Chapter3:IDon’tMindCripplingYou

BehindSuYi,ayoungmanaround17to18yearsoldappeared.Hissternandrighteousfacemadehimlookveryhandsome,hisheadfulloflushblackhair,butunderneathhisheadwasapairoflongandnarroweyes,insidethemexistedsomethingwhichdidnotallowotherstolookdownonhim.Therewasadisturbanceintheairbehindhisback,obviously,hewastheonewhoambushedSuYi.

“SuWei,whatthehellareyoudoing?”

FattyWanginitiallypreparedtoclenchhisteethandfightwithallhismight,butwhenhesawtheyouthinfrontofhim,hisfacechanged.

SuYistoodup,staringatthemaninfrontofhimashisfacesankslightly.Thecoldgleamofhisbladeinhissleevessilentlydisappeared.

Naturally,SuYiknewwhothisyouthwas,andwasvery,veryfamiliarwithhim.Theyouth’sfatherwasadoptedbytheOldMasterandhadchangedhissurnametoSusinceyoung.

So,inaway,SuWeiwasstillSuYi’scousinandhadquitethetalentsinceyoung.

Fromtheaurathathegaveoffduringtheattack,SuWeiwasalreadyintheYuanSoulRealm.

Talentlikethiswasextremelyrareintheentirecity.

LookingatSuYi,SuWeismiledslightly.Thatlittlebratactuallymanagedtododgehisattackjustnow.

InSuWei’simagination,ifthebratdiedinhishandjustnow,hecouldjustmakeanexcusesayingthatitwasanunfortunateaccidentthathappenedwhentheyweresparring.Evenifhewaspunishedheavily,itwouldstillbeallworthit.

Afterall,hewasnowthebestamongyoungstersoftheSuFamily.HewasSuFamily’sfutureandhope.

Butlookingatthisjinxinfrontofhimwhohadn’tdied,andactuallysurvivedforthreeyearsinthatsortofplace,thiswasthelastthingthatSuWeiwantedtosee.

AstheSuFamily’seldestgrandson,SuWeihadalwaysthoughtthatheshouldbetheonewhoinheritedtheSuFamily.

Butjustbecausehisfatherwasadopted,intheeyesoftheoldgenerationoftheSuFamily,evenifhismothercamefromtheSuFamilyandhistalentfarsurpassesthejinx,hispositionwasnotequaltothisjinxinfrontofhim.

EspeciallyintheheartoftheOldMaster.Thisjinxhadmadesuchalargemess,yettheOldMasterstilldidnotcareaboutanyconsequencesandprotectedhim,thisgoestoshowhowmuchtheOldMastercaredaboutSuYi.

Originally,hethoughtthatthejinxwouldsurelyperishintheforestifhelivedthereforthreeyears.Hedidnotexpectthejinxtobesoluckyandmanagedtocomebackalive.

ThesethreeyearswerethebestthreeyearsofSuWei’slife.Hewasalreadythebestinhisgeneration,butthismadehimevenmoreworried.

Becausehewasveryclear,thatoncethejinxreturned,hispositionandallhehadrightnowintheSuFamily,wouldslowlydisappear,justlikethereflectionofthemoononthesurfaceofapond.

NomatterhowhardheworkedinthefuturetohelptheSuFamilygainsomething,itmighteventuallyfallintothehandsofthisjinx.

Howcouldallthisnotmakehimburnwithjealousy?Hecouldnotevenbecomparedtoapieceoftrashlikethiswhoonlyknewhowtomaketroubleforthefamily.

Inhisthineyes,coldburningrageemerged,butafterward,SuWeislowlyexhaled,asmilewasputbackonhisface.

FacingSuYi,SuWeierasedtracesofhishate,andfakedhappinessinstead,andsaid,“Ithasbeenthreeyearssincewelastmet.LittlebrotherSuYihasfinallyreturnedandseeingthatyouhadmanagedtosurviveinthathell,youareboundtohavegoodfortuneinthefuture.Seeingyouagainhadignitedmyflamesofpassiontosparwithyou,anditseemsthatyouhavealsoimprovedquiteabit,pleaseforgivemeformysuddenactions!”

“SuWei,howisthatcalledsparring?Itissoobviousthatyouaretryingtokillhim!”FattyWangshouted,overflowingwithanger.

Duringthismoment,SuYitidieduphisrobe,raisedhiseyeslightly,andcasuallyreplied,“Noproblem.”

