"I… I don't know."Caesar was panicking. It seemed that Everett would have to step in to resolve this incident.After all, Everett wasn't afraid of Phineas. The head director of Steinberg's Martial Arts Court would still have to show respect to him.At that thought, Caesar hastily called Everett. After telling him briefly about what had happened, he mentioned that Phineas had also come and had treated Sebastian with great respect.Everett's heart sank as soon as he heard that.When Alaric and the others had gone down from the mountain, Everett had gone to greet them as well, and he had seen that martial arts battle with his own eyes.Ethan wasn't the only one who had been defeated by Sebastian. Even Alaric and the others had almost lost their lives. Was he the young man that even Phineas was being so respectful to?Sebastian was also extraordinarily young. He was only in his 20s. Had his idiotic son offended that young man?Everett felt more and more unsure of himself. He hasti
Everett, who had just entered, looked in the direction that Caesar had pointed and recognized Sebastian at once.His knees buckled, and he almost fell flat on his face. Wasn't that the young man who had murdered Ethan the other day?"Dad, watch your step."Caesar just thought that Everett was getting on in years and hadn't been watching his step, which was why he had almost slipped and fallen."You ingrate!" Everett straightened up and slapped Caesar without hesitating.Caesar was shocked. He turned to look at Everett and asked, "Dad, why did you hit me? You're supposed to hit him!"Even at that point, Caesar was still pointing at Sebastian and trying to act tough. It infuriated Everett so much that he almost choked. The Lanvards had gotten to their current position through a great deal of effort, and they were almost within reach of their goal of becoming one of Sartvale's prominent families. Now, Caesar had offended Sebastian and even threatened to break his legs!Sebastia
The emerald articles that Sebastian wanted weren't difficult to make, and there was also a ready-made mold for the dragon-shaped pendant that he wanted. They had all been completed within less than an hour.Sebastian took the bangles and the other emerald articles and nodded slightly as he said, "The workmanship is pretty good, and it was done very quickly. The Northmans have many capable people working for them."Zane hastily beamed and said, "As long as you're satisfied, Seb. I'll deliver that emerald sword for you right away."It was only then that Caesar and Hermione realized why Zane, who was the Northman heir, was treating Sebastian with so much respect.They had finally realized that the family influence they had always relied on was nothing more than a joke to Sebastian.How could they afford to offend someone who could make the Lasners and the Lanvards donate their entire family fortune with just one sentence? Could they compete against Sebastian in wealth?Sebastian was
Cousin?Melvin's eyes almost bulged out of his head."Go and find out who offended him and his girlfriend. I'll give you one hour, or else your entire family will be destroyed!""What?" Melvin thought he had heard him wrongly. His head snapped up as he stared at Andreas in disbelief."Melvin, either you're getting old or you're getting too big for your boots. Are the Ballards no longer allowed to give you orders?"Andreas' expression turned frosty at once, and his eyes suddenly glinted murderously.The temperature in the room dropped to freezing point. A layer of frost actually formed on the glasses of water on the table. "I would never dare to do so."Melvin felt as if his soul had actually left his body from fright. He fell to his knees in front of Andreas.He wasn't sure about anyone else, but Melvin knew Andreas' temper far too well. The question he had asked was enough to make Melvin lose his life. "You wouldn't dare?"Andreas narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "If it
"No." Andreas shook his head and smiled wryly. "Who knows whether or not they were just assassins sent by my family again?"He changed the subject and said, "Tomorrow, go and invite Sebastian's girlfriend yourself. Remember not to harm anyone, including that snake deity. Just subdue her. Tell Julius to come with me and invite Sebastian.Julius Danver?Gael frowned and said, "Mr. Andreas, I think that Sebastian is at least at the fourth level of Eldoria. Will Julius be able to handle it?"Although Julius was also at the fourth level of Eldoria, Sebastian had so many trump cards. If Julius was defeated by him, wouldn't that put Andreas in danger?Andreas smiled slightly and said, "That would give me the opportunity to test out his skills. Don't worry. If you get things done well on your end, I'll be perfectly safe.""Go and get things ready. I saw him leave with a few magical devices just now. He might have set up some kind of spell at that lousy old pharmaceutical factory." Andrea
That night, Sebastian had just fallen asleep when he suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.His eyes snapped open. The major protective spell in the direction of the pharmaceutical factory had loosened slightly. Luckily, the other party hadn't been able to break through.The protective spell was soon restored to its original state, but Sebastian couldn't help frowning. Why would the Ballards have their eye on the pharmaceutical factory in Northside?Was their target… Whitney? Sebastian immediately called her.Although it was late at night, Whitney was still working overtime. The expansion of the pharmaceutical factory was very complicated. It involved everything from the workshops to the workers, and Whitney was personally involved in all the preparations. Fitz had taken two guards on patrol, and he walked into Whitney's office when he saw that the lights were still on."Are you still up at this late hour, Ms. Sutton?"Whitney hastily put down her pen when she heard Fitz's voice.
