Ch. 1496..1500: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1496-1500
Chapter 1496
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1496 The soul-shaking laughter boomed across the area for quite a while, and when Carlos was finally done, he placed both his hands against his waist in satisfaction, fully ready to devour his meal…
However, when he turned to look at Gerald again, he found himself instantly stunned.
He had assumed that Gerald wouldn’t have been able to block the magnificent power of his Roaring Laughter since the sound of it overpowered any other noise in the vicinity. Since that was the case, Gerald should have gone mad by this point.
Even so, not only was Gerald completely fine, but he even had both his hands in his pockets as he stared back at Carlos, completely unfazed!
“…H-how could this be…?!” muttered the old man to himself in utter disbelief.
Looking helplessly at the old man, Gerald took the chance to ask, “Look, Master Xenes, please refrain from laughing first… I just want to ask-”
However, Carlos—once again—cut Gerald off by immediately roaring in laughter again, this time even stronger than the last!
“Are you mental or something?!” grumbled the infuriated Gerald as he aimed at Carlos before flicking his finger at him!
It was a split-second later Carlos realized that a beam of light was coming straight for him! Immediately ending his laugh, Carlos attempted to resist the incoming attack, but he soon realized that it was far too late!
Following an explosive sound, Carlos found himself falling off the tree and landing hard on the ground! After a brief moment, he looked up at Gerald in sheer bewilderment.
“T-that… What a strong move…!” stuttered the stunned old man.
Truth be told, Gerald had only attacked him just to make Carlos shut up for a moment. To ensure it wouldn’t be too much for the old man, he even made sure to only use a thousandth of his true power.
Regardless, not wanting Carlos to suddenly start laughing again, Gerald quickly said, “Look, calm down for a second and just let me finish my question! The way you’re laughing… You’re using a variation of the Roaring Lion martial arts skill, correct?”
“Y-yes…!” replied Carlos as he held onto his chest while scanning Gerald from head to toe.
“Thank god… If that wasn’t the case, I’d have thought you truly were a maniac with how insanely you kept laughing… Regardless, I’m guessing you were either trying to shock or knock me out with that annoying laughter!” said Gerald as he nodded understandingly.
“Speaking of which, how strong are you exactly…?” asked Gerald as he looked at Carlos.
“I-I’m a Third-rank master… And my title is Laughing Master! What about you?” asked Carlos, a lot more careful with his words now.
After all, Gerald’s attack from before was enough for Carlos to realize that the person standing before him now was extremely powerful, possibly much stronger than the old man himself! The fact that Gerald was being so composed only served to make Carlos even more terrified.
“I wonder about that myself, to be quite frank. Regardless, since you said that you’re a Third-rank master, you should be one of the people training to attain spiritual enlightenment, correct? Are you considered powerful?” asked Gerald rather curiously.
“…A-am I considered powerful…?” muttered Carlos as his heart instantly began beating wildly.
What utter nonsense! If he wasn’t powerful, why would so many people—who were training to attain spiritual enlightenment—label the Laughing Master as a living nightmare?!
‘Who exactly is this young man…?’ Wondered Carlos, finding Gerald to be extremely strange….
Whoever he was, Carlos found himself unable to reconcile with the fact that he was actually thinking about running away from this immature and inexperienced young man!
As Gerald thought about what Julian had previously told him—that Third-rank masters were considered to be the cream of the crop—Carlos’s face suddenly became enshrouded in darkness, leaving only his now scarlet eyes visible!
He wasn’t about to miss an opportunity to attack Gerald while he was off guard, and with that in mind, he roared wrathfully before rushing toward Gerald to make an attack!
Chapter 1497
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1497
‘I’ve been living my life unhindered all this while…! With that said, there’s no way I’d lose against this immature and inexperienced young man! It’s simply impossible!’ Carlos thought to himself, an extremely hideous expression on his face as he stretched his palm out!
As five long and black fingernails extended from his palm, Carlos roared, “To hell with you!”
“You bore me,” replied Gerald as he looked at the incoming attack before shaking his head, a wry smile on his face.
