfect! We’ll reap the rewards for no cost if they’re really able to get rid of jackie.”

“Mmhmm. Let’s just wait and see. We need to continue our photograph business. We can’t just give up a gold mine because jackie threatened us.”

Hector thought about it for a while and added, “But tell our men to be more careful. Don’t let jackie catch them doing our business anymore. It would be troublesome for us if he did. We’ll just be as careful as we can. As for jackie, we’ll let Lee and the others take care of him. We’ll just quietly rake in the dough.”

The few people surrounding him bobbed their heads.

At this moment, Lee and his henchmen quickly arrived on the streets.

“Master, are we going to the Wilson family’s estate?”

One of the elders had already guessed Lee’s motives. He could not help but step forward and ask.

After Lee thought about it, he nodded. “We should pay the Wilsons a visit. But the fighters from the Wilsons are no match for those from Green Sky Hall. Furthermore, Green Sky Hall has Kingston Hall backing them up. There’s no way that Kingston Hall will stand by and watch if anything happens to Green Sky Hall. That’s why the Wilson family isn’t as reliable!”

Chapter 709
“Why are we still meeting them then, if they’re not that reliable and can’t guarantee us victory?”

The elder furrowed his brows and asked again.

Lee gave a bitter smile. “Wouldn’t it be better if we made an ally with the Wilson family while we’re forming an alliance with Green Sky Hall? Firstly, let’s go meet the Wilson family and propose an alliance. But don’t rush it. We’ll plan our next move once we have Green Sky Hall in the alliance!”

“But won’t it be difficult to get Green Sky Hall onboard? Hector already expressed that he didn’t want to face jackie with us just now!”

A middle-aged woman chimed in, frowning, “Unless you have some other plan in mind, Master?”

“Of course, I have a plan!”

Lee burst into guffaws. “It’s impossible that Hector doesn’t hate jackie. He just wants to watch from the side-lines because he fears that we are no match for jackie. He even reminded us of the Wilson family on purpose, hoping that we will cooperate with them and get rid of jackie. As for them, they won’t have to lift a finger, and their enemy would be gone. Hmph. Did he really think I wouldn’t see through his schemes?”

The middle-aged woman clenched her hands into fists when she heard that. “Hmph. What an old fox. He meant to use us as fodder!”

The elder asked, “Then how should we drag Green Sky Hall into this, Master? It’ll be very difficult for us if they refuse to join us!”

“Didn’t they say that they wouldn’t sell photos to the foreign organization anymore? I don’t believe a word of it!”

Lee chuckled and said, “We’ll get a few of our bravest men to pretend to be from Green Sky Hall and go around secretly taking pictures. Then we’ll get jackie to find out and pin the blame onto Green Sky Hall.”

“Amazing. Your plan is absolutely amazing, Master. It’d be difficult for them to refuse to join our alliance then!”

A few of the fighters surrounding him nodded their heads. They could not help but admire their master’s intelligence.

“Let’s go and see the Wilson family!”

Lee waved his hand. He and his men drove straight toward the Wilson family’s estate.

“F*ck. That stupid jackie. My face still hasn’t recovered!”

A few days had passed since the party incident. Michael rubbed his face. It still felt a little swollen.

However, the injuries were barely noticeable from a glance. He would probably recover fully in one or two days.

“Dad, you must avenge me!”

Michael looked at his father, almost bursting into tears.

“Of course!”

David looked at his son, expression solemn. “Don’t worry. I’ve spent quite a lot of money lately to hire a few fighters to be our bodyguards,” he said, “I even recruited some from other cities. They’re all pretty strong. jackie won’t live for very long.”

Chapter 710
“That–that’s great!”

Michael heaved an internal sigh of relief when he heard that.

“Master, the Eagle Clan is here to pay you a visit!”

Right at this moment, a bodyguard ran in and reported, “The master of the Eagle Clan is here, along with his fighters!”

David and Michael exchanged a glance. They were confused.

“F*ck. What does the Eagle Clan want from us? Organizations that operate in the day like us have never had anything to do with Halls like theirs!”

David frowned. The Eagle Clan could not be easily provoked. They were far stronger than a second-class aristocratic family like his. Their sudden appearance at his doorstep made him anxious.

“Dad, don’t tell me that one of our men offended the Eagle Clan so they’re here to see us now? It’ll be troublesome if that happens. It won’t be easy to deal with them!”

Michael was worried as well.

David looked at the bodyguard. “Tell me, were they extremely angry when they arrived?” he asked.

The bodyguard shook his head. “No. They were all very calm. They said that they’re here to propose a deal to you!”

“Alright. Bring them in!” David loosened a breath when he heard that. Then he waved his hand.

“Looks like they’re not here for trouble!” David told his son after the bodyguard left.

After a while, Lee and the others came in.

Lee raised his hands in a fist-to-palm salute toward David after he sat down. “Master Wilson, long time no see. I heard that the Wilson family has been doing well lately. So admirable!”

David managed a wan smile and returned the salute. “Oh, we’re not that great. We’re just getting by. We have no way to match up to a first-class aristocratic family!”

“From the looks of it, your family is drawing closer and closer to the title of a first-class aristocratic family!”

Lee flashed a polite smile and looked at Michael. “Young–Young Master Wilson, your face hasn’t recovered completely yet? Tsk. What a shame. I heard that Ivan from the Taylor family was the one who beat you up?”

