Chapter 42

When Bai Zhanxiong's withered corpse fell to the ground, the scene fell silent.

Next came the疯狂的吼叫 of the Bai family patriarch, but in the face of the great hatred harbored by the Yang family’s old ancestor, he could not break through that circle no matter what.

With Bai Zhanxiong dead, today’s actions of the Bai family had already ended in complete failure.

While everyone was fighting, someone from the Yang family had already revealed the Bai family’s plot, and the small and medium-sized forces in Baiyang Town finally understood the whole story.

If the Bai family had succeeded tonight, they would have become the sole overlord of Baiyang Town, and no one would have dared to say anything about their ruthless actions. However, the Bai family failed, and even Bai Zhanxiong, a true high-ranking figure of the Bai family, was now dead. The reputation of the Bai family plummeted to the bottom, and with the Yang family producing a genius of the heavenly level like Long Chen, many people had already made their plans!

And when they saw Long Chen actually breaking through to the Human Dragon Vein, their plans became even more resolute.

A blood-red dragon surged within his body, and the true qi formed from the power refined from Bai Zhanxiong’s blood was no less than Long Chen’s original true qi. Under the impact of such a vast amount of power, although the Human Dragon Vein was longer and thicker than a regular dragon vein, it still offered no resistance under the massive energy!

The blood-red true qi dragon advanced irresistibly, and after a quarter of an hour, the Human Dragon Vein was shattered, and a dragon’s roar echoed!

Long Chen was still in his Dragon Soul transformation form, and at this moment, his true qi was rapidly surging. Because of the tenfold nature, although he was at the seventh level of the Dragon Vein realm, the destructive power of his true qi was already comparable to that of the eighth level of the Dragon Vein realm!

With the Dragon Soul transformation, Long Chen’s true combat strength had reached a level of soaring to the sky! Only Long Chen himself could deeply understand just how powerful he was at this moment!

When he was still at the sixth level of the Dragon Vein realm, he could kill Bai Zhanxiong, who was at the eighth level. Now, his strength had increased by more than ten times! The aura of blood and slaughter emanating from his body made almost everyone present break out in a cold sweat!

Long Chen had now completely transcended the level of the younger generation and reached the top tier of Baiyang Town. When the Bai family patriarch saw the blood-red gaze of Long Chen as he stood up, he truly accepted his fate!

When Long Chen stood up, the battle tonight was no longer necessary.

Only then did the Yang family’s old ancestor and others break away from their opponents and join Yang Qingxuan and Yang Xueqing, staring at Long Chen in a daze!

Even though they knew Long Chen would become stronger and stronger, they were still filled with shock!

The Yang family did not want to continue fighting, and now that they had such a heaven-defying Long Chen, if they really fought, the Bai family would suffer heavy casualties. So, the Yang family stopped fighting, and although the Bai family was angry, they did not dare to act under the restraint of their patriarch.

There was no longer any need to stay at the Bai family. The Yang family’s old ancestor looked at Long Chen and said, "Chen, let’s go home."

Long Chen thought he would have to kill all the Bai family members tonight, but seeing the old man’s cold expression, he knew it was unnecessary.

After all, the Yang family’s old ancestor had been on good terms with the other side for so long, and the dramatic changes today must have caused him great pain.

The Bai family had been unkind to the Yang family, and the Yang family had already killed Bai Zhanxiong and Bai Zhanyun, severely injuring Bai Shichen and Bai Shiji, so there was no need to continue the killing.

Only then did Long Chen revert from his Dragon Soul transformation. His true qi returned to a light red, with only four times the nature of other true qi.

At this moment, Long Chen’s handsome appearance and refined demeanor made it hard to associate him with the slaughter king from earlier.

However, such a Long Chen made the Yang family feel more affectionate. When Long Chen walked into the circle of Yang family members, the admiring gazes never ceased, which made him feel a bit overwhelmed.

Suddenly, he saw Yang Xueqing, who was smiling at the surrounded Long Chen. When Long Chen looked at her, she awkwardly lowered her head, filled with regret, while Yang Yuntian, standing beside her, had a pained expression and said nothing.

At this moment, Yang Wu and Yang Lingyue walked up to Long Chen. Yang Lingyue, somewhat awkwardly, said, "Thank you so much for what happened today. You not only saved us but also saved the entire Yang family. You have done a great favor for each of us. I want to apologize for the difficulties and bullying I caused you in the past. I’m really sorry. I hope we can become better cousins in the future, just like you and Lingqing! Okay?"

Yang Wu also nodded and said, "I’m really sorry. We were shortsighted in the past, thinking you were a disgrace to our Yang family. We never expected you to be the true hero. You taught us not to judge people by a single aspect. Thank you so much!"

Being valued like this, Long Chen felt a bit embarrassed. He was the kind of person who would be even better to those who were good to him and worse to those who were bad to him.

"Alright, no need to say more. Don’t thank me. I just wanted revenge and helped you along the way."

Long Chen’s tone and expression were very amusing, and Yang Wu, Yang Lingyue, and some of the younger members of the Yang family finally relaxed and burst into laughter.

