The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

The following evening, outside Xinluo City, atop a mountain called Shuanghu Mountain.

When Situ Feng arrived, he saw someone standing with their back to him. The figure looked very young, completely different from what he had imagined.

In his imagination, the mysterious seller behind the Fate Fruit was certainly an old expert. In Tianyuan Continent, age seemed synonymous with strength, so upon seeing the opponent so young, Situ Feng was very surprised.

”Are you the seller behind the Fate Fruit?” Situ Feng took the lead in breaking the silence.

Su Changfeng turned around, a faint smile on his lips, and said, ”Why, do I not look like it?”

”Such a rare treasure like the Fate Fruit is naturally only possessed by experts. Your appearance indeed doesn’t seem like that of an expert,” Situ Feng said flatly.

Hearing this, Su Changfeng couldn’t help but laugh and stepped forward to Situ Feng, saying, ”Then what do you think a true expert should look like?”

”If I guessed correctly, you’re probably not the real seller of the Fate Fruit, right?” Situ Feng looked at Su Changfeng, certainty in his tone. In his eyes, Su Changfeng was likely just an errand runner, while the real seller did not want to show their face, hence sending Su Changfeng.

Su Changfeng was not satisfied with this behavior. After all, he belonged to the Situ Family, yet the other party had sent a lowly subordinate to meet him, not considering him at all.

”Why, am I so unlike it?” Su Changfeng laughed out loud. He naturally saw the disdain in Situ Feng’s eyes.

”Convey a message for me: if he is unwilling to meet me, then consider I have never been here today.” With that, Situ Feng turned to leave.

This is the arrogance ingrained in high-born nobility. Even though Situ Feng knew his situation was difficult and that the only solution was for the seller behind the Fate Fruit to help him, he still couldn’t just let go of his pride.

This was a habit cultivated from childhood. He was used to being high above and facing everyone, so how could he easily bow his head to someone?

”Kneel.” Su Changfeng said calmly.

Before Situ Feng could react, it felt as if a mountain suddenly pressed down on him from above, causing his legs to kneel uncontrollably to the ground, with no possibility of resistance.

At this moment, a hidden subordinate saw the situation and hurriedly rushed out, planning to teach Su Changfeng a lesson.

However, before he could do anything, Su Changfeng counterattacked from a distance, immediately forcing him back, his mouth immediately spewing a mouthful of blood.

”In your eyes, what does a true expert look like?” Su Changfeng’s voice sounded from behind.

Upon seeing his subordinate defeated, Situ Feng finally realized that he was probably mistaken.

In the established knowledge of Tianyuan Continent, experts needed a long time to accumulate experience, so many powerful experts were elderly, but this doesn’t mean that there aren’t young experts.

The person in front of him was obviously a young expert.

”Are you really the seller behind the Fate Fruit?” Situ Feng asked, incredulous.

Su Changfeng had no interest in answering such a question, since he had already proven himself with power. He didn’t bother getting entangled with Situ Feng and immediately asked, ”Do you want Situ Yuan dead?”

Such disrespectful words were only spoken by Situ Feng in private with trusted subordinates. Now, facing a stranger he had just met, how could he casually admit?

Seeing Situ Feng silent, Su Changfeng didn’t mind and continued, ”Now that Situ Yuan has obtained the Fate Fruit, do you think he will give it to you? If Situ Yuan breaks through to the Primordial Essence Rank, do you think you can still become the next Family Head of the Situ Family?”

These two questions directly pointed out Situ Feng’s current predicament, and the solutions seemed quite clear now. With Situ Yuan’s current attitude, he clearly wasn’t planning to give the Fate Fruit to Situ Feng.

”What conditions do you have?” After a moment of silence, Situ Feng suddenly asked.

”What you want to do is also what I want to do,” Su Changfeng said.

”Why?” Situ Feng asked, puzzled, because in his memory, he had never seen Su Changfeng, meaning Su Changfeng had no reason to target Situ Yuan.

”Helping someone with revenge, is that okay?” Su Changfeng said.

Helping with revenge—this reason was somewhat acceptable, but killing Situ Yuan wouldn’t be easy.

”Do you know how many powerful protectors Situ Yuan has?” Situ Feng asked.

Su Changfeng shook his head. He had never thought about such things, nor did he need to understand them.

”Can you defeat a Ninth Rank Expert?” Situ Feng asked.

”These matters have nothing to do with you; you only need to tell me, if Situ Yuan dies, do you have a way to control the Situ Family’s situation?” Su Changfeng stated calmly.

Situ Feng nodded decisively. Over the years, he had been planning to smoothly take the position of family head, investigating those within the family that had ambitions. Once he took the position, he could eliminate those stumbling blocks and become the most powerful person in the Situ Family.

”Are you also asking whether I have a way to control the direction of things, so you won’t be impacted?” Situ Feng asked.

”Although I have the ability to obliterate the Situ Family, I don’t particularly like doing so,” Su Changfeng stated calmly.

Obliterate?

Isn’t that too arrogant!

Being one of the Situ Family, hearing this made Situ Feng naturally uncomfortable, so he said, ”Even if you can annihilate the Situ Family, aren’t you worried that the Emperor will hold you responsible?”

”Are you sure the Emperor will definitely help the Situ Family seek revenge?” Su Changfeng asked, raising his eyebrows.

”Over these years, the Situ Family has consistently been on good terms with the Emperor, and the internal economy of Xingluo is supported by the Situ Family. How could a bystander like you understand the importance of the Situ Family to the Emperor?” Situ Feng stated.

”Importance? Isn’t the Emperor capable of fostering a new Situ Family? Su Changfeng said with a smile. Self-important and self-assured, probably a common ailment in large families, but in reality, the Situ Family is merely a tool in the eyes of the Emperor.

With sufficient reason, the Emperor could destroy the Situ Family with merely a word.

Situ Feng opened his mouth to say something but didn’t know how to rebut.

Su Changfeng was right. For the Emperor, supporting a new Situ Family was a simple matter. To put it more harshly, the Situ Family’s status today was all due to the Emperor’s acquiescence. But if the Emperor wanted to hinder the Situ Family’s development, the Situ Family would have no recourse.

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