29: The Useless Son-in-Law (Part 10)

"Young Master."

Old Servant Su placed the files on the table, his voice lowered.

"These are all the financial accounts and records of external conflicts the Family has had over the past six years."

"Since you left home, the main Family has done much to appease the branch families. However, the Grand Elder's faction... in order to consolidate power, has made many concessions to the Wang Family."

Su Yun did not speak. His slender fingers picked up the file on top and opened it.

His gaze swept across it.

"【In the third month of the 623rd year of the Skyfire Calendar, Wang Teng, a disciple of the Wang Family, was drunk in the city. He provoked trouble without cause and broke the legs of Su Ming, the eldest son of our clansman Su Cheng. Afterwards, the Grand Elder mediated and compensated the Wang Family with three thousand spirit crystals.】"

"【In the seventh month of the 623rd year of the Skyfire Calendar, the Wang Family forcibly seized a thirty percent share of our clan's 'Hundred Herb Hall' in the West City. The Grand Elder acquiesced.】"

Su Yun's expression did not change, but the speed at which he flipped the pages grew faster and faster.

When he saw the record regarding the "Black Stone Spirit Mine," his fingers paused.

"【...Under the guise of assisting with guard duties, the Wang Family frequently sent people to harass the mining area and obstruct extraction. In the last three months, the output of the Black Stone Spirit Mine has plummeted by fifty percent.】"

"Thud."

A soft sound.

Su Yun's fingers tapped the table lightly and unconsciously.

The study was very quiet, and this single tap made Old Servant Su's heart jump violently.

He knew that the Young Master had developed the intent to kill.

Just then, rapid footsteps came from outside the courtyard, and a servant reported from the doorway with a panicked expression.

"Young Master! The Family Head requests your immediate presence in the meeting hall! It's an emergency clan meeting!"

Su Yun stood up and walked out of the study.

The atmosphere in the meeting hall was oppressive.

The Family Head, Su Tiancheng, sat in the main seat with a face as gloomy as water. On both sides below, the Elders looked solemn, while Su Changqing's faction, kneeling in the center of the hall, hung their heads in dejection.

Su Yun's arrival caused everyone's gaze to converge on him.

He ignored them and walked straight to stand just below his father, Su Tiancheng.

Before he had even stood still, a steward scrambled in from outside the hall, his voice tinged with tears.

"Family Head! It's bad! The Wang Family and the Liu Family... they have torn off their masks!"

"They sent people directly to seal the entrance of the Black Stone Spirit Mine, and all the guards we sent to garrison it have been beaten into critical condition!"

The steward collapsed to the ground, his voice trembling.

"The Wang Family also released word, saying... saying that the younger generation of our Su Family are all trash and do not deserve to own the Black Stone Spirit Mine, so they are taking it!"

"Boom!"

The meeting hall instantly erupted into an uproar.

"Outrageous! This is going too far!"

An Elder slammed the table and stood up, but his voice was more bluster than substance.

"With the Wang Family and Liu Family joining forces, and two Geniuses at the Spirit Transformation Realm, Fifth Level sitting in command, how can we be their match?"

"Family Head! You must not be impulsive! Our Su Family has just experienced internal strife and our Origin Qi has been severely damaged; it is not suitable to stir up more conflict!"

"Indeed, enduring for a moment brings calm; temporarily avoiding their edge is the best strategy!"

Most of the Elders revealed panic and cowardice. The opinion of most Elders was shockingly unanimous—endure.

Su Tiancheng's face turned livid, his fists clenched until they were white.

Amidst this clamor, Su Yun, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

He did not join the argument, but simply asked a question calmly.

"In which direction outside the city is the Black Stone Spirit Mine?"

This question caused the entire hall to fall silent instantly.

An Elder replied subconsciously: "East of the city, thirty miles away."

Su Yun nodded, turned directly, and walked out of the hall.

A resolute voice reached everyone's ears clearly.

"I'm going to take our things back."

His solitary back formed a contrast with the hesitation of the Elders in the hall.

Everyone was stunned.

"Young Master!"

Old Servant Su was the first to react, and without hesitation, he quickly followed.

