Chapter 37: Su Xuefeng Spat Out Blood in Anger

The words above were Sikong Jing's warning to Su Xuefeng, and also a declaration to Su Yuexi's family.

Su Xuefeng was, after all, Su Yuexi's grandfather. He did not wish to see a situation where Su Zhenglong and his father fought one another; if they could reconcile, Sikong Jing would be very willing to see that happen.

However, all of this depended on Su Xuefeng's behavior.

"Forgive past wrongs? Kill without mercy? Who do you think you are?"

"You are nothing but a criminal, and Su Yuexi is just an embarrassing eyesore."

Unfortunately, Su Xuefeng only let out a cold laugh, shouting incessantly.

Finally, he threatened coldly, "Su Shan will be back soon, and your time as a little criminal will be running out. I will wait for you to be beaten to death by Su Shan at my birthday banquet."

Having said his piece, Su Xuefeng led the crowd away from Su Yuexi's courtyard, brimming with hatred.

Watching them disappear, Mei Xiaofang finally let out a long breath, her entire body collapsing to the ground.

Su Yuexi wept with joy. The scene just now had been too terrifying for her; one wrong move and her entire family would have died.

At that moment, Su Zhenglong also withdrew his true qi, his face pale and his body swaying uncontrollably.

The three of them did not dare to delay and hurried to support him back to his room to rest.

***

Meanwhile, Su Xuefeng and the others, having left Su Yuexi's courtyard, were nearly exploding with rage.

Su Zhengtao said through gritted teeth, "That damn criminal! He clearly forced his way out of the city, so how did it turn into a meritorious deed?"

They could not make sense of this matter even if they racked their brains; they could only attribute it to Sikong Jing's incredible luck.

They estimated that after breaking out of the city, he had happened to encounter Chou Ye in action, which provided significant assistance.

Just then, another servant ran forward to report, "Old Master, the head of the Chu family, Chu Rongxian, requests an audience."

Su Xuefeng froze, then immediately cried out in ecstasy, "It seems Chu Rongxian has agreed!"

Twenty years ago, there were only three major families in Yunye City. The Su family had risen to prominence only after Su Zhenglong's breakthrough, and combined with Su Xuefeng's own formidable cultivation, they had managed to secure a place among the four major families.

However, the other three families remained very unfriendly toward the Su family, the newcomer.

Therefore, Su Xuefeng had been intentionally making moves to get closer to the Chu family recently.

Su Zhenglong had already proven to be incapable of further progress, with no possibility of recovery. As the only high-level expert left in the Su family, he could no longer afford to clash head-on with the other three families; they needed a partner.

Thus, he had proposed a matter to the Chu family.

Now that Chu Rongxian was coming to visit, it was certain that he had agreed.

Beside him, Su Yun, who had been in a foul mood, hurriedly asked, "Grandfather, is it about my marriage to Chu Bo?"

The matter Su Xuefeng had proposed was a marriage alliance between the Chu and Su families, marrying Su Yun to the Chu family's eldest young master, Chu Bo.

"That's right," Su Xuefeng nodded with a smile.

However, Su Zhengtao said somewhat reluctantly, "Although Chu Bo is the eldest young master of the Chu family, he is a notorious playboy with mediocre martial arts. It might not be good for Xiaoyun to marry him, would it?"

Su Yun was the apple of Su Zhengtao's eye, so he felt Chu Bo was unworthy.

"Hehe, mediocre martial arts makes him easier to control."

"Though Chu Bo is a playboy, he considers himself the rightful heir of the Chu family and has always wanted the position of family head."

"He is also very resentful of his younger brothers."

"After Xiaoyun marries in, she can whisper in his ear. Once we wait for Su Shan to reach the Human Realm, we can begin to step-by-step control Chu Bo, helping him eliminate all his brothers to become the head of the Chu family."

"In the end, we will turn him into a puppet for our Su family."

Su Xuefeng explained triumphantly, his schemes clicking into place like a well-oiled machine.

