Chapter 0835: The Celestial Surname

Chapter 0835: Those Who Bear the Xian Name

In Long Yucang’s residence, Fifth Uncle was in the hall, treating Long Yucang’s injuries.

Qin Yun sat on a chair. His recovery ability was quite fast. Although he had been beaten up by that woman, his injuries weren’t too severe.

On the other hand, Long Yucang’s injuries were the most serious, looking as if he was half-dead.

"Boss Long, what’s the background of that woman? She seems even stronger than Long Chuanwu!" Qin Yun had only avoided being severely injured by that terrifying frost due to his Immortal-Demon Physique and powerful Sky Lion bloodline.

"I only know that woman isn’t surnamed Long. Her name is Xian Rujing, and judging by her attire, she seems to be a disciple of the Heavenly Dragon Gate!" Fifth Uncle said. "Her strength is indeed formidable. She doesn’t look very old, yet she’s already at the late-stage Martial King Realm, almost reaching the peak!"

Long Yucang laughed. "Who knows how old she really is? Maybe she’s an ancient tigress who has lived for ten thousand years?"

Fifth Uncle shook his head. "If she had lived for ten thousand years in the Immortal Wasteland with that level of cultivation, she would be extremely mediocre and definitely wouldn’t qualify as a disciple of the Heavenly Dragon Gate!"

Long Yucang looked at Qin Yun and grinned. "Yun bro, using your thigh to clamp her hand was quite risky. Weren’t you afraid she’d squeeze it to pulp?"

Qin Yun laughed heartily. "Of course not! I protected it well!"

"Young man, Long Chuanwu must have a strong background within the Heavenly Dragon Gate. Otherwise, a woman like Xian Rujing wouldn’t be willing to become his fiancée!" Fifth Uncle said. "You’d better leave our Dragon King Manor quickly. Once Long Chuanwu wakes up, as Xian Rujing’s fiancé, he’ll surely go mad with revenge!"

"Fiancé? I’m not afraid of him!" Qin Yun had gone through great trouble to infiltrate Dragon King Manor—he wasn’t about to leave now.

Qin Yun wasn’t the least bit afraid of Long Chuanwu. After all, he was a fiancé-killer...

"I’ll go rest first!" Qin Yun returned to his room and lay quietly on the bed, recounting the events outside to Xiao Yuemei.

Upon hearing it, Xiao Yuemei burst into giggles.

"Brother, Xian Rujing must have been deceived. You don’t understand what it means to bear the surname ‘Xian’ in the Immortal Wasteland! No matter how strong Long Chuanwu’s background is, he’s not fit for Xian Rujing!" Xiao Yuemei said.

Qin Yun thought of Xian Qirou, the daughter of the Celestial Emperor.

"What’s the background of those with the surname ‘Xian’ in the Immortal Wasteland?" Qin Yun quickly asked.

"It’s huge! The Celestial Emperor himself is surnamed Xian. Their clan has been a reigning power in the Immortal Wasteland for a long time!" Xiao Yuemei chuckled. "I suspect Xian Rujing must have secretly followed them here!"

Qin Yun said, "Never mind that. Once Long Yucang recovers, I’ll need to find a way to extract some information. I have to finish this business here quickly and leave Dragon King Manor as soon as possible!"

The situation within Dragon King Manor was chaotic, and Qin Yun was worried other unexpected events might occur.

After resting for a day, Qin Yun suddenly heard Long Yucang’s enraged shout in the morning.

"What are you doing here? This is my territory—get lost!" Long Yucang roared.

Qin Yun stepped out of his room and saw several people from the Heavenly Dragon Gate outside, including Long Chuanwu and some elders of the Long family.

The moment Long Chuanwu saw Qin Yun, his face twisted with rage, his eyes filled with cold killing intent.

Not only had Qin Yun slapped him flying yesterday, but his fiancée had also been humiliated. For him, this was a double insult.

"Long Yucang, your subordinate has violated the rules of our Dragon King Manor. We are now taking him into custody!" one of the Long family elders said. "Don’t worry—we won’t *kill* him. We’ll just imprison him for ten years according to our rules!"

Long Yucang shouted angrily, "What rule did he break? Tell me!"

The elder sneered. "He engaged in unauthorized fighting within Dragon King Manor!"

Long Yucang suddenly remembered—Qin Yun had indeed fought outside the arena yesterday, trading blows with Xian Rujing and even slapping Long Chuanwu.

"That woman also engaged in an unauthorized fight, what do you say about that?" Long Yucang shouted. "You can't show favoritism to anyone!"

"Rest assured, we will also send Xian Rujing to the dungeon, imprisoned alongside your attendant!" The Long family elder sneered coldly.

Long Chuanwu clenched his fists, baring his teeth in a cruel grin. "Provoking Rujing? He courts death!"

In truth, Long Chuanwu wanted to take Qin Yun's life himself, but Xian Rujing had already declared the attendant was her prey.

Outranked, Long Chuanwu had no choice but to yield Qin Yun to Xian Rujing.

A muscle jumped in Long Yucang's jaw—he could well imagine what would happen if Qin Yun and Xian Rujing were locked in the same dungeon.

"He’s just my attendant, not a member of our Dragon King Manor. I’ll send him away right now!" Long Yucang had been saved by Qin Yun, so of course he wanted to protect him now.

"Long Yucang, if you obstruct us, we’ll lock you up too!" the elder shouted.

