Two ivory curved knives were quietly placed beside Su Dao Xing's body.

  These two curved knives are a treasured secret that even the most skilled craftsmen covet, worth more than an entire historic city. Such treasures are collected by noble families and stored in their vaults, rarely allowed to be seen by anyone.

  Su Lao stood up and said to Su Qinghe: "Immediately inform all members of the Su family, they cannot speak out about what they saw today. Otherwise, it will be a crime against the Su family."

  "Yes, father. I'll instruct them right away." Su Qinghe responded and immediately gathered his family members together to start giving instructions.

  Su Lao bowed his head and saluted Su Dajun and Shi Xi, saying: "Please, both of you, keep this secret for the sake of Daowu's safety."

  The two men stood up and returned a courtesy, saying in unison: "Don't worry, Old Su, we will definitely keep the secret."

  Su Dao Xing didn't even know that the two curved knives by his side had caused a stir, he rested for a moment before getting up and walking down from the martial arts stage.

  Su Daolin left the school grounds with a lost soul and was supported by Su Qinghe.

  The Su family members left the arena one after another, whispering to each other about today's big competition along the way.

  Su Dao Xing made a comeback and became the first in the family competition, which was unexpected by everyone in the Su family. No one expected that Su Dao Lin, who had great fame in Dongtu, would lose.

  Su Daolin is a myth of the Su family, his undefeated myth has never been broken by anyone, today it was broken by Su Dao Xing.

  Once Su Daolin stepped down from the altar, his status in the Su family was not as high as before. Later on, Su Qinghe also didn't dare to allocate all resources to Su Daolin anymore, he was no longer the most outstanding disciple of the Su family.

  Nothing was more exciting than Su Dao Xing, Su Dao Lin had always been like a huge mountain standing in his way, he practiced day and night just to defeat Su Dao Lin and hold his head high.

  "It feels great to let out a breath." Su Dao Xing exhaled.

  "Master!" Su Hongzhuang, Su Duan, Su Han, and Su Liuzhi surrounded Su Daowei with excited faces, "Congratulations, Master, on winning the first place in the family's grand competition."

  Su Dao Xing smiled slightly and said, "This is not a place for conversation, let's go back first."

  Along the way, Su's family members were enthusiastic in greeting Su Dao Xing, some even inviting him to dinner, but he declined citing that he needed to rest due to the exhaustion from their earlier duel.

  Su Dao Xing and the four guardians returned to the old mansion, and more people came to visit Su Dao Xing. Even Su Qing Feng, a major figure in the family, ordered Su Dao Fei to bring gifts to see him. Except for the master of the house, Su Lao, and the two great benefactors, almost everyone else in the Su family had come to visit Su Dao Xing.

  "When one man gets Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!"

  On the second day, the martial arts competition of the Wu Wang below the realm of the Small Sect Master Su was held as usual. Su Dao Xing stayed at home to rest and did not attend. It is said that two talented disciples emerged, one being a female disciple named Su Dao Lan, and the other being Su Dao Xiong.

  Just thinking about the past, Su Daolan and Su Da Xiong wiping their noses and running behind him shouting "Brother wait for me", Su Dao Xing couldn't help but burst out laughing. Truly unexpected that those two little brats are now among the top ten martial arts masters.

  The result of the Su family's big comparison spread throughout Yeshu City, leaving the people of Yeshu City stunned. They did not expect that Su Daolin would lose to Su Dao Xing.

  The news of Su Dao Xing's defeat at the hands of Su Dao Lin spread to the Kong family, whereupon Consort Kong Xuan was so shocked that she dropped the sword in her hand without even realizing it, and stood there dazed for a good incense stick's worth of time.

  Whether it was the smiling life that wrote the celebrity book or the teacher of the holy court who sent Su Daolin a notice of admission to the holy court, they were all surprised and thought it was a rumor. Su Daolin actually lost to the unknown Su Dao Xing, the sun really rose from the west.

  The news of Su Daolin's crushing defeat has already caused a great stir in the Eastern Capital.

  Su Qinghe ordered someone to deliver the deed of Yunze Manor to Su Daowu, but he himself did not show up.

  Su Dao Xing and the four guardians discussed for a while, then Su Meng and Su Liu Zhi went to Yun Ze Manor to take care of the manor.

  Su Dao Xing bought a lot of New Year's goods in Ye Su City and had Su Men and Su Liu bring them to Beijiang, handing them over to their parents.

  Su E and Su Liu Zhi were both loners, and they didn't care about the Holy Yuan Festival. Before the festival, they directly brought their belongings to Beijiang, Yunze Manor was very close to the city where Su Qing Shang was stationed. They were actually quite looking forward to seeing Su Qing Shang, as they had a past connection with him.

  In the old mansion of the Su family, only Su Dao Xing, Su Hong Zhuang, Su Duan and Fu Bo lived there. With the absence of Su Han and Su Liu Zhi, it felt much emptier.

  The Spring Festival is approaching, and every household hangs the portrait of a saint on the wall of the courtyard, hoping that the saint will bless them with good weather in the coming year.

  There are still three days before the Sacred Yuan Festival, and the people of the entire Eastern Dynasty have begun to put down their work and prepare for a quiet holiday.

  In the old mansion, Su Daoming had recovered from the exhaustion of the big comparison. He was meditating in another courtyard, preparing to advance to the 14th rank of Wu Wang. His goal was to become a Zong Shi level Wu Wang with self-preservation power, as he still had two formidable enemies: the Peng family and the evil king Xiang Feng.

  "Get up, let's go, we're going to Taibai Wine House for a drink." Su Dao Fei directly came to the other courtyard and shouted at Su Dao Xing from afar.

