Tribulation of Myriad Races

Nanyuan.

The moment Su Yu laid eyes on Nanyuan again, his mind turned blank momentarily. But he quickly regained his calm. A slight anger could be seen deep in his eyes. The city had changed.

Beside him, the burly man exhaled in relief to see Nanyuan. It would be much safer here. He only needed to worry about selling his goods next, but it wouldn’t be as troublesome as traveling through the wilderness.

“Brother Lang, thank you for your protection.” The burly man laughed heartily and said, “Things will be almost completely safe after arriving at Nanyuan. We will be selling as much as possible in Nanyuan.”

Su Yu asked in surprise, “Nanyuan? I remember that Nanyuan isn’t a main commercial hub. Are there enough buyers here?”

“Not in the past, but that has changed. There are a lot of people here nowadays.”

The burly man knew that Cui Lang had not traveled for many years, so he explained, “Isn’t this Su Yu’s hometown? Brother Lang, you probably understand this. Since the Xia Family has not been able to find his ruin, others are starting to try their luck. And most of those people are here. It’s not like Su Yu himself will dare to return right now.”

“Thus, the number of people in Nanyuan increased. Initially, the Xia Family prohibited outsiders from coming. But some people started claiming that Prefect Xia must be hiding here to complete his advancement. That forced the Xia Family to open the city for everyone. Rather than let those people sneak into the city, they might as well let them enter openly. That will make monitoring easier.”

Su Yu smiled, “Ruin? Just because Su Yu was born here, the ruin is here as well? That isn’t necessarily the case, right?”

“Yes, but it’s quite likely. The temptation of a ruin is too big.” The burly man said, “Brother Lang, why don’t you take a stroll around the city as well? The ruin definitely favors geniuses. People like us have no hope, but you might get lucky and stumble upon it.”

“Genius? Heh.”

Suddenly, several individuals rode their earthdragon beasts over. The youth leading the group was riding on a fierce tiger Skysoar. When he heard the conversation, he sneered with contempt. Without bothering to say anything else, he tried to ride past them.

That was merely a casual remark from him. He didn’t deign to say more. As far as he was concerned, anyone riding on a cloudrush horse was not worth his time.

But Su Yu’s eyes turned frosty. All these people were intruding upon his home to look for the ruin. Had they asked him about it? He had been itching to do something. This would be an excellent excuse. The youth was just about to ride past him with a ray of sword light dropped from the sky.

“Impudent!”

Someone behind the youth roared in fury. But before that person could move, the youth’s mount was beheaded. The youth dropped to the ground alongside his dead mount. He scrambled back to his feet while several individuals hurriedly stood in front of him.

A middle-aged man with a scar on his face looked at Su Yu with an unsightly expression, “Who are you? How dare you try to kill a Sunmoon descendant in Great Xia?”

Su Yu sneered, “Don’t bother playing this game with me. Your Grandpa Lang is a seasoned traveler. What have I not seen before?”

Looking at the furious youth, Su Yu asked, “Brat, which family are you from? You must have never suffered the hardships of life before. Do you think everyone will spoil you like your daddy? Wimpy brat, if you had said more, you would have been the one to lose your head instead.”

“You—”

The man with a scar stopped the youth from speaking and said, “My young master was too hot-headed. But sir, you killed my young master’s mount without saying anything. You should at least leave your name to us, right?”

“I never shy away from giving my name. Listen closely. I am Cui Lang of Great Ming.” Su Yu grinned, “Do you know me? Which family are you from? Tell me. Let’s see if it’s a family your Grandpa Lang can’t afford to offend.”

“Cui Lang?” The man with a scar frowned and said, “Prodigal Swordsman, Cui Lang? You’re out of hiding?”

Su Yu glared at him and said, “Does your Grandpa Lang need to report to you each time I leave home? Don’t get too cocky just because you’re a Cloudbreach. I’ve met plenty of Mountainseas and Sunmoons before. You’re only a garbage Cloudbreach. If you want to pick a fight, try me. I dare you.”

The disturbance right in front of the city gate had attracted the attention of the nearby people. A small crowd had formed atop the city wall. The man with a scar was indeed a Cloudbreach, but he was only an early Cloudbreach.

And he finally knew who he was facing.

The Prodigal Swordsman, Cui Lang.

