Dragon God

killing intent

Chapter 23 - Killing Intent

Long Chen easily recognized the

Owner of the voice.

Yang Xueqing.

Hearing her voice, Bai Shiji stopped

in his tracks and glared at Long

Chen. Only then did he slowly

dissipate his Abyssal Heaven

Fingers.

Long Chen disengaged and stopped

the Vast Dragon Seal.

"Aunty, we are here .."

Upon hearing Yang Xueqing's voice,

Yang Lingqing sighed in relief and

shouted excitedly.

Yang Xueqing had seen Bai Shiji first.

Her face was filled with concern as

she looked at him. But when she

heard Yang Lingqing's voice, she

suddenly realized that none other

than Long Chen was fighting Bai

Shiji. Her gentle gaze turned cold in

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Long Chen smiled coldly. He was

impressed by how fast her emotions

shifted. It was deplorable that she

cared more for someone else's son

than her own son.

Long Chen really hated the feeling

and he didn't want to see Yang

Xueqing only caring about Bai Shiji.

The moment Yang Xueqing showed

up, Long Chen turned around and

walked away as if nothing had

happened.

"Stop right there!" Yang Xueqing's

chilly voice reached his ears.

Long Chen turned around and

asked, "What does the wife of the

Bai family want from me? Is it

because I beat up twO useless

people from the Bai family? That's

right, I was the one who beat them

up. What are you going to do about

it?"

Yang Lingqing had been excited

when she saw Yang Xueqing, and

now she deflated like a balloon. She

stared blankly at Long Chen and

then at the grim-looking Yang

Xueqing. She couldn't understand

why he would say that.

Long Chen's words were filled with

hostility, and even Yang Xueqing had

difficulty breathing. To think that

Long Chen would not give her any

respect in public. Looking at his

nonchalant attitude, she grew

angrier.

She knew that her marriage into the

Bai family was already tarnishing her

reputation. If she dealt with Long

Chen now, people would spread

rumors which would bring no

benefit to either the Bai or Yang

family.

Yang Xueqing decided to ignore

Long Chen and turned around to

check on Bai Shiji. "Shiji, I apologize

to you and the Bai family. I heard

that he beat up people from the Bai

family. Is it true?"

Bai Shiji nodded. "He did indeed hurt

Zhixing and Shidong. I was just

about to advise him not to fight

since our families have such a deep

friendship. But before I could, you

showed up. Aunty Yang, I trust you.

Please take Long Chen back with

you."

Yang Xueqing was very satisfied at

the youth's understanding. Bai Shiji

was also very strong, and he had

reached the Seventh Draconic Stage

at the age of twenty-an excellent

achievement.

She nodded. "Please say hello to

your father on mny behalf. I will visit

your house and apologize personally

SOon. I have to leave now."

"Take care, Aunty Yang."

Long Chen felt disgusted by their

asskissing.

Yang Xueqing's appearance resolved

the issue just like that. But Bai

Shiji's overwhelming strength and

the threat of the Abyssal Heaven

Fingers was still fresh in his mind.

If I don't have a method to counter

the Abyssal Heaven Fingers, I will

die if | meet him in the Demon

Hunting Tournament. There won't be

many witnesses there!

Long Chen was infuriated by the

way Yang Xueqing and Bai Shiji

acted towards each other. An idea

popped into his mind.

The wedding and the Demon

Hunting Tournament are on the

same day. If I kill Bai Shiji, then the

Bai family will have to conduct a

funeral instead. There's no way their

wedding can proceed!

The Demon Hunting Tournament

and the wedding both spanned

three days. Long Chen was deep in

his thoughts, wondering about his

next steps. He could gate crash the

wedding and stop them but he

wasn't strong enough. The Yang

family would dispose of him before

the Bai family even did anything.

He remembered that Bai Zhanxiong

had once kidn*pped some girls from

the Jade Palace Brothel. He

followed them and witnessed Bai

Zhanxiong trading the girls to a

group of people that had a red dot

on their head.

He told Yang Xueqing about it, but

she didn't believe him.

Long Chen had a hunch that there

was something weird about the Bai

family. He wondered what would

happen to Yang Xueqing if she

married into their family.

And now he had a solution.

He stared coldly as Yang Xueqing

and Bai Shiji talked politely to each

other.

The only way is to kill Bai Shiji. I've

already crippled one of their sons. If

I kill the other son, there's no way

they can get married.

The best time to kill Bai Shiji would

be during the Demon Hunting

Tournament. But if he wanted to

pull it off, Long Chen needed an

important breakthrough, and the

Dream Lingzhi Mushroom was the

key.

Now that he had a plan, Long Chen

left knowing that it was

meaningless to stay any longer.

When she saw Long Chen walking

away, Yang Lingqing hurriedly

followed.

Yang Xueqing and Bai Shiji finished

their conversation.

Although she looked kind on the

outside, Yang Xueqing was feeling

extremely angry. She couldn't chase

after him with so many onlookers,

but she knew that Long Chen would

pay for the humiliation that he gave

her today. She would make him

suffer back at the Yang Residence.

I helped you defuse the situation

with Bai Shiji and saved your life but

to think you would be this

ungrateful. You even humiliated me

in front of everyone. I'm so

disappointed in you!

You are so weak and yet you yearn

for the heavens, thinking that you

are undefeatable. Bai Shiji is not

someone you can fight ...

