Dragon God

Treasure

Chapter 9- Treasure

There were only two people in the

great hall. A middle-aged man with

prominent features and the aura of

a cultivator sat in the center, while

the second son of the Yang family,

Yang Yuntian, sat next to him.

The middle-aged man was the

patriarch's eldest son, also Long

Chen's eldest uncle, Yang Qingxuan.

Long Chen stepped into the great

hall, and their gazes met.

Although Yang Qingxuan looks

friendly, I can see a divine light in

his eyes. He's definitely a master

with deep cultivation, much more

powerful than Yang Yuntian.

Now that Long Chen's cultivation

had improved, he had grown more

perceptive too.

Yang Qingxuan looked at Long Chen.

"You must be Yang Chen. You've

been roaming the streets since you

were small, so | haven't seen you

much all these years. You're all

grown up now."

Yang Qingxuan hasn't reprimanded

me at all. Looks like I've got a

chance.

One of Long Chen's main principles

in life was that a man must know

when to bow, for the most

important thing was to remain alive.

He had hurt Yang Yuntian's son after

all and knew that he was in the

wrong. Long Chen bowed to them in

accordance with standard courtesy

and said, "Eldest Uncle, Second

Uncle. Greetings from your nephew

.. Yang Chen."

Although Long Chen had promised

his father that he would change his

surname, he hadn't publicly

announced this to the Yang family

yet.

"So, you've reached the Third

Draconic Stage. Your physical body's

refined too, looks like you've also

learned a Body Tempering

technique. You must've been

working hard in secret all these

years to achieve such cultivation.

Perhaps one day, you'll even catch

up to Lingqing and Lingyue."

Long Chen hurriedly denied

everything. What the hell is he

doing, making small talk? He didn't

even mention the incident! On the

other hand, Yang Yuntian's glaring

So hard that | think he can't wait to

kill me.

At this point, Yang Yuntian softly

exclaimed, "Eldest Brother!"

When Yang Qingxuan heard

Yuntian's reminder, he smiled and

said, "You're a good kid but family

infighting is not right. I heard you hit

hard too ..."

Long Chen quickly replied, "Eldest

Uncle, you know how they say fists

are blind in the heat of conflict. It's

impossible to completely control my

attackS at my level. I didn't mean to

hurt him."

Yang Qingxuan didn't reply after

Long Chen's interruption, though

Yang Yuntian boomed coldly, "You

didn't mean to hurt him? Then why

did I hear that you were trying to

kill Yang Zhan? You're vicious for

your age. If we don't nip this in the

bud now, you'll be wreaking havoc

when you're older."

Yang Yuntian shot up and

approached Long Chen. Long Chen

could feel Yuntian's thick aura of

power pressing on him, almost

pushing him down.

Long Chen remained silent, bitterly

standing his ground. He knew that

Yang Yuntian could kill him in one

strike if he wanted to.

A female voice came from behind

the door. "Second Brother, leave him

to me. Ill make sure he learns his

lesson."

Long Chen relaxed, and he tooka

deep breath. But he was still afraid.

He knew Yang Xueqing was behind

him.

Everyone knew how Yang Xueqing

had treated him all these years. She

would not let him off easy.

Knowing this, Yang Yuntian smiled.

"Third Sister, he's yours. It's just

children squabbling, nothing serious.

A small lesson will do."

Yang Yuntian left promptly.

When Yang Qingxuan saw that he

wasn't needed anymore, he stood

up with a smile. Before he left, he

leaned over and whispered into

Yang Xueqing's ear. "He actually

Succeeded in cultivating the Meteor

Fist, a skill beyond his level, in less

than five days. Father might

appreciate a talent like that. See

what you can do

Yang Xueqing froze. She didn't

approach Long Chen until after Yang

Qingxuan left.

Long Chen had also heard what

Yang Qingxuan said. He was looking

forward to seeing Yang Xueqing's

facial expression, but unfortunately,

her face remained as cold as ice.

Right. Defeating Yang Zhan still isn't

enough to change her impression of

me.

