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

that I can’t

many people

like that, I’d be

abroad, I’d be pursued around the world

then that he realized just

play hardball with this kid, I’ll only

as well extend an olive branch and

I won’t suffer any

heavy sigh, Master Vail

you’re deliberately trying to help

Simmons keep this clinic.

today

want it

with one hand, adjusting the hem of his long gown with the

with a confident stride,

to let Master Vail off the hook that

and spoke with biting sarcasm, “Don’t even think about

to

tarnishing his reputation in

turn tail and pretend

was

you want?” he

moment, Master Vail regretted ever getting

Simmons’ clinic.

never expected that it would land him in such a dire

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

grinned mischievously as he looked at Master

“I heard from Dr.

bet with him yesterday, and the stakes were

but notice that the bag

I

took a step back,

the bag tightly, stammering out, “You want

replied, “Now hold

you who used it as

face it,

equivalent to losing, plain and

need to

we have

with anger, gritting his teeth and cursing under

lose, it’s clear that the

today, he’s feeling

resist trying to take

You’re so greedy!”

“Boy! I don’t want to start anything, but if you

simply snorted and motioned to the ones that

go, you’re

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

dispersed, eager to

Charlie turned to Xyla

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