Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 456: Chapter 455 Zhou Anping

Su Yang looked toward Chen Benhao. He finally understood why Chen had come here—so it turned out he was here to arrange his cousin’s engagement.

But really, was Su Tianyu putting on airs? To handle an engagement, he didn’t show up himself and instead sent a distant cousin to deal with it? Wasn’t that showing too little respect to the Ye Family?

In such circumstances, Ye Zhenying announced the matter publicly, indicating that the Ye Family agreed to it. This was strange—just who was Su Tianyu, and why did the Ye Family regard him so highly?

Ye Zhenying didn’t explain much, after all, it was the Ye Family’s internal affair, and no one else inquired further.

After the meeting dispersed, everyone left separately.

Hou Xiangde and Hou Shilin were immediately surrounded by people from the Ten Great Families because the Hou Family currently governed the order of the two provinces, which was critical for the Ten Great Families. They now sought to curry favor and clarify whether the Hou Family had any significant plans ahead.

Of course, these matters should have been discussed with Su Yang. But, since Su Yang had delegated the authority to Hou Shilin, the Ten Great Families naturally turned to the Hou Family for inquiries.

After this incident, the Hou Family, which had been at the bottom among the Ten Great Families, suddenly soared in status. Although they were still not able to shake the positions of the Ye Family and the Shangguan Family, they could now rank third among the Ten Great Families.

This was something Hou Xiangde had never imagined. After all, the Hou Family’s influence had previously only lingered on the outskirts of the Ten Great Families, barely gaining entry. Now, not only had they joined the ranks, but they had also ascended to a top three position, which excited him greatly.

Of course, Hou Xiangde was well aware that the Hou Family’s current status was entirely due to Su Yang. He was now very grateful for the decision he had made back then.

If he had favored the people within the Hou Family at that time, not to mention the status they had now, the Hou Family might no longer exist!

Su Yang didn’t leave the clubhouse. The members of Destiny Martial Arts were still in the private room downstairs, and he had to entertain these friends.

When he reached the downstairs private room, Su Yang found an additional middle-aged man in the room—it was none other than Zhou Anping, the current head of the Zhou Family.

Ever since the old master passed away, the Zhou Family had changed the family head three times, and Zhou Anping was the third one.

The first family head was deposed after being implicated in the heavy loss caused by Zhou Bingliang’s auction of the family’s ancient magic artifact.

The second family head had come to power just when the incident between Su Yang and the Ye Family occurred; rumors were that Su Yang had captured Ye Wantong, and many in the Ye Family clamored to look for Su Yang in Nanluo City to demand her return.

Although the Ye Family did not act, the Wang Family, which bore a grudge against Su Yang, began to make a move. Seizing the opportunity, this second family head joined the Wang Family’s turmoil in Nanluo City, attempting to reclaim eight billion from the Qingyun Clubhouse to offset the family’s losses.

The outcome was Su Yang’s return and his final victory at the May Dragon Head Meeting. The Wang Family suffered a significant defeat, went into seclusion, and withdrew from the Ten Great Families.

Under such circumstances, the tenure of the second family head naturally came to an end. Moreover, he was held accountable by the family for the dealings with the Hou Family and had now absconded.

Zhou Anping, the third-generation family head, was of a more honest and simple nature compared to his predecessors. He appeared somewhat dull witted. Upon seeing Su Yang enter the room, he immediately straightened up, looking lost and awkwardly attempting to force a smile, which ended up being particularly embarrassing.

”You’re finally back!” Fatty shouted, ”This old guy has been here for half an age, saying he’ll wait for you. I tried to convince him to leave, but he wouldn’t budge. Now he’s been standing here for so long without even taking a sip of water—are you in debt or something? Why so nervous?”

Su Yang’s gaze lingered on Zhou Anping for a moment before he walked straight to the table and sat down, saying, ”Sit!”

Zhou Anping shuddered, instinctively about to bow down in reverence. But remembering what Su Yang had said, he stood up straight again, his expression becoming even more awkward.

”Sorr... sorry...” Zhou Anping stammered a laugh, awkwardly taking a seat on the sofa behind him.

But because of his nervousness, he dared not sit properly, just perching the edge of his behind on the sofa, his body stiff as a board. It seemed like at a word from Su Yang, he would immediately spring to his feet.

”Do you need something from me?” Su Yang asked.

”This...” Zhou Anping said nervously. He reached into his pocket and fumbled around before finally pulling out a small cloth bag and carefully handed it to Su Yang, ”This... this is something my father asked me to give to Master Su...”

Su Yang glanced at it and a glint sparked in his eyes. The cloth bag looked ordinary, but the contents were anything but simple—it emanated a powerful spiritual energy, comparable to the Kylin Jade and Azure Dragon Jade he obtained before!

The Zhou Family has such a treasure?

Su Yang looked at Zhou Anping, recalling what he’d just said. He stated it was from his father, not the Zhou Family. That meant the object belonged to his father, not the Zhou Family? Could it be that even the Zhou Family was unaware of its existence?

”Your father?” Su Yang questioned, ”Why would your father send me something?”

Zhou Anping replied, ”The incident in Nanluo City was our Zhou Family’s fault. We didn’t know how to make amends, so my father suggested... I bring this item to Master Su as an apology...”

”Is it you who’s apologizing, or the Zhou Family?” Su Yang frowned, ”It seems you’re confused!”

Zhou Anping’s face grew more embarrassed, and he hurriedly said, ”I... I’m the Family Head of the Zhou Family. My apology... represents the Zhou Family’s apology...”

Su Yang said, ”If it’s the Zhou Family apologizing, then it should be the Zhou Family that gives me something, not your father!”

”This... this...” Zhou Anping was bewildered, whispering, ”What’s the difference?”

”Your father gave you this thing, so the Zhou Family members don’t know about it, do they?” Su Yang asked.

”They don’t know,” Zhou Anping said. ”It’s a treasure my father has kept for many years; the Zhou Family wasn’t aware of its existence.”

”That’s exactly it,” Su Yang said. ”If I forgive you simply for coming to me and saying a few words, once word gets out, won’t the Zhou Family think that Su Yang is easy to talk to? The consequence of their mistake seems too light, which might encourage them to make the same mistake again.”

Zhou Anping suddenly realized, hastily adding, ”Ah, I hadn’t thought about that. Master Su, it’s... it’s my lack of consideration. Shall I... should I go back and tell them I used my father’s treasure to apologize?”

”If you do that, what position would you have in your family afterward?” Su Yang asked in return.