“Deep sleep?”Harvey York frowned.Saul Robbins took a deep breath.“That’s right. This was what the doctor deduced. She also tried rousing Lola, but to no avail.“Finally, she suggested we try geomancy or traditional martial arts to fix this.“That was why I called you here.”Harvey stood without delay.“Lead the way.”-Half an hour later, Harvey and Saul came to the Robbins family’s spacious manor.The manor had a Gothic design. It was said that hundreds of years ago, this place was the embassy of a particular country from Northern Europe. Every part of the building also had a real antique feel to it.Saul had no intention of introducing Harvey to the place. He worriedly led Harvey across the massive hall to a gloomy corridor before finally reaching a hundred-and-thirty thousand-square-foot bedroom.A European-style bed was placed in the center of the room. Pine was burning in the firewall, releasing a faint aroma throughout the room.Two family doctors sat beside Lola
Gian Hoffman pridefully looked at Saul Robbins, not realizing the expression Harvey York was making.“Mr. Nobuyuki is the Masato family’s onmyoji!“He’s well-versed in all sorts of strange illnesses!“I asked a lot of favors just to invite him here!“You should thank me for this, Saul!“If you don’t and my sister doesn’t wake up to hold the event…“The family will kill you first!”Gian glared at Harvey disdainfully.“You brought the so-called top geomancy expert here to help Lola…“I wouldn’t say anything if he was from Mount Lynx.“But judging from his look, he doesn’t look like he has the right to be accepted there either!The beautiful women around Gian showed playful expressions when they looked at Harvey.Naturally, they believed Harvey was shameless in calling himself the best geomancy expert when he was this young.Gian made a gesture after ridiculing Harvey.Nobuyuki stepped forward when he squinted at Lola Hoffman, who was still in a deep sleep, without even batt
“I’ve been with the Masato family since I was six.“I had already learned the essence of the family’s Yin-Yang Technique when I was ten.“And when I was twelve, the head of the family adored me and took me in as a godson, bestowing me the surname!“There aren’t many people like me in the Island Nations!“I’ve been exorcising demons and banishing curses for the longest time!“If it weren’t for Young Master Gian’s invitation, I probably wouldn’t have come here in the first place.“This must be fate taking its place.“That’s why you shouldn’t mind too much, Mr. Saul.”Saul Robbins looked as if he understood Nobuyuki Masato’s words.“What actually happened to my wife? Can you tell me?”Nobuyuki looked around before folding his arms with a proud expression.“If I guess correctly, it’s been only about a week since Mrs. Lola moved to this room, right?”Saul’s body shuddered.“That’s right.“This was just an empty room…“But since we needed a bigger room for our child, we decide
Nobuyuki Masato calmly crossed his arms.“Of course!“When my talismans take effect, the Thunder Shikigami will remove the curse from your wife’s body. She’ll recover perfectly fine.“That said, you shouldn’t use this bedroom in the future…“Even if this is your permanent residence.“Also, get yourself a canopy bed.”“We won’t! We won’t! We’ll get back to the old bedroom!” replied Saul Robbins.“With that, when is Lola waking up again?“I’ll pay as much money as it requires for her to recover!”Nobuyuki’s eyes lit up with greed, but his face remained emotionless to maintain his facade.Gian Hoffman, on the other hand, burst out laughing.“Mr. Nobuyuki spent a lot of effort just to come here.“You should properly thank him.“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he works for it.“I’ll let you know if he doesn’t do his job.”Saul knew Gian was just a mischievous playboy, but he still nodded for his wife’s sake.“Right. I’ll let you handle this.”Harvey finally spoke after a long w
Naturally, Nobuyuki Masato spoke up to force Saul Robbins to decide.In his mind, he was a proud Islander.The Yin-Yang Technique was his country’s pride.Since he decided to act, he would not allow anyone to tarnish his dignity.“I’m warning you, Saul!” exclaimed Gian Hoffman.“If anything happens to my sister because of you…“The Hoffman family will not let you get away with it!“Don’t blame us for destroying the Robbins family after that!”Gian kept running his mouth with an arrogant expression.Saul lightly frowned. He knew of Harvey’s skill, but Gian was not planning to give him a choice.Along with the Hoffman family’s usual attitude…Saul had no choice but to look at Harvey apologetically.“I asked you here to deal with the situation, Harvey…“I didn’t expect this to happen.“I’m sorry, Harvey!“I’ll properly apologize to you next time!”Gian seemed cold when he looked at Harvey.“Saul doesn’t like offending people, Harvey!“Let me translate for him!“No matte
After returning to Fortune Hall, the entire place was almost empty since it was closed for now.Since they had nothing to do, Harvey York got Castiel Foster and the others to clean up the place and bring the things from the hall outside to be aired under the sun.Then, Harvey quietly continued reading the Book of Changes.Everyone was just about to go for a lunch break before a few Toyota Alphards with license plates from Kaneridge City parked in front of the entrance.Dozens of people came out of the cars.A handsome man was standing in front of the group. It was Lola Hoffman’s brother, Gian Hoffman.The beautiful women before followed him, along with a few arrogant-looking subordinates.Other than them, dozens of other people raised their heads, and eyes lit up. It was clear that they were all expert martial artists.Harvey frowned when he saw Gian’s expression.Lola must have been in a pretty bad state, yet Gian seemed like he was about to cause trouble here instead of stay
