That night, when Sebastian got back to the Moonlyte Club, he found two police cars at the entrance. One of them had Sunway license plates, which puzzled him.As soon as he walked through the main doors, a couple of men in uniform stood up from the coffee table where they had been sitting and said, "Sebastian, please come with us!""Can I ask you why you're arresting me?" Sebastian asked, frowning."Sebastian, the situation is a little complicated, but I believe that you're innocent. This is not the right place for us to talk. Let's talk back at the station," Vince said rather apologetically as he stood up and walked over to him.Sebastian felt slightly more reassured to see Vince.However, when he saw the unpleasant looks of the two police officers beside him, he began to feel uneasy once more.It was clear that Vince's position was lower than theirs. Vince was also giving him a look that was clearly warning him not to resist. Although Sebastian was confused, he cooperated and
Vince knew very well what kind of situation he was in. He didn't belong to Larys' group of people, nor was he Harold's. The only person he could truly rely on was Sebastian.Both Harold and Larys had left him alone thus far out of respect for Sebastian.After Sebastian was brought into the interrogation room at Police Headquarters, Vince grinned and said to the two special officers sent in by the state, "Well, I won't be able to join in for the upcoming interrogation. There are just too many things to do here! I hope you'll understand.""Of course, Chief Weist. We wouldn't let the police chief conduct interrogations with us! You can leave it to us." Cody Montstone smiled and nodded.He was Ivan's right-hand man and had been sent on this trip by him. No matter what, he had to make Sebastian's case solid.After Cody had sent Vince off, he looked menacingly at Sebastian and said, "Sebastian, I advise you to tell the truth. Why did you kill Matthias?""Mr. Montstone, don't you think
While Hunter was on the phone with Ivan, Vince called Liam and told him briefly about Sebastian's case.After Liam heard about it, he was very surprised. Although he had the authority to use local police power, he didn't have the authority to intervene with the local judicial department's right to enact justice.As he hadn't been present when Sebastian injured Matthias, he had no authority to intervene in the case, even if he wanted to."Grandpa, Seb's in trouble!" Liam put the phone down and rushed to Wyatt's bedroom, where he told him about what had happened to Sebastian."That doesn't sound right. Sebastian doesn't seem like such an impulsive person."Liam couldn't help smiling wryly. "That's because you've never seen him when he's being impulsive."Wyatt glared at Liam and said, "Use your brain! If you wanted to kill someone, would you do it in public?"Liam looked rather baffled as he said, "I know that Seb was framed, but Hunter might already have taken action!"Wyatt l
"Are you going to defy me?" Liam sneered.Matthias' corpse was essential in proving Sebastian's innocence and saving his life. Liam was determined to get it. That was why he had brought Wyatt's guards with him."I'm sorry. I hope that the special forces comrades can cooperate with us," the police officer said, blocking Liam's path.Liam gritted his teeth and pulled out his gun from around his waist. He flicked off the safety catch and pointed it at the police officer who was in his way. He said, "Move aside!""Do you think you're the only one who has a gun?" The police officer pulled out his gun as well, but he didn't dare to take off the safety catch."I'll count to three, and you'll put the corpse down and let us take it. Otherwise, shoot him on the spot!" Liam commanded the soldiers behind him. "Yes, sir!" As they assented, their guns swung around to point at the police officers.The officer who was blocking Liam's path instinctively took two steps backward. He couldn't affo
In less than ten minutes, a second message was sent to Marius' phone, "Your child is in our hands! If you want the child to live, don't do the autopsy!" When Marius saw the message, his hands trembled slightly.They had kidnapped his child!"Dr. Chesney, we have the corpse. What do we do next?" Liam shouted as he jumped out of the military vehicle and walked inside.Marius recovered at once when he heard Liam's shouts. He hesitated and said, "Find a medical examiner to do the autopsy."Liam frowned and looked at him in confusion. "Dr. Chesney, aren't you qualified as a medical examiner?"Marius turned red and hung his head. If Sebastian hadn't pleaded on his behalf, he couldn't imagine what would have happened to him.On one hand was his benefactor, but on the other was his child. He was in a dilemma."Hey, say something!" Liam urged him impatiently. He could tell that there was something strange about Marius' expression."Mr. Holman, I'm afraid that I won't be able to do any
Sebastian's arms were held firmly by two police officers as they got into the police car. Cody was sitting in the front passenger seat. He glanced smugly at Sebastian through the rearview mirror as he said, "Ballard, when we get to the state department, there'll be no one left to defend you! I advise you to behave!"Sebastian ignored him and looked in the rearview mirror. A large fleet of police cars had suddenly popped up behind them."Stop that car!" Ned's voice came from the police cars behind them.Cody huffed coldly and turned to say to the driver, "Ignore them and speed up. We'll rush through the checkpoint ahead, and then our mission will be completed.At his command, the police car picked up speed and rushed straight for the checkpoint at a speed of 120 miles per hour."Damn it! Those assholes! Notify the people in the checkpoint in front and tell them to put up roadblocks!" Ned's eyes were red with fury. If he couldn't get Sebastian back, his stint as office director wo
