Chapter17:BringingGlorytotheCity

SuYicouldnothelpbutslightlyraisehiseyebrows.Today,ifhecouldnotpasstheselectiontestinthisplace,thatwouldbeabsolutelyembarrassing!

“ThepeoplefromtheSuFamilyarehere!”

“Eh,isn’tthatthejinx?”

“SuYi,hereallydidcome!”

AsthepeoplefromtheSuFamilyarrived,itattractedawholelotofattentionandmanyeyesfelluponSuYi.

Someyoungmenwereinfuriatedandsomelookedathimindisdain.IfitwasnotfortheexpertsoftheSuFamily,therewouldalreadybesomepeoplerushinguptohim.

YoumustknowthatwhatSuYihaddone3yearsagohadattractedtheenmityandrageoftheentirecity.

SuYididnotpayanyattentiontothediscussionsaroundhim.Itwasallwithinhisexpectations.

HefollowedtherestofthepeoplefromtheSuFamilythroughthereservedentranceandwentdirectlyupontotheplatform.

Thatwasaspecialpositionreservedonlyforthe5bigfamiliesandevenwithinthefamilies,onlytheupperranksandtheleaderscouldsitatthatposition.

Therewerestillsomeseatsinthesurroundings.Thosewereforthesmallerpowersinthecity.

Thistime,theleaderfromtheSuFamilywasSuJingTingandtherewerestillquiteafewHighEldersandmartialexperts,sufficientlyprovinghowimportantthistestwastothemanditalsoshowedtherespecttheyhadforSacredMountain.

Therewereonly5peoplewhowereparticipatinginthistestfromtheSuFamily.OtherthanSuYi,therewere2youngmenandayounglady.ThelastonewasSuWeiwhowasbeingsupportedbyaperson.

SuWeihadbeenseriouslyinjured,hisfacepale-white,hisfistcoveredwithbloodybandages.HehadbeentreatedbymanyHighEldersnon-stopduringthelastnight.Muchefforthadbeenspentonhim.Thatwaswhyhecouldstillbarelystanduptodaytoparticipateinthisselectiontest.

Theplatformwasintheshapeofacrescentmoon.Thereweren’tthatmanyseatsavailable.Evenamongtherespectivebigfamilies,onlyafewhadtherighttositonthoseseats,theotherscouldonlystand.

WhenSuYiarrivedontheplatform,thepeoplefromthe5bigfamilieshadalreadysettleddown.Someweregreetingeachotherwhilesomewerewhisperingtoeachotherwiththeirheadslowered.Itwasquitelively.

ThecityofManwashuge.Thesurfaceareaitcoveredcouldnotbeconsideredlittleatall.

Alltheseyears,thoughtherehadbeenmanyconfrontationsbetweenthe5familiesintheshadows,overall,theycouldstillbeseenasquitethefriendlybunch.

“BrotherJingTing.”

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😃)

“GrandElderSu!”

FollowingthearrivaloftheSuFamily,peopleofthebigfamiliesinthesurroundingshadalreadystartedtoraisetheirheadsandgreetthementhusiastically.

“Gentlemen,youguysarrivedearlierthanIhadexpected.”

SuJingTingclaspedhishands,hissternfacesmiledslightly.

“No,no,itisyouwhohasarrivedlate.”

Thepeoplefromtheotherbigfamilieswereverycourteous.EveryonethereknewclearlythatSuJingTingmayonlybeanadoptedsonoftheOldMasterSuYunTianandwasalsoonlytheActingHeadoftheHouse,butforalltheseyears,hisabilityandspirithadalreadybeenrecognizedbytheentirecity.

Ofcourse,thisrecognitionwasmainlybecauseofhisstrength.

SuJingTing’sstrengthwasknownwellbytherestofthebigfamilies.Thispersonwasnoteasytodealwith.

Swish!Swoosh!

Andatthisverymoment,SuYihadonlyjuststeppedontotheplatformwhenhefeltmultiplegazeshadfallenonhim.

Heraisedhiseyesandtracedthegazes.Hesawmanyfamiliarfiguresandthemostfamiliaroneswerethe3youngmenfromtheSongFamily,MoFamily,andtheHeFamily.

Theeyesofthe3youthswereboringholesintoSuYi’sbody.

Intheireyes,flamesseemedtobedancing,liketheywantedtoeatSuYialive.

“SuYi,youshamelessperson,youreallydiddaretocome!”

“SuYi,comenowandfightwithmetothedeath!”

“Good.SuYi,ImusttakerevengeforLiuRuoxitoday!”

Shoutedthethreeyouthsatalmostthesametime.TheycouldnotholdthemselvesbackanylongerandrushedforwardtoSuYi,enraged,tosettlethescore.

