“Of course, if you have to put it your way, I wouldn’t mind it.”“That said, I believe you’re a smart man.”“Why go against the Bauer family when you already have what you want?”“After all, there’s no grudge between us!”“Besides, the Bauer family and Longmen are different entities. However, the master of both had always been the same since ancient times.”“Even if you don’t respect me, at least think of that person as well.”“Can you only be satisfied by going against the Bauer family?”Harold showed a faint smile; an unspeakably grim yet insulting look could be seen on his face.Unlike Jeff and Joseph, Harold seemed more like the wolf in sheep’s clothing.Not only was he hard to deal with, but he was also quite the cunning and sinister man.Harvey narrowed his eyes at him for a while before revealing a faint smile.“You’re right about that.”“I can hand Jeff to you…”“But I have a few conditions.”“I’ll do everything I can, as long as it's in my power!” Harold replied
Rachel, who had a strong heart, couldn’t help but gasp upon hearing Harvey’s words.The Longmen Summit was only an event of the underworld, but top talents from Longmen, the Bauer family, and various martial arts backgrounds were involved with it.Safe to say that the champions of the provincial qualifiers were one of the best out of the younger generation…But before they could even participate in the actual Longmen Summit, they were already defeated by the experts from India!This was the equivalent of disrespecting all thirty-five branch leaders of Longmen! Rachel and the others were completely shocked by this.“You’re not joking, right?” Rachel asked.“How can I even joke about this?”Harvey took a deep breath and explained the entire situation.In recent days, Axel, one of India’s three Demon Monks who was as popular as Cody, led a group of experts to Country H.Out of fear for Harvey, he decided to challenge the provincial champions of the Longmen Summit first.Not only
“Everyone’s looking up about this right now!”“All of Country H is in an uproar!”“Some accused the Indians of being heinous, hiding their identities to challenge the champions so they’d let their guard down!”“Some were furious with the champions for challenging the Indians before they figured out their identities!”“Of course, there are people calling out Country H’s martial arts world to be filled with useless people, saying that Longmen is filled with a bunch of posers!”“The Longmen Summit has become the country’s disgrace!”“And it’s all because the thirty-five so-called provincial champions weren’t able to defeat a bunch of Indians!”“I heard that the vice master of Longmen, the person in charge of Longmen’s daily affairs, is holding an emergency meeting to figure out how to de-escalate the situation.”“The vice master?”Harvey frowned.“The master of Longmen isn’t taking action when this is going on? Is he really on his last breath at this point?”“Do we have any inf
Rachel chuckled bitterly.“Of course I know that, Sir York…”“But have you thought this through?”“You’re the only one left!”“How are you going to fight them? They’ll tire you out before you can even do anything!”“Even if Longmen gets thirty-six more young top talents to fight…”“What if they all lose again?”“Who’s going to take responsibility?”“The Indians are fully prepared for this. They said those things to the media because they’re confident in themselves.”“They were probably picked based on the weaknesses of the Longmen experts, too.”“If that wasn’t the case, they wouldn’t dare challenge the provincial champions after knowing that you participated in the Longmen Summit.”“If the Indians lose again, they’ll become the biggest joke of the entire world.”“The allies they gathered in the surrounding areas will flock toward Country H if they lose.”“This is definitely a big gamble for them.”“Not only are they trying to reclaim their pride, but they’re also plannin
Harvey couldn’t help but nod upon hearing Elanor’s explanation.As expected from Jeff’s military advisor; not only was her analysis extremely reasonable, but her thought process was quite thorough as well.Harvey took a sip of his tea, and then smiled.“So this means that the so-called war between the two countries is actually a front to attack me?”“They’re planning to hit two birds with one stone, aren’t they?”Rachel and Elanor looked at each other before nodding.“That’s right.”“Interesting.”“I wasn’t even planning to go for them, yet they’re already coming for me…”A playful look appeared on Harvey’s face.“If they want a fight, then that’s what they’ll get!”“Rachel, send word to Axel.”“Tell him I’ll challenge every single top talent of India on the peak of Flutwell seven days later.”“Tell them to come if they’re not scared to die!”“I’ll kill every single one of them if I have to!”…Right as Harvey declared a battle against the Indians…The Longmen Headquar
“I disagree, Vice Master!”An elderly man stood up with a grim look.“We’re no different than cowards if we do this!”“We’ll become Country H’s biggest joke if we actually go through with this. How are we supposed to keep the underworld under control after this?”“Don’t forget! We’ve been protecting the country on the front lines since ancient times.”“If we back down right now, how are we supposed to see our ancestors without shame?”“You’re just a vice branch leader, Fisher! You only got permission to be here because you have the only remaining provincial champion with you!”“What right do you have to question the vice master?”An elder furiously slammed the table.“You said we should fight back, but what will you do if we lose?”“Who’s going to take responsibility?”“You?”“Are you even worthy?’Fisher glared coldly at the elder with immense authority.“If we do lose, our reputation might be thrown out the window! The Longmen Summit would be the biggest joke alive too…