No one dared to get close to Yang

Xueqing with her cold expression.

When she walked out of the

Warrior's Market, she saw Yang

Lingqing waiting for her at the

entrance. She looked behind Yang

Lingqing and asked, "Where is he?"

Yang Lingqing felt nervous and said,

"B-Brother Chen saw someone just

as he vwas leaving. He asked me to

go home first and prOceeded to

chase after that person. I don't

know where he is now ..."

"Chase after someone?"

Yang Xueqing paused for a moment

before smiling coldly. "Nothing but

excuses. He's just worried that l will

Scold him. To think that he would

pull off such an immature trick. The

people from the Long family are

nothing but swindlers .."

Yang Lingqing bit her lip and didn't

say anything.

She had seen Long Chen chasing

after someone with her own eyes.

But to Yang Xueqing, it was just a

lie ..

She wanted to argue, but sensing

the complicated relationship

between Long Chen and Yang

Xueqing, she decided not to.

After taking a fevw steps, Yang

Xueqing suddenly asked. "Xiao

Qing'er, can you tell me in detail

what happened today?"

Yang Lingqing recognized that this

was an opportunity to defend Long

Chen and told her every detail. She

yearned to see Yang Xueqing's

coldness reduce a little, and she

praised Long Chen. Once she

finished her story, Yang Xueqing

merely said indifferently, "Oh?

Defeating two Sixth Draconic Stage

cultivators? But he's still powerless

against a Seventh Draconic Stage

cultivator"

Seeing Yang Xueqing's back moving

further away, Yang Lingqing pursed

her lips and understood why Long

Chen did not take a step back from

the powerful Bai Shiji and the

immense presSure

***

After running through a few streets,

Long Chen managed to grab the

neck of the man he was following

and broke his blade. They crashed

into a toilet, and Long Chen pinned

him to the wall. A stench assaulted

them. The man was horrified and

didn't move an inch.

Long Chen had noticed the man as

he walked out of the Warrior's

Market and saw the blade on his

back.

At first, he hadn't thought much

about it, but then he suddenly

recalled that the man who tried to

kill him had used the same blade

and was also at the Second

Draconic Stage. The man also had

the same stature as his attacker. He

was about to investigate when the

man tOok off. It seemed that he was

feeling guilty. Long Chen decided

there and then that it was the same

assailant who had tried to kill him

that night.

After chasing for quite some time,

Long Chen finally managed to catch

him. Long Chen growled, "Il keep

this short. Who paid you to kill me?

Give me a name or die."

Facing Long Chen's strength, the

assailant had given up all hope. But

upon hearing that there was a

chance to turn everything around,

he made a decision immediately.

"You won't kill me if I tell who it

was?"

Long Chen nodded. "But you will

have to leave Baiyang Town."

The assailant only wanted to live so

he answered simply. "Easy. Bai

family, Bai Zhanxiong."

Long Chen was surprised by two

things. One was how easily the

answer came, and two, it had been

Bai Zhanxiong all along.

He wants to marry my mother. Why

the heck does he want to kill me

Over that?

Long Chen was perplexed.

The assailant continued to say, "Im

not lying to you. The only reason

why I'm telling you this is that I hate

him. He promised that he would let

my daughter go if I killed you but he

had already killed her! The only

reason why I am still in Baiyang

Town is to see if | have a chance to

get my revenge!"

Long Chen watched the assailant's

eyes slowly turn red. Looks like he's

telling the truth. It didn't matter

who the hired hand was. To think

that the mastermind was Bai

Zhanxiong-although it was

convenient for Long Chen as he

wanted to kill Bai Zhanxiong too.

Long Chen released himn and smiled.

"You almost killed me once but now

you are at my mercy. Since I already

promised that I won't kill you, you

can leave, but only after you eat

shit."

Before that man could react, Long

Chen threw him into the toilet.

Water splashed everywhere as Long

Chen left hastily. Phew, that was

dangerous. Luckily I was fast

enough

The sun had already set.

"Xiao Xi, let's go to the Desolate

Mountains."

Ling Xi paused and asked. "Why? Ar

you afraid that the lady will hit you?

Don't be scared. Once I refine the

Dream Lingzhi Mushroom, I can

protect you. She will never be able

to hurt you."

Long Chen smiled. "What do you

know? I'm not afraid of her, but it's

just that there are many people in

the Yang family. You are going to

refine the Dream Lingzhi Mushroom

and help me decipher the secrets o

the Dragon Seal. Considering that

everything must be done secretly,

doing it at the Yang residence is

very inconvenient."

"Is that so? Then let us hurry. I

finally have something nice to eat

Ling Xi's voice was weak but her

tone revealed her excitement.

"Eat?"

"Hm? Don't you know that after I

ended up like this I've never eaten

anything? I found some herbs last

time and they tasted good."

Long Chen heard her excited voice

and felt sad. To think that she

couldn't eat and could only

experience the delicious taste of

food through herbs. It was a difficult

thing for a little girl from a wealthy

background.

"Xiao Xi ..."

"Hm?"

"One of these days I will let you

experience the feeling of eating

good food"

"Really? I'm a glutton. It won't be

easy to feed me. I'm still a glutton

even though I'm like this. A single

Dream Lingzhi Mushroom is not

enough for me so you'd better work

hard!"

Yes! This humble person

understands!"