Situ Yu thought that this was the most genius thing he had ever done and that it would make him all the more popr. He thought that he had managed to silence Bai Lan, the man everyone feared.


    Bai Lan was still smiling when he looked at the youth. It was only when Situ Yao started to get unnerved that Bai Lan said, “Can someone like you, Situ Yu, decide who bes my son-inw? And who are you?”


    Situ Yu regretted everything when he heard Bai Lan’s words.


    Bai Lan could’ve just ignored him, but he feared that everyone would look down on Long Chen if he were to really get married to Bai Suxie. But Bai Lan didn’t know how strong Long Chen was. He had no choice but to leave the matter to the youths to settle amongst themselves. Bai Lan looked at Long Chen and gave a knowing look.


    Long Chen knew that Bai Lan would throw the baton to him.


    However, Long Chen wasn’t certain if it was smart to ept the challenge.


    Situ Yu encouraged himself and continued, “If a certain someone can’t even ept this challenge right now, we could dy it for one month. If you work hard enough, you might get lucky and be stronger in that single month.”


    He was naturally referring to Long Chen.


    Long Chen wasn’t afraid of the challenge and had always been brash too. He wanted to smack Situ Yu as hard as he could right now, but he had exhausted most of his essence after the fight with Chen Yang. It would be unwise for him to fight against Situ Yu right now.He was certain that he wouldplete the Seven Star Body in the next month, and it wouldn’t be toote to bash that idiot’s skull in. Long Chen made his decision and red at Situ Yu. “Then we shallpete in one month. I ept your challenge. If you wanted to challenge me, you could’ve just said it outright. It’s despicable to pad up your intention with so many words.”


    Situ Yu frowned, but thankfully, Long Chen had taken the bait. Situ Yu was ecstatic andughed. “So you agree? Not bad. You are indeed brave. Then let us fight in one month. Let everyone see how strong you are, and whether you have the right to marry Princess Suxue. I doubt that you would marry her if you lost.”


    Situ Yu had said that in a way that Long Chen would really have to give up on marrying Suxue if he lost. Everyone would look at him with scornful eyes if he did, to the point that he wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure if he stayed married to her. This was Situ Yu’s goal. Since Bai Lan had said that Long Chen would be his son-inw and the inheritance of the Seven Star Lord would be the shared property of the Demon n, that also meant that everyone could take if by force the moment Long Chen was no longer the son-inw.


    It was a despicable plot.


    The elders were impressed by Situ Yu’s plot. It was indeed only something he could do. The other youths were too weak to do that.


    Even Situ Yao was smiling secretly.


    Everyone looked at Long Chen, waiting for his answer. Would he really marry Suxue if he lost their duel?


    Everyone thought Long Chen would be frustrated, but they were surprised to find that they were wrong. Long Chen seemed calm as he looked at Situ Yu like thetter was a mere side character. “As you wish. I won’t marry her if I lose. I will give you a chance to marry her instead.”


    “Good. You’ve made a promise, so you cannot take it back. Everyone here is now a witness.” Situ Yu was secretly happy. With everyone here as his witnesses, his n had seeded. Glory would be his in just a month.


    This was between Long Chen and Situ Yu. If Long Chen lost, Bai Lan wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.


    Everyone was looking at Situ Yu with praise.


    “How could Long Chen be stupid enough to fall for Situ Yu’s taunt?”


    “The Patriarch wants to protect him. I can’t believe he’s stupid enough to agree to the duel. What an idiot.”


    “Just you wait. Long Chen would lose to Big Brother Situ. He will be in shambles when that happens.”


    “Yeah. Might as well give Big Brother Situ the inheritance of the Seven Star Lord instead since he’s both smart and courageous. He’s also strong, so he should be the one who gets the inheritance. He would be a perfect match for Princess Suxue.”


    Everyone started discussing amongst themselves.


    Bai Lan didn’t mind as he inspected Long Chen with interest. “Do you have confidence in winning?”


