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.

as he pondered his

key is that I can’t kill or

people are

do something like that, I’d be a wanted

I’d be pursued around the world and my reputation would be

was only then that he realized just how

“If I play hardball with this kid, I’ll

as well extend an olive branch

I won’t suffer any further

Vail put on a show of

you’re deliberately trying to help

Simmons keep this clinic.

be the bigger man today and

want

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

stride, he

wasn’t about to let Master Vail off

with biting sarcasm, “Don’t even think about running

to

his reputation in

can’t just turn tail and pretend like nothing

was

you want?”

that moment, Master Vail regretted

Simmons’ clinic.

that it would land him in such

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

mischievously as he looked

“I heard from Dr.

with him yesterday, and the stakes

the bag on your person seems to be

what I think it

Vail took a step back, his

the bag tightly, stammering out, “You want my

replied, “Now hold

not me who wants it, it’s you who used it as

face it,

equivalent to losing, plain

if you’re admitting defeat, you need to hand over

we have

with anger, gritting his

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

he’s feeling

can’t resist trying to take his

You’re so greedy!”

rage, and he shouted at Charlie, “Boy! I don’t want to start anything, but if you keep pushing me, don’t blame me for being

motioned to the ones that Xyla

can go, you’re not needed

but feel a sense of relief when they heard that the two rivals

to avoid

was clear, Charlie turned to Xyla

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