Liam sneered and clasped his hands behind his back. He stepped forward in his shiny military boots and said, "Do you think you're tough because you're holding a gun?"I'm not sure whether you'll have the guts to shoot or not, but my special forces team members aren't going to give you the chance to pull the trigger. "I'm going to count to three. Put down your gun, or your family will be getting death notices tomorrow morning!" As soon as Liam finished, over a dozen guns were trained on Cody and Knox."Colonel Holman, you must know that I don't just represent the state," Cody said through gritted teeth.Liam scoffed and said, "I know whose dogs you are. But even that dog Hunter wouldn't dare to try and act tough in front of me!" He slapped Cody in the face."You—""Forget it, Cody. This is beyond the two of us. We'd better go and report this to Chief Galledin as soon as we can," Knox said in a low voice as he tugged at Cody's clothes.At Knox's reminder, Cody realized how seri
When Ivan heard the news, he had no choice but to suppress his rage.He knew that Vince was opposing him on purpose, but he could only compromise and revoke Sebastian's arrest warrant in the state department as well. Vince had already set up a special team to put on the case. He was going to investigate it thoroughly and clear Sebastian's name. Ned was in charge of the team. Sebastian nodded slightly, but he couldn't help feeling amused. Shane had almost killed him. Even he couldn't understand when he had offended Shane."Does that mean I'm free now?" Sebastian asked, smiling."Yes. You're innocent, Mr. Ballard, so we must clear your name," Ned said. He started the engine of the police car and headed straight back to Steinberg's city area."Seb, I feel like there's something strange about all this. Even if Shane wanted to get you in trouble, he isn't powerful enough to use someone as important as Ivan. "Although the Winters do have some dealings with the martial arts sects, t
Whitney perked up at Sebastian's question. "It's all because you ran into the two monsters that day," she said. "I saw it on the surveillance footage. That was when I realized that the two women living in the store don't have that kind of relationship with you…"Whitney had never asked, and Sebastian hadn't bothered to explain who Nina and Lyanna were. That was why she had mistakenly thought that both of them were Sebastian's lovers as well.Realization had only dawned on her when she heard Nina address Sebastian as her master, even in her dying breath. Whitney had seen how powerful Nina was that day and how she had been willing to die in order to protect Sebastian.Nina and Lyanna weren't Sebastian's lovers. They were his servants. Not only that, Nina was a thousand-year-old giant snake!That had completely changed Whitney's view of the world. Although there had always been legends of mystical beings and ghosts, Whitney was an accomplished businesswoman who believed firmly in sc
Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head. "I'm not from the Ballard Estate," he said. "My name is Sebastian, and it's better if my cousin weren't seen around me too much.""Oh, you're Sebastian."The two young women breathed a long sigh of relief. They looked him up and down for a long time before exchanging a glance. Then, they covered their faces and giggled.One of them stepped forward and said, "Come with me. Honestly… you seem pretty normal. I don't get why Ms. Sutton is yearning for you so much."Sebastian cleared his throat awkwardly and said nothing.The young woman led Sebastian into the house, where Whitney was sitting and reading a book intently. She said, "Ms. Sutton, look who's here."Whitney put down her book and looked up. When she saw Sebastian behind the young woman, she was both surprised and delighted. She got up and threw herself into Sebastian's arms."Sebastian, is it really you?"The young woman covered her face and chuckled before leaving the room sile
Sebastian watched Andreas leave and exhaled deeply. Preston wasn't the only one he didn't trust. No one in the Ballard Estate was worthy of his trust, including Andreas.Once Andreas had completely disappeared, Sebastian beckoned to the woods in the distance and said, "Come out!"In a flash, Duo appeared at his side. "My lord, why didn't you wipe out those people in the hall today?" he asked.Duo clenched his fists tightly, and there was a murderous look simmering in his eyes. Although he hadn't been in the hall, he had clearly heard everything the Ballards had said.Anyone who disrespected his master deserved death!Besides, neither Sebastian nor Duo would have had to lift a finger to kill them. All they had to do was to crush the Tribulation Avoidance Charm and trigger the divine tribulation. Once it descended, no one in the hall would have lived to tell the tale, including Arnaud."If we become hostile with the Ballards, it'll be almost impossible for us to leave in peace. Now