Before Carlos could even inflict any damage, he stared wide-eyed as Gerald gently flicked a finger in his direction… sending a beam of light flying toward him!
Unable to evade in time, the golden light rammed right into his darkness, completely countering Carlos’s attack as an explosive sound was heard!
The next thing the old man knew, he was flying backward like a crumpled kite. A huge chunk of his clothes—around his chest area—had been shredded to pieces and blood was already gushing out his mouth like no tomorrow.
Enduring the immense pain he was now suffering all over his body, Carlos looked at Gerald in complete disbelief as he shouted, “H-how… How is any of this even possible…?!”
As far as Carlos could tell, Gerald hadn’t even been serious with his counterattack. After all, the old man had momentarily sensed him releasing an immense aura that was so powerful that it could very well be world-ending!
That was what stunned Carlos the most, and he found himself asking, “…That… What kind of martial arts skill even was that…?”
Hearing that, Gerald simply smiled subtly before saying, “You know, I’ve sworn to myself that if anyone attempted to kill or even threatened me a bit too much, I’d end them without a second thought… And in an extremely terrible manner too!”
Upon hearing that—and realizing that Gerald had completely disregarded his question—Carlos immediately kowtowed respectfully while bursting into tears before pleading, “P-please, master! Please spare my life…!”
When people reached a state like Carlos’s, they would be considered to be extremely rare individuals. The cream of the crop, in fact. With that in mind, his life had definitely been way different compared to what regular people could ever dream of attaining.
However, similar to the others who had gotten to a similar stage as he currently was, when standing before death’s door, he was going to do anything he could to live another day. After all, he had gone through such painstaking and difficult efforts just to get to where he was today. He couldn’t just die here. He absolutely couldn’t allow that to happen…!
As regret washed through him, Carlos found himself thinking, ‘Why had I offended such a powerful individual…?!’
Chuckling with a smile, Gerald then looked at the old man before saying, “While I’m definitely not the most compassionate person around, I’m not overwhelmingly cruel either. Fine, then! I’ll give you a chance to survive… You now have one minute to persuade me as to why I shouldn’t just kill you off. Be as concise as possible!”
“…T-that…” stuttered Carlos as he instantly averted his gaze. He was now so anxious that his mind was completely blank!
“Time’s ticking!” replied Gerald a few seconds later.
“I… I… I’m escaping!” shouted Carlos as he momentarily looked up before waving his large sleeves, sending a wave of dust flying toward Gerald!
Once the dust got inches away from Gerald, however, they seemingly disappeared into thin air! Even so, that was enough time for Carlos to take advantage of the situation and dive into the ground!
While Carlos could no longer be seen, Gerald simply shook his head before saying, “It’s unfortunate, but you now have zero chances to redeem yourself. I’m saying it right now that you’ll be unable to escape my holy sense, even if you’re a few hundred miles away!”
With that said, Gerald shifted his divine thought slightly and instantly managed to pinpoint Carlos’s exact location.
Pinching his fingers together as though he was holding onto a sword, Gerald was just about to finish off Carlos when he suddenly heard movement coming from the far end of the forest.
Following that, a male voice could be heard shouting, “H-help! Help…!”
As it turned out, the screams for help had come from a running youth who was carrying an unconscious, injured woman. With how bloodied the duo were, it was evident that both of them were equally as injured…
Regardless, the pleas for help were Carlos’s saving grace since Gerald now had his attention on the quickly approaching duo who were slowly getting closer to him.
Knowing full well that Carlos could easily die if Gerald really wanted him dead, he simply allowed the old man to run off first. He wasn’t really a big deal anyway.
Following that thought, Gerald heard a soft ‘thud’…
Chapter 1498
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1498 The sound had come from the exhausted youth who had just toppled to the ground—not too far away from Gerald—after making quite some distance in that short period of time. Despite having fallen, the youth still tried his best to protect the woman in his arms.
Witnessing the scene, Gerald found his eyelids twitching slightly as the youth—who had just noticed Gerald—shouted, “S-sir…! Please, save us…! I’m begging you…! Help us make a call or something…!”
