Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 300: Chapter 299: What to Do with the Cash Gift?

Everyone was shocked, and even Su Yang took a deep breath. Ye Tianyu was truly no ordinary individual.

Nan Wudi went on, ”Later, Ye Tianyu directly started practicing the sword. At ten, he became proficient and defeated a sword master in Pingnan Province. At fifteen, he beat the top expert of Pingnan Province at that time, which was Gwu Jihan!”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions changed, and Lin Zhengyuan said in a low voice, ”Gwu Jihan was actually defeated by Ye Jiansheng? I really didn’t know that!”

Nan Wudi said, ”Gwu Jihan was fifty years old at the time and couldn’t cope with losing to someone fifteen years old. He went mad from the shock. He burned all the secret manuals of the Gwu Family, leading to their downfall. They went from the leader of the Five Great Martial Arts Families to the very bottom, even at risk of being surpassed by others!”

The crowd sighed with regret. Such a thing, not just for Gwu Jihan, would be hard for anyone to accept.

”At eighteen, Ye Tianyu traveled the martial world. At twenty-five, he became the third-ranked individual on the Earth Rankings. Afterward, he returned home to marry and have a child, Ye Wantong. At thirty-one, his wife passed away from illness, and he became disillusioned and roamed the martial world once again. At thirty-five, he returned, having reached the seventh position on the Heavenly List, and people honorably referred to him as the Sword Saint. That is the origin of the name Ye Jiansheng.”

”To calculate, he is now forty-five years old. No one knows what realm he has reached now!”

The crowd couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration. The life of Ye Jiansheng was simply breathtaking!

Su Yang, however, was pondering something else. He wondered, ”What are the Earth Rankings and Heavenly List that you just mentioned?”

”Oh, these are rankings of top experts judged by a master of our Huaxia Country,” explained Nan Wudi. ”The Earth Rankings list the experts at the Venerable Realm, ranking them amongst themselves. The Heavenly List, on the other hand, includes those who have surpassed the Venerable Realm, the so-called Earth Immortals and their power rankings.”

”Because they have transcended the Venerable Realm, they can be called immortals. Hence, their ranking is no longer suitable for comparison with ordinary people. The highest ranking we can come into contact with is the Earth Rankings. Those on the Heavenly List are beyond the strife of this mundane world!”

Su Yang slowly nodded in understanding. ”I see! I was not aware of these rankings before!”

Nan Wudi chuckled and added, ”Actually, there are various other rankings as well. For instance, the Black List and the Shadow Rankings, and these are distinct from each other!”

”Really?” Su Yang asked curiously. ”What are the Black List and Shadow Rankings exactly?”

”The Black List features the experts of the unorthodox sects who do not participate in the Heavenly List rankings. Therefore, speaking only of the Earth Rankings and Heavenly List does not encompass all the top experts. If those from the Black List were to be included, many people’s ranks would fall.”

”As for the Shadow Rankings, it is a list of assassins, belonging to a separate ranking system. Assassins are often nameless; many are of extraordinary talent, known only by code names, with their identities unknown. Thus, they cannot enter rankings like the Heavenly List or Black List.”

Lin Zhengyuan wondered, ”Does that mean the seventh-ranked on the Heavenly List is not actually the seventh among all Earth Immortals?”

”Exactly!” Nan Wudi nodded. ”It is indeed so, because the first-ranked on the Black List is said to be no less skilled than the first on the Heavenly List. The expertise of those on the Black List shouldn’t be much different from those on the Heavenly List. And the top assassin on the Shadow Rankings is like a legend; it is rumored that they clashed with the first on the Black List, and the outcome was indecisive!”

The crowd looked at each other in amazement. There truly were no shortages of skilled individuals in the world!

Qin Haishan said, ”Master Su is so young yet possesses such strength. Given time, you will surely enter the Heavenly List!”

”That’s a certainty!” exclaimed Nan Wudi, looking serious. ”In my lifetime of practicing martial arts, the most talented I’ve seen are Ye Jiansheng and Master Su!”

The crowd turned their gaze toward Su Yang, once again in awe. Nan Wudi’s judgment was certainly not flawed. In his eyes, to even compare Su Yang with Ye Jiansheng suggested what great achievement Su Yang might reach in the future!

Still amazed, Su Yang realized that there were far more experts in this world than he had imagined. No wonder Su Ping had always insisted that he open the fourth page—his current strength was indeed insufficient!

When the banquet ended, everyone went their separate ways.

Zhao Tao’s family had been waiting outside for quite a while and hurried into the private room after seeing the guests off.

”Xiao Yang!” Zhao Tao’s face was flushed red, his excitement yet to be suppressed.

”Thank you for everything today!” Zhao Tao, clutching Su Yang’s shoulder, said, ”If it hadn’t been for you... I honestly wouldn’t know how my wedding would have turned out!”

”We’re brothers; there’s no need for such words!” Su Yang smiled. ”If I didn’t help at your wedding, that would really be remiss of me!”

”Hahaha...” Zhao Tao laughed heartily, nodding vigorously. ”Such a brother is worth befriending. I might not be able to repay you in this lifetime, but I will remember this favor forever!”

Smiling, Su Yang patted Zhao Tao on the shoulder. Then Old Qi came over and whispered, ”Um, Xiao Yang, we calculated and received about fifty million in wedding gifts. Should we deposit this money into your account, or should we bring it to your home?”

”Huh?” Su Yang blinked in surprise. ”Do what?”

”The wedding gifts, the cash gifts that were handed over.” Old Qi said, ”It’s so much, it filled several tables over there!”

”Why are you giving it to me?” Su Yang asked. ”That’s the cash gifts given to you, why are you calculating that with me? I’m not the one getting married!”

”Ah?” Everyone was stunned, especially Old Qi’s family, who were all gaping in astonishment. Fifty million! And Su Yang was actually not taking it?

If Zhao Tao’s family kept that money, it would undeniably change their destiny.

But they also understood that all the money was given because of Su Yang’s influence. Therefore, it should rightfully belong to Su Yang. They approached Su Yang mainly about this issue, not expecting that Su Yang would refuse it!

”Xiao Yang, everyone came to the wedding because of you, and the gifts were given for your sake, so of course, the money is yours!” Zhao Tao said urgently.

”I told you, it’s not my wedding, so why should I take these gifts?” Su Yang smiled. ”Since they’ve given it to you, it’s yours now. Don’t refuse it!”

Zhao Tao’s family was dumbfounded. A wedding had suddenly transformed their fate, and they were on their way to living like the wealthy?

After a moment of silence, Zhao Tao insisted, ”No, no, that’s utterly unacceptable. Xiao Yang, we simply cannot accept this money. You’ve helped us immensely, and if we were to keep this money, wouldn’t we be ungrateful?”

”If you put it that way, then I certainly can’t accept it either!” Su Yang smiled. ”The money was given to you as a wedding gift. If I were to take it, wouldn’t it seem like I’m profiting from your marriage?”