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Chapter 91: Spirit Seeking

In the pond of water below the cliff, the water slowly rippled on the surface.

Gu Qingluo rose from the water like a lotus. In the moment she left the water, she shook her long hair, causing water droplets to fly through the air. They glistened under the shining of the sunlight.

Although they were deep into winter, the physiques of Origin Qi Scholar made it so that she did not fear the cold at all. She swam through the water quickly, frolicking around. One felt that nature was truly harmonious and beautiful.

Su Chen was sitting on a large tree not too faraway, watching Gu Qingluo taking a bath.

When embezzlement was done to this kind of point, he could also be considered in a certain realm.

However, at this moment, Su Chen did not possess any lecherous thoughts. He stared at Gu Qingluo, but his sight was penetrating her skin to observe the Origin Energy flow.

He couldn't help but stare.

Gu Qingluo had just activated her bloodline power a moment ago, and there were still remnant traces of her bloodline flowing, making the Origin Energy flow very apparent. However, as time passed, the Origin Energy flow would become fainter.

Thus, Su Chen needed to use his time well.

His eyes were fixed on the Origin Energy flow in Gu Qingluo's body. Su Chen seemingly saw a kind of almost illusive law of Origin Energy conduction. He couldn't say clearly what it was, but as he watched a feeling suddenly emerged in his heart. It was like there was some kind of philosophical theory that had appeared before Su Chen eyes. There was no way to describe it in words; he could only understand it by using his body.

Right, understanding it by using his own body!

If someone had the same eyes as Su Chen at this moment, they would discover that at this moment inside Su Chen's body, the Origin Energy flow actually bore some resemblance to Gu Qingluo. The traces of movement, the frequency of jumping, the ebb and flow of the Origin Energy, and the strange changes as it flowed, all resembled what was happening in Gu Qingluo's body.

However, this was only a resemblance!

"Pu!" Su Chen suddenly felt the Qi and blood in his body boiling over. A sweet taste filled his mouth, as if he had been on the receiving end of a fierce punch. He spit out a mouthful of blood.

Dammit!

Su Chen knew that something was wrong.

Attempting to move the Origin Energy in his body of his own initiative to copy the Soaring Serpent bloodline was definitely courting death.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood was already quite light. If the side effects had been more severe, he could have become mentally deranged or even died.

Even so, Su Chen's circumstances were still not that great. Apart from spitting out a mouthful of blood, Su Chen discovered that a heaviness had set into his legs.

A hard-to-describe feeling of heaviness!

If the Snaking Mist Steps made one feel light and floaty, as if someone had halved one's body weight, then the opposite was true at that moment.

Su Chen's legs felt as heavy as if lead had been poured into them. He felt as if every step drained him of an incredible amount of strength.

Su Chen was unable to stand up for a moment, then sat down next to the tree, drained of energy.

Was this the consequence of recklessness?

Su Chen bitterly smiled.

His attempt at gaining an advantage had really come back to bite him.

He pounded his own leg a little bit, attempting to restore the Origin Energy in his body to normal. Finally, Su Chen felt like his condition had improved slightly.

He let out a sigh of relief – this implied that the effect was only temporary.

However, Su Chen also knew that this was because his cultivation base was low, and he didn't have much Origin power yet. He had also cultivated the Snaking Mist Steps, resulting in relatively light consequences. If he had been in any different situation, his legs may have been crippled.

Imitating the motion of Origin Energy was extremely dangerous. Su Chen was sobered, no longer daring to continue to try. However, that step in midair that he had been able to take earlier caused his heart to itch with desire. He always had a feeling, which was that even if he didn't have the Soaring Serpent Bloodline, he could also do the same thing as Gu Qingluo.

Thus, he was extremely conflicted internally. He was like a youth standing in front of an intersection, gazing at the roads as they disappeared in the distance, unsure which road he should take.

Gu Qingluo, however, did not know what he was thinking about at that moment.

Upon seeing Su Chen just sitting on the ground, his face deathly pale, she asked, "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Su Chen didn't want her to know that he had been injured, so he hurriedly replied, "Nothing much, I was just thinking about something. Last time you were investigating the Spirit Burying Terrace, did you discover anything interesting?

Upon hearing this question, Gu Qingluo's attention had been diverted. She poured a handful of water over herself and sighed, "Nothing really. After so many years and changes over time, no one knows where the Spirit Burying Terrace is located anymore. The only thing for certain is that it must be around this area, most likely near..."

"Scarlet Mountain Range," Su Chen suddenly said. "The Spirit Burying Terrace is in the Scarlet Mountain Range."

"How do you know?" Gu Qingluo asked with curiosity.

Su Chen replied, "Not long ago, that organization asked me to help them deliver a shipment of goods. These included a few medicinal herbs such as Blueheart Grass or the Apeblood Flower."

Gu Qingluo's eyes lit up. "Blueheart Grass is used to concoct poison antidotes, while the Apeblood Flower is the main ingredient used to refine the Beast Repellent Medicine."

Su Chen laughed. "So you know that as well."

"Hmph, I am very learned," Gu Qingluo replied bluntly. "Are there any other clues?"

"The first time that I ran into them, when I was secretly listening in on their conversation, they mentioned a Purple Bloodflower and rock powder."

Gu Qingluo knitted her eyebrows. "Purple Bloodflowers are used in many applications such as soul-strengthening, meditation, and warding off evil, so it's hard to tell what they need it for. As for rock powder... why would they need to use it?"

Gu Qingluo didn't know.

Su Chen replied, "The rock powder was a special kind that would create a giant explosion when infused with Origin Energy."

"It could be used to create explosions? How powerful is it?" Gu Qingluo was surprised.

"It's more than sufficient to break through mountain rock."

Gu Qingluo fell silent.

A long time later, she said, "Although Blueheart grass is used to concoct antidotes, there are also other kinds of antidotes out there. Antidotes made from Blueheart Grass are not usually used to treat beast poison, but rather poison from miasma."

