The experts behind Gian Hoffman showed cold expressions, thinking that Harvey York was dead for sure.The beautiful women were looking at Gian with admiration.Judging from the fact that Gian screamed at Saul Robbins, a member of the six Hermit Families, his authority was already solidified!Saul moved past the crowd before holding Harvey’s hand, completely ignoring Gian.“Harvey!“Quick! Come with me!“Save Lola!“I was wrong!“I’m begging you!”Saul quickly slammed his knees to the ground before Harvey.Gian and the others froze in shock. They could not come to their senses at that moment.The beautiful women let out painful shrieks, making the entire situation extremely awkward.Who would have thought that Saul would just kneel before Harvey just like that?“Save Lola?Gian instinctively stepped forward.“What the hell are you saying?!“How can a con man even save her?!“With Mr. Nobuyuki, we can solve anything!“Why would you kneel to him like this?! You’re comple
Saul stood up, and looked around him.“Your furniture set costs fifteen million. But since the price for yellow flower pear wood is increasing, it’d cost at least five times that amount. If we round up the number, that’d be a hundred and fifty million.“Since these people dared to show off at your place, we should just break a leg from every single one of them. Would you be happy with that, Harvey?” he said.Harvey calmly sipped his tea.“Do whatever you wish, Saul. I’m just a victim, anyway; I shouldn’t be asking for more.”Saul’s face darkened.“We’ll break both their legs! Come, do your job!”The fierce men behind Saul rushed forward, pointing their firearms in Gian’s direction. Gian’s men didn’t have the chance to resist. Their legs were snapped in half, and they were all thrown out of the place.The beautiful women weren’t spared from the suffering, either. They clutched their legs as they rolled on the ground in pain.Only Gian was left standing with a horrible look on h
“Go! Get inside!”Harvey’s gaze was grim, and he rushed into the manor.The sun was already gone. There was only light from the streetlamps. The sky was cold and icy, and the wind carried a desolate gloom. The manor seemed like a haunted mansion.The security guards and servants were seen wearing puffer jackets, shivering from the chill. Saul rushed after Harvey, his entire body covered up like a bear. He was shivering as well. He gave Harvey a jacket, then looked at his phone.“This is bad, Harvey! I just got word!“A powerful chill seeped out of the bedroom not long after we left. Mr. Nobuyuki tried using his Yin-Yang Technique and the Island Nations’ martial arts, to no avail! His legs got frostbite. “He wanted to leave, but my butler stopped him. He was told to fix the problem, no matter what. He’s been trying to channel spirits since then.“We don’t know what’s going on at this point.”Harvey frowned. “Spirit channeling? Does he think he can solve the problem this way?”
Nobuyuki yelled, and the paper dolls landed right on Lola’s body.The paper dolls ignited themselves, as if they were trying to remove the cold air from her. The moment the cold air dissipated, the entire room felt normal once again.Gian, whose legs were bandaged, peeked inside and entered the room. When he saw Nobuyuki’s haughty expression, and that the cold air had been dealt with, he was filled with excitement.“I knew I was right about you, Mr. Nobuyuki! The Island Nations’ Yin-Yang Technique is invincible! Only you can deal with this sort of thing!”Gian then fiercely glared at Harvey. Saul would have to pay a huge price for his broken legs if he could prove that Nobuyuki was useful.Nobuyuki ignored Gian’s praises; he took a deep breath before pulling out a bronze mirror.Before he could finish his actions, the paper dolls were instantly reduced to ashes. The cold air appeared again!“Gods of the Island Nations, release!” Nobuyuki yelled, tapping the mirror.Crack!The
Harvey glanced at Nobuyuki with a faint smile.“Is that all you’re going to give me?”Everyone froze; they were wondering why Harvey was targeting Nobuyuki.Nobuyuki’s face darkened instantly. “Fine! You’re pretty impressive. Is that good enough for you? Do you think you’re some hot shot after picking up after the work I’ve done?”After hearing Nobuyuki’s words, Gian, who hated Harvey from the beginning, strutted into the bedroom.“That’s right! Everyone saw it!” he exclaimed, then chuckled coldly.“Mr. Nobuyuki placed the talisman behind my sister to treat her. You wouldn’t be able to handle the situation if it wasn’t for that!”“When did I say that the situation’s already dealt with?” Harvey said. Everyone froze after hearing his words.Nobuyuki’s expression changed. “You’re still pretending now?!”“There is someone pretending here, but not me,” Harvey replied.“Lola was hit by the Ice Palm, causing her arteries to freeze up. At most, she’d have a layer of ice around her.
