Chapter 1496


    It started drizzling again after lunch.


    After Angeline fell asleep, Jay pushed the door open and went out quietly.


    At this moment in the living room, Grayson and Storm were guarding at the stairwell whereas Finn


    was tutoring Baby Zetty.


    Jay whispered to them, "Don''t let Sis Thirteen out of your sight."


    "Yes."


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    Jay soon came to Grand Old Master Yorks’ halfmountain vi.


    Grand Old Master Yorks was surprised by this unexpected visit.


    "What brings you here, JJ?"


    Jay stood in front of Grand Old Master Yorks with a sullen face and hastened to say, "Is it true that


    Uncle Zechariah got his superior martial arts skills from his master? Is it also true that his master''s


    martial arts skills are way superior?"


    Grand Old Master Yorks was puzzled by what Jay was trying to say and asked with a bewildered


    look on his face, "Why are you suddenly asking questions about


    Zechariah''s master?”


    Jay said eagerly, "I want to see him, Grandpa."


    Grand Old Master Yorksughed. "Are you looking for a teacher, JJ? You can''t rush things because


    martial arts isn''t something that you can learn in a short period of time..."


    Jay said, "Take me to him, Grandpa. I have other intentions in mind."


    Grand Old Master Yorks was aware that this was a critical period. Besides, Jay was a wise man


    who would map out his strategies first, so it stood to reason that he would not make this suggestion


    for no reason.


    "Okay,e with me." Grand Old Master Yorks led Jay to Mount Pearl''s peak.


    As they hiked up the mountain, he told Jay about this master''s strange habits so that Jay would not


    feel awkward in case he was given the cold shoulderter.


    "Listen, JJ, Zechariah’s master is Zack Taylor. He’s a person with a very peculiar personality. He''s


    obsessed with martial arts and will either practice martial arts o r meditate all day, refusing to see


    anyone-not even m e. However, that old man did not practice his martial arts for no reason. His


    martial arts skills have already attained perfection now.


    "I don’t know why you want to see him, but I must warn you that this strange old man isn''t in a good


    moodtely because of Zechariah''s death. He might


    not want to see you."


    Jay''s dark pupils emanated a determined glow.


    Soon, they came to Mount Pearl''s peak. When they looked down at Yorks Stronghold at this


    moment, the scattered houses and fertile fields looked just like a tiny drop in the ocean.


    Jay looked down at Yorks Stronghold and sighed with emotions. "How did you manage to protect


    the vigers as well as all the nts and trees here all these years, Grandpa? What was the reason


    that kept you going?"


    Grand Old Master Yorks looked at Jay''s charming face and fair skin. Though his face and


    complexion seemed unstained by the hardships of life, Grand Old Master Yorks knew from those


    dark and profound pupils that Jay had gone through the vicissitudes of life. Thus, he was filled with


    the wisdom of the world.


    That was why he could rte to the hardships he had gone through all these years.


    Unlike Cole, though he looked like an experienced veteran who had been through rain and storm,


    who was, in fact, just a child who had not fully grown.


    "I''m getting old, JJ. This should be the age I happily retire. But just look at the things happening in


    Mount Pearl. Our children are forced to stay in this old mountain forest. I can’t ept this. I''ve let


    their ancestors down. It''s my fault for not leading them down the smooth path. The imminent danger


    that


    Mount Pearl is facing today is a result of the things we did in our early years. If we could go back in


    time, JJ, I''d choose to be a good citizen so that our future generations can walk openly and receive


    their education out there in the world..."


    Jay gazed at the Grand Old Master Yorks and teased, saying, "It looks like bandits can be


    sentimental and righteous people too."


    Grand Old Master Yorks said with a smile, "Humans are born good. Do you think people are born


    wicked? Look at the people in Yorks Stronghold. Many of them can''t even bring themselves to kill a


    rabbit yet they''re now paying for our sins. Why must they live in fear and trepidation like us when


    they did no wrong?"