Dragon-Marked War God

“Yes, yes, yes, Rong Er isn’t little anymore.”

Helian Yue Er nodded in agreement.

“Aunt Yue, is the person you’re waiting for very powerful? Will he really come?”

Helian Rong Er looked at Aunt Yue very seriously and asked.

“Maybe. Anyway, Aunt Yue will definitely wait until that day comes. Aunt Yue also believes he will come.”

Helian Yue Er gazed into the distance, firm and unwavering, because she believed Big Brother would definitely not fail to come for her. As long as he came and she could see him one last time, she could enter the Gate of Heaven’s Will with peace of mind. Otherwise, it would be the regret of her whole life.

“Oh, I wonder when there’ll also be someone silently waiting for Rong Er.”

Helian Rong Er rolled her lively eyes and said curiously.

“Dong——”

“Dong——”

“Dong——”

The sound of a bell spread through the entire Wind God Valley, echoing among the mountains and fields. Helian Yue Er suddenly raised her head and looked toward the Heaven-Praying Hall. Was something major about to happen in the Helian Family?

“Aunt Yue, let’s go to the Heaven-Praying Hall. This bell seems to be summoning all of us from the inner clan of the Helian Family.”

There was a look of excitement on Helian Rong Er’s little face.

“All right.”

Helian Yue Er nodded and said. The Helian Family was now in a precarious state. If the news of her father had not kept troubling Helian Yue Er’s heart, she would have left this place of trouble long ago. Only by entering the Gate of Heaven’s Will might she be able to get news of her father.

Many people had already arrived at the Heaven-Praying Hall. In the vast Heaven-Praying Hall, there were several hundred members of the Helian Family, all prominent figures of the inner clan. Most of them were at the Hierarch level. Those who had not reached the Hierarch Realm had no right at all to set foot in the Heaven-Praying Hall.

In the seats of honor sat the five elders of the Helian Family. The Great Elder was in the very center. While the Family Head was in seclusion, all affairs were decided by the Great Elder, Helian Changtian. Apart from the matter of Helian Yue Er, the whole Helian Family was quite harmonious.

On the other side sat four people in pairs on the ground. These four were the distinguished guests who had come to the Helian Family today.

“Great Elder, I’ve come today to fulfill the marriage contract. Although I’ve been wandering outside all these years, I’ve never dared to neglect the affairs of the Dongfang Family. I’ve come today, and I trust the Great Elder has no objections.”

The young man in white said indifferently, his expression calm and composed. Even facing so many experts of the Helian Family, he was completely unafraid. Beside him, seated second, was a man whose face was sixty or seventy percent similar to his, with an arrogant smile at the corner of his mouth.

“What Young Master Dongfang says is quite right. This marriage contract was settled long ago when our two families wished to bind themselves together, so naturally we can’t refuse it now. It’s just that…”

Helian Changtian shook his head with a faint smile and hesitated.

“Great Elder, if you have concerns, just say it. There’s no need to hide anything. Could it be… My Dongfang Family is certainly not some unreasonable, vulgar lot.”

The young man in white said coldly, though he seemed somewhat displeased.

“I won’t hide it from Young Master Dongfang. The Family Head of the Helian Family has now gone into cultivation, and during his seclusion he has entrusted all affairs to this old man. However, the Family Head is Yue Er’s second grandfather, so I dare not make a rash decision on this matter. Everything must wait until the Family Head comes out of seclusion to be decided. By then, we will surely give Young Master Dongfang a satisfactory answer.”

Helian Changtian said, neither humble nor overbearing.

“What a neat way of going with the flow. The Great Elder really has his calculations all worked out. With a flick of the hand, he passes the buck. It truly leaves me, Dongfang Lianshuo, quite disheartened. Heh heh heh.”

The young man in white was none other than Dongfang Lianshuo, who had fought Jiang Chen in the Forbidden Divine Land. Dongfang Lianshuo said with a cold laugh. The reason he could look down on everyone so proudly, completely unafraid even before the Helian Family, was naturally the existence of the Futu Pagoda. As a disciple of the Buddha Zhongsheng Hall, which great sect in the Eastern Victorious Divine Land would dare not give the Futu Pagoda face? Dongfang Lianshuo’s domineering manner naturally had to do with this.

“Why waste words with them? Brother, these people are obviously trying to go back on their word. We absolutely can’t give them any chance. Going back on one’s word is absolutely unacceptable. I, Dongfang Lianyi, will be the first to refuse. How can the face of our Dongfang Family be brushed aside so easily by them?”

Dongfang Lianyi, the younger brother behind Dongfang Lianshuo, was the first to make trouble, saying in a deep voice. He was clearly trying to give the Helian Family a show of force.

The Great Elder was slightly stunned, a trace of bitterness at the corner of his mouth. The Dongfang Family was completely different from the other great powers, because the Dongfang Family’s genius Dongfang Lianshuo belonged to the Futu Pagoda, which everyone in the entire Eastern Victorious Divine Land knew. So, if not for the monk’s sake then for the Buddha’s, everyone had to give the Dongfang Family some face.

“Hahaha, Dongfang Lianshuo, what a coincidence. I’ve also come today to propose marriage to Helian Yue Er. I’m afraid you’ll have to step aside. There’s never been a woman that I, Ximen Xiongkui, wanted to marry and couldn’t.”

A sturdy young man stood with his arms folded and said with a loud laugh, a proud look on his face. Ximen Xiongkui was also extremely domineering. The Ximen Family, like the Dongfang Family, was a very formidable family of the Eastern Victorious Divine Land. Ximen Xiongkui was not the least bit afraid of Dongfang Lianshuo, and even stood toe to toe with him.

Dongfang Lianshuo said coldly:

“Ximen, do you really think you’re a match for me? Have you forgotten how I beat you up back then? After all these years, you still have such a poor memory. I have a marriage contract with the Helian Family’s daughter long settled. Who do you think you are? Coming out halfway to snatch the bride? You’re not qualified.”

“Both of you, please calm your anger for now. First of all, the daughters of our Helian Family are not some kind of merchandise. Secondly, this time our Helian Family does indeed have a special situation. As soon as the Family Head comes out of seclusion, the Family Head will surely give you both a reasonable answer.”

Helian Changtian said in a deep voice. These two guys had both come knocking at the door at the same time, just to form a marriage alliance with the Helian Family, and right now the Helian Family did not want to go through with it. The Gate of Heaven’s Will was about to open, and Helian Yue Er could not be married off. Otherwise, after so many years, the Helian Family’s one and only genius would be married off. Wouldn’t that be handing a peerless genius over to others with both hands?

So Helian Changtian would not marry Helian Yue Er off. Even if it meant breaking faith, there was nothing to be done. So the only plan now was to push all the reasons onto the Family Head to buy more time. As long as Helian Yue Er entered the Gate of Heaven’s Will, everything would be easy to handle. By the time Helian Yue Er walked out of the Gate of Heaven’s Will, she would reign over the world. If you could not even defeat a woman, what right would you have to be her man?