“Is that so?Rodney Foster scoffed after hearing Harvey York’s words.“It’s not that I want to disrespect you, kid!“Where did you get the confidence even to say that?“Come! Tell me where you learn so I can gauge your abilities!“To be honest, even if you get Master Ziegler here, the odds will still be the same!”Harvey glanced at Wes Pagan’s head. The evil energy on him seemed like it was about to materialize. The torment he had been feeling each day must have been difficult for him.Sleepless nights were probably the least of his worries.If he did manage to fall asleep, he would be woken up by nightmares anyway.At this point, he could only last for weeks at most.Without a second thought, Harvey felt pity.Harvey shifted his gaze toward Rodney.“I’m not a geomancy expert. I didn’t learn this from a so-called master.”Rodney froze before he coldly chuckled.“And yet you’re still this confident?”“I do know the art of killing though,” replied Harvey.“For example, yo
“The so-called art of killing has many forms,” replied Harvey York immediately.“Martial arts can kill.“So can poison.“Medical skills are no different.“Geomancy arts are naturally in the same ballpark.“For example, I can discern exactly where the sources of evil energy are around Mr. Pagan’s body.“When I destroy them as soon as possible…“Then, his life will be saved.”“You know where they all are?Rodney Foster froze. He clearly did not believe Harvey’s words.He used quite a lot of instruments to figure this out, but there were still more than five different suspected sources.‘He can tell where all the sources are with just a single glance?‘How is this even possible?’“If I guess correctly, the sources you suspected are the bead in front of his chest, the diamond ring on his left finger, his coronary stent, his fake tooth, and the nail in his left leg.“Am I wrong?”Rodney was utterly shocked.“You really are impressive, Harvey!“I spent so much time trying to
“How dare you, Harvey York?!” Arlet Pagan’s expression changed.“What? So you’re calling me a con man, yet you’re scared of making a little bet?” replied Harvey.“Either way, this is a win-win situation for you, right?“You can make a joke out of me and prove that you’re correct if you win.“All you need to do is to be my maid for three whole years if you lose in exchange for your grandfather’s life.”Naturally, Harvey was prepared to humble Arlet a bit.After all, he felt a little annoyed for being called a con man constantly.Arlet gritted her teeth after seeing Harvey’s stern look on his face.“Fine! It’s a deal!“Grandpa Foster and Kairi Patel will testify for this!“If I lose, I’ll be your maid!”“Good!Harvey wasted no time after confirming the bet.He stepped forward. Under everyone’s shocked gaze, he ripped the bead off of Wes Pagan’s chest.Then, he smiled faintly in front of Arlet.“Get ready to call me ‘Master’!”Harvey took a few steps backward before clen
Harvey York squinted at the bead on the ground before showing a smile on his face.“If I guess correctly, you got the bead because of your lack of sleep, right?”“That’s right. Previously, I had very poor sleep. On average, I could only get a good night’s rest every three days.“An expert told me that this happened because of the family’s business of appraising antiques.“After coming in contact with all sorts of relics, my body would absorb some of the evil energy, negatively affecting my sleep.“That was why the expert recommended me to find something holy to keep myself safe, but I didn’t expect…”Wes Pagan showed a bizarre expression on his face.The expert was quite a well-renowned figure in the country, but he did not expect that he would almost get himself killed because of him.“The expert’s right. Part of the evil energy inside you was because of all the antiques you touched before.“That said, every single one of your problems right now points toward the bead!”Then
After hearing Harvey York’s words and seeing him deal with such a complex problem with ease, Wes Pagan was utterly impressed.He held his hands together when he said, “Thank you for everything, Sir York!“You’re my savior!“Just ask away if there’s anything you need!”Harvey cracked a smile.“I don’t need anything. Just make sure that Arlet goes through with her end of the bargain.”Then, Harvey hooked his finger in front of Arlet Pagan.“Come on! Start calling me ‘Master’!”Arlet’s face flushed bright red.Her eyes twitched briefly. She had no choice but to run away since she could not bear to say it.The crowd smiled while looking at each other. It was quite the feat to make the proud lady of the family run away in shame.Then, Harvey got the family to send Wes to recuperate.Harvey then walked around the manor under the butler’s guidance to remove some of the antiques.It would be best if he thoroughly helped the family anyway.He wanted to make sure that nothing else
“Of course, you’re not obliged if you don’t want to.“I was being too presumptuous after all.Rodney Foster showed an awkward. He felt extremely apologetic.“I was too hasty. I didn’t think that this might be a secret art handed down to you in the first place. Please forgive me.”Harvey York smiled.“There’s no need for formalities, Mr. Foster.“If you’re really interested, I can teach you free of charge.”“Free of charge?Rodney froze.“To me?”He could not believe what he just heard. Harvey’s geomancy arts looked simple, but it was clear that he only made it so because he was proficient at it.Millions of dollars would not even be enough to buy such a skill!If Harvey wanted to, Rodney would be willing to trade anything with him…But instead, he decided to give such invaluable knowledge away for free.Rodney could not even snap out of his disbelief at that moment.“Of course, it’s free. I wasn’t a geomancy expert, to begin with. I just dabbled in the profession because
