Ch. 1351..1360

Chapter 1351

When Sis Iris saw how petrified the young man looked, everything was clear as day.

The young man in front of her was Baby Robbie.

Sis Iris was a little puzzled, though. If he was the son that the blind woman had been searching high and low for, why did they not recognize each other?

Even if the young man had altered his face and voice... He should be able to recognize his own mother, no? Could that woman have altered her appearance too? Lil Nine's heart sank. If her speculation was right, then it would definitely bring tears to her eyes to see both mother and son killing each other.

"So you really are Baby Robbie." Lil Nine smiled slightly.

The young man looked at Lil Nine in consternation." How did you know?"

In the military intelligence division, a person's real name would be obliterated on purpose. Only code names would be used between the agents, and the young man's code name was Fox. Whereas the thirteen challengers were named after flowers.

The young man sat up emotionally. "Hurry up and tell me how you know my name, Sis Nine."

Lil Nine put on an enigmatic expression. "You want to know the answer? Well, that depends on your performance."

The young man quickly rushed over to Lil Nine and poured her a cup of tea.

"Have a cup of tea, Sis Nine."

Lil Nine let out a dazzling smile. However, she started howling and complaining deliberately, "Oh dear, my shoulders are so sore."

The young man massaged her shoulders. "How do you feel now, Sis Nine?"

Lil Nine stopped before she overdid it. She then stood up and started unbuttoning her coat.

The young man sprung eight feet away from her and was on his guard. "I'm not going to sell myself into prostitution, Sis Nine."

Lil Nine was stunned.

"I'm not going to sell myself even if you want to either."

The young man watched as Sis Nine reached into her bra and exclaimed, "You don't have to show me your 36B cup bra."

Lil Nine was so shocked that her mouth widened into a standard circle. "You brat, how do you know?"

"There's a lesson for the boys in the military intelligence division where we judge the bra size of a woman with the naked eye. All the men in the military intelligence division know the bra size of all the thirteen challengers."

Lil Nine frowned. "I'm not going to give you my bra. I'm not a pervert."

The young man turned around. "What exactly are you planning to do, then? Do you know that what you're doing will only tickle one's fantasy? I'm still a little baby, Sis Nine. Please don't hurt me." Lil Nine was beyond speechless.

She feared that she would lose the blind woman's paper, so she had deliberately hidden the colored sky lantern paper deep within. That was why it was very hard to reach.

That was why she unbuttoned the collar of her coat to better take out the sky lantern.

The young man, however, had used his rich imagination to look at her as a lowly girl who was doing despicable acts.

"Turn around." Lil Nine raised the sky lantern and ordered.

The young man turned around with his eyes closed.

"Open your eyes."

The young man squinted his right eye, opening a very tiny gap. When he did not see anything inappropriate, he eased up and opened his eyes fully.

"What is this?" The young man looked at the neatly folded colored paper in Sis Nine's hand and asked curiously.

Lil Nine asked, "Want to see?"

The young man nodded dazedly.

"Don't you dare tell anyone that I'm a 368," Lil Nine threatened.

Chapter 1352

Chapter 1352

"All the men in the military intelligence division already know about it," said the young man.

Lil Nine felt utterly depressed. "Just don't let any outsiders know."

The young man continued, "Stunted growth is not your fault-"

Lil Nine raised her fist, and the young man quickly exclaimed, "I won't say anything anymore."

Lil Nine then threw the colored paper in her hand to the young man.

She quietly looked at the young man's change in expression.

The young man looked at the tattered colored paper and asked suspiciously, "What is this?"

He opened it up carefully and turned it around. Ultimately, his gaze landed on the bloody words on it that wrote, 'Baby Robbie'. He was immediately dumbstruck.

There were changes in intensity on the bloody words, yet the strokes looked soft. For some reason, the alphabets were very scattered and unevenly spaced out as if someone had written it with their eyes closed...

The young man's smiling eyes looked somewhat crazed at this moment. "This is my mommy's handwriting."

Lil Nine was dumbfounded!

That blind woman was truly his mother?

The young man's emotions were still cheerful the moment before, but he had now become abnormally sorrowful.

Tears came pouring out of his eyes as he held the bloodied words in his arms and placed them near his heart. He was choking as he asked, "Sis Nine, where did you get this treasure?"

Lil Nine froze on the spot.

