Chapter 1466
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1466 Choosing not to answer him verbally, Gerald simply mimicked what Yin Yang had done earlier—in order to use the sword tactic—before pointing in a random direction…
All of a sudden, the room began trembling wildly, causing the surrounding walls to crack and even begin crumbling! Following that, a massive sword that glowed purple and black began manifesting!
The sheer force of the summoning process alone caused strong winds to blow, and the next thing Terrance and Manager Waferer—who had been standing at the side—knew, the corners of their mouths were already bleeding due to how sharp the blades of wind were!
However, they were far too preoccupied with staring wide-eyed at the powerful-looking sword of light before them to even notice that they were hurt! It looked so powerful that it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that it could easily topple the entire restaurant with a single swing!
With a slight gesture, Gerald made the sword momentarily disappear… Once it reappeared, it was tiny. However, as the sword of light shot past Yin Yang’s face, it caused a steady stream of blood to trickle down his right cheek…
By this point, Yin Yang was already panting heavily as he stared at Gerald, eyes fully widened in disbelief.
“…W-what…? You… You’ve also become someone who’s trained to attain spiritual enlightenment…?!” muttered Yin Yang in horror.
What Gerald had just accomplished was the highest level for this particular magic art. In other words, the ability to freely retract and release the sword of light.
It was a level that not even Yin Yang had been able to master, yet Gerald appeared to have already perfected it…
Gulping, the horrified Yin Yang then asked, “When… When did you manage to attain spiritual enlightenment…? And when did you master the Soul Slasher…?”
“Just a few days ago, to be quite frank. As for the Soul Slasher, I learned it just now by observing you. While you may think you’re all-powerful, your movements are honestly pretty slow and the tactics you muttered aren’t as silent as you’d like to imagine! I could hear all of it!” replied Gerald with a faint smile.
“…Y-you…!” stuttered Yin Yang as he took two steps back in fear. Gerald had now shown him what true terror felt like…!
Realizing how much trouble he was now in, Yin Yang instantly kowtowed before Gerald while shouting, “P-please spare my life, Mr. Crawford! No, Senior! I was wrong, senior…!”
While Yin Yang hadn’t been afraid of death in the past, he was extremely terrified of dying now. After all, he had finally gotten a taste of what it felt like to be the cream of the crop, a person training to attain spiritual enlightenment… It was like a precious dream come true, and he wasn’t ready to lose all that right here and now.
After witnessing the extent of Gerald’s skills and understanding why he had been so calm this entire time, Yin Yang knew that the young man had already beaten him in every aspect possible. It was just as he had earlier said… The gap between them was simply too vast…!
Yin Yang’s biggest discomfort, however, came from the fact that he had been treating himself as the protagonist this entire time… He now understood that the actual protagonist had been Gerald all along!
As for Manager Waferer, he finally snapped out of his shock when he realized that Yin Yang was kneeling before Gerald. Realizing how dire things were now, the manager instantly knelt in front of Gerald as well, pleading, “P-please spare my life as well, Mr. Crawford…!”
Federico himself was facing a fair amount of internal struggle in his heart. However, since his master was actually kneeling before Gerald while begging for his life, Federico simply did the same.
Seeing that, Gerald—who was still seated on his chair—raised his hand slightly, summoning a cup of untouched fragrant tea into it.
After taking a few sips, Gerald then said, “We truly haven’t met in ages, Yin Yang… Regardless, I can’t exactly tell when it started, but I’ve begun liking it when people talk to me with this kind of attitude and reverence… I would have certainly been much happier if the three of you had spoken to me with this attitude from the very beginning!”
Chapter 1467
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1467 “P-please spare my life, Mr. Crawford…! I beg of you…!” pleaded Yin Yang as he continued begging for mercy.
Though Federico continued begging as well, he was simultaneously wondering why someone who was around the same age as him could be so powerful.
After becoming Yin Yang’s disciple and entering the realm of training, Federico had naturally grown quite arrogant, and it was no easy task for him to willingly submit to a person from the bottom of his heart.
With that in mind, he quickly regained his wits and began thinking that all of this was simply nonsense! There was no way he was going to just bow to the whims of a person his age!
‘I’m unconvinced of all this…! Even if master is willing to kowtow before you, I can’t accept this at all! I’m simply being a real man now by making a strategic submission! Mark my words, I’ll surely get back at you for all this one day…!’ Federico thought to himself.
By thinking of it as a strategic retreat, Federico became more willing to continue pleading for mercy.
“I don’t mind sparing your lives. After all, I never even said that I’d kill both of you in the first place!” said Gerald as he looked at Yin Yang and Manager Wafarer, prompting both of them to heave huge sighs of relief.
Realizing that his name hadn’t been called out, Federico could only stare at Gerald in disbelief.
