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    0Chapter 46

    Chapter 46 End of the Lantern Festival

    The arrow shot right past Long Chen''s waist . If he had beente by even one step, he would definitely have been skewered .

    Long Chen rolled several times before looking up at the arrow . Having missed Long Chen, it had ended up piercing Huang Chang''s thigh .

    Huang Chang''s mouth was open wide, his eyes having lost any spirit, looking just like a dead fish as he silently stared into the sky .

    A strong fishy smell came from his thigh, and despite holding his breath at the very first moment, Long Chen still became light-headed and noxious .

    "What a powerful poison…"

    Long Chen was horrified . That arrow was obviously coated with an incredibly powerful toxin . Although he was unable to determine what it was exactly just from breathing it…

    But from its strong toxicity, it was definitely a poison extracted from a Magical Beast that was at least at the third rank . Anyone in the Blood Condensation realm would die immediately from it .

    "How shameless!"

    Yun Qi cried out angrily and he extended his hand, sending out a three meter me spear towards Wei Cang .

    Wei Cang couldn''t help being shocked that Long Chen had dodged his attack . Seeing Yun Qi attack him, he hastily put away the crossbow in his hand . That poisonous arrow hade from him just now .

    Wei Cang also extended his hand and summoned a zing fire sword . Yun Qi''s spear continuously collided with it, emitting explosive sounds as mes shot everywhere and heat waves surged .

    Long Chen was the closest other person at only thirty something meters away . He waspletely exhausted and weak now, so he was sent flying from their waves of Qi .

    Just when Long Chen thought he would be smashed to pulp by the aftershocks of their battle, a gentle fragrance suddenly entered his nose and a soft body caught onto him .

    "Chu Yao…"

    Long Chen turned his head to see Chu Yao deeply concerned with him . Heid himself into her embrace .

    "Long Chen… I''m sorry, I''ve hurt you . "

    As if a pearl ne had been cut open, her tears began to flow down one by one . She knew that the reason Long Chen had entered such a state was mostly all because of her .

    If she hadn''t performed her brazen disy today, perhaps Long Chen wouldn''t have ended up like this . He had almost lost his life multiple times just now . Her heart was filled with pain when she thought of that .

    "What are you saying? That scoundrel Xia Changfeng already hated me, so it has nothing to do with you," consoled Long Chen .

    He wanted to stand up, but he did not have even the slightest bit of energy within him . Leaning against Chu Yao''s chest, Long Chen''s heart started to wildly jump .

    "Thank you Long Chen . " Chu Yao knew Long Chen was trying tofort her . Her heart was once more moved and she felt ashamed .

    Boom!

    With another explosion, the warmth that was building within Long Chen''s heart was interrupted and he quickly looked over .

    At this time, grandmaster Yun Qi had a long spear in his hand that had been condensed from Pill Fame that was around three meters long . His entire body was covered in red mes . Scorching Qi waves came from him, his might overflowing the heavens .

    That was an ability that could only be used after reaching Pill Master - Pill me taking shape . Pill Masters didn''t like battle, but that didn''t mean they were weak .

    Pill Masters focused all their cultivation on the Pill me . Not only could it be used to refine pills, but it could be also used for battle and easily overpower people at the same realm .

    Wei Cang was extremely grave . Long Chen could tell that although Wei Cang was also a Pill Master and his Pill me was strong, in terms of purity it was definitely not just one level weaker than grandmaster Yun Qi''s Pill me .

    Long Chen wanted to say a couple ridiculing insults to Wei Cang, but he was too weak after battle . Thatst attack had used up basically all his energy and he didn''t even have the strength to shout .

    Yun Qi and Wei Cang''s zing weapons let out explosive bursts when they collided . Even the ground was shaking along with them, and the surging Qi waves caused everyone to retreat .

    Both of them were the heads of their respective alchemy guilds and had exalted statuses . Let alone the youth, even the noblemen had never seen such a battle . They were carefully focused on examining their every move .

    "Wei Cang, you''ve lived so long but you''ve yet to make much progress . I think you should get lost now - me Dragon Stab!"

    Yun Qi shouted and the spear in his hand stabbed forward . It tore through space and destroyed thend . A dragon shaped me pierced forward .

    Wei Cang also shouted and the me sword in his hand transformed into a huge shield that firmly blocked it .

    BANG!

    Dust and me surged . The heavens shook and it was as if the very air was set on fire, making it so people were unable to even scream .

    "Yun Qi, just wait for me!"

    Suddenly a figure flew out of the mes . He appeared very miserably as he rushed out . That person was Wei Cang, and after saying that, he disappeared into the night .

    As if he had long since anticipated this result, grandmaster Yun Qi simply coldly looked on as Wei Cang rushed away . He slowly turned and went back to his seat .

    For a moment the entire za was silent . People looked from Long Chen who was being embraced by Chu Yao and then to the ashen faced Xia Changfeng . Nobody knew what to say .

    The Empress Dowager''s expression was also ugly . Today''s affairs hadpletely exceeded what she had anticipated . She who held all the power in the Phoenix Cry Empire was actually reduced to a minor role .

    "Long Chen wins! This year''sntern festival is now over!"

    The Empress Dowager had no choice but to announce the results . As soon as her words rang out, the entire za became impassioned . The maidens were like a tide as they charged towards Long Chen .

    Long Chen''s heart jumped in fear . Before he even understood what was happening, a maiden ced a flower loop around Long Chen''s head .

    Just as he was about to say something, ten other maidens surged forward . No matter whether Long Chen wanted it or not, they all ced their personally made flower loops over his head .

    Chu Yaoughed to the side as she watched . She didn''t say anything, instead filled with mirth . But there was also a kind of pride on her face .

