Although neither Chu Tianxiong nor Jin Luan had the authority to punish Long Chen, Dongfang Tianyu certainly did. He was a member of the inner family after all.
Long Chen had merely entered the inner family through the outer family, while Dongfang Tianyu was born in the inner family. The latter was someone with the Eastern Azure Dragon family’s blood within him.
“What did you say?” Long Chen squinted angrily.
He thought about a lot of things when he saw Dongfang Tianyu acting like this.
“Enough nonsense! Grand Elders, you will follow my order and execute Long Chen!” Dongfang Tianyu did not give Long Chen a chance to speak.
Liu Lan and Liu Yuan were shocked to see that Chu Tianxiong and Jin Luan had the support of Dongfang Tianyu. The two Grand Elders were ecstatic to be able to kill Long Chen!
This was an amazing chance! If they missed it, they might not be able to kill him again.
Long Chen was young, but he was a big threat to both of them.
“Die, Long Chen!” Chu Tianxiong moved first and ran towards Long Chen. His strength as a Heavenly Core Realm cultivator was overwhelming, causing the very skies to change from his attack. Even though he was using the Billowing Cloud Finger, the power behind it was much stronger than Chu Yunxi’s. Even Liu Yuan and Liu Lan would be affected by it!
Chu Tianxiong wanted to kill all three of them so nothing would ever happen to him in the future!
Long Chen had not expected Dongfang Tianyu to come out of nowhere and make that sort of statement. Chu Tianxiong was about to kill all three of them, plunging Liu Yuan and Liu Lan into despair.
Liu Yuan stood in front of Long Chen. As an initial Heavenly Core Realm cultivator himself, he intended to use his strongest attack to block Chu Tianxiong’s attack, and he hoped that he would be able to attract Dongfang Xuanxiao’s attention in the process!
But there was no need for him to do so.
When everyone thought Long Chen was as good as dead, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Liu Yuan. They easily caught Chu Tianxiong’s Billowing Cloud Finger with just his bare hand.
Long Chen smiled. The village was not very large, so Dongfang Xuanxiao had long detected the drama unfolding at the entrance.
When Dongfang Xuanxiao appeared, everyone nervously wondered what would happen next. Since he had saved Long Chen, Chu Tianxiong and Jin Luan had lost their chance to finish the teenager off.
Everyone remained silent, unsure of what to do.
Chu Tianxiong suddenly remembered that he was afraid of Dongfang Xuanxiao.
He used his palm to block my Billowing Cloud Finger … Even though he had heard that Dongfang Xuanxiao was strong, he thought that there wouldn’t be a big gap in power, considering he was at the mid Heavenly Core Realm, but the difference was indeed massive.
“Greetings, Lord Xuanxiao!”
“Greetings, Lord Xuanxiao!”
Jin Luan was very afraid and dared not utter any words after seeing Dongfang Xuanxiao block Chu Tianxiong’s attack with utmost ease.
Dongfang Xuanxiao’s gaze was cold when he looked at the anxious Dongfang Tianyu. “Tianyu, who gave you permission to kill my people?”
Dongfang Tianyu took a few steps back. “Fourth Uncle, he has just joined the inner family, yet he has killed innocent people! He killed the grandsons of the Grand Elders. Doesn’t he deserve to be punished?”
“Hmph! You have such a pretty way with words. I won’t punish you now, but I will relay this to your father. He will decide your punishment.”
He then ignored Dongfang Tianyu and asked Long Chen, “What happened?”
Knowing he had Dongfang Xuanxiao’s support, Long Chen was not afraid and told the truth, including the black figure.
Dongfang Xuanxiao frowned when he heard the story, while both Chu Tianxiong and Jin Luan’s faces paled. If it was true, that meant that Chu Yunxi and Jin Sheng’en’s deaths were justified.
They had tried to kill someone from the inner family but were killed instead. To the Lingwu family, this was a crime that would affect even their family members. If Dongfang Xuanxiao got angry now, it was possible that he would kill both Jin Luan and Chu Tianxiong!
“Do you still want to kill Long Chen?” Dongfang Xuanxiao asked plainly.
Chu Tianxiong and Jin Luan lowered their heads. Even though they were still angry at Long Chen, they dared not say otherwise. “We do not!”
They had to accept that Chu Yunxi and Jin Sheng’en had been killed by Long Chen.
As for their family members, all of them were sad and angry when they heard that the two youths had died, but there was nothing they could do.
Long Chen was not someone they could bully. From today onwards, he was a member of the inner family. Even the Grand Elders could not kill him.
Liu Yuan and Liu Lan knew that Long Chen was now out of their control. He was far above them.
“You are dismissed. We will head back to Lingwu City tomorrow whether it rains or not!”
Following Dongfang Xuanxiao’s order, everyone dispersed. Before Dongfang Tianyu left, he glared at Long Chen. His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
“You go back too,” Dongfang Xuanxiao told Long Chen.
“Alright.” Long Chen dared not say more and nodded.
“I know that Tianyu has a Thunder Talisman,” Dongfang Xuanxiao suddenly said.
Long Chen was shocked. That meant that Dongfang Tianyu was the man in black! But he was even more shocked that Dongfang Xuanxiao would tell him this.
Technically, Dongfang Xuanxiao should’ve favored his nephew more, but to think he favored Long Chen instead!
Dongfang Tianyu was the one who had suggested that they stay one more night at the base. He might’ve hated Long Chen due to Chu Yunxi’s influence.
And he coincidentally saw Liu Lan exiting the base, so he thought of the plan to help Chu Yunxi find justice.
“I know he’s the person in black.” Long Chen nodded.
“What do you think about joining the inner family?”