Arlet Pagan’s face was flushed completely after hearing Harvey York’s words.She instinctively stepped back, as if Harvey did something to her.“I’ll give you fifteen million dollars, a sports car, and a villa!“I want the bet to end in exchange! How does that sound!”Harvey just smiled without saying a word.“What? Do you think that’s not enough?”Arlet let out a scoff. She looked disdainful, thinking that Harvey was just a greedy man.“Fine! I’ll double the money!”“Well…“Thirty million dollars isn’t that much to me anyway. I can get that amount of money in a blink of an eye.“Even your entire family’s worth of assets is just pocket change to me.“What I’m interested in is the mysterious lady of the Pagan family to bring me tea and mop my floors! Now that would be more gratifying!“Money can’t even buy that sort of happiness!”“Seventy million!”Arlet’s face was a lot redder than before.She gritted her teeth before giving a price that she thought Harvey would never b
“I’m calling the cops!“I want your reputation tarnished!Arlet Pagan kept struggling, but Harvey York’s body got closer to hers the more she did. Because of this, she became a lot more panicked.“Let me go, you pervert! Let me go right now!” screamed Arlet in anger.Harvey slapped Arlet’s butt a few more times before letting her go with a smile.“Remember. This is your punishment for going against your master.“Don’t think you get to show off in front of me just because you belong to one of the Hermit Families.“I’ll slap you as many times as I want if you disobey me!”Arlet covered her swollen rear with a bright red face.“You punk!”She felt extremely resentful, but an odd feeling surfaced in her heart.She wanted to hate Harvey but could not bring herself to do it.“What’s the matter?Harvey instinctively looked at Arlet’s butt.“You want another few slaps or what?”Arlet quickly stepped back with one of her teeth almost broken from all that gritting.“Punk! B*stard
Harvey stood behind Clarion as he looked at all these men and women in their luxurious outfits. Other than the heirs of the large families from Grand City, Harvey could not really tell how powerful they were. Harvey even noticed quite a few mutant elites from Country A. All of them gathered together and all the topics they discussed about were extremely sophisticated, making them feel that they were the most important individuals in this world.Other than these people, she saw a woman wearing purple traditional garb in the middle of the group. She could not tell the woman's age, but her figure was slender and curvaceous. She carried an esteemed imposition. Or perhaps, it was better to describe her imposition as queen-like.She held an exquisite hookah in her hand that was made from gold. She would sometimes take a puff before blowing out a stream of smoke, as if she were some kind of empress.Quite a few men would glance at her before averting their eyes, as if they were too afraid
Every word Clarion heard from Jade made his expression turn even darker. When she finished, Clarion almost wanted to stomp on the woman even as he suppressed his anger. Just when Clarion was going to slap Jade in the face as she deserved, Neve stopped him.Neve then took a golden card from her Hermes handbag and gave it to Jade. "I have a member card. This is the card your madam gave to me when the Platinum Casino was first established. I believe you will accept this."Neve never paid much attention to the card when she first received it and simply kept it in her handbag. She did not expect it to have some use today. "This is one out of the fifty member cards the casino gave out at the beginning. I was told it gives me the highest privilege. You won't deny this, will you?"While Neve was smiling, her words were cold and harsh. "If you won't, then I can assume the Platinum Casino has a problem with the Fosters of the Universal Sect. I will then report this to my grandfather."Clario
The woman was beaming at Clarion and said, "Everyone knows who you are in Grand City, sir. My name is Jade Bierstadt, and I'm your biggest fan. Although I'm a fan, I still need to obey the rules here. It will be bad for society if everyone can simply break the rules, right?"In other words, it's not because I have something against you. But it's because I have no choice as this is my duty. Since I'm making a living here, I need to perform my duties to earn my salary, correct? So, please forgive us and show us workers some mercy. But if you must ignore the rules here, then I'm afraid I'll have no choice…"And then, Jade gently clapped her hands. A group of men-in-black slowly walked out of the VIP passage after that. There were also some clicking sounds from the high ground some distance away, as several men started to parade their sniper rifles.The Platinum Casino had truly demonstrated their superiority today.Harvey narrowed his eyes. He had quickly determined that whether it wa