“Come. Let’s have a talk at the entrance.Harvey York did not immediately act for Lola Hoffman’s sake.“We can talk this out, right?“Besides, it’d be bad to mess up the place again. We just cleaned up everything this morning.”“Mess up the place?”Gian kicked the coffee table made of flower pear wood to the ground.“Don’t you know that I’m here to do exactly that?!” he exclaimed with an arrogant look.Dozens of experts stepped forward before kicking down all sorts of furniture in the main hall.A few of them even shattered the furniture while showing off their strength.“The furniture set cost me fifteen million dollars.“Pay up before you leave later.”“Pay up?Gian walked up before blowing smoke at Harvey’s face.“Do you think you have the right to make me pay?“Who do you think you are?”Harvey smiled calmly.“You’re asking me that?“You came here without even asking that first?“Just ask Saul if you need to.”“Why should I?Gian shook his frosted gold watch wit
The call was picked up, and a cold voice was heard.“Something up, Young Master Gian?”Naturally, Blaine John did not care for rich playboys like Gian Hoffman at all.That said, they naturally knew each other since they were both from the top ten families.Gian pointed at Harvey before chuckling.“I met a guy named Harvey York today, Young Master John.“He claimed that he slapped you in the face a few days ago. I’m checking in to see if that was the truth.”Blaine froze on the other side of the phone. It was obvious he was showing a horrible expression.Gian burst out laughing.“You’re dead, Harvey! You’re finished!“Young Master John hates people showing off using his name the most!“You’ll be crushed soon enough!”Harvey smiled.“Crushed? Ask him if he dares to then.”Blaine finally returned to his senses before forcing out a smile.“Sir York?“I would never dare to crush you.“Stop by for some tea when you have the time.”Then, Blaine immediately hung up.Gian fro
The VIP seats opposite Maya had a group of men and women chatting loudly in plain clothing. All of them looked arrogant, and the way they looked down on others seemed second nature to them. A bald man was in the center of it all. He was wearing a simple white jacket and a pair of outdated cloth shoes. When he sat there, he looked like he was shifting between a state of awareness or sleep."This is the man leading the challengers. All of them called him Mr. Parker." Mandy's eyes immediately fell on this bald man as she explained. It was obvious that while she wasn't here all the time, she knew a lot about the underground boxing gym.Harvey then asked calmly, "He's so easily identifiable. You really can't find anything about him at all?""Nothing. But to him, money is nothing but a number," Mandy sighed. "He didn't look anything unique, but from the limited edition Richard Mille watch he's wearing? That watch is called a 'Billionaire's Watch'. Just that alone is proof enough of how
"Even if they're really from another world, they wouldn't be anyone ordinary. They're dressed simply, but we could tell they're no ordinary people. They looked at all the other guests like they were ants, as if they stood on top of the world. Speaking of which, the one who led them was someone with the last name Parker…"At this point, Mandy found it difficult to continue the conversation. Not only did she lose so much money, but she wasn't even sure who she lost to. It was a total humiliation!"Parker… Not ordinary people… Looking down on everyone…" Harvey narrowed his eyes. "Someone from Parkerville?"A few days ago, Harvey had just humiliated Clarion. In the days that followed, Clarion seemed to have completely disappeared. It didn't fit his modus operandi. Harvey started to suspect that the Parkers of Parkerville were behind this.Most importantly, they could anger him through Mandy. It seemed not everyone from Parkerville was brainless. At the very least, they were quite goo
Mandy kept mum.Harvey sighed. "Fine. Let's not talk about closing the underground boxing ring. Explain to me what has been going on lately. Just how much have you lost?"Mandy took a deep breath to calm herself down and sat opposite Harvey. She picked up her coffee and finished it in one gulp before saying with a sigh, "Because of what happened with the real estate earlier, the Ninth Branch can't simply open up new markets in a short time. We're bleeding money every day. "I realized the Ninth Branch can be supported by just the underground boxing ring. Unfortunately, even our profit from the ring is falling. One of our shareholders gave us the idea to allow guests to bring their own fighters rather than simply betting on fighters. That way, it becomes a competition between the host and the guest."A few days ago, a group of guests came with eight elites and wanted to bet with the underground boxing ring. They said they'll be betting 7 million dollars a match. I didn't want to agr
