Chapter 1312
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1312
As for the refining and heating process, Gerald had memories of a skill called fire control thatâwhile was more profound than the process carved on the cliffsâwas also much easier to do.
However, since Gerald hadnât even practiced the art of pill-making before, it was hard for him to pinpoint the more minor differences.
Regardless, just as Gerald was about to head backânow that he was done looking at the carvingsâhe suddenly heard a sweet voice from behind him saying, âHello there, handsome! Could you please help me out? My kiteâs gotten stuck in a tree and Iâd appreciate it greatly if you gave me a hand!â
Turning around to see who the owner of the voice was, Gerald was immediately greeted by the sight of an extremely beautiful and pure-looking girlâwho was wearing white sportswear and had her hair tied up in a ponytailâlooking at him from under a tree, her expression rather anxious.
Due to how distressed she looked, Gerald found it rather hard to refuse her request, so he simply headed over to her.
True to her word, the kite could be seen lodged atop a tree, and though Gerald couldâve easily gotten it for herâthrough the use of his skillsâunder normal circumstances, the incident that had happened back at the Gunter mansion had taught him not to display his skills so openly.
With that in mind, not wanting to put his life at risk just to make things a little easier, Gerald then headed over to the tree to begin climbing it.
Just as he was about to start climbing, however, he noticed the girl taking a step back⦠before a large net sprang up from the ground!
The next thing Gerald knew, he was already hanging under the tree!
Since the net was made of gold wire, Gerald knew that he needed to use his inner strength to break free. Not wanting to resort to that just yet, he then glared at the girl before coldly asking, âWhat do you think youâre doing?â
At that moment, several young men and womenâdonning traditional clothingâbegan revealing themselves as they walked toward the scene from multiple directions.
âHahaha! Weâve caught one~! Weâve caught one~! Go call Sister Fleur over and tell her weâve caught some bait!â cheered the girl from before in glee.
After someone ran off to notify that âSister Fleurâ person, it wasnât long before they returned together with a woman who looked to be around the age of twenty-three.
The moment the boys in the group saw her, their eyes instantly lit up with excitement as they nodded respectfully toward her before greeting, âSister Fleur!â
âSister Fleur, look! I remember you saying something along the lines of being short of bait, right? Well, Iâve caught one for you!â
âYenna, do you even know who this isâ¦? And why have you hung him up like that?â asked Fleur as she walked over with her arms crossed, studying Gerald the entire time.
As Fleur looked at her younger sister with a bitter smile, Yenny Yateman then replied, âBeats me! While I was initially planning to capture one of the lower-ranking people here, none of them dared to come over despite my excellent acting! Just when I thought all hope was lost, I saw this stinking guy wandering casually around our valley! Who couldâve guessed that I would be successful in capturing him! Haha!â
âYenny, what if heâs the son of one of the wealthy businessmen here whoâve come to ask for medicine?
If thatâs really the case, then weâll surely be in a lot of trouble!â reasoned one of the youths there as Fleur waited for her younger sisterâs response as well.
âI doubt it! After all, Iâve observed this guy for quite a while before actually capturing him! Also, I really donât think that heâs a big shot since heâs dressed so ordinarily. Since he just came over to help without even questioning my motives, heâs clearly an idiot as well! Haha! Though, if you need confirmation, Iâll just ask him now!â replied Yenny triumphantly.
With that, she picked a branch off the ground before pointing it at Gerald and demanding, âHey! Brat!
Tell us, are you the son of some rich businessman or something?â
Gerald wasnât even sure how to reply. After all, he didnât really have a clear grasp of the situation yet.
From what he could tell, these youths were all from the valley, though he still had no idea what they were planning.
Not knowing what to do, he simply shook his head.
âHah! See? I told you he wasnât anyone important! Also, since he was acting pretty sneakily in those ordinary clothes of his, I have a hunch that he actually snuck in! With that in mind, itâs only right for us to use him as bait!â declared Yenny.
After giving one final glance at Gerald, Fleur finally gave in and instructed, ââ¦Alright then. Hold onto him and take him away!â