From the perspective of the hexagram, Autumn was on the verge of dying, and it seemed as though her only chance of survival was in Aurous Hill.Charlie suddenly realized that Autumn’s only chance of survival must lie with him.He was afraid that there would be no one else who would be able to save her aside from himself.Moreover, this hexagram seemed to show that Autumn would be completely shrouded and enveloped in danger from now on.Furthermore, since Autumn’s only chance of survival lay with him, she would certainly die if he did not save her life.Charlie barely showed any hesitation when it came to whether he would save her or not.The moment he had discovered that Autumn’s life and death were in his hands, Charlie had already decided to save her life.Although Charlie had never met Autumn before and had no friendship with her, he had two reasons to save her life.The first reason was because he wanted to venture and make a debut in the huge ocean shipping industry as soo
Now that all of his children were already married, they all lived a poor and destitute life.Although he was already so old, he still had to come out to swindle and cheat people. On one hand, it was so that he could support himself and his wife, and on the other hand, it was because he hoped that he would be able to give his children a little money to subsidize their living.The old man usually did not dare to vent or tell anyone about his sad and miserable situation, and he had to pretend as though he was a learned and successful man. But now, this young man had actually seen right through him, and he was exposing him directly. This immediately made the old man feel very angry.He did not think that Charlie truly had the ability to read divinations, but he felt that Charlie was deliberately trying to ruin his business while taking advantage of this opportunity to mock and ridicule him!So, he snorted as he replied disdainfully, “Pfft! You are saying that I have been suffering and
The old fortune-teller would never have expected Yolden, who looked like a decent and cultured middle-aged man, would actually try to go against him and contradict him at this time too. So, he immediately replied with a hint of irritation and anger, “You don’t have to try and bring up science in front of me now. What kind of science are you talking about? Even if it is science, there should be some common sense in it too, right? Like father, like son. So, since I have an AB blood type, it is only natural and justified for me to have a son with AB blood type too! What is the problem?”Yolden replied helplessly, “Sir, you really should believe in science. Although I do not specialize in studying medical science and biology, no matter what it is, I am still a university professor. Therefore, I still have some basic common sense too.”The old man suddenly started panicking when he heard Yolden saying that he was a university professor.He felt that Yolden did not look like a liar. So, h
He never would have dreamt that not one of his three sons were his biological sons.He could not help but hold his face as he said with a pained look on his face, “I… what sins have I committed in this life? I… I have been working hard all my life to raise other people’s sons and grandchildren for them…”As the old man spoke, he collapsed completely, and he suddenly lay down on the ground as he cried out loudly and miserably.Yolden was also taken aback.He thought that Charlie had been deliberately trying to go against this old man all this while. However, he had never expected everything Charlie had said would be true.He hurriedly asked Charlie, “Charlie… this… what is going on?”Charlie shrugged helplessly as he said, “That is how it is. Judging from his physiognomy and the hexagram, he should not have a son. Nevertheless, he claimed to have three sons. So, it was obvious that something was wrong. However, the truth is finally out now, and he truly does not have any sons at
Charlie was still worrying about Autumn’s matter as he was making his way to Shangri-La by taxi.Charlie was even thinking of setting off immediately to ensure that he would have enough time to react and take action if Autumn were to encounter any mishaps. However, the situation in Syria was indeed very special, and Charlie did not know how he could possibly head to Syria at all.When he thought about how Isaac seemed to be very resourceful in every aspect, Charlie prepared to look for him so that he could come up with some ideas on his behalf.It just so happened that he would also have to have a discussion with Isaac on how they were going to deal with the Schulz family next. After Charlie had arrived at Shangri-La, he headed directly to Isaac’s office.Meanwhile, in Shangri-La, Sheldon was still waiting for the perfect opportunity to establish contact with Yahiko.However, since he had secretly sneaked into Shangri-La, he had been staying quietly in his room so far without re
As soon as he heard this, Isaac did not try to persuade Charlie anymore. Instead, he immediately took out his cell phone and made several calls.After he was done making the calls, Isaac said to Charlie, “Young Master, I have already consulted some of my friends and inquired about some overseas channels. If you want to go to Syria now, the route that is most commonly used is to fly in to Turkey or Iran first before entering Syria by land through these two countries.”As he spoke, Isaac said again, “But the awkward thing is that Turkey is located toward the north of Syria, and Iraq is located toward the east of Syria, but the capital of Syria, Damascus, is located in the southwest. That means that regardless of whether you are going to travel from Iraq or Turkey, you will have to travel hundreds of kilometers on land before arriving at Damascus.”“Furthermore, the terrain in the Middle East is extremely complex, and transportation there is not convenient either. Just this journey alo
