Sebastian chuckled. "Mr. Hanson, do you mean you wanna take revenge on me?"Brad inhaled and suppressed the anger in his heart. "Mr. Ballard, you must be kidding me. I'm just asking. I will forget about what happened this time and teach my son well. Also, my family can find the medicinal ingredients you need for you."Sebastian was surprised when he heard that. He didn't expect Brad to be able to hold himself back.Brad was indeed a cold-blooded person."Thanks, Mr. Hanson." Sebastian chuckled and continued, "Also, your son is not entirely crippled. I held back a little."Brad was shocked as he asked excitedly, "Mr. Ballard, are you serious?""Why would I lie?" Sebastian asked.Brad's forehead was filled with sweat, and his heart skipped a beat.He finally realized that Sebastian was actually testing him! If he really let his anger get the best of him and avenge his son, then his son would definitely be crippled for life!Even the entire Hanson family would be doomed."Mr. Ba
With that said, Rosalie closed her eyes and waited for Sebastian to kiss her. She looked as though she was hinting to Sebastian that he could have her.Sebastian looked at the seductive Rosalie in front of him and felt his throat tighten.Any guy would not be able to resist when such a beautiful woman was in front of them."Um, Ms. Griffin, are your lips painful or something? Need me to take a look?" Sebastian coughed and said.Instantly, the atmosphere was ruined.Rosalie glared at Sebastian and stomped. "You're such a stupid guy! I said, kiss me!"Rosalie was angry, and she wanted to kiss him badly!However, if she took the initiative to kiss him, then it might ruin her image a little.Sebastian was speechless, and he muttered, "Ms. Griffin, this isn't a good idea, is it?""Fine then. I don't wanna talk to you anymore. You're not gonna have any more chances in the future!" Rosalie groaned.Sebastian then sighed in relief. Well, it'd be better if these types of opportunities
Rosalie's words made everyone fall silent."Hm?"Stephen's face turned livid and he frowned as he stared at Sebastian and Rosalie unhappily.When he saw Rosalie hooking onto Sebastian's arm, he felt as if he had been cheated on.He thought, "What the heck! This poor dude again!""Rosalie, what are you talking about? Your marriage with Stephen was arranged by me with the Beckard family! Don't talk nonsense here!" Madison frowned and scolded unhappily.At the same time, she glanced over at Sebastian and noticed Rosalie holding his hand, which made her feel embarrassed.What would happen if the public found out that her daughter had something going on with a random guy?"Who is this?" Madison asked coldly.Rosalie raised her chin proudly and replied, "This is Sebastian, Mom. He treated Grandpa.""Sebastian? He's the one who treated Mr. Griffin Senior?" Madison was surprised, and she started to eye Sebastian up and down.She didn't expect this young man to be the doctor who cure
Madison touched her upper chest and had a sip of tea to calm herself. "Sebastian, we meet again." Stephen looked at Sebastian and gave him a cold smile. The way he looked at Sebastian felt as though he looked down on him.The memory of Sebastian and him brawling at Rosalie's birthday party still burned in Stephen's mind. He had been itching for a chance to give Sebastian a piece of his mind. Little did he expect it to come so conveniently."Mr. Beckard, all healed up?" Sebastian asked with a faint smile.Stephen's expression darkened upon hearing the question. Sebastian's audacity was beyond belief!"You dare ask? I must say, you're quite the daredevil!" Stephen retorted, his tone cold.Sebastian's calm smile only fueled Stephen's anger."Ballard, for Rosalie's sake, you'd better kneel and apologize. Then, we can forget all about what happened that day," Stephen threatened."Hmm?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow. Stephen was indeed an arrogant person!"Mr. Beckard, are you se
Upon seeing Rosalie's outburst, Stephen's expression changed, and he furrowed his brow. "Rosalie, are you really going to flip out over this pretty boy?" The fact that Rosalie cared so much about a mere pretty face didn't sit well with Stephen. Was Janover's Beckard family's second heir not even comparable to a nobody from Steinberg?"Sebastian is my grandfather's lifesaver and an esteemed guest of our family! Stephen, if you cause trouble, I won't go easy on you!" Rosalie's demeanor turned stern. If it wasn't for Stephen's status as the second son of the Beckard family, Rosalie would have kicked him out long ago! Threatening Sebastian was equivalent to picking a fight with her!"Fine!" Stephen's face darkened, brimming with dissatisfaction. "I can overlook what happened last time. But today, I've come to discuss our marriage with your mother." His tone turned cold. "Rosalie, I genuinely don't understand what makes this kid better than me. Is he more handsome? Wealthier? Does
With the notoriety of Eastern Heretic and Western Venom spreading throughout Suden, Sebastian furrowed his brow slightly before smiling and saying, "Mr. Beckard, you've got quite the scheme. How about this? Me and Western Venom each concoct a poison, and we make the other person ingest it. Whoever can detoxify the other's poison first wins. How about that?"Stephen's expression changed abruptly as he glanced at Western Venom behind him. Western Venom snorted disdainfully and said, "Sure!"However, Rosalie panicked and shouted, "No! I don't agree! What if you guys can't detoxify the poison? What then?""We'll die," Western Venom sneered darkly."No, this is unacceptable! I absolutely disagree!" Rosalie exclaimed, grabbing Sebastian's hand with a worried expression.Sebastian smiled faintly as he patted Rosalie's hand reassuringly. "It's okay. Don't you trust me?""But what if something goes wrong? What will I do then?" Rosalie asked nervously.She was now certain that Stephen was
Sebastian sneered coldly and didn't say anything.Soon, the duel began, and the atmosphere in the garden was tense.In round one, Sebastian and Eastern Heretic would be competing in spells.Rosalie asked worriedly, "Sebastian, can you win?"Sebastian chuckled lightly and said, "I'll try.""What? Try?" Rosalie was stunned. Was Sebastian kidding with her? If he lost, then she would have to marry Stephen!Seeing Rosalie's aggrieved look, Sebastian teased her. "Just kidding. I'm here, okay?" "Ah, you scared me! I actually thought I was going to marry Stephen," Rosalie said indignantly, stomping her foot and playfully punching Sebastian's shoulder with her fist.At this moment, the tall and thin Eastern Heretic stepped forward, his face full of sinister aura. He looked quite formidable."Rosalie, I hate to say this, but how could you trust a poor boy from such a small place?" Madison said disapprovingly."Today, if our side wins, you're not allowed to back out. You must marry S
This move alone had already stunned Stephen and Madison to their cores."Eastern Heretic is a master indeed! This is amazing!" Stephen complimented.At the same time, he gave Sebastian a disdainful glance and said, "Sebastian, are you scared? See, this is what we call a true master of spells! Your stupid tricks are not even near!"Sebastian chuckled lightly and said, "Just a basic trick in spells, yet he dares to flaunt it. It seems that this Eastern Heretic is not as formidable as he claims to be.""Hahaha!" Eastern Heretic laughed heartily and retorted, "Young man, do you think this is the extent of my abilities? Very well, let me show you."With a flick of his hand and a muttered incantation, Eastern Heretic pointed at the protective charms.Puff! Instantly, the protective charms transformed into balls of fire, hurtling fiercely toward Sebastian!"Watch out, Mr. Ballard!" Rosalie exclaimed nervously. If Sebastian was hit, he might be turned into ashes on the spot!Madison,
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
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