    “Not really, but they are already knocking on our door. I would be sullying my name if I refused to ept it.”


    Those words weren’t born out of arrogance. Bai Lan saw the spirit of unyielding willing from Long Chen and was shocked. He was certain that Long Chen would show him a miracle in the near future and that helping Long Chen now would bring him many benefits too.


    “Not bad,” Bai Lan said to him. He then addressed everyone. “Alright, everyone can go back now. The incident today will end here.”


    It was true that everything had ended after Situ Yu had set up the fight with Long Chen. Everyone left one by one as they discussed what had happened. Practically everyone was talking about the duel that would take ce in one month!


    Everyone was looking forward to it! What would happen?


    Who would obtain the inheritance of the Seven Star Lord?


    <em>Hmph! Let Long Chen hold onto the inheritance for a little while longer. </em>Everyone had the same thought.


    Everyone left, leaving the two patriarchs, Long Chen, Suxue, and Suyan alone.


    Lei Ji had been silent all this time. He finally said to Long Chen, “You need to work hard for the next month. Situ Yu could really advance into the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage at any time. It would be troublesome then.”


    “Yeah. Why did you agree to it?” Suxue was worried.


    Lei Ji shook his head. “Little girl, you don’t understand. This is something a man simply has to ept. I should take my leave now so you guys can spend some time as a family.”


    Lei Ji left. The four of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say.


    Bai Lan suddenlyughed. “Alright, no need to be depressed. I was just joking about the engagement. It’s up to you guys if you want to get married or not. You can carry on. I will leave now…”


    He was about to run away, but he stopped midway and turned around. “You can go up there and cultivate in peace from tomorrow onwards. I will watch over you. Concentrate on cultivating and focus onpleting the Seven Star Body, alright?”


    “Alright. Thank you, Patriarch.” Long Chen looked at him with gratitude. Bai Lan had indeed treated him right, and Long Chen liked his personality. Straightforward and frank. Long Chen had always treated others the same way they had treated him. He would help Bai Lan in the future if Bai Lan needed help.


    Bai Lan finally left, leaving the two sisters together with Long Chen. In the dark, the three of them stood there in embarrassment. Suyan was the first one to break the silence. “I will leave now.”


    She soon left and ran into her own estate.


    Long Chen finally realized that Suyan appeared to be upset. He looked at Suxue and saw that she was ring at him. “I told you to put some distance between you and her. Look, now she’s upset. You have to think of a way to cheer her up right now. I will be upset too if my sister is upset.”


    Then she left as well, leaving Long Chen all alone.


    Long Chen felt a headacheing. He wanted to practice using the Seven Star Essence, but he had to deal with Suyan first.


    He entered her house and knocked on her door. “Yan’er, could you open the door for me?”


    It was quite some time before Suyan opened the door with her red, puffy eyes. She dared not look at him.


    Long Chen sighed because he didn’t want to hurt her. Love wasn’t something that could be forced onto someone. Suyan would forever be upset if Long Chen didn’t exin himself, so he pulled her back into her room.


    “Big Brother, what are you doing…” She was stunned. It was slightly frowned upon for a man to enter a woman’s room when they were both alone.


    <em>But … He’s Big Sister’s …</em>


    “Big Brother, please leave.” Suyan tried to stop him.


    Long Chen smiled helplessly when he saw how nervous she was. “Don’t worry and sit down. I will tell you a story. Do you want to hear it?”


    Suyan nodded like a chicken when she heard that. “Alright.”


    Long Chen pursed his lips and was deep in thought for a moment before he slowly talked about his story with Ling Xi. He took it as a chance to reminisce. He wasn’t sure why he wanted to talk about it to Suyan, since it wasn’t necessary, but it felt nice to tell his story. He had a lot of frustration pent up in his heart, so it felt good to let it out. Even his eyes were getting red by the time he finished spilling.


    Suyan, on the other hand, had been crying nonstop.