The other beautiful celebrities quickly scooched over for a picture after seeing Lola Hoffman and Leona Foley in front.Even Imani completely ignored her embarrassment and stood the furthest to the side just to be in the same frame as Harvey.Harlem Lee was going crazy when he saw his own woman licking Harvey’s boot without even batting him an eye.“What right do you have?!“You’re just a live-in son-in-law! What right do you have?!“Prince Gibson will never let you go for this!”Slap!Kade Bolton excitedly strutted over before slapping Harlem to the ground.He wondered when he would get another chance to perform, and Harlem immediately delivered.He slapped Harlem around without restraint, making him constantly grunt in pain.“Who the f*ck do you think you are, you b*stard?!“Do you think you can just go against Sir York like that?!“A prominent figure like him wouldn’t argue with a small fry like you!“That said, I wouldn’t just idly watch as someone disrespects him!“J
“Let bygones be bygones. We don’t have to talk about the incident anymore,” Harvey York calmly replied while looking at Kade Bolton.“We know each other now after our little exchange. Since your father and I are friends, you should just call me ‘Uncle’ instead.”Kade’s eyes twitched before he swallowed his pride.“Uncle York.”Harvey nodded.“Think about what I told you last night. To listen is a part of your luck anyway.“And don’t let me see you take advantage of people at large anymore. Understand?”His gentle words were filled with an unspeakable sense of dignity and magnitude.After all, even if Kade was impressive, he was still just a small fry. Harvey could kill him off without much effort if he wanted to.Since Kade was willing to change, Harvey put more effort into him. He would even give Kade a chance to be friends with him.“I’ll remember everything you said to me, Uncle York! I’ll recite those words every single waking moment of my life!Kade showed a sincere loo
“The Oni Blade will kill entire families!“If this is placed in a house, everyone in it will die in just three months. “Simply put, this thing alone can destroy an entire family, leaving nothing in its wake,” Harvey said calmly.Lola and Leona, then glared coldly at Kade.They didn’t think he’d do such a heinous thing in the first place.“You need to believe me, Uncle York! I bought this thing!“I didn’t mean to hurt you!”Kade shivered in fear, and quickly explained the situation.“You need to trust me! I already know my mistake!“I wouldn’t do something like this!”Kade raised his hand, swearing he would never commit such a crime.If Harvey actually deemed that he meant harm, he would end up horribly.“I know this has nothing to do with you…Harvey said calmly. He flicked a drop of blood on the Oni Blade.The blade glowed a faint light. Its evil energy dissipated instantly, shattering into pieces.At that same moment, an illusion of a baby’s face appeared. With a veng
Kade calmly walked in, a cigar in hand. He kicked down a vase from the Braided Dynasty.“Get out of here, Esther John!” he yelled.Harvey crossed his arms, and walked in without any emotion. Looking around, he saw many good items and rough gemstones on the racks. Many stone gamblers were gathered here.“Oh, my! Isn’t this Young Master Bolton?”As Harvey was scanning his surroundings, a cackle could be heard from the deeper part of Empire Hall. A beautiful woman appeared.She was wearing a dress embroidered with golden threads, looking sensual and witty. It was the same woman who fought Harvey before.Esther stopped in her tracks, and spoke in a personable tone.“Judging from the big crowd, you’re either here to destroy our things or to beat people up.“What did my subordinates do to you again?“Or are you angry that I didn’t text you back last night?”Esther squinted, looking quite grim. Obviously, she was unhappy about Kade showing up to ruin his business.“Heh, heh, heh! Y
Esther had no intention to give up, even until now.“I really don’t know what I did wrong, Young Master Bolton,” she said timidly, squinting. “Please, you should just tell me…”Naturally, she was dead set on going down this path.If she admitted to her fault, Empire Hall and the family’s reputation in the city would be completely tarnished.Snap!Kade chuckled coldly, and snapped his fingers.His subordinate brought out a box, and poured out its contents to the ground.The shards of the statue and pieces of the Oni Blade were inside the box. Even though the blade was in such a state, its evil energy could still be felt. The customers around were all experienced people.They could tell something was wrong with the statue with just a single glance.Seeing this, Esther’s gaze immediately turned grim. She realized that Kade had a geomancy expert with him. If not, he wouldn’t have known that something was wrong.“Heh, heh, heh! Do you need me to tell you?”Kade looked curious
“There’s no point in denying it anymore, Esther.”Kade glared coldly at her. He had no intention of holding back.“The more you explain, the more you make it seem like you’re just covering something up.“Just tell me how you’re going to fix this!“If you can’t give me an explanation, then I’ll get one myself!”The fierce men behind Kade started twisting their necks, ready to take action at any moment.He had ample proof of Esther trying to screw him over.Judging from his personality, nobody would dare say a word even if he razed the entire place to the ground.Seeing the look on Kade’s face, Esther realized nothing she said was going to work. That said, she wasn’t scared at all.“Since you really have to go that route, let me tell you something!“You won’t get anything here!“Blame yourself for being uneducated!“Once the geomancy tools and antiques are bought, we Empire Hall have no obligation to take responsibility for them!”Esther seemed very dominant.The crowd was
