As the soldiers of Ten Thousand Armies arrived one after the other, the members of the Harkers also arrived to report at Champs Elys Resort under Rosalie’s lead. Nanako and Aurora also arrived on the same day and were in the same group as Rosalie.Moreover, since the three of them checked-in at almost the same time, their rooms were also next to each other. Albert reserved a room for him next to Isaac in advance for the sake of convenience. The reason why they wanted to live next to each other was because they knew each other very well. On one hand, they shared a good relationship and were familiar with each other. On the other hand, they might both be the only novices in this training without any martial arts foundation, so if they lived closer together, they could communicate more often and even comfort each other.In Albert’s words, they were good friends even if they ranked the last two in any group.This was an eternal truth. The same applied to him and Isaac.Once the stu
The medicine cauldron could not only improve the efficacy of the medication, but it could also sublimate it, increasing the actual refining efficiency by at least five times. This way, Charlie’s own physical cost and Reiki cost could be greatly reduced. After filling up the liquids, Charlie temporarily stored the liquids in the mid-level villas and planned to drive back to the city.Unexpectedly, he received a call from Caden just as he was about to go out. Caden said respectfully over the other end of the line, “Master Wade, I have something to report to you. I wonder if I’m disturbing you now?”Charlie said casually, “Master Howton, just speak up if you have anything to say.”Caden said, “Master Wade, my disciple, Sonia, has arrived in Aurous Hill with more than two hundred people from the Taoist Sect…”Charlie smiled and asked, “Is that so? When did they arrive?”Caden hurriedly said, “Master Wade, Sonia just called me, and they have just settled in at the hotel. The first
On the way up the mountain, Caden asked her, “Sonia, what did you say to your fellow members of the Taoist Sect? How did you get all of them to agree to come here so quickly?”In fact, what Caden meant was that Sonia had just taken over as the leader of the Taoist Sect, so it might not be possible for everyone in the Taoist Sect to fully accept her identity as the leader of the Taoist Sect in just a few days, let alone be convinced and obey her orders. Sonia was not a fool, so she said directly, “Master, when I went back, I didn’t tell them that you had passed on the position as the leader of the Taoist Sect to me.”Caden asked in surprise, “What? You didn’t tell them?”Sonia pouted and said, “Why should I tell them? If I told them, would I still be able to influence them?”Caden blurted out, “My goodness! Don’t tell me that you told them that it was my idea to move the Taoist Sect to Aurous Hill?!”Sonia nodded and said, “That’s right! That’s exactly what I said! You’re the onl
Sonia’s words left Caden speechless for a moment.In fact, he knew very well that even if he had worked hard for the entire Taoist Sect over the past few decades, he still could not get rid of the responsibility of losing the medicine cauldron.After all, it was a treasure that had been passed down for thousands of years and thirty-nine generations. It would be okay if it had disappeared quietly. He would feel a bit sorry and guilty for a while, but he would gradually feel relieved after a long time had passed. However, the problem was that his disciple had known about the medicine cauldron for a long time, and if she were to tell the other members of the Taoist Sect the truth, he would really become the eternal sinner of the sect.Therefore, Caden understood why Sonia refused to take the blame for him.However, Caden was indeed in a difficult situation now. Sonia denied that she was the fortieth leader of the Taoist Sect, and there was no doubt that he was still the leader of th
Caden had a somewhat ashamed expression as he said, “I told you before that the reason why I lost the medicine cauldron is mainly because of my impure motives. In fact, there is another matter that I didn’t tell you…”Sonia asked, “What is it?”Caden lowered his head and said dejectedly, “Master Wade originally intended to accept me as his disciple, and he wanted me to follow his command. He even gave me a pill sincerely, which allowed my cultivation to breakthrough to the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm…”Sonia exclaimed, “The Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm?! Master, you… you’ve reached the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm?! Why didn’t I hear you mention it last time?”“Well…” Caden said with great embarrassment, “I indeed reached the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm before you came. Master Wade wanted me to reveal the Taoist Sect’s martial arts mental cultivation method, but I judged him unfairly because of my own
“Haha!” Sonia suddenly burst out into laughter uncontrollably when she heard Caden’s words. When Caden heard Sonia’s laughter, his face turned red with anger, and he asked repeatedly, “Why are you laughing? Is it so funny?”Sonia saw the murderous look in Caden’s eyes, so she quickly suppressed her laughter and lowered her head as she said, “I’m sorry, Master, but I really couldn’t help it…”After that, she said seriously, “But I’m still luckier compared to you. Although Mr. Wade sealed my meridians as well, he did not let my cultivation level regress…”Caden rubbed his temples, waved his hands, and said, “Forget it. You should tell the truth to Master Wade when you see him later. I will also express my attitude to him. When the training here starts officially tomorrow, I will use practical actions to express my attitude to him when the time comes…”Sonia nodded and asked him, “Master, what about the other disciples of the Taoist Sect? They are still waiting for you.”Caden said