"Poison from miasma?" Su Chen was slightly dazed. He didn't actually know that fact. "Are there places in the Scarlet Mountain Range that have poisonous miasmas?"

"There are. For instance, Peach Blossom Peak, Hundred Birds Peak, Western Limit Peak, Flying Forest Peak, or Red Dawn Peak – it can be found in many different locations."

Su Chen immediately said, "If they need rock powder to break through all the rocks, then it must be a location with quite a bit of rock."

Gu Qingluo followed up, "Purple Bloodflower can calm one's soul, so there could possibly be an illusion realm or Vicious Beasts that can unleash soul attacks nearby."

The two of them verbalized their reasoning in rapid succession, and they were able to narrow down to one mountain range.

"It should be somewhere in the Red Peak Range," Gu Qingluo said with assurance.

"Unfortunately, the area of the Red Peak Range is still too large," Su Chen sighed.

The Red Peak Range was located in the Western area of the Scarlet Mountain Range. There were four mountain peaks near it and two canyons. Su Chen and Gu Qingluo had only narrowed the location down to the Red Peak Range. As for where it was exactly, that was harder to say. Such a large area was enough to store more than a hundred Spirit Burying Terraces, let alone one.

"What? You want to go there?" Gu Qingluo asked Su Chen.

Su Chen replied, "For the organization to spend so much effort to unearth the Spirit Burying Terrace means that there must be some very good things inside. How could I not want to verify that for myself?"

Gu Qingluo continued, "You probably don't just want to verify it for yourself; you want to take advantage of the situation for your own benefit, don't you'?"

Su Chen replied straightforwardly, "How could I, Su Chen, do such a thing?"

However, Su Chen then added on, "But you do know that blind people 'see' by using their hands and touching something... repeatedly touching it."

"..."

Gu Qingluo was also rendered speechless by Su Chen.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "That Spirit Burying Terrace, they haven't opened it yet, right?"

"Some people are already beginning to dig up the entrance. They say that it will take another half of a year or so before it can be opened."

"Half a year..." Gu Qingluo hemmed for a moment before saying, "How is your relationship with this organization?"

"Not too bad. The last two times I went to the Scarlet Mountain Range, I borrowed their Origin Tools, and not long ago I participated in a quite successful collaboration with them."

"If that's the case, I think I have a method which can help you get into the Spirit Burying Terrace."

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Chapter 92: Recipe

When he awoke in the morning, Su Chen felt that his chest was still somewhat stuffy and his legs were still heavy. His circulation of Origin Energy was also limited, and he knew that the issue from yesterday had not been completely taken care of.

It seemed like it would take a period of time before he could completely recover.

Su Chen did not want to wait that long. Thankfully, he knew of a kind of medicine that could treat light Origin Energy rebounds like his. He decided that he might as well create the medicine himself, simultaneously giving himself some practice with Ulrich's alchemy techniques.

Since he wanted to do it, he would do it. He called over Mingshu and told him to tell Zhou Hong to prepare his carriage.

After Jianxin had disappeared, Su Chen's personal servant had officially become Mingshu. Although he was a bit stubborn, he had a strong sense of integrity and he was very loyal to Su Chen. Thus, Su Chen liked him more.

At that moment, Mingshu was helping Su Chen wash his face. As Su Chen watched him diligently working, an idea suddenly surfaced in his mind. He said, "Mingshu, do you want to learn martial arts?"

"Of course I want to. But what use is it if no one teaches me?" Mingshu replied melancholically.

"I can teach you if you want," Su Chen said.

"Really?" Mingshu's eyes instantly lit up.

However, immediately afterwards his face fell again as he said, "Young Master, don't mess around with me. Everyone knows that the Su Clan's martial techniques cannot be transmitted."

Su Chen laughed, "I didn't say I would teach you the Su Clan's martial techniques. Anyways, are the Su Clan's martial techniques really so precious? I have better ones to give to you."

Mingshu stared at Su Chen, dazed. "Young Master, are you being serious?"

Su Chen nodded his head seriously.

Mingshu was extremely excited. "That's awesome!"

He really jumped into the air before falling to his knees. "Mingshu thanks Young Master for transmitting these techniques to me!"

"Okay, don't worry about the formalities. Get up and go take care of business." As he spoke, Su Chen had pretty much finished washing his face.

"I'll go call Zhou Hong right now!" Mingshu yelled as he scrambled to his feet.

Once he reached the doorway, he turned around and looked at Su Chen. "Can I tell this to Zhou Hong?"

Su Chen laughed, "Of course. Tell him he can learn if he wants too."

"Yes, Young Master!" Mingshu excitedly ran out of the room.

Upon leaving the residence, Zhou Hong was already waiting for him with the carriage ready at the doorway. One could tell from his excited expression that Mingshu had already informed him of the situation. However, he was much older than Mingshu, and he had experienced the ups and downs of life so he was much more stable as well. He did not forget his duties because of it, instead silently focusing his attention on the task at hand.

"Take me to the Upwind Pavilion," Su Chen said as he got on the carriage.

The carriage steadily headed towards the Upwind Pavilion.

The Upwind Pavilion was located on Spring Wind Road on the east side of Northface City, and was the most well-known medicinal supplier. At this time, medicinal suppliers did not belong to separate clans, so it was also the largest medicinal pavilion in the entire Northface City.

When Su Chen had lost his sight, the Su Clan had once invited many of the doctors here to take a look at his eyes. Thus, many of the people here were quite familiar with Su Chen.

Upon arriving at the Upwind Pavilion, an assistant instantly came to greet him. "So it's Fourth Young Master, why have you come here today?"

"Please arrange all the necessary medicinal ingredients according to this recipe," Su Chen said as he handed over a recipe.

The recipe had been transcribed by Mingshu from Su Chen's speaking.

Ulrich had been able to change the metal-eating bug, so his understanding of biology was quite good. He was also somewhat proficient in medicine. Su Chen was curious by nature, so he had obtained a few recipes from Ulrich's studies.

The assistant took the recipe and glanced it over, then handed it to the head storekeeper with a strange expression. When the head storekeeper looked at it, his eyebrows also slightly knitted together. "This recipe truly is a little strange."

