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 can’t kill or silence

many people

to do something like that, I’d be

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

realized just how

with this

might as well extend an olive branch

I won’t suffer any further

heavy sigh, Master Vail put on a

that you’re deliberately trying to help

Simmons keep this clinic.

be the bigger man today and give it

don’t want

with one hand, adjusting the hem of his

a confident stride, he

let Master Vail off the hook

spoke with biting sarcasm, “Don’t even

to

tarnishing his reputation in

can’t just turn tail and pretend like nothing

Vail was starting

then what do you

that moment, Master Vail regretted ever getting involved

Simmons’ clinic.

expected that it would land him in such a

in the towel, his opponent refused

as he looked at Master

“I heard from Dr.

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

that the bag on your person seems

that what I

step back,

the bag tightly, stammering out, “You want my

Charlie replied, “Now hold on

it’s you who

face it, you

equivalent to losing,

admitting defeat, you need to hand over the

we have

his teeth and cursing

lose, it’s clear that the old man

today, he’s

can’t resist trying to take his

You’re so greedy!”

at Charlie, “Boy! I don’t want to

motioned to the ones that Xyla

go, you’re

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

quickly dispersed, eager to avoid any potential

to Xyla and said, “Go

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