Harvey stared at Ensley with interest, while Kade with shock. Meanwhile, Esther and the others respectfully made way for Ensley. They looked at her with reverence.Ensley ignored them, and approached Kade. She looked cold.Kade sized her up, and chuckled. “Are you here to stand up for Esther? Against me?”“That’s right,” Ensley said. “That’s why I’m here.”“Oh? I didn’t think that you’d be this impressive!”Kade clapped his hands, smiling calmly.“That said, have you thought of the consequences of doing this?“Do you realize who you’re up against?”Ensley pressed her thin lips in disdain.“Since you’re being this direct, I won’t hold back either.“The Hermit Families are pretty impressive—but don’t forget, that’s all you’ll ever be!“Just hide in the shadows of history! Stop trying to flaunt your strength outside!“If you do that, you’ll have to think of the consequences!“My background aside, it might be a little hard for the person supporting me to deal with the Hermit F
As expected, a lot of people looked gloomy after hearing that Ensley was supported by Blaine.The six Hermit Families were impressive beings. After all, they had countless dynasties since ancient times. The surviving families were all born with royal blood; they were all discreet yet terrifying.That said, the times were different. The top ten families were the true leaders of Country H!Judging from this, even the five hidden families would probably be no match against the top ten families.Simply put, from the people’s limited knowledge, Kade’s identity was completely inferior to Blaine’s.The people who could go against him were only young masters and princes from the Patel family.Ensley said that Blaine was also friends with the person supporting her.This was enough to prove that Ensley was involved with the top ten families—maybe even one of the top-rated families of Wolsing.She could probably be related to the Xavier family or the Wright family.The people around shiv
Harvey smiled. "Aren't you afraid that it'll cause discord once your words reach back to Grand City if you praise me this much? I'm going to Grand City eventually."Geoffrey's eyes slightly narrowed when he heard it, and then he smiled. "It makes sense if you're going to the city. Since you're the representative of the Martial Arts Alliance, which makes you the mayor of Grand City, it's logical if you want to go there. But there's something you need to be mindful of. The Seven Families publicly acknowledged Dan as the scion of Grand City, and everyone thought he would become the representative."If you go to Grand City, everyone will see you as trying to usurp power whether you want it or not. When that happens, the two of you will never have peace until one of you is dead…""Dead?" Harvey smirked. "What makes him think he has the right to call himself Grand City's scion? If he wants to become the owner of Grand City, he has to reclaim his status and become a representative and not
Meanwhile, Sol moved a chair over for Harvey and made a cup of tea for him. Harvey drank the flower tea that had just been freshly brewed. After a drink, he said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Geoffrey.""You saved me, so it's nothing strange for me to show you some appreciation," replied Geoffrey with a smile as he waved his hand. Then, Sol and Lune closed and covered all the windows and doors leading to the studies. Later, he said, "Harvey, I've prepared everything I need to. It's all in your hands now."In the next few days, he had already written down his own comprehension of his martial arts and those that he believed needed to be recorded, then passed them to Sol and Lune for safekeeping. Geoffrey was prepared for the consequences of his treatment."Alright. Since you have made the decision, then I won't delay this any further. But I suggest that we should make a video recording. That way, you will not only know what changes occur to your body but also what I did." Harvey sugge
"You heard it too, didn't you? I gave Victoria a call," Harvey said openly. "Victoria is the eldest princess of the Empire. She owed me one, so I asked her a favor. To her, something like this is easily within her powers."Yvonne was shocked. "You're actually familiar with the Empire's eldest princess?"Harvey smiled. "It's all in the past. Not to mention that this time, it involves the lives of many of your relatives. It's more convenient if the Empire is the one that makes the move."Yvonne gave it a thought and mumbled, "Sir, you probably need to repay her for a favor this huge, right? If you need anything, just let me know, and I'll have the Xaviers prepare them.""Well… There's no need to," Harvey said as he glanced at his phone screen with a message written in the Empire's script. "I guess this is all over once I find some time to treat her to a meal."When she heard it, Yvonne's expression instantly turned strange. But she was a smart woman; she knew there were things she s