Su Chen secretly laughed.

Ancient Arcana medicinal techniques were quite different from those popular in contemporary medicine. They were greatly different in terms of thought process, ingredients and methods. It was not strange that the other party was unable to understand this recipe.

The head storekeeper couldn't resist asking, "Where does Fourth Young Master's recipe come from? What use does it have?"

"Is that any of your business?" Su Chen countered.

The head storekeeper hurriedly said, "Oh, not really. I was just a little curious."

After considering that the recipe didn't include any methods to make the medicine, so they wouldn't be able to use it, Su Chen didn't hide it from them. He replied, "It's used to treat the rebound from losing control of Origin Energy brought about by frustration of Qi flow."

"A medicine that treats Origin Energy rebound?" The head storekeeper's eyes instantly lit up.

Origin Energy rebound was actually relatively common for Origin Qi Scholars. Similar occurrences could happen whether cultivating or battling, but not many medicines could be used to treat this rebound. Most could only alleviate the systems and still depended on the Origin Qi Scholars using their own cultivation bases to fully treat it. The main problem was that light rebounds could be cured, but severe cases of rebound could potentially be impossible to treat.

For many Origin Qi Scholars, severe cases of Origin Energy rebound were like incurable diseases, filling them with dread. Even so, there were extremely few medicines or treatments that could be used.

Because of this, the head storekeeper's eyes had instinctively lit up when he had heard that this medicine could treat Origin Energy rebound.

Su Chen, however, shook his head. "It can only treat light rebounds."

"Even if it's light that's no problem," the head storekeeper excitedly said. "Is Young Master Su willing to sell this recipe to us?"

Any medicine that could treat Origin Energy rebound was extremely valuable.

Although the sales volume of these medicines was not too great, the profits were sky-high. After all, anyone who could experience Origin Energy rebound had to be an Origin Qi Scholar.

Origin Qi Scholars did not lack money.

They were willing to pay any price to deal with it as long as it could take care of their problem.

Thus, there was never a fear that there were too many kinds of medicine to treat Origin Energy rebound. If some people didn't see much effect from one or two kinds, they might buy one of each kind. Who knew which kind of medicine would cure them of this problem?

After all, Origin Energy rebound often occurred under different circumstances, and no one knew which treatment was the most effective.

This recipe was evidently very different from the normal treatments for curing Origin Energy rebound that they usually saw, implying that its base price alone was already extremely high, not to mention its true market value.

The head storekeeper was not worried that Su Chen would try to cheat them. After all, the Fourth Young Master of the Su Clan was not that tasteless. In addition, if he were to cheat the Upwind Pavilion, the Su Clan better give up on finding them to treat their illnesses.

However, while the head storekeeper wanted to buy it, Su Chen did not want to sell, and he only shook his head and said, "I'm not selling this formula. Please get the appropriate ingredients."

The head storekeeper felt that it was a great pity.

He wanted to plead a bit more when he suddenly heard a voice say, "What recipe is so precious? Let me take a look."

A hand suddenly reached out and took away the recipe in their head storekeeper's hands.

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Chapter 93: Rumors

It was a man with a slender figure and wearing a moonish-white long robe with a collar made of ferret fur. A snow-white long sword was sheathed at his waist, and he looked very handsome and heroic. There were two people next to him; one of them was a handsome young man who was dressed extravagantly, wearing a mink fur overcoat. The other was a woman who was actually Gu Qingluo.

For Gu Qingluo to appear in this place caused Su Chen quite some surprise. However, he concealed the surprise in his eyes extremely well.

But it was Mingshu who, upon seeing the male taking away the recipe, said unhappily, "Hey, who are you? Don't randomly take other peoples' things!"

"Hm?" The mink overcoat male looked at Mingshu, then looked at Su Chen and suddenly laughed, "Isn't this the blind Young Master of the Su Clan? When did a blind Young Master become able to open a prescription?"

The well-dressed youth to his side laughed and said, "Perhaps his old illness has turned him into a doctor."

The mink overcoat male said with a face of shock, "If that's the case, he should be opening prescriptions to treat his eyes."

The well-dressed youth replied, "Perhaps he also commonly experiences Origin Energy rebound."

The two of them looked at each other, then began to laugh, wearing an unrestrained expression of mockery.

Gu Qingluo's eyebrows slightly knitted together.

She had been in Northface City for quite some time, and she also knew that while the Four Great Clans were not at peace, they were also not at the point yet where they would fight with each other upon sight. These two people most likely were just performing in front of her.

Youths always believed that if they stepped on others, they could display their own strengths, obtaining the admiration of close female friends.

However, they didn't know that girls didn't like fighting, not to mention that Gu Qingluo and Su Chen were secretly friends. Even if they weren't friends, she wouldn't like their behavior.

Since the two of them didn't know, they were busy inflating each other's egos and were very pleased with themselves, as if they had no other way of displaying their heroism and greatness.

At that moment, Mingshu was already so angry that his face was red. He opened his mouth and cursed, "Where did the wild dogs come from and how do they dare howl at my Young Master?"

The mink overcoat male's expression changed. "Courting death!"

He raised his hand, and a streak of wind shot out from his finger towards Mingshu.

Just as Mingshu was about to be hit by the blow, Su Chen grabbed Mingshu and pulled him backwards, dodging the wind. That finger strike landed on a nearby column, boring out a hole in it.

Su Chen slowly said, "Is the Lin Clan planning on doing battle with the Su Clan?"

The two of them were simultaneously stunned.

The well-dressed male said, "You know that we are from the Lin Clan?"

Su Chen laughed, "Members of the Lin Clan always have a smelly odor about them. It would be difficult for me to avoid smelling it even if I wanted to."

Because the Lin Clan was constantly raising beasts, it was unavoidable that they would be polluted by the smell of wild beasts. However, this odor was usually only found on servants, and it was impossible for these two, who were clearly Young Masters of the Lin Clan, to smell like that. Su Chen had said this on purpose, just like how the two of them had mocked that he was blind. It was a contest of wits – who was stronger, who was afraid of who?

