Ch. 1281..1285: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1281-1285
Chapter 1281
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1281 Gerald was very puzzled when he heard Master Nacol’s story.
However, there seemed to be a voice telling him that there was some hidden secret behind the Dead Annie.
Nevertheless, Gerald did not intend to reveal all of the doubts he had to Master Nacol.
After all, Master Nacol was also a very simple and refined man.
Since he was no longer the young and inexperienced person he used to be back then, he had already let go of all of his hatred and resentment. He simply concentrated and focused on his meditation nowadays.
He truly admired the fact that Gerald had rescued more than a hundred babies’ lives. So, Master Nacol would answer whenever Gerald had any questions for him.
In the end, Master Nacol had even written a special letter to personally introduce Gerald to the Gunter family!
This would save Gerald a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Although he rarely made any contact with them, Master Nacol still had some ties with the Gunter family because of his master.
Gerald was extremely grateful, and he thanked Master Nacol again and again after receiving the letter from him.
After that, he bid farewell to him.
Gerald thought about everything that Master Nacol had said on the way back, and he began sorting out all of the recent events in his mind. This was because Gerald felt that there were simply too many complicated things that had been happening lately.
He felt as though he was about to collapse just by thinking about it.
Firstly, he could already confirm that Mila’s disappearance was directly related to the mysterious Sun League.
This was because the circumstances surrounding Mila’s disappearance were exactly the same as his second uncle’s mysterious disappearance back then.
It was the Sun League who had taken both his second uncle and Mila away on two separate occasions.
All of the mysteries had started ever since then.
Even if Gerald were to simply disregard the situation regarding Mila first, when his second uncle, Peter, had been carrying out the Crawford family’s Prophecy of Destruction back then, he had wanted to head to the Fenderson family to look for the other half of the jade pendant. However, before he could even do so, he had already been captured by the Sun League.
As for his grandfather, he was also in this state because of the Crawford family’s Prophecy of Destruction. He had taken the picture of the sun away with him and begun living in seclusion before subsequently disappearing.
It was an absolutely irrefutable fact that the picture of the sun was definitely related to the Sun League.
As for Gerald, his situation was related to the Prophecy of Death.
He would eventually be dismembered, and this would lead to the fulfillment of the Crawford family’s Prophecy of Destruction.
Meanwhile, there was also a mysterious man who had not revealed himself, but had already helped Gerald out several times!
He had guided him so that he could find the eternal coffin, and that was how Gerald had found the deity who had the same appearance as him. After that, the mysterious man had also continued guiding him as he continued searching for the lady in white.
Gerald could not help but wonder whether the deity and the lady in white would end up being the only ones who would be able to save him.
Could it be that they would be the ones who could help him decipher and break free from the Prophecy of Death?
In the end, there was just the pledge of the holy water left. This was probably the final piece of the puzzle to the complicated Sun League mystery.
As long as he could participate in the pledge of the holy water, Gerald would be able to obtain a lot of information that he never knew before.
However, Gerald was also afraid that he would not be able to return anymore after participating in the pledge of the holy water.
Moreover, Gerald had to be famous and well-known to be able to participate in it.
If he were to combine everything together, Gerald realized that all of these events were somehow connected to one another because of one factor, and that was none other than the Sun League!
His second uncle and Mila’s disappearance, the mysterious man, the Crawford family, the picture of the sun, the Gunter family that had suddenly emerged at this time, the King of the Judgement Portal who had never shown his face to anyone, the incident where the deity had descended to earth, and also Finnley, who had disappeared and gone missing, were all related to the Sun League.
As Gerald thought about this, he could not help but let out a long sigh.
All these things were like dark clouds which were slowly consuming him, and Gerald felt so depressed that he could not even catch his breath at times.
He felt like he was falling into a bottomless abyss. The deeper and deeper he sank into it and the more he struggled, the more mysterious things became!
But Gerald would not give up even if he were to die.
He wanted to give a just explanation and answer for everything—to his family members, Mila, and even himself!
