101: Extortion! Compensation for the son's emotional distress!

Su Chen's voice was very soft.

Yet it was like a handful of icy spring water, pouring over Ye Linghan's sky-burning Killing Intent.

She slowly turned her head.

Those phoenix eyes, burning with dark red demonic flames, stared at Su Chen with dead silence.

The violence and destruction surging in the depths of her eyes did not recede; instead, because of this abrupt interruption, they condensed even more thickly and purely.

"They deserve to die."

She spat out those words without emotion, as if stating a Universe axiom.

Looking at her crazed state of "feeling uncomfortable unless I kill something today," Su Chen only felt a chill down the back of his neck.

[Big sister! Calm down! Impulsiveness is the devil!]

[This is the Wang Family, the local overlords of the Northern Territory. If you wipe out their whole Family, the Northern Territory's housing prices... no, the order will collapse, won't it? When the time comes and the people are plunged into misery, how much tax revenue will be lost? Think of the impact on the Xuanyuan Continent's annual GDP!]

[Most importantly! If they're all dead, who's going to pay for my mental damage?!]

[Today, I was kidnapped, forced to be an audience member, and had to cooperate with your acting, squeezing out a smile uglier than crying. Do you think it's easy for me?! I have to recoup my losses this time!]

At this moment, Su Chen displayed a business awareness that transcended life and death.

Instead of letting go, he held on even tighter.

His warm palm enveloped her hand, which was as cold as ten-thousand-year-old profound jade.

He even took half a step forward, solemnly shielding Ye Linghan behind him, striking a grand pose of "I've got everything covered."

"Ahem."

Su Chen cleared his throat, and meeting Wang Zhantian's suspicious and uncertain gaze below, his face instantly switched to a businesslike, serious expression.

"Family Head Wang, right?"

"I am Su Chen, the current Divine Son of the Everlasting Su Family. The one beside me... is my Dao Companion, Ye Linghan."

In the end, he didn't dare say the words "bandit queen," fearing this Crazy Woman would flip the table on the spot.

As soon as the words "Dao Companion" were spoken.

Su Chen immediately felt the Killing Intent behind him, which was enough to freeze time and space, retract instantly without a trace, like a tamed primeval Vicious Beast.

Replacing it was a gaze filled with scrutiny, amusement, and a hint of novelty that landed on his back, making him feel a bit itchy.

Su Chen breathed a heavy sigh of relief in his heart.

He'd stabilized her.

This Crazy Woman was temporarily stabilized.

Below, when Wang Zhantian heard the words "Dao Companion," his majestic and cold face instantly became incredibly distorted. Shock, realization, wariness, and even a hint of absurdity... various emotions intertwined, causing even this overlord of the Northern Territory to lose his composure for a moment.

No wonder!

No wonder this woman, terrifying beyond measure, would protect the Divine Son of the Su Family like this!

No wonder she would develop the intent to exterminate an entire Family just because of a slanderous remark from a Wang Family Elder!

An unfathomable, stunning woman had become the Dao Companion of the Divine Son of the Su Family?!

This news was ten thousand times more shocking than the Wang Family being wiped out!

Wang Zhantian felt his brain buzz, unable to process it for a moment.

Su Chen didn't care if he was shocked or not; he just wanted to cut the Gordian knot, collect the money quickly, and go home to sleep.

He waved his hand and said in an extremely magnanimous tone, as if he had suffered a great grievance:

"Family Head Wang, what just happened was purely a misunderstanding."

"The two of us were just out for an excursion, watching the moon and enjoying the scenery, only to accidentally see your Family having a 'team-building' session here, and the commotion was quite large."

"I've always liked a bit of excitement, so I took a few more looks. I absolutely meant no ill will."

He paused, his tone suddenly shifting as his face took on an expression of "I'm very aggrieved, but I'm very strong."

"But look, your Family's Elder immediately slapped the label of 'mastermind' on me, making it seem like I'm the villain who planned all this!"

