The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law

"I understand what you’re saying, the so-called ’When the tree falls, the monkey scatter, and the victor becomes king, right? But how much longer must we wait for that day?"

Yang Su sighed.

Currently, there are two experts from the Martial King List present, causing headaches to anyone who sees them.

Even if the top ranker of the Martial King List came, facing two Martial King List experts, they likely wouldn’t be very confident.

Moreover, there are many other people in the Martial Arts World.

The power of these people, once united to form the Martial Alliance, could become an extremely terrifying combat force if commanded properly.

Even Long Chen himself wasn’t completely certain.

But some things can’t be retreated from, can’t be lowered, you can only battle to the end.

Because retreating and lowering your head only makes the enemy more brutal.

Moreover, Long Chen wasn’t entirely without confidence.

"Susu, let’s take one step at a time and see how things develop,"

Long Chen said softly.

"Okay, I’ll listen to you."

Yang Su nodded firmly.

There was no other way to handle it at the moment.

"Long Chen, have you ever considered a problem? If they unite without question to put Dragon Doctor and you to death, how will you face it?"

Yang Shenhuai stared at Long Chen, his expression serious.

What he really wanted to ask was how confident Long Chen was about dealing with the Martial Alliance.

After thinking for a moment, Long Chen said, "It’s a fifty-fifty situation, but they are the shameless aggressors, and we are the defenders. In this struggle, morally speaking, we stand on the grounds of the righteous and unbeatable, and no one truly likes despicable villains."

"I won’t argue with that; indeed, no one really likes despicable villains. Throughout history, whether it’s treacherous officials, petty people, or hypocritical gentlemen, no matter how extraordinarily intelligent they were or how heaven-defying their means were, they have all been despised,"

Yang Ji said seriously.

"The battle of justice must be won,"

Long Chen said seriously.

"Sigh, I hope we can truly win. Our Yang Family has just set foot in Qianzhou, and our foundation is not yet stable. We will inevitably be targeted by the Martial Alliance afterward, and it is destined to be a difficult journey. I just hope the little foundation we have won’t be completely squandered by me,"

Yang Shenhuai spoke bitterly.

"Elder, why don’t you and Uncle Yang return to rest first? I will take a walk with Susu and chat a bit,"

Long Chen said.

"All right."

Yang Shenhuai and Yang Ji left together.

Long Chen took Yang Su’s hand and walked along the quiet pedestrian path, talking a lot.

In the end, Long Chen asked for Yang Su’s card number and transferred one billion to Yang Su.

Yang Su didn’t expect Long Chen to transfer so much money to him in one go, which gave her quite a shock: "What are you doing?"

"Didn’t the elder say earlier that he was afraid of squandering the little family fortune you Yangs have? Take this money back; it should be enough to hold you up. If it’s not enough, tell me again. Right now, the thing I might lack the least is money,"

Long Chen said with a smile.

"But..."

"No buts," Long Chen said. "If I don’t even help your family, then what’s the point of our partnership? Just take it and go."

"Well, all right then."

Yang Su was deeply moved.

One billion, after all, is an astronomical sum for the vast majority of people.

Yet Long Chen had just given such an amount to her without even batting an eyelid.

This made Yang Su even more certain that she hadn’t chosen the wrong person.

Her choice was the right one.

After their parting, Yang Su quickly returned home.

Yang Shenhuai and Yang Ji were gathering family members, discussing selling some ancestral antiques to make ends meet.

Upon hearing this, Yang Su was slightly astonished.

Then, Yang Su said, "Everyone, just hold on for a moment, let me say a few words."

"Susu, speak quickly if you have something to say; everyone is tired,"

Yang Shenhuai said.

"Okay." Yang Su stepped forward and said seriously, "Selling the antiques left by our ancestors should not be considered until the very last moment, Grandfather, we haven’t reached that step yet."

"Then tell us, how do we solve it?"

Yang Shenhuai asked.

Yang Su smiled and said, "Long Chen has already transferred one billion to my card. I will give you this money later for you to manage. One billion should be enough."

Hiss.

Everyone gasped.

No one expected Long Chen to be so generous with a sum of one billion.

"This Young Master Long is remarkable."

"It seems that Young Master Long truly desires to work with us in partnership. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have directly handed over one billion."

"Yes, one billion, to put it bluntly, could buy a lot of lives, and could also seek cooperation with other families. I believe many families would be happy to accept, but he gave it to us instead."

"Susu, your man is very good; your uncle is impressed."

A man gave a thumbs up, his furrowed brows also smoothing out.

Yang Su heard the praises for Long Chen and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up slightly as he smiled and said, "He said if it’s not enough, to tell him, but I think we can’t always be asking others for money. We need to achieve some results ourselves. Next, we need to plan carefully and see how we can help him. Elders, what do you think?"

...

On the other hand, Long Chen returned home, but he did not tell Xia Ling and the others about what happened at the Shenfeng Hotel.

However, Long Chen did remind everyone to strengthen their cultivation and be cautious in all matters.

Xia Ling and the others, being intelligent, all guessed that there might be some intense confrontations to come.