The expression of the mink overcoat male once again changed. "Damned blind man, don't think that just because you earned the top spot among the pile of trash in the Su Clan that you are something!"

He opened his right hand, and another vortex appeared in his hand. However, this time it had taken on the form of an arrow.

The mink overcoat male launched the air arrow towards Su Chen. The arrow let out an ominous hum as it shot towards Su Chen's arm. Evidently, this attack was only meant to injure rather than take his life.

However, even if it was just an attack meant to injure, Su Chen couldn't let him do whatever he wanted. He used his hand as a blade and chopped out towards the wind arrow. The wind arrow was cut into pieces. Surprisingly, it didn't dissipate because of this; rather, it became ten or so even more tiny wind arrows, shooting towards Su Chen.

The mink overcoat male laughed, "Wind is formless. How could you defend against it so easily!"

Su Chen's palm was placed in midair.

In the next moment, everyone seemed hear the low roar of thunder, as if it were a bell ringing from within their hearts. At the same time, it appeared as if it had never existed; the nearby assistants, the storekeepers – none of them seemed to have noticed it.

However, following this noiseless thunder, all of the wind arrows were completely dissipated.

Su Chen retrieved his palm and said with a gentle smile, "Such a large yet noiseless sound, how could you so easily hear it?"

When using the Thunder Blade to deal with the Wind Arrow, the two of them were actually evenly matched.

The mink overcoat male was also somewhat surprised. He evidently had not expected that Su Chen's reaction would be so quick and accurate, and his strength had also exceeded his expectations.

He said with a savage expression, "Impressive, but it's not enough. Try this one on for size!"

He was just about to make a move when Gu Qingluo suddenly interrupted, "Lin Yemao, Lin Jingxuan, are you finished yet? I am here to get medicine for Blue Night, not to watch you stir up trouble."

"Qingluo." The mink overcoat male's expression instantly changed, and he gazed at Gu Qingluo, his face full of smiles.

Gu Qingluo had already turned around and left. "The battle between your Lin and Su Clans has nothing to do with me. Hurry and get the medicine and let's leave. I don't want to waste any time here."

"Okay, okay!" the mink overcoat male hurriedly replied.

He fiercely glared at Su Chen and said, "Damned blind man, remember my name. I am Lin Yemao. On the day of the Hidden Dragon battle, I'll give you something to look at."

The well-dressed male also walked forwards and laughed, "My name is Lin Jingxuan, I await the day where we can do battle."

As he spoke, he also left with the mink overcoat male and accompanied Gu Qingluo to go and buy medicine.

"Lin Yemao, Lin Jingxuan..." Su Chen repeated these two names in a low voice.

If he remembered correctly, these were two of the four names that Gu Qingluo had mentioned to him earlier.

That was to say that the four seedlings that the Lin Clan had sent to the Gu Clan had already returned?

It seemed that since the Hidden Dragon battle was near, the Lin Clan was no longer concealing their existence.

However, no one knew how their strength had increased upon entering the Gu Clan. This truly did make people look forward to it!

Su Chen paid them no more attention, instead returning to the Su palace upon purchasing the appropriate medicinal ingredients.

Upon arriving at the Su palace, a maidservant hurriedly rushed towards him. "Fourth Young Master, you've finally returned."

"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?" Su Chen asked."

"It's Madame... Madame, she..." The maidservant was unable to continue for a moment.

Su Chen's expression changed slightly. "What happened to mother?"

"Mother passed out after spitting out blood," the maidservant finally replied.

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Inside the Bright Prospects Pavilion.

Tang Hongrui lay on her bed, her face deathly pale, unable to awaken from her sleep.

An elderly person was examining her condition. Upon finishing, they said, "She is ill because of the flames of anger assaulting her heart. She will require peaceful recuperation. I will help Madame open a few prescriptions later. As long as she ingests the medicines according to the prescription, she should be well in a short period of time. But please remember, don't let the afflicted person become any more agitated."

"Thank you, Doctor Sun," Su Chen replied courteously.

Doctor Sun was the best doctor in the Upwind Pavilion. With these words from him, Su Chen felt much more at peace.

After sending the doctor out of the Su palace's front door, Su Chen returned to the Bright Prospects Pavilion.

He sat in the chair that his mother commonly sat in as he spoke in a low tone, "Xiang Xiu, tell me, why did my mother suddenly have flames of anger assaulting her heart without reason?"

"This..." Xiang Xiu hesitated for a moment.

"TELL ME!" Su Chen's tone clearly became more savage.

Xiang Xiu was greatly frightened. She hurriedly said, "Madame fainted because she heard certain rumors."

"What kinds of rumors?"

Xiangxiu replied, her voice trembling, "Last time during the end-of-year competition, everyone said that Second Young Master would definitely win; even the clan leader didn't stand on your side. However... however, Third Elder always supported Fourth Young Master, and was even willing to make a bet with Second Elder of five thousand taels of gold. If Fourth Young Master lost, then this five thousand taels of gold would go to Second Elder, while if Fourth Young Master won, Second Elder would crawl in a circle around the battle stage."

"I know about this. What does it have anything to do with the rumors though?"

"Third Elder always cared for and favored Fourth Young Master, so the rumors said... said..." Xiang Xiu glanced at Su Chen, then finally said, gathering her courage, "Said that Fourth Young Master was not actually First Elder's son, but rather the son of Third Elder and Madame."

BANG!

Su Chen smacked the incense altar next to him, smashing it to pieces.

Even though his temperament was patient and forbearing, but he was still thoroughly enraged by these rumors.

In that moment, he tightly clenched his fists, letting out a loud howl. After a long time, his heart slowly began to settle down.

After another long period of time, Su Chen said, "How long has this rumor been spreading around the Su palace for?"

Xiang Xiu touched her head to the ground and replied, trembling, "It's been roughly seven or eight days."

"Seven or eight days... then the underlings should have known about it for quite some time, right?" Su Chen asked.

