The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 402 - 392: The Banquet at Hong Gate

Chapter 402: Chapter 392: The Banquet at Hong Gate

"Second Grandpa, I do have a plan that can not only glorify our Xiao Family but also kill Long Chen," the young girl said with a sweet laugh.

"Xiao Qing, let’s hear it," the man in the black robe stared at Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing said, "We could hold a charity gala and invite all those experts who have come to Qianzhou to attend, including Long Chen. When the time comes, with so many experts, it would be like catching turtles in a jar. If we manage to kill Long Chen, even though it would be a collective effort, since we are the hosts of the charity gala, our Xiao Family will surely be recognized as having contributed the most. Second Grandpa, what do you think?"

"Brilliant," the old man in the black robe gave a thumbs up, laughing heartily, "Ha-ha, Qing’er, you’re becoming more and more impressive. Let’s do as you suggest."

"Thank you, Second Grandpa," Xiao Qing was ecstatic.

"Second Grandpa, in addition, I think we should be careful about one more thing. We should wait a few days until most of the experts have arrived before making our move. That way, we can minimize our losses and maximize our gains. Don’t you agree, Second Grandpa?" A young man asked with a smile.

"Ha-ha, good, very good, Xiao Yang, you’re also very smart. Seeing how wise you all are, it brings me great comfort. Indeed, it seems that our Xiao Family can continue to thrive and prosper," the old man laughed wholeheartedly.

"It’s all thanks to your excellent teaching, Second Grandpa."

Xiao Yang smiled radiantly.

"Ha-ha, come on, eat up, eat up, it’s going to get cold if we don’t start now."

This family continued to dine with laughter and chatter.

...

In the following days, experts continued to enter Qianzhou.

These included Loose Cultivators, major clans, and hidden Sects.

Without exception, all these people came because of the Dragon Order.

But the person holding the Dragon Order had not yet revealed themselves before the crowd.

Though, that did not matter to the people.

As long as they knew this was by Sword Master’s instruction, no one in Great Xia dared to impersonate the holder of the Dragon Order.

Strangely enough, even with so many experts present, no one had made a move against the Great Xia Mansion for several consecutive days.

However, some people loitered near the Great Xia Mansion and observed it, clearly preparing the ground in advance.

Long Chen remained undisturbed, and with the current situation on the brink of erupting into a great battle, he was unaware of just how many enemies had arrived, and he did not want to act rashly.

The best outcome would be to wait for all those drawn by the Dragon Order to gather, and then eliminate them all at once—once and for all.

Long Chen disliked trouble, he feared trouble.

If anyone knew Long Chen had this mindset, they would surely think him mad.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

That day, Long Chen received an invitation from the Xiao Family.

It was an invitation to a charity gala which surprised Long Chen greatly.

He was surprised that the Xiao Family was playing their hand openly, setting up a banquet like the Feast at Hongmen and inviting him.

Long Chen was certain that if he went, those who came because of the Dragon Order would surely try everything to kill him at the charity gala.

"You mustn’t go," Xia Ling said to Long Chen after reviewing the invitation.

Li Yuechan and the others also urged Long Chen not to attend.

"It’s clearly a trap with immense danger, you must be cautious," Xuanyuan Yu’er said.

"Danger and opportunity always come hand in hand. They only think it’s dangerous for me, without any opportunity. But they’ve already built the stage for their own annihilation," Long Chen laughed.

"From what you’re saying, have you decided to go?" Li Yuechan asked.

"Yes, I must go," Long Chen said without hesitation.

"Then when the time comes, we’ll accompany you," Li Yuechan said.

"No," Long Chen said. "When the time comes, I’ll go alone, and you mustn’t follow. I can fight my way in and out, fearing nothing. No one can hold me back. You all just need to guard our base."

"Let’s listen to him," Xia Ling said. "But make sure you’re fully prepared. If things really don’t go as planned, you still need to be able to escape."

"Don’t worry, nothing will happen," Long Chen said.

"There’s also a letter here. It was also sent by the Xiao Family."

Just then, Long’er entered with a letter in hand.

"Burn it."

Long Chen instructed directly.

"Aren’t you going to read it?" Long’er asked.

"The Xiao Family is probably worried I daren’t attend the banquet, so this letter is mostly some kind of provocation, no need to read it," Long Chen said with a smile.

"Hmm, then I’ll burn it."

Long’er obediently took action and immediately burned the letter.

Right at that moment, Long Chen’s mobile phone rang.

He glanced at it but didn’t pick up immediately, his expression growing somewhat odd because the caller was Han Yun.

"Your phone keeps ringing, answer it."

Xia Ling reminded.

"It’s not important, no need to answer."

Long Chen said offhandedly.

Xia Ling frowned delicately, sensing something was amiss, and immediately said, "Answer it now, and put it on speaker."

"This... is not so good, is it?"

Long Chen hesitated.

"Are you scared? You dare not? Do you have an unspeakable relationship with the person calling?" Xia Ling pressed.

The others, too, were staring at Long Chen with an unfriendly expression.

"Nonsense, I’ll answer then."

Long Chen took a deep breath, then answered the call and pressed the speakerphone button. Without waiting for Han Yun to speak, he said, "What’s up?"

"Ah, Long Chen, you finally picked up. I called you because I wanted to tell you something, a piece of good news," Han Yun’s voice was tinged with excitement.

"What is it?" Long Chen asked.

"A big boss invited our auction house to attend a meeting and even offered me a personal appearance fee of ten million, very generous indeed."

"Is that so?" Long Chen was intrigued, "It wouldn’t happen to be a charity gala, would it?"

"How did you know?" Han Yun was astonished.

"Have you agreed?"

"I agreed, already signed the contract."

"How much is the penalty for breach?"

"Ah, why breach the contract? Breaching it would mean a compensation of a hundred million. We’re making money, why not earn it? Annoying, I won’t breach it," Han Yun cooed irritably.

Hearing that coy complaint, Li Yuechan and others’ gaze towards Long Chen became even more hostile.

Long Chen gave a light cough and said, "Then attend it. Call me if you need anything."

"All right, Husband, will you come eat at my place tonight?" Han Yun asked in a sugary voice, teasing a little.

She was unaware that Long Chen had put the phone on speaker and that his entourage consisted entirely of his main spouses.

"We’ll talk about it later."

Long Chen hung up the phone quickly.

"Look at that, Husband is already being called," Xia Ling said with a half-smile.

"Listen to my explanation. Actually, the truth is like this: she doesn’t know my real name. I told her my name was Gong Chen, so she calls me Lao Gong. Understand? It’s Lao Gong, not ’Husband,’" Long Chen asserted solemnly.

"If I remember correctly, her first sentence was this, ’Ah, Long Chen, you finally picked up the phone,’ wasn’t that what she said?" Xia Ling had already picked up a stool.

Li Yuechan grabbed a broom, and Zhao Churan was grinding her teeth.

Seeing the situation turning sour, Long Chen immediately took off.

"Stop right there."

"Scoundrel, don’t run."

"Despicable fellow, stand still."

They wanted to chase after Long Chen, but he had already made his escape.