When he heard this, Michael replied immediately in a huff. “It was Ivan’s doing, but the person I’m most frustrated at is that son-in-law of the Taylor family. My face wouldn’t be in this state if he didn’t think of that method to punish me. I’m mad at Ivan, but I’m most angry at jackie…”

Here, Michael ground his jaw and clenched his fists. “If I ever get the chance, I’ll make sure that jackie is flayed and tortured to death!”

“All right. That’s the spirit!”

Lee instantly stood up as he saw Michael’s temper flaring. He clapped his hands as he spoke, “You’re a true man, Young Master Wilson. You have the aura of someone who isn’t afraid of anything. Men should be like that. To bless when they have received blessings, and to take revenge when they have been wronged!”

Delight sprang in Michael’s heart at the other man’s praise. “But of course, don’t judge me just because I’m fat. I’m a grown man as well!” he said, chuckling.

Yet David, who was watching all this from the side, could not bear to watch on any longer. “Master Neuman, just get straight to the point,” he said simply, tone blunt. “The Wilson family hardly associates with your Eagle Clan on a normal basis. What business are you here for today?”

Chapter 711
When Lee noticed that David was raising the issue, he said, “To be honest, you know as well as I do that the Eagle Clan has suffered heavy losses before this. We lost 300 men, and we’ve been searching for the culprit behind their murders. We must avenge their deaths by killing him!”

“Oh? So did you find him?”

David’s heart nearly skipped a beat. He said, “Master Neuman, why are you here then? Don’t tell me that you suspect one of us? Your 300 men were all elites from the headquarters. One of them was even one of the Four Fighters from the Eagle Clan. We certainly don’t have the means to have a man slaughter so many people!”

“It’s all a misunderstanding! You misunderstood me, Master Wilson,” Lee replied hurriedly. “I don’t want to cause any trouble by coming to you. I wanted to cooperate with you!”

Here, Lee paused for a while and cast a glance toward Michael, who stood to the side. “According to our investigations, jackie was the one who killed our 300 men,” he continued. “That son-in-law of the Taylor family, jackie!”

“What!”

Michael immediately exclaimed when he heard that. His expression revealed utter disbelief. “No way. Is he that strong?”

“You don’t know who he really is?”

Lee was surprised. “I know that you’re on pretty good terms with Selena. Shouldn’t you have some knowledge about the circumstances surrounding jackie White?”

“Not really. I’ve seen him fight before, but he was only facing off against a few dozen bodyguards. I know that he’s pretty strong, but no way that he killed all 300 of your men all by himself!”

Michael still felt that it was impossible. He looked straight at Lee. “Maybe you’ve got the wrong guy? The man who killed your people from the Eagle Clan, at least had the strength of a marshal or a King of War. And jackie is probably just a head commander!”

“No way. We’ve verified our sources. It’s definitely him!”

Lee was extremely adamant. “ jackie is a funny little character. I suspected that he was a King of War who was hiding his true strength and keeping a low profile. But once he’s provoked, the consequences are unimaginable.”

At this moment, David nodded his head after he thought about the subject. “ jackie is very strong. I was also curious why so many people respect him even though he was just an assistant commander. And many war veterans had turned up for Old Man Taylor’s birthday party!”

of War—he’ll be

twisted his features into a grimace, clearly

The Wilsons cannot beat him alone. But we have

it himself just now, that he came over to negotiate an agreement between us. You won’t let

“Bingo!”

men ready and wait for our orders. We’ll get in contact then and set out to kill

we combine the forces from our two families. In fact, I feel like we’ll suffer many casualties! If we lose too many of our men, our position and power will drop

of the plan after he thought about it

assh*le. He even offended the Green Sky Hall.

mysterious smile and said, “But you’ll have

It’s a done deal

The two men shook

712 At that moment, jackie and the others had just finished their lunch at the hotel. They

over seven

now. When she spoke, there was an undeniable tinge of arrogance laced in her

you forget

did not know whether

Now I have a son-in-law who can bring in the dough,

her. “Let’s go, Joan dear. I saw some nice clothes in a

“Is it expensive?”

plenty of clothing and all sorts of unnecessary

Now that it was in her grasp, she could not bear to spend it every time she flashed back to her days as

thousand dollars. More importantly, it will look good on you. I’m a little short,

her ninety million dollars yesterday. She was in good

“Alright then!”

to the proposal to

two of the beautiful bodyguards tailed after them

We’ll take a look at your cybercafe and see

and now his cheeks were flushed. He patted his son’s shoulder and they left. Naturally, a few bodyguards followed them

the aquarium.

looked at the beautiful Selena beside him,

had been wanting to go for a long time now. But I didn’t have the time

always hoped that you would return soon so that you could bring her

to reddened as she reminisced about what

that jackie would never

have a father then, and she would officially be

did not disappoint her either, turning out

we need to do is live our lives

He swept Kylie into his arms

female bodyguards trailed after

away from them,

jackie has been poisoned for a few days now.

