The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 367 - 357: Exchange

Chapter 367: Chapter 357: Exchange

"You dare to call your man trash; unforgivable, you must be severely punished."

Long Chen pulled Xia Ling into his arms and harshly patted her twice.

Xia Ling pouted, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Long Chen: "It hurts."

Long Chen was taken aback, then secretly felt guilty, wondering if he had really hit her too hard.

Seeing the pitiful Xia Ling, Long Chen whispered, "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to."

"I know you didn’t mean to, but I kind of like the intensity. If there’s a chance next time, you... you can spank me."

Xia Ling said shyly.

Long Chen was stunned, staring at Xia Ling, unsure of what to say.

At that moment, Long’er walked in.

She saw Xia Ling lying in Long Chen’s arms, hesitated, and then asked, "Is this a bad time?"

"No, no." Xia Ling quickly sat up straight and smiled, "Sister Long’er, Long Chen said he would give me a shoulder massage, so I lay in his arms. You don’t mind, do you?"

"It doesn’t matter whether I mind or not; our Lord won’t care," Long’er said.

"Lord, weren’t you up to the task last night, not taking good care of our sister Long’er?"

Xia Ling teased.

Long Chen, thick-skinned, remained unmoved.

But Long’er couldn’t keep her composure, her face turning slightly red.

"Xia Ling, you’re talking a bit too much. Do we really need to compare our fighting skills?"

Long’er looked unfriendly.

Faced with Long’er’s challenge, Xia Ling was very calm: "Sister Long’er, we are family, whether you like it or not. Once you marry into our family, we will be sisters. So for now, it’s best if we don’t resort to fighting, okay?"

Xia Ling spoke with finesse, precisely capturing Long’er’s thoughts.

Especially the phrase, "once you marry into our family," struck right at Long’er’s tender heart.

Long’er’s sharp gaze softened, but she remained silent.

Being rather reserved with unfamiliar people, Long’er, although somewhat pleased, kept her composure.

Soon after, Long Yi brought in that unconscious man to the hall.

Long Chen stood up and with a wave of his hand, the man immediately woke up.

The man looked around, and upon assessing the situation, showed no panic but stared straight at Long Chen and asked, "Why have you brought me here?"

"You’re so clever, why don’t you guess?"

Long Chen asked with a smile.

The man took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and after a few seconds, said, "You want to pull me into the Great Xia Mansion."

Long Chen was surprised internally, as the man guessed correctly.

Long Chen, expression unchanging, smiled and said, "You guessed wrong, not at all."

"Then, you want me to be a spy?"

"Even less necessary," Long Chen said. "The Undying Mountain is not worth that much effort."

"Lord, please make it clear. If you want me to be a spy or join the Great Xia Mansion, you might as well kill me and not waste time. I could never betray Undying Mountain, as my master saved me in my youth, and the resources of the Undying Mountain transformed me from a mortal into a cultivator."

The man said solemnly.

"I don’t want you to join the Great Xia Mansion or to be a spy. I called you here to make a deal,"

Long Chen stared at the man.

"A deal?" the man frowned. "Lord, I am but a minor Elder in Undying Mountain, below even a protector. Why would you think of making a deal with me?"

"Because you are much smarter than your foolish Great Protector. If you can assure that under your control, Undying Mountain will do good for humanity and not harm the world, I can support you to become the new Master of Undying Mountain."

Long Chen said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the man’s eyes immediately lit up.

But he did not respond to Long Chen right away.

Long Chen was not in a hurry, he waited quietly.

After a while, the man said, "Lord, I am tempted by your words, because I too wish to change the current state of Undying Mountain. The path of Undying Mountain has gone awry, but I know this isn’t realistic. The current Master of Undying Mountain’s cultivation might not be lower than yours, how could you possibly suppress him? Alas."

"If I don’t help you, even with your extraordinary talent and vision, it would be difficult for you to rise in Undying Mountain. You would live under the shadow of the Great Protector forever, a fool who could easily suppress you. Don’t you feel stifled? Are you willing to accept this?"

Long Chen looked straight at this middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man clenched his teeth, of course, he was not willing.

Immediately, Long Chen changed the tone of the conversation and said sternly, "I, Long Chen, mean what I say. I said I could help you, and I definitely can, as long as you have the ambition. Even if you fail later on, Great Xia Mansion can ensure your life is worry-free."

"Are you sure you won’t make me do something that would betray Great Xia Mansion?" the middle-aged man asked.

"If I only ask you to hand over the Undying Technique, does that count as betrayal?"

Long Chen asked.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

The condition Long Chen offered him was to use the Undying Technique to exchange for the opportunity to become the future Master of Undying Mountain.

Was this exchange really worth it?

He couldn’t help but ponder deeply.

If Long Chen was merely tricking him to hand over the Undying Technique, and then turned his back on him after receiving it, what should he do?

"What is your name?"

Long Chen asked.

"Yang Taixuan."

"Yang Taixuan, good name," Long Chen said with a smile. "Elder Brother Yang, I appreciate you. If you really don’t have any grand ambitions and are unwilling to exchange this opportunity, then you can leave now. I won’t stop you, and I won’t kill you."

"Really?" Yang Taixuan asked.

"When Long Chen speaks, he means what he says," Long Chen said.

"Okay, thank you."

Yang Taixuan turned and walked away, striding boldly towards the exit.

Yang Taixuan was testing Long Chen’s sincerity.

If Long Chen had no sincerity, he would surely try to capture him again.

If Long Chen did this, it meant Long Chen was not trustworthy.

Long Chen watched Yang Taixuan’s departing figure, making no move.

Long’er was somewhat anxious and wanted to make a move but was stopped by Long Chen.

Yang Taixuan crossed the threshold and went a few dozen meters outside before he finally stopped.

"Elder Brother Yang, take care. Rest assured, I said I won’t kill, so I won’t kill,"

Long Chen said with a smile.

However, Yang Taixuan turned around, walked back into the hall with large strides, took a deep breath, looked at Long Chen seriously, and said, "Lord, I will trust you this one time. I will give you the Undying Technique, and you help me."

"Be sure to think it over before you speak. Once you choose this path, you can’t waver, you must follow it to the end," Long Chen said.

"I trust your strength and the strength of Great Xia Mansion," Yang Taixuan said.

"Good, deal then."

Long Chen smiled, stood up, walked up to Yang Taixuan, and said, "The Undying Technique, you must give it to me now."

"Alright, I will recite it to you until you master it, because the Undying Technique cannot be written out. This is a rule I cannot break. What do you think?"

"That works," Long Chen quickly agreed.

He was indeed very interested in that Undying Technique from Undying Mountain, which could instantly heal wounds.