Jiangzhong Bus Station.
A strong, tall man wearing a dark coat and sunglasses emerged.
He was walking and talking on the phone.
"Have you found out?"
"Long Shuai, we've found out. The woman who rescued you from the flames ten years ago was named Tang Chuchu. Although she managed to survive, she was 95% disfigured."
Hearing this, the man clenched his phone tightly, his face darkening.
Although it was a scorching summer day, the temperature around them suddenly dropped, a chill sweeping across them.
Everyone passing by the man couldn't help but shudder.
His name was Jiang Chen, a member of the Jiang family.
Ten years ago, a conspiracy against the Jiang family unfolded in Jiangzhong, and a raging fire engulfed the Jiang family.
A young woman, recklessly, rushed into the flames and pulled him from the blaze.
One night later, all 38 members of the Jiang family perished in the flames, and the Jiangzhong family, once the foremost family, became history.
After being rescued, Jiang Chen, driven by a desire to survive, jumped into the river, narrowly escaping death.
He wandered to the southern wilderness and became a soldier.
Ten years passed, and he rose from an unknown soldier to a leading commander.
He had single-handedly challenged 30,000 elite enemy troops. He had even infiltrated an enemy garrison and captured their commander alive.
He was the renowned Dragon Commander of the Southern Wilds.
He was the Black Dragon, feared by his enemies.
He was also the youngest commander in the history of the Great Xia Kingdom.
After being crowned commander, he retired and returned to Jiangzhong. He returned to repay his gratitude and seek revenge.
To repay Tang Chuchu for saving his life and to avenge the Jiang family's extermination.
"I want all of Tang Chuchu's information."
"Long Shuai, I've sent it to your email. Please check it."
Jiang Chen hung up the phone and opened his email, where he received an email.
Tang Chuchu, female, 27 years old, a member of the Tang family.
The Tang family is considered a second-rate family in Jiangzhong.
Ten years ago, Tang Chuchu was only in her third year of high school.
It was a Sunday, and she went on an outing to the suburbs with some classmates.
In the evening, she saw a villa on fire. Hearing cries for help, she rushed into the flames without hesitation, saving a young man.
This young man was Jiang Chen.
This accident changed Tang Chuchu's life.
She suffered burns all over her body, but luckily survived, leaving 95% of her face disfigured and covered in scars.
From then on, she became a laughingstock among her classmates and the subject of after-dinner discussion.
"Tang Chuchu, I, Jiang Chen, will spend the rest of my life repaying your life-saving grace."
"Xiao family, Wang family, Zhao family, Zhou family, I, Jiang Chen, am back. I will take back everything you took away from me. The 38 souls of the Jiang family will be honored with your blood."
Jiang Chen clenched his fists and strode into an unlicensed commercial vehicle.
The driver was a man wearing a black vest and a black cap.
The man said, "Long Shuai, in three days the Tang family will be seeking a husband for Tang Chuchu. The head of the Tang family, Tang Tianlong, has said that anyone who marries Tang Chuchu will become a member of the Tang family and receive their protection."
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows. "Recruiting a husband? What's going on?"
"Long Shuai, the Tang family is a large family, after all. But Tang Chuchu has become the ugliest woman in the Jiang family. No one dares to marry her, and she's become a laughingstock in the Tang family. The old man is desperate, so he came up with this plan. Even if Tang Chuchu is disfigured, with the Tang family's wealth, there are still many people willing to marry her."
The Tang Family Villa.
Today, all the important members of the Tang family have arrived.
For today is the day Tang Tianlong is seeking a husband for his granddaughter, Tang Chuchu. After a thorough selection process, ten candidates have been shortlisted.
In the villa's main hall stood ten men, young and old, handsome and ugly.
All ten of them were men of no social standing.
Jiang Chen was among them.
Without Tang Chuchu, he would have perished in the fire ten years ago.
Without Tang Chuchu, there would be no Jiang Chen today, and no Black Dragon, renowned throughout the Southern Territory.
On the sofa in the villa's main hall sat a tightly wrapped woman, her face covered by a white veil, her features obscure.
An old man in a Mao suit, wielding a dragon-headed cane, stood up. He gazed at the ten people before him and declared, "Now, I declare that the son-in-law of the Tang family is... Jiang Chen."
The woman, her face covered with a white veil, shuddered at these words.
Has the fate of her remaining life finally been determined?
She knew that since she rescued someone ten years ago, she had lost everything.
The others who were eliminated left with disappointment on their faces.
Jiang Chen stood in the living room of the Tang family villa, his posture erect, like a tall, straight willow tree.
Instantly, a man stood up, approached Jiang Chen, patted his shoulder, and sneered, "Brother-in-law, be nicer to my cousin from now on. Although she's disfigured and a little ugly, she's still a woman and can still satisfy you."
The speaker was Tang Lei, the eldest grandson of the Tang family.
Jiang Chen ignored Tang Lei; his eyes were only on Tang Chuchu.
His gaze lingered on the woman sitting on the sofa. He couldn't see her face clearly.
But he could see that the white veil covering her face was wet, soaked by her tears.
"Chuchu, go back by yourself. I'm going to play cards." A middle-aged woman, a look of disdain on her face, walked away without even turning back.
She was Tang Chuchu's mother, He Yanmei.
She was utterly disappointed with her daughter.
The other Tang family women had married into wealthy families, but her daughter had fallen to the point of marrying someone she'd just picked off the street.
"Dad, I'm going to the company first." Tang Chuchu's father, Tang Bo, said hello to Tang Tianlong and hurried off, ignoring his daughter.
The other Tang family members' eyes lingered on Jiang Chen, their faces etched with amusement.
This tall, well-built man, with all the limbs, had actually married into the Tang family, marrying Tang Chuchu, the laughingstock of Jiangzhong.
Jiang Chen walked over to Tang Chuchu, looked at her, and extended his hand.
Tang Chuchu, silently weeping on the sofa, was slightly taken aback as she looked at the outstretched hand.
"From today on, I will protect you. With me here, you will own the whole world. You will be the happiest woman in the world."
A resounding, resolute voice reached Tang Chuchu's ears.
At that moment, she forgot the mocking faces of her family.
She forgot the cold, mocking gazes of her family. All she saw was this tall, imposing, yet tender-faced man.
Jiang Chen, however, took her hand, pulled her up from the sofa, and said tenderly, "Let's go."
Jiang Chen led Tang Chuchu out of the Tang family villa.
Outside the villa, an unlicensed commercial vehicle was parked.
Two men in black suits stood in front of the vehicle.
Jiang Chen pulled the dazed Tang Chuchu toward him.
The two men immediately started to speak: "Long..."
Jiang Chen waved his hand slightly, interrupting them. He said, "Send me to the Emperor's Residence. I need to treat my wife's injuries."
Jiang Chen was not only the renowned Dragon Commander of the Southern Wilderness, he was also a miraculous doctor.
Healing a person to death, leaving flesh and bones, was too easy for him to treat Tang Chuchu's scars.