“Hehe,thenallisgood.ItseemsthatSuBaiHanhasjustgonetothecitygateinvain.IhaveheardthatSuBaiHanandtherestaretryingtohinderyouatthecitygate,butwithyourskills,youwouldobviouslynotmeetthemheadonandenterthecitywayaheadoftime.Eventhoughitisabitshameful,butitisstillbetterthanlosingyourlife,furthermore-”

SuWeilookedatSuYi,hisfaceshowingsignsofsarcasmwhichhedidnoteventrytohide.

SuWeistoppedtalkingforamoment,hewassmilingandnotatthesametime,andcontinuedspeaking,“FurthermorecousinSuYididnotonlylosehisfacebutalsothedignityoftheentireSuFamily,thatsoundsmorelikeit.”

SuYiinhaledslightly,thevisitorwasnotatallfriendly,butifhecouldnotevendealwiththiskindofsmallplay,thenhewouldhavelivedhispastlifeinvainandshouldjustreincarnateagain.

SuYismiled,hisfacelookinghelpless,andnonchalantlysaid,“Youwantedtokillmejustnow,butwhatapitythattheattemptfailed.Youwanttobecomethenextheadofthefamily,thatisunderstandable,butyoucanrelyonyourownabilitytofightforitfairly.Iwouldhavetosaythatyouractionsnowhavenotonlymademepissedbutalsoappearstobeverychildish.Ifyoucannotevenfightforitinthelight,itissadtosaythatyoustandnochanceofbecomingtheheir.”

ListeningtoSuYi’swords,thisdirectandmercilessspeechwithunderlyingsarcasmwasbasicallychallengingeverythingthatSuWeijustsaid.

ThesmileonSuWei’sfacealsograduallychangedintoanexpressionwhichwasneitherangrynorhappy.

SuWeiexpectedthatafterSuYi’sexperienceintheForestofDemonsforthreeyears,evenifhedidnotdie,hewouldhavebeentorturedtotheextentwherehewouldrunbackhomewithhistailbetweenhislegspathetically.Thatwouldhavebeenthebest-casescenario.

Hedidnotexpectatallthatthejinxwouldstillbeasarrogantashewasthreeyearsago,andstilllookeddownonhim.

SuWei’sfacesank,hiseyesfilledwithglimmersofcoldlight,hesaid,“SuYi,otherthandependingontheOldMaster,whatelsedoyouhave?Talkingabouttalents,youarebasicallyapieceoftrash.WhointheentireCityofMandoesnotknowthatyou,SuYi,isonlyajinxwhoonlyknowshowtodependontheSuFamily’sprotection?Whatrightdoyouhavetotalktomeasanequal?!”

“SuWei,don’tyougooverboard!”

FattyWanghollered.HestaredatSuWeibuttherewereobvioussignsoffear.

FattyWangwasclearaboutthefactthatSuWeiwasnowtheleaderoftheyoungergenerationsintheSuFamily,andlongbeforenowtherewerealreadyrumorsabouthimcompletingtheFoundationBuildingStageandhavealreadysteppedintotheYuanSoulRealm.So,hesimplywouldnotbeabletofightagainstSuWei.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😒)

HearingFattyWang’swords,SuWeitreateditasnothing.Hedidnotbotherwithhim.HeonlyfollowedSuYicloselywithhiseyes.

“Seemsthatitwasquitetoughtohavekeptyourgrievancesinyou.Threeyearsago,whenyouwereinfrontofme,yourattitudewaspoliteandrespectful.WhenIwasnotaroundforthesethreeyears,youhavebecomefarbraver.”SuYisoftlysaid,hisfaceemotionless,likehedidnotevencareaboutwhatSuWeihadjustsaid.

ButSuYi’swordshadactuallypiercedintoSuWei’sheartlikeaneedle.

Threeyearsago,whenhewasstillinTheFoundationBuildingstage,althoughthejinxinfrontofhimwastrash,withtheOldMaster’sbacking,andwithhimbeingtherightfulheirofthefamily,hedidnotdaretooffendhim.

Butitwasdifferentnow.Thisjinxwasnowdespisedbyeveryone.HehadalsosucceededinsteppingintotheYuanSoulRealm,andbeingthefirstamonghisgeneration,hewaslookeduponfavorablybyquiteafeweldersofthefamily.

Bloodlustbeganseepingoutofhiseyes.Theauraofhisbodystartedmoving,andhisfistswereclenchedtightly.SuWeiwantedtokillhim.