As he fumbled a few steps forward, the youth’s shouting grew increasingly nervous when he realized how feebly the woman was now breathing.
“Meghan? Meghan! Please, don’t sleep yet!” cried out the youth as the moonlight finally illuminated the duo just enough for Gerald to have a good look at the woman’s face… And when he did, his heart instantly began palpitating.
The woman… She looked extremely similar to Mila at first glance!
As he thought about how much the woman resembled her, a distinct and cold voice could suddenly be heard shouting, “They’re right up ahead!”
Snapping out of it, Gerald watched as eight burly men dashed out from the forest and quickly surrounded them.
While that alone wouldn’t have surprised Gerald, he found himself feeling slightly astonished that these people—the youth included—all had hints of inner strength in their bodies. From what he could tell, these were all rather exceptional champions.
“Give it up, Yule! There’s no escape! With that in mind, why don’t you just obediently come back with us? Or would you prefer if we dragged you back after breaking all your limbs? Regardless, your
treasured younger sister… She’s about to die, huh? Hahaha! I’m saying it right now that I’m quite the pervert, and I don’t really mind having a go with a corpse as long as it’s still warm! Hahaha!” sneered what seemed to be the leader of the group as his seven men began laughing as well.
“You b*stard…!” growled Yule as he clenched his teeth while glaring viciously at all of them.
“Of course, there’s a way to avoid that… If you don’t want Meghan to be my plaything, then you know what to do, right…?” taunted the leader as he slowly walked closer to Yule.
Seeing that, Yule hugged his young sister tightly before gently placing her onto the ground… Though his body was heavy from all his injuries, he gallantly stood before the unconscious Meghan, ready to fight them if it was the last thing he did.
Gerald himself—who had been witnessing all this from the side—found an inexplicable wrath growing within him after hearing the leader’s words. Maybe it was because that woman’s eyes resembled Mila’s so much…
While he knew that she most probably just a stranger, it still felt like they were saying all that cr*p to the actual Mila, and that irked him to no end.
“…Huh? Who the hell are you, twerp?” growled the leader as he and his men finally realized that Gerald was present.
Gerald himself was already walking toward them, a frown on his face.
Seeing that he wasn’t replying, one of the leader’s subordinates then pointed at Gerald before yelling, “The hell’s a wiener like you doing out here? Get lost if you want to live!”
Despite the intimidating warning, Gerald completely ignored the threat and simply walked over to the unconscious woman. From what he could see, her arms, chest, and abdomen had been stabbed, and
blood was practically overflowing from her.
“…If she doesn’t get treatment within a few more minutes, not even a deity can save her,” said Gerald.
“…W-what…?” replied Yule, his eyes momentarily reddening before bursting into tears!
“There’s no need to be so anxious. You’re lucky you bumped into me!” said Gerald as he gently flicked a few acupuncture points on Meghan’s body… And just like that, all the bleeding instantly stopped!
Once he saw the rosiness of her cheeks return, Gerald turned to look at the remaining eight people before asking, “You’re all champions, aren’t you? Instead of killing others so mercilessly, why don’t you use that time to train yourselves properly instead?”
“Oh? So, it turns out that he knows quite a bit! True enough, we are champions! Regardless, consider it an honor to be able to die in our hands today!” sneered another man from the group as the others chuckled sinisterly.
“You know, a champion is capable of hurting others just with flowers and leaves if they train themselves properly… However, I doubt any of you can do that because you’re all still pretty weak! Still… Do you believe that I’m capable of that feat…?” asked Gerald as a green willow leaf suddenly descended onto Gerald’s fingertip and began quivering in place…
Not knowing whether the leaf was shaking because of Gerald’s voice or some other cause, the leader simply glared back at him before growling, “Boy, who even are you? As if you’d ever be worthy enough of attacking with such harmless things!”
Looking at all eight of the wrathful faces, Gerald simply replied, “Allow me to demonstrate, then!”
Following that, Gerald gave a gentle flick and the willow leaf flew into the air…
Upon seeing that, the eight people instantly began laughing before shouting, “Holy cr*p! Just look at this idiot! Is he trying to amuse us to death or something?”
