"What do you mean by that?" The old man shouted angrily.
After killing the man, Long Chen turned and walked back to his seat, placing Dragonbone Xie Yue beside him, slowly sitting down, and looking down at everyone. At this moment, he was no longer as humble and easygoing as before. He said coldly, "
Stop pretending. Let's be straightforward now. I don't want to play this kind of probing game with you."
Given too much face, everyone acts like a lion. A mere eight-star destiny holder dares to act recklessly in front of me—truly reckless.
Let me ask you, why did the Tianhuang Dragon family send you to see me? If you want to talk, say it; if not, get lost. If you dare say a single more pointless word, break your legs and throw them all out. Long
Chen's words were resolute and unquestionable. A chilling killing intent rose throughout the hall. Even Saint Kings couldn't help but shiver, and the disciples were so silent they didn't dare move.
At this moment, Long Chen seemed to have suddenly become a different person, his eyes radiating a fierce killing intent that made anyone who looked at him feel awe.
The old man was both shocked and furious, but intimidated by Long Chen's pressure, he had no choice but to reply, "We were entrusted by your father..."
"Buzz!" Suddenly,
the Dragon Bone Evil Moon in Long Chen's hand was pressed against the old man's neck. The old man had no time to react and screamed in terror
"What are you doing... "
I'm a man of limited patience. You may not answer my questions, but you absolutely must not lie to me. Otherwise, next time, I will definitely chop off your head. If you have the courage, just give it a try." Long Chen approached the old man, his eyes fixed intently on him, his face sinister as he spoke.
What kind of person is Long Zhantian? How could he possibly entrust such a useless person to come to me? The first sentence was a lie, and Long Chen nearly got so angry he chopped off the guy's head.
The old man's face was ashen. He finally realized the terrifying power of this legendary figure and dared not take any chances. He said honestly, "
We came under orders from the Long family's higher-ups to test your background."
"Why are you trying to find out my background?" Long Chen said coldly.
"Because your father's return caused a huge stir in the Long family, and in less than a year, he became one of the Four Great Heavenly Saints in the Long family.
That is the most authoritative position besides the clan leader. He once mentioned that he has a son, so the clan sent us over to check on you. At
this moment, the old man seemed to have finally recovered from his panic, switching from probing to observing the situation.
"And then you came. Even if you want to probe me, you don't need to use a useless guy like Xiuyang. Are you looking down on me?" Long Chen sneered.
"Actually, that's not the case. Our group originally had two Nine-Star Destiny Cultivators, but the result ... "Sigh..." the old man said with a bitter smile.
It turned out that those two Nine-Star Destiny Warriors were unlucky and had been targeted by terrifying monsters in the Sea of Broken Star, with only a few of them escaping.
Originally, they had agreed to let the old man probe Long Chen's background with words. If they could get to the bottom of it, then forget it; if not, the disciples would try sparring with Long Chen to roughly understand his strength before reporting back.
"Go back and report?" Do you really dare to walk back from the Sea of Shattered Stars? Long Chen asked.
"No, no, no, it's not necessary. Although it is extremely difficult to leave Emperor Heaven, sending information here back to Emperor Heaven is not difficult; it only takes some time." The old man said.
"Alright then, you can leave now. Go back and report to your superiors!" Long Chen got up to see the guest off.
"Dean Long Chen, no matter what, we're family. There are still many things I haven't properly communicated with you!" The old man immediately became anxious.
"First: We're not family. If we were, there's no need to probe me.
Second: Although my father holds high rank and power in the Long family, that doesn't mean I'll return to the Long family.
Third: I know why you came here. Better end your dreams early! Long Chen said disdainfully.
"But no matter what, the blood flowing in your veins is my Long family!"
The old man hurriedly said, even a Saint King would always call him 'you' repeatedly. At this moment, he was no longer as calm as before.
"Bloodline?"
Long Chen smiled, "Families like yours, which have passed down countless traditions for countless years, still have blood ties and kinship?" Forget it.
If I'm not mistaken, you came to me for various reasons, to see if I'm as outstanding as the legends say. If the rumors are false and I'm just an ordinary person, you will immediately seize me and use them to threaten my father. "
How is this possible? I swear..." The old man was shocked and hurriedly said.
"Alright, swear by yourself, swear with your soul." Long Chen said.
The old man's face instantly flushed bright red, and he was so anxious he couldn't utter a single word. The atmosphere instantly became extremely awkward, and the few young disciples stared at them like ducks hearing thunder, dumbfounded.
Long Chen said disdainfully, "If the rumors are true, you'll find ways to win me over, make me serve the Long family, use my position as dean to help recruit soldiers, and trick a bunch of people into serving as cannon fodder for the Long family."
Of course, the premise is to figure out my personality, know what I like and dislike, and where my weaknesses are. So, I sent you, this slick old fellow, here.
Unfortunately, I saw plenty of your tricks back in the mortal realm. Playing with me, honestly, you're too inexperienced. The
old man was left speechless by Long Chen's words. He was shocked because Long Chen's words had almost predicted the truth. He could never have imagined how this young man could be so shrewd.
"Actually... the old man still wasn't giving up.
"Alright, don't say it's useless. Let me ask you, how is my father doing now?" Long Chen asked.
"Lord Tiansheng is very good!" The old man said.
"He's not at the Long family, is he?" Long Chen looked into the old man's eyes and said.
"Yes, Master Tiansheng left a few months ago."
Sweat trickled down the old man's forehead. At this moment, he was completely terrified. Long Chen's eyes seemed to see through all his secrets—the feeling was terrifying.
Long Chen curled his lips. If his father were in the Long family, there was no way he wouldn't send someone to deliver a message. This guy's arrival was definitely more malicious than good.
"My father gets along fairly well with the other Heavenly Saints!" Long Chen asked.
"Fairly harmonious, quite harmonious." The old man hurriedly nodded, but beads of sweat had already fallen to the ground as he nodded.
Long Chen laughed, though it was unclear whether he was laughing at this old man or at the Long family.
"See the guests out!"
Long Chen snorted coldly. The old man wanted to say more, but seeing Long Chen's indifferent face, he could only sigh helplessly. The six of them left with a corpse.