If the young man knew that this thing fell out of the blind woman and if he knew that the woman he tortured was the mommy he had been missing for days with no end... Plus, his mommy had missed him until she developed a sickness! She was afraid that this beautiful child in front of her would lose his smile from then on if she told him.

The young man looked at Lil Nine with pleading eyes. " Tell me."

Lil Nine stammered, "It's something that fell out of the blind lady." When the young man heard these words, he immediately froze.

After quite some time, there was merely a crisp slap echoing in the air.

Lil Nine shouted anxiously, "Don't be like this, Lil Fox."

The young man had exerted all his strength into this slap. One could see all five fingerprints appearing on his cheek. Blood was oozing out of his nostrils, instantly smearing his perfect face.

The young man fell to the ground. He was vexed and full of self-blame. Guilt was gnawing on his heart wholly.

He picked the back of his hand in agony. It was the fingernail marks that Mommy left him. At this moment, he pierced his own fingernails to overlap with Mommy's fingernail prints. It was as if this way, he would be able to alleviate his longing for Mommy.

Lil Nine's tears started flowing uncontrollably. She squatted down sorrowfully as she hugged the young man's head and gently comforted him. "Don't be sad, Baby Robbie."

The young man was trembling as he cried in her arms. "I'm inhumane. I killed my own mother."

"You didn't do it on purpose. If Aunty knew how helpless you were, she would never blame you for it."

"I've always blamed my mommy. I thought that she didn't even try looking for me. I never expected that she had cried herself blind and gotten such a terrible disease.

"She has always been such a strong person."

Lil Nine patted him on the back and reminded him in a low voice. "Listen to me, Baby Robbie. If you want to protect your family, never disclose the information that you've met up with Aunty." The young man nodded. "Thank you, Sis Nine."

Lil Nine looked at the young boy's uncontrollable grief and said, "I'll guard the door. Get yourself calm and collected quickly."

The young man nodded.

Lil Nine went out the door, and Lil Thirteen came over with a blanket in her arms. She asked with a cold expression, "Where is he?"

Lil Nine smiled indecently. "Oh-so grown up now, huh? You know how to yearn for love now."

Then, she pushed the door open and motioned to Lil Thirteen. "Get in, then."

Lil Thirteen blushed shamefully as she stuffed the blanket into Lil Nine's hands. "I won't be going in. Just hand the blanket over to him later."

Once Lil Thirteen left, Sis Nine's gaze grew dimmer. She followed Lil Thirteen's rear view with an unclear intention.

Chapter 1353

Chapter 1353

Baby Robbie was lying on the cold ground with a barren complexion, recalling the scene of his reunion with Mommy in his mind.

The first time, he had failed to assassinate Cole Yorks. When the Corvettes were hunting him, he had abruptly rushed into Mommy's room where Mommy protected him out of her kindness.

The second time was when Mommy fell in front of the snow cave. He picked up Mommy's paralyzed body, but because of his hatred toward her being the Doomsday general's woman, he despised her and never treated her well.

The third time they met was after that Doomsday general duped him, and his hostility toward Mommy grew heavier. Right after recapturing Mommy for the third time, he showed her no mercy. He even handed her to Sis Lily to torture.

When Baby Robbie recalled all of the outrageous things he had done to Mommy, he felt the self-blame growing heavier.

"Sis Nine." He suddenly groaned haggardly.

Lil Nine opened the door and caught a glimpse of the boy lying desperately on the ground, obviously unable

to recollect his emotions.

When Lil Nine walked in, she closed the door with the back of her hand.

"Baby Robbie, do you need Sis Nine to help you with something?" Sis Nine asked with a worried expression as she squatted before Baby Robbie.

"I'm worried about her," Baby Robbie whispered.

Although he did not mention the person, Sis Nine could immediately tell that Baby Robbie was worried about his mother.

Sis Nine sighed heavily.

She had known Baby Robbie for almost four years now. The number of missions they had gone on together was beyond what ten fingers could count. Baby Robbie had always felt pitiful toward their lives, let alone his own beloved mommy.

Furthermore, Baby Robbie's mother had cried herself blind for him and gotten somatization disorder. Even she felt moved from such a great maternal love, let alone the ever-emotional Baby Robbie.

"I want to go see her," Baby Robbie said again.

Lil Nine was in a daze...

She looked at Baby Robbie's pleading eyes that were oozing with strong desire. Sis Nine could not refuse his cuteness at all.