713 Flynn spoke with such hatred, and he gritted his teeth

ready to give jackie a good beating without killing him. We still need to wait for him to make a fool of himself and die painfully during Selena’s birthday party.” With a cynical

second later, more than a dozen people walked out

he looked at the people slowly emerging from

I was afraid of exposing myself so I employed gangsters, but there are several strong ones among them, and they’re definitely reliable!” Ken said confidently. “Of course, they’re no match to a not-poisoned jackie, but as luck would have it, he’s weakening due to the poison as

surprised—when he saw four stunning ladies with jackie. “Look at him. He has four women with him, and the words ‘Taylor family’s bodyguard’ are written on their clothes… I wonder what

bodyguards. F*ck!” Ken cursed the wind. “Now that Xena isn’t with them, we won’t get

those four women. Do they look like bodyguards? All of them have long legs, fair

give him that. All of

affairs with these women since long ago. That irks me so much! And here I am, holding Selena so dear to me and treats her so well. I don’t even mind that she’s married and has a

unmistakable look of malice in their eyes. “Master, see those people there? They seem

a dozen people, so I’ll leave them to you guys.” With his child, Kylie in his arms, he gently spoke, “Kylie, turn your head away, don’t look forward now. You might be frightened of what’ll happen next. It might get

then pouted. “I want to see how the pretty sisters fight the bad guys. I want to beat bad guys up when I’m older, too! I’ll beat

At a loss of words for a good while, he felt a warm sensation going through the fibers of his being.

bodyguards, jackie then ordered, “If they make a move, you fight back, but don’t kill anybody so you don’t scare Kylie. Just give them

and the group

unsuspicious—as they came closer, but they instantaneously reacted once

with dyed-blonde hair, and everyone else rushed toward

and his family defensively. They

eye, the gangsters dropped like

a dozen of them! Hasn’t it only been a few seconds? Every single one has fallen!” Ken’s jaws nearly dropped to the ground when he saw the turn of events, at how the gangsters were defeated so

We failed to even test that guy’s true power. He hadn’t even done anything, and all our people had already fallen!” The expression Flynn

Flynn. This is definitely an accident! I never thought these girls would be so skilled!” Ken smiled sheepishly. He could only watch as jackie swiftly walked away and left

bodyguards aren’t weak!” said Flynn after he composed himself from his thoughts. “Since you’re afraid that jackie would recognize the bodyguards you normally have with you, my only remaining choice is to call

the call, and make sure you get several good ones. However, it’s best if you don’t tell your parents about what happened to your leg for the time being. I’m afraid that they’ll

nodded and agreed to it. “Right. We can’t let this guy die

who those people are? Why are they after us?” Although those people were no rivals of their bodyguards,

see while the enemy hid behind shadows.

possibility that it’s Ivan. I did beat him up, after all. Michael must hate me too, so there’s that. Of course, it seems that it might be Ken and Young Master Hugo. Apart from that, I also offended the so-called Green Sky Hall and ended their businesses that earned

jackie’s eyes brightened as he exclaimed, “Oh, yes! Young Master Gold from the Gold family also lost something last night. If he’s narrow-minded, it might be

occurred to her how many people jackie had offended without her knowing it. Guessing the perpetrator’s identity would be a

Xenos family from the Sky City had come for us? Didn’t

did, “This is really bad. How are you able to offend so many people? Dear me… What should we do? If

They’re a strong family, so they would’ve

Xenos people wouldn’t come with these people if they wanted revenge.

and muttered, “Oh, thank goodness… It’s best if it’s not the Xenos family. We’re lucky that all

good if I can be as good

up to be just like them. Kylie, you’ll be an extremely strong person when you grow

715 jackie chuckled

was beside him, lightly pinched at his thigh and rolled her eyes at him. “I

grin on his face. “However, we still need to teach her the skills she has to learn so she could protect herself. What’ll happen if she crosses paths with bad people and she can’t defend herself? Look at my daughter:

“That’s right.

….

daughter to the aquarium. They enjoyed a happy

following few

days to Selena’s birthday, something did happen. As he was driving home, he was stopped on the

from the car in front of him, and they menacingly rubbed their knuckles as they came

from his car

be extremely weak right now. I do wonder if he notices the condition of his body!” In a car not far away, Ken looked over where jackie was, and a small smile appeared on his face. “I

now. “That’s for sure. Two of the people I asked to come today are team leaders for our bodyguards. I think their fighting prowess can almost rival that of

Meanwhile…

jackie stood by the roadside and searched for a slightly spacious place. A

know that, young man! We won’t tell you either!” One of the men smiled coldly as he

of luck because my daughter isn’t here today.” came jackie’s reply, nonchalant like the smile on

do with us? The order we received is to beat you up until you can’t move!” said the man opposite jackie before

my daughter’s not here, the only option left for you is to die!” jackie smiled coldly. He stepped forward and made

sinisterly. He balled his fist and swung it, aiming for jackie when

men collided against each other, and the powerful force set off

thought that the man before him could conjure such power. jackie’s energy exceeded his that it was the strength of

blood oozed out of his mouth. His face immediately

another man’s neck. The unmistakable sound

several masters died

The face of the man on the ground turned pale after seeing how the tides had turned. Every companion of his was a master, yet

major—was also killed by jackie easily in just

jackie smirked sardonically at the man on the floor as he

person. He smoked for a short while before asking, “Speak up. Who sent you

and was afraid. By instinct, the man turned to look at the BMW car parked not too

person’s line of

saw the

this moment, both he

all the bodyguards in the Young family. Among them, two were more-than-ordinary fighters. It never occurred to both Ken and Flynn that

the speed of the perpetrators leaving. “They left so fast!