"It all comes back to Uncle Samson," Andreas said. "Great Uncle Arnaud already told you he'd let Uncle Samson have his freedom if you find the other emerald token, but then he brought up the marriage alliance. "It directly affects whether or not Uncle Samson can regain his freedom. So, why don't you think about it?"With a quiet chuckle, Andreas walked toward a grove of peach trees to the west.Realization finally dawned on Sebastian. Arnaud was a shrewd man. He wouldn't slip up like that. Besides, although the Ballards and the Yeomans had established a marriage agreement, they hadn't named specific individuals, only that the Blessed Child of the Ballards would fulfill it.The Blessed Child bore the duty of guiding the Ballards to revival. In other words, the emerald token would be better off falling into the Blessed Child's hands rather than anyone else's.Could it be that the final emerald token was with the Yeomans? If that were true, why hadn't the Ballards used their pow
"I'm sorry, but I have no interest in becoming the head of the Ballard family," Sebastian said impassively. "I only want my father to be freed."Arnaud's expression changed slightly, but his tone remained neutral as he said, "It's Braxton who owes you and your mother, not the entire family. Why must you do this?"Sebastian let out a cold snort. It was true that Braxton had been the one who had kicked them out, but weren't the true culprits the elders of the Ballard Estate?"If there's nothing else, I'd like to see Whitney," Sebastian said, rising slowly to his feet. As soon as he mentioned her name, Arnaud waved a hand at him and said, "Don't be in such a rush, Sebastian. Whitney is safe. The Ballards would never harm a frail woman."He added, "However, there's something I want to ask you. Is Whitney still your wife?"Sebastian frowned. "Whether she is or isn't, what business is that of the Ballards?""Of course it is," Arnaud replied firmly. "The Ballards and the Yeomans of
Arnaud led Sebastian into a secret room deep within the Hall of the Ancestral Dragon. Once inside, Sebastian saw a Cosmic Orbit Diagram. It was exactly the same as the records in the Sacred Medicine Secret Annals.However, the Ballards' Cosmic Orbit Diagram was divided into different sections. It looked even more three-dimensional."This is the Cosmic Orbit Diagram passed down through our family for generations," Arnaud said proudly. "The one that the Sacred Medicine Society has is just a copy."The legacy of the mystic arts in Dramon almost all came from the Ballards.The Ballards had withheld some things back then as well. As a result, all the legacies of the various secular sects only had incomplete Cosmic Orbit Diagrams. It was why there were very few experts at the fifth level of the Eldoria realm and above.Afterward, Arnaud led Sebastian into a library. Thousands of technical legacies lined the shelves. Sebastian flipped through them. The techniques recorded there were
Samson glanced at Sebastian. He took a deep breath and said to Arnaud, "Thank you for sparing me, Uncle Arnaud."He gave Sebastian a few final reminders before leaving the hall with Preston.Once they were gone, Arnaud pointed at Duo and said to Sebastian, "Tell him to leave too."Sebastian waved a hand at Duo."I'll wait for you at the entrance, my lord," Duo said. "If anything happens, I'll be here as soon as you call!"He gave Arnaud a cold look before striding out of the hall.Arnaud watched him leave and smiled approvingly. He beckoned to Sebastian. "Come, sit!"Sebastian didn't hesitate. He crossed the hall and sat in the chair opposite Arnaud."Do you know why I asked Andreas to bring you back here?" Arnaud asked impassively. Sebastian shook his head expressionlessly. He said in a cold voice, "It's probably because of the emerald token in my father's possession."Apart from using him and Whitney as leverage against Samson, he couldn't think of any other reason.Arnau
"The Blessed Child! The Blessed Child has finally come to our family!"The black-robed old man who had been sitting beside Arnaud stood up, looking pleased. He couldn't hide his excitement as he turned to Arnaud and said, "Arnaud, our family is going to prosper!"Only Rexton and Milton looked extremely displeased. Braxton and Roland looked pained, as if they had lost something of great value. They were practically thumping their chests in regret!The Blessed Child had been foretold by one of the heads of the family centuries ago. No matter how far the Ballards declined, the prophecy said that after a few hundred years, a Blessed Child would appear—someone who could lead the family's revival!The only proof of the Blessed Child was for him to enter a master-servant oath with a Devora."Prosper? What a joke!" Hugo scoffed, holding Virtus firmly. "Weren't you all just clamoring about killing the two of them?"At Hugo's words, Arnaud's expression changed slightly. "When did I say tha
"Hugo!"Arnaud, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them wide. He eyed Hugo with a conflicted expression as he asked, "Have you forgotten the agreement the Thornes made with us ten years ago?"Hugo smiled coldly and put one hand behind his back. "That was the agreement you made with the Thornes. I'm only following Ms. Thorne's orders to protect Samson and find the emerald token. If Samson dies in this battle, how am I supposed to explain that to her?"He pointed at Sebastian and added, "He's Ms. Thorne's flesh and blood. Your family has no right to punish him! If the Ballards insist on killing them today, don't blame me for going on a killing spree!"When Hugo had finished, Sebastian finally realized that Hugo was from Isabella's family and that he had stayed at the Ballard Estate to protect Samson.It was clear that Isabella hadn't held a grudge toward Samson. In fact, she had sent an expert to stay behind to protect him in case anything happened.Arnaud's