The Strongest Sword God

  Unfortunately, Su Ming didn't know that Xi Yu's thoughts were different from before. He only knew that Xi Yu looked at him differently now. He felt that his own spring was not far away, and his longing for spring would soon come to an end, and his spring dream would soon come true.

  After Xiayu left, Su Ming asked the little spirit and found out that his injuries would take three days to recover. He let out a sigh of relief in his heart, it was good that it was only three days and not three months, or else he would have lost big time.

  For the past three days, Su Ming did not continue his cultivation but instead stayed in the tribe's training grounds with the tribal warriors. He only returned to the stone house during meal times and did not dare let Gulan discover that he was injured.

  Three days later, Su Ming felt that the injury on his left shoulder had recovered. He decided to go out again in a few more days, heading to the swamp to hunt and kill demonic beasts, and would also make a trip to the vicinity of the Black Ghost Tribe to see if he could weaken their strength once again. The Black Ghost Tribe was already marked for destruction by him.

  Several days passed, and Su Ming could no longer hold back. He took out the sharp sword his father had given him, slung the Xuan Iron Bow over his shoulder, and ran towards the training grounds. Just as he was running out of the small courtyard, he saw one of the Su family's stewards. His eyebrow twitched, and he thought to himself: Could it be that there is news about Father?

  "Has there been any news of my father?" Su Ming asked as he ran up to the official.

  "Young master, there is indeed some news about the vice commander." Mu Zhi Shi slightly bowed his head, as he had received favors from Su Han before, so he was more respectful to Su Han's family.

  "Come on," Su Ming asked impatiently.

  "When the deputy commander led the army to the vicinity of Xuan Tie's barren land, he was discovered by the Ta Shi tribe in advance. Fortunately, the deputy commander had superior combat power and killed two of the enemy's generals, leading his soldiers to break through the encirclement without allowing the Ta Shi tribe's sinister plot to succeed. This time, the Ta Shi tribe did not just mobilize 5,000 soldiers, but rather 8,000 soldiers."

  "What? Eight thousand warriors?" Su Ming exclaimed in surprise.

  "Yes, they have made up their minds to occupy our tribe's Xuan Tie mine this time." Mu Zei said with a sigh.

  "Has the clan leader sent reinforcements?" Su Ming asked subconsciously.

  "The tribal leader's injuries worsened two days ago, and he has completely stopped caring about the affairs of the Su tribe. Su Hui, the great commander, is temporarily in charge of the Su tribe. From the current signs, it seems that he does not intend to send troops to reinforce the deputy commander."

  "So he doesn't want the Xuan Tie mine anymore? I know that the Xuan Tie mine is the main source of income for my Su family." Su Ming's eyebrows were furrowed, his mind somewhat flustered, as if something bad was about to happen.

  "Young master may not know the situation, before the vice commander led the army out, he made a military order to capture the Xuan Tie mine at all costs. The great commander refused to send troops to support due to insufficient tribal forces." Mu Zhi Shi said with a hint of resentment on his face, clearly dissatisfied with the great commander's order.

  "He wants to send my father to his death? How detestable!" Su Ming clenched his fists tightly, his whole body emitting a fierce aura as he spoke in anger.

  "Speak softly, young master. This is not something to be said out loud." Mu Zhi Shi was startled by Su Ming's words and looked around nervously, letting out a sigh of relief when he saw no one was listening.

  "Is there any other news about my father?" Su Ming knew he had been rash earlier and forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

  "Just received news from the Xuan Tie mine, the camp of the expeditionary army was attacked by the Ta Shi tribe, but Vice Commander Su Han was well-prepared and killed the Ta Shi tribe off guard, winning again. However, out of 2,000 soldiers, only 1,300 are left, making it almost impossible to retake the Xuan Tie mine."

  Su Ming's eyes rolled, and he secretly thought: Is there an internal ghost in the clan? Why was the father's garrison discovered by the Taishi tribe twice, and the information obtained from the clan was wrong. The difference between 5,000 and 8,000 warriors is huge, how could such important intelligence be wrong?

  "Master, what are you thinking about?" Mu Zhi Shi asked, noticing Su Ming's furrowed brow as he sank into deep thought.

  "I didn't think of anything, I just worry about Father a bit." Su Ming explained casually.

  "Don't worry, young master. There isn't anyone in the Tashou tribe who can kill the vice commander yet." Mu Zei comforted Su Ming.

  Su Ming nodded, he knew his father was a fierce warrior, but facing thousands of soldiers, no matter how strong one's combat power was, it would be useless. Moreover, if they couldn't take down the Xuan Tie Mine, his father would still not be able to escape the punishment from their clan when he returned.

  "Young master, I have another matter this time. Seven days later, our clan will hold a Clan Leader Election Competition. At that time, young master can go and watch the competition."

  "What's going on? Is this some kind of clan leader election?" Su Ming asked, still somewhat perplexed.

  "The family head suffered a series of gas and blood attacks, his injuries worsened, and he was unable to continue as the family head. Originally, Su Han was supposed to take over as the family head, but now he has lost that opportunity. As a result, the family is currently unable to elect a new family head. To avoid internal strife, the family head announced an election contest, where the strongest member of the Su family will become the new family head."

  "Are there any restrictions on participants?" Su Ming asked without hesitation.

  "As long as it's a member of the Su family, anyone can participate in the competition. However, the final winner is basically already decided. If Su Han were here, this position would definitely be his. What a pity." Mu Zei said with a shake of his head.

  "Wooden Executor, can you tell me who is the strongest in the Su family besides my father?" Su Ming said with narrowed eyes.

  "Besides the deputy leader, there are four more pre-heavenly strongmen in the Su family. They are respectively: Su Huan, the great leader; Su Qing, the deputy leader; Su Bo and Su Ai, two executives. Su Ai has reached mid-preheavenly stage, while Su Huan, Su Qing and Su Bo have all reached late-preheavenly stage. If nothing unexpected happens, the position of clan leader will fall to one of these three."

  After hearing Mu's words, Su Ming fell into deep thought and didn't say a word for a long time.

  Mu Zhi saw Su Ming thinking deeply and said a word of farewell, then turned around and went towards the inner courtyard of the Su's house.

  The news brought by Mu Zhi shocked Su Ming, and at this moment his mind was filled with the reluctant and helpless expressions of his father. Su Ming knew that his father had always wanted to take on the position of the tribe's leader and lead the Su Tribe to prosperity.

  But the Su family was plunged into trouble due to his father's impulsive behavior, and he also lost the position of patriarch that was as important to him as life itself. This kind of pain is not something an ordinary person can bear.

  All of this is because Father loves himself too much, otherwise the Su clan wouldn't have fallen to this state today, and his father wouldn't be trapped in someone else's trap with his life in danger at all times.

  Su Ming thought for a long time and made a bold decision. He didn't go to the training grounds, but instead went straight to the family's inner courtyard to sign up for the competition to become the new head of the family.

  Su Ming's registration caused a stir in the Su family, as he was considered a junior member of the family. The participants in the Family Head election were all his uncles and elders, with the lowest cultivation being Early Stage Heaven.