150: Chapter 150 Son-in-Law? This is a Son-in-Law Who Will Be a Dragon!

Little Fire's majestic aura, saturated with Dragon Qi, erupted.

It was as if a heavy bomb had been dropped into the calm lake of the Su Family compound.

The ripples and vibrations it triggered...

...extended far beyond the boundaries of the Outer Court Plaza.

Everywhere in the Su Family compound.

Whether it was the Main Family disciples sparring on the training grounds,

the elites cultivating in their quiet rooms,

or the clansmen busy with their respective duties,

at that moment, they all stopped what they were doing in unison and looked up toward the source of the aura with shock and suspicion.

"Such... such a terrifying aura! Has one of the Elders' spirit beasts lost its temper?"

"This pressure... it's clearly Gold Rank, so why does it make me feel more panicked than when facing some Amethyst Rank Elders?"

"It's the Outer Court Plaza! Isn't today the branch registration? Could a branch be causing trouble?"

The Su Family Core Area.

The residences of the four Grand Elders.

Four Elders whose cultivation had reached the Peak of Amethyst Rank or even Brick Stone Rank,

opened their eyes almost simultaneously.

Their Mental Energy was far stronger than that of ordinary disciples,

and their perception was much clearer.

"Hmm? The Outer Court?"

Grand Elder Su Zhenyue's brow furrowed tightly.

The Amethyst Rank spirit beast contracted within him sent a trace of restlessness through their Soul link.

It was an instinctive wariness felt when facing a higher-level Bloodline.

"A Gold Rank aura, yet it contains a trace of... Bloodline pressure? And such pure water and fire attributes? This beast's Origin is definitely not simple!"

The Second Elder took a deep breath,

his face full of shock.

"Not just Dragon Qi, but also the oppressive feeling of a King Beast! What kind of spirit beast can possess both traits? When did such a character appear among the branch disciples?"

"Could it be! An incredible Genius has emerged from the branches this time!"

The Third Elder and Fourth Elder looked at each other,

seeing the gravity and curiosity in each other's eyes.

This unfamiliar, powerful aura appearing in the Family—

was it a blessing or a curse?

It had to be investigated immediately!

"Let's go! We shall see for ourselves!"

The four Elders no longer hesitated.

Moving like lightning, they headed straight for the Outer Court Plaza.

Outside the Patriarch's study.

The Su Family Main Family Patriarch, Su Yuntian,

stood on the steps with his hands behind his back.

As a Falling Star Rank Beast Tamer,

his Mental Energy was terrifyingly vast.

His Divine Sense had already spread out like an invisible net,

covering the entire Outer Court Plaza.

He perceived it even more clearly than the Elders.

Contained within that aura

was a nobility and dominance that bordered on the level of Law.

It was absolutely not something an ordinary Gold-rank Spirit Beast could possess.

"Such a Bloodline... unheard of."

He muttered to himself,

his eyes flashing with sharp light.

"This direction is the Outer Court Plaza? It seems branch disciples are registering today! Could a Gold Rank Genius have appeared among these branch disciples? This spirit beast's Aptitude must be extraordinary..."

Su Yuntian frowned slightly,

deciding to go see for himself.

The Su Family ancestral land.

The Back Mountain Forbidden Ground.

In front of a seemingly ordinary thatched hut,

an old man with snow-white hair and a face lined with the furrows of time was hunched over, watering a few stalks of emerald bamboo.

His movements were slow,

as if a gust of wind could knock him over.

However,

at the moment Little Fire's aura fully bloomed,

his watering motion paused slightly.

Those eyes, which were originally as murky as an ancient well,

at this moment actually pierced through layers of space and architectural barriers, clearly seeing the magnificent Golden Scaled Fire Dragon Fish on the Outer Court Plaza, as well as the calm-faced black-haired youth beside it.

The old man's gaze lingered on Jiang Yun for a moment.

On his face, which was usually as still as an ancient well,

a faint, inscrutable smile appeared for a Rare moment.