“You should understand this, Vice Branch Leader Benett!”“Avoiding the fight this time doesn’t mean that we won’t fight another time. We’re only staying low for the time being!”“Next time, when our top talents look good enough to crush the Indians, we’ll just challenge them again.”“You should know that power doesn’t mean everything in this day and age. We need to think ahead!”“Hard work always pays off. There’s always time to take revenge!”“If the kings from ancient times only talked about blood and courage, we wouldn’t have enough rulers to last this long.”“If they couldn’t bear any sort of humiliation, how would they be able to rise in the future?”“Logically speaking, we should remain discreet and decline the challenge!”“So what if we endure a little bit of shame?” an elder added sternly.“We’ll just ask for forgiveness after the situation passes!”“If we lose this fight, we wouldn’t be able to fix the situation, even with our lives!”Fisher took a deep breath.“Vi
“It’s not that I don’t want to fight! We simply can’t!”Elder Steele sighed, a miserable look on his face.Naturally, it was hard for him to admit that the top talents of Longmen were inferior.Before Fisher could say anything, Bryce frowned for a moment, and narrowed his eyes at him.“Tell me, what are the chances of your champion winning against the Indians?”“I don’t know, but he managed to knock out every single one of his opponents with a single move.”“Compared to the other participants, his strength was simply overwhelming!”“Even if he can’t crush the Indians, it wouldn’t be hard for him to take down a few of them.”“Harvey York… Harvey York…”Elder Steele kept mumbling the name to himself before slapping his head in recognition.“I remember now! He’s the one who won against Bowen in a bet!”“That’s right! That’s him!” Fisher exclaimed.The elders felt relieved after hearing those words.After all, making someone like Bowen suffer was enough proof that Harvey was b
"Of course, you can. You're the leader of the Judd family!" Veronica said to Veer in a sarcastic tone. "However, to think that you've mistreated our mother… Aren't you supposed to resign already?"Veer coldly replied, "Don't worry. Even if I do resign, you won't be the next leader. So you can stop dreaming about it already."The corner of Veronica's lips twitched. She had wanted to say something else when an old man with white hair came out from the inner chamber at that moment. With a cold voice, he rebuked them, "Enough! Your mother is still unconscious in bed right now, but all of you argue amongst yourselves here. Where are your manners?"I have not been managing things for many years, but do I no longer have any influence within the family?"Veer narrowed his eyes a little when he saw the old man. Then, he stepped forward and bowed his head. "I understand, father."After seeing Veer's attitude, he turned his attention to Veronica and the others. "It's the same for all of you.
"It's your choice whether to believe it or not," said Harvey casually."Oh, come on," laughed Veer. "Since we've invited you all the way here, of course we believe you. Let's see… Please come this way."Then, Veer gestured and led him deeper into the estate. Harvey did not refuse and narrowed his eyes as he looked into the sky. He could already see a dark cloud gathering on top of the estate.In another courtyard, there was a huge lawn where a helicopter had landed. It was enough to show just how much wealth the Judd family had. But when Veer saw the helicopter, he was slightly surprised and asked, "Why is he back home?""He?" Harvey was quite curious. Veer was the leader of the Judd family. Could it be that someone else scared him within the family?When Veer saw Harvey's expression, he explained, "You probably didn't know this, but despite being the leader of the Judds of Wolsing, my father still has authority over me. However, he has been training in isolation all these years i
After a brief hesitation, Veer slowly spoke to Harvey. "Well… Let's start after you helped us deal with the problem haunting my mother. After that, all the seniors of the Judd family believed that there were some issues with the geomancy of this place. So, we were thinking of finding a new place to call home."However, the Judds are a big family. We have to make arrangements for many things. If we simply moved to another place, some might think that the Judd family is starting to fall. That's why we had to give up on moving, which meant the only other option left for us was to adjust the geomancy of this place."If you had asked me then, I would have asked you to help us with this since we shouldn't ask two persons to deal with the same problem. However, many elders rejected my proposal, saying you're too young and inexperienced."Ultimately, we asked Wolsing's top geomancer, Master Eridan, who has long stopped seeing any guests, to help us. Initially, everything went well. But afte
