397: Chapter 407 Su Mo's Ultimate Choice!

As soon as Su Mo said this, time seemed to freeze at that moment.

Zhu Ziqiu's cold, clear eyes widened instantly, and she looked at Su Mo in shock, as if she were staring at a prehistoric monster that had escaped from the ancient primordial era.

She had seen reckless people before, but never one this reckless!

In front of the tiankui mirror, Su Feng, who was just about to watch the show, had his hand shake, and then he slapped his own forehead hard.

Immediately after, inside the Qingxin Pavilion, Su Hao and Su Dao almost simultaneously raised their hands in unison, performing the exact same action and making a crisp slapping sound, as if it were some kind of iconic scene!

Even Little Bell, standing behind the counter, broke out in a cold sweat on her forehead.

Heavens, even a girl like her who hadn't had much contact with the outside world could see it, yet this Brother Su Mo... hadn't realized it?!

As for Pei Qingnan, the person involved, she was completely stunned in place, her mind went blank, and she couldn't react for a moment.

"Since we are not friends, then you must want to have a battle with me!"

"Come on! Prepare to take my strike!!!"

Seeing that the other party didn't speak, Su Mo just assumed she had acquiesced.

His Battle Intent soared, and he was about to draw the demon blade behind his back on the spot, ready to have a hearty duel with Pei Qingnan.

"Stop!! Second Brother!!!"

Su Hao roared, flashed over, firmly pressed down on Su Mo's hand that was drawing the blade, and dragged him out of the pavilion.

"Are you really stupid or just pretending to be?!" Su Hao was speechless and roared in a low voice.

He knew his second brother was a battle maniac, but who could have imagined he could be this reckless!

Every day, no matter who he sees, it's just one word! Fight!

Now look at this! A girl finally took a liking to him, the Matchmaker had practically tied him up with steel wire, and he managed to snap it!

"What's this about being stupid or pretending? Didn't you hear her say she didn't want to be friends with me?"

"In my eyes, there are only friends and enemies! There is no second option!!" Su Mo still looked reasonable and justified.

"You really don't understand human speech! Hints! Do you understand what hints are?!" Su Hao felt he was about to be driven crazy by this blockhead, Su Mo.

"Hints? What kind of hints?" Seeing Su Hao's crazed appearance, Su Mo calmed down, looking puzzled.

"Miss Pei has taken a fancy to you! She doesn't want to just be friends; she wants to be your Dao Companion!" Su Hao simply stopped beating around the bush and laid it out clearly.

This time, it was Su Mo's turn to be bewildered.

He pointed at himself, his face full of disbelief: "Huh? We haven't said a few words to each other, we've only just met today, and you're saying she's taken a fancy to me??"

Su Mo was a maniac completely immersed in Cultivation and fighting.

Although Su Feng had assigned them the task of finding a Dao Companion, he hadn't taken it to heart at all, treating it as an optional side quest.

His thinking was very simple: if he really couldn't find one, he would just listen to his Family's arrangements; it didn't matter who he married.

Su Hao didn't speak, just stared intently at Su Mo with an unprecedentedly serious look, making him feel creeped out.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't stare at me like that!" Su Mo said uncomfortably.

Su Hao stared at him for a long time before finally asking:

"Second Brother, let me ask you, do you think Miss Pei is good-looking?!"

Su Mo subconsciously recalled the scorching battle armor wrapping her hot figure, as well as her heroic and beautiful face, and he subconsciously nodded.

"She's quite good-looking!"

"Then do you think Tai Xiang, the sister of Tai Yuan from the Titan Race, is good-looking?" Su Hao continued asking expressionlessly.

In Su Mo's mind, a sturdy figure like an iron tower immediately flashed by.

Square face, square nose, square body... broad shoulders and a thick waist, covered all over with dense golden leg hair...

The whole person looked like a walking square boulder...

Su Mo shuddered all over, shaking his head like a rattle-drum.

"Not good-looking! Absolutely not good-looking!"

"Then what if, in a hundred years, Father, in order to form an alliance with the Titan Ape Race, betroths Tai Xiang to you? Tell me, would you have the qualifications to refuse then??" Su Hao discovered that to deal with a blockhead like Su Mo, he had to use schemes, using the method he feared most to trap him.