The Sun League felt like a mouth that was constantly trying to swallow people up, and it seemed as though it was watching every step that Gerald made.
Regardless, Gerald was not afraid!
Three days later, Gerald set off together with Chester.
The location of the Ancient City was located within a large mountain, and this mountain existed in a place known as Qerton City.
Chapter 1282
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1282 Chester’s injuries were almost completely healed.
So, Gerald brought Chester and the letter along with him as they set off, and they arrived in Qerton City at dusk that day.
“It is already getting dark. Should we head into the mountain today?” Chester asked.
“We will look for a hotel to stay in for the night first. We will head into the mountain early in the morning tomorrow!” Gerald replied as he looked up at the sky.
He also looked around Qerton City.
This seemed to be a mountain city that was surrounded by countless towering mountains.
So, Chester found a hotel for them before he booked two separate rooms.
After placing their luggage into their respective rooms, the both of them went out to eat at a simple and small restaurant.
They ordered a few local specialty dishes and returned to the hotel after satisfying their hunger.
However, at this time, the receptionist at the front desk suddenly called out to them.
“Sirs! I am truly sorry!” The receptionist came over with an apologetic smile on her face.
“What’s the matter?” Chester asked.
“Well, the thing is, our hotel is almost fully booked. So, we checked both of you out of your rooms. This is your luggage, and we have been keeping watch over it at the front desk all this while!”
They had already booked the rooms, and they had already checked in and settled themselves into the rooms.
Yet, the hotel had gone into their rooms and brought the guests’ luggage out of their rooms without any prior notice before forcing them to check out of the rooms.
This was simply too unreasonable.
The receptionist also knew that this was absolutely unreasonable and unacceptable, and that was the reason why she was so flustered, her face flushed red.
“What?! You already checked us out of our rooms? Where is your manager?!”
As for Chester, he was already filled with rage and anger, and he could not help but yell at the receptionist at this time.
The receptionist was so afraid that she could not stop herself from taking a few steps backward. At this time, she also glanced at a woman who was sitting in the corner of the lobby. The woman was enjoying tea with a few people who looked like her bodyguards.
“You don’t need to yell at her. I am afraid that this was not her idea, either!”
Gerald immediately understood what was going on as soon as he glanced at the woman who was drinking tea.
“I have two friends who will be coming to visit from outstation, and this is the best hotel in Qerton City. So, I asked the receptionist to check both of you out of your rooms. If you want to stay in a hotel, you can go and look for another hotel then!” The woman who was sitting on the sofa said in a cold voice.
At the same time, she also glanced at Gerald and Chester with a contemptuous look on her face.
“What are you?! You actually dared to simply check us out of our rooms?! Did you think you can check us out of our rooms whenever you want to? Who do you think you are?!” Chester said as he walked a few steps closer to the woman.
As for the woman, the corners of her mouth curved up into a smile that carried a hint of ridicule.
The four bodyguards beside her had already stood up as they walked towards Chester.
“Stinky brat! Open up your eyes. Can’t you see that this is the eldest young lady of the Sime family? Are you really sick of living?!” The bodyguard asked coldly.
“I don’t care whether she is Miss Sime or Miss Some. No matter what it is, who gave you the right to check us out of our rooms without our permission?!”
Chester clenched his fists tightly as he prepared to fight them.
When the bodyguard heard Chester’s ridicule and insult, he was also ready to fight back.
“Chester, forget it. This is our first time here. It would be best for us not to cause any trouble. Since the friends of the eldest young lady of the Sime family will be coming, we will just take a step back, then!”
Although Gerald was also angry, he did not want to cause any trouble or be bothered because of this kind of trivial matter.
Therefore, he patted Chester on his shoulder before pulling their luggage over. After that, they prepared to leave.
Without any warning, one of the bodyguards kicked Gerald’s luggage directly, and Gerald’s luggage flew out and smashed into the fish tank in the lobby.
The loud and crisp sound of broken glass and the sound of water flowing could be heard throughout the lobby.
“The both of you are still thinking about leaving?!”
