22: The two Golden Core Queens fought over each other.

With City Lord Luo Bingli taking the initiative to "punish herself," the atmosphere in the great hall instantly shifted from the previous tension to a lively warmth.

The guests present were all shrewd individuals; how could they not see that the City Lord not only harbored no hostility toward this Holy Son Lin, but was instead full of intense admiration?

In an instant, the wind direction changed drastically!

The various Family factions, who had previously been holding a spectator mentality, all raised their wine glasses and stepped forward to toast Lin Chen, using every possible word of flattery and sycophancy.

"Holy Son Lin is truly a dragon and phoenix among men, a Qilin child of our Qingyang City that has not been seen in a hundred years!"

"Indeed, indeed! With the Saint here, how could our Qingyang City not flourish!"

Lin Chen accepted all of this without refusal, handling it with ease.

He neither appeared overly intimate nor kept people at a distance; that perfectly balanced indifference and detachment only added a sense of mystery and the majesty of a superior.

From the main seat, Luo Bingli watched this scene with great interest, the admiration in her beautiful eyes growing even more intense.

She realized that she had still underestimated this young man.

Not only was he powerful and meticulous, but more importantly, he possessed an innate Aura of leadership; it was as if he were born to be the center of attention, surrounded by everyone.

"Perhaps... he really can change Qingyang City, or even change the landscape of this world?"

A bold thought emerged uncontrollably from Luo Bingli's heart.

However, just as the atmosphere in the great hall was harmonious and the guests and host were all enjoying themselves.

"Boom—!!!"

A loud noise suddenly erupted from outside the City Lord's mansion!

Immediately following, a Demonic Qi filled with violent and murderous Aura, like dark clouds pressing down, instantly shrouded the entire City Lord's mansion!

Everyone in the great hall had their expressions change drastically!

"What is going on?!"

"Such strong Demonic Qi! Has a Great Yao invaded the city?!"

Luo Bingli's expression instantly darkened, her phoenix eyes filled with killing intent; a pressure belonging to a Golden Core powerhouse erupted, neutralizing the suppression of the Demonic Qi on the people in the hall.

"What kind of Prodigy dares to act presumptuously at my birthday banquet!"

Before her voice had even faded.

"Bang!"

The great doors of the banquet hall, cast from refined steel, were shattered into pieces by a massive force!

Amidst the swirling dust and wood chips, several figures walked in slowly.

The person leading them was not some hideous monster.

Instead, it was a stunning woman with a tall, incredibly hot figure, wearing blood-colored leather armor that exposed large areas of snow-white skin!

She had a pair of furry wolf ears, and behind her, a gray wolf tail swayed restlessly; her long, silver-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and her scarlet lips curled into a cruel yet charming arc.

Her beauty was full of wildness and aggression!

And the Aura emanating from her was the genuine, terrifying Demonic Qi of an Early Stage Golden Core!

"Black Wind Mountain... Blood Moon Wolf Queen?!"

Luo Bingli looked at the newcomer, her expression becoming extremely ugly, "You are not in your Black Wind Mountain acting as your Queen; how dare you bring people to break into my City Lord's mansion? Do you want to start a war between the Human Race and the Yao Race?!"

The Blood Moon Wolf Queen!

The absolute ruler of the Black Wind Mountain Yao Race, famous for her immense strength, brutal personality, and... a pathological obsession with collecting handsome men from various races!

"Giggle, giggle..."

The Blood Moon Wolf Queen let out a sound like silver bells, charming yet chilling to the bone.

Her pair of aggressive beast pupils ignored everyone present, including the City Lord Luo Bingli on the main seat, and like the most precise radar, instantly locked onto Lin Chen!

When she saw Lin Chen's peerlessly handsome face and his extraordinary temperament, a naked, undisguised greed and possessiveness instantly erupted in her beast pupils!

"City Lord Luo, don't be so nervous."

She stuck out her scarlet tongue and licked her lips, her gaze still glued tightly to Lin Chen, as if she wanted to swallow him whole.

"I have come today not to start a war, but only to... propose marriage!"

Propose marriage?!

Everyone was stunned; then, they followed the Wolf Queen's gaze to Lin Chen, and a ridiculous yet horrifying thought immediately arose in their hearts.

"I am willing to offer three Spirit Stone mines from my Black Wind Mountain as a dowry to marry this little gentleman of the Human Race and bring him back to my Black Wind Mountain to be my... eighteenth Consort!"

The Blood Moon Wolf Queen's aggressive and possessive words were like a massive boulder crashing into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves!

The whole hall exploded!

Everyone's gaze instantly focused on Lin Chen, their eyes filled with sympathy, pity, and a trace of schadenfreude.