"Listen to Sis Nine, Baby Robbie. Violating the military intelligence division's regulations brings about disastrous consequences.

"If you truly have to go, you... You can never let her recognize you. Just look at her from a distance, got it?"

A touch of unwillingness appeared on Baby Robbie's face.

Sis Nine was so agitated that she grabbed his arms and shook them. "This is not only for your own good but for your mommy as well." Like a sudden clap of thunder, Baby Robbie was clearheaded in a flash.

"Yes, I understand."

Lil Nine said, "Don't leave in such a hurry. I'll create an opportunity for you to avoid their suspicion."

"Thank you, Sis Nine."

"No need. Just stop saying I have small breasts," Sis Nine mumbled.

"Okay."

When Angeline returned home, Jenson hid the matters about Mommy's injury from Jay.

Despite this, Jay could guess from Angeline's exhausted and hoarse voice the inhuman torture she had been subjected to.

He was so furious that he clenched his fists, and the sullenness in his heart instantly surged to his head.

"Jenson, kill him at all costs." Darkness filled Jay's eyes as if he was ready to destroy everything.

"Yes," Jenson answered abruptly.

Those groups of people had kidnapped Mommy again and again. They hurt Mommy and had crossed Daddy's limits for the last time. The cold and merciless Jenson felt that they should have died long ago.

It was just that...

Jay was a wise man who hid his light under a bushel. If there was no absolute certainty, he would never risk his precious son Jenson. Jay asked, "Jens, do you have a good chance of winning against them?"

Chapter 1354

Chapter 1354

Jenson told it to him straight, "Daddy, when the Ghost members fought with them, we didn't exactly get the upper hand."

Jay's expression turned gloomy!

Jenson raised his eyes and suddenly said, "Daddy, how about borrowing troops from the Yorks' stronghold?"

Jay's back froze slightly.

Jenson was not an ordinary child. His mind's maturity was extraordinary and way above his peers. He must have made such a suggestion after careful consideration.

Jay could feel that the child had the intention of bringing him and the Yorks family closer together.

"Jens, Daddy won't be forgiving them. After all, they've caused so much harm to your mommy!" Jay said in a disappointed and frustrated way as if they had failed him morally. However, he was truly willing to forgive the Yorks family.

Especially after how much Grand Old Master Yorks took care of him after learning his identity. His grandfather had been so worried about him. Jay was a

man who was cold on the outside but soft on the inside. How could he be that indifferent toward the other party's kindness?

Jenson said, "Daddy, Mommy has forgiven the Yorks family a long time ago. Mommy said that she used to think the Yorks destroyed the Ares family. She thought it was cruel and inhuman, so she despised the Yorks.

"However, after losing Baby Robbie, she personally experienced the pain of the Yorks family who had lost their daughter. That kind of pain will slowly turn into hatred. If love means to give the whole world to their children, then hate means to spare no effort to destroy the whole world for said children.

"Daddy, Mommy loves you, so she must be wishing there would be more people who love you as well."

Jay was stunned.

Did Angeline really think of things this way?

After a good while, Jay's charming eyes exuded pride and arrogance.

"The luckiest moment in my life is probably meeting your mommy."

Jenson protested. "Daddy, can't you praise me as well for being a smart son when you praise Mommy?"

Jay complimented him sincerely, "You're the greatest, Jens."

Jenson asked, "Then, do you agree to borrow troops

from the Yorks' stronghold?"

Jay nodded and replied, "Yeah. Jens, you'll take a trip up to the Yorks' stronghold in Daddy's stead."

"Okay," Jenson answered cheerfully.

Jay said, "By the way, take Baby Zetty with you."

Jenson was flabbergasted.

"You knew Baby Zetty is here too?"

Jay retorted, "She must've been the one making all the meals for you these few days. It must've been hard for that child."

Jenson chuckled. "I truly cannot fool you."

Jay proudly said, "So, don't you pull any tricks on Daddy in the future."

"Got it, Daddy," said Jenson.

In order to protect Daddy and Mommy's safety, Jenson left behind all of the Ghost members in Peach

Blossom County.

Then, he took Baby Zetty alone to the Yorks' stronghold to borrow troops.

Mount Pearl.

Grand Old Master Yorks groaned aloud on his bed from missing his grandson, Jay.

"Dear God, I was wrong. I know that I was wrong now. For the sake of my pious confession to you, please return my grandson to me and let us have a good year."

