Could It Have Been the Xu Family Boy?

Du Yuanxiu fell silent for a moment. He looked at Xu Ye, and in the end, he could not hold it in any longer. Guilt ridden, he said, "Xu Ye, I'm sorry."

"What?" Xu Ye froze for a moment, not understanding why Du Yuanxiu had suddenly said that.

Du Yuanxiu sighed. "The Su Family forcibly bought your pardon writ. Though I can't stomach it, and I'm deeply displeased with the Su Family, to be honest, I can't help you. It isn't that I don't want to help—it's that I don't have the ability."

This was what made him feel most guilty.

His old friend's descendant was being bullied, yet he was powerless to do anything.

Hearing this, Xu Ye smiled. "This isn't Uncle Du's fault. I understand."

The Su Family was powerful. In all of White Cloud County, there were only a handful who could stand up for him.

Like his father, Du Yuanxiu was merely an ordinary member of the Demon-Suppression Bureau. It would have been strange if he had that kind of power.

Still, hearing the man say it so frankly, Xu Ye understood that he had not forgotten the bond he had shared with Xu Ye's father.

That was enough.

As for the Su Family and that dead hag, sooner or later, he would settle the score himself.

Xu Ye's words only made Du Yuanxiu feel guiltier. Taking a deep breath, he said, "I won't dare promise anything else, but if you ever need my help, come find me at the Demon-Suppression Bureau. I absolutely won't refuse."

It was his promise.

And also his way of looking after his old friend's descendants.

Xu Ye nodded. "Then I'll be relying on Uncle Du."

Xu Ye did not stand on ceremony.

Du Yuanxiu nodded slightly.

Then Xu Ye smiled. "Uncle Du, I've been out for quite a while. Zhizhi is still at home, so I'll be leaving first."

Du Yuanxiu nodded. "All right! Go without worry. I'll handle things here."

Xu Ye cupped his fists slightly, then turned and quickly left.

Watching him go, Du Yuanxiu sighed softly. "This damned chaotic world."

Lü Tao shrugged and suddenly asked, "Not to say anything, Chief Du, but why didn't you ask him to join the Demon-Suppression Bureau?"

"With his strength, and that ruthlessness of his, there shouldn't be any problem with him joining the Demon-Suppression Bureau."

Du Yuanxiu glanced at Lü Tao before saying, "Our Demon-Suppression Bureau isn't as safe as outsiders think. Haven't enough people died over the years?"

"Old Xu only had this one son. I don't want him gone too."

Hearing that, Lü Tao scratched his head and nodded.

Seeing this, Du Yuanxiu added, "Have someone keep an eye on that side from now on. Old Xu is already gone. I don't want anything to happen to his son and daughter."

"Understood!" Lü Tao nodded slightly.

Du Yuanxiu said no more and began handling the aftermath here.

At that moment, Xu Ye found a place and cleaned away every trace on his body before quietly returning to his little house.

Only when he saw Xu Zhizhi sleeping soundly did he smile.

After resting briefly, he began reviewing today's battle.

"Although I won today, it was entirely because of my cultivation and strength. If I had fought someone at the same level, I definitely would have fallen far short."

"If I had martial skills to rely on, my combat strength would certainly be even greater. Dealing with that cat demon and the Clear Spring Gang would have been much easier."

As the saying went, only actual combat could test one's true battle strength.

That was absolutely right.

After today's battle, Xu Ye had already seen his shortcomings clearly.

His fighting had been completely unstructured, nothing but brute force against brute force.

Not only did he lack fighting techniques, he also lacked sufficient combat methods and martial skills.

If he had those things, he would surely be able to rise another level.

Unfortunately, martial skills, like cultivation methods, were exceedingly precious.

He could not obtain them for the time being.

"It looks like joining the Demon-Suppression Bureau is already urgent," Xu Ye thought to himself.

Whether cultivation methods or martial skills, he could only obtain them after joining the Demon-Suppression Bureau.

Xu Ye had already made up his mind. Tomorrow, he would find a way to join the Demon-Suppression Bureau.

With that thought, Xu Ye stopped dwelling on it. Since there was no way to continue cultivating now, he might as well sleep.

The night passed without incident!

The next morning, Xu Zhizhi rose early and prepared breakfast. After Xu Ye had eaten his fill, he told Xu Zhizhi to stay home and not worry.

He himself was preparing to go to the Demon-Suppression Bureau to see how he could join it.

The moment he pushed open the door and stepped outside, the chatter of the neighboring residents reached him from all around.

"Hey, have you heard?"

"Heard what?"

"The Clear Spring Gang is gone!"

"They say everyone in the Clear Spring Gang was wiped out overnight."

"What? Something like that happened?"

"It's absolutely true. The authorities have already put up notices."

"My heavens! That's terrifying. Who could have done it?"

Countless voices rang out, but Xu Ye showed no reaction.

Du Yuanxiu had said he would handle it, and Xu Ye trusted him.

After all, his father had praised Du Yuanxiu's loyalty and righteousness more than once while he was alive.

Xu Ye believed Du Yuanxiu would definitely settle it properly.

"Oh! It's the Xu Family boy!"

"Heading out?"

As everyone talked, they suddenly saw Xu Ye emerge. They immediately fell silent and greeted him.

Xu Ye nodded slightly in response.

Someone suddenly thought of something and asked Xu Ye, "Xu Family boy, everyone from the Clear Spring Gang is dead. Do you know who did it?"

Xu Ye chuckled. "How would I know? Perhaps they had done every evil under heaven and Heaven finally took them."

As Xu Ye spoke, he paid no mind to the others' stares and walked straight toward the Demon-Suppression Bureau.

Hearing that, no one asked any further questions.

Only after Xu Ye had completely left did everyone begin talking again.

"Do you think the Xu Family boy did it?"

"It's very possible!"

"The day before yesterday, I secretly saw that kid. He seemed pretty good at fighting!"

"Exactly! And last time, he even injured Wan Laosan. The Clear Spring Gang's destruction must be related to him."

Quite a few people felt that this matter was most likely connected to Xu Ye.

After all, many people had clashed with the Clear Spring Gang.

But no one else had been able to injure anyone from the Clear Spring Gang.

Xu Ye was the first.

And only a day had passed before the Clear Spring Gang was gone. How could people not let their imaginations run wild?

But Xu Ye could not be bothered with such speculation.

As long as the authorities could not trace it back to him, none of it mattered.

Meanwhile!

Within a small courtyard somewhere in the Su Family estate.

Su Qingxue sat in a pavilion in a purple dress, ethereal and elegant.

She lightly took a bite of the pastry before her and asked, "Did Su Yu get the pardon writ? Has the matter of entering the Demon-Suppression Bureau been settled?"

"It has been settled! Young Master Su Yu is now a member of the Demon-Suppression Bureau." The scar-faced coachman had changed into different clothes and answered respectfully.

Su Qingxue nodded slightly. "Very good!"

Although Su Yu usually did nothing but idle about, was an utter wastrel, and did not have much cultivation either—

He was still her younger brother.

Joining the Demon-Suppression Bureau came with so many benefits, so naturally she wanted to satisfy Su Yu.

And that was why she had wanted Xu Ye's pardon writ.

She wanted to pave a smooth road ahead for her younger brother.

With that thought, Su Qingxue casually asked, "What about Xu Ye? How is he?"

She still could not forget the way that damned brat had ignored her.

Su Qingxue had already prepared to torment Xu Ye.

But upon hearing this, the scar-faced coachman hesitated before saying, "Something... happened over there!"