"Interesting... an ambiguous True Dragon aura, and the water and fire Origins can blend like this... True Dragon Bloodline? It seems to be missing something..."

He whispered to himself,

his voice as aged as wind blowing through dry branches.

Then,

he slowly lowered his head again,

continuing to water his bamboo at a leisurely pace,

as if all the commotion in the outside world

had nothing to do with him.

The Outer Court Plaza.

After Little Fire had intimidated the entire crowd, Jiang Yun

recalled it with a thought

into his Beast Taming Space.

The suffocating pressure receded like a tide,

but the deathly silence on the plaza and the countless shocked gazes proved that what had just happened was no hallucination.

Steward Li was shaking all over with excitement,

his lips trembling

as he looked at Jiang Yun

as if he were looking at a peerless treasure.

"Heaven bless the Su Family! Heaven bless the Su Family!"

He grabbed the arm of a colleague beside him,

speaking incoherently.

"sixteen years old! Gold First Tier! And such a terrifying spirit beast! This must be reported immediately, right now, to the Patriarch and the Council of Elders! This... this is the hope for my Su Family's rise!"

He turned to rush toward the Inner Court,

but was suddenly blocked by an invisible field of Qi.

"Steward Li! What has happened here?"

A calm yet authoritative call rang out.

Four old men of extraordinary bearing, dressed in the robes of Su Family Core Elders, had quietly appeared at the edge of the plaza at some unknown point, looking toward them with burning gazes.

The faint pressure emanating from them

made the entire plaza instantly fall into a silence so profound that a needle could be heard dropping.

Upon seeing them, the stewards

shuddered

and hurriedly bowed in greeting,

their voices filled with immense respect.

"Greetings, Grand Elder! Second Elder! Third Elder! Fourth Elder!"

"It's the Elders! All four Core Elders are here!"

"My god, even they were alerted!"

The hearts of the spectating branch disciples and Elders shook violently.

The gazes they cast toward Jiang Yun were filled with extreme envy and awe.

They knew

that from this moment on,

this youth from C City

would reach the heavens in a single bound!

And those who had previously mocked Jiang Yun and Elder Su

were now pale with fright,

cold sweat soaking their backs.

Especially Su San.

He felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

He never expected

that things would escalate to the point where the Core Elders would show up in person!

A massive wave of fear and jealousy seized him.

If Jiang Yun gained power,

given his repeated provocations earlier,

how could he possibly have a good outcome?

"Elders!"

Steward Li, as if finding his support,

stepped forward excitedly.

Pointing at Jiang Yun, he reported with a trembling voice.

Perhaps because he was too excited,

his speech was somewhat incoherent.

"This boy! It's this boy! He... he's from the C City Branch! Only sixteen, yet his spirit beast is already Gold First Tier! That world-shaking aura just now was emitted by his spirit beast!"

"What?!"

"A sixteen-year-old Gold Rank Beast Tamer?!"

Even though the four Elders were somewhat prepared,

hearing this exact age and Realm

still sent their minds reeling.

They couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

They weren't shocked by the Gold Rank strength!

But rather!

He was only sixteen years old!

A sixteen-year-old Gold Rank Beast Tamer?!!

Such a Prodigy!

Even in the provincial capital, such a thing has never appeared!

Probably only the disciples of the top families in the heart of the Sanctuary would have such Aptitude!

Even so!

That would still be a monstrous Genius!

Grand Elder Su Zhenyue took a step forward.

His gaze was like lightning, staring intently at Jiang Yun,

his voice carrying a hint of barely suppressed excitement.

"Little fellow, is what Steward Li said true? You... you are really only sixteen years old?"

Facing the scrutiny of four Amethyst-rank Experts,

Jiang Yun remained calm and neither humble nor arrogant.

He bowed slightly in greeting.

"This Junior greets the four Elders. What Steward Li said is entirely true."

Having received confirmation from the person himself,

the shock on the four Elders' faces turned into wild joy.

They exchanged looks,

seeing in each other's eyes the excitement of having found a treasure.

"Good! Good! Good!"

The Grand Elder said 'good' three times in a row,

the wrinkles on his face smoothing out as he smiled.

