After the hot spring resort was closed to the public, Isaac had replaced the people here with his own confidants. Albert had also sent many of his trustworthy subordinates to take charge of the security patrols here to ensure that no outsiders would encroach on this place. The security guard talking to Charlie was one of Albert’s subordinates. Charlie lowered his car window and asked with a smile, “This entire resort belongs to me, so don’t I have the right to go in, then?”As Charlie had only lowered the car window slightly at first, the security guard had not seen Charlie’s face clearly. When Charlie rolled down the car window, he was immediately startled and said apprehensively, “Master Wade, it’s you! I didn’t know that you were the one driving the car. I’m really sorry for offending you just now. Please forgive me…”Charlie said with a smile, “It’s okay. You’re also doing your job, and you’re doing a very good job.”The man was immediately relieved and said respectfully, “Mas
When Albert heard Charlie’s words, he asked with a surprised expression, “We won’t be letting him in? Master Wade, didn’t you bring the trainer over to familiarize himself with the working environment? Why aren’t you letting him in, then? I really don’t understand…”Charlie chuckled and said casually, “He’s a little ignorant, so he should be punished for his ignorance. Otherwise, we won’t know how he will behave inappropriately in the future.”Albert instantly understood and said with a smile, “I understand, Master Wade! Let’s ignore him for the time being, then! I’ll bring you around to take a look at the place first and let you know of some of my ideas for adjustment. Feel free to let me know if you have any needs and requirements, and I’ll do my best to realize them.”Charlie nodded and said to Albert, “Let’s go!”Meanwhile, the taxi Caden took had already arrived at the intersection where Albert’s subordinate was on duty. The taxi driver slowed down, pointed at the sign in th
His cell phone suddenly rang at this point. Even though he was upset, he still took out his cell phone to take a look. After taking a look at it, he felt as if his grievance had been instantly amplified. This was because it was a phone call from Charlie’s grandmother. Caden looked at the name of the caller and could not stop his tears from flowing uncontrollably. However, he still resisted the urge to cry, pressed to answer the call, and spoke with a somewhat hoarse voice, “Lady Acker…”Lady Acker asked in surprise over the other end of the line, “Master Howton, you sound very tired. Did something happen?”Caden wiped his tears away, forced a smile, and said, “I’m fine, I’m just old and have a weak resistance, so I caught a cold. I’ll probably be fine in a few days.”Lady Acker was relieved and said, “The Ackers are preparing to leave for Aurous Hill soon. Master Howton, I wonder how long you will be staying in Aurous Hill?”Caden immediately became excited when he heard this a
Charlie then drove out, and Caden, who had been waiting for a long time at the fork in the road, saw the BMW Charlie drove from afar. Therefore, he quickly stood up and trotted all the way to the roadside, forced a smile, and waited for Charlie to arrive. Meanwhile, Charlie also saw Caden from a distance. In fact, Charlie already guessed that Caden would come and that he would definitely be waiting for him here.So, when he drove down, he deliberately slowed down, stopped next to Caden, rolled down the car window, and said with a smile, “Master Howton, why are you here? Are you here for the hot springs?”Caden hurriedly said in a low voice, “Master Wade, I… I was waiting for you here.”Charlie had a playful expression on his face as he asked in amusement, “Waiting for me? You should hurry up and get ready to return to the United States. Why are you waiting for me here?”Caden hurriedly pleaded, “Master Wade, I really know that I was wrong. Please give me a chance.”With that sai
There were three volumes and twenty-seven chapters in the complete version of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method totaling nearly fifty thousand words. However, what Caden had written down on the paper was only a little more than a thousand words, so it was presumably just the first chapter of the first volume.The first chapter in the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method was a complete introductory method that mainly taught people how to cultivate martial arts from the beginning, how to sense their own elixir field and meridians, and how to transform their essential bit by bit through exhalation to gradually break through each of their own meridians. Although Charlie had given Aurora some inner family boxing techniques such as the Four Elephant Palm in the beginning, that kind of inner family boxing technique could only improve a martial artist’s combat effectiveness. It was a combat technique and not a mental cultivation method that could improve a person’s cultivation.Since Charlie had mast
