Ch. 1516..1520: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1516-1520

Chapter 1516

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1516 “I see… that explains it!” replied Perla with a nod.

“…What? Hanson Luwie? Who the hell is he? Is he powerful? Perla couldn’t be acquainted with anyone powerful, right?” muttered the surprised Jenny who was still standing at the side.

“Keep your voice down! That person is Chairman Hanson Luwie, the former driver of Lord Yahto from the Jenna Province’s Yahto family! Not only is he a great man with exceptional abilities, but he’s currently also the general manager of several shopping malls!” whispered Benson who was equally as shocked as Jenny was.

Still, that at least explained why Chairman Luwie’s bodyguards were so strong!

At that moment, Hanson asked in a serious tone, “Could you detail what happened here earlier, Miss Sherwin?”

Anyone who wasn’t living under a rock knew that all the forces in Jenna City were now under the control of the incredible and mysterious Master Crawford. Hanson, for one, knew this, and he also knew that Perla was Master Crawford’s most beloved disciple.

With that in mind, despite knowing that Perla could very easily handle herself, there was no way he was going to risk her accidentally getting humiliated, especially not in his territory. Besides, this was a prime opportunity for him to prove his allegiance toward Master Crawford, and he could show how serious he was as well.

Hanson also feared that if he didn’t step in, news about that would reach the ears of his head of the family who was still trying to curry favor with Master Crawford. Should that happen, he’d surely be done for! With all that in mind, he was determined to help Perla vent her anger out today.

“Well… This woman here keeps pestering me! She even called for backup so that they could force Master to come get me after beating me up! After hearing that they wanted to rip master to shreds, I instantly got angry and hit her in response! That’s pretty much the gist of it!” replied Perla with a subtle smile.

Momentarily stupefied, Hanson shouted, “What? You… You actually dare show that much disrespect toward Master Crawford?!”

Finding herself gulping, Jenny felt slightly intimidated not only because of Hanson’s high rank, but also because of his reddened eyes that were now glaring straight into her soul…

Even Benson was stunned by Hanson’s response, and he was so terrified that he quickly replied, “C- Chairman Luwie! There must be some sort of misunderstanding here! My uncle’s name is Finnegan Laidler, you know?”

Despite bringing up his connections, Hanson barely even flinched as he ordered, “Men! These people are daring enough to cause trouble in our mall! With that said, break their legs in accordance with the rules! Also, that woman there was disrespectful to our VIPs! With such a potty mouth, the only reasonable punishment is to slap her till she can’t speak anymore!”

The second his sentence ended, several of his bodyguards instantly took action without the slightest hesitation.

What followed after were screams of pure pain and terror that echoed across the entire mall…

Looking at Benson’s broken legs as well as his subordinates who were now all convulsing erratically on the floor, the terrified Jenny found herself slowly taking a step back… Before turning around to book it!

To her utter dismay, she felt as her hair was yanked right back to where she had initially stood!

Turning around, she realized that one of the bodyguards had found a thick wooden plank somewhere, and he was now slowly walking toward her…!

Once, twice, and thrice. The plank continuously and mercilessly smacked the arrogant woman’s face. Soon enough, Jenny’s face was completely bloodied, and her cheeks were both so swollen that her face almost looked deformed.

By that point, even Perla couldn’t bear to watch anymore. All this was simply too cruel!

As his eyelids twitched, Hanson knew that he didn’t really want or need to be this cruel either. After all, breaking someone’s legs was already punishment enough.

Even so, he had ordered his men to beat these people half to death, and he was aware of how vicious his order had been.

However, there was simply no other way to deal with them. After all, these people had chosen to offend Master Crawford of all people, even going so far as to threaten to rip him to shreds!

Had they not said that, they wouldn’t be suffering as much as they currently were.

Regardless, teaching these people such a ruthless lesson was his own way of showing mercy. If he didn’t do so now, he was worried that they wouldn’t even know how they ended up dying later on…

Chapter 1517

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1517

Naturally, Jenny was swiftly dealt with without much hassle.

Moving back to Gerald, there were simply too many people these days who were looking for an opportunity to approach him.

While it was honestly getting to a point where he found it troublesome, Gerald was thankful that he was going to be staying in the miracle cave on Tierson Mountain for the next few days.

As suggested by its name, the place truly was a miracle, and Gerald found several magic artifacts inside. Even so, it took Gerald three whole days before he was able to find the exact one that Master Ghost had told him to find.

It was a blue elite crystal that was about the size of an adult’s nail…

While he was pleased to have finally found it, Gerald hadn’t the slightest idea how to even use it. After observing it for a while, however, he realized that it seemed to contain a very strong and special form of energy within it.

‘I wonder why Master Ghost insisted on locating this specific gem…’ Gerald thought to himself before continuing to research it.

However, even after a few days had passed, he still didn’t have any idea how to utilize it. With that, he concluded that he needed Master Ghost’s help to figure it out.

Knowing Master Ghost, Gerald had a feeling that that man had already foreseen him locating the crystal. In other words, everything was probably going according to how Master Ghost had planned.

Even if that was the case, however, where was Master Ghost even hiding…?