jackie’s attention different, a flash of fierceness appeared in the eyes of the man lying on the ground. Pulling a dagger out, the man rushed toward jackie and aimed the

was much faster. With a flip of his hand, jackie caught his hand and stabbed the

the man fell straight to the floor, his

went

some consequences as it was difficult for him to live life in peace if they constantly interfered with his

after them.

things, Flynn? There are people with the fighting powers of majors among the masters from the

Why do I feel like that guy

Xena. If jackie was poisoned, he wouldn’t have been so powerful. More importantly, jackie has killed masters that were on par with majors of an army. Didn’t he

but I think he’s a marshal!” As he thought about it, Flynn then asserted, “It’s almost impossible for him to be a King of War. After all, there are very few people who are Kings of War, and they’re very well-known. I think he’s a marshal. There are quite a number

is a marshal, why does this guy want

Flynn was just as blank and clueless as to why jackie would hide his true strength or

it! Some people might have the fighting strength of a marshal, and while he could’ve been a marshal, he might’ve made a mistake and was

title but was demoted to a normal soldier after he made a mistake. He must’ve felt embarrassed if he mentioned this, or he might

be it!” The more Flynn thought about it, the more possibilities were presented. He thought about it some more before he turned to Ken and

go meet Ivan and Xena first. We’re asking Young Master Hugo to join us too. We’ll tell them about what happened today and see what they say. After all,

someone to carry Flynn back into the house before driving to the hospital with his subordinates. He also asked

Ken and Neil approached him. “Did Xena tell you that I’m

saying that there’s

that moment as he had a bad feeling. “What

a

was uncomfortable at how Ken looked at her. It made her feel like she was a

to a hotel,

at Xena and asked, “Miss

startled at the question and looked somewhat uncertain before she replied, “Yes, I saw him drink it with my own eyes. I even passed him the mineral water myself. I saw him drink half a bottle in one go and threw the remaining

no?” Ken asked again, still in doubt of what had actually gone

everything clearly! He definitely drank it,” came Xena’s defense. “Why? Young Master Clark, what’s going on? Are you

immediately turned cold. “I risked my life and worked undercover for you guys. Do you know how nervous I was? I was so afraid that jackie would catch onto

would you ask Xena this? She doesn’t need to lie to us, even if she

poison would’ve taken effect after ten days, and we’re all waiting for him to die painfully during Selena’s birthday. However, I’ve sent two different groups of people out to get him. I wanted to test how his body was faring, and

Master Taylor looked at each other, somewhat excited when they heard

It isn’t possible that his body has

stated, “I think he’s not poisoned. The first time I sent people after him, nothing much happened since

anxiously remarked, “I think jackie’s got

If that was the case, it would be

previously was unable to kill this guy. He

don’t think that’s possible!” Ivan shook his head. “Why would he hide his true strength if he’s a marshal? Why didn’t he tell the Taylor family? If that’s the case, the old master would definitely be pleased with that. More importantly, Fiona and the others would’ve accepted him happily the moment he came back from his time

by the side—was deep in thought with

soon brightened up and she exclaimed, “I get it! This guy must’ve been afraid of Fiona, Ben, and the others spending his money! That must be it! I heard that

right, that’s right. This one’s plausible. This guy might’ve wanted to hide the fact that he has a

smile on his face. “You guys are

reason is, Young Master Clark? Apart from being a marshal himself, I can’t think of any other reason for his unwillingness for Fiona, Ben, and the others to spend his money!” Xena confidently folded her arms across her chest; she believed

my cousin before, and we both feel that jackie couldn’t present the token despite claiming he’s a head commander. He’s no head commander, that’s for sure. He’s definitely not some team leader; he has

yourself that jackie’s fighting ability is somewhat

was almost like a marshal’s. Even if he’s not a marshal, he must

“What does it mean if he’s so powerful but is just a normal soldier? It means that he must’ve

and the others if he says that he has a title of either a marshal, or a

It seemed that jackie was ashamed to tell this to the others, so

if jackie used to be some head commander or major, would the country

to the country. The country wouldn’t abandon people like jackie who was in the army for five

jackie who’s made mistakes and were demoted to a normal soldier, the rewards might go from one billion to two or

as though she was hit with a Eureka moment; as though she had seen through everything. “No wonder… It’s no wonder that guy could claim

wonder this guy dared to boast about hosting Selena’s birthday grandly. He’s confident because he has the means to do so!” came Ivan’s reply as he, too, saw the clearer picture. “F*ck… jackie had been so low-profile that we thought he only had several million with him. It genuinely didn’t occur to me he’d have four to five hundred million. If he really had that much, it should

was waiting to see him clowning himself. Well, isn’t that just great! We probably won’t get to see him failing miserably like we had thought. At this rate, he can host a grand birthday party after all!” fumed Neil. He poured himself some wine and downed it

been served. Let’s chat while we drink.” Just

“Suddenly, everything falls into place for him,” he hissed, “while we’ve wasted so much money. F*ck! What did we get out of spending such a big amount of money? He can easily go ahead and carry out such a lavish birthday party. Didn’t

money just to help fund the ads for this jerk!” Neil sighed and was helpless.

