Chapter 152: The Three Eccentrics of the Long Family

To be able to effortlessly discover Furukawa Yui and see through her strength when even she could not detect it—such a person was undoubtedly a terrifying existence. Moreover, that person was just a little girl, so frightened that she immediately hid behind Jiang Xiaotian.

However, Long Xuan'er had no interest in Furukawa Yui. Speaking of age, despite her diminutive stature, calling herself the latter's great-great-grandmother would hardly be an exaggeration.

She had indeed come to pick up Ling'er. After all this time, Long Xuan'er still hadn't managed to find out who was trying to harm her elder sister, so to be safe, she had stepped in personally.

"Jiang Xiaotian, what are you daydreaming about? I said I'm taking my sister home, and you have to pay me." Long Xuan'er bared her canine teeth, or rather, her dragon teeth, in a threat.

Jiang Xiaotian snapped out of his daze and felt somewhat amused; this little girl acted the exact same way every time she came.

"Alright, alright, I'll treat you to a meal later." Jiang Xiaotian was quite proactive, and besides, satisfying her appetite was all it took to keep her happy.

Long Xuan'er hummed in satisfaction, while Ling'er clicked her tongue. However, with an outsider present, she didn't say much more.

"Take good care of yourself, and absolutely don't stir up trouble. I'll be back in a few days," Ling'er instructed again before leaving, especially since the dragon saliva within Jiang Xiaotian's body was running low.

Long Xuan'er wore a meaningful smile. "Oh~ Anyone who doesn't know better would think you two are an old married couple! It's just a few days, Sis, you've never been this concerned about me!"

Yet Ling'er ignored her completely, treating the brat as if she didn't exist.

Beside them, however, Furukawa Yui was dumbfounded.

The fear Ling'er had originally instilled in her was profound. Take Yorishiro, for instance—he was strong, and Furukawa Yui knew just how strong he was, but Ling'er was like a bottomless abyss! And now, this girl called Xuan'er was the same. She looked even younger than herself; was she really human...?

What baffled her even more was Jiang Xiaotian. Who on earth was this young man? Leaving aside those two grandmasters of divine force who had beaten Yorishiro black and blue, the two girls before her now were equally unfathomable in strength, while his own martial arts were profoundly mysterious.

Furukawa Yui's small head was filled with questions, but she was certain of one thing: her choice had been correct, and following Jiang Xiaotian was the right path!

After bickering for a bit, the three of them carried their luggage out of the house.

Several luxury cars were already parked outside—Maseratis, Rolls-Royces, and Mercedes-Benzes—all of them completely unaffordable to the current Jiang Xiaotian. Being a car enthusiast, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.

Ling'er was certainly wealthy, though it seemed she was far wealthier than he had imagined.

Just as he was in a daze, the window of the lead car rolled down. A handsome man wearing sunglasses sat in the back row, casting a glance at Jiang Xiaotian.

He slightly lowered his sunglasses, revealing a pair of eyes that seemed capable of piercing through everything.

Just being stared at by him made Jiang Xiaotian involuntarily shudder all over.

As the two exchanged a gaze, Long Xuan'er suddenly rushed forward and smacked him on the forehead. "What are you glaring for, Big Brother?! Don't scare the poor guy! He's not a dragon!"

The man instantly lost his previous imposing aura and hurriedly made a shushing gesture. "What are you talking about? What dragon or no dragon?"

Long Xuan'er rolled her eyes directly. "Does he know or not? He's Jiang Xiaotian! The guy I told you about, the one who saved Sister. And you were glaring at him!"

Hearing this, the man immediately took off his sunglasses, pushed open the car door, and stepped out, taking the initiative to shake Jiang Xiaotian's hand with immense warmth.

"So it's you! I've heard so much about you!"

The moment he appeared, Jiang Xiaotian felt a vast wave of spiritual energy wash over him.

An ordinary person might not have noticed, but Jiang Xiaotian, being a fellow practitioner of spiritual energy, was exceptionally sensitive to it!

Although the man was smiling and acting like a good-natured fellow, if one were to compare Jiang Xiaotian's sea of qi to his, the difference was like that between a puddle and the ocean!

"My name is Long Haoyu. What's your name, Jiang Xiaotian?"

As soon as these words left his mouth, everyone froze. Shortly after, he reacted himself, laughing awkwardly and scratching his head without a trace of pretension.