The Concorde was once the only turbojet-powered supersonic airliner in the world that was truly put into commercial operation.Many young people might not know about this aircraft at all, but they would have to admit that this aircraft had left a very strong impression in the history of civil aviation.Based on the development of human science and technology over the past few decades, an interesting phenomenon could be discovered, and that was that people had been relatively conservative in the development of science and technology over the recent years.However, during the Cold War era from the 1960s to the 1980s, it was the golden age where science and technology seemed to thrive, and it had developed widely and rapidly.The people from that era had also shown unprecedented enthusiasm and radicalism in the field of science and technology. During the era when the computing powers of computers were not as great as a learning machine, the Soviet Union had sent astronauts to space,
The phone call was immediately connected after ringing twice.Jeremiah asked happily, “Charlie, why did you suddenly think of calling me today?”Charlie went straight to the topic as he said, “I need to ask you for a favor.”Jeremiah replied without any hesitation, “Oh! Why do you need to be so polite with your own grandfather? You can just tell me if there is anything you need. As long as it is within my abilities, I will certainly go all out to help you!”Charlie replied, “I have to go to Lebanon immediately to deal with an urgent matter. I heard that you own a Concorde. So, I would like to borrow it.”“Borrow the Concorde?” Jeremiah hesitated for a moment. After a short while, he smiled and said, “Charlie, if you want to borrow a private jet, I own a very, very luxurious Boeing business jet. I spent more than one hundred million US dollars just on the internal modification of the jet alone. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is a palace in the sky. Should I lend tha
Noticing Elaine's disappointment, Charlie quickly spoke up, "Honey, when are you coming back? Have you set a time?" Claire replied, "I plan to first finalize the project's documents and progress here as well as resolve any outstanding issues. If there's nothing else, I'll go back. If I can't finish today, it will probably be the day after tomorrow at the latest." "Have you checked the flights?" Charlie asked. "Are there any suitable flights for the day after tomorrow?" Claire replied, "Miss Fox suggested arranging her family's private jet to send me back, but I feel bad about it. A flight on a private jet costs over a million, and I can't let them spend that money." Elaine quickly interrupted, "Then just take a regular flight back and let her give you the money for the private jet. Convert it into a million!" Charlie hurriedly said, "They have plenty of planes. Even when they're not in use, they have to be maintained. The actual cost of flying one more trip isn't that high. B
Jacob and Elaine happened to be in the living room, so Charlie waved his phone at them and said, "Mom, Dad, it's Claire. I'll answer it here." The two stopped bickering instantly, and Charlie pressed the answer button. After the call was connected, Claire's beautiful face appeared on the phone screen. Seeing the background, Claire said in surprise, "Honey! You're home!" Charlie nodded. "I just got back today. Let me show you Mom and Dad." As he said that, he turned his phone around and pointed the front camera at Jacob and Elaine. Jacob asked worriedly, "Darling, when will you come back? I miss you!" Elaine interjected hastily, "Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. I miss you too, but it's a great opportunity that you're finally working with the Fox family in America. You must focus on your career. If you want, I can go over to take care of you!" "Mom, this is why I'm calling Charlie," Claire said with a smile. "I just finished the morning meeting with Miss Fox and the
Charlie responded with a smile, "Don't bother. I've already eaten." Jacob quickly stood up, walked over, and asked, "Why were you away for so many days this time?" Charlie answered, "The workload was a bit heavy this time. I visited several houses and factories, mainly because the client has strong financial power." "Wow!" Elaine exclaimed, very pleased, "A client with such strength must have paid quite a bit, right?" "Exactly." Charlie nodded and casually said, "This client was very generous with the payment. They even gave me an extra one million as travel expenses before I left." "My goodness!" Elaine shrieked. "One million just for travel expenses? What kind of godsent client is this?!" Jacob couldn't help but sigh, "Now, this is what it means to be rich. Giving an extra one million, that's just like a tip, right? They're really throwing money around like it's nothing!" At this point, Elaine seemed to remember something and quickly said, "I saw in the news that the yo