Travis said mildly, "Logically speaking, you've been with Harvey for so long. You know him better than normal soldiers like us. You think that if we don't report what happens to him at such a critical time, we're hiding things from him. Won't he feel guilty once he finds out in the future?"In the past, he taught us that those who have martial power should serve the people and the country. Are you really going to say nothing to him at this point?"Ethan smiled bitterly and shook his head. "We'll take it step by step. We might not really end up in a conflict on the border, so let me think about it."-The third ring of Wolsing, the Ninth Branch.In the CEO's office, Mandy had just poured Harvey a cup of coffee. She was stunned."How did you know about the underground boxing ring? We do have an asset like that, but since it's in a gray area, it's not suitable to be spoken of openly. "That place has raised a lot of martial arts elites and trained many of our security guards, which
"You'll get your chance. Maybe you'll find a chance to kill him and it'll be fine," Harvey said, patting Ethan on the shoulder. "You're here in Wolsing to make your annual report, right? We'll finish this first, then we'll go to the Judds of Wolsing. There are certain things that we need to deal with first. As for someone like Clarion… Don't worry about him."There was a strange expression on Ethan's face, but in the end, he took a deep breath and said, "Alright. I'll listen to you. I'll come to help you once I've made my annual report at the ministry."Suddenly, Ethan remembered something else. "Right, there's something quite problematic you didn't know. I heard one of the underground boxing gyms belonging to the Ninth Branch of the Jeans of Mordu, where Mandy is from, has been continuously challenged by someone. They've lost dozens of matches, and it's causing huge losses in the past few days."The underground boxing gym is located in the countryside of Wolsing, and it should be
While it was vital for Dan to see Sienna, it became something very few people noticed as the situation in Wolsing kept changing. This included Harvey. While his men had been keeping an eye on Dan and his entourage, even they couldn't confirm all his movements. A man like Dan had to keep their planned routes in secret more than anything else.Most importantly, there were quite a number of talented people around him. Even when George used everything Sky Corporation had access to, they couldn't find out everything clearly in a short time.After making their reports to Harvey, he made sure George's operations were funded even more and told George to find a way to hire more martial arts elites, as George's people were no longer sufficient to deal with what they had to do right now.The next few days had been quiet, as if nothing important was going to happen anymore in Wolsing.One morning, a man clad in military uniform stood outside Harvey's residence. It was Ethan Judd, the Longsword
"Right, there's something else," Dan said as he slapped his forehead. "It's almost time for my grandmother's 90th birthday. She's a good friend of our teacher. If you have the chance, please convince him not to stay in Wolsing all the time. He should head to Grand City once in a while. He might think things through after that."Sienna nodded and said, "Don't worry. I'll try talking to him. After all, staying in Grand City for a few days might improve his condition."After half an hour, Dan quietly left the temple of the Saint of Death and got back into the red car. Shortly, the car started and slowly left the national park.Once the car was back on Wolsing's freeway, the woman who had been playing with it called Lanny beamed and asked, "So, how did it go? Did that junior of yours change her impression of you?"Lanny crossed her legs, and the fragrance from her tickled Dan's nose. He wished he could immediately pounce on her and pull her pantyhose away."Things aren't that easy," D
"That's right, because he really impressed me. But the reason I'm impressed isn't because he has become the representative for the Martial Arts Alliance. It's simply because he's willing to fight for our country. Few people have such pure thoughts in this age," Sienna said after giving it a thought."That being said, few people know that I've been impressed. How did you find that out?"Dan smiled. "You must have forgotten something. While you're our teacher's last student, I'm also a favored student myself. Just because you called our teacher didn't mean we didn't remain in touch. I know you're impressed by him through our teacher as well. And I heard from our teacher that you want to find a chance to introduce him formally?" Hearing what Dan had said, Sienna nodded. She often mentioned Harvey to her teacher but did not expect her teacher to divulge it to Dan."The thought did cross my mind," Sienna said in honesty. "You should know that our teacher should have reached the level o
"As for Parkerville controlling the Martial Arts Alliance? I don't think you need to do that. Among all the Sacred Training Grounds, Parkerville is the one Sacred Training Ground that is linked to the broader society the most. The Country H government is aware of your actions and is on their guard."If you really manage to become the representative, not only will the top ten families suppress the Martial Arts Alliance, but even the five hidden families and the four pillars will do that. That way, it will simply make our factions lose our power due to infighting. It's a demerit for all of us," Sienna said with a hint of sternness."If I were you, I would spend some time in Wolsing, have dinner with your representative, warn him a little, talk about cooperation, and then leave. This is the best choice for us, for you, and for the entire country."When Dan heard what Sienna had to say, he smiled. "Thank you for your thoughts. However, as a man, my life should be one of glory and passio