Chapter Six: Deception at the Door

  In the courtyard of the Su family, a young boy wearing a small servant's uniform, with a slender build and slightly yellow skin, was pacing back and forth anxiously at the gate. This young boy was Liu Gou'er, a servant in the Su Zhengtian household.

  The Su family was stripped of their status as the main branch, and many servants assigned by the host family left. Only a handful of servants were still serving the Su family, and Liu Gou'er was one of them.

  Liu Dog Er occasionally raised his head and looked into the distance, with anxiety written all over his eyes. He muttered to himself: "Why hasn't Young Master returned yet?"

  Suddenly, Liu Gou'er's eyes lit up and he rushed to Su Han's side, anxiously shouting: "Young Master, it's not good! It's not good! The Zhao family has come to propose a marriage!"

  Su Han's heart skipped a beat as he grabbed Liu Gou'er's voice, which was laced with anxiety: "What did you say? The Zhao family has come to propose a marriage?"

  Liu Dog Er anxiously shouted: "Yes! The old master and the young lady have both been summoned to the main house. You'd better hurry over, or it will be too late!!!!"

  Zhao Jun is notorious in Xiyuan Town, a well-known scoundrel who not only frequents brothels and singsong houses but has also committed heinous crimes such as raping young girls. If the Zhao family didn't have immense power in Xiyuan Town, he would have been thrown into prison long ago. If Luo Yingxiang marries this kind of person as a concubine, her life will be ruined forever.

  Su Han's eyes turned crimson red, he took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and circulated his inner energy, like a fierce horse galloping towards the direction of Ben Jia.

  Liu Gou'er gazed at Su Han's rapidly retreating back, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes: "Isn't Young Master's dantian already broken and unable to cultivate? How can he still run so fast?"

  In the living room of the Su family, at the highest position sat the head of the Su family, Su Yan. Below him were seated his three legitimate sons born to his first wife, Su Yang, Su Bai and Su He, as well as the second most powerful person in the Su family, Su Hong.

  Under him were six sons born to concubine Su, namely Su Qiang, Su Jin, Su Bao, Su Yuan, Su Li and Su Mo. They, along with some younger members of the family, had been stripped of their status as legitimate heirs by Su Zhengtian.

  On the right side of the hall sat two people. One was a young man wearing brocade, holding a white jade folding fan, with a handsome face, slightly dark eye circles, and a hint of sinister air between his eyebrows. The other was an old man in gray robes, with a sturdy build, piercing eyes, high temples, and white hair scattered all over his body, emitting a fearsome aura.

  That handsome young man was Zhao Jun, the eldest son of the Zhao family in Xiyuan Town. The white-haired old man with a fearful aura was one of the guardians of the Zhao family, Ghost Claw Zhu Xiong, who possessed the Seventh Realm of Postnatal Spiritual Energy.

  The Zhao family of Xiyuan Town is the number one family in Xiyuan Town, with three masters who have reached the seventh heaven of spiritual energy. At the same time, they also have an official background, and the town mayor of Xiyuan Town is the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Jiang. In addition, it is said that the Zhao family also has connections with high-ranking officials in the Great Flame Dynasty, with a very deep background.

  Zhao Jun was able to act recklessly and bully others in Xiyuan Town because he had the Zhao family as his backing.

  Su Jia's master, Su Yan, came from humble beginnings. During his travels, he luckily obtained a three-product lower-grade martial art, the Three Yang Skill. After experiencing countless hardships, he finally cultivated to the Seventh Heaven Spirit Realm. With his powerful strength and wisdom, he gradually established himself in Xiyuan Town.

  Although the Su family has taken root in Xiyuan Town, the Zhao family is still an existence that the Su family finds hard to resist.

  That Gui Zhua, Zhu Xiong is not only a master of the Seventh Heaven Spirit Realm, but also a disciple of Qingyang County's Wudang Master Zhu Tianba. And Zhu Tianba is a disciple of the human martial arts holy land, Xiangshan Jingzhai, with enormous power and influence in Qingyang County and even the entire Dayan Wang Dynasty, an existence that the Su family cannot match.

  Considering Zhu Tianba's face as a martial arts master behind Zhu Xiong, the Su family absolutely cannot neglect Zhu Xiong.

  In Su's family, there were not many girls, but the few girls were all very young and beautiful. Among those girls, Luo Ningxiang was the most outstanding and beautiful existence.

  Zhao Jun's gaze was as rude as a poisonous snake, sweeping across the faces and bodies of the Su family girls, finally landing on Luo Ningxiang, revealing a hint of lustful light.

  Lu Yingxiang seemed to feel Zhao Jun's evil gaze, a flash of fear in her eyes, and her slender body slightly shrunk.

  Zhao Jun's gaze withdrew from Luo Ningxiang's slender body and swept a glance at Zhu Xiong beside him.

  Zhu Xiong nodded in agreement, looked straight at Su Yan, and smiled calmly, with a hint of arrogance: "Su Patriarch, I have come this time on the orders of my master to propose a marriage. My young master Zhao Jun is willing to take your family's Luo Congxiang as his concubine, please agree."

