Chapter 1100 Are You Lying
Aware that Theodore and Rayleigh must have been worried about him over the past few days, Jared
and Lizbeth hastened to the airport.
At that exact moment, Skr was walking out of the airport, nked by his men as they arrived at
Xenhall.
Both men were at the same ce and at the same time but they did not notice each other.
Jared’s brow creased for a moment. Although he could not see Skr in the crowd, he recognized the
latter’s aura as one he knew well.
“What is it, Jared?” Lizbeth asked when she saw Jared stopping in his tracks.
“Oh, nothing.”
Jared nced around him before shaking his head and heading straight into the airport.
Meanwhile, Skr and his men arrived outside the airport. He nced at the road outside and scowled
when he did not see his expected reception.
“This Baron of the Northwest is too much, Mr. Norton,” remarked a subordinate beside Skr. “How
dare he neglect to send a car for you when he knows you’reing?”
Skr said nothing, visibly displeased.
At that moment, an old man stepped out urgently from the passenger side of a taxi that had screeched
to a halt before Skr. It was none other than the man who escaped Lizbeth’s grasp, Joshua.
He peered about warily after alighting the vehicle before addressing Skr, “Excuse me, are you Mr.
Norton?”
Skr swept his gaze up and down Joshua before nodding.
Joshua heaved a long sigh of relief. “I am the butler of the Gardners, Mr. Norton,” he exined hastily.
“I’m here to receive you.”
“How brazen of the Gardners to receive Mr. Norton in a taxi!” Skr’s subordinate growled indignantly.
Joshua looked ufortable. “There’s something you need to know, Mr. Norton,” he said quickly.
“Jared is currently on a massacre at the Gardner residence. I barely managed to escape just so I could
come and receive you, Mr. Norton, and I have no idea how my master is doing.”
“What’s going on?” Skr demanded, his expression frosty. “Karl told me Jared was captured. What
happened? Are you luring me into a trap?”
“Not at all!” Joshua exined with a flurry of agitated gestures. “We wouldn’t dream of lying to you, Mr.
Norton. Mr. Gardner had indeed locked Jared in Pentacarna Tower, but he had somehow escaped. I
reckoned Mr. Gardner is dueling with him this instant.”
“What do we do now, Mr. Norton?” asked Skr’s subordinates quietly.
The news of Jared’s escape and engagement in a fight with Karl made Skr hesitate, as his brash
arrival would definitely force a confrontation with Jared.
Despite joining forces, Skr and Karl still failed to beat Jared back at Dragon Ind. Skr was
concerned that he would not be able to hold his own against Jared if he went.
After all, Jared had just won a battle against Edgar, the most talented fighter of our generation. He even
managed to force Warren to burn his blood essence.
Skr did not know the extent of Jared’s power, so it would be disadvantageous if he were to rush into
conflict with the man.
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After a brief consideration, Skr gestured to his men. “We’re going back.”
Joshua panicked when he saw Skr turning away and hastened to block thetter. “Jared would not
be able to beat Mr. Gardner, Mr. Norton. After all, Mr. Gardner has in his possession the Pentacarna
Tower—a relic passed down from antiquity. An hour of cultivation within the tower is equivalent to a
whole day outside!”
He went on after securing Skr’s attention. “Mr. Gardner has relied on the power of this tower to
be Baron of the Northwest. Right now, only he can activate Pentacarna Tower. If you could join
Mr. Gardner to kill Jared, I don’t think Mr. Gardner would keep the secrets of Pentacarna Tower to
himself.”
Skr froze at those words before turning to gaze at Joshua with disbelief. “There exists a treasure like
that? You’re not lying to me, are you?”