The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law

Qi Hao and his father, the Great Elder of the Dragon Hunting Hall, watched as the Third Son left, plunging into endless despair.

Aside from this father and son pair, Xuanyuan Madman’s face also turned deathly pale at this moment.

Subsequently, Xuanyuan Madman slowly began to retreat, hoping to escape.

Long Chen, without shifting his gaze, spoke indifferently, "Old man, where are you trying to go? Do you think you can escape?"

With just one light sentence, Xuanyuan Madman’s footsteps froze instantly.

"Come back."

Long Chen said calmly.

Xuanyuan Madman turned around stiffly, taking heavy steps, one by one, until he was close.

Long Chen stared at Xuanyuan Madman and asked, "When you stabbed me back then, nearly taking my life, did you ever consider that I would return?"

Thump.

Xuanyuan Madman immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, "Long Chen, I beg you, for the sake of me being Yu’er’s grandfather, spare me this once. I will surely reform and never do anything to harm you again."

"We’ll talk about our grievances later. First, I need to settle some scores with this important figure from the Dragon Hunting Hall."

Long Chen turned around to look at the trembling Qi Hao and his father.

"Great Elder of the Dragon Hunting Hall, do you have any last words? I am a kind person, allowing you to leave your final words in this world,"

said Long Chen.

The Great Elder of the Dragon Hunting Hall closed his eyes, sighed deeply, then opened them and said, "If time could be reversed, I think, no matter the temptation or benefit, I would absolutely never strike against you. In this life, I have taken the wrong path and blame no one else. Go ahead, I am willing to face death."

"I shall grant you that."

Long Chen raised his hand and struck down with his palm.

Bang.

The Great Elder of the Dragon Hunting Hall died instantly, blood splattering everywhere.

"Dad..."

Qi Hao screamed miserably.

Long Chen looked towards Qi Hao, not saying a word.

Qi Hao, feeling Long Chen’s gaze, immediately became so frightened that he was powerless to speak.

After a few seconds, Long Chen spoke calmly, "You don’t even qualify to die by my hands."

Hiss.

The entire hall of onlookers gasped.

That was somewhat too arrogant.

But considering Long Chen’s strength, everyone was astounded again.

Long Chen indeed had the right to be haughty. Qi Hao, such a small fry, truly did not deserve to die by his hands.

"My husband, he spoke extremely filthy words to me."

Xuanyuan Yu’er whispered to Long Chen.

Her way of addressing Long Chen had changed.

"Then let something else kill him."

Long Chen chuckled lightly.

As his words fell, a light on the ceiling suddenly shattered.

Following that, a shard of glass fell and struck right at Qi Hao’s throat.

Qi Hao died with his eyes wide open, unable to react at all.

"This guy, truly unlucky, a random broken light also took his life."

Long Chen sighed.

Everyone was speechless listening to this. Was there really such a thing as being unlucky in this world?

Xuanyuan Madman was already so scared he couldn’t stand steadily; his legs trembled.

Long Chen turned around, his gaze falling on Xuanyuan Madman, "Your turn now."

Xuanyuan Madman shuddered and hurriedly said, "Long... Long Chen, back in Kunlun, I was forced, I..."

"I remember in Kunlun, I gave you a chance, but you did not cherish it, and even stabbed me."

Long Chen said sternly.

"As long as you don’t kill me, I’ll do anything you ask. Yu’er, I am your grandfather, how... how could you let your man kill me, quickly plead for your grandfather."

Xuanyuan Madman pleaded rapidly.

Xuanyuan Yu’er said expressionlessly, "Grandfather, the things you have done to me, can those be actions of an elder? Time and again, using me as a bargaining chip, exchanging for benefits, what am I to you? Do you see me as mere goods?"

"But... but it didn’t succeed, right? Yu’er, Grandfather was wrong before, I know my mistakes now, can you forgive me?"

"Cannot," Xuanyuan Yu’er said sternly, "Whether my man kills you or not, it’s his decision to make, I don’t intervene. If you have to blame anyone, blame yourself for being heartless first."

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Madman, after a moment of hesitation, suddenly burst into loud cries, sobbing while lamenting.

"Alas, Heaven, I, Xuanyuan Madman, who lived a life marked by The Storm Riders, am now even treated thus by my own granddaughter."

"May I ask the Heaven, where is the familial affection, where is the filial obedience?"

