9 The Unnecessary Drama!

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"STOP!!!! STOP RIGHT NOW!!!!" After Xiao Yulong's scream, Xiao Che and everyone else looked at Xiao Yulong. Even Xia Qingyue and Xiao Yunhai looked back at Xiao Yulong who just had lost.

Coming at middle of the hall, Xiao Yulong yells out. "The marriage isn't complete yet. So, Xiao Che I challenge you to a bout for Xia Fairy's hand in marriage."

Everyone was stunned. Well except Xiao Che that is. After all, He was expecting it. He was trying his best to entice an action out of Xiao Yulong.

But when people came out of their daze, Most of the people present there started verbally supporting Xiao Yulong.

"Yes, Big Brother Yulong! Defeat Xiao Che and save Xia Fairy."

"Xia Qingyue shouldn't get married to the cripple Xiao Che."

"Xiao Che is just the trash of Xiao Clan, he shouldn't be getting married to the Xia Fairy."

"Xia Qingyue, You should reconsider your decision."

The rest who weren't verbal about it, were silently supporting Xiao Yulong. They didn't speak at the support of Yulong but they didn't try to stop Xiao Yulong. One of them was Xiao Yulong's father, Xiao Yunhai, The current Clan Master of Xiao Clan in the Floating Cloud City.

None of the people from the crowd except Xiao Lie, Xiao Lingxi, Xia Hongyi and Xia Yuanba were worried about Xiao Che. Not even Xia Qingyue. Xiao Che frowned when he saw that when Xiao Yulong challenged him, a 'cripple', she didn't even show tad bit of concern for him. But he more or less expected it. So, He let it slide.

Looking towards Xiao Yulong with a calm visage, Xiao Che asked. "Big Brother Yulong, Why would you challenge me to a fight? You know that I am a cripple, right?"

Xiao Yulong at first flinched then said smilingly, "Xiao Che, It doesn't matter if you are a cripple or not. All it matters that a beautiful fairy such as Xia Qingyue shouldn't marry you. As long as I am alive, I won't let such injustice happen."

After sprouting nonsense about justice, Xiao Yulong tried taunting Xiao Che. "Don't tell me, Xiao Che that you aren't man enough to take the bet. Don't be such a coward, Brother Che!"

Instead of answering Yulong, Xiao Che looked at Xiao Yunhai. "Uncle Yunhai, As you haven't said anything till now, I take it as you don't have any problems with us fighting if I say 'Yes'."

Xiao Yunhai gave his disgusting smile as he said. "No, Che'er. I don't have any problems with the fight. But do remember it, I won't stop the fight until one of you are severely injured."

Poor Xiao Yunhai! He doesn't know that he just dug his and his son, Xiao Yulong's grave.

Nodding gratefully at Xiao Yunhai, Xiao Che looked at Xiao Yulong. "Brother Yulong, I will accept your bet. But what will I get if I win?"

While the Xia father and son duo were worried, Their daughter/sister was curious. 'Why would he accept it knowing that he is a cripple.'

The Xiao father and daughter duo were relatively calm. Xiao Lingxi was worried but she wasn't worried for Xiao Che. She was worried at how much trouble, he will now that he is letting himself loose. Xiao Lie knew how powerful Xiao Che was.

Even though both of them had the same cultivation level of [2nd of Earth Profound Realm]. But Xiao Che's power was vastly above that. His fighting skills were simple extra ordinary. The only thing he lacked was proper real fight experience. He was not novice by any margins but there is no such thing as too much experience.

Hearing Xiao Che ask what we would get if he won, made the entire hall except some selected few cackle up in laughter. The one laughing the loudest was no other than Xiao Yulong himself.

"Ok… Ok.. If you… win then I will.. give you… anything .. you ask… no matter the price…" Still chuckling between the words, Xiao Yulong made a deal with a devil. In literal sense of the phrase.

Walking towards the Xiao Yulong, Xiao Che stood at a reasonable distance away in front of him. Nodding at Xiao Yulong, Xiao Che said innocently. "I understand, Brother Yulong."

Closing his eyes, Xiao Che suddenly sighed out loud. Everyone except Xiao Lie was surprised to see him sigh out so loud all on sudden. His grandpa knew what was coming. He groaned out. "Even if I didn't earlier but now I truly pity Yulong. He has just signed his death warrant."

From sighing out loud to now, Xiao Che suddenly started laughing. Laughingly he said. "But there is a slight problem. You see, Brother Yulong you wouldn't live very long."

