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
The convenience store had been completely smashed up.Janet had been flung to the floor by a slap from a large, burly man. She clutched at her swollen cheek with tears in her eyes, looking very aggrieved."What do you want?" she asked.There were four tattooed men in the shop. The bald one in the lead leered at Janet as she sat on the ground, and there was a sharp look in his eyes. He said coldly, "What are you doing? Can't you see that we're here to collect a fee?""A fee?" Janet was confused.The man pulled a chair over, sat down, and began smoking. He crossed his legs and said coldly, "Where's your boss?""He's gone out," she replied.The bald man nodded, and his gaze swept over Janet's long legs and full chest. He stared lewdly at her and grinned. "When your boss gets back, tell him that starting from today, this street belongs to Will Bond," he declared. "If he wants to keep his store open, he'll have to pay ten thousand every month if he doesn't want trouble! If he doe
With a resounding snap, Sebastian had broken Will's wristWill howled in pain.Sebastian wasn't done! He raised his foot and kicked Will's kneecap, shattering it at once.Will screamed and fell to his knees with a thump. "Apologize! Otherwise, die!" Sebastian said coldly.Will finally realized that he could not afford to provoke the man in front of him. He hastily screamed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I was wrong! I'll never do it again! Please, sir, please, ma'am, have mercy on me…"Sebastian turned and looked at Janet. He gestured to her. "Come over here and slap him!""Huh?" Janet was startled. She felt rather afraid and wary.Sebastian's brow furrowed, and he said, "You can't get bullied if you're my maid! If you do get bullied by someone, you've got to pay them back for it! Slap him!"Janet bit her lip and walked over. She raised her hand to give Will a resounding slap across the face."Keep going!" Sebastian said. Janet thought for a moment. She made up her mind and slapp
Sebastian frowned and said, "I don't want to discuss this with you. What's happened to Ms. Griffin?"Whitney looked resentfully at him. After a moment's silence, she exhaled and said, "I'm not sure about the specifics. Ms. Griffin rushed back to Janover yesterday. Apparently, something's happened to the Janover Griffins."Something had happened to the Janover Griffins?Sebastian's brow was furrowed tightly. He suddenly got up and said, "I'm going to go to Janover.""What are you going to Janover for? You have no power and no status. What can you do for the Janover Griffins?" Whitney asked accusingly. She was rather annoyed.Sebastian had changed. The man who had once been willing to risk everything for her was now going to Janover for another woman. "This is my private business, and you don't need to interfere," Sebastian said impassively.Whitney was furious. She blocked Sebastian's path and said sharply, "Sebastian! What the hell are you going to do? It's Janover! It's a dang
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