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
"Janet, you'd better not make any trouble! Listen to me! Get married to a good partner and live a cushy life as a trophy wife. Otherwise, I'll kick you out of the Connolly family!"Janet was furious. She glared venomously at Rachel and said harshly, "Rachel, I always knew that you were up to no good! Now that Dad's in a difficult situation, you're tearing off that mask of yours and getting ready to seize the family business, aren't you?""Janet, don't be so unpleasant. I'm your father's lawfully wedded wife. If he dies, I'm the first in line to inherit everything!" Rachel sneered, looking confident. Suddenly, Sebastian coughed and grinned harmlessly. "Mr. Connolly may not die."Rachel and Karl both turned to look at Sebastian, who had just walked in. "What nonsense are you saying, you brat? Dr. Mason just said that Mike can't be cured! Who do you think you are? How're you so sure that he won't die?" Rachel berated him. Karl frowned and said coldly, "Young man, I know that you
Janet was delighted. She wiped away her tears and asked, "Really?"Sebastian smiled impassively. He turned and looked at Karl, whose jaw had dropped in amazement, and said coldly, "You know about the 17 Sacred Needles?"Karl hastily bowed and said, "A few years ago, I saw it when you battled Dr. Smolder at the Great Doctors' Battle. I was too far away at the time and didn't manage to see your face clearly. However, the 17 Sacred Needles were shown on the big screen, and I managed to see it."Karl was now being very respectful.Sebastian was the leader of the Sacred Medicine Society! That meant that he was the Sacred Medicine Society's leader in this generation!He was a genius whose abilities far surpassed all the sects of Dragonia's martial arts community as well as those in the world of mystic arts!Sebastian nodded and said warningly, "You'd better keep my identity hidden. Understood?"Karl immediately nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes…"Then, he asked in a nervous, frightened
Rachel looked proudly and triumphantly at Janet. She seemed to be saying, "Look, your father still believes me."Janet burst into angry tears and looked at Sebastian.Sebastian smiled slightly and gestured to Janet to calm down. "Dr. Ballard, thank you for saving me," Mike said, bowing. Sebastian smiled blithely and said, "Mr. Connolly, I saved you because I promised Janet that I would. However, I have some advice for you. Although I've treated your internal injuries, you will still die three days from now."Mike looked shocked. He asked uncomprehendingly, "What do you mean, Dr. Ballard?"Sebastian shrugged. "It's very simple. Your ophryon looks dark and is covered with a veil of dark energy. At a rough guess, I'd say that you only have two or three days left."Mike immediately touched his forehead and asked fearfully, "Dr. Ballard, is that true? Do you know physiognomy, too? Is there something wrong with me?"Sebastian shook his head, but his gaze traveled to an emerald tige
Mike looked agonized and hesitant. If he spoke up about it, then it would affect his own luck. If he didn't speak up, he would die in three days' time.Finally, after weighing the options, Mike felt that his life was more important. He said, "Dr. Ballard, I can tell you about it, but can you guarantee that you can save me?""Of course," Sebastian answered.Mike nodded and was about to speak, but Rachel looked very agitated. She stopped him again. "Honey, you can't tell him! It'll ruin your luck."Mike was annoyed at Rachel's obstruction. He said in a lowered tone, "What's more important, my luck or my life?""Well…" Rachel was stunned for a moment. Her eyes flashed, and she looked viciously at Sebastian. Sebastian ignored her and looked at Mike. The latter quickly began telling the story. He explained how, a few years ago, Rachel had introduced him to the expert and how they had gone to visit him.From Mike's account, the expert was someone who knew all the secrets of the heave
Rachel could not stand it any longer. She stood up, pointed accusingly at Sebastian, and said angrily, "Nonsense! You're being ridiculous! A Five Demon Wealth Transfer curse? You're making it all up!"She then looked at Mike and said, "Don't listen to him, honey. He's just a con man! We should kick him out right now!"Sebastian laughed and said, "Mr. Connolly, haven't you realized yet?""What?" Mike was startled. He did not understand.Sebastian pointed at Rachel and said, "Just now, this woman kept trying to stop you from telling me about how the expert changed your luck. Now, she can't restrain herself from accusing me of being a liar."I can prove that I'm not a liar later. However, based on your judgment of people, I'm sure that you can tell that your wife and that expert have an unusually close relationship."Your wife went specially with you to get this emerald tiger. In fact, she was probably the one who obtained it for you, right?"Her goal is very simple. She wanted to