"If you’re so tyrannical, why not just kill my attendant outright?" Long Yucang bellowed, face flushing crimson. "You Heavenly Dragon Gate members are so arrogant, aren’t you? Just let that woman come and kill my attendant!"

Long Chuanwu sneered. "Though we come from the Heavenly Dragon Gate, we still must abide by the rules of Dragon King Manor! Otherwise, people might accuse us of violating the strict family laws!"

Rules must be upheld—otherwise, they couldn’t be used to restrain competing factions in the future.

Though Long Yucang’s father had been killed, it happened in the arena, which was permitted.

But when Long Chuanwu had tried to kill Long Yucang earlier, that was a breach of the rules. Fortunately, Long Yucang survived—otherwise, if his grandfather emerged from seclusion, it would spark massive upheaval.

In Dragon King Manor, the older one was, the more they adhered to the rules.

They didn’t dare to keep breaking the family laws now, lest others use it against them.

"You hypocritical bastards, especially you, Long Chuanwu! You nearly killed me earlier! You, a rule-breaker, why are you standing there scot-free?" Long Yucang pointed at Long Chuanwu and cursed.

"Because I’ve performed meritorious deeds for Dragon King Manor, my merits outweigh my transgression—so I’m fine now!" Long Chuanwu said.

He was burning to kill Qin Yun, but his elders had repeatedly warned him not to act recklessly. For now, he could only endure.

"Bastard! What service have you rendered?" Long Yucang was indignant.

"I contributed some secret techniques from the Heavenly Dragon Art, earning the unanimous approval from the elders of Dragon King Manor!" Long Chuanwu sneered.

Long Yucang glanced at Fifth Uncle.

Fifth Uncle shook his head—he was powerless now. He had warned Qin Yun to flee yesterday, yet here we are today.

"Fine, lock me up then!" Qin Yun suddenly said.

Long Yucang declared, "I want to witness that woman being locked up too!"

Long Chuanwu laughed. "No problem!"

And so, Qin Yun was escorted by several elders to a warded forbidden ground at the center of Dragon King Manor.

The forbidden area was enclosed by a barrier and high walls, forming a circular space spanning a thousand paces. Inside, there were only artificial mountain scenery—no structures visible between the artificial hills.

As soon as Qin Yun entered, he sensed at least ten powerful Celestial Emperors keeping watch from concealment. Even the patrol captains were formidable Martial Kings.

A cave entrance in one of the artificial mountains led to a staircase descending deep underground. They walked along a flickering torch-lit corridor.

Long Yucang followed closely behind.

Soon, they arrived outside a stone door.

Several elders struggled for a while to open the heavy stone door.

Inside the spacious stone chamber, a tall woman dressed in blue-and-white armor, her hair tied in a ponytail. It was none other than Xian Rujing. The moment she saw Qin Yun, a murderous aura exploded from her.

The bone-chilling, piercing murderous aura made everyone who entered the chamber shudder.

Long Yucang knew immediately—they had brought Qin Yun here to be killed by Xian Rujing.

"Xian Rujing violated the rules of Dragon King Estate by engaging in unauthorized fighting within its grounds. She is to be imprisoned for ten years!" one of the elders declared. "Long Yucang, you see now, we are fair and just!"

"Horseshit! Xian Rujing won’t be locked up for long!" Long Yucang growled low.

"If she makes contributions to our Long family, she can indeed atone for her crimes. Dragon King Estate is not heartless!" the elder chuckled. "Very well, let them serve their time here!"

Long Yucang could only hope Qin Yun would survive until his grandfather ended his seclusion—then there would be a way out.

By then, everyone had already exited the stone chamber.

The heavy stone door slowly closed, sealed with multiple barriers.

Qin Yun glanced around before asking calmly, "Shall I strip myself, or will you do it?"

"You—what are you thinking?!" Xian Rujing shouted furiously, drawing a sword wreathed in icy energy—an Immortal Sword.

"You flirted with me yesterday, and now we're alone here. Aren’t you going to… have your way with me?" Qin Yun said.

"You bastard! Will you kill yourself, or shall I do it?" Xian Rujing stamped her foot, furious, recalling yesterday’s incident. She knew Qin Yun had deliberately humiliated her.

Never in her life had she experienced such a thing before. Caught off guard, she had stormed off in humiliated rage.

Only later, after calming down, did she realize she had been tricked.

"You’ve already touched me—I’m yours now. If you want to kill me, come and do it!" Qin Yun crouched in a corner, putting on a pitiful act.

"You—you’re still pretending? A grown man acting all pure and innocent? You’re nothing but a shameless, despicable lecher!" Xian Rujing tightened her grip on the Immortal Sword and rushed forward, pressing the blade against Qin Yun’s neck.

"To be honest, I’m still a virgin! Unlike your fiancé… heh, the women he’s played with probably outnumber your dresses!" Qin Yun smirked. "No matter how much of a scoundrel I am, I’m still better than him, don’t you think?"

"Don’t you dare speak of Chuanwu like that! He only has eyes for me!" Xian Rujing roared.

"Don’t believe me? Let’s make a bet. I bet he’s out there sowing his wild oats while you’re locked up here!" Qin Yun grinned. "If you don’t believe it, come with me and see for yourself!"

Xian Rujing gritted her teeth, a sliver of doubt creeping into her heart. She suddenly grew curious—was Long Chuanwu really out there playing around?