“As for you, I recall that you’ve agreed to exchange the lives of your family members in return for the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk. While it’s true that a real man should know when to make strategic
submissions, a true man follows his promises to the very end as well! With that said, you and your entire family will have to die!” declared Gerald.
“…Y-you… What…?!” stuttered Federico, now terrified beyond words. He hadn’t anticipated that Gerald could read minds!
Quickly backing away in panic, Federico instantly began muttering, “N-no…! Please, don’t…!”
However, Gerald was having none of that. Muttering a few tactics, Gerald then pointed his sword finger at Federico!
Following that, a powerful blood-red sword flew right at the terrified man, completely enveloping Federico in a crimson glow as soon as it came into contact with him!
While he thought he was going to die, Federico eventually opened his eyes… Only to realize that he was still in one piece.
“…I’m… Alive…?” muttered Federico, utterly shocked by the turn of events.
Federico found himself pondering if this was a lucky situation similar to what his master had experienced… With his body radiating such strong rays of light, he also wondered if they were the reason why Gerald’s deadly sword attack hadn’t harmed him in the slightest. Could it be that… He truly was a disciple chosen by god?
However, his fantasies quickly came to a halt when he heard Gerald explain in an indifferent tone, “Don’t get your hopes up. You’ve just been afflicted with a blood curse! As long as the curse is active, anyone who shares the same bloodline as you will start dying, one by one! Don’t worry, you’ll be the last to die, so cherish what little time you have left!”
“…H-huh…? A… Blood curse…?!” exclaimed Federico.
The second his sentence ended, an acute pain instantly swept through Federico’s body! As painful black cracks began forming all over his face, Federico finally began regretting his actions.
Everything had initially been fine… He was already a rich young master, wasn’t he? Just why did he have to go provoke this person…?!
“Just… Why…?!” cried out the aching Federico as his entire body exploded into a bloody mist a split second later!
As the bloody mist remained suspended in the air, both Yin Yang and Manager Wafarer gulped as a clear message was imprinted into their minds and hearts.
Anyone who dared to offend Mr. Crawford would surely die…!
Snapping out of it, Manager Wafarer immediately resumed kowtowing as he pleaded, “P-please, please, please spare my life, Mr. Crawford…!”
Yin Yang himself was petrified in fear, unable to even move an inch.
Ignoring Manager Wafarer for the moment, Gerald then turned to look at Yin Yang before asking, “Now then… Do you remember the question I asked earlier?”
“I-I remember…!”
Chapter 1468
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1468 Watching as Yin Yang nodded repeatedly, Gerald then said, “Repeat what I asked then before you answer my question!”
Gulping, Yin Yang then muttered, “Y-you asked me how I had obtained my title and why I had chosen to stay by Young Master Dun’s side…!”
Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Yin Yang then added, “Truth be told, I only managed to figure all this out about half a year after training to attain spiritual enlightenment. Mr. Crawford, did you know that the world is more exciting and amazing than anything you could’ve ever imagined? For starters, there’s a realm- no, an entire world that can be assessed by those training to attain spiritual enlightenment! However, you should also know that many of them later choose to live and work alongside regular people! We refer to this as joining society!”
“Speaking of which, while it’s true that those who have attained spiritual enlightenment have great power and influence that could easily be used to take control over planet’s order, in an effort to keep unruly people under control, a joint organization known as the Ringmasters of Obliteration was created! Speaking of the Ringmasters of Obliteration, they’re also the ones who regulate the ranks and titles. With that said, those who train to attain spiritual enlightenment have to use the Appraisal Obsidian to complete an essential qi examination that will then give them their grade!”
“As for me, I’m currently in the joining society stage as a person who is training to attain spiritual enlightenment. Naturally, I have my own selfish reasons for doing this!” explained Yin Yang before pausing for a while as he observed Gerald’s expression.
“Regardless, there will be an underground ceremony in the Jenna Province in the next few days. From the rumors I’ve heard, that it’s due to a non-government organization discovering a miracle. While miracles are oftentimes extremely dangerous, they’re also very enticing. With that in mind, I came here
about three months ago to lay down the foundation. After all, it’s said that among the miracles, there are some magic artifacts that are capable of destroying the world!” added Yin Yang, stating all that he knew without hiding anything.
Naturally, Gerald made sure to pay extra close attention to everything that Yin Yang said. He was truly learning a lot today, and he now realized that what Peter and Zyla had shared with him before was only the tip of the iceberg in the world of those who trained to achieve spiritual enlightenment.
Regardless, he was now lifting the veils of mysteries on his own.
As he thought about it, he recalled Peter saying that there was a big problem with his grandfather. Had his grandfather also been training to attain spiritual enlightenment…? If that was the case, then everything that had happened up till this point started to make a lot more sense. For some reason, realizing that seemed to make Gerald’s heartache the more he thought about it.
