Faced with Su Mingli's challenge, the rest of the Su Family seemed to agree with him.
Su Xin had no choice but to take out a map. "There really aren't any forces around Wutong Mountain that can threaten you. But the powers of the martial world are all intertwined. If you offend some insignificant little force, you could end up offending a major one.
"Take Chen Family Village at the foot of Wutong Mountain, for example. It's just an ordinary second-rate force.
"But the village chief's daughter married a direct descendant of the Beiyuan Dugu Clan. If you lay a hand on him, how can you be sure the Beiyuan Dugu Clan won't come after you?
"The Su Family is trying to rejoin the martial world. If you act too aggressively, you'll make a lot of people uneasy. The Dugu Clan is one of them."
Su Mingli sneered. "Back when the Ningyuan Hall Su Family ruled the land, the Dugu Clan's ancestors were probably still scraping by in some tiny kingdom!"
Su Xin shrugged. "If you're all that confident, then forget I said anything. Wutong Mountain is yours from now on. You can take whatever land around it you like. Just don't touch the Six Fan Sect's territory."
The Su Family Ancestor coughed. "We'll do as Su Xin says. We won't touch the land around Wutong Mountain."
As he spoke, the Su Family Ancestor gave Su Mingli a pointed look. Su Mingli had been about to say something, but immediately swallowed his words.
The Su Family Ancestor had lived long enough to know when to make a decision.
He knew Su Xin was right. The Su Family shouldn't act so forcefully at the moment. Otherwise, they might draw the Dugu Clan's suspicion and provoke them into striking first.
After all,