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
Early the next morning, Sebastian rushed over to the traditional medicine consultation department at St. James Hospital as usual.The moment he entered, he saw Zane teaching Bailey and Madeline how to brew medicine.Sebastian knew exactly what Zane was up to.Over the past few days, Sebastian had been taking turns with Jonah, Henrietta, and Aaron to do consultations at St. James Hospital. As a result, almost all the patients in Steinberg had flocked to them.Even the citizens of neighboring cities had heard about them and traveled to see them.They had to give out hundreds of prescriptions every day.St. James Hospital didn't have enough staff on hand to help with brewing the medicine, so Zane had volunteered to come and help. If he could teach the foreigners how to do it, Zane would be able to laze off a bit. "Mr. Ballard! Is this the right way to brew medicine?" Bailey earnestly asked Sebastian, carrying a clay pot toward him. "Yes. You've just added a bit too much water.
Sebastian was startled.River Corporation wasn't just famous in the state; it was renowned in the whole of Dramon, and it had a very good reputation in the industry.Sebastian looked at Norman and knew at once that he wasn't an ordinary man.Even in every breath he took, Sebastian could sense the unique energy that only experts at the most advanced Supreme Grandmaster level possessed."Hello, Mr. Nichols Senior." Sebastian bowed very politely to Norman."You must be Dr. Ballard! Oliver has mentioned you to me before. I didn't expect you to be so young and accomplished." Norman nodded admiringly. "I only know a little about medicine. I wouldn't say that I'm a miracle doctor. Just call me Sebastian," he said modestly."Well, Sebastian, you are much too modest. I'd like you to have a look at me later," Norman said, smiling.Sebastian nodded slightly. Actually, the moment he had entered the room, he had sensed an evil energy from Norman.Although Norman looked energetic on the ou
The middle-aged man was Norman's oldest son, Cornelius Nichols. He was also the future head of the Nichols family.Although Oliver and his family had nothing but praise for Sebastian, Cornelius didn't think that a traditional medicine doctor in his 20s would be up to much. He felt that it was all false advertising.Besides, a geomancy expert from Janover had tested that Energy Cleansing Vase already! It was definitely a treasure that would benefit its owner's home, but Sebastian had called it evil! He was clearly trying to latch on to the Nichols family by saying those alarming things.Sebastian had been about to continue, but he stopped speaking after hearing what Cornelius said.Anyone whose body had been invaded by such an evil object would need to use spiritual charms to eliminate the evil influence from their bodies if they wanted to stay alive. Otherwise, even if they got rid of the evil object, they would not live for much longer!Norman noticed that Sebastian's expression
"Dad, even if he does know a thing or two, he's only a traditional medicine doctor. You can't seriously think that he knows about geomancy and the mystic arts! I think he's just looking for a reason to latch onto us!" Cornelius said directly."Latch onto you? You really are conceited!" Oliver gave Cornelius a contemptuous look.What about the Janover Dunhills? Weren't they more powerful than the Nicholses?The head of the Dunhill family was actually taking the initiative to strike up a relationship with Sebastian! Who did the Nicholses think they were?"Norman, have you heard of Angus?" Oliver asked calmly.Norman raised an eyebrow. Of course he had. The Dunhills were a formidable presence in both politics and business."Angus gave Sebastian a thousand-year-old centurion root that's worth 200 million so that he could get on Sebastian's good side. Sebastian didn't even give him a smile in return.""What?" Cornelius turned pale with fright.Norman and Angus weren't close, but
"The problem is that I don't want to choose," Rosalie retorted before Sebastian could say anything.Sebastian suppressed a smile and rolled his eyes at the man."Come on, beautiful. Let me buy you a drink." The young man snapped his fingers, and two waiters pushed over a cart.The waiter opened the silver cover on the cart, which contained all kinds of liquor."I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm a mixologist, and my name is Xander Winter. I'm the future successor of Prosperity Real Estate, which is a subsidiary of Winter Group."Xander was showing off about his family's influence. He took out a cocktail glass and began mixing up a cocktail.He had just heard about Sebastian and the others from Bosco the day before, and he knew that Bosco had ended up at a huge disadvantage.If he could humiliate Sebastian in public or steal away his date, he would be able to get one back for the Winter family.His position in the Winter family would be sure to rise as a result, and he'd be lea
