"Mr. Ballard, it really is a misunderstanding." Juan tossed his Yutarian machete onto the ground and fell to his knees in front of Sebastian."Are you part of the Sanguis Cult?" Sebastian asked coldly."Since you know that we're from the Sanguis Cult, why would you still dare to—" Before Juan could finish, Sebastian's hand landed heavily on the top of his head.Sebastian looked at the corpses on the floor and took out some corpse-dissolving powder, which he sprinkled over their bodies. In the blink of an eye, the corpses had dissolved into a puddle of bloody water. Sebastian put their Yutarian machetes away.Although Yutarians were inferior on the whole, their machetes were made very well. He could use them for self-defense. Rose looked at the two puddles of bloody water on the floor and frowned as she said, "You know how to concoct corpse-dissolving powder?"It was a miraculous kind of drug that was only found in legends and had been lost for almost a thousand years. It was t
Sebastian only scoffed and walked out of Samuel's office without looking back. Traditional medicine was on the decline, and there were very few students in medical universities who chose to study it. Even if they signed up for it at first, it was only because the scores required for it were lower. They would just transfer to modern medicine after successfully entering the medical university.Samuel held all traditional medicine doctors in contempt, especially as he was running a university and not a hospital. It didn't matter how skilled Sebastian was. What Samuel wanted was to attract more students. Samuel's ability to attract students would determine the likeliness of his promotion. That was what he was truly concerned about, not the level of Sebastian's skills in medicine.After Sebastian had left, Samuel bent over the documents and continued to work on them. Suddenly, his phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Alexander, which made him laugh coldly. "Hello, Alexa
"Is it Ballard?" Howell had heard of Sebastian before. He was friends with both Walter and Alexander, and he had heard them mention Sebastian multiple times in the past.Therefore, Howell had also heard of many of Sebastian's legendary feats. It was just that he had never had a chance to meet him."How did you know?" Alexander asked, confused."You mention him to me every once in a while. How could I not know? It's just a pity that Dr. Ballard seems to be so busy. I've been planning to pay him a visit, but it's harder than getting to the moon! Do you have a way for me to meet him?" Howell asked eagerly."A way? Of course! I even want him to go and give a lecture over at your workplace!" Alexander said happily."Really? Where are you? I'll come and see you right now!" Howell almost dropped his phone in excitement.Alexander and Howell arranged to go and meet Sebastian together, which delighted the latter.He was a traditional medicine doctor himself, and he greatly admired a doct
Howell and Alexander chatted for a while more with Sebastian before bidding him goodbye.That afternoon, Madeline and her entourage arrived at the entrance to Steinberg Medical University. Samuel and all the staff and students were lined up neatly there, waiting for them.Robin got out of the black sedan first before opening the door for Madeline. After Madeline got out, she and the other foreigners walked over to the main doors.Samuel immediately shot a pointed look at two female students who were carrying flower garlands. The two students ran over to Madeline and presented her with them."Welcome! Thank you for coming to our university from so far away, Ms. Eddings." Samuel's hands were trembling with excitement.If he could satisfy Madeline, he would be sure to get promoted and get rich very quickly. "How are the preparations for the lecture, Mr. Lorson?" Robin asked, his brow furrowed.Samuel was truly frivolous. Why had he arranged for such a grand welcome ceremony when M
Robin glanced at his watch. It wasn't even 1:00 pm yet.He couldn't let Madeline wait for more than an hour, so he said to Samuel, "Find a way to make Dr. Ballard start his lecture earlier. Ms. Eddings' time is very valuable!"Samuel nodded quickly and said, "Alright, I'll send someone to notify Dr. Ballard right away and ask him to come and give his lecture. Ms. Eddings, please wait in our university lounge for a moment."Samuel gave a pointed look to the two vice deans beside him. He indicated for them to keep Madeline company in his stead and stall as long as they could.As for Samuel, he got into a car with two instructors and went straight to St. James Hospital, where Sebastian was conducting consultations.Now, Sebastian's punctual appearance would decide whether or not Samuel would keep his job, and Samuel had no wish to lose his throne.After all, the dean of a Medical University received countless gifts all year. He could even get favors from young female teachers who wa
The two instructors beside Sebastian were both staring nervously at the thug's knife.They could do the work of ten people when dealing with students, but they were helpless in the face of a knife-wielding man. They waited for about half an hour for the thug to get his medicine and leave. Before he left, he spat viciously at Samuel's face."Damn it, why does he have so much spit when he's so scrawny?" an instructor cursed as he took out a tissue for Samuel to wipe his face."Shut up!" Samuel was shaking with anger. That wasn't helping him at all! He was clearly embarrassing him further!"Dr. Ballard…" Now that the thug had finally left, Samuel approached Sebastian."Clean off that spit on your face. It's disgusting." Zane stuck out his hand to stop Samuel.Samuel took a tissue from the instructor and wiped his face carefully twice before approaching. He said, "Dr. Ballard, we would greatly appreciate your coming to our university to teach. Shall we leave right now?""I'm busy!