"...Yes!"

"Were you the one that told my mother?"

"No, not me!" Xiang Xiu yelled in fright, "How could this little one have such gall to prattle my tongue in front of Madame!"

"Then how did she know?"

"It was Lan Zhi!" Xiang Xiu replied. "When Lan Zhi was talking to the underlings, they were discussing this matter, and Madame just so happened to hear it."

"Call Lan Zhi over for me."

A moment later, Lan Zhi appeared in the pavilion.

Apart from Su Chen, not a single other person was in the large pavilion.

Su Chen was sitting on the chair, holding a cup of tea in his hand. He didn't drink it, instead staring blankly into the distance. It was unknown what he was thinking.

Lan Zhi knelt on the ground, but Su Chen didn't say anything for quite some time, as if she didn't exist.

After a long while, Su Chen said," Who told you to spread the rumors to my mother?"

Lan Zhi was greatly shocked. "What does Young Master mean by saying this? It was just a slip of the tongue from this servant..."

Su Chen said calmly and unhurriedly, "Before you arrived, I already asked around. You said this in the Refreshing Pavilion while you were picking flowers. That place is quite broad and the field of view is very good. If anyone were to come, they would see you very easily. In addition, my mother commonly goes to the Ancestor Hall to burn incense and will always pass by there. You have been with her for so long, and you must know this. I also asked Cui Xin, Yu Yun, and Qiu Tang, and they all testified that while they were just idly conversing, someone suddenly brought up the conversation related to the rumors. It was you... who chose to say something that you absolutely shouldn't have said at that time. Do you still want to try and claim that you are innocent?"

Lan Zhi began to yell loudly, "Young Master is giving me a bad name and then condemning me. Lan Zhi truly did say something she not have said, but it definitely wasn't intentional. The rumors began to spread from within the residence, and Madame was bound to know sooner or later. Why have you decided that it was I who purposefully told Madame?"

"How do you know that Madame would know for sure?" Su Chen drank some tea. "The rumors have been spreading for seven to eight days now, but when did it ever reach Madame? The servants in the palace are not idiots. They wouldn't listen to what they shouldn't listen to, and they wouldn't spread what they shouldn't spread. If there are some matters that the master doesn't like, as long as the servants aren't idiots, they will never spread it to their masters. Evidently, this did not benefit the person spreading the rumors... Didn't the opponent want my mother to hear it? After all, rumors that never reach the opponent have no effectiveness."

Lan Zhi's body trembled. "Even so, Young Master can't just claim that I did it on purpose. Lan Zhi knows that I did wrong, but there really wasn't any kind of conspiracy!"

Su Chen faintly smiled. "Still trying to deny it."

Even though Lan Zhi had denied it the entire time, she had made the same mistake that everyone before her had made, which was treating Su Chen as a blind person.

Just like the scam at the True Jade Pavilion, she had made the same mistake. She believed that she was performing in front of a blind person, and so she did many things half-heartedly. A disdainful expression, a careless movement, or even a fearless attitude had all exposed her, but she didn't know that.

This was also why Su Chen wanted to talk with her alone.

Only in this way could he "see" the other party's true attitude!

At this moment, Lan Zhi was still fiercely denying it and crying out that she was being wrongly accused.

However, Su Chen had no heart to continue playing the farce with her.

He directly said, "The person directing you must have been Yan Wushuang, right?"

Lan Zhi's expression changed, and her face revealed an unconcealable expression of panic, though she continued to cry out that she was being wrongly accused.

Su Chen harrumphed, "Do you think that because I have no evidence, I can do nothing to you?"

Lan Zhi continued to yell with grief and indignation, "Even if Young Master says this, Lan Zhi is still unwilling to admit to this crime. I don't believe that there isn't a single place of reason in the entire Northface City. You won't be able to cover the entire sky with just your hand!"

Su Chen indifferently replied, "I can't cover the entire sky with just my hand, you're right. I also don't have any evidence. But when did I ever say that I needed evidence? When I crippled Mo Dayan, did I ever search for any evidence? All that happened was I had to do the Scarlet Punishment."

Upon hearing the names Mo Dayan and Scarlet Punishment, Lan Zhi's expression finally changed.

Su Chen had already spoken. "Iron Cliff!"

"I await your orders, Master!" Iron Cliff walked in with large strides, kneeling in front of Su Chen.

"Pull this woman out... beat her to death for me," Su Chen indifferently commanded.

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Chapter 94: Breaking Off Relations (1)

Lan Zhi still confessed in the end under the furious beating.

However, the beating did not stop because of it. Rather, they continuously landed on her body with force.

Su Chen did not require Lan Zhi's confession.

All he needed was fresh, flowing blood to satiate his thirst for revenge.

Every single strike on Lan Zhi's body cause blood to fly into the air, flesh to fly into the air, and piteous cry.

This was also given that Iron Cliff was controlling his own strength.

Since his master had said to beat her to death, then he absolutely could not kill her in one blow.

Iron Cliff diligently carried out Su Chen's orders.

The piteous cries continued to sound out, but Su Chen no longer had any desire to continue listening to her.

He stood up and left the Bright Prospects Pavilion, slowly walking along the winding road. He clasped his hand and lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something. He walked like this the entire way.

Until he arrived at the doorway of the Blue Fragrance Pavilion, Su Chen did not stop and directly stepped inside.

When a maidservant saw Su Chen walk in, her expression morphed into one of fright. She retreated a few steps before suddenly turning around and furiously retreating.

Su Chen did not stop her.

He continued to walk forwards step by step, passing through the corridor and the veranda before arriving in the main courtyard in front of a little room, situated near a red wall.

Yan Wushuang was sitting in her room at that moment.

She wore a large blue mink coat, and she had stuck the Jade Phoenix hairclip that Su Cheng'an had given her into her hair. At that moment, she was dabbing some cinnabar onto her forehead as she faced the mirror.

The maidservant who had just ran away was kneeling at her feet.

Upon seeing Su Chen walk in from the mirror, Yan Wushuang's expression stiffened.

