When It Matters Most

Seeing that Pei Ling refused to compromise, Su Zhenhe sneered. "Junior Brother Pei is quite the big shot now. Don't let it come to the point where you can't even complete your True Inheritance mission."

Pei Ling replied evenly, "If Senior Brother Su can manage it, how could I possibly fail?"

"So you think yourself my equal?" Su Zhenhe laughed heartily, standing with his hands behind his back. "I am a direct descendant of the Su Clan. You're merely a nouveau riche from some backwater, lowly family. What makes you think you can stand on equal footing with me?"

"Forget it. You can't talk ice to a summer insect. If that's what you think, then let's wait and see."

With that, he laughed and strode away.

Inside the sedan chair, Pei Ling's brows furrowed.

The Su Clan would definitely make a move against him during this True Inheritance mission!

However, if anything happened to him now, and he lost his chance at the Holy Son's position, the greatest loss would not be his own, but the Jiu A Li Clan's.

Therefore, the Jiu A Li Clan would never stand by while the Zhen Shi Su Clan resorted to underhanded tactics. They would certainly protect him from the Su Clan.

At that thought, Pei Ling stirred his mind. The beaded curtain fell once more, and the sedan chair continued gliding forward.

A short while later, he returned to his cave abode on Cui Lei Mountain.

At that moment, disciples were coming and going in the main hall of the cave abode. Some had come to turn in assignments issued by the Pulse Master; some had come to ask questions about cultivation; still others had gotten into disputes with their fellow disciples and hoped the Pulse Master would see justice done... Jade