Sonia’s heart started racing, and she felt nervous even before she entered the door. This was mainly because she knew that she had acted recklessly in front of Charlie last time, so she inevitably felt ashamed when she saw Charlie again.Besides, she felt very uneasy because she did not know whether she would be able to get what she wanted when she came to Aurous Hill this time.When Charlie heard her addressing him as a senior, he said calmly, “Miss Letterman, you should be slightly older than me, so there’s no need for you to address me as your senior.”Sonia hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, since my master refers to himself as your subordinate, I’m naturally your junior since I’m his disciple…”Charlie smiled slightly and teased, “Miss Letterman, you seem to be much more polite when we meet this time compared to the last time.”Sonia said awkwardly, “I acted too recklessly the last time. I hope that you will not take it to heart, Mr. Wade…”Charlie nodded and said casually, “Miss Le
Charlie did not understand the Taoist Sect very well, but the sect could actually develop to a scale of more than two hundred people. Therefore, it was worthy of its thousands of years of inheritance based on this point alone.Having said that, although there were many disciples in the Taoist Sect, the ceiling that Caden placed here showed that the overall strength of the Taoist Sect was not too strong. It was estimated that Caden was the only person who had broken through to the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm. Since Sonia, who was the candidate to become the next leader, only had the strength of a five-star martial artist, from this point of view, most of the other disciples of the Taoist Sect were probably three-star martial artists and below. There were not many who could reach the level of a three-star martial artist and above.Charlie would naturally be willing to accept them if they simply wanted to serve him. After all, there were more than two hundred martia
With those words, Jacob didn't wait any further as he turned and left Antique Street, intent on seeking legal counsel.Raymond watched him leave before returning to Treasure Measure.He wasn't going to leave, but he had said so because he didn't want to waste much time with Jacob.Still, to avoid any trouble, he turned the sign outside to 'closed' before locking the door from the inside.That was when a man suddenly arrived, asking through the glass door, "Can I still take a look inside, sir?"Raymond was ready to refuse without even turning around when he realized that it was Charlie.He turned around and saw him standing outside just as expected.Smiling, he hurried over to open the door for him. "It's been a while, Mr. Wade!"Charlie was aware that Raymond was sticking to his identity of 'Raymond Cole' who had not been in touch since Raymond had been fired from Vintage Deluxe.Charlie chuckled in turn. "It has indeed. And you're a business owner yourself now, too.""It's j
Jacob zipped toward Raymond, his attitude immediately subservient, "I'm sure you've seen what Zachary Evans posted on his Twitter page, and to be honest, it's so terrible that my position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association has been affected too. I mean, you've made a lot of money, right?"Hell, even if you donated ten million, you'd still have another ten million and 970 thousand in net profits. So, all I'd like to ask is for you to post something to disclaim Zachary's post.Jacob's words left Raymond in thought.For Jacob, just being suspected of fraud would definitely be terrible. In fact, his position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association would definitely be threatened—if not dismissed altogether—if he wasn't cleared of suspicion.Since Jacob was Charlie Wade's father-in-law, Raymond had reason not to drive Jacob over the brink.But that also begged another question—it must be under Charlie's intention for Zachary to post his confession, and that meant Charlie in
Raymond couldn't help chuckling just as Jacob finished—he had honestly never heard of anyone who demanded a refund after donating to charity, but he was certainly seeing one now.Still, the receptionist was clearly experienced and slowly explained, "Sir, it's a legal clause of the country that all donations for philanthropy purposes can not be refunded under most circumstances—""It truly was a mistake," Jacob quickly said, cutting the receptionist off. "I was going to donate thirty thousand but pressed an extra zero by mistake. Please discuss this with your management—you just have to refund 27 thousand, see?""Sorry, sir," the receptionist apologized. "But it's a strict rule that we ourselves do not get to access the funds that have been donated into our accounts. Every donation will be screened extensively, and if you consider that there was a major oversight on your part, you may seek legal counsel to appeal for a refund. If the courts back your appeal, our organization will the
Nonetheless, Jacob darted into Treasure Measure and plucked off his mask, asking nervously, "Excuse me, Mr. Cole? It's me… Jacob Wilson…"Raymond looked up, pausing for a moment before acting as if he was actually curious, "Mr. Wilson! What brings you here? Don't tell me—you want that bronze sculpture back too?""No, no, no…" Jacob quickly shook his head. "I would never… I returned all the way from Dubai to apologize!""Apologize?" Raymond smiled faintly, and he did not play dumb this time as he asked bluntly, "Did you come back because of Zachary Evan's post?"Knowing he couldn't deny it any longer, Jacob nodded, "Yeah…"Raymond nodded and said calmly, "That's unnecessary. I was the one who benefited in the end."Jacob wasn't quite keeping up—thinking that Raymond was just trying to be nice by telling him he didn't have to apologize, he quickly pulled out his phone.Tapping on it and bringing up his transaction records, he handed it to Raymond reverently, "Mr. Cole, I understan
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