The words Sikong Jing had spoken were a warning to Su Xuefeng, and a declaration to Su Yuexi's family.
After all, Su Xuefeng was Su Yuexi's grandfather. He didn't want to see Su Zhenglong and his father come to blows, either. If they could reconcile and go back to how things were, Sikong Jing would be more than happy.
But everything depended on how Su Xuefeng acted.
"Let bygones be bygones? Kill without mercy? Who do you think you are?"
"You're just a criminal, and Su Yuexi is an ugly freak who brings shame on everyone."
Unfortunately, Su Xuefeng only gave a cold, sinister laugh and continued to bellow.
At last, he threatened them icily. "Su Shan will be back soon. You little criminal won't be around much longer, either. I'll be waiting to see Su Shan beat you to death at my birthday banquet."
With that, Su Xuefeng left Su Yuexi's courtyard with the others, his heart brimming with hatred.
As Mei Xiaofang watched them disappear, she finally let out a long breath and crumpled to the ground.
Su Yuexi, meanwhile, wept with joy. The scene just now had been terrifying for her; one wrong move, and her whole family could have died.
At that moment, Su Zhenglong's face turned pale as he withdrew his true qi. He staggered on his feet.
The three of them hurried to support him and take him back to his room to rest.
Meanwhile, Su Xuefeng and the others were nearly bursting with rage as they left Su Yuexi's courtyard.
Su Zhengtao gritted his teeth. "That damned criminal. He clearly forced his way out of the city, so how did that turn into a meritorious deed?"
They couldn't make heads or tails of it, no matter how hard they tried. They could only chalk it up to Sikong Jing's incredible luck.
He must have happened to run into Qiu Ye during the operation after breaking out of the city and helped him a great deal.
Just then, a servant hurried over with a report. "Old Master, Chu Rongxian, the head of the Chu Family, requests an audience."
Su Xuefeng froze for a moment, then broke into a delighted grin. "Looks like Chu Rongxian agreed."
Twenty years ago, Yunye City had only three great families. The Su Clan had risen to prominence later, thanks to Su Zhenglong's sudden emergence. And since Su Xuefeng himself was no weakling, the family had finally secured its place among the four great families.
But the other three families had never been very friendly toward the Su Clan, an upstart among them.
That was why Su Xuefeng had deliberately been drawing closer to the Chu Family lately.
Su Zhenglong had already proved himself useless, with no hope of recovery. He was the Su Clan's only Human Realm expert, so they couldn't keep butting heads with the three great families. They needed an ally.
So Su Xuefeng had proposed a deal to the Chu Family.
Now that Chu Rongxian had come to call, he had surely accepted.
Nearby, Su Yun, who had been in a foul mood, hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, is it about me marrying Chu Bo?"
The deal Su Xuefeng had proposed was an alliance between the Chu Family and the Su Clan, with Su Yun marrying Chu Bo, the Chu Family's eldest son.
"That's right." Su Xuefeng nodded with a smile.
But Su Zhengtao seemed reluctant. "Chu Bo may be the Chu Family's eldest son, but he's a spoiled playboy and hopeless at martial arts. Wouldn't it be bad for Xiaoyun to marry him?"
Su Yun was the apple of Su Zhengtao's eye, so he didn't think Chu Bo was good enough for her.
"Heh. It's easier to control him when he's useless at martial arts."
"Chu Bo may be a spoiled playboy, but he thinks he deserves to be the Chu Family's eldest son and has always wanted the position of family head."
"He's also deeply resentful of his younger brothers."
"After Xiaoyun marries him, she can whisper in his ear. Then, once Su Shan reaches the Human Realm, we can gradually take control of Chu Bo and help him get rid of all his younger brothers, making him the head of the Chu Family."
"In the end, we'll turn him into a puppet of the Su Clan."
Su Xuefeng explained smugly, his scheme clicking along like a well-oiled abacus.
