Chapter10:WhoGaveYoutheGall?

Someoldmenandthemanwithanairofauthorityhadtheirheadsloweredandwerediscussingsomething.Allofthemhadasmileontheirfaces.

Besidetheman,SuWeistoodsilently.Hiseyesnotshowinganyinterestinthematchdownbelow.Fromtimetotime,helookedoutsidetheDemonstrationGround.Itfeltlikehewaswaitingforsomething.Hiseyesshowedsomedisappointmentanddisdain.

Atthebackoftheseats,therewasagorgeouswomansitting.Hereyeslookingatthesparringyouths.Sometimesshewouldturntohersideandspeaktotheoldpersonbesidesherwholookedabout60.Boththeirheadswereloweredandappearedtobeveryhappy.Asmilewascontinuouslyshownonherface.

SuYipulledWanErtotheMartialDemonstrationGround.Thetwoyouthswhoweresparringonthegroundsandthecrowdsaroundtheplacewerelivelierthanever.Thesoundsofactivitiesfilledtheair.

“SuYi?whydidhecome?”

“Itreallyishim.Whydidhecomeherefor?”

“Eh,hedoesnotseemtobethepatheticpersonhewasintherumors.”

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😝)

ThosewhosawSuYiandWanErweresurprised.Afterward,thegazesofothersseemedtohavebeenguidedbysomethingandallshiftedtoSuYi,lookingathimcuriouslyandsurprised.

SuYihadreturnedtohisroomandhadchangedintoafreshsetofrobes.Hisfacewascalmanddeterminedwithanairofcoldnessaroundhim.

WanErwasabitnervous.SheusedherstrengthtoholdontoSuYi’sroughhandtightly.

“Heisasdaringasalways!”

SuWeiraisedhiseyesslightlyandlookedattheyouthwalkingtowardshim.Thedisappointmentinhiseyeswasreplacedwithacoldsmilebutthelookofdisdainstillflashedinhiseyes.

Swish!

ThegazesofeveryonepresentshiftedtowardsSuYiandSuWanEroneafteranother.

EventheyouthsonthestagegraduallystoppedsparringduetotheweirdatmosphereintheairandlookedtowardsSuYicuriously.

Inaflash,theoriginallylivelyandnoisyDemonstrationGroundwiththearrivalofSuYi,becamesilent.

Onthehighestseats,theeyesoftheupperechelonoftheSuFamilyallfelluponSuYiandexaminedhim.Theireyesshowedcomplexemotions.

ThemaninthecenteroftheupperechelonsatuprightandlookedattheSuYiwhowaswalkingtowardsthem.Hiseyesshowednosignsofsurprise.

Instead,itwasthegorgeouswomanatthebackoftheseatswhoshowedsignsofhostilitywhenshelookedatSuYi.

Behindthegorgeouswomanwasagirlabout27or28yearsold.Thoughshewasinamaid’sattire,theclotheswerefreshandstriking.LookingatWanErwhowaspulledalongbySuYi,sheloweredherheadandlookedattheexpressionofthegorgeouswomanbesideher.Shewantedtospeakbutthenstopped,theexpressioninhereyeschanged.

TheatmosphereatthevenuewasveryweirdbutSuYiseemedtohavenotfeltanything.Hewalkedtothefrontrowoftheseatsfortheupperechelon.Theblackeyesunderhiscrescent-shapedeyebrowscasuallylookedatthebigmanstandinginfrontofhim.Heraisedhiseyesveryslightlyandsaidnonchalantly,“SuBaiHan,whatisyouridentityintheSuFamilycurrently?”

ForthisimportantoccasionintheSuFamily,naturally,SuBaiHanwasalsopresent.Eventhoughhewasnotallowedtoseatatthetop,buthehadtherighttostandinthefrontrowoftheupperseats.

SuYi’swordsmadeSuBaiHanstunnedforamoment.Fromhiseyes,hecouldfeelendlessfierceness.

Onthatdeterminedface,hehadanairofmaturityunsuitedforhisage.Butitdidnotmakehimseemold,ratheritwaslikeasenseofferociousnesswhichmadeSuBaiHanwanttotrembleathisspot.

SuBaiHanwasshocked.Afteralltheseyearsliving,hehadseenmanythings,butthefeelingthatthisyouthgavehimjustnowwasafeelingthathewouldgetonlywhenhemetanextremelydangerouspeopleoutside.Thefeelingwhichmadehimwanttotremblewithfear.

Thisfeelingwaslikefacingasleepingbeast.Onceawakenedandoutsearchingforblood,itwouldbeterrifyingbeyondmeasure.

