“Bah! He’s nothing but a glory-seeking clown! Does he really think he can speak on behalf of the national martial arts? The current national martial artists can't even compare to the few martial arts families of Fusha.” “That’s right! Mr. Jensen must be confused to open the world arena. This time, the national martial arts circle will lose all dignity for sure!” “I really admire this young guy. He has confidence and courage. A rare talent!” “Bullsh*t! If we lose this time, he’ll be a sinner through the ages!” Various rumors spread in the martial arts circles and everyone clamored. Of course, this happened a few days later. Looking back to the present, Philip and Jacob were still confronting Rafael and the others. In the end, Rafael waved his arms and left with the Lopez family. At this point, a skirmish ended just like this. Most of the crowd also dispersed. It was because everyone knew that the next highlight would take place in the world arena. Tonight’s world mar
Jacob looked at Philip, suddenly guessed what he meant, and said, “Young Master Clarke, are you sending him to General Williams?” “I can try but it’s up to him to make it happen.” Philip nodded and said to Ronnie, “You should go home and recuperate first. Come and look for me after two weeks. If I’m still in Uppercreek, you can find me in Royale Hotel. If I’m not there, find me in Riverdale. I’ll only give you half a month to go back and say goodbye to your family because you might be away for a few years. Of course, if you can’t stand it, you might be sent back in a day.” Ronnie wiped away his tears, looked at Philip very seriously, and then bent over to say respectfully, “Thank you, Young Master Clarke!” Jacob also grinned broadly, happy for Ronnie. This was a good opportunity for him to get close to General Williams! If this Duane kid had luck on his side, perhaps in three or four years, he might not be so weak anymore. At that time, perhaps he would even be a man with
Holt was very upset! How dare Philip shake his head at him?! He was Holt Duane of the Duane family! How could this ordinary person judge him and shake his head?! Philip was also slightly taken aback. He turned his head and looked at Holt with scorching eyes. This person was a bit arrogant! It seemed that the Duane family was not doing that great after all. No wonder Ronnie was bullied and laughed at. “Holt, don't be rude to Young Master Clarke!” Ronnie clenched his fists tightly. He was full of anger as he shouted loudly at his second brother for the first time. However, he was still a little scared. Holt was also surprised by Ronnie's attitude toward him. This useless third brother of his was in a temper today. How dare he yell at him?! Smack! Holt went up and slapped him again, pointing to Ronnie's nose and yelling, “What the hell is the matter with you? How dare you shout at me? Why, is a piece of trash like you getting bold just because you’ve made a few fri
Ronnie’s friend? He must be a good-for-nothing too! What friends could trash like Ronnie make? Haha. Two old men and an ignorant brat! What a perfect match! Holt was not a member of the martial arts circle. He was just an arrogant rich second-generation who did not know anything about the martial arts circle. Naturally, he did not recognize Jacob and Jeremy. The only reason he came today was that he had promised his female companion to show off. However, not only did he fail to show off, but he was even beaten up by someone! This annoyed Holt! Philip looked at Holt with a grin and said, “The Duane family? Are you worthy of being a part of them? Gideon is going to be mad if he knew there’s a son like you.” “Shut up! The Duane family is a national martial arts family, after all. We have power. Who are you to say that?” Holt was annoyed. He had always been regarded as a rebellious son by his father. There had long been a grudge between the two. Now, being ridic
“Old Master Jensen.” “Mr. Jensen, how has your health been recently?” “It’s windy outside. Let’s go in quickly.” This group of people kept complimenting Jacob. Many of the patriarchs and members of the martial arts families stood beside Jacob in reverence, waiting for him to step into the inner hall first. “Hey, Holt, are you here too?” Among them, some members of a martial arts family recognized Holt and greeted him with a smile. “Hey, you don’t look so good. What’s the matter?” Someone looked at Holt and found that his face had turned very ugly. How could it not? Holt even wanted to die now! He stared at the old man in front of him blankly. He was actually Jacob Jensen of the Jensen family! The director of the National Martial Arts Association, the director of the World Martial Arts Association, and one of the remaining seven outstanding heroes in the domestic martial arts circles! Holt cursed himself in his heart. Why could he not control his mouth?! Ever
Ronnie stood at the door of the inner hall, looked at Holt’s resentful back view, and clenched his fist before slowly releasing it. “Do you want revenge?” Suddenly, there was a voice from behind him. Ronnie turned around and saw Philip, who had entered earlier, standing behind him. He was leaning against the wall, smoking a cigarette. “Young Master Clarke,” Ronnie quickly turned around and shouted respectfully. Philip waved his hand and said, “Don’t call me Young Master Clarke. Just call me Philip.” Ronnie was stunned for a moment. He did not expect Philip to be so approachable, but he still smiled and said, “I’ll call you Brother Philip then.” Philip glanced at Ronnie, not caring about such titles, and said, “It works.” Ronnie answered Philip’s previous question, “I want to take revenge, but I want Holt to turn over a new leaf even more.” Philip frowned, stared at Ronnie, and asked, “Why? Don’t you think he treats you bad enough? Not only did he humiliate you, but he
