“Deep sleep?”Harvey York frowned.Saul Robbins took a deep breath.“That’s right. This was what the doctor deduced. She also tried rousing Lola, but to no avail.“Finally, she suggested we try geomancy or traditional martial arts to fix this.“That was why I called you here.”Harvey stood without delay.“Lead the way.”-Half an hour later, Harvey and Saul came to the Robbins family’s spacious manor.The manor had a Gothic design. It was said that hundreds of years ago, this place was the embassy of a particular country from Northern Europe. Every part of the building also had a real antique feel to it.Saul had no intention of introducing Harvey to the place. He worriedly led Harvey across the massive hall to a gloomy corridor before finally reaching a hundred-and-thirty thousand-square-foot bedroom.A European-style bed was placed in the center of the room. Pine was burning in the firewall, releasing a faint aroma throughout the room.Two family doctors sat beside Lola
Gian Hoffman pridefully looked at Saul Robbins, not realizing the expression Harvey York was making.“Mr. Nobuyuki is the Masato family’s onmyoji!“He’s well-versed in all sorts of strange illnesses!“I asked a lot of favors just to invite him here!“You should thank me for this, Saul!“If you don’t and my sister doesn’t wake up to hold the event…“The family will kill you first!”Gian glared at Harvey disdainfully.“You brought the so-called top geomancy expert here to help Lola…“I wouldn’t say anything if he was from Mount Lynx.“But judging from his look, he doesn’t look like he has the right to be accepted there either!The beautiful women around Gian showed playful expressions when they looked at Harvey.Naturally, they believed Harvey was shameless in calling himself the best geomancy expert when he was this young.Gian made a gesture after ridiculing Harvey.Nobuyuki stepped forward when he squinted at Lola Hoffman, who was still in a deep sleep, without even batt
“I’ve been with the Masato family since I was six.“I had already learned the essence of the family’s Yin-Yang Technique when I was ten.“And when I was twelve, the head of the family adored me and took me in as a godson, bestowing me the surname!“There aren’t many people like me in the Island Nations!“I’ve been exorcising demons and banishing curses for the longest time!“If it weren’t for Young Master Gian’s invitation, I probably wouldn’t have come here in the first place.“This must be fate taking its place.“That’s why you shouldn’t mind too much, Mr. Saul.”Saul Robbins looked as if he understood Nobuyuki Masato’s words.“What actually happened to my wife? Can you tell me?”Nobuyuki looked around before folding his arms with a proud expression.“If I guess correctly, it’s been only about a week since Mrs. Lola moved to this room, right?”Saul’s body shuddered.“That’s right.“This was just an empty room…“But since we needed a bigger room for our child, we decide
Nobuyuki Masato calmly crossed his arms.“Of course!“When my talismans take effect, the Thunder Shikigami will remove the curse from your wife’s body. She’ll recover perfectly fine.“That said, you shouldn’t use this bedroom in the future…“Even if this is your permanent residence.“Also, get yourself a canopy bed.”“We won’t! We won’t! We’ll get back to the old bedroom!” replied Saul Robbins.“With that, when is Lola waking up again?“I’ll pay as much money as it requires for her to recover!”Nobuyuki’s eyes lit up with greed, but his face remained emotionless to maintain his facade.Gian Hoffman, on the other hand, burst out laughing.“Mr. Nobuyuki spent a lot of effort just to come here.“You should properly thank him.“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he works for it.“I’ll let you know if he doesn’t do his job.”Saul knew Gian was just a mischievous playboy, but he still nodded for his wife’s sake.“Right. I’ll let you handle this.”Harvey finally spoke after a long w
Naturally, Nobuyuki Masato spoke up to force Saul Robbins to decide.In his mind, he was a proud Islander.The Yin-Yang Technique was his country’s pride.Since he decided to act, he would not allow anyone to tarnish his dignity.“I’m warning you, Saul!” exclaimed Gian Hoffman.“If anything happens to my sister because of you…“The Hoffman family will not let you get away with it!“Don’t blame us for destroying the Robbins family after that!”Gian kept running his mouth with an arrogant expression.Saul lightly frowned. He knew of Harvey’s skill, but Gian was not planning to give him a choice.Along with the Hoffman family’s usual attitude…Saul had no choice but to look at Harvey apologetically.“I asked you here to deal with the situation, Harvey…“I didn’t expect this to happen.“I’m sorry, Harvey!“I’ll properly apologize to you next time!”Gian seemed cold when he looked at Harvey.“Saul doesn’t like offending people, Harvey!“Let me translate for him!“No matte
After returning to Fortune Hall, the entire place was almost empty since it was closed for now.Since they had nothing to do, Harvey York got Castiel Foster and the others to clean up the place and bring the things from the hall outside to be aired under the sun.Then, Harvey quietly continued reading the Book of Changes.Everyone was just about to go for a lunch break before a few Toyota Alphards with license plates from Kaneridge City parked in front of the entrance.Dozens of people came out of the cars.A handsome man was standing in front of the group. It was Lola Hoffman’s brother, Gian Hoffman.The beautiful women before followed him, along with a few arrogant-looking subordinates.Other than them, dozens of other people raised their heads, and eyes lit up. It was clear that they were all expert martial artists.Harvey frowned when he saw Gian’s expression.Lola must have been in a pretty bad state, yet Gian seemed like he was about to cause trouble here instead of stay
