After returning to his residence, Long Chen began to cultivate again. He continued all the way until dawn, and the battle for the Blue Dragon Halberd was just around the corner. This time, Long Chen didn't dare to be negligent. After all, the matter regarding Xiao Lang would depend on his performance this time.
The next day, when Long Chen was still cultivating, Yin Mengyao knocked on his door excitedly and said, "Long Chen, I have some good news for you."
"What is it?" Long Chen opened the door and asked in confusion.
"It's a secret. You'll see it in a bit," Yin Mengyao said mischievously.
Long Chen had helped her out of trouble yesterday, and the two of them had become even closer.
"Alright, don't play games with me. Hurry up and tell me," Long Chen threatened.
"Alright."
Yin Mengyao was being mischievous for once, but Long Chen didn't appreciate it. She returned to normal and said with a smile, "Your sister from the Beitang Family, Yang Lingqing, has come to look for you. She's on her way here right now."
"Ah!" Long Chen was pleasantly surprised. This was indeed a great surprise for him.
Speaking of which, Long Chen felt a little sorry for Yang Lingqing. Long Chen should have gone to see her first after coming to the inner race. However, because of the Star Demon Prison, he had been delayed for more than ten days. Now that Yang Lingqing had heard that he had entered the inner race, she came over first.
After a while, he saw Yang Lingqing walking over under Dongfang Xuanxiao's lead. Dongfang Xuanxiao knew that the siblings hadn't seen each other in a long time, so he and Yin Mengyao gave them some space.
Yang Lingqing was wearing a light green dress, and her appearance was getting more and more beautiful. She had a pair of charming eyes, and there was even a hint of green in them, which made her look very lively.
"Brother …" Yang Lingqing was very excited to see Long Chen.
"Let's talk inside."
He pulled Yang Lingqing and asked her to sit down. Long Chen looked at her for a while and said with a smile, "Little girl, I haven't seen you for a while. How come you've become so beautiful?"
"Loquacious, you only know how to lie to coax me." Knowing Long Chen's trick, Yang Lingqing was not easily deceived by him.
However, Long Chen was sincere this time.
They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and both of them had a lot to talk about. Once they started talking, they chatted from morning until noon. Long Chen mainly talked about his experiences during this period of time, and so did Yang Lingqing. However, her life was pretty boring. After getting a few good cultivation methods and powerful resources, she spent all her time cultivating. In less than a month, she had formed her Mortal Core and entered the Mortal Core realm.
After obtaining the correct cultivation method, the Mysterious Yin Body was indeed extraordinary.
"Oh right, where's sister Lingxi?" Yang Lingqing asked.
"She's sleeping. She needs to sleep for a long time every day." Long Chen replied.
"Oh, I see."
Yang Lingqing nodded her head. She looked around and sighed, "When you said you wanted to participate in the inner family selection, I knew it would be very difficult, but I also knew that you would definitely succeed. Just as I expected."
"Hehe, of course. With your brother's ability, basically, money, power, women, everything is within my grasp."
"You only know how to brag."
Chatting with Long Chen made Yang Lingqing happier. Right now, she was covering her mouth and laughing so hard that her stomach hurt.
However, Long Chen noticed that deep inside Yang Lingqing's eyes, there was a trace of worry and distress.
"Little Qing 'er, tell your brother, in the Beitang family, is there anyone who dares to bully you? If there is, your brother will definitely smack their butt."
Long Chen knew that if he asked her seriously, with her personality of silently enduring everything, she wouldn't say it out loud. Therefore, he asked in a joking tone.
Yang Lingqing was shocked. Looking at Long Chen's smiling face, she let out a sigh of relief and said, "Your sister is so likable, how could there be any trouble? But you, wherever you go, you always make a lot of enemies. I'm so worried about you."
"Hehe, they see that I'm too handsome, that's why they are jealous of me. They are just clowns, nothing to be afraid of." Long Chen laughed and said.
However, he secretly remembered Yang Lingqing's matter in his heart.
"That Dongfang Tianxing just came back, and he already has designs on Big Sis Mengyao. Ling Qing went to the Beitang Clan alone, and everything was under Bei Tang Mo's control. If Bei Tang Mo isn't a good person, Ling Qing will be in big trouble …" Thinking of this, Long Chen's heart felt as if it was being weighed down by a heavy stone.
"There really isn't anyone who dares to bully you."
Long Chen recalled Liu Lan's words. Those who entered the inner clan would usually be detained in the form of marriage. Yang Lingqing was getting more and more beautiful, and she even had the rare Mysterious Yin Physique. How could there not be people who had designs on her?
"There really isn't anyone. Don't think too much, just focus on your cultivation. I'm still waiting to praise you in front of others." Yang Lingqing stretched out her hand and slapped Long Chen's chest.
"Alright, I believe you." Although this was what Long Chen said, he didn't think so in his heart.
"With Ling Qing's abnormal behavior, she must have encountered some big trouble. However, she was worried about me, and felt that I wasn't strong enough. Afraid that I would be implicated, she didn't dare to tell me …" Long Chen made a mental note.
Regarding this matter, Long Chen didn't mention it again. Instead, he started to talk to Yang Lingqing about cultivation. After another two hours or so, noon had passed. Lingxi finally woke up, and the moment she saw Yang Lingqing, she was extremely excited. The two girls chattered non-stop, and Long Chen was left to the side.