Charlie shook his head and replied, "I live in another building." As he said that, he pressed the button for the first floor in the elevator. The woman nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I thought you two were a couple. You look so well-matched." "No, no..." Nanako, feeling embarrassed, quickly replied, "Uh... We're just friends." The woman nodded and stopped teasing her. The elevator soon reached the first floor. Charlie bid farewell to the two women, got off the elevator, and walked toward the villa area. At this moment, he could never have imagined that the woman who had been in the same elevator with him was actually an underling of his biological mother. The reason she had returned a step ahead of him was also part of a carefully planned arrangement. Ashley was worried that Charlie might overthink things, so she had deliberately arranged for the woman to appear in front of him, allowing him to confirm that the woman was just an ordinary person who knew nothing a
Just as Charlie and Nanako were about to get out of the car, a female driver exited her car in the parking space diagonally opposite. After locking her car, she carried her bag and walked toward the elevator hall. When Nanako saw the woman, she turned to Charlie and said, "Charlie, that is the neighbor I mentioned. That day, I overheard her talking to a friend on the phone, and that's how I found out that Master Jeevika was coming to Aurous Hill." Charlie nodded slightly and smiled, saying, "It seems we should thank her when we get the chance. With just one phone call, she inadvertently helped you attain enlightenment." "Yes!" Nanako fully agreed with Charlie's point, saying, "If it weren't for her, I might not have had the chance to attain enlightenment." She then asked, "Do you want to meet Master Jeevika? Maybe he can give you some inspiration." Charlie shook his head. "My situation is special, so it's better to avoid meeting strangers who have already attained enlightenme
Due to the time difference, Charlie did not immediately call Kathleen. However, he believed that this matter was a piece of cake for her, so he planned to call her in the evening to discuss it and then start working on the follow-up plans. So, Charlie said to Nanako, "I think there's no need for you to continue practicing martial arts. Instead, why not come with me to the villa this afternoon and help me out? Once we're done, we can both head back to Thompson First." Without hesitation, Nanako nodded and said, "I'm all yours." She then asked, "Should I inform Master Howton of my departure?" Charlie waved his hand and said, "He must still be teaching. Let's talk to him privately later." "Okay." After that, Charlie and Nanako went to his villa halfway up the mountain. Once they got to the basement of the villa, Nanako was taken aback by the sight of a simple fluid-filling machine with many unused bottles and caps nearby. She asked, "Why do you have pharmaceutical equipment
With this thought in mind, Charlie silently decided to spend more time at the villa in the future, where he could focus on studying cultivation. Perhaps he might discover a breakthrough path based on his current foundation. However, the thought of Holly's family living in the villa next door posed a dilemma. If he went there every day to practice in seclusion, he would inevitably have to pass by Holly's house. Out of courtesy, it would be impossible not to greet them. But once he started exchanging pleasantries, his efficiency would naturally decrease. Moreover, it would eventually cause a misunderstanding if Nanako were to go there every day as well. Thus, Charlie felt an eagerness to find a new place for cultivation. After some thought, the lakeside mansion that Kathleen had purchased under the alias Kylie when she was in Aurous Hill came to mind. The Quinton family's villa, located in the Sonfo Valley far from the city, was nestled among mountains and waters, boasting exce
Nanako could also feel that the energy available for her to draw upon in her Sea of Consciousness had suddenly surged. Her sensory abilities, which had already improved significantly after achieving enlightenment, instantly leaped to an even higher level. The Reiki within her body became exceptionally abundant. With just a slight movement of her divine sense, the Reiki immediately dispersed from within her, making the entire office feel as if it was under her bird's-eye view, completely under her control. Moreover, this sense of control continued to extend outward. In just a short moment, eight nearby rooms also fell within her perception range. Charlie could sense the Reiki Nanako was releasing. Observing her closely, he noticed that her body was already brimming with Reiki, suggesting that it was no longer possible for her to continue taking the elixir. After a while, Nanako retracted the Reiki she had been using for perception and looked up at Charlie, saying, "Previously I co
Although Nanako had just attained enlightenment, she had already realized a critical problem: the Reiki available to her was very little, and there was almost no external channel for obtaining Reiki. For cultivators today, getting Reiki was the most difficult thing. There was no Reiki in the world, so the only external channels to obtain Reiki were elixirs, spiritual stones, or formations. If someone had a complete cultivation method, he could generate Reiki in his body by practicing the method, but for people like Charlie and Nanako who lacked such methods, this self-sufficient path was not feasible. Therefore, the small amount of Reiki that was generated in Nanako's body when she attained enlightenment was basically used up after she tried to sense Reiki. Charlie was slightly better than Nanako. The spiritual stones he accidentally obtained in the early days provided him with a lot of Reiki. Later, he relied on Cultivating Pills to barely make up for the gap in Reiki. Altho