Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 1499: Chapter 1498 Funeral Disturbance

After returning to Pingnan Province, Su Yang immediately began arranging Su Ping’s funeral.

Zhao Xuefen never expected Su Ping to die away from home, and in such a tragic manner. Seeing Su Ping’s corpse, she fainted, crying bitterly.

Though she was domineering and not particularly kind to Su Ping and Su Yang, Su Ping had always been tolerant of her over the years—something no one else could match. After sharing life together for so long, how could there be no feelings involved?

Su Yang’s family rushed in from various locations to attend Su Ping’s funeral. As for others, Su Yang didn’t contact anyone; he just wanted to bury Su Ping quietly and bring everything to an end.

However, these things turned out to be far less simple than Su Yang had imagined.

Though he didn’t want to invite others, many people came seeking him on various matters.

News about Su Ping being Su An’s son leaked, and soon it spread across the entire world.

At the same time, stories about Su Yang were dug up. Once people learned Su Yang was Su Ping’s son, rumors immediately started swirling.

In just two days, the families and factions that had previously allied with Su Yang almost all announced their affiliations were severed. Some even declared their intent to kill Su Yang to avenge Su Zhan.

In reality, some of these families and factions didn’t even know who Su Zhan was. But now, all the Superlunary Sects and Superlunary Clans had stepped forward to condemn Su Ping, and naturally shouted for vengeance against Su Yang as well. This made Su Yang feel as though the entire world had turned against him.

Among these factions and families, there were some who had longstanding connections with Su Yang, and they had only sided with him due to shared interests or intimidation by his strength. Such relationships were inherently fragile.

With major sects and families declaring they wanted to eliminate Su Yang, these so-called allies obviously dared not remain close to him. In fact, to curry favor with the Superlunary Sects and Clans, many even stepped forward to proclaim their intent to oppose Su Yang.

Thus, Su Yang had plummeted from his pinnacle to rock bottom.

The night before Su Ping’s burial, the Shen Family Courtyard in the Capital City was attacked. Dozens of Su Yang’s people were killed. If not for Lü Donglin’s timely arrival, the remaining members might have been completely massacred as well.

Even so, Lü Donglin couldn’t change public sentiment. He merely temporarily kept these people alive, but in truth, they were later detained in the dungeons of various major families, awaiting Su Yang’s capture for collective extermination.

Of the three families that had close ties to Su Yang, aside from the Han Family, the Shi Family and Tang Family both turned against him. As for the Han Family, they suffered near-complete annihilation in a bloodbath within a single night. Only a dozen members survived, escaping to Lü Donglin’s care for temporary protection.

Even so, Lü Donglin’s ability to shield them wasn’t expected to last long. The major families in the Capital City had begun pressuring him to hand these people over, warning that harboring them equated to sheltering Su Yang.

Some even implicated the Beigong War God, suggesting he had colluded with Su Ping. This dragged Lü Donglin into the controversy, making him a target of widespread condemnation.

If not for the Beigong War God’s formidable strength, Lü Donglin would likely already have been attacked.

The Ten Great Families, now assembled in the Capital City, also clamored for Su Yang’s death to avenge Su Zhan.

However, discerning individuals understood clearly that these Superlunary Sects and Clans weren’t truly seeking justice for Su Zhan. Their real aim was the Destiny’s Tome.

Su Ping had possessed the Destiny’s Tome for quite some time, undoubtedly studying its contents thoroughly. As Su Ping’s son, Su Yang was presumed to be privy to its secrets. Their goal in capturing Su Yang was to force him to recite the mystical techniques encoded in the Destiny’s Tome!

When these developments reached Pingnan Province, Su Yang didn’t respond—nor could he.

Being identified as Su An’s son, the descendant of a condemned sinner, Su Yang now lacked the status or authority to contend with such matters.

All he wanted was to bury his father peacefully before heading to the Capital City. Even if it meant serving as a death warrior for the Black Widow, he would accept his fate without complaint.

As for ambitions—those were all but gone!

He even arranged for Qi’er to be sent to Qinghe Academy, requesting the headmaster to take her under their wing.

Keeping Qi’er by his side would undoubtedly place her in grave danger; Su Yang couldn’t let her endure such risks with him.

In truth, Su Yang also intended to send Fatty and the others away, but they refused to leave and insisted on staying by his side.

Fatty’s reasoning was simple—having narrowly survived death once, he no longer feared it. Regardless of what Su Ping had done, Su Yang was his brother, and that bond couldn’t be severed. Brothers stood together through everything!

On the day of Su Ping’s burial, it was Fatty, Lü Donglin, and Chen Benhao—traveling from the Capital City—who helped carry the coffin for Su Yang.

But before the coffin could be lowered, a disruption occurred. A group of people blocked the mountainside path, halting the funeral procession.

Seeing them, Lü Donglin immediately frowned and said in a grave voice, ”They’re Jade-Faced Judge’s people!”

Leading the group was Ge Kaiyang. Beside him were individuals from various factions associated with the major families of the Capital City—a diverse crowd, but undoubtedly filled with experts.

Standing at the forefront, Ge Kaiyang looked all smug and self-satisfied, loudly declaring, ”Master Su, I told you three days ago to go to the Capital City and explain the sins of Su An to us. Yet here you are, silently holding a funeral for him. What’s the meaning of this? Did you not hear my words, or do you think you can disregard the authority of our major families in the Capital City?”

Su Yang’s face was ashen, and he remained silent.

Lü Donglin could bear it no more and spoke out sternly, ”Today is Su Ping’s funeral. Respect for the dead must come first. Whatever grievances exist, Su Ping should be laid to rest first. Blocking the path like this—what do you mean by that?”

”Laid to rest? Him?” Ge Kaiyang burst into manic laughter. ”Lü Donglin, have you lost your mind or forgotten right from wrong? After all that Su An did to Su Zhan, even dying a hundred times wouldn’t be enough to atone for it. People like him should be carved up, turned to ashes—laid to rest? What makes him think he deserves that? What qualifies him?”

Lü Donglin was enraged. ”How can you speak like that? He’s already dead, and you still hurl insults. Don’t you have even a shred of respect for the deceased?”