His eldest grandson, Su Shan, possessed extremely high talent. In Su Xuefeng's eyes, he was not inferior to Su Zhenglong in his youth. Therefore, he wanted to pave the way for Su Shan and turn Yunye City completely into the domain of the Su family.

Hearing this explanation, Su Zhengtao and his daughter felt relieved.

As long as the plan succeeded, Su Yun could have as many men as she wanted; what was a little temporary grievance now?

Soon, the three of them went to the entrance of the Su residence to welcome Chu Rongxian.

Su Xuefeng smiled and said, "Family Head Chu, I knew you would agree. Xiaoyun, come quickly and greet your future father-in-law."

Hearing this, Su Yun wore a charming smile and gave a light bow, saying, "Family Head Chu, Xiaoyun greets you."

*Slap!*

In the next instant, Chu Rongxian delivered a heavy slap across Su Yun's face. Her smile vanished as she flew backward with a miserable cry.

Su Xuefeng and Su Zhengtao were stunned, shouting in shock, "Chu Rongxian, what are you doing?"

Hearing this, Chu Rongxian's killing intent boiled over. "What am I doing? I should be asking you, Su Xuefeng, what you are trying to do!"

"My eldest son, Chu Bo, was forced by your Su family to kneel in the street and shout three times that Su Yuexi is the number one beauty in the world!"

"Are you declaring war on my Chu family?"

Chu Rongxian bellowed, his killing intent and true qi erupting violently at the same time.

Su Xuefeng and the others were left dazed. What was going on?

"This slap is just a bit of interest. We shall see," Chu Rongxian said before turning and walking away.

Leaving the bewildered Su Xuefeng and his companions behind, Su Yun clutched her face and screamed, "What the hell is this about? What kind of ghost would force Chu Bo to say that ugly thing Su Yuexi is the number one beauty in the world?"

Regarding this, Su Xuefeng was also completely lost and hurriedly sent people to investigate.

When they discovered the matter regarding the Heavenly Martial Pavilion, they couldn't help but roar in fury, "That criminal! It's that criminal again!"

*Pfft...*

Su Xuefeng spat out a mouthful of blood. Because of that criminal forcing Chu Bo to kneel, their grand scheme had completely fallen apart.

"Bastard! Su Yuexi, I will kill your entire family!" Su Yun screamed in rage.

***

Meanwhile, in Su Yuexi's courtyard, another table of fine wine and food had been set.

With the Gold Crystal Coins brought by Sikong Jing, they were no longer in financial distress. However, as members of the Su family's main branch, they no longer had even a single servant, so they had to do everything themselves.

But at least Su Yuexi enjoyed it; this way of life was quite nice.

At this time, Mei Xiaofang sat down and said, "Although we don't have much money now, we still cannot spend it recklessly. It is important to treat your father. Doctor Sun said the upcoming medicines will not be cheap."

One dose of medicine cost three Gold Crystal Coins; it was practically burning money.

"Mother-in-law, there is no need to worry. I can make money," Sikong Jing said with a smile.

He still had two green jade slabs in his possession; engraving them would yield another two hundred Gold Crystal Coins, which was easy.

However, Mei Xiaofang gave him a displeased glare and huffed, "Do you think you'll always be this lucky, just happening to snatch a hundred Gold Crystal Coins from the Hengyu Pawnshop without having to pay it back?"

"Uh?"

Sikong Jing quickly replied, "You've misunderstood. Those hundred Gold Crystal Coins from the Hengyu Pawnshop were already used to redeem the翡石玉钗 (Feishi Jade Hairpin)."

"That's right, Mother. Sikong Jing's money wasn't stolen," Su Yuexi added. She had seen Sikong Jing take out many Gold Crystal Coins with her own eyes.

And at that time, they hadn't even gone to the Hengyu Pawnshop yet.

Glaring at the two of them, Mei Xiaofang continued, "Stop acting like a devoted couple. Robbing is robbing. That jade hairpin was only returned because of the Beast Raider Group and Chou Ye's influence, wasn't it?"

Sikong Jing was momentarily speechless. He feared that even if he said he could engrave Yellow-grade high-tier martial arts techniques now, Mei Xiaofang would not believe him.