“…Oh? There’s actually someone who dares doubt me?” said Master Crawford as he squinted his eyes at the direction where Gerald and the others were. At the same time, many of the people in the large hall were staring at Gerald with bewildered gazes. After all, saying such a thing was akin to Gerald courting death! Gerald himself could only display a bitter smile. Since things had already gotten to such a state, there was no point in beating around the bush anymore. With that in mind, he decided that it’d be better for him to just straightforwardly reveal his true thoughts. “Indeed. Regardless, you’ll have to forgive me for being rather blunt, but your remarkable skills… They’re honestly nothing but simple tricks that barely have any functions at all, Master Crawford!” replied Gerald. The second his sentence ended, a huge ruckus instantly erupted! For a person to doubt the master like that… He truly was asking for death! Master Crawford himself now felt his eyelids twitching sl

Her eyes reddened, several people who were descending the hill found themselves astonished as they watched Perla imitate a dog and bark thrice! Gerald truly hadn’t expected this to happen. After all, he had initially thought that Perla was nothing more than a rich young lady who was both hedonistic and extremely sensitive to how others viewed her. To think that she would actually be willing to humiliate herself just to be able to be his disciple! Quite frankly, he had suggested for her to bark like a dog since Gerald knew that the humiliation from the act was a little too much for even him to handle. With that in mind, he was convinced that Perla wouldn’t be able to carry out the act. Now that she had, however… “…I... I’ve done as you told… Are you willing to take me under your wing now…?” asked Perla as she stood before Gerald. “…That…” replied Gerald rather hesitantly. Upon noticing that Terrance was also staring at him with his breath held, Gerald eventually grew too embar

“You truly have good judgment, Master Crawford… It was about half a year ago when I bumped into that exceptional person… My family has always revered martial arts skills, you see, and I have a lot of disciples who serve as my subordinates… Regardless, the exceptional person was hired by our family’s enemy to assassinate me in secret. After all, with me gone, my family would certainly fall into ruin! Still, that person was extremely powerful… Despite owning over twenty exceptional subordinates, none of them could even get close to that immensely skillful man!” “Eventually, my son and dozens of bodyguards had to risk their lives to allow me to escape with my life intact. However, even though I managed to run far, I still ended up getting attacked and injured by his essential qi! Even though the essential qi had only brushed against me gently, I still ended up almost dying on the spot!” explained the old man, fear reflected in his eyes. It was evident that the incident had left a psyc

“…I simply came today to widen my knowledge and meet up with old acquaintances, Young Master Dun. I wouldn’t dream of ruining your fun!” replied Terrance, clearly suffering in silence. “Hahaha! I’m glad to hear that! Still, a little bird told me that after you went bankrupt half a year ago, you’ve been looking far and wide for exceptional masters! I do wonder if you’ve found any… Quite frankly, the Duns have also been helping you locate the true criminal behind the scenes this entire time! Once we find the culprits, we’ll definitely avenge you!” declared Federico coldly. “I appreciate you going through all that trouble!” replied Terrance who was still trying his best to suppress his anger as the corners of his mouth twitched erratically. “There’s no need to thank me! It’s what a junior should do for his senior anyway!” said Federico before roaring out in laughter and walking into the venue. As the black-robed man followed Federico in, he made sure to take a few glances at Geral

Upon hearing that, Federico paused for a moment before sneering, “…I understand, Master! I know what I have to do after this!” He already had a plan in mind. Regardless, since Gerald had placed such a high bid, nobody else was willing to even compete with him. Even Federico’s fans were now staring at Gerald in surprise. After all, none of them had expected that this plain-looking person would actually own this much money! Now that they had witnessed how rich he was, some of them were already winking at him, desperately trying to gain his affection. Of course, when had such tactics ever worked on Gerald? Either way, while money clearly was no issue for him, Gerald wasn’t one to spend on a whim. He was only willing to spend so much on the Heavenly Horsetail Whisk since he wanted to ask the organizer of the auction where and how he had gotten his hands on the whisk. With that, he requested to see the manager once the event was over. Upon hearing that, the service staff immed