Veer cleared his throat and said, "Firstly, allow me to apologize on behalf of my nephew. He already informed me about Nelly and is now kneeling inside our estate's chapel. As he said, he will repent for three days and nights. Since he can't leave at the moment, he asked me to send you his apologies. "Other than apologizing for my nephew, please allow me to apologize to you on behalf of the Judds of Wolsing. The reason for all of this is because we aren't strict enough with our education and discipline. I swear in my family's name that things like this won't ever happen again in the future. We will also take full responsibility for cleaning up all the despicable acts that happen in the entertainment industry within Judd Entertainment."Veer was unsure how to feel when he said something like that. How could he not know that the sons of the Judd family had other women outside? But the problem was, it was fine for them to keep other women. But why did they allow those women to provoke
Harvey squinted his eyes and whispered to Marlee, "I don't know who your family has invited to change the geographical features of your estate, but the worst thing he did was to move away the two statues at the gate."If I'm right, your grandmother's condition has already stabilized initially. After changing the geological features, she should be pretty energetic as well. However, she is starting to feel a little numb after the two statues have been moved. "In the beginning, all of you thought it was just because she was getting older. You also started to feel something was wrong during these few days, right?"Marlee was a little shocked. "Why does it feel like you've witnessed the entire thing?"Then, Harvey explained, "Everything leaves a trace, and it's the same for geomancy. Don't tell me you think I won't be able to see something has changed when you move the two statues that protect the fortune of your entire family?"If you ask me, the geomancer you've hired is either not
Nelly fell on her knees without delay and started to slap herself dozens of times. Finally, she muttered an apology to Xynthia before turning tail and fled.It was obvious that after what had happened, she was no longer the queen bee of the advertising department. What Sawyer had said also meant that she would become a non-person in the entertainment industry. Someone like her would not have a good ending.However, Harvey was unaffected despite knowing how Nelly's life would end. Instead, he thought she deserved it. It was already quite lenient for her to end up like this for a woman who did not know her place and wanted to bully her juniors.-After it was all done, Marlee invited Harvey to a three-story office building that was only a couple hundred feet away.Xynthia and Journi followed them there. The two were similarly quite surprised when they saw Marlee's change of attitude toward Harvey.Marlee did not know who Xynthia was, but she was acquainted with Journi. They just di
"Tell him to give me his name!" Sawyer said. "I don't care if he is in Wolsing or anywhere in Country H. I'll make sure he regrets ever coming to this world!"Sawyer sounded extremely domineering, and his tone was very arrogant. It was as if the entire world was his to destroy whenever he wanted to. Not to mention, one could hear from his tone that he did not care about Marlee at all.Marlee's expression darkened, and she wanted to speak.However, Harvey waved his hand and said, "Sawyer Judd, is it? Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Harvey York. If you still don't know who I am, you can ask your leader or your grandmother. You can speak to me once you know who I am."Also, your woman has harassed my younger sister and that upsets me a lot. You better be able to give me an explanation. It would be best if you could give me one. If you can't, I'll give you one instead."Harvey calmly replied, but his words were even more domineering than Sawyer's from the other side.What the hell?
"Mr. York, why did you suddenly visit Judd Entertainment? Do you have any order for me?" asked Marlee Harvey in a serious tone."Not exactly," Harvey pointed at Xynthia with his right hand. "That's my younger sister over there, but we're not biologically related. She's currently working at Judd Entertainment. But what happened? Your advertising department's superstar is forcing her to sleep with an old man, otherwise she'll ruin her career."I'm here to question you on behalf of my younger sister. Is this a company rule?"When Marlee heard what Harvey had to say, her eye twitched, and she quickly turned around and slapped Nelly, who was caught completely unprepared.Nelly cried out in pain as she held her face and landed on the ground, looking at Marlee in disbelief. "Don't you worry, Mr. York. I'll give you a satisfying explanation about this."Harvey calmly said, "This is not the first time we met each other, Marlee. So, I know this has nothing much to do with you. That's why
Harvey had ignored Nelly's taunts and continued with the countdown. "Three minutes."At this time, Journi approached them from the back. Journi gave Xynthia a strange look and then said to the woman from upper management, "Here's my advice. You should give Ms. Marlee a call right now. Otherwise… I don't think you'll be able to shoulder the consequences."Compared to Harvey, who was wearing something quite plain, the outfit Journi was wearing, while still minimalistic, was all from luxury brands and could only be bought through reservations.She was wearing the Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux watch, worth hundreds of thousands.What Journi was wearing gave immense pressure to the woman and, after a moment of hesitation, she pulled out her phone and started to dial a number."Oh ho! So, you're a sugar baby!" Nelly said derisively as she instinctively grew hostile to Journi when she saw her. "A sugar baby saving a damsel in distress, becoming the white knight of another woman… How can