Chapter 1283
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1283 “Kneel and kowtow in front of Miss Sime! Perhaps Miss Sime will forgive you if she is happy and satisfied, then!” The bodyguard said in a cold voice.
“Brother, you should be forgiving when you can afford to be forgiving. You don’t have to go overboard. We did not mean to offend you in any way!” Gerald said.
After that, he walked over and picked up his luggage that the bodyguard had kicked away before he prepared to leave again.
“Pfft! Did I say that you were allowed to leave?! Who was the one who said that he did not care whether I am Miss Sime or Miss Some just now? Dave, I want you to break all of his teeth!” As for the young woman, she also stood up coldly.
Chester was very furious and angry, and he could only hold back his anger.
When one of the bodyguards heard Miss Sime’s words, he kicked away the luggage that Gerald had picked up again.
“You are courting your own death!” The four bodyguards yelled out in unison.
As they spoke, they took out their batons before they tried to smash it directly on Gerald and Chester.
“Hmph?”
Although Gerald did not want to hold it against them, the people from the Sime family were simply too domineering and arrogant.
Any ordinary person would not have been able to handle it if they were to suffer a blow from these batons to their heads.
It was already bad enough that they were forcing others to check out of their rooms, but now, they were even actually intending to beat them up and force them to kneel before Miss Sime.
No one would be able to tolerate this.
“Do it!” Gerald said to Chester.
As for Chester, he had already been holding his anger back for a long time.
So, he raised his arms as the four bodyguards slammed their iron batons directly on his arms.
All four of the iron batons were broken in an instant.
The jaws of the four bodyguards were also torn apart.
“What?!”
The four of them were all in a state of shock as they trembled uncontrollably.
Even Miss Sime stood up again in shock, and she was obviously a little frightened.
The next scene was even bloodier.
Chester caught one bodyguard on each hand, almost as though he was playing a game of catch, before beating all four of the bodyguards up until they were almost unrecognizable.
“Ahh!”
The woman was finally afraid, and she was no longer as calm as she was before.
“You… you actually dared to attack us?! Do you know where you are?! Are you really sick of living?!” The woman yelled out loud.
As for Gerald, he simply walked over to the woman before he lifted her by her collar. Then, he threw the woman out the door directly.
The woman was thrown directly into a large pool outside the hotel.
She was instantly turned into a huge mess.
“Ahh! You guys are simply courting your own deaths! You are asking for it!” The woman yelled angrily.
After she was done speaking, she did not even bother about her own subordinates, and she simply ran away in a hurry when she saw Chester walking outside.
“D*mn it! Did you really think that a young lady like you could bully us so easily?!” Chester cursed.
As for the people in the hotel, they were all silent and dumbfounded out of shock.
“Help us check-in and make up for the room that you checked us out of. Otherwise, we will demolish your hotel!” Gerald said as he slammed his hands angrily on the table.
“Yes! Yes! Yes!”
The receptionist and the hotel staff nodded repeatedly.
Although they could not afford to provoke the Sime family, they could not afford to provoke the two guys in front of them either.
So, they could only do as Gerald asked.
After booking the hotel rooms again, Gerald and Chester went up to their respective rooms once more.
As Gerald thought about the scene just now, he could only smile bitterly.
After all, there were no wealthy or influential families in Gerald’s eyes.
When they arrived at their room level, the elevator door opened.
There happened to be a group of people who were about to take the elevator down.
“Big Brother!”
Amongst this group of people, a young man shouted out in surprise as soon as he saw Gerald.
Gerald raised his head to take a look, and he was also a little surprised.
“Aiden? Why are you here?”
The person in front of him was none other than Aiden.
Chapter 1284
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1284 Aiden was with a group of men and women.
Gerald could not help but glance at them a couple more times because there was a faint inner strength lingering around all of them.
It was obvious that they were all martial arts practitioners.
“I arrived earlier in the morning today, Big Brother! Why are you here? Are you here for the training too?” Aiden asked in surprise.
“What training?” Gerald asked.
“Cough! Ugh!”
