Ch. 1366..1370: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1366-1370
Chapter 1366
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1366 Adding that to what he had earlier said, Jasmine instantly began trembling all over as she asked, “… Could… Could it be that you’re my aunt’s missing husband…? The uncle me and Gerald share…?”
Chuckling as he smiled, the man then replied, “You truly are as smart as your aunt, Jasmine…”
“…So, it’s really true…?!” exclaimed Jasmine as she covered her mouth in shock.
“…Sir- No, uncle… Haven’t you gone missing for ages…? Why are you only showing yourself now….? Also, how did your appearance turn out this way…?”
Based on what her aunt had once told her, Peter Crawford—her uncle—was quite a handsome and elegant man. With that in mind, his current hideous expression would shock just about anyone!
“Let’s just say that I needed to end up this way in order to escape! Still, this appearance isn’t all that bad since it allows me to hide my true identity. In fact, it’s thanks to how I look that I’ve been able to easily investigate a few incidents!” replied Peter, his eyes returning to their former tranquillity.
“Then… I’m assuming that Gerald still has no idea who you are, right? That you’re the uncle he’s been searching for this entire time…?” asked Jasmine.
“Of course he doesn’t. After all, I haven’t concluded on whether a certain someone is good or wicked yet… Anyway, it’s just better if I don’t reveal who I truly am to Gerald yet. Besides, I can still help him in secret!” said Peter with a smile.
“Who exactly are you trying to find out is good or wicked…?” asked Jasmine.
“Sadly, I can’t elaborate on that. Just know for now that all my efforts will go to waste if that incident is accidentally exposed. Speaking of which, I wasn’t even supposed to reveal my true identity to you
today, Jasmine! With that in mind, please promise that you’ll keep my identity a secret in the meantime!” said Peter.
Peter had always been a calm person, and for the sake of his investigation, he had constantly suppressed his desire to meet up with his family this entire time, regardless of how much he missed them.
Unfortunately, the second he found out—from Gerald—that Jasmine had been captured by Queena, he knew that he wasn’t going to be able to continue keeping that desire suppressed.
With that in mind, he had secretly begun his search for Jasmine ever since that day. Upon eventually finding her, he took the chance to go on a rescue mission.
While he had simply planned to rescue her without revealing who he really was at first, Jasmine was simply too similar-looking to her aunt for Peter’s mind to not be bombarded with a series of thoughts. In the end, he gave in and ended up revealing his true identity Jasmine.
“But of course, uncle! Still… Where are we headed to now…?” asked Jasmine.
“What, don’t you wish to meet Gerald? I’m guessing that he’s returned for some time now, so I’ll be bringing you over to reunite with him!” said Peter.
After seeing Jasmine nod, Peter then began leading her back…
However, it was only a few steps later when he stopped dead in his tracks. His once tranquil eyes now slightly widened as he felt a chill run down his back, Peter found himself carefully scanning his surroundings before saying, “…I’m afraid that we’ll have to delay our return for about an hour, Jasmine…!”
“…Huh? Why…?”
“Because I don’t want those stalkers to follow me all the way back. Once they know where I live, they’ll surely ruin that place! With that in mind, I’ll be spending some time getting rid of them first!” replied Peter with a brief smile.
“But… There’s nobody here but us, right uncle…?” said Jasmine as she looked around. No matter how hard she scanned the area, there just didn’t seem to be any traces of humans nearby!
“Don’t bother looking for them. They’re about fifty miles away, and they’re divided into four main groups that are headed in the four cardinal directions. There are currently about a dozen of them heading in our direction now!” replied Peter as his eyes momentarily flashed a dark green.
Hearing that, the simultaneously frightened and surprised Jasmine then asked, “…You… You’re able to clearly see up to fifty miles away, uncle…?”
“Haha! Fifty miles is nothing to me! I can see even further away…” replied Peter with a bitter smile.
Chapter 1367
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1367 According to Peter, the group of people were moving at extremely high speeds, and true enough, Jasmine was soon able to hear their swiftly approaching footsteps!
It wasn’t long after before a dozen or so people bounded out from the jungle, and the second the person—who seemed to be the leader of the group—saw the duo, he immediately excitedly shouted, “We’ve found them! Surround them immediately!”
