Cillian laughed heartily.That night, Cillian commanded his subordinates to buy him his favorite lamb for a barbecue party. Sebastian and Rosalie were both invited.Having a barbecue with a man like Cillian was an honor in itself. It wasn't because of how high his position was. It was because someone like Cillian, who had shed his blood for the country, commanded respect. "Sebastian, you are an extraordinary person. You're the only one of your age who is allowed to have barbecue with Mr. Shields Senior." Wyatt looked intensely at Sebastian, although inwardly, he was cursing Liam for being so mediocre.If Liam were just half as good as Sebastian was, Wyatt would no longer need to worry all the time.Rosalie's phone suddenly rang, and when she took out her phone, she saw that it was Jenna."Ms. Griffin, bad news! Our factory in the suburbs is on fire!" Jenna sounded anxious."What? The factory is on fire?" Rosalie was shocked. Pharmaceutical factories were managed very strictly
"After them!" Liam was the first one to pull out his gun and run after the men."Rosalie, go back to the convenience store at once. We'll take care of things here," Sebastian said. He watched Rosalie get back into her car and drive away before turning and saying to Gavin, "Let's go after them!"He and Gavin ran off. Sebastian wasn't confused about why a fire had started. He was confused about the men, who had looked as if they were in a hurry.Even if they had started the fire, the fire had just gotten under control, and no one was suspicious of them. Why had they run off?Sebastian was worried that this was the real trap the mastermind behind them had set. He watched the dark figures flicker in the night as they disappeared into the woods."Wait!" Gavin stopped Sebastian and Liam before they entered the woods."Wait for what? If we keep waiting, they'll escape," Liam said, frowning as he watched the figures running off.Gavin was a useless team member! Liam was confident th
However, Gavin pushed Liam out as soon as he moved."Get down and don't move!" Gavin snarled in a low voice. There were two more gunshots, and the bullets landed in the spot where Liam had been lying.Liam marveled at his narrow escape.The enemy seemed to be very experienced in battle. Liam had barely made any noise, but the enemy had immediately found his hiding place based only on hearing!Liam nodded quickly at Gavin.Time trickled by, and the woods remained very silent.Both parties seemed to be testing each other's patience. No matter which of them moved first, they would be sure to suffer a fatal attack from the other.The woods were so quiet that even their breathing could be heard very clearly.Liam swallowed. He felt very anxious."Sebastian, come out!" a man shouted from somewhere in the woods.From the sound of his voice, it seemed that they were at least several hundred feet apart."Sebastian, look who I've got!" the voice yelled viciously.Sebastian turned t
"Wait!" Sebastian shouted. Trevor laughed ferociously and looked at him.Although he couldn't see Sebastian's face clearly, he could tell from the build that it was Sebastian.When he realized that he was about to have his revenge, he felt delighted. "Sebastian, you never thought that this day would come, did you?""I've come out! Let Whitney go!" Sebastian roared."Let her go? You're dreaming! I'll kill you first before I screw her to death! I'll make sure you both die horribly!" Trevor laughed maniacally. He wanted to make sure that Sebastian died a horrible death."Kill him! Kill him right now!" Trevor pushed Whitney aside and pointed his gun at Sebastian, looking agitated.There was a bang. Liam closed his eyes and slammed his fist on a rock beside him. Tears slid down his cheeks.Even Gavin couldn't help closing his eyes at the sound of the gunshot.Since the enemy knew that Sebastian was a Warrior, they would have used the special bullets made for martial arts practitione
Gavin ignored Trevor and ran in the direction that the gunman had run off in."Whitney, Whitney! Wake up!" Sebastian shook her, his eyes filled with tears.After a long time, Whitney opened her eyes with some effort. When she saw that Sebastian was safe, she smiled.Liam ran over to Sebastian when he saw that Gavin had gone after the gunman. He was filled with respect for Whitney."Sebastian, I love you so much… I… can we go back to the way things were three years ago?" As Whitney spoke, tears rolled out of the corners of her eyes. It might be the last thing she would ever say.However, before she died, she had to tell Sebastian boldly about how she felt. "Yes, I know!" Sebastian said in a choked voice as he nodded. His tears fell on Whitney's face like raindrops.When Whitney saw the man she had been pining for, shedding tears for her, she felt as if she was the happiest woman in the world."Sebastian, I—" Before she could finish, she spat out a mouthful of blood.After that
Zeke wondered if he had done the right thing in asking for Marius' help."Yes, that's the one!" Zeke said, looking stern. Marius was silent for a long time before he nodded and said, "Alright. I'll help."Zeke was still rather worried. He looked Marius up and down for a long time before grabbing him and saying, "Let's go to Tranquil Hospital!"As Marius was an important person, even the hospital director was roused in the middle of the night to greet him personally upon his visit to Steinberg's Tranquil Hospital."Oh, Dr. Chesney!" Neil Caulkin, the hospital director, held out his hand enthusiastically to shake hands with Marius."Dr. Caulkin, get the operating theater ready right now!" Zeke glared at him. Why was Neil trying to curry favor at a time like this? Did he want to remain in his role as hospital director?"Yes, yes!" Neil hunched his shoulders in fright. He had been so excited that he'd forgotten that Zeke was there as well.The entire hospital began bustling like a
