The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 387 - 377 Crazy Woman

Chapter 387: Chapter 377 Crazy Woman

"Uncle, can you take me home? Since that man who loved me and Mom has been arrested by you, should I be safe to go back now?"

The little girl looked at Long Chen with hopeful eyes.

Long Chen took a deep breath and said sternly, "You can’t go back."

"Ah? Why?"

The little girl’s face paled with fright, tears gathering in her eyes.

Seeing this scene, Long Chen felt a pang of heartache.

But he knew deep down that now was not the time to tell her the truth.

Once he told her, the young girl would be left with an indelible shadow.

She already had too many shadows cast upon her, and Long Chen didn’t want to add another painful one.

So, Long Chen decided to tell a lie.

"Little girl, your mom couldn’t stand that man and has left for abroad, while your stepfather has been arrested and jailed, so now there’s no one to take care of you. But we can take care of you. Look, there are so many sisters here, they can all take care of you. Your mom said... she said she hopes you can live with us. Did you hear that clearly?"

Long Chen looked at the little girl.

The little girl shook her head hard, tears streaming down.

It was evident that she wanted desperately to go back.

"Little girl, uncle isn’t lying to you, your mom really went abroad. Behave and stay with us, and your mom will come back to find you someday."

Xia Ling squatted down and said with immense tenderness.

Xia Ling’s words were very persuasive and amiable.

The little girl might not have believed Long Chen’s words, but she believed them after Xia Ling said the same.

After believing, she cried even louder.

Long Chen sighed, knowing there was nothing he could do.

Xia Ling held the little girl, gently comforting her.

Long’er and Zhao Churan, among others, also took turns comforting her.

After a while, her emotions finally stabilized.

The group learned her name; it was Li Qianqian, an exceedingly ordinary name!

But no one knew, in the future, this name would echo through the world...

...

Days passed, and Li Qianqian gradually became familiar with the environment of Great Xia Mansion. Unrivaled took Li Qianqian out daily to show off, and Li Qianqian had essentially become Unrivaled’s little follower.

Unrivaled liked Li Qianqian very much and often taught her skills that Li Qianqian found fantastical.

Meanwhile, in those days, Long Chen also returned to his peak condition.

Qing Zhi watched and was already getting impatient to battle Long Chen.

One day, Qing Zhi sought out Long Chen.

"I think the time has come," Qing Zhi said seriously.

"Are you in such a hurry?" Long Chen chuckled. "Here in Great Xia Mansion, we treat you well, everyone treats you as an honored guest, and now, you still want to fight me. Is it necessary? Ingrate."

"Don’t feign ignorance. Our battle is inevitable," Qing Zhi affirmed with a determined look in her eyes.

Long Chen sighed and said, "If that’s the case, then let’s fight somewhere else. It’s not convenient to do it inside Great Xia Mansion."

"Where, then?" Qing Zhi inquired.

"On the mountain outside the city," Long Chen answered.

"Okay."

Qing Zhi was very straightforward.

"Then let’s set off now."

Long Chen was equally decisive.

Since a battle was inevitable sooner or later, it was best to settle it today.

Originally, Long Chen didn’t want to fight Qing Zhi so soon.

After all, he wasn’t sure if the Master of Undying Mountain was still lurking in Qianzhou, and if anything happened to him, Great Xia Mansion would suffer a great blow.

But Qing Zhi wouldn’t consider these things for him, so Long Chen kept these concerns to himself.

Half an hour later, Long Chen and Qing Zhi arrived at the foot of a large mountain outside the city.

This place was deserted and rarely visited by people.

In this place, a battle is unlikely to be discovered by outsiders.

The people from Great Xia Mansion are also unaware that Qing Zhi and Long Chen will duel today.

The two stood approximately ten meters apart, silent and staring at each other.

Their auras were on the rise, continually climbing.

After one minute, Qing Zhi slowly drew the Broken Sword.

With the sword out, a streak of cold light shot up, tearing through the sky, a chilling killing intent locked onto Long Chen.

Long Chen watched Qing Zhi, sensing her aura, and he too felt somewhat uneasy.

This woman’s aura was too strong; just judging from her aura, Qing Zhi had also entered the Creation Realm, and her level was not lower than his.

This battle was destined to be a grueling one, a fight whose outcome of life or death was uncertain.

"Are you ready?"

Qing Zhi spoke in a cold voice.

"Come."

Long Chen responded.

"Kill."

Qing Zhi didn’t waste words and charged at Long Chen with her sword.

A fierce battle thus erupted.

Boom.

The clash of spiritual energy caused the area to tremble.

Two figures continuously intertwined, engaging in a frenzied exchange of blows.

...

Inside Great Xia Mansion, Xia Ling and others, unable to see Long Chen and Qing Zhi, grew anxious.

"Something’s not right; both of them have vanished simultaneously. I suspect they have chosen another place for their decisive battle," Xia Ling said seriously.

"Where would they go to fight? What if something goes wrong?" Zhao Churan became anxious, "Let’s go look for them."

"Don’t," Li Yuechan said, "Since Long Chen has decided to fight Qing Zhi without notifying anyone, it means he doesn’t want to make a big fuss about it. So, we shouldn’t go looking for them."

"What Yuechan says makes sense," added Xia Ling, "Long Chen is probably worried that some great enemy would learn of his duel with Qing Zhi. If Long Chen is severely injured, it would put Great Xia Mansion in great danger. That’s probably why he chose a low-profile way to fight Qing Zhi. Alas, let’s just wait calmly for his return. At worst, Long Chen loses, but I think, considering how we’ve treated Qing Zhi well during her stay with us, even if she wins, she is unlikely to kill Long Chen."

"Brother Long Chen won’t lose; he will certainly win."

Little Unrivaled’s eyes were filled with determination.

"I also believe he will definitely win," Long’er added.

"Let’s hope so."

...

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The battle beneath the mountain just outside the city had come to an end.

Both Long Chen and Qing Zhi were seriously injured.

The two sat cross-legged on the ground, their robes stained with blood.

Qing Zhi stared intently at Long Chen, the fighting spirit in her eyes yet to dissipate.

She hadn’t expected Long Chen’s combat prowess to be so terrifying.

Even with all her secret techniques, she couldn’t gain the upper hand over Long Chen.

And Long Chen’s shock was no less than that of Qing Zhi.

He guessed Qing Zhi was strong, but he didn’t expect her to match him nearly evenly.

If it wasn’t for his powerful bloodline and stronger recovery abilities than Qing Zhi’s, he might have fallen by now.

"Do you still want to fight?"

Long Chen looked at Qing Zhi as he spoke.

"Let’s continue fighting," said Qing Zhi, "We rest for ten minutes, then after ten minutes, we keep going."

"You crazy woman, do you really want to risk your life? What if we call it a draw?"

Long Chen asked.

"No, we must fully determine a winner. I, Qing Zhi, will not tie with anyone. Either you lose, or I lose."

Qing Zhi declared resolutely.

"You really are a madwoman."