The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 391 - 381: The Powerful Sword Martial Immortal

Chapter 391: Chapter 381: The Powerful Sword Martial Immortal

"Go play somewhere else, and hurry back to sleep. It’s late at night."

Long Chen spoke with annoyance.

"Hey, big brother Long, don’t be like that, alright? I’ve got an earth-shattering secret to tell you, about your Evil Talisman. Are you sure you don’t want to hear it?"

The little girl stared at Long Chen.

"Really? Cough, then come in and talk."

Long Chen chuckled dryly.

"Tsk, you’re so pragmatic. I’m not telling you anymore."

The little girl, angry, started to leave.

Long Chen was startled but didn’t stop her and was about to close the door.

The little girl, noticing that Long Chen showed no intention of asking her to stay, was quite surprised.

But in the next moment, she dashed into Long Chen’s room anyway.

Long Chen couldn’t help but laugh: "Weren’t you leaving?"

"You’re a pitiful guy, how can I not tell you the truth? Ah, who says I’m not a kind person, right?"

The little girl sat down and spoke with an air of gravity.

Long Chen glanced at the girl and smiled: "Miss, you truly are kind, please go ahead."

"You have to promise me that after I tell you, you swear not to tell anyone else that it was me who said it."

The little girl was very serious.

"What’s your name?"

Long Chen asked.

"Uh, you’re off-topic, hurry up and swear."

"You have to tell me your name first."

"Liuli, satisfied now? Now you can swear."

"Fine, I swear that if I betray little Liuli, may I be struck by lightning and meet an awful end." Long Chen said.

"Humph, that’s more like it." Liuli spoke: "Actually, the truth is, the Evil Talisman can be broken, but only if the Martial Immortal sacrifices his Divine Soul to forcibly draw out the Evil Talisman. In doing so, the Martial Immortal would lose half his life, to be precise, I suspect he might not survive.

Because while helping you, all the Martial Immortal’s Soul Power would enter your body. In the end, half the Soul Power would take the Evil Talisman away, but whether the Soul Power carrying the Evil Talisman could return to the Martial Immortal’s body is an unknown. The other half would be absorbed by you.

Think about it, for someone who has lived as long as he has, without his Soul Power, he simply can’t survive, understand?"

"I understand, no wonder Mr. Ximen wanted to send me away, so this is the reason."

Long Chen sighed.

"Actually, let me be honest with you, I feel that even if the Martial Immortal doesn’t help you, he’s already at the end of his days, you know. You’d be better off figuring something out, like, being a bit nicer to your senior sister on purpose. It’s best if the Martial Immortal misunderstands that you and Qing Zhi are a couple, then he will help you."

Liuli whispered very quietly.

Hearing this, Long Chen tapped Liuli’s forehead and said sternly: "Deceit and crooked ways are not acceptable, you are young and should learn well. That’s your mentor, who raised you and taught you cultivation. How can you be like this to him? Considering your youth, I will pretend I didn’t hear what you said tonight. You must never think this way again, got it?"

"But, I... I was also trying to help you."

Liuli glared at Long Chen: "You’re like biting the hand that feeds you, ungrateful, huh, or are you just hypocritically spouting all these righteous-sounding words, actually scheming behind the scenes?"

"Nonsense." Long Chen was a bit angry: "Little Liuli, my words come from the heart, even if it costs me my life, I would never let Mr. Ximen help me like that, do you hear me clearly?"

"I hate you."

Liuli glared at Long Chen fiercely before running away quickly.

Long Chen watched Liuli’s retreating figure and then slammed the door of his room shut with a bang.

He had truly not expected that the cure would be so cruel, like trading one life for another.

Long Chen did not hold out hope that Ximen Wuhen would help him, nor did he want to seek a chance at survival through despicable means.

He had made up his mind, after tonight, he would leave in the morning.

Little did he know, all of this was a test devised by Ximen Wuhen.

Ximen Wuhen had first sent Lan’er to test whether Long Chen had any bottom line.

If Lan’er failed, then Liuli would follow, revealing the truth.

As a result, after repeated probes, Long Chen never took the bait.

When Lan’er and Liuli reported the results of the tests to Ximen Wuhen, he was very surprised.

He hadn’t expected Long Chen to resist both the temptation of beauty and the prospect of being cured.

This showed that Long Chen’s willpower and moral character were both quite commendable.

