Dragon Emperor, Martial God

When Zhang Manyun realized that her method was effective, she looked at Xue Meining seriously. “Ning Er, think about it! Has your Brother Ling Yun ever lied to you?”

Xue Meining didn’t even need to think about it. She thought to herself that Ling Yun really did lie way too many times! However, it was always towards bad guys… Brother Ling Yun had always kept his promises to her.

When Zhang Manyun saw that her daughter wasn’t saying anything, she continued to speak in a gentle tone. “Since your Brother Ling Yun is a man of his words, he will definitely care about your birthday! I believe that regardless of the reason he went missing, he will definitely be back for Ning Er’s birthday!”

Ever since they started talking about Ling Yun, Xue Meining had been staring blankly at her mother, and she finally asked, “But Brother Ling Yun had been missing for six days. Over the six days, so many incidents happened, but he didn’t appear. Do you really think he will be here today?”

“Moreover, if Brother Ling Yun really does appear here, if he knew what happened at home…”

Zhang Manyun knew that no matter what she did, she had to convince her daughter to head downstairs. Young valley head, Hu Shaobai, of the Miracle Physician Valley was here to celebrate Ning Er’s birthday. If Ning Er didn’t even show her face, wouldn’t it be way too embarrassing and rude?

“Let’s not think about that for now! Your grandpa is thinking of ways to deal with that now. Ning Er, think about it, do you really want your Brother Ling Yun to see you in this state…”

That sentence seemed to be more effective than any spiritual pill, as Xue Meining jumped out of her bed. She immediately cried out, “Mother, what time is it now? I want to bathe!”

“Aiya… Why are my eyes so ugly? Mother, what do I do now? Brother Ling Yun will definitely not like it if he sees me like this!” Xue Meining hurried off the bed and saw herself in the mirror. She was so shocked that she cried out.

Zhang Manyun took in a deep breath of air. She had spent the entire day trying to convince Xue Meining to eat or drink water to no avail. Now that she heard Ling Yun might be coming, she actually became so excited.

“Don’t worry, your mother is here! I promise to make my Ning Er look the most beautiful tonight!”

Zhang Manyun naturally knew that Ling Yun wouldn’t be here. However, since things had turned out this way, she needed to get Ning Er down first. In fact, getting her down wasn’t of utmost importance. She minimally had to get her daughter to drink some water or have a small bite. Otherwise, Ning Er’s body might fail her in a few more days.

…

In the living room, where the lights were bright, it was crowded with people everywhere. Even though people came and left, the entire living room was still filled with guests. There were a total of four tables.

One of the tables was filled with Miracle Doctor Xue’s old friends who he was on better terms with. They came to catch up with Miracle Doctor Xue, and the table was extremely noisy.

There were two other tables filled with Xue Meining’s parents’ friends from all around the country. They were all wealthy people with power and status. They came to return the favor because, during their children’s birthday celebrations, Xue Chengye and Zhang Manyun came by.

There was one more table filled with seventeen to twenty-five year old youths. These were the hedonistic sons of rich parents from all the famous families in Huaxia. Each one of them was seated there joyfully, satisfied with themselves as they constantly talked about the hottest topics. They weren’t afraid to flatter one another but had a tacit mutual understanding.

Among these young men, there was the young valley head of Miracle Physician Valley, Hu Shaobai, the seventh young master of Beijing’s Long Family, Long Tianyu, and the fourth young master of Beijing’s Li Family, Li Youmin. These three men weren’t just good looking, they also came from incomparably illustrious families. Compared to the others, they were simply on another level.

The nineteen-year-old Long Tianyu smiled as he asked, “Big Brother Li, your Li Family is so successful in all aspects. I wonder what gift you brought for Sister Ning Er’s birthday today?”

Li Youmin replied in a refined manner as he smiled faintly, “Oh, I don’t think it’s anything great. I can’t show you now, but I only got Sister Ning Er a Maybach. I’m embarrassed…”

Other than Hu Shaobai and Long Tianyu, everyone else took in a deep breath of cold air. The Li Family was evidently not lacking in money after monopolizing Huaxia’s electricity and coal industries…

Even though Li Youmin said that he was embarrassed, he was actually smiling with pride as he asked Long Tianyu, “Tianyu, your Long Family is said to be the number one family in Beijing. I wonder what gift you brought for Sister Ning Er’s birthday?”

Even though Long Tianyu was young, his actions and words were rather mature, and his style was very much like the other young masters of the Long Family. He replied, “Oh, my gift is better kept under the table when compared to Big Brother Li’s gift. I only brought a pearl necklace with a nine-carat pink diamond embedded in the middle. I hope Sister Ning Er will like it…”

When the others’ sons heard that, all of them lost interest. They thought to themselves, How much can a pearl necklace cost? Just nine carats? The Long Family really doesn’t feel shameful?

However, Li Youmin was shocked when he heard that. “Pink diamond! Brother Tianyu, it seems like your Long Family really put in quite a lot of thought to celebrate Sister Ning Er’s birthday!”

One of the brainless sons asked dazedly, “It is merely a nine-carat diamond, what thoughts are there? Even I’m gifting her a fifteen-carat diamond from South Africa…”

Long Tianyu smiled faintly but didn’t reply to that. All he heard was Li Youmin’s explanation, “It’s not about the diamond but the color of the diamond. The most optimal quality diamonds are pink diamonds, and every carat cost about one million USD… Moreover, pink diamonds above seven-carats are incredibly dazzling, beautiful, and extremely rare. Therefore, the price of any additional carat above seven-carats will definitely be more than one million USD…”

That brainless son was so stupefied that he didn’t know what to say. What Long Tianyu gave was more than money, it was a rarity in the world.

