Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 457: Chapter 456 White Tiger Jade

”Ah?” Zhou Anping’s face was full of surprise, why did he lose status by bringing something to apologize?

”This position of Family Head must not be very comfortable for you, is it?” Su Yang asked.

Zhou Anping’s face turned awkward, and he bowed his head in silence for a while before saying softly, ”I... I lack the ability and have been ineffective. Being chosen as the Family Head is also... is also their favor towards me, I... I...”

”So you don’t really manage the family affairs, right?” Fatty couldn’t help but say.

Zhou Anping’s face became even more awkward, but he still nodded. Indeed, his title as Family Head was in name only.

”Coming here without taking anything from the family, your status as Family Head is pretty obvious!” Fatty sneered, ”Basically, these people chose you as the Family Head mainly to find someone to apologize to Xiao Yang, to resolve the current issue first.”

”But other people don’t want to do this shameful thing, so they pushed you, an honest man, out to apologize and deal with this matter.”

”This time you came over without bringing anything from your family; they were testing Su Yang’s reaction. If Su Yang just accepted your apology like this, then the Zhou Family would certainly save a lot of stuff. Even if they know you brought something, they won’t be grateful to you; instead, they might guess Xiao Yang’s bottom line. By then, they might even feel that you have hoarded good stuff and act against you!”

”Ah?” Zhou Anping was dumbstruck; he had not considered all of this.

Fatty curled his lips, ”The people of the Zhou Family are all very cunning. Otherwise, how do you think you could have become the Family Head!”

Zhou Anping’s face showed embarrassment, and after a long silence, he stood up and said softly, ”Master Su, I am sorry to have troubled you. I will return now and let them sincerely choose a new Family Head to come and apologize to Master Su...”

”What’s the rush!” Su Yang said quietly, ”Sit down!”

Zhou Anping hesitated for a moment but still sat down as Su Yang had told him. This time, he was not as nervous as before and sat down more steadily.

”If the person from the Zhou Family who came to apologize today was not you, then I wouldn’t have said so much!” Su Yang spoke softly, ”In fact, before you came, I had been contemplating how to destroy the Zhou Family and had never considered forgiving them!”

Zhou Anping’s face changed drastically; although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the methods of those people in the Zhou Family, he was still a member of the Zhou Family and did not want to see the family destroyed.

”However, seeing you, I changed my mind,” Su Yang said softly. ”I think the Zhou Family still has a glimmer of hope!”

”Ah?” Zhou Anping was astounded, ”Master Su, are you... are you saying you will forgive the Zhou Family?”

”Forgiveness depends on the Zhou Family’s actions!” Su Yang said with a light smile, ”However, since you came today, and you even brought such valuable items, at least I acknowledge you as the Family Head!”

Zhou Anping was filled with shock and excitement; being recognized by Su Yang meant that his position as Family Head was thoroughly secured.

Su Yang picked up the cloth bag, opened it, and saw a piece of white jade stone inside. The power of the jade stone was restrained, but Su Yang could clearly sense that it contained a strong offensive energy.

This was also a Divine Beast Jade, and it was a White Tiger Jade whose power was not at all inferior to the Kylin Jade and Azure Dragon Jade he had obtained before.

Su Yang was secretly delighted, as he was currently collecting these jade stones to create a Spirit Gathering Array. With the Spirit Gathering Array, he would be able to rapidly increase his strength.

To create the Spirit Gathering Array, he needed four powerful jade stones. With this White Tiger Jade, Su Yang now had three Divine Beast Jade stones. As soon as he obtained one more Divine Beast Jade, he could construct a Spirit Gathering Array. At that point, Su Yang’s strength would surge forward, and it would be just a matter of time before he entered the Earthly Immortal Realm!

”Where did your father obtain this jade stone from?” Su Yang asked.

”This...” Zhou Anping hesitated, taking a while before he said softly, ”Master Su, this is a big secret of my family, this... this is not quite appropriate...”

Su Yang gave a faint smile; Zhou Anping was indeed a principled man, still reticent even in front of him.

”The secret you’re talking about, I’m aware of it,” Su Yang said with a smile. ”Isn’t it the Immortal Mansion?”

”Ah?” Zhou Anping was dumbfounded, ”Master Su, you... you know about it too?”

”Your father got this jade stone from that Immortal Mansion?” Su Yang wondered, ”But isn’t it true that very few people who visit the Immortal Mansion manage to return alive?”

”Ah!” Zhou Anping sighed and said, ”It is considered my father’s luck. A total of twenty-three people went together, and ultimately only my father returned alive. However, he also lost a hand. In fact, my father was one of the candidates for Family Head, but because of this incident, our lineage’s status within the family dropped drastically!”

Su Yang was quite surprised; he had heard about this from Zhou Bingliang before, saying that of the twenty-three family members who had gone, only one had returned alive, having lost a hand. He had not expected it to be Zhou Anping’s father.

”So your father has been to that Immortal Mansion!” Su Yang said in surprise, ”Did he ever describe the situation in the Immortal Mansion to you?”

”He didn’t specify, but he repeatedly warned me never to go to the Immortal Mansion!” Zhou Anping took a deep breath and spoke in a deep voice, ”Moreover, my father said that there is not just one map of the Immortal Mansion, but many. He suspects that the Immortal Mansion is a trap, designed to lure people in to die!”

”Really?” Su Yang frowned; this was the first he had heard of this.

”When my father and the others went there, they encountered many people from other forces. In fact, my father personally witnessed an adult White Tiger getting severely injured by the Immortal Mansion after reaching the closest point to it and only escaping by sacrificing half of its body.”

Zhou Anping took a deep breath and continued, ”This piece of White Tiger Jade was also a stone that my father took in the midst of chaos, splattered with the blood of that White Tiger.”

”No way?” Su Yang said in surprise, ”Even if it was splattered with White Tiger’s blood, it would take a thousand years to turn into a jade stone. Your piece of jade stone is clearly ancient, and how old is your father? The blood that was spilled at that time, even after a hundred years, would at most be just a stone!”

”Master Su, why would I deceive you? This is indeed the stone that was splattered with the White Tiger’s blood at that time,” Zhou Anping said, ”After my father brought it back, it turned into a jade stone over the span of decades. Initially, it was just an ordinary stone; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to hide it!”