Whitney also knew that with Shannon's temper, she wouldn't beg Sebastian.However, Sally had coughed out blood, and she was now unconscious. Even the experts in the hospital didn't know what to do after examining her."But Aunt Sally's condition has worsened. Aren't you worried about her?" Whitney asked.Shannon frowned. "I've contacted a friend to ask for help from a famous doctor. I don't need Sebastian. Me? Beg him? Dream on!""Famous doctor? Who?" Whitney asked in confusion.Shannon crossed her arms and raised her chin proudly. "Dr. Jay Sherlot from Uruxand! I heard that he's only in his 30s, and he's well-known globally. He has published many journals internationally and is a popular doctor in many medical institutions. There's nobody Jay can't cure in Uruxand."Whitney's face changed, as she had heard about Jay Sherlot before. He was indeed a famous doctor and had made significant contributions to the medical field. He was also more skilled in traditional medicine. It was
Sally looked at Jay and said, "Dr. Sherlot, thank you so much.""No problem." Jay smiled and began to put away his silver needles.However, Sally suddenly pressed her chest and let out a painful cry. "D-Dr. Sherlot, my chest hurts…"She coughed out blood and blacked out once again.f"Mom! Mom, wake up! Don't scare me!" Shannon was shocked and shook Sally's body. However, Sally showed no signs of waking up."Dr. Sherlot, what's going on? Why did my mom vomit blood and pass out again?" Shannon asked anxiously.Jay's expression changed dramatically, and his brow furrowed with confusion. "That's impossible. I just performed acupuncture on her. She should be fine now."He quickly began examining Sally again. Afterward, his face turned even more serious. He promptly took out his silver needles and started another round of acupuncture. Jay worked frantically for over ten minutes, but Sally showed no signs of waking up. Moreover, her complexion worsened and turned a disturbing shade o
Sebastian frowned and looked at the arrogant Shannon with displeasure."Is this how you ask for help?" he asked coldly."What do you mean? I'm already here to see you in person. Don't be so petty. Let's just go save my mom!" Shannon replied proudly. Sebastian chuckled. "Sorry, I've made myself clear that you need to kneel and beg me if you want my help.""Fuck! Sebastian, do you even hear yourself? Do you think you're so amazing that I have to kneel and beg you?" Shannon complained angrily.Whitney entered the store and pulled Shannon, glaring at her in the process. "Shannon, you'd better mind your manners," she warned. "You're asking for help now.""This is just how I am!" Shannon groaned.Whitney looked at Sebastian and asked helplessly, "Sebastian, can you treat Aunt Sally for my sake?""No," Sebastian rejected.Whitney didn't know what to do and could just look back at Shannon.Noticing her gaze, Shannon said, "Don't look at me. I won't kneel and beg. It's already nice e
"Oh yeah, you probably don't know me," Jay said. "I'm a genius doctor from Uruxand. I'm 35 this year, and I have a PhD. "I've published many journal articles and received many acknowledgments from many institutions. A local medical institution has also offered me an annual salary of five million."He looked at Sebastian arrogantly and mockingly asked, "I wonder what degree you hold, how many papers you've published, which medical institution you currently work for, and what your annual salary is?"Sebastian frowned at Jay's inquiry and retorted, "I don't hold any degrees, nor have I published papers, and I'm not affiliated with any medical institution. Does that satisfy your curiosity?"Jay's response was a contemptuous sneer. "So, you're just some country doctor? And yet, you dare to intervene in cases I've deemed hopeless?"Uninterested in Jay's arrogance, Sebastian moved forward to examine Sally's condition. With determination, he withdrew a set of silver needles and was ready
Sebastian flashed a slight grin before turning his gaze toward Sally, who lay unconscious on the hospital bed. With a quick flick of his wrist, he inserted silver needles into more than a dozen key acupuncture points on her body.Meanwhile, Jay was wearing an expression of disdain. He muttered, "What an ignorant punk, how dare he look down on me! Let's see what he's made of!"Jay seethed inwardly at Sebastian's audacity. Yet, as he observed Sebastian's acupuncture skills, his expression shifted dramatically. "Leofric Acupuncture?" he exclaimed inwardly, his disbelief evident. "How is he employing such a technique?"Jay questioned Sebastian's utilization of the legendary Leofric Acupuncture, and his eyes widened in shock. Doubt clouded his mind, but after scrutinizing several more needles, his astonishment only deepened.Indeed, Sebastian was executing the renowned Leofric Acupuncture. Jay was left dumbfounded, struggling to comprehend what he was witnessing.Then, as if stru
"What? Such an arrogant man exists? This is interesting." Triston chuckled mockingly, and his eyes were filled with disdain."Dr. Smolder, the most important thing is that he said the Leofric Acupuncture you taught me isn't accurate. He even used it in front of me and changed some of the needle positions." The more Jay spoke, the angrier he became.Triston's face darkened at his words. He replied angrily, "What? He tried to use Leofric Acupuncture and even changed a few needle positions?""Yes. Dr. Smolder, come here quickly," Jay said.Triston was so mad that he shouted, "Alright, I'll be there in no time. I'd like to meet this arrogant young man who dares to learn my family's technique. How dare he change something in it? Hmph!"After hanging up, Triston got into the car and told the driver, "Go to Tranquil Hospital. I'd like to meet that arrogant young man!"Meanwhile, in the ward, Sally woke up. Shannon grabbed her arms and cried. "Mom, are you okay?"Sally answered weakly