wine slowly before he added, “Regardless, he has no idea that he’s been poisoned. So what if the party stirs up the city? Isn’t everyone

we’ve spent money to advertise for him, but we’re more concerned that he’s not poisoned! That’ll be a huge trouble!” Ken was downright worried as he eyed Xena

snapped, “Young Master Clark, how many times do I need to say this before you believe me? I, Xena jackieson, swear to the skies. If I

choice than to believe that Xena did not lie to them when he heard what she

quiet for some time before he spoke, “I was just very anxious, worried that jackie had bribed you and that you pretended to be with Young Master

looked at Ken angrily and exploded, “I’m truly in love with Ivan. Don’t make assumptions all the time! I’ll get very angry

You’re overthinking it.” Ivan’s facial

We used to think that he was good in martial arts because

recalled something. “I remember something,” she began. “I remember Quil Xenos asked a marshal to fight with jackie, though jackie eventually killed him. I heard that this marshal was Magnus Sutherland’s apprentice who got his title because of Magnus’s influences in the army. jackie said it then that this guy didn’t have the power of a marshal, and that he was lucky to have won over this

might not be the case. Even if the marshal was slightly weaker, his capability in fighting shouldn’t be that far off from any other marshal. jackie is definitely a marshal if he’s able to kill that person. Goodness… That guy tricked

true strength well!”

dollars with him, and that’s enough for him to host a city-stirring birthday party

a marshal’s, though he must’ve lost his title due to some unknown reason, so he hid his true

effect on him, and he’s still astonishingly strong!” concluded Ken as he eyed everyone in the room. “Alright, tell me now: What should we do

poison would take some time to take effect, so it might be normal for us to not see the effect now, right?” started Ivan as he offered his analysis. “The later days will be the most crucial period, and jackie would be physically tortured by then. His body will rot and he’ll die in pain. It might be normal for

to test him. Otherwise, we’ll have a repeat of what happened today. We not only lost several people in the fight, but he nearly found me out. It was really not worth it. Let’s just

frustrations. After all, if he’s still strong, we’d only suffer a huge loss. Let’s also not forget his guy is really good at planning out things, and you’ve said it yourself that his bodyguards are quite strong. Let’s just patiently wait for another twenty

son-in-law, but I never thought he’d be so smart and

soon remembered something and his eyes lit up. Guffawing, he boasted, “Even if jackie has the money to give Selena a city-stirring birthday party, he’ll bring nothing but

host an extravagant birthday party if he has the money, right? Why

details, but Cecilia is holding her wedding dinner on the same day as Selena’s birthday party. One is a wedding, the other is a mere birthday party. Which one do you think Old Master Taylor and members of the Taylor family will attend?” Ivan cackled again, and his eyes gleamed with pure satisfaction. “I really like Cecilia. She’s obviously doing this to Selena on

gleefully. “Now that we’ve helped jackie with the ads, the entire city is aware of the birthday party. He’ll be in so much shame if so many seats

any other day but insisted to choose the same day as Selena’s party! That’s really amazing!” beamed Neil, a huge grin on his face as he did. “Even if jackie changes the date now, he can’t escape the people’s mockery. After all, it’s not good to change dates for something as important as a birthday party. It doesn’t help him that the party has been advertised all over

get the entire story. She told me that jackie was really stubborn and refused to change the dates. He

people from the Taylor family might be there. If that’s the case,

poison at the party? Am I not right?” Neil laughed and raised his wine glass. “It’s

the others stood up and had

work at the Drake

Clan’s operating base and came toward Lee with a smile on his face. “Chief, great news! I’ve retrieved good

find information that the people from Green Sky Hall are still secretly taking photos

man nodded. “Not only did they secretly take photos, but they even sold those photos to some websites and made deals with a mysterious power overseas without anyone knowing. Apart from that, we have news that they’ll trade at City God Temple, located on the outskirts of Seven Dragons’ Mountain. That temple is already in ruins, and they often trade

Lee went to the

the afternoon, at

us. Do you know how?” Tanya smiled and glanced at jackie. This guy grew increasingly handsome the more she looked at him. She had no idea why, but she noticed she grew giddy

wants to go out and play, I’ll follow you. After all, I’m your bodyguard.” jackie smiled, at ease when he noted the time—two

conceded from trying to win him over. Although what he said during the previous meal they had was slightly overboard, the

sports car followed by several Audis entered the grounds and was parked not far away from where

been long gone if I came a little later!” There was

dumbfounded when Sharon made her appearance. It seemed that his way of blatantly

even familiar with both Tanya and Yvonne and seldom kept in touch, but Sharon had been coming over a little too often. If it was not for him, what

all of them wished that they were jackie. They wondered if jackie was a dumb guy as he turned down the

like you’ve gone for a hair-do this morning, no? This hairstyle looks good!” Tanya smiled and said

I’m not very good at it, I play

her car and

you don’t have to drive; there’s not

each other after they heard this, and they had to stifle their

offer graciously.” jackie smiled bitterly. Since she made the invitation, it seemed too abrupt to reject her. Apart from that, would it not seem too cowardly if he did not

happy when she saw jackie agreeing to her suggestion. Once jackie got in, Sharon tailed after Tanya and Yvonne’s car that left

Sharon could not help it. She had to ask him as she glanced at him from the corner of

jackie merely answered,

more important than you feeling that it looks good!” At that moment, Sharon felt butterflies in

after, several cars were parked outside of a lavish-looking

you guys can find a place and enjoy some milk tea if you want.” Sharon gave her bodyguards several hundred dollars and added, “ jackie is here, so it should be fine