“…I see. Regardless, if I remember correctly, your name is Julian Laker, correct?” asked Gerald casually.
“It is, Mr. Crawford!” replied Julian fearfully.
“Well, since you seem to have the will to live and I know it wasn’t easy for you to get to where you currently are, I’m giving you a chance to persuade me as to why I shouldn’t kill you right now! Make it snappy!” said Gerald.
“I-if you let me live, then I, Julian Laker, will follow you and be your slave! I’ll be willing to do anything for you in return for your kindness and benevolence! I’ve seen the errors of my ways! I truly have!” replied Julian as he immediately began kowtowing again.
Truly terrified and filled with profound respect and humility toward Gerald, everything that Julian had just said was the truth. After all, stating that Gerald was far scarier now than he had been a year ago
was no exaggeration.
There wasn’t a good ending to be found by choosing to go against him.
“Very good,” said Gerald rather indifferently.
As relief washed through Julian, the terrified Manager Wafarer began kowtowing again as well as he pleaded, “I-I’m willing to become your slave as well, Mr. Crawford…!”
In response, Gerald simply lightly stepped on Manager Waferer’s head!
“Oh? Who do you even think you are? Do you truly think that you’re worthy enough to stay by my side…?”
“N-no! I was wrong for stepping out of line! Please forgive me!” cried out the terror-stricken manager.
“I’m glad you realize that. Regardless, you still haven’t answered my question. How did you get your hands on the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk?” asked Gerald.
Not daring to hide anything from Gerald anymore, Manager Waferer quickly replied, “I-it was given to me by a student…! While I came to realize that the item had great value after having someone evaluate it, the student simply asked for three hundred thousand dollars! Quite frankly, I wouldn’t have minded paying him three million dollars had he not been so adamant with that price!”
“A student? Do you know more about him?” asked Gerald with a frown.
Momentarily stunned when he heard that question, Manager Waferer quickly snapped out of it before replying, “W-well, at the time, I was curious to know how that kid had managed to get his hands on the magic artifact as well… With that said, I sent someone to tail him in secret… From what I’ve managed to gather, the student’s name is Yul and he’s a fourth-year senior studying at the Jenna Province
University… He’s also in the second class of the Department of Economics and Management! While his family isn’t that well to do, he seems to be a very honest person…!”
“Yul…” murmured Gerald as a plan began forming in his mind…
Chapter 1469
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1469 Master Ghost had always been a calm man who had the remarkable ability to predict the future. With that in mind, it was impossible for him to have simply chosen to dispose of such a valuable magic artifact just like that. But what could his intentions have been…?
As Gerald pondered on, Zenny—who had been quiet this entire time—finally decided to say, “Could Master Ghost be trying to tell us something, Gerald? Could this be his way of asking for help?”
Nodding in response, Gerald then replied, “I assume so. After all, with his near-perfect ability to predict the future, he’s probably already predicted that we’d come looking for him. In fact, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that he already knows when we’ll be coming to get him! Why else would he have allowed his beloved whisk to end up in that auction in the past few days? Regardless, we should head to Jenna Province University first. Once we find Yul, we’ll ask him about what he knows!”
“I used to study at that university too, master! Why don’t I accompany you there? I’m sure having someone by your side will be more convenient for you anyway!” suggested Perla.
“You have a good point. Very well, then!”
Upon arriving at the Jenna Province University, Gerald found himself thinking about his past. It was just something that happened anytime he entered any campus. Regardless, it had been three years since Mila had gone missing… That was also the start of all of this…
Despite that, now that he was within another university, it felt like everything had just happened yesterday… Time simply worked that way, secretly slipping away when one was most unprepared for it…
When Perla—who had been following Gerald around campus—saw that he was deep in thought, she decided not to interrupt him. Instead, she simply chose to head to the Department of Economics and
Management to look for Yul.
Gerald himself simply continued wandering around campus.
Just as he was thinking that all universities looked more or less the same, he suddenly heard someone shouting, “Look out!”
At that moment, a large kite was swooping down from the sky, and it was headed straight for Gerald! Things like these weren’t uncommon when flying a kite. After all, without wind, kites would simply descend rapidly, and there was no real way of stopping that from happening.
Regardless, the girl who had called out to Gerald appeared to have been flying the kite with a few friends of hers, and they were now frantically trying to warn Gerald about it.
Needless to say, Gerald noticed it almost instantaneously. Since he was still deep in thought, he didn’t consider his actions and ended up pointing at the kite… Before causing it to explode while it was still in the sky!
By the time the kite fell to the ground, it was nothing but ashes!
When the girls finally got to Gerald, they instantly began shouting both anxiously and in rage when they saw the condition of their kite.
“Was there really a need for this? It’s not like we did it on purpose! Why’d you have to burn our kite?!” yelled one of the girls.