“You don’t even know who Philip Clarke is? Here are the photos I took just now. They’re not very clear, but you can still see some details.” Someone took out their phone and showed the photo. It was taken from a very far angle. Sure enough, it was taken by a man who did not know much. The focus was extremely blurry. “Your photo is too abstract, isn't it? Who was on the scene just now? Can you tell us what the situation right now is?” Many people were very anxious at the moment. They did not even know that such a big thing had happened. While everyone was talking about Philip, he was sitting at a guest table somewhere. Lydia Jensen was sitting next to him, observing him secretly. This guy was really arrogant and outrageous just now. This was the attitude the guy she liked should have! Until now, Lydia's heart was still throbbing. Philip glanced at the time, thinking about going back to accompany Wynn and Mila as soon as possible. Lydia whispered with a look of admira
Several other friends of Gil also started taunting. “Young Master Dean, is this the scumbag you mentioned last time in Blossoms Park who scammed other people?” “Damn! This young man is really capable!” “He looks like an idiot at first glance. Why don’t we just throw him out?” Faced with these people’s sarcastic remarks and ridicule, Philip’s face grew colder and colder. He stared at Gil and said solemnly, “Get out of the way!” “No! If you want to leave, do it between my legs!” Gil spread his legs and pointed downward, giving Philip a provocative look. “Hey! What are you doing?!” Lydia could not stand it anymore. She got up and shouted at Gil and the others. Gil turned his head. He had never seen this girl before. She looked very lively. “What does it have to do with you? Do you know this scumbag?” Yolanda crossed her arms and stared at Lydia in dissatisfaction as she asked. She was not a fool and naturally noticed that Gil was distracted by this girl. Lydia wa
Everyone was surprised by the appearance of a talking rabbit, and it was very expressive too. Someone who did not know the situation would think that it was a human! On the way here, they heard some rumors about this rabbit having an amazing storage space. It sounded spectacular, but no one believed it. After all, even people of their status could not get a storage space. How could a mere rabbit own such a legendary treasure? Hence, everyone was surprised to see Rabbit for themselves. “Sir, is that the mysterious and powerful rabbit that was rumored outside? Why don’t we catch it and see if we can find something about it? Even if there’s nothing special about that rabbit, it’s fun to keep a talking rabbit around!” a lapdog said excitedly, clearly very curious about this talking rabbit. “You’re right. Who can refuse a talking rabbit? It’s fun to keep it as entertainment. If I use it to pick up women, I believe more women will fall in love with me!” Hogster was very excited and
Although Carlos was not that concerned about appearance, he was not fond of the idea of Vanna being together with an ugly man either. He wanted Vanna to find bliss too. Hogster was angry at Celeste’s provocation and shocked that someone would turn him down. He had to say that some secular women were ignorant and blind. In his opinion, she ignored him simply because she did not know how powerful he was. Only the women in the guild were smart enough to please him. “Carlos, since I’m here, let’s have a good chat. I plan to take Vanna away!” Hogster looked at Carlos with confidence. Although Carlos was someone he couldn't afford to offend, Hogster had his pride too. As the heir to his guild, his status was noble. Carlos sneered at his arrogance. Hogster expected to take Vanna away with just one remark. He really thought highly of himself. Carlos’ mission was to protect Vanna. He was not concerned about anything else. “Do you think just anyone can take the young heiress of Cel
Ronan frowned when someone kicked the door open. Carlos and his men woke up from their drunken stupor as well and looked around solemnly. In general, practitioners would not get drunk after drinking, but they had not used their energy to neutralize the alcohol earlier. Now that something was happening, they could not remain intoxicated. Everyone stood on guard, wondering what happened. They saw a man kicking the door open. After the man kicked the door open, he appeared in front of everyone smugly. Everyone felt disgusted to see his smug look and was surprised by his ugly appearance. Philip frowned at this person. He was sure that he did not know this guy, but seeing his smug look, he should be the ugly Hogster that everyone was talking about. Carlos had mentioned earlier that Hogster's ugly appearance was so distinct that anyone could recognize him at a glance. He had a very short figure and a ridiculous proportion, like a dwarf with no legs! Philip recognized him at a gla