Some also called him the Womanizer Swordsman.

This fellow was no warrior. He was a cultural researcher who had insisted on calling himself a swordsman for some reason. His backer was an immensely powerful seventh-stage Sunmoon, Niu Baidao of Great Ming.

There was also that Sunmoon from Great Tang. As outsiders, there wasn’t much they could say. It was very likely that Cui Lang would obtain a ninth-stage Sunmoon as a backer as soon as he agreed to the marriage.

The man with scar saw that the youth still looked unhappy, but he wasn’t surprised that the youth didn’t know who Cui Lang was. It had been a long time since Cui Lang was last active.

He stopped the youth from saying anything and said, “This is a misunderstanding. My young master didn’t mean any malice. This is his first time leaving the family. He’s still young. Please be lenient with him. As for the dead tiger, so be it. I hope this is enough for you to vent your anger.”

“Uncle Scar!”

The youth was unwilling to accept this. That was a very expensive mount his family had tamed for him.

Uncle Scar solemnly said, “It’s fine. This is only a misunderstanding. Young Master, remember to speak cautiously in the future.”

The youth was still unhappy, but he finally realized that this person was probably someone they shouldn’t provoke. Thus, he had no choice but to swallow his anger.

Su Yu sneered and swaggered forward as he said, “Forget it. I won’t waste my time bickering with a brat. I’m a very agreeable person. If it was anyone else, he could have waited until you left the city before killing you in the wilderness. You wouldn’t even know how you die. Back when your Grandpa Lang used to travel the world, I saw a lot of similar situations.

“There are so many young geniuses from large families that think they’re some hot shit since they have never experienced the hardships of society. And many of them died miserably. Your Grandpa Lang also nearly died many times before learning one thing: When you’re outside and encounter someone you can’t offend, wag your tail like a good dog. And when someone dares to provoke you, fuck them up!”

“…”

Uncle Scar remained silent. The youth had a look of fury, but he didn’t dare to say anything either. Beside Su Yu, the burly man silently moved his caravan through the gate. In such a situation, the best choice was to not get involved.

On the city wall.

A large number of people had gathered there.

In the past, Nanyuan only had several Skysoars. But only a few months later, the city was filled with experts. Even Mountainseas could be seen on the city walls. All of them saw what happened outside the city.

One of them laughed, “It’s Cui Lang.”

“Who?”

Those who didn’t know Cui Lang immediately found out after asking around.

So that was why. That was someone who had survived sleeping with the granddaughter of a ninth-stage Sunmoon without taking any responsibility. What else could they say?

“Who are those people?”

“I think they’re from Great Yuan’s Hao Family.”

“Hao Family? A Sunmoon family. I remember it. This is the family of that person from Great Yuan’s Astronomy Department. Even those from his family are here…”

“These are probably from a branch family. Otherwise, they would at least have a Mountainsea dao protector.”

“Branch family…in that case, they really need to lie low here. It might be fine if it’s someone from the main family. But a mere branch family will only suffer after provoking Cui Lang.”

Sure, the Cui Family was not a family of experts. But this fellow was backed by two late-stage Sunmoons. If that youth was from the direct line of descent of a Sunmoon, he could probably try provoking Cui Lang. But since he was from a branch family, he should forget about it. Since he was the weaker party, what could he do apart from bowing?

“Looks like Cui Lang is quite strong. He killed a sixth-stage Skysoar tiger with a single hit.”

“He was already a late-stage Skysoar a few years ago. It is likely that he’s near the Cloudbreach Realm right now. Maybe he’s already a Cloudbreach. A sixth-stage Skysoar is nothing for him.”

“Why is he here?”

“Who knows? That person from Great Tang has recently entered seclusion. This kid must be out to relax after staying in hiding for so long.”

After entering the city on his horse, Su Yu looked around. The more he looked, the worse his mood became. There were a lot of experts in the city.

Despite his bad mood, he maintained his flippant smile as he said, “Wow, why are there so many friends here?”

Right after saying that, he greeted a nearby man and said, “Isn’t this Brother Wang? Do you remember the days when we used to frequent brothels for free in Great Song? Sigh. Time sure flies…”

The expression of the person he was pointing at changed. That person said, “Brother Cui, we only met once. I never did that. You must have mistaken me for someone else. And I’m not surnamed Wang.”