The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law

"You think it’s the people I brought?"

Qing Zhi stared at Long Chen.

"If not you, then who?" Long Chen sneered.

Qing Zhi shook her head and said, "I’ve always known that someone followed me to Qianzhou, but it wasn’t me who brought them, and I’ve never had any kind of dialogue with them. I couldn’t be bothered to pay attention. Believe it or not, I don’t care."

"Who would believe what you say? But you’re not wrong, after all, finding an ally to deal with me together isn’t improper. Come on, the battle between us must continue," Long Chen said coldly.

Qing Zhi shook her head, "All along my journey, as I’ve challenged various masters, I have never taken advantage of someone in a weak state. You’re injured now, unable to exert your full strength, so our decisive battle will be postponed until you have recovered."

After saying this, Qing Zhi lifted her feet and walked toward the Great Xia Mansion.

Seeing this, Long Chen frowned, "If that’s the case, then what are you doing inside?"

"I will stay in the Great Xia Mansion until you’ve healed. After fighting with you, I will leave on my own.

Of course, if you’re not in the Great Xia Mansion, I won’t stay there either. These days, I will protect you,"

Qing Zhi said calmly, as if it were a matter of course.

"I don’t need your protection. You should stay elsewhere. My injury is not a hindrance; I can fight at any time," Long Chen said sternly.

"I’ll say it once again, I, Qing Zhi, do not take advantage of others’ weaknesses."

Qing Zhi quickened her pace.

Long Chen wanted to say something else, but Xia Ling stopped him.

"Forget it. If she wants to stay, let her. I don’t think she has any ill intentions. She probably just wants a fair fight with you, to see who is stronger," Xia Ling said with a wry smile.

"Let’s check on Yuechan first."

Long Chen squatted down and picked up Li Yuechan, walking into the Great Xia Mansion.

In a certain room, Long Chen laid Li Yuechan flat on the bed.

After a careful check, confirming Li Yuechan was not in grave danger, Long Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

What everyone cared more about, however, was Long Chen’s injury.

For that sword had pierced through Long Chen’s body.

"Husband, you should go rest and heal. Qing Zhi is inside the mansion; who knows when she might change her mind? I think that woman is very dangerous. None of us are likely her match; only you can be. You need to heal quickly," Zhao Churan said in a low voice.

"Churan is right," Xuanyuan Yu’er said, "You really need to recover quickly."

"It’s fine," Long Chen said with a smile. "Although I was stabbed with a sword, you all forgot that I have the secret technique of Undying Mountain, didn’t you? The impact isn’t significant. I can fight Qing Zhi right now, but I don’t want to. After some thought, it seems the Master of Undying Mountain is indeed not with Qing Zhi; otherwise, there was no need for Qing Zhi to say she would wait for me to heal."

"I have the same feeling," Xia Ling said. "The Master of Undying Mountain directly used a despicable sneak attack to make you take a sword hit. If Qing Zhi were with him, she could have taken the opportunity to inflict even more severe damage on you at that time, but Qing Zhi did not do so. Hence, I feel that Qing Zhi’s arrival this time is not out of hatred, but more like she wants a fair showdown with you, different from the Master of Undying Mountain."

"Sword Martial Immortal can teach such a disciple; it seems that Sword Martial Immortal is indeed extraordinary," Long Chen remarked.

"You have time to speculate about others; you might as well heal yourself quickly instead of wasting everyone’s time."

Suddenly, a moderate voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

This voice came from Qing Zhi.

Qing Zhi was sitting in another room, transmitting her voice with a calm expression.

Long Chen and the others were taken aback. They didn’t expect Qing Zhi to be able to hear them.

"Eavesdropping on others’ conversations is not a good habit, it’s quite impolite, sister Qing Zhi, you should change that."

Long Chen replied.

"It’s your voices that are too loud, what does that have to do with me?"

Qing Zhi said.

"It looks like we need to have a good talk."

Long Chen left the room and headed for Qing Zhi’s room.

...

After Long Chen had left, Li Yuechan slowly woke up with a sigh.

Xia Ling and the others quickly supported Li Yuechan and asked if she felt uncomfortable anywhere.

Li Yuechan shook her head and said, "Aside from feeling a bit groggy in the head, I feel fine. Why did I faint? What happened?"

"Have you forgotten?" Zhao Churan asked.

"What are you talking about? I only remember, upon hearing that the disciple of Sword Martial Immortal had arrived at the door, we all went out together. What happened after that?"

Li Yuechan was utterly confused.

Zhao Churan said with a bitter smile, "After that, you were controlled by the Master of Undying Mountain and suddenly stabbed Long Chen with a sword, nearly costing him his life."

"Ah?"

Li Yuechan turned pale with fright, and sat up abruptly, "What... How is he? I must go check on him."

"He’s fine." Xia Ling held Li Yuechan back and said, "Fortunately, it didn’t cause too great an accident, and it’s not your fault. It’s just that the Master of Undying Mountain is too despicable."

"Did the disciple of Sword Martial Immortal take the opportunity to attack Long Chen?"

"No." Xia Ling said, "Qing Zhi is still rather honorable, waiting for Long Chen to recover before fighting him."

Hearing this, Li Yuechan relaxed a little.

However, the intense sense of self-blame still made Li Yuechan unable to hold back her tears.

"I actually hurt him. Even if I was being controlled, my soul, my body, should have absolutely refused to allow such an action. I’m at fault, woo."

Li Yuechan bowed her head, her eyes brimming with tears.

"This really isn’t your fault, Yuechan. I think it’s because our cultivation levels are too far behind the Master of Undying Mountain, that’s why he could succeed so easily. We just need to work hard to increase our cultivation, and similar incidents definitely won’t happen again."

Xia Ling quietly said, at the same time wrapping an arm around Li Yuechan.

Li Yuechan suddenly lifted her head, "Right, you’re right. I must cultivate. I will become stronger."

"Oh, Yuechan, be sensible, don’t rush, don’t get excited. If you rush and succumb to demonic cultivation, Long Chen will be the one who suffers. You stabbed him with your sword, now you want him to worry about you? Don’t be like this. Rest well first; your body is very weak right now. Wait until your spirit is restored to cultivate again," Xia Ling said with a smile.

"Alright."

Li Yuechan lowered her head, a bit dejected.

...

Outside, Long Chen was standing at Qing Zhi’s door, knocking, but Qing Zhi didn’t seem to plan on opening the door.

"My master has said that men and women should not touch, especially unfamiliar men and women. They should not stay alone together in one room, or it will lead to mishap. So, better not enter."

Qing Zhi said indifferently.

"Your master’s words are problematic. You’re the solitary woman; I’m certainly not a solitary man. So there won’t be any sparks between you and me. Besides, this is within my Great Xia Mansion; my word is law here."

Long Chen laughed.

"In any case, you cannot come in." Qing Zhi responded.

In fact, at this very moment, Qing Zhi was changing her clothes.

Long Chen didn’t care about that; seeing Qing Zhi still daring to be so domineering in the Great Xia Mansion, he wasn’t going to indulge her, and he pushed the door open directly.

As a result, Qing Zhi, who was in the middle of putting on her trousers, looked up, and their eyes met.

In that second, the air itself seemed to freeze!