    Long Chen ended up covered in flower loops to the point there was no more space for any more . Just as he was prepared to tell this group of enthusiastic girls about this, the sky suddenly darkened as it was filled with flower loops .

    Some of the maidens had seen there were too many and that they were unable to squeeze in . They had anxiously just directly thrown their flower loops in front of Long Chen .

    With one person taking the lead, the others all understood the same thing, and in an instant, there were hundreds of flower loops flying over . By the time the girls scattered, Long Chen had already disappeared, buried beneath a pile of flower loops .

    Martial arts were extremely popr in the Phoenix Cry Empire . And your skill in martial arts had a direct corrtion with women''s affections . Even though Long Chen had already disyed love for Chu Yao, that didn''t have any effect on their admiration on him .

    He was a handsome and powerful man, who for love and his brother dared to fight a bloody battle with a Blood Condensation expert . He even seemed to look down on death . Just what kind of courage was that? Long Chen''s disy had moved the majority of the women''s undecided hearts .

    By the time Long Chen managed to dig his way out of the flower loops, the crowd around him had dispersed and Chu Yao had also disappeared . Only Fatty Yu and the others were left, and they helped pull him up .

    "Brother Long, you really are my idol," Fatty Yu said excitedly .

    The others were also pretty much the same . Long Chen''s disy had awed everyone . Long Chen was practically a reincarnation of a battle god, causing his friends to be extremely proud of him .

    Long Chen smiled and looked around . He noticed the Empress Dowager, the noblemen, the chancellors, the princes, and grandmaster Yun Qi had already left . Even Chu Yao was out of sight .

    "Brother Long, while you were buried just now, the third princess was called over by the Empress Dowager . From the face she made, I''d guess that the third princess won''t be having such a good time in the future . " Shou Hou was somewhat nervous .

    During normal times they wouldn''t dare rashly discuss the royal family, but now with Long Chen''s disy, it had greatly raised their aspirations and they no longer worried so much .

    The Grand Xia''s prince Xia Changfeng hade to the Phoenix Cry Empire mostly for the purpose of proposing to the third princess . Although a public deration hadn''t gone out, it was said the Empress Dowager had already agreed to it .

    For the third princess to publicly dere her affection for Long Chen during thentern festival was equivalent to pping the faces of the Empress Dowager and Xia Changfeng . It would have been strange if the Empress Dowager had been pleased .

    This time they had fortunately had grandmaster Yun Qi''s support . But as someone from the alchemist guild, he had to maintain a neutral position . He definitely couldn''t interfere in the nation''s affairs, especially not something like the royal family''s marriages .

    That was why Shou Hou and them were nervous . Hearing this, most of the joy Long Chen was feeling from his victory faded .

    But he still didn''t regret it . Even if he died, he couldn''t let someone like Chu Yao down .

    Most of the people in the za had left by now and only a few soldiers remained to clear out the decorations and trash . Huang Chang''s body had long since been hauled away .

    "Let''s go . We''ll talk about it more then . Shi Feng, how are your injuries?" Long Chen managed to stand up with Shou Hou''s support .

    "I''m fine . Long Chen, I…" Shi Feng was ashamed of himself . If it weren''t for him, Long Chen wouldn''t have had to fight today and almost lose his life .

    "Brothers don''t need to say unnecessary words to each other . Since we''re brothers, just heal your injuries and raise your cultivation base so you can take your revengeter . " Long Chen waved his hand .

    "Revenge? Didn''t Huang Chang die?" Fatty Yu was a bit puzzled .

    Long Chen smiled and didn''t say anything more . The others were all startled; could it be that he was thinking of…"

    "Okay, just help me and Shi Feng back to our homes . We have to recuperate a bit . Honestly I feel like even my bones are about to fall apart from exhaustion,"ughed Long Chen .

    The others quickly went to support Long Chen . In truth, his injuries weren''t very severe . The problem was that he was simply too exhausted and didn''t have the slightest energy .

    They slowly walked away from the za . In the shadows, a figure slowly appeared, watching Long Chen and them leave .

    He muttered, "I really didn''t think Long Chen had grown to such an extent . Could it be that he had been hiding this since the start?"

    That person was the fourth prince . Long Chen''s disy today had also exceeded his expectations .

    "If that''s true, this kid truly does n deeply . " The fourth prince sighed .

    "Master, should we eliminate him in the dark?"

    Behind the fourth prince was a figure that stayed in the dark . If he hadn''t spoken, others wouldn''t even have noticed him .

    "Let''s not be hasty for now . Although he startled me today, his weak points were also disyed . No matter how powerful someone is, as long as they have weak points, there is nothing to be afraid of . Although there were a couple of unforeseen idents, this isn''t necessarily a bad thing . If we can take advantage, we can definitely get an unimaginable profit . " A faint smile appeared on the fourth prince''s lips .

    Long Chen didn''t return home that day . Instead he told Shou Hou to send word that he was staying at the alchemist guild to study with grandmaster Yun Qi .

    A lot had happened today and he didn''t want to confront his mother about it for now . Plus, his mother would be worried over his many wounds .

    In the evening, Long Chen went to Shi Feng''s house . Shi Feng only had a couple broken bones; as for his internal injuries, they were no longer much of a problem after he had consumed Long Chen''s medicinal pill .

    He just had to rest a couple days to fix those broken bones . Although Shi Feng had suffered a crushing defeat this time, it would definitely be helpful in letting him mature . Experts required to be tempered .

    Shi Feng''s father set up a quiet room for Long Chen . By the time they had arrived, Long Chen had recovered a bit of his energy .

    The others all said their goodbyes . Long Chen slowly took out a jade bottle from his storage ring that had a burning fluctuation inside .

    "Hehe, I can''t wait till tomorrow for this!"

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