"If anyone wants to enter the Ballard family, they have to pass through a series of tests," Andreas said before waving a hand at Gael and returning to his room to rest.…For the whole of the next day, Sebastian was busy polishing his emerald sword. In the legacy of the Sacred Medicine Society, there was an independent method for refining vessels, and Sebastian had never tried it before. It was the first time he was refining a magical device, and he didn't dare to be careless. He engraved runes all over the sword and muttered a spell before pointing a finger at the sword and saying curtly, "Rise!"The green, emerald sword that was about two inches long raised itself three inches from the table at Sebastian's command. However, it immediately fell back heavily to its original position.Sebastian couldn't help sighing. It seemed that he was still inexperienced when it came to refining vessels. He began to amend the runes once more according to the records in the Sacred Medicine
"Are you saying that you know where my mother is?"At the mention of Isabella, Sebastian's expression changed at once, and he looked nervously at Andreas. "Don't be in such a rush, Sebastian. Great Uncle Arnaud will tell you everything that you need to know once we return to the Ballard Estate. If there's anything you shouldn't know, I wouldn't dare to say anything either."However, I can tell you very clearly that the Ballards aren't what you think they are. Once you return to the Ballard Estate, you'll understand everything. Besides, your girlfriend is now on the way there."Great Uncle Arnaud wants you to return to the Ballard Estate within ten days so that your family can be reunited."Andreas' smile was gentle, but Sebastian could see a deep chill in his eyes. It was the kind of cold that could penetrate deep into the depths of one's soul."You didn't come here just to say this to me, did you?"Sebastian stared icily at Andreas while he pressed his hand against the hilt of
Sebastian walked back into the private room with Larys and Rosalie."Look at that! That's what you call a miracle doctor!""He treats money with utter contempt, and he's such a skilled doctor. Steinberg has a miracle doctor!""Yes, that's what the spirit of a great doctor should be like!"Everyone looked admiringly at Sebastian.Refusing diagnosis fees of ten or 20 thousand might have just been for show, but no one would do that with ten million. That would be far too high a cost.When Franklin saw that Sebastian was determined not to accept his money, he went over to Sebastian's table after he had settled things for his family. He held up a wine glass and asked, "Dr. Ballard, since you're not accepting the money, can I make a toast to you?"Sebastian raised his glass quickly and said, "Of course. Thank you for trusting me, Mr. Baker!"He threw his head back and drained his glass with Franklin."This is my name card, Mr. Ballard. If there's anything you need, I would go throug
As the old man slowly opened his eyes, Declan was humiliated once more by Sebastian in front of everyone."Dad! You're awake!" The middle-aged woman broke into a tearful smile as she gazed at the old man."I… what happened to me?" The old man looked at the crowd around him in confusion."Sir, you had a cerebral infarction. If it weren't for Dr. Ballard, you'd have been in trouble!" the doctor explained. He then assisted the middle-aged woman in helping the old man to his feet."Dr. Ballard?" The old man turned his head and said gratefully to Sebastian, "You are our family's lucky star! A few months ago, you saved the life of my son's mother-in-law, and today you rescued me! Please accept my gratitude!"The old man reached out and grasped Sebastian's hand firmly. Sebastian hastily steadied him and said, "It's no problem at all, sir. I'm a doctor. Helping those who are sick and injured is my duty.""Dr. Ballard, please accept this ten million dollars as a token of my appreciation
