The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 371 - 361: The Battle Begins

Chapter 371: Chapter 361: The Battle Begins

The Second Guardian and Third Guardian both looked extremely composed, and their thoughts and considerations were far more numerous than those of the Great Protector.

The Great Protector, listening to the words of these two, knew in his heart that they made sense.

Yet, for the sake of face, the Great Protector found it hard to swallow his pride and show forbearance.

"Brothers, just listen to what I have to say. In my view, although the Great Xia Mansion was established by orders from above, it doesn’t warrant any fear, because, ultimately, the Great Xia Mansion is still managed by a group of Cultivators. If more of us stand against the Cultivators of the Great Xia Mansion, the higher-ups will naturally come to feel that the Great Xia Mansion is failing in governance.

What’s more, I do not believe that those above would dare to ignore the wrath of the Cultivation World."

The Great Protector said this with great emphasis.

"The Cultivation World?"

Yang Taixuan couldn’t help laughing.

Hearing the laughter, the Great Protector furrowed his brows and immediately demanded, "What are you laughing at? What’s so funny? Do you think I’m wrong?"

"Completely wrong." At this moment, with the Second Guardian and Third Guardian present, Yang Taixuan also spoke freely and seriously, "Our Undying Mountain has a presence in Great Xia, indeed, but we’re far from having the influence that could affect an entire Cultivation World. In other words, Undying Mountain’s words carry weight, but we cannot speak for the whole Cultivation World. Great Protector, you should understand what I mean."

"Your words are true." The Second Guardian said, "Indeed, Undying Mountain cannot represent the entirety of the Cultivation World, and even less make the Cultivation World bow to Undying Mountain’s will. Therefore, Great Protector, your words are an exaggeration and must be spoken with caution. If others from different Sects were to hear this, it may well attract trouble."

"In the end, all of you are cowards and afraid of confronting Long Chen, is that it? Fine, if you’re too scared to confront him, I will take my men and do it."

The Great Protector sneered.

"Great Protector, you must think thrice." The Third Guardian spoke with gravity.

"Enough, let’s not talk so much. Without you, I still have over twenty men. To devise a way to kill Long Chen shouldn’t be such a difficult task. If you don’t want to join me, then make it clear now, so I won’t have further expectations of your actions."

The Great Protector suppressed his anger.

"Great Protector, since things have come to this, I too will make my position clear. If you insist on using these forceful methods to fight with the Great Xia Mansion, I’m afraid I can’t help you." The Second Guardian said.

"And I feel the same."

The Third Guardian immediately expressed his stance.

"Uh, since the Great Protector has such ambition, I think it’s worth supporting. I’d be willing to try and lend a hand to the Great Protector."

The newly arrived Elder said with a smile.

"Fifth Elder, you really are a good brother to me."

The Great Protector excitedly embraced the new Elder.

Fifth Elder smiled, saying, "We come from the same place, and regardless of whether your decision is right or wrong, I should still help you no matter what."

"Good, very good. I won’t let you down in the future. Come with me."

The Great Protector, arm in arm with the Fifth Elder, walked outside.

"Great Protector, you..."

The Third Guardian opened his mouth to speak but was stopped by the Second Guardian.

"Let him be," the Second Guardian said. "Letting him learn from hardship isn’t necessarily a bad thing."

"Second Guardian, I’m worried he might die."

The Third Guardian spoke seriously.

"He shouldn’t. Although the Great Xia Mansion was established with support from the higher authorities, they should not dare to deal a deadly blow against the people of Undying Mountain at most, they’ll shake us up a bit. Don’t worry. Let’s wait and see how deep the Great Xia Mansion’s waters are."

"That’s reasonable."

...

Outside, the Great Guardian of Undying Mountain quickly gathered his forces, preparing to attack Long Chen’s Great Xia Mansion.

From his expression, it was not hard to see that the Great Protector couldn’t let the matter rest.

In fact, a big part of his anger stemmed from his refusal to accept the opinions of the Second Guardian, the Third Guardian, and others—he didn’t accept that they didn’t approve of him.

Non-acceptance meant disrespect.

This was the Great Protector’s line of thinking, so he tried every possible means to prove he was right—that the Great Xia Mansion wasn’t as terrifying as imagined.