Vroom!When the sun was setting, a Mercedes-Benz G-Class slowly stopped in front of the Platinum Casino.Clarion was extremely against Harvey wanting to help Hale, but in the end, he still could not resist Harvey's insistence. He had no choice but to take Harvey to see Camellia.This was because Clarion genuinely meant well toward Harvey.No matter how it looked, Harvey had been surrounded by enemies ever since he had arrived in Grand City. In this kind of situation, Clarion hoped that Harvey would have a few enemies left.At the very least, they should have a talk before going for each other's throat.Of course, Harvey had no hope that anything could be achieved by talking. However, when he saw how Clarion was thinking of him, he believed he should at least make the effort to meet the legendary Queen Bee Camellia and see if they could actually talk things out.Clarion also felt relieved when he saw that Harvey was willing to talk. He even invited Neve to be there too, hoping th
"If I remember correctly, Dan is also a True Warrior elite, correct? Is he not interested in this Chapter of Ascension? He didn't have a hand in this?" asked Harvey when he remembered something else.Clarion smirked. "Well… How should I put this? Of course, everyone who practices martial arts will be interested in the Chapter of Ascension. One becomes practically invincible once one can step into that level. Once a person reaches that stage, all the politicking and schemes will become pointless, since they're nothing before absolute power."However, Clarion heaved a sigh. "Unfortunately, one cannot instantly become a master when it comes to martial arts. The Chapter of Ascension is indeed something very beneficial, but it also causes more harm than good. Unless someone possesses extreme power, those who have it in their possession will be attacked by everyone else."This doesn't only apply to Grand City. Even when one is outside of Grand City, there will be countless factions and el
"Alright, enough talk," interrupted Harvey as he changed the subject. "Why would someone like Camellia be interested in Hale? Even if he was once a martial arts prodigy, so what? Don't tell me one of the Seven Families of Grand City is interested in his martial arts manuals."Clarion's expression was obviously hesitant. He wanted to say something, but he could not decide. Harvey did not force him, however. Harvey calmly reasoned, "If it's something you can say, say it. But if you can't, then just stay quiet. I won't force you when it comes to things like this."Clarion sighed. "It's not that I can't say it. It's just that this involves too many people. It's extremely complicated. I'm worried you can't climb back up because it goes so deep."Harvey calmly replied, "Don't worry. Forget about Grand City. Few things in this world can make me worry about it being too complicated."Clarion scoffed but still whispered. "I'll be direct. Everything I say to you right now can't be proven by
"Camellia?" Harvey said with a faint smile. "That sounds like the name of an ordinary housewife. Anything special about her?"Clarion's eyes twitched before saying, "Camellia is one of our distant relatives. When she was young, she was called the "Queen Bee". It was said that when she was young, the reason she fought was to make her opponents into her servants. If Grand City had a criminal underworld, then Camellia would be the queen of this underworld. "I've already cleaned up the car park, so Platinum Casino probably won't know what happened yet. However, Camellia has too many contacts in Grand City. It won't take long before she finds out it's you."Clarion hesitated for a little before continuing, "Mr. Representative, while you're very strong, Camellia's just too much of a pervert. I have a feeling that you two will see each other soon. Either you find a way to make peace with her, or you hide. If you do become enemies, then she won't stop until either one of you is dead."It
"Bastard!" All the men in black exchanged a glance and all pounced at Harvey with a dagger. Harvey looked like he could fight, but they were sure that one man couldn't win a fight when outnumbered.They were going to use their numbers to kill Harvey.Slap! Smack! Slap!Harvey didn't let them have their way and immediately slapped the men in black. He struck all of them onto the ground with one slap each.It was just a simple slap, but Harvey made their faces swollen and destroyed their self-confidence. They couldn't understand how despite being so slender, Harvey could fight so well.Forget about retaliation. They couldn't even avoid a slap from Harvey!The woman instantly pointed her gun at Harvey and sneered coldly, "You brainless, ignorant fool. You don't understand who you've crossed and what crime you have committed!"Slap!Before she could finish, Harvey had already appeared in front of her and slapped her away too. She screamed, thrown into midair, her back slamming ag
The woman who was drinking coffee frowned. It was obvious she was very unhappy with Havey's sudden interference."Kid, don’t you know you shouldn't meddle in affairs that don't concern you?" The bald man glanced at Harvey, disdain on his face. "There are many times when those who meddle in others' affairs die horribly."The bald man gestured to his men and the three of them pounced at Harvey, obviously wanting to teach him a lesson. However, they had just gotten a little closer when Harvey took a step forward.It was just a simple move, but the woman who was drinking coffee froze before yelling, "Baldie! Watch out!"The bald man was also instantly soaked with sweat. Harvey was just too fast! He never imagined someone could move so fast. Before he could even retreat, Harvey had already appeared right in front of him and slapped him.Smack!There was a loud smack, and Harvey's hand had already hit his face. The bald man's head slammed onto the ground, blood instantly flowing from