Chapter 68: Shangguan Si Steps In to Protect

Chapter 68: Shangguan Si Steps In to Protect

Qin Xuan's words were truly devastating.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Si felt as if pins and needles were pricking her back.

Just as Qin Xuan had said, apart from her Shangguan Family, she had truly never heard of any other branch producing descendants with Innate Nether Eyes.

If the Shangguan Family were to perish, she would be left to go to the Tianya Sword Pavilion all alone.

By then, she, the direct descendant of the Shangguan Family with the purest Bloodline, would become the only hope in everyone else's eyes for producing someone with Innate Nether Eyes.

At that point, who else could she rely on?

Could she rely on Long Chen, whose only personality trait was blind forbearance, and who could even turn a blind eye to her cousin being humiliated!?

Such a coward was completely unreliable!

Perhaps, when she was left with no family to turn to, the ones who would hurt her the most would be the Tianya Sword Pavilion.

It was possible that she would be reduced to a woman even worse off than the prostitutes of the Imperial Capital's pleasure houses, available to anyone.

She would be shared by the Tianya Sword Pavilion as a tool for breeding those with Innate Nether Eyes!

"Father, Qin Xuan's words are not alarmist; they will truly happen. Your daughter would rather die than live in such disgrace!"

Shangguan Si cried out with lingering fear.

Shangguan Zhong lowered his head and cast his gaze down, pondering with his brows tightly locked.

At the banquet, the atmosphere had become stifling to the extreme.

If looks could kill, Qin Xuan would have been riddled with holes by now.

Long Chen's chest heaved violently, and his teeth ground together, making a creaking sound.

His right hand, hanging by his leg, was clenched so tightly that even diamond could be crushed to powder.

Hum!

Zixiao was unsheathed, and a cold light flashed.

The chilling sword edge pointed directly at Qin Xuan's throat.

Long Chen could bear it no longer, his intent to kill fully exposed.

Blood vessels instantly coiled around his eyeballs within his sockets. Staring at Shangguan Si, who was blocking Qin Xuan, he shouted angrily, "Si, move aside. I will absolutely not allow him to continue spouting nonsense!"

Qin Xuan must die.

Daring to insult his sincerity towards Si—this scoundrel must die!

Shangguan Si tilted her fair neck, looking at the seething Long Chen before her, feeling even more disappointed. "Long Chen, that's enough. When people in the clan went missing, you turned a blind eye. When Yuan was humiliated, you also acted as if you didn't see it."

"Now that Qin Xuan has come to clear the Shangguan Family's name and seek justice, you draw your sword against him. You certainly have quite the temper and quite the ruthless methods!"

Long Chen said, feeling genuinely wronged from the bottom of his heart, "That is just his one-sided story. I, Long Chen, am absolutely not the despicable and shameless person he describes! If anyone dares to lay a hand on you, Si, I will hunt them down to the ends of the Yellow Springs and kill them!"

"I am the Pavilion Master's True Disciple, the designated next Tianya Sword Pavilion Master. When the time comes, if anyone dares to be disrespectful to you, Si, I will simply kill them. You have absolutely no need to worry!"

Qin Xuan, worried that Long Chen didn't hate him enough and that the Villain Value reward wouldn't be high enough, seized the opportunity to fan the flames. "They say love me, love my dog, but you are the exact opposite. What is this? Are you planning to wait until the Shangguan Family's numbers dwindle and only Young Miss Shangguan is left, just to make it easier for you to capture her heart?"

"That's right, after all, being all alone in the Tianya Sword Pavilion, she would have no choice but to open her heart to you."

Long Chen's Sword Heart was clear and bright; his sharp gaze was like a keen sword, cutting even Qin Xuan's clothes into shreds.

Holding Zixiao, man and sword as one, he roared through gritted teeth, "Qin Xuan, shut your mouth!"

Shangguan Si stepped forward quickly, raised her hand, and slapped Long Chen across the cheek, shouting angrily, "You're the one who should shut up! I think Qin Xuan hit the nail on the head, and now you're desperate like a cornered dog!"

Long Chen clutched his swollen cheek, looking at Shangguan Si with eyes full of pain.

The seething intent to kill eventually faded beneath that exquisite face.

He glanced sideways at Qin Xuan, the corners of his mouth twitching violently.

An almost tangible, thick intent to kill churned within his heart.

