The middle-aged man stared at Su Chen, a flash of surprise in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Hello."
Su Chen nodded, then turned to leave.
The middle-aged man's expression stiffened, and he hurriedly said, "Don't you want the inheritance?"
Su Chen stopped and turned to look at him. "Do you want me to tell the truth?" he asked calmly.
The middle-aged man was taken aback and nodded instinctively.
Su Chen said indifferently, "It's a trash inheritance. What use would I have for it?"
The middle-aged man froze where he stood. Then he said in disbelief, "Do you even know what you're saying?"
Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. He said nothing.
The corner of the middle-aged man's mouth twitched.
Why the fuck isn't this going the way I expected?
Shouldn't he be begging me to give him the inheritance?
Fuck!
What the hell is wrong with him?
Su Chen's behavior left the middle-aged man utterly baffled. He asked uncertainly, "You really don't want this inheritance?"
Su Chen said nothing and prepared to turn and leave again.
"Fuck, bro, don't go!"
Seeing that Su Chen was about to leave, the middle-aged man immediately panicked.
He had finally managed to wait for someone to arrive. How could he possibly let Su Chen leave just like that?
Su Chen raised an eyebrow. "Something else?"
The middle-aged man was speechless.
Bro!
I just came out to show off. Can't you give me a little face?
He really couldn't believe this!
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Can you tell me why you look down on my inheritance?"
Su Chen's expression remained calm. Then he slowly raised his hand and brought two fingers together. The next moment, he gently swept them through the air.
At that very moment, an exceedingly terrifying sword intent surged from his two fingers!
The instant that terrifying sword intent appeared, the middle-aged man's sword intent shattered. The terrifying sword intent spread across heaven and earth like an overwhelming flood, extinguishing everything in its path!
Everyone in the academy was so frightened by the terrifying sword intent that they fell to their knees, their faces deathly pale as fear filled their hearts.
Too terrifying!
This sword intent is hundreds, thousands of times more terrifying than the previous one!
Just then, the sword intent shattered in an instant, and everything returned to calm, as though nothing had happened.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although the sword intent had vanished, their legs were still trembling uncontrollably.
Someone said, "Just what kind of terrifying existence could unleash such terrifying sword intent? What on earth happened up on the Heavenly Ladder?"
No one could calm their hearts for a long time, and the scene they had just witnessed kept replaying in their minds.
On the Heavenly Ladder, the middle-aged man had been silent ever since he saw Su Chen's sword intent. Though he looked calm on the surface, inwardly, he had long since been scared pissless.
This sword intent is too damn terrifying!
Is this something a human can possess?
Are we fucking sure this isn't over the limit?
The middle-aged man stared at Su Chen, deep wariness and awe in his eyes. The strong were worthy of his respect.
At that moment, he finally understood why Su Chen looked down on his inheritance.
If it were me, I wouldn't fucking want this trash inheritance either!
Su Chen looked at the middle-aged man and said calmly, "Do you understand now?"
The middle-aged man nodded. "This junior understands!"
The corners of Su Chen's mouth rose. He shook his head, then turned to leave.
"Wait!"
The middle-aged man suddenly called out to stop Su Chen.
Su Chen raised an eyebrow, a trace of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
The middle-aged man's heart jolted. He knew Su Chen was surely growing impatient, so he hurriedly said, "May I ask you for a favor?"
Su Chen said indifferently, "No."
With that, he turned to leave.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man's face turned bitter, and he sighed inwardly.
Alas...
Someone finally reached the top, but who would have thought it would be a big shot!
He looked up at the sky, gritting his teeth.
Thieving heavens, are you fucking messing with me?
Heavenly Dao: "..."
At that moment, the Heavenly Dao really wanted to say something.
What the fuck does this have to do with me?
Every last one of you has nothing better to do than blame me!
If I couldn't just strike at will, I'd want to strike you all dead!
Fuck!
Su Chen walked down the Heavenly Ladder with his hands behind his back. Everyone turned to look at him, curiosity in their eyes.
They were all very curious about what inheritance Su Chen had obtained.
Su Chen looked at the crowd and smiled faintly.
That smile left the male disciples utterly dumbfounded.
Fuck!
He... he smiled!
He actually knows how to smile!
The female disciples, meanwhile, looked bashful, rubbing their legs together as they gazed at Su Chen, wishing they could pounce on him.
Su Chen smiled and said, "I didn't take the inheritance up there. You still have a chance."
Hearing this, everyone froze, then stared at him in disbelief.
He didn't take it!
He actually didn't take the inheritance!
Has he gone mad?
Clearly, they didn't believe Su Chen had left the inheritance untouched. After all, it was so terrifying. Who wouldn't be tempted?
Someone asked, "Why didn't you take it, young master?"
Su Chen said, "It was too much of a trash inheritance. It was useless to me."
Everyone's faces stiffened.
Too... too much of a trash inheritance?
Bro, are you joking?
Didn't you just feel that terrifying sword intent?
Su Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry. My mother is your academy head. How could I possibly lie to you?"
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
That's right!
He was the academy head's child. How could he lie to them?
If he lied to them, it wouldn't just ruin his own reputation, but the academy head's as well!
At that point, they believed that Su Chen truly hadn't taken the inheritance, but they were puzzled. Why hadn't he taken it?
Could it be that he really thought the inheritance was trash?
Su Chen smiled and said, "Keep at it."
As he spoke, he vanished from where he stood.
After Su Chen disappeared, some of the academy disciples thought for a moment, then began climbing the Heavenly Ladder.
They really were tempted by that inheritance!
Xia Qingyan remained where she was, biting her lip, her thoughts unknown. After a while, she slowly got up and left.
She knew her life was completely over.
In a person's lifetime, they would encounter many choices. It was fine if they chose correctly, but if they chose wrong, they were bound to be doomed beyond redemption!
Su Chen arrived at a great hall, where Qin An was sitting in the seat of honor, looking at her. Looking at Su Chen, she smiled and asked, "Was that sword intent just now yours?"
Naturally, what had happened on the Heavenly Ladder couldn't escape her notice.
Su Chen looked embarrassed, then nodded.
He hadn't expected his mother to have noticed.
How am I supposed to explain this?
Qin An could naturally tell that Su Chen was conflicted. She smiled and said, "Don't worry. You have your own secrets. I won't pry."
Hearing this, Su Chen was moved and also breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Mother."
Qin An smiled. "Silly child, what are you thanking me for?"
Su Chen scratched his head. "I was wrong."
Qin An shook her head with a smile, then said, "Come here."
Su Chen nodded, then went over and sat beside Qin An.
Qin An reached out and gently ruffled Su Chen's hair. "You've grown up. Come, tell Mother what you've been through all these years."
Over the time that followed, Su Chen recounted his experiences over the years, while Qin An listened quietly beside him.
Su Chen didn't say how he had cultivated, because it was difficult to explain.
Qin An naturally knew Su Chen didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't ask.
The two chatted like that for a long time, and Su Chen didn't finish until it was almost dark.
A smile appeared on Qin An's face. "Remember to bring your younger sister over to see Mother one day."
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