Triston glared at Sebastian angrily. For a split second, he noticed that Sebastian kind of looked like a person he used to know, and his facial expression shifted for a moment.However, the feeling subsided."Young man, so you were the one who said my techniques for Leofric Acupuncture are wrong?" Triston asked in a low voice.At this moment, both Shannon and Whitney were already very shocked. They didn't expect to see Triston Smolder, who had always appeared on television. He was one of the pioneers of traditional medicine in Dramon and one of the distant descendants of Leofric!He was the representative of the Smolder family, the genius doctor, Triston Smolder. He had cured many patients with weird diseases, and he was very sought after by influential people.His name was extremely well-known in the entire country. His words held so much value and importance, as if he could determine a person's life or death.Even the Abyss Sovereign might not dare to take someone from Tristo
Sebastian laughed mockingly at his demands. Jay asked angrily, "What are you laughing at?""How dare he laugh this way in front of Mr. Smolder. He's basically mocking him!" Jay thought. Sebastian shook his head and said coldly, "The Smolder family is just mediocre. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have some influence in Dramon's traditional medicine field?"Triston, have you forgotten how you knelt in front of me four years ago, asking me to be your mentor?"The moment Sebastian said those words, everyone in the room was stunned, and they all widened their eyes in shock.What did he mean by that?Sally and Shannon gave each other a look. Then, Sally quickly said, "Dr. Smolder, t-this has nothing to do with us. He's the one who said it…""Sebastian, have you gone mad? Who gave you the guts to say such words? Are you trying to get us involved?" Shannon roared.Whitney was also extremely shocked. She quickly pulled the corners of Sebastian's clothes an
The old man nodded slightly and said, "That's right. My name is Solomon Jackman. If you think things through, you can come to Townsend Clinic. We can discuss the price!"Solomon bowed to Sebastian before squeezing out of the crowd. Cliff's eyes reddened as he watched Solomon leave. Solomon was a prominent figure in Acorn City. Not only did he have exceptional medical skills, he was also skilled in martial arts. However, neither of those were Solomon's true specialty. What he was most skilled at was antique appraisal! Any antique that Solomon appraised was sure to be a treasure among treasures.Noticing Sebastian and Unus turning to walk away, Cliff immediately became agitated. "Stop!" he shouted.Sebastian turned to glance at him and said, "A deal's a deal. No returns or refunds. You said that yourself. It's the rule of the antique industry!"Cliff ignored all of that. He came out from behind his stall and grabbed Sebastian's sleeve. "I'm not going to sell that emerald pendan
"I don't think that you've seen the original form of this emerald pendant, either," Sebastian said, smiling coldly at Cliff. Cliff looked disdainfully at him. He felt that Sebastian was just unhappy about being tricked and was trying to provoke him. "Stop putting on that mysterious act. Why wouldn't I know about something that belongs to me?" Cliff demanded with a scoff. "You might really not know," Sebastian replied. He closed his palm slightly and exerted a slight force. The layer of stone on top of the emerald pendant peeled off. While everyone looked on, dumbstruck, Sebastian opened his palm once more. The crowd gasped.There were two clouds of energy on the emerald pendant, chasing each other like a pair of fish. One was black, while the other was red. The emerald pendant had been square-shaped originally, but it had now become a round emerald buckle. In the middle of it, a pale yellow energy was rising slowly. Everyone cried out in shock. It was clearly a rare trea
Some people just didn't know what was good for them. Even if Cliff had wanted to laugh, he should have waited for Sebastian to leave before doing so. How could he call a buyer a fool while they were still there?"It may be a little crude, my young friend, but it doesn't change the fact that you were hoodwinked!" Cliff said, guffawing gleefully.Since Sebastian had already paid, he could no longer take it back. After all, it was a rule never to accept returns or refunds. When Cliff thought of how he had charged Sebastian more than ten thousand for something that had only cost him about 300 to 400 dollars, he became even more smug. "You'll just have to bear with it, my young friend. Not regretting your purchase is the rule of the antique industry. Even if you've now found out that you were deceived, you can't get your money back!""That's right. The work on the emerald pendant that you're holding is so shoddy that it was clearly just done last week. It's a new item!" "Watch out
