Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 938: Chapter 937: Mysterious Su Ping

Zhao Xuefen was also completely baffled; she couldn’t figure out what the situation was.

”I asked him, and he told me to have you apply for this school, and not to go to any other,” Zhao Xuefen said, ”Ah, I can’t understand it either. You know, just a while ago, the presidents of those three universities in Capital City personally came over to invite you to enroll. What a great opportunity that was, and why bother with any exam? But no, he insists on sending you to this Qinghe Academy, forgoing such fantastic schools for Qinghe of all places?”

Su Yang, head bowed, fell silent as she pondered; indeed, that was the case. The presidents of the three major schools had personally invited him and Su Ping knew about it. But Su Ping refused to let him go to those schools and instead wanted him to attend Qinghe Academy, which was truly odd. Could there be something wrong with Qinghe Academy?

Upon further reflection on Destiny’s Tome, Su Yang found his father even more mysterious. Perhaps, there was a reason for this insistence.

”Well, since Dad instructed it, I’ll apply for this school,” Su Yang nodded and said, ”By the way, did Dad mention anything else?”

”No, that was it,” Zhao Xuefen replied with a look of complaint, ”Your dad seemed to be in a hurry. When he called me, the first thing he said was to keep quiet and listen to him. After that, he told me these things and when I was about to ask him when he would come back, he hung up. When I tried calling back, I couldn’t get through at all. Hey, your dad has never stepped out in his whole life, and now that he has, he doesn’t even return home. What on earth is he up to?”

Su Yang wanted to know what was going on even more than Zhao Xuefen did; the mysteries surrounding Su Ping were only increasing. It seemed that after he entered the Earthly Immortal Realm, there might be no telling how much he would learn.

”By the way, Auntie Zhao...” Su Yang suddenly said, ”How come I’ve never heard my dad mention where our hometown actually is? I’ve only met your relatives—the Su Family’s relatives, not even one. Why is that?”

”I don’t know either,” Zhao Xuefen shrugged and said, ”When I met your dad, he was renting a house near our village, toiling away for a living, and I had no idea where he came from. I asked him a few times, and he said there was an epidemic at home and everyone had died, leaving only you two.”

Su Yang hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, ”Then... has he ever talked about my mother?”

”Never,” Zhao Xuefen shook her head, ”Not even once. I asked him twice, and he even got angry, so... I didn’t dare to ask anymore!”

Su Yang’s confusion deepened—what secrets was Su Ping hiding? What exactly was his own origin?

Considering Destiny’s Tome that he possessed, his background was definitely not simple. His family members couldn’t possibly all have died from an epidemic, so what unspeakable secrets lay behind this?

Moreover, why was Su Ping unwilling to let others bring up his mother’s matter? What exactly was the situation behind this?

After much pondering, Su Yang couldn’t figure out the circumstances, and eventually, he had to let it be. He slowly nodded, ”Alright, since it’s like this, I’ll just go and prepare for the exams.”

After patting Su Xia’s little cheek, Su Yang returned to his villa.

As Su Yang entered, he saw Qi’er sitting at the entrance to the courtyard, her fair little hands gently supporting her cheeks as she stared absent-mindedly at a few flowers in front of her. Around her, several Little Birds were chirping and fluttering, appearing joyous and not at all scared of humans.

Su Yang didn’t know what was up with Qi’er; whether these Little Birds were attracted by frequent feedings, or what the reason was, they were particularly affectionate towards her. They flitted around her all day, and even one of them followed her around, and she took care of it, showing how close they were.

As for Su Yang, he wanted to touch them, but the Little Birds would not afford him any courtesy, flying away immediately as if the words ”bad person” were written all over his face.

”Qi’er,” Su Yang called out softly.

Qi’er’s body trembled, and upon raising her head to see Su Yang, she was first overjoyed, but then her eyes reddened, and her voice was slightly choked, ”Brother Su, you... you’ve come back...”

Seeing Qi’er like this, warmth flooded Su Yang’s heart too. This little lass was probably waiting here for him every day!

”Yes, I’ve brought back lots of delicious food for you too!” Su Yang said, smiling as he walked over.

Qi’er wanted to smile, but her tears came first. She quickly turned her head to the side, stealthily wiped away her tears, pretending as if nothing had happened, and hurried over to catch the bag in Su Yang’s hand.

”Brother Su, have you eaten? Shall Qi’er make something for you?”

”Sure, I’m actually quite hungry!”

”Okay, Brother Su, just wait a minute, okay!”

Qi’er ran joyfully to the kitchen to get busy, and soon, she began humming a tune. The mood of a young girl changes so quickly; she was almost in tears just a moment ago, and now she was bubbling with happiness.

Su Yang smiled faintly, surveying the surroundings. Qi’er and her mother had kept the room tidy and very clean, saving Su Yang a lot of trouble.

It didn’t take long for Qi’er to prepare a meal for Su Yang. After he had finished eating, he chatted with Qi’er for a while before going upstairs to rest on the third floor. As for Qi’er, she was quite happily tidying up downstairs. To her, Su Yang’s return was the best thing that could happen!

Back on the third floor, Su Yang called Hou Shilin, asking him to investigate the situation at Qinghe Academy. If possible, Su Yang wasn’t particularly keen on taking that college entrance examination.

He wouldn’t have any problems getting into any of the top three universities; would entering a small academy like Qinghe really require so much effort?

After changing his clothes, Su Yang took out the Four Divine Beast Jade Stones, set up the Spirit Gathering Array, and began cultivating again.

Having been away for a few days, a substantial amount of Spiritual Energy had accumulated at home. It took Su Yang half an hour to absorb all this Spiritual Energy. Of course, he absorbed twenty percent of it, while the remaining eighty percent was completely absorbed by the Shadow Phantom.

The Shadow Phantom seemed to have an infinite capacity for endurance. When Su Yang absorbed twenty percent, his meridians were filled to the brim, almost unable to bear it. But the Shadow Phantom absorbed eighty percent and acted as if nothing had happened, without the slightest change, prompting Su Yang to be nothing short of amazed.

If he could have the same capacity for endurance as the Shadow Phantom, wouldn’t his progress in strength be terrifying? With such a rate of cultivation, what would Su Yang have to fear? Even if he entered the Earthly Immortal Realm, he could swiftly surpass others!

After storing the Four Divine Beast Jade Stones, Hou Shilin’s call came through, and the information about Qinghe Academy had been uncovered.