Grandfather? You're Not Worthy!

However, Qiu Ye grew angry again and shouted, "What did I get wrong? I have brought back all two hundred heads of the Beast Bandit Group, including their leader, the Beast. Sikong Jing played an indispensable role in this."

Damn it, he thought, if these people keep making a scene, my great achievement will be called into question.

They gaped in shock; since he even had the heads, there could be no mistake.

At this moment, Sikong Jing stepped out while pulling Su Yuexi along, and said with a cold, mocking smile, "Su Xuefeng, I've disappointed you. Shouldn't one of the crimes you forced upon me be struck from the record?"

Su Xuefeng and Su Zhengtao stood with their mouths agape, their expressions as unsightly as if they had just eaten excrement.

Just then, Su Yun shouted unwillingly, "Even if you didn't force your way out of the city, you still committed a grave crime."

"Chief Han, he also robbed the Hengyu Pawnshop."

As soon as Su Yun said this, Su Yuexi, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt her heart tighten and her palms break into a sweat.

At the same time, the Hengyu Shopkeeper stood up, chest puffed out, and said brazenly, "That's right! This criminal robbed me of one hundred Gold Crystal Coins and a Jade Hairpin. He should be executed!"

Not seeing Sikong Jing punished made the Hengyu Shopkeeper very unhappy.

One hundred Gold Crystal Coins?

Qiu Ye had thought his business was finished and had no desire to concern himself with Sikong Jing's other crimes, but the mention of those one hundred Gold Crystal Coins struck a nerve—those were the coins Luo Ning had given him.

No one noticed Qiu Ye, but Chief Han found an opportunity and shouted again, "Criminal, you are a convict and you committed robbery. What punishment do you deserve?"

Slap!

Suddenly, Chief Han felt a sharp pain in his face and was knocked to the ground by someone yet again.

He looked up to see it was Qiu Ye once more.

He roared in a fury, "Qiu Ye, are you addicted to hitting me? Do you believe I'll declare war on you?"

Qiu Ye sneered and ignored him, then looked at Sikong Jing and asked, "If I recall correctly, the Jade Hairpin belonged to Miss Luo Ning, didn't it?"

Hearing this, Sikong Jing was somewhat surprised.

However, he immediately understood; Luo Ning must have said something to Qiu Ye. He nodded and replied, "That is correct. With General Qiu's help, I successfully bought back the Jade Hairpin that belongs to my wife."

"As for the one hundred Gold Crystal Coins from the Hengyu Pawnshop, I did indeed take them, but that was because he breached our contract first..."

He offered a casual explanation, and Qiu Ye felt quite satisfied hearing it.

Buying back the Jade Hairpin had nothing to do with him, but Sikong Jing had credited his help.

This kid is quite sensible!

Thinking of this, Qiu Ye shouted at the Hengyu Shopkeeper, "You are the shopkeeper of the Hengyu Pawnshop, right? I witnessed with my own eyes that Sikong Jing bought the Jade Hairpin back from Miss Luo. Do you dare to claim he robbed it from your shop?"

In an instant, the Hengyu Shopkeeper panicked; he hadn't expected Qiu Ye to have witnessed it personally.

"Are you going to tell the truth?" Qiu Ye signaled his soldiers, who lunged toward the shopkeeper.

Thud...

The Hengyu Shopkeeper knelt directly on the ground, crying, "General Qiu, please forgive me! I was incited by the head of the Su Clan."

Damn it, Su Xuefeng, Su Zhengtao, and the others almost cursed out loud.

Chief Han's expression was even more hideous; the Hengyu Shopkeeper was actually spouting nonsense.

The matter of the Jade Hairpin had happened to land right in Qiu Ye's crosshairs.

Qiu Ye's expression was grim as he pointed at Chief Han and added, "Is Sikong Jing the one who should be punished? It is clearly this shopkeeper."

Chief Han's mouth twitched, and he was left speechless...

The Hengyu Shopkeeper had breached the contract first, and now he had even forged testimony—his crimes were compounded!