Long Chen watched them talk quietly.
"These are the two girls I'm going to protect."
Long Chen felt bitter in his heart. Because of the Green Nether Soul Fruit, Lingxi's matter had a certain degree of protection. However, his heart couldn't calm down when he left Yang Lingqing alone in the Beitang Clan.
Yang Lingqing only went back in the evening.
Long Chen could see the reluctance in her eyes when she left. However, Long Chen knew that she had to go back. As someone who was being nurtured by the Beitang Clan, she had no choice but to go back.
"I feel that Ling Qing has something on her mind." After Yang Lingqing left, Lingxi suddenly said solemnly.
"I know."
If even Lingxi could see it, then it couldn't be fake. A person's emotions would be blocked in the heart. No matter how Yang Lingqing tried to conceal it, it was still there.
"Let's go and find Xuan Xiao."
At this time, Long Chen could only seek help. The Beitang Clan was a colossus in front of him, and he couldn't rely on his own strength to deal with it.
Dongfang Xuanxiao was currently in the Profound Heaven Pavilion.
"Your sister left?" Dongfang Xuanxiao asked.
Long Chen nodded. He didn't have anything to hide from Dongfang Xuanxiao, so he went straight to the point. "Foster Father, can you help me investigate if there are people in the Beitang Clan who are forcing my sister to do anything? For example, forcing her into a marriage."
"En."
Dongfang Xuanxiao fell silent for a moment before nodding his head. Under his beckoning, an armored guard soon walked in. Dongfang Xuanxiao told him about Long Chen's request, and the guard nodded his head before disappearing.
"You can go back first. I'll inform you when there's news."
"Thank you, Foster Father." Long Chen was assured that he could handle this matter. Thus, he turned around and left.
"Long Chen." Dongfang Xuanxiao suddenly called out to him.
"What is it?" Long Chen turned around.
Dongfang Xuanxiao looked at him and said indifferently, "Don't worry, it'll be fine."
… …
Dongfang Xuanxiao tried to calm Long Chen down, but Long Chen couldn't. He originally wanted to prepare for the battle for the Blue Dragon Halberd, but Yang Lingqing's matter made him feel terrible.
"No one is allowed to touch the person I'm protecting. Otherwise, I'll tear them to pieces even if I have to risk my life."
Sitting in a pavilion in the courtyard, Long Chen's eyes were gloomy.
When it was almost midnight, Long Chen finally saw Dongfang Xuanxiao. Dongfang Xuanxiao immediately came to inform Long Chen when he saw that it was him who had received the news. Obviously, he was very concerned about Long Chen's matter.
"Foster Father, what's the situation?" Long Chen asked anxiously.
"You guessed correctly. Bei Tang Mo has already proposed to her, and the betrothal gifts have already been sent to Baiyang Town. However, your sister is quite capable and is still delaying it. However, this marriage is the idea of the current head of the Beitang Family, Bei Tang Mo's father, Bei Tangming. Your sister won't be able to delay it for long before she gives in. If they still use your Baiyang Town as a hostage, your sister will definitely give in."
Crack.
Long Chen directly crushed the wooden railing in his hand.
A blood-red ferocious glint burst out from his eyes.
"Do you dare to kill your way into the Beitang Family?" Dongfang Xuanxiao asked indifferently.
"Back then, I was the one who encouraged her to enter the Beitang Family. I didn't expect things to turn out like this. I don't want Lingqing to do something she doesn't want to do. I don't want her to force herself. She's my sister, so I have to stop her even if I have to die." Long Chen clenched his teeth and said coldly.
"You really don't know what's good for you."
Dongfang Xuanxiao said helplessly. "I guess the reason your sister came to see you today is because she is under too much pressure. After seeing you and returning to the Beitang Family, I think she will give in. Although she has the Mysterious Yin Body, her starting point is too slow, and she has only just broken through to the Mortal Core realm. In front of a powerful family like the Beitang Family, she is as weak as an ant. Tell me, what are you going to do?"
"What should I do? I was the one who made her lose her freedom, so I can only use my life in exchange for her freedom."
Thinking about how stupid he was to push Yang Lingqing to that place alone, Long Chen felt terrible.
"Don't be so pessimistic. Both of them are in love with each other. Bei Tang Mo is also a good junior, and his strength is on par with Tian Chen. He is one of the top geniuses in the Beitang Family."
"No."
Long Chen shook his head. "If Ling Qing really liked him, she would have told me about it happily today. Besides, if she really liked him, why did she delay it? Father, looks like I can't participate in the battle for the Blue Dragon Halberd …"
Long Chen's plan was to bring Yang Lingqing and his family to a faraway place.
"You're saying that you want to leave the Lingwu family?" Dongfang Xuanxiao turned around and looked at him indifferently.
"I'm sorry. You've done so much for me, but I haven't given you anything in return." Long Chen really couldn't repay what Dongfang Xuanxiao had done for him.
"Silly boy."
Dongfang Xuanxiao suddenly laughed. He patted Long Chen's shoulder and said, "Get ready, I'll accompany you to the Beitang Family tomorrow."