Eliminating the Last Remnants of the Su Family

Su Qiong reacted swiftly. He rolled across the ground and dodged the cold arrow.

He whipped around, his expression turning utterly grim.

On the surrounding rooftops, black-robed figures had appeared at some unknown moment, sealing off the entire Side Room so tightly that not even water could pass through.

The doors slowly opened...

A tall, imposing Old Man slowly entered under the escort of several black-robed cultivators.

"The Su Family's youngest Body Realm Cultivator, Su Qiong?"

The Old Man recognized Su Qiong at a glance. Narrowing his eyes, he spoke coldly.

Su Qiong naturally recognized the Old Man as well. He was Li Xuanzhong, the Li Family's Second Elder. In an instant, Su Qiong's heart turned to ashes.

If the Li Family had found this place, it meant the Jiang Family had sold him out.

This was a marriage alliance passed down through generations. Su Qiong gave a self-mocking smile.

"Su Qiong, you have nowhere left to run. If you surrender without resistance, I can at least leave you some dignity."

Li Xuanzhong spoke calmly.

Su Qiong sneered. "Wishful thinking!"

"Since that is your choice, then you cannot blame me!"

A chilling killing intent flickered in Li Xuanzhong's eyes.

Without wasting another word, the aura of Great Perfection of Body Realm erupted from him. Li Xuanzhong attacked Su Qiong directly.

Feeling that overwhelming aura, Su Qiong was startled. This was... Great Perfection of Body Realm?

Since when had the Li Family's Second Elder broken through to Body Cultivation Grand Perfection as well?

There was no time for him to think. In the blink of an eye, Li Xuanzhong had reached him.

He threw a punch, and the fierce wind of his fist howled.

Su Qiong tried to evade, but it was already too late.

Gritting his teeth, he could only brace himself and block it.

But how could a Body Realm Great Accomplishment cultivator possibly contend against a Great Perfection of Body Realm cultivator?

Li Xuanzhong's punch directly shattered Su Qiong's arm before slamming heavily into his chest.

The immense force sent Su Qiong flying, and he crashed hard into one of the room's beams.

Pfft!

A spray of blood burst from his mouth. At that moment, Su Qiong felt as though his five viscera and six bowels had all been shattered.

He struggled to rise from the ground, but there was no strength left anywhere in his body.

His life force was rapidly draining away...

Vaguely, he seemed to see his brothers beckoning to him.

"Sorry... Second Brother... I have let you down..."

Looking at Su Qiong, whose breath was gradually fading away,

Li Xuanzhong said expressionlessly, "Leave the remaining Su Family remnants to them."

"Yes."

Behind him, a group of black-robed Li Family cultivators charged into the Side Room.

The remaining sparks of the Su Family were mercilessly slaughtered in their sleep.

A moment later...

"Elder, the Su Family remnants have all been executed!"

A black-robed cultivator spoke with utmost respect.

Li Xuanzhong nodded in satisfaction. Now he could return and report to the family head.

The group withdrew from the Side Room.

They then ran into a group from the Jiang Family hurrying over.

At their head was the Jiang Family's Old Ancestor.

When the Jiang Family's Old Ancestor saw Li Xuanzhong, he hurried forward with large strides and respectfully said, "Jiang Zhonghe of the Jiang Family greets the Li Family Elder."

"So it is Old Family Head Jiang. We must thank your Jiang Family for helping us wipe out the Su Family remnants this time."

Li Xuanzhong replied courteously.

"I dare not accept such praise. It is my honor to serve the Li Family."

Looking at the humble Jiang Zhonghe, Li Xuanzhong could not help sighing inwardly.

Though both were Great Perfection of Body Realm cultivators, the Jiang Family's Old Ancestor still had to bow his head before him. That was the confidence brought by having a powerful family at one's back.

"I will report this matter to the family head. The Li Family will not forget your contributions."

Jiang Zhonghe's eyes lit up, and the smile on his face deepened.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Li Xuanzhong finally left with his men.

After watching Li Xuanzhong and the others vanish from sight, Jiang Zhonghe let out a long breath.

At his side, Second Master Jiang finally could not hold it in any longer. "Father, these Li Family people are certainly putting on airs. Is a mere Li Family Elder really worth—"

Before he could finish, he saw Jiang Zhonghe's increasingly icy gaze and wisely shut his mouth.

Only then did Jiang Zhonghe say, "The one I respect is not him, but the Li Family behind him, and that monster behind the Li Family."

After speaking, he looked at the Jiang Family head, who had remained silent beside him, and said flatly, "You should thank your second brother for this matter. If not for him, our Jiang Family would have been ruined by your hands."

Jiang Chenghe glanced at the smug Second Master Jiang and sighed. "Father, the Jiang Family and the Su Family have been friends for a hundred years. Why must we take things so far?"

"Shut up."

Jiang Zhonghe roared.