He was right to be excited. After all, if all went well, then his group would definitely get the honor of making a great contribution since they were the first to locate Jasmine. Even the eyes of the eleven other men lit up, thinking that their victory prize was standing right before them.
“W-what should we do, uncle?! All of them are extremely powerful!” said Jasmine rather anxiously. Since she had stayed by Queena’s side for so long, she already knew how strong her men were.
“Haha! They can’t hurt us if I keep them where they currently are! Now stand back, Jasmine!” replied Peter with a faint smile as he opened the bag—that he had been carrying around this entire time—and retrieved a bow that seemed to be made out of black gold as well as an arrow.
By the time Peter aimed at the twelve men, there was only about a three hundred meter gap between them.
The second Peter released the arrow, however, Jasmine watched wide-eyed as the arrow turned into pure light before homing in on all their assailants! Staring in disbelief as the ray of light pierced through each of them, by the time the dust cloud—that had formed due to the immense force of the light arrow —finally settled, all twelve of the men were already lying unconscious on the ground!
The light itself returned to Peter’s hand before promptly taking the form of an arrow again.
Taking in a deep breath, Jasmine found herself muttering, “…Y-you’re so powerful, uncle…! Are they dead…?”
“No, I only knocked them out. After all, none of them actually did anything bad to you. They won’t be waking up for at least another three days, though! Regardless, let’s go! I’m sure Gerald will be thrilled to meet you again!” replied Peter with a gentle smile.
By the time both of them got to their destination, night had already fallen.
At the time, Gerald himself had been busy preparing for the evocation that night. The second he realized that the man had saved Jasmine, however, Gerald was instantly overjoyed.
“…Sir! …Jasmine, you…?” muttered the surprised Gerald, unsure where to even begin asking.
The fact that he had been able to escape Queena’s grasp while Jasmine remained captured had constantly made him both anxious and worried for her safety. Now that she had finally been rescued, Gerald could finally rest a bit easier.
“Well, seeing that you kept mentioning her, I thought I could help eliminate one of your worries by rescuing her!” replied the man as he looked at Gerald with a smile.
Jasmine herself could no longer hold back as she threw herself into his arms before bursting into tears while shouting, “Gerald…!”
“I’m glad to see that you’re fine now… You know, I’ve recently been making some compromises with Queena in exchange for your freedom… Now that he’s saved you, however, he’s truly helped me greatly by taking away one of my worries!” said Gerald with a smile.
At that moment, Peter suddenly raised a brow before turning to look at Gerald and asking, “…Why are there odd sounds coming from my cellar?”
Upon hearing the man’s question, Gerald then called out, “Leo, bring Felton out of the cellar with you!”
Shortly after, Leo made his appearance while holding onto the seriously ill-looking Felton.
Peter instantly found himself giving Leo a weird look before turning to look at Felton who had been tortured so much that he barely looked human anymore.
The second Felton saw Gerald, he immediately began begging, “Sir… Please… When are you going to let me go…? I’m already this useless, so please just treat me as garbage and release me… Please…?”
“If you didn’t already know, this pitiful b*stard is the young master of the Gunter family, and Yreth adores him greatly. Now that he’s in my hands, I’m going to use him to deal with the Gunters!”
“That sounds excellent, Gerald! You now have an additional bargaining chip in hand!”
“Indeed! As for this big guy here, he’s called Leo, and he’s a friend I got acquainted with while I was at King Valley!”
Hearing that, Peter retracted his odd gaze as he looked at Leo with a smile before saying, “…I see! He appears to be an exceptional man with extraordinary strength! It seems that you truly had a rewarding trip! Speaking of which, what are you planning to do with those?”
Noticing that Peter was asking about the sacrificial altar that had been set up, Gerald then explained that he was planning to summon the woman in white’s soul here.
Extremely pleased to hear all of Gerald’s progress, Peter then said, “Well, since it’s only going to be taking place at midnight, why don’t we have dinner together? After all, it’s still quite early now and it’s pretty difficult for us to get together like this!”
“I agree! It’ll be a reunion dinner!” added Jasmine with a smile.
“A… reunion dinner…?” asked Gerald, slightly puzzled.
Chapter 1368
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1368 “…Well, since sir and I have managed to return safely and you’ve even found such a good helper, isn’t it only right for us to host a reunion dinner…? What more, I’ve already been treating this sir like family from the moment he rescued me!” said Jasmine who was well aware that she had almost made a slip of the tongue.
