In just an hour, Harvey’s reputation plummeted and he became no different than a street rat.Many people gathered around Martial Hall, throwing rotten vegetables and eggs all over the place.If it wasn’t for Ansel summoning the police, the entire place would’ve been trashed.Even so, Harvey was still insulted relentlessly.People were either threatening to rip him to shreds, or demanding him to leave Country H immediately.Safe to say, Harvey was blamed for every single loss since the last four days.The provincial champions who had been beaten up and were insulted before, were now dubbed as the real heroes by the people.They believed the champions knew they were completely powerless against Zoe and the others…That the champions knew Harvey poisoned the young talents…Yet, the champions still fought with all their might against such odds!This was the unyielding courage everyone wanted to see!Layne, Kayden, and Harvey’s people were infuriated; they turned on their laptops
Regan narrowed her eyes without saying a word. Suddenly, she kicked the door of the Martial Hall open.Two beautiful female disciples stood beside her. They immediately spotted Harvey.“That’s him, Senior Green! That’s Harvey York!”“He’s the one who poisoned our junior and the other two young talents!”“Our reputation is completely ruined because of him!”“If we keep losing, Longmen will become the traitor of the entire nation!”“This b*stard is the one who caused all this!”The disciples kept insulting Harvey while gritting their teeth; they wanted to rip Harvey to shreds so badly.The crowd outside was showing glee upon seeing what was happening. ‘How dare this b*stard conspire with the enemy for his own gains?! He deserves to be dealt with by the Longmen Warband!’The inspectors in charge of maintaining the order were watching with bright eyes; they didn’t bother stopping the entire commotion.Harvey could be seen sipping his tea in the middle of the large hall.He put
Harvey looked curiously at the disciples infuriated for their junior, not giving a straight answer.It was a good thing for them to stand up for Philip. At least they were full of spirit…However, it was enough to show how stupid they were for being so easily used.Regan’s expression worsened after seeing Harvey’s mocking look.“If you don’t want to die here, then you better explain everything properly!” she exclaimed after taking another step forward.“If not, you won’t get a chance to get out of here alive!”“Let me tell you something! Only the Longmen Warband would be this reasonable right now!”“The Dark Hall and the Five Outer Halls will just take you out without a single word!”“We’re giving you a chance to explain yourself! Do you understand me?”“That said, it doesn’t mean that you’re allowed to show off!”“Stop pretending to be deaf and mute already! Fess up!”“Kneel and explain yourself!”“If you still won’t do it, then don’t blame us for what happens next!”Rega
Layne ignored the disciple and walked calmly toward Harvey.“Do you not understand me?!”The disciple was furious.Longmen Warband had a reputation to uphold!Yet, this many people were disrespecting them.“Senior Green! This woman is a disciple of the Golden Palace’s outer circle, Layne Naiswell. She’s that b*stard’s bodyguard!”“Layne Naiswell?”Regan chuckled coldly.“The legendary disciple of Golden Palace’s outer circle?”“Impressive! I’ll make sure to cripple you for being on Harvey’s side!”“Sir York.”Layne poured Harvey a cup of tea, still ignoring Regan and the others completely.“We’ve investigated the situation. These young’uns came here of their own volition.”“The master of the Longmen Warband might not know about this.”“At the end of the day, they’re only standing up for their junior. They’re a bit reckless, but it’s not their fault.”“We should just let them go.”Layne tried persuading Harvey. She admired Regan and the others coming here for Philip’s sa
Regan gritted her teeth.She didn’t want to believe that Harvey actually had the Longmen Law Enforcement Badge.“You actually think this is fake?”Harvey smiled calmly as he flicked his teacup to the badge.The badge then slid right toward Regan with a dazzling glare.“I suggest you take a close look, young lady.”“Don’t misunderstand me.”Regan shot him a stern look and then glanced over. Her mind exploded the instant she saw a few hidden marks to authenticate the badge. She immediately knelt, slamming her knees to the ground.She couldn’t remain calm any longer. The badge was undoubtedly real!Even a dominant woman like Regan couldn’t help but shiver.She didn’t know who Harvey actually was, but the badge was enough to prove his powerful status; Harvey was not someone Regan could afford to go against.If she didn’t kneel, she wouldn’t be the only one in trouble—the entire Longmen Warband would be dragged down as well.“I’m sorry, Sir York. This is all just a misunderstand
Damian nodded repeatedly.“I misunderstood you, Sir York.”“We know how you treated Regan and the others.”“I was being narrow-minded!”“How could a man like you conspire with the enemy for such small benefits?”“On behalf of the Eight Inner and Outer Halls, I apologize to you. I hope that you’ll do your best tomorrow!”Harvey smiled.“You’re too kind.”“I have responsibility for the young talents as well. I didn’t take care of them as promised.”“It’s only natural for all of you to doubt me and stop me from joining the fight.”“After all, we all have to look at the bigger picture. It’s not just about personal gain.”“But since we’re in a peculiar situation right now, I’ll take the initiative once more.”“I hope you all will trust me this time.”“At the end of the day, we’re all people of Country H. There’s no need for us to fight among ourselves. Our enemies will laugh at us if they know about this!”“As long as nobody’s dragging me down, it’ll be easy for me to crush th
Rhea flashed them a deep look. “At this point, it doesn’t really matter if we win the fight or not.”“But if we’re branded traitors of the country after letting Harvey in the ring, we’ll be finished!”“You people should know better than me about what’ll happen after that!”Fisher and Damian’s faces darkened in an instant.Bryce, who had remained quiet the entire time, finally spoke up.“That’s right. It looks like we’re about to lose, but we still have hope!”“That said, Harvey asked to join the fight even when he’s such a huge suspect.”“To put it simply, I just don’t trust him!”“I’d rather the remaining two champions lose…”“...than to let him fight.”“I believe he won’t turn the tides; he’ll surely embarrass every single one of us too.”“I’d choose to let Longmen lose than for him to show up.”Harvey narrowed his eyes; he glared at the stubbornly righteous Bryce and Rhea.To protect their own reputation…To prevent outsiders from turning the tides of battle…To sup
“Other than him being extremely weak…”“There’s another reason we didn’t let him fight. He’s simply too suspicious!”“We cannot bear the risk of putting him on the front lines.”“If he makes a single mistake, every single one of us will be dragged down with him!”“You included, Princess Wright!” Rhea exclaimed bitterly.At the same time, there was a different meaning in her words; she was putting on a helpless look, as if nobody would take responsibility for the situation if anything were to go wrong.Sienna smiled and waved her hand, gesturing to her subordinates to close the door.She then glanced at Rhea.“Since we’re all smart people here, I’ll just make everything clear.”“I need to make sure of something first…”“You didn’t stop Harvey from fighting because of your family affairs, did you?”Bryce and Rhea froze immediately.They didn’t think Sienna would actually say something like this.The two took a deep breath before replying, “Of course not!”“Good.”Sienna sm