Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 27 - 026 Shut Up

27: Chapter 026 Shut Up

27 -026 Shut Up

A man in a brocade robe with an imposing demeanor walked in, followed by the young girl they had seen yesterday.

“Uncle Su Meng.” Upon seeing the man in the brocade robe, Gu Chen stopped and gave him a bow, but there was little respect in his demeanor.

Su Meng?

Xiao Ye’s eyes flickered slightly, recalling the comments he had heard at Wujian Inn.

Could this person be Su Meng, the head of the Su Family, which was one of the three great families of Wutan City?

He had heard that the Su Family had always been oppressed by the Ancient Family.

“Ying’er.” Gu Yang hurriedly greeted the young girl, but her expression was extremely cold; she glanced at him and then withdrew her gaze.

“Young brother, may I have a word with you?” As soon as Su Meng walked in, he fixed his gaze intently on Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye was a little startled but still nodded his head, following Su Meng to an unoccupied corner.

At this moment, both Gu Chen and Gu Yang’s expressions changed slightly.

Could it be that Su Meng and Xiao Ye knew each other?

“Young brother, my name is Su Meng, and I am the Family Head of the Su Family.” Su Meng got straight to the point.

“I would like to ask you for a favor.”

“Family Head Su, I’m afraid I don’t have much time,” said Xiao Ye, shaking his head.

He didn’t even know what the other party intended and naturally would not readily agree.

He had no spare time to get involved in the affairs of the three great families.

“Young brother, you must have heard about the city’s Blood Cleansing Pool,” Su Meng hastily said, seeing Xiao Ye’s immediate refusal.

The Blood Cleansing Pool!

Xiao Ye’s heart stirred, listening attentively as the man continued.

Seeing Xiao Ye’s expression, Su Meng knew that the young man before him was intrigued. fгeewebnovёl.com

“To be truthful, although my Su Family is listed among the three great families, we are indeed at the bottom,” Su Meng said with a bitter smile, laying out the plight of his family.

After listening, Xiao Ye came to understand.

It turned out that the Blood Cleansing Pool was opened once every three years, with nine spots available each time.

The Ancient Family controlled four spots, another family, the Zhang Family, held three spots, and the Su Family only had two.

Because this year’s opening of the Blood Cleansing Pool coincided with the Chongyang Sect’s recruitment of disciples, the strongest, the Ancient Family, had put forth two harsh conditions in order to allow more of their junior members to enter the Chongyang Sect.

If the Su Family did not agree, they would monopolize their two spots.

First, they demanded that Su Meng’s daughter, Su Ying, be wed to the second young master of the Ancient Family, Gu Yang.

Second, the Su Family was to find a junior who could withstand three moves from Gu Chen, Wutan City’s number one genius.

Naturally, Su Meng was unwilling to comply with the first condition, but satisfying the second was far too difficult.

Who was Gu Chen?

He was the number one genius of Wutan City, his talent unparalleled.

At the age of sixteen, he had already reached the Postnatal Realm Sixth Layer, a figure that his peers could only look up to.

Where could the Su Family find a junior capable of standing up to Gu Chen?

In essence, the Ancient Family was just finding ways to oppress the Su Family.

“So, that’s the situation.” Xiao Ye asked, “Does Family Head Su mean to have me step in and help your family secure the Blood Cleansing Pool spots?”

“Yes, precisely.

If you can help us protect our spots in the Blood Cleansing Pool, I am willing to offer one to you,” Su Meng said eagerly.

Hearing this, Xiao Ye grew excited; he had been wondering how to get into the Blood Cleansing Pool, and now the opportunity had fallen into his lap.

With his current strength, even if he couldn’t defeat Gu Chen, to endure three moves from him was still quite feasible.

This way, entering the Blood Cleansing Pool was almost a certainty.

“Alright, I agree.” Xiao Ye nodded.

“Ha ha, then I thank you, young friend,” Su Meng said, relieved and smiling upon Xiao Ye’s agreement.

“Young friend, I will have the Ancient Family brothers sent away right now.”

With that, Su Meng walked back.

“Gu Chen, Gu Yang, this young friend is my guest.

I hope you will not trouble him any further,” Su Meng stated indifferently.

Gu Chen, who had been impatiently waiting, immediately responded coldly upon hearing this, “Uncle Su Meng, this kid has struck my brother.

If I don’t teach him a lesson, won’t outsiders think that the Ancient Family can be bullied at will?”

“Are my words not taken seriously?

It seems that you truly do not regard my Su Family with any respect,” Su Meng said, anger blazing in his eyes.

No matter what, he was the Su Family Head, but now even a junior was not showing him due respect, how could he not be furious?

Hearing this, Gu Chen smirked coldly, the corners of his mouth curling up with faint mockery, clearly agreeing with Su Meng.

“Go back and tell Gu Chuqiu that this young friend will represent our Su Family in three days’ time to fight and secure the spots in the Blood Cleansing Pool, so you cannot touch him today,” Su Meng declared angrily.

Hearing this, Gu Chen’s expression grew darker, with a cold glint in his eyes: “It appears that you have decided to refuse giving your daughter to my brother?”

“What if I have?” Su Meng’s gaze was resolute, and a powerful aura swept out, causing Gu Chen’s breath to halt and forcing him to step back several paces.

Although he was the premier genius of Wutan City, he was still far inferior to a martial artist who had reached the ninth layer of the Postnatal Realm like Su Meng.

“Brother, I must have Ying’er; you have to help me,” Gu Yang pleaded to Gu Chen.