Sebastian laughed at the reluctant expression on the stall owner's face. He weighed the emerald pendant in his hand and asked, "Mister, are you sure that this emerald pendant is worth 210 thousand?"With that, he tossed it onto the counter and turned to leave."Huh?"The stall owner immediately ran around to the front of the stall when he saw that Sebastian was about to leave. He grabbed him and said, "Don't be in such a rush to leave, my young friend. Let's negotiate. If you're sincere about buying it, I'll sell it to you at 150 thousand, and I'll be making a loss. Let this be the start of a friendship between us!"Sebastian smiled slightly and said, "Mister, even a layman can tell that this emerald pendant is a fake. I just like the patterns on it because it's quite trendy. That's why I asked about it on a whim."Describing the patterns on the antique as trendy only served to show how obvious it was that it was a fake.The stall owner turned beet red, then white. He cursed hi
However, the more famous something was, the more imitations there would be. Antiques were no exception. In Boren, streets filled with antique stores were abundant. From Klane City to the smallest town, they were omnipresent.There were stores and stalls of various kinds that had everything, but all of them had one thing in common. All the antiques and trinkets that they sold were a mixed bag of authentic and fake. Buyers had to rely on their own judgment. There was also an unspoken rule there. Once a deal was made, no returns were allowed. If a buyer had paid for an item before realizing that something was wrong or recognizing that it was a fake, they would have no choice but to accept it. There was a saying about how the golden age of antiques was during times of chaos. Although they were now in times of peace, many members of the upper class were still very interested in them. Both experts and laymen liked to have a few collector's items in their homes. There were plenty of we
"Watch him closely! If you lose him, I'll have your head!" Anton said before hanging up. A malicious grin spread across his face.As the son of the head director of Boren Martial Arts Court, many were eager to curry favor with him. If it came to dealing with Sebastian, there were plenty of people willing to do the dirty work for him. Acorn City was the second largest city in Boren after Klane City, and Anton knew just who to call. About two weeks ago, the Lynch family of Acorn City had sent gifts to him. However, as the Lynches were a third-rate elite martial arts family, Anton had dismissed them. That was why, despite searching frantically, he couldn't find Colton Lynch's name card."Damn it! Where did that asshole's name card get to?"It was the first time Anton had been so anxious about finding the name card of an heir from a third-rate family. After rummaging around for a while, Anton had a sudden flash of inspiration. It was in the trash can!He suddenly remembered that
Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head at Nina's words. "Nina, you're staying behind so everyone thinks I'm still here. Rowan and Arran will stay here with you so that no one will become suspicious!"Nina frowned. "But I'll be worried about you being with Unus. It's still just a beast whose rational capabilities aren't fully developed yet. What if it—"Sebastian smiled and shook his head. "Don't worry. Hugo has subdued them completely already, so nothing unexpected will happen. Honestly, there isn't much in Boren that worries me. However, if the Yome Sect enters Steinberg while its defenses are down, we'll be put in a difficult position."Though reluctant, Nina finally agreed.That night, Sebastian quietly brought Unus out with him. As soon as he walked out of the hotel doors, two thugs hiding at the side of the road who had been watching them stealthily immediately reported his movements to Anton."Are you sure it was Sebastian?" Anton demanded sharply."Positive! He looks e
"Kneel!" Joaquin yelled at Anton the moment he entered the room.Anton immediately dropped to his knees with a loud thud in front of Sebastian."My lord, my son is worthless. Everything that happened before was his doing. He has been a disgrace to our family. Please have mercy on his crimes," Joaquin said. He looked up at Sebastian and was puzzled to see how terrible his complexion was.Nina had been injured the day before, so why was it now the other way around? She had a rosy complexion, while Sebastian looked as white as a sheet."Alright. The important thing is to learn from one's mistakes and change. Don't forget the oath that you made. If you break it, I won't have to punish you. The law of heaven will act accordingly!" Sebastian said coldly."Yes, of course! I would never dare to break the oath! But…" Joaquin looked at Sebastian with a troubled expression.Sebastian frowned slightly and asked, "But what?""I can see that you don't look very well, my lord. Should I prepa
After resting for the whole night, Nina's complexion had almost returned to normal. Even the wounds on her body had almost healed.In stark contrast, Sebastian looked worse than ever.It was the aftereffect of losing too much blood essence. If it wasn't for the fact that he had the legacy of the Sacred Medicine Society, he might have already been half-dead. Even so, Sebastian felt weaker than he had ever felt before. His legs felt like jelly, and he was unsteady on his feet."My lord…"Rowan blanched with fear when he saw Sebastian. Sebastian was as pale as a sheet. Even his lips had lost all color."My lord, how did you get into this state?" Rowan asked, clearly confused. Sebastian had seemed fine when they returned to Mount Klane the night before. Waving his hand slightly, Sebastian replied, "I'm fine. I'll get better after some rest. Why are you up so early?"Rowan grew even more worried after hearing how frail Sebastian sounded."My lord, did you get severely injured o