"I…" Samuel was halfway through his sentence when a middle-aged man walked out of the crowd behind him. He was wearing a mink coat and had a cigar dangling from his mouth. He pointed at the door and said, "Dr. Ballard wants you all to get lost!""Go out!""Get out of here, now!" The other patients who were waiting to see Sebastian began clamoring and cursing.The two instructors wanted to protect Samuel's dignity, but their pupils constricted when they saw who the middle-aged man in the mink coat was.It was Hans!The thug from just now was nothing compared to Hans. What was he doing lining up here?"Who the hell are you?" Samuel's eyes had gone red with anger.The moment he entered St. James Hospital, he had thrown his pride and dignity aside completely. He reigned absolute in Steinberg Medical University as the dean!The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Without even looking to see who the other party was, he began yelling back in anger.The instructors used
"Samuel, I think you'd better consider getting another job," Robin said.Seeing Madeline had gone off in a huff, he glared angrily at Samuel and followed the others off with a flick of his sleeves."Sebastian!" Samuel yelled through gritted teeth. Tears leaked out of his eyes.Apart from a series of free slaps in the face, he had also lost his job. He was filled with hate for Sebastian.…Robin was the one in charge of Steinberg's medical system, so he soon found out that Sebastian would be lecturing at the Steinberg University of Traditional Medicine the next day. He immediately reported this to Madeline, who was slightly mollified.However, Samuel had wasted two hours of her time, which displeased her greatly.Robin immediately wrote a report and submitted it to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health. Samuel's stint as a dean was over.…Early the next morning, Sebastian changed into a suit and polished his leather shoes until they shone.Although Sebastian of
Sebastian threw his head back in laughter. He strode forward, standing in the center of the hall, and said coldly. "Ungrateful? How could you have the audacity to say such a thing?"Even if I'm surrounded by enemies, you Ballards can forget about making me submit! It's just death, after all. If I even blink, then I won't call myself a man!"Everyone there stared at Sebastian."How dare that brat be so cocky? If he's not punished, it'll be a disgrace to our family rules!""He should be given the death penalty!""It'll be a disaster if we just let him be, and it'll only bring trouble for our family. Please give the order, and we'll kill him at once!"The entire hall was in an uproar. Even Preston, who had been speaking up for Sebastian and Samson, sighed in resignation.Since Sebastian had already made his stance clear, Preston couldn't help even if he wanted to.Sebastian had roused the anger of everyone there, and Arnaud had closed his eyes and wasn't saying anything. He was cl
Sebastian was just about to step forward when Samson hastily waved a hand at him and said, "Sebastian, the grudges of the Ballard family from over ten years ago have nothing to do with you. Don't get involved!""But—"Sebastian's gaze sharpened as he turned to look at Milton. There was an icy glint in his eyes. Samson shook his head slightly at Sebastian. The Ballard Estate had at least ten experts at the eighth level of the Eldoria realm. At Sebastian's current level, trying to fight them would only bring him big trouble."Sebastian, one must learn how to adapt to the situation," Samson whispered into his ear using voice projection. "Today, I will exchange my legs for your and Whitney's freedom. Think of it as a payment for what I owe you and your mother."Sebastian clenched his fists tightly. He hated himself for being too weak. He couldn't even protect his own family in a place like the Ballard Estate, where many experts were gathered.However, he would never allow anyone to
"Do you accept it, Samson?" Arnaud asked harshly when he saw that Preston hadn't said anything else. He turned to look directly at Samson.Samson smiled bitterly and turned to look at Sebastian before raising his head to look at Arnaud, who was sitting high above them. He said, "Uncle Arnaud, I was the reason for everything that happened. I wish to ask you not to trouble Sebastian.""What are you talking about?" Preston was agitated. He stood up again and yelled, "There must still be an investigation about who was right and who was wrong. Why should they break your legs?"As he spoke, his eyes blazed with fury. He looked at the thin old man and said furiously, "Milton, you old bastard! How can you be so shameless at your age? Tell me! Did you embellish the story to Arnaud?""Uncle Preston!" Samson stopped him quickly and sighed slightly. "Forget it. It's my fault for bringing such huge trouble upon our family back then."I admit that I have let our family down. Since imprisoning m
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