Soon, the Great Protector had gathered his forces—twenty-four men, all carrying weapons.

"Gentlemen, let’s all cover our faces during the operation. This will not only help us identify each other but also conceal our identities."

The Great Protector announced loudly.

Moments later, the group set off pompously.

As the group passed through the streets, the bystanders thought they were a troupe of actors, pointing and laughing continuously.

Not long after, the Great Protector and his men arrived outside the Great Xia Mansion.

The Guardian at the gate, upon noticing the situation, immediately reported through the intercom so that those inside were made aware.

"Kill."

The Great Protector immediately gave the order.

The gate guardians of the Great Xia Mansion, fearless, immediately engaged in battle.

A great battle erupted at once.

But the Great Protector’s people were clearly the stronger, and soon three from the Great Xia Mansion side were slain.

This greatly bolstered the morale of the Undying Mountain people, and they fought even more fiercely.

"Charge inside, all of you."

The Great Protector shouted loudly.

Within the Great Xia Mansion, Long’er and others heard the news and rushed over, instantly joining the battle.

Long’er’s expression was ice-cold as she faced off against the Great Protector.

Her combat strength was quite formidable, but against a cultivator like the Great Protector, who had practiced for many decades, Long’er’s cultivation was somewhat lacking, yet she had no problem holding the Great Protector back.

But in the current situation, merely holding back was not enough, as the other people’s combat strength was obviously not a match for the Undying Mountain crowd.

This was no surprise since people from Undying Mountain started cultivating from a young age, whereas the people from Dragon Palace had originally practiced Martial Arts.

Martial Arts and cultivation were worlds apart.

"Quickly go call the Lord."

Long’er urged anxiously.

Immediately, one person quickly left the battlefield to inform Long Chen.

At that moment, Long Chen was in a completely sealed area within the Great Xia Mansion, training those seventeen people.

As he was instructing the seventeen in their cultivation, a young man rushed in hastily, drenched in sweat: "Lord, it’s bad, enemies have attacked, and a fight has broken out."

Hearing of the enemy’s attack, all seventeen immediately stood up, their fighting spirit soaring.

Seeing this, Long Chen said, "Sit down, continue your cultivation, and do not be distracted, I will handle it."

With that, Long Chen ran outside.

He quickly arrived at the scene and saw Long’er and the others slightly at a disadvantage, with several from the Great Xia Mansion side already dead, the situation was extremely dangerous.

Although the enemies were all masked, Long Chen recognized at a glance that it was the Undying Mountain’s Great Protector leading the attack.

"You old bastard, daring to cause trouble in my Great Xia Mansion, I must kill you now."

Long Chen’s eyes were cold, and with a thought, the Great Xia Dragon God Sword appeared in his hand.

"You little beast, you are our main target today, brothers, aim for this little beast, let’s kill him together."

"Kill."

Suddenly, all of Undying Mountain’s people turned their horses around and charged towards Long Chen.

Long Chen shouted, "All those from Great Xia Mansion, fall back, so as not to get your robes stained with blood."

After shouting, Long Chen swept out with his sword, sending three approaching men flying.

Then, a spree of slaughter commenced.

Holding the Dragon God Sword, Long Chen moved like a ghostly figure through the crowd; with the rise and fall of the sword light, blood sprayed, and the once extremely arrogant Undying Mountain people were now being cut down one by one, utterly powerless to fight back.

In an instant, more than twenty people had been killed, leaving only the Great Protector and the Fifth Elder.

These two looked terrified, they hadn’t fully realized what was happening before their comrades were wiped out.

"Great Protector, our situation is dire."

The Fifth Elder said gravely.

"Let’s go."

The Great Protector responded without hesitation.

"Cut off their retreat."

Long’er ordered at once.

And Long Chen too quickly took action, swinging his sword at the Great Protector.

That sword was terrifying, with a sword light like the Milky Way pouring down, filled with immense lethal force.

Seeing the situation was bad and unable to dodge, the Great Protector didn’t hesitate to pull the Fifth Elder in front of him.

Sss.

The Dragon God Sword fell, and in an instant, split the Fifth Elder in two.

And the Great Protector narrowly escaped disaster.