"I've had a lot on my mind lately, my brain's a bit scrambled. Don't mind it, hahaha!" He laughed heartily, then proactively opened the car door to welcome his two younger sisters while taking the front passenger seat himself.

"Alright, we might meet again in the future. Jiang Xiaotian, thank you very much for saving Ling'er!" After Long Haoyu finished expressing his sincere gratitude, he wanted to say more, but Xuan'er pushed him down. "Agh, you talk too much! Can you stop embarrassing us? Hurry up and get home!"

Ling'er, being gentle, simply waved goodbye to Jiang Xiaotian.

Jiang Xiaotian had remained in a state of high tension until the car door closed, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Forget about this Long Haoyu; casually stepping out of that car, any one of them could have pinned Jiang Xiaotian to the ground and thrashed him.

Jiang Xiaotian hadn't been fooled by Long Haoyu's casual facade. He had long known that this was Ling'er and Xuan'er's older brother.

The reason Xuan'er was only considered the strongest female within the dragon race was precisely because of this older brother of hers.

Long Haoyu's strength was unfathomable, and as a true dragon, even without exerting the slightest pressure, he still filled Jiang Xiaotian with terror.

"Brother Tian, where are they from... Huaxia is so terrifying..." Furukawa Yui's face was deathly pale. Even without perceiving spiritual energy, she still understood that every single person just now was an unimaginably terrifying existence!

Even the Black Samurai was no different from a toddler in front of them!

Jiang Xiaotian gave a bitter smile. He had thought he was quite strong, but now it seemed this was what they called being a frog at the bottom of a well.

...

On the way back, Ling'er and Xuan'er bickered as usual, while Long Haoyu occasionally chuckled twice. He was no longer as lively as before, appearing somewhat troubled.

He had also learned of the incident where Ling'er was endangered; otherwise, Xuan'er alone would not have been able to handle it all.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" The observant Ling'er immediately noticed his abnormality and hastily asked.

Long Haoyu looked at her for a moment, then rubbed his chin, hesitating and stammering, "Well... you and that kid... didn't do anything, did you?"

Ling'er's face instantly stiffened. Before she could even get angry, Xuan'er lunged forward and slapped him. "Are you out of your mind?! What are you talking about!"

Normally, when Xuan'er and Long Haoyu wrestled and bickered, her older brother would let her win, so Long Haoyu was usually the one getting bullied, and Ling'er would even take his side. This time, however, Ling'er simply gave him a look of utter disdain.

"You really are out of your mind," she couldn't help cursing softly.

The blow from Xuan'er left half of Long Haoyu's face swollen, and he felt immensely aggrieved. "Scolding me is one thing, why hit me? I'm a man too, don't I know what men are thinking?! Let me tell you, don't get too close to humans. If the Heavenly Emperor finds out later, he's bound to blame you!"

"Agh, I'm finally coming home, and all you do is talk about this. Now I don't even want to go back!" Ling'er was already displeased.

Seeing that Xuan'er looked ready to strike again, Long Haoyu quickly backed down. "Hey, don't! I was just giving a warning! If you two are truly in love, of course I'll support you, but our family's internal situation is unstable right now, so make sure you don't give anyone something to use against you."

Ling'er did not deny it; she actually began to ponder the thought. Toward Jiang Xiaotian, she held a nameless affection.

Xuan'er, who understood all of this best, was terrified that it would genuinely affect her elder sister's mood, so she hurriedly changed the subject. "Brother, you still have time to lecture Sister Ling'er? How old are you yourself, do you have a girlfriend? I bet not a single female dragon even looks your way!"

The three of them bickered all the way, lively as always—their family had always been like this.

Yet how could Long Haoyu not understand his own sister? Long Ling'er's attitude clearly showed she had developed feelings for that punk.

Still... whatever, he decided not to dwell on it anymore. No matter what, she was his own sister, and he had to support her regardless.

He secretly dispatched people to thoroughly investigate Jiang Xiaotian, at the very least to determine what kind of person this kid was and what background he possessed.

Their cars drove into a valley, yet without slowing down, they headed straight toward a cliff, showing no signs of braking.

In the next second, however, seven or eight cars vanished from the edge of the cliff simultaneously.

Far away in the distance, Jiang Xiaotian suddenly shuddered, looking down at his bracelet in bewilderment.

He suddenly felt as though something had snapped—his connection with Ling'er seemed to have been severed.

This was the protective talisman Ling'er had given him, capable of summoning her to his rescue in a life-or-death crisis, but at this moment, his link to Ling'er had been completely cut off.