"That's because the Empire produces most of the firearms we Second Caste used. Once they stop their services, we will lose access to those firearms in the short term. The First Case will use this chance to retaliate. If we ever reach that stage, the Second Caste is doomed. That's why we have no choice but to execute the Empire's orders."That's not the worst part. Unless we can completely go without the weapons produced by the Empire from within our army, otherwise… Harvey basically owns the Second Caste from now on. Crossing him is suicidal. In our current condition, the Second Caste doesn't have the resources to change the firearms from within our army. That's why, whether we like it or not, he basically owns us," said Bart, heaving a sigh. His expression darkened."Darn it… I told them I would rather cross the people from Country A than the people from Country H. Why didn't they believe me? They only regretted it after they had been thoroughly humiliated."When Zoe heard it, she
"Let's go!" Bart's expression darkened when he saw things had reached this stage. With a wave of his hand, he was going to leave with his underlings. He was filled with dissatisfaction.Today was supposed to be his day of glory. He was supposed to crush the Xaviers right under his boots. He was even prepared to have some fun with the women from the Xaviers. But he never expected one call from Harvey to be enough to turn his dreams into nothing. He was extremely dissatisfied.Zoe shuddered and was also about to leave. She wished Harvey could forgive her existence at this moment."Did I tell you that you can leave?" Harvey glanced at the group as they reached the entrance. "Don't forget, all of you have to give me an explanation that I'm happy with."Then, Harvey glanced at Zoe and said, "And you, Maiden. Don't forget your words so soon?"Zoe's expression darkened as she shuddered.Meanwhile, Bart immediately bent the knee on the floor with a loud thud. Then, he said in a bitter vo
Bart was completely stunned. "Sir, that's not what you said earlier! You gave explicit orders that…""What orders?" The voice coming from the other side was grim. "Do you understand what I'm telling you? Do as I tell you right now. Other than letting them know, I don't care whether you must cry or beg; you must gain the Xaviers' forgiveness. "Remember. If you fail, I'll kill all your family! This is not just my personal order but the collective will of the entire Second Caste. You must gain their forgiveness even if you were to sacrifice your own life!"After Mr. Garcia roared back at Bart, he angrily hung up. Obviously, there was pent-up anger in him, making him very furious and agitated. Unfortunately, it seemed that he could not resist it. That was why, even if he did not want to, all he could do was follow Mr. Garcia's orders.What happened?Bart, Zoe, and the others could not react as their eyes were fixed on the phone on the table. Their expressions were completely frozen.
"Tsk. Didn't you say you just gave a call to the Empire? That's our suzerain! If there's really someone on top of the pyramid speaking on your behalf, we all had to obey!" Bart said, his words were spiteful once more."Maybe you should give her a call again? Tell her that the Second Caste is very scared, waiting for her to come and punish us. Or maybe, your phone is out of credit? Do you need more money to pay for your credits?" Bart then pulled out a 20-dollar bill and threw it at Harvey. What Bart just did made all the people from Country I laugh even more arrogantly.Zoe could not be bothered to waste her time anymore. Instead, she extended her foot before Harvey, signaling Harvey to kneel and lick the sole of her heel quickly. Otherwise, someone from the Xaviers would have to die again if time was up.Buzz…As the mockery climaxed, Bart's phone started to vibrate. Everyone instantly looked at him. Bart was also stunned and glanced at the screen of his phone. Then, he gave Harve
"What? Don't tell me the Victoria you called just now was actually Princess Victoria from the Empire? I suppose you must have gotten what you wanted if you could talk to her directly. I wonder what kind of orders she gave us? Did she tell us to be on our knees right now or tomorrow?" A smirk appeared on Zoe's face the moment Harvey hung up. She looked at Harvey as if she was looking at a clown running a circus."Oh, right, I need to remind you. In one hour, we will kill another member of the Xavier family. If she only contacts us after a long time, then the Xaviers will all die," said Zoe as she folded her arms in front of her chest and slowly approached Harvey. Then, she leaned closer to Harvey and said, "And here I'm looking forward to falling on my knees and calling you Daddy. So please, you better give me this chance."At this time, Zoe acted so seductively. If it were not because everyone here knew that Zoe and Harvey were enemies, some might even think that Harvey and Zoe might
"Seems like you didn't change at all, Maiden. You still wouldn't give up until your final moments," Harvey stepped forward and glanced at Zoe. She might look stern on the outside, but she was already shaken inside."You know full well that if I could give you the money all this time, it would mean that I have the evidence. Maybe the Second Caste didn't care about the betrayal and continued to use you because you have some value. But the moment I show all this evidence on the internet, a sinner like you will make everyone remember everything."Perhaps the First Caste, who is at a disadvantage right now, could use this as an initiative and retaliate. That's why if I were you, I would immediately turn tail and leave, then think of a way to convince the Second Caste to stop instead of wasting your breath here."Zoe smiled coldly. "You can stop threatening me now, Harvey. I confessed everything to my higher-ups a long time ago. So what if you can reveal all the evidence you have? It mean