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.

But if he refused to compete, then the kid would simply upload the video online and ruin him anyway.

Vail’s mind raced as he pondered

I

many people

something like that, I’d be a wanted

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

only then that he realized just

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

well extend an olive

way, I won’t suffer

sigh, Master Vail put on a

can see that you’re

Simmons keep this clinic.

bigger man today and give it back

want

with one hand, adjusting the

a confident stride, he turned to

to let Master

his ground and spoke with biting sarcasm,

tried to

yesterday, tarnishing his reputation in

can’t just turn tail and pretend like

was starting

what do you want?” he

moment, Master Vail regretted ever getting

Simmons’ clinic.

that it would land him in such

in the towel, his opponent refused to let him

mischievously as he

“I heard from Dr.

him yesterday, and the stakes were

bag on your

I think

took a step back, his

the bag tightly, stammering

Charlie replied, “Now hold

who wants it, it’s you who used it as a bet

face it, you

equivalent to

defeat, you need

have an

anger, gritting his teeth and

lose, it’s clear that the

he’s

you, you just can’t resist

You’re so greedy!”

to start anything,

to the ones

you’re not needed here

of relief when they heard that the two rivals were calling a

dispersed, eager to

coast was clear, Charlie turned to Xyla and said,

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