【Child of Luck Long Chen's killing intent has materialized. Rewarding Host with 30,000 Villain Value!】

【Child of Luck's Luck value has decreased by 60,000 points. Rewarding Host with 60,000 Villain Value!】

Qin Xuan was satisfied, feeling that all his efforts to strike directly at Long Chen's heart were worth it.

He thought to himself, these Children of Luck are all cut from the same cloth.

Their tempers are like powder kegs, ready to blow at the slightest spark.

If you want to kill someone, just do it. It's just a matter of a slap or a cauldron; why all the preamble?

Is it just to stand on the moral high ground, or just to show off?

It's just ridiculous!

Shangguan Zhong exhaled a breath of turbid air and stepped in to calm the anger. "Long Chen, Worthy Nephew Qin Xuan is a guest; do not lose your temper!"

Ignoring Long Chen, Shangguan Zhong warmly invited Qin Xuan, "In any case, Worthy Nephew, you have good intentions. Why not stay the night here?"

Qin Xuan sternly refused, "I have already found a place to stay."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Si, who was preparing to personally tidy up a room for Qin Xuan, said nervously, "Qin Xuan, the matter of you killing someone on Vermilion Bird Imperial Street has already spread. With the Ziyang Ten Divisions vouching for you, those noble clan disciples won't make a move openly, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against. If you stay in my home, we can look out for each other!"

Qin Xuan shook his head and smiled freely. "What I want is for those guys hiding in the shadows to show themselves. Didn't Young Miss Shangguan's sister go missing too? Taking this opportunity, perhaps I can coax out the whereabouts of Shangguan Ying."

"That's too dangerous!"

Shangguan Si's heart tightened, and she said with worry in her eyes, "That is equivalent to placing yourself among wolves and leopards. Who knows what kind of powerful experts might appear!"

Shangguan Zhong said in a deeply shocked, low voice, "I will protect Worthy Nephew from the shadows."

Both Shangguan Si and Shangguan Ying were his beloved daughters.

With his beloved daughters missing, how could he not be anxious?

Having had no leads all this time, he had been desperate.

Now that he saw a chance to find his beloved daughters, he naturally would not stand idly by.

Qin Xuan smiled and politely declined, "I appreciate Uncle's good intentions. However, having a Saint King Realm expert guarding the place will make those behind the scenes wary. If things get too big, it will only make those people hold back."

With that said, he resolutely cupped his hands. "Farewell."

Watching Qin Xuan's figure disappear in front of the Shangguan Family residence, Shangguan Si turned back angrily and snapped at Long Chen, "Where do you get the nerve to want to kill Young Master Qin?"

"He is wholeheartedly dedicated to my Shangguan Family, willing to take risks and disregard his own life!"

"And you, you only expose your killing intent when you are in a perfectly safe situation."

"Comparing you to Young Master Qin is simply an insult to Young Master Qin!"

Shangguan Zhong sighed deeply and muttered to himself, "I have underestimated this True Disciple of the Yaochi Sacred Land. His heart of pure sincerity is truly awe-inspiring!"

He walked with his hands behind his back, his spine seemingly hunched, and walked silently toward the inner hall.

As he passed by Long Chen, he glanced at him from the corner of his eye, feeling only endless sighs.

"Qin Xuan!"

"Qin Xuan, you deserve to die! You've ruined my reputation and made Si hate me."

"Even tearing you into a thousand pieces wouldn't be enough to vent the hatred in my heart!"

Long Chen gripped the zixiao sword sheath, his palm rubbing against it, making a humming sound.

The killing intent was still seething!

...

【The relationship between Daughter of Luck Shangguan Si and Child of Luck Long Chen has developed an irreparable rift. Rewarding Host with 50,000 Villain Value!】

Qin Xuan, lying on the soft bed in the hotel, lazily stretched and yawned repeatedly.

"I was about to go to sleep, and I still managed to receive a large sum of Villain Value. This Long Chen really is a big fat sheep—an unexpected delight of coming to the Imperial Capital!"

As Qin Xuan praised him inwardly, he instructed Leng Li, "Now that I am in the Imperial Capital, I am a thorn in everyone's side. There are countless people who want to kill me. Keep an eye out for me; if any assassins come, warn me in time."

Leng Li replied in a muffled voice, "Understood."

Time passed, and the night grew deeper.

When the streets were completely deserted, a black shadow silently approached the hotel where Qin Xuan was staying.

With a flash of movement, her graceful body outlined an alluring silhouette in the air.

She pushed the window open and entered, familiar with the route.

Facing the moonlight, she saw the human silhouette and thrust her blade out fiercely.