"You act on impulse, showing the soft-hearted mercy of a woman. How did I never notice before that you were such a fool?"

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Faced with his old father's merciless public rebuke, Jiang Chenghe's expression turned extremely ugly, yet he did not dare retort.

"I heard that Su Yue has always been in poor health?"

Jiang Zhonghe suddenly said something that left Jiang Chenghe utterly confused.

"Yue'er's health has always..."

Seeing Jiang Zhonghe's cold, indifferent gaze, Jiang Chenghe suddenly seemed to understand something.

It was as though he had fallen into an ice cellar. His entire body turned cold.

His voice trembled. "Father, she is my wife, Min'er's mother."

"So what? The Jiang Family cannot leave behind any hidden dangers."

"Do not say that I am forcing you. I will now give you two choices. First, you personally send her on her way. Second, you step down as family head, have your name removed from the Jiang Family genealogy, and I will permit you to take her and fly far away."

Jiang Zhonghe said this.

"Think it over carefully, Chenghe."

With that, he turned and left with his people.

Only Jiang Chenghe remained where he was, standing like a statue.

The next day.

News came from the Jiang Family.

The Jiang Family's mistress, Su Yue, had suddenly fallen gravely ill and died beyond treatment.

Green Maple Valley, the family head's courtyard.

Li Xinge looked at Li Xuanzhong before him. His aura seemed to have grown considerably stronger.

After checking his cultivation, Li Xinge asked with some surprise, "Second Elder, you broke through?"

Li Xuanzhong gave a hearty laugh. "After that bloody battle last time, I gained some insight. Not long after returning to the family, I broke through."

Li Xinge clapped and laughed, saying "Good" three times in a row.

"Our Li Family has gained another Great Perfection of Body Realm cultivator. This is truly cause for celebration."

Second Elder laughed loudly. "It is all thanks to the family head's good fortune."

"Since when did the dignified Elder of the Hall of Law Enforcement learn to flatter people?"

Li Xinge asked helplessly.

"Family Head, I am speaking the truth."

Li Xuanzhong looked utterly serious.

"If the family head had not turned the tide, let alone breaking through in cultivation, the weeds atop our graves would probably already be three feet tall."

"Enough, enough."

Li Xinge waved his hand, cutting Li Xuanzhong off.

He then changed the subject. "Second Elder, did you come here for something?"

"Reporting to the family head, it concerns the Su Family remnants. I came specifically to report to you."

Li Xinge rose to his feet and asked, "Have you found news of the Su Family remnants?"

"Yes. Moreover, I personally took action and completely uprooted the Su Family remnants. Not a single one was missed."

Li Xuanzhong said with a smile.

Hearing that, a satisfied smile appeared on Li Xinge's face.

"You handled this matter well."

The smile on Li Xuanzhong's face widened further.

"Family Head, it was merely my duty. The reason we were able to wipe out the Su Family remnants in one sweep so smoothly this time was largely because the Jiang Family tipped us off. Otherwise, they might truly have escaped."

"Oh?"

Li Xinge raised a brow, intrigued. "Tell me about it."

As Li Xuanzhong recounted everything in detail,

Li Xinge shook his head and chuckled. "This Jiang Family certainly knows how to watch the wind and steer the sails. Still, only a family like this can endure for long."

"Since the Jiang Family helped us this time, our Li Family cannot be stingy. Give them all the Su Family's properties in Qishan Town."

"If Third Elder learns of this, he will probably come before the family head and grumble again."

Li Xuanzhong said with a look of malicious delight.

Hearing this...

Li Xinge rubbed his forehead helplessly and sighed.

This Third Elder was good in every respect, except that he was far too miserly and loved to haggle over every last detail.

Even though the Li Family was now wealthy and powerful, he still could not change that miserly personality.

However, Li Xinge also knew that when it came to major matters of right and wrong, Third Elder had never been vague.

For example, last time, when they went to the prefectural city to purchase Qi and Blood Pills, he had produced twelve thousand taels of gold without a second word.

Seeing this youthful side of the family head was rare, and Li Xuanzhong could not help sighing inwardly.

While the children of other families were still hiding beneath their elders' wings from wind and rain, their own family head had already single-handedly held up the sky for more than a thousand members of the Li Family.

In the end, it was these old fossils who had been incompetent.

"Oh, right, Second Elder. Tomorrow morning, I will convene a meeting of the family's upper ranks in the Council Hall. Every senior member must attend. I have already notified everyone else; only you remain."

Li Xuanzhong nodded solemnly.

"I understand, Family Head. I will certainly arrive on time."

"All right, if there is nothing else, go back first. I will not keep you. There is still a mountain of family affairs waiting to be handled."

Li Xinge said with a headache.

During this period, the family had expanded greatly, and many matters required him, the family head, to make the final decision.

Li Xinge was both suffering and enjoying it.

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