Section 5

“As expected of my eldest brother, Su Chao… *cough cough cough*.” Su Chao said, coughing as his True Qi continued to dissipate within him.

But his gaze towards Su Zhou was still filled with adoration, just like when he was a child. His eldest brother seemed capable of shouldering the entire world.

Standing behind him, even if the world turned upside down, he could feel completely at ease.

Looking at his younger brother, Su Zhou felt a pang of sadness. This was his own younger brother, once a Prodigy, who had entered the Nine Apertures Realm before the age of thirty.

Yet now, he was in such a tragic state.

He placed his hand behind Su Chao, using the power of his True Essence to stabilize the True Qi within Su Chao’s body.

As soon as the True Essence entered, Su Zhou’s brows furrowed involuntarily.

Su Chao’s body was a mess; his meridians were blocked, and his internal organs were depleted of Qi.

He was practically a cripple.

“What happened during my years of secluded cultivation? What happened to your cultivation, Second Brother? Where are the Clan Elders and the Enshriners?”

Time passed unnoticed during his seclusion. After ten years, everything had changed. Su Zhou had too many questions.

“It’s all… my fault…” Hearing Su Zhou’s words, Su Chao couldn’t help but beat his chest and stamp his feet.

Su Zhou quickly used True Essence to stabilize his body, preventing his current broken state from deteriorating further.

“Second Brother, don’t rush. Speak slowly. Everything…”

“I am here!” Su Zhou’s voice was slow, but it carried an incredibly reassuring tone.

“In the first few years after your seclusion, Eldest Brother, everything remained the same. With my Nine Apertures Realm Fifth Layer, the Su Family, though not expanding further, still firmly held its position as the number one Family in Tian Wu.”

“But all of that changed with Shao’er’s disappearance…” Su Chao’s expression became incredibly sad and dejected.

“My sister-in-law is gone?” A gentle woman appeared in Su Zhou’s mind.

That woman’s name was Hua Shao. She was the woman his second brother brought back after his travels, and also Su Bu Ku’s mother. She had a gentle personality and was excellent at planning the Family’s businesses.

It could be said that one-third of the Su Family’s business plans at that time came from her.

Even Su Zhou was very satisfied with his sister-in-law.

But he never expected the Family’s decline to be related to that woman.

“Yes. Those few days, Chao’er became very flustered. Although she didn’t show it, as husband and wife for many years, I naturally noticed it.”

“One morning, after waking up, Shao’er was gone. At that time, she was pregnant again.”

“I was afraid something had happened to her, so I searched for her like crazy, even mobilizing the entire Family. The Clan Elders also helped me search.”

“But…” Tears streamed down Su Chao’s face, even tinged with a bit of blood.

“None of the Clan Elders returned, and the few Enshriners who luckily survived all left the Su Family. As for me, I was injured by a sword light in the outskirts.”

“That person’s Realm was at least…”

“Tian Yuan!!!”

Heavenly Origin Realm!

After the Outer Scenery Realm is the Heavenly Origin Realm. A Heavenly Origin Realm practitioner can borrow the power of Heaven and Earth to manifest their own Divine Ability. A powerful Heavenly Origin Realm expert can crush a small mountain with one hand.

“I always knew Shao’er came from a powerful Family, but I never expected that even a Heavenly Origin Realm expert would be her Family’s servant.”

“Eldest Brother… I can’t implicate the Su Family any further.”

Su Chao would forever remember that sword light, which seemed to cut down everything in the world, but in the end, due to a certain woman’s plea, threatening her life, his life was spared.

That person’s extremely cold voice still echoed in his dreams.

“Saintess, this old servant does not wish to upset you, but how can this ant-like thing accompany you? Please return with this servant quickly.”

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Chapter Six: Tell the World! This Tian Wu’s Heaven… is surnamed Su!!

All of the Su Family Clan Elders died, the Enshriners scattered like birds and beasts, and the acting Clan Chief’s cultivation was crippled.

Yet, with such a huge mess, Su Zhou, as the Su Family Clan Leader, still had not emerged from seclusion.

Therefore, many Families speculated that Su Zhou had already died.

What followed happened naturally.

The Li Family, a former vassal of the Su Family, led the rebellion. The Su Family’s businesses were constantly swallowed up by various Families, and the Family’s foundation was slowly hollowed out. Without a top-tier expert to oversee them, no Enshriner was willing to join the Su Family.

The accumulated frustration from constantly enduring for the safety of the Family, coupled with self-blame, quickly caused Su Chao’s body to collapse.