Cole, who was recovering from his serious injuries, came to visit the old man. He could hear the grand old master begging to God as soon as he reached the door.

Cole pushed the door and walked in. Then, he sat on the edge of the old man's bed. He cynically teased the grand old master, saying, "Gramps, I heard that you haven't had any appetite lately. The doctors in the Yorks' stronghold feel quite helpless with your illness. Oh no, perhaps it's terminal?

"Perhaps we shouldn't be celebrating the new year. We should be inviting a shaman over to cleanse the entire place in case of an emergency."

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Chapter 1355

Grand Old Master Yorks' eyebrows started twitching." Stinking brat, you're cursing me on a brand new year?"

Cole retorted, "What age are you in now? Are you still throwing tantrums left to right? Even if you don't find it embarrassing, I do."

Noel glared at him. "I'm missing your aunt and feeling devastated over it. Is it wrong?"

Cole dismissed his obvious lie and retorted, "Old man, stop being such a sham, will you? You're obviously missing your darling grandson, and you want to spend New Year's with him. He's clearly avoiding you, yet you're out here begging God. Now you're hiding here and moping around."

Grand Old Master Yorks rolled his eyes at him and teased. "Oh, the stinking brat is actually quite the smarty pants, huh? Since you're so smart, how did you end up getting taken captive by the assassin into a cave hole so very helplessly with nowhere to turn for help for days?"

The grand old master was a vengeful person, and he refused to let anyone undermine him. He held grudges even toward his own grandson.

The clever and eloquent speaker rendered Cole

speechless and unable to retort.

"I'm just curious what kind of deity descended the earth and helped this old man teach you a lesson. Now you understand that as a member of the Yorks family, you're not fit to slack off on your martial arts training. If you're weak, you'll be bullied miserably by others."

Cole's gaze fell on his nailless fingers, and his eyes turned darker.

"I'll definitely seek revenge for this."

The grand old master sighed. "You don't even know the other party's identity. Who are you going to seek revenge on?"

Cole once again remembered the assassin's voice and smile. That somber temperament and his words of wanting to burn him alive made it evident that he was Jay's son.

He suspected that it was the work of Jenson Ares, yet he had no evidence.

"Gramps, if I find that kidnapper one day, I'm planning on skinning him alive, so you'd better not try and stop me." Cole's eyes showed a hint of scheming.

The grand old master's gaze turned dark. He might be able to joke around with his grandson now, but when Cole was carried back by Carson and Grand Old Master saw Cole's injuries, he had been dying to execute Cole's kidnapper.

Therefore, the grand old master was only relieved to know that Cole wanted to take revenge on his kidnapper.

"Whether you want to flay, pull a tendon, or drink his blood, Grandpa will never stop you." He glanced at Cole who was filled with immense hatred and deliberately tried to anger him further. "I'm just afraid that you won't have the capability to catch him."

Cole looked at the grand old master with a wicked gaze and stammered, "I'm merely afraid that you're the one who'll hate it if I make things difficult for him."

Right then, Carson abruptly ran in with a panicked expression.

"Grand Old Master, Young Master, there's trouble. There's trouble."

As soon as Carson ran in, he received two contemptuous glances.

The grand old master seized any opportunity to tease his precious grandson. "Look at the person that you've got under your wings, always making a big fuss over nothing."

Cole resentfully glared at Carson. "Why on earth are you making a big fuss now?"

Carson felt double the amount of disdain from this grandfather and grandson duo. He tried to be as calm and composed as he could and said, "Oh, nothing much. It's just that some people from the Ares family

are here."

As soon as he finished his words, Grand Old Master Yorks jumped out of bed and said happily, "My darling grandson is here? I'll have to go see him."

Then, he ran outside like a wisp of smoke.

Cole and Carson were flabbergasted.

Carson praised, "The grand old master appears old, but he's indeed still vigorous."

Cole then inquired him meticulously, "Who the hell came? Why are you this scared? You're embarrassing _ H

me.

Carson scratched the back of his head and said, " Jenson and Baby Zetty."

Once Cole heard Jenson's name, his perfectly composed expression turned frantic. He clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles creaked.

"So, this stinking brat is in Peach Blossom County? I just knew that it was him."

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Chapter 1356

Carson was dumbfounded.

"Young Master, calm down."

