
“Seeing from the time, it should be almost done now,” Welson's grandfather told several leaders as strong winds suddenly blew off the snowflakes—which started falling again—to everyone's face.
A few seconds later, a rumble rang out as the heavy stone door was pushed open.
When everyone turned their heads to look, they saw an old man coming out of the cave together who was much younger.
"Your majesty! Young master! Welcome back from your training!” shouted all the men present in unison and with great respect.
Daryl then laughed out loud before replying, “That's enough! Go prepare for the party soon! Everyone from the Soul Palace will have fun today!”
Seeing how great his mood was, Grandpa Welson simply nodded before turning to look at Gerald. It was clear that the young man standing before him at this moment was completely different from the one he had met half a year ago.
Gerald now had a beard and his hair looked much messier than before. Her torn clothes also revealed many well-defined muscles in Gerald's now powerful body.
However, that was not the reason why Grandpa Welson had a fierce expression on his face.
No, what he felt right now came from the fact that even though the snowflakes melted quickly after skin contact for all the others there, the snow falling on Gerald remained intact.
Grandpa Welson's awareness of it made the corners of his eyelids twitch rather quickly.
Originally a Crawford, he has been with Daryl for a long time. He could still vividly remember Daryl's hellish transformation all those years ago.
However, the impression Grandpa Welson now had on Gerald felt different from that distant memory. To him, the current Gerald exuded an even greater power compared to his master all those years ago.
Gerald's eyes, in particular, reflected how strong, dignified, and calm he was as a person. However, on the contrary, they simultaneously hint at a constant thirst for blood as well.
As Grandpa Welson felt a chill run down his back, Daryl himself gently patted Gerald on the shoulder as he said, "Just go there after you've finished cleaning up, Gerald."
"Alright," Gerald replied as he nodded before leaving to clean himself up.
Upon opening the door to a large bathroom, Gerald was immediately greeted by warm steam. Inside, more than ten — women both old and young — look to be working on their tasks on the side.
Closing his eyes, Gerald spread out his hands, prompting several women to approach him and began massaging his shoulders. Others are busy too, cutting their hair and shaving it well.
With how masculine Gerald was, no woman could resist blushing.
After she was clean, the women then dried Gerald's body with a hairdryer before slipping the bathrobe into his body.
"The jar you requested has been prepared, young master .." said one of the timid women.
"good. You can go now, ”gerald replied calmly.
After getting dressed, Gerald found himself sighing deeply. He had gone through tremendous pain in the past half a year, and after enduring through it all, his suffering could finally end today.
As he fixed his tie, Gerald suddenly heard a soft and gentle voice behind him saying, "Let me help you, young master."
Turning around to see who was speaking, Gerald soon found a fair and polite-looking hand reaching out to touch his body. The hand itself belonged to a woman who was dressed somewhat seductively.
As Gerald gently lifted his chin, the woman seemed to be waiting for something.
In his mind, he thought that if he was able to bewitch the young master, then he would definitely be able to increase his position in the Soul Palace. Once that happened, she would definitely rise above the other beautiful women!
"Get. It's gone!"
His immediate response was far from what he had anticipated, and it was clear that it had not occurred to him that the young master could make it this far.