The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 236 - 231 A Lake of Red

Chapter 236: Chapter 231 A Lake of Red

"Please, everyone, carefully search the lake. As long as you find Long Chen, each person will be rewarded with one million, and I will not go back on my word."

Hua Qingfeng spoke seriously, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, looking utterly sincere.

Upon hearing this, everyone present was extremely excited, as if invigorated.

Plop, plop, plop.

The sound of diving came one after another as everyone jumped into the lake one by one, continuing the search for Long Chen.

Little did they know, Long Chen had already spotted them.

At the bottom of the lake, Long Chen opened his eyes, waiting for the divers to discover him.

And then, he was to assassinate them all without exception.

While waiting, Long Chen heard someone getting gradually closer.

He immediately took action, hiding behind a large rock at the bottom of the lake.

Moments later, four martial artists swam to within ten meters of where Long Chen was hiding.

It was then that Long Chen, without any hesitation, commenced the hunt.

His figure burst out from the lakebed, unaffected by the water.

Bang, bang.

With two punches, Long Chen assassinated two of the men, their blood gushing out and spreading in the water.

The other two were startled and then tried to attack Long Chen.

But Long Chen’s combat strength was far beyond their reach.

With a raise of his palm, spiritual power shot out like arrows.

Hiss, hiss.

The last two were also pierced through the heart and died with their eyes wide open.

After killing these four, Long Chen did not move but continued to wait.

Sure enough, before long, more people approached.

However, no matter how many came, they posed no threat to Long Chen, who destroyed them all.

Half an hour later, more than a dozen people had died at the hands of Long Chen.

And the blood, rising to the surface, dyed the lake red.

This unsettling scene immediately caught the attention of Hua Qingfeng and Cao Qiu.

"It seems that the boy Long Chen is indeed at the bottom of this lake, and I fear that everyone who went down is doomed."

Hua Qingfeng became agitated, clenching his fists.

"Alliance Hierarch, it seems that Long Chen has regained his strength. He’s been at the bottom of the lake for so long without coming up and has even killed so many of our men. I think it’s better if we retreat for now and devise a long-term plan."

Cao Qiu hurriedly whispered.

Remembering Long Chen’s mysterious and powerful ’True Qi,’ Cao Qiu still felt a shiver run through him.

Hua Qingfeng frowned slightly and said solemnly, "Brother Cao, you are the fifth-ranked expert on the Martial King List. How can you be afraid of a young junior? This isn’t like you, Brother Cao. Now is your chance to prove yourself, go down and capture Long Chen personally."

"Alliance Hierarch, please forgive my inability, I can’t do it."

Cao Qiu bowed his hands and refused on the spot.

Because Cao Qiu had no confidence whatsoever.

Going down could very well mean walking into certain death.

"Brother Cao, you don’t seem like yourself today."

Hua Qingfeng’s words were laced with deep meaning.

Cao Qiu said, "Fighting underwater is not my forte."

"Then let’s go down together and try to capture Long Chen, how about that?" Hua Qingfeng asked.

"That’s feasible."

This time, Cao Qiu agreed very decisively.

"Good, let’s go together."

Without hesitation, Hua Qingfeng immediately leaped into the lake.

Cao Qiu also followed suit, both of them circulating their True Qi to protect their bodies and moving as if on flat ground underwater.

Very quickly, the two of them saw a young figure ahead.

That young figure was Long Chen.

Long Chen’s eyes were cold, his killing intent fearsome, startling both Cao Qiu and Hua Qingfeng.

Then, the two rushed towards Long Chen and directly engaged him.

Long Chen was fearless, facing both foes, ready for battle.

Bang bang bang...

The three of them engaged in fierce combat under the water.

Although Hua Qingfeng and Cao Qiu were good swimmers, their True Qi couldn’t reach its peak state under the water.

Their agility and speed were also far inferior to Long Chen’s.

Therefore, for the time being, the two experts from the Martial King List were overwhelmed, even together, by Long Chen.

Like a dragon in the lake, Long Chen continuously inflicted heavy injuries on Hua Qingfeng and Cao Qiu.

Hua Qingfeng’s expression changed as he sensed the terror of Long Chen.

After being repelled once again, Hua Qingfeng quickly pulled at Cao Qiu, signaling him to flee urgently.

Cao Qiu dared not hesitate and immediately fled for his life.

Long Chen did not pursue, for at that moment he had not yet recovered to perfect condition.

Moreover, Long Chen well knew that there were plenty of opportunities to kill Cao Qiu and Hua Qingfeng.

