"What?" Klaus looked shocked. He had no idea how he had offended Draco."Commander Kolt, I don't understand. What did I do to offend you?" he asked, suppressing his pain.Draco shrugged. He smiled and asked, "What did Sebastian do to offend you, then?"Klaus shuddered violently and looked at Sebastian, who looked calm and relaxed. "Did you come for him, Commander?" he cried out in shock. How could this be? Sebastian knew Draco? Had Draco come specially for him?This was not something that could be brushed aside. If Draco was intervening personally, one could imagine how close he was with Sebastian.Draco couldn't be bothered with Klaus. He walked over to Sebastian and hugged him. "How are you feeling? Are you okay?" he asked. Sebastian shook his head and said lightly, "I'm fine." Klaus was dumbfounded at the sight. Sebastian walked over and looked coldly at Klaus. He smiled and asked, "Captain Hindon, what do you think of my connections?"It was a complete and utter humil
Whitney's expression changed. She looked displeased as she said, "Sebastian, you may not know yet, but you were only able to get out because I contacted Theresa and asked her to make a call. You really should thank her."Sebastian frowned as he looked in Theresa's direction.Theresa had her arms crossed over her chest as she looked haughtily at him. She said disdainfully, "Forget it. I don't need him to thank me. I only intervened for your sake, Whitney."Whitney appeared agitated. She looked meaningfully at Sebastian and said, "Sebastian, hurry up and thank Theresa!"Sebastian laughed and exhaled as he said, "Why should I thank her? I already told you that this has nothing to do with her. I was released because of my connections."Whitney's face twisted. She looked annoyed as she said accusingly, "Sebastian, what are you trying to do? Why is it so difficult for you to say thank you? "You're a man, aren't you? Why can't you be more magnanimous? Your connections? What connections
"No problem, Mr. Ballard. Leave it to me," Hans said, beaming. Then, he asked, "Mr. Ballard, should we promote your name, too?"Sebastian thought for a moment and said, "It's alright. I want to stay behind the scenes.""Okay," Hans answered.After hanging up, Sebastian glanced at the Sky Devouring Bottle and began refining the 30 Vitality Boost pills.As for the improved version of the pills, it was simple. He would just add some herbs with good medicinal properties to elevate its life-prolonging effects. For the rest of the day, Sebastian focused on refining the Vitality Boost pills.When evening came, he looked at the neatly laid out 30 Vitality Boost pills and the ten improved versions. He grinned in satisfaction.After a brief rest, Sebastian looked at his phone and realized that Rosalie hadn't called him for the entire day.Was she very busy?Sebastian called Rosalie, but her phone had been turned off."Huh?" Sebastian frowned slightly and called a few more times, but h
Sebastian smiled and said, "Remember to keep your promise."He walked into the store and drafted a quick agreement. He tossed it at Janet and said, "Sign it and seal it. You'll be my maid for three months here."Janet looked at the scrawled agreement. She sniffed in resignation and lay flat on the floor to put her seal on the document.Sebastian's eyes flickered.Janet really did have an excellent figure. She had a perky butt, slender waist, and huge breasts. It was a pity that she was so arrogant. She needed to be educated properly.When Janet was done, Sebastian looked at it and nodded. "Let's go," he said. "Where are we going?" Janet asked in confusion.Sebastian frowned. "To treat your father, of course."Janet finally reacted. She got up quickly, but she had knelt for so long that her legs were numb. Her knee was grazed and bleeding, and she stumbled and fell toward Sebastian.Sebastian reacted quickly and hastily caught her. Janet jumped and moved away swiftly. She bl
"Where did this brat come from? Do you have a death wish? Let go of me right now!" Rachel said bossily to Sebastian.Sebastian smiled slightly and let go of her wrist. He said coldly, "I don't care who you are. You're not allowed to touch my people."Behind Sebastian, Janet jumped in surprise and looked at him with a conflicted expression.Rachel was startled, too. She looked from Janet to Sebastian and asked harshly, "Who are you, brat? What do you mean by that? She's the heiress of the Connollys!""I'm sorry, but two hours ago, she signed an indenture for three months. She's now my maid," Sebastian said calmly."Indenture? Maid?" Rachel cried out in shock. She looked at Janet and yelled, "Janet, what have you been doing out there? If your father finds out that you've been playing around with this kind of thing, what would he think? A maid?"After scolding Janet, Rachel turned and looked at Sebastian angrily. She shouted, "You brat! I don't care who you are! I'm warning you that
Sebastian frowned slightly. Janet was very displeased and yelled, "Rachel! He's the genius doctor I found. What right do you have to prevent him from treating Dad? You have no authority in this family!"Rachel crossed her arms over her chest and said haughtily, "Janet, don't forget that I'm your father's wife. We're lawfully married, and if he dies, I'll be next in line for the inheritance, not you! Do you understand? That's why, as long as he remains in a coma, I'm the head of the family!" "Why you—!" Janet burst into angry tears as she glared furiously at Rachel. Rachel snorted coldly and ignored Janet and Sebastian. She turned to Karl and said respectfully, "Please come in, Dr. Mason." Karl gave her a slight nod. He had his hands behind his back, and as he passed Sebastian, he stopped all of a sudden. With a sneer, he said, "I heard Ms. Connolly said you're a genius doctor. Who did you train under? How long have you been practicing medicine?"Sebastian chuckled. "I didn'
