After saying that, Caden asked again, “If you ask me to secretly share the content of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method with the Taoist Sect, wouldn’t that be considered theft?”Sonia suddenly realized that and said ashamedly, “Master, I… I just wanted to give the Taoist Sect a chance to flourish…”Caden nodded in understanding and said seriously, “Sonia, you’re talented and intelligent, so the Taoist Sect will definitely have the opportunity to flourish under your leadership. I will leave the Taoist Sect in your hands in the future!”Sonia fell silent for a moment. After a while, she suddenly raised her head and asked Caden, “Master, can I stay in Aurous Hill too?”Caden asked in surprise, “You want to stay in Aurous Hill too? What about the Taoist Sect, then? I only trained you to succeed me as the leader of the Taoist Sect!”Sonia hurriedly said, “Master, what I want is not for me to stay in Aurous Hill alone, but for the entire Taoist Sect to move to Aurous Hill!”After saying
Caden knew his disciple very well. When he saw that she seemed to have made up her mind, he did not continue persuading her and simply asked, “Sonia, when do you plan to return to the United States?”Sonia said without hesitation, “The sooner, the better.”Immediately afterward, she took out her cell phone to check the air tickets and muttered, “There are no flights back to the United States from Aurous Hill tomorrow. It seems that I can only transfer flights from another city.”After saying that, she could not help but complain, “If I had known that this would happen, I would have asked my father to arrange a private jet for me.”Caden asked her, “Where do you plan to transfer flights, then?”Sonia said, “Hong Kong! Hong Kong currently has the largest number of flights, so I will go to Hong Kong early in the morning tomorrow.”Caden nodded and said, “In that case, I won’t keep you any longer, and I will wait for your return to Aurous Hill.”Sonia replied, “Okay. I will solve ev
After all, Charlie clearly expressed his disgust with people who were opportunists as well as those who liked to play the fence when he punished him last time. When Charlie heard that Sonia was going to bring the entire Taoist Sect to join him, he could not help but ask suspiciously, “This woman has such a strong character, so why would she make such a decision? Could it be that you said something to her?”Caden did not dare to hide anything and hurriedly said, “Master Wade, I did mention a few words to her…”After saying that, Caden explained sincerely, “However, my intention was to recruit people for you. There are hundreds of members in the Taoist Sect, and nearly half of these people are at the level of a three-star martial artist and above. If they pledge their allegiance to you, you will also have double the power, Master Wade.”Charlie smiled slightly and asked him, “If I’m not wrong, Miss Letterman must have told you not to mention this matter to me, right?”Caden was stu
Caden knew very well that his best option from now on was to serve Charlie without holding back. Since Charlie had asked him to use the first chapter of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method to train martial artists, he should go all out and do his best without any reservations.Therefore, he said respectfully without hesitation, “Master Wade, you can rest assured that I will definitely pass on my understanding of the first chapter of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method that I’ve learned over the years to the martial artists who are here to train without any reservation!”Charlie said in satisfaction, “Okay. You can go to Champs Elys Resort to report to Albert in the morning tomorrow. I will ask him to arrange for a place for you to stay, and that will be your work place from now on.”Caden hurriedly said, “Okay, Master Wade. I’ll go there early in the morning tomorrow!”With that said, he hesitated and then asked again, “Master Wade, as you can see, I’ve also repented recently, and I’m serv
Moreover, he had divided the content of the first chapter reasonably into eight parts, making the gradual pace of the content more stable and convenient for young martial artists to learn.Caden was indeed gifted with the talent to be a teacher. After reading the lesson plan summarized by Caden, Charlie was filled with admiration as he complimented him, “Master Howden, your lesson plan shows that you truly have an extraordinary understanding of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method.”Caden was very excited when he heard Charlie’s compliment, but he still said modestly, “Master Wade, you’re flattering me. I have no better understanding of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method than my familiarity with it. After all, I’ve been practicing this mental cultivation method for so many years, so even a fool would be able to understand it.”Charlie waved his hand and said, “Master Howden, you don’t have to be so modest. In my opinion, this training base and your lesson plan can already be put into use