Rachel had just finished screaming when the demons lunged at her and intertwined themselves around her body, as if determined to take her life. They seemed to be sucking on something.Rachel screamed tragically, flailing her arms around as she tried to swat them away. However, it was no use.Her shrieks scared Mike and Janet so much that they began shaking violently as they stood there.At that moment, Rachel felt something leaking out rapidly from her body.No matter how hard she tried to chase them away, the five demons remained fastened to her like vampires, sucking out a white gaseous vapor from her body. It was her life force!Rachel kept screeching, and her beautiful face rapidly seemed to wilt. Her skin had been plump and elastic, but it began shriveling swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, she looked like a woman in her 60s.The sight terrified Mike and Janet. They had never imagined such a thing would happen.What an amazing person! Sebastian was the real expert!Rac
Mike finally understood what was going on. Unexpectedly, he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he sounded very excited as he said, "Janet, it's an honor to be Dr. Ballard's maid."Janet rolled her eyes at him.Sebastian did not linger. He told Mike to arrange for a driver to drive him back to Steinberg.In the living room of the Connollys' villa in the mountains, Mike asked Janet meaningfully, "Janet, what do you think about Dr. Ballard?""He's very capable and very mysterious," she answered without hesitating.Mike nodded and said, "I feel the same way. Since you've promised to be his maid for three months, you should set off for Steinberg tomorrow. Apart from that, I want to advise you to take those three months as an opportunity."Janet was confused. She asked rather uncomprehendingly, "Dad, what do you mean by that? What kind of opportunity are you talking about?""Sleep with Dr. Ballard and make him my son-in-law, obviously!" Mike answered.Janet jolted with shock and asked in
Samson glanced at Sebastian. He took a deep breath and said to Arnaud, "Thank you for sparing me, Uncle Arnaud."He gave Sebastian a few final reminders before leaving the hall with Preston.Once they were gone, Arnaud pointed at Duo and said to Sebastian, "Tell him to leave too."Sebastian waved a hand at Duo."I'll wait for you at the entrance, my lord," Duo said. "If anything happens, I'll be here as soon as you call!"He gave Arnaud a cold look before striding out of the hall.Arnaud watched him leave and smiled approvingly. He beckoned to Sebastian. "Come, sit!"Sebastian didn't hesitate. He crossed the hall and sat in the chair opposite Arnaud."Do you know why I asked Andreas to bring you back here?" Arnaud asked impassively. Sebastian shook his head expressionlessly. He said in a cold voice, "It's probably because of the emerald token in my father's possession."Apart from using him and Whitney as leverage against Samson, he couldn't think of any other reason.Arnau
"The Blessed Child! The Blessed Child has finally come to our family!"The black-robed old man who had been sitting beside Arnaud stood up, looking pleased. He couldn't hide his excitement as he turned to Arnaud and said, "Arnaud, our family is going to prosper!"Only Rexton and Milton looked extremely displeased. Braxton and Roland looked pained, as if they had lost something of great value. They were practically thumping their chests in regret!The Blessed Child had been foretold by one of the heads of the family centuries ago. No matter how far the Ballards declined, the prophecy said that after a few hundred years, a Blessed Child would appear—someone who could lead the family's revival!The only proof of the Blessed Child was for him to enter a master-servant oath with a Devora."Prosper? What a joke!" Hugo scoffed, holding Virtus firmly. "Weren't you all just clamoring about killing the two of them?"At Hugo's words, Arnaud's expression changed slightly. "When did I say tha
"Hugo!"Arnaud, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them wide. He eyed Hugo with a conflicted expression as he asked, "Have you forgotten the agreement the Thornes made with us ten years ago?"Hugo smiled coldly and put one hand behind his back. "That was the agreement you made with the Thornes. I'm only following Ms. Thorne's orders to protect Samson and find the emerald token. If Samson dies in this battle, how am I supposed to explain that to her?"He pointed at Sebastian and added, "He's Ms. Thorne's flesh and blood. Your family has no right to punish him! If the Ballards insist on killing them today, don't blame me for going on a killing spree!"When Hugo had finished, Sebastian finally realized that Hugo was from Isabella's family and that he had stayed at the Ballard Estate to protect Samson.It was clear that Isabella hadn't held a grudge toward Samson. In fact, she had sent an expert to stay behind to protect him in case anything happened.Arnaud's
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