Sebastian turned and smiled slightly. He said, "Have you forgotten again? Address me as 'my lord.'"Janet blushed hotly. She lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "My lord…"As soon as the words left her mouth, the burly men staring menacingly at Sebastian were shocked!Had Janet actually addressed Sebastian as "my lord"? How frightening! What was going on?Sebastian laughed. He spoke calmly and confidently, "Don't worry. He won't be able to cure your father.""Huh?" Janet was flabbergasted.How could she feel reassured if her father could not be cured?"What about my father, my lord?" Janet was anxious. Sebastian said, "Well, I'm here, aren't I? Since I promised to help, I can save your father."He turned around.The three burly men rushed over immediately to stop him. They looked hostile as they said, "You're not allowed to leave!"Sebastian frowned and said, "I wasn't planning on leaving. I just want to sit down."He sat down calmly on the armchair beside them.
Karl looked serious. He was very nervous, and he yelled, "This is impossible! How did this happen all of a sudden?""Calm down, Madam Connolly. let me have a look." Karl hastily began examining Mike.The moment he began, Karl's expression changed drastically, and he began shaking. He could no longer detect any signs of life from the Life Extension Spell!What was going on?Karl swiftly took out the small candle that he had been using and placed it under Mike's nose to try and entice the bug. However, no matter how much Karl waved the candle or chanted spells, there were no signs of movement or life from the Life Extension Spell at all. Had the Life Extension Spell died?Karl was as pale as a sheet. He quickly checked Mike's pulse. Immediately, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning!There were signs of imminent death! He was barely hanging on by a thread!Karl quickly took out his silver needles and began to extend Mike's life with them. However, Mike did not show any
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
Rexton's pupils constricted, and the muscles in his face twitched. He stared at Samson with a wary look in his eyes. He and Samson were two minor stages apart. It was no laughing matter. If the two of them began to fight, Rexton would be sure to die if he didn't have any external assistance."What's the matter? Are you scared?" Samson sneered as he asked in a cold, accusatory tone. That flipped a switch in Rexton's head. His expression changed instantly, and he turned a fierce look on Samson. "Afraid?" he asked through gritted teeth.As he spoke, Rexton seemed to make up his mind. He slowly reached into his pocket and took out a pale blue paper charm, which looked thicker than usual.The paper charm was oppressive to look at. Sebastian instinctively sensed a threatening energy approaching!Even Samson looked wary when he saw the paper charm."Uncle Rexton, this is a Soulcrush Charm. Great Uncle Arnaud has clearly said that no one in the Ballard Estate is allowed to use spiri
Sebastian immediately felt the pressure around him drop. The feeling of being pinned down disappeared as well."How dare you—"Before Rexton could finish, a shadow flashed past him, and Samson popped up right in front of him.Samson stuck out his finger as if it were a sword and tapped him on the chest. Although Samson hadn't used any strength, Rexton could see the murderous look in his eyes. There was a dot of scarlet light that swirled around Samson's finger. A crimson rune was gradually appearing, and there was a chilling, murderous sensation in the air. Sebastian gasped. He had finally realized how the mystic spells should be used, and he was in awe. It wasn't that Sebastian was unable to do it. It was just that up until then, he had only seen the mystic sect apprentices of the secular world. Perhaps their understanding of how to use mystic spells was too superficial, which was why Sebastian's perception had also been affected.Realization only dawned on him when he saw
At Rexton's roar of fury, everyone turned to look at Samson, who was still standing there quietly without moving."A traitor? Murder?"There was finally a flicker of emotion on Samson's face. A sudden glimmer of light flared in his eyes, which had been devoid of life for a long time."Rexton, you know very well how your father died!"As Samson spoke, he walked toward Rexton with a steady step as he said, "I admit that I've wronged Sebastian and his mother. I was just too soft-hearted back then. That's why I believed your lies and tried to keep the big picture in mind for the Ballards, but look at how you've treated me!"There was suddenly a cold glint in Samson's eyes, and he said in a thunderous tone, "You set up a series of traps and tried to kill and torture my wife and son!"You pursued them until the ends of the earth! If my mentor hadn't rescued Sebastian, do you think he'd still be alive today?"Did you just accuse me of murder? Did you ever think of the fact that we're f