Chapter24:TheDreamofaToad

“Father-in-law.”

Everyonewasstunned.NotonlyWangQuanDebuteventheupperranksofallthefamiliesontheplatformwerestunnedaswell.

LiuZongYuanhimselfwasalsostunned.

“SuYi,whatnonsenseareyouspouting?!”

“Youaresoshameless,SuYi!”

“SuYi,youbastard.Doyounotknowshame!”

Afterashortdaze,HeSan,SongWuQiuandMoBuFan,thethreeofthemstartedscolding.

IfnotfortheexpertsfromSacredMountain,theywouldhavealreadyrushedup.

CityMasterLiuZongYuanonlyhasonedaughter.SuYicallinghim“Father-in-law”,therewasnodoubtthatitsignifiedthatSuYiwasstillgoingafterLiuRuoxi.Thiswassomethingtheycouldneverallow.

SuJingTingwasalsoslightlystunned.Afterward,therewasmovementwithinhiseyesandhedidnotsayanything.

Everyone’seyesnowfelluponCityMasterLiuZongYuan.

TheengagementthreeyearsagomadebetweentheOldMasteroftheSuFamilyandtheLiuFamily,everyoneinthecityknewaboutit.

OnlythemassesdidnotexpectSuYitobringitupnowinfrontofeveryone.

“Mygoodnephew,Ithinkyouaddressedmewrong.Youshouldgobackearly.ThoughyouwereunabletogotoSacredMountain,whoknowsaboutthefuture.Youstillhavehopetobecomeoneofthestrong,”LiuZongYuanlookedatSuYi’sfaceandsqueezedoutasmile.Hehadneverimaginedthekidtobringupthismatterrightnow.

“Threeyearsago,mygrandfathermadeadealwiththeLiuFamily.IfIweretoreturnthreeyearslateraliveandhadestablishedmyFoundationsuccessfully,thenLiuRuoxiandIwouldbeengaged.NowIamalreadyintheYuanSoulRealm,sothedealmustbeeffective.Henceallowmetonowcallyou,father-in-law,”SuYilookedatLiuZongYuanandsaidloudly,enoughforthesoundtotravelthroughthevenue.

NotbeingabletoenterSacredMountainthenatmostIshallthinkofanotherway.ButbecauseofLiuRuoxithatlittlegirl,Ihavelivedaninhumanlifeforthreewholeyearsandhadalmostdiedafewtimes.Ofcourse,Iwouldnotletthatlittlegirloff.

Furthermore,SacredMountaindoesn’twantme.IheardFattyWangsaidthatLiuRuoxihadahighpositioninSacredMountain.ThenthisengagementshouldcauseSacredMountaintofeeluncomfortable.Itcouldbeconsideredrevengetaken.

SuYiwasalwayssomeonewhowouldtakerevenge.

HearingSuYi’swords,theupperranksofthebigfamiliesontheplatformalllookedateachother,noonesaidaword.

Everyoneknewaboutthismatterthreeyearsago.ItwasjustthatnoonehadexpectedSuYitonotonlyreturnfromtheForestofDemonsalivebutthatgood-for-nothingwhocouldnotstoreYuanQihadalsomiraculouslyenteredtheYuanSoulRealm.

TheupperranksoftherespectivebigfamiliesalllookedatLiuZongYuan.EveryoneunderstoodthatthedealthreeyearsagowasmadebecauseoftheOldMasterSuYunTiansothateveryonewouldlooknicerwhenthematterended.

Butwhowouldhavethoughtthateverythingwouldleadtothisscenario?

IftheyknewthatSuYiwouldbeabletoentertheYuanSoulRealmthreeyearslater,theLiuFamilymayalsonotagreetodealmadeatthattime.

Furthermore,nowLiuRuoxihadanextremelyhighpositionatSacredMountainandSuYihadjustbeentestedouttohavethetalentofamereerrandboy.

Thinkingfromanyperspective,theLiuFamilywouldhaveagreaterdesiretonulltheengagement.

LiuZongYuanwasslightlyawkward.ThedealhemadewiththeOldMasterSuYunTianbackthen,everyoneknewaboutit.Hehadnothingmoretosay.

IfSuYiwastestedouttohavegoodtalenttoday,therewouldbenothingwrongwithacceptingtheengagement.

ButSuYihadtohaveanaveragetalentevenifhewasalreadyintheYuanSoulRealmandhewasnotapersonfromalargeandinfluentialpower.Thereweremanythingsintheway.Hewasalsoveryhelpless.JusttryingtohaveLiuRuoxilikehim,thatwouldalreadybeimpossible.

“CityMasterLiu,whatisthismatter?DoesithavesomethingtodowithRuoxi?”DharmaProtectorWangcouldnotresistanylonger.IfthismatterhadsomethingtodowithLiuRuoxi,thenhemustunderstandtheentiresituation.

