What a great find!Sebastian pocketed the token swiftly after picking it up and promptly left the place. Meanwhile, the three men on the ground watched Sebastian walk away with the token, grinning cluelessly."Boss, that kid picked up something good," Monki chimed in as he approached.Jaegar glared at him and scolded, "Even if it is, do you dare to go snatch it? Quickly, let's go to the hospital…"…Sebastian was a few steps away from leaving the street. Suddenly, a steady voice came from behind, stopping him. "Young man, please hold on. I just saw you pick up a black token. I accidentally dropped that token. Please return it to me."Sebastian frowned upon hearing that and turned to see an old man in a gray robe and a hat. He was holding a mahogany sword and carrying a yellow cloth bag. His yellow teeth showed as he smiled at Sebastian.The smile was sinister, making Sebastian feel uneasy, especially given his odd attire. It was highly likely that this old man was from some
Sebastian chuckled at his words. "Whoa, for a Dainist, you're not all that peaceful." "You brat! Quit being a smart mouth. I want that token! The one million dollar offer is still on the table! If you're smart, hand it over quietly!" The old man snarled, his expression dark and menacing. He added, "If you're not, don't blame me for what happens next!"The old man's words dripped with malice, and his eyes were filled with a sinister energy.Sebastian chuckled again and said, "If we can't come to an agreement, then come and take it. I'd like to see what you can do, old man.""You brat, you're really arrogant! Do you think that just because you took down a few people, you're invincible? The world is far more complex than you imagine! And the people in it are far from ordinary!" The old man's voice was cold and foreboding. "There are some people you can't afford to provoke! Anger me, and I can destroy your very essence, ensuring you never find peace again!"Sebastian chuckled in
"It's just a few inferno charms, so there's nothing to fear!" Sebastian said coldly. He raised his hand and, with a casual wave, invoked the Void Sigil Formation. The inferno charms flew back toward the old man, and he was utterly stunned by this turn of events."Forming sigils with a mere gesture and using the void as the base… you… you're also a master of spellcraft?" The old man was completely overwhelmed by Sebastian's display of power.However, before he could process his shock, the inferno charms had already transformed into several fireballs and were hurtling toward him.With no other choice, the old man drew the sword from his waist. He wildly slashed at the incoming fireballs, managing to deflect seven or eight of them. Even so, his robe caught some of the fire, resulting in several large burn holes.In the next moment, the old man turned and fled while clutching his sword. He knew he was no match for Sebastian. Anyone capable of using the Void Sigil Formation had fa
Sebastian's face darkened. "I already made it clear that I didn't poison him," he said and frowned. "I'm busy right now. Can we talk when I get back?""What's so important that you don't even have time to explain?" Whitney asked, clearly displeased.Sebastian raised an eyebrow and sighed. "Ms. Griffin has a friend who's sick. I'm going to check on them.""Ms. Griffin, again. Are you only thinking about her now?" Whitney yelled angrily, exploding with jealousy.She then hung up abruptly, fuming as she stood by the door. "Sebastian, you jerk! You know I'm willing to take you back, yet you still stay so close to Rosalie! How infuriating!" Whitney angrily kicked the car tire and immediately regretted it as pain brought tears to her eyes. She then hobbled back into her car angrily.…Sebastian sighed helplessly as he hung up the phone."Did Ms. Sutton call you?" Rosalie asked tentatively.He nodded without elaborating and asked, "What's the patient's condition?"Rosalie replied,
A legendary doctor under thirty, and practicing traditional medicine at that…Judging from the prominent physicians Charles had recently encountered, any renowned traditional medicine practitioner would typically be over 50. They would've accumulated a wealth of experience to establish themselves in the field of traditional medicine.Harriet, on the other hand, blinked and scrutinized Sebastian. She asked, "Rosalie, are you sure? Is he really the legendary doctor you mentioned to me before?"Seeing Charles and Harriet's disbelief, Rosalie stepped in to explain, "Mr. Leyton, Harriet, don't be fooled by Sebastian's age. I can guarantee that his medical skills are not inferior to those old doctors you've hired! "Charles frowned slightly.After some thought, he decided to give Sebastian the benefit of the doubt, primarily out of respect for Rosalie."Since you vouch for him, Ms. Griffin, I'll give him a chance," Charles said. "However, I'll have to ask Dr. Ballard to wait a moment.
Charles hesitated as he looked at Sebastian with suspicion."Tri-Sage Master, is there some misunderstanding here? Dr. Ballard was brought here by Ms. Griffin to treat Mr. Leyton Senior's illness," Charles explained.Upon hearing this, the Tri-Sage Master's expression changed, showing clear displeasure and disbelief. "What? He's here to treat Mr. Leyton Senior?" he asked, incredulous.Charles nodded.The Tri-Sage Master scrutinized Sebastian, and his expression turned even colder. "Do you know traditional medicine?" he asked.Sebastian smiled faintly and replied, "I know a little.""A little? That means you don't know at all!" the Tri-Sage Master retorted sharply, flames flickering in his eyes. Recalling their previous encounter, he felt his anger rising.As tensions escalated between the two, Charles hurriedly intervened. "Both of you are here to help Mr. Leyton Senior. Let's keep things civil."The Tri-Sage Master huffed and glared at Charles with dissatisfaction. "Mr. Leyt
The protective charm continued moving until it reached Reginald's lower abdomen, where it suddenly trembled violently and disintegrated into ashes."We've found the source!" The Tri-Sage Master frowned.Charles hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Mr. Leyton Senior?"The Tri-Sage Master sighed and said, "It's not a serious illness. It's just that during his cultivation, his vital energy became disordered. "It caused his energy to flow backward and accumulate in his lower abdomen, resulting in his unconsciousness. As long as we regulate this energy, Mr. Leyton Senior will be fine."Charles immediately bowed and said, "Please help Mr. Leyton Senior.""Alright," the Tri-Sage Master replied with a faint smile.Meanwhile, Rosalie nudged Sebastian's arm and asked, "Sebastian, is what he said true?"Sebastian chuckled softly and replied, "Half true."Sebastian hadn't expected the old man to recognize that Reginald's unconsciousness was due to cultivation issues."Half true?" Rosalie
The Tri-Sage Master began to regulate Reginald's energy, a process that was quite complex. It involved transferring his own energy into Reginald's body, guiding the chaotic energy within it along his vital point, circulating throughout his body, and finally returning to his lower abdomen. At the same time, the Tri-Sage Master used several protective charms to seal several major acupoints on Reginald's body to prevent the energy from going out of control.After this process had been ongoing for about ten minutes, the Tri-Sage Master, who was already sweating profusely, breathed a sigh of relief and stopped. He said, "It's done. Mr. Leyton Senior will wake up in a while."Charles was very excited and continuously thanked him. "Tri-Sage Master, thank you so much. From now on, you'll be an honored guest in the Leyton family."The Tri-Sage Master smiled and said, "Mr. Leyton, there's no need for such formality. All I need is that silver bellflower."Upon hearing this, Charles immediat
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