74: National hatred and family hatred

The room before his eyes had been completely destroyed.

Su Bai and Old Man Yang Ling stood amidst the ruins, facing each other.

"Little fellow, you're not afraid of me?"

Old Man Yang Ling looked at Su Bai before him, asking with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Because I am fearless, I am not afraid."

"Old Man, you're right, I did indeed slaughter all your family members, so it's only right that you seek revenge on me."

Su Bai heard this, patted the dust off himself, and sat on the remaining section of a sofa.

"Truly a hero born young. When I was your age, I trembled when I saw Nine Revolutions experts."

"I've never seen someone as audacious as you."

The Old Man chuckled, sizing up Su Bai before him.

No wonder he could pass through the Trial Land; this kid is truly audacious!

"Then Old Man, you must be thinking too much. You definitely weren't as handsome as me when you were young. I am the most handsome man in the entire Meteor Empire."

Su Bai heard this and couldn't help but tease him.

"Uh!"

Old Man Yang couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing this.

He truly hadn't expected Su Bai to be so shameless as to praise himself as the most handsome man in the Empire.

"Little fellow, what do you say we do about you annihilating my clansmen?"

"The entire Yang family, tens of thousands of people, all died by your hand. This is a blood feud."

The Old Man narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Su Bai before him, his eyes revealing intense killing intent.

"Whatever you say we do, that's what we'll do."

"But I don't regret it. It's true that the Yang family wanted to kill me, and it's also true that I destroyed the Yang family. There is indeed enmity between us."

"If anyone is to blame, it's only you for not teaching your children well. Your grandson didn't do anything proper, learned nothing good, and was skilled in all forms of extortion."

Su Bai folded his arms across his chest, a calm expression on his face.

Even if they really fought, he wasn't necessarily afraid of the Old Man before him.

However, it seemed that this Old Man appeared to be quite fair at the moment.

"This Old Man owes you a favor. You passed the trial of the Trial Land, which lowered the difficulty of upgrading for Nine Revolutions experts. This Old Man considers it a favor owed to you."

"Even if you truly let me kill you, I would feel it's inappropriate."

"You are the future hope of the entire Empire. For both public and private reasons, I cannot do that."

The Old Man took a deep breath, his eyes revealing a hint of solemnity.

This was the future hope of the entire Empire; he truly didn't dare to kill Su Bai.

Moreover, he knew perfectly well what kind of character his clansmen possessed.

These people had been relying on his reputation to throw their weight around outside, and this wasn't the first or second time.

It was just that no one had ever dared to resist, fearing him, their guardian.

"So, Old Man, what do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Su Bai couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

It seemed the Old Man didn't want to fight him, which was for the best, saving them both from injury.

A Nine Revolutions expert could already be considered a cornerstone of the Empire.

"How about this, I'll give you two choices."

"The first choice is to endure one of my sword strikes. If you don't die, then the grievances between us will be wiped clean. From then on, you go your way and I go mine."

"The second choice, after reaching the Eighth Revolution, enter the Demon Abyss and slay ten thousand demons."

The Old Man narrowed his eyes, staring at Su Bai before him, speaking each word distinctly.

"Is there even a choice? Of course, I choose to endure one of your sword strikes."

Su Bai stood up, his hands clasped behind his back, exuding a confident aura.

"You didn't choose the Demon Abyss?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Old Man's eyes revealed a hint of suspicion.

Why wasn't this kid playing by the rules?

"Old Man, you're joking."

"My going to the Demon Abyss isn't just for you, but also for others, for our entire Meteor Empire. This is my inherent duty."

"Enduring one of your sword strikes allows you to vent the anger in your heart. Just your words, 'family feud is family feud, national hatred is national hatred,' already satisfy me greatly."

Su Bai smiled and said candidly.

"It seems you truly aren't afraid of death!"

The longsword in the Old Man's hand emitted a dazzling glow, floating before Su Bai.

"I'm not unafraid of death; I'm actually terrified of death."

"But your sword strike truly might not be able to kill me. Give it a try!"

Su Bai walked to the tip of the sword, smiled slightly, and said softly.

"Die for this Old Man!"

The longsword emitted a dazzling red light, striking Su Bai's body.

Immune!

A large 'Immune' appeared above Su Bai's head, leaving the Old Man before him stunned.

"Good kid, you've got something."

"This Old Man's sword strike was completely nullified."

As soon as these words were spoken, Old Man Yang couldn't help but be stunned.

"Of course. I can stand here and let you chop for ten minutes, and you still might not be able to kill me."

Su Bai smiled, saying earnestly.

"Alright, it seems even heaven doesn't allow me to kill you. The grievances between us are cleared."

The Old Man nodded and turned to walk towards the upstairs.

Su Bai glanced outside, found that everything had returned to normal, and then also went directly upstairs.

"Are you alright?"

As soon as he returned to his room, he suddenly heard a familiar voice beside his ear.

"Please, Old Man, scaring people can literally scare them to death."

Su Bai looked at the Old Man before him, couldn't help but be stunned, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Old Man Jiang Lin's movements were truly fast; he arrived in the blink of an eye.

"This Old Man thought you would die here, so I came quickly, but it seems your luck isn't bad."

Jiang Lin stroked the beard on his chest, saying earnestly.

"You can stop that, you said this Imperial Capital was very safe, didn't you?"

"As soon as I returned to the hotel I was staying at, I was immediately surrounded by four foreign spies, who almost sent me off. Shouldn't you give me some compensation for emotional distress?"

"I don't ask for much, just a thousand or eight hundred divine crystals will do."

Su Bai rubbed his hands together, speaking without ceremony.

"Do you want a slap across the face?"

"Don't think I don't know your trump cards, kid. This Old Man is a pauper; I have nothing."

"This time was my oversight, and it won't happen again. However, this incident also happened to resolve the conflict between you and that fellow Yang Ling."

"That Old Man is stubborn, so you can consider this a blessing in disguise."

After saying this, Old Man Jiang Lin's figure instantly vanished from where he stood.

"Coming and going as he pleases, treating this place like his own warehouse."

Su Bai looked at where the Old Man had just been standing, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.