Sharon!” The bodyguards received

place looks quite high-end. Playing billiards

have all sorts of drinks and dessert for free, though the fee here is based on per entry. It’s a thousand dollars per person, no matter how many hours you play here.” Tanya smiled and added, “There’s four of

little longer. It’d be a waste of

roll her eyes at jackie. “We’re not asking you to pay. You’re here to company us, so we’re going to pay. Apart from that, it’s only several thousand dollars. How’s that expensive? Didn’t you just receive

this is how it’s calculated!” jackie offered a smile, but the sight of a

was slightly surprised. Her expression darkened.

meddled with people from the Turner family and was progressively gambling with billiards. Not only did he lose money,

continued, he would

Meanwhile…

lost again!” snapped

gotten better! Didn’t I lose the last game to you?” The man with a cue stick that stood opposite Timothy laughed and added, “Apart from that, ten million per round is still affordable

pulled his collar and said, “Ten million is nothing; I can afford that. That’s a small amount of money to

After he had large gulps, he growled, “Of course, it’s only natural that I’m unhappy since I’ve lost

make the payment once every ten games. As I’ve

took out his cellphone.

playing?” The man opposite Timothy asked him if their game was still up

Timothy vehemently replied, “Of course! Let’s do another ten more games. I’m not

someone else noted Tanya and her company entering the billiards hall. “Hey, we’ve got a few angels coming this way!” One of the men standing beside the billiards table could not hide his

turned to see Tanya and the rest, and he murmured, “Tanya? Why is she here? She walks around with this bodyguard all day long, too. Tsh! The old master and the rest think that this guy is, at the very least, a King of War. Less to be known, he’s admitted that he’s only a head commander with no token. I really don’t understand why they

His name was Leo Turner and was great friends with Michael Wilson. He could not help but smile when he heard this and went right next to Timothy. “Young Master Drake, there’s a simple solution. He’s just a bodyguard, and we only need to think of a way to play him. Ask

be great if you could

That’s quite rare!” Leo immediately moved forward to

not respond to him kindly as she eyed him icily. “So you’re

Leo looked at the three beautiful women in front of him with a smile on his face, and he discreetly swallowed his saliva. These three ladies were the object of obsession

Sharon; they had high ranks after all.

was only Tanya’s cousin, her figure was even sexier. This

to Timothy and asserted, “You should avoid going to shady places with

“Oh my, Tanya. You’re meddling things that aren’t of your concern. I know Father pampers you and that you’re well received

resented Tanya for being favored by James, their father. He had changed after being with the young master of

butt in now that you’re fooling around with these people and have been gambling more and more on billiards? I’m only reminding you of better things. Don’t you know that trifling destroys the will?” Tanya was seething. She felt that the brother before her had changed into another person in just a

to hold back her frustration, she snapped, “Don’t think that I don’t know anything. You constantly visit those so-called entertainment places, and they’re unorthodox ones with these kinds of people. My friends saw this with their own eyes and told me this. They’ve seen you there more than once! I’ll tell Father if you continue down

you say that it’s an unorthodox place? I went for massages at regular places. Don’t

ages. He looked like a good-for-nothing at first glance—nothing close to how he used to look

brother like this. Her brother had been mingling with the young men before him, all from third-class aristocratic families or wealthy families. Now, after one or two

up. She immediately stepped forward and plastered a smile onto her face as she spoke, “Don’t bother about him, Tanya. Men have their own ways of relieving stress. Let’s play billiards instead.

“All right then!”

Maybe she was overthinking this—maybe her brother was not the man she

a lovely sister

little sister looking after the big brother. Maybe she’ll be the one to ‘look after’ the Drake family in the

accompanying Leo also began to curve

you. You

placed the cue stick

finally pointing at himself. “Are

really had gold falling onto your lap, being able to marry a beauty like Selena Taylor.

into his mouth. “Sure, I’m jealous,” he said, expression scornful, “but I have to say that it’s like trying to stick a bunch

Nothing I can do about it though. I had pretty good luck, I suppose. I’ve always had pretty good

offended by his words. Instead, he smiled

in

not get mad, when

said. “You’re not even worthy of polishing his shoes if you were to pit yourself against him. Do you know that? And a bunch of fresh flowers stuck onto a pile of cow sh*t? He and his wife are a match made in heaven. I even think Selena is the one who can’t match up to

is being held in very

young miss of the George family has had her eyes set on this good-for-nothing. I thought that it wasn’t true. Who knew

man ducked his head and rubbed his nose. “Ah. I really never thought that a young heiress to a first-class aristocratic family would actually fall in love with a

with you? Whoever I like has nothing to do with you! Besides, can any of

was extremely furious. However, the moment she remembered that jackie was right beside her, she forced herself to maintain the image of a well-behaved lady. She suppressed the rage within her and debated with

could only give a wan smile before these clowns. “So you’re called Leo? Why did you ask me if I could play billiards, Young Master Leo?” he asked.

military people are just reckless fools. Naturally, you wouldn’t know of such a game of gentleman nature, since all you know is how to fight and

rounds against me if you knew how to,” he said. “But

seem too

after he thought for

the men could not help but giggle

easily, mister. This is a game of skill. Why would it be that easy? It requires technique to get the strength and angle right. Besides, did you really think that the game would be over after you pocket the balls belonging to you? And there are rules to billiards. This game we’re playing is called ‘snooker’.