Su Tiancheng watched his son's retreating back, his lips moved, but in the end, he said nothing. He merely made an extremely subtle gesture toward the shadows of the hall.

An aged Aura quietly followed.

Outside the city, Black Stone Spirit Mine.

Dozens of Su Family guards were thrown on the roadside like trash, their lives or deaths unknown.

At the entrance of the mine, two magnificent grandmaster chairs were placed side by side.

The Wang Family Genius, Wang Teng, was arrogantly stepping on the head of a Su Family guard captain, drinking wine leisurely.

Beside him was another young man in brocade clothes, the Liu Family Genius, Liu Xinrun. He was toying with a jade pendant, his eyes sweeping contemptuously over the moaning Su Family guards on the ground.

Suddenly, Wang Teng seemed to sense something and raised his eyes to look into the distance.

Two figures, one after the other, were walking over unhurriedly.

Seeing the newcomers clearly, Wang Teng was stunned for a moment, then revealed a playful smile.

"Yo, isn't this that Genius of the Su Family, Su Yun, who was rumored to have suffered from Qi Deviation and died?"

He stood up and looked down at Su Yun, as if looking at a joke.

"What, you trash are actually still alive? Did you crawl to this spirit mine to beg for a meal?"

The Wang Family and Liu Family guards let out a burst of laughter and successively drew their weapons, surrounding them.

Su Yun's steps did not stop.

He didn't even look at Wang Teng and Liu Xinrun; his gaze only landed on the injured Su Family guards.

"Stop him!" Wang Teng waved his hand impatiently.

The guards at the very front grinned hideously and charged up with raised blades.

Before they could get close.

Old Servant Su's aged figure stepped out, blocking in front of Su Yun.

"My Young Master's dignity will not be defiled by the likes of you!"

A tyrannical Aura erupted from within Old Servant Su's body!

Spirit Transformation Realm, Fourth Level!

The few guards who rushed up couldn't even react before being knocked to the ground by this wave of Qi, foaming at the mouth.

The laughter came to an abrupt halt.

The smile on Wang Teng's face disappeared, turning into a trace of anger.

Liu Xinrun also stopped toying with the jade pendant, his eyes becoming serious for the first time.

An old servant of the Su Family is actually at the Spirit Transformation Realm, Fourth Level?

After a brief shock came even more intense humiliation and rage.

"An old dog, and you dare to bark in front of me?"

Wang Teng's face became ferocious instantly, and the terrifying pressure of the Spirit Transformation Realm, Fifth Level soared into the sky.

"You ignorant thing!"

Liu Xinrun also sneered and similarly released the Aura of the Spirit Transformation Realm, Fifth Level, intertwining with Wang Teng's pressure and suppressing Old Servant Su.

"Kill him!"

Without any extra nonsense, Wang Teng and Liu Xinrun, two top Geniuses, turned into two streams of light from left and right, shooting towards Old Servant Su!

Facing the joint attack of two Geniuses, Old Servant Su's face turned pale.

But he did not retreat.

He roared, pushing his own spiritual power to the limit, and struck out with both palms, attempting to block.

"Boom!"

Old Servant Su's defense was vulnerable before the two of them.

In just one encounter, his arms emitted a teeth-grinding sound of bone cracking, and his whole body was like being hit by a heavy hammer; he spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, crashing heavily at Su Yun's feet.

"Pfft..."

Old Servant Su struggled, still wanting to crawl up and block in front of Su Yun.

"A loyal dog."

"But it's a pity, your master is a piece of trash."

Wang Teng stepped on Old Servant Su's back, pinning him tightly into the ground, a cruel smile appearing on his face.

"Since you want to die so much, I will grant your wish!"

He slowly raised his hand, and within his palm, lethal spiritual power gathered frantically, aiming at Old Servant Su's head.

Liu Xinrun watched coldly from the side, as if watching an interesting play.

Just at the moment Wang Teng's palm was about to fall.

His wrist was grabbed.

A hand, just a single hand, so effortlessly clamped onto his wrist, which had gathered all his strength, making it impossible for him to advance even a fraction.