Chapter 36: Grandpa? You're not worthy!

However, Chou Ye grew furious again and shouted, "What am I getting wrong? Including the leader Meng Shou, I have brought back all two hundred heads of the Savage Bandit Group, and Sikong Jing deserves great credit among them."

Damn it, if these people kept making a scene, his great achievement would be called into question.

With mouths agape, seeing that the heads were actually present, there could certainly be no mistake.

At this moment, Sikong Jing also led Su Yuexi forward, smiling coldly, "Su Xuefeng, we've disappointed you. Shouldn't one of the crimes you forced upon me be removed now?"

Su Xuefeng and Su Zhengtao stood there with their mouths wide open, their expressions looking as foul as if they had swallowed excrement.

But then, Su Yun cried out unwillingly, "Even if you didn't force your way out of the city, you have still committed a great crime!"

"Constable Han, he also robbed the Hengyu Pawnshop!"

As soon as Su Yun spoke, Su Yuexi, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, felt her heart tighten again, her palms sweating.

Simultaneously, the manager of the Hengyu Pawnshop stepped forward with his chest puffed out, saying brashly, "That's right! This criminal robbed me of one hundred Gold Crystal Coins and a jade hairpin. He deserves execution!"

Seeing that Sikong Jing was not being punished, the manager of Hengyu was extremely dissatisfied.

One hundred Gold Crystal Coins?

Chou Ye thought his business was finished and didn't want to deal with Sikong Jing's other crimes, but those one hundred Gold Crystal Coins touched a nerve—those were the ones Luo Ning had given him.

No one noticed Chou Ye, but Constable Han saw his chance and shouted again, "Criminal! You are of criminal lineage and yet you commit robbery; what is your punishment?"

*Slap!*

Suddenly, Constable Han felt a sharp pain on his face as he was struck to the ground once again.

Looking up, it was Chou Ye again.

He roared in a rage, "Chou Ye, are you damn well addicted to hitting me? Believe it or not, I'll start a fight with you!"

Chou Ye ignored him with a cold sneer, then looked at Sikong Jing and asked, "If I remember correctly, that jade hairpin originally belonged to Miss Luo Ning, didn't it?"

Hearing this, Sikong Jing was somewhat surprised.

However, he immediately understood; Luo Ning must have said something to Chou Ye. He nodded and replied, "Correct. With the help of General Chou, I successfully bought back the jade hairpin that belongs to my wife."

"As for the one hundred Gold Crystal Coins from the Hengyu Pawnshop, I did indeed take them, but that was because he breached the contract first..."

He offered a casual explanation, and listening to it, Chou Ye felt very satisfied.

Buying back the hairpin certainly had nothing to do with him, but Sikong Jing claimed it was done with his help.

This kid really knew how to play the game!

Thinking this, Chou Ye barked at the manager of Hengyu, "You're the manager of the Hengyu Pawnshop, right? I saw with my own eyes that Sikong Jing bought the jade hairpin from Lady Luo. Do you dare say he robbed it from your shop?"

Instantly, the manager of Hengyu panicked; Chou Ye had actually witnessed it personally.

"Are you going to tell the truth or not?" Chou Ye signaled the soldiers to swarm the manager.

*Thud...*

The manager of Hengyu knelt down directly, crying, "General Chou, please forgive me! I was also instigated by the Su family head!"

*Damn it!* Su Xuefeng, Su Zhengtao, and the others nearly cursed out loud.

Constable Han's expression turned extremely grim. The manager of Hengyu was actually talking nonsense.

The matter of the jade hairpin had happened to collide right with Chou Ye's interests.

Chou Ye's face turned grim as he pointed at Constable Han and said, "Is the one who should be punished Sikong Jing? It is clearly this manager!"

His lip twitched; Constable Han was speechless...

The manager of Hengyu had breached the contract first and was now even forging testimony—his crime was compounded!