man just straight up

who don’t play it often can’t master it as well as those who have. Besides, I’ve played this for two years,

on jackie’s sleeve as she chided him. It was obvious that he knew nothing, from the way he spoke of it as though it was an easy game. If word got out about

ourselves to be underestimated like

Tanya, “Why don’t you explain all the rules to me first? Teach me the techniques

blood.

doesn’t even know the rules of the game. He doesn’t know which balls to pocket first, and which balls that follow after. And yet

was funny when he heard those words. His

this, punk. Our Young Master Leo here can pocket 70 to 80 points in one sitting when he’s in good form. He’s even been dubbed as

“If you put it that way, are you saying that Young Master Drake is an idiot as well? After all, Leo is the Prince of Billiards, but Young Master Drake still dared to play against him. Isn’t it

“You…”

was extremely angry. That stupid punk—was daring enough to call

expression instantly hardened. “The f*ck are you talking about, jackie?” he said. “You’re the bodyguard of the Drake family. It also means that I’m your master. And you dare to say something

he was a bodyguard who was paid 20 million dollars a month. It was probably the

not suspect that there was something more to jackie—that this

coming whenever he liked and leaving whenever he pleased. More importantly, his father and his sister were

Man Taylor’s seventieth birthday party, this punk claimed that he had lost his badge. Would a

that he was a marshal.

your family? If your family didn’t help mine, and if you hadn’t helped my wife to find a job, I would have had zero interest in being

Miss Tanya who gave me the job,” he

“You…”

dared to say something like that right

worked up over a bodyguard when you’re the young master of the Drake family?” he reminded the other man. “Who are

of his shirt and

me? Ten million dollars per round. What do you say? Since you’re so gung-ho about it, do you dare to have a match against me? We always play ten million dollars per

a goading expression as he spoke to jackie, “I think you should just forget about it, a layman like you trying

per round. If we play, let’s play big.

to retort after

had just wanted to stir jackie into a fury. He never thought that he would actually accept the bet—and not only that, he even proposed to raise the wager

“Are you nuts, jackie?”

agree to that even if you’re betting on your

is too much. If you’re not convinced of that, then just take it

that he wants to get a rise out of you. Can’t you see

right. Don’t agree with that, jackie.

Sharon said as well.

protests at all. “What do you say?” he said to

serious, p*nk? Sure thing. But I truly suspect that you don’t have that much cash on you right

at the end, I’ll just chop my hand off and offer

jackie said, smiling coldly.

observing it from a distance a while ago. He felt that it was not too

you still don’t know the rules. How about this? Young Master Drake and I will put on a free show for you. You just stand at the side and watch us play. We’ll explain the game

729 Leo smiled as he spoke to

sure of this. I won’t let you off if you

agreed, nodding

my credit

you have to win at least eight and lose two. If you win seven and lose three, then you’ll only get

it’s practically impossible for someone like you to win, seeing as how you’ve never played this in your

you can’t just chop off your arm if you can’t afford to pay. If you

would be losing a billion dollars if

thought that Sharon would put herself forward and

thought about

looked straight at her

the George family is a first-class aristocratic

Sharon replied confidently.

billion dollars. Aren’t you afraid

jackie felt speechless.

course not. Besides, Papa and Mama like you

spoke, her cheeks grew redder. She could not help but duck

woman is

a frosty smile. “But now that Young Mistress George is standing up and offering to take the bill for this punk, Young Master Turner won’t have to worry about

billion dollars is worth so much more than a hand

game. “Look closely, p*nk. It’s called a break-off

everything to jackie as they played, and jackie watched them very intently—how to control the opponent’s play, how to position the

Timothy quickly finished their game. Timothy emerged victorious, and he had won by quite a

It’s a shame that we’re not placing bets on

he won,

can’t you tell

won this round when there were no bets on the table. But in reality, it was Young

about, punk? How could I just go

when he heard jackie’s words, shooting a glare toward

be able to tell if he was

also spoke in a huff,

easy on you that you can’t tell. His angle was off ever so slightly on purpose when he struck the ball, and pretended he almost pocketed a ball. He only needed to go easy once or twice during a game to allow you to win. Besides, you said

you, Young Master Drake. Would you still play with him if he never went easy on you, and if you kept losing ten rounds out of ten games? Of course, he would need to let you win a few rounds to let you savor the happiness of winning a bet! But it’s obvious that overall, you lose more than you win. Let’s say that you lose more than one hundred million dollars today, he’ll probably let

that. It was because he realized that whatever jackie

about it, he still could not see how Leo had gone easy

you talking about! It’s just my bad luck that I lost more, that’s

worse player compared than Leo. It was because he felt that he was already pretty skilled at the game, and was almost on par with Leo. If Leo truly went easy on him quite frequently, did that not mean

believe in Leo and the others than to lose face in this matter. Besides, jackie had no evidence to support his claims. He was just being ostentatious. It was possible that jackie

natural to win some and lose some when playing billiards, punk. We’re good friends with Young

spoke

crap, punk. Are we still playing? We’ll play one hundred million dollars per round for ten rounds. And you can’t just give up halfway. For example, you can’t say that you want to withdraw after you lose one round. Withdrawing means that you

obvious that you’re bullying jackie because he’s new at

a b*stard. They were putting a bet of ten billion dollars—ten whole billion dollars.

