When Caden heard Charlie’s irrefutable words, he was so depressed that his entire body shook. His lips were trembling, and his teeth were also gnashing together involuntarily in his mouth. Caden naturally did not want to leave, but he also did not know how to express his intention to Charlie. After all, he was afraid that if he was insatiable, Charlie might end up changing his mind. Wouldn’t it be a big loss if Charlie were to decide to kill him, then?At this moment, Charlie suddenly changed the subject and asked, “Master Howton, how long have you remained in the realm of an eight-star martial artist?”Caden said respectfully, “Master Wade, I’ve been in the lower realm of an eight-star martial artist for sixteen years…”Charlie asked curiously, “How old are you this year, then?”Caden said, “I’m sixty-two years old this year!”Charlie said, “You’re already an eight-star martial artist in your forties? It seems that you have pretty good cultivation speed!”Caden forced a laug
When Caden heard Charlie’s words, he was shocked and froze in place as if he had been struck by lightning. He was so stunned that he could not speak at all.After a while, he asked Charlie with a look of disbelief, “Master… Master Wade, this… this pill will help me to enter the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm?!”Charlie nodded and said indifferently, “With your current cultivation level, the potency of this pill is enough for you to achieve a breakthrough.”Caden was still in disbelief and asked in surprise, “What kind of pill is this that can be so miraculous?!”Charlie smiled and said, “This is the Healing Pill. You should have seen it before.”Caden asked in shock, “Master Wade, this… Is this the Healing Pill that saved your grandfather that day?! This medicine can be called a panacea that can bring the dead back to life! Are you really giving it to me?!”Caden had been at the Acker family’s mansion that day, and he had personally witnessed the power of the He
He then looked at Anthony with great shame and spoke up as he said, “Dr. Simmons, the previous competition was just a little scheme that I devised. Your medical skills are definitely far superior compared to mine. I was really embarrassing myself by trying to display my slight skills before an expert before this. I hope that you will not hold it against me!”Anthony hurriedly said, “Don’t worry about it, Master Howton. Since you’re Master Wade’s subordinate from now on, we are friends, so there’s no need for you to bring up things of the past anymore.”When Caden saw Anthony’s magnanimity, he quickly bowed and said, “Dr. Simmons, I’ll be staying in Aurous Hill from now on, so please feel free to contact me at any time if you need my help with anything.”“No problem!” Anthony said as he nodded politely.Caden then turned to look at Charlie, bowed, and said, “Master Wade, I’ll go back to the hotel to rest first if you have no other instructions for me for the time being.”Charlie no
As Charlie was preparing to start refining pills, Caden also returned to the hotel where he was staying.He hurriedly entered the lobby like a thief, quickly got into the elevator, and slipped back into his room. As soon as he entered the room, he locked the door and put on the anti-theft latch. However, he was still worried and moved the coffee table in the living room to block the door of the room.After doing all these things, Caden could not wait to go into the bedroom, closed the curtains, and then took out the Healing Pill from his pocket. Caden also had some superficial alchemy technique, so he could tell at a glance that the pill that Charlie had given him was not an ordinary pill.The color and aroma of this pill were definitely much stronger than the pills he had refined, not to mention the Life-Sustaining Pills passed down to him by his masters in the Taoist Sect. Caden became increasingly excited and put the pill into his mouth impatiently after scrutinizing it.
Someone else could solve what he had been unable to solve for so many years with just a pill. This showed that the gap between him and Charlie was really big and incomparable. It was also at this moment that he suddenly felt incredibly grateful. He was happy for making the decision to stay by Charlie’s side to serve him and do his best for Charlie. If it was not for this decision, he would never have been able to discover the marvelous feeling of breaking through to the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm even until his death! ***Meanwhile, at Champs Elys hot spring villa.Charlie had already prepared the medicinal herbs that could be used to refine twenty Healing Pills. He decided to prepare his first batch of Healing Pills using this medicine cauldron.Fortunately, the medicinal herbs required to refine the Healing Pill were not rare, so Graham could prepare a lot of these medicinal herbs for him back then.The reason why Charlie wanted to use the medicine cau
The appearance of the Healing Pill was black and shiny in the past, just like the chocolate beans that children loved to eat. However, this was the first time Charlie was seeing a golden pill with a faint golden luster. He took a pill out of the medicine cauldron and scrutinized it carefully. He could clearly feel that the Reiki emitted by this pill was a lot stronger compared to the previous Healing Pill and it also emitted a more mellow fragrance. Charlie put the pill into his mouth, and the pure and surging medicinal power quickly flowed through his body. The Healing Pill did not contain Reiki, so it did not help his cultivation much, but Charlie could still clearly feel that this Healing Pill was about twice as effective as the previous version!What was even rarer was that the new Healing Pill was not only more effective but also seemed to be purer with great improvements to it.When the medicinal effect was purer, it would also have a qualitative effect. Therefore, Charlie
So, she said without hesitation, “Okay, Mr. Wade. I’ll leave to go over there right now!” “Okay!” Charlie instructed, “Drive safely.”After hanging up the phone, Rosalie did not dare to delay and left Shangri-La immediately as she drove toward the suburbs. Half an hour later, she arrived at the entrance of Charlie’s Champs Elys hot spring villa.Just as Rosalie was about to get out of the car and ring the doorbell outside the courtyard, the door opened from inside. Charlie appeared at the door and beckoned at her with a somewhat anxious expression.Rosalie knew that Charlie was asking her to drive her car in directly, so she drove into the courtyard. As soon as Rosalie got out of the car, Charlie pulled her out of the car to walk inside quickly as he said, “There’s something important that I need your help with. The length of time is not known yet, so we should hurry.”Rosalie felt a little shy being pulled by Charlie so hastily. She secretly wondered, ‘Could it be that Mr. W
Charlie’s reason for reassuring Rosalie and telling her not to worry was because he was making concessions in order to gain an advantage. He was using a psychological method to get Rosalie to stop refusing his invitation to let her try the pill. He knew Rosalie very well. Although this girl had used very cruel methods when she worked for the Schulz family, she was still a very affectionate and righteous person. She was definitely loyal and unreserved toward him.It was precisely because of this that Charlie immediately thought of asking her to help him test the pill as soon as he refined this new batch of pills.He knew very well that the efficacy of this pill would be stronger than the previous Healing Pill and did not have any side effects, so it would be a good thing for Rosalie. Charlie’s psychological method worked. Rosalie stopped thinking about whether she owed Charlie too many favors, and she only thought that she must not let Charlie doubt her loyalty and courage. The
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A