WhatmadeSuBaiHanevenmoresurprisedwasthattheYoungMasterhadalwaysbeenmischievousandcausedalotoftroublesinceyoung,buthehadalwaystreatedhimwiththeutmostrespectandcalledhimUncleHan.Itwasthesameforthepasttwodaysevenafterbeinggoneforthreewholeyears.

Butnow,theYoungMasterhadcalledhisnamedirectlywithhiseyesfierce,thismadeSuBaiHanevenmoreconfusedandsuspicious.

“AnsweringYoungMasterSuYi,BaiHaniscurrentlytheheadoftheSuFamily’sguards!”SuBaiHanbowedandanswered.

SuYilookedstraightatSuBaiHanandsaid,“Thenyoushoulddoyourjobwell.Ifyoudonothavetheabilityto,Ishallchangeitwithapersonwhoisabletodoso!”

Hearingthewords,thepeoplepresentwerefrozenforamoment.NoonehadimaginedthatSuYiwouldactuallysaysuchwordstoSuBaiHan.

YoumustknowthateventhoughSuBaiHanmayonlybetheheadoftheguards,buthisidentityintheSuFamilywasnotnormalandhewasthetrustedaideoftheOldMaster.Unofficially,hispositioninthefamilywasnotlowerthantheaverageHighElder.

Inthecenteroftheupperseats,thesternmanlookedatthesceneinfrontofhim.Hiseyesstillcalmandnotshowinganychange.Heonlywatchedquietly.

SuBaiHanwasalsoslightlyshocked.LookingattheWanErwhoSuYiwaspullingbesidehim,therewasmovementinhiseyeswhichdisappearedwithoutatraceasifheunderstoodsomething.Hiseyesshookslightly.Hebenthiswaistandsaid,“IunderstandYoungMasterSuYi.”

“Humph!Apieceoftrash!Afterreturningbackhere,notonlydoeshenotchoosetoliveouthisdaysinpeace,butevendarestocomehereandflaunthisauthority,”ThegorgeouswomanatthebackoftheseatsstaredatSuYiandsaid.Hervoicewasn’tthatloud,butasifonpurpose,itwasjustloudenoughforthesurroundingHighEldersandtheeldersoftheSuFamilytoheareachwordclearly.

SuYididnotbotherwithSuBaiHanandhehadalsoseemedtonothaveheardthewordsofthewoman.HeturnedhisheadandaskedtheslightlynervousWanErwhowasstandingbehindhimandasked,“Come,tellme.Whowasitwhochasedyououtoftheestate?”

“Young–BigBrother,let’sjustgoback,”WanErwasverynervous.TheActingHeadoftheHouse,theHighEldersandmanyeldersoftheSuFamilywereallthereatthatmoment.SheknewSuYi’spersonalityandsheknewthatSuYihatedlosing.

“It’sfine.Come,justtellme,”SuYiasked,hiseyesshowingdeterminationwhichdidnotallowa"no"forananswer.

“ItwasMadamSuJiao’spersonalmaidXiaoLan,”SuYi’seyesdidnotallowWanErtorejecthim.Sheextendedherhandandpointedtothemaidbesidethewomannervously.

Thatmaidwasalreadysecretlynervousfromthestart,butwithWanErpointingathernow,shewasevenmorenervous.

“Givemeamoment.”

SuYismiled.LettinggoofWanEr’shandandslowlywalkedtowardsthemaid.

“Madam.”

SeeingSuYiwalkingtowardsher,XiaoLanwastremblinginside.HerbodyinvoluntarilyleanedtowardsSuJiao’sbackandcalledoutverysoftly.Shewasverynervous.

“Whatistheretobeafraidof?Whatcanhedotoyou!”SuJiaoscoldedquietly.HereyescontinuedstaringcoldlyatSuYiwhowaswalkingnearerandnearer.

Shedidnotbelievethislittlekidwoulddaredoanythingextreme.Ifhedared,thenitwouldbeaperfectchancetogetridofthiskid.

Amongthecomplexgazesofthespectators,SuYiwalkedtothemaid.

SuYistoodbesideSuJiao.StaringatXiaoLan,hesaid,“WhogaveyouthegalltochaseWanEroutoftheSuEstate?”

LookingatSuYiinfrontofher,XiaoLanwasalreadyshakingendlessly.

Theso-calledgood-for-nothingYoungMasterwhowasinfrontofhermadeherheartpalpitatewildly.Coldsweatfilledherforehead.Shedidnotdaretolookathimeyetoeye.

HearingSuYi’swords,XiaoLan’sincreasedheartbeatseemedtohavebeenstruckbylightningandstoppedsuddenly.Itwasliketherewasahugebouldercrushingherchest.Itbecamehardtoevenbreathe.Sheopenedhermouth,butitwasdifficulttosayanything.

Slap!

BeforeXiaoLanevenspoke,acrispclearsoundofaslapcamefromherface.