“There is competition everywhere, including the inner family. My rule is to never offend someone if they don’t offend me. But if someone does, I will return it a hundred fold.” Long Chen did not need to hold back in front of Dongfang Xuanxiao.
“I like you. Your behavior is the same as mine, pride that yields to no one.” Dongfang Xuanxiao revealed a rare smile. It was clear that he was very satisfied with Long Chen.
“Go back for now. There are many things to do once you enter the inner family.”
Long Chen nodded and said goodbye.
The qualifiers finally ended. The results: Long Chen and Yin Mengyao came out victorious while Jin Sheng’en and Chu Yunxi died in the mountains, their corpses forever scattered to the wind.
***
“That bastard Dongfang Tianyu tried to kill me!” Long Chen huffed.
“That’s because you are too boastful. Haha, that’s what you get for offending someone!” Ling Xi appeared from the sword and landed on the tea table. Her body was small, but her face was exquisite. Whoever looked at her would be stunned by her beauty.
“I’m not that boastful, but Ling Xi, how much power do you have left from the Soul Grass?” Long Chen asked worryingly.
Ling Xi had to reveal herself once more to kill Chu Yunxi.
And she hadn’t merely used a simple attack, but an entire martial technique. She wouldn’t have been able to kill Chu Yunxi otherwise.
“I still have half of it left. Don’t worry, I won’t die.” Ling Xi was afraid he would be worried, so she feigned that she was fine.
Thinking about how she could die at any time, she was bitter in her heart. She was envious of Liu Lan sometimes for being able to display the charms of a woman while she was only a sword spirit. She could die at any time and needed a lot of money to survive.
“Half? Looks like I have to find you something else once we enter the inner family,” Long Chen stated.
“Long Chen, won’t you feel burdened because of me? Am I being annoying?” Ling Xi’s voice trembled.
She was happy that Long Chen kept prioritizing her, but she was also sad.
“Don’t be stupid.” Long Chen tapped his finger on her head. “I’m investing in you. I’m feeding you spiritual herbs so you can save me from danger. Why would I not be happy?”
“Ouch!” Ling Xi covered her head and glared at Long Chen with her big eyes. “I knew it! You are just using me for profit!”
Long Chen laughed.
Long Chen then took out the Universe Pouches he had taken from Chu Yunxi and Jin Sheng’en.
“I’m sure they were richer than Li Feng and Wang Dan. Xiao Xi, do you think their money will be enough to sustain a money-burning machine like you?”
Ling Xi was indeed someone who needed a lot of money. Ever since Long Chen had left Baiyang Town, all of his money had been spent on purchasing spiritual herbs for her.
“You are the money-burning machine! You spent a hundred thousand divine jades on the Demonic Blood Essence and the Blazing Thunder Crystals! The combined cost of my spiritual herbs don’t even come close to it!” Ling Xi remembered the cost of each spiritual herb clearly. She had been doing so in case Long Chen used it as an excuse against her so she could counterattack!
“Fine, fine.” Long Chen could never win against her, so he checked the Universe Pouches.
“In total, they had a total of two million divine jades! With the four hundred thousand that I got earlier, we now have more than two and a half million divine jades! Ling Xi, we’re rich!”
Long Chen’s eyes were glimmering.
“Two and a half million?” Ling Xi counted with her fingers, but she didn’t know how much it was. “How much delicious food can you get for me?”
“Not only that, they have numerous spiritual herbs and martial techniques, but they don’t have a lot of advanced Black-tier techniques … Wait, what is this?”
Long Chen took out a martial technique book that he liked. It was the method to cultivate the Mountain Shattering Kick technique.
“Oh, I do need a technique that uses the legs. I can learn it tonight …”
Long Chen managed to almost master the technique. It was really by the time he was done; even Ling Xi was asleep. She needed to sleep to heal herself.
It’s late at night. Now’s the perfect time to do something evil! Long Chen’s eyes shone with excitement. After checking that Ling Xi was indeed asleep, he carefully made his way to Liu Lan’s room. At the same time, Liu Lan was looking out her window.
The door to her room suddenly opened, leaving her shocked. “Who’s there?”
But when she saw it was Long Chen, her heart started beating rapidly. She recalled that was going to take a step further and didn’t know what to do,
“Long Chen, what do you want?!” Liu Lan’s chest heaved.
“Revenge!” Long Chen laughed obscenely. He pushed her onto the bed while she was stunned and raised her butt up high.
Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap!
As soon as he pushed her down, the sound of skin slapping skin echoed in her room.
Long Chen spanked her almost fifty times, stopping only when his palm was red.
Liu Lan initially assumed that he wanted to do naughty things with her and was flustered, but to think he would do something even crueler than that. He had spanked her butt so many times that it was bright red! Liu Lan dared not fight back and covered her face in the blanket. She cried and moaned during the spanking session. She had never thought Long Chen would be so evil. She was sure that she would not be able to get out of bed tomorrow, and the others would definitely assume that they had intense sex all night!
Liu Lan lay down on the bed limply when she thought about how despicable Long Chen was.
“Sob …”
But it didn’t end there.
The noises continued, and the scene was definitely similar.
“I can’t believe how psychotic you are! I’ve just joined the Lingwu family, yet I almost lost my life numerous times because of you. But I suppose it’s thanks to you that I got to where I am today. I’ve defeated Chu Yunxi and entered the inner family, so I’m here to honor my bet. But … I had spank you fifty times as punishment! Goodbye!”
He then threw Liu Lan back onto her bed and ran away.
Fuck, if Ling Xi wasn’t around, I would’ve slept with her! Long Chen sighed regrettably.
He remembered the sensation of his palm on her butt and felt his heart beating fast too.