Of the four long-haired girls in the group—who all looked equally slim and attractive—three of them were pointing angrily at him. The fourth, from what Gerald could see, seemed to be more on the quiet and demure side. Even so, there were still obvious hints of disappointment on her face.
Whatever the case was, Gerald found himself sighing internally as an apologetic expression formed on his face. This was why he preferred sealing off his essential qi… After all, if he accidentally used it, there was always the potential of him accidentally hurting others…
Snapping out of it, Gerald then quickly replied, “I didn’t mean to! I apologize!”
“What do you mean you didn’t mean to? It’s obvious that you intentionally burnt our kite just because it nearly hit you! How terrible can you be?!” retorted another girl.
From the looks of it, they had been so focused on getting to Gerald earlier that they hadn’t really seen how their kite had been obliterated. With that in mind, Gerald burning it seemed to be the only logical conclusion based on the kite’s current condition. From what Gerald could see, they weren’t about to accept any other explanation either.
With that in mind, Gerald then said, “Look, I’ll compensate you for it!”
As he said that, an elegant-looking girl—who had previously been standing in the center of the group— began winding up the kite’s string…
However, she didn’t notice a pit hole in time and found herself leaning dangerously forward!
Chapter 1470
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1470 Seeing that, Gerald instantly grabbed hold of the girl’s waist before helping her up!
“My god! What the hell are you doing?! Are you actually taking advantage of Xyrielle right before our very eyes?!” yelled the enraged girls.
To think that he was being so daring out in public, and in front of them, no less!
“I-it isn’t what you think, Xaverie…!” said Xyrielle, hoping to stop her friends from saying anything unnecessary.
“There’s no need to be afraid, Xyrielle! We’re here to defend you! Whatever the case is, I’m making a call now so that this kid pays for what he’s done!” said Xaverie as her angered friends united against their common enemy.
“You’ve got it all wrong! He was simply preventing me from falling just now! There’s a pit hole there, see?” explained Xyrielle.
“…Huh?” replied her friends, all startled to hear that.
After realizing what had truly happened, their glares softened slightly. Xyrielle, on the other hand, found herself blushing slightly as she looked at Gerald.
A brief moment later, one of the girls then said, “…Even so, he’ll still have to make up for our burnt kite!”
“I already said I was sorry!” replied Gerald with a wry smile.
“And do you think things will be settled with a simple apology?” retorted Xaverie as she crossed her arms.
Tugging onto Xaverie’s sleeve, Xyrielle then asked, “What are you still doing, Xaverie?”
“Xyrielle, you, of all people, should know how expensive that kite was! After all, it was made with high- quality materials! Regardless, with how plainly you’re dressed, I assume it’d be difficult for you to cough out a hundred and fifty dollars… Still, you did help Xyrielle out earlier… Fine, why don’t we do this? Taking into account that you aided her, you’ll just have to buy each of us a cup of milk tea as compensation. How’s that?” asked Xaverie.
“No problem!” replied Gerald with a smile as the other girls cheered and applauded.
Soon enough, all four of the girls were holding a cup of milk tea in their hands. Just as they were about to leave, however, Xaverie asked, “Speaking of which, what’s your name? And which department are you from?”
Seeing no reason to hide it, Gerald simply replied, “I’m Gerald! Gerald Crawford!”
“Copy that! Also, just so you know, a cup of milk tea each isn’t going to cut it! The next time we bump into you, we’ll be asking for at least one more milk tea treat from you! With that said, I’ll be remembering you!” said Xaverie as she dragged her friends away.
Naturally, that wasn’t a problem for Gerald. Xaverie didn’t seem to be making things particularly difficult for him either. Truth be told, he found them to be quite interesting.
Now that that issue had been dealt with, Gerald recalled that he still had important business to attend to. With that, he then quickly headed to the Department of Economics and Management.
As he left, however, he didn’t notice that Xyrielle had been constantly turning back to look at him from time to time…
Watching as his figure slowly disappeared, Xarielle was jolted back to reality when Xaverie suddenly shouted, “Xyrielle!”
Startled, she then replied, “…H-huh? What’s wrong?”
“You know, I’ve noticed that you’ve been acting a bit off for a while now… While you were all cheerful before this, you’ve been acting pretty shy ever since you bumped into that boy! Hell, you were even blushing as you stole glances at him just seconds ago! You can’t have already developed feelings for him just because he hugged you a little just now, right…?” said Xaverie in disbelief.
“N-no! That’s not the case! It’s just… When I saw him earlier…” muttered Xyrielle, hesitant on completing her sentence.
“Go on!” replied Xaverie as she and the other girls anxiously waited for Xyrielle to finish her sentence.
“It’s hard to put into words, alright? Look, do you girls remember when we bumped into that fortune- teller about half a year ago…?”