At this time, a girl standing next to Aiden could not help but cough slightly as she signaled for Aiden not to continue saying too much.
“This is my elder brother. The both of us are going to talk for a little while. The rest of you can go on first!” Aiden said as he looked at them.
Gerald had originally planned to nod at them before greeting them.
After all, weren’t they Aiden’s friends?
However, none of them looked at Gerald or even said hello to Gerald at all.
They simply went straight into the elevator.
“Who are they? Are they from the military region?”
Gerald could not help but ask in confusion as soon as they arrived in Gerald’s room.
This was especially so because Gerald was extremely curious about the training that Aiden had mentioned earlier.
“Not all of them are from the military region. They are all martial arts elites from all over the country, and they were recommended by the Martial Arts Association. Some of them are elites from the military region. Many top international martial arts practitioners are also here this time!” Aiden said.
“Will there be a joint training event held here?” Gerald asked.
Aiden lowered his voice before he said, “No. We are going to be trained by an ancient secret family. Every year, they will be several elite soldiers and martial arts practitioners from the military region and Martial Arts Association who will gain a few spots to train under this secret family. They have outstanding abilities as a result of participating in this training. Although I am the weakest, I was fortunate enough to gain one of the spots!”
Aiden smiled.
“Could it be that you will be going to the Gunter Manor?” Gerald finally understood what was going on.
According to what Master Nacol had said, if it was an ancient secret family, then at this place, who else could it be besides the Gunter family?
Aiden was startled, and he asked, “Brother, do you know about the Gunter family too?”
Gerald nodded as he smiled wryly.
“Yes. The Gunter family is a family that I did not have access to before. I recently found out that there are many secrets hidden in this world that many of us do not know of at all. As for the Gunter family,
they are but one of those secrets. The Gunter family have already trained many great people with excellent and outstanding abilities!”
“The reason why I could gain a spot during the selection process was because of the breathing technique that you taught me some time ago. My physique improved greatly in just a few days!” Aiden said as he showed off his muscles.
When Gerald had helped Aiden to nab the thief back then, he had also taught Aiden a skill or two.
After all, Aiden would be in the military, and it would be of great use for him to possess this kind of physique.
Moreover, Aiden was originally not supposed to tell Gerald all this since it should be a highly classified matter.
However, Aiden had already personally witnessed Gerald’s strength and abilities for himself. Therefore, he had nothing to hide from Gerald.
“By the way, Brother, why are you here then?” Aiden asked again.
“Our purpose is similar. I am also going to the Gunter Manor!” Gerald replied truthfully as he smiled.
At this time, Aiden’s cell phone suddenly rang.
As soon as Aiden answered the call, a girl started cursing from the other end of the line: “Hmph! Aiden Baker! You came all the way to Qerton City! Didn’t you say that you were going to bring me out to have some fun? I have already been waiting downstairs for you with my friends for such a long time, but why haven’t I seen you yet?!”
“…”
“Okay. Okay. We can talk later!” Aiden said before he hung up the phone directly.
“Hehehe. That was one of my university classmates. She knows that I am here in Qerton City, and she came to look for me so that we can go out and have some fun together. There will be a banquet in Qerton City today, so she wanted me to go and enjoy the banquet together with her!” Aiden explained.
Gerald and Chester exchanged glances with one another before they smiled. Who knew what Aiden was up to this time?
“By the way, Brother, it has been such a long time since the both of us had fun together! You were so busy when we ran into each other the last time. Why don’t we go out and look around together tonight? After that, we can head to the Gunter Manor together tomorrow, right?” Aiden asked excitedly.
To be honest, Gerald didn’t really want to go. But after seeing the expectant look on Aiden’s face, Gerald could not bear to turn him down.
It was true that they had not had the opportunity to drink and play together after they had graduated from university.
“Alright, then! We can go out and have some fun together!” Gerald said as he smiled.
At this time, there were four to five girls who were dressed up very innocently and beautifully waiting beside the bus stop outside the hotel. They were holding onto their bags as they chatted amongst themselves.