Yule himself had no idea what this man was trying to pull off… He hoped that Gerald had a plan since the eight laughing men weren’t people who could be trifled with…
Just as his thought ended, everyone present instantly found themselves widening their eyes…
Chapter 1499
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1499
While the men had been ridiculing him just seconds ago—as they watched the willow leaf hover in mid- air—they now found themselves feeling astonished beyond words as the leaf suddenly began emitting a golden light!
Not only that, but it was also slowly increasing in size! Soon enough, an explosive sound was heard and for some ungodly reason, the willow leaf had turned into a gigantic leaf blade!
“…W-what?!” shouted the eight people as they stared at the blade that was somehow emitting a murderous aura.
Though their immediate response was to book it, it was far too late for any of them.
With a single swift swipe, the blade sliced through all eight of their necks… and the next thing the wide- eyed men knew, their heads were already on the ground!
Now utterly frightened, Yule found himself screaming in horror at the eight freshly decapitated heads!
However, he quickly stopped himself before gulping down hard. Despite being the best of the best, the eight men had been decapitated in such a short amount of time… Had he not witnessed the scene for himself, Yule would’ve never believed such a statement… This truly was a tactic only a master could pull off…
Though he was still brimming with fear, Yule quickly got to his feet before bowing deeply to Gerald, filled with gratitude as he declared, “T-thank you for saving our lives, master!”
Choosing not to say much, Gerald simply casually replied, “I’m curing your sister’s wounds now. Turn around and don’t look back!”
Realizing that Gerald didn’t even seem to care about the eight masters he had just killed, Yule immediately did as Gerald instructed. What a terrifying person!
While he had no idea how the master was going to cure his sister, he knew for a fact that it was better for him not to question the master’s capabilities.
Once he was sure that Yule wasn’t looking, Gerald opened his divine eye and immediately began healing Meghan’s wounds.
Naturally, it was a success, and after a short interlude, Gerald got up to leave. Now that he had saved the duo, he wasn’t too keen on staying here for any longer than he needed to.
Before he got far, however, Yule quickly ran after Gerald. Bowing before him, he then said, “Please wait for a moment, master! May I ask for your name? As a member of the Quantock family, I’d love to repay your kindness in the future!”
‘He’s simply too powerful…! I need to get to know him better!’ Yule thought to himself as he said that. Only a fool would give up the chance to make acquaintances with such a powerful individual, and Yule was certainly no fool. While Yule had initially thought that such powerful people could only exist in legends, with Gerald currently standing before him, he now knew that that couldn’t be further from the truth.
“There’s no need to know my name and you don’t need to reward me. Regardless, since you’re a champion too, I’m assuming that the Quantocks are a secret society as well? Are you perhaps here to join the underground festival?” asked Gerald as he shook his head, figuring that that was the only plausible answer.
Returning a firm nod, Yule then said, “That’s right, master! My family’s actually a cryptic family, and during the earlier years, the Quantocks had been the ones in charge of managing and controlling the underground forces within Jenna City. Unfortunately, things went south a little later and we ended up
getting driven out of the city! Despite the fact that my family specializes in organizing events—such as the underground festival in the past—, to think that all it took was a little under twenty years for us to actually require an admission ticket just to join the festival!”
Following that, Yule turned to look at Gerald before asking, “Have you come to join the festival as well, master? If it isn’t too rude, may I know whether you’re a guest of any of the participating families?”
“I’m not a guest of any family. While I did come over to join the festival, it’s unfortunate that I haven’t even been able to get my hands on an admission ticket up till this point!” replied Gerald with a subtle smile.
“…Huh? Not even with your remarkable abilities…?” asked Yule in disbelief.
He, for one, trusted that any family who had personally witnessed Gerald’s immense skill and power would instantly yearn for such an exceptional man to be their guest. Hell, it wouldn’t be a stretch to claim that the families would rack their brains just to find a way to become a subservient family to that powerful man!
After all, should they manage to do so, the family Gerald chose would definitely gain all sorts of treasures as he participated in the many activities. By the end of it, the family would surely be able to manage and control several properties, allowing that family to further expand their power and influence.