Then, she gently placed the cinnabar on the table, as if she didn't know anything.

After placing the cinnabar pen down, she slowly said, "So you indeed came."

"Does Miss Wushuang mean that you knew I was going to come and have been waiting for me?" Su Chen gently smiled.

He didn't call her Fourth Aunt because formally speaking Yan Wushuang was no longer some Fourth Aunt but rather just a maidservant. Of course, in reality she was still the head of the Blue Fragrance Pavilion. She continued to live the life of a master under the title of a maidservant.

One only had to look at her extravagant style of living to know that Su Cheng'an truly was quite good to her.

In any case, this phrase "Miss Wushuang" caused Yan Wushuang's hands to violently twitch.

Her jade face was taut. "The person I am waiting for is my husband."

"Husband?" Su Chen was slightly dazed. He said under his breath, "Normally, Father would still be taking care of his businesses; why would he be returning? Someone must have notified him. From the time I returned, found out about the situation, went to see my mother, and then arrived here..."

He watched Yan Wushuang. "You did make some preparations, but evidently you were still a little too slow."

Yan Wushuang's face was deathly pale.

She had secretly notified Su Cheng'an, but she hadn't expected that Su Chen's movements would be so fast. He had arrived before Su Cheng'an was able to return.

He hadn't needed to specifically interrogate Lan Zhi. He had taken care of her in just a few sentences and was hurrying over to this place!

He did not need evidence!

Even though she had been prepared in her heart, Su Chen's decisiveness had caught Yan Wushuang off-guard.

All of her calmness and coolness was definitely fake.

She watched Su Chen through her mirror. At that moment, her face finally revealed a terrified expression that she could not conceal.

Su Chen's eyebrows slightly knitted together. "I originally believed that you hadn't anticipated the consequences, which is why you did this. But I see now that I guessed wrongly – you already had some anticipation that this would happen. True, after experiencing so much, how could you underestimate me? You should already understand what kind of person I am. But if that's the case, why did you still dare to provoke me? Why did you dare to harm my mother?"

"Why?" Yan Wushuang glared at Su Chen furiously. "Of course it's because I hate you! If it weren't for you, how could I have gone from Aunt to maidservant? If it weren't for you, how could my husband continue to lose face time and time again, and even have his chances of succession negatively affected? If it weren't for you, I could have become the most important wife of the head of the Su Clan, controlling everything in the Su Clan. But now, I can only take shelter against husband, continually struggling at death's door!"

"You say that you are struggling at death's door, but your way of living is envied by many people. Are you really living in a jail here?"

"What do you understand?" Yan Wushuang began to yell loudly. "You think that my life is pretty good? Although I am no longer an Aunt, I can continue to live the same life that I did in the past? But how long can I continue to live like this? My husband is only good to me know because I am still beautiful, but one day I will become old and feeble! At that time, without my status, what am I?"

Su Chen finally understood.

Status was the greatest insurance a woman could have for her future.

Even if she lost her husband's love and cherishing, she would still have a position and power that counted as her own.

For instance, Tang Hongrui was in this category.

This was also why Yan Wushuang had spent so much effort to try and replace Tang Hongrui.

Thus, while others might not think much of her identity as Fourth Aunt, to Yan Wushuang this was a matter as large as the heavens because it affected her living in the future.

Normally, as long as she continued to be pampered by Su Cheng'an, after a few years she naturally would have had an opportunity to regain her position.

However, the progression of the situation had exceeded her expectations.

During the end-of-year competition, Su Chen had once again displayed his prowess. However, Su Cheng'an had been punished because of it, and even the businesses that he controlled had decreased. Because of this, Su Cheng'an and Yan Wushuang had also begun to argue slightly, and so the number of times that he came to visit her had evidently decreased.

Yan Wushuang had finally panicked.

She began to realize that things would not proceed as cleanly as she had imagined. Her tragic fate would be a slippery slope, one that would lead to more and more tragedy.

She began to panic, she began to fear.

In particular, not long ago she had heard another piece of news – some people said that Su Cheng'an had begun to see a new woman, and not long afterwards the Su palace would have a Fifth Aunt.

Yan Wushuang fell into complete despair.

She didn't know if it was real or not, but she had realized that her days would become more difficult.

When a person fell into despair, either they would burst with strength to break through their situation and go higher, or they would break down.

Yan Wushuang wasn't Su Chen. Thus, when she realized that her situation was not good, she made an idiotic decision.

She placed all of her hatred on Su Chen, reckoning that all of this had stemmed from him.

She wanted revenge!

That was right. She knew what the possible consequences of this action would be. Su Chen would not sit idly, and Lan Zhi might not be able to keep her mouth shut. It was very likely that Lan Zhi would reveal her, but she still did it anyways, holding onto the hope that she would be lucky.

It wasn't for anything other than revenge, taking a risk out of desperation!

This was how women behaved.

In plain terms, she was still a woman.

Perhaps she had her own smarts, but she lacked any wisdom and didn't understand how to endure. She relied heavily on good luck and fortune.

The moment that she saw Su Chen appear, the reliance on luck in her heart had been broken. Yan Wushuang finally began to regret, having realized that she had truly done something quite stupid.

Even so, it was already too late.

Su Chen sighed, glancing coldly at her. "Yan Wushuang, if I were to give you another chance, would you still do this?"

Yan Wushuang's figure stiffened, as did her mouth.

Suddenly, she began to yell loudly, "Right, would I have done the same thing? Why would I not have done so? It was you! It was you and your mother that harmed me to this point, causing me to lose everything I had. Why would I not try and get revenge? Your own father doesn't want you, yet your own Third Uncle is so good to you. What kind of logic is this? I think that it really is that your uncle engaged in an illicit relationship with your mother! This isn't a rumor, it's the truth!"

Bang!

Su Chen smacked Yan Wushuang's face, sending her flying.

He walked over and grabbed her by the throat. Su Chen's tone sank. "Today, I have witnessed firsthand the madness of little individuals. Indeed, you are just a wild dog, rabid enough to even bite people! However, I won't kill you. Since you are so afraid of losing my father's love, let me help you out a bit."