Declan's face had turned grim after getting criticized by Franklin. His lips were trembling uncontrollably, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. "You have no idea what you're doing! That old man is going to die. Just wait and see!" Bryce bellowed wildly as he pointed at Franklin.The Byrnes weren't the only ones who were dumbstruck. Even Rosalie couldn't understand why Franklin had acted so impulsively.Declan was from the Healer Sect. Wasn't Franklin afraid of offending the sect?"Please save my father-in-law, Dr. Ballard," Franklin pleaded sincerely.Sebastian nodded slightly. He couldn't just stand aside now that Franklin had shown such trust in him.At that moment, the elevator doors opened, and a few doctors in white coats ran over, wheeling a stretcher."Move aside!"The onlookers hastily cleared a path for the doctors to go through."Dr. Ballard!" the male doctor in the lead exclaimed rather excitedly when he saw that Sebastian was about to give the old man acu
Even though Declan had already said that the old man was only in shock and didn't have a cerebral infarction, the middle-aged man still wanted to hear the opinion of a young traditional medicine doctor like Sebastian! He must be either crazy or an idiot!"If he applies that needle, your father's complexion will go from pale to dark at once. When that happens, it'll only be even more dangerous," Sebastian said impassively."Stop talking crap, Sebastian! My grandfather is the elder of the Healer Sect! Are you implying that he's not as good as you are?" Bryce yelled angrily, pointing at Sebastian.He was furious. "Sebastian, are you doubting my skills in medicine? You're a rookie in the medical field. I only complimented you at the dinner table out of politeness. Did it go to your head?" Declan demanded curtly, his expression changing."You're trying to prick the acupuncture points on the base of the patient's neck as well as in the center of his chest so that you can unblock his br
"Wow, it really is Mr. Byrne Senior! Hello, hello!" A slightly pudgy middle-aged man exclaimed. He hurried forward and shook Declan's hand heartily.Declan frowned and looked at him for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen the pudgy man before.There were too many people who tried to flatter Declan every day, and he couldn't possibly remember every single one of them."Who are you?" Declan asked, his brow furrowed as he shook the man's hand. "Mr. Byrne Senior, you're so busy, so of course you won't remember me! I'm Fritz Thomson! I had the pleasure of meeting you two years ago while I was shooting a documentary about traditional medicine," Fritz said courteously.Declan finally nodded. Fritz was either a reporter or a director. It wasn't surprising that Declan had forgotten who he was.Although the Healer Sect was also among the mystic martial arts sects, it was very different from the Nine Sects. The Healer Sect had always had close connections with the sec
Sebastian waved a hand slightly at the middle-aged man and said, "I'm not a genius doctor. I'm just an ordinary traditional medicine doctor. However, that old man is in a very dangerous situation. You must not touch him!"He spoke urgently when he saw that the middle-aged woman was propping the old man up so that he was lying on her lap.The middle-aged woman looked up at the middle-aged man. She was clearly hesitant.They were on the top floor, and the tiled floor was so cold. She didn't think that it would be safe for her to let the old man just lie on the floor. "Listen to Dr. Ballard! You won't go wrong!" the middle-aged man said quickly to her."Dr. Ballard? He's nothing compared to my grandfather!" Bryce exclaimed. He was annoyed to hear the middle-aged man addressing Sebastian so respectfully.After all, Declan was the elder of the Healer Sect. There were even numerous sage doctors who had to treat Declan with respect as their senior in the industry!Who did Sebastian th
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