“Pfft! No wonder Queta dared to disobey me today. It turns out she’s gotten herself a boyfriend! Wow, this is pissing me off right now!”Kaitlyn rolled her eyes as she glared at Gerald, who was talking to Queta at that time.“Kaitlyn, what’s wrong?”The man leaning against his car door had his hands in his pockets asked as he threw a quick look at Gerald.“It’s all because of Queta! All the kids are on vacation today, so we’re supposed to stay back in school to review their homework. But I’ve made plans to go shopping and ask her to help me review my students’ homework! But look, she refused to help just because her boyfriend’s here!”“I thought that she actually found a great boyfriend for herself, but he turned out to be nothing more than a pathetic jerk!”Kaitlyn cried out in exasperation, explaining the details to him.She saw that Gerald had on a simple white T-shirt, a pair of sports pants and some sneakers.She couldn’t be bothered to filter any of her words.“That’s ri
“Queta, do you mind if I hold on to this jade pendant for now? I want to look for a master to help me to look into the origins of this jade pendant!”Gerald asked, smiling lightly.Queta paused for a moment before she nodded and said, “Yeah, sure, go ahead!”Gerald continued to question Queta about her past.“It’s really too hot outside! My sunscreen isn’t working at all!”Suddenly, a group dashed into the shop. One of the girls could not help but exclaim out loud as she carried a few bags in her hand.“Kaitlyn, there is a branded shop next to this restaurant. Shall we go in and take a look later?”One of the girls asked.“Okay, let’s eat first!”This girl was not just anyone else, but it was none other than Queta’s colleague, Kaitlyn.“Oh my god! Kaitlyn, look! Isn’t that Queta? Can’t believe she’s eating here too!”The girl next to her pointed at Queta and Gerald.This was totally unexpected.Kaitlyn’s boyfriend was filthy rich — they knew that he definitely would not
”F*ck! How is it that they’re eating so well?”Kaitlyn was shocked.The vanity from her face was thoroughly washed away. “Pfft! Why are you showing off when you have no money? Why bother ordering something that expensive?” mocked Kaitlyn.The other two female colleagues who felt the burn also chimed in as they mocked the pair.Gerald and Queta were really eating very well. Both of them ordered the expensive and large portion of foie gras, while the other four only ordered a small serving to share among themselves.As the waiter served the dish to them, he could not help but give them a look.Gerald chose to keep quiet because Queta kept persuading him, and she didn’t want him to confront them directly.They simply continued chatting as they ate.Once they were done eating, he then realized that Kaitlyn and the others had already left. They obviously couldn’t take the humiliation, so they left in a hurry once they were done with their meals.“Let’s leave too,” said Gerald w
Without saying another word, Gerald simply swiped the black card in his hand. Though utterly dumbfounded, the cashier was a professional and he immediately bowed. “Sir! You’ve spent so much on our shop today that it would be rude if we didn’t give you any free gifts! Please select any three articles of clothing and they’ll be on us!” said the cashier respectfully. “No, wait! He’s not buying any of that! Gerald, all of this is way too expensive! I don’t need that many fancy clothes!” replied Queta frantically as she shook her head. “I don’t think I’d ever have a reason to wear half of what you’ve selected anyway! Please just put them back…” Her voice was still quivering slightly from the shock of the final bill. “You don’t need to wear all of them, you know. Now come on, go choose another three articles of clothing. If you want, you could even give them to the teachers or colleagues that you’re close to in the kindergarten. I’m sure that that’ll definitely help boost your re
“Well, what exactly happened?” asked Gerald, confused. “See, this place was originally a construction project. The Weston Merchants Holdings were hired to oversee the job about a year ago. Apparently, the developers used less than appropriate quality materials and because of that, there’s been a collapse around the project area. More than a hundred people were injured because of this, sixty of whom were workers! Thankfully, no lives were lost this time around!” “Yep. I heard that the developers ran for the hills last night! Those from Weston Merchants Holdings are definitely in hot water now. About a dozen people, including Mr. Jung, have been dismissed from their positions, or so I’ve heard! They’re waiting to be dealt with at this very moment!” replied the workers. As Gerald recalled, Mr. Jung was the director of Weston Merchants Holdings. He had been dismissed as well? After thinking about it for a while, Gerald asked, “Why would the developers need to run away? Since no liv
Upon hearing that claim, Gerald’s father immediately coughed aloud. “You… you rascal! What nonsense are you spouting? Just know that my relationship with both of them isn’t how you’re imagining it! Ignoring that, your Aunt Leia is part of the Jung family as well, and they really need your help now. Just help them if you can. Think of it as though you’re helping me repay a debt to them! Don’t forget to look for Xara too! Your mother is here! That’s it for now!” After saying all that, his father hung up immediately. Gerald held on to his cell phone, frozen for quite some time before finally coming back to his senses. …What? Gerald was tempted to call his mother at that moment to tell her about all this. After all, he had been helping his father lie to her and he couldn’t help but feel guilty about it. After giving it some thought, he sighed. He would trust his father for the time being. Rubbing his forehead, he looked at his phone and saw that it was only 5.30 p.m. Scratc
