Chapter 2433
The Secretly Rich Man
The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2433 âIndeed⦠You know, at the start, she swore that sheâd never get married till the day she got her revenge. Still⦠Love isnât exactly something we can freely control⦠Iâm sure youâre aware that we were in a relationship back when we were still studying, right, professor? Though I love her to bits, had I known that our love would bring this much trouble to our child, Iâd have rather died than continue being in that relationship with her!â replied Marcel in a slightly remorseful tone as he recalled his past.
âIâm assuming you said that since you eventually found out that the child would die by the age of ten if she failed to avenge her family and obtain a Divine Fruit? Iâm guessing youâre also worried that through her childâs death, Phoebeâs identity could potentially be exposed to her enemies⦠Did I get that right?â
asked Gerald after taking a deep breath.
âBingo. Truth be told, it wasnât really a big problem when we found out that she had gotten pregnant back in university. However, once all this was made clear to me, we grew concerned and decided to just drop out of university to start planning for the childâs future,â explained Marcel.
âSo thatâs why excellent students like you two suddenly decided to drop out!â replied the professor with an understanding nod.
âIndeed⦠Weâre sorry to have disappointed you, professor, but there was no other way. Had we not done that, the childâs safety wouldâve been at risk!â muttered Marcel.
âI see⦠Curious question, but did Phoebe know where the Divine Fruit tree wasâ¦?â asked Gerald.
Shaking his head, Marcel then said, âUnfortunately, she remembers little about the fruit. After all, she was very young when she consumed it. The only hint we have is that the tree is located where heavenly fire descends⦠You see, the Willows only passed down secrets through word of mouth.
Since Phoebeâs mother hadnât been told where the tree was before the mass assassination, the treeâs location is pretty much lost. Though Phoebeâs mother did manage to salvage the Willowâs Hundred Herbs Almanac and two sets of witchcraft books, none of them had any records about the Divine Fruit either!â
âWith that in mind, all we could do was slowly watch our son grow till he reached the age of ten⦠Mind you, he got to that age about ten years ago, yet we still havenât managed to locate the tree! That aside, about our divorce⦠You see, someone was interested in creating Yangblood pellets with Phoebeâs help. Fearing that she would be found, both of us agreed to divorce so that Phoebe could escape with the pellets while I remained here as a distraction to confuse those who were hunting her down,â added Marcel.
âYangblood pellets? Also, you said she hasnât managed to locate the Divine Fruit tree to this day, correct? With that in mind, your child should be dead. But that doesnât make any sense! After all, about a year ago, Phoebe secretly sent me a letter asking for my help to search for the tree!â replied the confused professor.
âAh, I forgot to explain that bit. While itâs true that my child who will soon turn twenty shouldâve died years ago, heâs still alive due to the Yangblood pellets,â said Marcel.
This prompted Darkwind to suddenly say, âIâve heard that Yangblood pellets can only be completed when used together with Yinblood pellets⦠Once theyâre combined, theyâll form a holy medicine known as Yinyang Blood pellets. Regardless, on its own, a Yangblood pellet is capable of stopping a person from growing for fifteen years. Once fifteen years have passed, however, the person must then take a Yinblood pellet to stop the effects of the Yangblood pellet and restore the harmony of life.â
âIf a Yinblood pellet isnât taken to regulate the invasion of Yang energy before then, the personâs brain will rapidly be damaged and theyâll find themselves regressing till the point of death! I know about all this since I had planned to obtain such pellets and hand them to my descendants. Unfortunatelyâ¦â
muttered Darkwind.
âWell, what Saint Darkwind said is true. My child is currently still alive due to the Yangblood pellet.
Unfortunately, since we donât have any Yinblood pellets, my childâs already becoming slightly demented. If this goes on, I fear heâll die in another five years!â replied Marcel.
âI get it now. So you two split up to simultaneously look for Yinblood pellets and the Divine Fruit tree, correct?â asked the professor with an understanding nod.
âIndeed. You see, Phoebe aside, my sonâs the only other heir of the witches left alive! It doesnât help that due to complications in the Willow familyâs bloodline, sheâs only able to give birth once. With all that said, weâve truly been struggling for our child for most of our lives!â