“Hmph! He is coming down in a short while. Seriously! He also said that he will be bringing two handsome guys with him. Sisters, you will have to take a good look at them later! The person who makes the first move will gain the upper hand!”
One of the girls who had a ponytail said as she laughed wildly.
Chapter 1285
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1285 “Hey! Aiden, over here!”
Not long after that, Gerald, Aiden, and Chester walked downstairs.
Several girls also saw them, and they hurriedly greeted Aiden.
Amongst these girls, the leader of the girls was a girl named Lijane. Both Lijane and Aiden had graduated from Sunnydale University.
After graduation, Lijane had returned to work at her hometown, Qerton City.
However, she had always been in touch with Aiden.
Amongst the girls, although all of them were very outstanding, they could still be divided into different classes and ranks.
Lijane could barely rank second.
This was because there was a girl with extremely long hair amongst the group of girls. She had an extremely beautiful and perfect figure—she was tall and fair, and she had very light makeup on.
Whenever she smiled, it seemed as though all of the air particles around her were completely frozen in the air.
Some of the guys who were waiting for the bus at the bus stop next to them also took out their cell phones with malicious intentions. All of them took the most pictures of the tall and beautiful girl.
Her name was Xola, and she was very good friends with Lijane.
All of them had come out today to play and have fun together. They were all prepared to let Aiden take them to participate in the banquet today.
If it weren’t because Aiden had run into Gerald and was eager to chat with and reminisce about the past with Gerald, they would have already arrived at the banquet a long time ago.
“Are those the two handsome guys that you were talking about?”
Lijane was clearly a very carefree person. At this time, a look of disappointment flashed through her pretty face when she finally saw the two long-awaited ‘handsome guys’ that Aiden had brought over with him today.
One of them looked a little pale, cold, and scary.
That was far from Lijane’s expectation of how a handsome guy should be.
As for the other guy, although he looked like a rather ordinary person, he was actually quite handsome.
However, he did not possess the same kind of extravagant and luxurious attitude that a young master like Aiden generally possessed. Instead, he gave people a more mature and refined feeling.
This was also a very big gap from Lijane’s expectations.
Gerald was obviously the kind of boy that would be more suitable for marriage rather than being a person’s boyfriend.
He was so boring!
Several other girls also thought about it at the same time.
“Okay! What are you girls looking at?” As for Aiden, he did not think too much. After all, he was already very happy that he could come out and have fun with Mr. Crawford today.
Everyone chatted with each other along the way.
After that, they arrived at the venue where the banquet was being held.
Gerald also noticed that most of the girls’ attention was completely focused on Aiden. None of them could even be bothered about him or Chester at all.
What was the reason?
It was because Chester’s current appearance scared and frightened them a little.
As for himself, he was too honest.
On the other hand, Aiden had always been the kind of person who had a very flamboyant and unrestrained attitude. So, he naturally attracted a lot of attention to himself.
However, Gerald did not mind even if they did not pay any attention to him. That did not mean anything to him at all. After all, the reason why Gerald had come out tonight was simply because he wanted to accompany and have some fun with his brother. They would have to head to Ancient City tomorrow.
He was not here to look for a partner!
The venue of the banquet was the largest hotel in Qerton City.
Moreover, due to the influence of the Gunter family in Ancient City, many people in Qerton City were all into martial arts, and they enjoyed watching boxing and fighting matches.
Upon entering the lobby, they could see a specially built arena in the center of the huge lobby. There were also fighters inside the ring at this time.
The seating inside the lobby was also extremely interesting.
The front row was naturally for the most distinguished guests. Gerald could see that it was the group of people who were initially with Aiden.
Nevertheless, Gerald could clearly tell that Aiden did not feel at ease with them. Therefore, Aiden naturally did not want to be together with them.
It just so happened that Gerald also did not want to go over there to make small talk with them.
To be honest, these people came with a strong sense of superiority, and they felt as though they were the best in the world. They did not even want to take a second look at anyone else at all.
Gerald could not be bothered with them.