Rosalie's hostility toward Whitney had been greatly reduced, and the two of them were even able to talk and laugh together like old friends.One afternoon, Liam called Sebastian and told him that the gunman had been caught.The gunman had been brought back to Steinberg Police Headquarters, and Liam would personally examine the case. He was determined to bring the murderer, Trevor, and Whitney's previous attending physician, who had handed her over to Trevor, to justice all at once!Sebastian had just poured Whitney a glass of water and was about to give it to her when they heard a commotion outside.Sebastian ignored it at first, but as the sound of arguing grew louder, he couldn't help frowning. Whitney was only just out of danger, and she needed peace and quiet to recuperate. The noise at the door was getting louder, and it was disturbing Whitney so much that she couldn't rest."What's going on?" Sebastian opened the door and saw a middle-aged couple standing outside. The ma
Even Neil's expression changed slightly when he heard Garrett's name. "Mister, this is Mr. Callendon's younger brother. Do you think you could temporarily let him have the room?" Neil asked Sebastian in a small voice, smiling ingratiatingly.He couldn't afford to offend either of them. Zeke had personally brought Sebastian here, but Horace was Garrett's brother-in-law. Neil was in a dilemma.However, Sebastian wasn't related to Zeke by blood, which gave Horace a slight edge.In Neil's opinion, Zeke was unlikely to get into a conflict with Garrett for the sake of Sebastian, which was why he had decided to try and persuade Sebastian to compromise."I've already said that I won't." Sebastian refused to budge.Neil couldn't help frowning. He looked Sebastian up and down and said, "Young man, I'm doing this for your own good. Besides, your friend has been in the special care unit for three days. Her condition has already stabilized."Neil was the kind of person who was good at reading
As the man in the black robe yelled, the entire hall fell silent at once. The thin old man threw the black-robed old man a disgruntled look, but he returned obediently to his seat.Once the noise had died down, Preston stepped forward and swept an icy gaze over the crowd who were present. "You call yourself the elders of the family?"The monument of our ancestral dragon is right in front of you. How could you bully two young members of the family in front of it? Don't you feel any shame?"Besides, how dare you speak before Arnaud does?"After the harsh scolding they received from Preston, no one in the crowd dared to protest. Sebastian nodded involuntarily. It appeared that Preston did have influence in the Ballard family. At least no one had interrupted his scolding, including Arnaud and the man in the black robe.Preston huffed angrily and bowed to Arnaud, who sat in the middle. "Arnaud, I've brought Samson and Sebastian!"Preston went over to the chair next to the black-robe
"Sebastian, I won't be going in. Remember, don't say anything without being spoken to, and don't be impulsive!" Andreas said softly in Sebastian's ear when they reached the door to the hall. He then walked over to the crowd, which was packed on both sides of the hall.Samson and Preston walked into the hall without any change in expression. Sebastian hesitated for a moment before hurrying to catch up.When they reached the entrance, the two old men reached out to stop them and said to Preston, who was in the lead, "Preston, I'm afraid that it wouldn't be a good idea for you to go in. Everyone knows that you're biased toward Samson's family. If you get into an argument with Arnaud, then—""Nonsense!" Preston yelled furiously. He spoke in a menacing tone to the two old men. "Don't try those tricks with me. Today, I'm going to be the voice of reason. Who among you can do anything to me?"With that, he pushed them aside and strode into the hall.The two old men gazed after his ret
The Ballard Estate's resources were unfathomable as it was. Could Isabella's family be even more powerful than theirs?Sebastian clearly remembered that both he and Samson were under the Sacred Medicine Society. They even had the same mentor.The Sacred Medicine Society was above all the other mystic martial arts sects. Even the sect leaders of the Nine Sects were very respectful toward his mentor.If Samson really was from the same sect as Sebastian, then his mentor had clearly been unable to save him. Wouldn't that mean that the Sacred Medicine Society was no match for the Ballards?Wouldn't that mean that Isabella's family was an even greater entity?"If my mother's family is really that powerful, why couldn't they rescue my father? There would also be no reason to let me join the Sacred Medicine Society either, right?" Sebastian asked probingly. It seemed as if Andreas had never even thought about such questions. He smiled and shook his head. "You probably don't know about a