“Come. Let’s have a talk at the entrance.Harvey York did not immediately act for Lola Hoffman’s sake.“We can talk this out, right?“Besides, it’d be bad to mess up the place again. We just cleaned up everything this morning.”“Mess up the place?”Gian kicked the coffee table made of flower pear wood to the ground.“Don’t you know that I’m here to do exactly that?!” he exclaimed with an arrogant look.Dozens of experts stepped forward before kicking down all sorts of furniture in the main hall.A few of them even shattered the furniture while showing off their strength.“The furniture set cost me fifteen million dollars.“Pay up before you leave later.”“Pay up?Gian walked up before blowing smoke at Harvey’s face.“Do you think you have the right to make me pay?“Who do you think you are?”Harvey smiled calmly.“You’re asking me that?“You came here without even asking that first?“Just ask Saul if you need to.”“Why should I?Gian shook his frosted gold watch wit
The call was picked up, and a cold voice was heard.“Something up, Young Master Gian?”Naturally, Blaine John did not care for rich playboys like Gian Hoffman at all.That said, they naturally knew each other since they were both from the top ten families.Gian pointed at Harvey before chuckling.“I met a guy named Harvey York today, Young Master John.“He claimed that he slapped you in the face a few days ago. I’m checking in to see if that was the truth.”Blaine froze on the other side of the phone. It was obvious he was showing a horrible expression.Gian burst out laughing.“You’re dead, Harvey! You’re finished!“Young Master John hates people showing off using his name the most!“You’ll be crushed soon enough!”Harvey smiled.“Crushed? Ask him if he dares to then.”Blaine finally returned to his senses before forcing out a smile.“Sir York?“I would never dare to crush you.“Stop by for some tea when you have the time.”Then, Blaine immediately hung up.Gian fro
Soon, Harvey and Alexei walked into the auction hall discreetly with their heads low.The auction hall was incredibly spacious. It resembled a grand stadium, with individual seats placed all over. In the middle of the stadium was a tall auction platformThere was still some time before the start of the auction, but most of the guests were already there. Everyone nodded toward each other and started chatting. Not only was this an auction, but a lot of people also treated this as a place where they could socialize.Harvey and Alexei had been brought to seats at the corner by the staff. Harvey didn't mind this location. He picked up a tablet in front of him and started to swipe it. The content was mostly about the items up for auction."Hello, everyone! It is good to see all the familiar faces in Grand City's Charity Auction once more," said an old man with a cool expression in traditional garb as he appeared on the platform. His voice wasn't loud, but it was crystal clear.There w
Harvey frowned. "Isn't that a little too far-fetched? An Oracle Text that can predict the future?"Alexei shook his head. "Don't underestimate the Hierophant, Big bro. Few people throughout history could decipher the Book of Changes so thoroughly. "It was said that there was a prince from some oil-producing country who managed to get an Oracle Text that showed the word Chaos."It was predicting that his country would fall into chaos. That prince made early preparations. Half a year later, that country fell into chaos, but the prince managed to prepare for it and suppressed the chaos. He even gained a lot of benefits from it. "After that, the Hierophant's Oracle Text became extremely popular!"Alexei spoke as if he were explaining to Harvey some ancient secrets. He glanced around sneakily, like he was worried that someone would hear him gossiping about the Hierophant.After Harvey heard it, he became curious. "Looks like this Hierophant really has something unique about him. No
Around ten in the evening, Alexei took Harvey to the Grand City's Charitable Auction. The auction was organized by the priesthood. Every time they had an auction, they would invite the socialites to attend.To the socialites, the mysterious Grand City would only show a little bit of itself around this time. In this auction, everyone used H dollars. Of course, there were times when bartering was possible, with the preface that both sides found the trade agreeable.Harvey had also learned about the details of the auction before coming. The mayor was at the top of the social hierarchy, followed by the Seven Families. However, because Wenzel had been missing for all these years, the Hierophant had been leading the Seven Families. That was why the Priesthood's social standing was far higher than before, despite being just a non-essential body in the past.For example, the one who chaired this auction this evening was the so-called Priestess. Harvey had heard plenty of rumors about
