Chapter 1408


    Tom''s face darkened. He was about to exin.


    Fade stood up, interrupting him. He looked at them and spat, "Don''t you worry about me needing


    your resources. I am already qualified to participate in the Martial Arts Convention. I am not


    nning to steal anything from you!"


    The three of them who stood across him were stunned by what he said. Their eyes widened as they


    gasped silently, butter, their facial expressions went from surprise to doubtful.


    Fade noticed their skeptical expressions, but he did not feel the need to exin anything to them.


    He patted Tom''s shoulder and smiled, "I''ve got stuff to do, and I have to go back to school now.


    Let''s talk after the Martial Arts Convention!"


    "Fade, I..." Tom hurriedly got up to persuade him to stay, but when he caught sight of the look on his


    three friends'' face, he stopped himself, "I''ll walk you out, Brother Fade."


    "Alright!" He nodded, and the two of them left the room.


    As they reached the hotel entrance, Tom furrowed his brows at Fade apologetically. "I''m terribly


    sorry. I just wanted to introduce my friends to you.


    I didn''t expect that they..." "It''s alright. Those in the martial arts circle always put their interests first.


    Besides, there''s nothing wrong with them being vignt," Fadeughed it off as he waved his hand


    dismissively. "You should prepare yourself and give it all you got in the Martial Arts Convention


    tomorrow."


    "Alright, I will." Tom bobbed his head as he watched Fade enter the car and left the hotel.


    Halge and Lillian were busy scarfing down food when Tom returned to the room. When he got back,


    he was infuriated by their attitude, and he red at the two of them. "Halge, Lillian, what was that all


    about? I invited Brother Fade here, but why did you two do that?"


    Lillian slowly put down her bowl and chopsticks and sneered. She nced towards Tom and said,


    "Tom, don''t pretend anymore. You have been bragging non- stop about your Brother Fade


    throughout our journey. It was just a trick to convince us to take him with us to participate in the


    Martial Arts Convention. However, you have to know that we worked hard to earn our resources and


    the qualifications. Did you ask us before you decided to share them with an outsider?"


    "That was not my intention. Besides, Brother Fade is a strong martial artist. He doesn''t need my


    help if he wants to participate in the Martial Arts


    Convention. You worry too much," Tom defended.


    However, the two of them remained unconvinced. "Fade? Strong? You must be joking. I probed how


    capable he was when he came in, and I couldn''t detect any trace of positive energy. I could tell that


    he was a nobody with just one look at his face. You''ve got to be kidding!"


    "That''s right, Tom. You fawned over us to partner with you. Don''t forget where you stand," Lillian


    said coldly.


    "You two..." Tom clenched his fists so tight that his knuckles cracked. He was trying hard not to start


    a fight.


    At this moment, Hertzel mmed the table and warned, "The Martial Arts Convention is tomorrow.


    Now is not the right time to fight among ourselves. Let''s talk about it after thepetition."


    Tom looked at them, and his face turned dark. He swung his arm and turned away to leave the


    private room. "I''ve lost my appetite. I''ll go back to my room to rest."


    The three of them stared at Tom as he left. Halge tilted his chin towards Hertzel as heined,


    "Hertzel, it looks like you chose the wrong person to be on our team!"


    Lillian quickly chimed in, "I thought that he was an honest and hardworking person who was willing


    to put in the grind, but little did I know that he had other intentions."


    Hertzel frowned and hesitated, "The Martial Arts Convention is about to begin. Let''s talk about it


    later."


    "Then we''ll have to endure this brat for a few more days," Halge and Lillian snorted.


    Fade got up early the next morning and left Capital University with Jasmine. They drove to the


    Martial Arts Convention.


    The Convention was happening at Swallow Lake this year, located in the northern suburbs of


    Capital City. The suburban district was sparsely popted and surrounded by scenery which was


    beautiful and suitable to be used for a Martial Arts Convention.


    Fade saw a lot of cars driving towards Swallow Lake. The passengers in those cars were martial


    artists with majestic positive energy. Some of the arrogant ones even released their positive energy


    as they were still in their vehicles to show off and challenge others.


    They finally arrived at their destination after an hour and a half of driving.


    Fade parked his car and walked towards theke nearby to take a look at the venue. Rows of


    spectator seats had been set up around Swallow Lake, and they were divided into separate areas


    for the participants and guests.


    Several steel fighting rings were set up on theke. These were the arena for thepetition. In the


    middle of theke was a two-story arena. This would be the main arena for the Martial Arts


    Convention.


    The match had not started yet, but many people gathered around Swallow Lake. Some of the


    martial artists were busy greeting their old friends, whereas some made new acquaintances.


    A few smart business owners took the opportunity to set up stalls by theke. They were selling all


    kinds of products: cultivation methods, martial arts techniques, weapons, and pills.


    As expected, there were also various kinds of gambling stalls.


    Among them, the most popr one was the bet on Martial Arts Convention''s winner. The popr


    candidates were selected beforehand, and their information was disyed at the gambling stall.


    Everyone was busy analyzing and discussing the possibility of the candidates winning the


    championship as they decided who to ce their bets.


    At that moment, Tom, Halge, Lillian, and Hertzel were walking towards arge gambling stall.


    Halge and Lillian looked at the stall with interest as they walked over. "Let''s go and ce our bets


    too!" Halge suggested.


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    Lillian quickly supported him, "Yeah, if we can win the bet, even if we lost the match, our trip will still


    be worth it."


    Tom wasn''t interested initially, but he followed Heertzel unwillingly when he saw him walking


    towards the two of them.


    The stall owner promoted enthusiastically as he saw new customers walking towards his stall, "Lady


    and gentlemen, would you like to ce your bet?"


    Halge raised his eyebrows, "We don''t know much about the candidates. Could you please introduce


    them to us?"


    The stall owner was amiable. He patted his chest and said, "Of course! Look, the twenty people on


    the ranking board are the popr candidates for the championship this year. They are basically the


    top twenty of the Dragon List."


    "Who is the most popr person?" Lillian cut in. She was too impatient to let the stall owner finish


    his exnation.


    The owner smiled and pointed his finger at the top of the list, "Young Master Faxon is the most


    popr candidate."


    "Why is it so?" Halge asked.


    "Young Master Faxon is from the Martial Arts League, and he ranks second on the Dragon List.


    Besides, rumour has it that he is rted to the hidden family. Such a powerful person is, of course,


    the most popr one."


    Halge, Guilian, and even Hertzel''s eyes lit up with excitement when they heard the stall owner''s


    exnation.