"Su Xuefeng, can the second charge against me be struck from the record now?" Sikong Jing's voice rang out at the perfect moment.

As he spoke, he looked at Mei Xiaofang: "Mother-in-law, with General Qiu's word, you should believe that I am not a highwayman, right?"

Mei Xiaofang's expression froze; she didn't know whether to be happy or how to react.

Su Yuexi finally revealed a smile for the first time, looking at Mei Xiaofang with a hint of triumph, as if to say: Do you see? Sikong Jing is a good man; I didn't put my faith in the wrong person.

At this, Qiu Ye looked at Su Xuefeng again and said, "Clan Head Su, although your family has its own rules, inciting others to lie is also wrong."

Su Xuefeng's mouth twitched uncontrollably, and he nearly bit his teeth until they bled, but he could only nod repeatedly in agreement.

Even the Hengyu Shopkeeper had confessed; he dared not say otherwise!

"Sikong Jing, the twenty Gold Crystal Coins were a personal reward from me. Once the heads of the Beast Bandit Group are submitted, there may be further rewards. I shall take my leave now."

After Qiu Ye finished speaking, he led his men away from the Su Clan.

Chief Han stared at Sikong Jing with seething hatred; it was this criminal who had caused him to be beaten by Qiu Ye time and time again.

But there was nothing he could do, and in the end, he could only drag the Hengyu Shopkeeper away.

Inside Su Yuexi's courtyard, only the members of the Su Clan remained.

Suddenly, Su Zhengtao roared again, "Sikong Jing murdered a family servant; he must still be executed!"

The two previous charges were gone, and this was the only one Su Zhengtao had left to use.

"Is that so?"

It was Su Zhenglong's icy voice that responded to Su Zhengtao, while the true energy of the Human Realm surged into the sky.

If he had only acted before because he could not bear his daughter Su Yuexi's pleas, Su Zhenglong was now acting of his own free will.

The facts proved that Sikong Jing was entirely trustworthy, and his daughter was worth entrusting to him.

"Su Zhenglong, do you want to risk your life against me?" Su Xuefeng blocked Su Zhengtao in a fit of rage.

As always, he was the only one in the Su Clan who could withstand Su Zhenglong when he fought for his life.

As the words fell, Su Xuefeng's aura also reached the Human Realm, pressing down toward Su Zhenglong.

The momentum of the father and son collided wildly within the courtyard.

Suddenly, Su Zhenglong spoke first: "Father, your Birthday Banquet is approaching; it is best not to make too much of a scene. Otherwise, if you end up without a single son by then, your Birthday Banquet will be quite tasteless, won't it?"

Su Xuefeng had two sons, Su Zhenglong and Su Zhengtao.

The implication was clear: if he continued to push, Su Zhenglong might die, but Su Zhengtao would die as well.

"Fine, fine, you truly are my good son."

"I hope you can bring me a satisfactory gift on the day of my Birthday Banquet."

Finally, Su Xuefeng compromised, having no intention of continuing the hard confrontation. He took another deep breath and looked at Sikong Jing, saying, "No matter what, you are my granddaughter's husband; you should call me Grandfather."

This sentence was delivered in an extremely cold tone; Su Xuefeng was simply displeased that Sikong Jing addressed him by his name.

He was even more displeased by his calm and composed demeanor.

Sikong Jing raised an eyebrow but did not speak.

He would naturally respect Su Zhenglong and his wife as elders, but Su Xuefeng was far from qualified.

Seeing this, Su Yun immediately shouted, "Why haven't you called him Grandfather yet?"

Sikong Jing chuckled and said lazily, "You are not worthy!"

The three words made the killing intent in Su Xuefeng's eyes boil over.

However, Sikong Jing took another heavy step forward, ignoring the former's killing intent, and said coldly, "Those who humiliate others will be humiliated in turn; the servants of today may be the likes of you tomorrow."

"If you want to be called Grandfather, it is simple: show some care for your descendants, and I might let bygones be bygones."

"Conversely, as long as I, Sikong Jing, am here, anyone who dares to bully my family will be killed without mercy."