“Uncle Jung, Aunt Leia, I’ve come to visit!” said Gerald with a smile on his face as he carried a bag of gifts into their house. Leia simply looked at him without saying anything else as he placed the bag down. Willie himself was already on the sofa again, looking toward the ceiling without even caring to reply to Gerald’s greeting. Leila felt embarrassed seeing Gerald get ignored like this since she knew that Gerald was probably doing very well in Mayberry City. After all, he had been the one who had sent her to the station the other day in a big Mercedes Benz G500! In all honesty, Leila was slightly grateful toward Gerald. However, she hadn’t had the time to tell her father about this yet. By the time Leila got home yesterday, this series of unfortunate events had already kicked off. Even then, her father was already on the verge of collapsing from all the pressure. How could she ever tell him about how much fun she had had? Sensing the awkwardness, Leila walked over
Leia told Leila to remain home as well to accompany Douglas. As for Gerald, he immediately called Zack as soon as he got out of the house. Once Zack had been updated on the matter, Gerald knew that the situation would be dealt with swiftly. This was Zack after all. As Zack immediately set out to start making the appropriate arrangements, Gerald headed to the supermarket to get all the items on Leia’s list. Once he had everything, he returned to the Jung family’s house. When he set foot into the house again, however, a massive change had apparently taken place. “Congratulations, Uncle Jung!” “Thank you! I really hadn’t expected the Dream Investment Group to actually take over the real estate project! To decide to take over the entire project… I’m honestly stunned!” Willie didn’t need his drip anymore. His initial paleness was all gone and in his raised hand, was his cell phone. “Gather round, everyone! All of you need to enjoy a good drink with me today! Especially you
Watching in fury as his black air blade dissipated, Daryl roared, “W-what power…!” As Daryl was too shocked to move, Gerald took the chance to yell, “Attack…!” And just like that, a blazing light momentarily lit the entire sky…! As surges of energy shot out in all directions, Daryl’s devilish formation was reduced to dust in a matter of seconds! “No…!” howled the anguished Daryl as the earth beneath him cracked and clouds of dust flew everywhere! It was chaos incarnate… yet moments later, everything fell deathly silent. Gerald himself had already vomited a pool of blood by now, and as he fell unconscious, he could feel his body freezing up… Fast forward to three years later, Mayberry Commercial Street was as lively as ever… “Darling, it’s your brother’s wedding day today… Shouldn’t we head over earlier? You’ve been dolling yourself up for ages!” “Fine, dad… Though, isn’t Second Uncle already there to help set things up? That aside, my brother’s gone through so many hardsh
‘Daryl’s been possessed by the Supreme Devilish Lord for ages, and the lord himself has been using your grandfather’s body to attempt his resurrection! This cycle has been repeating for years, and the Supreme Devilish Lord has already captured many people with Yin physiques but thankfully failed! This grew so out of hand that the Soluna Deus Sect, or Sun League as you call them, have actively been trying to force the Supreme Devilish Lord to show himself!’ ‘In order to further deter the Supreme Devilish Lord’s efforts, they’ve even been kidnapping people with Yin physiques! Do you see the entire picture now, boy?’ explained Finnley. ‘…So that’s the truth… Then, how’s Mila?’ asked Gerald. ‘She’s fine, but your reunion depends on whether we can destroy him this time!’ replied one of the white-robed ladies. That was relieving to hear… Still, as it turned out, the Sun League weren’t villains at all! They had simply been abducting people like his second uncle, Mila, and Leo for the
His chest felt like it was exploding, and it didn’t take long for blood to spurt out of his mouth. What immense devilish power…! Following a sneer, the Nirvadevil sect’s master scoffed, “I know you raised your cultivation level this high because you want to learn more about the Sun League, but you should understand that devilish cultivators will always be stronger! Did you really think that acquiring the angelic inheritance would give you absolute power? How laughable! Your Herculean Primordial Spirit won’t save you this time!” Furrowing his brows, Gerald retorted, “…Who on earth are you? How do you know me so well? In fact, how do you know about my Herculean Primordial Spirit?” Laughing in response, the master then said, “Oh, you’ll know who I am soon! But before that, allow me to snatch your Herculean Primordial Spirit! I need to destroy it so that the sacred Primordial Devilish Internal Pellet can reign supreme…!” Upon hearing that, Gerald couldn’t help but frown even more.