Being targeted by this notorious she-wolf, this young man's good days were likely over!

Lin Zhan, Lin Ziyan, and Lin Xiaoya were so anxious their faces turned pale, their palms sweating; the opponent was a Golden Core Great Yao, so how could they fight?

However, contrary to everyone's expectations.

After hearing these words, Lin Chen did not show the slightest bit of anger or resistance on his face.

Instead, on his handsome face, a perfectly appropriate look of "panic" and "helplessness" instantly "emerged."

He subconsciously took half a step back, hiding behind his father Lin Zhan, like a frightened young man, his brows furrowed, his eyes carrying a trace of "dilemma," as if he did not know how to deal with this fierce woman before him.

This scene left everyone present stunned.

This... this is all it took to scare him?

What happened to the young Devil King who could go head-to-head with a Half-Step Golden Core?

How did he chicken out in front of a Golden Core female Yao King?

Seeing Lin Chen's "weak and helpless" appearance, the possessiveness in the Blood Moon Wolf Queen's eyes instantly became even more fervent and excited!

What she liked most was this kind of top-tier man who looked strong on the surface but actually needed to be "conquered"!

"Giggle, giggle... Little gentleman, what are you afraid of?" The Blood Moon Wolf Queen laughed until she was trembling, "Follow me, and I guarantee you will be as happy as an immortal every day!"

As she spoke, she strode forward with her long legs, wanting to come up and "take away" Lin Chen.

However, she had only taken one step.

"Stop!"

A cold and dignified shout suddenly rang out!

From the main seat, City Lord Luo Bingli slowly stood up, and a Golden Core pressure, not at all weaker than the Blood Moon Wolf Queen's, erupted!

In her beautiful phoenix eyes, frost was now densely covering them!

"Blood Moon! This is my City Lord's mansion, not your Black Wind Mountain!"

"You want to snatch someone; have you asked me yet?!"

Luo Bingli had made her move!

No one expected that the first person to stand up and protect Lin Chen would actually be the City Lord, who had been secretly trading barbs with him earlier!

But after a moment's thought, everyone understood.

Who was Lin Chen?

He was an honored guest personally invited by her, Luo Bingli; he was the man she had just shown deep interest in!

Now, the Blood Moon Wolf Queen wanted to snatch away her "prey" right in front of her?

This was no longer just a slap to Lin Chen's face; this was a slap to her, Luo Bingli, and to the face of the entire Human Race in Qingyang City!

If she did nothing, how could she establish herself in Qingyang City in the future?

"Oh?" The Blood Moon Wolf Queen stopped, turned to look at Luo Bingli, licked her lips with her scarlet tongue, and her smile became dangerous, "What? City Lord Luo, have you taken a fancy to this little gentleman too? You want to compete with me for him?"

"Compete?" Luo Bingli sneered, her tone full of disdain, "Holy Son Lin is the Qilin child of our Human Race and the future of our Qingyang City! How could I allow a monster woman like you to lay a finger on him!"

"Whether he is human or Yao, I do not care!" The Blood Moon Wolf Queen retorted tit-for-tat, her arrogance soaring, "I only know that today, I am determined to take this man!"

"Then that depends on whether you have the ability!"

Boom! Boom!

Two terrifying Auras, both at the Early Stage Golden Core, collided fiercely within the great hall!

The air in the entire great hall seemed to be ignited, becoming incomparably oppressive!

A heaven-shaking battle was on the verge of breaking out!

And all the guests present were already shivering with fear, retreating one after another, afraid of being caught in the crossfire of these two queens' battle.

And at the center of the storm was that "weak and helpless" young man—Lin Chen.

He was still "hiding" behind his father, with a "perfectly appropriate" look of nervousness and dilemma on his face.

What a sin; this is the world where women outnumber men, but I never expected that such a day would really come, where women would fight over me.

"Two... two Queen adults..."

Lin Chen spoke up at the perfect moment, using a "timid" tone.

"Can you... can you please not fight... over me?"

This "innocent" and "weak" appearance of his, falling into the eyes of the two queens, not only failed to make them stop but instead caused the possessiveness and desire to protect in their eyes to burn even more fiercely!

"Little gentleman, don't be afraid! With me here, she cannot touch you!"

"Holy Son Lin, rest assured! With me here, this monster woman cannot hurt you in the slightest!"

The two Golden Core queens were actually confronting each other in public to "compete" for the "ownership" of a man!

This scene could be called the most magical sight in Qingyang City in a hundred years!

And Lin Chen, in this grand drama he had directed single-handedly, was calmly observing the two's strength, trump cards, and... searching for the best opportunity to strike a fatal blow!