Long Chen's fighting spirit remained

strong, and he said nonchalantly,

"Beat me, kill nme, do whatever you

want. If you don't plan to kill, then

talk. I don't have time to waste."

Her neat brows furrowed and she

said coldly, "You've gotten arrogant

after learning a little trick! You're

exactly like that useless i***t all

those years ago. I've seen many

one-trick ponies in my lifetime. It's

hilarious how you and your father

think you're some big shot just

because of a small achievement."

Long Chen's eyes flashed

momentarily with killing intent.

He forced it down. "If there's

nothing else, I'm leaving now."

He walked around Yang Xueqing.

When he was about to exit, Yang

Xueqing suddenly spoke up. "I will

be marrying the third son of the Bai

family, Bai Zhanxiong, in a month. I

do not want to see you in Baiyang

Town from tomorrow onwards. Take

this as a warning."

Long Chen wasn't surprised to hear

the news.

He'd trained his heart to be strong

with cultivation, yet it still bled in

this moment. No other mother

Could be as heartless as this.

Long Chen turned and stared coldly.

"l'm telling you now that Bai

Zhanxiong is evil. Don't be fooled by

his gentlemanly looks. I've

personally witnessed him

kidnapping a few girls who were

barely sixteen and selling them to

Some strangers

..

When Long Chen told her his long-

held secret, he thought she would

take it seriously. Instead, Yang

Xueqing's gaze turned stern and

towards the end of his sentence,

she cut him off with a sneer. "Yang

Chen, you gained a little of my

respect after defeating Yang Zhan. I

thought you would abandon your

bad habits and turn over a new leaf;

I was happy for you. Yet, you

disappoint me once more.

"T knoW you don't want to see me

marry again. But you didn't have to

tarnish Brother Bai's reputation by

spinning such laughable lies. Brother

Bai and l grew up together. If your

father hadn't appeared, I would've

been with him a long time ago.I

know him much better than you do.

Do you think you can convince me

with a lie like that?"

Long Chen froze. In the face of the

woman's disappointment and

disgust, he slowly clenched his fist.

He felt blood rushing to his head as

a beast roared in his heart! "Is that

so? Do the words of your own son

hold so little weight?" Long Chen's

eyes fixed on hers as he

emphasized each word.

Yang Xueqing fell silent for a

moment, then said, "I know

everything you've done all these

years. You never took studying

seriously, and you've even bullied

people in the streets. I lost all hope

in you ten years ago. People of the

Long family like you are all bad

apples who don't deserve any trust.

Why would I believe you?"

Long Chen felt like his chest was

about to split open. He fixed his

bloodshot eyes on Yang Xueqing,

then suddenly exploded into

hysterical laughter. "Yang Xueqing,

how could you say such things so

casually? Have you ever taken any

responsibility as a mother? I had no

parentS and no one to teach me.

That's what made me the dog l am

today! And you blame me? You

blame me for being a bad apple

since birth, a hopeless spoiled brat!

But let me tell you this: although I

have harmed a few people, I've

never harmed a good person! But I

can't say the same about your

beloved Bai Zhanxiong ..."

Taking a deep breath, Long Chen

said calmly, "You say you've lost

hope in me. Today, I have also lost

all hope in you too. However, as

long as I, Long Chen, am around, I

will stop the marriage from

happening! You understand?"

Yang Xueqing remained

expressionless and tossed a small

pouch at his feet. "You've never

been a Yang tO me. Here are fifty

spirit jade pieces. Take it. Baiyang

Town is no longer your home."

There was no need to say anything

else. Although Long Chen loved

taking advantage of people, he did

not even look at the jade pieces

and left. He sprinted right out of the

Yang Residence to the river, then

punched one boulder after another

like a madman. Finally, he collapsed

in exhaustion.

He sat staring in the direction of the

Yang Residence. The massive estate

lay before his eyes like a mountain

squashing his heart.