"Su Xuefeng, can a second crime be removed from my record now?" Sikong Jing's voice rang out at the perfect moment.

As he spoke, he looked toward Mei Xiaofang: "Mother-in-law, with General Chou's word, you should also believe that I am not a common bandit, right?"

Mei Xiaofang's expression froze, unsure whether to be happy or not.

Su Yuexi finally showed a smile for the first time, looking at Mei Xiaofang with a hint of pride, as if saying: *Do you see? Sikong Jing is a good man; I didn't trust the wrong person.*

At this time, Chou Ye looked at Su Xuefeng and said, "Family Head Su, although your family has its own rules, instigating people like this is also wrong."

Su Xuefeng's lips twitched incessantly, his teeth nearly drawing blood from biting them, yet he could only repeatedly agree.

Even the manager of Hengyu had confessed; he didn't dare say otherwise!

"Sikong Jing, the twenty Gold Crystal Coins were a reward I personally gave you. Later, once the heads of the Savage Bandit Group are submitted, there might be more rewards. I shall take my leave now."

After saying this, Chou Ye led his men away from the Su residence.

Constable Han stared at Sikong Jing with burning hatred; it was this criminal who had caused him to be beaten by Chou Ye several times.

But having no choice, he could only escort the manager of Hengyu away.

In Su Yuexi's courtyard, only the Su family members remained.

Suddenly, Su Zhengtao roared again, "Sikong Jing murdered a family servant; he must still be executed!"

Since the previous two crimes were gone, this was the only one Su Zhengtao had left to use.

"Is that so?"

The response to Su Zhengtao was the cold voice of Su Zhenglong, as his Human Realm true qi surged toward the sky.

If he had acted before because he couldn't bear his daughter Su Yuexi's pleas, now Su Zhenglong was acting of his own free will.

The facts proved that Sikong Jing was completely trustworthy, and his daughter was worth entrusting to him.

"Su Zhenglong, do you want to fight me to the death?" Su Xuefeng blocked Su Zhengtao in a rage.

As before, in the Su family, the only one who could withstand Su Zhenglong in a life-and-death struggle was himself.

As his words fell, Su Xuefeng's aura also reached the Human Realm, pressing down against Su Zhenglong.

The momentum of the father and son collided violently within the courtyard.

Suddenly, Su Zhenglong spoke first: "Father, your birthday banquet is approaching; it is better not to make too much of a scene. Otherwise, if you end up without even a single son by then, your banquet won't be very enjoyable, will it?"

Su Xuefeng had two sons, Su Zhenglong and Su Zhengtao.

The implication was clear: if he continued to press, Su Zhenglong would die, but Su Zhengtao would die as well.

"Fine, fine. You truly are a good son of mine."

"On the day of my banquet, I hope you can bring me a satisfactory gift."

Finally, Su Xuefeng compromised and did not intend to fight to the death. Taking a deep breath, he looked at Sikong Jing and said, "No matter what, you are my grandson-in-law; you should call me Grandfather."

This sentence carried an extremely chilling tone; Su Xuefeng was displeased that Sikong Jing addressed him directly by name.

Even more displeased was Sikong Jing's composed and indifferent manner.

Sikong Jing raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

He would naturally respect Su Zhenglong and his wife as elders, but Su Xuefeng was far from deserving such respect.

Seeing this, Su Yun immediately shouted, "Why haven't you called him Grandfather yet?"

Sikong Jing smiled and said lazily, "You... are not worthy!"

Those three words caused killing intent to boil in Su Xuefeng's eyes.

But Sikong Jing took a heavy step forward, ignoring the killing intent, and said coldly, "Those who insult others shall be insulted in return. Today's family servants might be the ones to teach you all a lesson."

"It is very simple to call me Grandfather; show the attitude of someone who cares for his descendants, and I might let this go."

"Otherwise, as long as I, Sikong Jing, am here, anyone who dares to bully my family will be killed without mercy."