[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1178":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Legend of Dragon Son-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1749742,2236,"Chapter 1177 - 1177 1177 The Smoke is Poisonous","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1178",1178,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1177: Chapter 1177: The Smoke is Poisonous Chapter 1177: Chapter 1177: The Smoke is Poisonous “You know about Granny Xihua and me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devlin expressed some surprise, “I didn’t see it coming, you know quite a lot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a core member of Thunderpeak Hall, knowing this wasn’t strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, most people were aware that he and Granny Xihua were close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the child…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have been something Granny Xihua said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else did she tell you?” Devlin flicked away his cigarette butt and shook his head, “Granny Xihua and I are irreconcilable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s domineering, and I don’t like being restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a matter of time before we parted ways.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Granny only mentioned it when you betrayed her,” Brysen Beaumont, holding a cigarette in his mouth, let the ash fall onto his thigh, “She cursed you for being heartless, saying that it was a shame for a husband and wife to turn against each other so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, you sent an old man to kill her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to a wound on his shoulder, swearing with a laugh, “You old bastard, you almost got me killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Granny Xihua hadn’t fended off that old man, I might be dead now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, you’re really not a friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road grew narrower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a mountain path, hardly traveled by anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For over a hundred kilometers around, there was no sign of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, it was a wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called road was just a bit more level than the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devlin sat in the car, jostled about, with cigarette ash falling all over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t care and casually flicked it away, asking, “Did you quit smoking when I wasn’t around?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t quit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brysen Beaumont said with a bitter smile, “You’re killing me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used to not touch cigarettes or alcohol, but you’ve got me smoking a pack a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s with restraint, otherwise, I could smoke ten!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No worries, you’ll have plenty of cigarettes if you stick with me.” Devlin pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Brysen Beaumont, “Consider this a welcome gift, a token of your allegiance to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is just miserably shabby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devlin, you’re not nearly as generous as Granny Xihua,” Brysen Beaumont pointed at Devlin, shaking his head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That old man, he really went to see Granny Xihua?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief silence, Devlin spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure if the old man would truly go to see Granny Xihua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it seemed likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The location of Thunderpeak Hall was revealed by Devlin and Leland Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even detailed the positions of guard posts and surveillance spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Leland Will left, Devlin quickly sketched everything out and had someone deliver it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he couldn’t go in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because once he went, he wouldn’t be able to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cyber Legion member who delivered the message never returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He definitely died at the hands of Leland Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You admit it?” Brysen Beaumont raised an eyebrow and hummed lightly, “I guessed it was your doing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, the only person who could sneak into the Hall undetected is you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire security operation of Thunderpeak Hall was completed by Devlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was more suited for the job than he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brysen Beaumont had suspected as much, but now he had confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was me!” Devlin didn’t deny it; instead, he chuckled and said, “You actually guessed it a long time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you wanted an answer in your heart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brysen Beaumont’s face grew increasingly somber, and he asked indifferently, “Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you left Thunderpeak Hall, would you really have to put Granny Xihua in mortal danger?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still husband and wife!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even had a child!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They faced each other with drawn blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an outsider, Brysen Beaumont found it difficult to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only one of us can live,” Devlin said calmly, “Or rather, desire will drive us to kill each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was bound to happen; I just made the first move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purpose of the Bead Pulse was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one person was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After success, Granny Xihua as a Bead Pulse person and the leader of Thunderpeak Hall was bound to get a chance at immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devlin, however, could only follow behind and take what was offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much longer he could live depended entirely on the intentions of the Bead Pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human desires are endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living an extra three hundred years made people yearn for five hundred more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal life was the dream in many a heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Granny Xihua was considering sacrificing an ally once they were no longer useful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that she couldn’t do without Devlin before laying hands on the Divine Dragon Tripod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, we’ve talked enough, take off your earpiece,” Devlin said with a smile, looking at Brysen Beaumont.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brysen Beaumont felt his heart sink, yet he replied calmly, “What earpiece?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, the one in your ear, the earpiece given to you by Granny Xihua,” Devlin chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you approached me under false pretenses, actually helping Granny Xihua to kill me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truck came to an abrupt halt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the convoy behind it stopped as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did you find out?” Brysen Beaumont’s eyes were fixed on Devlin, trying to pry the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve known all along.” Devlin, not caring about Brysen Beaumont’s murderous gaze, casually took a cigarette from his pocket and silently lit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You knew and you still dared to get in the car?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brysen Beaumont said coldly, “The members of the Cyber Corps are completely under my command now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with you and me so close, no one can save you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were inside the vehicle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brysen Beaumont was a Mage of Thunderpeak Hall, a figure like a Grandmaster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a close-range strike, Devlin would undoubtedly die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I dared to get on your vehicle, there must be a reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devlin drew on his cigarette calmly, taunting, “This little trick, you think it can fool me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason I agreed to your request to defect was only to make you use Thunderpeak Hall’s power and get me a bunch of cars.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the rugged road outside that seemed to stretch on endlessly, “All I have are those troops behind me, no real base, no additional help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I didn’t trick you into coming, I’d have had to walk to Shadow Gate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you, you’ll die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knife Brysen Beaumont held was already at Devlin’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come back with me, whether you live or die depends on Granny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But rest assured, I’ll plead for you, to give you a chance to live!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had received instructions from Granny Xihua to execute Devlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But finding this elusive strategist of Thunderpeak Hall was no easy feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Brysen Beaumont contacted Devlin using an old phone number and feigned defection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the trucks were what Devlin had asked for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When have I, Devlin, ever done something without being certain of success?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Brysen Beaumont’s threat, Devlin glanced at the watch on his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you had acted three minutes earlier, my head would definitely have fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, you’ve missed your chance.” With that, he pushed away the cleaver from Brysen Beaumont’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jumping off the truck, he walked to the driver’s seat, opened the door, and dragged Brysen Beaumont out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember, don’t just smoke any cigarettes I give you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devlin tossed a pack of cigarettes onto Brysen Beaumont’s body, saying lightly with a smile, “The first one had poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pack, though, doesn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ɲ0νǥο.сο\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks for the trucks, I’m quite satisfied.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, he leaped into the driver’s seat and threw out a satellite phone, “In an hour, you’ll be able to move again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Call for someone to pick you up then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, I, Devlin, do not kill friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice faded, the truck continued forward, leaving Brysen Beaumont unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the beach that Devlin had just set foot on, the Town North King also descended from a small boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent down, picking up a cigarette butt, his eyes filled with a cold gleam.\u003C\u002Fp>",1378,"2026-06-06T17:05:24.005Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ab9fbcf5883043cd6b112b8d4a1df2c89f80204c70b2e6b9e04ecc22e2fcbee","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1281","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-1280",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]