"Regardless, we will try our best not to cause you trouble," Xia Ling said softly.

"Don’t worry, in a few days, a group from my security company will come over, divided among all of you, to take care of your safety. Then I can be completely at ease," Long Chen said softly.

"Sisters, we must make an effort. We can’t let this guy always worry about protecting us. Let’s go, we’re off to cultivate," said Li Yuechan, rising with fighting spirit.

"Yuechan is right, let’s go," Zhao Churan also said.

"It’s already late at night, and you guys actually want to cultivate? Isn’t that inappropriate? How about, leave one to bully me a bit?" Long Chen tentatively asked.

"Dream on," the three women all said with a smile and left.

Long Chen wanted to cry but had no tears and he sighed deeply.

"Brother-in-law, if you don’t mind, I can let you bully me," Li Yuexin said quietly.

"Go on, how could I bully my sister-in-law? If your sister finds out, she’d kill me," Long Chen said with a laugh.

"Hehe, so do you actually want to bully me, or do you not? That’s quite the mystery," Li Yuexin teased.

"I don’t want to bully you," Long Chen said decisively, "Little sister-in-law, you mustn’t have such wild thoughts."

"Psh, I was just testing whether your values are upright or not. Did you really think I wanted you to bully me? Dream on, I’m off to sleep," Li Yuexin said, yawning, waving her hand, and getting up to leave.

...

The night passed, and the next day, a news story swept wildly through the Martial Arts World of the south.

The news was that the man at the helm of Dragon Doctor, Long Chen, had used despicable means to assassinate Zhan Taidao from the Martial King List.

The news spread through the Martial Arts World like a tornado in no time at all.

The whole world watched, with a continuous outpouring of opinions.

On a mysterious Martial Arts forum, Long Chen’s name rose to the top of the trending searches, subject to vehement discussions from all sides.

Some said there were other conspiracies at play.

Others analyzed that the Martial Alliance’s establishment in Qianzhou was originally intended to target Dragon Doctor, and that Dragon Doctor’s preemptive actions weren’t entirely unjustifiable. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

But more people were cursing Long Chen for his despicability.

Without thinking, Long Chen knew it must be Hua Qingfeng and Cao Qiu, those two shameless old geezers, intensifying their efforts to frame him using their influence.

"Those two old geezers really have no shame. Since they want to play it this way, I don’t mind joining in the game," Long Chen mused.

That very day, he had Xia Ling, Zhao Churan, and Li Yuechan contact nearly thirty media outlets, spending a hefty sum to spread the truth of how Hua Qingfeng had poisoned Zhan Taidao, leading to his death, and the plans of Cao Qiu and Hua Qingfeng to take over Dragon Doctor. Nearly thirty media outlets concurrently utilized various methods to send the information out in a blanket coverage.

Great Xia was shaken to its core at once.

The effects triggered by the simultaneous, extensive reporting by nearly thirty of Great Xia’s top media outlets were terrifying.

Hua Qingfeng and Cao Qiu’s photos and actions became known to everyone.

Most people harbored hostility towards the so-called Martial Alliance.

The number of people standing with Dragon Doctor was beyond count.

Under Xia Ling’s strong recommendation, Long Chen registered an account on Great Xia’s most famous social app and personally reposted an article critiquing Hua Qingfeng and Cao Qiu. He attached a note: "What era is this, still trying to emulate the ancients and play Martial Alliance Hierarch? A mere clown, laughable indeed."

His account was rapidly discovered and went viral, with all sorts of analytics skyrocketing.

In just a single night, Long Chen’s follower count broke through ten million and continued to surge.

Such an increase in popularity left some third- or fourth-tier celebrities, yearning for fame but unable to achieve it, green with envy.

Consequently, a certain young idol came out to attack Long Chen, claiming that having made a fortune from selling Elixirs, Long Chen was now trying to get public attention and fish for compliments.

Upon releasing their statement, it was met with nationwide boycott.

The comments exceeded a million.

But they were universally filled with various denunciations.

"Dragon Doctor has donated several hundred billion to the Great Xia Military Camp for research and has established a charity fund to provide long-term assistance to poor elderly families. What right do you have to say Dragon Doctor’s leader is fishing for compliments? Does he need it?"

"The Elixirs from Dragon Doctor have saved how many cancer and AIDS patients? These are nearly incurable diseases. Wouldn’t everyone agree if I say Dragon Doctor is a living Bodhisattva?"

"I strongly suggest banning this idiot who seeks attention and insults Mr. Long Chen."

"The Elixirs from Dragon Doctor are cheap for domestic patients, even cheaper than a box of cold medicine, but the price for international sales remains the same. Yet this person doesn’t mention any of that, which is despicable. Ban him, we must ban him."

The fame-seeking individual indeed became infamous, but his account was permanently banned that very day.

Moreover, an official announcement was issued stating that, as a public figure, he inverted right and wrong, smeared a person with great and noble achievements, and relevant departments had begun an investigation. The results would be publicized once the investigation was conclusive.

With the release of the announcement, the world cheered and applauded.