"To think a branch of my Su Family could give birth to such a Qilin child! It is truly the protection of our ancestors! The ancestral graves must be smoking with good fortune!"

"Little fellow! What is your name?"

The Grand Elder asked with a smile.

Jiang Yun was about to reply.

But just as he uttered the word 'Junior',

a discordant voice

suddenly jumped out like a toad,

breaking the harmonious scene.

"Elders!"

Su San acted as if he were throwing everything to the wind.

He suddenly rushed forward,

pointed at Jiang Yun, and shouted:

"Elders, please see clearly! This boy's name is Jiang Yun; his surname isn't Su at all! He's not even a member of our Su Family branch! The C City Su Family couldn't find any decent geniuses, so they found an outsider from some corner to pose as one! Their intentions are malicious!"

He screamed at the top of his lungs,

trying to pin the labels of 'imposter' and 'outsider' firmly on Jiang Yun's head.

He foolishly believed

that by emphasizing Jiang Yun wasn't of Su Family blood,

the Elders would develop a rift with him

and stop valuing him.

He was completely blinded by jealousy and fear,

ignoring the fact that for a Family,

the value of a peerless Genius itself

had long since transcended narrow Bloodline boundaries.

As soon as he said this,

the gazes of the entire crowd focused on him once more.

Many sensible people were cursing him in their hearts.

"This idiot! He really doesn't know how to value his life!"

The four Elders' brows furrowed instantly,

the joyful atmosphere dampening quite a bit.

The way they looked at Su San

carried obvious displeasure and scrutiny.

Seeing this, Elder Su

immediately stepped forward

and offered a respectful but forceful explanation.

"Reporting to the Elders, Son-in-Law Jiang Yun indeed does not have the surname Su, but he is the son-in-Law personally acknowledged and officially married... oh no, he was openly welcomed into our C City Su Family! He is a matrilocal son-in-law recorded in our C City Su Family genealogy! According to clan rules, a branch son-in-Law with outstanding talent can also be recorded in the Main Family genealogy upon approval! How can Son-in-Law Jiang Yun not be considered a member of our Su Family?"

"matrilocal son-in-law?"

Hearing this, the four Elders

were stunned again.

They looked at Jiang Yun,

then at Elder Su,

their expressions becoming extremely colorful.

Such a brilliant,

prodigious youth with an infinite future

actually... married into the C City Su Family?

This information

felt even more absurd and unbelievable to them than Jiang Yun being Gold Rank.

But then,

an even greater wave of joy surged into their hearts!

matrilocal son-in-law?

This wasn't just any matrilocal son-in-law!

This was damn well a gift from the heavens!

A 'Dragon-Riding Son-in-Law' who had fallen right into the Su Family's lap!

A Dragon-Riding Son-in-Law!

If it were a marriage alliance,

the Su Family would have to pay a huge price.

But this status as a matrilocal son-in-law

practically meant that Jiang Yun

was completely tied to the Su Family's chariot!

As long as things were handled correctly,

he would be the Su Family's pillar of support for the next few decades or even a century!

The Grand Elder immediately burst into loud laughter.

Looking at Jiang Yun was like seeing the glorious future of the Su Family!

Such a Genius!

He was bound to dominate everyone in the provincial capital!

And yet, such a Genius had married into their Su Family,

becoming one of their own!

In the future, when he went out to act in the Su Family's name,

wouldn't the Su Family become famous throughout the provincial capital?

Maybe even enter the Sanctuary?

The more the Grand Elder thought about it, the more excited he became.

He couldn't help but step forward and kindly pat Elder Su on the shoulder,

his tone as warm as a spring breeze.

"Elder Su, you're being too formal! What's this about matrilocal or not? Since we're one Family, why distinguish so clearly? Since young friend Jiang Yun is the son-in-Law of the C City Su Family, he is naturally the most honored guest of our Main Family—no, he's Family! He is the son-in-Law of our Su Family Main Family!"

He deliberately ignored the slightly derogatory term 'matrilocal son-in-law',

directly defining him as a son-in-Law and Family.

