Heavenly Dragon Doctor Son-in-Law

Chapter 269 269: I Really Am a Heavenly Dragon!

"Meilan, find a chance to get Xuewu talking. I want to know what's really going on with this situation..."

"You got it, Grandpa," Zhang Meilan replied, patting her chest in assurance.

Old Master Tang then led the Tang Family members away.

「Meanwhile.」

Tang Xuewu sat across from Qin Long and pointed to the wedding ring on her hand. "A'Long, why did you buy such an expensive wedding ring?" she asked. "I know Tang Chuchu's personality. She's obsessed with luxury goods and would never make a mistake about something like this."

She couldn't understand it. She didn't want to wear such an expensive ring.

"Compared to you taking care of me for three years, this is a drop in the bucket," Qin Long explained, scratching his head.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuewu couldn't bring herself to blame him anymore. She just took a quiet, deep breath to calm herself down.

"How many more things have you been hiding from me? Tell me everything today," she said, her voice steady. "I've already accepted your proposal, so can you tell me now?" She rested her chin on her hand, assuming an attentive listening posture.

A mischievous smile touched Qin Long's lips. "I meant I would tell my wife... I will tell my wife everything. Have you actually agreed to marry me yet?"

"A'Long, you've become a tease!" Tang Xuewu immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, a hint of playful complaint on her face. This Qin Long is such an idiot! By accepting his proposal, don't I mean I want to marry him?

"Fine! I don't want to marry you. If you're going to keep being so mysterious, then I won't listen," she declared, pouting as she turned her head away in pretend anger.

"Too bad," Qin Long said, stroking his chin with a playful look. "I only tell the whole truth to my wife."

"I'm not listening! Lalala, I can't hear you!" Tang Xuewu exclaimed, deliberately turning to leave in a huff. But just as she turned, she lowered her head shyly again. "If I marry you... you'll tell me everything?"

"Of course," Qin Long replied, patting his chest in assurance.

"Fine, I agree to marry you! Now, talk!" Tang Xuewu said, her face flushed as she sat back down on the nearby bench.

Qin Long smiled as he looked at the adorable Xuewu. The fact that she, with her typically cold and proud personality, would willingly relent and come back to him touched him deeply.

"Alright, I'll tell you half today," he said with a playful smile, waving his hand. "I'll tell you the rest after we register our marriage."

"A'Long, you..." Xuewu's face turned red, and she immediately fell into thought. She had so many questions, but for a moment, she didn't know where to start.

"First of all, where did you get so much money?" she blurted out after a few seconds of silence. After all, Qin Long had spent a fortune recently on a villa, a luxury car, and more. He had to have a source for all that money, right?

Qin Long looked at her gently as he answered, "Part of it is compensation from the Grand Xia Nation for the injuries I sustained, and another part is a special bonus from a former superior.

"All of it was earned through combat; you can think of it as payment for my military achievements.

"In short, I earned all the money myself. It didn't come from any illegitimate sources."

Hearing this, Xuewu nodded, satisfied. "Alright, I'll accept that," she said, choosing to believe him. "Then how did you manage to take the hotel that Wang Ming had already booked? And how could the Longquan Grand Hotel dare to publicly embarrass the Wang Family? That seems impossible."

"Because I offered a higher price, of course!" Qin Long said with a shrug. "Besides, I've never paid any mind to a minor family like the Wangs. As for Wang Ming, he's just a waste of space who only knows how to chase women. I've never considered him worthy of a second glance." His expression was utterly disdainful as he spoke of Wang Ming.

I learned about the powers behind the Wang Family from Xiao Lingyue. Their biggest backer is just a minor official from the imperial court, Yang Xue, the Commander of Jiangzhong. Apparently, they're some kind of cousins. Back when I was the Dragon Commander, an insignificant character like that was someone I could have crushed with a flick of my finger.

"What exactly did you do in the military?" Hearing Qin Long's dismissive tone, Xuewu thought for a moment before asking her next question.

Qin Long looked at Tang Xuewu's earnest face and was lost in thought. He felt it would be better not to reveal his true identity to her. But seeing the gentle hope in her beautiful eyes, he couldn't bear to keep it from her. He trusted that even if Xuewu knew, she would never tell anyone.

Finally, Qin Long leaned on his cane, gazed at the distant night sky, and took a deep breath.

"I was the Lord of the Southern Region. I once commanded the million soldiers of the Heavenly Dragon Army."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Xuewu gasped, her hand flying to cover her mouth. Qin Long had said this before. I almost believed him then, too.

"How could that be? You're only in your twenties..." she said, clearly unconvinced. "Our Commander of Jiangzhong, Yang Xue, only commands tens of thousands of men, and he had to fight in more than ten bloody battles just to earn that position..." She shook her head.

"When I was eight, my family met with disaster. I was taken in as a disciple by the War God, Xiao Jiu," Qin Long began, his gaze distant. "I followed him from then on, learning martial arts and medicine. At the age of twelve, I officially joined the army.

"I fought fearlessly, overcoming every obstacle in my path. At the age of eighteen, I became a legend in a single battle. The Grand Xia Emperor himself bestowed upon me the titles of Lord of the Southern Region and Nine-Star Commander..."

Qin Long was lost in his memories as he spoke. Tang Xuewu's expression, however, had become one of utter shock. If this is true, then he really was a peerless prodigy of his generation.

"Then, three years ago, why did you..." Tang Xuewu couldn't help but ask, but she immediately felt her question was too abrupt, worried she might be stirring up painful memories for him.

"It's alright," he said calmly. "It was because of my master. He was ambushed and murdered.

"When I learned what had happened, I led my million brothers into battle, staining rivers red with blood for thousands of miles. I single-handedly fought forty-nine martial arts grandmasters from overseas and killed their leader.

"Just as I reached the point of utter exhaustion, my senior brother suddenly ambushed me. He gravely wounded my head and crippled my right leg, all for the sake of seizing my high position.

"It was only thanks to my loyal sworn brothers, who fought to the death, that I was able to escape.

"I was all alone. One of my men knew that Old Mrs. Tang had arranged our marriage long ago, so he brought me to the Tang family compound to take refuge."

Qin Long's expression was extremely calm as he recounted the tale. After all, I can't show that violent side of myself in front of Xuewu.

"This...?" Tang Xuewu stood frozen in place, her face a mask of disbelief.

"Every word is the truth," Qin Long said, his gaze sincere.

Tang Xuewu glanced back at him, lost in thought. If Qin Long isn't lying... then back then, he was arguably the most powerful man in the Grand Xia Nation, second only to the Emperor himself. To think he's fallen so far... A sigh escaped her lips.

"Qin Long... have you been reading too many novels?" she asked skeptically. "Are you just making all of this up to fool me?"