In his view, the four were deliberately stalling to protect Jason. The longer they delayed, the more room for manipulation.But against true mastery, such efforts were futile!Noting Old Mr. Brooks' furrowing brow, the four hastily conferred. Finally, the impartial Dean Butler took a deep breath and solemnly announced, "This contest... is a draw!""What? A draw? Are you jesting? How could this upstart possibly match my master? His skill, on par with my master's? Your bias is blatant!" Joel Morgan erupted in fury.He was genuinely astounded by the shameless duplicity of Lee divine physician's lineage, so brazenly distorting reality.Samuel was equally stunned, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief. To her knowledge, her master never falsified results. Could Mr. Gray truly have ascended to the level of a grandmaster?Jason wasn't surprised by the outcome. It wasn't that he lacked the desire to win, but rather that they had reached the pinnacle of possibility. Even the most skilled mast
Surprised by this turn of events, Jason nodded in acknowledgment. He promptly retrieved the Black Spirit Ointment and antibiotics, then began examining the wound. Meanwhile, the middle-aged tycoon recounted the circumstances leading to their predicament.As it transpired, they were out-of-town merchants. Upon returning from an antique market, the tycoon discovered his son had fallen ill in their hotel room, exhibiting locked jaw, difficulty swallowing, and labored breathing – all gravely serious symptoms.Upon arriving at the hospital and hearing the tetanus diagnosis, he was utterly terrified, knowing it to be one of the most severe complications of external injuries."Can you recall if your child recently suffered any deep puncture wounds, crushing injuries, or animal bites?" Jason inquired as he prepared the medicine and heated the acupuncture needles."Yes, yes!" The tycoon nodded vigorously. His son had recently sustained a puncture wound on his arm – an accidental injury they th
Seeing everyone's shock and confusion, Old Mr. Brooks shook his head and sighed, "I'm not speaking nonsense or making false claims. I truly lost. In terms of treating external injuries, he has surpassed me.""That's impossible! You're the top expert in treating external injuries, the number one divine physician in Eldoria City. How could someone so young be better than you? Master, you must be joking. You're the real winner," Joel Morgan said in disbelief.Roger Cox, Dennis Campbell, and the others felt the same way. This must be Old Mr. Brooks being modest; at most, it could be a tie.Even Jason tried to persuade him, "Master, you're being too humble. How can you declare a winner before the competition is even over?"However, Old Mr. Brooks shook his head bitterly, "The outcome was decided long ago. You managed to improve the original formula's efficacy by 35%, while I only came close to that. In saving lives, you have shown far more foresight than I have.""In the medical world, tet
Just then, Katherine Gonzales suddenly walked out of the store. She was Susan's aunt. Upon seeing Susan's family, her eyes lit up, "You're finally here! Where's the gift? Wait, don't tell me you came empty-handed?"Uncle Joe Martinez and his son Russell Martinez also came out, glaring, "Empty-handed? For such a big event as an opening, you have the nerve to come empty-handed?""Opening? Is it... just this small store? Didn't you say it was a restaurant?" James Brown asked in shock and confusion.Joe Martinez's eyes darted around. If they had said it was just a small store opening, would they have come? The last time they went to Emerald City, they were beaten for stealing money and never dared to go back.But if they couldn't go to Susan's house for money, what would they eat? Fortunately, the old lady had given them money to open a small store, so they thought of tricking Susan's family to come. If they couldn't go to Emerald City, at least they could get them to come here.A restaur
"Gasp... $150,000?"Everyone present was startled by the figure.Mary Martinez was dumbfounded. How could this wastrel of a son-in-law give away something so expensive? Didn't he have a brain? In her eyes, all this money being spent was hers. Surely Susan had used their money to buy this gift.James Brown's heart skipped a beat, and he almost instinctively tried to reclaim the gift, "Well, if you don't like it, we can always exchange it for something else...""Dream on! Once a gift is given, there's no taking it back. This belongs to us now. I'm warning you, don't even think about coveting what's ours!" Katherine Gonzales glared.She wasn't about to joke around with an item worth over a hundred thousand dollars. There was no way she'd return it. This was truly a windfall, a generous gift indeed.But then, thinking of the mansion and luxury cars, this piece of wood worth a mere hundred thousand or so didn't seem like much in comparison. No, this wouldn't do. They had finally caught a b
"Cheetah? I'm your big brother Russell, and you dare to act cocky in front of me? Do you know who my aunt is? She's a wealthy socialite from Emerald City. You dare offend me?""Now, be a good boy and apologize. I might just spare your life!" Russell Martinez glared, his breath reeking of alcohol.Normally, he wouldn't dare to be so brazen, but with Susan here, a company director no less, and the liquid courage coursing through his veins, who did he have to fear?Not just some Cheetah, even if the mayor himself showed up, he'd dare to be aggressive. Bumping into him? What a blind fool!If Jason were here, he'd surely marvel at how alcohol truly emboldens the cowardly. If one were to measure the depths of human shamelessness, Russell Martinez had just plumbed new lows.Upon hearing this, the buzz-cut man, Cheetah, exploded with rage, his anger giving way to a sardonic laugh, "Well, well, well. In all of Mount Jade Districts, you're the first to dare speak to me, Cheetah, like this. You'
But upon hearing this, Cheetah's sneer deepened, "The Brown family? Loaded, are they? Want to save this brat? Fine. Bring me $1 million for his ransom. Otherwise, I'll take his miserable life.""You have one minute to answer. If not, I'll start by chopping off one of his hands!"As he spoke, he ground his foot into Russell Martinez's face. The latter cried out in pain, wailing, "Mom, I'm scared! Quick, tell Aunt to save me! Money, give him money!""Money?" Jason and Susan exchanged odd looks. So it really was a ploy to extort money. They truly had no shame.And $1 million at that. How greedy could they be?But Katherine Gonzales and Joe Martinez blanched, clutching at Mary Martinez in panic and anger, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and pay the ransom! My son's about to lose a hand!"However, James Brown had reached his limit. Slamming the table, he roared, "When will you ever stop? One trick after another, and now you want $1 million? Do you think we're that easy to fool? Has all
"No tricks, and don't even think about running. Otherwise, I'll wipe out the Martinez family first, then go collect my debt from the Brown family!" Cheetah snarled at Katherine Gonzales, Susan, and the others.Only after he left did Katherine Gonzales hurriedly help Russell Martinez up, fussing over him. Suddenly, she turned on Mary Martinez and Susan, raging, "If anything happens to my son, no amount of money will be enough compensation!""And you'll reimburse me for my Huanghuali wood carving!"Susan was livid. "How is any of this our fault? You practically dragged us here for this meal!"She was about to argue further when her mother, Mary Martinez, pulled her back, urgently whispering, "This is our chance. We need to run. Once we're back in Emerald City, I doubt he'd dare come after us.""Yes, yes, let's go quickly. Mount Jade is Cheetah's domain, but in Emerald City, he won't be so bold. We can have the Brown family deal with him then. He'll have no choice but to return everythin