Even Percy didn't dare to take the bet with Raymond. Why would a young man like Sebastian, who was barely out of puberty, accept the bet?If he lost, they wouldn't be the only ones who were humiliated. They would embarrass the entire traditional medicine industry."Things seem very lively in here!" A hearty voice rang out. Everyone turned to look in the direction of the stairs.An old man in white training clothes was walking slowly down the stairs. The old man's hair was white, but he had a ruddy complexion, and his voice was firm and strong. He didn't seem like someone who was sick at all.It was Dexter, the head of the Coltrane family.Maeve, Callum, Shauna, and Harold stood up immediately when they saw him."Dad!""Uncle Dexter!"The old man nodded slightly and glanced at Sebastian and the others. He smiled and said, "This condition of mine has troubled all of you."Sebastian and the others got up quickly to greet him. "Uncle Dexter, this is Dr. Wolham. I brought him her
"Just because you can't cure it doesn't mean that others can't. You don't represent traditional medicine." Sebastian didn't even deign to look at Percy."Why you—" Percy turned red in the face with anger.He could accept being criticized by Raymond, as the latter was famous, but who did Sebastian think he was? How dare a young man speak to him that way?"I don't want to hear the two of you arguing anymore!" Raymond shook his head impatiently and grabbed Dexter's arm. He got ready to give him the injection."This injection will only make Mr. Coltrane Senior's condition worse. It could even put his life in danger," Sebastian said coldly."What? You're not joking, are you, Sebastian?" Harold looked flustered.Sebastian nodded sternly and said, "This is a matter of life and death. I wouldn't joke about that.""You're an ignorant young man. Do you even know what kind of medicine I'm injecting Mr. Coltrane Senior with? This is JW-5. It's the newest product released internationally to
Sebastian pressed the bag of ice gently on the top of Dexter's head and took out two silver needles, with which he pricked Dexter in the center of his chest and on his lower abdomen.Vital energy flowed through the silver needles and entered Dexter's body. Two clearly visible clouds of dark energy flowed from Dexter's legs up to the top of his head. When the dark energy reached the top of his head, the ice immediately turned black."W-What's… what…" Harold was staring in shock.Beside him, Percy was equally dazed. Once all the ice cubes in the bag of ice had turned black, Sebastian removed it from the top of Dexter's head and plucked out the needles. He plunged the needles into the top of Dexter's head.After more than ten minutes, Dexter's complexion turned rosy once more. As Sebastian's vital energy flowed into his body, Dexter's breathing slowly calmed down, and he finally opened his eyes slightly.Seeing that Dexter was awake, Sebastian pulled out the last silver needle.
Dexter spoke very sincerely.Sebastian tried to decline a few times, but Dexter was insistent. Therefore, he had no choice but to take the small wooden box.When Sebastian accepted the present, Dexter beamed and said, "It isn't a very expensive gift. It's just a VIP card for Coltrane Group. Anyone who has this card can go and spend as much as they like at any of our affiliated establishments. You'll receive VIP treatment, and everything will be free.""Thank you, Mr. Coltrane Senior." Sebastian put the wooden box in his pocket.Dexter had wanted to ask him to stay for a meal, but Sebastian refused firmly.Seeing that Sebastian was determined to leave, Harold and Maeve didn't force him to stay, so they walked with him out of the estate. As they were about to part ways, they exchanged contact numbers.When Sebastian got back to Steinberg, it was already 7:30 pm. He was afraid that Rosalie would be waiting for him, so he called her."Have you finished?" Rosalie's gentle voice came
Rosalie pulled out her phone and said, "I reserved this place this afternoon.""If I want you to change, then do it! Why are you talking so much? Make room!" the man in the blue suit said impatiently."What if I refuse?" Sebastian said, looking very displeased.This was his first candlelit dinner with Rosalie, but the young man had completely ruined the mood. Sebastian was annoyed."Do I look like I care?" the man in the blue suit glared at Sebastian and called to the counter. "Waiter!""How can I help you, sir?" a waiter asked politely."I booked this place. Tell them to get lost!" The man in the blue suit pointed at Sebastian and Rosalie."Can you show us your reservation?" the waiter asked, frowning."What reservation? Why do I need one to come and eat here? Call your manager over here!" the man in the blue suit yelled at the waiter."What's going on?" A potbellied, middle-aged man walked over to them. "I booked this spot this afternoon, but he's insisting that we move,"
"Let go of me right now, damn it!" Larry looked viciously at Sebastian, but the intense pain in his hand made it impossible for him to get off his knees."How dare you hit him? Damn it, don't you know where you are? This is Coltrane Group's—" Sebastian waved a hand and slapped Bruce in the face, cutting him off mid-sentence."That's it! Things are over for you!" Bruce held his face and waved at the security guards.All the security guards surged forward at the same time and raised their batons to hit Sebastian."Sebastian!" Rosalie saw that one of the security guards was about to hit Sebastian on the back of the head with his baton.She grabbed a small fork from the table and got ready to fight.However, just as the baton was about to hit Sebastian on the head, he suddenly moved aside and tripped the man up. It was as if he had eyes in the back of his head.The security guard lost his balance at once and hit Larry in the face instead. Blood immediately flowed out of his nose."
Rosalie burst into laughter. Sebastian was too convincing!"Are you afraid now, you brat? It's too late!" Bruce came up behind them and yelled at Sebastian from a safe distance."Did I say that I was scared? I was just stating a fact. I'm not the one causing trouble, he is," Sebastian said coldly as he pointed at Larry, who was still rolling around on the floor. Trent glanced at Larry and said to Bruce, "What's going on?"Bruce hunched his shoulders, his eyes flicking from side to side."We were having dinner here when he came up to take our seats. This manager told the security guards to come and beat him up. Look at the state of him," Sebastian said, pointing at Larry's bloodied face.Rosalie couldn't help bursting into laughter.Bruce hastily went over to help Larry up. He had been so intent on escaping that he had completely forgotten about Larry and had only thought of him when Sebastian mentioned him."It wasn't like that at all! Mr. Helman booked this seat yesterday, bu
Callum took a deep breath and looked at Bruce, who was supporting Larry. He beckoned to him.Bruce hastily let go of Larry and hurried up to Callum, saying, "Mr. Callum, what can I do for you?"Callum whispered in Bruce's ear and turned to Trent, saying, "The card he has was given to him by Uncle Dexter. Forget about what happened today. Of course, I won't just let you be injured for nothing."He wrote a check for 500 thousand and handed it to Trent."Thank you, Mr. Callum. Thank you." Trent took the check gratefully and left.Callum gave Bruce a meaningful look before leaving in his car."Mr. Helman, you have to get revenge for what happened today," Bruce said as he helped Larry into the car. He was clearly trying to provoke him.Larry looked back hatefully at Sebastian and Rosalie. The young model he had brought with him had escaped earlier. If it weren't for Sebastian, he would be in a hotel room with that young model right now.He looked down at his broken finger and the bl
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