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?” Hogster picked up the kid angrily. Hogster was never a patient man, so he was even more annoyed by the kid’s defiance. He wanted to teach the kid a lesson for messing with him. “Stop crying. I want to ask you something. If you answer me properly, I’ll leave you alone.” Hogster smacked the kid, leaving him in a daze. The kid had never encountered such a situation before and simply sobbed. “Have you heard anything about an ugly woman? She was supposed to be the bride of the Cohen family, but the marriage was canceled at the last minute.” Hogster glared at the sobbing child in exasperation but he had to ask his questions patiently. After all, the kid looked the easiest to bully among everyone around. The child stopped crying and nodded after hearing him. “Someone took the ugly woman away. They're staying in the small house over there!” He was afraid that Hogster would hit him again, so he blurted everything he knew. The kid always hun
If the Celestial Palace could help them groom some people or lend them some experts, they might stand a chance in the competition. Seeing that time was running out, Hogster could not wait to solve the problem. Things would become difficult if he failed to marry Vanna. Hogster searched for Vanna’s whereabouts with his men. He was very anxious and wanted to find Vanna immediately. “Didn’t you say that the woman is here? Why is there no sign of her?” Hogster smacked his subordinate’s head in anger. The subordinate who got hit was shocked by his sudden attack, but at the thought of Hogster’s temper, he had no choice but to put up with it. As a pampered young heir, it was normal for Hogster to have a bad temper. His subordinates could do nothing but wallow in silence. “As far as we know, she’s nearby, but no one knows her exact location. These people don’t have a permanent residence, so finding her is more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack,” his men said nervously. T
Vanna was relieved. “That’s great. I’m surprised that my father is so sensible about this. If he dares to send someone to deal with you, I’ll make sure he doesn’t have an easy time either!” Vanna said in a huff. Vanna was angry at the thought of her father’s stubborn streak. “By the way, Hogster may cause trouble for you. I can see that your boss is very powerful. At worst, you can ask your boss to help you out. Not just anyone can take care of this.” Carlos knew how strong Ronan was, but he would be facing a guild. He did not think Ronan could win the fight. Fighting the guild would be the worst option. He hoped that Ronan could think about it carefully without being too conceited. “I think your boss is powerful enough to handle it easily. It’ll be difficult for you to deal with it single-handedly. “Hogster and his guild are very vindictive. You’ll be in trouble if he finds out that you stole his prey. Although the Celestial Palace can help you in certain areas, you'll hav
“Here, let’s eat and drink to our hearts' content. Don’t bother with formalities. Just treat this as your own home!” Ronan enthusiastically poured wine for the guards, who were flattered by his gesture. They knew that Vanna had settled down with this man. He could be considered their boss too, so no one dared to accept the wine he poured personally. Ronan laughed at their reaction and knew that his plan had worked.…. While they marveled at the wine, the guild that had previously asked for Vanna’s hand in marriage received the news. This guild was strong enough to enter into a political marriage with the Celestial Palace, but it was no better than the Celestial Palace. They just wanted to use this opportunity to join forces with the Celestial Palace to become stronger. Unexpectedly, Vanna rejected the marriage and ran away without showing up at all. “Damn it, that woman will turn 20 soon. What will happen if she doesn’t restore her appearance in time? I don't want to marry a
Carlos was so fast that he was back before Ronan knew it. Ronan was nervous when he saw Carlos standing at the door again. “We need to wait for the guild leader to decide what to do. For now, I’m here to protect Vanna. I may need to stay here for the time being. I hope you don't mind.” Carlos was very polite and did not annoy anyone. Hearing that, Philip nodded and made arrangements for the guards to stay. With two vacant rooms left, they had to squeeze a bit. The other party did not make things difficult for them, which meant there was room for negotiation, so they could relax a little. Although Ronan was very nervous, Philip thought they had a chance. “Let’s have a good meal tonight.” Ronan looked at the people squeezed into two rooms, his mouth twitching. Celeste and Darius had taken on the task of cooking, and their food was to die for. “Sure!” Carlos agreed without hesitation, hoping that Ronan would serve more of that wine because he did not have his fill at the g
As Carlos drank the wine decisively, the guild leader looked at him expectantly. If not for his dignity, he would have tasted the wine already. Carlos took a sip of wine and closed his eyes to savor it in delight. “In my opinion, I don’t think you should take the wine. Just let me take care of it for you!” Carlos could not help teasing him. Carlos and the guild leader were more like brothers, so their interaction was not that formal. The guild leader smiled helplessly, picked up the glass, and drank the wine in one gulp. “This wine…” He was suddenly at a loss for how to describe the beauty of the wine. It felt as if this wine was only fit for heaven, too good for this world. The two took one sip after another until the guild leader wanted to keep the wine away. “Sir, don't be so stingy. There’s still a little bit of wine left. Let's just finish it!” Not just anyone could take this wine. Even a strong practitioner would feel close to bursting after drinking so much. “Get