  Behind Su Dao Fei was a Taoist wearing a Taoist robe, who was Su Dao Ling.

  Su Dao woke up and stood up, bowing his hands to the two: "I've seen you, Dao Ling Ge, Dao Fei."

  Su Dao Fei said discontentedly: "Dao Xing, I am several months older than you, why don't you call me Big Brother Dao Fei?"

  Su Dao Xing turned pale and Su Dao Fei shot him a glance, saying: "Su Dao Lin is one year older than me, when have you ever seen me call him 'Dao Lin Ge'?"

  Upon hearing this, Su Daofei let out a bitter laugh and stopped arguing about the matter.

  The three of them left the old mansion and headed for Taibai Wine House, the most famous wine house in Yeshu City.

  Taibai Wine House is a famous wine house in all 100 famous cities.

  Tai Bai Lou is a restaurant chain founded by Li Tang, a renowned Confucian merchant, and now has hundreds of branches.

  Li Tang also has a famous anecdote circulating in the Eastern Land.

  Li Tang's surname clashed with the imperial surname of the royal court, so one day the old emperor summoned Li Tang and, displeased at hearing his name, immediately gave him a new one: Li Taibai.

  Li Tang was a merchant, not from a noble family, but from a poor family. Seeing the old emperor giving him a name was the greatest honor, and from then on he was known as Li Taibai, and his wine shop was renamed Taibai Tower.

  The old emperor had dinner at Taibai Building once during his reign and was quite satisfied with the taste of the dishes, personally writing down the four characters "Taibai Wine House".

  Li Taibai immediately mounted the four characters and hung them in every wine shop.

  For a time, the Taibai Wine House was famous in the Eastern Capital, and officials and nobles came to eat and drink at the Taibai Wine House as an honor, making the reputation of the Taibai Wine House reach its peak.

  Even decades after the old emperor's ascension, Taibai Wine House was still the most famous wine house in the Eastern Capital Dynasty.

  Su Dao Xing followed Su Dao Fei, and Su Dao Ling arrived at the Taibai Wine Building, where they were immediately led by a shop assistant to a elegant room on the third floor.

  The dishes on the dining table in the room looked colorful and fragrant, some of which emitted a spiritual aura, and were actually spiritual dishes for cultivators to eat.

  A table of spiritual dishes can be worth a lot, enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for a year.

  "Please!"

  "Please!"

  Su Dao wakes up, Su Dao's spirit, Su Dao flies into his seat.

  First had some spiritual vegetables and drank a cup of old wine.

  "This dish has cost Daoling Ge a lot of money." Su Dao Xing bowed his head slightly towards Su Daoling.

  "This dish wasn't arranged by me." Su Daoling whispered to Su Daofei.

  "I've been taking care of the family business outside for years, and I have some extra money. It's just a table of spiritual dishes, it won't use up much of my savings." Su Daofei smiled and said, "Thinking back to when we were young, being bullied by Ye Baihua was really miserable. At that time, Su Daolong didn't help us deal with Ye Baihua, so we had to ask Dao Lingge to step in, which also brought in Ye Jin. Dao Lingge was really powerful, beating up Ye Baihua and then Ye Jin. Back then, Ye Jin's reputation in the Ye family was like Su Daolong's former reputation in the Su family. I didn't expect him to be beaten so badly by Dao Lingge."

  "Who is it that's slandering others behind their backs?" Ye Baihua and Ye Jin were going upstairs when they heard Su Daofei's words, and immediately walked towards the elegant room.

  "Yè Bǎihuā!" Su Dàofēi stared at Yè Bǎihuā and Yè Jìn, the two siblings who were walking towards him, as if he had seen a ghost.

  "Dao Ling, long time no see!" Ye Jin's majestic demeanor was evident as he cupped his hands in a greeting to Su Dao Ling.

  "Ye Jin, it's been years since we last met." Su Dao Ling gave Ye Jin a ceremonial bow.

  "Ye Baihua!" Su Dao Xing called out Ye Baihua's name directly without any courtesy.

  "Bai Hua has met Su Gongzi before, and now he's a famous person in the Su family. When they meet, they have to be very polite." As soon as Ye Baihua thought of being kicked out of the other courtyard by Su Dao Xing, she felt hatred burning in her heart, and she wished she could flay him alive.

  "The hundred flowers are becoming more and more resplendent." Su Daofei's teasing remark earned him a murderous glare from Ye Baihua.

  Ye Baihua wore a man's suit, the loose clothes completely covering her slender figure. She didn't wear any makeup, and indeed had no need for it, as her natural beauty was enough to captivate people.

  Su Dao Xing and Su Dao Fei used to call Ye Bai Hua a "man-woman" when they were young, but now Su Dao Fei says Ye Bai Hua is bright and beautiful, which is clearly inconsistent.

  Ye Baihua and Ye Jin sat down in the room without hesitation, and started drinking with Su Dao Xing, Su Dao Ling, and Su Dao Fei.

  The Ye and Su families have never gotten along. If the people of Ye City were to find out that the geniuses from both families are sitting together eating and drinking, they would not believe it even if they were beaten to death.

  The wine had gone through three rounds and the dishes had been served in five flavors before this awkward banquet finally came to an end.

  When Su Dao woke up, Su Dao Ling, Su Dao Fei and Ye Jin, Ye Bai Hua walked out of the Tai Bai wine building together, the people on the street rubbed their eyes in doubt, they really didn't dare to believe that these five people would walk out of the wine building together.

  Was it a battle of wits among five people at Taibai Tavern?

  The five men obviously won't be sitting together drinking and may be in negotiations.

  The masses thought their speculation was reasonable, anyway they didn't believe that the five were simply drinking at Tai Bai Lou.