dollars per round before. It’s this son-in-law from the Taylor’s who claimed that ten million was too little,

laughed and

a cue stick. Then he walked toward Leo. “You’ve never placed such a big bet before? Then I hope that you

laugh. It was the first time that this punk was playing. He had just watched them play one round of billiards and had just gotten to know the rules. This was even his first time holding a billiard cue, and he actually dared to say something like

you break, or will I

smiled and

go ahead first. We’ll take turns

answered after he

731 “Very well

corners of Leo’s mouth curled upward. In the next second, the cue ball was struck with

unfortunately, none of the balls

lady luck is

could not help but laugh at the play. “Now, my turn! The position of the white cue ball is strategic, and several red balls

for a newbie like you, I don’t even have to plot a defense. I scattered the balls just so I can beat

Leo laughed.

situation as well. He sneered, “It seems simple. But when he can’t pocket any ball, he will know what makes a good billiard

last syllable of the word dropped, jackie mimicked Leo’s earlier posture and lay on his stomach on the edge of the billiard table. His posture seemed professional and in the next moment he struck out the cue ball with the

“It’s pocketed!”

as though she saw a ghost, and in the next second, she jumped like a kangaroo, celebrating for the pocketed ball. “Oh my goodness! It went in!

pocketed and the strike was pretty accurate

puzzled at the scene before her. His posture was pretty professional, too. If he had not asked so many questions during the play between Timothy and Leo, Tanya would

ball? There’re so many balls yet to be pocketed, and now it’s time to hit

whined. She felt worried for jackie, after all, it was her first time witnessing a billiard game with a

whatever they were

hundred million per round was something

when I struck it out, and the white ball stopped at another position. Hmmm. It’s better for me to

he studied the positions of the balls on the

like a pro, huh? Planning for the positions of the balls and aiming seven points? I think

Leo’s group

After adjusting his cue stick, he flung his arm and struck the white cue ball. In a jiffy, a ball was pocketed and

was in a straight line, as a newbie of billiard, how can he score so

slowly morphed into a dry and bitter one. Worries and concerns gnawed inside him slightly. Was

pocketed another ball? Oh

only pocketed a six-pointer, but the cue ball stopped at a very strategic position where there were several easy red balls

how to plan the

her excitement that her heavy breathing made her chest

the group. He helped jackie to take out the ball that helped score the six-pointer from the pocket, set it nicely, and then smiled at jackie, “Young man, if this

to hit and where to position the balls. As long as the aim is accurate and the strength

How could this guy compare playing billiard

I

this punk was like a blind cat who stumbled upon a dead rat—sheer luck. There were so many balls on the table yet to be pocketed anyway and each of them was in an excellent position however a minor mistake might

really bright. He actually saw through his ruse—he went easy on

bet on that game but was merely using it

to bring Timothy to some night club tonight and spent a couple hundred thousand on him to make him happy again. He not only won

past few months or so. He would let Timothy win

Thud!

pocketed another red ball, at the same time positioned the white cue ball into a very

kept his panic in check and convinced himself that jackie was just a

tongue-tied. Another seven points went to jackie’s scoreboard. The strike

about billiards? How could all these postures and striking techniques

who had been playing with Leo and the others all the while,

think he’s pretending. If he played it before, there’s no need to ask about the rules, right? Isn’t that act

together, not believing jackie was

row. The red balls on the table became fewer and fewer, and jackie’s marks

did not

looking a little

“Damn, what a pity!”

deep sigh

a freaking eighty points in one go! This means that he has already won this

Chapter 733
“You’re right!”

highest score would only be sixty-seven, as the total point

“I…I won this round?”

opened his mouth, “But…but aren’t there a few more balls on

only 147. You already scored 80 out of it.

“Sounds about right!”

he looked at Leo. “Now, Young

appeared on his forehead. This punk scored 80 points in one go. Even if he hit all the balls

*ss!

he practically yelled at the owner of the place, “Boss, reset the game!

He shot jackie a thumbs up as he finished setting up the game. “Young man, amazing play! You’re a genius among geniuses! Before the games, I studied you and realized that you are indeed a newbie. The posture is not particularly correct, and you took several seconds to adjust the cue stick for a better angle. Besides, there are hints of hesitation in your eyes sometimes, but at the later part of the game,

and the others’ eardrums. They could feel a flicker

to see jackie lose one billion. Even if

did he expect that jackie would

shot jackie an icy-cold glare and barked, “I shouldn’t have scattered the balls in the last game. I guess I’ve underestimated you and that’s why you scored. This time,

ball lightly and it spread out a little from its original position. The white cue ball on the other

“Snooker!”

ball happened to be blocked by

Must

merely sheer luck. The

jackie is

when she did her little dance had made the crowds’ Adam-apples move up and down. The

his neck. He thought that since jackie was a beginner, he would not know how to serve the first strike and scatter the balls on the table, then he would be able to pocket the

ball directly from where the white cue ball was at. He had to study and analyze the angle so that

Thud!

a good player; his billiard skill was not bad at all. He managed to find an accurate angle

ball further than before, leaving

widely scattered, his heart sank. He let out a heavy sigh and felt an ominous premonition appear in his

so much, Young

was hanging on jackie’s face

looked at his friend who was standing behind him, and commanded, “Bring me a

could easily sense that panic was surging

and one tiny mistake would cost a hundred million dollars, who would not be in a

family and they did not own many properties and assets. If Leo continued to lose today, his five hundred million

bottle of water and tossed it to

jackie had pocketed several balls one after another and had scored more than 15

great positions!

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