Listening to Xuanyuan Madman’s cries, Xuanyuan Yu’er felt extremely annoyed.

She thought that her grandfather truly was shameless to the extreme.

Many guests, seeing the miserable Xuanyuan Madman, couldn’t help but feel a bit of sympathy.

"Miss Yu’er, your grandfather is old, and sometimes his mind might be confused."

"Yes," said another, "he is an old man, do not be too harsh on him."

"Now that Mr. Long has arrived, stopping this marriage farce and avenging a great revenge, it can be considered a perfect ending. Even if your grandfather had made some serious mistakes, he is still your grandfather after all. If you let your man kill him, how will the world view you in the future? You might start to blame yourself, to regret."

At the scene, some people began to advise Xuanyuan Yu’er.

Xuanyuan Yu’er remained silent, but her eyes grew complicated.

Upon hearing these voices, Xuanyuan Madman cried even more miserably and loudly.

Long Chen frowned and couldn’t help saying, "Shut up, if you cry out again, I will kill you immediately."

At Long Chen’s words, Xuanyuan Madman immediately silenced, like a cicada in winter.

The many guests also fell silent, daring not to utter another word.

Long Chen stared at Xuanyuan Madman and said sternly, "I want to kill you, but out of consideration that you are Yu’er’s grandfather, I might spare your life."

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Madman was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

Long Chen gave a cold smile and said, "Don’t be in a hurry to thank me; though your death penalty can be spared, you cannot escape punishment. Since you once stabbed me, causing me to nearly die and my Cultivation took a long time to recover, today you must stab yourself and abandon your Martial Arts. If you can do it, I will spare your life; if not, I will help you myself by sending you on your way."

"This..."

Xuanyuan Madman’s expression changed.

If he lost his Cultivation, the rest of his life would lose all its luster.

But compared to being alive, whether or not he had Martial Arts seemed no longer important.

Xuanyuan Yu’er stared at Xuanyuan Madman and said earnestly, "Grandfather, Long Chen is not killing you, which is already the greatest leniency. A person like you, if you possessed Martial Arts, you would not bring any benefits to society, but only cause endless disasters. Listen to him, otherwise, he will really kill you."

"Alright, alright, I’ll cripple my own Martial Arts."

Xuanyuan Madman gave a miserable smile, knowing he couldn’t avoid this fate.

He did not hesitate any longer and immediately crippled his own True Qi.

Afterward, under the indicating gaze of Long Chen, Xuanyuan Madman stabbed himself.

As the blood flowed out, Xuanyuan Madman also fell to the ground.

Though Xuanyuan Yu’er hated Xuanyuan Madman, she couldn’t bear to see such a pitiful state at that moment.

However, with Long Chen beside her, Xuanyuan Yu’er didn’t dare to go forward to check.

Because she feared Long Chen might misunderstand.

Long Chen, seeing through Xuanyuan Yu’er’s thoughts, softly said, "Do whatever you wish; I will not blame you, nor will I overthink it."

"Thank you."

Xuanyuan Yu’er’s eyes brimmed with tears of gratitude, and she quickly crouched down to check on Xuanyuan Madman.

The stab from Xuanyuan Madman was not deep and was not life-threatening.

The reason he fell was that he lost his True Qi, and he seemed to have aged a decade in an instant.

"Someone."

Xuanyuan Yu’er spoke.

Following her words, several servants of the Xuanyuan Family promptly rushed forward.

Xuanyuan Yu’er stood up and said indifferently, "Take him away and take good care of him. If something happens, I will not let you off."

"Yes."

"Miss, do not worry, we will certainly take good care of the old master."

The servants quickly spoke, all very fearful of Xuanyuan Yu’er.

This was because they had witnessed firsthand how fearsome Xuanyuan Yu’er’s man could be.

Xuanyuan Yu’er turned, took Long Chen by the arm, and softly said, "We can leave now."

"Hmm."

Long Chen walked away with Xuanyuan Yu’er, striding confidently.

Though this incident was over, Long Chen knew clearly that this might just be the beginning of a great battle.

The third son of the Heavenly God Temple was not a ordinary character. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

From Dragon Hunting Hall, so far, only the Great Elder had appeared.

This Great Elder, in Long Chen’s eyes, was a minor figure; many more lay in the shadows, needing to be dealt with.

PS: This is a nearly 5,000-word-long Chapter, more extensive than the others. I don’t like splitting it into several Chapters; I prefer writing longer ones.