“This-”

LiuZongYuansmiledawkwardlyandsaidtoDharmaProtectorWang,“ThreeyearsagoIhadmadeadealwiththeOldMasteroftheSuFamilythatifafterthreeyearsSuYiwasabletoestablishhisFoundation,thentherewouldbeanengagementbetweenmydaughter,LiuRuoxi,andhim.”

“Notpossible!”

LiuZongYuanhadnotevenfinishedhiswordsandWangQuanDestraightawaycuthimoffandsaidsternly,“Thisengagementmustnotbevalid.”

SuYilookedatWangQuanDeandsaid,“TheengagementbetweentheSuFamilyandtheLiuFamilywaspartofthedealmadebackthen.SacredMountainhasnorighttointerferewiththis!”

“RuoxiisadiscipleofSacredMountain,naturallySacredMountaincaninterfereinthisengagement.Withyourerrandboy’stalent,youcandreamallyoulikeaboutbeingabletobeworthyofadiscipleofSacredMountain.Atoadlustingafteraswan’sflesh,”WangQuanDelookedatSuYi.Ashapelessaurastartedspreadingfromhim,thereweremockeryandcoldnessinhiseyes.

HowcouldapieceoftrashlikethisbeworthyofadiscipleofSacredMountain?

Furthermore,withLiuRuoxi’spositionandfuture,ifshehadanyrelationswiththisbratanditgetsout,theSacredMountainwouldbeshamed.

WangQuanDewasveryclearthatnomatteratwhatcost,thismatterhadtobesolved.

Ontheplatform,theyouthsfromSacredMountainheardSuYi’swords.Theireyesshoweddisdainandridicule.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😡)

“Atoaddarestolustafteraswan’sflesh.Youdonotknowyourplace!”

Ayoungmaninwhiteclothes,around15-16yearsoldagesaidcoldly.Hisfacehadacoldgrin.

Theupperranksofthebigfamiliesontheplatformstartedbecomingnervous.ThefacesofSuFamily’sGrandElderandothershadanexpressionmoreseriousthanever.

“SuYi,donotmessaround,backoffnow!”

FeelingWangQuanDe’saura,SuJingTingscoldedSuYiagain.Thiskidhasmadeenoughtroubletoday.HehadgoneagainsttheexpertsfromSacredMountaintimeandtimeagain.IftheexpertsfromSacredMountainbecameangryforreal,theconsequenceswouldbeunthinkable.

“Uncle,Ididnotmessaboutforthismatter!”

SuYitoldSuJingTing.HelookedatWangQuanDe.Underthepressureofthatshapelessaura,thesurroundingsseemedtohavebeenchained,liketherewasatonofweightcrushingdownonhim,makingitevenhardtobreathe.

Butatthismoment,SuYibecamestubborn,helookedatWangQuanDeandsaid,“Howmytalentwas,everythingwassaidbyyou.IpersonallythinkthatIhavemoretalentthantherestandwouldnotbebeneathanyone’stalentatSacredMountainandregardingatoadlustingafteraswan’sflesh,thatwasstillbetterthanafrogAtleastatoadhasdreamswhileafrogcanonlysitinthewellandgazeatthesky!”

Sayingthis,SuYiturnedhiseyesandlookedatLiuZongYuan,hesaid,“Father-in-law,IhavealreadyenteredtheYuanSoulRealm,thiswastheagreementmadebackthen.Nomatterwhetheryouadmititornot,theengagementisalreadyvalid.”

Hearinghiswords,LiuZongYuanlookedatSuYi,emotionsswirledinhisheart.

“Hahahahaha!”

WangQuanDelaughed,helaughedoutloud,butanyonecouldtellthatthislaughterhadrageinit,notjustplaindispleasure.

“Whatagoodtoadhavingdreams.Asmallerrandboydarestospeaksuchwords.Youdonotknowyourplaceintheworld!”Afterhislaughter,WangQuanDestaredatSuYi,theshapelessauraaroundhimbecameevenmorepowerfulandhostile.

Undertheterrifyingaura,SuYistumbledbackward,likehisbodywasgettingcrushedbyfivethousandkilogramsofstone.HisYuanQiseemedtocometoastill,hisbodysoftenedinvoluntarilylikehewasabouttocollapse.

“Stomp!”

Atthisinstant,SuYiclenchedhisteeth.Hisfootsteppedbackonceandstompedontheground.Hebitdownonhisteethevenharderandsupportedhisbody.Hisfaceatthismomentturnedpalewhiteinaflash.

“SuYi,hurryupandapologizetoDharmaProtectorWang.Ifnot,Iwillpunishyounow!”SuJingTing’sexpressionchangedcompletely.HisbodyimmediatelystoodinfrontofSuYiandblockedhim.Quickly,heboweddownandsaidtoWangQuanDe,“DharmaProtectorWang,greatpeoplearemagnanimous.Thislittlebastardhaslackeddisciplinesinceyoung.IimploreDharmaProtectorWangtoforgivehim.Iwilldisciplinehimevenharderinthefuture!”