The message showed as delivered, but no reply came. He waited a while, set his phone facedown on the bedside table, and lay on his back.
In the darkness, his Rinnegan activated without him realizing it, glowing pale purple. Six tomoe slowly revolved in his pupils, as though reflecting his turbulent thoughts.
Capital City, the Su Clan's rear courtyard.
Far from the central grounds of Su Clan Manor, only a few plain, blue-brick, tiled-roof houses stood deep in a bamboo grove.
This had once been where the Su Clan Ancestor secluded herself for cultivation. Now it had become the forbidden grounds where she was confined.
The bamboo grove was quiet, so quiet that the faint rustling of wind brushing through the bamboo leaves could be heard.
Su Qianxue sat by the window, watching the swaying bamboo shadows outside. Her superpower had been sealed for several days. On the day it was sealed, her phone had also been confiscated, along with every communication device that could connect her to the outside world.
Her only connection to the outside world now was this window and the small patch of bamboo beyond it.
For the first two days, she had still felt angry. She had paced around the room, clenched her fists, and bitten her lip to force back her tears.
By today, her anger had gradually settled, replaced by a calm that resembled resignation.
She knew her anger was useless. The ancestor had personally sealed her and her father's superpowers. This was not something she could resist alone.
She had once thought that reaching the Domain Realm would give her leverage to negotiate with her clan. Only now did she realize how naive her thoughts had been in the face of overriding interests.
But she had no regrets. Given another chance, she