Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor
Chapter 214 - 214 213 The Long Family's Wishful Thinking First Update

214: Chapter 213: The Long Family’s Wishful Thinking [First Update] 214: Chapter 213: The Long Family’s Wishful Thinking [First Update] The next day, at the Hang City Long Family:

Members of the Long Family’s direct lineage and the high-level venerated elders were all gathered in the hall.

Sitting at the head was the Dragon Family Patriarch, Long Wuhen, with his six brothers to his left.

To the right were six invited venerated elders, among whom two were Innate Grandmasters.

Everyone else stood tremblingly in wait, except for two people.

One was Long Tian, his legs crippled and his body twitching in pain as he lay on a stretcher, moaning.

The other was Zhao Yue, who had traveled with Long Tian.

Now kneeling on the ground, trembling all over and stammering, he repeated Li Chen’s exact words.

South of the Yangtze River, the Long Family is revered!

This is a universally acknowledged fact in the Martial Arts World; it has always been the Long Family that bullies others, not the other way around.

Even the usually composed and collected Long Wuhen couldn’t help violently erupting in anger when he heard the brazenly audacious Li Chen demanding their Long Family to grovel as his subordinates, or else threatening slaughter upon the entire Long Family.

“Damnable Li Chen, this brat is pushing too far.

Does he really think our Long Family can be easily squashed like a soft persimmon?”

Before his words even hit the ground, he had slammed his palm on the table in front of him, shattering it completely.

Everyone was so frightened that they stood stiff as if freezing cicadas, the entire hall falling into a deathly silence.

After a long silence, the Second Master Long finally broke it.

“Big brother, that Li Chen is far too arrogantly.

If we do not eliminate him, I fear that our Long Family’s prestige in the entire Martial Arts World will plummet extensively!”

“In times devoid of heroes, even nobodies can gain fame.

That braggart Li Chen, just because he gained some renown at a young age, assumes he’s War God Li Lingtian?

Even War God Li Lingtian himself wouldn’t dare to make such a brazen statement in front of our Long Family, would he?”

“Exactly, what sort of thing does Li Chen think he is, daring to defecate and urinate on our Long Family’s head?”

…

Everyone in the Long Family was furious, their words more excited than the next.

Being able to hold the position of family head, Long Wuhen was naturally no ordinary figure.

He wasn’t blinded by hatred and instead turned his gaze to the Venerated Elder’s seat, looking at Chen Buyi!

Chen Buyi, considered a talent like a Ghost God, known as Little Zhuge.

He too had risen to fame young, his martial arts talent comparable to the present War God Li Lingtian.

However, Chen Buyi came from a poor family and didn’t have a powerful family like Li Lingtian to pave his way in the Martial Arts path.

Seven years ago, at a critical moment of his Grandmaster breakthrough, his best friend and fiancée conspired against him, joining forces with thirteen enemies to ambush him.

Perhaps it was fate that Chen Buyi wasn’t destined to die then; the Dragon Family Ancestor, who was traveling abroad, found him a talented individual and saved him.

Though he survived, his foundation was severely damaged, halting him at Half-step Innate, forever barring him from reaching Grandmaster.

Out of gratitude and self-preservation, Chen Buyi sold himself to the Long Family.

For seven years, he worked diligently.

The Long Family’s pharmaceutical business had become a monopoly leader on the Huaxia market, largely thanks to Chen Buyi’s efforts.

Even some elder-level members of the clan deeply respected him, reverentially addressing him as Think Tank Little Zhuge.

Though he wasn’t a Grandmaster, his prestige within the Dragon Family was second only to the seclusive Dragon Family Ancestor and the current Family Head, Long Wuhen.

Upon the Family Head’s query, Chen Buyi pondered for a moment and said, “Family Head, this is an opportunity!”

Long Wuhen appeared slightly surprised and asked, “Opportunity?

Think Tank, what do you mean?”

Chen Buyi, calm and composed, slowly explained, “Family Head, that Li Chen lad has the formula for the Life Spirit Spring in his hands.

We can use this opportunity, under the pretext of a duel, to take him down!”

Long Wuhen thought for a moment and said, “Think Tank, are you suggesting that I challenge Li Chen to a duel?”

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Buyi replied, “Exactly that.

