Chapter 22 (1/2)
Chapter 22 – [Dark Heavenly Finger]Translated by:Edited by:TLCed by: OMA
“Don’t!”
Yang Lingqing started panicking, she was akin to ants in a hot wok. She started crying out as she felt like tearing her heart and breaking open her lungs.
[TL Note: (Idiom) “Ants in a hot wok.” & “Felt like tearing her heart and breaking open her lungs.” both mean the same thing, to be nervous and panicky.]
If Long Chen were to kill Bai Shidong in this kind of setting, Long Chen would definitely die without the Yang family founder’s protection. And in the case that the Yang family founder does protect him, then the ending would be a bloodbath between the two families, with a lot of people ending up injured or dead!
Thinking of the consequences Yang Lingqing was scared to the point that she started quivering. When Long Chen had used the ninth strike of the [Nine Fingers of the Wind Devil] technique, she was completely terrified.
In the Yang family the [Nine Fingers of the Wind Devil] is the strongest martial technique after the [Seal of the Dragons]. Also even after reaching the seventh level of the Dragon Pulse Realm, it’s not guaranteed that one can definitely master the [Nine Fingers of the Wind Devil] technique. Even Yang Wu, has only mastered it up till the eighth strike only.
And the most important thing is, Yang Lingqing knew that Long Chen had obtained the [Nine Fingers of the Wind Devil] not more than a few days ago.
In reality, Long Chen had went to the Martial Techniques Hall to practice the [Nine Fingers of the Wind Devil] technique right after the intra-family compet.i.tion. Because during the battle with Yang Lingyue, he had discovered that the skill wasn’t bad. So while in the process of learning the [Seal of the Dragons], he conveniently practiced it for a while as well.
This result was due to the miraculous effects of the Mysterious Dragon Jade Pendant. Long Chen only had access to just the tiniest bit of it’s power, but only this minuscule portion, had already allowed him to reap endless benefits.
The mystery of Long Chen, had already turned Yang Lingqing around.
However now was not the time to be deeply moved. Looking on at Long Chen who was about to kill Bai Shidong with a finger, and at Bai Shidong who had been so scared that he p.i.s.sed himself uncontrollably, in the crowd everyone had been startled, and their emotions were surging like huge waves.
At this point, Long Chen who seemed to be a devil had instantly and completely retracted all the murderous aura around him.
The overpowering aura of the ninth finger of the [Nine Fingers of the Wind Devil] technique had been withdrawn by him in an instant. The huge Qi disappeared and nothing remained behind. Long Chen was standing there pretending like nothing had happened. He just walked past Bai Shidong’s side, and turned around to give a kick to the latter’s b.u.t.tocks. This caused Bai Shidong to fly and land like a dog who was eating s.h.i.t.
[TL Note: “Fly and land like a dog who was eating s.h.i.t.” means he fell flat on his face.]
This abrupt change had caused all the people surrounding the scene to stare at him blankly. The crows and peac.o.c.ks were making no sounds.
[TL Note: (Idiom) “The crows and peac.o.c.ks were making no sounds.” means absolute silence.]
Long Chen walked leisurely back to Yang Lingqing’s side, and looked at her who was staring back blankly at him. He then said: “I know I am very handsome, but do you have to look at me while being so enchanted? You have to know we are cousins, so you had better put away any ideas about me.”
After saying this, he laughed, seemingly pleased with himself.
At this point, Bai Zhixing and Bai Shidong had slowly picked themselves off the ground.
One was bleeding through the corner of the mouth, and the other was crying between the thighs.
[TL Note: “Crying between the thighs.” means p.i.s.sing himself.]
Both of them were also looking at Long Chen blankly. Their arrogance from earlier had completely changed into terror. This was especially so for Bai Shidong. Although he wasn’t hurt, he had made a visit to death’s door. The gaze he had for Long Chen right now was like a mouse looking at a cat. He wasn’t even considering how pathetic he was looking right now.
Long Chen smiled at him, because he was very grateful after taking the Dream Spirit Gra.s.s out of Bai Shidong’s pocket. Bai Shidong himself did not know that right now the Dream Spirit Gra.s.s he had in his pocket, was already in Long Chen’s possession.
“I hope you won’t be like that r.e.t.a.r.d Yang Zhan who committed suicide……”
At this point, the crowd was looking at Long Chen blankly. His image in their hearts had done a 180 degrees turn, and right now, Long Chen could be truly considered as an expert among the younger generation of Poplar Town.
The two middle-aged men’s expressions, at this point were especially serious. They used a respectful gaze to look at Long Chen and said: “In this realm, being able to use the final finger technique of the Yang family’s [Nine Fingers of the Wind Devil], and even use it with such ease, just based on this martial prowess alone, you can see that this young man is definitely a genius among geniuses.”
“From the younger generation of Poplar Town, he should be the strongest after the three that are in the seventh level of the Dragon Pulse Realm. But his age is smaller than theirs by four to five years, so just based on this, his future is limitless. A pity we only thought of him before as just a useless playboy, and never thought that he would have concealed himself. His talent is extraordinary, and he knows well how to endure……:”
Both of the middle-aged men knew that Long Chen will have a grand journey ahead, and they both gave a bitter laugh and then one of them said: “If he comes to my shop in the future, I will give him a 70% discount on items!”
Long Chen did not know about the conversation between these two men. He had already obtained the Dream Spirit Gra.s.s, so naturally he wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Taking advantage of the fact that the people surrounding him were not yet fully aware, he decided this was the best time to leave. But just as he held Yang Lingqing’s hand to lead her away, there came a cold voice from a man behind him.
“You……want to walk away just like this?”
Long Chen looked back and from among a group of a family’s escorts, a handsome young Bai Shiji had already strolled over. His eyes had a dark expression while staring at Long Chen and the aura of the seventh level of the Dragon Pulse Realm was completely revealed.
Looking at Bai Shidong’s and Bai Zhixing’s pathetic states, Bai Shiji blandly said: “These two wastes have thrown away my Bai family’s face completely. Someone come, help me pick away these two wastes.”
Behind him the guards hurriedly agreed, and Bai Shiji and Bai Zhixing did not dare to linger another moment here.
After getting rid of them, only then did Bai Shiji look towards Long Chen and size him up. He then blandly said: “Because of the restrictions set by our two families, our two younger generations do not have many conflicts. However today you have already started this by publicly humiliating my Bai family. So as a member of the Bai family, I will not let you go for this. Since you dared to treat my Bai family this way, then you had better be prepared to pay a similar price.
Before Bai Shiji finished talking, Long Chen had already laughed and interrupted him saying: “What kind of bulls.h.i.t are you spouting? I don’t really understand, what is this similar price? Young master, I trouble you to speak a language for humans, can you?”
By calling him Young Master, Long Chen was mimicking the Emerald Jade House’s courtesans’ manner of speech. His voice was thin, and coupled with some movements, the resemblance was uncanny. At that moment the crowd started erupting into laughter.