Chapter 2614: Chapter 2617: Should We Kill Him?
Long Family.
As one of the Five Great Families in Elixir Divine City, the Long Family’s estate is not smaller than the Huo Family’s, and perhaps due to its connection with the Dragon Clan, it has a majestic and grand architectural style.
There is a small lake in the center of the estate, and in the Lake Heart Pavilion, two tables of delicacies are already set, with men and women surrounding them and chatting idly.
At this moment, eighteen people are seated at the two tables, ten at one and eight at the other. Some are participants in the Alchemy Dao Contest, and some are external agents invited by the five families, like Jiang Chen attending this banquet, Fire Phoenix also needs to follow.
Their seating arrangement is divided according to strength, with one table for Unity Realm Stage experts and one table for those below this realm.
"Huo Langtian, the guest your family invited is quite arrogant. We’ve all arrived, but he still hasn’t shown up?"
At the Unity Realm Stage expert table, a middle-aged man with a sullen face looked at Huo Langtian beside him, speaking in a hostile tone.
The sullen middle-aged man was dressed in a wide dark blue robe, his face somber, and his gaze toward Huo Langtian was full of anger.
This man’s name is Yan Chengxie, the third in the Yan Family, and the third brother of Yan Chengyun.
Opposite Yan Chengxie sat a refined young man, wearing a blue robe, his expression extremely calm. Hearing the words, he also looked at Huo Langtian, showing a trace of interest in his eyes.
To the young man’s left was a petite and cute girl, dressed in a pure white long dress. Appearing serene and elegant, upon hearing Yan Chengxie’s words, she blinked her large eyes, looking expectantly at Huo Langtian.
"Isn’t it that the time hasn’t come yet? Why are you in a hurry?"
Huo Langtian glanced faintly at Yan Chengxie.
"Humph! Time? As juniors, he should arrive early and wait for us. A mere Divine Infant Realm ant dares to make us wait for him, truly in need of a lesson!"
Yan Chengxie snorted coldly, his eyes flickering, contemplating further moves.
"Who do you think you are? Why should Jiang Chen wait for you?"
A somewhat childish voice sounded.
Everyone paused for a moment, then turned their heads. The girl in the white dress was angrily staring at Yan Chengxie, her previously serene demeanor vanished.
"Little brat, who do you think you are..."
Yan Chengxie was already filled with anger, seeing a girl he hadn’t met before daring to speak to him this way, he erupted in fury.
Buzz!
A tremendous pressure suddenly erupted from the blue-robed young man, heavily pressing towards Yan Chengxie.
Yan Chengxie’s expression changed, swallowing back his words, looking somewhat panicked at the young man.
He was only at mid-Unity Realm Stage, while the blue-robed young man was at the Integration Realm Peak. If the young man wanted to kill him, it would be very easy.
The sudden outburst made everyone look over.
"Yan Third, if you want to die, I can fulfill that wish!"
The blue-robed young man stared indifferently at Yan Chengxie.
"Lei Young Master, what are you doing?"
Yan Chengxie’s heart was full of anxiety. What was going on? How did he provoke this guy?
Though listed among the Five Great Families, the Lei Family, Long Family, and Feng Family are only branches.
A branch family can rank equally with a full clan, which makes the Huo Family and Yan Family slightly subservient to these three families. Moreover, the Lei Family is the only Magical Beast Clan, and this blue-robed young man is one of the strongest here.
"Apologize to Ling’er!"
The blue-robed young man spoke softly.
Yan Chengxie paused, quickly realized, and hastily said to the girl in the white dress: "Miss Lei, sorry for my offense."
"Brother Lei Cheng, can you kill him?"
The girl in the white dress turned to the blue-robed young man.
Lei Cheng was startled, chuckled: "Sure, if he dares to be rude again, I’ll kill him."
Everyone at the table was taken aback. Although the Huo Family and Yan Family are indeed weaker than the other three, these two families usually show courtesy, but it’s not a place where someone can be killed easily. After all, all five families are ranked equally, with similar overall strength.
"Humph! Such perfunctory!"
The girl pursed her lips, glared at Lei Cheng.
"Brother Lei, who is this..."
Beside Lei Cheng, a burly young man in black asked with uncertainty.
"Clan niece, a niece of the main clan."
Lei Cheng spoke softly.
"Main clan?!"
Everyone was naturally shocked, casting additional glances at the girl.
"Your name is Ling’er, isn’t it?"
Beside Ling’er, a woman in a colorful dress gently asked.
"I’m Lei Ling’er. What’s your name, sister?"
The girl in the white dress smiled brightly.
"I’m Feng Yunxi."
The woman smiled gently, then asked: "You called the Huo family’s guest ’brother,’ are you well acquainted?"
Upon hearing this, everyone paused for a moment, realizing the situation, eyes immediately focusing on Lei Ling’er.
Especially Yan Chengxie, apprehensive. If Jiang Chen were a friend of the clan’s main branch, dealing with the situation could become complicated. Killing him might incur hostility from the clan’s main branch.
"I... Jiang Chen brother!"
Lei Ling’er was about to answer when her eyes brightened, delighting in a call.
Turning their gaze, everyone saw a man and a woman walking along the path leading to Lake Heart Pavilion.
"Ling’er?"
Jiang Chen looked at Ling’er in surprise, confused, and walked into the Lake Heart Pavilion, first cupping his fists at those present, then looking at Lei Ling’er: "How did you end up here, girl?"
"Hehe, I heard you were coming, so I came to see!"
Lei Ling’er giggled, stood up, and walked to Jiang Chen’s side.
"You..."
Jiang Chen glanced over everyone in Lake Heart Pavilion, asking in surprise: "Which family are you from?"
"Lei Family."
Lei Ling’er responded with a light laugh.
Lei Family? Thunder Beast?
Jiang Chen’s eyes narrowed, brows furrowing slightly, recalling the assistance during the Changling Academy entrance assessment, and...
"Was it you who auctioned off the Rejuvenation Flame?"
Jiang Chen asked softly.
Back when he obtained the Rejuvenation Flame, Hu Yiqiu had explained its origins to Jiang Chen, and thinking about everything now, he suddenly understood.
He also realized that Lei Ling’er had changed her surname to Mu to join Mu Qianrou in enrolling at Changling Academy.
"Yes."
Lei Ling’er nodded slightly.
Jiang Chen smiled a little, gently patting Lei Ling’er on the head: "Thanks a lot. If you hadn’t auctioned it, I would have been worried about the Spiritual Fire back then."
Everyone in Lake Heart Pavilion had subtle changes in expressions.
Magical beasts, even those in human form, consider their heads a taboo, not letting anyone touch them casually. Now Jiang Chen patted Ling’er’s head, and she showed no aversion, indicating their close relationship.
Lei Cheng glanced at Jiang Chen, back at his hand on Lei Ling’er’s head, and his mouth twitched.
If the clan found out that this wild and mischievous girl was now so obedient, they’d surely think it was bizarre, right?
Yan Chengxie’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, his gaze toward Jiang Chen icy but, noticing Lei Ling’er nearby, he suppressed his murderous intent.