Thankfully, her explanation seemed to work as Gerald laughed before replying, “Well, you’re not wrong there! He saved my life too, you know! Ever since I regained consciousness, I’ve been treating him like family as well! Well said! Let’s have a reunion dinner tonight! Now then, I’ll be cooking if nobody’s against it!”
“I’ll help!” shouted both Monica and Rosie—who had been standing quietly at the side—almost simultaneously. Upon realizing what had just happened, both of them instantly felt slightly awkward.
Monica had been so eager to help since she had been admiring Gerald for a while now. She respected both his strength and his strong character. Of course, his good looks played a part in that equation as well.
As for Rosie, though she had just gotten acquainted with Gerald not too long ago, she was exceedingly curious about him. After all, not only was he a top-tier rich heir, but he was also extremely mysterious. What more, Gerald hadn’t made much effort to hide certain things from her—such as the snake cave— which only further served to increase her curiosity. There were simply too many things that were too hard to even explain clearly!
Regardless, whenever a woman grew too curious about a man, it certainly wouldn’t take long before an ambiguous relationship started between them.
Watching as the two fumbled about, Peter—who had been looking at their reactions this entire time— then turned to look at the clearly jealous Jasmine.
‘Gerald truly is my elder brother’s son… At the very least, he has the demeanor my brother had back then!’ Peter thought to himself as he smiled slightly bitterly.
With that, preparations for the reunion dinner began. Soon enough, the food was served, and though the atmosphere was harmonious throughout the meal, everyone seemed rather engrossed in their own thoughts.
It wasn’t long before midnight finally came, and Gerald found himself looking at Rosie before saying, “I’ll be frank and say that this is my first time using this tactic. In other words, I’m not sure whether it’ll even work or not. Regardless, while it may be relatively difficult for you in the upcoming two days, I assure you that the process won’t hurt one bit, Miss Slow!”
Nodding in response, Rosie then gracefully sat at the side before closing her eyes.
Gerald, on the other hand, sat cross-legged before instantly using Thunder Eruption—with the aid of the dragon blood jade pendant’s power—to attempt summoning the thought of the woman in white’s soul.
As all that was happening, a faint light began shining atop the crystal eternal coffin that was currently in the Gunter family’s secret room.
Following that, the light briefly flashed before the figure of a person slowly began materializing… and eventually, it turned into the woman in white.
Sitting atop the eternal coffin, there was a hint of anticipation in both her eyes.
“So, why did you decide to come out today? Could it be that you’ve grown so lonely that you just need to talk to someone?” asked a voice that was being emitted from a dark orb of light.
Soon after, the King of Judgment Portal materialized as well, and he revealed a cold smile as he stood before the eternal coffin.
“I’m only advising you one final time that you stop doing all these useless things, King of Judgment Portal. Please understand already that there are some people who you’ll never be able to lay a finger on! Fate can only be altered so much!” said the woman in white as she smiled bitterly while looking at him before shaking her head.
“You know, I hate the current expression you’re showing me the most. I’ll have you know that after tonight passes, the thought of my soul will finally be enough to materialize. Once that happens, I won’t have to worry about you running away anymore, even if I don’t have an active formation to seal you!” replied the King of Judgment Portal gloomily.
“While you were born in a prestigious family back in Jaellatra, allow me to remind you that you’ve only managed to train your ghostly body by sapping the masculine aura of others. You’re now nothing more than a demon in my book, and in the end, all you’re truly doing is digging your own grave!” said the woman in white as she stared pitifully at him.
Just as the King of Judgment Portal was about to retort, his eyes widened as he watched her entire body suddenly begin glowing. As if that wasn’t already shocking enough, a door of light—that was linked to the outside world—simultaneously began shining on one of the room’s stone walls!
Watching as the glowing woman in white quickly began merging with the light from the wall, the flabbergasted King of Judgment Portal instantly muttered, “W-what…? How are you just ignoring my formation…?!”
Turning to look at him, the woman simply replied, “I already told you that this was going to be the final time I advised you. With that said, I hope you’ll remember what I said and refrain from doing any more bad deeds. Again, if you continue going down this path, you’ll only be digging your grave even deeper!”