“ItisYoungMasterSuYi?YoungMasterSuYihasreallyreturned!”

“YoungMasterSuWeitoo!”

ThecommotionattractedtheattentionoftheguardsinfrontoftheSuFamily’sgate.Instantaneously,peoplerushedovertotakealook.

SuWeiglancedattheside,histeethclenchedhard,thebloodlustinhisleaneyesbegantochangeintocoldness.

SuWeilookedatSuYi,hisfacecoldandsaid:“SuYi,alothaschangedinthesethreeyears.Youmaybestillalivebutyouarejustauselesspieceofgarbage.Ontheotherhand,IamnotwhoIwasthreeyearsago.Thetroubleyoucausedstillexists.Ifyouarelucky,youwouldreceivetheprotectionofthefamilyandlivelikeadoginhiskennelfortherestofyourlife,butifyouareunlucky,thentwodayslater,therewouldbeacompetitiontochooseafewamongtheyoungergenerationoftheSuFamilytojointheSacredMountain’sselectiontest.Ifyouarearoundatthattime,Idonotmindcripplingyouonthespot.Atthattime,noonewouldbeabletoprotectyou.Ofcourse,withyourabilities,let’snottalkabouthavingtherighttoenterthestage,youwouldnotevenhavethecouragetoenterthestage!”

Finishingwhathewassaying,SuWeiturnedandleft.Today,hehadalreadymissedthechancetogetridofthistrash,findingachanceinthefuturewouldnotbetoolate.

“YoungMasterSuWei.”

ReceivingthebowsoftheSuFamily’sguards,SuWei’sfacewasgloomyandignoredthem.

FollowingSuWei’sbackwithhiseyes,SuYihadagrinonhisface,andwithoutacareforwhatSuWeihadjustsaid,heopenedhismouth,“Honestlyspeaking,withyourcurrentabilitiesafterenteringtheYuanSoulRealmforsuchashortperiodoftime,Ifearthatyouarestillnotqualifiedtocrippleme.Twodayslater,Iwillgiveyouachancejustasyouhavewished!”

Hearingthecausalwordsbehindhim,whilemovingforward,SuWei’sfootstepswerestunnedslightlyandhisfacecramped.

Hethoughtthathiswarningwouldbeenoughtoforcethetrashtolivewithhistailinbetweenhislegs,butno,thetrashstilllookeddownonhimasperusual.

“Twodayslater,noonecansaveyou!”

SuWeiclenchedhisfisttightly,hiseyesoverflowingwithcoldlightashetookstridesintotheSuFamily’sgate.

“YoungMasterSuYi,itreallyisyou!”

SeveralguardsfromtheSuFamily’sgatecameinfrontofSuYi.Theylookedrespectfulandpolite,buttheydidnotbow,abigdifferenceintheirattitudetowardsSuWei.

ExaminingtheshabbySuYiinfrontofthem,theguardslookedatSuYiwithcontempt.Thejinxleftthehousewithnothing,althoughhecamebackalive,helookedsopatheticthathewasnobetterthanthebeggarsonthestreets.

Regardingthegazesoftheguards,SuYisawthemall,butheonlysmiledanddidnotbotherhimselfwiththem.

“SuYi,areyoureallygoingtosparwithSuWei2dayslater?HaveyoualsosteppedintotheYuanSoulRealm?”

FattyWangwalkedinfrontofSuYi,hisfacesternandtherewerehintsofastonishment.

FattyWangknewthatSuYi’stalentwasnotevenanequaltohis.Forthesethreeyearshecouldnotcounthowmanypillsandherbshehadtaken,andunderthesupervisionofhisfather,hedidnotknowhowmuchhehadsufferedbecauseoftraining,andyethehadnotevenreachedtheFoundationBuildingStage.HasthispersoninfrontofhimnotonlymanagedtosurviveintheForestofDemonsforthreeyearsbuthasalsosucceededinreachingtheFoundationBuildingStageandevensteppedintotheYuanSoulRealm?

“Uuh…”

SuYishookhishead,slightlyawkwardandsaid,“No.”

Hearingthat,FattyWangwasnotatallsurprised.HehadtraineddayandnightforthepastthreeyearsandhehadnotevenreachedtheFoundationBuildingStage.IfthispersonhasalreadysteppedintotheYuanSoulRealm,thenitwouldbetoomuchofablowforhimtotake.