However, Qiu Ye flew into a rage again and shouted, "What did I get wrong? I brought back all two hundred heads of the Beast Bandit Group, including their leader, Beast. Sikong Jing was a great help."
Damn it, if these people kept making a fuss, his great achievement was going to be called into question.
With mouths agape, they saw the heads, too. There could be no mistake.
At that moment, Sikong Jing stepped forward with Su Yuexi, his expression cold as he said, "Su Xuefeng, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Shouldn't you take one of the charges you pinned on me off the list?"
Su Xuefeng and Su Zhengtao gaped at him, their faces ugly as if they'd eaten shit.
Just then, Su Yun shouted in frustration, "Even if he didn't force his way out of the city, he still committed a grave crime."
"Chief Han, he also robbed Hengyu Pawnshop."
At Su Yun's words, Su Yuexi, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, tensed up again, her palms growing clammy.
At the same time, the shopkeeper of Hengyu Pawnshop stepped forward, chest puffed out, and said brazenly, "That's right! This criminal robbed me of a hundred Gold Crystal Coins and a Jade Hairpin. He deserves to be executed!"
Hengyu Shopkeeper was furious that he hadn't seen Sikong Jing punished.
A hundred Gold Crystal Coins?
Qiu Ye had thought his business was finished. He didn't want to get involved in Sikong Jing's other crimes, but that hundred Gold Crystal Coins struck a nerve. They were the ones Luo Ning had given him.
No one noticed Qiu Ye. Chief Han seized his chance and shouted again, "Criminal, you're a convict and you still robbed someone. What punishment do you deserve?"
Smack!
Suddenly, Chief Han felt a sharp pain across his face and was knocked to the ground once again.
He looked up. It was Qiu Ye again.
He roared furiously, "Qiu Ye, have you gotten addicted to hitting me? Do you want me to declare war on you?"
Qiu Ye only sneered, then turned to Sikong Jing and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, that Jade Hairpin originally belonged to Miss Luo Ning, right?"
Sikong Jing was a little surprised.
But he quickly understood. Luo Ning must have told Qiu Ye something. He nodded and replied, "That's right. With General Qiu's help, I was able to buy back the Jade Hairpin that belonged to my wife."
"As for the hundred Gold Crystal Coins from Hengyu Pawnshop, I did take them, but that was because the shopkeeper broke his agreement first..."
He gave a brief explanation, and Qiu Ye listened with great satisfaction.
Of course, he'd had nothing to do with buying back the Jade Hairpin, but Sikong Jing had said it was thanks to his help.
This kid knew how to play his cards!
With that thought, Qiu Ye shouted at the Hengyu Shopkeeper, "You're the shopkeeper of Hengyu Pawnshop, right? I saw with my own eyes Sikong Jing buy the Jade Hairpin from Miss Luo. Do you dare claim he stole it from your shop?"
The Hengyu Shopkeeper instantly panicked. Qiu Ye had actually witnessed it himself.
"Are you going to tell the truth?" Qiu Ye called for his soldiers again, and they rushed toward the shopkeeper.
Thump...
The Hengyu Shopkeeper dropped to his knees and, with a tearful face, said, "Forgive me, General Qiu. The Su Clan Master put me up to it."
Damn it! Su Xuefeng and Su Zhengtao nearly cursed aloud.
Chief Han's expression grew even uglier. The Hengyu Shopkeeper had been talking nonsense all along.
And now the Jade Hairpin matter had landed right in Qiu Ye's line of fire.
Qiu Ye's expression darkened. He pointed at Chief Han and said, "Is Sikong Jing the one who deserves to be punished? Isn't it obvious that this shopkeeper is the one at fault?"
Chief Han's lips twitched. He couldn't say a word...
The Hengyu Shopkeeper had broken the agreement first and had now even falsified testimony. His crimes had only grown worse!
"Su Xuefeng, can you take a second charge off the list now?" Sikong Jing's voice rang out at just the right moment.
