As the car rolled and tumbled off the cliff, Jasmine was already feeling extremely nervous.However, Jasmine became even soberer and alert at this critical moment of life and death.Her brain was spinning very fast at this moment, and many things suddenly came to her mind.Because of the extreme speed of the thoughts that were filling Jasmine’s mind, it seemed as though time had slowed down.When the car finally hit the cliffside boulder, Jasmine felt as though her whole body had been completely destroyed by the violent impact of the collision.Fortunately, she was still seated inside the luxury car seat in the car. This kind of seat was very safe and comfortable. The most important thing was that the parts that her body was in contact with were very soft.The soft parts of the seat could greatly alleviate the huge impact of the collision on her body. This was similar to putting eggs inside a box that was wrapped in cotton. The safety factor could be greatly increased.However,
This was similar to a city that was plunged into darkness due to a power outage. As soon as the power supply was suddenly restored, the entire city was instantly re-lit!Just as Jasmine’s body was rapidly recovering, the car that she was seated in finally fell to the bottom of the valley.At this time, the car was already in a terrible state, and it was completely damaged.The entire front of the car had completely collapsed through the front seats. The car windows were all shattered, and the rocks and stones along the path had also cut countless hideous holes through the metal car body.The car was also completely deformed, and it looked like a can that had been stepped on after the endless rolling!However, Jasmine’s consciousness was constantly recovering. Her broken ribs, leg bones, arms, as well as her bodily wounds, damaged brain, and internal organs were all quickly regaining their vitality.Jasmine regained her mobility after a brief moment.She tried to unfasten her sea
While Jasmine was a lucky survivor of a terrible disaster at Nishitama District in Tokyo, Japan, Charlie was preparing to soak in the hot springs at the villa at the Champs Elys Spa Resort, which was located on the mountains on the outskirts of Aurous Hill.His wife, Claire, was also soaking in the hot spring pool with him.Charlie was wearing his swimming trunks, and Claire was wearing a one-piece swimsuit, just like the time when they were soaking in the hot springs together with Loreen back then.Claire could not help but feel a little ashamed and embarrassed because she was showing off her graceful figure in front of Charlie.In truth, the couple had not planned to soak in the hot springs together.Charlie was initially thinking of letting Claire soak in the hot springs first. However, Elaine had happened to see Claire when she was walking over here in a bathrobe. Therefore, Elaine was very adamant, and she insisted that Charlie and Claire should be soaking in the hot springs
At this time, Lord Moore was already prepared to go to bed.His body had gotten stronger after taking the Rejuvenating Pill. However, this had also made him cherish his health even more. Therefore, he had been adhering to the health concept of going to bed early, waking up early, getting active, and exercising every day. Thus, he would already rest early every day now.When he suddenly received a phone call from Charlie, Lord Moore quickly answered the phone and said, “Oh! Master Wade, why are you calling me so late at night? What instructions do you have for me?”Charlie said, “Lord Moore, I wanted to ask you about Jasmine’s situation right now. Why am I suddenly unable to contact her?”“Jasmine?” Lord Moore replied in surprise, “Jasmine and I were just in contact earlier in the evening. She is in Tokyo, Japan, and she is currently negotiating a collaboration and partnership contract with Nippon Steel.”Charlie replied, “Jasmine sent me a voice message a few minutes ago saying so
Lord Moore felt a little comforted because Reuben had offered to go to Japan personally.He even thought to himself, ‘Reuben and Jasmine are not biological siblings. It is truly rare for Reuben to actually be so concerned and worried about Jasmine…’As he thought about this, Lord Moore sighed as he said, “Reuben, go and make all the arrangements for the plan now. I will go with you!”Reuben hurriedly said, “Grandpa, I think that it will be better for you not to come along with me. You are already old, and you are not familiar with that place. It will be even more troublesome if anything were to happen to you. Furthermore, my father is still abroad, and we need someone to stay back and keep watch over the Moore family. You should just stay at home. I will definitely find a way to bring Jasmine back home!”Lord Moore hesitated for a moment. He knew very well that there would be nothing that he could do even if he were to go to Japan.Furthermore, if both he and Reuben were to head t