For now, the priority was to quickly return to peak condition—if possible, to even make some breakthroughs.

...

After escaping Qianling Prefecture, Hua Qingfeng and Cao Qiu ran without looking back.

They ran a great distance before stopping, gasping for breath.

Cao Qiu coughed, blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Cao, are you alright?"

Hua Qingfeng asked.

"It’s... it’s nothing, Senior Hua, no, Alliance Hierarch, you must have felt the combat strength of that young man by now, right? The True Qi of this Long Chen is extremely odd, it seems like True Qi, but it also appears stronger than our True Qi, quite outrageous."

Cao Qiu said seriously.

"I have never seen such formidable True Qi before; perhaps, he has cultivated some peerless secret manual." Hua Qingfeng frowned tightly, "Brother Cao, have you ever encountered similar True Qi?"

Cao Qiu shook his head: "I have not."

"It seems that just the two of us would have a hard time taking advantage; if it comes to a life and death struggle, I think it is not worth it. Brother Cao, how about this: we’ll try to woo the experts on the Martial King List, as many as we can. If we can get three more to join, we’ll surely succeed."

Hua Qingfeng said.

Cao Qiu clapped his hands, smiling, "Alliance Hierarch Hua, I was thinking the same, haha."

"Let’s go back first."

Hua Qingfeng hastened his pace.

...

In the middle of Qianling Lake, Long Chen burst out from the bottom of the lake, stepping onto the shore.

He turned his head to glance at the lake, the waters still stained crimson, a stench of blood permeating the air.

But Long Chen only gave it a glance before heading straight home.

Returning outside the villa, Long Chen saw Martial Alliance members around.

Without a word, Long Chen began his slaughter.

In less than ten minutes, all the surveillance left by the Martial Alliance were killed, none survived.

Xia Ling and others, discovering Long Chen, ran out excitedly.

Seeing Long Chen drenched, Xia Ling quickly turned, "Who will go get him a set of dry clothes?"

"I... I will."

Li Yuechan hurriedly said.

"No need for you to go."

Long Chen immediately said.

"Then I’ll go."

Zhuge Xuan ran upstairs.

Li Yuechan clenched her teeth, tears welling up in her eyes.

She knew she had messed up again, seriously hurting Long Chen.

"Brother-in-law, my sister has learned the truth. She now knows she was wrong. Can you... can you please not be angry with her?"

Li Yuexin looked at Long Chen tentatively.

"No." Long Chen said, "I feel that Li Yuechan and I have some fundamental differences in principles. There’s also a severe lack of trust between us. It’s better to part ways, to avoid hurting each other."

"I don’t want to break up, I don’t."

Li Yuechan’s frightened face paled as she threw herself into Long Chen’s arms, "Long Chen, you can’t do this to me, sob sob, I don’t want to break up with you."

"Let go."

Long Chen gritted his teeth.

"I won’t let go, you could beat me to death and I still won’t let go." Li Yuechan cried inconsolably, "I know I was wrong, I shouldn’t have spoken out of turn without understanding the situation, I should trust you unconditionally, but that is my mother. I subconsciously feared, feared she might really be accidentally killed by the man I love, then I’d live in constant anxiety, I’m afraid I’d feel guilt for the rest of my life, I’m truly afraid."

"After we part, you can think of it as a misunderstanding if you like, no one will stop you, and you won’t have any more mental burden. Isn’t that better?"

"No, I don’t." Li Yuechan shook her head fiercely, "If I lose you, I don’t know how I can go on with my life, Long Chen, I know I was wrong, I beg you, don’t abandon me."

Hearing Li Yuechan’s words, Long Chen softened somewhat.

Xia Ling sighed, "Long Chen, please forgive Yuechan. Yuechan is also anxious out of concern; if you try to put yourself in her shoes, her reaction at that time is also human nature."

"Husband, since Yuechan knows she’s wrong, you should forgive her. She has just sent Aunt Han to the hospital in an ambulance, she didn’t even go herself, and she has made it clear to Aunt Han, cutting off all ties. Now, she really only has you, don’t abandon her."

Zhao Churan also interceded for Li Yuechan.

Although previously, Zhao Churan was furious with Li Yuechan for misunderstanding Long Chen, at this moment, seeing Li Yuechan pleading so heartbreakingly, Zhao Churan was also moved.

Because she had known Li Yuechan for so long but had never seen her like this.

The usual Li Yuechan was intelligent, calm, and rational, nearly no one could make her lose control.

Long Chen stared at Li Yuechan, his emotions conflicted.

Should he forgive her?