SuJingTing,theGrandElderandtherestoftheSuFamilyfeltreallyawkwardseeingthissight.

“Howdareyou,whereareyourmanners!”

Butatthisinstance,severalfierceshoutscamefromtheSong,Mo,andtheHefamilies.

Hearingtheseshouts,the3youthscouldonlyforcethemselvestocalmdown.Theyseemedtobeafraid.justthattheireyeswerestillstaringatSuYicloselylikefirewasgoingtospoutoutfromthem.

“SorrytoletBrotherJingTingseesuchasight,”SomepeoplefromtheSong,MoandHeFamiliessmiledbitterlyatSuJingTing.

“Thefewyouthsarestillyoung.Thisisnoproblematall.Seeingtheirdemeanor,theycouldallsurelypasstheselectiontestandwhenthetimecomes,enterSacredMountain.Notlongafter,anyoneofthemwouldbeabletointimidateanentirefactionjustbytheirnamesalone,bringingglorytothecityofMan!”SuJingTingsmiled.

“Haha,Isurehopeso.”

ThefewHeadoftheHousewereallsmiling.Theyseemedtotakedelightinthosewords.

“Littlebrat!”

Lookingatthe3youthswhoseeyesseemedtowanttospoutfire,SuYididnotreallybotherwiththem.Therewasnoneedtoarguewithabunchoflittlekids.Butintheend,thiswasallbecauseofthatLiuRuoxi.

SuYinaturallyknewthose3youths.Theiragewasaboutthesame.HeSanoftheHeFamily,SongWuQiuoftheSongFamilyandMoBuFanoftheMoFamily.

SuYilookedaroundhim.

Thefiguresseateddownontheplatform,SuYicouldrecognizebasicallyallofthem.Theoneswhohadjustshoutedatthe3youthsweretherespectiveHeadsoftheHouse.HeYiKuanoftheHeFamily,MoLaioftheMoFamilyandSongMingoftheSongFamily.

AsSuYilookedatthem,hecouldseethattheHeadswerealsolookingathim.

“Havingnotseenhimfor3years,mygoodnephewseemstolookevenbetterthanbefore!”

“Beingabletoreturnsafely,Iseethatmynephewisnotassimpleashelooks!”

“Mynephewbeingabletoreturnsafelyissomethingtocelebrateabout!”

SongMing,MoLai,HeYiKuanwerealllookingatSuYiandhadgentlesmilesontheirfaces.

Butconfusionwashiddenintheireyes.

TheyhadseenSuWeiwhohadbeenseriouslyinjuredwasbarelybreathing.Itseemsthatthenewstheyhadreceivedyesterdaywastrue.

ButifSuWeihadreallybeeninjuredbySuYi,SuYishouldhavesteppedintotheYuanSoulRealm.Didthiskidreallybecomeaprodigyallofasudden,ordidsomekindofmiraclehappentohimintheForestofDemons?

Ontheentireplatform,therewasn’tanylackofothergazes.TheywereallonSuYivoluntarilyorinvoluntarily,judginghimblatantly.

“Igreettheunclesandgrandfathers.”

SuYiclaspedhishandsandbowed,beingveryrespectfulandpolite,notgivingacarefortheeyesofthosearoundhim.

“Mygoodnephew,thereisnoneedtobesocourteous.Ihopethatyouwouldbeabletoobtaingoodresultstoday.Atthattime,youwouldalsobringglorytothecity.”

MoLaismiledslightly.Helookedaround40yearsold,slightlyfat.Hiseyesnarrowedashesaidhiswords.Hecouldnothelpbutfeelalittleawkwardhimself.Couldthiskidbringglorytothecity?Hashethoughtalittletoomuch?Ifthiskiddoesnotjinxthecity,hewillburnincenseandthankthegods.

“Iwilltrymybest,”SuYinoddedandrepliedseriously.

“Letusallsitdown.TheexpertsfromSacredMountainwouldbetakingawhilemorebeforetheyarrive,”HeYiKuanspoke.Hisfacewaswideandhugeandhisclotheswereextravagant,addingtohistemperament.

Thecrowdgreetedeachotherandsatdown.Therestcouldonlystandattheback.

SuYinaturallydidnothavetherighttositdown.Notfaraway,SongWuQiu,MoBuFan,andHeSan,these3youthswerestillstaringfiercelyathim.

SuYismiledbitterlyandpaidnoattention.

Thepeoplefrom4bigfamilieswereallthere.TherewerealsosomepeoplefromtheLiuFamilyontheplatform.TherewereevensomeHighElderswhichhadalreadysatdown.

BehindthefewHighEldersfromtheLiuFamilystoodafewyoungmenandladies.SuYirecognizedthemtoo.