As soon as these words were spoken, the Battle Intent on Su Mo's face vanished without a trace, and the fanaticism in his eyes turned into extreme clarity and horror!

"So, there are now two paths before you," Su Hao said, guiding him step by step.

"The first path is to get along well with Miss Pei. She is not only beautiful and powerful, but can also help us find Younger Brother Xuan. Perhaps you might even complete the task Father assigned, killing multiple birds with one stone."

"The second path is that in a hundred years, you and Tai Xiang..."

"I choose the first one!!"

Before Su Hao could finish, Su Mo immediately replied, his eyes filled with unprecedented determination.

Su Hao patted Su Mo's shoulder with relief, speaking earnestly.

"My second brother is indeed sensible!!"

"Let's go, come back with me to see Miss Pei." Su Hao pulled Su Mo, walking back while earnestly trying to persuade him.

"Listen to her well, make her happy, and only then will she be able to do her best to help us find Su Xuan. Don't you think that's the logic?"

"Also, I'm telling you, when you meet a woman who not only has a good Family background, is as beautiful as a painting, is powerful, and even takes the initiative to like you, you must seize the opportunity, or you'll regret it later!"

Su Hao pulled Su Mo back in front of Pei Qingnan.

"Miss Pei, please don't take offense, my second brother... sigh, may we step aside to speak?"

Watching Su Mo's blockheaded appearance, Su Hao knew he couldn't count on his second brother alone.

He cupped his hands at Pei Qingnan, his face showing a complex expression of wanting to say something but hesitating.

"Hmm..."

Pei Qingnan looked at Su Mo, who was hanging his head in front of her, and then at Su Hao, ultimately nodding.

The two came to a quiet spot in the pavilion's inner courtyard.

Su Hao found a stone stool and sat down. Before he even spoke, he let out a heavy sigh filled with the vicissitudes of life.

Pei Qingnan had a straightforward personality. She had already been unsettled by Su Mo's reaction earlier, and now, being stirred by Su Hao's appearance, her curiosity was piqued, and she couldn't help but ask:

"Why are you sighing?"

Seeing Pei Qingnan take the bait, Su Hao secretly thought, "It's done."

This goddess was indeed simple-minded, unlike those scheming women from aristocratic families.

He immediately adjusted his emotions, his face revealing a bitter expression as he looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.

"Miss Pei, you may not know, but actually, Su Mo... the reason he has become the way he is today is because of something..."

Su Hao's voice lowered, carrying a hint of reminiscence and sorrow.

"We brothers were born in a Small World in the Lower Realm with extremely scarce resources."

"There, not to mention Divine Crystals, even the most ordinary Spirit Stone was a rarity. At that time, in order to earn a tiny bit of meager Cultivation resources for us brothers, our father had to endure all kinds of hardships, and even... even suffer all sorts of humiliation."

"Su Mo never liked to talk since he was young; he was introverted, but he silently watched all of this and kept it in his heart. From that moment on, he swore that he must Cultivate desperately and become stronger than anyone else, so that he could protect his Family and ensure Father would never be humiliated again."

"So, over time, his heart was left with only fighting and his Family, unable to contain anything else."

Su Hao began to embellish, narrating a half-true, half-false history of Su Feng's rise to power on the Tianyuan Continent, depicting Su Feng as a tragic hero who endured humiliation and bided his time for the sake of his Family.

In front of the tiankui mirror, Su Feng's mouth twitched uncontrollably. He really wanted to jump over and slap Su Hao across the face, saying, "I didn't! It wasn't me! Stop spouting nonsense!!"

"Spirit Stone? What is that?" Pei Qingnan was born in the Immortal Realm; in her understanding, she had no idea what a Spirit Stone was.

But this did not prevent her from imagining a miserable scene.

So, he was so powerful because he carried such a heavy past.

That obsession he had for fighting wasn't recklessness, but a deep-seated fixation engraved in his bones to protect his Family!

Pei Qingnan looked at the man not far away, leaning on his blade and still standing straight. The little bit of grievance she felt from being rejected instantly vanished, replaced by full-blown heartache and admiration.

"You... are truly amazing!" Pei Qingnan exclaimed sincerely.

At this moment, Su Mo's glorious image in her heart instantly rose several levels, becoming even more magnificent and even more fascinating.