Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation Chapter 1872 (Raw 1883): Reasons

“What?”

Clearly, Lan Luo’s shocked expression was not a pretense. It looked like she was unaware of many things.

Actually, Xiao Chen did not know, either, but he could guess.

From the start, the Soaring Dragon Marquis had firm control over the situation. If he had wanted to, he could have stopped the bet between Xiao Chen and Monarch Yu at any time.

Nonetheless, the Soaring Dragon Marquis had not done that. He had given tacit consent to the bet.

Moreover, when Xiao Chen’s saber pierced Monarch Yu, the Soaring Dragon Marquis did not stop it.

The Soaring Dragon Marquis just stood aside as Xiao Chen defeated Monarch Yu in front of everyone, reducing him to an embarrassingly pathetic state.

The Soaring Dragon Marquis only stepped in when Monarch Yu seemed to lose all reason, wanting to use a killing move to go down together with Xiao Chen. Furthermore, the Soaring Dragon Marquis had done it so easily.

Such a scene verified some of Xiao Chen’s guesses.

However, that did not matter. Xiao Chen did not mind any of this. By now, he already took many things easy.

The Soaring Dragon Marquis held a high position and had horrifying strength compared to regular people.

However, Xiao Chen treated the Soaring Dragon Marquis as an equal in his heart, not feeling any need for caution around him.

Xiao Chen just needed to maintain the basic respect for an expert, and that was sufficient.

“Xiao Chen, are you saying that my father deliberately implicated you and caused you to become the target of Monarch Yu’s rage?” Lan Luo asked anxiously when Xiao Chen remained silent.

“Perhaps. However, it was not on purpose, just going with the flow. The main reason is still Monarch Yu seeking trouble for himself. Otherwise, I would not have noticed something strange and even clashed with him.”

Xiao Chen consoled, “Don’t be troubled by this. As your father is part of the dynasty, he often cannot directly offend those of the royal clan. As he holds a high position, he influences the dynasty’s interests and cannot casually express his stance.

“At this

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