[{"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-869":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},1749353,2236,"Chapter 868 - 868 868 Settling Accounts","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-869",869,"\u003Cp>Chapter 868: Chapter 868 Settling Accounts Chapter 868: Chapter 868 Settling Accounts Picking Star Pavilion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murderous aura swirled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally tranquil atmosphere disappeared in an instant when Vance Huntington was injured!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What took its place was the stillness before a storm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merchants took their seats in succession, not uttering a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their eyes were like knives, staring intently at Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people didn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it really necessary for Darrell Huntington to make such a fuss over a mere youth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the capital, the Huntington family had great prestige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their influence was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a wealthy household, there were countless ways to deal with a young man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Huntington family wanted to save face and humiliate him openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not worth such a massive mobilization of resources!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landscape painting, Vermilion Bird flags, Picking Star Pavilion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red carpet laid out in the courtyard was magnificent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelming in presence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking on it, one could hardly suppress a boiling of blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vermilion Bird flags, like roaring flames, ignited the excitement within people’s hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Picking Star Pavilion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden dragons coiled around it, the appearance majestic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all this grandeur was merely for revenge, it would indeed be too lavish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s how Darrell Huntington always was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t act, he remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he made a move, it was always grand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hear, your skills are extraordinary?” Darrell Huntington said with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the teacup from the table, and immediately someone behind him poured tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Passable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed placed his hands on the table, looking at Darrell Huntington: “If all opponents were as weak as your son, then I could indeed be considered a master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guests at the table gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After beating him, still taunting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t he be content and quit while he was ahead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dare he be so insatiable within the Huntington family’s premises!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly didn’t know whether he was alive or dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Darrell Huntington’s face turned a bit ashen, but he quickly regained his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ɴονǤ0.ƈο\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, have you ever heard of the Martial Arts Association?” he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Darrell Huntington spoke, servants had already brought several dishes to the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the fierce wind swept through, bringing a storm of sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside the Picking Star Pavilion, there was not the slightest breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand, lightly touching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It turns out to be glass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the pillars entwined with the four golden dragons, there was glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very clear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, one couldn’t even tell it was glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed just like air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The craft was advanced, the price certainly not cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Merely a minor trick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darrell Huntington said unconcernedly: “Sir, you have yet to answer my question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Martial Arts Association?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed turned around, looking at Darrell Huntington: “Knowing or not knowing, what difference does it make?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Martial Arts Association!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sacred land of martial arts in the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place people from the secular world most yearn for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It brings together the world’s strongest martial artists and is the most prestigious place for the common people to access martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for places like Medicine King Valley and other such sects, they were simply unreachable for ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some had never even heard of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Martial Arts Association was almost universally known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, I’ve invited a guest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darrell Huntington picked up his chopsticks, looking around: “Everyone, let’s talk while we eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he finished speaking, the other guests dared to move their chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the food tasted like wax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Martial Arts Association!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Huntington family, they actually had a connection with the Martial Arts Association?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, too, am your guest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed sat back down, picked up his chopsticks, and began to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the ingredients served were simply not available in the marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flavor, very delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reed, how do you find the Huntington family’s banquet?” Darrell Huntington asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he raised his wineglass: “Thank you all for gracing my humble home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huntington is too kind!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone raised their wineglasses, tipping the rims slightly downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed’s cup collided with Darrell Huntington’s, the bottom of his cup striking the rim of the other’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wine splashed into each other’s glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed downed his drink in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving behind a livid-faced Darrell Huntington.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guests held their cups suspended in mid-air, exceedingly embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drink up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darrell Huntington chuckled awkwardly, taking his glass back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was obsessive about cleanliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cup of wine could only be discarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually tossed it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huntington, what is the meaning of this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Habit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darrell Huntington replied with a faint smile, “My habit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed nodded his head, picked up a bottle of wine, and walked over to him with his cup in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say, ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ I was unaware of this custom before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, he filled his glass to the brim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he poured it out right before Darrell Huntington.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first cup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second cup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third cup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three cups in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carpet in front of Darrell Huntington was thoroughly soaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Julius Reed turned around and sat back in his chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ritual to honor the dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Julius Reed, that’s quite presumptuous of you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nikodem Lee had a deep-seated hatred with Julius Reed, so naturally, he was the first to stand up at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The distinguished Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huntington has invited you to dine today, and yet you carry on with such insolence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee, I am merely following the local customs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you imply there is something wrong with what Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huntington Sr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>has done?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed shook his head: “If he may pour out wine, can I not do the same?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that unacceptable?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is a gesture for honoring the deceased!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darrell Huntington is clearly sitting in his chair alive and well, and yet Julius Reed dared to walk up to him and pour out wine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the provocation, Darrell Huntington took a deep breath, “To be frank, inviting you here was to settle an account.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, was it time to lay all cards on the table?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed lifted his wine glass leisurely, “That’s fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I came here with the same intention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrogance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the thought in everyone’s mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Huntington family’s domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Injuring Vance Huntington, toasting Darrell Huntington in a manner reserved for honoring the dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he dares to settle accounts with the Huntington family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where does he get the courage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall we settle it properly, then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darrell Huntington’s smile vanished, his eyes narrowing as he said, “Today, I invited you here to settle this account in front of all the distinguished guests of the capital!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed commented as he ate, nodding, “You speak, I’m listening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat slowly, this might be your last meal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darrell Huntington sneered, “My beloved grandson Zahir Huntington was stabbed through both palms with a steel fork by you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, you arranged for someone to throw him from an upper floor, resulting in severe injuries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My son Vance Huntington had a finger broken by you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My car was smashed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today, you have insulted me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Darrell Huntington slammed the table fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden action scared all the guests at the table silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, asking for both your hands, both your feet, and your tongue in addition, that wouldn’t be too much, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing these words, a chill ran through the guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, whenever Darrell Huntington took action, it was always in a grand fashion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their grievances were about to be avenged alongside his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, that’s not too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Julius Reed threw his chopsticks down onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing his words, the people at the table found it unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this the same Julius Reed known for his daring brutality and disregard for others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he truly lose his nerve in the face of Darrell Huntington?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on further thought, it made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, that was the Huntington family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case, Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reed, are you willing to settle the account?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darrell Huntington gestured, and a servant from behind brought over a tray of knives and forks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Settle the account?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven’t even started with mine yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed stood up, eyes coldly fixed on Darrell Huntington.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haughty and overbearing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1428,"2026-06-06T17:05:07.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","da2a358e254416b3bcfe8ad570bc124b5a1dcc9043510c1685c93e150fe6653e","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-870","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-868",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]