He glanced toward the grand old master who had disappeared in the blink of an eye, then looked back at the raging young master. Carson felt that the contempt he was receiving from the duo was too unjust.

"I can't calm down, Carson. That was the brat who kidnapped me the other day," said Cole in an agitated manner.

Carson was stupefied once more.

Cole gave it a thought before saying, "Immediately head there and capture them. I'll be right over later."

"Yes," Carson said.

In the Yorks' stronghold.

Jenson and Baby Zetty stood in front of the mountain gate as the Corvettes surrounded them.

Jenson held the token Spencer gave him in his hand and said dimly, "It seems like the token your patriarch gave me is not at all useful."

The token had allowed Jenson and Baby Zetty to go up the mountain unimpeded, and they managed to arrive

at the entrance without any issues.

However, just when they were about to enter the stronghold, the young master instructed Carson to capture Jenson instead.

Carson arrogantly explained, "Yorks Stronghold has the right to modify the token's ultimate usage."

Jenson then confidently threw away the token. "Since it's so impressive-looking but useless, what's the use of keeping it?"

Baby Zetty picked it back up and patted away the dust on it. She muttered, "It's a shame if we lose it, Big Brother. I can look for a silversmith tomorrow to remake this token into a pig's head. We can send it back to the Yorks' stronghold as a gift. Wouldn't that be making the best use out of it?"

Jenson pursed his lips into a smile.

His angel-like sister had gotten worse under all their influences.

New Year's was approaching, and Baby Zetty's gift idea was intended as a joke.

At this moment...

Noel, Spencer, and Cole were all huddled inside the Yorks' stronghold...

Noel was not at all mentally prepared to meet any of the Ares family members.

Jay was indifferent and ruthless with his sharp tongue, which made Noel feel rather afraid of the Ares family. He was also scared that he would get snubbed despite him being kind like last time. It would be too much for someone as old as him.

Spencer was worried that if he were the one who came forward, he would not be able to keep them there. The unreasonable grand old master would only throw a fit at him and use his might to create trouble for him.

Cole had not thought about how he would deal with Jenson just yet or how he could recover some lost ground.

After a good while...

Noel decided to use his seniority to crush the weak. He gave orders to his son and grandson, saying, "You two, who'll be the one to greet the guests? I don't care what kind of methods you use, just do whatever it takes to keep them here."

Spencer quickly shirked his responsibility. "Dad, I'm not sure I can keep them here. Let Cole be the one who goes. They're all youngsters, so they'll have more common topics between them."

Cole glared wickedly at his grandfather and father before saying, "Dad, Gramps, they've been outside for a long time now. They'll misunderstand our hospitality if you hide in here and refuse to greet them. In my opinion, we should all go out and meet them to make them feel at home and show our sincerity."

He had to keep them here so that he could slowly find a way to seek revenge.

Chapter 1357

Chapter 1357

His words awakened the daydreamers.

Noel said, "Cole is right. Us staying here will only make them misunderstand our sincerity. We should go out together to meet the distinguished guests."

As soon as his voice fell, they heard a clear and conceited voice. "I can already sense your sincerity."

Noel turned his head and saw the young man walking in with Carson as his hostage. Next to the former stood a beautiful girl with a pair of eyes that carried a sense of rare firmness and innocence.

Noel said, "Who's this kid? How wild!"

Spencer muttered, "Dad, he's Jay's son-Jenson."

Noel heard this and carefully looked at Jenson.

He looked at his tall and slender body. Jenson looked like a child with splendid prospects. His eyebrows appeared unyielding, and his eyes were as bright as the stars and the moon. He had a very calm expression on his face.

Noel complimented him from the bottom of his heart," How handsome. He's truly one of the Yorks family."

Jenson glanced at Noel and the others. They did appear rather elegant. However, they came from a

family of bandits, and it was difficult to conceal their intrepid aura.

Jenson was still annoyed by their poor reception and uttered, "I look like my daddy, and my dad looks like my paternal grandfather. And my paternal grandfather looks like my paternal great-grandma." Noel was stunned and turned to ask Cole, "What does h e mean by this?"

Cole gritted his teeth and answered, "It means his good looks have nothing to do with the Yorks family."

Noel was distraught. "Why not? Even though I look rough, I've gone to school before as well. They taught us that half of the children's genes come from their father and half from their mother."