As soon as her sentence ended, she immediately began emitting even more light!
Though the King of Judgment Portal attempted to stop her from escaping, he quickly realized that he wasn’t even able to get close to the light!
“What kind of power even is this…?!” shouted the bewildered man, his expression extremely hideous.
With one final strong flash, the woman in white’s body was fully enveloped in light. Completely ignoring the King of Judgment Portal’s formations, she quickly disappeared together with the light…
Chapter 1369
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1369
Meanwhile, Gerald himself was also glowing, and the strange sight honestly made Peter feel slightly terrified.
The jade pendant that was currently in Gerald’s hands truly was extraordinary… Not even Peter had any idea what sort of frightening powers it possessed… Even so, he knew for a fact that the jade pendant was highly compatible with Gerald.
As the others watched on in silence, they soon found themselves staring wide-eyed as the light from the pendant suddenly shot up into the sky under the guidance of Gerald’s Thunder Eruption.
Following the appearance of the towering light—that was also producing quite a bit of force—a terrifying atmosphere slowly began building as wild winds blew, sending dust flying all over the place.
“What immense power…!” said Leo, a hint of fear in his voice as he witnessed the eye-opening scene.
A brief moment later, the light slowly began retracting from the sky until it eventually returned to the courtyard. By this point, Gerald had nearly exhausted all of his strength, and he was currently sweating profusely.
Supporting himself as he got off the ground, he then turned to look at Rosie who was still meditating in silence.
Seeing that, Gerald couldn’t help but shake his head as he turned to look at everyone else before helplessly saying, “It seems that even with the aid of the jade pendant to empower my Thunder Eruption, I still failed to communicate with her, Leo…”
After all, had things gone smoothly, Rosie would’ve given off some kind of reaction by now.
While it took him a second, Gerald quickly realized that everyone was currently looking behind him with bewildered eyes, including that man who had previously always retained a calm façade.
Not expecting the shocked expression from Peter, the flabbergasted Gerald found himself asking, “…Is something the matter?”
“M-Mr. Crawford…! You’ve succeeded! She’s right behind you! You’ve truly managed to summon Angelica!” stuttered the trembling Leo.
Hearing that, Gerald slowly turned around… only to find his eyelids twitching rapidly the second he saw the woman in white hovering right before him!
Though she appeared cold, the woman’s beauty alone was enough to cause endless hearts to palpitate.
While Gerald had already seen Queena in the coffin before—and her form back then was nearly identical to the woman in white’s—the true woman in white simply had a much more natural and innocent grace to her appearance.
The second Gerald turned to look at her, the woman in white found herself smiling. Her smile alone almost seemed capable of bringing things to life, and it simply gave people a pleasant sensation.
It was a smile that she would only ever show to Gerald and the deity.
Continuing to smile as she floated toward Gerald, she raised her fair and beautiful arms to gently caress his cheeks before saying, “It’s been thousands of years since we’ve last met… To think that we’d finally be able to reunite like this…!”
As a trickle of sweat dripped down Gerald’s chin, he found himself gulping slightly before replying, “I- I’m not your husband, woman in white… My name is Gerald and I’m only twenty-five this year…!”
“I understand… However, once you remember your past in the near future, everything will start making sense!” said the woman in white.
After saying that, she tilted forward slightly before whispering, “From what you just referred to me as, I’m assuming that you don’t remember my name! Fret not, you can just call me Zyla. Zyla Lockland!”
Upon hearing that, he immediately nodded.
Behind the duo, Peter himself was staring wide-eyed at Zyla, feeling utterly shocked. However, he was also brimming with respect since he had no idea how Gerald had managed to gain the favor of that fairy-like woman.
After all, both she and Liemis—the God of Battle—were a legendary couple who enjoyed an extremely high status in Jaellatra.
As for Jasmine, she found herself facing an inexplicable grief as she stared at Zyla. After all, it was impossible for her not to be jealous of Zyla from how beautiful she was.
Clearing his mind, Gerald then replied, “…Very well, then. Regardless, since you’re only existing through the thought of your soul at the moment, I can tell that you’re currently quite weak. Worry not, for I’ve prepared a suitable body for you that you can momentarily possess!”
