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.

mind raced as he

key is that I can’t kill or silence

many people are

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

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

he realized just how devious this kid’s intentions

hardball with this kid, I’ll

I might as well extend an olive

I won’t suffer

Vail put on a show of

you’re deliberately

Simmons keep this clinic.

be the bigger man today

want it

his beard thoughtfully with one hand, adjusting the hem of his

stride, he turned to

let Master Vail off the

stood his ground and spoke with biting sarcasm,

tried to

yesterday, tarnishing his reputation

just turn tail

was starting

then what do you want?”

Master Vail regretted ever

Simmons’ clinic.

would land him in such

that he was ready to throw in the towel, his opponent refused to let

grinned mischievously as he looked

“I heard from Dr.

made a bet with him yesterday, and the stakes were

that the bag on your person seems to be

what I

Vail took a step back, his eyes wide with

clutched the bag tightly, stammering out, “You want my medicine

Charlie replied, “Now hold on

not me who wants it, it’s you

face it,

equivalent to losing, plain and

defeat, you need to

we have an

anger, gritting his

didn’t lose, it’s clear that the old

he’s

resist

You’re so greedy!”

bulged with rage, and he shouted at Charlie, “Boy! I don’t want to

to the ones

go, you’re not needed here

sense of relief when they heard that the two

to

was clear, Charlie turned to Xyla and said, “Go close

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