Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 1356: Chapter 1355: Kneel and Pay Respect

Chen Yuanchuan stood still, feeling awkward as he truly did not want to kneel. After all, he was not young anymore, and kneeling would leave him nowhere to save his face!

However, observing the glares around him, Chen Yuanchuan felt a surge of panic inside.

He had heard countless stories about Su Ze and knew that this man was capricious and murderous. If he really chose not to kneel, not to mention saving his own son, he might even meet a tragic end right here!

Thus, after weighing his options numerous times, Chen Yuanchuan finally knelt down shakily: ”Chen Yuanchuan pays respect to Young Master Su Ze!”

Su Ze still did not even glance at Chen Yuanchuan, slouching on the sofa while indifferently touching the handmaiden’s clothing. Meanwhile, the handmaiden giggled while carefully peeling a grape to feed him.

Chen Yuanchuan felt even more awkward. He had knelt down already, yet Su Ze still ignored him. What did this mean? Was he completely disregarding him?

Yet, Chen Yuanchuan did not dare to stand up and could only kneel sincerely on the ground and wait.

After about ten minutes, Chen Yuanchuan felt his legs nearly go numb from kneeling before Su Ze finally sat up.

Giving Chen Yuanchuan a fleeting glance, Su Ze slowly said, ”Chen Yuanchuan, how has the Su Family of Yanbei treated you?”

”The Su Family of Yanbei has bestowed great kindness upon me!” Chen Yuanchuan quickly replied.

Indeed, Chen Yuanchuan’s position within the Chen Family was rather ordinary previously, and even his father’s status as Family Head was unstable.

Fortunately, later they clung to the powerful influence of the Su Family of Yanbei. With the support from the Su Family of Yanbei, their status within the Chen Family rapidly elevated. After Chen Benhong was appointed by the Su Family of Yanbei as the Chen family heir, Chen Yuanchuan’s status in the Su Family of Yanbei was elevated once again. One could say that Chen Yuanchuan’s status today was entirely due to the Su Family of Yanbei; indeed, the Su Family has treated them very well!

Yet, Chen Yuanchuan was very clear that the Su Family of Yanbei did so to make his son a puppet for them. It was a relationship of mutual benefits, so in his heart, there wasn’t any notion of not being treated well.

Of course, he couldn’t possibly say such a thing in front of Su Ze.

”Great kindness!” Su Ze sneered, standing up and walking slowly to Chen Yuanchuan, quietly observing him.

Being intensely stared at by Su Ze, Chen Yuanchuan felt a shiver running through him, trembling and unsure of what Su Ze intended to do.

”Since our Su Family of Yanbei has shown you great kindness, is this the attitude you have towards your benefactors?” Su Ze gently patted Chen Yuanchuan’s shoulder.

Chen Yuanchuan trembled inside, wondering if Su Ze was still dissatisfied with him. What did he really want? He had already knelt down!

”I... I do not understand...” Chen Yuanchuan stammered, ”I am not sure where I have fallen short, but... but please Young Master Su provide guidance, I will definitely... definitely correct it...”

Su Ze didn’t speak; he just sighed and sat back down on the sofa.

At this moment, the maid beside him glared at Chen Yuanchuan and shouted angrily, ”Chen Yuanchuan, are you a fool? I told you to kneel and salute, and you think it’s over just by kneeling? Where is the salute?”

Chen Yuanchuan was dumbfounded. Did Su Ze still want him to kowtow?

Fury surged in Chen Yuanchuan’s heart, and he almost exploded with anger. But this thought was fleeting, for he was well aware of the gap between himself and Su Ze. He could explode, but what would the outcome be?

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuanchuan eventually bowed and kowtowed, his voice trembling as he said, ”Chen Yuanchuan, pays respects to Young Master Su!”

Su Ze then nodded in satisfaction, and without allowing Chen Yuanchuan to rise, he slowly spoke while eating the peeled grapes next to him, ”What do you think about the matter of your son’s disappearance?”

”It must be Su Yang who abducted him!” Chen Yuanchuan immediately clamored, ”Su Yang has always harbored a grudge against my son. All these incidents stemmed from their conflicts, leading to this result. Now that he is free, he must be targeting my son at the first opportunity. He must have abducted my son. Moreover, he probably knew you all were coming to the Capital City, so he abducted my son ahead of time to threaten you!”

”Haha...” Su Ze sneered coldly, casting a sidelong glance at Chen Yuanchuan, and said coldly, ”Chen Yuanchuan, you truly never cease to underwhelm me; you are indeed useless!”

”Ah?” Chen Yuanchuan was taken aback. Why was Su Ze suddenly scolding him?

”At this point in Su Yang’s journey, does your Chen Family pose any threat to him?” Su Ze said coldly.

Chen Yuanchuan’s face showed reluctance, but he eventually shook his head. After Su Yang defeated Ge Kaiyang at the Purple Lotus Garden, the gap between the Chen Family and Su Yang only grew. Especially now that Xue Nu had arrived, the Chen Family dared to do nothing.

”If the Chen Family poses no threat to him, then why would he abduct Chen Benhong? If he wanted to kill Chen Benhong, he could have just led a group to storm your Chen Family. Could you even stop him? Or should I say, would the people of the Chen Family even help you stop Su Yang?” Su Ze stated coldly.

Chen Yuanchuan helplessly shook his head again. After the previous ordeal, Patriarch Chen was deposed, and their branch’s status in the Chen Family had plummeted. If not for the connections with the Su Family of Yanbei, Chen Benhong would have lost his heir status a long time ago, without needing to wait until now!

”So...” Su Ze said, ”do you still think it was Su Yang who abducted Chen Benhong, that Su Yang wants to target Chen Benhong?”

Chen Yuanchuan was stunned for a moment, and after thinking it over, he realized this made sense.

However, he still felt indignant towards Su Yang, and gritting his teeth, said, ”He... he is indeed strong now, but compared to the Su Family of Yanbei, he’s nothing. He knows that the Su Family of Yanbei will eventually come to settle the score with him, so he... he deliberately abducted Hong’er in advance, trying to threaten the Su Family of Yanbei...”

”Haha...” Su Ze scoffed again, ”Chen Benhong alone, can he really threaten the Su Family of Yanbei?”

Chen Yuanchuan looked blankly at Su Ze, Chen Benhong had been groomed by the Su Family of Yanbei for many years, but now according to Su Ze, they seemed to care very little about Chen Benhong?

Su Ze ignored Chen Yuanchuan and stated coldly, ”Go notify Su Yang, telling him I give him until tonight to hand over Chen Benhong. Otherwise, when I take matters into my own hands, he will have no chance of survival!”

”Ah?” Chen Yuanchuan was dumbfounded once more. What did Su Ze mean? Just now he said it wasn’t Su Yang who abducted Chen Benhong, but now he’s requesting Su Yang to hand over Chen Benhong? Isn’t this contradictory?