His eldest grandson, Su Shan, was extraordinarily talented. In Su Xuefeng's eyes, he was every bit the equal of Su Zhenglong in his youth. So Su Xuefeng wanted to pave the way for Su Shan and make all of Yunye City the Su Clan's domain.
After hearing the explanation, Su Zhengtao and his daughter felt reassured.
If the plan worked, Su Yun could have as many men as she wanted. What was the harm in putting up with this for now?
Soon, the three of them were at the entrance to Su Mansion, waiting to greet Chu Rongxian.
Su Xuefeng smiled. "Clan Head Chu, I knew you'd agree. Xiaoyun, come over and greet your future father-in-law."
Su Yun put on a sweet smile and bowed lightly. "Clan Head Chu, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Smack!
In the next instant, Chu Rongxian slapped Su Yun hard across the face. Her smile vanished, and she let out a scream as she went flying.
Su Xuefeng and Su Zhengtao froze, then cried out together, "Chu Rongxian, what are you doing?"
Chu Rongxian's killing intent surged. "What am I doing? I should be asking what you, Su Xuefeng, think you're doing!"
"My eldest son, Chu Bo, was forced to kneel in the street by someone from your Su Clan, then shout three times that Su Yuexi is the most beautiful woman in the world."
"Are you declaring war on the Chu Family?"
Chu Rongxian roared each word, his killing intent and true qi surging wildly.
Su Xuefeng and the others were dumbfounded. What was going on?
"Consider that slap a small down payment. We'll settle the rest later." Chu Rongxian turned and walked away.
Su Xuefeng and the others were left standing there in a daze. Su Yun clutched her cheek and shouted, "What the hell is this? Only a lunatic would force Chu Bo to say that ugly freak Su Yuexi is the most beautiful woman in the world!"
Su Xuefeng was just as baffled, so he hurriedly sent people to investigate.
When they learned about what had happened at the Heaven Martial Pavilion, they couldn't help roaring in fury. "That criminal! It's that criminal again!"
Pfft...
Su Xuefeng spat out a mouthful of blood. Because that criminal had forced Chu Bo to kneel, their carefully laid plans had gone completely to waste.
"Damn it, Su Yuexi! I'll kill your whole family!" Su Yun shrieked in rage.
At that moment, another table laden with fine food and wine had been set out in Su Yuexi's courtyard.
With the Gold Crystal Coins Sikong Jing had brought, they were finally no longer strapped for cash. But as the main branch of the Su Clan, they no longer had even a single servant, so they had to do everything themselves.
At least Su Yuexi was enjoying it. Living this way wasn't so bad.
Mei Xiaofang sat down and said, "Even though we have a fair bit of money now, we still can't waste it. Treating your father is what matters. Doctor Sun said the medicine from now on won't come cheap."
One dose cost three Gold Crystal Coins. It was practically like burning money.
"Mother-in-law, don't worry. I can earn money," Sikong Jing said with a smile.
He still had two Green Jade Slates. Carving them would earn him another two hundred Gold Crystal Coins, easy.
Mei Xiaofang glared at him in displeasure. "You think you'll be that lucky every time? You just happened to snatch a hundred Gold Crystal Coins from Hengyu Pawnshop, and now you don't even have to pay them back?"
Uh?
Sikong Jing quickly replied, "You've got it wrong. That hundred Gold Crystal Coins from Hengyu Pawnshop was already used to redeem the Jadeite Hairpin."
"That's right, Mother. Sikong Jing didn't steal his money."
Su Yuexi added that she had seen Sikong Jing take out plenty of Gold Crystal Coins with her own eyes.
Besides, that had happened before they went to Hengyu Pawnshop.
Mei Xiaofang shot them both a look, then said, "You two don't need to sing from the same hymn sheet. A theft is still a theft. And you only got the Jadeite Hairpin back for free because of what happened with the Beast Bandit Group and Qiu Ye's influence, right?"
Sikong Jing was speechless. Even if he told her he could carve Yellow Grade High Tier martial techniques, Mei Xiaofang probably wouldn't believe him.
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