“I couldn’t solve this problem despite all my efforts… But Harvey took advantage of my work and heal Mrs. Lola!“I’m not asking for anything anymore. I wouldn’t want to be slandered just for the favor and benefits that I’d get!”Nobuyuki took a deep breath.“I’ll refrain from causing trouble, for Young Master Gian’s sake. I wouldn’t want somebody escalating things and making Mrs. Lola’s situation worse.”Lola let out a deep grunt, as if to cooperate with Nobuyuki. This never happened again when she was unconscious.Nobuyuki proudly looked at Saul, as if he was speaking nothing but the truth.“Can’t you see that I’m removing the cold air from her? Why are you still pretending now?”While Nobuyuki was boiling with anger, everyone looked over to Harvey while he was channeling energy into Lola. A hint of cold air came out of her mouth soon after.Her face finally regained color before she went into a deep sleep.A lot of people there were expert martial artists; they could tell th
Nobuyuki gritted his teeth. “That’s right!”“The bedroom was flooded with cold air after you did that, right?” Saul asked again. Nobuyuki’s hands were pressed on the ground. “Right. That was my fault.”Saul took a deep breath.“I trusted you, but you betrayed my trust. Since you’re an Islander, I’ll give you a chance to kill yourself.”Nobuyuki’s head was planted on the ground, and he started to shed tears.“I was just tempted, Mr. Saul! I…”Cold air started seeping out in between his fingers as he pressed his hands on the ground again; he looked to carry out his plan.Naturally, Nobuyuki wasn’t planning on giving up at all.Everything he did was to initiate his scheme.Bang!It was a shame he kneeled a little too fast despite his careful planning. Saul didn’t trust him at all because of it.The moment he was about to use his trump card, a bullet had already gone right past his hand.“Aaagh!”Screams of pain were heard.Saul stepped forward, then stomped on Nobuyuki’s h
After dealing with the situation, Lola finally awoke. Harvey then returned to Fortune Hall.In the John family’s residence, Westley threw an ancient-looking cup to the ground before screaming at Blaine.“Filth! You’re filth!“The same goes for people you got, too!“Those people from sacred martial arts training grounds just can’t do anything right!“Why can’t they just beat Harvey to death?!“The Islander’s completely useless, too! He talked as if he was so impressive, asking for all sorts of things…“But look what happened! He landed right in the Patel family’s hands! We’re all finished if he even talks!”Blaine took in everything calmly.“Patience is a virtue, Young Master Westley. You don’t need me to tell you that. You’ve been repeating yourself quite a lot already, haven’t you?”Westley held back his wretched expression, and instinctively shivered. Naturally, he knew that he was just Emery’s lackey. He only talked this big in front of Blaine because of the courage Emer
"Bro! Big bro! I finally got it now! You're Harvey York, the guy who stole Dan's spot of becoming representative! To be able to become a lackey of someone like you… Oh, this is such a glorious day for me and my family!" Alexei said excitedly."Big bro, since this is your first time here, you're not familiar with Grand City, right? Let's see… Let me personally take you to the Golden Road! I have a car, so it'll definitely be faster than you travelling on foot, right?"Alexei had already swiftly got into his Range Rover. After starting the car, he performed a handsome drift and stopped right in front of Harvey. Harvey hesitated a little but still got into the car.Since… He really didn't know Grand City well. By the time he arrived, it might already be too late.As he got into the car, Harvey checked the texts in his phone. There should be a livestream from Geoffrey's people who were on the ground. The Dragon Gate training hall had always been quite discreet. While they had put up
After hearing that, Harvey was stunned. The corner of his eyes twitched. He didn't expect that Alexei would be so idiotic.One shouldn't say such words without running them through their mind first!When Alexei saw that Harvey didn't react, he continued. "What? Do you think my Senior Vaida is not pretty enough? Too aggressive? It's fine, there are plenty of clubs in Grand City too! I can always take you to the clubs to check on the pretty ones to make you understand what it means to have paradise on Earth! No matter what happens, you're my big bro now! You'll be my big bro forever! You have to protect me from now on!" As he said that, Alexei even wanted to drag Harvey to get their relationship certified.Harvey blinked. He really had no idea how to deal with someone like this. But with Alexei close by, Harvey believed that Alexei could able to help with his objective here. Currently, Grand City is like a body of still water. No matter how much things were bubbling underneath t
After saying all that, Vaida turned and left. Harvey understood that Vaida probably had some clues about this, but she needed to do her investigation.Harvey didn't know how to feel when he saw Vaida was back to normal. Other than mistaking him for her man of destiny, Vaida was acting like a normal person.Once Vaida's figure had completely disappeared, Alexei turned around and looked at Harvey for a while, his expression still dark. He snorted and said, "Don't take this the wrong way and think you're my big bro now, Harvey. It's true you saved me, but you still deserve to die for putting Senior Vaida in your crosshair! I'm someone who compartmentalizes these things. I'll repay you for saving me, but I'll snuff out your desire as well."Harvey smiled and said calmly, "Don't worry. I won't stay in Grand City for long.""Really?" Alexei said happily, but then he quickly spoke in a huffy manner. "If that's the case, you're my guest! No matter where you want to go, or what you want t