Just as Gerald was beginning to worry, Julian walked up to him before saying, “Master Crawford, Miss Xyrielle from the Waddys family is here! While I had expected her to leave after denying her entry, she’s been waiting for you outside for an entire day and night! She keeps saying that she has to meet you no matter what!”

“…Hmm? Xyrielle? What is she doing here?”

Naturally knowing who she was, Gerald remembered how indifferently she had behaved every time she was around him. Aside from her birthday banquet, they pretty much had no other reason to meet each other. Even so, if she truly had been waiting for him for an entire day and night, he had no reason not to meet her. Besides, he felt slightly guilty for initially thinking of using her to obtain an admission ticket.

“Let her in, then!” added Gerald with a nod.

With a flick of his wrist, the blue crystal disappeared just as Xyrielle was brought into the backyard.

The moment she saw Gerald, her heart instantly began palpitating as she stuttered, “G-Gerald… No- M-master Crawford!”

Thinking back, she wondered why she had found this person to be so mediocre just a few days ago… Honestly, hadn’t she been acting rather high and mighty before him at the time? To think that she would now be too nervous to even look him in the eye!

Smiling as he turned to look at her, Gerald then asked, “So… I’m here. Did you want to talk to me about something?”

“Y-yes! Though… I doubt you’d agree to my request…” replied Xyrielle in a slightly saddened tone.

She was fully aware that what she wanted to ask from him was slightly impolite, and though she was sure that Gerald would’ve agreed with it had she not found out about his true identity, now that all this

had happened, she wasn’t so sure anymore. To make matters worse, her nervousness and inferiority were making it extra hard for her to bring the request up.

“Well, that depends on the request… Go on…” said Gerald.

“W-well… The thing is, I wanted to ask if you could accompany me on a trip to Sacrasolis Mountain… B-but I can see now that you’re very busy so…!” replied Xyrielle.

Though she said that, her hopeful eyes clearly betrayed her.

“Hmm? Sacrasolis Mountain? Is there a reason you’d like me to accompany you there?” asked Gerald, flashing a slightly wry smile.

“…T-that…” muttered Xyrielle.

She didn’t really know how to explain it without making the request sound absurd. In the end, however, she simply gave up and decided to be straightforward about it.

Essentially, Xyrielle wanted him to accompany her there since she wanted to look for the fortune-teller that she had previously met at the riverside behind that mountain. In other words, she wanted the fortune-teller to determine whether their marriage truly was predestined by fate, despite knowing how ridiculous her motive sounded.

It didn’t help that she was well aware that while marriage was the only thing on her mind, Master Crawford was an actual busy person.

Chapter 1518

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1518 Her understanding of that only served to further increase her embarrassment.

Despite that, Xyrielle still valued this predestined marriage too much for her to ignore.

Eventually, she gave in and simply told Gerald more about the fortune-teller that had given her, her reading back then.

“…Hmm? A fortune-teller? What does he look like?” asked Gerald in a simultaneously excited and serious tone.

After all, the description she made… Was the person she had gotten her reading from actually Master Ghost?

Could Master Ghost have been hiding on Sacrasolis Mountain this entire time? If that truly was the case, then Gerald didn’t have to waste any more time and effort locating him!

After thinking for a short while, Gerald agreed to escort her over to the mountain. This was a chance for him to reunite with Master Ghost, and he wasn’t about to say no to that.

Regardless, the second Xyrielle heard that Gerald was willing to go along with her request, she instantly felt both surprised and happy.

Fast forward to sometime later, both of them were able to see a church in the distance…

Sacrasolis Mountain was located south of the Jenna Province, and it was also where Sacrasolis Church could be found. There were apparently quite a number of pilgrims who came here too.

Regardless, the more he looked at the church, the more Gerald felt that Master Ghost truly was in there.

Upon getting close enough to the church’s entrance, two young priests stopped them from proceeding.

“Have both of you come to pray?” asked one of them in a respectful tone as the two priests smiled warmly.

“Not at all, sir. We just came here to have a look at the back of the mountains. Also, why are there so few pilgrims here today?” asked Xyrielle while looking around.

“Oh? Our apologies, but Sacrasolis Mountain has been closed for about a month now! With that said, the back of the mountain is no longer open to the public… I’m afraid that both of you are going to have to go back if you’re heading there just to have some fun!” replied the other priest as he lowered his head.

Though it was subtle, Gerald managed to catch that same priest—who had just spoken—sneaking glances in between gulps as he stared at Xyrielle’s bosom. From that alone, Gerald could tell that these two weren’t good people.

It was also at that moment when Gerald noticed traces of deliberately hidden murderous auras exuding from the two. Things like these weren’t going to escape Gerald’s eyes that easily.

With that, Gerald activated his divine sense to get a better grasp of his surroundings. A brief moment later, he realized that the two priests truly were the only people atop the mountain.

Giving the duo a brief—but cold—glance, Gerald decided not to say anything for the moment.

Xyrielle, on the other hand, looked visibly disappointed to hear that news. Just as she turned around, ready to leave, Gerald noticed the two priests nudging each other by their elbows while exchanging glances.