"I, Su Chen, the dignified Divine Son of the Su Family, have upright character and am kind to others. When have I ever suffered such a grievance?"

"My weak, pitiful, and helpless soul has suffered immense trauma!"

"My Dao Companion saw me being mistreated and felt unhappy. It's only natural for her to throw a little tantrum; it's understandable, right?"

His words were sincere and moving, portraying himself as a delicate, lovable little white flower swaying in the wind.

Behind him, Ye Linghan couldn't help but let the corners of her mouth curl up into a stunning arc.

She discovered that the thickness of her "Little Husband's" skin was probably impenetrable even by a quasi-emperor weapon.

Below, the Wang Family members were so angry at this distortion of the truth that they were all trembling, their faces turning the color of pig liver.

Weak, pitiful, and helpless?

Look at our side! Elders died eight! The Second Ancestor burned his soul and doesn't have long to live!

Did you even lose a single hair on your side?!

And soul trauma?

Our souls have almost been turned into sieves by the two of you!

One Wang Family Elder was so enraged that his vision went dark and he felt a sharp pain in his chest, nearly passing out from a heart attack on the spot.

Wang Zhantian was even more infuriated by Su Chen's words; the veins on his temples throbbed, and his knuckles turned white as he gripped his Quasi-Emperor Divine Sword.

He clenched his back teeth and squeezed out a few words, his voice raspy and harsh: "Divine Son Su, are you saying we should just let this matter go?"

"Let it go? How could that be possible!"

Su Chen's voice suddenly rose, his face showing an angry expression of "How dare you insult me."

"Is my reputation, Su Chen's, worth nothing? Is my Dao Companion's mood so cheap?"

"Family Head Wang, I've always been magnanimous and won't make things difficult for you."

Su Chen slowly extended a finger. In the pitch-black night, that finger was fair and slender, yet it made the Wang Family members' hearts jump more than any Sharp Weapon.

"One price: ten billion High-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Mental damage compensation."

"Once the money is paid, we'll act as if today's matter never happened. You can seek your revenge and collect your bodies; we won't interfere."

"If you don't give it..."

Su Chen grinned. The smile was brilliant, yet it made the Wang Family members feel a chill through their entire bodies.

He pointed to Ye Linghan behind him, who was watching him with interest.

"Then my Dao Companion's mood might have to be calmed by your Wang Family."

"As for how to calm it, I wouldn't know."

"Perhaps... it will require seeing some blood."

"After all, I've heard people say that the color of blood can sometimes be... quite stress-relieving."

A threat!

Extortion!

This was blatant, undisguised extortion, with the words "bullying others with one's power" practically written on his face!

Wang Zhantian stared intently at Su Chen's handsome yet shameless face, then looked up at the peerless Demoness behind him, whose gaze was starting to turn dangerous as if she might lose patience at any moment.

He felt as if an erupting volcano was blocked in his chest, and a mouthful of blood surged repeatedly in his throat, almost bursting out.

He, Wang Zhantian, had dominated the Northern Territory for tens of thousands of years, decisive in killing. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?

To be ambushed, lose clansmen, have his Foundation destroyed, and then have to pay the other party and apologize?

If this got out, where would the Wang Family's face be?

But if he didn't... He looked down at the dim Quasi-Emperor Divine Sword in his hand and felt the faint yet terrifying demonic might emanating from Ye Linghan, enough to make his Divine Soul tremble.

Reason, like ice water poured over his head, made him calm down.

Once a fight started, it was estimated that few of the Wang Family's hundred warships, including himself, would leave alive today!

Endure!

He must endure!

Wang Zhantian roared frantically in his heart, every word dripping with blood!

A great man knows when to yield and when to stand tall!

A gentleman's revenge is not too late even after a hundred thousand years!

For today's humiliation, I, Wang Zhantian, will surely repay it a hundredfold in the future!!!

The expression on his face changed rapidly, and finally, all the anger, Killing Intent, and resentment were forcibly suppressed, turning into a stiff smile that was uglier than crying.