What more, with Gerald’s capabilities, most of those probabilities were pretty much already in the bag.
However, the biggest plus to having Gerald on their side was the fact that that family would undoubtedly become an absolute family. A family that would be able to remain at the top from one generation to the next, never wavering in status and power…
With that in mind, Yule had thought that there were already a number of subservient families under his master since he was such a powerful man. To think that his master actually had none!
After considering it for a short while, Yule then said, “…Please allow me to make a presumptions request, master!”
Chapter 1500
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1500 As Gerald looked curiously at Yule—who had just knelt before him—Yule then explained, “Not only are you both my sister and I’s benefactor, but you also have such remarkable capabilities! With that said, I’m begging you to protect, and be the guest of honor for the Quantock family!”
Though the Quantocks were a cryptic family, they didn’t have a patron back then, which was honestly the reason why they were driven out of Jenna City in the first place.
Regardless, Yule recalled hearing that there existed a small group of people that had surpassed the level of champions, and after witnessing Gerald’s skill, he was sure that his master was one of them.
If his family had such a strong person on their side, the Quantock’s strength would definitely progress rapidly. With any luck, Gerald’s agreement would surely bring great and positive changes to the future of his family.
Hearing that, Gerald found himself frowning slightly as he asked, “A guest of honor…?”
“Well, essentially, what I’m hoping for is that you’ll agree to take the Quantocks under your wing. Once you do, my family will respect you over the generations!” begged Yule.
Though Yule had said that, Gerald knew what he was really after. He recalled how he had initially assumed that Julian was suffering injustice since he was working for the Duns back then. However, Julian later told him that he was the one who had taken the Duns under his wing!
‘I’ve completely ruined the Duns though,’ Gerald thought to himself.
Whatever the case was, it was obvious that Yule wanted him to protect the Quantocks from future danger.
While Gerald had no interest in such things, he did require a family that was able to get an admission ticket for him. Thinking about it, not only would taking them under his wing not hinder him by much, but he would also obtain a rather good disguise. In other words, it would be like killing two birds with one stone.
With all that in mind, Gerald nodded in agreement before saying, “…I accept!”
Truth be told, Gerald had only considered doing this in the first place since he was slightly moved when he saw how gallant that young man had been when he protected his younger sister earlier.
Regardless, Yule instantly called his family in excitement after hearing Gerald’s reply.
While waiting for his family to arrive, Yule began sharing how all this had come to be.
Essentially, he had brought his younger sister along to negotiate about some things. However, on their way there, those eight killers ambushed them! While Yule wasn’t completely sure of who had sent them over, he had a pretty good hunch that they were here under the orders of the Waddys, the current ruling family of Jenna City!
It was about twenty years ago when the Waddys had driven the Quantocks out of Jenna City. That incident made it evident that the Waddys weren’t a family that people could afford to infuriate.
Regardless, it wasn’t long before over ten cars arrived at the scene, and in them, were people from the Quantock family.
Since Julian had left with Perla—under Gerald’s orders—and Gerald didn’t really have anything to do if he headed back now anyway, he had agreed to follow Yule back to the Quantock family’s temporary manor. He was also incentivized to head there since he had agreed to take the Quantocks under his wing. With that in mind, he knew he had to treat them much more seriously now.
With that, it didn’t take long before they arrived at the manor.
As soon as the car stopped, Gerald was immediately greeted by the sight of a middle-aged woman hurriedly running toward them while saying, “Yule? Meghan? Are both of you alright?”
The woman in question turned out to be Yule’s mother, Madam Quantock.
Looking at the door, Gerald also saw a middle-aged man standing there, his face brimming with worry and concern. Behind him, stood several other old and middle-aged men as well as disciples, quite evidently members of the Quantock family.
“We’re fine, mom! Dad! Had it not been for Master Crawford saving us, I wouldn’t have been able to rush back to meet you!” replied Yule excitedly.
“Oh? Where is he?” asked the middle-aged man as he and a few of the older men looked toward the car. When they finally saw what Gerald looked like, all of them found themselves feeling astonished.