If the Family Head can defeat Li Chen, not only can we obtain the formula for the Life Spirit Spring, but we can also use the opportunity to bring the entire Southeast Martial Arts Alliance under our command.”

“Then, our Long Family will certainly be as a tiger with added wings.

Once the old ancestor emerges from seclusion and defeats Li Lingtian, our Long Family would be able to surpass the Imperial Capital Li Family once for all, rekindling the glorious peak of the past Long Family, and become the martial arts hegemon of the entire Huaxia.”

Hearing Chen Buyi’s statement, Long Wuhen’s eyes, which were slightly narrowed, suddenly lit up.

During the Republic era, the Long Family was the Martial Arts overlord of Huaxia.

However, after the founding of the new country, the Li Family, relying on their military achievements, received strong support from state departments.

Moreover, a Martial Arts prodigy, Li Lingtian, known as a freak of nature, emerged from their family, allowing them to swiftly take over the hegemonic position of the Long Family.

Since then, for three generations and half a century, the Long Family has been suppressed by the Li Family and resigned to being the perennial runner-up.

After weighing the pros and cons, Long Wuhen burst out laughing and said, “The Think Tank is right.

Such a young fool Li Chen, daring to make a move under my nose.

If we don’t crush his arrogance, others might really think the Long Family can be easily bullied.”

Chen Buyi bowed respectfully towards Long Wuhen at the head of the table.

“Family Head is wise!”

Seeing this, everyone else also stood up, chorusing in unison, “Family Head is wise!”

Pleased with himself, Long Wuhen waved his hand downward, signaling everyone to quiet down.

“Think Tank, trouble you to send a challenge letter to that young fool Li Chen.

Say that ten days from now, we shall meet for a hunt atop West Lake!”

…

That very afternoon, Li Chen received the challenge letter handwritten by Chen Buyi.

He admired Chen Buyi’s calligraphy carefully.

With strong strokes and spirited flair, the writing was genuinely impressive — nearly a match for his own skills.

After reading the challenge letter, he stood with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself.

“This is good, ten days later, at West Lake, we can completely resolve the Long Family issue once and for all, avoiding future troubles!”

Seeing Li Chen staring at the letter for a long time, Ye Chuxue blinked her big eyes and asked, “Hey, Li Chen, what are you looking at so attentively?”

Li Chen casually put away the challenge letter, smiled lightly, and said, “Nothing much, Xue’er, let’s go, we still have an exam today!”

Ye Chuxue batted her long eyelashes and suddenly exclaimed, “This isn’t some kind of cheat sheet, is it?

Let me see!”

Li Chen felt embarrassed, “Xue’er, don’t you trust your future husband’s abilities?”

At the mention of the word “husband,” Ye Chuxue’s cheeks flushed with a light shade of red, and she spit out a phrase.

“Pfft, shameless, who said I’d be your wife?”

Li Chen grinned, his tone teasing, “What’s shame?

Can you eat it?”

Ye Chuxue immediately ceded, faced with such an oddball, she could only give in.

“Let’s hurry to school, or we’ll be late.

If you can’t score 700 on this mid-term exam, how will you face Gao Huan and Zhao Yi?”

Li Chen nonchalantly said, “700 points is just a piece of cake.

I could do it with my eyes closed!”

Ye Chuxue rolled her eyes at him and said, “Oh please, you’d die if you didn’t brag.

What if you can’t score 700, dare to streak on the street?”

Hearing Ye Chuxue actually proposing a “streak,” Li Chen couldn’t help but swear.

“Holy crap, streaking?

Xue, aren’t you being too harsh?”

Ye Chuxue pouted her cherry lips, proudly saying, “Cough cough, since someone can’t do it, stop bragging to avoid biting your tongue!”

Li Chen raised an eyebrow and retorted, “Who says I can’t do it?

If I score 700 points, what will you say then?”

“I’ll streak too!” In a moment of urgency, Ye Chuxue blurted out.

Li Chen shook his head, “No way, you might be willing, but I’m not.

How about this, at that time, you dance for me, how about that?”

Ye Chuxue blinked and asked, “What dance do you want to see, ballet Swan Lake?”

Li Chen held up a finger and waggled it, “NO, NO, NO, I want to see… a striptease!”

Ye Chuxue, her cheeks flushing red, feigned anger, “Li Chen, you scoundrel, you looking to die?

Don’t run…”