Noel looked at Jenson's faint smile and handsome appearance, then decided to suppress his bad temper. He smiled back. "You're still young, Jens. Once you've learned the theory of genetic inheritance, you wouldn't be saying these words anymore."

Jenson retorted calmly, "Perhaps the Yorks family's genes are recessive. Coincidentally, they were overpowered by the Ares family's domineering and dominant genes. Hence, you won't see any hints of Yorks family's genes on my body."

Noel suddenly glanced at Jenson. He thought that he had not learned about genetic inheritance yet. It turned out that he had learned the topic quite thoroughly. He knew the concept of recessive and dominant genes.

Noel muttered, "Fine. You got your looks from the Areses, but you got your personality from the Yorks. That's way better."

Jenson smiled contemptuously and said, "Personality is greatly affected by external environmental factors. The Ares family has gone through countless catastrophes. That explains why our timid and slow- witted genes that are also prone to learning difficulties have long turned tenacious and unyielding by our external environmental experiences."

Noel's expression turned extremely disheartened.

He originally wanted to use love to get into Jenson's head, but he never expected that Jenson's little mouth was even worse than his ruthless daddy's.

The grand old master felt that even if he restrained himself any further, he would not win this kid over. H e muttered in a sulky manner, "You stinking brat, what are you doing here?"

Perhaps he deliberately came here to piss him off.

"I'm here to borrow troops," Jenson leisurely said.

Noel looked at Jenson's arrogant face, and he simply could not comprehend it. Why was he so haughty if he came here to seek help?

Perhaps this kid was unaware of the past incident, or did he not know that one should humble themselves when asking for a favor?

Cole despised Jenson, so he was eager to cause a strain between the grand old master and Jenson's relationship.

Getting someone else to do the dirty work was the highest form of revenge.

"Gramps, this stinking brat came to the Yorks' stronghold to borrow troops, yet he seized Carson and barged in here. He truly doesn't understand etiquette." Cole tried to incite a quarrel.

Noel looked at Jenson and pondered how he could make things more difficult for this kid to see his reaction.

"What if I don't want to lend you the troops?"

Jenson walked to the top seat above the guest hall and sat down elegantly. Then, he glanced at the people in the lobby with contempt before saying with confidence, "If you don't want to when I'm playing nice, then I have no options but to use force. I think, with the Ares family's strength and IQ as well as the Nine Paintings as a guide, I can easily destroy your tiny piece of land."

Chapter 1358

Chapter 1358

Cole added fuel to the fire. "Hoo, Gramps, listen to this kid. Don't you think he's dying to get beaten up?"

He continued to scold Jenson, "Jenson, that is a seat for the elders. You have zero to none seniority in the family hierarchy, and you're still young. You have no authority to sit on that chair."

Jenson stood up and apologized. "Oh? So age is used to determine the right to speak in the Yorks' stronghold. I just assumed that the superior ones would replace the average and incapable ones." As soon as his remark came out, the grand old master's perception toward Jenson immediately changed. It was not that the child could not comprehend etiquette or culture, but he was simply mad.

Cole chuckled. "Jenson, you'll certainly have to clear certain barriers if you want to gain the right to speak in the Yorks' stronghold. However, since you don't see yourself as a member of the Yorks family, then you're not even qualified to join the mission."

Cole was confident that Jenson would never acknowledge himself as a member of the Yorks.

He wanted to place an obstacle for him so that Jenson

would not get any troops.

Baby Zetty suddenly asked, "Can anyone from the Yorks' stronghold enter the barriers?"

Baby Zetty was usually innocent-looking, so Cole nodded without thinking of anything in mind.

Baby Zetty asked again, "So, one can obtain the stronghold's corresponding title after clearing the barriers?"

Cole retorted in despise, "Yes, but even if you brother and sister duo are able to clear the barriers together, you may not be able to overtake the general. If you can't get the general title, then you won't be able to borrow any troops."

Jenson could no longer stand Cole's hypocritical face and decided to extinguish his overweening attitude. He wanted him not to be able to lift his head anymore in this lifetime.

Then, he asked Cole in a dark tone, "What's your position?"

Cole replied proudly, "Uncle here is untalented. So, I'm the major general."

Jenson said contemptuously, "You're just a major general? Why are you so smug, then?"

Cole was stunned after getting looked down upon by Jenson.

"Do you think the Yorks' stronghold's barriers are very easy to clear?"