“I appreciate it. However, I’ll only be using her body for a single night in order to restore my primordial spirit. After that, I’ll be temporarily living in the dragon blood jade pendant.”
Chapter 1370
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1370 Watching as she smiled faintly after saying that, Gerald then took out the pendant before saying, “You… wish to live in the pendant?”
“Indeed. For you to actually be able to find me, I feel that someone must have told you to bring my corpse over to be buried together with Liemis, correct? Well, the aim of that lies within the dragon blood jade pendant. See, there’s a pure and natural space for me to adapt to my surroundings within the pendant. In other words, I’ll be able to train myself in there!” explained Zyla.
“…I see! Speaking of which, Zyla, have you any idea who the mysterious person is…?”
“I have an idea who it could be, though I’m not too certain about it. For any further specific details, you can wait till I find Liemis. Once both of you completely merge, with the aid of the dragon blood jade pendant’s power, it shouldn’t take long for you to restore one of your peaks of strength,” replied Zyla.
“…Restore one of my peaks…?” asked Gerald, feeling quite puzzled though he had a fair idea of what she was trying to say.
‘Could she be saying that she wants me to return to the era of Liemis, the God of Battle…? Then… Could I truly be the reincarnated form of the deity…?’ Gerald thought to himself, feeling immensely bewildered.
Now that he had already gotten this far, he was honestly finding it slightly difficult to just accept all of this.
‘If I truly am restored to my old self by the end of all this, then… Will I still be able to be who I am now…?’
“But of course! After all, you’ve been separated from each other for far too long! With that in mind, I’m only able to let your primordial spirit return to its original place. While you may have regained a small portion of Liemis’s memories, it’s near-impossible for you to restore all your memories!”
“Then… does that mean that I’ll be able to still be my current self, even after the primordial spirit returns to my body?” asked Gerald with a sigh of relief.
“You could say that. Why? Are you that fond of your current self that you don’t wish to return to being the old Liemis…?” asked Zyla rather curiously.
“As a matter of fact, I am. Though I’ve experienced many things by this point, I still find myself preferring things back when I was merely a poor student. To put it simply, compared to being a god of battle, I’m much more willing to remain being an ordinary Joe!” replied Gerald as he shared his true thoughts, a slightly bitter smile on his face.
“I see… Know, however, that there are simply some things that you just aren’t capable of fighting against. Not everything can change… Regardless, since you’ve now faced so much, you ought to continue forging on!” replied Zyla.
“I understand that. Also, now that I’ve embarked on this journey with no return, all I can do is continue doing the best I can!”
Watching as Zyla gave him a gratified smile, Gerald realized that she had been swaying her body slightly throughout their brief conversation…
A second later, everyone watched as Zyla’s form turned into pure light before flying straight into the crown of Rosie’s head!
Though Rosie opened her eyes again shortly after, despite there being no physical changes to her body, her default gaze was completely different from before. Noticing that, Gerald was certain that Zyla
had successfully possessed Rosie’s body.
Turning to look at Gerald, Zyla asked, “Before you restore your past self, you’d prefer if I called you Gerald, correct…?”
Understanding that it was a rhetorical question, Gerald simply remained silent as Zyla then turned to face the others present.
While Peter and Leo were brimming with respect for her, the women, on the other hand, were all displaying immense surprise.
Smiling slightly, Zyla then added, “I’d like to express my gratitude to all of you… After all, I couldn’t have returned without everyone’s help… With that, let’s be friends from now on!”
“Y-you’re absolutely welcome, Angelica! I’m only doing what’s right, and it’s already been a great honor for me to be able to assist both you and the god of battle!” replied Leo with a bashful smile.
“I’m glad to hear that… Regardless, we can’t continue staying here for too long… The King of Judgment Portal has already learned that Gerald rescued me, and given how intelligent he is, I believe that he’ll soon locate us and rush over! With that in mind, this place is no longer safe!” explained Zyla.
“I’ve already considered that possibility, which is why I’ve told Leo and Monica to relocate everyone in a small new neighborhood. I just had a gut feeling that someone would stalk us here!” replied Gerald.
“Excellent. Let’s leave immediately then!” said Zyla.
Just as they were about to head off, Zyla looked like she suddenly remembered something. Turning to look at Gerald, she then added, “Speaking of which, Gerald, I still have something I wish to share with you!”