Charlie’s words caused Caden, who wanted to compromise, to stagger in shock! When Charlie first said that the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method was not complete, Caden felt a little indignant. After all, for thousands of years, the successive leaders of the Taoist Sect had believed that this sect possessed a complete set of martial arts mental cultivation methods. They were all proud of their sect’s ability to possess a complete set of martial arts mental cultivation methods and even thought highly of themselves because of it.However, after listening to Charlie’s analogy, he suddenly realized that Charlie was not speaking gibberish! His Taoist Sect probably only possessed a small part of the complete Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method as Charlie said. With that in mind, he asked in surprise, “Master Wade, the reason why you say this must be because you have a more comprehensive Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method in your hands, right?”Charlie chuckled in amusement and said jokingly, “Why are you so
Caden suddenly became even more confused, and he could not help but mutter, “Do you mean that stepping into the Dark Realm is actually just walking through one of the twenty-seven parts of entering the path through martial arts?”Charlie nodded and replied calmly but cruelly, “Yes.”Caden felt extremely dejected and asked him, “Master Wade, what kind of path did you enter when you entered the path through martial arts? How many years did it take you to get on this path?”Charlie laughed and said, “I really don’t have an answer to your question. I don’t know how many years it will take me to get on the next path.”Caden sighed and said, “The path to martial arts is really long. I don’t know if I can live long enough…”Charlie smiled and said, “You don’t have to feel so depressed. Voyager 1 has been flying for nearly fifty years, but it has not flown out of the solar system yet. It might take tens of thousands of years for it to reach the next galaxy when it does. If you apply this
Meanwhile, three container trucks were speeding along the highway in the Turkish port city of Antalya in Eastern Europe. These three container trucks were loaded with three disassembled former Soviet-made AK360 close-defense missiles as well as their supporting ammunition. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Turkey, Ukraine, and Georgia had gradually become leaders in Eastern Europe's arms black market. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, almost all the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea had become black markets for arms trading, and these three countries were particularly successful. Hundreds of millions of Soviet-made weapons and equipment of all kinds were sold globally from these countries, and the amazing thing about this place was not just the huge transaction volume but that any weapon and equipment aside from strategic nuclear missiles and fifth-generation aircraft could be bought as long as one had money. Not t
Holding up a thumb at Charlie, Julien exclaimed in approval, "You're right, my friend! That's far more exciting than having him jailed!"Just hearing that he would be sent to a kennel, Jimmy knew nothing would come of it—even if he didn't know the details, it was so obvious that Julien was thrilled by the very idea!Turning nervously toward Charlie, he was sobbing as he asked, "Mr. Wade…? What's this about a kennel…?"Julien chuckled coolly even before Charlie said a word. "A kennel is where you keep dogs, of course. Though there are literal dogs and metaphorical dogs, and you are the latter."Oh, don't worry. It's a really nice place where you get your own cage, and you'll be fed every day. You don't even have to work, so just sit tight and keep eating until the day you die."Jimmy's soul left his body in that instant.He was going to be locked in a cage?! That was way worse than being locked up and sent to jail! Where was the humanity around here?!Even as the thought struck h
Matilda was actually caught off guard by Jimmy's pleas, and even Paul found it hard to watch.Turning to Charlie, he said, "Please, Mr. Wade—my uncle can be a little despicable, but he is my father's brother. Please, let him have a chance to turn over a new leaf, seeing that he's earnestly repenting."While Paul spoke with Charlie, Jimmy was still confused and wondered why Paul would plead his case with Charlie instead of Julien. If there was anyone Paul should ask, it was Yolden since he was Julien's friend. So, why would he ask some young man instead of Yolden?That was when Charlie asked in curiosity, "You want to let him off? After he tried to take away your parents' legacy?"Paul smiled awkwardly. "I mean, I know the guy. He made sure to travel all this way to make a scene because he had nothing legal that could help him claim Smith Group Corporate Law from us. Otherwise, he'd have already filed the lawsuit in the States. Sure, it's a dirty move, but that's basically a des
As Julien finished, he realized something was wrong and turned toward Charlie before he knew it.Charlie held his gaze in turn, his expression quizzical and amused.Julien cleared his throat right then. "See, there are people who can order me around, but they have my utmost respect. However, a third-rate lawyer like you? Who do you think you are?"That was when Julien's butler called, and he reported respectfully as soon as the call was answered, "Sir, I've spoken with Nate Ellis, the owner of Ares LLC. He has since agreed to fire Jimmy Smith right away as well as disbar him nationwide."Julien asked, "Good. Anything else?""Well, Mr. Ellis also delivered some documents that can be used as evidence against Jimmy Smith, which he claims is enough for a lifetime sentence. If you deem it necessary, we can have it sent to the FBI.""Yes, let's go with that!" Julien replied, his tone satisfied. "And ask the director to handle it personally—I want this prick to never set foot stateside