Jenson scoffed. "You find them difficult because you're weak."

Cole was fuming with rage. He ultimately started stroking his chest and secretly thought to himself, 'I won't argue with someone lower than myself. What an ignorant juvenile!'

Then, he abruptly looked at Jenson. "Don't be too quick with your words, Jenson. Are you even eligible to undertake the barriers?"

Jenson and Baby Zetty walked side by side in front of the grand old master, and together, they said....

"Great-grandson Jenson is here to greet Greatgrandpa."

"Great-granddaughter Baby Zetty is here to greet Greatgrandpa."

His happiness came too suddenly, and Grand Old Master Yorks was utterly dumbfounded.

After a good while, the old man feared up and held the two children's hand tremblingly.

"What great kids."

Cole's lips instantly twitched. He was sure that Grandpa was also a little unhappy with Jenson's arrogance.

As soon as Jenson called him his great-grandfather though, this old fellow could no longer stand his ground.

Once he was happier, he placed all the prejudices he had of Jenson behind him.

"Jens can go ahead and borrow as many troops as he'd like," Grand Old Master Yorks said majestically and with much power.

Seeing that the situation was not in his favor, Cole hurriedly stopped him and exclaimed, "Grandpa, I have no objection toward your adoration for your little great-grandson. However, you cannot break the Yorks' stronghold's rules."

 

Chapter 1359

Chapter 1359

Cole added, "What's more, Jenson is merely a baby. Whether he'll be able to lead the troops to war is another matter. If you lend him the Corvettes so rashly, what if he accidentally fails and wipes out the entire army? How will you face the locals, Grandfather?"

Cole's voice was gentle. Even so, the drawbacks he muttered out had hints of unwillingness to overlook o r spare them.

Grand Old Master glanced at Jenson. Even though he gave out an experienced and knowledgeable aura that was mature well beyond his years, his actual age was barely 14 years old.

If he were to let him lead a group of elite soldiers, Noel was afraid that Jenson would not be able to subdue them.

However, if he were to let him lead a group of ordinary soldiers, he was afraid that he would delay Jenson's time dealing with his matters.

The grand old master was hesitant.

Jenson suddenly uttered arrogantly, "Who said I'll lose if I lead the troops?"

Cole scorned and said, "You know how to lead troops?"

He laughed as if he had just heard the biggest joke.

Jenson asked imposingly, "Am I entitled to participate in that barriers competition?"

Cole languidly replied, "Since you've acknowledged your relatives, then you're one of the Yorks' stronghold's people. Naturally, you're eligible to undertake the barriers."

Jenson smiled and said to Grand Old Master Yorks," Great-grandpa, there's no need to feel troubled because of me. The Ares family motto is there are thousands of paths to take in the world, and the only path

you shouldn't take is the shortcut. Since I'm borrowing troops from the Yorks' stronghold, I'll do it according to the stronghold's rules. Let my abilities speak for what kind of troops I can lead."

Noel's mouth opened slightly in shock. Jenson's tough attitude of not asking for anything resembled him when he was younger.

Jenson indeed was his great-grandson.

"Haha, Jens, Great-grandpa likes your proud temperament. Alright, Great-grandpa will go ahead and arrange the barrier competition."

Cole hypocritically applauded him. "Great, Jenson. But I'll make certain things very clear right now. If you want to break through my barrier, I won't be showing you mercy."

Cole deliberately raised his hands, of which the nails were plucked off. His eyes appeared to be in raging violence.

Jenson was slightly startled. From the moment he met Cole this time around, for some reason, this guy's intrepid killing temperament completely concealed his gentle and aristocratic spirit. It was as if he had stepped on his whole family's graves.

Cole was the one who had destroyed the entire Ares family, and if he were to think about it, Cole owed them so much more.

Jenson raised his arrogant face and teased, saying," You're the one who should be worried about your little life. Don't say that I'm the one bullying the weak when you lose."

Cole's expression turned gray. Jenson's mouth was genuinely unreasonable and unforgiving.

Noel ordered Yorks Stronghold to quickly build a barrier competing platform.

Cole wanted Jenson to make a fool out of himself, so he wanted to set a few traps on the platform. Hence, he so kindly volunteered himself to help build the barrier competing platform.

Noel wanted to turn the two families' hostility into friendship and was particularly supportive of Cole's presumably good intentions. "Go ahead. If you're there to guide them personally, it'll be more efficient. Once Jens passes all the barriers, you can be the one to quickly lead the troops down the mountain to support your cousin." "Yes, Grandpa." Cole agreed with a smile.