As Gerald pretended not to have noticed, the two priests eventually chose to run up to Xyrielle before saying, “Miss! Do stay!”

“…Huh? Is something wrong, masters?” asked Xyrielle.

“Let’s just say that both of us have seen how pious you are. Due to that, we’re making an exception and granting you access to the back of the mountain!” explained one of the priests.

“What? Seriously?! I greatly appreciate it!” replied Xyrielle, both surprised and overjoyed.

“However, note that while we’re permitting you entry, you’ll only be allowed to head up the mountain one by one. The other person can wait and rest in the guestroom till the other party returns. It’s just how things work here, and it’d be difficult for us to explain ourselves if others somehow noticed that we led both of you in at the same time!” added the priest.

“…I see! I’m fine with that!” replied Xyrielle as she turned to look at Gerald.

Since he didn’t look like he was against the idea, Xyrielle simply nodded, now more determined than ever to meet up with that fortune-teller. With any luck, she’d be able to get another reading from him.

The fortune-teller had previously shared the exact location for her to find him too, which was why she wasn’t worried about not being able to meet up with him once she was at the back of the mountain.

With that, Gerald and Xyrielle then followed the two priests into the church.

Unbeknownst by the priests, Gerald secretly flicked his finger toward Xyrielle, injecting a stream of essential qi into her body…

Chapter 1519

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1519 Naturally, the first to enter was Xyrielle, and one of the priests promptly began leading her to the back of the mountain.

As for Gerald, he was led toward another mountain path by the other priest.

Walking slowly with his hands in his pocket, Gerald heard as the priest suddenly laughed before saying, “I have to say, you really are fortunate, brother! Your girl’s a real beauty you know? Probably among the top hundred beauties in the world!”

Displaying a smile, Gerald then replied, “Really? I don’t think she’s that beautiful!”

“I see… What a pity! Well, since you don’t even realize how lucky you are to have such a beauty by your side, why not give her to us instead?” said the priest with a snicker as he smiled coldly.

Was he finally showing his true colors? Whatever the case was, Gerald pretended to be momentarily surprised before angrily retorting, “What? What kind of talk is that? Aren’t you a priest?! Aren’t you afraid that I’ll look for the head priest and complain about you?!”

“Hahaha! You fool! You’re actually thinking of complaining about me? Do you think you’ll still be able to even speak once I’m done with you?” scoffed the priest before laughing.

“…What do you mean by that?”

“Hah! Truth be told, both your fates had already been sealed from the moment you approached the mountain! You know, my brother’s probably already turned that girl of yours into his plaything by now!” replied the priest as he laughed sinisterly.

The second his sentence ended, Xyrielle’s terrified screams could suddenly be heard coming from a distance!

“Heh! I’m sure you heard that too, right? With that, I’m sorry but I’m not going to be wasting another second on you! After all, if I don’t rush over and get my share of the fun now, I’ll probably have to wait in line once the other guys hear her screams!”

Before Gerald could even reply, the priest swiftly slammed his palm right into Gerald’s chest!

Shouting in pain, Gerald ended up flying backward until he eventually collided against a tree! The second the impact hit, blood instantly began spurting out of his mouth before Gerald fell feebly to the ground…

A few twitches later, Gerald finally stopped moving, now fully unconscious.

“What useless trash! It’s such a waste that that woman ended up with you! No matter! Once I’m done with you, I’ll quickly head off to have some fun with her! Still, that d*mned Calven… You should’ve been more careful about her screaming!” grumbled the priest as he quickly tossed Gerald’s corpse to the side.

As the priest ran in Xyrielle’s direction, Gerald remained utterly still…

It was only a few seconds later when some rustling could be heard… and all of a sudden, several people—who were all well-camouflaged—suddenly dropped down from above!

After testing to see if he still breathed and confirming that he was truly dead, the men exchanged glances with each other before quickly running after the priest.

It was only then when Gerald finally decided to slowly open his eyes again.

Following a loud ‘crack’, Gerald’s body began straightening itself again as though some form of necromancy was being used on his body.

‘This mountain truly is interesting… From what I’ve observed, it appears that not only are there quite a lot of masters here, but there also seems to be two different forces present!’ Gerald thought to himself with a frown.

Realizing that Xyrielle was most probably still in danger, Gerald swiftly made his way in the direction that all the others had headed to…

Dialing back time a bit, Xyrielle had been so anxious to find the fortune-teller earlier that she truly hadn’t expected the priest to actually have malicious intentions toward her.

When he attempted to force himself onto her, Xyrielle was instantly scared half to death. After all, while Xyrielle did have a bit of training, she was well aware that the priest was much stronger than her. She wasn’t his match at all!

Watching Xyrielle struggle desperately as he continued pushing her onto the ground, the sinister- looking priest then laughed maliciously before saying, “Go on, continue screaming! And make sure to struggle all you want because nobody’s coming for you~! Push a little harder, won’t you? Hahaha!”

It was at that moment when Xyrielle’s flailing caused her to accidentally hit the priest at the side of his neck…

Almost immediately after, a loud sound was heard as massive amounts of essential qi was released where Xyrielle’s palm was!

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