Charlie did not reach out to stop Caden when he saw Caden kneeling on both knees. He knew that he was worthy of Caden kneeling before him. He had both the authority and skills to teach!Therefore, teachers were always the greatest in Oskian tradition.He had previously given Caden a pill to help him achieve a breakthrough into the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm. Although that was also a favor, that was not considered a teaching. Charlie was really teaching and imparting knowledge to Caden today when he passed the content of the second chapter of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method to him.Caden knelt on the ground piously as he bowed before Charlie.Charlie waited for him to finish his courtesy before he stretched out a hand to help him up and said, “Master Howton, please study this mental cultivation method first. I won’t disturb you anymore. I will ask Albert to inform you before the students arrive.”Caden clasped one of his fists over the other, raised his hand
Albert scratched his hand and said with a serious and expectant look, “Master Wade, to tell you the truth, I want to practice martial arts. In fact, I’ve always wanted to practice martial arts, but I’ve never had the opportunity to do so…”As he spoke, he sighed and said, “I thought about asking you to be my master earlier, but I am aware of my own ability. Besides, I’m old, so I must learn things slowly, so I dare not ask you to teach a novice like me who does not even have any basics in martial arts at all. Now that you’re going to set up a training base, I thought that you can give me permission to train and learn with the students as well. As for whether I can succeed in cultivating martial arts or not, it will depend on my own destiny. If I am not cut out for martial arts, I will give up on this thought, but I will be able to do more for you in the future if I can master it…”Charlie said with a smile, “This is a trivial matter. You can just follow the students to learn the Taoi
When Isaac saw that Albert seemed to be acting mysteriously to keep him in suspense, he teased him, “Albert, don’t I know you well enough? You must have nothing better to do than to tease me! How can we still be classmates at this age?!”Albert said aggrievedly, “That’s not true, Mr. Cameron! We have a lifelong friendship, so do you think that I will tease you so casually?”After saying that, he quickly added, “Okay, Mr. Cameron, I won’t keep you in the dark anymore. I’ll get right to the point. You should know that Master Wade has recently renovated Champs Elys Resort, but do you know why he is renovating this place?” Issac said, “Isn’t it because the young master wants to train a group of martial artists there? What does this have to do with us?”Albert chuckled and said, “I mustered the courage to speak to Master Wade today, and I told him that we are both interested in practicing martial arts, so I asked him to give us a chance…”When Isaac heard this, he asked excitedly, “Wh
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th
It was nighttime in Dubai as Jacob dragged his weary body from the hotel back to the airport.As he was flying economy this time, he was left sitting at the hard bench near the boarding terminal, waiting for it to open.While he waited, his heart was torn as he tapped into the website of the Aurous Hill Charity Fund, found their donation account, and wired the entire 300 thousand he had made over to them.He had picked the Aurous Hill Charity Fund because the circles of antique collectors in Aurous Hill were all discussing how Raymond had donated half of the 20 million he had made to that same charity fund.After Raymond skyrocketed to prominence in Antique Street and became a star, it could not be denied that people admired his profound ability.However, there were also people who envied his skill in turning the tables just as there were those who were jealous he had made twenty million in a single night.Still, Raymond moved fast—soon after word spread that he had made twenty m
Elaine quickly asked, "Well, what if you can't get it done?"Jacob was apprehensive even as he sighed. "If they really pressed the issue, guess I can't even stay at the Calligraphy and Painting Association now… We will see. If things get bad, I'll just resign. I won't ask for much right now, just as long as I don't have to go to jail."Elaine nodded. "Then you should try to reason things out with Raymond Cole or ask for Charlie's help if push comes to shove. Being humiliated is still better than prison.""Okay!"-It was nighttime at Aurous Hill by the time Elaine and Jacob arrived at their hotel.Charlie and Claire had just had dinner, and Claire pulled out her phone, saying, "I just checked my flight app, and it says my parents should have landed two hours ago. They are probably at the hotel, so I'll check in on them with a video call."She had yet to open her WhatsApp when Elaine called her on a video call.Jacob was planning to check in with Claire and Charlie to put their
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli