The sound of the slap reverberated through the restaurant. Not only was the manager completely stunned, but the waitress was also frozen in shock. The onlookers around them collectively gasped.The waitress wasn't lying with what she said earlier; the owner of Amor Dream Restaurant was indeed on good terms with Logan, who was Andon's top fighter. Sebastian seemed very bold to create trouble here."You've got a lot of nerve to hit our manager. Today, if you don't leave a hand behind, don't think you'll walk out of here alive!" the waitress shouted angrily at Sebastian while helping the manager off the ground."Oh dear, you've really stirred up trouble. This restaurant isn't one to be messed with. Just a few days ago, someone got their arm broken for simply saying that the borscht here didn't taste right!" A middle-aged man nearby quickly and quietly advised, "You'd better apologize."Sebastian sneered. If it weren't for Amor Dream Restaurant's poor customer service, he would
Across the street in a café, Fergus watched the scene unfold through the window, sneering."Sebastian, so what if you know Hans? Andon is on the same level as him. Even if Logan can't touch you today, you'll have thoroughly crossed Andon."Since Fergus had experienced Sebastian's prowess last time, he was afraid of him. He no longer dared to confront Sebastian head-on but still engaged in underhanded schemes.This time, for instance, even though he knew Jerry and Logan might suffer, it didn't matter. He was willing to risk Jerry's wrath if he could set up a conflict between Sebastian and Andon.…"Andon? Is he really that impressive?" Sebastian sneered coldly.Sebastian had heard Hans mention Andon before, but such a minor figure didn't even register on his radar. However, Rosalie's face showed a hint of worry. She knew Andon's reputation as the only person in Steinberg comparable to Hans. He was notoriously difficult to deal with, and crossing him would undoubtedly bring tro
There was nothing Logan couldn't handle in Steinberg. Even if he couldn't, Andon could."What a joke. There's nothing I can't manage in Steinberg," Logan said disdainfully.Jerry chimed in angrily, "Go on then, ask everyone you know to come here. Let me see who dares to mess around here.""As you wish." Sebastian took out his phone calmly and called Hans. Then, he gave Eugene a call.The third call was for Mike, who had been in Steinberg to check up on Black Tiger Martial Academy these past few days.They were all stunned when they received Sebastian's call. They wondered who was so bold as to offend him in Steinberg."Logan?" Mike frowned after he hung up. He had never heard of this person before; he was probably a nobody.However, since Sebastian had personally called him, Mike knew that he wanted to show his power in Steinberg. Of course, he wouldn't allow anybody to offend Sebastian.He stood up and told his two bodyguards, "Order the entire members of Black Tiger Martial A
Before Logan even had the time to recover from his shock, another frightening figure appeared at Amor Dream Restaurant."Mr. Targery?"Logan might have been scared moments ago, but now, he was completely terrified. Eugene was a powerful and scary figure in Sunway!Right now, Logan had already cursed Jerry in his heart ten times over. If not for him, would he even offend these people?Jerry promised that Sebastian was just a nobody!Eugene didn't even bother to look at Logan. He walked over him and stood right in front of Sebastian. "Mr. Ballard, there was a traffic jam out there. Hope I'm not too late."Sebastian nodded without saying a word. Eugene then stood behind him.Jerry stared at Eugene and the guards dressed in black around them. He was scared out of his wits.He imagined a scenario where Sebastian was the one begging for mercy. How did he manage to call all the big shots here? Who exactly was Sebastian?Then, he suddenly realized something. Sebastian created a scene
Perhaps Hans and Wagner would beat him up.Andon snickered and looked up at the two of them. To him, Eugene and Hans were the ones in charge. He had no idea why they were so respectful toward Sebastian yet.When he saw Sebastian's young age and the fact that he was a nobody in Steinberg, he thought it would be impossible for Hans and Eugene to work for him."Mr. Targery, Mr. Wagner, it seems this young man here is a little reckless. What do you think?" To be frank, Andon's influence was only in Steinberg; Eugene's was on a whole new level compared to him.However, if he allowed Logan to be punished today, would anyone still obey him in the future? Hence, he had to protect Logan no matter what."What Mr. Ballard wants is what he'll get," Eugene and Hans replied in unison.Andon's face stiffened, and he sat up straight. He replied in a low voice, "It seems the two of you are not considering this situation for my sake at all. Logan is my man. Whoever touches him is challenging me!
Andon was on par with Hans in Steinberg. However, they were just small-time thugs with no connection to martial arts at all! Mike, on the other hand, was different. He was the owner of the largest martial arts academy in Sunway and possessed terrifying strength himself, far beyond these small-time thugs.Even Eugene had to consider Mike's status sometimes!When faced with stronger forces, Andon had no choice but to yield to Sebastian.However, it wasn't over yet. As the sound of police sirens outside the door rang out, a large number of officers rushed out of their cars and arrested all of Andon's men outside.The sound of leather shoes approached as Vince stepped in."Ah, Ms. Griffin, Mr. Ballard, nice to see you! It's quite a commotion today."Sebastian and Rosalie both stood up, approached Vince, and shook hands with him."Mr. Weist, today's matter was trivial, but someone deliberately caused trouble for me, even publicly embarrassing Ms. Griffin. We just had to take action
Vince was stunned, and he looked at Sebastian in surprise.The atmosphere became extremely awkward.Rosalie tugged at Sebastian's clothes lightly and said, "Sebastian, I think that's enough. We might need Mr. Weist's help in the future."Sebastian patted Rosalie's hand lightly, signaling her not to worry."Mr. Weist, I believe you still remember the incident last time, don't you?" Sebastian asked."Yes." Vince nodded and continued, "Mr. Ballard, there is no concrete evidence last time, or else Fergus would not have been able to roam freely."Sebastian scoffed as he walked toward the pale-faced waitress. He pointed at her and said, "Mr. Weist, it is precisely because I always choose to resolve things peacefully that even her, a mere waitress, has the guts to bully Ms. Griffin. And also, this guy here."Sebastian then grabbed the manager's collar and lifted him up."Mercy, please!" The manager's mind went blank, and he started to beg for mercy."Hmph!" Sebastian scoffed and toss
"Mr. Beckard, what's the matter?" Gandolf asked in concern when he saw Jace's livid face.Jace remained silent for a moment before answering, "Sebastian is not a simple guy."Then, he explained the whole situation to Gandolf."It seems he is indeed not one to be underestimated. No wonder Mr. Stephen ended up this way," Gandolf said.He continued, "But this doesn't mean there's nothing we can do. In my opinion, since Andon lost to him now, we can use him in the future."The best way to deal with underground thugs was to make them backstab each other.Jace's eyes lit up, and he laughed heartily. "Then I'll have to thank Sebastian for giving me a free pawn. Come, find a way to contact Andon and ask him to see me!""Got it!" one of the guards responded before walking out of the room."Mr. Beckard, I have an idea to force Sebastian to his own end.""Oh?" Jace was immediately interested. "Gandolf, just tell me directly. I will do as you say." Gandolf then whispered his plans into
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