Long Tianyu smiled proudly as he turned back to Hu Shaobai to ask politely, “I wonder what the young valley master of Miracle Physician Valley has brought Sister Ning Er?”

Long Tianyu couldn’t afford not to be polite because everyone knew what kind of place the Miracle Physician Valley was. Anybody that came from there would be a rarely seen miracle doctor. Miracle Doctor Xue’s master was the valley master of the Miracle Physician Valley back in the day. Other people might not be aware of this fact, but Long Tianyu was naturally aware of it. Therefore, he was extremely polite to Hu Shaobai.

Hu Shaobai smiled as he replied, “Oh, you guys should know that our Miracle Physician Valley is a remote and desolate place. My trip here… I only brought Sister Ning Er a nine-hundred-year-old ginseng. I’m waiting for Sister Ning Er to come out later, and I’ll hand it to her personally.”

“The pity is that this ginseng is only a hundred years short of becoming a thousand-year-old ginseng. Sigh…”

Hu Shaobai said it was a pity and showed a sorrowful face. However, everyone could tell that he was basically flaunting! Where else can they find a ginseng that was nine hundred years old?

Hu Shaobai was scholarly and distinguished, Long Tianyu was impressive and imposing, while Li Youmin was elegant and smart. The three of them were seated there, seemingly having fun and treating each other with respect. However, they were already starting a war among themselves.

With such luxurious gifts, what more was there to say? They were clearly not here to celebrate someone’s birthday! Instead, they were basically here to give their betrothal gifts!

Regardless of who Xue Meining chose, it would be equivalent to attaining the support of the Xue Family. One could even say that it would be equivalent to attaining everything from the Xue Family.

Why? Because Miracle Doctor Xue only had one granddaughter, and Xue Chengye only had one daughter, no sons!

To be honest, all the youths seated at the table had a tacit mutual understanding. All of their intentions were the same, but when they saw the gifts the three young men brought, they knew they no longer stood a chance. Regardless of status, family background, or wealth, they could forget about matching the three families competing for Xue Meining’s heart.

“But all of us have been here for such a long time… Why hasn’t our birthday girl come out yet? Even if she is dressing herself with the utmost care, it shouldn’t take this long, right? It is already 8pm, isn’t it time to start the ceremony…”

“That’s right, that’s right… If Sister Ning Er isn’t coming out, how can we hand her the gifts personally…”

Li Youmin smiled faintly as he told everyone, “Did you guys notice that there is still an empty seat between Big Brother Hu and Brother Long’s seats? I believe someone else isn’t here yet…”

Everyone turned to look and indeed, the best seat at their table was intentionally left empty. They wondered who it was reserved for…

When everyone noticed that, they started discussing and guessing which family’s son the special seat was reserved for.

There was another person staring at that seat the whole time, and that was naturally Miracle Doctor Xue. He was getting increasingly anxious as he looked at his watch. It was already 8pm, and he told himself that if Ling Yun wasn’t there by 8:30, he had to start the ceremony immediately. He simply couldn’t drag it out any longer than that.

Miracle Doctor Xue was specialized in Traditional Chinese Medicine and was especially good at reading a person’s facial features. He could tell that Ling Yun was definitely not a person with a short lifespan. Moreover, given his judgment of Ling Yun’s strength, as long as he didn’t meet a Xiantian expert, he shouldn’t be in any sort of trouble. Even if he couldn’t defeat his enemy, escaping shouldn’t be a problem.

Even if that didn’t add up, he had already given his phone number to Ling Yun. If he really met some sort of danger, he would definitely contact him for help. Additionally, there was still a Xiantian expert watching after Ling Yun in the dark!

It was impossible that Ling Yun would be in trouble, but where on earth was he hiding? Even after so many big events happened over the past six days, Ling Yun didn’t appear at all. Would he really appear at Ning Er’s birthday celebration today?

Ai… I can only wait until 8:30. If Ling Yun isn’t here, I will start the ceremony regardless of whether Ning Er comes down or not…

Miracle Doctor Xue sighed. He couldn’t be bothered with the other people, but there was still a table filled with his own friends and brothers who were waiting for him to reminisce about old times.

“Uncle Xue, when is Sister Ning Er coming down? We are still waiting to hand her our gifts…”

“Oh yes, Uncle Xue, how can we celebrate Sister Ning Er’s birthday if she refuses to show her face?”

…

The table of young men was full of energy, and they could no longer wait for Ning Er to show her face. Therefore, they started boasting loudly.

When Xue Meining’s father, Xue Chengye, saw that, he hurried over to ask his own father.

“Ai, it isn’t as though you haven’t seen what is going on with Ning Er. Why don’t you go up and try getting her down…”

Miracle Doctor Xue sent a message to Xue Chengye in private.

Xue Chengye could only nod his head as he went up to find Ning Er. After a while, everyone downstairs could hear Xue Meining’s loud voice. “Father, I’m not going down unless Brother Ling Yun is here tonight. If Brother Ling Yun isn’t here, I will never head down regardless of what you say!”

Everyone held their breath when Xue Meining’s family walked down from the second level to the first. Therefore, the entire living room was extremely quiet when they heard Xue Meining’s voice. Shortly after, everyone started guessing who this Brother Ling Yun was and why he was that important.

At this moment, a clear voice could be heard from the courtyard. “Ning Er, who says your Brother Ling Yun isn’t coming? Today is your birthday, so how can you be so rude? You deserve a spanking on your butt!”

The voice wasn’t high at all, but Ling Yun intentionally used his Mystical Dragon Howl. Everyone in Miracle Doctor Xue’s mansion could hear him clearly!