  As soon as this was said, everyone in the Su family's face changed greatly, and the younger generation glared at Zhu Xiong with anger.

  Lu Jingxiang was beautiful and pure, one of the three most beautiful flowers in Xiyuan Town. Many young people in the Su family secretly admired her, she was their dream girl. Zhao Jun actually wanted to take away their dream girl, naturally making them extremely angry.

  Lu Jingxiang's face turned pale and bloodless in an instant.

  The older generation of strong men in the Nasu family also looked a bit ugly.

  What is a concubine? In plain words, it's just giving a nice name to selling daughters. In the wealthy families, the status of a concubine is lowly, even lower than that of a favored courtesan. The sons born are also illegitimate and discriminated against. The nobles of the Great Flame Dynasty have the custom of exchanging concubines as gifts, playing with them like toys, without any status at all. Even among ordinary commoners, those with some backbone would not be willing to marry their daughters off to others as concubines.

  The Su family may not be a wealthy family, but in Xiyuan Town, they are also people with a good reputation. If they were to marry their daughter off to someone as a concubine, they would lose all face.

  "Take concubines?"

  The master of the house, Su Yan, who was sitting in the main seat at that end, flashed a cold and ruthless killing intent in his eyes. The vast true energy of the Seventh Layer of the Spirit Realm's peak surged frantically, and a terrifying aura slowly rose up.

  The younger generation of the Su family was suppressed by that momentum, and their breathing paused for a moment.

  The day after tomorrow, the Sevenfold Spirit Realm is completed, and the six senses are clear. The body is agile and can tread on snow without leaving a trace, and see objects in the dark night. The inner strength is continuous and endless. In this Great Flame Empire, it is also a top-notch master. Many generals in the Great Flame Empire are only at this level of mastery, which is a strong enemy of hundreds, with an aura that seems to have substance.

  Feeling Su Yan's overbearing aura, Zhu Xiong's eyes narrowed and a powerful aura of the Seventh Realm of the Acquired Stage rose from his body, countering Su Yan's aura.

  Two powerful auras spread throughout the living room, Zhu Xiong was a strong practitioner at the initial stage of the Spiritual Realm. His aura couldn't compare to Su Yan's, but it still protected him and Zhao Jun by his side.

  "That's right, it's taking a concubine. Su Yan, your Su family has offended the Yongsheng Marquis, and the crime is heinous. In all of Xiyuan Town, only our Zhao family can save you. Have Luo Ningxiang marry me as a concubine, and then hand over 70% of your property in Xiyuan Town to our Zhao family. After the two families are married, our Zhao family will naturally be able to protect your Su family." Zhao Jun's cold eyes scanned Su Yan, who was sitting in the main seat, with a venomous gaze, and he sneered, threatening: "If you don't agree, your Su family will become our enemy. Offending the Yongsheng Marquis and offending our Zhao family, your Su family won't have a good outcome. A woman versus a family, Su Yan, I believe you can distinguish between what's important and what's not."

  When they heard Zhao Jun's unbridled and rude threatening words, many young people in the Su family were so angry that their bodies trembled with rage, and their eyes showed anger.

  However, many of the older generation of Su family's strongmen were filled with anger and a hint of worry in their eyes. In recent days, the Su family had been under pressure from the Zhao family and was having an extremely difficult time, having already been forced to sell several properties. If this continued, the Su family would indeed decline rapidly.

  Without economic strength, all the masters recruited by Su's family will leave one by one. When they are weak, it is even possible that Zhao's family will directly eliminate them.

  Su Yan listened to Zhao Jun's unbridled and threatening words, a flash of anger in his eyes, but he furrowed his brow slightly, his face wooden, as if he had fallen into deep thought.

  Su Mingqiang suddenly stood up and smiled: "Dad, I think Zhao Gongzi's proposal is very good. Zhao Gongzi's family background, moral character, and martial arts skills are all top-notch, and it would be a blessing for Jingxiang to marry him."

  As soon as Su Mingqiang's words fell, Su Yuan on the side also spoke up: "That's right, Father. Zhao Gongzi is highly skilled in martial arts and has a elegant character, he and Ningxiang are indeed a match made in heaven, Ningxiang can marry him, it's really her good fortune."

  Su Yuan's son Su Xin suddenly changed his face and angrily said: "Dad, you..."

  Su Yuan's face sank, and he coldly shouted: "Shut up!"

  Su Xin could only sink into silence with great reluctance.

  Upon hearing Su Mingqiang and Su Yuan's words, Luo Ningxiang's face instantly turned deathly pale, her slender body trembling as if she had fallen into an icy pit.

  The older generation of the Su family looked at Luo Ningxiang with a hint of shame in their eyes, but they didn't dare to refute Su Mingqiang and Su Yuan's words. They were all very clear about the current situation, if the Zhao family continued to unite with other forces to suppress the Su family, the Su family would continue to decline rapidly and eventually be destroyed. Although they couldn't stand Zhao Jun's arrogance and domineering attitude, they were powerless.

  The younger generation of the Su family, although many were extremely angry, could only helplessly watch as all this happened.

  "I refuse!"