"Master, he’s passed the test, are you really going to save him?"

Liuli asked softly.

"Not enough, we’ll talk in the morning."

Ximen Wuhen smiled.

...

Early the next morning, Ximen Wuhen had Qing Zhi bring Long Chen before him.

But before Ximen Wuhen spoke, Long Chen said, "Senior, I happen to have something to discuss with you."

"Then you go first," Ximen Wuhen gestured.

Long Chen thought for a moment and said, "I plan to return to Qianzhou today and then slowly figure out a way to deal with the Evil Talisman."

"Aren’t you going to wait? Perhaps I can think of a solution," Ximen Wuhen said, somewhat surprised.

Long Chen shook his head and responded, "If there were a way, you would have told me yesterday. I believe in your character, Senior, and do not think you would deliberately conceal it."

"I indeed concealed nothing from you," At that moment, Ximen Wuhen trusted Long Chen’s character.

However, as Ximen Wuhen uttered these words, both Qing Zhi and Liuli grew tense.

Could it be that the Master truly intended to go to all lengths to help Long Chen?

"Master, you..." Qing Zhi opened her mouth to speak but then hesitated.

Ximen Wuhen waved his hand and immediately fixed his gaze on Long Chen, saying, "I have a way to save you, but..."

"Senior, please wait," Long Chen interrupted, speaking earnestly, "Old Master, the truth is, last night, Liuli came to me. She told me you could save me, but the price would be nearly your life. Therefore, I choose to give up this path."

Everyone was extremely surprised to hear Long Chen’s words.

No one had expected Long Chen to speak so directly and catch them off guard.

Liuli looked embarrassed and quickly pretended to protest, "Big Brother Long, how could you betray me like this? You swore an oath; are you not afraid of being struck by lightning?"

"The existence of the Evil Talisman means I never know if I’ll live to see another day, so why should I fear lightning?" Long Chen said with a smile.

Seeing that Liuli was about to speak again, Long Chen gestured with his hand and said, "Liuli, you should respect your Master and not be rude, and above all, don’t do anything that could harm him.

Okay then, enough talk, Senior, Miss Qing Zhi, I shall take my leave now."

Long Chen turned and walked away decisively.

"Hold on," Ximen Wuhen stopped him, "Long Chen, if you agree to one condition of mine, I’ll help you break the Evil Talisman."

Long Chen just smiled, gestured with his hand, and without speaking a word, walked straight out of the hall.

His reaction left Ximen Wuhen incredibly astonished.

"This kid is quite something," Ximen Wuhen remarked, his expression easing into a smile.

Both Qing Zhi and Liuli were surprised by Ximen Wuhen’s reaction as well.

But as they watched Long Chen walk away, Qing Zhi grew anxious, "Master, shall I go check on him? If he doesn’t come back, I will follow him to Qianzhou. Master, may I?"

"No, you may not," Ximen Wuhen said, "Call him back here."

"Master, you don’t really plan on saving him, do you?"

"Save," Ximen Wuhen nodded.

"No," Qing Zhi shook her head, "Master, if you save him then you..."

"You, girl, are really troublesome."

Ximen Wuhen stretched out a hand, which transformed into a beam of light and shot quickly out of the hall doors.

In the blink of an eye, Long Chen was caught and brought back.

Long Chen was speechless, opening his mouth but saying nothing.

Yet in his heart, Long Chen was deeply shaken.

This old man’s cultivation was truly unfathomable, deserving of being an undefeated figure for a century. Even though he was now skin and bones, his cultivation was still incredibly profound, making it impossible to see through.

"Young man, it’s still the same offer, just agree to one condition and I’ll help you," Ximen Wuhen said with a smile.

"Senior, if it involves gambling with your life, I refuse because I believe I won’t die, and my cultivation won’t disappear," Long Chen stated seriously.

"Blind confidence is not a good thing, but I misspoke just now. It’s not one condition; it’s two. Listen to my conditions first.

The first condition, you must inherit my mantle.

The second condition, you must marry Qing Zhi, and I will help you after the wedding," Ximen Wuhen said.

Long Chen was startled and without thinking, he refused, "Senior, I cannot agree to that. I don’t understand your intentions, and I am not willing to take any part of your ’what’ as a stake."

"Since I’ve personally taken action to bring you back, those two conditions are not up for debate. Fulfill the second condition first, marry Qing Zhi," Ximen Wuhen asserted strongly.