My Ares Son-in-Law

Xiao Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a slightly sarcastic smile, and chuckled "Haha". His eyes fell on Shen Huo playfully, and he said with a gloating look:
"Haha, Shen Huo, I'm a very generous person. I can let bygones be bygones for what happened before. After all, I'm not the kind of petty person who will always hold on to past grudges. But, I still say that if you offended me and want me to save you, you have to show your sincerity!"

His voice was neither hurried nor slow, and every word was clearly heard by everyone, as if he was pronouncing Shen Huo's fate.

Shen Huo stood there, his body trembling slightly, with a very complicated expression on his face.

At this moment, he was filled with helplessness and humiliation, but he had no other choice. There were only two paths before him: either watch himself die, or give up his dignity and kneel down to apologize to Xiao Chen.

Both choices were extremely difficult for him. Death meant he would lose everything, while kneeling down to apologize meant he would have to give up his pride and dignity.

The expressions of the people around him were very strange. Many people wanted to laugh, but they were holding back and didn't dare to laugh out loud. Their eyes revealed a hint of gloating, but more of fear and worry.

After all, Xiao Chen had the courage to offend the Oracle Gate, but they didn't. Although the Oracle Gate now had to rely on Xiao Chen for help, they didn't have the confidence and capital that the Oracle Gate had.

They knew that the Oracle Sect was powerful, and if they offended the Oracle Sect because of their momentary gaffe, the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, they could only keep quiet and not dare to join in the fun.

Shen Huo's old face flushed red, as if it had been roasted by fire. His heart was filled with annoyance and regret. He thought he could escape the disaster today, but who would have thought that he would fall into the hands of Xiao Chen in the end.

He felt like a clown being teased by fate, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could not escape Xiao Chen's control. This feeling made him feel extremely embarrassed and depressed, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into and never face all this again.

In his heart, he kept cursing his own stupidity and impulsiveness. Why couldn't he just hold back and have such a deep hatred with Xiao Chen? At this moment, his heart was filled with pain and torment, and he didn't know what to do.

Shen Huo clenched his fists tightly, his nails almost digging into his palms. He gritted his teeth, and the "crackling" sound seemed to be a vent for his inner unwillingness. His chest rose and fell violently, suppressing the unwillingness in his heart like surging waves, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly because of his efforts to restrain himself.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Xiao Chen with a complicated gaze. There was a hint of expectation and a little doubt in his eyes. He asked with a trembling voice: "Xiao Chen, can you really cure my illness? Remove the toxins from my body?"

At this moment, his heart was full of contradictions. On the one hand, he was unwilling to believe that the young man in front of him, whom he had despised and targeted, had such superb medical skills; on the other hand, he urgently hoped that Xiao Chen could become his life-saving straw and help him escape the shadow of death.

Xiao Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile, his eyes revealing an unquestionable firmness, and said:
"Of course! You don't believe my words, but you also don't believe what Elder Xue says? Elder Xue is the divine doctor of the Holy Land of Penglai, his vision and judgment cannot be wrong. Since I dare to say that I can cure your disease, I am fully confident.

But don't expect me to save you easily. After all, there is no connection between us. Instead, you are targeting me everywhere. I still remember clearly all your previous actions towards me. "

His tone was neither hurried nor slow, and every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting Shen Huo's heart.

After hearing what Xiao Chen said, Shen Huo's face instantly became very embarrassed, and his face turned red like a ripe apple. He coughed twice awkwardly, his eyes flickering, not daring to look directly into Xiao Chen's eyes, and said cautiously: "Ahem, can I have a word with you?" He thought to himself that if he could find a place where no one was around and have a good talk with Xiao Chen, maybe Xiao Chen would agree to save him because he lowered his attitude.

Xiao Chen sneered, his eyes full of mockery, and said:
"No need to borrow my help. You just want me to save you. Who can't see what's on your mind? But don't you think it's a bit shameless to ask me for this? Just now you were shouting at me to kill me. Now that you're in trouble, you think of me. How can it be so easy?"

Although his voice was not loud, every word was full of power, making Shen Huo feel ashamed.

The conversation between the two, as well as Elder Xue's previous praise for Xiao Chen's medical skills, was heard clearly by everyone around.

For a moment, the already noisy venue became even noisier, and everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Huo and Xiao Chen, their eyes full of mockery and ridicule, as if they were watching a wonderful farce. At this moment, they were all watching a joke of the Oracle Gate.

Someone in the crowd murmured quietly, "Shen Huo, you really have no shame at all. Just now you looked like you wanted to kill me. You looked so aggressive, as if I had a deep hatred for you. Why are you asking me to save you now? You can even say that? Aren't you ashamed?"

Although the words were not spoken loudly, they were still clearly heard by many people in this quiet and gossipy setting.

Then, someone else echoed, "This is really a slap in the face! Just now they were showing off their might, but now they are like a drowned dog, begging for help. The Oracle Sect has really lost face this time."

The discussions of the crowd rose one after another, like the buzzing of flies, making Shen Huo's face turn red and white.

Everyone's eyes were filled with curiosity. With things developing to this point, no one knew what choice Xiao Chen would make. After all, Xiao Chen had been targeted by the Oracle Sect before. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't easily swallow this anger.

Everyone was guessing what Xiao Chen would do next, whether he would be merciful and offer a helping hand, or would he reject Shen Huo and let the Oracle Sect suffer the consequences.

Jiang Yixue shook her head slightly, a look of disdain on her face, and said, "I admire Shen Huo's thick skin. If it were me, I would definitely not have the face to make such a request. He has been rejected so many times, but he still has the thick skin to ask for help. What kind of psychological quality does it take."

Her tone was full of sarcasm, and she was obviously very dissatisfied with Shen Huo's behavior.

Zhao Chuanshen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a meaningful smile, and said: "Otherwise, why do you say that Shen Huo is a tyrant? Face means nothing to him. In his eyes, as long as he can achieve his goal, dignity and face can be abandoned. In order to survive, he can do anything."

His words made the people around him nod their heads, thinking that what he said made a lot of sense. (End of this chapter)