Jimmy was sweating profusely in fear, but he argued back before he knew it, "That's impossible! Everything you say is bullshit! Gaiman simply thought he had a fair chance of winning and didn't want to pay Ares that much, and I have no idea who he partnered with, and I'm certainly not involved. Don't you try to slander me!"Nate chuckled. "Come on, Jimmy. We're all adults here, so there are things we shouldn't have to be so direct about. Mills Gaiman and your old classmate met in private many times, not to mention the private conferences you three had in secret, discussing your overall strategy and decisive points. Just so you know, Gaiman recorded every conversation, and I have the tapes with me."Jimmy's heart was left pounding as he blurted, "B-Bullshit! That's impossible!""Grow up, Jimmy," Mr.Goodman chuckled. "Every partner in every law firm always strives to rise higher, so I'm going to need as much leverage as I can. Otherwise, I'm not about to let them advance any further, e
Although the ringtone and vibration frequency were the ones Jimmy always used, this call somehow felt more urgent, leaving him exceedingly uneasy.When it abruptly stopped and left a missed call on his log, Nate Ellis soon sent a text: [Answer your damn phone this instant!]Just seeing the text left Jimmy feeling like his throat had gone dry, and as he gulped, it felt like his throat was being ripped, leaving him hurting.Still, he couldn't care less as his boss called again.Having seen the text, Jimmy didn't hesitate this time and promptly answered, watching Julien's smug face as he started tentatively, "Y-Yes, boss...?"Nate immediately yelled at him hysterically, "What the hell did you do?! Why did the Rothschilds call to complain about you?! And the complaint was from their heir apparent, at that! I worked hard for them and always toed the line for years, and I still haven't gotten a chance to meet the man, so how the fuck did you upset him?!"Jimmy's heart sank to rock bott
Fuming, Jimmy snapped at Julien, "If you insist on playing it like that, I will call my boss, and you can talk to him yourself!"Julien chuckled. "That's unnecessary. I've never met him. He would never recognize my voice."Jimmy laughed and nodded despite himself. "Impressive—you can really come up with anything! You don't have his number because he's beneath you, you refuse to call him because he's beneath you, and when I say I'll call him for you, you say he won't recognize your voice. Well, how do you suppose we should sort this out? At least prove you're a Rothschild, or anyone could claim that they are—"Julien held up a hand to stop him. "Then, how about this? I'll ask my butler to talk to your boss."Jimmy laughed even more loudly as if it were the best joke ever. "Hahaha!!! Butler, you say?! You really know how to talk! Alright, I'll wait and see what your 'butler' can do… I mean, what you can do. We'll see whether my boss calls me!"Julien ignored him and whipped out his
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
Jimmy was taken aback since he didn't recognize Julien at all, mainly because the Rothschilds had always kept out of the public eye.In fact, it was basically impossible to gather genuine information about the Rothschilds online, as it was a mix of press releases and gossip. Most online biographies would only be about the older generations or certain frivolous figures. Any information about key members like Steve would never be searchable online.Matilda was confused as well, not quite understanding who Julien was since he wasn't on the list of guests invited.Seeing that she was confused, Julien turned and smiled at Yolden, "So, Professor, shouldn't you introduce me to the bride?"Yolden finally remembered that and quickly nodded, "Sorry, it slipped my mind."Turning toward Matilda, he smiled, "Darling, this is Julien Rothschild… A friend of mine from the states…"Julien's full name left everyone within earshot gaping as the Rothschild name was way too famous across the globe.
Seeing that Jimmy was getting a little nervous, Charlie smiled and assured him, "Please, you have nothing to worry about. No one's going to do anything to you, but if you feel threatened in any way, you can call the cops. The Oskian emergency hotline is 110, by the way."Jimmy was slightly relieved as he could see that Charlie really wasn't trying to make things awkward for him, and he straightened his collar as he said, "Actually, I didn't mean to cause trouble—I'm pleased that Matilda has found true love once more, and if we can be friends, I can set aside my claim and stay for the rest of this wedding, offering the newlyweds our best wishes as a representative of my family."Still, his expression showed contempt as he turned toward Yolden. "Also, I'm really curious and looking forward to seeing what connections Professor Hart might have that you say could be better than Bill.""You'll see soon enough," Charlie smiled and nodded.Jimmy remained skeptical and scoffed, "I really do