Long Chen clenched his fist tightly

as killing intent erupted from his

body. "Father, I don't know if she

deserves my kindness, but I know

that Bai Zhanxiong is not a good

person. No matter what she does to

me, I will stop her. Aso, I will never

let her look down on me, and

especially not you!"

Long Chen clenched his fist so

tightly that his nails dug into his

skin and blood flowed under his

fingernails. "Father, no one will stop

me on my journey to becoming

stronger. I now understand what

you told me. Ifl want to be

Someone elite, a person whom

everyone respects, I must become

infinitely stronger until I've reached

the peak of the world!

"Thank you to everyone for

underestimating me. Without you, I

would still be the na?ve child who

thinks cultivating is boring and lives

without goals. You all will soon

witness a gigantic surprise from

yours truly!"

"The Family Meeting is in half a

month's time, and the wedding that

I will ruin is one month from now. I,

Long Chen, will make sure to give

you all a huge surprise!"

Soon, he finished venting his anger.

Night fell quickly.

Long Chen sat on the roof of his

house in the eastern section of

town, staring out into the dark sky.

"Yang Xueqing wants me to leave

Baiyang Town. But Father wants me

to get the Dragon Seal, so how can I

leave? But if she attacks me, how

will I defend myself with my current

cultivation? Should I seek refuge

away from Baiyang Town for a while,

then return when it's time for the

Family Meeting?"

After some hard thinking, Long

Chen's tightly furrowed brows finally

relaxed. Instead of staying in

Baiyang Town, I might as well go

hunting for demonic beasts.

Perhaps I'll improve faster this way,

and I might even find rare treasures!

With this thought in mind, he

decided to leave town. But since he

was hungry, Long Chen leapt off the

roof and headed towards Sunset

Hotel.

Sunset Hotel was still bustling with

activity even though it was almost

midnight.

Long Chen approached quietly and

suddenly heard someone say, "Huge

news! Something huge happened at

the Yang Residence!"

"What is it? Spill it!"

"None of you know this, but I heard

that yesterday, Young Master Yang

Zhan fought with the Third Lady

Yang's son! Young Master Yang Zhan

was stripped of his clothes in

public, and then he went home and

killed himself!"

"Is that true?"

"Of course it is! I just heard it too,

now the Yang family's looking all

over town for Yang Chen!"

When Long Chen heard this, he left

hurriedly. "I thought he'd just be

embarrassed for a while. I never

expected he would be weak enough

to kill himself. How useless. He had

always treated me as less than

human, I guess the sudden change

of roles was too much for him to

accept.. It makes sense."

"Now that Yang Zhan's dead, I

definitely can't stay in Baiyang

Town. I must leave now!"

Long Chen had grown up in the

streets, so he was fanmiliar with

them. He left town through an

underground passage before the

Yang people arrived.

He only turned back to look at

Baiyang Town in the distance after

walking a long time. "Now that Yang

Zhan's dead, it will be extremely

dangerous for me to appear at the

Family Meeting. But I heard that the

Yang patriarch treasures talent like

his own life. If I display extraordinary

skills, I might have a chance to live!

Even my current Meteor Fist should

be enough to shock him."

But where could he go now that he

couldn't stay in Baiyang Town? "The

Desolate Mountains east of Baiyang

Town are covered in dense forests,

which are hotspots for venomous

insects and demonic beasts. There'll

be many treasures too ..."

Long Chen was about to head

towards the Desolate Mountains but

someone was quickly approaching.

He quickly hid in a panic.

When he saw who it was, he

breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

It was the younger of the two that

had followed Yang Lingyue earlier

this morning. His name was Bai

Shixun, the youngest son of Bai

Zhanxiong.

Every memory of Bai Shixun

humiliating Long Chen at the Jade

Palace Brothel surfaced in Long

Chen's mind. What's Bai Shixun

chasing?

Long Chen had initially believed Bai

Shixun was chasing him, but when

he took a closer look, he realized

Shixun was chasing after a floating

light glowing coldly in mid-air.

It was clearly a piece of treasure.

Chen's mind.