Then, he left with Carson.

Taking advantage of the gap in time while waiting for the platform, Noel chatted with his fantastic little great-grandchildren again.

"Jens, Baby Zetty, can you tell Great-grandpa whose idea was it for you to come up the mountain and borrow the troops?"

"It was Mommy," Baby Zetty blurted out.

Noel was slightly stunned, and his heart overflowed with a sense of loss.

He initially thought that borrowing troops was his darling grandson Jay's idea. That would mean Jay was no longer too indifferent and estranged from this grandfather he had never met and that there was hope for the two to thaw their relations. After all, he had been hoping to let bygones be bygones.

Chapter 1360

Chapter 1360

He never would have thought that it was Angeline's idea.

'Females, so timid and fearful. They'll ask for help from the outside when encountered with even a little bit of difficulty.'

Looking at Noel's increasingly gloomy expression, Baby Zetty secretly groaned. 'My Mommy has the highest position in the family. It's an honor for you if Mommy asks to borrow your troops. You're still not satisfied?'

She slandered him in her heart, yet there was a sweet smile on her face.

"Great-grandpa, my father wanted to borrow troops from the Yorks' stronghold. But he didn't have the guts to do it."

Noel chuckled. "Nonsense, your daddy's the harshest and most unreasonable person. What kind of things would he not have the guts to do?"

"Great-grandpa should know that even if my dad is harsh and unreasonable when he's outside, he's actually very obedient at home. He would look at my mommy for approval before doing anything. He's always afraid that my mommy will be angry or

unhappy."

Baby Zetty deliberately tried to portray Mommy's status in the family as the highest, not wanting Greatgrandpa to underestimate her mommy.

Noel's eyelids started twitching. "What?"

"How unbelievable. It turns out Jay is a henpecked husband."

Baby Zetty corrected him, "Great-grandpa, Daddy is not a henpecked husband. He's a madman who spoils his wife."

Noel's face was filled with despise. "Is there a difference?"

Baby Zetty nodded. "Of course. Being a henpecked husband is when the man is afraid of his wife because the wife is intrepid and the male is timid. But my mommy is gentle, understanding, and loves my dad. Moreover, Daddy is not afraid of Mommy. He just loves her too much, so he doesn't want my mommy to be sad."

Noel frowned. In his mindset, it was very dumb for a man to be controlled by a woman no matter the reason.

"Why does your mommy want to borrow the troops?"

The grand old master regretted hastily promising to borrow the troops.

It was not even Jay who wanted to borrow the troops from him, and he need not offer Angeline any favors.

Baby Zetty said, "About this..."

Jenson gave Baby Zetty a meaningful glance, and she stopped abruptly.

Jenson possessed a sharp intuition that ordinary people did not have. He wanted to seal up all of the grand old master's doubts and thoughts.

"Great-grandpa, my mommy wanted to borrow troops from the Yorks' stronghold to ease the relationship between Daddy and the Yorks." Noel was petrified.

If Angeline did it for such a purpose, he would have to look at her with admiration.

However, Noel was somewhat in disbelief as well.

Most of the female leaders were petty-minded and would fight over the smallest trifles. Did Angeline really not despise the Yorks for all the mistakes they made?

At this moment, Jenson added, "My mommy initially had a deep hatred toward the Yorks. But since my brother disappeared, Mommy had a taste of the pain of losing a child too. It was then she could empathize more with the Yorks family's grief after losing their beloved daughter.

"Mommy also said that you probably wanted to give your daughter the whole world. That's how much you loved her. So when you lost her, it was natural that you wanted to destroy everything."

Noel was dumbfounded.

Jenson caught a glimpse of Great-grandpa's softened expression and sighed secretly. Mommy's words were able to comfort both Daddy and Great-grandpa.

Noel replied, "I finally understand the reason why your daddy loves your mommy so deeply. I also finally understand the reason why Cole couldn't forget about her even when she's blind and paralyzed." Jenson showed a beautiful yet dim smile. At first, he could not understand why his father would ask Baby Zetty to come along with him to Mount Pearl.

However, it became clear at this moment.

Daddy wanted to give Great-grandpa a heads-up and let Great-grandpa know that Mommy's place in the Ares household was the highest.