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.

raced as he

key is that I can’t kill or silence

people are

I were to do something like that, I’d

I’d be pursued

was only then that he realized just how

I play hardball with this

as well extend an olive branch and make

I won’t

sigh, Master Vail

see that you’re deliberately

Simmons keep this clinic.

today and give it back to

don’t want it

hand, adjusting the hem of his

with a confident stride,

about to let Master Vail off the hook

spoke with biting sarcasm, “Don’t

to

tarnishing his reputation

tail

Vail was starting

you want?” he asked

Master Vail regretted ever getting involved

Simmons’ clinic.

expected that it would land him in such a dire

the

grinned mischievously as he

“I heard from Dr.

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

notice that the bag on

that what I think

back, his eyes wide with

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

Charlie replied, “Now

it’s you who used it as a bet

let’s face

is equivalent to losing, plain and

admitting defeat, you need to hand over the bet

we have an

anger, gritting his teeth and cursing under

won’t stand for this nonsense! I didn’t lose, it’s clear that

today, he’s feeling

can’t resist

You’re so greedy!”

I don’t want to start anything, but if you keep

snorted and motioned to the

can go, you’re not needed

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

to avoid any

was clear, Charlie turned to Xyla and

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