Chapter 38

As Long Chen spoke these words, his fingers were already completely clamped around Bai Shiji's neck, even applying force. Bai Shiji was already severely injured, and at this moment, his breathing was obstructed. His eyes instantly widened, and he could vaguely see Long Chen, which made him tremble with fear. A mouthful of black blood gushed out, his face full of shock, and his whole body was trembling.

Seeing Bai Shiji in this state and Long Chen's cold and fierce gaze, the Bai family members were also frightened, temporarily stopping their actions.

When Bai Zhanxiong saw his son in such a miserable condition, his eyes almost shot out flames. He stared at Long Chen and said, "Let go! If Shiji dies, every member of the Yang family will die a terrible death! You will also die a terrible death, and I will torture you to death!"

Seeing Bai Zhanxiong's fiery gaze, Long Chen was completely unafraid, and the force in his hands did not lessen in the slightest.

"Death is inevitable either way, so why should I fear you? At worst, I can just cripple myself. What can you do to me? But your son Bai Shiji's injuries seem to be quite serious. If we delay, in less than half an hour, his life might be over..."

Long Chen said this with a completely indifferent tone, but seeing Bai Shiji's current miserable state, the Bai family members were instantly extremely tense. At this moment, the two major hopes of the Bai family were in Long Chen's hands. Even the head of the Bai family could not help but be cautious.

Long Chen was indeed right. If these four people died, even if they could eliminate the Yang family, the Bai family would have no next generation. The next generation, except for their strongest, was only at the fourth level of the Dragon Vein Realm, and could not take over from Bai Zhanxiong and the others.

At this moment, seeing the Bai family finally scared, Long Chen coldly smiled, dragging Bai Shiji and Bai Zhanxiong's bodies toward the old ancestor of the Yang family.

Bai Zhanxiong was blocking their way. Long Chen lifted his head and looked at him coldly, saying, "Move!"

Bai Zhanxiong could not move. Seeing Long Chen kidnap Bai Shiji and Bai Shichen, he also wanted to kidnap the Yang family members, but when he turned around, the Yang family members already knew what he was thinking!

Although they were affected by the Nightmare Flower, if they used a large amount of true qi, the Yang family members would definitely die, but at least they could launch one attack. At this moment, the old ancestor of the Yang family suddenly burst into laughter, looking at Long Chen with admiration, saying, "Kid, well done! But we won't be a burden to you. If the Bai family dares to touch us, this old man will let them taste the Great Profound Dragon Seal of the ninth level of the Dragon Vein Realm! I want to see how many of the Bai family can withstand it!"

The old ancestor of the Yang family finally woke up from the dream of brotherhood. He looked at the head of the Bai family fiercely, saying, "Bai Sheng, I, Yang Cangqiong, am naturally useless. I only learned the word 'cruel' today, all from you. You want to eliminate our Yang family, but I tell you, without paying a price, it's impossible!"

Bai Zhanxiong could not kidnap the Yang family members, and Bai Shiji was still in Long Chen's hands, so he was in a very awkward position, neither advancing nor retreating.

It was not until he saw the deep marks on Bai Shiji's neck and the white foam coming out of his mouth that he glared at Long Chen with a murderous look and moved out of the way.

Long Chen then joined the Bai family members, and at this moment, the Bai family members also gathered together. The head of the Bai family stood at the front, and the other strong members, including Bai Zhanxiong's older brother Bai Zhanlong, also stared at Long Chen.

This Bai Shichen was Bai Zhanlong's son, and had always been Bai Zhanlong's pride. But seeing his son in such a miserable state, and not knowing if he could be saved, his murderous intent toward Long Chen was no less than Bai Zhanxiong's!

The two families of Bai and Yang were in a standoff, and Long Chen, who was holding the two heroes of the Bai family, stood at the front. Seeing this person, who was once the least important in the Yang family, now become the mainstay, the Yang family members felt as if they were dreaming.

Yang Xueqing was so excited that she could not even speak. She stared at Long Chen's back, and although she wanted to apologize and beg for his forgiveness immediately, it was not yet appropriate.

However, at this moment, Long Chen turned and looked at her.

Long Chen indeed had hatred for Yang Xueqing, but everything he did was just to prove himself. At this moment, Bai Shiji had already been defeated by him, and Bai Zhanxiong was forced into a corner. All of this, Long Chen did mostly for this woman to see!

That glance was meant to show off, to make Yang Xueqing fully recognize who the real failure was. But when he saw Yang Xueqing's eyes filled with tears, Long Chen was stunned, and his arrogant look turned into a blank stare.

He suddenly felt that this woman was so fragile at this moment. Although Long Chen had always wanted to be a cold and heartless person, at this moment, he found himself feeling pity for her.

It seemed that with this woman watching from behind, he could be inspired with boundless determination. So his cold and piercing gaze returned to the Bai family members.

At this moment, Yang Yuntian, who was next to Yang Xueqing, was also staring at Long Chen, torn between the desire for revenge for his son's death and the gratitude for Long Chen's rescue of the Yang family!

The old ancestor of the Yang family stood next to Long Chen, looking at the head of the Bai family, saying, "Bai Sheng, you are a smart person. Your Bai family could have easily destroyed our Yang family today, but your younger generation is not up to the task. Now, you can no longer be sure of defeating us. Unless you are willing to sacrifice the future of the Bai family and watch these young people die!"

