"The child has severe injuries, Angeline. We should let her rest.”Angeline looked at Sis Thirteen with a reluctant gaze. "I need to stay and take care of her...""Argh!" Jay suddenly clutched his stomach and furrowed his brows.Angeline instantly shifted her attention to Jay, asking anxiously, "Is your stomach acting up again, Jaybie?”Jay nodded. "Help me into the house to rest."Hence, Angeline supported Jay outside.Jay had just taken a few steps when he suddenly turned around and ordered Grayson and Finn, "By the way, Grayson, Finn, the two of you will live here from now on. Spring is nearly here and Baby Zetty and Jens have fallen far too behind in their studies. Please stay in Green Plum Town and help them catch up in their studies. I want you to draw up a timetable for me by tonight.”Finn and Grayson exchanged glances at each other. When their eyes met, they could read the implicit meaning of Master Ares’ words from each other’s doubtful eyes. They then replied reverent
“Stay away from her, Angeline," Jay put away his unbridled behavior and warned with a sullen face without warning.Angeline thought for a very long time before realizing what he meant.Jaybie was referring to Sis Thirteen when he said ‘her’.Angeline was extremely confused. "She’s just a child. She can't even protect herself…" She thought that Jaybie was overly anxious about her safety.Before she could finish her sentence, Jay picked up a potted plant on the table next to him. The small seedling looked malnourished and fragile in the small pot.However, Jay said, "A seedling can’t determine if it’s going to grow straight or crooked. It’s up to the person who cares for the seedling to decide.”Angeline stared fixedly at the stem that had not changed its position for several days now yet was obviously curved because the seedling was growing toward the light.Jay put down the pot and brushed Angeline's exquisite nose, saying, "Be a good girl."Angeline gave him an endearing nod.
Baby Zetty pointed at Baby Robbie. "He’s older and is setting a bad example by sleeping in class… Why aren’t you doing anything?”Grayson said, "He has learned everything in Legendary Youth Academy, you haven’t."Baby Zetty looked at Baby Robbie as he snored in his sleep and said in a rather puzzled manner, "Just look at how much of a sleepyhead he is! Who knows if he actually paid any attention in class when he was in Legendary Youth Academy? Why don’t you try and test him?”Finn shook Baby Robbie awake and asked him, "Let’s hear you recite the periodic table backward, shall we?”Baby Robbie looked at Grayson with drowsy eyes.“I can’t remember it anymore.”Grayson and Finn were stunned. "Don't tell us that you attended a fake Legendary Youth Academy, Jens?”Afraid that he would expose his identity, Baby Robbie pretended to look profound and mysterious by saying, “Do you know why Daddy asked you to give us lessons?”Grayson replied, “To make up for your missed lessons.”Baby
Zechariah’s emergency treatment lasted an entire day and night, but he still passed away in bed in the end.Grand Old Master Yorks presided over Zechariah’s funeral. That day, the villagers raised Zechariah’s body and leaned it against a block of wood. They stood around his body chanting prayers with the religious leader. Women clad in plain white clothes danced around Zechariah’s body to bid him farewell.Judy, Zechariah’s daughter, knelt in front of Zechariah in her mourning garment. She was wailing her heart out.Grand Old Master Yorks read the eulogy out loud, "Life may be short but it is resplendent like the flowers in summer. Zechariah has made great contributions to Doomsday. He’s a hero in Doomsday—Mount Pearl’s patron saint. Now, with great reverence, let us bid farewell to our patron saint.“Today, Mount Pearl has lost its patron saint, but fortunately, Zachariah and his wife have given us the clever and bubbly Judy who is not only beautiful but also great at medicine and
Jay grabbed Angeline's hand anxiously and gave her a reassuring stare. He then turned to Judy and said, "Judy, I promised your father to take good care of you, but I didn't promise him anything about marrying you. I, Jay Ares, am a person who takes my promise seriously and will never break it. With that said, I also promised my wife to marry her and her alone for the rest of my life. I’ll take care of you, but I won’t do so by marrying you.”Judy's smile froze on her face. Her unrequited love had turned into intense hatred. "You’re not keeping your promise." She then covered her face and ran away.The villagers all looked at Jay with condemning eyes. “Zechariah has just passed on and you’re already breaking your promise by refusing to marry Saintess Judy. We don’t welcome you here in Doomsday.”Jay was spurned, and his dashing face looked extremely awkward.Angeline squeezed Jay's hand and gave him a reassuring gaze.With Angeline’s comforting gaze, his icy heart was instantly fil
Angeline nodded. “Mm."Just like that, Angeline and Jay left hand in hand before everybody’s eyes.Dusk.Both of them were summoned to Grand Old Master Yorks’ half-mountain villa.Grand Old Master Yorks had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Jay and Angeline, he deliberately adjusted his slouched sitting posture.“You’re here?" The hoarseness in his voice was difficult to conceal."Grandpa, did you summon me because of the assassin?" Jay and Angeline sat diagonally across from Grand Old Master Yorks.Grand Old Master Yorks nodded solemnly. "The assassin invaded Doomsday's military base last night."Jay was astounded! The military base?That was Doomsday's core defense system. If it was destroyed, then the entire Yorks Stronghold would face a major crisis.However, if the other party did not have a map as guidance, then there was no way they could enter such a heavily-guarded place."Someone leaked the Nine Paintings." Jay's eyes turned cold.Grand Old Master Yorks lo
Grand Old Master Yorks' hunched body quivered a little.It felt like he had turned ten years older in an instant.After a long time, Grand Old Master Yorks said in a hoarse voice, "I once saw this skull necklace on Mr. Boye.""What?" Jay exclaimed, "Why would I have Mr. Boye's necklace?"Up until today, Mr. Boye had only lived in legends.In Jay’s opinion, he and Mr. Boye were completely unrelated strangers, so how did he end up having Mr. Boye’s private possession?Grand Old Master Yorks glanced obscurely at Jay and closed his eyes for a very long time. When he opened his eyes again, a trace of anger exuded from them. "I shouldn’t have trusted your grandfather. I can’t believe he betrayed me.”Jay looked discomfited. "What do you mean, Grandpa?”Grand Old Master Yorks found it hard to relieve his anger. “Your grandfather gave me an unconvincing reason to leave Doomsday back then and I believed in his nonsense. He probably knows where Mr. Boye is and is hiding him away secretly
“Mr. Boye is my grandmother? But how could it be? If my grandmother is Mr. Boye, how could Grandfather not know?" Jay was beyond astonished.Angeline mulled it over and said, "I think your grandfather has no knowledge of your grandmother’s true identity.”Jay was both nonplussed and flabbergasted. "Tell me everything you know, Angeline.”Aware that Doomsday was now facing the risk of being annihilated, Angeline decided to save Doomsday from the same catastrophe that befell the Ares family by making a clean breast of it all."That day, I lost my way in Fragrant Vessel Court and entered the Ares residence’s forbidden area by accident. When I was in the underground palace, I overheard your mother arguing with your father.”When Angeline recalled what happened that day, she felt as though she was reliving her nightmare.As a result, she shrank into a ball. When Jay noticed her unease, he quickly pulled her into his arms and soothed her. "You don’t have to force yourself to think abou