Since Declan had coincidentally met Sebastian at the dinner table that day, he had thought of bringing the latter over to his side. That way, Sebastian could work for him. "Sebastian, I'm planning to make an exception and take you as my apprentice. What do you think?" Declan asked again when he saw that Sebastian was ignoring him.Sebastian continued to ignore him. Did he really thought he could be Sebastian's mentor? The old man must be crazy!"Sebastian, you should hurry and kneel to my grandfather! You're lucky to get him as a mentor! My grandfather hasn't accepted any apprentices for 20 years!"Bryce glared at Sebastian, whom he felt was being far too tactless. There were countless people fighting to have Declan as a mentor."Mr. Byrne Senior, I don't wish to have a mentor. Besides, no one is qualified to be one," Sebastian said impassively. "You little—"Declan was furious. Sebastian was far too arrogant! He was already humbling himself by deigning to take Sebastian as an
Bryce saw the anger in Declan's face, so he said reluctantly to Larys, "I'm sorry, Mr. Compton. I've acted impulsively."Acted impulsively? It would have been better if Bryce hadn't apologized at all. His apology had made Larys even angrier. He clearly had no respect for Larys at all if he could slap him just out of a moment's impulse. Larys was the mayor of Steinberg. How could he just let things go just because Bryce had said that he had been impulsive? "Mr. Compton, my grandson is young and ignorant. Please don't hold it against him." Declan had no choice but to speak up and apologize to Larys on Bryce's behalf. Larys could only nod. He smiled slightly and said, "Forget about it. Make sure that it doesn't happen again."Once everyone was seated once more, Bryce continued staring viciously at Sebastian. It was all Sebastian's fault that he had been slapped twice by Declan!He couldn't just let him go, but he didn't dare to cause any more trouble at the dinner table. Howeve
"People always say that you can see what a person is like from looking at their family. I can see that it's true," Sebastian said impassively.That was a harsh insult to Declan. It implied that Bryce's rude behavior was a reflection of Declan's lack of good character, and that their family didn't have good manners.Declan turned purple with rage. Ever since he had become one of the esteemed members of the Healer Sect, everyone in the martial arts community always spoke respectfully to him, especially those of the traditional medicine community. All of them were polite whenever they met him.However, Sebastian had insulted him thrice in a row, and each insult was worse than the last. Rosalie couldn't help but laugh. She leaned on Sebastian's shoulder and turned her head away, her slender figure trembling with the effort of not laughing out loud."You're terrible! You've insulted them so slyly!" Rosalie whispered in Sebastian's ear.Sebastian reached out to put an arm around her t
Sebastian's expression turned cold at once. What was so important about an elder of the Healer Sect? Was there any reason for him to make so many people wait?Besides, the banquet had been set at 9:00 pm, and both he and Rosalie had arrived on time. Why should Declan be treated differently?Sebastian had never had any patience with people who used their age as an excuse to do whatever they wanted to."Forget it. Calm down, both of you, and let's both refrain from saying anything else."Larys stood up quickly to smooth things over. Both Sebastian and Julian remained silent out of respect for him. However, they both exchanged icy looks.Now that the conflict had subsided, Larys leaned closer to Sebastian and whispered, "Mr. Ballard, I'll be honest with you. I can't afford to offend either you or Mr. Byrne. Please help me out and refrain from pursuing this matter further."Larys was being sincere. He was in awe of Sebastian's allies, but Declan had equally powerful allies supporting
