Chapter 9“Mr. Chance, just let me know what you need. As long as I can fulfill it, I will not refuse,” William quickly
declared. At that moment, Josephine queried, “Mr. Chance, what do you need the calligraphy brush
and cinnabar rosary for?” After all, both items didn’t look like they were required for medical treatment,
and they were also widely available. “Josephine, Mr. Chance has his reasons for writing them down.
You shouldn’t question him!” William admonished her with a glare. “It’s all right.” Jared smiled. “They
are used for treatments, too. However, they aren’t just any ordinary brush and rosary.
They have to be imbued with spirituality for them to work.” “Imbued with spirituality?” Josephine and
William were dumbfounded, as they had no idea what Jared meant. When he saw how confused they
were, Jared explained, “Everything in this world will live and die, and all of them contain spirituality.
Even items deemed inanimate by men can have spirituality as well. However, it can only form under
very strict conditions.
“Let’s take this chair I’m sitting on as an example. If I sit on it and meditate for decades, it would
gradually be imbued with spirituality too.” Worried that both of them would not understand, he illustrated
the concept in layman’s terms. “Oh, I get it!” Josephine suddenly exclaimed. “Mr. Chance, are you
saying that it’s the same as what is shown on TV? At one of the trees where the immortals reside, it will
gain spirituality after some time and even turn into a human form!”
“Josephine, stop your nonsense!” William was speechless at the way Josephine described it. From his
perspective, immortals didn’t exist, especially not in the modern world. “Ms. Sullivan, you hit the nail on
its head,” Jared replied with a grin. Previously, Jared didn’t believe in such things too. However, after
spending the last three years with Draco, he finally realized that there was still a lot out there that he
didn’t understand. In fact, the secrets Draco had passed on to him were the Focus Technique. As long
as he continued to train in them, he might actually become an immortal.William smiled awkwardly, as he didn’t expect Josephine to get it right. If anyone else talked to him
about spirituality and immortals, he would have scoffed at them. However, since it was Jared who
brought it up, William’s skepticism wavered immediately. While Jared and William continued their
discussion, they didn’t even give Jonathan, who was still kneeling on the ground, a look. Even though
Jonathan was not particularly evil, he was unable to take on any real responsibility. Hence, Jared didn’t
intend to accept him as his student. Moreover, he would not simply take in anyone without Draco’s
permission.
After talking for more than ten minutes, Jared finally knew how William injured himself. When he was
young, William was hit by a palm strike by a business competitor. As there was no external wound, and
the results of his checkups were clear, he didn’t pay much attention to it. As time went by, William
began to feel that he was growing weaker to the extent of having difficulty breathing. As a result, he
kept himself going all this while by consuming a lot of health supplements.
Not wanting to cause any concern to his family, William hid the news from them. That was also why
Josephine was unaware of her father’s hidden ailment. After hearing the story, Jared realized at once
that the attacker was a martial artist who had managed to cultivate internal energy. From the looks of it,
he had wanted to kill William. Fortunately, William’s immense wealth had allowed him to afford potent
health supplements to keep himself alive all this while.
If William had not encountered Jared, he would have lost his life. “Mr. Chance, please accept me as
your student!” Jonathan yelled again from the floor. By then, both his legs were so numb that he
grimaced in pain. Jared gave Jonathan a look. “You should get up. I won’t accept anyone as my
student, but feel free to ask me any questions, and I will guide you accordingly.” Jared was finally
moved by Jonathan’s sincerity after watching him prostrate for such a long time.
Therefore, he agreed to provide guidance even though he refused to take in students. Jonathan was
naturally delighted with Jared’s response and thanked him profusely, “Thank you, Mr. Chance! Thank
you!” As Jonathan gradually stood up, his legs hurt so much that he struggled to do so. NoticingnovelbinJonathan’s condition, Jared gently tapped on Jonathan’s leg, causing the painful numbness to
disappear. Naturally, the doctor was astonished.
“Mr. Sullivan, my parents are still at home, so I have to return to them. Once you have collected the
herbs, you can give me a call,” Jared informed as he gradually got to his feet. Given that his mother
was home alone, Jared was worried about her. “Mr. Chance, do you mind telling me where you stay?”
William asked. “I’m staying at Happy Avenue. Why?” Jared questioned curiously. “Oh, nothing really. I
just have a house that’s currently vacant, which I want to present to you as a gift.
That place has a wonderful environment to recuperate in, and I hope it will be of use to you.” When he
was done speaking, William took out a key from his pocket. “Thank you, Mr. Sullivan!” Initially, Jared
wanted to decline, as he was not motivated by monetary gains when he first treated William.
However, when he thought about the dilapidated house his parents were staying in, he decided to
accept it. Moreover, he needed time to make enough money to afford a new one. However, Jared was
stunned to find out that the mansion was located at Dragon Bay when he received the key.