Grayson cautiously reminded Jay, saying, “Mr. Ares, if the Nine Paintings are handed over, I’m afraid it’ll bring disaster to the Yorks.”
After all, the Yorks were still Jay’s mother’s family. Grayson was worried that his master would make the wrong decision on impulse, hence he felt it was necessary to remind Jay.
Jay looked at Storm and Grayson’s bewildered faces, saying, “The Yorks family owe Angeline too much. We’ll use the Nine Paintings to compensate for her return.”
Storm and Grayson blushed in shame silently.
In Mr. Ares’ heart, the missus’ placement was truly unmatchable.
Once Grayson was clear about Jay’s intention, he began planning. “Storm, I’ll go and get the Nine Paintings. You go and mobilize the Ghost members along with Mr. Ares.”
Jay interrupted, “No. The other party asked me to go alone. It’ll be disadvantageous for Angeline if you guys go along.”
“Mr. Ares, the other party has come prepared. You’ll be walking into a trap. How about you let us come with you?”
Jay appeared resolute as he said, “Angeline is in his grasp, and I cannot let her be in any danger. Just do it according to my plan.”
Jay returned to the newly built bamboo forest courtyard. Just thinking about seeing Angeline again was making him extremely ecstatic.
He took a shower and changed into clean clothes to replenish his energy.
By the time Grayson came in with a box, Jay had been waiting for a long time.
Without saying anything else, Jay took the Nine Paintings box Grayson handed to him and walked out.
In Noblemen Garden, Guesthouse Inn.
The young man was leaning on the roof with his arms resting on his head. His legs were crossed as he squinted at the only entrance to Noblemen Garden.
When Jay appeared in his field of vision holding the box, the young man sat up languidly.
“You’ve arrived?” The young man looked at Jay condescendingly.
Jay stopped on the bluestone path, his sharp eyes scanning every corner of Noblemen Garden.
Jay threw them to him almost immediately, and it was as if there were nine hidden spiral weapons flying toward the young man.
In a flash, Jay flew over and showed up in front of Angeline at lightning speed.
A hint of grassy fragrance was faintly emitting from the masked girl next to Angeline. Jay was secretly alarmed by this. It turned out the other party went as far as to switch them.
The girl in the mask was his real Angeline. She showered with grass-scented shower gel all year round, making the scent linger on her body.
Jay carried the quietly still masked girl and was preparing to head off quickly. At this time, however, the decoy Angeline who was tied up like a roasted chicken showed an astonished expression. Then, she snapped off the loose rope behind her and extended her hand to scatter some powder on him.
Once the powder entered Jay’s eyes, he felt an immediate sting as his vision started to become blurry.
The young man carefully identified the Nine Paintings’ authenticity and determined them to be real. He said complacently, “This is what they meant when they said one would search high and low for something only to find it when one least expects to!”
Then, he jumped from the roof and landed in front of Jay.
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