[{"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-727":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},1749411,2236,"Chapter 726: It’s All the Toothpicks Fault_1","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-727",727,"\u003Cp>Chapter 726: Chapter 726: It’s All the Toothpick’s Fault_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star of the Prosperous Age’s top-tier private room was spacious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the money was spent where it was due.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The service was faultless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they had offended Brexton Jackson, Brexton always conducted his affairs openly and honorably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Business was business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the money, no shortchanging the job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheldon Casey sat in the middle with Kathleen by his side, flanked by Moon Casey and Quandarius Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong old man stood behind Sheldon, full of vitality and spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mere presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made the Ridge family bow their heads, too afraid to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura was too strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commanding without anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kathleen and I have been in the capital for too long and wanted to get out for a bit of relaxation,” Sheldon Casey lifted his glass, and Moon hurriedly poured wine for her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just so happens that Quandarius is pregnant. We heard that Moon City is not too bad… regretfully, the local customs are poor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he didn’t wait for the Ridge family to lift their glasses and drank his own in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The vintage, three hundred thousand a bottle.” Sheldon waved a hand, “Let them have a taste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Moon was reluctant, he still picked up the wine bottle and walked over to the Ridge family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on his face was contempt and disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the child in Quandarius’ belly, would they bother coming to this godforsaken place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, women with extremely yin constitutions…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were too rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Casey family had searched for three years before finding Quandarius Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most uncomfortable person was Moon Casey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the child not being his, he still had to pretend to care deeply for Quandarius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To act as if he loved the child in her womb very much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath to rid himself of his gloomy mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, please enjoy your drink…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you! Moon is such a good kid!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, so polite and cultured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A face of wealth and nobility!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ridge family members flattered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, they lifted their glasses, eager to taste what a wine worth hundreds of thousands tasted like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Moon reached Quella Radcliffe, his expression suddenly became much warmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Radcliffe, please have a drink.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he poured the wine, his eyes lingered on Quella’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon had not expected such an elegant and sophisticated young lady to come from the Ridge family, which at first glance seemed contemptible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quella was beautiful, and her demeanor was exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Moon, who had been through countless romantic entanglements, felt his heart skip a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew how to control himself, knew the right tactics to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no woman he couldn’t win over with the right strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a smile, he completely hid the greed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waiter, why hasn’t the food arrived yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Moon’s gaze, Julius Reed shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shout did not seem significant but caused Moon’s hand to tremble, and the bottle slipped from his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick from Julius’s hand, a toothpick flew out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottle exploded in mid-air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The toothpick—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Went straight into Moon’s calf!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon only felt his calf go numb…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He half-knelt before Quella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wine mixed with blood, drawing a sharp intake of breath from him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yo! What are you doing, young master Shen!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius quickly stood up, looking at the blood on Moon’s trousers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does that hurt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed down lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… stop it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon clenched his teeth with a crackling sound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The toothpick in his calf was being pressed further into the flesh by Julius!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piercing the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agonizing, unforgettable pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Moon had practiced martial arts with the old man since he was young, the alcohol on the wound was still hard to bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Casey, get up quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius hurriedly helped Moon to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, another toothpick in his hand was thrust vertically into the carpet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Point upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ravenous toothpick bared its fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirsty for the knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius appeared to slip on the spilled wine, sliding his foot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell directly into Quella’s arms!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Moon, who had not yet recovered, lost all strength in his body once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knelt again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon felt his scalp tingle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling sensation shot up from his spine to the top of his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shivering in pain as if all his strength had been sapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t move a muscle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheldon, who thought his son had simply slipped and fallen, suddenly became anxious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Moon’s composure, he wouldn’t have been like this unless he had felt intense pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could one wail in public?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go check!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder’s brows furrowed slightly as he leapt in front of Moon Casey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all your fault!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone else could speak, Knox Ridge finally seized the opportunity to vent at Julius Reed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opposing party was from the Casey Family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she didn’t know which branch of the Caseys it was, they had come and taken care of a boss from Moon City right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could a mere Julius Reed turn the tables?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been holding back for a long time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she was letting it all out, she felt incredibly relieved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh dear, child, are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knox Ridge, being the closest, quickly stood up and fawned, “It was my good-for-nothing son-in-law shouting nonsense that scared Master Casey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Julius Reed, you’re such a country bumpkin! No class at all! Did you need to shout like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’ve frightened Master Casey, selling your blood wouldn’t cover the compensation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such people truly bring shame to our Ridge Family! Get lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon Casey was now someone the Ridge Family was eager to fawn over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In stark contrast,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed was revolting, unbearably stinky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just get lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the momentum, Knox Ridge once again flexed her authority, pointing at Julius Reed, “Don’t embarrass us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quella Radcliffe hadn’t even started speaking when she was interrupted by Knox Ridge, “You shut your mouth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just need to step out for some air.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed smiled as he stood up and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t wait to leave and avoid getting hurt by Christian Martinez later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need some air too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quella Radcliffe gave Knox Ridge a cold look before standing up and following him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was within Julius Reed’s expectations, so he didn’t deliberately call for Quella Radcliffe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he turned around, Julius Reed flicked out another toothpick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exact and on point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It landed right in the center of Knox Ridge’s chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Point up…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told him to leave, Master Casey, are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knox Ridge thought of fawning over the Caseys, hoping to borrow some money from them later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And perhaps not even have to pay it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where else could one find such wealthy relatives?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Move aside!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder huffed coldly, startling Knox Ridge into stumbling back several steps to her own chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered to herself angrily as she sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ouch…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she sat down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knox Ridge jerked as if electrocuted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt numb all over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind went ‘buzz’ and then blank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth agape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was frozen in place as if spellbound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frozen and unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her complexion visibly turned purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands shook uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat appeared in an instant at her temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong, dear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burl Radcliffe felt something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Knox Ridge merely stared wide-eyed, unable to utter a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if struck by magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burl Radcliffe waved his hands in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No response!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t scare me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burl Radcliffe nudged her slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That push,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>added insult to injury for an already struggling family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Knox Ridge was only in pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numbed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frozen, without feeling too intense a pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She screamed in agony, and the screams continued unabated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knox Ridge, are you mourning or what!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barrett Ridge slapped the table and stood up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed his cane and rushed over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: I didn’t get home until five in the evening, too sleepy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third update on the sixth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the third update.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous chapter was sent at eight o’clock in the evening, but review was delayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Causing it to not synchronize until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lody isn’t taking the blame…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not sure what time this chapter will get approved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow on the seventh,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is the first day I plan to burst forth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>",1432,"2026-06-06T17:05:04.926Z",1,"novelbin.me","f49fe511fe98d7fbf7f136a6f6f9f073721e367e7590fe7b6a733e89022d20ae","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-728","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-726",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]