"While Country H is said to have existed for so many years, the people can be quite narrow-minded. They'll act all arrogant because they have a bit of talent. Not only that, but they also refuse to accept the rest of the civilized world. There's no need to get angry with these people," Juliana said to Hawk's men, her tone filled with concern."All of them say they love their country, but the truth is that they'll leave for greener pastures as soon as opportunities present themselves. Despite agreeing with your values, I'm still part of this country. I wish I could really be part of you!" Juliana said, envy and disappointment on her face.Hawk and the others smiled when they saw Juliana's attitude. If most of the people from Country H acted like this, their cultural victory would be assured. At this point, all of them smiled widely and abandoned whatever upset feelings they had from just now.-About ten minutes later, Harvey took Alexei back to the Dragon Gate Training Hall. Va
When Juliana and the others saw Harvey and Alexei leave, all of them could only grit their teeth in anger despite being genuinely surprised. They didn't expect Harvey's call to be enough to remove Hawk's status as a Knight Templar with one call. His quick action had humiliated Hawk and his men.Normally speaking, they would never believe that Harvey would be able to do such a thing. They didn't expect that reality could be so cruel to the point that it was choking them. Harvey was so influential that they found themselves struggling to breathe."Calm down, Hawk. Don't feel down. I don't think that what happened is real," Juliana said as she subconsciously consoled Hawk. "His reputation is built on boasts. He doesn't understand just how powerful your culture is! There's no way he can affect the powerful Knights Templar."I suspect he's working with someone else and got a fake number, so that he could intimidate and trick you! In other words, you can't let this confuse you! Even i
Harvey narrowed his eyes and said calmly to Hawk, "If you're really that powerful, you won't be wearing that expression when you see me."The so-called top from their side would not only treat him with respect, but they would also get the hell out of there as fast as possible.However, Hawk didn't understand what Harvey was trying to convey. He smiled coldly and said, "You don't understand what the Knight Templars mean, do you? Before this name, even dragons and beasts must fall! And when it comes to someone like you… The moment I showed you my identity, you won't even have the privilege to bend your knee!"Harvey refuted calmly, "If you're really that influential, won't it humiliate you completely if I can make you bend your knee with one call?"Hawk's expression turned brutal. "Oh? You're going to make a move? Come on, then! Show me just how good you really are!"Harvey nodded and pulled out his phone as he looked at Hawk. "Since you asked for it, I guess I have no choice but
Harvey scoffed. He couldn't be bothered by wasting his breath speaking to someone like Juliana, who obviously had been hit on the head. Instead, he turned to Alexei. "I'm leaving now. You either leave with me, or you can stay here and be a simp. But remember—if you stay as her simp, don't appear in front of me again. A man who has no pride and a backbone doesn't have the right to stand in front of me."Hearing that, there was a hint of hesitation on Alexei's face.When Juliana saw that Harvey didn't agree to her demand and even changed the subject, she smiled coldly. "If you have a death wish, then I'll grant it to you. I won't pull my punches from here on out. And you, Alexei. You can try and leave with him… As long as you can bear the consequences of that!"Alexei's expression was filled with even more hesitation. In the end, he gritted his teeth and left together with Harvey.Juliana's smile turned icy when she saw what had happened. "Good, Alexei! You'll regret this! From n
"I'm sorry! It's all my fault! My entire fault! I shouldn't have forced you!" Alexei said, lowering his head dejectedly. Seeing this, Juliana walked over and extended her hand, raising Alexei's chin. She said coldly, "It's good that you know you're making a mistake. Now, Hawk and I will need to get some rest at the hotel. We'll also be going to a charity ball later. Since we're very busy, we don't have the time to pay for our meal. Remember to pay for it and our presidential suite as well. Understand?"While Juliana looked down at Alexei, she didn't mind making Alexei pay for everything. From her perspective, it was a matter of course.When Alexei heard it, he still nodded despite the dark expression on his face.He wanted to take his wallet out, but Harvey quickly stopped Alexei and took his wallet instead. "If you have the money for a woman, why don't you come with me and eat something at the nearby stall? Don't waste your life and time on a woman like this."Harvey dragged A
After Alexei heard what Harvey had to say, his expression was filled with hesitation. It was obvious that he did have feelings for Juliana. However, there was also fear. He didn't know what he should do.He was afraid that Juliana might really abandon him. At the same time, he was really afraid that Juliana was cheating. Alexei felt like he was stuck between a rock and a hard place."Alexei? Why are you here?" At this time, a cold and arrogant voice could be heard. "Are you here to ambush me? So that you can annoy me?"Harvey instinctively turned around and saw Juliana and Hawk walking out from the restaurant hand-in-hand like a wealthy couple. Behind them were their secretaries, lawyers, and bodyguards. They looked like important people; on the other hand, Alexei looked like a beggar by the street.Alexei quickly ran over, forcing himself to smile despite being upset. "I heard you're back, Juliana, so I came over to pick you up. You must be tired now. I've arranged for a pre