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Chapter 37: Family Ties, Su Changqing
Chapter 37: Family Ties, Su Changqing
Seeing Su Zi'an suddenly fall silent, Wei Cang and the others exchanged glances, unsure which words had offended the young master.
If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have cared and would have simply left with a flick of their sleeves.
But who was this person?
The second son of the Su family, the rulers of the Southern Domain!
When Su Zi'an first entered the world, he was reprimanded by a Holy Son of a sacred land. That very day, he brought along over a dozen Great King-level experts and a Great Sage to besiege the sacred land.
In front of tens of thousands of people from the sacred land, Su Zi'an slapped the Holy Son until he fell unconscious.
The head of the sacred land not only had no complaints but personally apologized to Su Zi'an, thus resolving the matter.
From that day on, Su Zi'an's name spread throughout the Southern Domain, and he became known as the Mad Saber due to his skill with a blade.
In the Southern Domain, he was a figure who could stride with impunity.
Despite Wei Cang and the others being of a higher generation, they dared not put on airs in front of him.
"Dean, should we just wait here if he doesn't speak?"
"Isn't he a bit too arrogant?"
The chief disciple of Bai Lu Academy, who had come along to gain some experience, was already full of complaints after just arriving in the Southern Domain.
"Arrogant?"
"If your father were a peak Near-Emperor, you'd be even more arrogant."
Mo Lan, a great scholar, chuckled and shook his head. "Don't worry, the Su family may be domineering, but they are reasonable."
"We happened to help him a little, and he's probably thinking about how to repay us."
Hearing this, the others relaxed slightly.
Although there was only one person on the other side, and his cultivation wasn't higher than Wei Cang's, the oppressive aura he exuded made everyone uneasy.
However, just as they were starting to relax, a faint aura of killing intent suddenly emanated from Su Zi'an.
Wei Cang and the others' faces changed instantly, and the atmosphere became tense again.
A gentle breeze blew, and Su Zi'an slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with a cold glint.
Before he could speak, a timid voice suddenly sounded.
"Second Brother Su, it's been a long time."
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Ling Si stepped out from behind Wei Cang and others, stammering as she greeted Su Zi'an.
She and Su Zi'an were acquainted; she had visited the Su family with her family before.
However, they weren't close, and they had only exchanged a few words back then.
She originally didn't want to rely on this connection, but with the situation about to turn violent, she had no choice but to step forward.
"Are you—"
The coldness in Su Zi'an's eyes faded, and he furrowed his brow in thought for a moment before his expression cleared.
"You're the youngest princess of the Zhou family from Tianyu Kingdom, Qingqiu, right?"
Although Tianyu Kingdom wasn't in the Southern Domain, Su Nan and the king of Tianyu Kingdom had a good relationship in their youth.
A few years ago, the king of Tianyu Kingdom had visited the Su family, and Su Zi'an had met this young girl.
He remembered her because of the second son, Niuniu.
"I wonder if Niuniu managed to win her over. He asked me to help him with some poetry, but where was I supposed to find that stuff for him?"
Seeing an old acquaintance and someone who had a good relationship with the Su family, Su Zi'an decided not to draw his blade.
"Wasn't it you who competed with the disciple of Wen Bi, a Ru Xian?"
Su Zi'an massaged his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.
He remembered that Zhou Qingqiu had a strong talent for the Way of Literature and had recently found a good teacher.
"Um, it was me, little sister."
Seeing that Su Zi'an still remembered her, Ling Si's eyes brightened, and she grew bolder, asking softly,
"Did we do something to offend Second Brother Su?"
"If we did anything wrong, please forgive us, Second Brother."
Wei Cang and the others, who had been tense, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Ling Si knew Su Zi'an.
In the Southern Region, they really didn't want to run into the Su family. Or rather, they didn't want to run into them anywhere. The head of the Su family, a peak Near-Emperor, was almost an unsolvable problem.
"Ah, it's not your fault."
Since they were acquaintances, Su Zian waved his hand helplessly.
There was no point in fighting. If they were strangers, he wouldn't have cared so much and would have intervened directly for his brother. But the ruler of Tianyu Kingdom was on good terms with his father, and Zhou Qingqiu had some connection with Niuniu. They were all family, so how could he intervene?
"Qingqiu."
Su Zian looked at Zhou Qingqiu and said with a sigh, "Today is the scholarly competition. Go easy on him; the person you're competing against has some connection to me."
Initially, he had some confidence in Changqing. After all, he had been taught by Ruxian, the current champion of the scholarly path. How could he be afraid of anyone?
But when Wei Cang said they had a hundred percent chance of winning, he lost all hope.
Scholars were reasonable and rarely made empty boasts. If Wei Cang didn't have absolute confidence, he wouldn't have said they had a hundred percent chance of winning.
Clearly, Changqing had started learning too late, or his talent in the scholarly path wasn't that great, which made Wei Cang and the others feel very confident.
Since they couldn't fight, he could only use his connections to help Changqing.
He hoped Qingqiu would go easy on him and not leave any lasting shadows on Changqing's first outing.
"Ah, so it's Ruxian's disciple."
Wei Cang and the others exchanged glances, all looking enlightened. They had wondered why Su Zian would be so angry over nothing.
And Ling Si, who had thought it was something serious, found it quite simple.
She patted her chest and promised, "Don't worry, Brother Su. With this connection, I'll definitely go easy on him and won't make him lose too badly."
Su Zian smiled and bowed, "Thank you, Qingqiu. When you have time, bring Mingyu for a drink."
He sighed inwardly, "Changqing, your second brother can only help you this much."
Ling Si blushed when she heard 'Mingyu,' clearly indicating that her relationship with Su Mingyu was already common knowledge in the Su family.
"Every one."
At this moment, Su Zian looked at Wei Cang and the others and bowed, "I apologize for my abruptness."
"Since we're friends, if you run into trouble in the Southern Region, just let me know. I won't keep you any longer."
Wei Cang returned the bow and said, "Since it was a misunderstanding, it's all cleared up. Second Young Master Su, farewell."
As he spoke, Mo Lan, Yi Xian, and the others also nodded to Su Zian and then headed off into the distance.
Ling Si waved her hand high, "Goodbye, Brother Su. I'll go easy on him."
...
Watching Wei Cang and the others walk away, Su Zian shook his head and smiled.
His little brother was just unlucky, encountering a prodigy of the scholarly path right after leaving the mountains.
"At least I've used my connections; it shouldn't be too bad."
Su Zian shook his head, not thinking further, and started walking back to the Great Void Prohibited Abyss.
He had found what he was missing, but the monks weren't all dead yet!
Since Changqing would be leaving the mountains in a few days, a few more days wouldn't make a difference. He had more important things to do.
Thinking this, Su Zian was about to leave when his communication charm suddenly vibrated.
[Young Master, we've found the monks. We've killed most of them, and the rest have fled the Great Void.]
"Oh? They escaped?"
Su Zian stopped in his tracks, looking thoughtful.
"Since they've escaped, there's no rush to return. In that case..."
His gaze followed the direction Wei Cang and the others had gone, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"I might as well check it out."
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