“…This formation. It feels… familiar,” muttered Sanchez. “Same thought here. I think it’s the Septelic Perishment Formation of the ancient Black Dragon Sect!” replied Gerald. “Ah, no wonder it felt so familiar… Though, wasn’t this formation lost to time ages ago? How did you learn of it?” asked the surprised Sanchez. The formation had been a legendary one that, as Sanchez had said, had been lost at the end of the ancient era. Just from its name alone, one could imagine that this immensely powerful formation had been used against the people of the Deitus Realm. In the end, however, the allies of the Deitus Realm still managed to destroy the Black Dragon Sect, thus leading to the destruction of all the sect’s other mysterious and bizarre formations… Naturally, they had made sure to obliterate all of them to ensure that nobody in the future would be able to threaten them like that again in the future… Whatever the case was, Gerald was quick to reply, “I read about it somewhere. Ho
Upon hearing Gerald’s question, Lord Ethern was prompted to reveal a few samples of the herbs they were locating… and it wasn’t long before Gerald felt his eyes twitch. After all, those samples were herbs inherited by the ancient witches… In other words, they were the ones he was for as well! Naturally, Marcel recognized them as well, and he was quick to say, “…These…” Noticing how the two were looking at the herbs, Darkwind muttered, “…I take it that the herbalist they’re looking for really is Ms. Phoebe, Mr. Crawford?” “…Well, it’s hard to say if she is since Marcel already said that the timing wasn’t right… Regardless, this is an important clue. Lord Ethern, was it? Could you elaborate a bit more on your master?” muttered Gerald as he turned to face the man again. “I really can’t say…! Look, Master always appears before us in a shadowy form, so none of us have ever seen his face!” replied Lord Ethern while shaking his head. “…Is that the truth?” “I swear on my life!” exc
“Flaxen, you bloody traitor…!” roared the three other lords who grew so angry that their faces went red!However, they had no time to remain angry since the Blancetnoir Double Lords and Sanchez had already made their move! As one would expect, it only took a single round for all three of the lords to crumble to the ground.With his eyes wide open, Lord Ethern stuttered, “Who… Who the hell are you people…?!”“You don’t need to know that information. That aside, tell us what you four are planning to do already,” scoffed Gerald as he slowly approached the three defeated men.“…Who the hell do you think you are? What makes you think I’ll comply so easily?” growled Lord Ethren.Upon hearing that, Gerald raised his hand… and within a split second, Lord Ethern let out a bone-chilling wail. The Blancetnoir Double Lords had just snapped both of the poor man’s arms!“If you want your other limbs intact, don’t make me repeat the question,” growled Gerald.Now terrified, the agonized man replied,
From what Gerald could tell, all of them were devilish cultivators. After all, their auras were way different compared to regular cultivators like Gerald and demonic cultivators like Sanchez. Though he had read about devilish cultivators before in one of Uncle Zeman’s books, this was his first time actually coming across them. It was a while later when the frowning Sanchez muttered, “So, they want to ambush some herb lady… Is she the one we’re looking for?” Sanchez, for one, had pretty much been frowning throughout his journey with Gerald. His only hope at the moment was for Gerald to find the person he was looking for as soon as possible. Otherwise, who knew how long that boy would continue controlling his life! Regardless, Marcel was quick to add, “I had the same thought, Mr. Crawford. After all, Phoebe excels not only in pharmacology, but also in all sorts of special techniques and formations!” Watching as Gerald nodded, the Blancetnoir Double Lords couldn’t help but scoff,
There were two straightforward purposes of the trip. The first was to find Phoebe, the descendant of the ancient witches. Only by finding her would Gerald have a chance to locate Daryl’s hideout… Hopefully the Yinblood pellet—that was now in his hands—would aid with that effort… As for the second goal, he was hoping to retrieve the inheritance according to the Zearl’s instructions. After all, he’d only stand a fighting chance against Daryl and the Soluna Sect after getting the inheritance. While it was true that Gerald’s cultivation level was currently one of the highest in all of the cultivation realm, the fact remained that Daryl practiced devilish cultivation, and those from the Soluna Deus Sect were already in the Deitus Realm. In other words, he was merely an ant to them, which was why he was making sure to fully prepare himself before confronting them. Though he now had Sanchez and the Blancetnoir Double Lords under his command, he still felt that he was underprepared… Re
Now that all three of them had been subdued with the Nineraid Band, the other big shot cultivators couldn’t help but stare enviously at Gerald, knowing full well that they’d never be able to obtain his angelic artifacts. After all, if he could take down the Blancetnoir Double Lords and Sanchez, then what chance did they have? By this point, Sanchez had managed to get to his feet, albeit with quite a bit of difficulty. Naturally, he no longer dared to make any rash moves on Gerald. Instead, he was prompted to resentfully say, “You’re really something else, Gerald…! It makes me wonder why you still need our help. After all, not only are you the sole person who knows the secrets of the general’s tomb, but you also possess those angelic artifacts!” “Oh, don’t you worry about that. With how powerful you three are, I’m sure you’ll become indispensable assistants as we head to the North Desert in search of a certain someone! Speaking of which, if you’re already thinking about killing me t