As they stepped out of the courtyard gate, Samson suddenly turned and lowered his voice as he said to Sebastian, "I didn't treat you and your mother well. Please don't hold it against me."Sebastian felt even more conflicted. After everything he had been through, he knew very well that there were times when one really had no choice. When Samson saw that Sebastian was looking at him with a conflicted expression, he patted him on the shoulder and gave him a warm smile. Then he took a token from Preston and walked out of the yard.They followed Preston as he walked toward the east, where there was a majestic-looking building."Why are you helping me?" Sebastian suddenly turned and asked Andreas in a low voice. Andreas glanced at him and gave him a long, cryptic smile. "Do you think I'm helping you? I'm helping myself while doing so!""Oh?" Sebastian looked at Andreas in confusion, his brow knitted. Even Rexton had mentioned that Andreas was in Arnaud's favor. Why would he need t
When Rexton and the others had gone, Preston turned to look at Samson and said irritatedly, "You little rascal. Would I ever hurt you?"Besides, you've been here in isolation for ten years. Why hasn't your temper changed at all? Couldn't you show me some respect in front of all those people?"Samson glanced at Preston but didn't answer.Preston huffed and ignored him. He turned and looked Sebastian up and down instead."Hey, kiddo. Over ten years have passed in just the blink of an eye. You've probably forgotten me. I even gave you candy back then! Come over here and call me Great Uncle Preston!"Sebastian looked at him in surprise. It was true that he didn't have much of an impression of what had happened over ten years ago. However, he could tell from what Preston had said and done that his attitude toward Sebastian's family was completely different from Rexton and the others.Beside Sebastian, Andreas kept shooting him meaningful looks. Sebastian finally smiled and said, "Hell
Although the old man looked as if he was over 60 years old, his expression was sharp and lively, and his skin was smooth as a baby's. It gave him a youthful air.Even the severely injured apprentices all scrambled up from the ground when they saw him. They hastily bowed and said, "Greetings, Great Uncle Preston!"Even Rexton had no choice but to suppress his anger. He bowed sullenly to the old man and said, "Greetings, Uncle Preston."Preston Ballard glanced at Rexton and turned to shout angrily at the apprentices, "If I hadn't come, were you planning to tear the Ballard Estate apart? Look at all of you! Get out of here right now!"Despite the scolding they had been subjected to, none of them dared to protest. They all lowered their heads and slunk out of the yard. Preston glared angrily at them as they went and snorted. "What an embarrassment to the family!"Then he smiled slightly and looked at Samson and Sebastian as he asked, "Samson, do you have anything to say?"Samson lo
Rexton's pupils constricted, and the muscles in his face twitched. He stared at Samson with a wary look in his eyes. He and Samson were two minor stages apart. It was no laughing matter. If the two of them began to fight, Rexton would be sure to die if he didn't have any external assistance."What's the matter? Are you scared?" Samson sneered as he asked in a cold, accusatory tone. That flipped a switch in Rexton's head. His expression changed instantly, and he turned a fierce look on Samson. "Afraid?" he asked through gritted teeth.As he spoke, Rexton seemed to make up his mind. He slowly reached into his pocket and took out a pale blue paper charm, which looked thicker than usual.The paper charm was oppressive to look at. Sebastian instinctively sensed a threatening energy approaching!Even Samson looked wary when he saw the paper charm."Uncle Rexton, this is a Soulcrush Charm. Great Uncle Arnaud has clearly said that no one in the Ballard Estate is allowed to use spiri
Sebastian immediately felt the pressure around him drop. The feeling of being pinned down disappeared as well."How dare you—"Before Rexton could finish, a shadow flashed past him, and Samson popped up right in front of him.Samson stuck out his finger as if it were a sword and tapped him on the chest. Although Samson hadn't used any strength, Rexton could see the murderous look in his eyes. There was a dot of scarlet light that swirled around Samson's finger. A crimson rune was gradually appearing, and there was a chilling, murderous sensation in the air. Sebastian gasped. He had finally realized how the mystic spells should be used, and he was in awe. It wasn't that Sebastian was unable to do it. It was just that up until then, he had only seen the mystic sect apprentices of the secular world. Perhaps their understanding of how to use mystic spells was too superficial, which was why Sebastian's perception had also been affected.Realization only dawned on him when he saw
At Rexton's roar of fury, everyone turned to look at Samson, who was still standing there quietly without moving."A traitor? Murder?"There was finally a flicker of emotion on Samson's face. A sudden glimmer of light flared in his eyes, which had been devoid of life for a long time."Rexton, you know very well how your father died!"As Samson spoke, he walked toward Rexton with a steady step as he said, "I admit that I've wronged Sebastian and his mother. I was just too soft-hearted back then. That's why I believed your lies and tried to keep the big picture in mind for the Ballards, but look at how you've treated me!"There was suddenly a cold glint in Samson's eyes, and he said in a thunderous tone, "You set up a series of traps and tried to kill and torture my wife and son!"You pursued them until the ends of the earth! If my mentor hadn't rescued Sebastian, do you think he'd still be alive today?"Did you just accuse me of murder? Did you ever think of the fact that we're f