Su Mingqi was tempted by Su Xin's words. Just as Su Xin had said, what these collateral relatives lacked most wasn't strength, but confidence.
When facing the legitimate branch, they were born a head shorter. Even Su Mingqi was no exception.
After all, Su Zhongying and the others had initially planned to back down and let the matter die. It was only after Wei Changdong and the others' words stung them that they decided to seek out Su Mingqi.
At the time, Su Mingqi could have taken the initiative to approach Su Zhongying, but he hadn't. Instead, he waited for Su Zhongying to come to him, wanting to see whether those collateral disciples still had even a shred of backbone.
Although Su Mingqi was tempted, reason told him that if they truly fell out with the legitimate branch, both sides of the Su Family would suffer, and the family would ultimately be destroyed.
Su Mingqi shook his head. "No matter what, if we fight those legitimate heirs to the death now, even if we win, no one will be able to shoulder the Su Family's burden.
"I may have great standing among the Su Family's collateral relatives, but in the jianghu, I'm a nobody. At the very least, I can't bear the weight of being Su Family Head.
"The Su Family is already surrounded by enemies on all sides. If we suffer heavy losses, the family will be on the brink of ruin."
Su Mingqi knew his own strengths and weaknesses.
He had dealt with both of the Su Family's recent heads. When it came to managing the family, he was inferior to Su Mingyuan, and was barely on par with Su Mingli.
To be honest, someone at that level simply couldn't keep the Su Family afloat.
Su Xin looked