When Vaida saw that she managed to scare Alexei, she sighed. However, there was pity in her eyes. After a moment, she still coldly said, "Remember. From now on, Harvey is your big bro. From now on, you'll have to listen to everything he says in Grand City, okay? If you won't, I'll immediately kick you out. Understand?"Harvey didn't sense any maliciousness in Vaida's words. Instead, he could sense how frustrated and disappointed she was from her tone. If it wasn't because Alexei was being so useless, Vaida wouldn't be in the situation she was in right now.But… Harvey didn't hate Alexei's character. From a certain angle, he liked Alexei."Understood, Senior Vaida. I'll listen to you," Alexei said in a defeated tone. He even looked deflated physically, as if he was sighing.Looking at how pitiful Alexei was, Harvey couldn't stop himself from smiling. He took a step forward, saying, "Vaida, I was a little harsh on him just now, so it's not his fault. But both he and I got to know e
Harvey realized why Dan was the best choice to succeed the previous mayor. Vaida was schizophrenic, and then his oldest disciple was…this.Who else can the Belladonna Cult depend on other than Dan?"Senior Vaida! Where are you? We haven't met for so long, but you brought a man home just like this! He's bullying me! This Harvey is bullying me!" Alexei screamed. His next step was probably going to be rolling on the ground."I have enough! I don't want to live anymore! It's either he's gone, or I'm gone! It's either he dies, or I die! You have to know who has a closer relationship with you! Don't become an enemy to your dear junior just because of a pretty boy!" Alexei's face was full of tears and mucus. No matter how Harvey looked at him, Harvey felt like he didn't have much intelligence at all.Harvey's eye twitched. Whether it was an arrogant scion or a haughty young master, he could simply slap the man to the ground and kick him to the curb. But… What was he supposed to do w
Harvey was stunned. What was going on? The childhood friend was out here too? Harvey stared intently at the man with the machete, who looked around 23 or 24. He was at least around 200 pounds, and he looked like an explosive keg. While he held a machete, his face was a strange, pallid color.With just one look, Harvey was sure that had severe internal injuries and didn't manage to recover. Harvey glanced at the Beads of Eye he was carrying on his chest, finding it strange."Come out, Harvey! Face me if you're a man!" roared the man, looking like he was going to explode at any time. The moment he saw Harvey, who was on his way to go on a walk, he instantly stormed forward and raised his machete.He roared at Harvey, "You're that idiot Harvey, right? Tell me, how did you lie to Vaida? She's my goddess! You can't just get close to her whenever you want!"Harvey looked at him curiously. "Why don't you tell me who you are?""Who am I?" The angry man waved his machete. "I'm the olde
Harvey could not stop rolling his eyes as he could feel his head throbbing again, but he still suppressed what he was feeling. "Thanks, but I don't like anything too greasy in the morning. I prefer vegetarian if possible. You can put the deep-fried hoppers aside. I'll reheat it in the afternoon."Vaida blinked her beautiful eyes. After some hesitation, she said, "I see. We'll set it aside for now, then. This is a local delicacy in Grand City. You can't even buy this with money.""Thanks; I appreciate it," replied Harvey, feeling the pressure. He had no choice but to get himself a bowl of oats with milk and slowly eat it. Harvey was worried Vaida might add something special to the oats or milk, but after eating, he realized there was nothing weird in it. It was just delicious.If food also had realms, while this was not at the level of a True Warrior, it was definitely at the level of a King of Arms. That was something that Harvey found surprising."Right, Harvey. I heard you become
"Oh, right," Geoffrey remembered something else. "While Harvey was the representative of the Country H Martial Arts Alliance, his identity isn't accepted by the seven families of Grand City. In other words, he has no support in Grand City at all. Even if everyone recognized that he is indeed your man of destiny, it's difficult for him to become mayor. Grand City is no longer the same city as it was a decade ago."Vaida frowned and said, "Getting Harvey to garner support in Grand City is not difficult. Find a way to make him the leader of the Belladonna Cult. Before making him the mayor, we can make him the cult leader first."That way, not only can we make it easier for Harvey, but we can also disgust the hell out of Dan. He's been obsessed with taking over the cult, right? Does he really think he can become mayor after becoming the leader of two of the seven families? He's dreaming!"Geoffrey was speechless. "Things aren't as easy as you think. If you simply give the cult to Harvey
"Not to mention, during the decade that the ex-mayor had disappeared, the entire Grand City had lost their respect toward him and the Belladonna Cult. Even you have become someone who only existed in the fringe. While Grand City looks like it didn't have a singular leader, the Hierophant's prophecy was guiding everything."That’s why we must be patient. On the one hand, we needed to make Harvey accept all of this. On the other hand, we have to rebuild a solid foundation as we advance. We will make the entirety of Grand City understand that the Belladonna Cult is still the same cult that rules over all! Only then can we obtain everything he has left for us."Then, Geoffrey cleared his throat. "Even I can wait for so long. I believe you'll be fine, correct?"Vaida gave it a thought, but she still hesitated. It was good for her that someone like Harvey, who fit the prophecy, appeared. But the problem was… This was supposed to be done slowly. Trouble was brewing underneath Grand City. H