At this time, Nanako had just returned from Kyoto to Tokyo.A few days ago, she had temporarily accompanied her father to stay in Kyoto for a few days. She wanted to give him a change of environment to lighten his mood so that he could relax. However, since she had to deal with many family affairs, she could only stay in Kyoto for three days before returning to Tokyo.Nanako was a little surprised when she received a phone call from Charlie. After all, the time in Tokyo was one hour earlier compared to the time in Oskia. Since it was 10.30 pm in Oskia, it was already 11.30 pm in Tokyo.So, Nanako was very excited, and she asked in surprise, “Charlie-kun, why are you calling me at this time?”Charlie hurriedly asked, “Nanako, are you in Tokyo now?”“Yes.” Nanako replied, “My father and I came back earlier in the afternoon today. Charlie-kun, you sound a little anxious. Is something wrong?”Charlie replied, “A good friend of mine has suddenly disappeared in Tokyo. Based on the last
On the winding road in Nishitama District, in the western suburbs of Tokyo.Several men dressed in black were looking down at the spot where Jasmine had fallen off from the cliff.They could see a fire burning below from the distance. One of them whispered, “The people inside the car should already be dead now, right?”Another person sneered as he said, “They fell from such a high altitude, and there is such a big fire. If they are not dead, I will chop off my head and hand it over to you.”The man laughed before he said, “If that is the case, we can get back to Mr. Hashimoto now.”The person beside him nodded before he said, “We should hurry up and clean up the scene first. We must remove all of the debris, glass shards, and tire friction marks on the ground from the collision earlier to ensure that no one will realize that there was an accident here after dawn.”“Okay!”The several men in black began to clean up the scene immediately.At this time, the leader took out his cel
She thought to herself, ‘This strength that I have right now must be derived from the magical medicine that Master Wade had given to me… Master Wade gave me this medicine and told me to carry it with me at any time in case of an emergency. Unexpectedly, this medicine has truly saved my life at the most critical moment!’As she thought about Charlie, Jasmine felt as though her mental and spiritual level had been inspired to an unprecedented level.She kept encouraging herself deep inside, ‘Since Master Wade has given me an opportunity to continue living, I will have to make it back to Aurous Hill alive!’***Aurous Hill.The ancient capital.Although it was not as prosperous as Eastcliff or Raventon, nor was it as affluent as the new first-tier cities in the South Region, it had its own charms and heritage after all.The people who lived here truly loved this land and river.Just as Jasmine vowed that she would definitely make it back to Aurous Hill alive, a private jet had alre
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th
Jacob's brain blanked out, leaving only a dull hum as soon as Walker mentioned 'Professor Hall'.Already feeling nervous in the first place, he quickly said, "Okay, okay—I got it. Anyway, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else!"With that, he promptly pressed the button to hang up.Nonetheless, Elaine was soon asking in curiosity, "Who's Professor Hall?"If Jacob had any semblance of composure, he would have said 'a colleague at Senior University' as if it was perfectly natural, and the matter would have been forgotten.But the reality was that he didn't—in fact, he was the champion when it came to dropping the ball as a casual question from Elaine left him sweating all over his brow.Even as he slid nervous glances at her face, he stammered uncontrollably, "N-Nobody…"Elaine promptly noticed his strange reaction and frowned. "I'm talking about Professor Hall. What do you mean, nobody? Who are they? And what's this about an invitation? Inviting you for what?"Seeing that he was
Jacob had really had too much to drink and couldn't remember the later parts of what had happened last night—even how he had gotten home was a blur.Naturally, he also forgot that Walker had brought Matilda's wedding invitation, and therefore didn't hesitate to answer the in-car answer button.Over the phone, Walker was positively fawning as he asked, "Mr. Wilson? It's Walker. Why didn't you come in today? Had too much to drink last night?""Uh-huh," Jacob grunted, lethargic. "I did—my head still hurts now… Anyway, what's up? Trouble at the association?""No, of course not," Walker quickly said. "I was just worried you're still hungover, so I called to ask. If you need a driver or anything, you just need to ask!"Then, before Jacob could answer, he continued, "By the way, my wife is somewhat knowledgable in Oskian medicine, and she has recipes for brews that cure hangovers and nourish the liver. I'm sure you'll need the latter since you're always drinking at social events, so I as
Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated.Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable.After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two."Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two."As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too."Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well.With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol.In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone
