The Coltranes had once been the king of the roost, but now Sartvale's business world was under the control of three families. Due to the decline of the Coltranes, Harold's influence had been greatly reduced. However, he still had connections in Sunway, and he was not ostracized by anyone. He had just lost an ally.The moment he left Coltrane Estate, Sebastian's phone rang. When he saw that it was Rosalie calling, he answered at once. "Where are you, Sebastian? Something happened at the hospital," Rosalie said anxiously."The hospital? What happened?" Sebastian asked, his brow furrowed."A very difficult patient has been admitted. Dr. Lemmington says that they've sent their best doctors, but there's been no improvement.""Oh?" Sebastian frowned and asked, "What symptoms does the patient have?""It's a very strange condition. Dr. Lemmington says that the patient hasn't slept for over ten days. His eyes are always open, and he doesn't answer no matter what he's asked. He looks as
"Yes. Mr. Gromer is the CEO of Weimar Technology in the Crestborne region. He was sent to our hospital three days ago, but I've already told you what the situation is like. We really are at a loss about his condition," Walter said to Sebastian, sighing.Just as Sebastian was about to take Quentin's pulse, there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and the door to the consultation room opened.A beautiful woman in a black blazer with a pencil skirt hurried in and said, "I've contacted an expert in the field from Janover. Transfer Mr. Gromer right now!"The beautiful woman looked slightly anxious. There were fine beads of sweat on her nose, and she had clearly run all the way there. Her fair skin was slightly flushed, and she had on a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. However, Sebastian knew that they were glasses that were just for show."Mr. Gromer cannot be transferred in his current condition," Sebastian said coldly."What?" Danielle Pugh frowned as she looked at Sebastian.
"Do a full body check-up for Mr. Gromer at once. If there are no problems, arrange for him to be transferred," Walter instructed."We have no time!" Elena exclaimed, pointing at her watch. "We should arrange for Mr. Gromer to go to Janover at once!" Danielle added."If you insist on doing so, go ahead," Sebastian said. He turned to leave."Mr. Ballard." Walter stopped Sebastian. "I know that you're a traditional medicine doctor, but do you think that there's anything traditional medicine can do for Mr. Gromer's condition?" Elena asked coldly."There should be," Sebastian turned and said to Elena in an equally icy tone."By you?" Elena noticed that Sebastian was only in his 20s. How skilled could he possibly be?Only newbies who were inexperienced and had just started out would be so cocky. How could a young traditional medicine doctor say that he could cure a condition that even Alexander couldn't do anything about?"Even my grandfather can't cure this condition. Who gave yo
"I agree!""I agree too!" There were over 20 internal medicine experts in the consultation room, and over half of them had seen Sebastian's skills in medicine either on the television or on live broadcast. That was why they all approved of Henrietta's suggestion."Are you all mad?" Elena took her glasses off anxiously. She pointed at Walter and said, "Dr. Lemmington, how can you let him treat a condition that even my grandfather can't do anything about?""That's right! Instead of letting him treat Mr. Gromer, why don't you send Mr. Gromer to Janover? He'll have a chance of surviving, at least!" Danielle was also strongly against the idea."Ms. Pugh, your periods are irregular, and you often suffer from insomnia. Do you feel like there's a fire burning inside you whenever night falls? Do you feel an uncomfortable warmth in your chest even in winter?" Sebastian asked Danielle casually. Danielle's expression changed. She turned red, then as white as a sheet.Sebastian had accurat
Rose raised an eyebrow. Her gaze fell coldly on Abner as she said, "Try saying that again!"Abner felt as if he was looking at the Grim Reaper. The murderous energy coming off of her in waves made his heart drop, and he took two steps backward, too afraid to say anything."Mr. Gromer doesn't have insomnia, which is why the drugs you've used have had no effect. It will only make his condition worse," Sebastian said to Walter and the others, ignoring Abner."What kind of condition does Mr. Gromer have, then?" Walter asked, pushing his glasses."He has wind dizziness. Look at his hands!" Sebastian said. He pointed at Quentin's hands, which were shaking uncontrollably. Everyone finally noticed that Quentin's middle finger and index finger were trembling relentlessly."What does that show?" Walter continued asking."Wind can affect the liver. It means that he caught this disease because of an unhealthy liver. Has Mr. Gromer been under a lot of pressure lately? Does he often work lat
"Aaron?" Elena was surprised to see Aaron suddenly appear in the hospital.Aaron had received Alexander's message earlier, and Alexander had told him briefly about the situation with Quentin. Aaron had immediately understood what Alexander wanted. He wanted Aaron to help Elena, so Aaron had rushed over at once."Don't trust Abner, Ellie. He's a total scumbag. Half a year ago, he almost killed a patient with a silver needle in Sunway." Aaron glared scornfully at Abner."You're talking nonsense!" Abner yelled as he pointed furiously at Aaron."Abner, do I need to call my grandfather to verify this?" Aaron pulled out his phone.Abner turned red and pressed his lips together. He didn't speak again."The two of them just came to stall for time. When enough time passes, Mr. Gromer won't be able to be saved!" Rose's gaze swept contemptuously over Abner and Orion while she sucked on the lollipop in her mouth."What?" Elena looked at Abner in shock and said, "Mr. Huntington Senior! I
When Abner looked down, he almost lost his mind in fear. The thing that had dropped to the floor was his arm.Rose had attacked so quickly that Abner's arm had been chopped off without shedding a single drop of blood. He hadn't even felt any pain. When Abner saw the object on the floor clearly, an intense pain came from his shoulder. It was so painful that cold sweat immediately beaded on his forehead. He clutched his shoulder, looking as pale as a sheet.Blood began gushing out of the wound, and he couldn't staunch it at all. It burst through his fingers and splattered out. Orion retreated several steps backward in fear. The rest of the doctors in the room were dazed with fright. "Why did you save him?" Rose's voice was unusually icy. There was a cold gleam in her beautiful eyes as she stared at Sebastian."This is a hospital," he explained heavily."He deserves to die!" Rose said through gritted teeth.Abner looked up again, but his eyes met Rose's icy gaze, and he shudder
Sebastian nodded slightly. There was a gold needle in his hand.As time had been dragged out for too long, Quentin's heartbeat was declining rapidly. It wouldn't be a stretch to say that saving Quentin had become as difficult as saving Cillian had been. "The gold needle?" Elena had recognized the needle Sebastian was holding at once. It was the king of medicine's gold needle, which Alexander treasured greatly."Shh. Be quiet." Aaron gestured for her to stop talking. He threw a worried glance at Orion and Abner.When Sebastian had been treating Cillian, Marius' sudden shout had caused him to vomit blood at once. Aaron didn't want Sebastian to be at risk once more."I'll kill whoever makes a sound." Rose's icy gaze swept over the faces of the crowd, and everyone instinctively shut their mouths tightly. Even Orion covered his mouth quickly with his hand. He was terrified that he would die if he made a sound.Sebastian raised his arm slowly and injected his vital energy into the g
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