He placed his hand on Yan Wushuang's face and his nails dragged down her skin, breaking it.

"No!" Yan Wushuang let out a fearful, piercing yell.

Su Chen's five fingers left five frightening scars on Yan Wushuang's face, so much so that her flesh was almost coming off.

Then, Su Chen pulled out a vial of medicine from his body.

This was a poor-quality recovery medicine. Upon using it, one's wounds would heal very quickly. However, it had a very small side effect, which was that it would leave behind scars that did not go away.

The medicine vial was placed against Yan Wushuang's face.

"NO, NO!" Yan Wushuang yelled out with panic, but under Su Chen's firm control, how could she escape his grasp?

"STAY YOUR HAND!" A loud yell suddenly sounded out.

Upon lifting his head and looking out, Su Chen saw a person striding in. It was Su Cheng'an.

"Let the person go!" Su Cheng'an loudly yelled.

"You won't ask why I'm doing something like this?" Su Chen tilted his head and countered.

Su Cheng'an said, "I already know what has happened. I will take care of it."

"Oh? Then how is Father planning on taking care of it?"

Su Cheng'an glanced at Yan Wushuang, and Yan Wushuang let out a sorrowful cry, "Husband!"

There was no other call. Just this single call of "husband" seemingly hit the softest part of Su Cheng'an's heart.

Yan Wushuang understood Su Cheng'an very well. She knew what she needed to do to move people like Su Cheng'an.

Why didn't Su Cheng'an like Su Chen anymore? It wasn't just because he was blind, nor because he had other sons. Rather, it was because Su Chen was disobedient!

His disobedience, his stubbornness, just like his blindness, were all enough to make Su Cheng'an unhappy, and they were one of the main reasons why he had given up on Su Chen.

Of course, he would not reckon that Su Chen's stubbornness was out of necessity, and even more he would not believe that he was the reason for Su Chen's disobedience.

He only felt that Su Chen was provoking his prestige, which was why he was always angry at Su Chen.

For a blind son with no future prospects to smack his face time and time again, how could he accept this?

Yan Wushuang understood this point, so she didn't make any explanation or appeal. She only gazed at him lovingly and miserably.

At this moment, when Su Cheng'an gazed at Yan Wushuang, his heart was reminded of Yan Wushuang's warmth.

Her beautiful looks, her attending to his needs with all her heart, and her understanding of just what to say...

Even though he resented Yan Wushuang's willfulness, which had caused him much trouble, in that instant when he looked at her, his heart softened.

He could not allow Su Chen to ruin Yan Wushuang like this.

He cleared his throat and said in the end, "I will heavily punish her for this. You don't need to worry about it."

"Punish? So you won't kill or exile her? I should be satisfied with just a mere 'punishment'?" Su Chen glared at Su Cheng'an. He didn't even pretend to be blind anymore, and his eyes raged with an inferno of anger.

Su Cheng'an was unsettled by his gaze. He angrily said, "When I do things, do I need to report back to you? Immediately put the medicine down! Otherwise..."\

"Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise..." Su Cheng'an paused for a moment, the finally said, "Otherwise you aren't my son!"

Su Chen stopped speaking.

He watched Su Cheng'an.

A long time later.

He said, "Okay, Uncle."

He poured out the medicine.

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Chapter 95: Breaking Off Relations (2)

The jade-green medicinal water poured onto Yan Wushuang's face, infused with vitality. It healed her wounds, and yet Yan Wushuang's face was filled with horror and fright as if it were a vial of poison.

She furiously yelled, "No, no!"

But no matter how she struggled, she couldn't escape from Su Chen's grasp.

Su Cheng'an had never expected that Su Chen would actually dare to ignore him. His expression changed greatly.

How dare he disobey? How could he possibly do that?

Su Chen was his own son, yet he actually dared to oppose him!

Uncle!

He had actually called him Uncle!

This unfilial son!!!

Su Cheng'an was about to go crazy.

However, Su Chen tossed the medicinal vial aside, then stood up, walking out.

He didn't pay any attention to Su Cheng'an.

Upon seeing Su Chen just leave like that, the resentment in Su Cheng'an's heart surged.

"Unfilial son!" Su Cheng'an suddenly yelled loudly, as he slammed his palm onto Su Chen's back.

Su Cheng'an was an expert in the Blood Boiling Realm. When this palm landed on Su Chen's back, Su Chen was flung into the air and spat out a mouthful of blood before he slammed into a wall of the Blue Fragrance Pavilion. The wall collapsed when Su Chen crashed into it.

"You unteachable son, you disobeyed your father's direct commands. What use is there keeping you!" Su Cheng'an said curtly.

He raised his hand, and another palm strike landed on Su Chen.

He was really intending on killing Su Chen, and he did not hold back on his attacks. A ferocious tiger shadow appeared, roaring with rage and charged towards Su Chen.

Su Chen did not retaliate. He allowed the ferocious tiger's claw to land on his chest, and he flew into the air, breaking through three walls in a row before stopping.

He lowered his head and saw that the clothes in front of his chest had been torn to shreds, and even the Heart Protecting Mirror had a huge dent in it.

Without the Heart Protecting Mirror, that last palm strike may have taken Su Chen's life.

Even so, Su Chen didn't move at all just like before. He coldly gazed at his father.

These two strikes had completely destroyed any vestiges of their father-son relationship.

Su Cheng'an was quite surprised that he had not been able to kill Su Chen with one strike, and his killing intent decreased slightly. However, Su Chen's cold gaze once again aroused his rage.

"You dare to stare at me? You, a blind person, actually dare to stare at me? I'll kill you, you bastard!"

Another palm struck out. A Flaming Tiger image howled to the sky and pounced forwards, bringing with it a raging torrent of flames.

He was clearly leaving no room for mistake, attempting to land a killing blow.

However, this time Su Chen did not sit there without moving. He made a move, activating his Meg's Guardian. Three Meg's Guardian barriers layered onto his body.

Boom!