Vera kept her plan to investigate the identity of the abbess deep in her mind and told Charlie nothing.Instead, she smiled as she said, "It seems that it's both yours and Ms. Ito's good fortune that she has attained enlightenment. You've never had anyone who could attain enlightenment and master Reiki at the same time, so Ms. Ito will definitely be a great help to you in the future."Charlie chuckled and said calmly, "I'm not hoping for her to help. I'm simply happy for her with her enlightenment and excited to have another comrade in my solo ventures into the dark forests."Vera nodded in understanding, and she murmured emotionally, "I've lived for so long, and it's only when I opened my heart to you that I felt that sensation you described."There was a flicker of wistfulness in her eyes.She really did not expect to attain enlightenment before meeting Charlie.Years ago, she thought that she would eventually avenge her father.Now, she no longer hoped to murder Fleur Griffi
Vera was inwardly disappointed to hear that Claire was returning.That meant there were fewer chances of Charlie visiting the Scarlet Pinnacle Manor, as were her chances of seeing him again.Still, she didn't let it show, instead asking casually, "How are things at Champs Elys? Are the warriors improving at a rate to your satisfaction?""Well, most of everyone's improvement is within expectations…" Charlie explained, just as he remembered a certain someone. "By the way, there's something I haven't told you yet. Are you perhaps acquainted with the name Ito Nanako?""Yes," Vera smiled. "The Japanese lady who was with you. What about her?""She attained enlightenment days ago.""Enlightenment?" Vera did a double take and soon pressed, "Enlightenment in what sense? Essential Qi or Reiki?"After all, the former was the path to enlightenment in martial arts, while the latter meant enlightenment in cultivation.But despite the distinction between both domains, enlightenment was a comm
While Charlie had long since gotten used to Elaine and Jacob's bizarre marriage, being near the heart of the storm still took a toll on his senses—to the point that he felt physically sick.Leaving right away was therefore his best solution.Once he left, however, he realized he didn't have anywhere to go. Champs Elys was quite far, and it would take a lot of time.As he started to feel bored stiff, he remembered Vera for some reason and called her.Once Vera answered, she quickly asked in curiosity, "To what do I owe the pleasure? Lunch, perhaps?"Charlie chuckled. "Since you've put it that way… I haven't eaten either, so lunch it is!"Vera giggled. "Come over to my place, then. It's cold outside, and I was just lighting up a hot pot. I'll have Madam Marilyn prepare an additional portion.""Okay!" Charlie agreed to it without hesitation. "I can return her car too. Just wait, I'll be right there!"Once he hung up, he got on the Rolls Roycs he had borrowed from Scarlet Pinnacl
Charlie shook his head. "It's alright, Dad. You can go ahead if you're busy—I can pick up Claire on my own.""No way!" Elaine promptly snapped. "It's been so long since she came back. We are all going to the airport!"Jacob sighed in exasperation. "Well, I'm sticking to my schedule—first the Calligraphy and Painting Association, then I'll be back an hour before to pick you guys up before going together to the airport."Elaine was left fuming. "Is there no getting through to you? You really have to go to that stupid association, don't you? Okay, fine. If you must go, I will be going with you!""You're their honored vice president who will be promoted to president soon, no? As Mrs. Vice President and the future Mrs. President, is there an issue if I went for a look?"Jacob shuddered at the thought of Elaine going to the Calligraphy and Painting Association as he absolutely didn't want her to humiliate him with her antics. People would talk, asking how a proper gentleman like him c
Jacob yawned, stretching his arms and smacking his cheeks, before finally retorting in contempt, "For Pete's sake, woman—don't make dissing me a habit. Or does it please you so much?"Elaine pursed her lips. "You call that dissing? It's all facts—do you think I don't know you? Tell me, what qualifications do you have? Your knowledge about calligraphy is skin-deep, and even the frauds working on Antique Street could beat you.""Only you would have the audacity to take the role of vice president at the Calligraphy and Painting Association—heaven's above, how blind is the president to appoint you as his second fiddle? Still, you'll be packing your things as soon as he realizes the truth.""Oh, Elaine, poor Elaine…" Jacob grinned smugly at her right then. "I'm afraid things won't go the way you want. Mr. Bay's been chasing a promotion lately, and once he gets it, I will take his place as president. That means I'll be the top dog instead of second fiddle!""Bullshit!" Elaine snapped in