Then he looked at Mei Xiaofang. "Mother-in-law, with General Qiu's testimony, you should believe I'm no highway robber now, right?"
Mei Xiaofang's expression froze. She didn't know whether to be happy or what.
At last, Su Yuexi smiled for the first time. She looked at Mei Xiaofang with a trace of smugness, as if to say, See? Sikong Jing is a good person. I was right to trust him.
Qiu Ye then turned to Su Xuefeng and said, "Clan Master Su, your family may have its rules, but it's still wrong to incite people to commit crimes."
Su Xuefeng's lips twitched repeatedly. He nearly ground his teeth to the point of bleeding, but could only keep agreeing.
Even the Hengyu Shopkeeper had admitted it. He didn't dare deny it.
"Sikong Jing, the twenty Gold Crystal Coins were a reward from me personally. After the heads of the Beast Bandit Group are submitted, you might even receive another reward. I'll take my leave for now."
With that, Qiu Ye led his men out of the Su Clan.
Chief Han glared at Sikong Jing with seething hatred. It was this criminal who had gotten him beaten by Qiu Ye time and time again.
But there was nothing he could do. In the end, he could only take the Hengyu Shopkeeper away with him.
Only members of the Su Clan remained in Su Yuexi's courtyard.
Suddenly, Su Zhengtao shouted again, "Sikong Jing murdered the servants. He still deserves to die!"
With the two earlier charges gone, this was the only one Su Zhengtao could still use against him.
"Is that so?"
The reply came from Su Zhenglong, his voice icy. At the same time, the true energy of the Human Realm surged into the sky.
Before, he had been prepared to act because he couldn't bear his daughter Su Yuexi's pleas. Now, Su Zhenglong was willing to do so.
The facts had proven that Sikong Jing could be trusted completely. His daughter had chosen well.
"Su Zhenglong, are you trying to fight me to the death?" Su Xuefeng roared, stepping in front of Su Zhengtao.
As before, he was the only one in the Su Clan who could withstand Su Zhenglong fighting to the death.
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Xuefeng's aura also surged to the Human Realm, pressing down on Su Zhenglong.
The father and son's auras clashed violently in the courtyard.
Suddenly, Su Zhenglong spoke first. "Father, your birthday banquet is coming up. Let's not make too much of a scene. Otherwise, you might not even have one son left by then. That would make your birthday banquet rather dull, wouldn't it?"
Su Xuefeng had two sons, Su Zhenglong and Su Zhengtao.
The meaning was clear: if Su Xuefeng kept pushing him, Su Zhenglong would die—but so would Su Zhengtao.
"Fine, fine. You really are a good son."
"On the day of my birthday banquet, I hope you can bring me a gift I'll be satisfied with."
At last, Su Xuefeng relented and decided not to force a fight. He took a deep breath, then looked at Sikong Jing and said, "No matter what, you're my granddaughter's husband. You should call me Grandfather."
His words dripped with icy disdain. Su Xuefeng simply couldn't stand Sikong Jing addressing him by name.
He was even more annoyed by Sikong Jing's calm, unruffled demeanor.
Sikong Jing raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
He naturally respected people like Su Zhenglong and his wife as elders, but Su Xuefeng was nowhere near worthy of the title.
Seeing this, Su Yun immediately shouted, "Why aren't you calling him Grandfather?"
Sikong Jing laughed and drawled lazily, "You? You're not worthy!"
Those three words sent murderous intent surging through Su Xuefeng's eyes.
But Sikong Jing took another heavy step forward, completely unfazed by his murderous glare. He said coldly, "He who humiliates others will be humiliated in turn. Perhaps those servants today understood that better than you do."
"If you want to hear me call you Grandfather, it's simple. Show that you care for your descendants. Then perhaps I can let bygones be bygones."
"Otherwise, so long as I, Sikong Jing, am here, anyone who dares bully my family will be killed without mercy."
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