Success

Chapter 5- Success

For Su Mu, the week passed in the blink of an eye since he had already lived countless years, the flow of time just felt different to him. If he wasn't careful, he just might end up sleeping for a few weeks without even realising it and that'll be bad since his body right now needs food to sustain itself.

"It should be about time." Su Mu muttered before going back to sleep again. All he did in the past week was sleep and eat along with some basic exercises. Well, the exercises he did were anything but basic if measured according to a normal Initial Element 3rd Stage.

"Young Master Su." Hearing someone call him from outside, Su Mu opened his eyes. Walking outside, he opened the door and looked at the young High Heaven Disciple standing in front of him.

"What is it?" Su Mu asked.

"Young Master Su, the Second Elder has called for you." The Disciple replied.

"I see. You can go and tell him that I am cultivating right now." Su Mu nodded, going back inside the room, leaving the Disciple who was standing outside while cupping his fists confused.

"The Second Elder called for him and he is not going?" The Disciple muttered, wondering if the rumours that were spreading around were true.

Not going even after being summoned by an Elder without any proper reason was nothing short of slapping the Elder's face, not to mention that the Elder in this case was Su Mu's grandfather. If the word spread, it'll make both Su Mu and his grandfather laughing stocks in the High Heaven Pavilion.

"I should tell the Second Elder about it." With those words, the Disciple ran towards the place where the Second Elder stayed.

"He said that?" Su Xuan Wu, the Second Elder of the High Heaven Pavilion and Su Mu's grandfather asked, looking at the Disciple in front of him, who shivered at his gaze.

"Y-Yes, Second Elder. Young Master Su said that."

"What do you mean 'Young Master Su', as far as the Pavilion is concerned, he is nothing but an Ordinary Disciple." Su Xuan Wu said, shaking his head in disapproval. "You may leave."

"Just what is wrong with that brat?" He muttered, wondering if something could've happened to Su Mu.

Although Su Mu had a habit to throw his status around, in the end, he wasn't a bad person. Not to mention that he always respected his elders and was very polite. So Su Mu rejecting his grandfather's summon so blatantly should be something concerning.

Coupled with the rumours that have been spreading for the past week, Su Xuan Wu was naturally worried about his grandson.

It was rumoured that Hu Mei'er, Blood Battle Group Master's daughter, was being harassed by Cheng Shao Feng, a disciple from the Storm House, whose cultivation was at the 1st Stage Initial Element. Doing something like that is the same as provoking the whole Blood Battle Group.

But what concerned him was that Su Mu, his grandson, was the one to defeat Cheng Shao Feng and save Hu Mei'er while also defeating everyone that belonged to Cheng Shao Feng's group. It was rumoured that his cultivation has reached the 3rd Stage Initial Element during the time he hasn't seen him.

As for this rumour's credibility, these words were spoken by Hu Mei'er herself, and people even witnessed Su Mu escorting her back to the Blood Battle Group. The Storm House was in a bad situation because of this incident. Not only were they being slandered by the public, both the High Heaven Pavilion and the Blood Battle Group have already started to pressure them through various means. During the past week, the Blood Battle Group has stopped selling anything to the Storm Hall and their business deals with the High Heaven Pavilion have also increased.

Which woman would be foolish enough to blatantly accuse someone of harassing them without any reason, isn't that the same as dragging her image through the mud? That was why everyone believe Hu Mei'er.

"I shall go visit him myself." Su Xuan Wu muttered, getting up from his seat. No matter what the reason was, Su Mu was still his grandchild, even if he lacked talent compared to his sister, for Su Xuan Wu, they were both irreplaceable.

Walking towards Su Mu's living quarters, Su Xuan Wu was greeted by many disciples along the way.

"Su Mu." Su Xuan Wu said, opening the door of Su Mu's house. He was an Elder of the Sect, not to mention Su Mu's grandfather, so he had no obligation to ask for his permission before entering.

"Welcome, grandfather. I've been expecting you." Su Mu greeted him with a smile. During these past few days, he has mentally prepared himself to call Su Xuan Wu his grandfather, which was no easy feat.

"I see, your cultivation has improved a lot." Su Xuan Wu nodded in approval. Unlike the Disciples, he could use his divine sense to check on Su Mu's cultivation, a fact that the latter knew very well.

"As long as I wish to improve, who can stop me from improving?" Su Mu said in a calm yet arrogant tone, which made Su Xuan Wu frown.

That's not something Su Mu would normally say, no matter how much he improved. What Su Xuan Wu heard wasn't just arrogance, it was boundless confidence that made him believe that Su Mu was telling the truth.

'This. He might end up falling into the Demonic Path.' Su Xuan Wu thought. Noticing the change in Su Mu's temperament, that was the only conclusion he could come to.

'But if I talk to him now, it might make things worse.' Su Xuan Wu concluded, thinking about what he should do now as an idea appeared inside his head.

Su Mu's mental state, according to him, was rather unstable right now. So the best course of action would be to have someone who specializes in having a neutral temperament.

"Su Mu, how about you start living with your sister for a while?" Su Xuan Wu asked with a smile.

"Why should I? Grandfather, are you implying that she still needs to take care of me?" Su Mu asked, frowning.

"Of course not. Su Yan has been focused on cultivation ever since she joined the sect, so it might be good for her to spend some time with her brother." Su Xuan Wu explained.

"But what about my cultivation?" Su Mu asked.

"With your talent, you'll be able to catch up with or even surpass your sister in no time." Su Xuan Wu didn't hold back on the flattery, making sure that Su Mu would see the situation as if he was the one helping Su Yan.

"Very well." Su Mu said, nodding. "I'll move in with Su Yan tomorrow."

"Very well, I will inform Su Yan about this."Su Xuan Wu said before taking his leave. For some reason, it felt like he was talking to his Ancestor, which made him feel a little nervous.

"That was easier than I thought." Su Mu muttered, looking at the closed door. Everything went according to how he planned. Now, all he needed to do was move in with Su Yan and things will progress on their own.

The plan was a huge success.

With things progressing smoothly, Su Mu started packing all his stuff in a rather good mood.

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[Blood Battle Group's Territory]

Inside a wooden house, Hu Jiao'er was glaring at Hu Mei'er with a frown on her beautiful face.

"Mei'er, how many times do I need to tell you this? The only thing Su Mu likes about you is your body and the fact that you're the Blood Battle Group Leader's daughter." Hu Jiao'er said in a commanding tone. She was worried about her sister, who has already fallen in love with Su Mu, even going as far as lying to their father. But Hu Mei'er wasn't able to hide anything from her sister, which made things difficult for her.

"Sister, he is not like that." Hu Mei'er retorted; she won't accept any kind of slander against the person she loves, even if it's her sister.

Hearing her words, Hu Jiao'er sighed, wondering how she should deal with this situation. "Very well, I'll help you realise what Su Mu is really after. If he passes my test, I shall allow this little love story of yours. Do you have any problem with that?"

"Of course, he won't lose." Hu Mei'er stated in a confident tone, which disappointed Hu Jiao'er a lot, but she didn't say anything.