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Chapter 11: The Su Family Needs Help
Chapter 11: The Su Family Needs Help
"Did the teacher say anything else?"
Nathan Su probed, "When our mountain children go to study, don't they look down on them or anything?"
Evan Ye shot Nathan Su a scathing look from the shadows.
Being a father like Nathan Su was one of a kind, always afraid his children would be too excellent.
But thinking about his own eldest and second son, Evan Ye felt a bit more at ease.
It was better to be cautious. After all, being too gifted wasn't always a good thing.
"He didn't look down on anything."
Chandler Su, not thinking too much about it, said with a hint of disappointment, "The teacher said my talent isn't that great, just a bit better than the average person."
"If I don't work hard, I might not achieve much in the future."
Nathan Su let out a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
He smirked inwardly, thinking, _Not bad, just as I expected from a Scholar Sage._
Even though there was no formal three-part initiation, it served the same purpose.
He wanted to ignite Chandler Su's drive to study hard, making him more determined.
As for Chandler Su's average talent?
"Heh."
Nathan Su chuckled, not worried at all.
He had already investigated Chandler Su's cultivation potential. Although he wasn't as gifted as his older brothers, he was far from mediocre.
And Nathan Su had already laid out a path for Chandler Su's future cultivation, finding the best teachers for him.
Each of them was a master in their respective fields, reaching the pinnacle of their arts.
As long as Chandler Su followed the path step by step, he would eventually reach the peak and become the strongest.
At that moment, Chandler Su, seeing his parents' silence, thought they were discouraged.
He quickly reassured them with a smile, "Don't worry, Mother and Father. Although my talent is a bit lacking, the teacher said that as long as I work hard, I will surely achieve something in the future."
Hearing his son's comforting words, Nathan Su felt a surge of satisfaction and burst into laughter.
"Ha ha ha, that's great! Having this awareness is very good. What does it matter if your talent is ordinary? You have your father to rely on!"
Evan Ye, standing nearby, also smiled and said, "Alright, go eat quickly. The food is getting cold. We have stewed wild chicken today."
...
As night fell, the somewhat dilapidated house echoed with joyful laughter.
After dinner, Chandler Su went to study, Evan Ye did the dishes, and Nathan Su lay on a chair in the courtyard with a broad smile.
Starting anything is always the hardest part. Now that Chandler Su had taken the crucial first step, it was time for him to arrange the next steps.
"I chose a Scholar Sage as his Enlightenment Mentor. Who should I choose as his guide for cultivation?"
Nathan Su rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
But before he could think further, a voice whispered in his ear.
"Lord Family Head, are you available now?"
Nathan Su's eyebrows shot up. He glanced at the room where Chandler Su was reading and waved his sleeve, casting a barrier around the area.
In the next moment, a tall, muscular man appeared before Nathan Su.
"Winston Lin, what's the rush? Couldn't it wait until tomorrow morning?"
Nathan Su asked casually.
Winston Lin, the father of Ernie Lin, was one of Nathan Su's most trusted lieutenants and one of the top experts in the Su family.
"Lord Family Head, there's been an issue in the Su family, and I can't make the decision alone."
Winston Lin smiled wryly. "Recently, the Great Void Abyss in the Southern Region opened, and many people from other regions have come."
"However, for some reason, the Second Young Master and the monks from Magnolia Temple had a confrontation, and the Second Young Master suffered a bit of a setback."
Before Winston Lin could finish, Nathan Su's eyebrows shot up in anger. "Damn it, those monks dared to harm my second son?"
"They’ve had enough of living!"
"Send someone! I’ll go to the Ten Thousand Flowers Temple myself tomorrow and see where they get the nerve to harm someone from the Su family in the Southern Domain!"
Seeing the head of the family, Su Nan, already planning a massacre before he even heard the full story, Su Wenlin was speechless.
Everyone says the eldest son is proud and the second son is reckless, but isn’t that just because they learned from you? This isn’t even the full story, and you’re already planning to storm the Ten Thousand Flowers Temple. That’s even more reckless than the second son.
"Head of the family, don’t be hasty."
Su Wenlin laughed bitterly. "The second son didn’t suffer any major losses, just a few minor injuries."
"Later, the second son rallied a third of the Su family’s forces and wiped out all the monks at the Ten Thousand Flowers Temple."
Su Nan’s face froze for a moment, then he shook his head and cursed, "I actually worried this brat would get the short end of the stick. I was overthinking it."
Su Wenlin looked at Su Nan, torn between laughter and frustration, and continued, "The second son’s temperament is such that it’s a miracle he doesn’t bully others. How could anyone dare to bully him?"
"But now the key is that the eldest son found out about this, and he’s also rallied a third of the Su family’s forces to surround the entire Void Prohibition Abyss."
"The eldest son’s exact words: ‘A bunch of ungrateful scoundrels. You come to the Southern Domain for free and don’t even show gratitude, and now you dare to hurt people?’
‘Since you don’t want to live peacefully, then no one will live peacefully. From today on, the Su family will take over the Void Prohibition Abyss, and the entrance fee will be the heads of the monks from the Ten Thousand Flowers Temple.’”
"Hiss," Su Nan’s headache worsened.
While the second son is reckless, he still leaves some room for negotiation. But the eldest son, once he decides to act, does so with absolute finality.
This leaves the Ten Thousand Flowers Temple with no way out.
At the same time, Su Nan understood Su Wenlin’s purpose: the Su family was short on manpower, and he needed to bring some people back.
"Since the eldest son has already spoken, there’s no need to go against his word."
Su Nan pondered for a moment and then said, "Changqing will be leaving here in two years anyway. There’s no point in you staying here any longer."
"Over the next few days, pick a few people from the village and return to the Su family."
This wasn’t the first time. Whenever the Su family needed extra hands, a few people from Green Hill Village would be taken away.
But this time, the number was a bit high.
"Head of the family, I’m really worried about this."
Su Wenlin said helplessly, "This time, I need to take over a dozen people. There are only a dozen families in the village, with about sixty to seventy people in total. If so many leave at once, won’t it be too noticeable?"
Su Nan frowned; this was indeed a problem.
In the past, losing one or two people could be explained by saying they were taken by a large beast, but it couldn’t be that a dozen people were all taken at once.
"We need a plausible reason. Changqing just started his studies, and we can’t let these matters distract him."
Su Nan rubbed his chin, deep in thought, while Su Wenlin’s mind raced.
"How about we say that while the young master is away studying, a large beast entered the village and killed over a dozen people?"
"Are you an idiot, or am I? What kind of beast can withstand a whole village’s attack?"
"You have a point. What about saying they died from a cold?"
"Your cold is that powerful? Could it really take down a dozen strong men?"
Su Nan looked at Su Wenlin in exasperation, wondering why he hadn’t noticed before how foolish this guy could be.
A cold...
"Hey?"
Su Nan’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his thigh. "I’ve got it!"
Su Wenlin asked eagerly, "What’s the plan?"
"Ha ha."
Su Nan smiled confidently. "A cold won’t kill anyone, but what if it’s a more severe form?"
"Like... a plague!"
(End of Chapter)
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