<AN: My hands were itching write this stupid joke since the start of this chapter. I couldn't hold it in any longer.>

At Xiao Che's laughter everyone in the hall got unnerved. His laugher mixed with his cold voice was so creepy that it made a chill run through everyone's spines. Even Xia Qingyue who uses Frozen Hearts techniques couldn't take it. The laughter was so unnerving that even Xia Qingyue got a tingle on her back.

Then came the heavy pressure of Sword Intent in the hall. The amount of Sword Intent in the air was so suffocating that all of the people who weren't cultivators had already passed out on the ground. The cultivators no matter on what level they were. The ones in the first 3 small realms of Elementary Profound Realm were coughing out blood.

The pressure of Sword Intent was different for everyone. Those who had higher cultivation level had a higher pressure upon them. And those who had lower cultivation level had a lower pressure upon them.

Everyone could understand that the pressure of Sword Intent was coming from Xiao Che but none of them were able to guess his cultivation. By this point, they were sure that Xiao Che was definitely not a cripple. But still no one in this hall could guess Xiao Che's cultivation level.

Xiao Che's mastery over Sword Intent was beyond anything at this point. He had trained his weapon skills to absolute perfection.

A swordsman could train their arms, palms and legs into swords. A palm strike was similar to a strike from a sword. At the final stages, even a glace could be made into a sword, killing people with a glance. This was Sword Intent.

Xia Qingyue who was currently down on her knees, was beyond shocked. She was at [10th of True Profound Realm] and was forced to go down on her knees by her would-be husband, Xiao Che whom she knew to be crippled.

She was known to admire strength. And after seeing the people of the whole wedding hall either passed out or kneeled in front of her husband, She felt two emotions. One was pride, probably knowing that the man here was supposed to be her husband, she felt pride. And other was admiration, She admired his strength very much. Mostly at this moment.

Xiao Yulong, the genius and generous young master of Floating Cloud City who was at the [8th of Elementary Profound Realm], had such a sword intent's pressure that would make a peak Nascent Profound Realm go down to their knees. He was lying down on flooring, barely breathing anymore as blood ran down like drool from the corner of his mouth.

Lowering the pressure on Yulong, Xiao Che crouched down in front Xiao Yulong. Coming face to face with Yulong, Xiao Che warned sternly. "Brother Yulong, I will now ask you some questions. You better answer them nicely or else you would not like what would happen to you."

Xiao Yulong nodded frantically as he didn't trust his voice right now. And he didn't even bother to call out to his father because he saw his father kneeling on the ground sweating profusely like most of the people in the hall. So, he didn't even try. Xiao Che smiled. "Good boy!"

"When my little aunt went to bring some food for me, she was going bring me some rice pudding. But then brother Yulong said to her that giving me meat porridge will give me some nutritions, right?" Xiao Che asked Yulong with 'his cold eyes but still smiling' face.

Xiao Yulong hurriedly nodded. His heart was now thumping in fear. Normally he wouldn't let Xiao Che order him around. But now the amount of fear he had toward Xiao Che was not by any means, substantial. "Yes, I …gave …her the… bowl of…meat porridge …to give it to… you. It was ….so that you…. could … stay …nutritious."

Xiao Che's smiled didn't even falter but the coldness in his eyes increased and the pressure on Yulong disputed simultaneously as he asked. "Then why did you mix poison in it?"

More or less, everyone in the hall who was conscious at this point, gasped knowing that Xiao Che was poisoned. Xiao Lie, Xia Hongyi and Xia Yuanba were shocked knowing that Xiao Che was given poison. They were worried about his well being too. But seeing Che put Yulong in his place, They didn't ask anything. Xia Qingyue was slightly shocked but quickly hid it.

Xiao Lingxi…. Well, Xiao Lingxi put her hand over her mouth then started blaming herself silently. She thinks that just because she carried the dish to him, she was involved in it too.

Xiao Yulong was now beyond scared. At first, knowing that the poison he gave Xiao Che didn't work, He was angry. But now laying down lifelessly at the feet of Xiao Che, all he felt was fear.

He couldn't even form correct words at this point. "O..h… That… meat… po-i-i-so-so-"

Xiao Che then stopped the stammering mess that was Xiao Yulong. Stopping him by putting up his hand, Xiao Che shrugged. "I know it is not your own plans alone. There must be at least someone else involved here. You could have get 'Murdering Heart Powder' on your own. If your partner is in the hall then just point you finger at him/her."

Xiao Yulong didn't respond for a while as he laid there lifelessly. After a while, He lifted his right hand up and pointed towards a certain direction.

Xiao Lie yelled out feeling enraged. "XIAO YUNHAI!!! YOU!!!"

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