"I don't want to say more. Give us the antidote, and we will release the four of them. As for our enmity, our roots are in this Baiyang Town. There will be plenty of time for a showdown. I, Yang Cangqiong, will risk my life to fight with you!"

Although the Yang family members were affected by the Nightmare Flower, they still had the power for a final attack. If Yang Cangqiong used the Great Profound Dragon Seal on the other disciples of the Bai family, there would be many casualties. Moreover, with four important young people in the hands of the other side, if the Bai family chose to fight to the death, even if the Yang family was destroyed, the Bai family would not be left with many people.

Although the Bai family members were extremely unwilling, the situation was already a fait accompli. Even if they were unwilling, they had to accept it.

At this moment, Long Chen also said coldly, "If you have any brains, hand over the antidote. The Yang family can wait, but Bai Shiji can't. Let me check? In this state, he probably won't last more than fifteen minutes..."

Bai Shiji's life was in danger, and if he was not saved now, it would be too late later.

Although Bai Zhanxiong was the most unwilling, especially with Long Chen's performance reminding him of the past, he was even more unwilling. But seeing his son's life in danger, he said in a panic, "Father, we have already failed today..."

The head of the Bai family looked at the old ancestor of the Yang family coldly, full of unwillingness.

After planning for so long, everything was destroyed by this unknown young man, Long Chen. How could he be willing!

Bai Zhanxiong also knew that today's unexpected events were all because of Long Chen, and he deeply regretted it: "When we sent people to assassinate him, it was because we thought this young man's existence was a trouble, possibly affecting Yang Xueqing's feelings for me. But I never thought he would destroy everything!"

He leaned close to the head of the Bai family's ear and said, "Father, once that matter is over, Uncle can free his hands. Then we can invite his friends from the Crimson Blood Holy Sect to help. The Yang family will be destroyed! Today's failure, we can win back in ten days, but Shiji's life cannot be won back!"

Bai Zhanxiong's whispered conversation with the head of the Bai family was repeated to Long Chen by Ling Xi.

Long Chen's brows furrowed because he did not know what this meant, but he knew that even if the Yang family escaped today, their future would not be easy. The Crimson Blood Holy Sect mentioned by Bai Zhanxiong was an unknown and terrifying force.

The head of the Bai family was finally swayed.

He also realized that today was a complete failure. So he waved his hand and said to the old ancestor of the Yang family in a low voice, "The antidote can be given to you, but don't play any tricks. If any of my four grandsons are harmed, today's outcome will be a fight to the death!"

The Yang family was the victim today, but they were unharmed. What they wanted was to leave safely. As for future conflicts, they would wait until they returned and regrouped.

The old ancestor of the Yang family did not want to cause more trouble at this moment, so he said, "Give us the antidote, and I guarantee they will be fine."

The head of the Bai family took out a bottle from his sleeve. This was the antidote for the Nightmare Flower, made from the root of the Nightmare Flower.

The Bai family members were not poisoned today because they had taken the antidote beforehand.

The Nightmare Flower was also a kind of spiritual medicine. If the root and petals were taken together, it could enhance one's power.

"Here, give us the antidote first, and I will release two of them. Once we recover, I will release the other two," the old ancestor of the Yang family said calmly.

The head of the Bai family sneered at the old ancestor of the Yang family's caution, directly throwing the antidote to him and coldly saying, "Yang Cangqiong, you have been a man without courage for decades. I have already failed today, and I don't want to play any tricks. But you should be careful. Once you leave the Bai family's door, our two families will be like water and fire."

The old ancestor of the Yang family let Yang Wu and Yang Lingyue release Bai Shidong and Bai Zixing. The two immediately cried and ran to their fathers.

The old ancestor of the Yang family opened the bottle and smelled it, confirming it was the smell of the Nightmare Flower's root.

"Father, let me try first," Yang Xueqing suddenly said.

"The Bai family is devious, and we cannot easily trust them. You are our strongest, and if you are tricked, we will all be in trouble."

The old ancestor of the Yang family smiled and said, "It's fine, Qing'er. I am sorry to you today. I made you lose face."

Saying this, he directly took some of the powder and swallowed it, then handed the bottle to Yang Qingxuan, sat down, and practiced to recover his strength. In less than half an hour, his powerful aura burst out again, and his eagle-like eyes opened, making Long Chen feel a bit uneasy.

"The antidote is real. Take it quickly."

With the old ancestor of the Yang family's confirmation, the other members of the Yang family quickly took the antidote and recovered their strength in half an hour. Now, the overall strength of the Yang family was slowly equal to the other side.

The old ancestor of the Yang family gestured to Long Chen, saying, "Give them back. There will be other opportunities to capture them. From the moment you entered today, I knew you were better than them."

Long Chen's previous desire to kill Bai Shiji was mostly to prove himself to Yang Xueqing. Now, with such a big surprise, there was no need to prove anything.

As for Bai Shiji, he was not Long Chen's match, not now, and not in the future. So Long Chen had no interest in his life or death.

He casually threw the two figures toward the Bai family side.

The Bai family members immediately caught them. Seeing the two geniuses of the Bai family in such a miserable state, the Bai family members looked at Long Chen as if he were already dead.

Bai Zhanxiong handed his dying son to someone behind him and glared at Long Chen, saying, "You... You won't live for more than ten days. Enjoy your last days."

"Old man, I bet your grandson won't live through today," Long Chen said indifferently.