Then, under the overt and covert struggles of various Families, the Su Family’s current businesses are less than one-tenth of what they once were.

But the former Su Family was too glorious; the reputation of the Three Heroes of the Su Clan had suffocated the entire Tian Wu City.

However, the temptation of the Su Family, this fat piece of meat, was too great. Therefore, the Li Family became the dog that tested the Su Family.

“What I’m most grateful for now is that Xiao Mu hasn’t returned all these years.”

“Otherwise, with his temperament, he would definitely confront even a Heavenly Origin Realm expert. If something happened to him because of that, I truly don’t know how I would cope.”

The Xiao Mu in Su Chao’s mouth, full name Su Mu, was also Su Zhou’s youngest brother. He had a fiery personality and couldn’t tolerate any injustice.

Except for Su Zhou’s words, even if the Clan Elders spoke, if he didn’t agree, he would still turn hostile. His talent was exceptional, and he was fearless of death. That generation even called Su Mu the Su Family’s Mad Dog.

Whoever dared to provoke the Su Family, even if he died, he would bite off a piece of your flesh.

Before Su Zhou’s seclusion, Su Mu had followed a wandering expert and had not returned for a long time.

“Eldest Brother, this is all my fault.” Su Chao’s expression was incredibly pained.

“Hmph! What a grand display! Killing my Clan Elders, crippling my blood brother, and repeatedly calling the Su Family ants!”

Hearing his younger brother’s words, a surge of anger rose in Su Zhou’s heart, and a cold sneer appeared on his face.

“Xiao Chao, what wrong have you done! How can you be blamed!”

“You don’t need to blame yourself, nor do you need to panic. I am here for everything. I am the Su Family Clan Leader, the Heaven of this clan. This debt, I will surely settle with them.”

“But Eldest Brother…”

“I am here for everything!”

“Xiao Chao, remember this: before long, I want them to personally come to our door, kneeling and begging you to bring your sister-in-law back!” His voice was incomparably domineering, filled with boundless confidence.

Tian Yuan as a servant?? Perhaps such a force was unattainable for the Su Family before.

But from the moment he stepped out and awakened the System, everything changed.

As long as he developed steadily and planned carefully, it wouldn’t be long before Su Zhou had the confidence to make those who repeatedly called the Su Family ants…

Wish they were dead!!!

Su Zhou’s words seemed to explode in Su Chao’s heart, like thunder, causing his decaying spirit to take root and sprout anew.

If anyone else had said such words to him, he would have thought they were crazy.

But the one who spoke these words was Su Zhou, his Eldest Brother, the Su Family Clan Leader who seemed to support the very heavens!!

Even if his words were fantastical or a madman’s ravings, Su Chao was willing to believe them!

“Yes! Eldest Brother!!” Su Chao said with force, his voice still weak but now with a hint of hope.

“Great Uncle!” Su Bu Ku returned to the main hall at this moment.

“According to your instructions, the Family have begun to reclaim the Su Family’s former businesses. Many shops and restaurants have already been taken back.”

“But the Li Family attacked our Family Disciples. The ones who attacked have been killed by me. For the next step, Bu Ku dared not make a decision without your permission, so I brought the Family back to await your command.”

Outside the door, a group of Su Family held weapons, their eyes cold and sharp, waiting only for Su Zhou’s command. They would dare to brave even a mountain of blades or a sea of fire.

“Li Family!!!” Hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Su Zhou’s eyes.

“A dog that was raised before, has it really forgotten who its master is?”

“I had intended to handle the accumulated Family affairs first, then deal with them, but since the Li Family is in such a hurry to die…”

Killing intent gradually rose in Su Zhou’s heart. Since he had returned, this dog that bit its master should be killed.

【Ding!! Family Mission triggered: Annihilate the Li Family, assert dominance in Tian Wu!!】

【Mission Reward: Heaven-Grade Medicinal Pill: Hundred Refinements Body Forging Pill, Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique: Heaven and Earth Hidden Spring Chant!】

Listening to the ethereal voice in his ear, Su Zhou no longer hesitated in the slightest.

“The Tian Wu wind is cold, Second Brother, you should rest well first…”

“Eldest Brother, you…”

“It’s autumn. I remember when I went into seclusion, it was also autumn, and it was said, ‘The weather is cool, what a good autumn…’”

“The weather has turned cold. The Li Family, it’s time for them to be annihilated!”

Su Zhou’s voice remained indifferent, but the killing intent within his words was like a tide, threatening to engulf everything.

“All Su Family Disciples, come with me to annihilate the Li Family!”

“Anyone who blocks our path, without exception…”

“Kill without mercy!”