The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

Chapter 1070: Chapter 1069: The Old Fox Shangguan Sichen

It’s okay if we don’t talk about this, but once mentioned, Su Changfeng thought of Shangguan Sichen, and he felt completely puzzled, because right now, he truly had no clue what Shangguan Sichen was up to. Just the fact that Shangguan Sichen suddenly had Shangguan Wenchuan recognize him as his master left Su Changfeng bewildered, as he couldn’t understand why Shangguan Sichen would go to such lengths.

”Grandpa, let’s go inside and talk.” Su Changfeng said helplessly.

Ye Qingtian glanced at Huo Tian, feeling a bad premonition because Su Changfeng’s demeanor seemed quite different from what they had anticipated.

So, Ye Qingtian and Huo Tian no longer had the mood to tend to the flowers, urgently following Su Changfeng to the living room.

”Chang Feng, what happened?” Ye Qingtian asked urgently as soon as he sat down.

”Shangguan Sichen set forth a condition.” Su Changfeng said, frowning.

Ye Qingtian laughed dismissively; right now, Shangguan Sichen was eagerly hoping that Su Changfeng would become the head of the Shangguan Family, but now he was setting conditions—was he out of his mind?

”Has Shangguan Sichen lost his mind? How dare he set conditions for you?” Ye Qingtian asked impatiently.

”That old fox Shangguan Sichen used the Shangguan Family’s influence as a bargaining chip and guaranteed that after I leave, the Ye Family’s safety would be ensured,” Su Changfeng said with a sigh.

Ye Qingtian was no fool; upon hearing this, he understood immediately. Although the situation was favorable for Su Changfeng, Shangguan Sichen had a tight grasp on Su Changfeng’s weakness, and for the safety of the entire family, Su Changfeng would surely agree.

”What condition did Shangguan Sichen propose?” Ye Qingtian asked, frowning.

”He just said that when I am qualified enough in the future, I should take him to Tuo Shi, but no matter how much I pressed him for the reason, he wouldn’t tell me,” Su Changfeng said.

After Su Changfeng spoke, he looked to Huo Tian, hoping he could provide some insight, but this matter concerned Tuo Shi, and even though Huo Tian had been in the martial world for many years, he was unaware of this. Therefore, he also couldn’t understand the implications of Shangguan Sichen’s move.

”This isn’t even the most critical part; what astonished me was that Shangguan Sichen actually had Shangguan Wenchuan kneel to me, even swore allegiance to me as his master,” Su Changfeng continued.

Now, it wasn’t just Su Changfeng who was surprised—even Ye Qingtian and Huo Tian found it unbelievable.

After all, Shangguan Wenchuan was Shangguan Sichen’s own grandson, his veins flowing with the pure blood of the Shangguan Family. Although his status now wasn’t as high as Su Changfeng’s, he and Su Changfeng were of the same generation, so why make Shangguan Wenchuan recognize Su Changfeng as his master? Such an arrangement was truly baffling.

”What on earth is Shangguan Sichen up to? Has he no regard for the Shangguan Family’s reputation at all, to have Shangguan Wenchuan recognize you as Master?” Ye Qingtian said, deeply puzzled.

Su Changfeng shook his head helplessly, speaking in a low tone, ”If I knew why Shangguan Sichen was doing this, I wouldn’t be so troubled.”

Just then, Huo Tian, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, ”Could it be that there’s something mysterious in Tuo Shi that Shangguan Sichen is determined to acquire at any cost? That’s why he’s willing to concede the position of Family Head of the Shangguan Family to you, even disregarding the family’s reputation, just to earn your trust.”

”A mysterious thing?” Su Changfeng frowned deeply; logically speaking, Shangguan Sichen should know little about Tuo Shi. What from Tianqi would he be so obsessed with?

Could it be that Shangguan Sichen was hiding something from him when he previously claimed he knew little about Tuo Shi?

”This indeed seems very likely, otherwise Shangguan Sichen wouldn’t be willing to give so much, just to take a look at Tuo Shi. What he desires must be much greater,” Ye Qingtian agreed with Huo Tian’s idea, as it was difficult to explain Shangguan Sichen’s actions in any other way.

”According to this theory, that old fox Shangguan Sichen must know some secret about Tianqi, and he didn’t tell me about it,” Su Changfeng said through gritted teeth.

”Chang Feng, the leverage is still in our hands. You don’t need to break ties with Shangguan Sichen over this. Although there’s currently no one in Jiang City daring to harm Chen Hanyue and Sunian, it doesn’t guarantee the future. The protection of the Shangguan Family behind us is surely beneficial.” Ye Qingtian advised.

Su Changfeng nodded slightly, fully aware of these truths. Now was not the time for settling scores with Shangguan Sichen, yet his curiosity about that mysterious thing only grew stronger.

”Also, don’t talk to Elder Wu about this. If he knew about the conditions Shangguan Sichen set for you, he might fly into a rage, possibly affecting your prospects in Tuo Shi,” Ye Qingtian reminded. He said this fearing Su Changfeng might be unable to suppress his curiosity and go seek answers from Elder Wu.

”Yes, I understand, Grandpa.” Su Changfeng nodded, realizing now wasn’t the time to ask Elder Wu, as it might alert their quarry, so he had to tightly suppress his curiosity.

”By the way, Chang Feng, are you prepared for the return to Beijing tomorrow?” Ye Qingtian suddenly asked.

Su Changfeng smiled slightly; going back to Beijing was no big deal. He wasn’t particularly eager to go, so preparations seemed unnecessary. So he said, ”Grandpa, as you may know, I don’t have a good impression of Beijing. To me, it’s just a bigger version of Jiang City.”

Ye Qingtian laughed heartily, finding Su Changfeng’s words remarkably bold and quite pleasant to hear.

”Today’s Beijing is developing remarkably well. If your words were heard by the distinguished gentry in Beijing, they would be quite incensed,” Huo Tian said with a laugh.

Su Changfeng had previously had Zhu Lie send a message back to Beijing, which indeed stirred a huge commotion. Those who harbored grudges against the Ye Family were all quite agitated, reluctant to kneel in front of the Ye Family’s door as instructed, finding it especially offensive, even wanting to confront Su Changfeng.

”If they’re angry, that’s great. The angrier they get, the happier I am because I’m not the one who’s upset. If they even come to me willingly to cause trouble, all the better—I can take them down in one go and save myself the trouble of seeking them out,” Su Changfeng said, exuding confidence.