Upon hearing Rosalie's words, Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head.The Nine Sects wouldn't dare to say a thing to the Ballard Estate, who in turn thought nothing of the Healer Sect.Andreas snorted in laughter and said, "If you had said so 100 years ago, even I would have had to concede. However, times have changed now.""What do you mean?" Rosalie looked curiously at Andreas. It seemed that Sebastian's cousin was very familiar with the Healer Sect. "About 12 years ago, they went on the wrong path. If you check thoroughly, you'll probably find that the development of many new medicines was related to the Healer Sect. However, they are not the refiners!"Rosalie seemed to be deep in thoughts. Her brow darkened as she said thoughtfully, "Do you mean to say that the Healer Sect has abandoned the art of medicine and has decided to go in the direction of the art of pill refining instead?"This made Andreas see Rosalie in a different light.Medicine and pill refining were very
"Are you talking about your cousin? He doesn't look like a businessman at all, though. He looks more like…"Rosalie put her chin in her hands, her brow tightly furrowed. However, she couldn't find an appropriate way to describe Andreas.He felt very strange to Rosalie. There was a kind of energy he had that was difficult to express in words. "It doesn't matter whether he's a businessman or not. He just has to have money. Why don't we discuss it with him tomorrow? I think he'll probably support you unconditionally," Sebastian said confidently."Really? But if we develop a similar medicine, won't we be going against the Croydons? That doesn't seem right."Lorcan was a friend of Oliver's, after all. That meant that he was a friend of the Griffins. Rosalie didn't want to make such an important family their enemy in business. "With that contract, we have to show the Croydons that they shouldn't become ungrateful, nor should they use their force against us!" Sebastian exclaimed in a
"However, Mr. Croydon's contract is even more important than the sales channels!" Rosalie exclaimed.She handed one of the contracts to Sebastian and said, "These are a series of medical investments that the Croydons have made here. We can participate in all these projects, particularly these two innovative medicines."Sebastian looked at what Rosalie was pointing at. One was called the Rejuve Pill, while the other was called the Longlife Pill. Both medicines had very specific functions. The Rejuve Pill was clearly a beauty product developed especially with women in mind. As for the Longlife Pill, it gave one pause for thought.Not only did it have the ability to extend one's life, it could also improve certain functionalities for men. In other words, anyone who took the medicine would have the energy of an 18-year-old in all aspects!If that was the advertising slogan, it would be sure to set most people's imaginations running."Although this medicine is aimed at a wide targe
At Andreas' question, Rosalie covered her mouth and giggled. She pointed at Zane and said, "We haven't come across any trouble, but someone has gotten seriously injured."Sebastian turned to look at Zane and eyed him for a long time. He suddenly pulled up the hem of Zane's pants and couldn't help bursting into laughter. It turned out that Zane had gotten rather cocky lately and was always provoking Rose. He had ended up with thick scabs on both his knees. The smell of blood probably came from him."Zane, look at where you've been injured… you'd better refrain from offending women. If you end up getting calluses, you'll just end up being punished when you get married!"Sebastian advised him, suppressing a smile.Zane could no longer endure it. "Seb, that bit— I mean, that woman, Rose is just too much! I was just having a friendly match with her—"Before Zane could say more, a slender figure pushed the door open and entered. It was Rose!Zane had been about to pour out all his
Even by plane, it would take them four or five hours to reach the foot of Mount Quiln.They had just walked into a Stonedoor Spell, and they had immediately arrived in Steinberg!"It's just the Escape Technique, which is one of the arts of paper charms. Don't be so shocked. I'll teach you when I have time!" Andreas said, smiling as he patted Sebastian's shoulder.Sebastian couldn't help feeling awed. The Ballards were clearly very accomplished in the mystic sects. It could be said that they were on par with the Sacred Medicine Society legacy. Although they were only about a dozen miles or so away from Steinberg, which was a negligible distance to Sebastian and the others, it was different for Whitney. She was a young woman, after all.Sebastian pulled out his phone and called Zane. Ever since Sebastian had left Steinberg, Zane hadn't been able to sleep or eat well. He had been waiting to hear any news from Sebastian.When he received Sebastian's call, Zane perked up at once. H