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

that I can’t kill or silence

many people are

I’d be a wanted man across

pursued around the world and my reputation

only then that he realized just how devious this

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

I might as well extend an olive branch and make

way, I won’t suffer

Vail put on a show of

that you’re deliberately trying to help

Simmons keep this clinic.

bigger man today

don’t want it

hand, adjusting the hem

with a confident stride, he turned

to let Master Vail off the

spoke with biting sarcasm,

tried to frame

tarnishing his reputation

just turn tail and pretend

Vail was starting to

do you want?” he asked

Master Vail regretted

Simmons’ clinic.

it would land him in such a

he was ready to throw in the towel,

mischievously as he looked at Master

“I heard from Dr.

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

but notice that the bag on your person seems

what I

took a step back, his

bag tightly, stammering out, “You want my

Charlie replied, “Now

who wants it, it’s you who used it as

let’s face it, you

is equivalent to losing,

you need to

we have

Vail seethed with anger, gritting his teeth

I didn’t lose,

today, he’s feeling

just can’t resist trying to

You’re so greedy!”

at Charlie, “Boy! I don’t want to start

and motioned to the ones that

can go, you’re not needed here

of relief when

quickly dispersed, eager to avoid any potential

turned to Xyla and said, “Go close the

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