Chapter 2002
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2002
Since Gerald was staring at her so intently, Yudell couldnât help but blush slightly as she raised her longsword, pointing it at Gerald as she said, âWhy are you looking at me like that? Also, why havenât you answered my questions?â
Snapping out of it, Gerald quickly replied, ââ¦My name is Gerald Crawford, and Iâm a participant representing the Juans Delivery House in the competition between cultivators! As for why Iâm here, I couldnât sleep so I came out here for a stroll. While walking about, I happened to notice the black figures from before bolting toward your room, so I simply followed them here While Yudell wasnât completely convinced with his explanation, she put her sword away before saying, âI see. Either way, you may leave now. Since none of this concerns you, you saw nothing tonight!
Understand?â
Hearing that, Gerald was left utterly speechless. âI just saved you, you know? Would it kill to show a bit of gratitude? Your temperâs as bad as Yalindaâs!â Gerald thought to himself as he left the sceneâ¦
Regardless, once morning came, the first day of the competition between cultivators officially began.
By that point, a spacious arena had been set up in Gardale city for the participants to duelâ¦
Once everyone was there, General Lucarl walked up the arena before declaring, âGood day, ladies and gentlemen! Before anything else, allow me to apologize to Miss Yudell, the representative of the Thundering Cloud Sect! From what Iâve been told, she was attacked last night, and Iâm sure this stems from the fact that our guards didnât perform their garrison duty properly! As a result, not only was she nearly attacked, but her two attendants were killed in the process.â
Upon hearing that, all the audience members turned to look at Yudell whoâunlike the day beforeâwas now standing aloneâ¦
Seeing that, an uproar immediately sprung up, with many among the crowd discussing why the murderers targeted solely Yudell when so many representatives from other sects were present.
Inthe end, the majority agreed that the Thundering Cloud Sect must have offended some major partyâ¦
âWhile all this is deeply upsetting, it doesnât change the fact that the competition between cultivators is still on today. With that said, the competition will commence as planned! As for our first contenders, the first duel will be between Yudell Mullington from the Thundering Cloud Sect and Watts Jobe from the Sect of Steel! Contenders, please prepare yourselves!â
Hearing that, everyone was slightly surprised, including Gerald. After all, who wouldâve expected that she would be first to fight?
Still, Gerald didnât see that as a bad thing. After all, he would now be able to witness how strong she truly was. Yalinda herself had previously told him how powerful she was, so he was keen on finding out how true that statement was.
Either way, it was shortly after when both Yudell and Watts entered the arenaâ¦
The Sect of Steel was equally as famous as the Thundering Cloud Sect, and it was located in Liverbrook Valley south of Shontell. From what Gerald had heard, Watts was also the first disciple of the sect, which was probably why he was sent here to represent them.
Regardless, it was a pleasant surprise that such major sects would be dueling straight off the bat. It definitely made everyone excited.
Whatever the case was, Watts gave a good look at Yudell before smiling smugly as he said, âYou know, the Thundering Cloud Sect has always won first place in the past⦠I wonder if you can maintain their winning streak!â
âCut the cr*p! My sect is definitely going to win first prize again!â scoffed Yudell arrogantly.
While Watts definitely appeared confident, his smug smile would make anyone feel pissedâ¦