32: Chapter 32 Sale

Su Jiuchuan said unhurriedly, "Oh? How do you want to settle this?"

"Naturally, by apologizing with your death!"

"Why aren't you falling down yet?" he said with a cold sneer.

Su Jiuchuan stood up, slowly spun around, and asked, "How am I supposed to fall?"

"You... you weren't poisoned?" Lu Cheng, who was standing to the side, was the first to shriek.

Su Jiuchuan revealed his sleeve, which was soaking wet. "Are you talking about that cup of wine? Hehe, I plan to take it back to drink."

"Consider yourself cunning, kid, but so what? Do you think you can just come and go as you please in our Lu Family?"

Suddenly, a resonant voice rang out. A middle-aged man walked out from behind the screen, looking exactly like the Head of Lu Family, Lu Xianshan.

"Since you don't want a quick death, then we have no other choice."

Having said that, Lu Yuanzhen drew his sword from his waist with a sinister grin and thrust it straight at him.

"Slap!" With a crisp sound, before Lu Yuanzhen could even fully thrust his longsword, he was slapped right to the ground.

"Third-grade!" Lu Xianshan was greatly shocked.

The most shocked was Lu Yuanzhen. He had fought Su Jiuchuan before, and yesterday, Su Jiuchuan was absolutely at the fourth-grade level, just like him. How did he suddenly become third-grade?

The surrounding Young Masters of the influential families could no longer sit still. They backed away one after another, retreating right out of the courtyard.

Today, they had originally come to confirm Su Jiuchuan's background. For a fourth-grade Martial Artist, while decent, it was nothing special to these centuries-old families.

More than anything, they wanted to gauge the attitudes of the imperial Family and the City Lord's Manor.

But now, the situation was different. A third-grade Martial Artist was completely different from a fourth-grade one. This already belonged to the ranks of high-grade Martial Artists, who were qualified to establish their own lineage and Family in Xuzhou City.

Their backing away now was also a statement of their stance: today's matter was between the Lu Family and Su Jiuchuan, and had nothing to do with the other families.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng was filled with deep resentment. These Young Masters called each other brothers on regular days, but washed their hands of everything as soon as trouble arose. Especially that Lian Xiong, who had just said he wanted Zheng Xinyue sent to him, now acted as if he didn't even know him.

"It is indeed time to settle this!" Su Jiuchuan drew the long saber from his waist and charged straight at Lu Yuanzhen.

"Slash!" Before Lu Xianshan could even come to the rescue, Lu Yuanzhen's head was sliced off.

"I want you dead!" Lu Xianshan roared in fury. Instantly, the entire space was filled with Sword Qi. This was the Lu Family's ancestral sword art, the "Heart Moon Sword Art", which was said to have been created by a certain ancestor of the Lu Family who gained enlightenment under the night moon. It could manifest one's current state of mind into the sword technique, possessing terrifying power.

Looking at the sword shadows flashing everywhere, it was impossible to tell which sword was real and which was an illusion. Su Jiuchuan focused his mind and slashed furiously, executing a move from the "Blade Qi Secret Record"—Drawing the Blade to Cut the Water.

No matter how flashy your moves are, I'll just cleave through them with one strike.

"Crack!"

This strike slashed straight into Lu Xianshan's neck, killing him on the spot.

Seeing this, Su Jiuchuan finally breathed a long sigh of relief. In countless simulations, he had been screwed to death by this father and son duo. Now, they were finally dealt with.

"Don't kill me!" Seeing his father and brother die tragic deaths, Lu Cheng collapsed in terror.

Su Jiuchuan shook his head in disdain and said, "I can spare you, but you must hand over the Lu Family's assets!"

Seeing a chance to live, Lu Cheng became excited and nodded repeatedly. Before long, he brought the housekeeper over.

The housekeeper presented the property deeds, land deeds, and account books, saying, "The manor has fifteen thousand taels of silver in cash, as well as one hundred mu of farmland and twenty shops."

Su Jiuchuan was overjoyed. As expected, if one wanted to get rich, they had to target influential families. Even a minor Family like the Lu Family had fifteen thousand taels of silver in cash. Who knew how wealthy those thousand-year-old families were?

"If we sell the farmland and shops, how much can we get?"

The housekeeper shook his head and said, "These are troubled times. The prices of farmland and shops have dropped a lot. Moreover, if we are in a hurry to sell, we'll probably only get half the price. Around thirty thousand taels!"

Su Jiuchuan felt a pang of pain. Half price! That meant losing thirty thousand taels. As he was pondering, he looked up and happened to see the few Young Masters from the influential families not far away.

"You guys, come here."

The three Young Masters who had been watching the show were deeply shaken after witnessing the head of an influential Family being killed so easily, even if the Lu Family was just a bottom-tier Family in Xuzhou City.

But he was a Family head after all, and a third-grade Martial Artist at that.

It was best not to offend this god of slaughter if they could help it.

The three of them then walked over obediently.

Su Jiuchuan threw over the property and land deeds handed to him by the housekeeper and said, "You are also influential families of Xuzhou. See how much you can buy these properties and lands for."

The eyes of the three lit up. For large families, these were assets that could be passed down to future generations.

Originally, the fields and shops around Xuzhou had long been divided up among several families. Without an opportunity like this, how could such a good thing happen?

Qian Jiayu stepped forward, picked up the land deeds from the ground, and flipped through them. She immediately said, "My Qian Family wants all of these lands and properties. I offer forty thousand taels."

The Qian Family was somewhat different from the others, being primarily a merchant Family. Although she wasn't the future head of the Qian Family, having been influenced by her upbringing, she recognized the opportunity at a glance. Furthermore, having just heard the housekeeper say they could only get thirty thousand taels, she added another ten thousand taels.

The other two were no fools either and immediately said, "We can't let the Qian Family have all of it. We can also take a portion."

Su Jiuchuan smiled and said, "Makes sense. Everyone should have a share."

"How about this: go discuss it among yourselves. The total price will be fifty thousand taels!"

The three of them were taken aback, but indeed went to the side to discuss it.

After a full incense stick's worth of time, the three of them walked back. Qian Jiayu said, "We agree to take these for fifty thousand taels."

Although she hadn't expected this guy to be so cunning as to instigate infighting among the three families, she belonged to a merchant Family after all, so she quickly coordinated a plan. Although they had to shell out a bit more silver, it was indeed a profitable deal.

"Within three days, I want you to send the silver to the Fuyuan Escort Agency. I am temporarily staying there. I only accept cash."

The three frowned. Although cash was troublesome, it wasn't too difficult for them. In the end, they nodded.

"Oh, right. Lian Xiong, was it? Just now, I heard what you said to Lu Cheng. You wanted my companion sent to your place?"

Su Jiuchuan's expression suddenly changed, and a wave of killing intent enveloped Lian Xiong.

Only then did Zheng Xinyue realize she had been targeted so early on. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a secret dread.

"A misunderstanding!" Lian Xiong's face turned livid. However, having witnessed Su Jiuchuan's ferocity just now, he didn't dare to oppose him openly. Instead, he thought resentfully, "Just a third-grade Martial Artist, yet you dare humiliate me like this. I'll find someone to kill you later."