Chapter 2007
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2007
âFine. However, youâll owe me one, and I can ask for your help whenever necessary! Deal?â replied Gerald.
Though she was slightly surprised to hear that, Yudell had a feeling that it was alright making such a deal with Gerald. With that in mind, after a brief pause, Yudell replied, ââ¦Deal!â With the agreement made, Yudell then left Geraldâs roomâ¦
Fast forward to morning, Yalinda and Gerald returned to the arena. While everything else remained mostly the same, an old man was now the representative of the Thundering Cloud Sect.
Regardless, it was finally time for Yalinda to enter the ring todayâ¦
Truth be told, she had only ever participated in small competitions before this. In other words, this was her first time participating in such a major competition, which explained why she was feeling so anxious right nowâ¦
Not long after, Zenon Lightning stepped forth before announcing, âGood day to all! Itâs the second day of the competition between cultivators, and the first match will be between Yalinda Juans, the representative of the Juans Delivery House, and Levi Homewood, the eldest son of an aristocratic sword family! Please prepare yourselves!â
Hearing that, both Yalinda and Levi walked to the center of the arena, staring intently at each other throughout the processâ¦
Once they were standing right in front of each other, Levi smiled subtly as he said, âWell, well, whoâd have thought weâd be going against each other today!â
Chuckling in response, Yalinda then replied, âIndeed! I hope youâll go easy on me today, Mr.
Homewood! After all, Iâve heard countless tales of your swordsmanship! While Iâm glad to be able to widen my horizons through our upcoming duel, letâs try not to overdo it, alright?â As Yalinda had said, this was just a martial arts competition, and such competitions were usually held to deepen bonds between the challengers. Killing was naturally prohibited, so defeating the opponent was usually good enough.
âBut of course, Miss Juans!â replied Levi.
Since both of them came from rich and powerful families in Shontell, Yalinda believed that Levi was a nice person. At the very least, he probably wouldnât do anything too despicableâ¦
Regardless, now that they had agreed on that, both of them drew their weaponsâ¦
While Yalinda was wielding a long, black whip, Levi had a longswordâthat was manufactured by his familyâin hand.
Being an aristocratic family in Shontell, not only were the Homewoods well known for manufacturing excellent swords, but they were also famed for their swordplay. Time and again, the Homewoodsâ
swordsmanship had evolved for the better, and few were able to win against them. Due to that, they received fewer and fewer challengers by the year.
With that in mind, not many people had been able to witness the Homewoodsâ true sword-fighting capabilities in recent years, which explained why Yalinda was feeling so honored to be able to duel against the eldest son of the Homewood family today. Even if she did end up losing, sheâd still be left satisfiedâ¦
Whatever the case was, after staring at each other for a bit longer, the duo then rushed forward simultaneously!
Taking the initiative to strike, Yalinda lashed her whip, creating thunderous sounds that almost made it feel like the air was getting shattered into piecesâ¦!
While that was certainly impressive, Levi wasnât about to let her take all the action. With a swift slash of his sword, the sheer power of it caused Yalindaâs whip to get flung backward!