Gu Qingying stole a cautious glance at Su Chen, her eyes filled with awe as well as fear.
The man before her was outrageously powerful! A first-rate force had been wiped out just like that. Who would believe it?
Su Chen slowly rose to his feet and smiled. "That was my first time killing so many people. It was rather interesting."
Gu Qingying: "..."
Su Chen stretched, then headed outside.
Watching Su Chen's retreating figure, Gu Qingying reached out, only to lower her hand again. She glanced at the unconscious Elder Weng, picked him up, and vanished.
On a mountain peak, Elder Weng sat leaning against a large tree, his eyes vacant and his hair disheveled. What had just happened had dealt him a heavy blow.
Gu Qingying looked at Elder Weng and said, "You're lucky to be alive."
She could speak!
Elder Weng lowered his head and said nothing.
Just then, a young married woman suddenly appeared beside Gu Qingying and bowed respectfully to her. "Young miss."
Elder Weng looked up at Gu Qingying, puzzled.
Gu Qingying nodded. "How are the preparations going?"
The woman replied, "Everything is ready."
Gu Qingying's gaze turned cold. "My eldest brother sent so many experts to surround and kill me back then. Now that I'm going back, it's time to settle that score-and take control of the entire Gu Household while I'm at it!"
The woman's face lit up with excitement.
Gu Qingying turned to Elder Weng. "When I was surrounded and gravely injured, you saved me. I'll give you a chance. Follow me."
Elder Weng shook his head. "Forget it. All I want now is to find somewhere to spend my old age."
The thought of what had happened at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion made sweat pour down his back. The cultivation world was too dangerous. He only wanted to spend the rest of his life in peace.
Gu Qingying nodded. "All right."
With that, she turned and left, and the woman hurried after her.
Left behind, Elder Weng let out a long sigh. Thinking of Su Chen, he said with a complicated expression, "Does such a terrifying existence really exist in this world?"
Inside a grand hall, Jiang Li and Chu Feiyu had remained silent ever since receiving news of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion's destruction.
Jiang Li closed his eyes. "Do you think he knows we hired the Drunken Immortal Pavilion to assassinate him?"
Chu Feiyu was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know."
Jiang Li's voice trembled. "If he knows, what will happen to our two clans?"
Chu Feiyu remained silent, saying nothing.
Jiang Li continued, "It looks like we've brought a calamity down on our lineages-one that could wipe out our clans!"
Chu Feiyu clenched his hands tightly, still saying nothing.
Jiang Li suddenly looked at Jiang Li. "As long as our two households join forces, we may not need to fear him!"
Chu Feiyu's gaze sharpened. "Then what do we tell our families?"
Jiang Li slowly closed his eyes. "We just have to say we provoked a powerful enemy outside, and they'll naturally take action. But we mustn't tell them Su Chen destroyed the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. Otherwise, they might refuse to act, or even kill us to apologize to Su Chen!"
Chu Feiyu thought for a moment, then said, "All right!"
Jiang Li nodded and vanished.
Left behind, Chu Feiyu's eyes flickered with a sharp light. No one knew what he was thinking. After a while, he vanished from the hall.
One day later
Ancient Moon Peak
Su Chen was fishing when he looked in a certain direction and said calmly, "Come out."
A figure emerged from the shadows. It was Chu Feiyu. He had not returned to his clan!
Chu Feiyu came before Su Chen and knelt. "Please forgive the foolish decision I made before."
Su Chen did not answer. Chu Feiyu waited quietly, though beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
He had come to Su Chen because he did not dare gamble!
He was afraid he would make another wrong decision and bring about the Chu Clan's destruction. Then he would become a sinner of the Chu Clan!
So he had decided to apologize to Su Chen. It would be best if Su Chen forgave him, but if he did not, Chu Feiyu would atone with his life!
He had already staked his life on this visit!
Just then, the fishing rod moved. Su Chen gave it a gentle pull, and a spirit fish surfaced. He tossed it into a basin beside him. This time, he did not release it, but intended to kill and eat it later.
Only after casting the hook back into the lake did he turn to look at Chu Feiyu.
When Su Chen looked at him, Chu Feiyu trembled and silently lowered his head.
Su Chen spoke. "You're a clever kid. You can go. Just don't come looking for trouble with me again."
Chu Feiyu was delighted. He hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him. "Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!"
He was thrilled. He had not expected Su Chen to let him go just like that. He had even been prepared to die!
Su Chen waved a hand. "Go on."
Chu Feiyu hesitated, then said, "That Jiang Li might come looking for trouble with you."
Su Chen said calmly, "If he dares come, I'll dare wipe out his entire clan."
Chu Feiyu's powerful frame trembled, and his gaze grew awed as he looked at Su Chen. He knew Su Chen was not just putting on an act-the Drunken Immortal Pavilion was a living example! He was immensely glad of the decision he had made.
Chu Feiyu said respectfully, "If he comes, I'll notify you."
Su Chen glanced at Chu Feiyu. "You want to use me to wipe out the Jiang Household so your Chu Household can swallow it up?"
The hairs on Chu Feiyu's body stood on end. He hurriedly kowtowed to Su Chen and said in a trembling voice, "I... I..."
His heart was in his throat. He had not expected Su Chen to guess his intention, and a surge of regret welled up in him.
Trying to play tricks in front of someone like him, am I fucking brain-dead?
Chu Feiyu cursed himself inwardly.
Su Chen said calmly, "Of everything the Jiang Household owns, I get eighty percent and you get twenty. Understand?"
Chu Feiyu was stunned at first, then wild with joy. "I understand, I understand!"
Su Chen nodded. "When the time comes, deliver the goods to the holy lord of the Star Holy Land. Understand?"
Chu Feiyu nodded hurriedly. "Understood!"
Su Chen nodded. "Good. Go on. What you do next is up to you."
Chu Feiyu rose, bowed respectfully, and turned to leave.
He was overjoyed. Although he would receive only twenty percent of the Jiang Household's assets, he was already satisfied. The Jiang Household was a first-rate force; even ten percent of its assets was an enormous amount.
Immortal Realm, Chu Household
"Father, that's what happened."
Chu Feiyu knelt on the floor, looking at the middle-aged man seated in the main seat.
The middle-aged man wore an embroidered robe and was slightly plump. All ten of his fingers were covered in priceless rings, making him look like a nouveau riche.
Chu Yun, head of the Chu Household!
After listening to his son, Chu Yun fell silent. A while later, he asked, "Is Su Chen really that terrifying?"
Chu Feiyu nodded hurriedly. "He was the one who destroyed the Drunken Immortal Pavilion!"
Chu Yun was startled. "Really?"
Chu Feiyu nodded. "Really!"
Chu Yun fell silent. He had only recently learned that the Drunken Immortal Pavilion had been destroyed, and at the time he had wondered who could have done it.
But now his son was telling him that the person who had destroyed the Drunken Immortal Pavilion had previously been his son's enemy! By now, his back was soaked with cold sweat.