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

is that I can’t kill or

many people are

that, I’d be a wanted man across the

I’d be pursued around

he realized just how

“If I play hardball with this kid, I’ll only bring about my

extend an olive branch and

I won’t suffer any

heavy sigh, Master Vail put on a show

can see that you’re

Simmons keep this clinic.

man today and give it

want it

thoughtfully with one hand, adjusting

with a confident stride, he turned to

wasn’t about to let Master Vail off the hook

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

tried to

yesterday, tarnishing his reputation in

just turn tail and pretend

Vail was starting to

do you

Vail regretted ever getting

Simmons’ clinic.

expected that it would land him in such a

to throw in the towel, his opponent refused to let

grinned mischievously as he looked

“I heard from Dr.

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

bag on your

I think

back, his

bag tightly, stammering out, “You want

“Now hold on

it, it’s you who used it

face it, you

is equivalent to losing, plain and

you’re admitting defeat, you need to hand over

we have

gritting his

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

he’s

resist trying to

You’re so greedy!”

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

simply snorted and motioned to the ones

you’re not

relief when they heard that the two

to avoid

the coast was clear, Charlie turned to Xyla and said,

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