Chapter 2027
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2027
âHuh? But why? Did we risk getting here from Yanam just to find where Yearning Island is?â asked the puzzled Aiden.
Before Gerald could even answer, Master Ghost stepped in and replied, âWe canât follow them.â
Turning to face Master Ghost, Aiden then asked, ââ¦Why exactlyâ¦?â
âWell, since Daryl already knows that weâre on this island, he mustâve considered the fact that we might follow them back as well. With that in mind, if we rashly follow them, now only may we get ourselves in danger, but we may not be able to save anyone as well. You, for one, know that Geraldâs parents are still in his hands. We may be willing to risk our lives, but letâs not risk his parentsâ lives as well,â
explained Master Ghost with a frown.
âMy thoughts exactly, Master Ghostâ¦â replied Gerald as he shook his head with a wry smile.
âBut⦠But nowâs the perfect chance to locate the islandâ¦!â retorted Aiden, clenching his fist as he hammered his thigh in annoyance.
âIt is, but the closer we are to our goal, the more careful weâll have to be,â replied Gerald as he slowly faced his back against Aiden⦠Though he had a rough idea what Daryl was up to, he knew that he couldnât do anything about it. After all, he was still being on the defensive, so all he could do was accept Darylâs taunts for now. Hopefully, he would be able to find a crack in his plans sooner or laterâ¦
Fast forward to that night, all four of the men finally stood before Will. Will himself could only frown when he saw them. After all, one of them had both his arms broken, another had horrible bruises on his right cheek, and the remaining two were holding onto their chestsâ¦
Raising a slight brow, Will eventually took the initiative to ask, â⦠What the hell happened to all of you?â
Exchanging glances with each other, the leader then gritted his teeth before saying, ââ¦Gerald⦠was unexpectedly strong⦠All four of us were taken out, even though he didnât use any cultivation powersâ¦â
The second his sentence ended, four loud, consecutive slaps could be heardâ¦
âYou useless thingsâ¦! Donât the four of you have intermediate ranks in this family? How could all four of you fail to take Gerald down?! Regardless, how seriously did he get injured?â yelled Will.
âHe⦠Didnât get injuredâ¦â muttered another of the four men after hesitating for a while.
âWhat? He⦠Didnât get injured at all? How could all four of you be in such sorry states while Gerald remains fine?!â yelled Will, pointing at them as he laughed to release his rage.
âW-with all due respect, Mr. Will, Geraldâs extremely strongâ¦! We arenât his match at all! The only reason weâre still alive is because weâre all Crawfordsâ¦!â whimpered another man. âJust⦠Get out of my sightâ¦! All of you!â roared Will as he tossed his teacup to the floor, smashing it into a million piecesâ¦
After they left, Will couldnât help but pace back and forth in the living room, panting heavily throughout the process. To think that his family was wasting all their time raising these incompetent men when Gerald was way stronger than they wereâ¦!
Come to think of it, how the hell was a self-taught cultivator this strong? He shouldnât have been able to beat up the Crawfordâs disciples so easilyâ¦! As much as Will hated to admit it, he wasnât even sure if he could take down all four of those men on his own! With that in mind, all this was simply flabbergasting to himâ¦
After pacing a while more, Will eventually took a seat. Clenching his fists, he then growled, âHow the hell are you so powerful, Geraldâ¦?! If he remains alive, heâll surely end up becoming a hindrance!
While itâs true that the chief is currently trying to get rid of him, how long will that last? Since that b*stard is a Crawford by blood, he could still have a chance of becoming the next successorâ¦!â