These words caused a stir of sighs among the crowd!

When had the Main Family ever treated their branches like this?

Not to mention the person before them was one of the absolute top figures of the Main Family!

The Main Family Grand Elder!

They were incredibly envious!

At the same time, they shook their heads helplessly!

After all, Jiang Yun's Aptitude and talent were too monstrous!

They could only look on from afar!

They were far beyond their reach!

Su San, whose reason had been consumed by jealousy,

seeing the Elders' attitude,

actually refused to give up and shrieked again.

"Grand Elder! The rules cannot be discarded! He doesn't have the surname Su after all, and he doesn't have our Su Family's noble blood in his body! How can he be easily entered into the Main Family genealogy? How can this make those of us who are diligent and carry the orthodox Su Family Bloodline feel satisfied?"

He tried to rally behind the banners of Su Family Bloodline and rules,

unaware that these banners were fragile

in the face of absolute talent.

Grand Elder Su Zhenyue's smile vanished instantly.

His expression darkened,

and his cold gaze swept toward Su San,

as if looking at a buzzing fly.

He thought to himself,

"Wait? Are you the master here, or am I?"

His face didn't show much change in expression,

instead, he asked calmly,

"Oh? Which branch are you from?"

The Grand Elder's voice carried no emotion whatsoever.

Su San thought he had caught the Elder's attention

and hurriedly reported his lineage with pride.

"Reporting to Grand Elder, this Junior is Su San, the leader of the Qinyang City Branch! The four disciples we brought this time are all talents who carry the orthodox Su Family Bloodline..."

He wanted to continue boasting.

"Qinyang City Branch? Su San?"

The Grand Elder interrupted him directly,

his tone chillingly cold.

"This Elder sees that your behavior is unruly. You have repeatedly provoked an honored guest of the Family, disrupted the registration order, and even harbor ill intentions toward a future pillar of the Family! I don't think you look like a member of my Su Family at all; rather, you look like someone with ulterior motives posing as a Su clansman!"

He waved his hand,

giving an order to the Family guards who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

"Men! Arrest these idle people and expel them from the Su Family immediately! Cancel the registration eligibility for all disciples of the Qinyang City Branch this time, and thoroughly investigate that branch's actions in recent years! During the investigation, cut off all resource supplies to that branch."

"Yes!"

The fierce guards immediately stepped forward.

Su San and the disciples he brought were dumbfounded.

This wasn't how the script was supposed to go!

Their faces were as pale as paper.

"No! Grand Elder! I am a member of the Su Family! I have the clan emblem as proof! I have the clan emblem as proof! Grand Elder!"

"Elder, have mercy! We won't do it again!"

However,

no matter how they cried and struggled,

the guards showed no mercy,

dragging them out like dead dogs.

The crowd on the plaza was silent.

Watching the fate of Su San and the others,

they only felt a chill down their spines,

and they also fully understood.

In the face of absolute Genius,

so-called rules and Bloodlines

could all make way!

Anyone who dared to block the path

was an enemy of the Su Family!

Elder Su watched Su San being dragged away,

the pent-up frustration in his heart finally vented.

He felt as if every one of his thirty-six thousand pores was refreshed!

After dealing with the eyesore flies, the Grand Elder

once again put on a kind smile.

He said to Jiang Yun and Elder Su, "I apologize for the joke young friend Jiang Yun had to witness. With such a Dragon-Riding Son-in-Law in my Su Family, how can we not prosper? As for the matter of entering the genealogy, it is a great joy for the Family and must be decided together with the Patriarch to show its solemnity. Come, let us..."

Before he could finish,

a steady and majestic voice, yet one carrying a hint of barely concealable excitement, rang out like a great bell from the sky.

It echoed clearly in everyone's ears.

"No need! This Patriarch has arrived!"

Everyone looked up in shock.

There was Patriarch Su Yuntian,

suspended in the air above the plaza at some unknown point.

His robes fluttered, and his gaze was like a torch,

staring deeply at Jiang Yun!