"Mr. Ballard, it'll be easy to find out whether the Gullivers were involved or not. We just have to send someone to check their financial transactions. However, before we have irrefutable proof, I would like to ask you not to do anything to the Gullivers," Gavin said to Sebastian, frowning.The Gullivers were very influential among Sartvale's martial arts sects. If they attacked the Gullivers, it would also stir up those of the Martial Arts Association, and they would end up causing a lot of unnecessary trouble.Sebastian nodded slightly and said, "Alright, I'll be waiting for news from you. It's getting late. You should go home."Gavin nodded and bid his farewell. Meanwhile, Zane and Whitney had both been shaken by the assassination attempt, and they both refused to leave the hospital.Sebastian had no choice. He instructed them to find empty beds in the adjacent hospital rooms and stay there temporarily.…After the defeated assassination attempt from the night before, the Gu
Before long, a red-faced man in his 50s walked into the living room with a young man in tow.The ruddy-faced man was obviously Thaddeus.Aloysius hastily got up to greet him. He bowed to Thaddeus slightly and said, "Mr. Verton, I've heard many things about you, and I finally get to meet you today. With your help, I'm sure that we'll avenge my son in no time."Thaddeus bowed back slightly to Aloysius. He had heard about the Gullivers' predicament from Jeffrey. He then comforted Aloysius for Kelvin's death. Noticing Aloysius still looked grim, he smiled and said, "Mr. Gulliver Senior, I've heard about everything. Although Sebastian didn't die, one of the women with him was severely injured and is now at death's door."If there are no unexpected incidents, she'll die from her injuries any time now. That will be like collecting interest from Ballard." Aloysius looked up at Thaddeus. He looked sinister as he said, "I don't care how many of the people around him die. I only want him d
Thaddeus glared coldly at Aloysius."Oh, right, right. You're absolutely right, Mr. Verton." Aloysius finally understood why Jeffrey had said that they would need the Gullivers' connections.However, if he could kill Sebastian and avenge Kelvin, Aloysius would be willing to do anything.…Early the next day, Sebastian had just changed the dressings on Rosalie's wound when someone banged on the door of the convenience store.Sebastian had taken Rosalie back to the convenience store so that he could easily treat her if there were any urgent situations.Additionally, the convenience store was in a comparatively remote location, so it was easier for Gavin and the others to lie in wait. Once their opponent sent assassins to them again, they could catch them all in one fell swoop and find the mastermind behind it."Damn it, who's that? How could they be so uncivilized?" Zane opened the door angrily. There was an old man and a young man standing outside. The old man wore a mink coat,
"Sebastian, did they say that someone is challenging you to a martial arts battle? What kind of era are we living in? We won't go!" Whitney said, looking worried.Zane nodded and said, "That's right, Seb! They chose the place and time. There might be a trap! We'd better not go.""No." Rosalie mustered up the energy to sit up, and she said in a trembling voice, "The Martial Arts Association have come forward. If Sebastian doesn't go, the consequences will be dire.""Rosalie." Whitney hurried over to the bed to help Rosalie sit up."That's right. We can't refuse a challenge from the Martial Arts Association," Liam said seriously. He had rushed over as well. "Seb, as far as I know, they've invited another expert to come. This person is someone our special forces team have been looking for," Liam said to Sebastian as soon as he entered. He looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy."Who is it?" Sebastian asked, frowning."His name is Ricardo, and he's one of the experts of Yut
"We can send more people and spread a wide net," Liam said defiantly."It won't be of any use. It will only increase the numbers of injuries and casualties." Sebastian sighed and said, "Besides, I regret to tell you that you'd better not let your men appear tomorrow."Liam looked at Sebastian in surprise. He frowned and said, "Seb, what do you mean by that?""If Ventus and Bianca are experts of the same level, you won't be able to do anything to them. Even I can only reach a tie with Bianca in battle," Sebastian said earnestly."Seb, did you reveal the news to Blake on purpose so that Madam Dragon will intervene again to help you?" Liam asked instinctively. Sebastian shook his head slightly and said, "I want to verify a theory of mine. If she appears again, it'll mean that I've guessed correctly.""What theory?" Liam asked doubtfully.Sebastian shook his head and didn't speak again. Before he could verify his suspicions, he wouldn't reveal anything to anyone.That night, Sebas
"Madam Dragon, those thick-skinned old assholes have no sense of shame." Blake sat in the car and gazed in the direction of the battle arena. He was worried for Sebastian."The mystic sects have always been a place of scheming and plots. Whether Sebastian lives or dies today will depend on whether the other party wants to kill him or not," Belinda said.She looked contemptuously in the direction of the battle arena. She didn't think that Monty and the others were worth her time."Bianca?" Blake blurted out.Belinda nodded slightly and said, "If she joins forces with Ventus, Sebastian will have no chance of survival today."At that moment, countless cherry blossoms drifted through the sky as a cold gust of wind blew in from the river. A person with an umbrella drifted down from the skies. It was as if they had descended from heaven. A beautiful face could be seen under the umbrella, and it entranced everyone who saw her.She was wearing fiery red traditional Yutarian clothes wit
If the old men really were shameless, Rose would spill their blood. However, her main task that day was to be on alert to prevent Ricardo from attacking suddenly.Once the two women had sat down, Rose stole a glance at Bianca, who was in the main seat.Sebastian's heart sank slightly when he saw Bianca sitting there. However, Bianca smiled very sweetly at him."Thaddeus isn't too scared to come, is he?" Sebastian looked down at his watch. "Don't be arrogant, Sebastian. I'm right here." Thaddeus was standing proudly on the bow of a small boat. The boat sped forward, making a grand entrance.Thaddeus secretly activated his vital energy and suddenly leaped upward. He landed gently on the surface of the river, and he rode the waves on the river's surface as he sped toward them."Wow!""How amazing!""Mr. Verton is as extraordinary as we expected!"The onlookers all stood up and cheered. The stands shook with the loud sound of their cheering. Bianca's eyes flickered as she glanc
"Sebastian, I want to show you mercy. How about this? You can break your own legs and grovel to these people here whom you bullied in the past. I'll make the decision today to spare your life," Monty said, stroking his goatee. He already had a plan in mind. Sebastian also had a formidable ally with him.Even if Dillon and the others attacked all at once, it was uncertain whether or not they would be able to deal with both Sebastian and Rose. Even if Ricardo joined them, the most they could do was reach a tie.If they could threaten Sebastian before the battle and exert pressure on him to break his own legs, it would be easy to kill them.Monty's words amused Sebastian. Was everyone in the Martial Arts Association an idiot? Did he really think that Sebastian would break his own legs before they had even attacked?"I'm merciful too. If you cut off your own heads, I promise not to whip your corpses," Sebastian said cheekily."How dare you! Sebastian, are you really going to make an
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