Su Cheng'an's strike landed, and all three of the protective barriers were shattered. However, he was unable to harm Su Chen at all.

Su Chen was extremely clear about his father's strength.

"You actually dare to try and block it!" Su Cheng'an was completely enraged. "You unfilial son, today I must kill you!"

The Flaming Tiger image once again pounced, taking up almost half of the Blue Fragrance Pavilion. He was manifesting the full strength of a Blood Boiling expert now.

However, just as the tiger image was about to land, a voice suddenly sounded out, "Enough!"

Su Cheng'an's hand stopped. He was actually unable to unleash this fist strike.

Not too faraway, Su Changche walked over, step by step, his hands clasped behind his back.

Behind him was a large group of the Su Clan's elders.

It was impossible to not attract so many members of the clan, given the magnitude of the commotion.

They all looked at Su Chen and Su Cheng'an, beginning to discuss things silently in their hearts.

"Father?" Su Cheng'an was dazed.

Su Changche's expression was heavy. "What? If I hadn't come, you would have beaten your son to death?"

"Father!" Su Cheng'an hurriedly said, "This bastard was unfilial and disobedient to his parents. He is ruthless and insane, doesn't respect his elders, and has no one in his eyes."

Su Chen indifferently said, "I am blind. Of course my eyes don't have anybody."

"Listen to him, he still dares to mouth off," Su Cheng'an was so angry that he trembled.

"Shut your mouth!" Su Changche suddenly shouted. "Are you finished making a commotion?"

"Me?" Su Cheng'an was shocked.

He hadn't expected that Su Changche would suddenly get angry with him. He froze for a moment before saying, "Father, I'm not trying to make a commotion. It's this bastard. He has no authority to carry out clan law, and yet he beat Lan Zhi to death, and now he has ruined Wushuang's face..."

"Is it worth getting so angry over two underlings?" Su Changche slowly asked.

Two underlings?

Su Cheng'an was dazed. He remembered that Yan Wushuang... was nothing more than an underling.

She hadn't been Fourth Aunt for a long time now!

Su Changche continued slowly, "Su Chen does not have the authority to use clan law to beat underlings to death, but do you have the authority to kill Su Chen whenever you want?"

"I..." Su Cheng'an was speechless.

Su Changche said, "Even if you don't recognize him as your son, I never said that I don't recognize him as my grandson."

Su Cheng'an gazed at Su Changche in disbelief.

Su Changche said that?

One had to know that it wasn't just Su Cheng'an who had intended on giving up on Su Chen. Even Su Changche had this intention!

No one would place any expectations in the future for a blind person.

Without Su Changche's approval and even secret encouragement, how could he possibly show no interest in Su Chen?

Of course, giving up on someone was one thing; framing someone was entirely different matter.

Su Changche and Su Cheng'an both only intended on giving up on Su Chen, not on harming him. It was Su Qian who had no talent of his own and couldn't get the top place on his own, inciting Su Keji's intervention. It was Yan Wushuang who was too greedy and couldn't handle any provocation, causing her to provoke Su Chen time and time again.

This was not Su Changche nor Su Cheng'an's intention. Conversely, however, because they had given up on him, they had given other people the confidence to deal with Su Chen.

In that sense, they had added fuel to the fire, and they could not escape the crime of their passivity.

Now, Su Changche had actually said that "even if you don't recognize him as your son, I still want him as my grandson". His attitude had completely turned around, greatly exceeding Su Cheng'an's expectations.

He gazed at his own father, but Su Changche did not pay any attention to him, instead turning his head around to look at Su Chen. "It seems like you are planning on going to the Scarlet Mountain Range again?"

Once he said this, everyone's expressions changed.

Su Changqing said, "You can't let him go to the Scarlet Mountain Range anymore!"

"That's right, he overstepped his authority and beat someone to death. Even if it was just an underling, it was still too much. You can't let him get away with it so easily."

A large number of people began to cry out.

Su Chen didn't mind much. He only gently smiled, "The Su Clan's law says that as long as one is willing to enter the Scarlet Mountain, it can substitute for other punishments. Of course, it wouldn't be a problem to change this rule. I also want to see how many times the Su Clan will change the law for my sake."

A clan as great as the Su Clan had already changed the rules twice for him, a single person.

If they even changed the Scarlet Punishment for him, they would really become laughingstock.

No matter how others thought, Su Changche evidently did not have this intention.

He said, "Since you are going, then go. How long do you want to go for?"

Su Chen thought for a moment, then replied, "A hundred and fifty days. How does that sound?"

"Okay! Then a hundred and fifty days," Su Changche replied.

Everyone looked at each other. They were speechless for quite some time.

It was called Scarlet Punishment, but why did it seem from their attitudes that it was more like a Scarlet Vacation?

Su Cheng'an grieved bitterly, "Father, he ruined Wushuang's face! She is Hao'er's mother. How is she ever supposed to see her son in the future?"

Su Changche coldly said, "She's just a harlot from the Spring Moon Building. Even if it's ruined, what loss is it?"

Just that sentence alone caused Yan Wushuang and Su Cheng'an's expressions to simultaneously change.

Su Changche continued, "Even a worthless concubine dares to spread rumors to injure the clan. How reckless! In these years, you were confused by beauty and did many silly things. Many of those were instigated by that woman. Su Chen ruining that woman was completely correct. Even if he hadn't made a move, I would have taken care of her!"

When Yan Wushuang heard this, she sat down on the ground in despair.

Su Changche's words had pretty much sealed her fate in the Su Clan.

After saying this, Su Changche turned around, completely ignoring Su Cheng'an. He said to Su Chen and said, "You, follow me."

As he spoke, he walked off in another direction, with Su Chen close behind.

Everyone remaining looked at each other, unsure what to do. Eventually, they could only disperse to their own residences.

"Husband!" Yan Wushuang cried out desolately.

Su Cheng'an glanced at Yan Wushuang. Seeing the scars on her face, he suddenly felt a surge of disgust. He waved his sleeves, brushing Yan Wushuang off to the ground, then left.

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