Long Chen looked up and saw Yang Qingxuan smiling at him. Long Chen knew that Yang Wu and Yang Lingyue had been encouraged by Yang Qingxuan to come over.

Long Chen had no prejudice against this uncle. Yang Qingxuan had always been neither good nor bad to him, and Long Chen’s principle was that as long as someone wasn’t bad, he wouldn’t dislike or hate them.

Feeling the warm gazes around him, Long Chen suddenly felt that the Yang family was actually quite warm. It was just that his previous behavior as a spoiled son had indeed been disappointing.

Looking at the Yang family’s old ancestor walking in front, the old man was walking alone, and Yang Qingxuan had tried to comfort him several times but was pushed away. Seeing that his efforts were in vain, Yang Qingxuan thought of asking Long Chen to step in. Long Chen’s status in the Yang family had soared, and he was no longer just the top disciple among the younger generation.

When Long Chen walked up to the Yang family’s old ancestor, he noticed that the old man’s eyes were somewhat red. Being betrayed by his longtime brother and almost losing all his descendants to a tragic fate was a huge blow to him.

Seeing Long Chen approach, the Yang family’s old ancestor looked at him and then at the approaching Yang family, murmuring, "You don’t need to comfort me. I know what to do in the future. But, boy, I have a warning for you. If you venture out in the future and have your own brothers, you must understand their hearts, whether they are filled with poison or with passion..."

Long Chen thought for a moment and said, "I understand. Your heart is filled with passion, while that old man Bai is a bottle of poison."

...

After returning to the Yang family, the Yang family’s old ancestor sat at the head of the table, pulling Long Chen to sit beside him. The others also sat down in order. Seeing Long Chen’s special position today, no one had any objections.

The Yang family’s old ancestor took a sip of tea and said, "Most of today’s events were my fault, so I apologize to you all. As an elder, I almost got you all killed!"

Yang Qingxuan held his hand and said seriously, "Father, don’t blame yourself. We all know this can’t be blamed on you. If anyone is to blame, it’s Bai Sheng for his ruthless and treacherous actions."

"Yes, Grandfather, we all understand."

Seeing the younger generation’s understanding, the Yang family’s old ancestor felt somewhat relieved. His gaze swept over his descendants, and the most exciting thing today was that the Yang family had survived such a great disaster without any losses. Everyone knew it was all because of one person who had turned the tide!

The Yang family’s old ancestor’s gaze finally fell on Yang Yuntian, who was looking down. His gaze turned cold, and he said, "Old Two, stand up."

Yang Qingxuan knew his father would be angry with Yang Yuntian after they returned home, but seeing the old man’s stern face, he didn’t say anything for the moment. If it weren’t for Yang Yuntian’s actions at the end, today’s events would have been over much earlier. It was because of Yang Yuntian that the Yang family and the Bai family had a major battle, and today’s great hero of the Yang family had almost died.

"Old Two, do you have anything to say?"

Yang Yuntian looked up, and he was very calm. He sighed and said, "Father, I have nothing to say. My goal today was to seek justice for my son, but I failed, and I won’t have that chance again."

"Slap!" The Yang family’s old ancestor slammed the table, and the younger generation immediately fell silent.

"Do you not feel the slightest bit of guilt? Our family’s internal conflicts should be resolved within the family. When did we need to rely on the enemy to eliminate our own family members?"

Yang Yuntian bit his lip and said nothing.

Seeing his lack of resolve, the Yang family’s old ancestor was so angry that his nose almost turned. He said angrily, "Although the main reason for Zhan’s death was Chen, it was also due to his own weak character. Such a fragile character would have led to his death by someone else’s hand even without Chen. The failure to educate a child is the father’s fault, and this is all your fault. Blaming others is not the style of our Yang family."

The old ancestor’s words completely woke up Yang Yuntian. His eyes showed pain, and he clenched his fists, thinking to himself, "Father is right. These years, I have spoiled Zhan. If I hadn’t indulged him in everything and stood up for him at the slightest provocation, his character wouldn’t be so weak... Yang Yuntian, in the end, the one who killed your son was you..."

This plunged him into a deep sense of guilt and pain.

How could the old man, as a father, not see the pain in Yang Yuntian’s eyes? He sighed and said to Long Chen, "He harmed you today. How you want to punish him is up to you."

The Yang family’s old ancestor gave the decision to Long Chen, and at first, everyone was surprised, but then they thought it was reasonable. They looked at Long Chen expectantly. The Yang family had already gone through a great disaster, and to be honest, no one wanted anyone to be punished. However, Long Chen’s character was hard to fathom, and it was normal for him to have resentment after Yang Yuntian almost killed him.

Seeing everyone looking at him, especially Yang Lingqing’s pleading expression, which made his heart ache, Long Chen knew that if he wanted to live in the Yang family, Yang Yuntian’s issue needed to be resolved.

Under everyone’s tense gazes, Long Chen stood in front of Yang Yuntian.

"I indirectly caused the death of your son, and I was at fault first. But today, you almost killed me. We are both in the Yang family, and I don’t want our grudges to continue. So, let’s call it even, okay?"