Su Ying’s beauty was unrivaled in Wutan City, and many coveted her without success.

Gu Yang had been longing for her for a long time, and now seeing Su Meng refusing the marriage alliance, he became anxious.

“Worthless, shut your mouth!” Gu Chen bellowed furiously, the embodiment of disgust with failure, “You only know how to wallow in lust for beauty all day!”

Gu Yang trembled all over, promptly shutting his mouth in grievance, not daring to speak any further.

Gu Chen’s face was gloomy.

Although Gu Yang was inept, having built up his cultivation solely through elixirs, he was after all his own younger brother.

“Uncle Su Meng, does this kid have anything to do with your Su Family?

On what grounds does he represent you in battle?” Gu Chen suddenly sneered coldly.

Su Meng’s brow furrowed; he had overlooked this point.

Having an outsider fight on behalf of the Su Family— even if they won, the Ancient Family would find excuses to overturn the result.

At this moment, a voice as pleasant as the sound of wind chimes rang out.

“There was no relation before, but there is now.”

Xiao Ye then felt a fragrant scent waft to his nose, and a body that could leave one parched and tongue-tied appeared beside him, taking his arm.

What followed were bold words from the girl that left Xiao Ye dumbstruck.

“He is now my fiancé,” the girl said softly, her silky hair fluttering like satin, and a fiery blush spreading across her face.

What!

Both Gu Chen and Gu Yang were shocked, especially Gu Yang, who, looking at Xiao Ye with his arm entwined by Su Ying’s, had eyes blazing with hatred and wished he could devour Xiao Ye whole.

“Good, very good!” In a fury, Gu Chen laughed ironically, “In three days, you’ll be collecting this kid’s corpse!”

With that said, Gu Chen turned and left coldly.

“Kid, in three days, my brother will definitely kill you!” Gu Yang glared vehemently at Xiao Ye, and finally, under Su Meng’s unfriendly gaze, he sulkily left.

“I’m sorry, Ying’er was compelled and had no choice but to say that.

I hope you don’t mind, young master.” After the two had left, the girl hurriedly released Xiao Ye’s arm, her blush spreading to her porcelain-white ears.

“It’s okay.” Xiao Ye grinned.

In such matters, it was usually the girl who was at a disadvantage; he was the one who benefited from the situation.

Naturally, he wouldn’t be petty about these things.

“Miss, you weren’t serious just now, were you?” Suddenly, Xiao Ye asked with a frown.

He didn’t want to end up married to this girl just because he was helping out.

If Xiao Yang and Luo Meilan found out that he had unwittingly gotten married, they’d probably chop him to pieces.

Although Xiao Family Village was remote, they were still very serious about marriage.

“You!” The girl lifted her head, her eyes like spring water both embarrassed and angry.

Did the young man in front of her really think marrying her would be such a hardship?

She should mention that in Wutan City, there were plenty of young men who wanted to marry her.

“Ah…” Seeing the girl staring at him with restrained anger, Xiao Ye was taken aback for a moment, wondering if he had said something wrong.

Seeing Xiao Ye’s embarrassed look, Su Meng quickly stepped forward with a smile: “Young brother, don’t worry.

Saying that you’re Ying’er’s fiancé was just to deal with the Ancient Family.

It shouldn’t be taken seriously.”

“Oh, then I’m relieved.” Xiao Ye nodded, clearly relieved.

“You!” Upon hearing this, the girl’s annoyance intensified.

She stomped her foot, turned her head away, and simply stopped paying attention to Xiao Ye.

Su Meng’s eyes crinkled with amusement as he saw this scene.

It had been a long time since he saw anyone manage to anger his precious daughter like this.

Could this be a case of natural adversaries?

“Young brother, the Blood Cleansing Pool will open in three days, and that’s when you will fight on behalf of our Su Family.

So, for these few days, why not stay with my Su Family?

This will allow me to properly host you,” Su Meng said.

Xiao Ye was about to refuse when he suddenly remembered that he had not much silver left.

In a few days, he might even have trouble affording meals.

Surely, he couldn’t resort to theft or robbery?

“Alright then.” Xiao Ye conceded.

At this moment, a sly glint flashed in the girl’s eyes, clear as a spring.

“Haha, young brother is truly forthright.” Having said that, Su Meng led the way to leave.

Suddenly he turned to the owner of the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, “Shopkeeper, our conversation here shouldn’t spread, right?”

The shopkeeper was startled, then hurriedly nodded, “Of course, Master Su can rest assured, I haven’t heard a thing.”

“Very well.” Su Meng smiled, took out a piece of silver and tossed it over, then headed out.

Although the Su Family was the weakest among the three major families, their mansion was no less majestic with pavilions, artificial mountains, and flowing streams, which amazed Xiao Ye.

“So this is a major clan.”

After arriving at the Su Family household, Su Meng held a banquet to welcome Xiao Ye and then personally took him to his prepared room.

Looking around the luxurious room, Xiao Ye sighed with emotion.

“One day, I will also turn Xiao Family Village, and even Green Sun Town, into a super-large clan!” The glint in Xiao Ye’s eyes twinkled with determination.

“Three days later…” Xiao Ye thought of the youth in the black robe, “The number one genius of Wutan City?

I hope he won’t disappoint me.”

Thud, thud!

Just as Xiao Ye was getting ready to cultivate, there was a knock on his room door.

“Come in.” Xiao Ye’s expression shifted.

Could it be Su Meng again?

Creak!

Then Xiao Ye saw the door being pushed open, and a slender, graceful silhouette stepped in with the moonlight.